Survivors

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I woke up in Darius's arms and couldn't help but blush. I laid there for a little bit before Darius woke up as well.

"Good morning," he said, planting a kiss on my forehead. I smiled at him.

Darius then stood up. "You coming?" He asked. "In a little bit," I answered. He shrugged before walking outside.

I sat there, pulling Diego's dog tag necklace out of my pocket. I ran my thumb over it before putting it around my neck. I then walked outside to join the others. I plopped myself on the sofa next to Darius.

"Are we really off the island or is this a dream?" Sammy asked as she came around the corner carrying a tray of food.

"If we were in a dream, I'm thinking we'd have a change of clothes," Yaz answered.

"Ha! What do you mean? I've always wanted a signature look," Ben said causing all of us to laugh.  Brooklynn then left to grab Kenji while we all grabbed ourselves plates of fruit.

"Hey Chris," Sammy called.

"Yeah," I replied, popping a berry in my mouth.

"What's with the necklace? I mean, I've never seen you were it before," Sammy said.

Well, I knew I would get questions, just didn't think it would happen that fast.

Everyone looked at me, minus Ben who went to get the 'main course' and Darius who already knew. "This was my brother's dog tag. He was in the military," I answered.

"You never mentioned anything about a brother," Yaz said.

"It's... just a hard topic for me," I replied.

"How come?" Sammy asked.

"Well... the thing is, he was stationed in Afghanistan for awhile. And, he was on a mission to free some hostages, but he was... shot and killed," I explained, tears springing my eyes. Darius put a comforting hand over mine.

"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry. I never should have asked," Sammy said.

"It's fine, you didn't know," I reassured. I rubbed the dog tag. "I have this and my pocket knife to remember him by."

Yaz gave me a sympathetic smile before Brooklynn showed up with Kenji. The second Kenji sees Darius, he glares at him. I have Kenji a darker look.

Why is he still pissed off at Darius. The past is past, forgive, forget.

Ben then came around the corner holding a tray. "And now, for the main course, the plumpest and the juiciest... Nublar grubs!" He announced as he set the plate of grubs on the table.

"Ugh! Ew!" We all gasped and backed away from the grubs.

"Hand-selected by yours truly. Thank you for your sacrifice," Ben said before he ate the grub.

"Come on," Yaz groaned as she and Sammy turned away, covering their faces.

"Do you have to do that here?" Darius complained.

"Dude, I WANT to keep my food down," I said.

Ben wiped his mouth and offered the tray to Sammy.

"Well, I guess the least I can do is keep an open mind," Sammy said, picking up a fat grub. She eyes it nervously as she slowly brings it up to her mouth.

"Do it," Ben challenged. Okay Palpatine.

Sammy was about to eat the grub when she changed her mind and threw it. It landed on Yaz's head, causing her to freak out. She yelled and threw it off her head, which ended up on Darius's face. He then jumped up and freaked out, looking sick.