Disclaimer: I do not own Lost but I do own my imagination, and my plots. Unfortunately I only own the Lost merchandise and not the whole equation.
A/N: Okay… this is my first REAL Skater story… Sorry if I go out of character here and there… I've never done a Skate story before. Here you go! xXx Kate xXx
Rating: PG-13 for Violence (Mild in some parts, others rough), Mature Themes, and Language (Might get harsh in some parts)
Summary: She ran from the law. He's never been in love. Fate brought them together. Death nearly tore them apart. But she has to learn not to run. And he has to learn not to hate. Ugly.
Ugly
"Money it's no cure. A Sickness so pure. Are you like me? Are you ugly?"
Chapter One
Falling. They were falling from the sky into the abyss that awaited them.
Hurtling. Towards the blue mass that told their fate.
Screaming. Screaming as they fell out of the sky.
Black. That was what you would see when you were knocked unconscious.
And then you would hear it. The screaming. People screaming out names, screaming for help, screaming just because they were scared.
And you would see it. See the pillars of smoke rising into the thick, humid air. And you would see the plane, torn and broken, like many of the survivor's lives. And you would feel the engine trying to suck you in, feel the breeze, hear the roaring of the engine.
And then you could feel you flying in the air and landing hard, hearing the explosion of the engine.
But one was not in the sand where everyone else was. One was in the jungle, confused, hurt, trying to find a way to run or to die.
And then she wandered off into sand, near the water.
"Excuse me!" said a voice. "Have you ever used a needle?"
And then everything between them started to tear apart. She had kissed Jack, he had kissed her back. And then she kissed him she had felt nothing. And she realized that her feelings for Jack were just a friends feelings. And that Sawyer was the one she truly loved.
She could see herself in Sawyer in a way. See how he was like her in different ways, seeing how when he bent, she bent, how he hurt, she hurt. Every time a bone ached in his body, she could feel it. They were connected like Sawyer had put it.
Jack had gone off with Ana Lucia to her dislike, but they were all still 'friends' if that's how you could put it.
And Sawyer, well, he was more then a friend, more then a partner, he was more then a lover, he was her and she was him. They were connected. They were together. For a reason. And this is where our story begins.
The wind whipped her hair to the side as she sat in front of the ocean, staring out into the millions of crystal diamonds strewn across the horizon. Ever since she had chosen Sawyer over Jack things had been complicated between the whole Jack Kate 'relationship'.
She was deep in thought, her eyes wandering the horizon that was now turning bright red and deep gold.
Sawyer had gone to get her a water bottle. He had been so sweet to her in his own way ever since she chose him over Jack. He just always said "I don't understand why you guys are still friends. He loved you freckles, and that won't ever change."
She knew what he said he meant. But he didn't understand. They had a love/hate relationship. And when she had chosen Sawyer she had explained to the bottom that she felt for Jack not love as in marriage but love as in brother and sister. And he had understood.
Her thoughts were always brought to the surface when she sat in front of a picture perfect sunset like this.
But suddenly her thoughts were snapped away from her mind as Sawyer sat down next to her in the sand handing her a water bottle.
"Thanks," she said in a whisper looking out at the ocean again.
"You alright freckles?" asked Sawyer.
"As good as one can be when your on a deserted island for a year," said Kate.
"It's really been one year already?" asked Sawyer looking at her.
"Today's the day. The day we crashed. September 22nd. A year since we've been on this damn island," she said removing her eyes from the beautiful scene to look at him.
"But, for some reason, I don't want to leave," she said smiling at him.
He smirked and then right before they kissed the monster roared inside the jungle causing them to bump heads as they looked over to the jungle. It was close, to close.
"It hasn't come out in three months, give or take," she said.
"Glad you remember freckles. I have no concept of time," said Sawyer standing with Kate and holding onto her waist.
"I know you don't, that's why I try to remember," said Kate jokingly, trying to lighten the mood.
"It's right there," said Kate.
"I thought it didn't come out of the damn dark territory," he said.
"I don't know what happened to make it, but it did," said Kate.
"We should go then," said Sawyer starting to move away, still holding onto Kate's waste but she stayed, looking into the forest with squinted eyes.
"Come on freckles," said Sawyer grabbing her hand and pulling on it.
She raised her hand and put it on his chest still looking out into the forest.
"There's someone out there," she said moving forward and then running towards the jungle.
"Damn it freckles," said Sawyer before running after her.
Kate ran through the trees and brush, looking for that blond hair that she had seen not a moment ago.
She ran to a small clearing and found herself facing her worst nightmare.
"Mom?" she asked.
She backed away slowly hitting her back against a tree.
Her mother had a look of pure hate on her face as she moved closer to Kate.
"Freckles!" yelled the voice of Sawyer as he ran towards her.
When Sawyer walked onto the scene Kate's mom ran into the brush and Kate stood there, shocked.
Sawyer looked to where Kate was looking at and saw nothing.
"Freckles?" asked Sawyer as the sky rumbled.
Then the rain poured down and she moved her head slowly towards him before fully looking at him.
"What'd you see?" he asked.
They sat in silence in front of a fire as people talked and walked around the beach.
Why would she lie to him? She had said that she had seen nothing but he could tell by the way she was looking into the fire, by the way she was sitting, by the way she had been on their way back to the beach that there had been something unusual.
No matter how much he hated to think it, she needed Jack right now.
A/N: Okay… so tell me the truth but please don't be too harsh. Did you like it? Should I continue to write it? Or should I just stop and delete it? And if you have any ideas for this to go just tell me and I might choose that. I seriously have NO idea where to go with this story. It's my 1st Skate story so I'm having the hardest time ever. Please review and give me suggestions! xXx Kate xXx
