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Annie was practically running down the path, tears rushing down her face. She ran head on into Jack and the next thing she knew she was sitting on the ground starring up at him, still crying.

"You okay?" Jack questioning holding out his hand to help her up.

"Yeah, I'm fine." She said brushing the dirt off her skirt.

"Are you sure you're okay? You look a little upset to me." Jack commented. He was always the type to want to help people with everything. That was part of the reason he decided to listen to his father and become a doctor.

"Yes, I'm fine." Annie repeated not wanting to divulge what just happened to Jack.

"Did something happen between you and Sawyer?" Jack questioned figuring he was probably going to hit some sort of note with that one. She gave him a cold look and trudged on down the path.

"Where are you going anyway? This jungle isn't safe you know." Jack said running up to her and grabbing the back off her shoulder. "You're welcome to come to the caves, I'll help you." She glared at him again, her expression turned softer when she realized that Jack was an okay person. He was just trying to help her and she respected that.

"Thanks…you're right too." She said bowing her head a little.

"Right about what?" Jack said staring at her.

"Right about Sawyer." She said softly feeling the tears coming again.

"If you don't mind me asking…what is it you see in him?" Jack questioned. He'd always wanted to know more about Sawyer.

"It seems as though everyone here hates him, or at least as something against him. I can see where it comes from though. He has this ego problem. He has to be macho around everyone. He can't have flaws. He's extremely insecure. In answer to you're question…I see the compassionate side of him…I've seen the human side of him…the side of him that actually knows what emotion is." She trailed.

"You're one of the only people who sees that. Besides maybe Kate…" Jack paused. He didn't know where she stood with Kate. Or where Kate stood with her. He felt it best now to maybe stop talking.

"Kate thinks she knows him." Annie stated bitterly. Jack could now sense that Annie and Kate weren't on good terms. He didn't say anything but nodded in agreement. The two arrived at the caves. Annie saw Claire and instantly remembered her.

"Claire…" Annie breathed.

Sawyer sat on the beach looking at yet another yellowed piece of paper. It was the picture that Annie had drawn of the San Francisco skyline. He remembered that day. He smiled she had a way of getting to him that way. She had this way of exposing him and he liked it.

He grunted and ran his fingers through his hair. Boone walked up to him with a determined look on his face.

"Sawyer…" Boone began but when he noticed Sawyer was looking at a picture he decided to look at it too. "Did you draw that?" Boone questioned. Sawyer heard him this time and glared at him as he folded the paper in half.

"What do you want?" Sawyer asked as coldly as possible.

"I was wondering if you had a alarm clock of some sort…possibly batteries." Boone said definitively.

"I might, I might not." Sawyer stated staring Boone in the eyes.

"Sawyer what do I have to do to get it?" Boone asked getting edgy.

"Have you ever loved someone so much that you'd do anything for them?" Sawyer asked with a sudden change in attitude that startled Boone. Boone fought for the words to answer him. He loved Shannon in ways that he couldn't explain but after what Locke did, Boone didn't know how he should feel towards Shannon.

"Kind of…" Boone began as he sat down. He figured this might take awhile. This new side of Sawyer was startling and Boone was now very interested. "I knew a girl once. She fell in love with all the wrong guys…"

"Everyone but you right?" Sawyer laughed, he knew the feeling well.

"Yeah, I was always bailing her out of abusive relationships. We hooked up one night…" He couldn't believe that he was telling this to Sawyer.

"She drew that picture not me…" Sawyer said trailing partially off topic. Boone went along with it. This new Sawyer was very perplexing and Boone couldn't help but feel some sort of sympathy for him. "How do you undo the pain you've caused someone?" Sawyer asked not directing it to Boone but more to himself.

"You really can't. You have to show them how much you love them." Boone explained not really knowing what to say to a question like that. He grew weary; he didn't trust Sawyer ever since he punched him.

"How exactly?" Sawyer questioned. He was pissed at himself for having to open up to Boone. But he figured Boone was the one to tell. Boone was hiding something like he was. And he could trust Boone.

"It depends on the situation. Sometimes flowers works…just talking to the person works, other times it takes longer and you have to win back their trust." Boone was apprehensive towards Sawyer now. Was this a cry for attention, or a cry for love and companionship? What exactly was Sawyer getting at is what made Boone nervous.

"There's an alarm clock and some batteries in the blue duffle…" Sawyer said lying back in the chair. "If you spread anything about what I just said and did I'll kick your ass so hard your head will spin." Sawyer said coldly retreating back into his shell.

"I won't I swear." Boone said as he walked off. "Thanks…" He added as he moved on towards the jungle.

Dusk was falling and the caves were calm again. Claire and Charlie sat in a corner he was comforting her. She was still extremely unstable after the loss of her baby. She'd cry at random times and she'd go into fits of aggression. Jack said it was because of her changing hormones and the mental toll of not having the baby.

Annie was lying next to the fire in some sort of daze. Kate was now in the caves and watched her from the other side. She knew what it was to find things out about someone you loved, especially things that hurt that much. She felt guilty for giving in to Sawyer, but that was the past and she couldn't change what she'd done. She couldn't blame herself anyway, she didn't know what he was hiding, and she felt that Annie knew that.

Annie got up, she was going to head back to the beach and apologize to Sawyer, and maybe for once he'd tell her what happened. She didn't blame Kate though; she knew that Kate couldn't have possibly known what Sawyer was hiding.

She gathered her stuff and walked quickly down the path. She was almost there when she froze. She felt the presence of someone behind her. She turned around to see a unfamiliar face.

"Hello again." The man questioned.

"Who are you?" She questioned frightened and ready to run.

"You're coming with me." He stated begging to smile evilly.

"No…" she gasped as she realized who it was. "No…I'm not going back there." She stated as she began to run back towards the beach. She was stopped suddenly and felt a hand cover her mouth.

"I said you're coming with me." The man whispered darkly into her ear. She froze as fear engulfed her body paralyzing her.

I'd like to personally thank all of you who keep reading this! I don't plan on stopping this story any time soon. And you can look foward to new plot twists and other incorporations from the show as time goes on and new episodes are shown. ) Once again thanks!