AUTHORS NOTE: I was stuck on my other story and this story idea popped in my head and since Halloween is almost upon us I decided to indulge the idea. Also this is my first Lost story and only the second one that I've ever wrote so please review and let me know what you think, but please don't flame me.
WARNING: If you are a die hard JATER read no further. I like them together too, but it didn't work for this story.
PAIRINGS: Sayid own female character, Jack own female character, PB&J, Skater, Jin and Sun
DISCLAIMER: I only own Lissie and her friend Ali, but I wouldn't mind having Sayid. The Lost and Tim Speedle's character from CSI Miami belong to someone far smart (and richer) than me.
DEDICATED: To the memory of my sister Tammi, my friend Nikki and to anyone who has ever lost someone too soon or ever just been in love.
Anyway on with the story and Happy Halloween.
Love and Ghost on the Island
Chapter 1: Love and Pain
'I find it hard to believe that as I sit on this beach in the warm sun, that back home the airs becoming crisp and leaves are starting to fall.' Lissie Patterson thought to herself. 'According to the calendar that we got out of the hatch, before it blew up, that it's almost Halloween back in the real world. Kids are picking out their costumes and telling ghost stories and parents are buying candy and worrying about the dentist bills to come.' Lissie couldn't help but think of home and miss it.
"Lissie, do you wanna come with me to work in the garden. Claire, Sun and Kate are going to be there to help so don't worry about us doing all the work alone." Ali added causing her friend Lissie to break away from thoughts of home for a minute. "Sure. Do you realize it's almost Halloween back home?" Lissie asked.
"No, I didn't." Ali answered. "You can sure lose track of time on this island. I mean me and Jack have been together for over a year now. I can't believe that it's been over a year since him, Kate and Sawyer escaped from the Others and came back to us." Ali added.
"Yeah and it's been three years since we went to Australia together on that vacation you decided that I needed to take." Lissie answered and smiled at Sayid who smiled back. "Well you'd lost Tim the summer before the trip and I thought you could use some fun." Ali answered as they continued walking a thought forming suddenly in her mind about how to bring happiness to her friend and another lonely hurt soul.
"What are you guys talking about?" A once again nine months pregnant Claire Littleton-Pace asked. "About how long we've been on the island." Lissie answered as she knelt down by her pregnant friend in the garden.
"We were saying we can't believe how much time has passed since we crashed here." Ali added. "I know. I sometimes find it hard to believe that Aaron's almost two and that I married Charlie a little over a year ago. Let alone the fact that I'm ready to have another baby." Claire agreed in her soft Australian accent as she put her hand on her round belly.
"Yes and it's amazing to me that Trini is already three months old and that Jin has finally learned English." Sun agreed in her perfectly accented voice. "Yeah, a lot of time has passed. A lot of good has come from our time here. We all have decent roofs over our heads and a church to worship in if we feel the need." Kate said smiling as she thought of the home she shared with Sawyer.
"Yes, Jin and I have our little Trini." Sun said. "I have a husband and child with another child on the way any day now. That's more than I ever dreamed of having." Claire said with a dreamy smile. "Even the time Jack, Sawyer and I spent with the others worked out for the best. We came to peaceful arrangements with the others. Sawyer and I realized how much we love each other." Kate agreed. "Jack came back and fell in love with me." Ali added. "Oh Lissie, I'm sorry if we said anything that hurt you." Claire said seeing tears fill her friend's big grey eyes.
"It's okay. I'm happy for you guys, I really am." Lissie said as she stood up. "I'm going to go wash up my clothes and see if Sayid needs his done. He probably does he never seems to do laundry." She added and walked away from the happy group.
"I don't understand why she's so upset. Sure she hasn't found love here yet, but she will." Kate said in a confused by her friend's actions. "She did have love once; he was a crime scene investigator down in Miami. He was shot and died before they could say goodbye to each other." Ali's blue eyes filled with tears at the memory of her friend's pain for her lost love.
"She moved back home to Wyoming a month later that's when we started hanging out together again. I knew how sad she was that's why the summer after he died I planed our trip to Australia in the hopes that it would help her find her true smile again." Ali explained to her and Lissie's friends.
"She miss's Tim a lot, but I think she's ready to fall in love again." Ali added. "Any ideas on who she might be interested in?" Claire's eyes were twinkling brightly with matchmaking thoughts."Well Sayid's single and deserves love and happiness too after losing Shannon." Kate offered with a grin. "They would make a nice couple." Sun agreed with a smile. "I think she likes him. They always smile and her eyes light up when they see each other. Question is does he like her that way too?" Ali asked.
"We need to find out." Kate said. "Talk to the guys and have them talk to him?" Claire asked. "Sounds like a good plan to me." Sun agreed. "Me too." Ali added.
NEXT CHAPTER: Sayid visits Lissie is it because of he likes or are they destined to just be friends. After that Jack and Ali have a talk.