-sigh- I only wish I owned LOST.

I was going to start my sequel after I finished Turbulence, but I changed my mind. I'm going to do this and then go back and finish Turbulence. I really like Unsafe...the first chapter is much more lighthearted than the rest of them will be...so if you don't like drama, this isn't the fanfic for you. I really enjoy writing this though.

Chapter 1

Mut

"The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage."

They stood just staring out over the ocean for what seemed like forever. A mixture of joy and yet great fear overwhelmed them all to silence. Grey clouds began to fill they sky and the wind began to pick up. Only then did they move, dragging themselves slowly to Sawyer's tent. It really was 'Live Together, Die Alone' now; even Sawyer realized it.

Jack sat down on one end of the airline seats, pulling Kate down onto his lap. He cradled her in his arms, placing a kiss on the top of her head. "Are you okay, Kate?" he asked, extremely worried about her.

Kate stayed silent for a moment. "Do you think they'll come back for us?" she asked quietly.

"If they do, we'll be ready for 'em." Sawyer replied, digging out his guns.

Kate leaned her head against Jack's shoulder, watching Sawyer. She wrapped her arms around Jack, staying close to him.

Jack put his hand on the side of her face, stroking her warm cheek with his thumb. "You should get some rest."

Kate watched as Jessie and Jayla moved off the other side of the airline seats to give her room to lie down. She went to protest and say she didn't need to lie down, but Jack pressed his lips gently to hers before she could do so. With a sigh, she pulled away from the kiss, looking down in defeat.

Jack lied down, pulling her down in front of him. "Go to sleep, Kate." he murmured in her ear, wrapping his arm around her waist.

Jayla walked over to the guns, peering down at them. "Do I get one?" she asked, curiously.

Sawyer raised his eyebrows. "Why would I be stupid enough to give a ten year old a gun?"

Jayla put her hands on her hips. "Why would you be stupid enough not to give me a gun?" she replied. "I could shoot better than you could."

Sawyer frowned at her. "Ya think so?"

Jayla gave a confident nod. "I do."

Sawyer thought for a moment. "Fine." he said finally. "If you can prove that you got a better shot then me, then you can have a gun."

Jayla seemed to consider that for a moment. "How am I going to prove that?" she asked.

Sawyer picked up a gun and headed over to the tent opening. He glanced around then pointed at a few sand crabs that were running across the beach. "Whoever comes closer to hittin' one of those determines whether you get a gun or not."

Jayla looked at the crabs for a moment then nodded. "Alright. You go first."

Sawyer took the gun off safety and pointed it at one of the crabs. "Ready?"

Jack looked at them and frowned. "Can't this wait?" he asked. He glanced down at Kate. "Don't wake her up."

Sawyer glanced over at Kate and frowned slightly. "You can't cover her ears?"

Jack sighed and looked down at Kate. He shifted her slightly and gently placed his hands over her ears.

Sawyer turned back to the crabs. "Watch carefully." he said.. He shot at one but it ran and he missed by an inch.

Kate jumped at the sound of the shot. She sat up quickly, looking around.

Jack frowned and also sat up, hugging her against him. "It's okay. Sawyer's just wasting our bullets."

Kate coughed for a moment before calming down. She leaned against him, frowning slightly.

Sawyer smiled and handed the gun to Jayla. "Your turn." he said.

"Can I use two shots?" Jayla asked, pointing the gun about an inch away from the crab.

Sawyer smirked. "Use as many shots as ya need, Shortcake." he said. He didn't believe she could do it. Hell, she wasn't even pointing straight at one of the crabs!

Jayla smiled. She quickly shot both bullets, one on either side of the crab. The crab tried to run, but it had nowhere so a bullet hit it.

Sawyer's jaw dropped.