Hellllloooo everyone!!! Yes shadow now you can read XD- i think this is pretty good- and uh i hope you guys like it- and yes it may be sad i dont know- but its very cute at the end- and its right after the oneshot dawson wrote- and Tasha's reaction, so go ahead and readdddd-

~Tasha

Tasha couldn't take in the words for a moment, that one sentence, playing over and over in her head, I love you.

Did he just say that? Tasha couldn't think, her thoughts getting all jumbled.

She tried to focus on the world around her, but her mind kept wandering away, she wasn't sure how long she just stared at Dawson in shock.

"Tasha? Tasha?" Finally, she heard Dawson's voice, trying to bring her back into reality.

She blinked rapidly, she saw Dawson, his pretty face, and still those three words ringing in her ears, reverberating through her head.

She couldn't seem to say a thing, Dawson said her name a few more times, Tasha opened her mouth but closed it again.

"I- I- I..." Tasha couldn't seem to talk, she stood and turned, hurrying away. Her thoughts too jumbled for her to figure out what she should do.

"Tasha!!" She faintly heard Dawson's voice, but everything was getting quieter, she wasn't paying attention.

Tasha didn't know how long she had been wandering around, because she couldn't seem to focus on exactly where she was. Why did he say that? Did he mean it? Should I say that I loved him too? Do I? What should I do? Her thoughts were all connected, going a circle, circling her head, coming up the surface then disappearing again. She couldn't seem to figure out how to straighten out her thoughts.

She kept wandering, not aware of her surroundings, she kept hearing those three words, echoing from the trees, the bird song repeating the words over and over again.

Tasha was getting tired, her feet burning from all the running and wandering she had done, she kept stumbling over tree roots and almost falling. She stopped to lean against a tree, she was shivering now, it was getting pretty cold, she had no idea where she was, she was lost and she was scared.

With shaky hands, she climbed up a tree into a fork in between two thick branches, she curled up, trying to keep warm, Maybe they will find me....or maybe they won't...

Tasha started to cry quietly, hidden up in the tree, cold and alone, she felt like a tiny child, she cried to herself, while humming trying to calm down, but she couldn't seem to.

They will find me, just like they found Shadow when she went missing during that storm... Tasha tried to reassure herself, but it was so dark and cold, she couldn't convince herself.

But she had been right, she started to hear voices, for a moment she didn't recognize any of them, then she realized who it was, Shadow, Worthy, and Shane.

She called out to them, but they didn't seem to hear her. I have to climb out of the tree... Tasha started to move out of her spot, she inched down the tree, she hadn't realized how tall it was when she climbed up. Her fingers were so cold, numb now, that she couldn't keep a grip, she fell to the ground, and felt a stab of pain through her leg as she hit the ground. She wanted to shriek but it hurt so much her vision was going black. She realized that the group had found her, she heard them reassure her it would be okay. But she couldn't reply, because everything went dark.

Tasha slowly opened her eyes, her vision slowly coming back into focus. She saw her room, Ninani lying snuggled up next to her, Raisha was sitting cross-legged, playing cards with Meilin on the floor, Shadow sitting at the edge of Tasha's bed, watching Dawson, who was sitting on a chair right next to Tasha's bed and had fallen asleep while staying with her.

She tried to sit up, but when she moved her leg she flopped back down onto her pillows. Shadow looked up, and smiled, "Hey Tasha! You okay?"

Tasha swallowed them opened her mouth, "Yeah...I'm fine- my leg...hurts" She turned away from Shadow and looked at Dawson again.

Raisha and Meilin looked up from their card game and grinned seeing Tasha was awake, both of them hurried out of the room, presumably getting other people.

Raisha came back with Worthy and Shane, Meilin with Abeke and Rollan. Abeke had brought a tray of food for her, which Tasha was thankful for, she was starving.

Worthy stayed by the door with Rollan. Raisha left the room again, saying something about Jolt and making cookies. Meilin sat on the floor again and started cleaning up the cards she and Raisha had been playing with. Abeke sat down the tray of food, then left again, not wanting to overcrowd Tasha.

Shane sat next to Shadow on Tasha's bed, he prodded Dawson in the shoulder until he woke up. Dawson blinked and looked up, he grinned at the sight of Tasha awake.

Tasha smiled slightly at him, trying to sit up again but wincing and giving up. "What happened?" She asked quietly

"You fell out of a tree....we think you broke your leg," Shadow told Tasha.

She bit her lip, "It hurts to move..."

"Yeah, you're going to have to use crutches for a while" Shane added, then grabbed the tray of food Abeke had brought and handed it to Tasha.

Tasha took a few bites, then turned to Dawson, "I'm sorry......I just...."

"No it's fine, it's my fault, I shouldn't have....surprised you like that. It's okay" He smiled at her then patted her hand, "I'll let you rest and have some food, I'll visit again later"

Tasha nodded and watched him leave the room, then Shadow spoke up, "What happened? He wouldn't tell us!"

Tasha didn't reply for a moment, but then she told them, feeling a tiny bit self-conscious with some many people listening, when she told them what Dawson had said she got several reactions, Shadow smiled excitedly, Rollan made a snickering noise, Meilin clapped a hand over Rollan's mouth but smiled slightly at Tasha, Shane smiled too, and accidentally patted Tasha on the knee which of course hurt. She winced and he pulled his hand away giving her an apologetic look.

Tasha found herself feeling drowsy and everyone left, except for Shadow, just so if she wanted anything someone would be there. Tasha fell asleep and later woke up in the middle of the night when the door creaked open.

Shadow was leaving the room quietly, Tasha let her leave wondering what she was doing, a few minutes later instead of Shadow coming back in, Dawson did, Tasha closed her eyes again and pretended to still be asleep. Dawson sat down in the seat Shadow used to be in and started to watch over Tasha.

Tasha decided that she wanted to talk to him, so she pretended to wake up, smiling slightly as she saw Dawson, in the dark, she couldn't see him well, but she recognized his smile when he noticed her awake. "Hi Tasha"

"Hi, Dawson.....I have a question"

"Yeah what?" Dawson tilted his head.

"Did you....mean what you said before?" Tasha played with a lock of her hair.

"Of course, why would I say it otherwise?"

"Well.....then Dawson?" Tasha smiled slightly

"Yeah?" Dawson smiled a bit too

"I love you too" Tasha leaned forward, and they kissed.