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Chapter 9:

Kate stood up.

" I think I will." and she walked swiftly from the tent. Sawyer had gone down to the beach. She would follow him and wait for him to finish.

OoooOOoOO

" Oh damn, I almost had it!" Sawyer yelled. He was wadding in the ocean with Jin and Hurley. He glared at the 9 fish that Hurley and Jin had caught together. They were trying to stifle there laughter at Sawyer's violent thrash face first into the ocean. Cecilia, on the other hand, who was sitting on the beach, laughed heartily. Sawyer smiled, it was sort of funny. Jin picked up a fish and threw it into Sawyer's net.

" Look, you caught fish!" His English was horrible, but the point got across. Sawyer scowled, but kept the fish.

" Hi Kate!" Cecilia's voice rang out, over the gentle splashing of the calm waves. Sawyer looked up. She was walking up from the jungle, her hands in her pocket. He waved. She waved. He snapped out of his brief state of stillness when a long pole hit him in the face.

" Dude! Oh god! Sorry man!" Hurley had swung around and hit him in the back of the head. Sawyer rubbed the back of his head and turned away. He wanted to talk to her right then, but he went back to his fishing. Kate and Cecilia sat down on the beach. Cecilia was talking avidly to Kate, who was listening with interest.

It was near sundown when they finally walked back out of the ocean, for good. They had caught a combined 19 fish. The "scorecard" was Jin:15,Hurley:3 and Sawyer:1. It was a start thought as he sat on the beach and gutted the fish. Kate helped them along with Cecilia, who thought she was helping, but doing the contrary. Once they were finished, Sawyer hung back to carry their fishing nets. To his surprise and happiness, Kate hung back too. He gathered up the fishing poles.

" Here, let me take one." Kate put out her hand. Sawyer looked up.

" What are you doing back here?' He asked, handing her a net.

" Though, thought I would help." She said, trying to sound matter-a-fact. He smiled at her and she looked at her feet.

" All righty, Kate, you can help me." He said and stood up. They walked in silence for a moment until they reached the jungle.

" Sawyer?" He looked up.

" What?"

" What's you name?" Sawyer looked up sharply.

" What?" He knew what she had said, though.

" What's your birth name, the one your mother gave you?" He sighed. He hadn't told anyone that for as long as he could remember. But, he wanted to tell her the truth.

' Its...James." he said. She gave a small chuckle.

" What? Don't make fun of me!" That sounded very school-yard child talk, but she shook her head.

" No, its not a funny name, you just seem like a James." She said off handedly.

" Don't think so, myself." He grumbled.

" Can I ask you another question, James?" She asked. He knew, from that moment, she was going to call him James.

" OK."

" Do you like me?" Sawyer's heart skipped a beat. She has done what he was about to do.

" Have you been talking to Isabella." She looked uncannily shy, but she nodded.

" Maybe.."

" Well, why do you wanna know, Kate?" She looked at her feet for a moment and then looked back up into his eyes.

" Because, James, I like you, what you are, now." Sawyer gulped. He could NOT have predicted that. His heart began to beat fast against his chest.

" Well, Kate, I like myself now too." He knew he shouldn't have said that. It sounded what he would have said before he met Cecilia. He quickly added.

" Of course I like you Kate, I thought I was being overtly obvious." He said. She smiled. They had reached the caves.

" I'll see you in a little bit, James." She said, a smile on her face. Sawyer sighed. He was elated. She liked him. She liked him, the inside, his real person. He made a bee line for Isabella's tent.

A/N: It'll get more and more Sawyer/Kate oriented after this chapter. Please review and tell me what yu think. I enjoy hearing from readers! Thanx! Read On!