Chapter 4:

Paridise Island?

(AN- enjoy)

Humphrey's POV:

I stand up, slightly pained from the protesting comming from my overworked muscles swimming to this island. As Lilly and I walk along the beach, not straying too far from where Kate is climbing random tropical trees, I notice my towel slipping for the fifth time since we got here. I snag it and try to wrap it tighter. I glance over at Lilly and I can tell that she is having the same problems. The thing is is that these towels are soaked, weighing them down. And the fact that they are covered in sand doesn't help this.

"We need to find a place to dry these towels if these are going to be the only things we wear for now." I tell Lilly. She nods and I see a large opening in the trees, which differs from the usual dense jungle of fruit bearing trees and overgrown vines and bushes. The spot gradually turns from sand to a luscious green grass. I signal to Kate and point to the clearing, which she eagerly runs off to explore it.

Despite the current situation we are in, I grab Lilly's hand. But maybe the situation helped this action, me seeing as the gesture being a sort of comforting to Lilly. To me also, now that i think about it. She makes no attempt to pull away. We see Kate walk to us, "You two have got to see this!" She says. "It's so beautiful."

She leads us up to a sparkling lake with a waterfall, and on the way I take note on how soft the grass feels underfoot. In this lake the water is very clear, but the waterfall disturbs the water enough to where you can't see through it. The cliff bearing the waterfall is about three stories high, and it looks to be one of many elevated land masses on this island. And from the lake runs a small stream, which runs out into the ocean. "This could be the perfect place to bathe in." I point out the cleanliness mixed with the fact you can't see into the water. I also spot a large bed of rock sitting right next to the lake. Even though it is dark grey in color, it reflects light back to my eyes as it basks in the tropical sun. I walk up to it and gingerly step onto the warm rocks. "That feels good." I say.

Lilly places her feet on it and agrees. Kate looks full of energy for some strange reason. "Why don't you two to ahead and take a bath while drying your towels. You can't expect to drag those soaking things all day." She tells us "And Lilly, go ahead and do the same to your top" She tells me, then she walks off, bursting with the desire to explore.

"Ok." Lilly says, to the spot Kate once stood. She looks at me and sits there. It takes me a few seconds to catch her drift and turn around facing away from her. "Ok." I hear her say, as I see just her shoulders up on the far side of the lake next to the waterfall.

"Now you have to turn around." I tell her, my voice slightly raised to beat the sound of the crashing waterfall. She turns around and I take off the white towel, dip it in the water to get rid of the sand, then lay it flat on the sun baking rock. I jump in with a small splash, then sort of swim around, getting sand out of places where sand isn't preferred.

Lilly calls out to me, "Why are you all the way over there?" She asks. I've been on the opposite side of this lake in order not to make her feel uncomfortable. But she now waves at me to come next to her. After I realize that it is ok for her, I make no hesitation in swimming over next to the waterfall. With a big grin on my face I swipe my arm through the water, sending a large wave in her direction, dousing her albino hair. She laughs then splashes me back, making sure the water level is above her breasts the entire time. I admit to this, we aren't that far into our relationship just yet.

After about thirty more minutes of us splashing eachother and swimming around, I tell Lilly to turn around so I can hop out. I do, then realize, 'oh crap, I have nothing to dry off with. If I use my towel that defeats the whole purpose.' I decide to tell Lilly about this. "Uhh Lilly?" I say, my back facing her.

"Yes?" She swims over.

"We are going to have to sunbathe or something to dry off, because I don't want to wear a wet towel I used to dry off with." I say, then I decide to lay down on the rock, stomach down, and test out if it will work. I feel the warm rays of the sun beaming against my back, and the rock that I am on is not to hot, but just right.

"Youre right" Lilly agrees to my statement. "How is it?" She asks.

"Very warm! It feels so good." I say, and press my face on the slab.

I hear her slip out and I look the other way. She lays down next to me, pressing her chest onto the warm rock. "By the way, Humphrey, you have a cute butt."

I feel my face turn red, but I play it off cool. "Oh really? Well then, I need to make a judgment for your butt now, to make things 'fair'." I say, but I don't look over at her yet.

"Please don't." She whispers, sounding slightly scared or something. I don't know what would make her scared, unless she thought that I wouldn't like it. It probably is not that. It could be the fact that she has never been naked willingly in front of anyone before. Either way I don't pressure her, so I close my eyes and enjoy the warmth the tropical sun provides.

"Oh! Hello!" Says Kate as she walks into the clearing and sees two sideways capital B's.

"Hey Kate." I blush.

"You two having fun?" She giggles.

"Shut up." Says Lilly.

"Well," she presses her feet to the rock. "Mmm, I bet it feels great."

"It does. Why don't you try it?" I joke, keeping my cool.

"Sure!" She says, and without warning she removes the top of her bikini.

"Kate!" Lilly yells.

"What?" She says innocently as she tosses the top onto the rocks.

I am blushing madly at this point, and Lilly looks at me and rolls her eyes. Kate removes her bottom, I look away when she does, and I hear a splash when she jumps into the pond. She splashes around for a few minutes, then gets out and lays down on the other side of me.

She doesn't even keep her chest against the rock, she leans on her elbow. "You aren't shy, aren't you." I say.

"Nope. Besides, what are the consequences?" She says, waving her hand around. "There isn't anyone else on this island. You can't take a picture, and even if you did you wouldn't be able to post it on any website or something. My reputation won't be destroyed, I mean, you are only one person, so what is the big deal?"

"Hmm, I guess you are right." I say, after thinking about Kate's little 'speech'. I look at Lilly, and she looks unconvinced. She almost looks like she is frowning.

"Whatever Kate. There is something called decency you know." She says.

Kate sits up and shrugs. "That's whenever parents are around." She smiles. "Just let loose Lilly! Have some fun! It's not like we are going to leave anytime soon. We are stuck here, so don't make things miserable for yourself."

She gets up, then grabs my arm and yanks me up. "Woah!" I say, and she giggles when I stand there ackward ly, naked.

"Come on, you have to see this." She says, then her hand slides down my arm and grabs my hand. "You can put on my bikini, if you aren't ready yet." She tells Lilly. Lilly frowns, trying not to look at me.

She pulls me into another part of the island, almost running. Thanks to her holding my hand I have to run to keep her from dragging me behind her. We don't go that far until she leads me to an area full of tropical fruit trees. The mass of bright colors surround a clearing, and in the clearing is a giant pile of leaves, sticks, vines, branches and rocks. "I got all this stuff from around this area." She points to the pile. "You think you can help me build some shelter?"

"Sure." I say, getting slightly more comfortable with being in the nude around Kate. And after a while it feels free, and I know why Kate was quick to be this way.

After I set some branches upward for support, Lilly walks into the scene wearing Kate's bikini. She pauses uncomfortably upon seeing me. I wave her over. "Come help. We're trying to build something to sleep under."

Lilly looks at us, surveying us, between me and Kate. "Sure." She says. "What do you want me to do." She sighs.

"Loosen up, like Kate said." I walk over to her. "Just, don't be embarrassed to be around me like this." I grab her hand and pull her to the construction site. "Do you know how to weave?" I ask.

"Yeah." She gives me a small smile.

"Do you think you can weave with these vines, about this big." I draw a very large square on the ground with a stick.

"Sure." She says, happy she has something to do. She grabs a giant bundle of flexible vines and starts laying them out. Kate runs off into the forest and starts climbing trees to get a view on what is around. I force myself not to look up directly at her, you know.

I take rocks and make a basic first layer where I want the wall. I dig up dirt, then pack it as hard as I possibly can to fill in the spaces so I can make a second layer. I am pleased to see that it works great, and I keep going. By the time I finished the walls to where I can hunch in, about Lilly's height, I thump around them, making sure everything is very sturdy. Don't want the rocks to fall on us in the night. After a thorough inspection I am satisfied with the results. Wiping sweat off my brow, I turn around to see how Lilly is doing. She gives me a big smile and hands me the finished product. It is flexible, but very sturdy. I look deeper and see virtually no holes where water can get through. "Great job Lilly!" I say, then I place it on top, then add a last layer of rocks. Whenever I finish this we all admire the building we put together. It probably meets absolutely none of the homebuilding criteria back home, but here it is the greatest accomplishment so far, at least for three sixteen year olds.

The sun is a deep orange as it sinks down, almost touching the horizon. "What a day, right girls?" I say, exausted.

"Yeah," Kate says, and she gives me a big hug. "Great job on the house."

Lilly walks over and gives me a hug from the other side. I lean down and kiss her on the lips. "So, how about turning in for the day?" I ask them.

"Yeah." Lilly says.

I run back to the spring and grab the warm towels. When I make it back, I lay them down on the grass inside the small hut. We all climb in, and I lay there with Lilly snuggled under my left arm, and one of Kate's arms laying on my stomach, her head on my chest. I note how fast and hard she sleeps. Then I give Lilly one last kiss and drift off to sleep, the body heat from the two girls adding to the comfort. 'I may actually make it, and still be sane.'

(AN- please review! I put a lot into that chapter, more than I usually do on any story.)