Author's Note: This one definitely goes to D.D. Casale!! Thanks for all those lovely reviews, they truly made my day!

And I apologize for taking longer then I expected and told all of you it would take to get this chapter out. College is time-consuming.. Well, that and the fact I got totally engrossed in the Kathy Reichs books. Haha..

I figure since I wound up making myself a liar.. I told most of you it would only be a day or two til I updated, that I'd make this chapter longer! So here you go!

All Over Again:

Why does love always feel like a battlefield?

-Jordin Sparks

Juliet was walking passed the door to the monitoring room when she stopped because she heard him. When she heard Ben saying the unthinkable.

"Now.. listen to me Pickett, I did indeed promise that I would not kill Ford, but I did not promise someone else wouldn't," he stated casually.

"Are you telling me you want me to.."

"I want you to take care of this little problem," Ben admitted. "Tonight."

Juliet knew that she should have known better. And perhaps she had known better, but she had to at least try Ben's way to keep Sawyer safe. She had always done things Ben's way, even when she wasn't aware of it. Not this time, it was time to do things her own way. She turned on her heel and went back the direction she came from.

~*~*~*~

Kate glanced up as she heard the doors to the Hydra open up. She watched in silence as Juliet went walking passed their cages and she knew this was her chance to get her attention. "Juliet!" she hissed out, and watched as the blue eyes turned to her immediate. She admitted she was surprised that Juliet hadn't even attempted to ignore her.

Juliet halted and stared at Kate. She turned and glanced towards Sawyer who was currently looking anywhere but in her direction. She stepped over towards Kate's cage where the woman was waiting with her hands gripping the bars.

"Do you really trust Ben's word?" Kate questioned. "Do you really believe that he won't just kill us anyways regardless of what he told you."

Juliet hesitated for a moment to respond. "I do," she answered, her voice not betraying the disbelief that she was truly feeling.

Kate looked shocked and she knew it. Regardless, she couldn't seem to hide it. "Juliet.." she whispered. "You can't trust him, look what he's done," she told the other woman. There was a time where she openly admitted that she didn't like Juliet, but now she understood her. She understood that Juliet was just staying sane by the skin of her teeth in this place.

Juliet was silent in response before she turned her head and glanced back at Sawyer. He still wasn't looking at her and she couldn't help but wonder if any of this had ever truly been worth it if he couldn't even look at her.

Kate watched the hurt cross Juliet's features as Sawyer ignored her presence. "Juliet listen to me," she begged. "Just because Ben won't kill sawyer with his own hands doesn't mean he won't have someone else do it!" she stated, watching as Juliet turned to look back at her with tears in her eyes that weren't falling. And it hit her now, that Juliet knew this already, just by the look in her eyes.

"I know.." Juliet answered.

That caused Sawyer to look up instantly.

Kate frowned. There was a haunted look in the blue eyes before her that she'd seen before. The same look Juliet had on her face as she was holding onto Sawyer for her life at the Swan. It was a look that said she knew she was about to lose everything. "But you.."

"I'd die before I let anyone kill him," Juliet cut her off immediately before turning and heading towards the runway.

Kate left her mouth hanging open in shock.

"JULIET!" Sawyer growled out. "Juliet, damn it, come back here!"

Juliet halted immediately and turned to look back at him.

Sawyer could tell from the look in her eyes she hadn't appreciated the fact he'd practically ordered her to come back. He sighed, going to the end of the cage closest to her and gripping the bars. "Sorry," he muttered. "Please come back here," he rephrased.

Juliet's eyes softened slightly and she found herself glancing over at the doors to the Hydra where Alex was watching with curiosity. She was silent as she headed over to Sawyer and stood in front of him.

"I know what Ben is planning to do," he admitted, taking her hand in his through the bars. "I want you to promise that you aren't gonna go doing something stupid."

Juliet glanced down at their entwined fingers and frowned as she looked back up at him. "You know I can't do that.." she pointed out. She very well knew that he was only concerned for her safety, but she was also concerned for his. "I already told you, James.." she stated. "If he kills you.."

"And if I lose you I got nothin'," Sawyer admitted, cutting her off. "I already lost you a few times.. I can't do it again."

Juliet was silent for a moment as she studied him. She frowned because she knew that no matter what they did, they were fighting a losing battle against Ben. "I'd rather lose you," she admitted. "Then let you die trying to be with me."

"Juliet!"

Juliet turned immediately and pulled her hand from Sawyer's at hearing Tom's voice. "What's going on?" she questioned.

"It's Colleen, they're bringing her on a stretcher, one of the rifles misfired.. she's been shot, its bad Juliet.." Tom told her quickly. He ignored the fact he'd just seen her holding hands with the prisoner.

Juliet couldn't help the sudden sense of deja-vu that came along with his words. So she didn't hesitate in her next words. "The doctor, get him."

"Ethan's.."

"Not Ethan," she replied quickly, cutting him off. "Shepard, go get him, now." She frowned at the hesitation in his eyes. "I'm not a surgeon, Tom.. get him!"

Tom nodded and heading towards the hydra.

Juliet glanced at Sawyer for a moment before she ran towards the people emerging from the jungle with the stretcher. She quickly grabbed one side of the stretcher and used her free hand to put more pressure on the gunshot wound. She narrowed her eyes slightly and removed it, placing her fingers against Colleens neck. "Stop!" she ordered immediately. "Put her down! Put her down now!"

No one questioned it, they simply did as they were told.

Juliet knelt down immediately did a few compressions before she tilted the other blonde's head back and breathed into her mouth, ignoring Danny's voice as he came out yelling. She ignored everyone for a good two minutes as she continued.. compression.. compression.. breathe.. so on and so forth. And it was two minutes later when she heard Colleen's sharp intake of breath. "Go! Get her inside now!"

When she glanced down at the blood on her hands she felt herself take a slightly sharp intake of breath. She was going to be responsible for not being able to save Colleen once again, she just knew it.

"Juliet?" Danny piped up, noticing she wasn't following his wife into the station. "Hey!" he growled, waving his hand in front of her face.

Sawyer watched Juliet carefully as she looked up at Danny. He saw her glance towards him and then she pulled Danny close and whispered something that he couldn't quite make out. But he did see the shock on Danny's face in response to her words as he nodded. And she simply followed after Colleen's stretcher into the station.

He wisely knew he hadn't seen a look that cold on her face in a long time.

"I have no idea why she seems to like you so much," Danny growled out at him. "But just consider yourself lucky that Colleen's life is in her hands.."

Kate's eyes widened slightly in response. Would Juliet have honestly done what she was thinking about right now? Would Juliet have threatened to let Colleen die if Pickett tried to harm Sawyer? She found the answer in Sawyer's eyes as he watched Pickett retreat into the building as well. He thought she would, and that was enough for her to believe it as well.

~*~*~

They'd been at Colleen's surgery for a few hours. She knew very well that Jack didn't have to sit there and do this, and yet he sat there doing all the work, and she was left watching his handiwork in silence.

Jack followed her glance up to the window where Pickett left and only Tom remained behind the observation window. He nodded to Juliet. "I'll be fine on my own.." he assured her.

"Alright," Juliet responded, simply for show. She glanced up to Tom. "Keep an eye on him," she stated.

Tom nodded slowly. He didn't know what was going on, but clearly Juliet had a bone to pick with Pickett, because he left and now she was heading out as well.

A few minutes later and Juliet had her gun. She knew quite well as she reached behind her back and felt the gun tucked into her pants at her lower back, that Pickett would never keep his word once Colleen was out of the danger zone. If she was fast enough, she might not have to shoot him this time.

And so she was running, heading for the doors and she was out of them and into the down pouring rain almost immediately. And she saw Pickett heading for Sawyer's cage and getting ready to open it where he was fast asleep. And now she was running again, and she threw her shoulder full force into his back and knocked him to the ground, both of them rattling against Sawyer's cage in response.

Sawyer and Kate were up instantaneously from the noise and they both watched shell-shocked as Juliet was on Pickett's back, shoving his face into the mud and then suddenly it had reversed. Pickett had thrown his arm back and knocked his offender off of him. "Juliet!!" he called out immediately. He couldn't even get a hold on Danny because the man had already moved away from the bars and was heading towards Juliet.

Juliet was quick though and she swept her leg out, knocking Danny back down onto the ground.

Kate had looked on in shock for only a moment before the feeling of dread filled her. Sure, everyone knew that Juliet could hold her own in a fight, there was no doubt about it. But not now, not with all those fresh wounds still affecting the other woman.

Sawyer only caught Kate's movements out of the corner of his eyes and he nearly gasped when he realized what she was doing. Luckily he managed to keep it in, and neither Danny nor Juliet seemed aware of anything Kate was doing in her cage.

Juliet gave in finally, reaching back and pulling out the gun. But before she even managed to aim it, Danny had reached out and pulled her legs out from under her, and the gun went flying backwards. She was moving to get up when she noticed he now had a gun out and trained it on her.

Sawyer couldn't get his arms out far enough to stop Danny, and that sense of dread and fear was filling him just like the during the incident. Juliet was once again in danger for trying to save his life. "You son of a bitch! You came out here to shoot me, then do it!" Sawyer yelled out. "Leave her alone!"

Danny just grinned. "What're you gonna do to stop me from behind those bars?" he questioned, cocking the gun and keeping it level with Juliet's forehead.

Juliet sucked in a breath and stared into the barrel of the gun.

"You know, Ben might wanna keep you around Julie," Danny stated with a shrug. "But I think you're becoming more of a liability," he stated. "I think he'll thank me once he doesn't have to worry about you doing something stupid anymore."

Juliet was silent for a moment before she opened her mouth and spoke. Though she knew she'd probably regret pissing him off, she was never really one to hold back her opinion after she'd been with Sawyer for so long. "You know what I think Danny?"she questioned, all traces of fear and emotion leaving her face and voice.

Danny looked amused now. "What's that?" he questioned.

"I think you're a sick son of a bitch," she answered.

"Why you little--"

"I think that you obviously have no feelings, because someone who felt anything couldn't just come out here to shoot someone in cold blood, for absolutely no reason other then, 'Ben told me to,'" she stated casually. "Do you always just follow orders? Or just Ben's orders?" she questioned. And now she found herself taking a page out of Sawyer's book. "I think that makes you Ben's bitch.."

Sawyer was shocked, and if it weren't for the situation, he might have laughed at the words that came from her mouth. Despite being with her for three years, she hardly ever took after him and taunted people so easily, and yet here she was doing it to someone who wanted to kill her. Apparently she'd picked up his lingual skills just as well as he'd picked up her skills for sensitivity over three years. And regardless of what people thought, Juliet was more sensitive and caring then most, and she'd passed it on to him.

Apparently Danny was just as shocked because there was pure silence in response for over a minute after Juliet's words. At least until the sound of a gunshot fired through the air, and Sawyer felt his heart drop instantly.

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That might have been evil.. but, if you kill me.. you won't know what happened. Gee.. that sucks.