Stranded

Chapter Four

"Katherine?" Christina questioned, leaning against the cave wall. Leila hid behind her. 

"Christina?!" Katherine exclaimed, rushing over to her sister and engulfing her in a hug. 

"When we lost you on the ship-" Kath began.

"I know, me too Kath, but hey we're together again now," Christina smiled. 

"Good to see you again mate," Ash grinned, giving Christina a slight hug. That's when she caught sight of a little blonde girl hiding behind Christina. Katherine and Ashley gave Christina a confused glance.

"It's okay Leila, you can say hi, this is my sister and my friend," Christina spoke softly. Leila gave a shy wave. 

"Leila here saved my life, I did something to my knee and wouldn't have made it out of the sinking part of the ship if it wasn't for her." 

Katherine crouched down to Leila's height. 

"Well I think a thank you is in order for that, don't you think Ash?" 

"Oh yeah definitely, Leila's a little hero." Ash smiled. Kath held out her arms and Leila slowly stepped forward and accepted the hug, a smile on her little face. 

"What in the actual fu-"

Katherine quickly put her hands over Leila's ears.

"Good you're finally up, you were out for bloody ages," Ash said as Vesper made her way over to them.

"Er yeah I am, so does someone wanna fill me the heck in?" Vesper said, "Where are we and where's Riley, Xander and Owyn and Reese? And the rest of your sisters?" 

"Might wanna sit down lovebug," Ash said, taking a seat herself. Katherine helped lower Christina to the ground too.

"After Ash has explained, maybe we should wait here for a little while, let Chris rest her leg a bit and then head on out?" Katherine suggested. Everyone nodded their heads before Ash began to explain to Vesper.

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"Ugh I'm so relieved to have found you guys," Amy said to Xander as they walked along the beach, Dani and JJ walked together slightly ahead. Amy had steered in a different direction once she had heard enough racists comments spewing from Sally and Keith's mouths. She was scared to alone but it was better than being with the two of them. Besides she wasn't alone for long, Amy was soon reunited with her sister, Dani and Xander. 

"Yeah I'm happy to see you too, I was losing my mind alone with these two lovesick idiots. Especially that dick JJ, he gets on my last nerve." Xander muttered. 

"Well at least you weren't stuck with two racist imbeciles," Amy huffed. 

"You're right, that sucks," Xander sighs, "Amy um, you didn't come across you know-"

"No you're the first I've seen, sorry Xander," Amy smiled sympathetically, knowing the girl was very worried about her friends. 

"No it's ok I'm-"

"Guys, there's a bunch of people over there!" Dani yelled excitedly, running towards the group of 20 or so. Xander's eyes widened in delight, maybe her friends where amongst them. Dani and Amy were thinking the same, they desperately wanted their sisters to be ok. 

Heads turned in their direction as the four of them approached. 

"More survivors!" Someone yelled. Xander desperately searched the crowd for a familiar face but didn't find one. She slumped down onto a log miserably. 

Amy and Dani stood in awe as they saw at least half of the cruise ship they were on earlier wedged into the sand before them. 

"Ah welcome you've made it to what I assume is the rest of the survivors, I didn't think there was anyone else till you guys and another group showed up, I'm Marcus," A man with dark shoulder length hair and a white and grey beard said.