Everybody I'm finishing this story for someone else so to recap search for Ezra\Aria stories . . . it is called the Island and this is the Island continued!

Aria and Ezra were gathering wood for the fire that night. She glanced across the sand to see Ben staring out into the sea. It had been a week since Ana had fallen from the cliff and Ben was still catatonic. Aria couldn't blame him. Losing someone you love, like she had lost Alison, could be enough to drive someone to do some horrible things.

Ezra noticed Aria had stopped moving and was staring at Ben. "Give him time." He mumbled. Aria nodded and started back on the gathering. Cara was asleep in a blanket Aria had found drifting from the debris. She hadn't been to social since Ana died, either . . .

"How do get over something like that, Ezra?" Aria sighed toying with her pentacle necklace. Ezra shuffled around with the twigs and branches, beginning to walk them to the fire pitch he had dug. "I don't know, Aria, but he will eventually . . . he's got to." Aria didn't know why but that made her angry.

"Why does he have to, Ezra? He isn't allowed to grieve his wife who just died?" she said the last word in almost a whisper. Ezra dropped the wood where he stood and turned at her, "Of course he can, he has more than a right to . . . all I'm saying is we all need to be strong for each other. And if he can't pull it together enough to survive on his own, he will die."

Aria had suddenly became very upset by this. She had been emotional lately to say the least . . . everyone had. Ezra noticed and took her hand, "I'm sorry. I am. But whether we like it or not, his medication is wearing thin . . . he's getting worse in every way, and soon, sadly, it may just be you, me, and the baby makes three."

Aria knew this, she did. She was scared of it every moment that soon there wouldn't be anyone but them. Would Aria ever see anyone again? What scared Aria most was going insane. Dying would have sucked, of course, but being mentally disabled was horrifying.

She nodded solemnly and Ezra pulled her in for a hug. She had only met him the day of the crash with the others but she felt like she had known him forever.

Later that night . . .

Aria was prepping some brush and large banana tree leaves for her to sleep on when she heard footsteps behind her. She looked over to see Ben, hazy eyed and staring at her intensely. "Ben" she breathed surprised.

His expression didn't waver and he was starting to scare her. "Can I help you with something?" he chuckled darkly at this. "Can you help me?" he said darkly sarcastic. Aria stepped back slightly. He advanced on her slowly. "You look a bit like my wife did when we were younger . . . pretty with dark hair and a nice . . ." Ben's eyes slowly roamed over Aria's body and she began to tremble with fear.

"Ben what are you doing?" Ben was still slowly advanced on her. "All I want is to feel my wife again . . ." Aria let out a small whine. "Ben, I'm not Ana and you know that . . . please don't" when she saw he was still moving towards her she screamed out for Ezra loudly until Ben pinned her to the ground, covering her mouth.

She bit his hand and he withdrew it, "You stupid bitch", he slapped her across the face causing her to yelp out in pain. Followed by her screaming out for Ezra over and over again. Suddenly Ben was on the ground beneath Ezra. He punched him over and over again and Aria could see Ben was starting to lose consciousness, but she wanted him to pay for what he had almost done.

"You bastard! I'll kill you, you sick fuck!" he smashed Ben into the ground by the collar of his shirt. "She's sixteen, she is not your wife and if you ever touch her again, I will kill you . . ." Ezra smashed Ben's head one more time then got up, still sneering at Ben with disgust.

Aria was crying and panting not far from them. "Ezra . . ." she began softly moaning. Ezra turned back to her. "Oh, Aria." He sighed, hurting for her and wanting to comfort her at a time like this. When he lowered down to her she latched onto him, breaking into uncontrollable sobs.

"I don't understand! What did I do?" Ezra shushed Aria, "You did nothing, he is the most disgusting thing I've ever known and I will see to it that he never hurts you." Aria clutched herself to him tighter, "I was so scared you weren't coming . . ." Aria was quickly silenced by Ezra assuring her that he was here now and that was all that mattered.

She looked up at Ezra and lightly pressed her lips to his. He kissed back and then Aria pulled away. "I'm sorry . . . I didn't mean to . . ." but Ezra shut her up by clasping his lips back onto hers and mumbling that he didn't mind at all, which made Aria laugh. But she looked towards Ben, not sure if he was alive or not.

"What do we do with him?" Aria nestled into Ezra and he drew his arms around her shoulders. "If he's alive, we take the scum deep into the jungle and leave him. If he's dead . . . we'll send him off into the ocean." Aria nodded. Whether he liked it or not, Ben was no longer a part of their life on . . .

The Island . . .

Okay so this is technically the fourth chapter if you include it to The Island, or chapter 1 if you count this as a new story . . . but to get it clear, chapter 1-3 is by Youngwriter16 while the rest are by me . . . stay tuned!