Authors Note: Chapter two, hope you like, this focuses more on the raft issue than the hatch.
Disclaimer: I do not own lost. Hey but make sure to buy it on Sept. 6th !
Extra: When Sawyer and Kate quarrel about who gets a spot on the raft, the others are out looking at the hatch. Michael so desperately wants to get off the island will he treat the others fairly about a spot on the raft? Will he forget someone? READ
Kate woke up the next morning refreshed she had spent the night with Jack. Talking with him enjoying his company. She liked Jack, heck she really liked Jack but she wasn't ready to admit to it yet. She loved the way his blue eyes lit up every time he looked at her. The way he cared and listened to her, ooooo it just made her arms fill with goose bumps. She stretched her arms. It seemed that Jack had left early with Sayid so Kate packed up a water bottle and through some water on her face before heading towards the beach. On her way there she saw Shannon sitting under a tree holding one of Boone's shirts in her hand. She was stroking it in her hand, she seemed to be in another world at the moment so Kate just passed quickly avoiding conversation. While walking she met Hurley.
"Hey Kate, what up?" asked Hurley running to stand next to Kate.
"Oh so I'm not a dude?" said Kate teasingly. Hurley laughed. "Hurley so what are you doing?" asked Kate trying not to sound nosy.
"Oh yeah bout that, well…" Hurley seemed to be avoiding that question. "Did you know they finished the raft?" said Hurley quickly changing the subject. Kate went along.
"No, did they?" she asked.
"Yup." Replied Hurley. "They are just packing up a few things before they set sail, Michael says there is room for four people including him and Walt, guess that means two. If you ask me, I think it would be somewhat crazy to go on a raft, I mean I am not a good person with sea sickness so I wouldn't go and besides the water, the chances of the raft surviving until we reach land would be slim, you know." Rambled Hurley. Kate didn't catch all of what Hurley said except for that the raft was finished and two seats were left. She smiled faintly at Hurley. She needed to get there fast so she jogged up a bit leaving Hurley behind.
"Sorry Hurley, got to go, nice talking with you." Kate turned around to leave when she suddenly realized that Hurley had avoided answering her question earlier. She turned facing Hurley once more, "Hurley, what did you say you were doing earlier or looking for?" asked Kate questioningly. Hurley finally realized he had been discovered sighed.
"Well you see here is how it is, we ran out of toilet paper at the beach, so I was wondering…." Kate cut him off. She laughed slightly shaking her head.
"Say no more, ask Sun she will tell you were it is at the caves." She smiled.
"Thanks Kate!" yelled Hurley running toward the caves. Kate turned and quickly sprinted toward the beach. When she saw a whole bunch of people crowded around the raft she ran to it. Above the commotion she could make out Michaels voice.
"There is room for two people that is it, I am sorry."
"Michael, I would like…" yelled Kate who was cut off by Sawyer.
"Ah ah freckles, no way are you taking my spot." Replied Sawyer.
"Back off, Sawyer." Said Kate coldly.
"Whoa, whoa mean't no offense, miss freckles woke up on the wrong side of the bed!" teased Sawyer, raising his hands as if to surrender.
"I am getting off of this island and you are not stopping me." Replied Kate.
"Well honey, join the club!" yelled Sawyer pointing to all the other people around them.
"Ok, everyone that has a family of more than two please leave!" yelled Michael regaining control of the crowd. More than half of the crowd slowly departed. Leaving Kate, Sawyer, Jin and a few others.
"Well lookie here we can throw a party!" said Sawyer being the jerk he always was. Michael looked sky ward when he heard Sawyers comment.
"Who is willing to go when we might not even find land?" said Michael. That was what he feared to take his son on the raft and not to find anything but it was better than rotting away on some godforsaken island. Michael looked out. A few departed.
"Does everyone understand the risk if we fail?" asked Michael. A young boy about twenty raised his hand.
"Do you mean we could die, drown, starve, and have all hope lost?" replied the boy in somewhat of a jock type of tone. Sawyer turned and gave the kid a strange look and said,
"Duh!" He scrunched his face pretending to be someone with no intelligence. Kate couldn't help but muffle a laugh. The boy walked away.
"Yo, football dude come back here!" yelled Sawyer. Kate elbowed him in the stomach.
"Shit! God freckles why don't you just kill me now!" choked Sawyer hunching over. Michael noticed that there was only five people left.
"Ok." Said Michael. " Only two of you can go, so I hate to be this way but what are you offering?"
"I will give you knowledge on how to survive, and how to direct the raft." Said Kate.
"Oh yeah, I will give you any money amount you would like when we get back to the states, plus provide the needed humor along the way." Challenged Sawyer. Jin mumbled something in Korean. The others said they couldn't give anything or left. Michael stood thinking about who should come. He cleared his throat after making a decision.
"I have decided that Kate…. (Kate smiled at Sawyer in an I told you so type of way) and Sawyer can come on the raft with me and my boy."
"Right back at you Katie!" teased Sawyer, who was very pleased with himself. Jin's face went very pale and he curled his fist. He mumbled something in Korean before attacking Michael by pushing and punching him. He was shouting random words which Sawyer and Kate couldn't understand. Sawyer grabbed Jin and threw him off of Michael who was a little shaken.
"Now, now, Mr. Meogi no need to be physical, just because you ain't going to be leaving this Hell Hole don't mean a thing." Said Sawyer helping Michael up.
"Your very convincing." Replied Kate sarcastically.
"You know what freckles I have just about enough of your lip today. If doc ain't giving you enough attention fine, don't take it out on me." Yelled Sawyer. Kate froze.
"What did you say?" asked Kate, her gaze hardening.
"We all know you got a thing for Doc freckles." Cooed Sawyer.
"That's a lie Sawyer, get a life your gonna need one for where your going." Replied Kate coldly.
"Aww, I think I hurt Freckles feelings." Said Sawyer. Kate had had enough she took her water bottle and opened it and chucked it at Sawyer. It splashed him in the face, then she stomped off.
"Hey, Kate hope you know it is just water!" yelled Sawyer. Michael had gotten up and was limping over to Kate.
"Kate." He appeared to be out of breath.
"I am sorry but Jin helped me build the raft, I am going to give him your spot." Said Michael.
"What!" replied Kate amazed.
"You are giving my spot to Jin and keeping that asshole Sawyer? Yeah, that is what I thought." Sneered Kate.
"you know what I am just going to have Sawyer and you settle this I have to find my boy. But both of you can't come. You have to decide by sundown." Sighed Michael. Then he turned and went back to the raft.
L O S T
Sayid turned to face Locke, "Can it be opened?" Locke shrugged his shoulders for a moment and then said,
"Boone and I tried to open it but we couldn't, we made that huge contraption over there and the velocity and acceleration should have broken the glass but it didn't." said Locke he pointed to a huge pile of rubble and debris.
"You single handedly dug this up?" asked Sayid amazed. Locke cleared his throat
"With Boone." He replied softer than he had intended on saying it.
"Do you have any idea what it is?" replied Sayid. Locke shook his head.
"How did you say that you found this?" asked Sayid a little suspicious.
"Boone and I were looking for Claire after we separated from Jack and Kate. I told him to go because of the rain, but he didn't want to. So I threw him a flashlight and he missed it and it fell on the ground and hit something. We both were curious so we started to dig. This is what we found." Replied Locke sheepishly. He yawned as if nothing were new to him.
"We have to tell Jack." Said Sayid quickly moving towards the trail. Locke blocked his path.
"Whoa, why do we need to tell Jack?" asked Locke.
"He should know, just like you should have trusted us to know about it." Said Sayid moving past Locke. Locke did not protest, he followed Sayid. They were ready Locke thought as he moved his way through the forest. When they reached the Caves Jack was just getting up. Sayid ran and got him and explained everything. Jack followed but he didn't fully trust Locke. Jack watched him like a hawk. Jack followed behind them as they made their way into the jungle. Jack was very interested in seeing what the hatch was, the thing Boone talked about before he died. When they finally got to the hatch what had seemed like hours Jack was startled at what he saw.
"My god what is this thing?"
L O S T
