Title: An Improbable Romance
Author: Megan or PITAchic, whichever you prefer.
Rating: PG-13 for language (and sensuality, but that will come in future chapters)
Disclaimer: I'm sad to say that I cannot take any credit for the brilliance that is "Lost."
Summary: She didn't know when she had fallen in love with him exactly… All she knew is that she couldn't get him out of her head. Shannon/Sayid with little tiny bits of Jack/Kate and Charlie/Claire.
Author's Note: Heya all! How'd you guys like Wednesday's epi? I personally thought it needed more Shayid, but at least we had like, 2 seconds at the end. Except the preview for next week has me nervous; I hate Kate with Sawyer. As stated last chapter, there's a little tiny bit of another couple in this one! Yay! Anyway, I wrote the first part of the chapter before watching "Homecoming," so I'm just sticking with the A/U factor because I liked the idea of Jack shooting Ethan. Okay, now quit reading the author's note and go enjoy the chapter (and be sure to remember that the more reviews I get, the faster I tend to write)!
It had become a routine of sorts over the past few days; he would wander off and sit by himself in a secluded part of the caves after most of the others had gone to sleep, doing nothing more than staring at the walls. That's where she had found him the night of the incident, the night he had shot and killed Ethan. She knew he was torn up about it; she had seen the look in his eyes that hadn't left them the rest of the day. She had noticed when he disappeared, so she had tracked him down, sitting beside him after she had discovered his hiding place.
The first night when she had asked him if he was okay, it seemed like he couldn't even hear her. She stayed anyway, listening to the distant sounds of the jungle with him until the early hours of the morning. The second night when she sat beside him, he merely glanced in her direction and nodded when she asked. The third night, he looked her right in the eyes, and when she asked him, he response was that he would be. Last night, he smiled at her when she sat down, and when she asked, he answered with a simple yes.
And tonight… Well, when she asked him tonight, he took her hand in his own, surprising her as their fingers intertwined.
"Thank you, Kate," was his only reply, and that was all she needed to know to believe that together, they would be more than okay.
This was the fifth night in a row that Shannon had seen Kate go off to find Jack; she actually thought it was sweet. Her head had been out of the clouds enough lately to see that they were good for each other.
Shannon had always been a night owl; she'd much rather sleep during the day and stay up all night. It was quieter that way; it gave you more time to think. And yes, she did think a lot, contrary to popular belief. So she sat staring at the fire long after everyone else was asleep, or at least that's what she had done for the last four nights. Tonight, Sayid was up and back to work on Danielle's maps, though he wasn't pushing himself as hard to figure them out now. She watched him across the fire, and he would periodically look up and catch her eyes, and then they both would smile at each other.
After about an hour, Sayid finally put down the maps and moved over to sit next to her. Neither one said anything for a few minutes until he finally broke the silence.
"What is your favorite color?"
She gave him a strange look, and he chuckled at it.
"I told you I wanted to get to know you better."
She smiled. "Ivory."
"That's an interesting choice."
"I took an interior design class once, the only class I've ever enjoyed. I found out very quickly that I like neutrals."
"Okay. Favorite flower?"
"Light pink roses."
"Favorite season?"
"Are you joking? Summer!" she said, and they both grinned at the obviousness.
"What is your favorite number?"
"Hmm, I'd say seven."
"All right, and what is your favorite thing to do?"
"Well, if you'd asked me that before the plane crash, I would have said shopping and pampering myself. But now…" she trailed off.
"Now?"
"Now I'd say my favorite thing to do is to talk to you," she replied nervously.
She tried to avoid looking at him by staring back at the fire, but he gently turned her head towards him, forcing her eyes to meet his. He leaned in slowly and she met him half way, their lips meshing together in a lingering kiss. She laid her head on his shoulder after they parted, relaxing against him.
She felt happy, this is what she'd been waiting for, but now that it was happening, she was even more confused.
"Sayid, what are we doing?"
"What do you mean?"
"Where is this going? I mean, are we really going to try and start a relationship here? And what's going to happen if we get rescued?"
"I don't know what will happen if we get rescued, but I would like to try at this, Shannon. I wouldn't be making an effort otherwise."
She nodded and sighed.
"What?" he asked, thinking that she didn't want to continue their relationship any further.
"If we're really going to do this, then I want to try my hardest to make it work. I think there is something I should tell you before you decide for sure about us."
"You don't need to tell me anything that you don't want to, Shannon."
"I know, but you should know this. Before getting on that stupid plane, Boone and I… God, Boone and I slept together," she said, sounding disgusted with herself.
He was taken aback for a second, but realized that he wasn't completely shocked by it. There had been a weird tension between the two since the first day on the island, and Sayid had seen the way he looked at her. So, there was another reason besides just being an overprotective stepbrother that Boone had told him to stay away from Shannon.
"Okay."
"Okay? That's it, that's all you have to say?"
"I've done many things that I'm not proud of either."
"It doesn't upset you at all?"
"Do not worry about it, Shannon. The past is in the past."
She sensed he wanted to say more, so she stayed silent. After a moment of contemplation, he decided to continue.
"Her name was Nadia..."
Okay, now for responses to reviews:
Lordoftheringsfanficreader: Yay, I'm glad I made you smile! And I'm planning on delivering all those chapters!
Teyla Sheppard: Hope you liked the tiny Kate/Jack interaction; I'll try to throw in some Charlie/Claire next chapter (but I make no promises, lol).
ilovecherries123: Thanks for the review, I'm glad you're going to keep reading! Oh, and totally off topic, but I love cherries too; my car is completely decked out in "Wild" cherries. My neighbor calls it the cherry mobile, lol.
LunaCohen: OMG, I totally agree, I can't get enough Shannon/Sayid! Which is funny because when I first heard about the idea of them as a couple, I totally thought it was weird. There's just something about them though… But anyway, I think they have officially surpassed Kate/Jack as my favorite couple, but J/K are still a close second.
Violent Water: Aww, thank you, I've honestly never been told I had great character development before! And I agree, there should be something this good on the show, lol (just kidding, but I really want more Shayid; I'm going through withdrawals).
Now you know what to do (or if not, I'll remind you: REVIEW)!
