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"Leave us alone," Charlie said in a whisper.
Ethan smirked. "Why should I? You have what I want. I can get what I want."
Charlie put his arm around Claire. She squirmed but then stood still. She shook in his arms. Ethan walked up and tried to pull her away from him. Charlie punched at him and hit Ethan in the jaw. Ethan staggered back and then laughed. The laugh was cold and it made them shiver. Ethan advanced closer before Charlie could do anything. All they saw after that was darkness.
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Claire's eyes opened. All she saw was black, pitch black. She tried to move her arms but she felt her hands bound behind her back. It burnt when she tried to struggle with them. By her hands she felt another rope and she grabbed it. She pulled it and there was a yell.
"Hey! Stop it! I'm not going with you!" came a male's voice.
"Charlie? Is that you?" Claire asked.
"Claire! Are you alright?" Charlie asked. He sounded worried.
"I'm fine. Is this how it was before? Frightening and tied up?"
"Yeah. Exactly like this. If it goes like last time, they'll find me dead and you gone."
"Youwere dead because of me?" she asked.
"Ethan hung me. Jack cameand brought me back to life. It was surprising when they found you in the jungle."
"At least you're here with me so you can tell me what happened last time."
"Oh...I'm of no use," Charlie said. If she could have seen him, she would have saw him blush.
"You are of use. You actually remembered what happened last time. I'm clueless. I don't remember that man. He seems evil."
"He is. He's a bloody bastard."
Claire smiled. "Really? What happened last time that makes him one?"
"Well, you were having false labor and I went to get Jack but I was concerned about you so I got Ethan to get Jack. Ethan never came with Jack but came alone. He took us and I think Jack said that they found Ethan. Ethan said he would kill one of us and he killed me and went off with you. I think he mad you lose your mind," Charlie explained.
"Oh," was all Claire could say.
"This is like a stupid soap. Not that I watch them or anything," Charlie said quickly.
Claire giggled. "Really? How so?"
"Well we both get taken and I get killed but I still live. You are found and have amnesia."
"That does sound like a soap opera."
"Yup. This is the bloody soap we were destined to play a part in. It had to revolve around us."
Claire thought about it. She felt someone move closer her. She knew it had to be Charlie because she could feel the rope in between them with a lot of slack.
"Before I lost my memory...were we a...were we a couple here on the island?" sheasked.
"Well, I do really like you. I don't think we were a couple though. You never really told me how you felt," Charlie said. He wasn't going to bring up that he read her diary.
"In my diary," she started. Charlie chuckled inwardly. Claire continued, "It said that I really liked you."
"It did now?"
"Yeah... it did."
If Charlie could have moved his arms, he would have held her hand. He leaned in close to her. She felt his body press agaisnt hers. It was almost like he could see her. She felt his lips brush against hers. She smiled and the moment seemed to last forever. Still, it ended to quick and roughly. Claire felt rough hand pull them apart.
"We don't need a love fest. We need to get moving. Your friends had started the search last night. They couldbe on the trail. Get up," Ethan barked. He didn't need to tell them to get up, he just pulled them up. "You'll need to see to move, for now. Don't want the child to get hurt."
"When did you care about the child?" Charlie spat.
Ethan laughed. It sent shivers down their spines. "It's a special child. That's why."
He removed their blindfold and gagged them with their blindfolds. Claire looked over at Charlie. She could see Charlie's corners of his mouth form a smile. She tried to smile back but it was hard. So this was what it was like. Hard and rough but at least I have someone to share it with, Claire thought. She felt Ethan tug on the rope so they would start to move.
A/N: We all love moments between Charlie and Claire(well maybe not all of us). The moments are always so cute(usually to me they are). Thanks to my reviewers: CCLover4ever and Leolyn Greenleaf.I apreciate them! Thanks again! RR!
