Chapter nine:
Hey guys! Another chapter finally up! Thanks for all the reviews! Oh, can any one tell me when Ethan turns up on the show? We've just had "The Moth" episode. School finished yesterday for Easter, and Lost isn't on for another two weeks! Well, anyway, hope you like it! It's a little longer than the other chapters, so that should make you all happy! Happy Easter everyone!
Jacks POV
A day had passed since Kate had been taken by Ethan again. I was now growing desperate now, I had to find her, and fast, before Ethan decided to kill her. Since I was distracted, constantly looking over my shoulder, I accidentally bumped into something. I looked up, and to my horror, saw Kate hanging from a piece of rope which was attached to a tree. I quickly tried to undo the rope from around her neck, but it wouldn't budge. Finally, I had successfully undone it, but I realized that it was too late. She was dead. I didn't try to shake her awake or yell out her name, because the doctor side of me knew she was gone, it was useless. I had grown pale now, and I felt like I might chuck at any moment. Judging from her body, she had been dead for no longer than fifteen minutes. It killed me to think that if I had come just a little earlier….
But, I knew that was a lie, I had traveled as fast as I possibly could to catch up to them, but still, I did feel like it was my fault. Sadly, I picked her up and started walking in the direction I had just come, and that's when the tears broke out. I sobbed over Kate's limb body, grieving for a woman I hadn't even known that long and for someone I knew that deep down, I worried about her, cared about her, but most of all, I loved her. And now she was dead. I wiped away the tears just as I had reached the beach where curious people, who also cared about Kate, came to meet me.
"Hey Freckles!" Sawyer smiled, "Nice to see you finally join us!"
As they came nearer, I could tell by the looks on there faces, that they knew something was wrong.
"Dude, how is she?" Hurley asked, as the group reached us.
"Jack?" Michael asked.
"She's dead" I said walking away.
I knew the others were shocked, and couldn't take their eyes off me as I left. I was going to the main fire place. It was about half an hour until sunset, I put Kate on the fire wood and went back to the others.
I told them of my plan and to gather everyone for a final goodbye.
Half an hour later, everyone was gathered around the fire, around Kate. When everyone had quieted down, I started to speak.
"None of us knew her very well, but I know that everyone who is standing here; would've wanted to know her more. She was brave, courageous, smart, funny, and never thought of herself in a crisis, always others. I never really got why she put her life at risk going into the jungle on those hikes. But I know she was just as scared as the rest of us. She always volunteered to go off hiking in the jungle when she knew what kind of dangers were in there. She did it not just for herself, but mainly for others. It's not going to be the same without you. We'll miss you a lot, and we'll never forget you. Goodbye, Kate"
I stepped forward with the lit torch in my hand, looked at Kate for a moment, right before I lowered the torch. That was when the tears broke out from my eyes. Kate was now gone.
After the crowd had slowly parted, I set off towards the jungle to get my revenge.
Kate's POV
I heard the metal door open and turned to see Ethan walking toward me.
"I was just out for a walk" He paused, "So I could see how my plan was working out. Everyone was gathered around the fire and Jack, you should have heard the speech he made, "She was brave, courageous, smart, funny, and she never thought of herself in a crisis, always others". Wasn't that sweet?" He came closer, and I took the opportunity and spat in his face.
"Why Kate, what's wrong?" He said, wiping a rag over his face.
"Stuck here with you, while everyone thinks I'm dead!" I snapped.
"Well, that's life, Kate"
He came near me and, once again, picked me up by the neck. While I was gasping for breath, and while Ethan was too busy trying to seriously hurt me, I noticed a gun in his jacket-side pocket. I silently and carefully grabbed it and put it in my pocket of my cargo pants.
Luckily for me, Ethan didn't notice a thing. He smirked and finally let me go, and I dropped hard on the ground.
I gasped for breath, immediately going into a coughing fit.
"I just love watching you suffer" Ethan stated, "I'll be back in a while, don't go any where!" He said and finally left.
'It's not like I can!' I thought, angrily.
I took the gun, looked at it for what seemed like ages, raised it to the side of my head, and got ready to pull the trigger, with hot tears streaming down my face.
Jacks POV
I was taking wild guesses on where to go to find Ethan, but when I saw a metal shed, I knew Ethan was in there. Surprisingly, it wasn't all that hard to open, and when I walked in, I was shocked and surprised to find Kate right in front of me, with a gun pointed to her head, eyes closed and tears falling down her cheek.
"Kate! Don't!" I yelled
She jumped and her eyes sprung open. I started to run towards her, but she pointed the gun at me.
"Stop right there, Ethan! You drugged me again, didn't you?"
"Kate, it's ok, it's Jack. What are you talking about?" I said, scared for her well-being.
"You bastard! How dare you do this to me again!"
"Kate, to prove I'm really Jack, I'll say something that you and I only know. When we first met, I asked you to sew up my wound and you said you'd be sick. Remember? And the time when I found out you were wanted by the Marshals, who traveled half way around the world to find you? Remember?"
What I didn't expect was to see Kate suddenly drop the gun and drop to the ground, where she started to cry.
"Kate!" I ran to her, scooped her up in my arms, and hugged her.
"I thought I lost you, Kate. I'm never letting you out of my sight again" I said as I kissed her hair.
"I second that" Ethan said behind me.
I picked up the gun that Kate had dropped and spun around, as did Kate.
Kate's POV
My heart pounded in my chest and when I turned around, I was frantic. There Ethan was, pointing a gun at me!
"Aren't you lucky I always carry a spare gun, Kate? Now, drop the gun, Jack, or Kate gets it!" Ethan yelled
"If you thing I'm going-" He was cut off by a loud bang coming from Ethan's gun and I felt a stab of pain on my shoulder where he had just shot me. I fell to the ground, clutching my newly received wound, and screaming in pain.
"Kate!" He pointed the gun at Ethan and fired. It got him square in the heart and he dropped dead where he had once stood.
Jacks POV
I ran quickly to Kate, not knowing if she was going to live or die.
"It's going be ok, Kate" I told her.
I carefully scooped her up and started quickly walking back to camp. I felt her heart beat slowly against my chest.
"Come on, Kate! Stay with me!"
"Jack" She said softly.
"Yes, Kate?"
"Before I go, I just wanted to say-"
"Kate, you're going to make it" I told her.
"Jack, please?"
I nodded.
"I wanted to say that, ever since I met you, I've loved you"
I was shocked at what she said, but even more when she passed out. I quickened my pace just a little more, hoping she'd make it.
