Title: Tear Stains
Rating: PG-13(Language)
Summary: After being rescued, a series of heartbreaking events reunite 6 of the lovelorn castaways with one another. CC, SS and, as always, JK
Disclaimer: Would I be writing this story if I owned anything?
A/N: Teehee, I ADORE THIS CHAPTER. I've worked so freakin' hard on it, that if you don't all love it, I shall spork you. It's probably just because Jack/Kate are my favorite couple EVER (like you all didn't already know that) so I worked extra hard to make it perfect. Yah. ((Goes off into Jate-induced day-dream)) Eh, sorry 'bout that. I'd also like to thank my homie Laura for introducing her never-ending knowledge of Green Day, therefore making this chapter easier to write.
A/N: I own neither the song "Holiday" nor "Are We the Waiting", as both are Green Day songs, and I am in no way affiliated with Green Day( Unless being the best friend of a Green Day fanatic/obsessor/groupie counts) I'd also like to point out that Matthew Fox (Who plays Jack) is actually good friends with Billie Joe Armstrong (lead singer of Green Day) in real life, and is a big fan of the band. See! I AM obsessed with Lost. Actually I just read People Magazine and Laura sends me clips of Billie Joe being in an episode of Haunted (which Matthew Fox was the star of)
Thoughts and songs are in italics, you should be able to tell the difference, though.
I hope you all know I'm doing this just to torture you for the awesomeness of this chapter (I know I'm bragging, but I love it and am really proud of it, so :p) Here we go (for real):
Kate spun around "J-Jack" she stammered. "What are you doing here?" she realized the sheer stupidity of the statement, since there was only so many things you could be doing at a cemetery. Then a thought struck her. Christian Shepard was his father. "Never mind" she told him.
Jack just raised his eyebrow "You still on the run?" Instead of the bitter tone she had expected, the question seemed honest, like he really wanted to know.
Kate nodded in reply.
"So I shouldn't be calling you Kate" he said with a smirk.
She sent a sly smile "Unless you want an FBI agent arresting you for aiding a known fugitive, I'd appreciate it"
"So, what should I be calling you then?" he asked.
"Danielle" she answered.
"Aha" he replied. "So are you crazy?"
"What?" she asked, as if he was the crazy one.
"On the island, the French woman was Danielle-You know what, never mind" he said, rubbing the back of his neck.
Kate let smile laugh. She was surprised how out ease she was with him, considering the circumstances. She was sure that with a meeting with anyone else, it would've awkward, full of silences and both trying to get out as quickly as possible. But here, with Jack, it felt like they had been going out for ages.
Going out? Kate, what's wrong with you today? she asked her self. It's not like you've actually falling for him. Again. You've talked to him, for...what? 57 seconds?
A clap of thunder brought Kate back to her senses. "Damn it" she muttered.
"What?" Jack asked nervously. Kate smiled, he still was a jut as worried about her as ever. She wondered how he had managed not seeing her for the past 6 months.
"Nothing, it's just I have to catch a cab, and the Taxi place is nearly a mile away and-" she started.
"I'll drive you back to my house until the storm lets up, and then I'll drive you back" he offered.
"Jack, it's fine, I'll walk" She told him.
"Kate, I don't want you walking out here in the rain. You could catch a cold or-"
"Okay, fine" Kate said, raising her hands up in mock defeat. She didn't feel like hearing the list of illnesses should come down with. Jack had most definatly not changed from the island. But still, she didn't really mind spending time with him.
"Come on before it starts raining" he said, motioning for her to follow. She did just that, wondering if she should. She had just seen her name on "America's Most Wanted" the other night, she didn't want to risk him getting in trouble.
Her thoughts were clouded when they arrived at his black BMW. He opened the passenger door for her. She smiled her thanks and sat down, just before it started pouring. he started the car and music started blasting.
Kate gave a chuckle as Jack sheepishly turned the music down. "Who is that anyway?" she asked.
Hear the sound of the falling rain
Coming down like an Armageddon flame
The shame
The ones who died without a name
"Green Day" he told her.
Kate gave a look of surprise. "Never would've taken you as a punk rocker." She said with a grin.
"I had a bigger rebellious stage in my teens then most teenagers" he admitted.
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
On holiday
Something ticked off in her head. "Your tattoo's?" she asked.
He gave her a sideways glance but didn't say anything.
Kate smiled in her victory. "I knew I'd find out" she said gloatingly.
"Yah, well..." Jack sighed playfully.
Can I get another Amen?
There's a flag wrapped around a score of men
A gag, A plastic bag on a monument
"Which album is this?" Kate asked, trying to keep the conversation going.
"American Idiot. they came out with it while we were still on the island." He answered.
"Oh" she uttered.
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies
This is the dawning of the rest of our lives
This is our lives on holiday...
The next song came on, much slower, and that conversation stopped. The silence that remained, though, was anything but awkward. Both enjoying one another's company was enough for them, and neither minded the fact that it was quiet. It was just what they did. Enjoyed one another's company rather their voices. That's what mattered in the end, Kate silently decided.
Are we we are, are we we are,
The waiting, unknown,
This dirty town is burning down in my dreams,
Lost and found, city bound in my dreams
Kate watched Jack from the side, as he stared intently at the road. She noticed that his eyes were less haunted. There was less weight on his shoulders. No longer 45 other lives he needed to look out for. She also noticed that his small amount of stubble was gone, to her dismay. She hadn't minded it really. She thought it gave him a masculine look. Back on the island, she had wondered what it would've felt like to run her hands over it and-
We're not getting into this now, Kate. She ordered to herself. It's just a friendly meeting between two friends.
Forget me nots and second thoughts,
Live in isolation
"What?" Jack asked, a smile playing on his face. Kate realized she was still watching him.
"Nothing" she said quickly turning her had back to the window, a smile on her also. She took the opportunity to think for a moment on whether it really was just a meeting between two friends, or the start of something that they had lost when the rescue ship had first landed. Of course, they had never really admitted they had feeling for one another, but everyone else was taking bets, which she still had to laugh at.
Yet, so much can change in 6 months, especially if your a convict whose face is plastered on "America's Most Wanted". She wasn't going to push it, hell, she only planned on staying until the storm was over, and how long does it take to rekindle a romance that she hadn't even been sure was there in the first place?
The rage and love, the story of my life,
The Jesus of suburbia is a lie
And screaming
Are we we are, are we we are the waiting, and screaming
Are we we are, are we we are the waiting unknown,
Are we we are, are we we are the waiting, and screaming
Are we we are, are we we are the waiting unknown,
Are we we are, are we we are the waiting unknown
Jack pulled up at an apartment complex and helped her out of the car. "Thanks" she as he opened the door for her, then running inside, trying their best not to get wet. They arrived in his (very large) apartment, and Jack offered her a chair and he then pulled up one across from her. Once again, they sat in silence, and once again it was not awkward, but the enjoyment of being in each other's presence once again.
"So where are you headed after this" he asked, breaking the silence.
"I don't know yet' Kate answered truthfully.
Jack looked surprised. "You don't have a plan? You can't just go-" Kate cut him off. "Not everyone needs a plan Jack" she said, though flattered he still cared.
Thunder boomed across the house, and Kate shuddered.
Jack gave a small smile "Kate Austin's afraid of something. Never thought I'd see the day"
Kate rolled her eyes. "Everyone's afraid of something" She paused, gathering her nerves so she could ask him a question that had been plaguing her since she has first recognized him in the graveyard. "Can I ask you something"
Jack just nodded.
"Whose Sarah?" she asked slowly.
Jack tensed up at the name. "What?"
"She was next to your father's gravestone. I was just wondering, you don't have to-"
"She was my wife" Jack said.
Kate had hoped that wasn't the answer, and looked down.
"But I wasn't it love with her" he said.
Kate looked up questioningly.
"I thought I knew what love was, and I was wrong" he explained. "But now I do" he said, giving her a meaningful look. She bit her lip and looked out the window. Damn it, Kate. she said to herself. Your falling for him again.
She realized it had stopped raining. "I'm going to go" she stated.
Jack just nodded, deep in thought. Kate went to the door and opened. "Goodbye Jack" she said softly.
"Kate-wait" he said.
She turned. "Why can't you stay?" he asked.
"Why?" she said out loud, even though she could think of a million reasons why to stay.
"I love you, and I don't want you to leave" he admitted.
She bit her lip and walked over to him. She had definitely fallen for him. She was barely an inch away from his face. "I love you too." she whispered. "And that's why I have to leave" She didn't want him to become another Tom. She didn't want him to get arrested because he had been housing her. She kissed him gently on the lips, and he kissed her back. She pulled back. "Bye" she said, as if she would be seeing him in a few hours, which they both knew wouldn't happen. An understanding between them both knew that she had to leave, yet they both knew they would never forget one another.
"Bye" he replied.
She walked to the door once again.
"Kate?" he asked one last time.
"Yah?"
"I really was checking you out" he told her.
She let out a small laugh. "I know.You know, I really did always have your back" she told him.
"I knew that, too" he told her, a small smile on his face.
She sent him one last look, saying everything.
And then she shut the door.
With all my gloating on how much I love this chapter, you're all probably gonna go "WTF? That sucked!" I know it's sad, but I really enjoyed it, and I hope you all did too.
Lostobsessivefreak- I know that was sad, and mean and awful, but hey, sad is sad.
rain1657- I know, because Claire would never do anything like that, but I was thinking of depressing things Claire could do, and that was one of them, so I picked it. I hoped you loved this chapter as much as I did.
sunny-102- I KNOW! I swear, I was ready to kick my TV. And I love Seth and Summer, too, but Jack and Kate deserved it more then they did. I can't believe Lost didn't win ANYTHING. Ugh. Teens these day...(Wait, I really shouldn't be saying that since I AM one) I love Jack and Kate, too( No freakin' duh). And I think if you love them as much as I do, you loved this chapter.