Chapter Nine
"I hate this." Harvest whispered as the group walked down the cave, her hand in Gabes as Kinsey led the group.
"We'll be out of here soon." Gabe tried to reassure her with a comforting grin as Harvest simple looked away, not feeling any better.
"Woah, does seem like some earthy wild creature could be walking in here huh?" Scot asked with a laugh, referring to the lobster.
"Exactly, come on." Kinsey said as she walked further into the cave, the group following her.
"Now this is cool, I mean kinda scary but really cool." Zadie said with a laugh as she kept her equipment in her arms.
"Aside from the fact that we may drown, it's kinda pretty in here." Logan said, his voice echoing off the walls as he held his flashlight close to him.
"This is amazing." Gabe said with a laugh as he looked around, holding Harvest hand tighter.
A chill ran down the redheads spine as she heard the water from deep inside. Looking away to ease her mind she locked eyes with Logan who gave her a reassuring nod.
"I think we should keep going." Kinsey announced as she looked deeper into the cave. Harvest could feel her heart rate increase, blowing out a breath she ran a hand through her hair.
"What? No, no, no, this place is perfect." Scot explained as Kinsey turned to him with a shake of her head.
"No, there's a better location further in." the blonde tried again, not bothering to think that her sister was on the verge of a panic attack any second now.
"Yeah, I don't know about that. That tunnel looks a little hard on the angles and it's wet." Dough explained while crunching up his face.
"Yeah and we'd have to bring all this equipment down there." Zadie added in while holding the mics up for guesser.
"Probably not the best idea, you know with everything." Logan said, even though everyone knew by 'everything' he meant Harvest.
"Yeah guys seriously, I don't want anybody to get hurt and I don't even think I have a phone signal down here." Scot spoke up again, looking to Kinsey and hoping she would keep on.
"Look i'm telling you it's safe, and it's gonna be totally worth it. Trust me." Kinsey said as Harvest stayed silent for once, biting her fingernails.
"Come on, we'll be fine. I promise." Gabe reassured her with a grin, the two following after Kinsey into the smaller tunnel.
"How are you okay with this?" Logan asked Harvest as he caught up with her after she let go of Gabes hand and trailed behind him a bit.
"Okay with what?" Harvest asked, hugging the jacket closer to her.
"Him. He's he pressured you to come to the cave and now he's pressuring you to go closer to the water when he knew you didn't want too." Logan said to Harvest who ran a hand through her hair with a huff.
"He's not pressuring me, Logan. I just wanna get this over with and go home." Was all Harvest said, walking away from him to walk alone until they reached their destination. Everyone began to gush and look in awh at the place Kinsey took them too, the whispering of the keys filling Harvest ears as she looked to her sister who gave her a nod.
"Wasn't it worth it? There isn't even that much water." Gabe said to Harvest as he approached her with a shiny smile.
"Right, totally." she explained with a forced smile, looking around at the cave.
"What do you think Scot? Scot?" Zadie asked the taller boy who was looking up in awh.
"Oh sorry I was just practicing my oscar speech in my head." Scot joked as they all laughed and began setting things up.
"I could get use to having a lair." Gabe announced as he shined his light around.
"A lair? It's a cave." Logan said to him but was waved off.
"It echoes pretty loud though, would you be able to deal with that?" Harvest asked as she turned to Gabe who gave her a small grin.
"Maybe, if you were here." he flirted, getting a push to the shoulder as Zadies voice spoke up.
"Ugh, guys? What is happening here?" Zadie asked, causing them to all look over and notice the cave filling with water.
"Oh shit." Gabe said as Harvests breathing began to pick up, she stumbled backwards and fell into Logan as her flashlight fell, breaking as her feet.
"No, no, no get me out of here. Get me out of here!" Harvest began to panic, feeling her lungs almost closing in.
"Harvey, Harvest, just calm down. Just breath." Logan tried to reassure her, Harvest paying him no mind as she paced around.
"The tides coming in." Scot said as Doughs eyes widened.
"But we already climbed all the way in, how could it get in here?" he asked in shock.
"Well it's the ocean, Douglas. Alright, pack up everything we're leaving." Scot announced as they began to grab bags, Harvest was trying to catch her breath. Her hand on her heart, feeling like she couldn't breath.
"Harvest, hey. Hey, look at me. Stay with me here, we're gonna be okay." Gabe said as he ran to her side, Harvest shaking her head while taking deep breaths.
"Kinsey." Harvest said as she looked up at him, catching Scots attention.
"I'm gonna go get her."the taller boy said as Logan jumped in.
"No, no, i'll get her. You guys get out of here, keep her safe." Logan said as he turned to Gabe and gestured to Harvest.
"No we'll wait." Scot tried as Logan shook his head.
"That will just put everyone in danger, get out of here i'll meet you." Logan said as he began to go toward the place Kinsey went off too.
"Be carful, Logan!" Harvest called out to him worried.
"Come on, lets go guys." Scot announced as Gabe took Harvesd hand as they all hauled the equipment with them through the cave.
"We can't wait, we have to go now." Scot announced as he swam up from the water that was blocking the cave way they came through.
"What about our equipment?" Zadie called out worried.
"Leave stuff, we're gonna have to swim. It's flooded all the way to the entrance, let's go." Scot announced as he looked up at everyone.
"No, I can't do it." Harvest said, her tears now filling her eyes.
"I'm with Harvest for once, maybe if we just climb high enough." Dough tried again before Scot cut him off.
"There is no high enough, this thing is filling up and it's filling up fast! If we don't go now I promise you we will drown." Scot announced as Harvest turned away, her tears rolling down her face.
"Hey, look at me." Gabe said as he dropped everything to grab her face as she shook with fear as more salty tears left her bright eyes.
"You're gonna be okay, we'll do it together. Just me and you, through the cave and back on the other side. Stay with me here, Harvest." Gabe said as he looked into her eyes, Harvest took a deep breath as she slowly nodded while sniffles left her nose and she tried to wipe her tears.
"Okay, Gabe and Harvest. We're gonna let you guys go first, do you got it?" Scot asked as the two slowly got down in the water, Harvest trying time stay calm as the coldness filled her body.
"We've got it, we've got it." Gabe repeated as they got closer to the entrance, ready to go under.
"Stay together, you've got this." Scot said as he put a hand on Harvest shoulder, Dough and Zadie trying to cheer her on through their own panics.
"Let's do this." Harvest said as she looked to Gabe before the two took a breath and swam under. Harvest tried to control her panic, the water being clear enough for her to push through clearly. It was farther then expected, the water so cold and her face began to turn red from holding her breath. Coming up on the other side she took a deep breath, reaching down and pulling Gabe up quickly.
"Are you okay?" she asked him in a panic as he pushed his hair out of his face, doing the same to hers.
"We did it, I told you." Gabe said with a smile, his lips slightly blue but spread with a smile. Wrapping his arms around her the two hugged tightly, being started as Scot, Dough, and Zadie popped up.
"You guys okay? You got it?" Harvest asked as she helped Zadie out of the cave first.
"I made it, I can't believe I made it." Dough said in shock as he climbed out as well, Scot coming right after him.
"What about Logan and Kinsey?" Zadie asked as Scot and Harvest shared a look of horror. Kinsey's blonde hair suddenly appeared, coughs leaving her mouth.
"Oh thank god, give me your hand." Harvest said as she pulled her sister out, Logan popping up a second later.
"You okay? Just breath." Harvest said to her best friend as he hugged her, coughing up water while Kinsey went to Scot.
"Why didn't you tell us that could happen?" Scot asked Kinsey annoyed, shoving her arms off of him.
"I didn't know." Kinsey said while trying to catch her breath.
"Even though you're such a expert on the caves?" Dough asked her, being annoyed.
"We could have all died! You didn't see what that did to your sister!" Scot shouted at Kinsey, standing up for Harvest.
"I know, i'm sorry. I'm so sorry but at least we're all safe." Kinsey tried to reason, Harvest staying silent not knowing what do say right now.
"We lost all of our gear!" Zadie shouted at her, clearly upset.
"So? We'll replace it, i'll replace it." Kinsey tried, being cut off again.
"With what money? Kinsey do you know how many hours of scooping ice cream it took me to buy all that stuff?" Scot asked, his voice sad and angry all mixed together. Harvest wiped the side of her mouth, noticing blood from either her lungs or her hitting her head.
"You said you need a good location to-" Kinsey began again, Scot cut her off quickly.
"Oh, bullshit! You left us down there! Did you even care about this film at all? Why are we even here?" Scot asked her annoyed , hitting a nerve Harvest didn't even know Kinsey had.
"I have more to worry about then this stupid little movie, okay?!" she yelled, causing them to go silent as they looked at her in shock.
"I never should have trusted you." Scot said calmly to her, walking out of the cave with Zadie and Dough following. Harvest gave a look to Kinsey, showing she was hurt and scared before leaving the cave.
"Here, should help a little." Gabe said to Harvest as he walked into her room, passing her a cup as she smiled and took a sip.
"Are you feeling okay? That was kinda a lot back there, i've never seen you cry before." Gabe said as he sat down on her bed next to her.
"I'm sorry." she apologized, her voice still weak while she set the cup down on the night stand.
"Don't be sorry, I was just worried about you." he told her, wiping a eyelash from her cheek.
"Just bad memories, that's all." she tried to reassure him as he nodded with a blink.
"Do you wanna tell me about it?" he asked as Harvest hesitated but couldn't find a reason not too.
"When I was younger Kinsey and I would go ice skating in this river in town. It just had iced over, everyone said we needed to wait but we were just to excited. So we went, and after a few minutes the ice gave out under me. The current was so strong, I was under the water for so long. I remember my body going numb and all I could feel was my lungs burning until it all just went black, then I woke up in the hospital." Harvest explained, looking down at her fingers as she messed with them.
"Harvey, I am so sorry. If I would have know I wouldn't have never made you go anywhere near those caves, i'm really sorry." Gabe said as he grabbed her hands.
"It's okay." she reassured him with a sad smile as he scanned her face.
"Going in there, doing it for your friends and for the film.. that's really brave of you. If that doesn't yell admirable, I don't know what does." he said as Harvest smiled with a sniffle and a small laugh. Gabe grinned as he leaned over, pressing his lips to her colder ones.
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i'm not ready for s2 to roll around and harvest being a broken bbg.
also logan being jealous and hiding his feelings for harvest by going off and kissing kinsey right now is the tea.
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