Chapter Twenty Eight: Sun

Violet returned to the camp a little while later, and couldn't find Kate anywhere. She felt horrible for what she had said to her. God, it was none of her business who Kate slept with, and she certainly had to right to suggest Kate was jealous of Jack and Juliet. Whether she is or not.

Violet wanted to apologize, but no matter where she looked, she couldn't find Kate anywhere. She walked over to where Charlie was packing up his guitar. Violet puckered her brow.

"What are you doing?" She asked. Charlie jumped. God, he'd been so tense lately, ever since he started hanging out with Desmond.

Violet thought Desmond was quite the strange character. He seemed nice enough, but he mostly kept to himself, seemingly immersed in his thoughts. Violet mostly avoided him when she could, he seemed to know things, and whatever was going on with Charlie, she figured Desmond had a role in it.

"Oh hey Violet. You scared me." Charlie sighed. "Going on a little camping trip. You know, boys only. We figured we'd just explore a little bit up the beach, maybe trek through the jungle, sing a few campfire songs, tell ghost stories."

"A camping trip in that jungle?" Violet raised an eyebrow. "That hardly seems safe."

"Well, it's not just me going. I've got Hurley, Jin and Des going too."

"Des? You mean Desmond?"

"Yeah."

"He kinda creeps me out, Charlie." Violet said with a shudder. Charlie opened his mouth and then closed it again. He looked as though he was ready to say something, but thought better of it.

"Nothing wrong with him, really. Just...well, different I guess," Charlie cleared his throat. "Anyway, we're off. Take care, Violet." Charlie picked up his guitar and began heading over to Hurley's tent.

"Hey Charlie, have you seen Kate?" Violet called after him.

"No, sorry." Charlie yelled back, running now. Violet shook her head. Something was going on with Charlie. She wondered if Claire knew. She would have to remember to ask her if she had a chance.

Violet walked back up toward her tent when she saw Kate sitting on the sand with Sun. Violet approached them and caught pieces of their conversation.

"...different." Sun was saying.

"I don't know what you mean, Sun." Kate replied.

"I mean, ever since Jack's been back, he's not himself." Sun looked up to acknowledge Violet's presence, but she continued talking to Kate. "He is with that woman a lot. Juliet. I thought she was one of the Others."

"She is." Kate said with a roll of her eyes.

"She was." Violet corrected. Sun ignored her.

"Kate, what if he's working for them?" She asked. Kate stared at her.

"What?"

"What if Jack is working for the Others?" She sighed. "He was asking me a lot of questions about my baby. Don't you remember? The Others tried to take Claire's baby away from her when she was still pregnant. What if they want my baby too?" Violet raised an eyebrow.

"You're pregnant?" She knelt down in the sand next to Sun and Kate. "Congratulations." Kate interrupted.

"Sun, Jack is not working for the Others." She said. Violet nodded her agreement wholeheartedly, looking over at Jack, who was talking to Claire and letting Aaron grab his fingers.

"How do you know that, Kate? Why did they want Claire's baby? What makes you think they don't want mine as well?" Sun asked, holding her stomach. Kate sighed.

"Look, they wanted Claire's baby for research. Juliet was their fertility doctor or something, okay?"

"Research? For what?" Sun asked. Kate kept her mouth shut, looking over at Violet. Violet could see it. Kate knew something, more than she was letting on. Sun picked up on it as well.

"Kate, what aren't you telling me?" She asked. Kate sighed.

"Nothing, alright? But you have to stop worrying. Jack isn't working for them." Sun was silent for a moment, sharing a nervous glance with Violet. Kate was about ready to change the subject, when Sun caught glimpse of Juliet down the beach. Without a word, Sun got up and began walking toward her.

"Woah, Sun, what are you doing?" Kate asked, jumping up, Violet following suit. Kate saw what Sun was doing and breathed out.

"Sun, I don't think this is a good idea." Kate said urgently, as she followed Sun's quick strides. Violet couldn't understand why Kate was trying to stop her. What did she know that she wasn't letting on?

"Go away Kate." Sun said steadily as she approached Juliet. Kate breathed out slowly.

Juliet saw the three of them approaching, and she stood up from her laundry curiosly. Sun walked right up to her.

"I want to know about your research. What happens to pregnant women on this island?" She asked loudly. Juliet looked at her seriously.

"You're pregnant, aren't you? Are you sure?" She asked politely.

"I asked you a question. What happens to pregnant women on this island? What do you people think you're doing? You took Claire, you wanted her baby! What happens to pregnant women on this island?" Sun was shouting now. "What happens to preg-"

"They die." Juliet interrupted calmly. Violet felt her heart skip a beat, as she stared at Sun. "They all die."

Sun stared at Juliet wide-eyed and speechless. Violet's heart was racing, and when she looked up at Kate, she didn't look surprised at all. That must have been what she had been hiding. But how did she know?

Kate took hold of Sun's arm.

"Come on, Sun." She said quietly, pulling her away. Sun went hesitantly, looking back at Juliet once, before she followed Kate. Violet knew by the look on Kate's face she had better follow too, but when she looked back at Juliet, she couldn't help but feel like Juliet had hated giving Sun those news.


Sleep was just not coming to her, no matter how hard she tried. Kate, however, was fast asleep, even snoring slightly. Violet sighed. At least Kate wasn't mad at her. After Kate talked to Sun for a while, Violet was able to corner Kate and apologize for what she had said earlier. Kate had brushed it off, saying it wasn't a big deal. It was one less thing Violet had to worry about.

She couldn't believe what Juliet had said earlier. Pregnant women on this island die? How the hell can that be possible? Claire was pregnant and she had Aaron. He's okay and so is she. Violet couldn't understand. Maybe the only reason Claire and Aaron survived was because of something the Others did to her while she had been kidnapped by them. Violet didn't know, but she knew one thing was for sure: she was worried sick about Sun now. She wanted answers.

Unable to sleep, Violet quietly crawled out of the tent and stretched up. The moon was full and reflecting upon the water. The sky was completely clear, and the moon lit up the entire camp. Which was perfect for Violet, because she wanted to go over to where the graves were, and be with Katie. God, she missed her big sister. No matter how long it had been, or how much had happened since the crash, Violet couldn't stop missing her.

All she could hear was the sound of the sand swishing beneath her sandals, as she walked toward the graveyard. There wasn't even a breeze, it was so peaceful. Violet exhaled slowly, wishing she could share this moment with her sister, when she suddenly felt a hand over her mouth, pulling her backwards, into a bunch of trees.

Violet tried to scream, but a gentle hand rested on her arm, and a quiet voice told her to be quiet. Violet recognized the voice. It was Juliet. Kate was right. She's still one of them! Panic set into her, thinking Juliet was going to take her back to Ben. It was over, everything was over.

"Relax Violet, I'm not going to hurt you. I need your help with something, but we have to be very quiet about it, okay?" Juliet asked very quietly, in a low whisper. Violet breathed out through her nose before she nodded slowly. Juliet waited a moment before she finally let her hand slip away from Violet's mouth and released her arm. Violet turned around, trying not to look frightened, and she swallowed hard.

"What do you want from me?" She asked, noticing her voice was shaking a little bit. Juliet sighed.

"Look, I have a way I can help save Sun and her baby. Pregnant women on this island die, Violet, but there may be a way I can save that from happening, but I need your help. Sun won't talk to me, or trust me, but if you go and tell her, she'll listen to you." She replied. Violet stared at her uncertainly.

"What makes you think I trust you?" She asked quietly. Juliet stared at her seriously for a moment before she answered.

"Did you believe me when I told you about your father? Do you believe the letter I gave you is really from him?" She asked. Violet swallowed hard. She knew how much Kate didn't believe it to be true, but Violet, that was a different story.

Violet nodded.

"Then believe me now. This is serious. Please, Violet." Juliet said quietly. Violet thought about it for a moment, and very nearly said no. But then she thought about the time that Juliet helped her out. When she had tried to escape from the Hydra, and Juliet had kept it a secret. She had done it to keep Violet safe. She had done it because she had wanted to help, for some reason. Violet couldn't help but wonder if that genuineness for Violet's safety was present here too. Did Juliet really care about Sun's baby? After all, she was a fertility doctor, wasn't she? She made her sister pregnant. Violet sighed.

"Alright," She said quietly. "I'll help you."