falling ; jiara

1 - survival

kiaras pov:

jj picks up the peice of branch and marks the 8th day we've been here on the tree, in poguelandia. i still think it's a stupid name but jj doesn't think so. it's been a week now and we're still all alive, except we're losing a lot of equipment.

we each go out every night to get things from lakes, trees, bushes, just things to help us survive. we managed to make ourselves surf boards but they're not as sustainable as you'd think. the past week the only person who still has had hope has been jj. which isn't really always normal and you would expect that.

sarah's been pretty down, probably thinking about her family and how we probably won't survive here, pope hasn't really been talking to us. he's just been set in his mind. john b had been trying his best to provide for us and helping out sarah, cleo's been helping john b and me.. well i'm trying to keep everything on a positive note but it's pretty hard when you're stranded on a island.

jj looks at all of us individually, stopping at me and not taking his eyes off before breaking the silence. "oh cmon. would you guys have a bit of hope? i mean at least we haven't died yet!"

"don't jinx it." sarah mutters while looking down and fidgeting with her hands. i grab them and give her a reassuring but obviously fake smile, trying to comfort her.

jj sighs and comes to sit next to me. we realise the sun about to set and i decide to finally say something. "we should go surfing."

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"jj!" i yell out as he splashes water on to me and sarah. sarah just chuckles and begins to splash some on me too.

john b, pope and cleo were still trying to find some branches for our campfire tonight but later came and joined us and we've just hung out. we don't know exactly what time it is so the sky is our only guide.

cleo got on my board to help me splash them back, but we failed terribly.

sarah and john b trailed off for a while and were obviously flirting. "hey we're gonna head back into our cub" sarah said after coming back from the distance. she was quiet but loud enough for us to hear. cubs are what we've been calling our little rooms, but they're not really that easy to sleep in. john b and sarah share one, pope and cleo share one and so do me and jj. so really it's just boy girl boy girl.

"okayyy go have your little makeout session we'll be fine." i said while chuckling. sarah glanced back at me with an annoyed smile while putting her board back on the sand and walking off with john b.

cleo and pope left aswell after a short while, so it was just me and jj. i ended up getting on his board and just layed on the edge of it while he sat up behind me.

we sat in a comfortable silence for a while before he once again, broke it. "so how you been holding up?"

i looked up at him with a confused face before speaking. "hm?"

"well you haven't really been talking to the rest of us. i just feel like you're not expressing how you really feel."

jj is a childish person. he's goofy and funny and makes stupid jokes, plus he's always been flirty around me. but when he's worried he gets pretty serious. i find it kinda cute.

he started playing with my hair, pulling me out of my thoughts. "wellll i guess i've been okay. i just have a lot of things on my mind but overall i'm okay."

jj doesn't take off his worried expression. he just stares at me still playing with my hair. "kie i know a fake smile when i see one. i've made too many myself not to." he says softly. jj might like to jokingly flirt with me, but i know he cares about me. i always have.

i layed in silence for a while before saying anything. should i tell him? i thought. "i've just been worried about my parents. i mean do they even care that i'm gone? and what if they do? i've been such a shitty daughter and i'd feel so guilty if they felt like it was their fault or like they'd done something. i haven't showed any care or love to them at all and it's just so bitchy of me." i just let it all out in the moment. jjs eyes fill with concern. he pauses for a good 2 minutes and i started regretting saying all that before he started. "i'm so sorry i haven't paid attention kie."

i got up and sat where i was laying, turning around to face jj. he was looking down and his eyes were starting to fill with tears and there was already some pouring down my face and i didn't even notice. "j what? it's not your fault at all! you're not responsible for my feelings." i say softly before hugging him. i didn't expect him to react this way at all.

"i know. i'm just sorry." we stayed in our positions for a few minutes. i don't know why but having him so close to me made me feel safe. cared for.

i pulled away after a bit, but i held his hands and looked up at him for a second. "jj. are you okay?" he looked back at me and wiped his tears quickly. "im fine." i just gave him a gentle smile. i knew he was lying but it was getting dark so i didn't bother to argue.

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okay i know the chapters short, but i'm running out of ideas for it. this is gonna be a slow burn so i'm just building up the tension before they actually get deep into their problems with eachother.

but how are we feeling about the writing? i havent written a wattpad story before so this is just what i could come up with. i've been doing writing for a long time and i've been told i'm good at it though, plus i'm obsessed with jiara and obx so here we are. 😋

love yall