Shannon followed Boone through the jungle, pushing some thick branches out of her way. She really wondered what had happened to her brother. Why he was back here, and alive. She was actually expecting to wake up any minute now. Wake up from one of those 'perfect' dreams, where she wanted to stay in forever.
Boone sighed when they finally reached a little cave. It was much smaller then the ones where he used to live with the other survivors, but it would hide them well enough.
He brought Shannon to the end of the cave and sat down. He really wasn't looking forward to telling her the whole story. Would she believe him? Hell, he had trouble believing the whole story himself.
"Alright, now tell me, please" Shannon pleaded. She held the bottom of her skirt and sat down beside her brother. She placed her delicate hand on his shoulder and shivered at his touch. She had missed touching him, she had missed feeling his presence near her. Basically, she had missed everything about him.
Boone sighed and ran a hand over his tired eyes. He leaned against the rock wall behind him and closed his eyes.
"It's a pretty long story.. I don't even know how to start.." he began.
"Just start by the beginning. We have time any ways.." Shannon said, practically interrupting him.
Boone sighed and rubbed his tired eyes. Would she believe him? Probably not, but he'd give it a try anyway.
"A week ago, I woke up in the woods. A part of it where I had never been before. Last thing I remembered was Jack kneeling by my side and me trying to tell him something... Then everything was blank in my mind. I didn't understand, I had no idea where I was and why I didn't remember everything" he began to explain, "Then I remember standing up and walking. Walking for hours, until I found my own way back to the beach. What I saw there shocked me. There was a cross, a wooden cross with my name on it. And I saw you, kneeling by it. You were crying. It was then that I understood. I had died. But yet, I was there, standing, moving. What the hell was happening? When I was about to approach you, something knocked me down by behind. The next thing I remembered was a cave. I had woken up in a cave, but not the caves I was too. When I sat up, I saw a man staring at me. The appeared a few others. I don't really remember all of what they had told me… I was way to shocked and scared." He stopped and sighed loudly.
Shannon placed a reassuring hand over his shoulder and moved closer to him. She knew it was hard for him to say, she could see it in his way of speaking. "Go on.. I'm listening" she said.
Boone took a deep breath and looked at her. "They explained to me that I was dead. That I had died a day ago. But why was I still there? That's what I asked. They told me they had brought me back. That I couldn't die because of somebody else's mistake. John's mistake that was. It was so weird. After a few more minutes of talking, I found out they were the Others, and that I had became part of them. I'm with the Others and that's why I'm here, with you, now." He said.
"But why didn't you come back anyway? I missed you Boone, I miss you!" Shannon cried. She was angry at him for not having come back to her, even if she didn't know the whole story. She moved her hand from his shoulder and looked up to him, her eyes filled with tears. "Why Boone, why?"
Boone bit his lip. It was so hard for him to see her like this. "Oh Shannon.. I wish I could have come. I really do, but I couldn't. It was against their rules. All that I was allowed to do was to observe you from far, stay far and not talk to you. So that's what I did. For a week, I stood behind the trees, watching you. It was killing me to see you like that, but I couldn't do anything. And if they find out that you are here with me, they will kill me and you." He finished.
Shannon bit her lip and looked around them. Could they be watching already? She let a small sip escape her lips and turned back to her brother.
"Who are they, Boone?" she asked, her curiosity taking over.
"Most of them are like me. Dead, brought back to life. That's all I know. They're spectacular, all they know, all they can do! They know everything about us. They know our lives on the island and our lives before.. All that we did back in the real world. They told me what happened between us, what happened before and all of the problems we ever had. That freaked me out.. They even know what we feel and what we think." Boone answered.
"So you're like that now? You know everything too?" she asked, wondering if he could read her mind right now. If he could read that she loved him, loved him like he had loved her before.
Boone nodded and bit his lip. "I'm beginning to. I don't have all of their powers, but they said it would come. It would come when I was ready" he replied, "The problem is that they probably know where I am now and what I'm doing.. We need to move, go somewhere else" he added, just realising this.
Shannon nodded and stood up. She grabbed Boone's hand and walked outside with him. What were they to do if the Others found them? She shivered at the thought and held onto Boone's hand very tightly, never wanting to let it go. She still had trouble believing the whole story, but she would soon believe it…
As they walked quietly through the jungle, a loud crash was heard behind them. Boone jumped surprisingly and turned around. He couldn't see anyone.. Oh crap, not a guardian! He tugged on Shannon's arm and began to walk faster.
"Boone! Why are you running!" a voice called from behind. It was a familiar voice, but Boone couldn't place it. He turned around and saw Alex, one of the 'undead' Others. He swallowed thickly and continued walking, keeping an eye one her.
"Boone! Stay here! You know very well what will happen to you and Shannon!" Alex said again. She knew very well what Boone still felt for Shannon and she didn't mind using that against him.
"No! You can't!" Boone called, now running along Shannon's side. This was no use! The Others would catch them in a minute.
After a while, they stopped running. They were completely exhausted. Shannon was terrified. Who wouldn't be after this? She let out a small, exhausted sigh and wrapped her arms around Boone. She just wanted to be held and be recomforted. Boone could do both of these and he could do it better than anyone else.
Boone wrapped his arms around Shannon and held her as tightly as she was holding him. It felt so good to have her back in his arms. Her smell, the softness of her skin, it was just like silk… He loved it all. He placed a delicate kiss on the top of her head and looked around, hoping They wouldn't find them.
Just when they thought they would be safe, something pulled Shannon back, violently. Boone tried to grasp her hands, but she was falling too fast. Falling down a cliff! Boone yelled something and tried to grab her again. There was nothing he could do.. the root that Shannon was holding on to was out of arm reach and wasn't very stable…