Sorry, yet another suspenseful chapter. I love tormenting you guys! LOL! Everyone wish high hopes for Lost? I did! It's okay they didn't win, but I will say, good luck at the Golden Globes on Sunday! And now for the long, cliffhanger wait, here's chapter five!
Chapter Five
Charlie looked up at Ethan as fear overtook him. But he pushed it back; he couldn't be scared, not like this, not in front of Claire.
Charlie automatically grabbed Ethan's legs with his ankles and tripped him. Charlie got back up and stood his ground.
Ethan turned and stood glaring at Charlie. He lunged at Charlie and punched him. Charlie retaliated and punched back knocking Ethan to the ground.
Charlie jumped on top of him and started punching the living daylights out of Ethan. "You better tell me where Claire's son is!" he yelled.
"He's ours, you can't have him!" Ethan said. Charlie punched Ethan again. Ethan threw Charlie off of him and Charlie landed a couple of feet away as Ethan got up. Ethan then rushed over and punched Charlie again. They heard Claire scream and Charlie looked towards where it came from.
"Charlie!" Claire said. Sayid and Locke hadn't taken Claire that far away and she could see the whole thing.
"Get her out of here!" Charlie said. He then fell to the ground when Ethan's fist met his cheek.
Charlie felt Ethan lift him up and throw him against the tree trunk behind him. Charlie looked down at Ethan wondering if Ethan was like the Hulk with superstrength. Ethan moved his hands up to Charlie's throat and start choking him.
Charlie gagged and tried to breathe. He couldn't leave Claire now when he just got her back. Ethan tightened his grip and Charlie noticed things were getting fuzzy when he remembered something.
"Say goodbye Charlie, you'll never get to see your precious Claire again!" Ethan said. Charlie glared at him and pulled out Locke's knife and stabbed Ethan in the neck. Ethan groaned and fell to the ground.
Charlie fell next to him and stood up coughing. He put his hand to his neck and rubbed the soarness out. Ethan laid on the ground dead. Charlie smiled and stood. He had won.
Charlie wiped his hands and looked to see where Locke and Sayid had taken Claire. They were nowhere to be found. He smiled knowing they had taken her away to a safe haven.
Charlie left Ethan down on the ground and walked back into the small shelter of a building.
He looked down the two tunnels and decided to go down the left one to look for the rest of his friends and Christian.
The tunnel led to a room smaller than the other one and he looked around. When he saw nothing he went down one of the other tunnels. In the darkness of the tunnel he heard other breathing besides his. He stopped and tried to peer into the darkness to see who it was.
Charlie bent down and found a small stone to throw. He picked it up and threw it in front of him.
"Ow!" a female voice said.
"Kate?" Charlie asked.
"Charlie!" Kate said. He felt Kate grab him. "Jack, I found Charlie!"
"Where were you guys?" Charlie asked.
"Ethan's goons took us in the tunnel when following you and Claire out," Kate said.
"Speaking of Claire, where is she?" Jack asked as they walked out of the tunnel.
"She's safe with Sayid and Locke," Charlie said.
"And have you found Ethan yet?" Jack asked.
"Yeah, um…he's dead," Charlie said briefly looking at his hands to make sure no blood was on them.
"Dead, how?" Kate asked.
"Um…he killed himself," Charlie said covering up the truth. Kate noticed the lie and nodded just to play along. Being a person who had committed a crime she knew when there was a lie.
"Did you find Christian?" Charlie asked.
"No, you?" Jack asked.
"No," Charlie said a lump rising in his throat knowing how Claire was going to feel. "Did…um…did you find Sawyer?" Charlie asked trying to hold the lump down.
"No," Kate said. Charlie nodded as they walked out into the surrounding jungle.
"Claire!" Charlie yelled.
"We're over here!" Sayid yelled. Charlie, Kate, and Jack ran over to their hiding spot. Claire stood very wobbly and shaky as Charlie rushed over to her and held her in his arms.
"Thank you," Claire whispered.
"My pleasure, you don't have to worry anymore, he's gone, he's dead," Charlie said. Claire laughed and hugged him.
"Wait, where's Christian?" Claire asked her hopes falling. Charlie looked down and Claire knew the worst.
"We couldn't find him," Charlie said. Claire felt a tear escape her eye and run down her cheek. "I'm sorry Claire," he said as his voice cracked.
Claire let a sob escape her mouth and she threw herself on Charlie letting the tears fall freely. Charlie closed his eyes and held her smoothing her hair back. He kissed the top of her head and set his chin on the top of her head. A tear escaped his eye as he heard Claire crying over the loss of her son.
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Okay, very sad to see that Christian won't be joining us. I know, I'm sorry, I hated doing this! Hope you all liked this chapter. This isn't the end of the story. Probably three more chapters to go.
REVIEW RESPONSES
Allison- Thanks for your review! It's cool to think all the time how it's going to end, I do that with every story I read! I wish I was a writer on the show, but sadly I'm not. Thanks so much!
MusicMonkey88- Sorry Sayid wasn't there to knock Ethan out again! I know the suspense is scary, not so much in this one, but still enough to scare you! Thanks for the review Mrs. Monaghan!
Aurorasmist- Sorry for the horrible ending! I apologize! This chapter has a horrible ending too knowing Claire won't get her son. Thanks for the review!
Until next time,
Bloomy Angel