Shannon sat down on the shore, letting the cool waved splash on her bare feet. It had been a week today since Boone had died. She hadn't said a word since then. She kept blaming herself for what had happened. If she hadn't used Boone for his money, they wouldn't have been on the plane, if they wouldn't have been on the plane, they wouldn't have crashed and none of this would have happened.

Sayid was sitting a few meters behind Shannon. He knew how hard this was probably for her. He knew what it was to loose someone you loved. For, it had happened to him twice. First with Nadia, now with Shannon.

He dug his fingers in the warm sand and laid down on his bar back. He wanted to go talk to Shannon. To hold her close…but he knew she'd ignore him again.

Kate let a small sigh escape her lips as she watched Shannon from far. She couldn't let this continue on. Shannon was only doing more harm to herself by keeping everything inside, she had to talk.

Kate ran a nervous hand through her brown hair and walked over to Shannon.

"Is this seat taken?" she asked with a smile.

Shannon looked up to her, but stayed quiet. She shrugged and looked out to the ocean again. Why did the others kept trying to make her talk? They knew there was no use in it. She simply wouldn't say a word.

Kate sighed and sat down by her side. She stretched out her legs in front of her and looked at Shannon.

"Shannon.. this can't go on. You have to talk to somebody. Keeping all of that inside will only hurt you more.." Kate said lightly, trying to get the other woman to talk.

Shannon rolled her eyes and shifted her gaze from the ocean to Kate, then to the jungle. She let out a surprised shriek and jerked up. Had she seen right? Or was it just her tired mind playing tricks on her? No.. She had seen right. Boone was really standing there.

"What is it?" Kate asked, as she looked over her shoulder towards the woods. She saw nothing. She raised a brow and shook her head. Whatever Shannon had seen was probably just her mind playing tricks on her.

Shannon ignored Kate once more and took a few steps towards the jungle. She was so excited and scared that her legs had trouble moving.

After a few minutes, she finally reached the trees. She stepped onto the cold grass and looked around for Boone. He had disappeared. She crossed her arms over her small stomach and began to make her way through the think bushes and around the large trees.

She was about to give up when she saw Boone again. She opened her mouth to call his name, but nothing came out. She was excited and happy to see him. When she tried for the second time, a small noise came out. This made Boone turn around.

A small smile appeared on the man's lips when he saw his sister. He wanted to go see her, to hold her close to him and to tell her things were alright, but it was all against the rules. If he did talk to her, the Others would hurt her. They had warned him..

Shannon smiled and ran towards her brother. She was trying to hold back the tears that stung her eyes, but they just kept coming. She was overwhelmed, she couldn't believe this. Her Boone was back…

When she finally reached him, she threw her arms around his neck and cried into his shoulder.

At that instant, Boone forgot about everything. He wasn't thinking about the others anymore, all that he was thinking about was that Shannon was finally back in his arms. He pressed his lips against the top of her head and wrapped his arms around her waist.

Suddenly, Shannon pushed Boone away and glared up to him with hatred burning in her eyes.

"I thought… I thought you were dead! Why did you do this to me! Why!" she cried loudly as she hit his chest.

He had made her suffer, he had torn her heart into millions of pieces. She had never been so heart broken in her entire life..

Boone grabbed her slender wrists gently and tried to calm her down.

"I was.. I'm sorry Shannon.. I tried to be strong for you, I did! But there was nothing left for me. Nothing at all.. I just couldn't stand it anymore." He replied, fighting back his own tears.

"No! You left me alone, Boone! I hate you! I hate you!" she cried loudly as she tried to fight her way out of his grip.

Boone couldn't find the words to say, so he stayed quiet. Once she finally calmed down, he pulled her closer and held her into his embrace. He never wanted to let go, he never wanted to leave her again.

Shannon melted into his embrace, letting the warmth of his body soothe her. She felt so good in his arms. Even if she was angry at him, she couldn't move away. She buried her head into his chest and sobbed quietly, until the sobs faded into a few sniffles.

Then it hit her. Boone had been buried! She had seen it.. she had placed a flower on his grave! If he was underground.. How could he be here?

She stepped back and looked down, afraid to meet his gaze.

"Boone… How can you be here? We-we buried you.." she murmured.

Boone bit his lip and looked down to the ground. He wasn't sure whether to tell her the story or not. What if the Others got angry and went after her? He shook the thought away and looked up to Shannon.

"It's a long story.. We should go somewhere else. Somewhere where nobody can see us.." he said lightly as he scouted their surrounding.