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LOST: The Other Survivor
Chapter: 10
"Chaos"
I opened my eyes. The people around me were staring as if any second I would explode and kill them all. Claire looked extremely hurt, and was the first one to move. She left, with Charlie walking right after her. Charlie glanced back at me sadly. I was barely breathing, my body completely tense.
"What the hell! We've been living here with this crazy b-tch this whole time?" Shannon screeched. Then the uproar began. Jack moved to my side and held onto my arm as if I'd sprint off any second.
"Listen, LISTEN!" Jack yelled, and everyone shut up. Okay, totally ADDing, but Jack asserting himself like that was kind of hot. Okay, back on track.
"She was a hit man… she's not anymore. She's sworn never to kill again. We all have things in our pasts that make us 'bad'. These things should be able to be forgiven, because if we can't learn to forgive each other and understand what we've all been through… then we won't survive on this island. We'll eat each other alive…" Jack said, his speech making everyone look at him as if he were their God.
"Nice speech Moses! Ya gonna lead us across this ocean now, and back to civilization?" Sawyer yelled. I bit down on my lower lip. My heart was pounding, and my stomach throbbed. Sawyer betrayed me…
"James. Shut up. You of all people should understand Ceal and Kate. Like your past is any less ugly." Jack said evenly. I'd noticed Jack's hand had slid down to hold my forearm.
"But what if she kills us in our sleep?" Asked an attractive young woman. I shall murder her later- Bad Ceal! I joke… maybe.
"I'm not an animal, I am human and can change. I'm not proud of what I was. I want a new life. Why should any of you stand in my path of doing so?" I asked quietly. I felt Jack's hand hold mine. I felt heat rush to my face, because I knew Kate would be hurt by this. I thought however, Jack was being supportive, and showing me he was there for me. I appreciated him a lot for that.
"You're an animal for killing people!" A fat man yelled. Sayid suddenly stepped forward.
"Then I am an animal as well. Condemn me as you will her, for I have committed many crimes against humanity." Sayid spoke smoothly, his accented voice loud in the quiet circle. Shannon ran forward and held Sayid's hand.
"No! You can't!" She cried. Sayid held her face and looked into her eyes lovingly.
"I do not deserve your love for the terrible things I've done." Sayid whispered. Jack's hand squeezed mine. I looked up at him sadly, still tense as hell.
"So there you have it. The two people most capable of protecting you all from the Others, want new lives to protect and bring peace. Not kill. And you're wanting to send them away?" Jack asked. Kate silently stood at my side. I noticed she didn't stand by Jack.
"They're right ye know." Charlie said. Every head turned to look at Charlie.
"They've helped us more than any of you sodding twats." Charlie said, and frowned at the group of people. The people looked slightly confused, and caught between letting us go.
Then after two silent minutes, the group silently dispersed and went back to what we were doing. I let out a breath shakily. Jack turned to me and Kate.
"Are you guys okay?" Jack asked, his hand still holding mine firmly. I glanced at Kate who had an emotionless expression across her face. I tugged my hand back and started walking off down the beach.
I eventually reached a spot where I could be alone. I sighed, breathing in the ocean scent and looked out at the waves. I then heard someone behind me. I shot up and got in a defensive stance. It was Sayid.
We silently stared at each other. Then I sat back down. Sayid sat down next to me.
"You do know I remember you right?" Sayid asked. I was calm… I knew the moment he found out. In the circle when Jack held my hand, yelling out over the people to shut up.
"Yes." I said quietly, as we both stared out at the ocean in silence.
Flash Back
I rounded a corner with Dom and panted heavily. I was losing too much blood and I knew by now Dom would have noticed.
"Ya know it would have been helpful if you told me you were shot." Dom said as if reading my mind. I chuckled.
"Won't matter… I-" Before I could finish my sentence, we saw a row of Iraqi soldiers standing in formation at the end of the hallway. Sayid Jarrah being one of them. Dom immediately saw an air shaft by me, and shot it in with his shot gun. Dom grabbed my hand. My heart raced.
"BRING IT ON!" Dom yelled, and in one swift move, he kissed me quickly on the lips, "I love you Ceal…" He said, and threw into the ventilation system. I cried out in pain and sorrow as I saw multiple bullets pierce Dom's broad figure, his eyes never left mine as I tumbled down the shaft. I cried as I crawled out of the facility. I walked right out, Black Mask had a helicopter waiting two miles from the facility.
I panted heavily, limping my way through the hot sand, the dark sky above me…
"My Dom… My love…" I whispered as if it would be heard by my deceased husband. I shut my eyes tightly as I pressed on. I'd failed.
End of Flashback
I felt a tear skid down my cheek. It had been some years…
"Who was he?" Sayid asked gently.
"My husband, Dom…" I said quietly. I hadn't said his name in years. Sayid stiffened beside me.
"You two were both assassins working on the same mission?" Sayid asked shocked that I'd marry a fellow hit man knowing the consequences that came with the job.
"Yes. We met in the program. Couldn't help ourselves. We just matched. I knew what I was getting myself into." I mumbled. Sayid looked out at the ocean sadly. We sat in silence for a while.
"I'm sorry for trying to kill you." I said. Sayid chuckled.
"I'm sorry you lost Dom." Sayid said. I smiled at him.
"No hard feelings?" I asked. Sayid chuckled,
"No hard feelings my friend." He said. We looked out at the ocean, at peace.
Later
I was pissed at Sawyer. Totally pissed. But at least now he had nothing on me. That's why when I noticed he was by the raft with Jin and Michael again, my blood boiled. He was on the raft again? I guess Jack's speech didn't work on Michael. I didn't blame Jin, after all he couldn't understand what the hell was being said in the first place.
"Michael." I stated. Michael jumped and looked around.
"WALT!" He yelled out and Walt came running up next to his dad.
"I don't want you near my kid." Michael said, glaring down at me.
Rage building…
"That's fine. But you're actually bringing Sawyer on the raft and not Kate?" I asked. Sawyer let out a, 'HEY!'
"Yeah, and it's settled!" Michael said, as if building the raft made him sodding king of the island. Yeah, Charlie was rubbing off on me.
Michael and I glared at each other, as if locked in battle.
"Smiley…" Sawyer said, putting a hand on my shoulder.
"You don't f-cking get to touch me or talk to me for that matter you stupid back stabber! You happy you won? You happy everyone who liked you just a little, now hates the hell out of your jerk off ass?" I yelled, and didn't notice I'd begun tearing up. Sawyer's face looked a little hurt and shocked.
"Smiley…" Sawyer started.
"SHUT UP! I'm not talking to you! Not now, not ever you Judas! I can't believe you! I really can't! I hope end up alone, and look back and realize that at least on this island, you could have started a new life with people who actually care about you! You f-cked up, because now, no one does! YOU GOT WHAT YOU WANTED JAMES!" I had tears rolling down my cheeks as I yelled the last part, and flinched as I felt the hot tears. I brought my hand up to my face, and felt the tears. I looked at Sawyer's sad face, his jaw set in a scowl, but his eyes looking completely torn up. I turned to Michael who then got an, 'OH SHIT.' Look on his face.
"Have fun on your raft Shakazulu." I growled, and walked off. I felt like Sawyer- the rage, and lack of control. I'd never last my cool like that… not since Dom. Kate ran up to me.
"What was that about- Ceal… are you okay?" Kate asked shocked to see me tearing up.
"Yeah I'm fine. Operation: Get Kate on Raft failed." I said, and wiped my eyes.
"I… that's okay…" Kate said quietly. I glared at her.
"What's with the hesitation?" I asked. She looked at me surprised.
"Nothing… I don't want to stress you out anymore." Kate said, and put a gentle hand on my shoulder which lessened the rage. I sighed.
"But there is something you wish to ask me." I said, stress coming back.
"Ceal, there's nothing…" She began. I finally said it for her.
"Jack and I aren't together or whatever if that's what you're thinking. I don't know why he held my hand back there, but I don't think it's because he wants to be with me. I think I'm a little too crazy for him." I said. Kate stared at me, but her face and body seemed to relax with the news.
"Oh." She whispered. I nodded. I saw Charlie run up.
"Hey, how are ya mate?" Charlie asked me. I threw my arms around Charlie's neck and hugged him hard.
"Thanks for standing up for me… you're an incredibly valued friend." I said, and let go. Charlie smiled big.
"No problem! Ya are my mate ya know?" He said, and smacked my shoulder. I grinned, and Kate smiled. Claire was looking over at me curiously, but shyly. As if I was a new person now.
"Just give her time. She is pregnant and… hormones ya know?" Charlie said, and made a crazy face to represent a hormonal Claire. I laughed.
"Okay…" I said.
Next Day
I walked along the beach humming, feeling loads better after sleeping, and bit into a banana. I felt to pairs on hands grab me. I immediately dropped the banana and grabbed the person's hand and flipped them over me. They landed with a thud on the sand.
"AAAAA-UUUUUU…." Said Sawyer. I stared down at him. He stared up at me from the sand. I then stooped and picked up my banana. I dusted it off and resumed down the beach humming.
"HEY! Ceal!" Sawyer scampered up to me and grabbed my arm. I hit him at his pressure point under his arm. He gasped and collapsed to the ground groaning.
"I wouldn't move, it'll make it harder for you to breathe. Bye Sawyer." I said cheerily and resumed my walk down the beach, eating my precious banana.
"Nng!" I heard Sawyer groan and soon felt his hand on my shoulder again. Boy, persistent are we not? I sighed and turned around. He was gasping for air, but had a determined look on his face.
"What do you want before you are knocked to the ground again?" I asked getting into an offensive stance. Sawyer groaned, and staggered a little.
"Ceal- agh, I- hope you know… to stay away agh from me now…" Sawyer growled, and desperately panted for air. I stared at him. I then laughed so hard I dropped my banana again and started to tear up.
"You've gotta be kidding me!" I gasped, and watched as Sawyer smiled, despite the pain he was in. He reached out shakily and held my arm gently. Much different from the Sawyer yesterday. He collapsed to the ground, and I knelt down with him.
"I, aghh, am serious..." Sawyer panted. I grinned, and pushed hair out of his face.
"I know you are. Now, I shall do what we have discovered is best for us. Leave each other alone." I stood, left my banana, and walked down the beach. Sawyer just wasn't good for me. And I apparently wasn't good for him. So, our roads would part.
I watched as people calmly did their own thing and relaxed at the beach. I felt calm again, and okay with what was going on. The Others hadn't attacked in a while, and we were all doing okay food wise, and water wise.
As the day drew to its end, I was in the caves with Hurley and Jack. Jack kept looking over at me as if he had a question, and I kept staring over at Sawyer who'd appeared in the cave with Kate five minutes before, having a heated discussion. I wasn't going to lie- as my anger diminished with Sawyer- I'd started to miss his humor.
"Ceal." I looked up to see Jack standing over me. I stood up from filling my water bottle.
"Hey Jack. How are you?" I asked. Jack smiled,
"I'm fine- uh listen I-" Jack was cut off as Kate and Sawyer interrupted him.
"Hey doc, uhm. Can ya help with my head aches?" Sawyer asked, as if asking for help was something that would diminish his man hood. Jack nodded, looking preoccupied still. I followed Kate, Sawyer, and Jack to a more secluded part of the cave, where Jack gestured for Sawyer to sit on a large rock. Jack picked up a notepad and pencil.
"Any nausea?" Jack asked.
"No." Sawyer said, not looking at me at all.
"When does the head aches start?" Jack asked.
"Middle of the day… usually." Sawyer said.
"Dizziness?" Jack asked.
"No." Sawyer said.
"Ever slept with a hooker?" Jack asked, looking up from his note pad. Sawyer got an offended look on his face, and looked angrily at Jack.
"I need to know in order to figure out what's wrong… it could be something very serious." Jack said, his face straight. I noticed a twitch of his lip.
"Yes." Sawyer finally answered between grit teeth. I pressed my lips together so not to laugh.
"Ever gotten a sexually transmitted disease?" Jack asked. Sawyer looked like he was about to kill jack.
"Yeah." He said, but tried to mumble it. I snorted, which made Sawyer look at me pissed, and I pretended to have sneezed.
"Last time you had an outbreak of said disease?" Jack asked. Sawyer bolted up, and got in Jack's face.
"F-ck you doc." He hissed and stormed off. Kate looked at Jack with a small grin on her face.
"Was that really necessary? Now we don't know what's wrong with him." Kate said, but she was laughing.
"He's fine. He just needs glasses." Jack said, closing his note book. I laughed hard, and held my stomach.
"Good one Jack!" I managed to gasp out.
"Then why'd you-?" Kate asked, not getting it.
"For fun. He had it coming." Jack said, smiling. Kate laughed. Eventually, Kate took off, and Jack and I hung around each other some more, with Hurley. It was peaceful but I could tell Jack was tired, and was probably in need of some sleep. It finally got darker, and as Hurley and I just won the fight over Jack taking a nap- Locke walked into the caves, with a bloodied up Boone on his shoulders.
"JACK!" Locke yelled. Jack stared in horror at Boone's crippled body, and rushed over to help. I ran over along with Hurley. We took Boone from Locke, and managed to move Boone on to a make shift hospital bed. Jack barked orders for Hurley and me to grab cloths and water from the short water fall. Sun also arrived to help, and everyone else was ordered to stay back.
"Locke, I need you to tell me exactly what happened!" Jack yelled and looked back to see Locke gone. Jack looked around furiously. I started out the caves,
"I'll find him-" I started but Jack cut me off.
"NO. I need you here. Come here." Jack said and cut the middle of Boone's shirt down.
A while later after drastically trying to stabilize Boone's situation, Hurley had fainted due to the sight of blood. (Hurley was asked to leave). Sun was good at following directions and helping out Jack wherever he needed it. Suddenly Charlie raced up behind us.
"Jack! Come quick! Claire's having her baby!" Charlie yelled, and saw Boone. He stood shocked.
"I can't- Is anyone with her?" Jack asked, fussing over Boone, grabbing cloths, and soaking them in water.
"Ah, yeah- Kate- she-" Charlie was cut off by Jack.
"Tell Kate she's going to have to deliver the baby!" Jack yelled, and turned away from Charlie0 dismissing him. Charlie gaped, but raced back out the caves.
"Shit." I said, stressed out completely because of the two different situations going on at the same time.
"Will Kate be able to do it?" Sun asked, at the foot of Boone's make shift hospital bed.
"She's going to have to. Where's Shannon? We need to make a blood transfusion…" Jack said, panting, his face withdrawn in worry. A blood transfusion? On the island with no hospitals or needles?
"Jack we can't-" I started, but Jack and his amazing talent to interrupt-
"We have to! Where is Shannon?" Jack asked again. Sun and I looked around- Shannon was no where to be found.
"I'll go find her." Sun said, and took off. We didn't know what blood type Boone was, so the safest person to give him blood was his darling sister… Who was no where to be found. Jack paced nervously.
"Okay, we need to straighten his leg. It's broken." Jack said, and moved to Boone's right leg. I went to the head of Boone's bed, and held his shoulders down. Jack nodded at me in approval.
"On three…" Jack whispered. I looked down at the unconscious Boone. This was going to be ugly. His face was calm with sleep…
"One… two… THREE!" Jack yelled, and I held fast on Boone's shoulders as a loud sickening snap exploded from Boone's leg. Boon thrashed, waking immediately, and screamed loudly. He kept screaming for a while, until he passed out from pain. I took a shaky breath and looked up at Jack who looked pale. Sun then returned with horrible news… Shannon was no where to be found.
"Shit… okay, we need to ask everyone what their blood type is, and get Boone awake so we can ask him what his type is." Jack said, dark circles under his eyes. Sun raced out, I was close behind her.
Later
When we came back to Jack, the news were also dim. Half the people didn't even know their blood type, and the rest were O positive, O negative, and AB-. Strange. Jack sighed, and watched as Boone slept.
"What are your blood types?" Jack whispered. Sun and I looked at each other.
"She's B positive, I'm O positive." I said. Jack chewed his lower lip in thought.
"I don't know what we can possibly use for a needle… Sun, keep trying to wake him up and ask him what his blood type is." Jack said, watching Boone the whole time.
"Wait, Jack, I will be right back." Sun said, and took off out the cave. Jack called after her, but she kept running. I put a hand on Jack's shoulder.
"I'll do it, sit down and relax." I said. Jack sighed frustrated and sat on a rock a few feet away. I stood watching Boone, just next to his right side. I touched his face.
"Boone. We need to know your blood type." I said…
After a while of repeating myself, and getting increasingly frustrated that Boone wouldn't wake the hell up, Sun came back. She'd found a sea urchin, like creature… it had sharp needles protruding from its body, and it was black as night.
"These needles are hollow, you can use them as a needle for the blood transfusion." Sun said, and held up a bucket with the creature inside. Jack looked up at her grateful, something good in all this crap finally happened. I resumed my questions, and finally Boone gasped out, "A negative…"
"F-CK! No one here is A negative!" I whisper shouted to Jack. Jack stood very still. He then started to pick off the sharp needle of the sea creature, and connect it to a hollow plastic tube.
"Jack- what're you doing?" I asked, yanking his arm towards me so that he would face me.
"I'm the only one here who is A negative, I have to do it." Jack said, and looked into my eyes as if wanting to say something. It almost got awkward with Sun standing right next to us. Jack turned to Sun.
"I don't know if Boone will make it. Will you look for Shannon again?" Jack asked, and Sun nodded, taking off. I watched as Jack prepared himself and Boone. He inserted one of the black needles into his own arm, then into Boone's. I watched as Jack's blood flowed down the tube and into Boone's arm. I shivered. Jack took a shaky breath, and looked up at me. He had wetness all over his face, dark circles under his eyes, and his body was swaying slightly.
"Jack, you don't look good, you shouldn't be doing this." I said. Jack lent against a rock, the one he'd been sitting on before. I walked around Boone and stood before Jack.
"I have to. I'm the only one who can. We can't find Shannon, so it has to be me." Jack said wearily. I bit my lower lip. His face was growing pale. This wasn't good.
"Ceal, I'll be fine." Jack said, standing, and moving closer to me. I frowned slightly, and felt a little uncomfortable. Jack limped closer and looked down at me with his tired eyes. I looked up at him in worry. Was he going to pass out?
"Ceal, I've… been wanting-" Jack whispered the last part which I couldn't make out.
"Wha-?" Before I could finish asking him to repeat himself, Jack bent his head and kissed me gently on the lips. His kiss was so frail that the lightness of made me want to push into his kiss to make it more real. I surprised myself by responding, and putting my hands on either side of his face. Jack's arm that wasn't hooked up to the needle wrapped around my waist. I didn't know why I was doing this- it was probably because of the hectic day, Sawyer exposing me, Sayid finding out, reliving my nightmare about Dom… and everything just seemed to go away for the moment I was kissing Jack. It was nice… Yet a part of me felt… not right…
I pulled away as I heard someone approach. It was Sun. Still no Shannon. Jack's hand ghosted over mine.
"I still can't find her." Sun said, walking closer to us. I stepped away from Jack, feeling the weight drop onto my shoulders again with five more pounds added to it. I looked at Jack as if nothing happened.
"Jack, you've been hooked up long enough." I said. Jack looked as if nothing really had happened.
"No, just… a little more." Jack said, and nearly fell over if it wasn't for me and Sun being there to catch him. We sat him on the rock and disconnected the needles.
"What do we do?" Sun asked.
Eventually Jack forced himself up and decided to amputate Boone's leg because of Gangrene. It was the only way he could survive and even at that, he may not live. Sun and I started showing signs of exhaust which just made us worry about Jack more.
I strode off down to the beach, not wanting to be there to see Jack amputate Boone's leg. I had seen enough. I also couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed with Jack… It had been night time for a while, so as I was on my way back, the sky started to lighten. I shivered and raced further into the jungle, trying to reach the beach, so I could just see the ocean…
I breathed heavily when I sprinted out of the jungle and saw the quiet ocean… People were still asleep, and I was the only one up. I walked to the beach and sat in the light sand. I took a few deep breaths and leaned back on to the sand… I closed my eyes…
Later
I woke up to people laughing and cooing. I sat up slowly, and rubbed my hand down my face. I looked back towards the beach and saw the whole group of survivors surrounding Claire. She was holding something wrapped in a blanket and smiling down at it lovingly. I smiled widely, that's right! Claire had her baby! I jumped up and started towards Claire. I stopped when I saw Jack walking away from the group. I looked over to where he was headed- Sayid and Shannon were walking back from the other side of the beach. My heart stopped. Jack looked extremely down, the way he carried himself… Kate and Sun looking towards him sadly.
Jack stopped just before Shannon, and I watched as Jack said something and shook his head. Shannon's hands flew over her mouth, and she let out a shriek. I watched as she felt to her knees and wept.
Boone died.
A/N: WOW, bit of a sad chappie eh? Poor Boone. But guess what! Season one ended! I'll try to make them longer, and stuff. Hope you guys liked it and stufffffff, PLEASE REVIEW!