(A/N: This chapter is a long one! 7 pages in my small writing in a collage ruled notebook. Woot! ((Sniffles)) I'm sick, so you guys might get lucky and get more then one chapter today.)

(A/N2: Jack-man (and his dog-wonder named Bob, j/k) runs into a old friend, whose name start with an E. Also, this chapter contains fluff, not much, but it'll suffice. A major secret is starting to be uncovered, and Charlie plays a main role in finding out what it is. Ooooo…)

Disclaimer: I don't own them. ((Points to LOST cast and crew)). LOST is owned by JJ Abrams, David Fury, Bad Robot, ABC, ect. "Feels Like Home" is copyrighted by Chantal Kreviazuk. –LOST- is copyrighted by H.B.

-Saving Kate-

-Chapter 5-

-Hope This Feeling Lasts The Rest Of My Life-

As Kate closed her eyes once more, something above caught her interest. It was a hatch with no handle, no lock, or so she thought, (A/N: That was a huge clue, in case you didn't know.) and only a small dirty grey window accented it. But she was far too tired to examine it much. She let her eyes sweep over it for a couple seconds, but soon they closed.

-LOST-

Jack had run only a couple hundred yards from the caves when he heard a rustle. His eyes alert, he looked around for anything unusual, when, from behind him, he heard a familiar deep voice.

"Hello Jack."

Jack whipped around and saw Ethan's face. A knife glinted in his belt.

"Where the hell is she!" he screamed at Ethan.

"Who?" Ethan was only playing with his head.

"Kate, you jackass."

"Oh, her. She's ok, I suppose. She's been asking about you for a while now."

"I didn't ask how she was doing, I asked where she was!"

"Tell you what. I'll show you where she is. To get to her, you'll have to find out how to do that yourself."

Jack was stunned. He hadn't expected it to be this easy.

Following Ethan, they soon came to a clearing. Making Jack close his eyes and turn around, Ethan somehow opened a side of a cave wall, and it revealed a door. (A/N: Ooooo… a door. Sorry, I couldn't help it. Continue on!) Punching in some numbers on a solar powered keypad, the door could be heard un-clicking. Ethan pulled Jack inside, letting him examine the door for a brief second, before making him the man walk down the hallway.

Soon they came to a door. (A/N: Another door! ((Sheepish grin)))

-LOST-

Kate heard footsteps coming down the hallway and lifted her head slowly. There were two people coming. Would this be the end? Was this grimy cell the last thing she'd see before her death? A single ray of sunshine ran over her chocolate colored curls, down her face, and made a river across the floor.

She cringed as the door opened, waiting to hear the un-natural voice of Ethan Rom again. What she didn't expect was to hear one of the survivors.

-LOST-

"Kate?" Jack asked. He was amazed at how different she looked. How her arms dangled from the shackles like a lone branch in the breeze and her usually clean and fair-complexioned face looked pale and bruised.

"Jack, is that you?" her voice was barely audible.

"Kate…" Jack walked over, sliding a bit on the dusty floor, and held her chin in his hand. "Of course it's me."

She smiled as best she could, which wasn't a lot.

Ethan walked away quietly, dropping a small object on the floor.

-LOST-

Charlie woke up from his slumber upon hearing Locke's voice.

"Boone! You've seen Jack, right?"

"No, can't say that I have." Boone answered.

"Where the hell is he?"

"I dunno."

Charlie sleepily raised his hand and spoke. "I know."

Both men stared at him incredulously. "Where!"

That woke up Claire, "What's going on?" she asked drowsily, her light voice was subdued by a yawn.

"Nothing, love." Charlie automatically responded, not wanting her to get worried about something probably small and insignificant.

"Why is everyone yelling?" she asked, her voice more clearer this time.

"We're not yelling, Claire. We're asking Charlie about Jack." Locke replied.

"Oh, he went searching for Kate. Why? Isn't he back yet?" she queried, not realizing that she had revealed something that Jack had asked specifically her not too.

"No… which way did he go?" Boone questioned.

"East." Charlie pointed to the left.

'What the hell are you doing, Charlie! Jack asked you to make up an excuse for his absence!' he scolded himself, and instantly he said, "I'll go with you. Rose can look after Claire for a while. It's my fault anyway,"

Claire just nodded her head and lay back down. Rose smiled.

"Sure, I'll look after her."

"Ok, Charlie. You're the guide. Tell us where he went." Locke said.

Charlie bit his lip and walked into the woods, praying silently that he would be able to see Claire again.

-LOST-

Kate wearily lifted her head.

"Jack, are you here to save me?"

"Yes… In a way." He replied.

'What are you talking about! Of course you are!' he debated inside his mind.

"In a way?" she asked, a new wave of pain gliding over her.

"Ethan's showing me where you are, so then I can save you. I promise I will."

"…What?" Kate said, not grasping the whole concept.

"Yea, it's confusing to me too. All I know is that I'll save you. It might not be now, but it'll be soon."

"Jack?" Kate asked.

"Yea?" Jack responded, pulling a wisp of hair out of her face.

"I think I… I love you."

Jack's face broke into a huge smile as his heart pounded frantically inside his chest and his mind was going beserk with thoughts and questions.

As soon as she spoke those words, Kate felt like a huge boulder had been lifted from her shoulders. It seemed as if the wind have stopped blowing, the waves stopped crashing upon the shore, everything went still as Kate waited –for what seemed like an eternity- for Jack's answer.

"I love you too." He smiled, but it quickly faded. "We have to get you out of here."

-LOST-

Charlie had no idea where he was going. Looking for some clue that Jack might have left was what Charlie was concentrating on. Locke and Boone knew that he didn't know where he was going, but yet they still followed.

Charlie leaned against a tree, resting for a minute, when he saw a small patch of silver among some weeds and ivy.

"What the bloody hell…?" he said, kneeling down and brushing away the debris.

-LOST-

Jack looked up as he heard thumping above. His eyes quickly zeroed in on the hatch. It had a small window, no handle, and no lock. But still the thumping went on. Even Kate heard it, though very faintly, thus it got pushed out of her mind.

"The hatch. Kate, do you know where that goes?"

Kate didn't respond.

"Kate?" Jack turned to look at her,

-LOST-

Somethin' in your eyes, makes me wanna lose myself

Makes me wanna lose myself, in your arms

There's somethin' in your voice, makes my heart beat fast.

Hope this feeling lasts, for the rest of my life.

If you knew how lonely my life has been

And how long I've been so alone.

And if you knew how I wanted someone to come along

And change my life the way you've done

Well, if you knew how much this moment means to me

And how long I've waited for your touch

And if you knew how happy you are making me

I never thought that'd I'd ever love someone so much.

(A/N: Big cliffhanger, 'ey? ((Claps)) You people are probably going to drop dead over what happens next. Also, the next chapter is HUGE! Seriously, it took 8 pages in my extremely small writing. It's also huge because of all the emotion and stuff.)

Reviews to the reviews that the reviews left: (try saying that 3 times fast!)

Rain1657: LOL. I'm hungry too… ((Grabs a poptart)) Mmm… Strawberry… Anyway, where was I? Oh yes, thanks for the review! I like the song lyrics too. I'm a huge 80's and 90's music fan. I love Jack and Kate together too! I sense some serious Ethan ass-kicking in the future chapters ahead.

Miss Krux: Ah, yes I am. I had about 5 pages so far, but then scolded myself for starting another fanfiction so early, and stashed it away. ((Looks longingly at the mattress)) Yes, this fic is going to take a while. Lol, my computer like 20 documents of little fics and stuff I've started then forgotten. I'm afraid to clean it out cause that might take a whole day of my reading over my very bad writings.

Freckles-101: Yea, I can't update on Fridays or Tuesdays, parents restricted me from using the computer on those days… they're trying to break my habit of using the computer so much. Let me tell you, they WILL NEVER break it. ((Hugs Jack the computer)) So, you must wait on those days, but I'll try to update on the days I do have access. Thanks for the review!

Evermore: I hope you think this chappie was great.

(Thanks to all my reviewers!)

(A/N: Next chapter, Charlie uncovers more of the giant secret, Locke and Boone get yelled at, and Jack tries a jailbreak. Will Jack succeed? Will Locke ever get over the yelling? Does Charlie find out everything completely? Find out in the next chappie of "Saving Kate"!)