Author's Note- I still can't believe how much you guys are loving this story & how many reviews I've gotten! I was kind of hoping for more reviews this time around but just any amount is amazing. I imagine it was lower due to the longer wait on the update & I'm really sorry for that. This next update was I believe longer :/ My nights have been insanely hectic & I've been so busy that it's very frustrating. Also, the anonymous review from Sara; Well Sara I assure you I'm not too young to write this story & I check my errors but if I missed any, I'm truly sorry. I only rated this M because someone suggested it due to a detailed chapter previously. Your advice to proofread any chapter before updating was noted & I still appreciate your review(: Anyway, this is way longer than I hoped so please enjoy Chapter 9, Aria's POV!
The splashing of waves within the ocean, that calming yet salty smell of the beach, and the warm sunshine that never ceased to shine was my own little personal heaven. It never left when I opened my eyes to awaken, to the time I shut them to sleep. The only thing that made it all seem real was having Ezra beside me every second.
Feeling the weight of his arm around my waist, clutching me to his body awoken me to the glorious morning light. I smiled lightly, taking in the too familiar settings. How couldn't this be paradise?
I slowly turned myself to face Ezra, letting my eyes wander over his perfectly sculpted shape. From his curly, sleek black hair to his kissable feet, this man was quite a sight to be seen. Women desired to be with him while men desired to be him.
From the first time I met him as my teacher, I knew that I wanted something more from him. The way people were around him and the way he was so generous to everyone he came into contact with, was an amazing sight I personally got to witness. And now here I was, on a stranded on an island with a man I was falling deeper in love with each day.
As I gently stroked his right cheek, I felt Ezra stir slightly underneath my touch. His eyes automatically opened, causing that killer boyish grin to make an appearance. Using his arm he quickly pulled me closer towards him, stuffing his face into my hair. I began laughing at his actions, basking in our cuddle session.
Our legs tangled up into one another, the feeling of touching skin being like no other. The feeling of us kissing brought me alive, running a fiery substance throughout my veins. I couldn't imagine breathing or even living without him.
"What are you thinking," asked Ezra softly as he gently rubbed his nose against mine and began trailing kisses along my neck.
"Truthfully I'm not doing much thinking, but instead feeling a variety of things around me," I answered, angling my neck as I leaned my head back and shut my eyes, soaking it all in.
"And what are those things," Ezra intervened curiously as he began fondling my breast with his index finger and thumb as he looked at me slightly.
"I'm feeling your kisses, your touches against my skin, your body heat surrounding me, the sand beneath myself, the warm air washing over me," I replied, letting out a moan as I crashed my lips onto his.
You could say after my bold move we didn't do much talking after that, but instead got to know each other better in a way we both felt most pleasurable. We connected in such a way that hardly words could describe, just our feelings being enough. With that, that would always be enough.
The day seemed to pass slower than most, but that didn't seem really to bother me. Perhaps since the both of didn't do very much, that was the reason. Oh well because it did leave more time for one another.
To ease my overcoming boredom I decided to head into the woods in search for something to strike up my curiosity. I mostly had searched enough but surely there had to be something I missed. As I made my way into the woods, I could feel myself instantly feel calmer.
Nothing could compare to this magnificent and exotic place I was walking through. It was absolutely breathtaking and no matter how hard I tried to stop it, instantly felt ohhs and ahhs echo out of my mouth. Nothing had ever had such an effect on me. Well maybe Ezra that is.
I know that if I didn't stop too soon, that I would find myself lost in here like I was last night. I knew I didn't want that so I stopped at a place I oddly found I had never been. I was surrounded by tropical fruit of all sorts and I cursedly wondered why I had never noticed it before.
The aroma as it filled my nose made my mouth water and added to just another part of heaven. Curiously walking around drew me further in my thoughts and I almost forgot about reality for a second. For almost a second I did until I saw something that caught my eye.
The hint of orange and black stripes made me instantly turn my head regretfully as I was met with my worse fear. I had never seen it before, only on tv and perhaps in a few magazines. Fear caught up with me, causing all my movements to go dead as all I could do was look into its eyes.
"T-tiger," I stuttered in a hushed whisper as I couldn't even muster up a blink, afraid of what I could miss in that split second.
It seemed like an eternity that I stood there, having a stare down with the creature. That only was until I heard the ferocious roar produced from the mouth, in which gave fear a whole new different level.
I wasn't for sure if I should just stay there or make a break and run. That was why I chose the second option and began a mad dash. I knew it wasn't exactly the smartest thing to do, but what choice did I have?!
I tried to run as fast I could, fear causing me a slight delay as the tiger began chasing directly after me. I needed Ezra and I needed to find him as quickly as possible before it was too late. Oh god, I didn't want it to be too late.
"Ezra," I screamed out, hoping he could hear me, but instead heard that voice in the back of my mind telling me I was hopeless.
Was I hopeless? No, I just had to keep running and make it out of these woods without being eaten. I looked back the slightest bit and regretted it immediately as I saw the tiger gaining on me. I couldn't let that happen.
I picked up my speed and continued running the fastest I had ever done before. I saw Ezra running towards me as I felt a sigh of relief hit me, but still remembered the tiger behind me.
"Ezra, run!"
I screamed the line at the top of my lungs as he instead shook his head no at me. I wondered what the hell he was thinking and turned around, noticing that the tiger was nowhere in sight. Where had it went!?
I jumped into Ezra's arms, crushing myself to him as I remembered what I had to be living for. Heavy breathing came out from within me, causing any speech to freeze. His arms wrapped tightly around me, our lips crashing onto one another in a passionate way.
We quickly released from each other, my eyes meeting his as they echoed love. His eyes switched off of me as I followed them, watching as the tiger had reappeared less than 20 feet in front of us. Oh no.
"Aria, run," Ezra said calmly as he quickly looked at me before returning to the tiger.
"No, Ezra. I'm not leaving you," I said as my vocal chords finally began to cooperate.
"Aria, run," Ezra repeated as he screamed, the tiger letting out another ferocious roar and began running forward.
I instantly did what he directed and found myself running at a very fast pace. I looked back and noticed Ezra not too far behind me, the tiger following. Were we going to survive?
I jumped over a tree branch that hovered over the ground and continued running like Ezra advised. I heard a groan from behind and looked back, seeing Ezra lying on the ground just past the branch. He had tripped.
I gasped as I stopped, not wanting to look at what was going to happen next. The tiger was making its way closer to Ezra and I knew that this was it.
"Aria, keep going," Ezra said as I knew I couldn't leave him but felt relief when he quickly pulled his familiar pocket knife out of his pocket.
I fought my gut to stay and turned around, speeding to find my way out of the woods. It didn't seem far before I was met with the comfort of the sand and water ahead of me. I dropped to my knees, not being able to hold a drop of strength within me anymore.
I placed my elbows on the sand and my head in my hands, finding myself sobbing very loudly and not being controllable whatsoever. All the fear and shock had been too much and I just couldn't take anything being handed to me anymore. Why was this all happening to us, especially all at once?
I finally got all my will back and stood up, making my way over to the ocean in hopes that it would be soothing. I began walking along the shore, letting everything I was feeling inside break free and leave my system. I walked for ages before I finally got a glimpse of Ezra return.
I sprinted over to him like a child on Christmas Day, hugging him as if he was a soldier who had just returned from battle. When I pulled back, that's when I noticed the red substance on my skin and looked Ezra over. He was covered in blood in which I hoped was from the tiger.
"It's alright Aria. This isn't my blood. The tiger is officially dead," Ezra answered instantly my curious question that I had been thinking.
"Oh thank god! I didn't know what was going to happen to you and I didn't want to leave at all," I said, pressing my lips to his and I kissed him feverishly with relief.
Ezra pulled back slightly as he wrapped his arms around my waist, placing a gentle kiss upon my forehead.
"I know you didn't want to leave. I had to practically scream at you to run and you finally did," Ezra answered with a slight chuckle as he looked down at me.
Damn him for being taller. If I had to be honest, almost everyone towered over me, especially one of my best friends Spencer. I guess that was the perk of only being 5'2.
"Well you might think its funny, but I don't. You really did scare the living daylights out of me," I said, hitting him slightly on his chest and gave him a raised brow.
"I know, I know. I'm sorry, but let's just forget about it. We survived one of our first attacks on the island so let's just get washed up and just hang out for a bit to settle down," Ezra said as he kissed my nose and we made our way into the woods to the famous waterfall to wash up.
If only I had a diary to record all the events that we had encountered together on the island. Most were very good, but some like what we just experienced, were very bad. I would love to make a book about my relationship with Ezra because I have a feeling, it would defiantly be a best seller.
Author's Note- Well I hope you all loved that chapter! I would hate to meet a tiger face to face because it would scare the living hell out of me! Again, I know I've mentioned this before, but if you have an idea that you would like to be featured or even anything you would just like to see, please review or even PM me. I would really appreciate it and would take anything & everything into consideration :D Also, how are you guys enjoying the Olympics?! I'm loving it & our Women's Gymnastics team & our male & female swimmers are PHENOMINAL! Another thing is I'm finally on the 3rd book of the 5O Shades of Grey trilogy & it's amazing haha(: Anyway, I hope you all review because they are really encouraging & so sweet. I have a really good feeling on the next chapter so stay tuned for Chapter 10, Ezra's POV!