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All Over Again: The Others!
Three days later..
"We got the guns, we got a plan," Sawyer stated to Kate and Jack. "Let's go say surprise."
Kate grabbed one of the guns from the marshal's case. "Let's hope this plan works," she stated with mild uncertainty. In three days the best thing they could come up with was to storm in and shoot anyone who gets in the way. Some plan..
"We might not need it," Jack stated, staring into the jungle.
"What are you talkin' about doc?" Sawyer questioned, following his eyes into the jungle. He stared in shock as Claire came wandering out with a bundle in her arms and Juliet by her side. "Son of a bitch.." he muttered out of shock.
Kate and Jack followed Sawyer over to them. Other people had started gathering as well, it wasn't as though none of them knew Claire was taken, or that none of them had watched Juliet dragged off into the jungle by the monster.
Charlie was next to her in an instant grinning down at the little baby, not even questioning why he had come earlier then last time.
Juliet glanced at all of the survivor's around them. Ben had given her orders once Ethan told him Claire had the baby early, for her to take the blonde back to her camp and gain some trust among the survivor's. He was specific about her talking to the doctor rather then anyone else because he was who Ben needed. She sighed, this was not a good plan.
Sawyer stared at Juliet, looking at all her scratches and bruises. But there was that coldness lurking behind her eyes again, and suddenly it hit him that she didn't remember anymore. Because if she did, those damned blue eyes wouldn't be hiding themselves from the world again.
Juliet watched as all eyes were now on her and she looked away quickly. Ben's plan was definitely flawed, she was just going to have to go back to the barracks. "I should go.." she whispered to Claire. "You'll be fine now."
Claire looked at her and frowned. Why didn't Juliet remember too? Why would she help her like this if she didn't remember? "No.. no, you should stay," she told her quickly. "Please?"
Sawyer felt himself drifting back in the crowd now.
Kate frowned as she watched Sawyer walk away. She sighed, stepping to the front. "I agree," she stated. "You should stay here with us, you helped Claire.."
"And it's dangerous out there," Jack pointed out. He watched as Juliet looked over at him and he frowned.
Juliet studied the man carefully. He was definitely the doctor. It was strange though, these people were all too willing to accept her, and some of them were looking at her as though they knew or, or had seen her before. "I'm sorry.." she stated, shaking her head.
There was something about the survivor's that she couldn't place. Something that made her unable to sit here and carry out what Ben wanted her to do. And it wasn't until she caught the eye of the conman, James Ford, that she felt some sense of familiarity there. No.. she couldn't do it. "I.. can't," she stated, turning and heading back into the jungle.
About two hours later Juliet still couldn't shake that nagging feeling that something bad was about to happen. She narrowed her eyes and paused, glancing around. Something was off.. but she ignored it anyways and took a step-forward. She let out a yelp as the net closed around her and she was brought up into the tree. "Damn it!!" she growled out.
Sawyer, Jack and Kate all stared as she got pulled up into the tree by one of Roussou's nets.
"Wow.. she's really uncoordinated, how many times can she get stuck in a tree?" Kate whispered to Jack.
Jack chuckled. "We better go get her down.."
Sawyer walked out into the clearing and stared up at her. "Need some help up there, blondie?"
Juliet glanced down and frowned. "What are you.. never mind, I honestly don't care what you're doing here.. yes," she stated with a roll of her eyes. "Guess I could use some help."
"Get ready to catch her," Jack stated, untying the rope that held her up.
Sawyer watched as the rope swung away and Juliet came flying down into his arms in the net. He chuckled at her sour face and put her down, helping her peel the net off. "Guess you shoulda' stayed on the beach, no nets to snatch you up over there."
Juliet narrowed her eyes at him. "Very funny.." she stated, but she nearly jumped when all three, Jack, Kate and Sawyer dropped to the ground. "What the.." she mumbled, until she watched Tom, Pickett and a few others come out from behind the trees.
"Nicely done, Juliet.." Tom stated with a grin. "Not gonna lie, I didn't think you'd get them to follow you so quickly."
Juliet was stunned, staring at the three people on the ground around her. "You got me caught in that net on purpose, didn't you?" she questioned out of annoyance, her hands going to her hips stubbornly.
Pickett chuckled.
Juliet rolled her eyes. "You guys are asses.." she muttered, watching as they each grabbed one of the survivor's. "What if they hadn't been following me?"
"Guess we'd of had to cut you down ourselves," Tom said with a grin.
~*~*~*~
The next day, Juliet couldn't help but stare at the conman in the cages. He was pacing back and forth, definitely not happy about what was going on. She narrowed her eyes, watching as Carl got himself out of his cage and began letting Sawyer out of his. She sighed, shaking her head as Carl told him to go the opposite way he did. She would just have to cut him off..
She waited behind a tree and watched as Sawyer came running in her direction, but he stopped, turning to look back.
Sawyer stopped suddenly. If things went the way they did last time.. he needed to stop and go a different direction. Otherwise Juliet would be..
"Hey!"
Sawyer turned instantly, and found himself staring directly into those blue eyes. He knew what was coming next so he quickly ran forward, knocking the stunner from her hand as she brought it up and backed her against a tree.
Juliet froze merely out of shock. Considering he seemed to know what she was about to do to him, he was being surprisingly gentle towards her. At any time she was positive she could have just knocked him away from her, but she couldn't bring herself to do it. She got that same feeling of familiarity that she did that first time on the beach. Now they were practically nose to nose.
Sawyer couldn't say he wasn't surprised that she just stood there staring right back at him with a look of clear bafflement. He didn't know why she remembered for that short time and then forgot, but maybe he could make her remember again. He was about to lean forward and simply kiss her for the hell of it when he felt the jolt go through him and he dropped.
"You okay, Julie?"
Juliet glanced over at Tom as he came over and nodded. "Yes," she answered, leaning over and picking up her tazer. She glanced down at Sawyer and frowned. She watched as Tom dragged Sawyer back towards the cages and she followed aimlessly. Had he been about to kiss her? Because it sure as hell seemed like that's what he was going to do. She watched as Tom threw him into the cage and relocked it.
She squatted down, studying him through the bars.
"Juliet.."
Juliet turned, glancing over as they brought Kate over and put her in the cage across from Sawyer. She narrowed her eyes at Pickett as he walked away and left the handcuffs on the woman. She stood, going over to the other cage. "Put your hands out.." she stated quietly. She watched as Kate did so and she pulled the key out of her pocket and took the cuffs off before studying her wrists.
"I'll be right back.." she told Kate. "I'll get you some antiseptic.."
Kate stared at her. Last time it was Tom who brought her out here, it was Tom who took her cuffs off, and it was Tom who offered to get her antiseptic. How much had they really changed already? It only seemed to be the little things.. because here they were back captured by the Others once again. She simply nodded in response and watched as Juliet walked away.
It was only a few minutes later when Juliet came back. "Here.. put your hands out again," she stated, and watched as Kate did as she asked. She quickly wiped down her wrists. "I'm sorry if this stings.."
Kate frowned at her. "You're not like them," she told the blonde. "You're not one of them.."
Juliet looked up at her and frowned in response. "I don't know what you're talking about," she replied, wrapping some gauze around her wrists and taping it together.
"Yes you do," Kate stated. "Look around, you've been nothing but nice," she pointed out. "You're nothing like them."
Juliet smiled sadly at the brunette. "Don't be so sure.." she stated, handing her the antiseptic. "You should hold onto this."
Kate watched as she walked away and she sighed. What was it going to take for them to get Juliet to remember?
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Ohh snap. It really is happening ALL over again!!