Lost: A New Beginning (Closed to TheDevilInASong)

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Her head was spinning, good God what had she done last night on that stupid boat? One of her hands reached up to brush the hair out of her eyes, her fingers curling into a fist as she rubbed at her tired eyes. A soft yawn escaped her mouth as she slowly started to come to her senses, realizing that she was laying against somebody's chest. But who's? Had she ended up getting drunk and doing something stupid, again?

Opening her eyes, the first thing she saw was an endless line of trees stretched before her. The ground beneath her was damp, and she was hugging onto a man's bare chest. Wait, the ground? What the hell was she doing on the ground? Pulling back a little too quickly for her tired mind to process what exactly was going on, Ava let her eyes follow the well-defined muscles of the stomach and chest of the man she had been sleeping on, until she met the face of her sister's boyfriend, Gavin.

"Gavin?" She asked softly, her eyes blinking furiously, hoping this was all a dream. When he didn't respond, Ava began to shake him softly. "Gav? Hey, wake up!" She spoke a little louder, her voice worried with a little fear starting to seek into her words.

Crawling away from his body, Ava's eyes looked down her own body as she realized she was wearing nothing but the bikini she had been wearing on the boat that they had been sailing on. Suddenly, her eyes widened and she looked at the surrounding trees and forest. Where were they exactly? And where was her sister? Where was Chris, and Jake, and Alex, and Ally? Where was her sister, Michelle?

With her heart skipping a beat, Ava began to call out her sister's name. "Michelle? Michelle! Where are you? Chris? Ally? Jake? This isn't funny!" Ava's eyes scanned the forest ahead of her, her eyes roaming the ground as she met Gavin's still form once more. "Oh God, Gavin, wake up!" She returned to his body, her eyes filling with tears as glimpses of pouring rain and lightning filled her eyes, filled her mind. What had happened last night? All she remembered was the horrible storm, and trying to stay on the boat. And then everything went black.

"Gavin, please. Please, wake up!" She cried, the tears slipping out of her eyes and rolling down each cheek, her eyes full of fear and her body slightly trembling as her hips straddled his hips, her hands leaving his shoulders to cup his cheeks, her breath coming out in fearful gasps.

 

[TheDevilInASong]

Gavin's head was pounding and the muscles in his arms and legs ached, but it wasn't his headache or the pain he felt in every inch of his body that finally roused him from his unconcscious state. It was a voice. Somehow that voice reached him and pulled at his mind, nagging him, urging him to respond. He couldn't place the voice at first. For a moment he was sure that it was his father's voice prodding him to get up, but no, it was a woman's voice he was sure now. It had to be his mother's voice, asking him if he was okay...no that wasn't right, the voice was too young.

It was Michelle's voice, his girlfriend's voice, calling to him. He remembered her shouting his name very distinctly...but why? It was night and they were on a boat. No, she was on the boat, Michelle was, but Gavin had dived into the cold, choppy waters. Why would he do that? Michelle was yelling his name. There was something wrong. She was afraid. Gavin remembered being afraid, but not for himself. There was someone else there, no, someone he was looking for in the darkness, someone he spotted when the lightning flashed overhead. He had jumped off the boat to save her...to save...

"Ava?" Gavin's croaked weakly as his eyes fluttered open, squinting against the harsh sun light above him. The aches and pains that his body had hinted at while he slept seemed to roar to life as he woke, causing him to cringe as he moved. He quickly gave up on his attempt to set up. He could barely move, as if something was weighing him down.

"Ava, is that you?" his voice was dry but a bit stronger than his first attempt. He managed to open his eyes and was greeted by the sight of Michelle's younger sister, Ava sitting on top of him, her hands against his cheeks. It was her voice he had heard calling to him, he realized, and she was the reason he couldn't sit up.

The bright sun was just over her left shoulder forcing him to lift a hand up to shield his eyes so that he could see. Tears stained the teenage girl's face and for a moment, Gavin wanted to ask her what had happened, but then it all came rushing back to him. They had been sailing the night before, Gavin, his girlfriend Michelle, her sister Ava and several of their friends. A storm had snuck up on them and before any of them knew how serious it was, Ava had been swept overboard. Gavin had been the first to react, stripping off the shirt he was wearing and diving in after her.

After that, he didn't remember much. There was shouting that he could barely hear against the din of the storm, and water, cold and haunting seemed to be everywhere. He had searched and searched for Ava until he was sure that he was going to have to give up. Then a flash of lightning had showed him where she was, struggling to keep her head above the water. Gavin could remember slicing through the water toward her, grabbing for her hand and that was it. The rest was blackness until a moment ago when he woke with her above him.

"Where are we?" he asked, looking to either side and seeing nothing but white sand and water.

 

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At the sound of her name passing his dry and cracked lips, Ava felt her heart skip a beat, a ridiculously happy smile spreading across her lips, her tears falling now as drops full of fear mixed with happiness. Before she could reply, he was calling out to her once more, asking if it was really her. She made a small whimper of happiness as she nodded her head, her fingers leaving his cheeks as she sniffled quietly.

"Yes, yes Gavin, it's me. It's Ava."

Throwing her arms around his neck, Ava let her body fold around his as she hugged him to her tightly, her face pressing against the side of his neck, her hot breath coating his skin as her tears slowed before coming to a stop, her eyes slightly puffy and tinted red around the rim.

"Oh thank God, you're okay! I thought I was going to be here all by myself."

She whispered against his neck, her breath still heavy as she heard his words, felt his head moving side to side to check out their surroundings. She sniffled once more, her shoulders moving in a slight roll, a shrug indicating that she had no idea where they were. She layed there on him for a moment more, before she realized how uncomfortable he must be with her on him like this. She then quickly stood and walked away from him, her fingers running through her long blonde hair as she wiped the tears from her cheek and looked at the white sand of the beach before them.

"I don't know." She whispered, the sounds of the ocean rolling waves quite near to the couple that was beneath the trees. "All I remember is being on the boat, and the rain, and lightning, and then I was holding onto the edge when I fell in." She said softly, her back turned to him. "And then I was waking up here hugging onto you, and there's nobody else around." She paused, puling her hair over one shoulder with a sigh, her shoulders slumping. "What are we going to do, Gavin?"

 

[TheDevilInASong]

Gavin groaned as Ava momentarily collapsed against his chest, clearly relieved to see him awaken, seemingly unharmed by their ordeal. He could feel her tears against his cheek, and feel her body sobbing against his chest. A moment later she composed herself and climbed off of him to stand nearby. Clearly she was as unsure of their location as he was, he realized as he watched her stare up and down the beach.

Gavin forced himself up onto his elbows which sank into the gritty sand beneath him. The beach extended to the left as far as he could see, and to the right it extended about 50 yards before curving away leaving nothing but ocean visible. With another groan, Gavin gathered his strength and climbed to his feet to stand next to his girlfriend's sister.

"There's no reason to panic, okay?" he said, reaching out and placing a hand on Ava's shoulder. "We're probably just on some secluded part of the mainland. It's not like we were that far out when the storm came, right? I'll bet if we start walking, we'll find a road or a house or something in no time."

As confident as Gavin sounded, the thought of walking anywhere, even a short walk sounded excruciating at that moment. His mouth was so dry. He needed something to drink. Turning, he finally noticed the line of trees behind him. "Are you okay? You didn't get hurt when you fell off the boat, did you?" he asked as he glanced back at Ava, his eyes scanning her body, looking for injuries.

 

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Ava didn't bother to look at him as she heard his feet bristling in the sand. Why bother? She would only see the same hopelessness in his eyes, the same doubt, the same fear, the same knowledge that there was no way out. That they were stranded here on a remote island, with no other population besides them, with no water, with no food, and no way to even begin to help themselves. They were going to die.

She couldn't explain the reason why, but when she felt her sister's boyfriend's hand on her shoulder, her body lightly trembled from his touch to her bare skin. It was nothing, just the light breeze from the ocean nearby, that was it. When he asked her if she was okay, she simply shrugged with a slight nod. She didn't feel the need to talk, to confirm his worried questions. As she had thought before, they were going to die sooner or later anyways, right?

"You're crazy." She spoke softly, with her back still facing him. "You can barely walk, if you think we're going to go searching this stupid island for a house that won't show up, for a road that's not there, or for people who have never been here or ever will, then you've gone insane. You need to rest, there's nothing more we can do." She told him honestly, not daring to look at him.

 

[TheDevilInASong]

Gavin could hear the raw fear and desperation in Ava's voice. He couldn't really blame her. She might be right, they might have managed to wake up on the beach of some deserted, uncharted island with no chance of being rescued. But he wasn't ready to give up yet. They'd managed to survive the storm and the ocean against pretty heavy odds, so maybe they still had a little luck left.

"Listen, we don't even know this is an island yet, and even if it is, most of the islands around here are settled. We probably won't make it a half mile before some security guys are telling us to stay out of their luxury resort, you know?" he could tell by the look on her face that she wasn't buying it to what he was saying.

Scared or not, Ava was right about needing to rest before they did any exploring. They also needed to get out of the blazing sun. "Come on, let's find some shade and rest for a little while, then we'll try to find some water," he prompted, reaching out for the teenager's hand.

 

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Ava could hear the determination in his voice, the false hope shining through his words. She knew where he was coming from, that he wanted some sort of hope that they still had a chance, but she just couldn't see it. She may have been young, standing at the age of nineteen, but she wasn't stupid. She knew how the world worked, she knew that things like this, freak accidents, didn't just happen and then the two of them would end up getting rescued.

The world just didn't operate that way.

And she knew deep inside, that he knew that as well. He had to know that. He was just denying it, because that was always the first stage of the process when it came to things like this. She didn't see the point in arguing with him, but when he agreed to resting, she happily took the hand he was offering to her and led him toward the line of trees that were far away from the shore. If she could just help him toward the trees, and get him to lye down for a while, then she could go exploring and check out what was around them.

She took his hand and wrapped his arm around her shoulder, her own arm wrapping around his waist as she supported some of his weight and helped him across the beach slowly. She realized how fatigued he was, and how little she was affected. Why was that? He must have had a hell of a swim last night. But why wasn't she affected, hadn't she swam to the beach too? Things were confusing, and she didn't know what was going on.

"Gavin, how come you're so tired but I'm not?" She asked him softly. "Didn't I swim here last night too?" She asked him curiously, looking over and up at him. "What happened after I fell off of the boat? Everything is black and blurry after that, until I woke up this morning." She told him honestly as they reached the trees and she delved a little deeper before helping him sit in the shade on the soft grass.

 

[TheDevilInASong]

Gavin felt relieved when Ava slipped her hand into his and started toward the tree line, unfortunately, he wasn't prepared for the utter exhaustion that seemed to sweep over his body as they started to walk. Every inch of his body ached and his muscles seemed completely fatigued. His knees buckled slightly. Luckily, Ava seemed to sense the difficulties he was having and managed to get an arm around his waist, giving him just enough support to keep going.

His own arm draped over the shoulder's of his girlfriend's sister, together the two of them managed to make it off the sandy beach and into the tough, green trees that lined the beach.

"Gavin, how come you're so tired but I'm not?" Ava asked him softly. "Didn't I swim here last night too?"

"To be honest, I don't remember everything myself," he said as he settled down on a patch of grass, his back against a narrow tree. "I remember you falling, and then jumping in after you. I remember finding you in the water and trying to pull you back to the boat. But I think you were out of it at that point, so I was having trouble fighting the waves with you under my arm. That's the last thing I can remember, just fighting to get back to the boat but not being able to see it anymore. Eventually I just gave up and focused on keeping you with me, keeping your head above the water."

 

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Ava felt her body shudder at his words, everything was still a blur, but it was slowly starting to come back to her. Gavin had risked his life to save her, had jumped into the water, to save her. She just couldn't see why he had done it though. She meant nothing to him, she was simply the bratty little sister of the girl he was dating. They weren't family, they weren't dating, they were hardly friends. But he had saved her life.

With each thought running through her mind a million miles a minute, Ava slowly allowed her body to settle on the grass beside him. She sat there for a few more minutes before she turned to look at him with confusion in her eyes. She still couldn't believe what had happened, or why. Who was this boy, and why had he saved her, the way he had? Ava reached over and brushed his hair back with a tender smile before wrapping her arms around her bare stomach and looking into his eyes.

"So why did you do it?" She asked him softly, curiously. "Why did you risk your own life, to save mine? We hardly know each other, and it was dangerous."

 

[TheDevilInASong]

"So why did you do it?" Ava asked as she sat down next to Gavin. "Why did you risk your own life, to save mine? We hardly know each other, and it was dangerous."

Gavin, who had been studying the land around them wondering where they might be able to find some food, and more importantly some water, was surprised by the question. What kind of question was that to ask at a time like this? Why wouldn't he try to save her or anyone else on the boat?

"I don't know, Ava. It just seemed like the right thing to do," he responded, his lips dry and cracked, making it painful to speak. "I couldn't just let you drown, you know? Besides, I've always been a really strong swimmer, so I guess I didn't really think about it as risking my life."

Gavin returned to contemplating the trees and the land around them, staring up at the canopy of green leaves above them. Maybe some of the trees have coconuts, he thought. They could make do without water for a little while if they could get some coconut juice, he realized.

 

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Ava listened to what he had to say, listened as he explained about being a good swimmer, which made her laugh. The boys had called him fish or something like that, hadn't they? That explained why. But if he hadn't thought of it as risking his life, then he was crazy. She remembered it had been storming, so badly that she could hardly keep her head above the rushing waves, and then she remembered slipping under the water, and then everything after that was black, again. She hated not remembering what went on. She had never missed a second in her own life, until now. Even alcohol couldn't phase her memory. This was the worst feeling.

Upon looking over at him, she realized that he was contemplating their choices, his eyes scanning the beach and the trees above their heads. She stood from the spot beside him and gently pushed his chest down until he was laying on his back before she stood up and smiled down at him.

"You my friend need to relax. I'm going to go try to find some water, and you need to let your muscles get some rest, okay?" She asked him worriedly. "I'll be back soon, promise. But please, don't get up. I mean it, your body is aching, I can tell. Let it recover so you can be strong enough for us to at least try to live a little longer than fate intends."

Giving him a small smile, Ava turned away from him and headed further into the 'jungle'. She was sure that it wasn't really a jungle, just a bunch of trees and paths that lead to nowhere, but she was going to try to find something that would help them.

Ava went adventuring for at least fifteen minutes and was at the point of wanting to curl up into a ball and beg for death to claim her, before she found anything. She began to swat at flies and wondered why they were attacking her all of a sudden, before she heard running water. She started running through the trees, the water becoming louder and louder before she brushed through a giant gathering of leaves and vines and then stood before a magnificent, secluded, beautiful waterfall.

The water was everywhere, crystal clear, draping off of cliffs and rocks, and pouring straight into a small lake of crystal blue water. The biggest grin appeared on her lips as she bursted forth into the water, her body becoming drenched as she hesitantly cupped the water into the palm of her hand and raised it to her parched lips, the liquid sliding into her mouth and traveling easily down her throat.

It was fresh water, not salt!

With a shriek of happiness, Ava jumped into the water, letting her entire body become soaked before she looked around her surroundings and bit he bottom lip. She needed something to fill water with, so she could take some back to Gavin, he desperately needed it. She ran her fingers through her now wet hair before she left the lake and then spotted a coconut that was laying in halves on the ground. With another happy laugh, Ava cupped both coconuts into the water, filled both halves, and then started to slowly make her way back through the jungle.

Ten minutes past before she made it back to where he was laying beneath the trees. She slowly crept up on him as he was sitting there with his eyes closed. Ava was unsure to whether he was sleeping or not, but she knew that his eyes were closed. Once she got close enough, she sprinkled a few drops of water on his face before she sat her butt in his lap, her finger cupping the coconut half and slowly pressing it to his lips before he opened his mouth and she poured the water slowly into his mouth and down his throat.

"I have something to show you, once you're ready." She spoke softly with a warm smile.

 

[TheDevilInASong]

Despite his ego telling him that he shouldn't let the little, teenage girl go off exploring without him, Gavin fell asleep almost immediately after Ava had forced him down onto the soft grass between the trees. Even the ache of his limbs couldn't keep him awake at that point. And so he lay there, motionless until the moment that his girlfriend's younger sister returned and let the drops of water fall onto his face.

Gavin's eyes started to flutter open when suddenly he felt something heavy settle on his lap. As he opened his eyes, he once again found himself laying down with Ava sitting on top of him. This time she wasn't crying though, this time she was actually smiling and holding something.

Feeling the edge of the coconut against his lips, Gavin instinctively lifted his head up and opened his mouth, letting the cool water trickle past his lips and down his throat. It was like a miracle drug, cooling and refreshing him as it rehydrated his body. He drank deeply, not questioning the fact that the water contained only the faintest hint of coconut flavor. If he was drinking coconut juice shouldn't it be stronger?

Slowly Gavin awakened fully to his situation. He might be drinking from a coconut, but that was water he was tasting. Real, fresh water. Somehow, somewhere, Ava had found a water source for them. He blinked up at her, his mind only briefly wondering why she was sitting on his lap instead of next to him. It wasn't really important, not now. Survival was what mattered at the moment.

"Where did you get this? Is it near by?" he asked, his words rushing together as he propped himself up on one elbow, careful not to knock Ava off his lap. "I guess that explains why you're all wet?" he added, finally noticing that tiny drops of water covered the teenager's whole bikini clad body, and her hair was soaked as well.

 

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Ava's warm smile grew even warmer and bigger as she saw him start to drink from the coconut deeply and wholly. She could see his eyes widening with surprise, and he was now greedily almost inhaling the cool liquid down into his throat. She continued to sit on his lap until he finished the water and then immediately began to question her about where she found the water source.

As he sat up slightly, his elbows now resting against the grass, she picked up the second coconut that was full of water and took a small sip before smiling happily at him. She nodded her head as he asked her about being wet and playfully wrung her wet hair out onto his chest. She knew that he was aching and sore from whatever he did last night, but she also knew that if he were to sit in the water and drink as much as he wanted, it would help him greatly.

"I found this amazing waterfall that pours into a small lake, and it's fresh water obviously, and I can't wait to show you!" She told him in a rush, her words full of excitement and her eyes lighting up with eagerness. "Here, drink more." She urged him, pressing the other coconut to his lips.

 

[TheDevilInASong]

"Whoa, that's cold," Gavin said, his body jerking slightly at the feel of the water on his chest, nearly sending the teen sprawling into the sand. He was surprised at the change in Ava's attitude. She had been so down earlier on the beach, but somehow the discovery of water had managed to give her a little spark, so much so that she was not only smiling, she was being playful. Gavin couldn't help but smile back at her, hoping this was just the beginning of their good luck.

He accepted water from the other half of the coconut, knowing that he needed to regain as much strength as possible as soon as possible. After helping Ava finish off the water she'd brought back, Gavin eased her off of his lap and slowly stood up, using the nearest tree as support.

"Alright, kiddo, which way is this waterfall? I think we should probably stay close to it until we get our bearings," he suggested. "After that little nap and the water, I'm feeling a lot better."

 

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Ava quickly stood from his lap after he had finished the water, her eyes roaming over his body as he held onto the nearest tree and hoisted himself upright. Her eyes slowly left his body before she blinked a few times, her eyes looking around the trees that surrounded them, picking the way she had come from before she turned to look back at him.

"Yeah, I agree. We can start staying near the waterfall, until you've regained your strength and then we can go from there."

She started to turn and lead him on before she realized his words and she turned back and arched a brow at him, a hand on her hip as she laughed softly.

"Kiddo?" She asked him, challenging him. "Since when am I a kid? Do I look like a little kid?" She teased him before spinning away, bending to pick up the coconut halves, and then walking forward, into the trees. "It's about ten minutes from here." She called out behind her. "Do you need any help, or are you okay now?" She asked curiously, walking slowly.

 

[TheDevilInASong]

Kiddo? Why did I call her that? Gavin knew it was a mistake the moment it had left his lips. No nineteen year old girl wanted to be called kiddo, especially by a guy that was only four years older than her. A moment later, just as he suspected she would, Ava reacted to the moniker, asking him if she looked like a kid.

No, she definitely did not, Gavin told himself as he watched her spin around, then bend over and pick up the coconut halves. He'd noticed that the first time he'd met her and done his very best to keep his thoughts on safer subjects since, like Michelle, his very beautiful girlfriend, Ava's sister.

"I think I can make it on my own," Gavin answered as he pushed away from the tree he had been leaning against and took a couple of steps, following the teenager's progress with his eyes. "I might be a little slow though, so don't go running off and leave me back here, okay?"

 

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Ava heard his words and laughed softly while nodding, before realizing that he couldn't see that gesture.

"I won't. And for the record, I'm not mad at you. I just don't like being called things that I'm clearly not." She told him while continuing to slowly walk forward through the trees, leafs, and vines that surrounded them.

She didn't even know what else to say to him. They had found the point of her being scared and crying on his shoulder, to the stage of protectiveness, to the phase of her nurturing him with the water she found, and now they were at the awkward situation of being stranded together, when they weren't even close or really friends.

With a sigh, Ava began to gather her hair into her hands before she reached to her wrist for her hair-tie and then groaned as she found nothing on either wrist.

"Dammit!" She groaned before letting loose her long hair and continuing through the trees. It was another ten minutes of slow walking and silence surrounding them other than the sound of their footsteps before she pulled the vines back once more and then grinned happily.

"Here it is!" She exclaimed before holding the brush back for Gavin to walk through and see it for himself.

 

[TheDevilInASong]

As they traversed the ten minute walk from the beach to the waterfall that Ava had found, Gavin managed to keep pace with the teenager, though he was almost positive that it was because she was intentionally moving slow to avoid leaving him behind. As they moved through the trees, Gavin heard several sounds that indicated there was at least a small amount of wild life nearby. That might be helpful if it turned out they really were marooned.

When the swim trunk clad twenty-three year old noticed that Ava had stopped and was waiting for him, he breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that they must have finally arrived. Sure enough as he stepped up next to the smiling blonde, she pushed some vines and leaves out of the way revealing the large pond of clear blue water fed by the picturesque waterfall.

"Wow, it's amazing!" Gavin admitted as he stepped past his girlfriend's sister and moved directly for the edge of the water. Since he'd washed ashore wearing nothing but his baggy swim trunks, he had no compunction about getting wet. A moment later he was standing waist deep in the water.

"Are you coming in?" he called over his shoulder as he splashed water onto his face and hair, trying to get rid of the dry cracked feeling that seemed to cover the entire surface of his body.

 

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Ava watched Gavin's face light up, resembling that of a small child on Christmas Day, it was almost too good to be true. A small laugh parted her lips and filled the distance between the two before he stepped past her, toward the water. She remained behind, watching as he quickly ran into the water, the water rising until mid-waist as he stood in the middle of the lake and she realized that he was talking to her.

"Hmm? Oh, yeah. In a minute." She called out in response, her eyes raking over his body as he turned from her and splashed water onto his face and over his head. She realized then, that he was seriously lacking in water and could become dehydrated fairly easily unless she watched over him closely.

Ava slowly placed the coconut halves on a rock near the edge of the trees before walking forward and into the water. She let the sand seep between her toes before she started to walk slowly forward. With his back facing her, she could clearly see each defined muscle ripping in delight from the water's touch. She could see the obvious hours that he had put in to get the body he now had earned, and she liked what she saw.

As the cool water rose up her body and met her chest, Ava gasped softly and realized that she had been so caught up in her thoughts and had just continuously kept walking, not thinking about what she was doing. She kicked her feet beneath the clear water and began to swim over toward him. She let her body disappear beneath the cool surface and then swam past him, her fingers brushing against his leg gently before she appeared halfway across the small body of water.

Ava smiled at him before disappearing once more under the water, heading toward the downpour of water that was erupting over the cliff's edge several yards above their heads. It was absolutely beautiful and if she had he camera with her, she would have loved to capture the beauty of the island. Blinking a few times, she pulled herself up onto the rocks that were beneath the waterfall, the cold water pouring down on her like rain, her hands cupping the water and an excited laugh leaving her lips.

"Come here, Gavin! It's amazing under here!" She called out to him, her fingers brushing her soaked hair out of her face with a happy smile.

 

[TheDevilInASong]

As Gavin and Ava had stood on the deserted beach and tried to come to grips with what had happened the night before, if you would have told him that just an hour later he would be standing in a fresh water paradise, laughing and swimming and behaving like a little kid, he would have thought you were crazy, and yet there he was, standing underneath the downpour of the waterfall, hand in hand with the teenage girl, laughing and trying to keep from losing his balance. It was easily the most surreal experience of his life.

Gavin knew that they should be focused on finding out where they were, getting to high ground so they could find out for sure whether they were on the mainland or some tropical island in the middle of the ocean. But as he glanced at Ava next to him, seeing the smile on her face, the relief, he found himself not wanting to do anything that might shatter her fragile happiness.

Deciding to wait just a little longer before he broached the subject of their situation, Gavin lifted his hands up and formed a ramp for the cascading water, re-directing a thick flow of water directly at Ava's face and chest as he laughed out loud at the sight of her sputtering against the water.

 

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As Gavin joined her beneath the torrent downpour of water, his eyes sparkling with happiness, she accept his hand and held onto his hand with a tight grip, trying to keep her balance so they both didn't end up slipping. Another fit of laughter left her lips as she looked over at him and saw his free arm waving, trying to keep his balance as she did the same thing. She knew, somewhere deep inside, that they shouldn't be so careless, that they needed to settle their situation first, but she didn't want to. Whether it be selfish of her or not, she just wanted to spend a few minutes pretending as if this were normal, that the couple had just snuck off and were having a day at the beach.

Ava's eyes blinked a few times as his hand left hers, and then she was being hit in the face and chest with a blast of cool water, her arms waving at the unexpected rush of water, her breath sputtering as she realized what he was doing and laughed softly but plotted her revenge quickly and skillfully. She waited another few minutes, allowing him to believe that she was being drowned out by the water before she placed both hands on his chest and pushed him off of the mini-cliff and into the water beneath them.

The unexpected water had already put her off balance, but when she had leaned forward and shoved him off of the rock, that had blown her balance out of the water, and made her wobbly on her feet. She waved her arms, trying to catch her balance, but ended up toppling over and into the water after him. It took her a few minutes, but she broke the surface sputtering water and desperate for air before she rubbed the water out of her eyes and looked for him.

Ava hadn't realized it, but from the waterfall's strong water pressure, combined with his rough play, and the fall off of the cliff and into the water, her top had slightly pulled down, most of her left breast being uncovered, with just a hint of her nipple.

 

[TheDevilInASong]

Ava seemed to be a good sport, or at least that was what Gavin thought at first as she seemed to just laugh off the unexpected splashing she'd received at his hands. Of course, he should have known better. If she was anything like Michelle she wasn't someone who liked losing in any form and she certainly wasn't someone who wanted to let anyone get the better of her.

Gavin was standing there thinking about Michelle when suddenly his teenage companion decided to get her revenge, placing two hands in the center of his chest and shoving as hard as she could. If the tall, athletic young man had seen the move coming he probably could have kept his position on the rocky ledge, but unfortunately there was no time to react, so instead he went flying backward into the deeper water, managing to swallow his share in the process.

The only satisfaction he felt was the realization a moment later that Ava had slipped and tumbled into the water after him. Gavin recovered first and managed to climb back up onto the small underwater ledge beneath the torrent of water. A moment later Ava reappeared, looking a little worse for wear, coughing, her eyes red and...her bikini top practically falling from her full, round breasts.

Gavin wiped water from his eyes, wondering if perhaps he had just imagined it, but no, her left breast and nipple were almost completely uncovered. Forgetting for a moment that she was his girlfriend's baby sister and 4 years younger than him, Gavin couldn't help but appreciate just what a fantastic body the teenager had. Her breasts were bigger than Michelle's and looked like they were perfect like only a teenager's breasts could be.

"You okay there?" he asked, trying unsuccessfully to look anywhere but at Ava's provocative bosom.

 

[smiley8022]

Ava continued to wipe at her eyes, the blurry sight of Gavin sitting on the ledge before her making her try harder to correct her vision. Things got a little too quiet, and she wondered what he was thinking of. When she finally cleared her eyes, her thick black lashes fluttered a few times before she opened her eyes and gazed up at him, his words making her shiver slightly, though she didn't know why. She didn't really know how to respond to that, because she was still upset that she had fallen in behind him, so she simply nodded her head.

Placing her hands on the ledge, Ava gathered the small muscles in her upper arms and hoisted herself slowly out of the water and onto the ledge that sheltered them from the pounding water. Her hands traveled to her long hair, wringing it out as the water splashed her legs and she continued to look out, completely unaware that her top had slipped even worse on her journey up onto the ledge next to her sister's older boyfriend. Both breasts were now on almost complete display, the top wet and sticking to her skin, making her think that it was still in place, not bothering to check.

"Sorry, I shouldn't have pushed you. But then again, you did deserve it, after what you did to me." She turned her head and grinned at him.

 

[TheDevilInASong]

Gavin practically grimaced as he watched the attractive teenage girl climb out of the water directly in front of him, seeing the way her top continued to slip lower, both of her breasts practically spilling out by the time she stood up. He debated pointing out the wardrobe malfunction to her, but decided that under the circumstances, that could be embarrassing for both of them. But if he didn't say something, eventually she would notice and wouldn't she be pissed at him for not saying anything?

And if he didn't say something, wasn't that kind of cheating on Michelle, with her own sister? Maybe if he could just avoid looking where he shouldn't then when she did finally notice she might think that it had just happened and he hadn't even seen.

"Sorry, I shouldn't have pushed you. But then again, you did deserve it, after what you did to me," Ava said, grinning at him.

Gavin, who had been about to turn away from the blonde, instead found himself looking toward her as she spoke, his eyes slowly lowering until he was once again staring briefly at her perfect tits. "I guess I probably did deserve it," he agreed, pulling his eyes away finally.

"Do you want to get out of the water and go see if we can find something to build a shelter out of? Or maybe go look for some coconuts or other fruit?" he suggested as he looked out at the trees that surrounded the little oasis. As soon as he asked the question, Gavin laughed at himself. Great, dude. You're trying not to think about her melons and so you decide to talk about coconuts and fruit. Idiot!

 

[smiley8022]

Ava had been looking up at the showers that were going around the ledge they stood on, making everything around them covered in a light foggy mist caused by the waterfall above them, the sight making her smile. When she finally turned back toward him while he began to speak, she noticed his eyes snap up toward her face. She arched a brow, about to ask him what that was about when he began to talk once more, trying to the two out of the water. She started to protest, until he mentioned shelter and finding food.

Turning to look at his face, she noticed an amused smirk flittering along his lips before he turned to look at the trees. She couldn't help but to smile out of amusement herself, he was highly entertaining and he wasn't even trying. She raised a hand to tuck her hair behind her ear and felt something strange. She hadn't been paying attention toward her body, her clothes, or therefore lack of, and she realized something terrible. Her bikini top, which was strapless, had slipped beneath her breasts and more on the top of her stomach, her pinks immediately filling with pink.

With his back mostly facing her, Ava quickly grabbed her top and adjusted it back to normal. So now she knew why he was so amused and kept avoiding her eyes, or other parts of her. Biting her lip, Ava made a mental note to check her top every few minutes. She did not want that to happen again. She couldn't really explain why, but somehow this excited her. Her sister's boyfriend had seen her breasts. And hadn't pointed it out immediately. Be it the fact that Ava was imagining his thoughts and comparisons between the two sister's breasts, or simply that he had seen her chest exposed, Ava was starting to become terribly excited by it all.

She needed to clear her mind, immediately. So walking past him, Ava climbed down onto the ledge beneath the one they were standing on and while looking up at him, she allowed a mischievous smile to claim her lips before she spoke up at him.

"Beautiful sight, wasn't it. Or no, that's not the word for it, is it Gavin? Perhaps thrilling is what I'm looking for. Or, no, how about fucking hot?" She teased him, her smirk becoming perkier. "Don't worry, you owe me payback."

Dropping onto the ledge beneath him, Ava continued to walk along the rocks and then into the shallower end of the lake before she reached the sandy shore. Ava bent over briefly to swing her hair onto the top of her head, her fingers twisting the hair until she tucked one strand beneath the other and somehow managed to tie her hair up, into her hair due to the lack of a hair-tie.

With a small laugh from everything that had just happened, Ava walked slowly into the trees once more, knowing that he would eventually catch up. She wasn't walking that far into the trees by herself anyways, she just wanted to see if she could spot any kind of fruit or food. Five minutes at the least had passed before she spotted a bush with berries on them. Ava quickly started to pick berries, cupping them in one hand and filling her palm full.

When Gavin found her, she told him to do the same thing. She waited near the trees for him and once he filled his own hand full, Ava led the way back to the lake that they had just left, her body sitting on the sand with her feet in the water, her eyes looking over at her sister's boyfriend, the berries in her hand.

"I think I'll try them first." She told him with a smile. "You can survive here without me, but if you eat the berries first, they end up being poisonous, and you die, I'd be here left alone and I would die a slow death due to lack of survival skills." She teased him with a laugh before putting a few berries into her mouth, her nose slightly crinkling at the taste. They weren't bad, they were just very earthly, full of nature, fresh.

She finished chewing before she made a gasping noise, falling back onto her back in a mock-horror death, her hands clutching at her throat as she coughed and gagged before the noises turned into laughter, her stomach and breasts bouncing as she layed on her back and laughed, her hands moving to hold her stomach as she couldn't seem to stop. She supposed it was due to the fact that in her mind, all she could think about was death, being sad, and scared, and not knowing what they were going to do, that this unexpected ounce of happiness was more than she could have ever asked for.