Title: Tainted Love
Rating: R
Pairing: Skate(eventually), PB&J, Shayid and Jack/OC
Summary: Its been a year since they landed on the island people chose sides between Jack and Locke. Six months ago Kate got fed up and announced she and a group of other people were getting away. Now six months have passed neither group has seen nor heard from the others that left so where are they and whats become of them? ((your good if you've seen up to the finale))
Warnings: a bit of swearing and some sexual situations(but not too heated)
Status of fic: WIP
Authors Notes: Kate and Sawyer did say goodbye this time and this will be conveyed through a flashback.
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters in this story, nor do I own any rights to the television show "Lost". They were created by JJ Abrams and Damon Lindelof and they belong to them, Touchstone, and ABC.

Prologue

Sawyer's POV

Its been a year since we crashed on this island and six months since I'd last seen Kate. I'd decided to stay after my life and death situation on the raft I'd decided to start a new look on life. I'd started pulling my wait and hell when people started choosing sides I chose the Docs seemed safer than being out in the jungle with the great hunter.

Not to say that I don't regret not going with Freckles we'd actually begun to have what you may call a relationship. She'd asked me to go I'd declined telling her we were better off sticking together the old me would have been gung ho about getting away but now I wasn't so sure. She'd been hurt and walked off. Jack had mysteriously formed a new relationship with another member of the survivors right now the name had slipped Sawyers mind.

I see Jack walk over you wouldn't believe it unless I told you but he and I had actually formed a friendship. Now before you go jumping to conclusions we weren't chummy chummy we don't go off hunting together. He sat down beside me. "Where's Abby?" I asked. Ah yes thats what her name was Abigail Sunderland a 27 year old girl from Toronto, Canada she was a lawyer if he could remember correctly.

Jack looked at me and shrugged his head towards the trees I saw Abby standing talking to Ana-Lucia. "She's fine talking to Ana," he said quietly. I looked at him I'd heard a strain in his voice. "Where do you think they are Sawyer?"

I looked up funny how I'd been trying to avoid that question for the last two months well longer if I let myself admit it. "I don't know Jack knowing Kate she got them as far away from you and Locke as possible," I said quietly.

He looked at me cautiously having people pity me isn't one of my strong points I hate it and most people don't. But since she left I've been getting the look more and more often. "You should have gone with her," Jack said.

I jerked my head up and looked at him frowning. "Well isn't that an understatement Doc but for all my life I've been a coward not ready to take that leap." I look at my hands wondering what would have happened had I gone with Kate knowing us we would have been at each others throats.

Jack looked at me without blinking an eye this had been what it was like for the last six months somebody mentioned something about me going with her and I'd snap at whoever it was. I didn't want to accept the fact that maybe I'd made another stupid mistake in my life.

Six Months Earlier

Sawyer stood at his tent he was looking through things he knew today was the day Kate and the others were leaving and he wanted to make sure she'd be okay. But of course she would she was a strong person. He felt someone come up behind him and he turned he saw it was her. Backpack slung over her shoulder. "So your staying," she stated it wasn't a question it was a statement.

Sawyer stood up and nodded slowly. "Kate before the raft I would have jumped on the bandwagon to go explore but with everyone divided we need to stick together," he said quietly.

Kate sighed and looked at her hands but she understood she suppose she wouldn't admit that to him but she thought he knew. She stepped forward and lay her hand against his cheek. "I wish you would come with me but I wont force you too." She smiled and kissed him softly.

Sawyer kissed her back, "You'll come back I know you will and I'll be waiting." He took her hand in his and squeezed it. He brought her into his arms and hugged her tightly. "This isn't a goodbye Kate this is more a see you later."

She smiled and hugged him back and then pulled away. "Well then See you Later Sawyer and keep yourself safe," she said and started walking away.

He bit his lip and watched her go and thought of something, he pulled out a compass. "Hey Kate this might come in handy." He waited till she turned around and he through her the compass she smiled her thanks. "Be safe Kate," mimicking the same words she'd said to him only six months previous. She gave him one last smile and walked off.

I sighed and looked at Jack that was the last time I saw her face to face sure I'd been there when they'd left but I'd stood away from the group. "I'll see you later Jack," I said. I walked slowly down the beach and a sight befell me that almost made me fall over walking towards me was the group that left all those months ago being lead by known other than Kate.

I shook my head to clear it as they drew nearer that wasn't what shocked me it was Kate and how she looked. She walked closer. "Hello Sawyer we're back," she said. I could see her now and she was...

To be continued...

can anyone guess...