((OOC: Hey are all of the students still by the bus? If so I will edit this post.))

Kaiden grabbed Terri's hand. "Don't worry I will protect you." He chuckled and pulled her closer. He walked with her back to where everyone else was when he realized that they weren't walking anymore and everyone was settling down for the night. He felt like he should stay awake with the rest of the guys but he figured that each night there should be a tougher guy staying awake to watch the group and since Ryan was doing the watching tonight, Kaiden would rest up and watch tomorrow night. Plus he wanted to keep Terri close to him while he had the chance. He grabbed a blanket from his backpack and smoothed it out on the grass. He used his backpack as a pillow, even if it was uncomfortable, and lied down. As he got comfortable he invited Terri to come lay with him.

((Bad post! Sorry!))

She was stunned that Ryan had come so quickly... Had also acted violently. She looked up at him, then to Alivia, and also to the group that had decided to stay here. She didn't want to stay here, she wanted to leave right now, She wanted to run as far as she could from this place and never look back, she had no idea why she had screamed its not like the guy actually hurt her or anything... She turned away from were the guy had been and walked to the farthest part from that area. She wanted to think. She heard Gianno yell to Ryan about how he was all talk. She looked up at Gianno. "Shut up." She mumbled, as she looked down at the ground. She had no energy to put up with him. All she knew was that they needed to stick together and not fight.

Ryan rolled his eyes. "Listen, gothic boy, I don't have time for your shit, so why don't you just shut the fuck up?" Ryan had lost his good mood awhile back, and now he wasn't in the mood to deal with crap, from anyone, and he would fight in a heartbeat. He glanced back towards the woods, and then sighed. He leaned against a tree and closed his eyes for a minute, but quickly opened them. He was already wishing that he could be at home, or in Florida, but he knew that it wasn't possible. He would just have to tough it out.

 Benji sighed, and then bit his bottom lip as cross words started being fired at people. Ryan and Gianno were about to get into a fight, he could see it now. He didn't like the thought of that at all, so he glanced down at Ryan and then chewed his lip a minute before saying. "Ry, please don't get into a fight with anyone. It won't help matters any."

Ryan stared up at Benji. "Why the hell do you care? I mean, it's really not your problem," he snapped.

 "But, I mean, we've got to deal with each other for a while, so we should try to get along, right?" Benji stepped back.

 "Psh... Whatever, that's what you say. I say I don't have to get along with anyone around here," Ryan mumbled.

 Benji shook his head, and then gave up. Ryan was stubborn, and Benji realized that he wasn't going to get anything accomplished.

A shriek echoed as Alivia's body crumpled to the ground, falling in a heap at everyone's feet that was near her. Her ankle was swollen as she pulled it out of a small ditch that had sucked it in. She whined, "oh my god, is it broken?!" Clearly there was something wrong with it, but it probably wasn't broken. Alivia cried out a string of profanity and dragged her limb closer to the rest of her body. Her purse had strewn a mess of makeup out of it when she accidentally flung it. She continued to whine about her stuff being everywhere, and how her ankle was purple and clashed with her outfit, how she was hot and her hair was going to start curling from the humidity -- pretty much everything except the agonizing pain in her ankle and foot. "Someone help!" Alivia sat there, helpless, and waited to be rescued as usual.

Ryan scoffed. "Benny's not a friend, just another lousy family member," Ryan's mood was now completely sour, and he stood up, and pushed Benji to the ground, before walking over to Gianno. His eyes went to Alivia for a minute, but he only rolled his eyes. He wasn't really in the mood to make anyone feel better, so someone else could be her hero this time.

Ryan stepped up to Gianno, and then stared him directly in the eyes, before swinging his fist, aiming to punch him in the jaw.

"Ry, stop!!!" Benji was back on his feet in no time, and grabbed Ryan by the shoulders, and tried to pull him back.

Instead of being pulled back, Ryan turned around, and slung another angry fist at Benji, which hit him square in the nose. There was a light popping noise, and then blood started pouring from Benji's nose.

Ryan turned back to Gianno. "Now you see that you have nothing against me?" he snapped.

Benji stepped back, and then wiped at his nose with the back of his hand. He felt sick, and his nose and the area around it hurt like hell. "Ryan..." he whined, but he stepped back, and then fell. He thought about helping Alivia, but realized that she wouldn't want some bloody mess helping her, so he stayed where he was at, and tried to stop the blood from pouring from his nose.

She quickly looked up and jump to her feet. "Ryan!" She yelled as she ran over to him. She flinched as he punched Benji. She quickly looked at him sympathetically and then looked at Ryan, then to Gianno. "This is stupid, for both of you." She said as she stood facing both of them. She looking to Ryan then to Gianno, and back again. "Your both acting like children. We need to stick together, and need to keep cool." She said as she looked at Gianno who had started this whole thing. "Please stop." she said with a plea in her voice, she looked down at her hand to find she was shaking. Not from anger but from being scared. She didn't want to see anyone hurt and she had just seen Benji get punched and Alivia fall. She looked at Ryan "Come on lets go." she said as she shoved him away from Gianno.

Once she was back to her spot she went into her bag and grabbed her sandal's, out and also a small rag she had put in here by mistake. "Good thing I brought these." She said as she closed her bag. She walked over to Alivia. "Here, these aren't what you probably want to wear but they will be better for you." she said as she put them down next to Alivia. She was surprise that Ryan was not helping her out. She looked over at Benji and stepped up next to him, "Hey you ok?" she said as she put out a helping hand that had a rag in it.

OoC: Ryan didn't punch Gianno.... Did he? And it was Ashley :P

Edit:

Sorry I didn't read that part. But it was AShley who tried to pull Ryan away.

((OOC: Ryan did punch Gianna... I'll post in character again when I get off the phone. :) ))

Ashley watched in horror as Gianno threw his fist into Ryan's face. She quickly looked away and closed her eyes hoping he had no hit him. She opened her eyes back up and got up looking back at Gianno and only him. She walked up to him and glared at him in the eyes. "Are you happy now?!" she said as she gabbed his arms and held them to his sides. She refused to let him touch Ryan again and same with Ryan. "Both of you seriously need to grow up." She said as she practically screamed at both of them. "You guys are fighting like children, as there is a creep out there, and were lost." She said her voice quivering. "No one cares if your stronger or better, we just want to get out of here," She said as she looked back at Ryan with a plea in her eyes.

Ryan felt the pain shoot through his cheek, and an automatic swelling occur. He shook it off and was about to throw another fist when Ashley stepped in front of him. He was raised not to hit a girl, ever, so he let his fist drop to his side, and then sighed. He glanced back at Benji for a minute, and realized the damage he'd done. Benji looked hurt, both physically and emotionally. He felt horrible. He turned back to Gianno, and raised both hands in the air. "I'm done... This is senseless, she's right," he said, in a sincere voice.

He then patted Ashley on the shoulder. "Thanks for calming me down," he mumbled. "Sorry," he added hesitantly.

He then turned to Alivia and walked over to her, and picked up all the stuff that she'd dropped, and handed it to her. He then crouched down next to her. "Calm down, alright? It's going to be okay," he said. He tried to speak in a steady voice, but he really couldn't, because he was starting to lose his emotional stability. His voice cracked, and he didn't know how long he was going to be able to be strong.

((OOC: That's all the posting for me until tomorrow night. I know, that was a scene, and it flooded a few people, a little bit. I apologize for that, and if you don't feel like reading it all, then just comment me or someone whose pretty up to date for a summary. Basically, it was just a fight scene between Gianno and Ryan, and Ashley trying to stop them. Benji got a bloodied nose in the process, and Alivia has fell and making a scene out of it. There, that's about it, so please, don't drop out. :) ))

Shalene arched an eyebrow as she watched the two fighting, but did not try to intervene. If they wanted to make a bloody mess instead of trying to work together, that was fine. It would kind of suck if Gianno got injured, but Shalene had her moments of realistic thought - he had practically been asking for it. "This is obviously gonna get us far," she murmured to no one in particular, placing one hand firmly on her hip as she spoke. She completely ignored Alivia, deciding that the little brat could manage on her own for once in her preppy, perfect life.

With a roll of her eyes as the fighting ceased, she strolled over to Gianno and looked at him. "You all right?" she asked with a crooked smile, obviously not phased by the situation at all. She was used to fighting - heck, she was often in a fight herself. That said, this had been a tiny bit ridiculous, but it was over now. Ryan actually seemed to be pretty sensible about it. Hindsight's 20/20, she noted mentally.

Terri smiled at Kaiden, blushing a little. She couldn't think about anything other than him until she heard Benji, Ryan, and Gianno yelling. The girl turned, and winced at each punch thrown. She gasped silently when Ryan punched poor Benji. The girl thought Ashley was being a bit pushy, mostly because she thought Ryan liked her, but agreed that they should just stop.

She hurried over to Benji, who hadn't gotten any attention since he was punched, and put a hand on his shoulder. "Are you okay? Uhmm... we need a tissue or something." She looked through her bag and found her towel for the beach. She figured that she wasn't getting to the beach anytime soon, and held it to his nose. "I can't believe he would punch you!" Terri said in real disbelief. "I didn't think he was that kind of person."

Kaiden just sat back and let Ryan and Gianno act like children as he laughed. They both deserved to be punched. Benji was the one who didn't deserve to be punched. He was the one being mature and trying to stop the whole thing. Kaiden decided to get up and help Benji out. "Wow," he spoke sarcastically to Gianno and Ryan. "you guys are being quite the adults here. Getting into a fight when we all need to stick together. That's tough of you." Kaiden was irritated. He wanted what was best for the group and this stupid fight was not it. He walked over to where Terri was to help Benji out. But since Ashley and Terri were both helping Benji, Kaiden decided to go help Alivia. He walked over to her and put out his hand. "Here, need some help? You ok?" He hoped that she would take his hand and not just blow him off. After all he was just trying to help her. But knowing Alivia anything was possible. She was very unpredictable.

Alivia silently cried over both her embarrassment and now the pain shooting up her leg from her ankle. She threw off her stilettos and put on the sandals that Ashley had offered to her, and quietly thanked everyone for their help. She was distressed from both her little accident and the fight that had occurred, which showed through her eyes which generally smiled. Alivia looked to Ryan, who now was kneeled by her and tried to smile, then looked up at Kaiden and took his hand, struggling to stand. "I'll-I'll be okay." She looked at the crowd, some of which rolled their eyes and some who looked genuinely concerned. The drama queen was able to tell, though, that most of the concern was aimed at the three injured boys. Alivia looked at Ryan again, "are you okay, Ryan?" She touched his arm gently and then turned to look at Gianno. Her eyes narrowed.

She looked after Ryan. She looked up at Gianno, and then let go of him. She walked passed the bus driver who had the first aid kit. She looked down at it, "Mind if I take it?" She asked him, as she took it anyway. She was not going to take his orders at this point, she wanted to help all four of them, Benji, Gianno, Alivia, and Ryan. She walked to Gianno, and handed some items that would help stop the bleeding, she also did the same with Benji. She then looked over at Alivia and Ryan, and decided to walk over to over to where they were. "Hey you both ok?" She said as she looked at her sandal's were now on Alivia's feet,a peace offering between the two. She looked at She looked at Ryan, and held out her hand. "Come on, I will help you get cleaned up." she said as she Showed him the first aid kit. "Not much in here, Benji and Gianno have the rest." She said as she looked over at the things that had split. She bent down and picked up a compact mirror which laid at her feet, and slowly placed it on top of Alivia's bag not wanting to put it in there afraid she would get the wrong idea.

Benji's eyes widened a bit as Terri, Kaiden, and Jamal all came up to him, and started talking. He was thankful towards Ashley, for giving him something to help stop the bleeding, but all he could do in his situation was offer her a crooked smile before she walked back over to Ryan.

"I'm fine," he mumbled. After listening to Jamal, he now had the blood stopped, and his face cleaned. His nose was swollen, and bruised, and a little crooked, but he was fine. He was embarrassed though. He glanced down at his shirt, which was covered in blood, and groaned. He grabbed his bag, and bulled out a white t-shirt, that said "Pretty Handsome Awkward" in black writing, and then stood up, and pulled his shirt off quickly. He had an undershirt on, so he wasn't too embarrassed, but he quickly pulled the other shirt on.

"Thanks," He said, glancing at Jamal, and smiling. "That's embarrassing, but it's not the first time and probably won't be the last time that Ryan throws a fist at me," he decided to embarrass Ryan, for what he did. "But yet, being cousins and all, he'll still come crying to me every time he makes a bad grade or has girl problems, cause he's the jerk that he is, just like his dad," Benji mumbled.

 Ryan smiled at both Ashley and Alivia. "I'm fine. Not bleeding at all, really, just swollen," He gingerly touched his cheek, and winced. He was tired, now, and he felt horrible. "Benny, you okay?" he glanced over at Benji, who seemed to ignore him. "Great, I made the hardest person in the world to piss off mad at me," Ryan mumbled. "I said mean things though... I need to learn to control my temper," he still mumbled when he spoke. He felt bad, but there was nothing he could do at the time. He didn't really know how long it would take Benji to cool down, but it would probably be awhile.

Kaiden helped Alivia up and then walked away. He was not used to this much drama and really didn't feel like dealing with it anymore. He had enough for one day. It was pretty much dark out so he went and lied in the grass. The stars looked amazing. They almost made being out in the middle of nowhere not so bad. He looked back at the group as they moved around helping each other. He couldn't take his eyes off of Terri. She was such a great person and he couldn't help but think about why he hadn't gotten to know her sooner. His thoughts were brought back to reality when he heard a twig snap. He whipped his head around and looked towards the woods. It was to dark to see what the person looked like but it was still light enough where he could definitely see a figure standing there. By the shape, height, and shoulder width it almost looked like a female. Except the figure wasn't standing straight. It was standing at like an angle. Kaiden got up and started to walk towards the woods. But since he didn't know who it was he stopped half way there. He didn't take his eyes off of the figure. It looked as if he was in a trance.

Ashley nodded at Ryan and then watched as Alivia was helped by Kaiden. She smiled and then looked away. It seemed no one needed her help right now. She felt completely useless. She watched everyone work together, some to clean up form the stupid fight, and some just to go to bed. Most of them were now sleeping in groups. She noticed that her stuff was the most farthest away from anyone's. She liked it that way, keep people away and not get involved she felt stupid and a little embarrassed because she had tried to stop the fighting. She walked over to her bag without taking her eyes off the ground, she felt like everyone was staring at her, but like always they were to busy to notice her. she looked at her gym bag and sighed as she sat down on the ground, and threw the gym bag under her head for a pillow.

Shalene lifted her hand and wiped a drop of blood off Gianno's jaw, shaking her head with a crooked smile. "A bit unnecessary, sure, but it's all good," she said, completely calm as she bent down to wipe the blood on her finger on the grass. As she rose again, she noticed Kaiden walking away from them and her eyebrows furrowed ever so slightly. Going into the woods all by himself seemed like an odd thing to do, but maybe he needed some... well... privacy.

"Yo, Kaiden, where you going?" she called, her head turned so that she looked in his direction. Even though she had already decided to just let him be, knowing where he was going might be a good idea. After all, they were more or less trapped here for a while, and it would suck if one of them got lost. That would just delay the rest of their trip even further.

(( Writer's block is evil... ))

Kaiden dropped his gaze to discover that Shalene was talking to him. He turned his head and looked at her. He was a bit surprised that she spoke to him but he quickly shook that. "Um, I was just going to take a walk in the woods. You know, get away from all of this drama for a little bit." He didn't bother mentioning the figure that was no longer standing there. He didn't want to cause anymore drama then had already been caused.

((Sifix, you are right. Writer's block is evil.))