Author's Note: And because the last one was so short I'm going to give you guys this one too. :)

Chapter Seven

Inner Sense

By the time evening rose, Parker was feeling well enough to sit up and eat some fruit that Hurley had brought for her. Throughout the day Parker had acquainted herself with some of the survivors of the previous plane crash. She was particularly fond of Claire and her baby boy, Aaron. Aaron reminded Parker much of her own baby brother, Beau Parker.

"You look much better," Jack said, coming back over and handing her a bottle of water.

Parker took it from him and took small, slow sips, "I feel better," she answered honestly. Once again, the voices hit her. Answers. Answers. Answers. Parker shuddered. She had horrible dreams when she was sleeping. She couldn't remember them clearly. All she knew was that they were horrible.

"Where's Jarod?" Parker asked.

"Out acquainting himself with some of our attractions," Jack said.

Parker took another sip of her water, "I'm not surprised," some of her old sarcasm rising up in her voice. Jack gave her a curious look and so Parker explained, "He's always learning about new things. I'm sure this environment you've set yourselves up in has him very curious.

Help her. Parker gave a startled jump. The wind rustled past her ears and again Parker heard, help her. "Are you alright?" Jack asked.

Parker stood up quickly. She was dizzy and it took all her strength to shake it off, "Maybe you should sit down," Jack offered.

Parker shook her hand, "No, I have to help her."

"Help who?"

Parker heard Jarod's stern voice through the trees, "Leave her alone."

Parker forced herself to suck up her pain and headed in the direction of the voice. Jack was hot on her heals and when Parker emerged into another clearing she spotted Jarod, Lyle, and a young Korean woman. "Jarod-" Parker started to ask but then stopped. She shuddered. She knew what had happened.

Jarod had Lyle by the collar and had backed him up against the tree, "Stay away from her, do you understand me?"

Parker placed an arm on the Korean woman's shoulder, "Are you alright?" she asked, unsure if the woman even spoke English.

"Yes," she answered, her accent light, but Parker picked up on it either way.

Parker turned her attention away from the woman and dropped her hand, "What did he do?"

Jarod didn't look at Parker and didn't answer. Lyle did, "I didn't do anything."

"You were about to," Jarod's voice was thick with contempt.

"What is going on?" Jack asked. Several others from Jack's plane came running through the jungle.

Jarod pulled Lyle forward and slammed him back against the tree a second time, "If I even see you looking at her again, I will shoot you."

"You don't have the guts," Lyle sneered and then looking Jarod up and down, finished with, "You don't even have a gun."

Even though she was in pain, Parker reached behind her and pulled out her gun. She cocked it and held it out for Jarod. Jarod took it and pointed it into Lyle's neck, "I do now."

"Where did you get that?" Kate asked in a hushed tone.

Parker looked at her, "I find it useful in my line of work." She looked back at the Korean woman and back at her brother, "Let him go," she said, nodding her head in her usual manner.

Jarod let Lyle go and handed Miss Parker's gun back to her. She clicked the safety back on and tucked it into its holster on her back. Parker leaned forward and stared him, "If I so much as see you even looking at her again, you can bet that Jarod and I will make sure you don't see anything ever again."

Lyle stared at them both and then turned and headed through the trees. Kate was right behind him.

"What was all that about?" one of the men who had just arrived asked.

"You are?" Parker said.

"Charlie," he answered.

Jarod sighed and wiped some of the sweat off his forehead, "Lyle has a history of raping and then murdering Asian women."

There was a hushed silence as the others took in his words. "You mean, I could have become his next victim?" The Korean woman asked, fear hiding behind her voice.

Parker turned to her and with real compassion said, "We won't let that happen-" Parker paused, she didn't know the woman's name.

"Sun," she said, "My name is Sun."

"I'm Miss Parker," she said, "please be on the look out for him."

Sun gave an appreciative nod of her head, "I will. Thank you."

"Shouldn't be confine him or something?" Jack asked.

"Where do you propose we do that?" the one called Charlie answered back.

"The hatch," John Locke answered.

Parker and Jarod exchanged a look, "The hatch?" Jarod asked, his eyebrows rose in his famous look of confusion and curiosity.