Obsession
SUMMARY: EClaire, Ethan/Juliet & Ethan/Goodwin friendship. Ethan's POV through 1st season, and "Maternity Leave" flashback. Ethan's "interest" in Claire is not just because of his job as an Other. She is his obsession.
Disclaimer: I do not own Lost, Ethan or Claire, or any of the basic plot. I DO own Ethan's thoughts, and what he thinks throughout this. Isn't that awesome?!
Author's Note: There is more to this than just this part, but I wanted you guys to have something. If I waited for it all to be finished, it would be a LONG time before I could post this! So, here is the 1st part, "Stalker".
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His orders had been to wait, to not get involved. He had been fine with that, keeping to himself, trying to avoid the spotlight. He answered vaguely when asked about his background, but he was always willing to help. He hung out in the background of the main survivors, and made the image of a regular every-day castaway. There was a reason he was one of the best Others, one who had been there the longest and was one of the most manipulative. That is, until he met her.
He had just walked out of the jungle, placid and walking a few paces behind Locke after their successful boar hunt, when he had caught sight of her. She was sitting on the beach, head bowed and looking out toward the ocean. She was wearing her usual black tank top and shorts, stretched a little over her slightly bulged belly, where her hand was resting now. Her golden hair that matched the glittering sand was pulled back from her face in a messy bun. Her bright blue eyes glanced over toward the jungle, and when she saw him staring at her, she blushed and looked down. He thought she looked beautiful, especially when she blushed. His obsession had been being an Other, hanging out with Goodwin and Juliet and occasionally being the doctor he was. Now, his obsession was Claire.
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He was very close to being a stalker. He tried to be around her all of the time. He caught glances of her all through the day, and sat around her campfire at night and at dinner. He couldn't take his eyes off her. When she was trying to avoid Charlie once, taking a private walk down the beach, he watched her from the trees. Her long golden tendrils were down framing her face like an angel, the bright sun making her seem to glow. Her smile lit up her face, a soft and innocent feel even though she was 9 months pregnant. Turning a corner, she finally saw him standing there in the sand, completely still, staring intensely at her. She smiled uncertainly, then more friendly.
"Hey." she greeted in her strong accent, like honey dripping into nectar. He beamed, saying hello in turn. She hobbled on her feet, and Ethan would have stepped up to help stable her, but he thought her untouchable. Like a ghostly image, that when you went to touch it, it would shimmer away. The moment was broken, though, when Charlie tromped down the sand, saying he had been looking for Claire all over. Claire immediately looked down really fast, as if she had been caught looking at someone or had been caught doing something wrong.
Ethan felt a blinding rage towards Charlie, now that he had lot his nerve to talk to his angel. He tried to blink away the red he was seeing, but saw that they had both left. Charlie was taking Claire's arm and leading her back to camp. She risked a glance over her shoulder back at Ethan, and he smiled back reassuringly.
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I know, it's short, but I promise I have the next part already typed out, and I'll post it next time. Do you like it? I hope you like how I made Ethan, because I love him, and even though he's a "bad guy" that I love, he still has his good side.