LOST love Chapter 12: Save A Horse, Ride A Cowboy, a lost fanfic

Chapter 12 to a LOST Love

The group laughed at Kate and Sawyer's expense. Their flirting was actually quite amusing…Sawyer's hinting song, Kate sticking out her tongue childishly. It was funny, but at the same time sweet.

"Hey, Sawyer!" a strange voice shouted.

Sawyer looked away from Kate to see a tall kid standing up with his hands on his hips. He had a Yankee's cap on and his pants were sagging…wait a minute…that was Alex! She was dressed like a boy! "Uh…what?" Sawyer asked, thoroughly confused.

"You and me…let's go! Come on, get up here. Hey Charlie, you know the song Save A Horse, Ride A Cowboy? Big and Rich's song?" She was making her voice deeper to sound like a boy as she said this.

"Um…I think so…maybe?" Charlie answered.

Sawyer gave a huge grin; it was one of his favorite songs. He thought it reminded him of himself, a southern cowboy coming to the big city…it made him laugh out loud. "What's with the getup?" he asked Alex.

"Dunno," she shrugged. "I just thought it would be funny. People need to laugh, and what better way to make 'em do it than by making a fool of yourself," she said. "Is there something I need to fix?" She checked herself over to make sure she looked the part.

Sawyer smiled. "Nope, you look fine." He was in a fine mood tonight because of his singing and Kate's pleased reaction.

They stood next to each other and faced the group. They made eye contact and began…

"DUM-DE-DE-DUM, DE-DE-DUM-DE-DE-DUM, DE-DAA-DAAAAA
DUM-DE-DE-DUM, DE-DE-DUM-DE-DE-DUM, DE-DAA-DAA-DAA-DAA-DAAAA!" Charlie struck up the guitar and played for a couple bars. Some of the people in the group had heard the song before, like Shannon and Locke. Shannon whooped and Kate whistled appreciatively.

"Well, I walk into the room
Passin' out hundred dollar bills
And it kills and it thrills like the horns on my Silverado grill.
And I buy the bar a double round of crown
And everybody's getting' down
An' this town ain't never gonna be the same."

'Cause I saddle up my horse
And I ride into the city.
I make a lot of noise
Cause the girls
They are so pretty."

Alex looked straight at Shannon and made the "woman's curves" motions with her hands as she sang. Shannon laughed. And Sawyer looked straight at Kate when he said the girls were pretty. She blushed slightly.

"Ridin' up and down Broadway
On my old stud Leroy
And the girls say
Save a horse, ride a cowboy.
Everybody says
Save a horse, Ride a cowboy!"

Well I don't give a dang about nothin'
I'm singin' and Bling- Blingin'
While the girls are drinkin'
Long necks down!
And I wouldn't trade ol' Leroy
Or my Chevrolet for your Escalade
Or your freak parade
I'm the only John Wayne left in this town!

And I saddle up my horse
And I ride into the city
I make a lot of noise
Cause the girls
They are so pretty
Ridin' up and down Broadway
On my old stud Leroy
And the girls say
Save a horse, ride a cowboy.
Everybody says
Save a horse, Ride a cowboy.

Charlie took over with his guitar and then all of a sudden, Locke cut in with the banjo…except he had found a stick and some smooth palm leaves and fashioned a violin bow. That guy could make damn near anything if you asked him to…

Alex whipped off her hat and shook out her long blonde hair. She was a girl again this time. She walked very seductively toward Sawyer. Sawyer, not expecting it, went along with it smoothly anyways…he spoke:

"I'm a thorough-bred
That's what she said
In the back of my truck bed
As I was gettin' buzzed on suds
Out on some back country road."

At that, Alex started doing body rolls against Sawyer's side like she was his girlfriend or something. 'Sept she just looked like she was having fun, not like a slut.

"We where flyin' high
Fine as wine, havin' ourselves a big and rich time
And I was going, just about as far as she'd let me go."

Sawyer's hands touched her shoulders and snaked down her body toward her pants, very smoothly. Before he reached her thighs, she glanced, mock horrified, at their audience and pushed him off. He fell on his butt in the sand, but still kept talking. The audience laughed, especially Jack, Michael, and Kate. Alex went back over and pulled her hair up into her hat, becoming a boy again. A small thought entered Sayid's head, She's so beautiful.

Sawyer talked again and this time Alex joined in…

"But her evaluation
Of my cowboy reputation
Had me beggin' for salvation
All night long!
So I took her out giggin' frogs
Introduced her to my old bird dog
Sang her every Willie Nelson song I could think of
And we made love!

What? What?
Save A Horse Ride A Cowboy
Everybody says
Save a Horse Ride a cowboy."

With that final note, the song ended. The audience whistled and cheered very enthusiastically, more so than the other two songs. Alex laughed and bowed deeply, causing her Yankee's hat to drop to the sand. She flung her head up and her blonde hair swooshed out around her face. She was still laughing. Sawyer bowed his head only, smiling broadly, and went back to his spot.

Alex stood up there still and scanned the group. "So, any more songs? Anyone? No? Well then, I officially declare this entertainment over." Everyone stood up, talking amongst each other about the songs and stuff. Sayid approached Alex and said smiling, "That was entertaining."

She grinned back. "Yea, it was. Who knew that Sawyer and Jack could sing?" She and Sayid laughed.

"Well, goodnight, Sayid," Alex said softly. "See you tomorrow." Sayid's face fell a little at that, and Alex saw it but said nothing. "Good night, Alex," Sayid replied. With that, they both turned off to head in their separate sleeping areas.

Alex was walking alone in the forest when she heard a crunch behind her. Whipping around, she saw that Boone had followed her. "Hey, Boone, don't scare me like that!" Alex said, relieved it was him. "God, you almost gave me a heart attack."

Boone was carrying a water bottle that had a little water left. "Jack said that the "singers" might need some water and he told me to come find you. So, here ya go," he said, holding out the bottle. She took it and drank the rest of it, glad for the refreshment.

"Thanks for that. Well, good night, Boone," Alex stated and continued to head back to her sleeping spot.

"Goodnight, Alex," Boone replied. He stood there as she walked to her sleeping spot. He had a funny look on his face…that kind where he knows something and is trying not to reveal it. You could see it in his eyes…the cold, hard stare, yet bursting with secrets.

Alex reached her sleeping spot and fell down upon it, exhausted from her night of fun. As she closed her eyes, all she could think about was Sayid. He was kind, thoughtful, handsome…everything she could ask for. She thought about their kiss and smiled to herself. She fell into a deep sleep.

She didn't sleep at all. Nightmares plagued her all night. Ferocious ones…wild beasts clawing at her clothes, blood streaming everywhere, someone coughing horrendously in the back round all the time, phantom voices floating all around her, then finally pitch darkness. Yet in the darkness, she could still hear voices calling out to her, telling her to come to them…she resisted, not willing to go, and yet she could feel herself moving toward the voices. Darkness had enveloped her like a huge thick blanket and it wouldn't let go. The voices got louder and louder, some were incoherent, others said things to her, "Come to ussss…come to usss…darknesssss…blindnesssss…darknessss…" "No!" she tried to cry out, but her voice wouldn't work. The voices laughed at her menacingly…suddenly a piercing white light exploded in front of her and she fell back with a soundless cry. She saw a vision…Sayid…he was bending over someone lying down…she couldn't see the face. Suddenly, he got up and turned to face her. She tried to sound out his name, relieved he could see her, when he suddenly said, "Why…why did you kill her? WHY!" She looked down at the body and saw herself! She was an awful ashen grey color with blood trickling out of her mouth. Her eyes were wide open, as if in fear; they had no irises in them save for a pearl white color. Her whole eyes were pearl white…Suddenly, Sayid lunged at her, baring huge fangs…She screamed loud enough to shake the devil, her voice finally returning to her.

She shrieked out loud and finally woke up from the nightmare. She was sweating profusely and realized that she had bitten her tongue in her sleep. She tasted blood in her mouth and spit it out. Sitting upright, she slowly came to realize that it was beginning to be morning. Letting her breath come out in half sobs, she slowly lay back down and tried to calm herself. "Why…why do these nightmares come to me?" she asked quietly to herself, not expecting anyone to answer. She lay there for a while, trying to calm her breathing down.

Little did she know that someone was watching her. In the forest, someone stood there, watching…always watching…

The song is Save A Horse, Ride A Cowboy, by Big and Rich.More to come soon, I promise!

A Bleeding Rose