She tried to block out the sound of his voice as he called out "I love you, Kate!"

Son of a bitch. Why did he have to be so persuasive?

"I hate you, Sawyer!"

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Kate hated being in the jungle alone. It was too quiet when she stood still and too noisy when she made movements. This was a really, really, really bad idea. It wasn't even as though the boar would be easy to tell apart from a boar.

"It's big and it's brown," Was Sawyer's earlier description. "Oh, and it doesn't like cologne. Maybe you should spray some on your-" No. Like that would make things any easier.

The sun would be setting soon. They should have just waited until tomorrow - the hunt is going to be even more pointless if it takes place in the dark.

I'm only staying out here for an hour. She thought to herself whilst heading deeper into the mass of trees. Don't get lost, don't get lost.

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He was trying to sleep but it was proving impossible. Was he worried about Kate? Probably. He shouldn't have sent her out there alone. But then, she wasn't alone. Sawyer had given her the gun; hopefully it would be enough to protect her.

As the gun flashed into his mind, a question came with it. How many bullets were there? What if she shot the boar then there weren't any left for her protection?

Shit.

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She should have invited Locke. Together they probably would have tracked down half of the island's population of boar by now - possibly even be at the beach roasting them upon an open fire. A picture of Sawyer toasting marshmallows came into her mind and caused her to stumble slightly with a burst of laughter.

Looking down, a wallow came into view.

As she bent down, a few grunts could be heard. Oh, God... This was her cue to pull out the weapon and blast the animal into smithereens. Hopefully that wouldn't happen. Clothes were limited as it is, having to discard of an outfit due to it being covered in blood and guts wasn't something she wanted to do. Also, the plan was to bring it back for food.

That was something else they hadn't considered. How the hell was Kate going to drag something that big back through the jungle?

Think of that after you've killed it. Just shoot it in the head.

Slowly, she lifted up from her crouching position and pulled out the gun.