Hey guys. So for this chapter, I had to combine this one and the next one cuz if I didn't then they would both be pretty short.

Anyways,

Here's chapter 9! Hope you like it.

I walked down the beach, early in the afternoon to see Jack changing Sawyers bandage. I really didn't want any of their crap right now, so I walked over to the caves. It took me a while, but when I got there, I saw Boone and Shannon sitting next to each other, talking.

"Hey Shannon. How're you feeling?" I asked.

"I'm a lot better. Thanks." I gave her a polite smile, then stood up and walked to Charlie. He looked so much better then the last time I saw him. He was clean. I knew it and a smile grew wide on my face.

"Hey Charlie."

"Hey Jaede. What's with…?" He asked referring to me smiling.

"Umm, nothing. How're you feeling? You look a lot better then you did before."

"Yea, I feel great. Thanks for asking."

"Good. So, what are you doing?"

"I was helping Claire move into the caves. We brought all her things so I think she's settled in now." I turned to my head to look at her. She was rubbing her pregnant belly with a smile on her face.

"Take care of her Charlie." I said. He looked back at me.

"I will." I gave him a quick hug. About two hours later, Jack came over. Michael had drawn something in a little notebook that he had found. Whatever it was, it must have been good news 'cause Jack had a wide smile on his face.

"Hey Jack!" Charlie yelled as he walked into the caves. "Hurley's all worked up about something. He said we should come see it." I followed Jack, Charlie, and Michael to where they were headed. We arrived to find a wide field and Hurley standing smacked down in the middle of it.

"Welcome to the first and…hopefully last island open." Hurley said.

"What?" Jack asked confused.

"It's two wholes for now, three par, and no waiting." He continued.

"Hurley, you built…a golf course?" Jack asked in shock.

"All this stuff we've been working on man, this is what you've been wasting your time on?" Michael asked.

"Dudes, listen, our lives suck!" Hurley said. "Everyone's nerves are stretched to the max. I mean, we're lost on an island running from boars, and monsters, freaking Polar Bears!"

"Polar bears?" Michael asked in disbelief.

"You didn't hear about the polar bear?" Charlie asked and Michael turned to him in shock that Hurley was serious. The look on Michaels face was priceless and I couldn't help but laugh.

"Look, all I'm saying is, if we're stuck here, then just surviving is not gonna cut it. We need some kind of relief, you know? We need some way that we can…have fun! That's right, fun! Or else we're just gonna go crazy waiting for the next bad thing to happen." Michael and Jack looked at each other; still shocked that Hurley made a golf course. I think Michael is still shocked that we were serious about the polar bear. Eventually, they gave in and started their own game. Charlie and Hurley on one side, and Jack and Michael on the other, and I was keeping score. Sadly, Mike and Jacks team was losing.

"This is gonna be a problem man." Mike was saying quietly to Jack so only their team could hear. "I mean, I know what I'd do but, its gotta be your call." Jack sighed and agreed and they went back to the game.

"Hey! Heads up over there!" Jack yelled over to Charlie and Hurley. When I turned my head towards them, they were dancing from happiness that they were winning. I bust out laughing and couldn't even stop because the image kept playing over and over in my head. I was practically on the floor from laughing so much.

"No Jack! You won't get anywhere near us!" Charlie yelled across the field. As soon as Jack was about to swing, one of the survivors came looking for Jack.

"Hey Doc! There you are." The man kept walking towards Jack. "Somebody said you went this way. Well listen, that rash of mine is starting to spread. It's like the size of a grapefru—What are you guys' doing? Are you playing golf?!" The man asked, getting a little louder. Jack nodded, looking a little awkward at the moment.

"C-can I play?" He asked. They all agreed, even though I could tell by the looks on their faces, they didn't really want him to. The guys' played and played and about an hour later, even more people started to come. Boone, Shannon, Kate, Jin, Sun, all of them. But it was fun to see most of them try. When it was Hurley's turn, he couldn't even hit the ball. It just kept on banging against the grass and everyone laughed each time he did it. Charlie swung his shot next but didn't make it. Next was Jack. Everyone knew he was the best out of them all, so they started betting on him.

"Bar a buck says he sings it." Hurley said.

"Mate, you're betting against me!" Charlie yelled.

"Sorry dude, but you're a duffer like me."

"Make it 10 and you're on." Boone said.

"I don't have any cash, but I'll bet my dinner on the doc."

"I got two tubes of sunscreen and a flashlight says he chokes." Sawyer said, coming from nowhere. Everyone was shocked to see him and kept their eyes on him. A few people even gave him glares, me included. Nobody agreed to his deal so he was about to walk away until Kate spoke up.

"I'll take that action."

"Yea. Yea, me too." Boone said.

"You just bet on Jack, dumbass." Shannon said.

"You need the sunscreen, princess." Boone retorted with a fake smile on his face. I walked over to him. I was getting pretty tired of watching the guys' play golf, so I decided to head back to the caves.

"Hey, I'm gonna head back to the caves. I'll see you later. Good luck." I said to him. He said OK and I walked my way back to the caves. When I got there, I saw Claire sitting on a rock, rubbing her belly. I walked over to her and sat down.

"Hey Claire."

"Hey Jaede."

"How's the baby?" I asked.

"He's good. I felt him kick today." A smile grew on her face.

"He? So it's a boy?" I asked.

"I'm sure of it." She said and smiled. It was getting pretty late and the people who were out playing golf, walked back over here. I decided to spend the night here and so did Kate. I leaned my back against the wall of the cave and sat there, not really expecting me to fall asleep any time soon. Everyone laid the things they were going to sleep on, on the ground and slowly fell asleep.

A couple hours had passed and I noticed Claire moaning in her sleep. She was having a nightmare. I quietly stood up and walked over to her. She suddenly stood up and started walking a couple feet. But she wasn't awake. I tried calling her name a few times but she was out of it. I was gonna wake up Jack but he wasn't anywhere near me and I didn't want to leave Claire by herself. The only person that was close enough to me was Charlie. I kicked him gently with my foot but he only rolled over.

"Charlie." I whispered. "Charlie!" I whispered a little louder. He stirred a bit but I kicked him again, a lot harder than I had meant to.

"Ow! What the hell?" Charlie looked up at Claire and I and saw me trying to be careful.

"Shh." I told him. "Claire is sleepwalking and I don't know what to do." He suddenly stood up. "Stay here with her. I'm going to wake up Jack." He nodded and stood in front of Claire. Once I saw sight of Jack, I quietly but quickly, walked towards him. I bent down, but right before I was gonna shake him to wake him up, Claire started screaming. She was hitting Charlie over and over again and Charlie tried grabbing her arms but she wouldn't stop. Jack suddenly woke up and sat up instantly. I quickly explained him the whole story and he walked over to Claire, who was now crying. Everyone now woke up and was standing up, wondering what the hell just happened. I walked over by Charlie and noticed blood all over her hands.

"Charlie." I said. He looked at me and I looked down at her hands.

"Claire, what happened?" Charlie asked, very worried.

It soon became morning. A few people went back to sleep when Claire started screaming, but me, Charlie, and Jack stayed up with her. Jack took a look at her hands and wrapped them up after he made them stop bleeding.

"Must've been one hell of a nightmare." Jack said.

"Who said it was a nightmare?" Claire asked.

"I say, when someone has their fists so tight, they dig their nails a quarter of an inch into their palms, probably wasn't a dream about riding ponies." Jack smiled a little but realized that Claire wasn't taking any of this as a joke.

"Did you ever sleepwalk before?" Jack asked, getting back to the conversation.

"No, I don't think so. How would I know?"

"It'll get back to you." Jack tried making Claire feel better by telling her a story about one of his girlfriends. Apparently he talked in his sleep. He never knew what he said but whatever it was, his girlfriend didn't like. Jack then started to talk to her about her pregnancy and how she was allowed to fly on a plane only in her 3rd trimester.

"How have you been feeling?" Jack asked.

"I'm okay. My back's been pretty soar. And I have to pee all the time!" Jack and I laughed at this.

"How many weeks are you in? What was the date when you found out you were pregnant?" She answered the rest of the questions Jack had. When he was done, I helped Claire stand up. She decided to go for a walk and Charlie offered to go with her.

"So," Jack started. "What exactly happened? Were you awake when this all started?" I was curious why he had asked me these questions instead of Charlie, but I answered anyways.

"I couldn't sleep. A few hours had gone by and all of a sudden, Claire starts moaning. I walk over to her to see if she was OK, but she started rolling over and her eyebrows started to quiver. I got really scared because I wasn't sure what to do. I figured she was having a nightmare or something but it seemed pretty intense. Next, she sits up. I thought she was awake but every time I called her name, she wouldn't reply. She then stood up and started to walk. I stood in front of her and held her in place. I know that there's a specific way you're supposed to wake up a person that is sleepwalking, but I didn't know how. I wanted to wake you up but Charlie was the closest one by me."

"I told him Claire was sleepwalking and to watch her while I woke you up. As soon as I got to you, she started screaming her ass off and people started to wake up. Then you shot your eyes wide open and I told you the story, and you know the rest." He nodded as he took in every word I said.

"It's still pretty strange to me that this would be her first time sleepwalking just out of the blue. I mean, it has nothing to do with pregnancy. I wonder what caused it." He said and left it at that.

The next night, I stayed at the caves again. I laid down and closed my eyes; at least hoping I would get some sleep. It felt like hours had passed and I still didn't sleep, but that's when I heard Claire screaming. I instantly stood up and walked towards her to see Charlie standing by her and holding her comfortingly. Jack came, running beside me.

"Someone attacked her!" Charlie yelled.

"Claire, you need to calm down." Jack said as they both sat down. "What happened?"

"I was just sleeping a-and I woke up, he was trying to hurt my baby! He had this thing, like a needle, and stabbed me with it." She said as she showed Jack the part where the attacker had stabbed her. Jack decided for everyone to check the area for someone. I stayed here with Claire, trying to comfort her as best as she can.

"You know," She started to say. "I don't think Jack believes me." I was a little confused.

"Why wouldn't he believe you about something like this?" I asked, curious.

"I don't know. I saw the look on his face and-"

"It's alright Claire. I believe you and so does Charlie. We're all here for you to protect you and if you need anything. I know I probably wouldn't be able to protect you, I mean, look at me." I said, and laughed a little to show Claire that it was a joke even though I was serious. She smiled slightly, and held her stomach as if she was protecting it. It was very quiet, and there was nothing to say.

"I was gonna give it up for adoption." She said.

"What?" I asked confused, once again.

"The baby. I was gonna give it up for adoption."

"Why would you want to do that?"

"I know, you probably think I'm some freak or something. My boyfriend, Thomas, he encouraged me to keep the baby. He said that we could raise it together and be a happy family. But one day, when I was about 4 months pregnant, he left. He said he couldn't do this and he was done, he just walked out of the door. And ever since he left, I decided to put it up for adoption. Then my friend, told me to go see a psychic. She said that this guy was really good. Actually, 2 days after I found out I was pregnant, she made me go there to get a reading. But the guy, he got all freaked out once he saw whatever my 'future' was, and he gave me my money back and forced us to get out."

"But after Thomas left, a week later, I went back and told the guy to give me a reading. He agreed and knew that I was giving it up. He started getting crazy again and was saying that I had to raise the baby alone. And the child would be in danger if I gave it to someone else. And he just kept going on and on but I didn't want to, so I just left. Then he would call me every single day in the middle of the night and it was getting too much for me. I told him that it was too late and that I was going to see the adoptive service. The next afternoon, I went to the adoptive services. They told me that I had to sign some papers but it was weird 'cause, the pen didn't work. Each and every single pen they gave me did not work. And that's when I knew that the psychic was right and I had to raise the baby by myself. So I went back to him, and he changed his mind. After the phone calls in the middle of the night, and the yelling and everything, he changed his mind and said that he found a nice couple that could raise my baby in Los Angeles. He gave me 12,000 dollars and a ticket to go to Los Angeles the next day. And now I'm here. On this bloody god forsaken island." I was shocked while she was telling me this whole story.

"A Psychic?" I asked, not really meaning to blurt it out like that.

"I know, it's embarrassing. And now, after everything, he was just full of it." Something was bugging me about her story. I was thinking about how he changed his mind, out of nowhere and let her give away her baby. And that's when it came to me.

"Or not. I mean, all he wanted was that no one else raise your baby, right? Maybe he knew." She stared at me, taking in what I just said. "I mean, if he wanted it bad enough, and he had the power to know such, maybe he knew, Claire." I watched her face as it turned from realization, to shock.

"There was no couple in Los Angeles." She said. "He knew. He knew about the plane and what was gonna happen. Oh my God, he knew!"

After Claire was done her story, the sun had rose up. She decided to go back to the beach because Jack didn't believe that someone tried attacking her. Charlie followed after her. I decided to go back to the beach too. As I was walking there, I heard something. Like, someone walking or running. I stopped where I was and spun around, but there was no one there. I kept on walking but I still heard it.

"Who's there?" I said out loud. When I was about to turn around and continue walking, a man came bursting out between the trees and bushes.

"Sayid?"