Twist of Fate

Hey guys it's me again and I come bringing another story which is actually inspired from one of my other stories, it's called "Crossover" and it's a crossover with Haunted and Lost. Now the island of course never happened here, but when has that ever stopped jack and kate from being with each other. Hehe. Anyhoo without further here it is and I hope you like the direction I'm gonna be taking this in guys.

Summary : Jack always knew the distinct difference between right and wrong, being one of the best police officers and all, but what happens when he meets a certain brunette he once knew who just so happens to now be positioned on the wrong side of the law.

P.S. I do not own lost or any of it's charac….ugh I'm tired.

Enjoy

It was the same old routine everyday for one Jack Shepherd. Up at 7am, go for his usual 1 mile run, and then have enough time to take a quick shower and then prepare himself for the new and eventful day ahead, with a troubled but anxious mind. In the last ten years he had managed to fulfil just about every goal he had set for himself, the biggest one of all which was breaking his family trait and becoming the first police officer who had originally descended from a long line of Doctor's, but even with gaining that sense of accomplishment, he knew that there was still something or someone missing, he reminded himself sadly of the way they went their separate ways at the end of college. Till this day he could still remember every thing about her, the way she looked, the way the breeze blew threw her thick and luscious brown curls, and the exact way the sun shone onto her beautiful freckles, making her look like something out of a fairytale, he dreamily wondered whenever he saw her.

(Flashback - 10 years ago)

It was two weeks till finals now and as a result of it he rarely ever lifted his gaze from his books to see what was going on with the outside world, or even notice that there was someone now standing right in front of him, and the very next minute he was forced to look up and now gasp in shock at the fact that his face and clothes were now fully covered in water.

"Finally got your attention" the brunette announced with a wicked smirk on her face that made jack's slight hint of anger wash away completely. From the time he had gotten to know her, he could honestly say that he had never met someone who was so full of life and ready to face the world. In some ways it almost made him look up to her and view her as the perfect role model, but he also couldn't get past what he had started to feel for her as well, over the past few months when they had become good friends.

"So is there a reason for this kind of wake up call " jack teased while making sure she had no more water balloons stashed away, because he could tell by the look on her face that she had something up her sleeve.

"Well Shep I was wondering whether you would be my lovely escort to a party they are having in my dorm." she sweetly asked while preparing to give him her well practiced puppy dog look that always won him over no matter what.

"What for?" he asked rather dumbly making kate roll her eyes at his naivety and then respond.

"Does there ever have to be a reason jack, it's college, the whole party thing comes with the course package." she answered making him chuckle in response. He knew that he should probably say no because of finals and all, but once he gazed into her sparkling and hope filled green eyes, he relented in the end with a simple nod and in response she just leaned over the table he was sitting at and threw her arms around him while thanking him over and over, and much to his good luck he didn't mind the feel of her on him in the slightest.

"So who gonna be there?" jack asked once she unfortunately pulled away.

"Uh well just the usual, Claire, Charlie, Shannon, Sayid and……Sawyer" she revealed saying the last part with nothing but regret and jack picked up on it right away, and had a faint idea as to why she constantly regarded the southerner in that fashion.

"What did he do this time?" jack asked while trying to control his sudden anger over the fact that the redneck had forcefully touched her yet again.

"The usual, a little smile and a slap on my ass to go with it. I swear the next time he does that I'm gonna start to take up kickboxing lessons and then we'll see how he likes it being done to him" she said making jack chuckle at not only her statement, but also of the cute way her face scrunched up whenever she was really angry about something.

"Ah Katie what are we gonna do with you eh" jack responded while shaking his head from side to side and making kate just squint at him in fake annoyance and then throw herself at him, both of them suddenly landing on the floor and laughing out loud, but that soon changed when they met each other's keen and watchful gaze, seeing something deep and meaningful within and with that they decided to put all inhibitions aside and go for it at that very moment, but as they started to lean in, they were suddenly brought out of their desirous reverie by the bell going off, signalling for them to continue on, but kate on the other hand didn't seem to want to pull away, but much to her surprise and disappointment he pulled away completely and offered her a friendly smile while saying….

"Saved by the bell huh" he said making kate reluctantly return his smile to mainly hide the confusion that now lingered within her. Was there something wrong with me? She asked herself and before she even had the time to talk to him, he was off like a shot to his next class, making her feel suddenly more alone than ever.

On his way to class he couldn't stop thinking about what had just nearly happened, what he nearly let happen. He knew that as much as he wanted to give in and act on his feelings, he didn't want to ruin the great friendship that they had. It was truly like no other he reaffirmed himself, but still he was curious to find out what would happen if there was more.

(End of Flashback)

Now ten years later he thought of the same thing or the same question everyday, would things have turned out different if he did give in that day? He asked himself as he stepped out of his car and walked in through the front entrance of the L.A. Police Station to hopefully get his mind off her for once. Little did he know that fate had a mysterious way of working.

"Hey jack" Ana declared while coming over to greet her best friend with a morning pat on the back, which in some ways reminded him of kate and the way she used to be with him in this very way. God I really need to stop thinking about her, he mentally scolded himself while trying to get through the day.

"Hey you okay man?" Ana asked, genuinely concerned over the fact that he looked like he was in a catatonic state at the moment, but much to her relief he simply offered her a smile in return and went on about his day by walking over to the case file section, just like he did everyday, to check out the ever growing pile of criminals who were either caught or still on the loose. Although today was like no other, because today something caught his eye within that pile. The file attached with a picture he once knew as the one and only…

"Katie" he silently said to himself while widening his eyes in shock and then checking again to see if it was really her case file he was holding in his now trembling hands.

So what doyou think guys?