Please excuse my mistakes and other htings. i did this early in the morning. Hope you enjoy!
Sawyers Thoughts
By the time sunset was engulfing their surroundings the three were lost. There were wondering around in a heavily dense part of the jungle. Pushing trees and other plant life out of their way it was hard to tell where they were. An hour before hand they had wondered into a small valley. Taking this opportunity they looked around to see which way the sun was setting to find some direction in where they were going. Still with all three having trudged through the perimeter around the caves and beachfront camp, none of them had any idea of where they were. And the impending darkness of night wasn't adding to the help.
They had been walking non-stop since they started off towards the caves.
"Let's take a quick break." Jack announced with heavy breath. Kate took the opportunity and rested her back up against a tree. Sayid didn't take it so lightly. He was into survival mode. He walked off slightly ahead of the others looking around for some clue to where they might be.
"Sayid. Take some rest. Looks like we might have to camp out here after all." Jack tried to convince him as he nearly collapsed himself up against a tree.
"Good thing we packed our lost in the jungle supplies." Kate laughed trying to make light of the situation.
"Don't give up hope too soon.' Sayid said as she slowly turned back to the two.
"And why shouldn't we?' Jack asked.
Slowly walking up towards the two his face turned into a hopeful one.
"What?' Kate and Jack seemed to ask at the same time.
"Shh." Sayid motioned with his finger to his lips. All three were silent trying to listen for something. Kate and Jack looked at each other and back to Sayid puzzled.
"Waves." He whispered.
"Waves? I don't get it.' Jack shook his head.
"The ocean. It's close by." Sayid said getting quiet again.
"Yeah and that's supposed to save us how?" Jack questioned.
"In the direction we were heading when we left the valley was towards camp. We're probably close just off enough to lose ourselves. So if we head out to the beach we'll be able to find our way back." Sayid explained in two short breaths.
Kate and Jack looked to each other. There didn't seem to be doubt on either's mind.
"Worth a shot." Kate said as she readied herself to walk again. Sayid looked to Jack for a leader decision.
"Lead the way." Jack offered as him and Kate turned to follow him.
Soon enough the settling sound of the crashing waves filled the atmosphere around them. Pushing and pulling a couple trees from their way they came to see a brilliant display of colors lain across the purple ocean. Only problem was they couldn't reach the beach. Standing high atop a small green covered cliff with about a 50ft drop there was no possible way down to the sandy shore.
"We're trapped.' Kate announced. Neither of the other two said a word. Jack seemed to be contemplating a way down and Sayid was entranced with the sky.
"We can't just stand here. We have to make camp some where." Kate announced to the two.
"Not yet." Sayid said as he turned around and headed back into the jungle.
"What do you mean not yet?' Jack questioned as him and Kate headed after him.
"We're close. Maybe a kilometer off or so." Sayid said, as he was quick ahead of them. With the silence of the two behind him, he took it as a time to explain.
"With the sunset direct over that area and where the beach camp is it's slightly off to the right. So if we head this way we'll be there in no time." Sayid explained with no comment form Kate or Jack.
They trusted him, but they didn't have long to be wondering around. And none of them wanted to be out there at night.
Quickly they came to a short hill. With Sayid first Jack was second and his main concern was Kate. With her ankle she was slightly limping. This hill would be hard for her. She was last and closest to Jack. Under his watchful eye and supporting hand ready to catch her they headed grace fully down the hill.
Shortly at the end of the hill Sayid stopped to listen again. The two stopped behind him trying to comprehend the same thing.
"We're here." Sayid announced.
"How are you sure?" Kate asked.
"I hear people.' Sayid smiled.
"Are you sure it's our people?" Jack emphasized on the findings earlier. They were all quiet trying to listen and make sure it was in fact "their" people.
"Dammit!" Came an all too familiar voice. Jack's eyes looked over to Kate. His face obvious. A laugh came amongst the three. Slowly they made their emergence from the brush.
Almost instantaneously the familiar voice of the beholder was caught, but all too suddenly it came back.
"Damn Freckles. You could nearly kill a guy sneaking up…' He slowly went off as he saw the other two come out. Their stares were like daggers trying to pierce through the silence. Kate was trying to maintain her laugher.
For once in the six months of knowing him she turned the tables on Sawyer.
The camp was clearly seen along the beach. Jack and Sayid passed saying nothing as they walked on towards the others. As Jack noticed Kate lagging behind he turned around. She gave a simple face of
"Go on ahead. I'll be along in a minute." He took it and walked back to the others.
"So heard you, the doc, and Aladdin were out trying to find food in the jungle." Sawyer began trying to start conversation as they began to walk down the beach. They were a ways off from his tent. Kate knew where this was going.
"So how'd you do?' He asked as the smirk creased his lips.
"Horrible.' Kate said in all honesty. Sawyer had no clue how to act to honesty especially from Kate.
"That bad huh?" He asked trying to be honest. Kate could've cared less.
She was off in her little world thinking of what they found earlier. She didn't how she was gonna sleep that night.
"Freckles?" He called her out of her daze.
"Something wrong?" He asked as he looked towards when she seemed to be looking at. What he saw was Jack.
"Oh." He went off getting a smile on his face.
"What'd he do?' He asked trying to act concerned.
"Oh he did nothing." Kate said turning back to him. Sawyer's face fell with those words.
"It's just about something we found earlier." Kate slipped not thinking of what she was saying.
"What'd you find?" He asked.
Kate stopped herself and turned around.
"Nothing." She announced.
"Nothing. You just said you found something." He said becoming slightly confused. Kate became nervous as she saw they were at Sawyer's tent.
"I have to go. Get back to the caves." Kate said ending the conversation as she headed off towards the other two.
"Freckles.' He called behind her. Kate didn't turn around. She kept strait as she headed for Jack.
"That girl ain't right." He whispered to himself as he turned into his tent.
Walking up to Jack, Kate made occasional looks back to Sawyer. Turning back Jack was staring at her with that concerned look he always gave her.
"What did he want?" Jack asked nodding his head towards Sawyer. She quickly looked back to see Sawyer looking franticly through the stuff in his tent.
"Nothing." Kate smiled meekly.
"Oh.' Jack said leaving the subject.
"Can we start heading back? It's getting late and I don't wanna be standing.' Kate asked. Jack's eyes wondered down to her ankle.
"Oh yeah sure." Jack said turning to Sayid.
"We're gonna head back. You wanna go or stay here?' Jack asked.
"I think I'd rather stay here.' Sayid replied as his eyes turned to Shannon. Gently laughing at the though Jack turned to Kate. Slowly heading off into the jungle they were silent. Nothing really to be said between them.
"Jack." Sayid called from behind him. The two turned around.
"Be careful." Sayid put out trying to be casual about the warning. Not casual enough. Nearly everyone's attention turned to the three. Kate and Jack said nothing. They simply turned around and headed off into the night.
A half an hour or so later Jack and Kate were situated around a fire. They sat across from each other as he dressed her ankle. Kate watched attentively as he took her right foot and placed it in his lap.
"Does that hurt?" He asked applying a bit of pressure to a point on her ankle with his thumb.
"No." Kate simply answered.
"Here?" He asked as he moved the pressure point.
"Do you think her baby is there?" Kate asked clearly her mind on something else. Jack looked oddly up to her.
'Whose baby?" Jack asked.
"Claire's." Kate said as she grew to a whispered knowing Charlie lay hopefully asleep not even five feet from her.
"I don't know. Seeing as how badly the body was beaten it was hard to tell what happened to her. It surely didn't seem that she had a baby still in her. And if "they" are the "they" that killed her then maybe.' Jack explained in a low whisper as they both looked over to Charlie.
Kate sat back on her hands deep in thought. Then a sudden pain struck through her foot. She said nothing as she slightly jerked her foot from Jack's hands.
"Hurt?" He asked.
"A little." She said. Jack stopped and looked her right in the eyes.
"Well you have a slight sprain. Pain will go away in a day or so. Just be easy on it." He said as he instantly turned into a doctor. Pulling her foot away she sat Indian style next to him.
He looked over to her with a small smile on his face.
"Good night Kate.' He said as he turned over and pulled blanket over him.
She sat there for a moment looking over him. Just watching him lay there. No real thought in her head. Slowly she relaxed and lay down on her side facing Charlie. She knew he wasn't asleep. His eyes were moving underneath his lids. Closing her eyes she tried to push the thoughts of the day from her head. Suddenly she heard a slight whimper come form something near her.
Opening her eyes she looked to see Charlie lying there with his hands curled to his chest. Slow tears trickled down his cheek. Kate's heart sank to her stomach. Slowly she extended her hand and rested it on his arm. Gently she caressed his arm trying to calm him. Without warning he wrapped his fingers around the side of her hand as if reaching for help. Tears welled up in Kate's eyes. She lay there silent as she watched over him till his grip loosened telling her he had drifted off into sleep.
Soon after Kate drifted off herself. Slowly a dream induced itself. She found herself walking through a hallway of trees and at the end was a pair of wooden doors. Slowly walking towards it she looked to either side of her. Soon all around her became dark as she reached the door. Wrapping her hands around the handles she pulled them open. Her soul nearly jumped from her body as Claire's body fell from the doors with her baby in her arms.
Gasping Kate jumped back with her arms up in the air. Claire's body fell to the ground quickly denigrating into dust. Kate's heart pounded in her chest as she studied the space where the doors had been. Suddenly a hand came around in from of her. Holding a knife in hand it came towards her. Before she could act another hand swiftly came over her mouth concealing all sound. Her back was pressed up against someone's chest. She was so close she could feel their breath on her neck.
"Kate." She heard a familiar voice said she tried to look around to see who it was. Again the knife appeared in from of her inching it's way to her. She closed her eyes tight hoping to wake up.
Quickly her eyes opened to see Sawyer standing over her his hand hovering over her mouth. As she went to scream his hand placed it's self quickly over her mouth again.
"Shh.' Sawyer said as he put his other hand to his mouth. Kate nodded telling him to take his hand from her mouth. He moved it to her hand helping her up.
"Come here." He said as he walked away from the camp. Kate's eyes moved from her constant stare on him to Jack lying asleep behind her. Her eyes studied him for a moment and then drifted down to Charlie who lay peacefully asleep.
"Freckles." Sawyer called again. Kate turned to see him waiting for her on the edge of the camp. She looked back to Jack and then back to Sawyer. Curious she followed him.
Following him closely, but distant he led her 50 feet or more from camp. He stopped near a tree. Kate pondered about why he had stopped. Walked a bit past him she stopped in front of the tree and turned her back to it.
"What is this about Sawyer? It's past midnight." Kate asked folding her arms. He said nothing as a look a stress came over him.
"I'm gonna ask you one time Freckles. Where is it?" He questioned her with a sense of aggravation in his voice.
"What are you talking about?' Kate asked.
"The letter.' Sawyer said broadening the question.
"What letter?' Kate asked seeming to have no idea what he was talking about.
Quickly he pulled an envelope from his back pocket.
"This letter." He repeated. "The one that was in this envelope." He snarled. Kate eyed the envelope.
The Bicentennial sticker clung to the back. She knew what letter now.
"Now I'll ask you again. Where is it?" He asked more calmly. She looked from the envelope into his eyes.
"I don't have it." She simply replied.
"Come on Freckles." He chuckled.
"You are the only one that knows about it." He stated.
"Maybe you lost it amongst the tons of stuff you hoard." Kate suggested with sarcasm. He looked back to her with a snotty way about him. His daring gaze slowly intimidated her, but she wasn't going to back down.
Quickly he came within an inch of her. Swiftly encasing her with a hand planted firmly on either side of her head on the tree. She looked to each of them before she looked back to him. His breath was beating upon her face.
"Where is it?" He asked again.
"I do not have it." She repeated.
"Where is it?' He yelled in her face.
"I don't have it!' She yelled back.
"What's going on?' A voice came from behind them.
A groan came from deep in Sawyer's throat as he turned around.
"Doesn't concern you doc." Sawyer said as he turned back to Kate. So did Jack's stare. He could see the stubbornness in Kate's eyes.
"Yes it does." He promptly said as he walked towards them.
"What's going on?" He demanded to know. Sawyer swung around envelope in hand.
"You're little girl friend here stole something from me and I want it back." He explained.
Jack looked to Kate again. Kate steal? Seemed highly unlikely. Well so did murderer. He stayed on her side.
"Why'd you think she'd took it?" Jack asked.
"Well she was the only one that knew about it and I've caught her with it before." Sawyer explained.
"What is it?' Jack asked with a sigh.
"A letter." Sawyer said waving the envelope in the air.
Jack had seen Kate with a letter as she sat over Sawyer after what they did to him. Maybe she did take it.
"Did you take it Kate?" Jack confronted.
"No." She bluntly answered. His look seemed other then trusting her and she knew what he was thinking.
"I didn't take his letter." She said again.
"Yes you did." Sawyer insisted. This was soon turning into the forth grade.
"Sawyer look she says she doesn't have it." Jack started.
"How do you know? For all I know I you guys could be hiding it from me." Sawyer put in.
"I don't have it. She doesn't have. Maybe you lost it." Jack suggested.
"Yeah whatever." Sawyer gave up, but not completely.
A Sawyer walked past her Kate started for Jack. She never looked back to him as she walked to Jack's side. Jack's gaze over Sawyer slowly turned to Kate as she came next to him. Walking back to the camp Kate looked back as she followed Jack. Only to get Sawyer's evil glare. He knew she had it. Getting it out of her was a lost, but taking it back he would win.
