Here's that chapter I promised, up late I know, but I was literally writing all day, I finally got through the muddle I was in.
WARNING! This chapter is very, very, very, very sad. I mean it hit a 1,000,000 on the sadness scale, so if you can't handle the sad stuff, suck it up princess, JK seriously don't read it, just wait for the next chapter.
PS Now would be a good time to tell you (or remind you) this story is completely AU. So I get to use all names as I please IE Alex and Liam because they never met Crazy Rousseau and Charlie has no brother named Liam (In my cardboard cut out world…)
Pangs of GuiltChapter 10
Broken Promises
"The transmitters that Kate and I placed in the trees last week were not strong enough," Sayid explained about his newest plan to locate the distress call. He looked at the saddened faces before him and continued, "But if I take both apart and make one transmitter out of the two of them, we should be able to find the signal. So I need two people to come out to retrieve them with me."
"I'll go climbing," Sawyer volunteered, "'Specially since Freckles is the other person."
Kate's eyes widened, "I can't go this time, I don't think I'm up to it."
"I'll go," Jack volunteered as well.
"Good, Kate would you please come along as well, it will go quicker if we both split up. I'll show Jack were the tree is by the hill, and you'll take Sawyer to the one by the valley," Sayid suggested. Kate nodded timidly, "Good, then Jack and I will met you and Sawyer at your tree, since we will be done with our tree first."
"You sure have been acting mighty strange these days," Sawyer told Kate.
"No I haven't," Kate said defensively.
"So I guess you've taken listening to Jacko to heart," He explained, trying to get under her skin.
"Maybe, I'm just tired of doing everything," Kate replied.
"Or maybe you can't do it anymore," he explained as they reached the tree, it was approximately thirty feet up, but anyone could easily climb it since there was many spaces to grip.
"Do what?" she asked.
"Climb this tree," he answered gesturing the trees way, "I think Dr. Hero made you all soft."
She rolled her eyes, "Can you just climb the damn thing so we can get out of here already?"
"Whatsa matter Freckles? I strike a nerve?" He asked acerbically.
"Can't you just leave me alone?" She asked angrily.
"All I'm saying is you did it last month, what's so different about this month?" he asked, when she didn't respond he continued, "I tell you what, Freckles, you climb this tree and get the transmitter, I'll leave you alone," he offered.
"For the rest of the time we're on this island?" She asked unbelievingly.
"Promise," Sawyer stuck out his hand, Kate sighed and shook it.
"When I get to the top, I'll put the transmitter in the bag and toss it down, you just catch it," she told him strapping on his backpack.
"I don't know, sounds a little to complex," he answered sarcastically.
She sighed and grabbed the first branch of the tree, hoisting herself up; she began to climb it rapidly until she had reached the top. She slid the backpack off and untied the device, from where she so recently tied it a week ago. She dropped it in her backpack and called down to Sawyer, "Are you ready?"
"Nah, I'm still enjoying the view," he hollered up.
She threw the bag down at him, with a force she didn't know she had, but Sawyer caught it with a grunt, "Jesus Freckles, let's be more gentle next time, huh?"
Kate shook her head unamused, she then slowly began descending on the branch below her, carefully gripping the bark.
Sawyer looked up at her and chuckled slightly he was right, she was loosing her touch. Then he heard footsteps approaching them; he turned around to find Jack and Sayid pushing their way to the clearing.
"You are finished already?" Sayid asked skeptically.
"Almost," Sawyer smirked as he handed the bag to Sayid.
"Where's Kate?" Jack asked.
Sawyer moved out of the way and allowed full view of the colossal tree, Kate had moved down about ten feet, when Jack saw her he moved immediately to the tree.
"Sawyer, you were supposed to climb the tree," Sayid yelled angrily.
"Well I didn't make her go up there, Muhammad," he answered back.
"I'm okay Jack," she called down to him, "I'm just taking it slow."
"Take your time Kate," Jack answered, "There's no rush," he tried to sound casual, but his heart was beating rapidly.
She looked over the branch she was on, her hair hanging down over her face and smiled at him. He calmed himself with looking up at her and wore a smile, until she landed on the next branch.
The crack of it breaking will be implanted in his mind for the rest of his life. When she placed her whole weight on the branch, it snapped, not breaking off of the tree but it caused her to fall.
All they could do was watch in horror as she plummeted twenty feet to the ground. As if that wasn't bad enough. When Kate was ten feet away from the ground, Jack's heart stopped, her pelvis hit a broad branch so hard, the branch broke off the tree as well. She cried out when she hit the branch, immediately she lost her breath and continued to fall.
Jack moved to underneath her, and seconds before she hit the ground, reached out to catch her. The force of her falling threw him back a little, and he hit his back off the rough trunk of the tree.
All this had happened so fast that it took time for Sawyer and Sayid to register what took place, but not for Jack, it seemed as if she'd been falling for an eternity.
Jack carefully laid her on the ground, ignoring his own injury. Kate's face was a pale white do to lack of air. She gripped Jack's hand as she gasped for air hard. Jack was reminded of the asthma attack Shannon had had last month.
He placed his other hand on Kate's face and softly told her to take big breaths through her mouth. She nodded and gasped, after a few minutes she finally regained her breathing.
"Is she okay?" Sayid asked as he and Sawyer approached.
"I don't know yet," Jack, answered, "But she needs room, if you guys want head back to camp, we'll be there in a second, there's really nothing you can do."
Sayid nodded gravely, "Come on Sawyer," he asked angrily.
Jack replaced his hand on Kate's face to get her attention, "Kate," his voice was shaken, "Kate, where did you hit the branch?"
She slowly lifted her hand and placed it on her pelvis, not noticing the look of terror that crossed Jack's face. He lifted up her shirt and moved down her pants; sure enough a bruise was already forming, from one hip to the next.
"Kate," he called her, she was becoming unfocused, "Kate, listen to me, this is very important," he explained to get her attention, "do you have any cramping?"
"Yeah," she replied weakly.
"Oh God, Kate," he whispered.
The emotion in his voice got Kate's attention and to Jack's surprise she sat up, he held her by the shoulders to steady her, "Jack, what did I do?" Jack didn't answer her, but the look of despair on his face was tearing her heart apart, "Jack, did I loose…" she stopped there; she didn't have the spirit to continue.
Jack just stared at her; she saw tears filling in his eyes. She broke down; the tears flowed freely from her eyes as Jack pulled her close to him, comforting her by rubbing her back. She still cried, gripping his shirt, the only words she sobbed were, "I'm sorry, Jack. I'm so sorry."
Sad I know, but please don't hit me with vicious words, THEY HURT! Believe me I know what I'm doing, for I am an artist (Pla I wish) No seriously I know what I'm doing.Lara Chubb of Deephollow Claire had her baby! They should just leave her alone in the show, I mean come one her boyfriend that left her (Thomas me thinks) was a total tard, isn't that bad enough!
Laura I think I will give you more
Tatiana Sadly her and Jack aren't okay anymore (of you read this chapter) But I promise they will be soon.
MusicMonkey88 Yeah for Claire again! Please come home soon Claire, we heart and miss you..
Oreata lol I was listening to Vertigo by U2 when I wrote this and the lyrics went 'hello hello' and that's what you wrote oO freaky. I have to say, I love your story too, and I can't wait for an update on that! Yeah for 'All That Glitters!'
JasmineHR Yeah you hit me with another double threat entry! Those men are mean! But like Bachman Turner Overdrive said "Baby you ain't seen nothing yet" and about premonitions, nah she's just having dreams like Claire did in the show… wait a minute ;) I loved the baby's birth too, all those little slip-ups… And I guarantee you there will be more Sawyer, because what's a story without a jackass? And I'm loving your reviews! So don't stop!
Kiki No problem if you can't review, I'm just glad to hear people like the story
Litgal Thanks for the awesome words! I just love seeing so many Jack/Kate shippers in one place. We will take over the Lost category on FF then THE WORLD!
Megawriter I'm glad you like the story so much (and I hope you still like it after this chapter) I'll keep writing if you keep reading
Leigh Aww You made my day because I made your day! I agree it nice to sit and veg in front of the computer and read until your eyes are glazed over.
Austin B. I mentioned before that I'm not a good 'angsty' writer, so every now and then I have to throw in a little humor, usually Charlie, because hey we all gotta laugh even if we are trapped on a deserted island with invisible monsters and baby stealing Canadian maniacs (Because all Canadians in the world of Lost are gun toting, fake ID carrying, pregnant lady stealing maniacs who are totally packing and I can tell you that because I am Canadian and have the 50 different ID's to prove it). A GENIUS! Wowie, no one's called me that, you guys are all just to kind, I might be a criminal genius checks fake ID's.. And I look forwards to hearing from you soon; you're on my good list (be glad)
And now since the reviews are commented on and you all hate me for the evil, evil shameless chapter I wrote I'll tell you once again that I cannot update tomorrow (I have to do the review on Lost which takes FOREVER!) but I'll update double on Thursday.
Next chapter- Is very small and sad but not as sad as this one, But JasmineHR you question of 'How will they find out?' will be answered.
Next Next Chapter- Some islanders, a couple whose initials are J and K (mindboggles you huh?) receive some good news finally. Or is it good news…? Yeah it is! Yeah good news!