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Erik smiled at Chris' words. For most of his life, his brothers had picked on him, ripped on him, and basically caused some serious self-esteem and self-confidence issues, so he was really glad he had Chris for an older brother here. But Chris saying that he'd do the romance film first slightly unnerved him. "Woah, woah, woah!! Slow down there, hotshot, first I want to hear your ideas." 'Phew, close call', he thought.

Deciding not only to tell Chris the truth, but the whole story, Erik took a deep breath before starting. "*Sigh* Okay...I-I do like her, I really, really really like Branwan. I mean, I want to tell her, I really do, it's just that since I was in 5th Grade, every time I asked a girl out, she...well...how do I put this eloquently....*mimics sound of an atomic bomb going off*. Every time they said no, it just hurt so bad, like having a knife being driven through your heart. I just want to tell Branwan how I feel about her, but I'm too scared that she'll say no." Erik took a couple deep breaths before saying to his older brother, "God d**n, that was hard to say! You have no idea how long I've kept that locked up."

Erik laughed at Chris' joke, even though it was bad, he could laugh at most anything after saying what he just did. "What kind of girls did I go after? Well Dr. Phil, most of the girls I went after were in the middle, not too cool, but not too uncool. But I think you're right about Branwan, she's a lot more down-to-earth, not one of those prissy b*****s. And plus I do have a lot in common with her.

Taking his older brother's hug with open arms, Erik was so happy at that moment, his tail wagging uncontrollably. "You have a point there about competition, I mean besides me, all the guys here are like your age, 20,21. And what are the chances of Moreau bringing another 14 year-old boy here anyway?" After hearing about Chris' idea for a romantic music video, he replied "Brilliant Spielburg, what's the song you're thinking of?"

Erik couldn't help but laugh at his older brother's response.

Paying close attention to what Chris was saying he said, "It sounds good so far, but can I hear the song before we go any further?".

Following Chris and sitting next to him on the couch, Erik waited for the music to start. Picking up the song clearly through his pointed, Erik found it quite relaxing and soothing, no wonder Chris chose it. When the song, Erik snapped out of his relaxed state and sat back up. "You were right Chris, it's good. I have no problems with using it." he said with a smile. "So, you were talking about scouting locations.." he started. Walking towards the door, he opened it and continued, "...so let's get started."

Of course Erik was enthusiastic, there was really nothing he think of off the top of his head that made him feel sad, angry, or any negative feelings. "I've always wanted to be in movies, but I've always had a nasty case of stage fright. No matter what the size of the crowd was, I'd lose it. I'd even start pancking if I had to give a presentation in front of my classmates. You know Chris, I'm actually starting to view this whole island thing as a good thing for me. I mean, I get a fresh start, nothing to hold me back, nothing to bring me down, I get a whole new lease on life, and this time, I am NOT going to mess it up."

"I wish I was born into your family, too. Because let's just say that my family wasn't exactly the Brady Bunch. For instance, my younger brother, Christopher, was the biggest smart*** on Earth. He would constantly rip on me for anything I did: one time, he even yelled at me because I wear briefs instead of boxers, how crazy is that."

Putting a padded hand on Chris' shoulder, he said to him "Don't worry Chris, you'll get a tail sooner or later, and once you do, it's a blast...except when you have to go to the bathroom, then it's a problem."

Gently scratching his head, Erik thought of where they could film. "Hmmm, gothic and haunting, yet serene and and peaceful...well I saw some cliffs from the helicopter when I first came here, will they do?"

Katina was walking around near some duplexes trying to find something to do,'Man who knew a big place like this could be so boring?' She stopped by a tree and closed her eyes though she was happy that she could finally think here, no hustle and bustle of the city. Plus, with her just getting done with her changes she didn't really feel like people at home would really except her anymore. She then touched her ears,' Man these thing really itch at times, what animal could I possibly be turning into?'

When Erik snapped his fingers, Christopher freaked out and backed up against the outside of his duplex door. He was hyperventilating and a cold sweat enveloped his whole body. But his body was burning up. Horrible memories from his past came back to torment him. Ever since he arrived on the island and had gotten his injections, it seemed to be awakening parts of himself he had buried long ago. Things he normally was able to handle remembering without it causing a panic attack. It was the equivilent to reliving his days in the asylum.

Christopher gripped the sides of his head as it began pounding like a drum. It was only made worse when it felt like a vice was squeezing his skull tightly. Shaking terribly, Christopher began to scream and scream. He was unaware of the wandering woman's presence nor how she might react. It was like the world around just caved in and crumbled away. Chris's screams intensified as he started to convulse.

'What's happening to me?!' Christopher's mind screamed.

"STOP IIIIIIIIT!" he howled out before he passed out and fell to the ground.

As Chris started to scream, Erik started to have a few scary flaskbacks of his own. Backing up against the wall inside Chris' duplex. Erik curled up into a ball like he did in the forest a few weeks ago, whimpering a puppy. Once Chris fainted, Erik slowly and cautiously got up, walking outside. He had no idea what the hell just happened.

It took him a second to realize the girl was asking him a question, nervously replying, "I don't know what just happened. Me and him were just talking, I mentioned the cliffs, and he just snapped."