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Set on 1X22: Born to Run: Jack suspects foul play when Michael becomes violently ill while building the raft. Meanwhile a secret from Kate's past is revealed, the mysterious hatch is shown to a few of the survivors, and Walt gives Locke a warning. Also Kate tells Michael she's coming on the raft.
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Title: Me and the Boys
Summary: Sun meant to poison Jin not Michael, and Kate didn't really want to Take Sawyers spot on the raft, what happens when Jin decides to stay with Sun and Kate does go?
Chapter 1: Poison, Trust and Tears
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"The only chance of running is getting on that raft, ain't it? We get picked up by a ship and they come back to rescue the rest of you all -- there's going to be a nice big asterisk next to your name. Don't worry puddin', your secret's safe with me. But just so you know -- no way in hell you're getting my spot on that raft." He says coldly as he lets go of her arm.
"Hey Sawyer, I want your spot, I'll get your spot!" She didn't really want his spot. But he was annoying her and she couldn't stand it when he was right about her, when he acted like he knew her so well.
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"What'd you eat today?" Jack asks as he examines Michael.
"Fruit, Fish." He replies solemnly.
Jack nods and looks into Michael's eyes. "You been drinking enough water?"
Michael nods. "2 or 3 bottles."
"Where're you getting the water from?"
"You know, the caves, like everybody else."
Jack squints in confusion. "Alright, listen, just take it easy okay? Stay in the shade try not to move too much okay?"
Michael tries to stand but Jack sits him back down. "No we have to launch that raft tomorrow, we have to."
"I know." Jack pushes Michael back against the tree. "Just lay down okay." Jack and Locke walk off. Kate kneels beside Michael pushing him back down when he tries to sit up again.
"Lie down, just lay down. Okay."
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"What do you think it is heatstroke?" John asks.
"No. He would have felt that coming on."
"Bad fruit, maybe? Raw fish?" He asked.
"Michael and Jin are on the same diet." Jack said.
"Well, Jin's fine." Locke said looking at the Korean hard at work.
Jack walks over to the cooler of water and opens it pulling a bottle out. "Jin's fine. What was making him sick was metabolized fast. It hit him quick and it hit him hard." Jack says as he shows John the bottom of a water bottle with some white deposits.
"So you think it was the water?"
"No, I don't think it was the water. I think it was something in the water."
Jack walks back over to Michael. "Feeling any better?"
"The cramps are quieting down -- as long as I don't move, or breathe'
Jack looks at John talking to Hurley as he gets water for Michael.
"You and Locke kiss and make up?" Jack shakes his head. "Good."
Michael reaches for his water bottle. Jack stops him and gives him a different one.
"No, Michael."
"What?"
"Drink from this one." Jack hands Michael his.
"Someone did this to me?"
"I don't know. I'm not sure of anything yet."
"Sawyer." Michael says and Jack shrugs and walks over to John who was talking to Hurley.
"I'm on bamboo duty, but yeah, sometimes I help refill the water" Hurley says to John.
"Michael and Jin getting along?" John crosses his arms across his chest.
"Well, they fight like a married couple building a raft together..."
John nods and turns to Jack. "You told him?"
"Yeah, He's thinks Sawyer might have done it." Jack says.
"Oh, because of Kate?" Hurley asks.
"Kate?" Jack asks.
"Yeah, I guess she wants on the raft. So Sawyer went off on Michael because, you know, he gets to decide who goes. Hey, you don't think Kate did it, do you?" Hurley says and Jack felt that pain that he feels when ever she lies or cheats, or sneaks or…runs. After all she was the one who came and got him.
"Why would Kate poison Michael?" John asks.
"Well, you know, the whole fugitive thing." Hurley shrugs. Jack has a look like "Hurley you idiot."
John's eyes widen. "He doesn't know does he?" Jack shakes his head. "Well how am I supposed to keep straight who knows what around here? I mean, Steve didn't even know about the polar bear." Hurley says and Jack gives him a "shut up you've said enough," look.
"What did she do?" John asks.
"I don't know. Why don't you ask her?" Jack replies sarcastically.
"And you didn't think the others should know about this, Jack?"
"It's not theirs or anyone else's business John."
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Jack is in the caves looking through medical supplies. Kate comes in smiling and Jack looks away.
"How's Michael?" She asks.
"He's going to be fine." He says emotionlessly.
"Somebody going to be taking his place on the raft?" She asks and Jack looks at her suspiciously.
"I don't know."
"Because, you know, Dr. Arzt said if they leave tomorrow..." Jack interrupts her
"Did you poison Michael, Kate?"
She was caught off guard. "What?" she asked confused.
"He's not sick, someone did this." Jack looks in her eyes and she scrunched her eyebrows up.
"Do you really think I'm capable of that?" She asks.
He shrugs angrily. "I don't know what you're capable of." Neither of them notices Sun standing on the other side of the stream.
"Jack what kind of person do you think I am!" She screams at him tears now swelling in her eyes threatening to fall.
"The kind that wants to get on that raft and will do anything to do it!" He yells back Sun starts to cry.
"Jack I don't know what you think of me, I don't know why you think it and I don't know where you get these ideas, but I never poisoned Michael. I didn't want on it that bad. But you know what! Why don't you just go tell them all that I did. What Kate did. Yes Jack I poisoned Michael so I could get on the raft, not Sawyer, the one that nobody would care if he was poisoned, nobody would go investigating. No I poisoned the one that is actually trying to get us rescued!" She had tears on her face.
Jack's features softened, but he wasn't going to let her off the hook this easy. "Maybe I should Kate! Maybe I should tell them all that you're a killer, you poisoned Michael because you're trying to keep us here, because you're afraid that if you go back you'll be caught, and that we're staying here because Kate is afraid of prison!" He yells back at her. Kate raises her hand to slap him when Sun finally spoke up.
"Stop!" She screams. "I did it! I poisoned him!" Both Jack and Kate turn to Sun who was crying. "I didn't mean to! I was trying to poison Jin! I didn't want him to leave. I never wanted this."
Jack looked at Kate slightly embarrassed she wasn't looking at him she was looking at Sun amazed.
"I didn't want him to die out there. I just didn't know what to do. I only used enough to make him -- I wasn't trying to hurt him." Kate walks towards her and puts her hands on her shoulders.
"Sun you should talk to him." Sun nods.
"I will. I am very sorry, I mean about making you two fight." Kate looks at Jack who was still red and he gave her an apologetic look, she blinked and looked back at Sun.
"It's aright, Jack, just has to learn to trust me." Sun smiled and Kate hugged her.
"Sun, go talk to Jin." Sun nodded and walked away. Kate just stood watching the place where she disappeared.
"Kate…" Jack began not knowing what to say.
"Save it." She says holding up a hand and walking away.
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When she got to the beach she saw Jin and Sun hugging.
"Kate!" Michael calls out walking towards her. She smiles.
"Feeling better?"
"Yeah, I am, Sun apologized. So listen Jin, decided to stay and so there's a spot left." Kate looked at Sun and Jin making up and decided that she had to. There was nothing worth staying for. And she had to get away, away from it all. Everyone untrusting, that included Jack.
"Really? You're asking me?" She asks.
Michael nodded. "If you're ready to leave tomorrow, then yeah sure." Kate smiled bigger and bright.
"Yeah! I'd love to! And I'm ready to go now." Michael laughed.
"Good, see you bright and early tomorrow, good-night."
"Night." She said smiling.
She looked behind her to see Jack. He had heard the whole conversation. She was leaving him.
She shook her head at him and walked away.
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A/N: Okay first chapter!! What do you think? Not all the chapter will be this long don't worry…
Coming up soon: Kate leaves without saying good-bye
