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Chapter Two
"What does a toy plane have to do with us crashing on the island?" Boone expressed.
This was the most ridiculous thing he had ever heard, and if Sawyer had some kind of trick up his sleeve, he wasn't seeing it, and it wasn't beginning to become a nucsense, sitting here waiting for an answer when he had better things to be doing. Not to mention that his head had begun to pound again and his eyes had begun to burn, a first sign that he was late on his medication, and Boone knew the hallucinations would start up again if he didn't take them soon, but still knew he wouldn't be able to stand the questionable stares from the others if he suddenly got up and left. So he decided to just bare with it.
"An island which we crashed on from a plane," Shannon so kindly reminded him.
Boone glared at her but she didn't notice.
"It probably doesn't mean anything," Jack said, making nearly everyone jump.
He had been so unusually quiet, they had forgotten he was there.
"We find a plane just sitting here, one that happens to be a military plane-"
At the emphasis on military, Sayid jumped into the debate, interrupting Sawyer.
"If you're thinking about me-"
"Now why would I think that?" Sawyer replied sarcastically.
"I thought you said you saw Sayid on the plane," Jack pointed out, stealing a glance towards the shore, searching for a person he couldn't find, and nobody else could see.
"Well this is way too much fun for me," Charlie said, standing up from his spot around the fire, "I'm going to go check on Claire."
He was the first to leave, with others filing out in random order, and each with their own thoughts about the situation. Jack didn't want to admit it, but he was nervous. Nervous about what would happen to Kate. These people had been in a plane that crashed onto a deserted island(or so they thought) and if someone were to be caught red handed, well, all Jack could say was that he would hate to be that person. And he wasn't going to let that happen to Kate, so when Sawyer finally flickered his cigaret at the fire and left, Jack left Hurley to put it out, and went down to the beach in search for Kate.
Drunk, Kate and her 'at the moment' boyfriend stumbled out of the bar they were just in.
"You were great," Chris, her momentary boyfriend, meaning the first guy her drunken mind saw and fell into.
Though the bar wasn't meant for dancing, the juke box was just too tempting, and time traveled back into the thirties, and the two danced, like soldiers and lovers. She watched as Chris, a high school dropout two years older than her(all she could find out- or remembered) glanced towards a restaurant, Roscoe's, a popular bar and grill, and it was karaoke night. And Kate saw the flash of madness through Chris' eyes.
"What?" She asked him, fighting off her headache. "What are you thinking?"
"I'm thinking that I don't have enough money to make it back to New York," Chris, and though his voice remained come, the smells of achohol lingered on his breath, "and that place is raving tonight."
"So you're saying.."
Chris glanced towards Kate, and smiled mischievously.
"I've got a gun in my van," he said so simply like it was something he did everyday.
"You want to..rob it?" Kate said in realization.
But with Chris' flash of a smile, along with her drunken mind, Kate couldn't resist, and with no current regrets, followed him to his van.
Jack found Kate sitting near the shore of the beach- their beach- as in the strip of land that no one else except Locke and Boone had found.
"How did I know I'd find you here?" Jack said, smiling and walking up behind her.
"I think I stole your secret spot," Kate said, smiling a little herself.
"Yeah?" Jack said as he sat down next to her. "Call it our secret spot."
Turning, Kate offered him a smile before turning back out to the sea.
"So what are they saying?" She said after a moment's pause.
"Well Sawyer has his mind set on another killer out to get us all," Kate turned and looked at him, "and the others aren't sure what to believe yet."
"So do you think I'm in trouble yet?" Kate said lightly.
"I don't think you'll have any problems for at all," Jack said.
"How do you know?" Kate said, slightly surprised at the answer.
Jack turned to her.
"Because I don't don't think that people are ready to believe Sawyer.
As the last of the group broke up, Boone(despite his growing headaches) hurried to catch up with Sayid. Shannon had left earlier, and he assumed that Sayid was going after her.
"Sayid!" Boone called, struggling to catch up.
Sayid stopped and turned around, seeing Boone run towards him. When he finally caught up, Sayid didn't say anything, but just stood there, and seemed annoyed by his presence.
"What?" Sayid said, finally.
"It's Shannon's birthday," Boone said after catching his breath.
"Her birthday?" Sayid repeated.
Not the answer he expected.
"Why didn't she tell me?"
"I don't know," Boone said, trying not to make it too obvious that he was getting out of breath, "my guess is that she didn't think that anyone would care."
Sayid paused, thinking about it.
"Why are you telling me this?" He said at last.
"I dunno," Boone shrugged, "I guess I'd thought maybe you would want to do something for her."
"Shouldn't that person be you?"
"You're the one she likes," Boone pointed out.
"Thanks for telling me," Sayid said after considering it.
"You going to do something for her?" Boone said, more as a demand than question.
"I have something in mind," Sayid said sneakishly.
He turned and began to walk off, this time in a different direction than he had been before, so Boone could only guess that Sayid wasn't lying.
"Hey, Sayid!" Boone called after him suddenly, surprising himself.
Sayid turned back around, and waited for Boone to speak.
"Take care of her, okay?" Boone requested with a trace of loss in his voice.
For the first time, Sayid found himself feeling slightly sorry for Boone. Shannon was his sister, after all, and all Boone had on the island. Nodding, Sayid agreed.
"I will," Sayid promised, and turned, heading towards a path in the jungle.
Author's Note: Finally got that done! Sorry it was short, but expect it, because I'm still in planning up until the end. I'm slowly getting at Kate's flashbacks, and for those who didn't catch on, she just headed towards the same bar and grill Jack left. I always wanted a Jack and Kate past connection..hehe.. and sorry I confused yall before. Kate's real name is Allie(well, Allison, I guess) that was her flashback, not Alex's. Alex's is next fic, "Wish You Were Here" and let me tell you..it's good..well..I think so!
Coming up: Not sure when, but Jack makes a promise he might not be able to keep, Shannon's birthday present doesn't go as well as Sayid planned for it too, and (finally) you'll see Boone and Lock at the hatch.
Don't expect this fic to be that long. Sorry, it's just, it's really the point of it that's important, you know? I imagine each chapter will only get to five pages, but then again, I sometimes surprise myself. Thanks so much for the reviews and I'm glad you liked it, and hope you keep enjoying it!
P.S: I want to have Sayid teach Shannon a foriegn dance, or, at least, begin to, so what should I research for that?
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