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The next day Natalie walked over to Sawyer's tent.

"Hi," she said.

"Hello," he replied. "You ok?"

"Yeah I'm fine," she told him. "I just um…wanted to come by and say thanks for everything you've done over the past few days. I don't know what I would have done if you hadn't been there, how long I would have been laying on the ground," she told him.

"Come over and sit down," Sawyer said and Natalie walked over and sat down by him.

"Scott only ran off because he heard you coming, if you hadn't been doing whatever you were doing he would have never ran off that soon," she said wiping a tear that ran down her cheek.

"I was looking for you," he told her.

"You were looking for me?" she asked.

"Yeah, I felt bad about what I had said that caused you to run off." He admitted.

"Its ok," Natalie said softly and they were quiet.


Natalie was walking along the beach when Jack walked over to her. He had seen her talking to Sawyer, Sawyer was the one she ran to now instead of him and that really bothered him. She used to talk to him all the time.

"Natalie," Jack said and she turned around.

"Hey," she said.

"Don't you think Sawyer is getting tired of you hanging around him all the time?" Jack asked.

"I don't know," she said softly. "He hasn't mentioned it."

"Sawyer's not the kind of guy who wants some girl hanging around him all the time, I'm sure he wants his space," Jack told her.

"You think so, I never meant to do something he didn't want," she said quietly.

"I know you didn't Natalie," Jack said.

"I just… I like having him around, I want him around, I need him," she said.

"No you don't Natalie, he was there for you when you needed help and now you've come to depend on him, you'll be ok without him." Jack said and walked away.


"Sawyer," Jack said walking over to him.

"Yep," he replied.

"Natalie's ok now, she doesn't need you," Jack told him.

"She say that?" he asked standing up.

"What if she did?" he asked.

"Then I'd back off," he told her.

"Well back off," Jack told him.

"She actually said she didn't need me anymore?" he asked surprised.

"Of course, she doesn't want you around anymore, she appreciates your help but back off," Jack told him and walked away.


Natalie walked back over to Sawyer a few minutes later.

"Sawyer," she said.

"What?" he replied coldly.

"Are you ok?" she asked. "You sound different."

"I'm fine," he replied.

"You don't sound fine," she said walking closer to him. He said nothing. "Sawyer," she said touching his shoulder. He shrugged her off. "Sawyer."

"Leave me alone," he demanded.

"Sawyer," Natalie said. "What's wrong with you?" she asked.

"Why do you care you don't need or want me around anyway," he snapped.

"Sawyer I never…" she began.

"Just go and leave me alone," he yelled and Natalie ran off.


A few hours later Jack was looking for Natalie, he hadn't seen her anywhere. He had talked to everyone, well everyone except Sawyer. He walked over.

"Have you seen Natalie?" he asked.

"Not since earlier today," he answered.

"Was she upset?"

"A little," Sawyer told him. "We kind of argued a little, she ran off."

"What did you argue about?"

"Well the fact she doesn't need me or want me around anymore," he told him.

"This is all my fault," Jack said. "I have to find her," he said.

"I'll go with you," Sawyer said and Jack started to say something. "Not up for negotiation," he said before Jack could argue. "It will be dark soon, Scott is out there somewhere and she's all alone with no water and food."

"Fine come on, we'll leave in ten minutes" Jack told him.

"Did you find Natalie?" Boone asked Jack.

"No Sawyer and I are going to look for her," Jack told him.

"I want to come to," he said.

"Boone," Jack said as Sawyer walked over.

"You coming to?" Sawyer asked Boone.

"Fine come on," Jack said and they headed off.


Natalie was walking by herself in the jungle wondering what made Sawyer act the way he did. Why he just turned on her all of a sudden. She heard a sound behind her and turned around.

"Hello," she said but no one said anything so she turned around and continued to walk.

"Why did Natalie run off?" Boone asked.

"I don't know," Jack said.

"What did you do?" Boone asked Sawyer.

"Oh, its automatically my fault," Sawyer said.

"Most likely," Boone replied. "You're the only one she really talks to now."

"I was the one who found her, who took care of her. Its not my fault if she doesn't need me or want me around anymore," Sawyer snapped.

"No its my fault," Jack said and they stopped walking.

"Your fault?" Boone asked shocked.

"Yes I gave Natalie the idea that Sawyer might be tired of her hanging around all the time," Jack admitted.

"What?" Boone and Sawyer asked.

"She's always running to you, I'm her brother," Jack said. "So I gave her the idea that maybe you were getting tired of her always hanging around you." Jack said regret in his voice.

"And then you came to me to tell me she said she didn't want me or need me around anymore," Sawyer said mad.

"Yes I did, she said she liked having you around, that she wanted you around that she needed you," Jack said. "I'm her brother, she should be talking to me not you."

"I can't believe you did that!" Sawyer yelled. "What if something happened to her or if Scott found her?"

"I didn't think she would run off,' Jack exclaimed.

"Both of you stop!" Boone yelled. "We have to find her, you can fight later, Natalie is what's important now."

"Said the guy who broke her heart and is in love with another woman," Sawyer said meanly.

"Look we need to find her, Natalie is what matters right now, not our problems with each other," Boone said.

"He's right," Jack agreed.


Natalie kept walking wondering why Sawyer would just tell her to leave him alone, what did she do? Maybe Jack was right. She heard someone following her and she stopped and turned around and saw nothing, no one was there so she turned back around.

"Hello there," someone said.

"AHHHHHHHHHHH," Natalie screamed.

"That's Natalie," Jack said. "Lets go,' he demanded and they took off running.


"All alone at last," Scott said and Natalie tried to run off.

"You're not going anywhere," he said grabbing her.

"Please let me go," Natalie pleaded.

"You can come with me, we can start a life together. I can make you happier than those other guys ever could."

"No, just let me go please," Natalie said crying.

"Never," Scott said. "You're coming with me."

"NO!" Natalie yelled and she kicked him.

"Ouch," Scott said. "Stupid Bitch," he said and slapped her and then pulled out a knife.

"Now lets go,"

"No, I'd rather be dead than go anywhere with you," she told him.

"You may get your wish," Scott grinned and dug the knife in her hip and ran it down her leg about two inches..

"AHHHHHHHHHHH!" Natalie cried out.

"That's Natalie again and that sounded worse than the last scream like she was hurt," Sawyer said worried and he ran ahead of Jack and Boone hoping to find her.

Natalie felt blood running down her legs.

"Now stop arguing with me and lets go," Scott said and he went to pick her up just as Sawyer ran over.

"Let go of her," he demanded and Scott turned around.

"Are you people everywhere?" he asked.

"I think you should leave," Sawyer said calmly.

"No, not without Natalie," Scott said. Natalie was crying, her leg really hurt. Sawyer looked at him.

"You think I'm just going to let you take her," Sawyer said angrily.

"Yeah because I'll just come back for her again, until I get her."

"Or I kill you," Sawyer replied. "You're crazy."

"Maybe," Scott said smiling and Sawyer drew back and his fist connected with Scott's face and he fell to the ground.

"Leave Natalie alone," he demanded. "Take no for an answer for once," he told him angrily and kicked him in the side. He then bent down. "Don't bother her anymore," Sawyer demanded and Scott stood up and looked at Sawyer. Sawyer stood up as well.

"This isn't over," he said and ran off. Sawyer went to go after him, but Natalie fell to the ground and he stopped.

"Natalie," he said and knelt down beside her. "Jack and Boone should be along any minute," he told her. "I need to see if I can stop you from bleeding," he told her and she nodded. Sawyer gently slipped her pants off.

"Ouch," she said softly.

"Sorry," he said and he looked at her leg.

"Damn Shortcake," he said and he reached in his bag and pulled out a clean cloth and held it against her leg with one hand. Natalie took his other hand in hers. "Jack should be here soon, then he can take care of you."

"Sawyer," she said softly as Jack and Boone ran over.

"Natalie!" Jack exclaimed and he ran over to her. He looked as Sawyer who was holding a cloth to Natalie's leg. His hand was covered with her blood.

"It looks bad," Sawyer said moving out of the way, Natalie tightened her grip on his hand

"Don't leave," she whispered and he let go of her hand and moved out of Jack's way.

"How's it look?" Boone asked.

"I have to get it to stop bleeding so I can clean it and see to know for sure." Jack said "But I think I'm going to have to sew it up," he told her as he tried to clean the blood off.

"No," Natalie said.

"It'll be ok Natalie," Jack assured her.

"Sawyer," Natalie said as Jack cleaned off her leg.

"I'm right here," he said as Jack rummaged through his bag, he found a needle and thread.

"Natalie, it needs to he sewn up ok," Jack told her.

"Ok," she said and she grabbed Sawyer's hand.

"Just don't look at me, it will only make it worse if you watch," he told her and she looked at Sawyer.

"Ok I'm starting now," Jack told her and she tightened her grip on Sawyer's hand.

Jack sewed Natalie's leg up as she held Sawyer's hand. Boone had nothing to do but hope Natalie would be ok.

"I'm all done," Jack told her cutting the thread with a knife.

"It wasn't to bad," Natalie sighed.

"I wish I had thought to bring you something else to wear."

"I have a shirt in my bag, It should be long on her, cover everything up at least," Sawyer said and he went to get the shirt.

"You're going to be ok," Jack told her. "Don't run off like that again. You had me scared, I thought… anything could have happened."

"I know Jack, I'm sorry," Natalie told him as Sawyer walked over and handed her the shirt.

"Thanks," Natalie said taking the shirt.

"Go get that shirt on, then we'll head back," Jack told her.

"Doc, its getting late, it will be dark soon. Don't you think its kind of dangerous to walk back through the jungle at night?" Sawyer asked. "Plus shouldn't she rest her leg for a while?" he asked. "Of course I don't mind carrying her back," he added.

"I'm capable of walking all by myself," Natalie said standing up and taking two steps forward. "Ouch," she exclaimed and they all looked at her. "I'm fine," she told them but didn't walk any further. She just slipped the old shirt off and put the one Sawyer gave her on and then sat back down.

"We'll just camp here and head back in the morning," Jack said.

Boone walked over and sat by Natalie.

"Thanks for coming to look for me," she said.

"As long as you're ok that's all that matters now."

"I'm fine," she replied. "I'll be fine."


The four of them soon fell asleep. Natalie wasn't sleeping well at all and she woke up some time during the night and saw Sawyer sitting off by himself. She slowly got up and painfully limped over to Sawyer.

"Sawyer," she said softly and he looked up.

"You should be resting, you need to be off your leg," he told her and Natalie held onto a tree and slowly sat down by him.

"I haven't slept much tonight anyway, at least at the beach I have a pillow."

"I can't sleep either," he admitted.

"I never said that I didn't want or need you around," she told him.

"I know that now, I'm sorry I snapped at you," he told her.

"Its ok," she told him

"You actually like having me around?" he asked surprised.

"Yeah," she said.

"You're the only one," he replied.

"Sawyer there are people on this island who might actually like you if you gave them a chance," she told him.

"I doubt it," he sighed.

"I don't," she said.

"Lets face it Shortcake, you're the only one who likes the fact that I'm on this island," he told her.

"I hated it the first time you called me that," she admitted.

"Shortcake?" he asked.

"Yeah but now I kind of like it. Its something only you would think to call me," she told him and he smiled. "I like having a name only you call me."

"I was worried about you when Jack couldn't find you."

"You were?"

"Yeah," he said nodding. "Anyway it was what I said that caused you to run off. Just like the day you ran off and Scott raped you."

"But you always save me," Natalie said. "What Scott did isn't your fault. He's crazy," she said. "He actually said he wanted us to start a life together, if you hadn't showed up when you did today."

"But we did and you're fine," Sawyer said. "Scott's obsessed with you."

"I don't know why," she said.

"Because you're hot," Sawyer told her and she laughed.

"You think I'm hot?" she asked.

"Maybe," he answered. "You think I'm hot?"

"Maybe," she answered and Natalie saw a real smile appear on his face.

"You need to try and rest," Sawyer said and stood up, "Come on," he said and he held his hand down to her and she grabbed it and he pulled her up and they walked back over to where Jack and Boone were. Natalie laid down and tried to get comfortable. She looked over at Sawyer. She moved closer to him and laid her head on his stomach.

"What are you doing?" he asked.

"Using you as a pillow," she told him.

"You think I'm just going to let you do that?" he asked.

"Please," she said.

"Fine," he said running his fingers through her hair. "just go to sleep."