Ponyboysgirl1: Well, I can assure you that this chapter will have a lot of Charlie and Claire involvement, but I can't exactly say that he won't get into much trouble. After all, this is Charlie were talking about. But I can assure you that what ever happens, it will definitely end well.

LostLorenzo: Hey, glad you liked the chapter! I thought it was pretty clever. I love Charlie too, witch is why I couldn't resist having so many chapters go by without his involvement. But I think the whole thing worked out pretty well. And I can't wait until your chapter comes up. I'm defiantly gonna keep my eye out for it.

Stark Wars
The Live Pornographic Soap Opera

"Ten bucks say's they'll be making out when we get there" Kate predicted with a laugh as she lead the group of girls through the jungle. "Twenty bucks says their having sex" Sun corrected, pulling a twenty dollar bill out of her picket. "Fifty says she ran" Claire wagered against them both. "Your on" Kate confirmed, sarcastically.

The girls muffled their laughter as they moved through the trees. Impatiently waiting to see what they would find out on the rocks. It wasn't long before they made it to the edge of the jungle, and the rocks came into view. At first, they couldn't see anything. Just the rocks, and the ocean and sky beyond. Then, out of no where, Charlie came into view, being shoved to the ground by some unseen force. Moments later, Sayid came into view.

"What were you doing?" He questioned in a threatening voice, holding Charlie by the collar of his shirt. "Nothing!" Charlie insisted, in self defense. "I don't believe you" Sayid replied firmly, leaning in very close to his face. The girls all watched from the edge of the trees in confusion. "Sayid, please. Would you let him explain!" Shannon insisted, trying her best to keep her self covered in the awkward situation.

"Fine" Sayid agreed, Rising to his feet with a huff and letting Charlie's collar go, letting him fall on his back once again. "Go on, explain. Explain what you happened to be doing underneath my completely naked girl friend" Sayid demanded angrily, looking down at him threateningly. Charlie didn't know what to say, so he turned to Shannon for assistance.

"What?" Claire questioned, speaking up from the edge of the trees, and catching the three's attention. "Claire" Charlie muttered, surprised to see her there along with the rest of the girls on the island. It just kept getting worse. "I'm waiting" Sayid reminded impatiently.

"Look, Sayid. It was a dare, ok?" Shannon began, trying to explain. "What kind of dare?" He questioned, crossing his arms in disbelief. "The girls dared me to come out here naked and wait for you to show up" Shannon replied, growing more and more aggravated by the situation. "Oh, I see. And how dose he fit into play?" Sayid questioned, shooting a threatening glance down at Charlie, who remained on the ground.

"I don't know. He just showed up" Shannon replied, shooting Charlie an aggravated look as well. "Oh, so this is my fault?" Charlie questioned defensively. "I didn't say that" Shannon corrected with a sigh, trying to keep herself calm. "Alright, so Charlie showed up. Then what?" Sayid questioned, not letting anyone get off subject until he had all the answer's.

"I told him to leave, and he was about to, but then...we heard something in the jungle. We thought it was the monster thing so we started running" She explained, making it sound so entirely casual. "Oh, I see. Then what? You tripped and just happened to land on him, right?" Sayid questioned sarcastically, shooting her an accusing look. "Yeah, pretty much" Shannon replied with a shrug.

"I can't believe you would do this" Sayid muttered underneath his breath, not believe a word she had said. "Sayid-" Shannon tried to contenuie, laying her hand on his shoulder. "Don't" He replied, pushing it away. Shannon looked hurt, and he knew it. He just didn't care. After a moment, he turned from her and began to walk away.

"Sayid" She called, wanting to run after him. But she couldn't get very far without her cloths. He was headed for the beach, so if she followed him pretty much every one would see her naked. But as she watched him walk away, knowing it was all just a big mistake, she knew she had to make it right. She couldn't just let him leave, not like this. So she took a deep breath, conjured up all the courage she hand, and chased after him.

Charlie sighed out loud, hopping to god that it was all over. Claire wasn't the jealous type, at least, he didn't think she was. She was rational. She would understand. But when he turned to look at her once again, her expression said something quit different. She had her arms crossed, starring back at him in disappointment.

"Claire-" He began, pushing himself up and trying to explain. But she wouldn't allow it. She turned on him as well, and slowly walked away. Charlie stayed in place, knowing there was nothing he could say. He already tried to explain, and if she didn't believe him then, chances are she never would. He had no choice but to stay where he was. The last thing he waited to do was make things worse.

"Its ok, Charlie. She'll understand...eventually" Kate explained after Claire had disappeared, walking to his side and putting her hand on his shoulder. "Get away from me" He insisted coldly, knocking her hand away. Kate looked at him in surprise, wondering why he was taking it out on her. "This is all your fault. If it wasn't for your stupid revenge, I wouldn't even be here" He explained, his voice shaking with anger.

Kate didn't know what to say. But before she even had the chance, Charlie had already turned around and began to walk off as well. Kate stood there silently for a moment, feeling the guilt rush over her. She glanced back at the group of girls who had followed her, but they had already began to head back to the caves, leaving her alone with her guilt.

At the beach...

Sawyer had began to dose off, laying back in his beach chair with the cheesy poetry book open and laid over his face to block the sun. He was almost out completely when the sound of Shannon's voice yelling across the beach shook him back awake. He sat up, letting the book fall from his face and onto his lap, getting an eye full of a completely naked Shannon as she marched pass.

"Holly sh-" He began, but was cut off. "Shove it" Shannon replied, inturupting casualy as she walked past, fallow Sayid across the beach wearing nothing at all. "Sayid, please stop" She begged, her legs getting very tired from following him all this way. "No, you stop. I don't want to hear any more" Sayid replied, turning to face her.

"Please, just let me explain. This is all a big mistake" Shannon insisted, taking a few steps towards him. "Stop" Sayid insisted firmly, looking her dead in the eye. "I don't want to hear it" He confirmed, and began to walk away again. Shannon sighed. She couldn't walk any further. She was about to collapse.

"What happened?" Sawyer questioned, and amused grin across his face. At that moment, Shannon remembered Charlie telling her It was Sawyer and Jack who told him Claire was there. She turned to him with a threatening leer. "This is your fault you bastard" She explained accusingly.

"My fault? What did I do!" Sawyer questioned defensively. "You and Jack told Charlie that Claire was at the rocks! Because of you Charlie saw me naked!" Shannon exclaimed angrily. "He ain't the only one" Sawyer noted with a smirk. "If I wasn't naked, I'd strangle you" Shannon replied threateningly.

"Then I suppose its a good thing your naked, now, isn't it?" Sawyer questioned smartly, finding the whole ordeal very amusing. "Yeah, well, thanks to you Sayid may never speak to me again" Shannon explained. "Why? Because the little runt caught you leafless?" Sawyer questioned sarcastically.

"No, because he saw me 'leafless' on top of him!" Shannon exclaimed angrily. Sawyer raised an eye brow. "Ohh, I see. You must have a thing for Europeans" Sawyer noted, teasingly. "I tripped" Shannon replied, defensively. "Oh course you did. You just tripped, slipped, fell on his-"

"Don't" Shannon interrupted, knowing exactly how he planned to finish that sentence. Sawyer grinned in amusement nonetheless. "Why did you send him out there, any way? Wasn't it bad enough that one person had to see me naked?" Shannon questioned angrily, getting a little to frustrated with the whole thing.

"Well, you the one who decided to run across the beach butt naked, you tell me" Sawyer replied smartly. Shannon rolled her eyes and walked away. Sawyer continued to grin in amusement. This was all turning out to be very entertaining. Who needs books when you've got a live pornographic soap opera playing right before your eyes.

At the caves...

Claire pushed through the trees with her arms crossed. She was on the verge of crying, fighting back tears as she walked around the various camp fires that had been put out hours ago. She couldn't keep walking, and she couldn't keep holding it in. So she plopped down on the nearest rock, buried her head in her hands, and let it all out.

She didn't understand how it could have happened. What was Charlie doing there to begin with? What could he have possibly been looking for on those damn rocks? The only reason any of the castaways ever went out there was to make out. Maybe that was why. After all, Shannon is a beautiful women. Tall, blonde, great figure. The kind of girl every guy dreams about. And she'd never given birth to a child either. She was completely unattached. And completely available. Not to mention completely naked. Who would blame him?

"Claire?"

Claire lifted her head to see Jack standing over her. Great, all she needed was an audience. "What's wrong?" He questioned, taking a seat on the rock beside her. Claire wiped her eyes with the back of her hand. She was embarrassed for crying. It wasn't worth it. "You know the dare we gave Shannon?" Claire began, her voice raw from crying.

Jack nodded, indicating for her to continue. "Well, me and the girls went there to see how it all turned out. And...Charlie was there" Claire explained, softly, avoiding eye contact. "Ohhh." Jack nodded understandingly, a grin sweeping across his face. "You knew about that?" Claire questioned, shooting him an accusing look.

"Yeah. I was the one who sent him out there. He was looking for you" Jack explained with a smile, trying not to laugh. Claire on the other hand, was not at all amused. "Why would you do that?" She questioned, angrily. "It was just a joke, Claire. Why, what happened?" Jack questioned, assuming that because Claire was taking it all so seriously, it was probably a lot worse than it looked.

"Nothing" she replied in aggravation, rising to her feet. "Are you sure?" Jack called after her, but she didn't reply. She simply kept walking, heading back the way she came. Jack sighed and looked down at his feet. Feeling a pitch of guilt hit him hard. This was getting way to messy. He should have known better than to get himself tangled up in it. He should have just laughed it off and left it alone. But no, he had to interfere. He always had to interfere.

He looked up to see Sayid walk into the caves, an angry expression on his face. Jack watched as Sayid stormed past the group without a word and disappeared into his tent. A few minutes later, Shannon appeared, coming in the same way Sayid had come, with a similar expression on her face.

"Shannon-" Jack began, hopping he could get in an apology. "Fuck you" Shannon replied, coldly, walking straight past him to Sayid's tent and disappearing behind the cloth hung over the opening that was used as a door. Jack sighed and looked down at his feet once again for a moment before rising back to his feet and heading towards the beach. No apologies here.

Sayid looked up as he watched Shannon pushe her way through the thin white sheet witch served as a door to his cave. "Shannon, I barely recognized you with cloths on" Sayid explained smartly, watching as she walked towards him, now dressed in a pair of cut off shorts and a flimsy tank top.

"Let me explain" Shannon insisted, standing over him with her arms crossed over her chest. I thought I made myself clear" Sayid sighed in annoyance. "You made yourself clear, Sayid. Now its my turn. Let me explain" Shannon demanded once again, showing no signs of backing down. She had him cornered and she knew it. He had no other choice.

"Fine. Go ahead" He permitted with a sigh, not really looking forward to hearing what she had to say. "It was an accident. I swear it was. I would never touch Charlie" Shannon began, being as persistent as possible. "Oh? and why's that?" Sayid questioned, looking up at her skeptically.

"One, because he's not my type. Yeah, sure, I might have used him once or twice to piss off boone, but that was it. Two, Claire is completely in love with him she's just to stubborn to admit it, and he's obsessed with her too, so why would I get in the way?" She continued, watching him closely. He was listening, but he wasn't any where near convinced.

"And three, because I love you"

That caught his attention. He looked up at her in surprise, furrowing his eye brows slightly. "I love you" She repeated, kneeling down in front of him. "I would never do anything to hurt you. Please, believe me" She beggared, taking his hands in hers. Sayid sighed, and looked her straight in the eye. "I believe you" He assured, smiling slightly as he held her hand.

"Oh thank god" Shannon sighed in relief. "Do you forgive me?" She questioned hopefully, giving him an innocent smile. "Perhaps..." He replied, a suggestive tone in his voice. Shannon eyed him curiously. "You said you love me, right?" Sayid questioned, a conspicuous grin on his face.

"...Yeah" Shannon nodded, not quite catching on. "Well then, prove it" Sayid suggested, leaning back agents the wall of his cave. Shannon stared back in confusion "...how?" She questioned, still not getting it. Sayid raised his eye brows suggestively, a smirk across his face. Shannon was silent for a moment.

"Oh!" She exclaimed after a while, the light bulb in her head finally going off. Sayid couldn't help but laugh. "Sorry. Blonde moment" Shannon explained apologetically, shrugging in embarrassment. Sayid just smiled and pulled her onto his lap, resting his head on her shoulder. "I love you" He muttered, the smile remaining on his face as he pulled his arms around her.

"You better" She confirmed playfully, making him laugh once again. "Whys that?" He questioned, tilting his head to the side. "Because, I chased you through a crowed beach naked" Shannon replied, sarcastically. They both laughed on that one. Slowly, the laughter faded into silence as he rest his forehead against hers and gently closed his eyes.

"Truth or dare?" Shannon whispered, closing her eyes as well. Sayid thought for a moment. "Dare" He replied, trying not to laugh. Shannon smiled. "I dare you to kiss me" She instructed, playfully, holding back a laugh as well. "And if I refuse?" he questioned smartly, pulling his arms around her waist a little bit tighter.

"Well, then I suppose you'd have to receive the punishment" Shannon answered in reply. A suggestive grin worked it's way across his face. "Go on" He insisted playfully, making her laugh once again. "Stop fucking around and kiss me already!" Shannon insisted, opening her eyes in aggravation. "Fine, if you insist" Sayid sighed playfully before closing his eyes again and leaning in to kiss her.

Back on the beach...

Charlie sat on one of the longs that sat laid around a burnt-out camp fire, mindlessly starring into the ashes. He'd been sitting the same way for about an hour, completely silent in his thought. Kate watched him guilefully from her tent, trying to decide rather or not she should go talk to him. After watching him sit completely still in dead silence for over an hour she decided talking to him would probably be a good idea.

She walked over and sat down beside him on the long, not quite sure what to say. He didn't look up or acknowledge her presence in any way. He just kept starring at the fire. "Charlie..." she began, laying her hand on his shoulder. He still didn't move. "I never meant for any of this to happen" Kate explained, apologetically, continuing rather he acknowledged her or not.

"I know" Charlie spoke up after a moment, turning to face her. "Its not your fault" He assured, a hint of an apology in his eyes. Kate accepted it, although she didn't deserve an apology. Rather she meant it to happen, it was her fault. They both knew it. But there was really nothing either of them could do about it.

"I'm so sorry" She apologized bluntly, trying her best to comfort him. She could tell it wasn't working, but he tried to fool her all the same. "Its all right" He assured, forcing a smile onto his face. It was a weak attempt, but an attempt nonetheless. Kate smiled back, and neither of them had anything more to say.

A shadow fell in front of them, and the two looked up to see Claire standing before them. Kate stood up instinctively, knowing it would be best to let them talk alone. "Claire, I am so sorry" Charlie explained apologetically, looking up at her with misty eyes. "Its ok, Charlie. You don't have to explain" Claire assured nervously, taking a seat beside him.

Charlie looked over at her in confusion. "Jack told me he sent you out there looking for me. It wasn't your fault" She explained, apologetically. Charlie nodded, and slowly, a smile worked its way onto her face. "So...dose that mean you forgive me?" Claire questioned after a moment, looking at him hopefully. "Forgive you? For what? You didn't do anything wrong" Charlie assured, furrowing his eye brows in confusion.

"I accused you of doing something you didn't do" Claire explained, guilefully, looking at her hands in her lap. "You were upset. Its reasonable. Anyone would be" Charlie explained understandingly, taking hold of one of her hands. Claire looked up at him and smiled slowly, feeling a little relieved.

"I'm just happy your not mad at me" he continued, smiling as well. Claire blushed, embarrassed by the complement, not to mention the fact that he was holding her hand. "I don't think I could have lived with that" He added softly, looking down slightly. "Well, You don't have to" she assured, her smile growing wider. He nodded in agreement, looking up at her once again. The two looked at each other, both smiling uncontrollably and holding hands. It was the perfect moment. To perfect to pass up.

Slowly, nervously, Charlie closed his eyes and leaned in. Though surprised at first, Claire kissed him back, and for a moment, everything else disappeared. That moment came crashing down instantly when their wonderful first kiss was interrupted by a smug southern drawl. "Well, seems like you two made up just fine" Sawyer noted, standing over the two with an amused grin.

Charlie glanced up at him an annoyance and let out a disappointed sigh. Claire was blushing from embarrassment. "To bad. I was hopping she'd finally get rid of your sorry ass and move onto someone better. Myself for example" Sawyer continued sarcastically, flashing Claire a suggestive smirk.

"Yeah, well, keep dreaming" Charlie muttered sarcastically, scooting a little closer to Claire and pulling his arm around her waist. "Enjoy it while you can, short stop. She'll come to her senses sooner or later. Then she'll be all over me" Sawyer replied teasingly, flashing Claire a grin once again. Claire buried her face in Charlie's shoulder, covering herself in embarrassment.

"We'll see" Charlie replied, looking up at him proudly. "Wow. I don't think I've ever seen you this confident" Sawyer noted, teasingly, crossing his arms over his chest. "The boy's got some balls after all"

"Yes...I suppose so" Charlie nodded, wondering when the ass whole would give up and leave. "Well, you better hold onto them. Because when I still your girl, they'll be all you have left" Sawyer teased playfully. "Wanna bet?" Charlie challenged, raising an eye brow. Claire lifted her head, shooting a look at Charlie in surprise.

"Your on" Sawyer agreed, and shook his head before walking away. "Your betting on me?" Claire questioned, raising an eye brow after Sawyer disappeared. "It go him to leave, didn't it?" Charlie replied, sarcastically. "But still...you betted on me" Claire repeated in mild disbelief. "Nothing to worry about. Its a bet that I know I'll win...right?" Charlie assured, though it came out as more of a questioned.

"Of course" Claire confirmed, smiling at him reassuringly. "Good" He nodded, the smile returning to his face. For a moment he was silent, starring deep into her big blue eyes admiringly, making her blush once again. "What?" Claire questioned bashfully, feeling a little uncomfortable by the way he was looking at her.

"Nothing. Just thinking...since I am betting a lot on you, I should probably get a little insurance" He explained, a playfully grin crossing his face. Claire couldn't help but laugh. But it didn't last long. As soon as he leaned in, kissing her once again, any sign of laughter stopped. It was a great kiss, Just as good as the first. Only this time, there were no interruptions.

And that's the end of this chapter. I think it was my best yet! It looks like every thing has fallen into place. But Claire still hasn't done her dare. So don't worry, there's still plenty more mischief to happen. Also, as I'm sure you all noticed, the scenes are getting a little more romantic. So Just as a warning, their might be some sexual activity coming up in the next chapters. I've never completed a sex scene before, but I think I'm going to try in this fic, so theres something to look forward to. Well, I hope you enjoyed it so far. TTFN!