Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own
-Close I've Come-
By CharliesHoodie
A/N: Gasp! Chapter 10 was wonderful!
A/N (by Kiss): Sorry about the wait. I'm the one who posts our things, and sorry to keep you waiting—I can be a spaz—but check at the bottom to see how to get your chapters sooner, eh?
-The Others' Hatch-
Adie shrieked slightly, even though the shot was obviously not as close as it seemed. Charlie, Sawyer and Kate jumped, but Peter stood still.
"What's going on?" Adie asked, trembling slightly.
Just then, Daniel came in.
"They shot at one of us, but they missed. Get her out there now."
This was whispered into Peter's ear, and only Adie heard it. Her face paled, and she took a step back. "What?"
"What's going on!" Charlie demanded urgently.
He was ignored as Peter grabbed Adie's arm and led her out through the door and into the thick jungle, toward a destination she didn't know.
"Peter!" She cried, stumbling along after him. "What's happening?"
"John, Jin, and Trent are here. They have guns, and they're going to try to take Charlie, Kate and Sawyer," he explained briskly. "You have to go out there, and talk to them and make them leave. They wouldn't hurt you – you're a girl."
Adie knew there wasn't much she could do now. She had to listen to them. Her face fell at the realization that Charlie was right.
-The Jungle-
Trent was holding his gun out in front of him shakily. "Did I hit him?" he asked Locke uneasily.
"No," Locke said, his face creased with worry. "He ran away just as you were firing, but the rest of them are sure to have heard it."
Jin looked confused without Sun being there to translate. He looked at Locke helplessly, but Locke said nothing to him.
"We should go," Trent said, slowly lowering his gun. "Or else they'll send more people out."
But Locke didn't look ready to go at all. "They still have our friends," he protested, starting on again.
"John!" Jin said, his voice heavily accented as he grabbed Locke's arm. He didn't know much of what was happening, but he knew that something was wrong and they could get hurt.
Locke shrugged him off. "Sawyer, Charlie and Kate," Locke told Jin. "We have to still try and get them. From the Others."
Jin processed this a moment and nodded, unsure. It was more him trying to agree than actually agreeing.
Trent still wouldn't budge.
"But what if-"
There was another rustle in the trees and a small figure suddenly flew out from the trees. Trent shot quickly at the figure and the body collapsed and fell limp on the jungle floor.
-The Jungle-
Ana was sweating horribly from the dense jungle, even though she was wearing a tank top and her hair was pulled up. She was still wearing jeans, which was best in the thick jungle brush.
Jack was obviously hot, too. But he wouldn't let it show. And neither would Ana. They'd just shoot each other encouraging half smiles every once in a while and continue on.
"How far do you think Locke got?" Ana finally asked, collapsing down onto a rock in a clearing. Jack sat down on the ground, wiping his brow.
"I don't know. I'm just following his tracks the best I can, but I'm not much of a tracker."
"That's right. You're a damn spinal surgeon," Ana said with a slight smile. "But I think we're going the right way."
"That's right. You would know. You're a damn police officer," Jack said with a tired laugh. "The people who gave me way too many tickets for insignificant things."
Ana smiled again. "Well, I never liked those check ups much, either."
They smiled at each other briefly before Jack stood up.
"Come on, we can't sit around too long."
Ana nodded in agreement and followed him back into the deep jungle.
-The Others' Hatch-
Charlie was working hard to undo his bounds, but he knew that it was no use. He had been watching Sawyer secretly picking away at the thick rope, but there was nothing they could really do.
"What do you thinks going on?" Charlie asked Kate and Sawyer. No one was watching them. It seemed everyone was fixed upon what was going on outside around the Others' 'property.'
Charlie's face creased with worry. What were they doing with Adie? Would she be ok? He felt sick to his stomach as he thought about the gun shot, Adie's scared face, and then Peter forcing her out.
"I don't know," Kate finally spoke up. "But I really don't think they'd do anything to really harm one of them."
Charlie nodded slightly, but he really wasn't too sure now.
-The Jungle-
Locke, Trent and Jin were sprinting through the jungle, clasping their guns to their sides. Jin was yelling at Locke and Trent in Korean, but they ignored him. Trent hadn't seen who or what he shot, neither could Jin, but Locke had gotten a pretty good look.
His face was crumbled in concern as he stopped his group and sat down where he was, breathing hard. Trent looked almost scared of Locke and what he would say.
"I-I-" Trent started.
Locke shook his head. "Don't. I don't think they know where we are now, but be ready to run if we need to."
Jin started yelling again breathlessly, but Locke signaled him to be quiet and Jin sat down, looking around warily.
Locke made a decision right then. Jack couldn't know about this. If he wanted to be on the same level as Jack and be just as involved as he was, he wasn't going to let Jack know that he was in control of a group that had shot someone who probably shouldn't have been there in the first place.
Jack and Ana were stopped again for a quick water break. Ana perched herself on a tree stump, which actually wasn't very unusual. Both Jack and Ana knew how it had gotten there.
"I see the monster left its mark," Jack said, gesturing to where she was sitting as he sipped water out of his bottle.
Ana grinned slightly and guzzled down most of her water. "So, you're a doctor."
"Obviously," Jack said with a slight shrug. "I mean, who else would everyone name their leader." It wasn't a proud statement, or a question.
Ana swatted a mosquito on the back of her neck and stood. She looked at him knowingly. "I'm thinking there's a lot more to you than people see. They see a hero, someone with answers." She paused. "I don't see that."
"Well, Ana Lucia, I don't know if that's a compliment…or not," he raised an eyebrow at her and began to start off again.
Ana didn't follow. "Wait. What's your father's name?"
"Christen Shephard," Jack answered, a little edge to his voice. He turned back around. "Why?"
Ana was smiling. "I know him. I mean, I knew your last name was Shephard and so is his…but I never thought you were related."
Jack looked surprised, but didn't show it through words. "Knew. You knew him. He's dead."
"…Oh." She didn't know what else to say. "So that's your deep secret here, huh? You had daddy issues."
Jack bit his lip. "Yeah. Didn't you? Doesn't everyone?"
Ana shook her head. "I had mom issues. We were both officers. Working together with family…just doesn't mix."
"Couldn't agree more," Jack said with a slightly amazed smile.
-The Beach-
Hurley felt even more awkward around Libby now.
He had told her he was sane now, but she still seemed distant and thoughtful, and he couldn't help but be paranoid about it.
She was sitting outside her tent reading a book from Sawyer's tent that she had taken to keep herself occupied. Hurley didn't know it, but she was hardly paying attention to the words she was reading. Too much stuff was going through her head.
"Hey," he said quietly, sitting next to her and letting out a slight grunt as he lowered himself into the sand. Immediately, Libby stiffened and her eyes fixed on the page she was on.
"Dude," Hurley said, noticing right away. "I'm not going to kill you or something! I'm not crazy!"
"Hurley…" Libby said, setting her book down. "I know. I know you're not crazy. I've just got a lot to think about right now. About us."
"Yeah," Hurley said, hurt. "You're debating on whether or not you should run away screaming every time you see me and cut the polite stuff."
Libby shook her head slightly, her eyes welling up. Ignoring Hurley, she stood up and went into her tent quickly.
-The Jungle-
Jack pushed back a few branches and vines, revealing Locke, Jin and Trent standing in a small clearing. Locke was gripping his gun, but eased up when he saw Jack.
"Locke!" Jack said, going up to him with Ana following behind. "Come on, we're going back."
"Yes, Jack, we are," Locke agreed, catching Jack off guard. Ana looked over at Locke, and then at Jack.
"What happened?" Jack automatically asked, staring at Locke suspiciously. He looked at Jin, who looked unsettled, and then at Trent who was staring off the opposite direction. Jack's eyes traveled down Trent's body to his boots.
Splattered with a dark red liquid.
"What happened!" Jack screamed, refraining himself from jumping on Locke like he had Boone's funeral. "You think you're going to lie anymore, well you're not, John! Tell me what the hell happened!" He could feel his heart racing and pumping inside his chest. Ana grabbed his arm in one strong grip.
Locke knew Jack was right. But he hated to admit it. He always hated to admit it. But he wasn't going to get away with lying about this.
"Trent…he accidentally shot one of them. It was a girl."
-LOST-
A/N: First off, let me say that I am not Jack/Ana, nor am I a big fan of Jack or Ana. Both Jack and Ana are two characters I don't really care for, especially Ana. I know a lot of people hate the Jana ship, or just Ana all together. But these two have a relationship for a very certain reason. I'm not going to go give away all the ships, because there's so much to this story, I think you'll all be satisfied. Even if you can't stand the Jana fluff because you're all Jateish, keep reading anyway. There are going to be reasons why people are coupled with certain people, so I suggest having an open mind and understanding why certain characters are with other certain characters. I think you'll like the outcome.
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