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Chapter Two

Kate watched Charlie go with sadness in her eyes. Everybody seemed to be getting a little moody around here, though she didn't blame anybody. This really wasn't an ideal place to be. But to Kate, this was a little better than running from the law.

Kate got up and walked back towards camp, thinking about Charlie. She felt sorry for the guy and she wished she could do something for him, but she felt she couldn't love the guy. He was too uptight and self-centered. But he might be good as a friend, one could never know.

As she walked into camp, she began looking for Jack. For some reason, Kate could connect with the doctor, as if nothing could ever go wrong if she was around him and not to mention that he was cute. But she shouldn't be thinking of people here like that, after all, once they were rescued, they'd all be going back to their normal lives and going about their business. And once they got rescued, Kate would probably be in jail, serving her time.

"Kate!" Sayid's voice rang out across the camp. Kate stopped walking and waited as the man jogged up to her.

"What is it?" Kate asked.

"I was wondering if you'd help me with the transmitter," Sayid stated.

"Sorry, I'm not good at that kind of stuff. And anyways, I need to find Jack. I, uh, I'm not feeling well," Kate ended lamely.

Sayid's face fell. "Well, if you're not feeling well, by all means go see Jack. I wouldn't want you to get sick and, well, you know."

Kate nodded. "But if you ever get the transmitter fixed, I'll be happy to go with you to see if we can find the place where that message was playing for sixteen years."

"Yeah, maybe. I'll see you if I want to do that," Sayid said.

"Ok, you do that," Kate said and turned from Sayid and began to walk towards the tent where Jack was seen the most. It was the sick tent, where if somebody got hurt, then they could go there. Jack always seemed to want to keep everything in order.

As Kate approached the tent, she saw Jack sitting on a tree stump in front of the place, whittling on a piece of wood. Jack glanced up as Kate approached.

"You alright there, Kate?" he asked as she sat down on a log next to him.

"Yeah, I guess. What are you doing?" Kate asked.

Jack shrugged. "Nothing. Just whittling nothing in particular and thinking about everything that's happened."

Kate nodded. "Yeah, a lot HAS happened lately. You think we'll get rescued?"

Jack didn't answer right away. Kate wondered if he had even heard the question. Sometimes she wondered about other people sometimes. They're habits confused her and that was no joke.

"I don't know if we'll be rescued any time soon or not. Until then, we have to survive the best we can until they find us," Jack said suddenly, startling Kate. "Did I scare you? I'm sorry."

"No, you're alright," Kate said, calming down. "What if they don't find us?"

"Well, then I guess we're screwed, right?"

"I guess. It's a little better here, I guess. I never liked being among others," Kate said.

"Why because of whatever you did?" Jack asked.

Kate nodded. Jack gave her an encouraging smile and Kate couldn't help but smile back. The doctor had that kind of effect on her. Maybe she WAS falling in love with the man.

"Is there anything else you've been wanting to talk about? I don't think you came here to just talk about that, considering it's general knowledge," Jack said.

"Yeah, a little bit. I'm worried about Charlie," Kate replied.

"Charlie? Why would you be worried about Charlie for?" Jack asked.

"Well, he seems a little down in the dumps for some reason," Kate stated.

"Well, aren't we all a little down in the dumps?" Jack said jokingly.

Kate gave him a look. "Give me a break. I mean, he's been down in the dumps more than usual, and it's not because of the crash and us being stranded. He seems right down and depressed about something, like somebody said something to him and it got him depressed. Maybe it's because nobody's recognizing him from his band or whatever."

Jack sobered. "Maybe, anything's possible, you know. I'll go have a talk with him. Sometimes men are more comfortable with talking to other men about their problems."

Kate nodded. "That makes sense. When I asked him what was wrong, he just kind of got irritated and angry."

"I'll have a talk with him, don't worry about it too much, will you Kate?" Jack exclaimed.

"Oh, I won't. Thanks for hearing me out, doctor," Kate said, standing up.

"Don't worry about it, and please, call me Jack. Doctor makes me feel like I'm part of the elite and everybody should treat me like the president of the United States," Jack stated.

"Ok, Jack," Kate said, smiling.

"Now if you need anything, just let me know."

"I'm sure I will." Kate turned and started walking back, towards the fire where everybody else was beginning to build for the little lunch that they will eat.

A/n: Thanks to those who've reviewed this story, I greatly appreciate the reviews and I'm glad you like the story so far. Please continue reading, I'm sure you'll enjoy it more as the story goes on.

Midnight Dove- Thanks! He did look kind of sad and down in the dumps. Poor Charlie—he's one of my favorites, too.

Erindi-Thanks much! The pregnant woman's name is Claire. If you want a Lost website, one's if you want to look at characters, the actors, whatever. And your looking at a future writer, so don't be too sure what you see in this story is what you're getting. Surprise is a good skill wink

Kristin-Thanks! I'm glad you like the story so far. Yeah, it gets kind of confusing if you missed an episode, but I'm sure you'll figure it out in the next episode because they have a flashback of what happened last time in case you forgot. Who knows, but thanks again.

Szhismine- Thanks! Yeah, Shannon's kind...self-centered and snotty and thinks she special just because she's rich. But Charlie can find somebody better than her, laugh out loud. Thanks again.