(A/N: Woah, did anyone look at the new settings for ff-dot-com? Dear God, it took me a half hour to figure out how to upload the chapter, and another 15 minutes to figure out to actually make the new story. Lol. I think I've finally got used to it now though. :) Enjoy this chapter. Also, I'm adding quotes, sorta hinting about the chapters ahead.)
(To the People Who Think That I Think That Jack Is A Sexist: Nope, I don't think he is a sexist, I just made it so she thinks he's sexist. Believe me, I don't think Jack is any way, shape, or form sexist. :D It's just a good way to start off Kate, and her many ways of assuming and thinking in this story. Glad we got that cleared up.)
(A/N2: Also, this is not going to have anything to do with The Others. So, in this fic, they got the dynamite, but they wanted it for something else, not opening the Hatch. I severely doubt that the Hatch will even make an appearance in this story. But the raft has indeed set off, and Michael, Walt, Sawyer, and Jin will return, all severely scratched up and wet, because somehow their damn raft sank. So, The Others and the Hatch do not exist in this story. Unfortunately. It's just an angsty fic about a Jate romance. So, please no questions about any of that stuff.)
Disclaimer: Don't own Lost. Everything goes to its respective owners.
-Conversation-
-Chapter 2-
-Two People-
"As we grow up, we learn that the one person that wasn't suppose to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once, and it's harder every time." –Unknown
Jack's chocolate brown eyes searched the caves for Kate, but she was nowhere to be found. Sayid had made sure everyone was off the beach for the oncoming storm, so he doubted she'd be down there. And after the security system, he had made sure no one went into the woods for a while. But, knowing Kate, she probably got past it, and was impelling beyond the numerous trees and growth.
Asking countless survivors if they had seen her, many talked of catching sight of her head into one of the several caves. But which one, they did not know. Jack checked the caves thoroughly, checking for any sign of her. "Kate?" He called until his voice became hoarse, a pain seared through his voice box, becoming more noticeable every time he called her name. But he wouldn't give up, he couldn't. He needed to know where she was.
Finally, nearing the last one, a familiar, yet different, voice filled the caves, echoing into the back. "Jack…"
"Kate!" A rush of relief filled his own. "Why were you hiding?"
"Who said I was hiding?" An icy tone filled the air.
Jack shrugged, "I don't know. I guess I just assumed it…" He paused. "Why won't you come out?" He looked around for her.
"Why do you care?" She said, emerging from the shadows.
Jack's face showed many emotions, none of which Kate could read. He wanted to say so many things right now, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Jack's mind drew a blank. "Errrr…" Was all he could say at the moment.
"Don't even try excuses with me, Jack. I know how you really feel about me." Her voice sounded tired and worn, like when a music box finally started to wind down.
"Y-You do?" A look of amazement crossed his face. "You really do?"
"Yes, Jack, I do. I know you think I'm just some sort of person who piles too many things to do on her plate, and takes trips into the unknown. That I'm the person who takes too big of a bite, and is as stubborn as hell. You know it, and I do too. I'm just a damn person who always has to take a risk."
Jack was stunned. She just listed every reason why he loved her for who she was, but she thought that those qualities about her were just a bother to him. "Wait, you don't understand-" He started, but she cut back.
"I understand alright." She said, her eyes no longer holding the sparkle that had always entranced him. "I can't believe I was ever so stupid!" Her voice was magnified, as she started to push by him to leave.
"Kate, wait!" He called to her retreating back.
She paused, and turned around, her green eyes full of fury. "I. am. sick. and. tired. of. waiting." She spat at him, and walked out of the cave.
He bolted after her, hooking his hand onto her shoulder, and it felt like they froze in time. A feeling that almost felt like a shock tingled through their bodies, and their eyes briefly met before she looked down at the ground.
The survivors were all attentive, waiting to see if this was The Moment, the one they all knew was coming. But they would be very surprised when they hear Kate, almost inaudibly, say "Jack, let go."
"Not until I know what the hell I said to tick you off so bad." He spoke with a frustration in his voice, and his grip didn't break, nor loosen.
"I don't understand what you're talking about." She vocalized, a strain cracking in her expression.
"I don't understand you." He repeated.
"Me! I don't even understand you! And I don't think I ever will!" She broke his grip, tearing her shoulder away from his hand. "Jack, you're just a stupid sexist, and that's all you'll ever be to me." Emphasizing the words 'all' and 'ever', she started to head back down the worn path to the beach, the thunderheads in the distance threatening to open up any minute.
"Where are you going?" He shouted after her.
"I don't know!" Her answer was, her back stil lto him, still walking away.
"Then why are you leaving?" He pressed on.
"It's a whole hell of a lot better then sitting around, waiting for something that'll never happen!"
"You never just sit!"
Her response was nothing as a crack of thunder let loose, and lightening lit up the sky like a 4th of July night. Eventually her form disappeared around the curve, leaving a trail of nothing but thin air behind her.
The survivors just stared in shock, some open-mouthed, others had their eyes shrouded in fear. If Jack lost Kate, he would just be missing. His body would still be there, but his mind wouldn't, it'd be off berating himself about how stupid he acted. She was what made him sane, kept himself together. How would losing her as a friend affect him? Questions like this ran through many people's minds as they watched him leave in the opposite direction.
-LOST-
(A/N: I know it wasn't the fight you guys were anticipating, but believe me, there will be plenty more, way worse then this. :) Update hopefully tomorrow.)
