Disclaimer: I don't own LOST. BEWARE: Takes place after "Collision"...S2 spoilers...you have been warned!
Kate stayed back at the hatch to watch over Sawyer, although that's not where her mind was at the moment. It was with Jack. She kept replaying his reaction to this name, this Ana Lucia. It seemed to have shocked him, hearing it. Apparently he knew this person. It showed in his face. She remembered all of his facial expressions exactly, however witnessing him remember another woman's name didn't really sit well with her.
She looked back at Sawyer, who had continued to shake due to being septic. Although the shaking had calmed down considerably since she had gotten him to take the pill, his fever was still high. She placed a cool towel on his forehead while she tried to forget the look on Jack's face when she was whispering to Sawyer. She knew it hurt him to see her care for Sawyer that way, but she couldn't just sit there and watch Jack struggle with him.
As she removed the towel to replenish it with cool liquid she distinctively heard Sawyer start to mumble. She couldn't understand it though. He was speaking almost gibberish. She leaned in closer to try to make out any words when all of a sudden Sawyer's eyes shot open. He reached out for Kate throat and latched on. Kate was reminded of the Marshall's reaction to her leaning over him. She managed to fight Sawyer off, leaving him on the floor and doing what she did best…ran.
Meanwhile, Jack had finally caught up with Ana Lucia, with Eko closely behind him. He didn't try to speak to her again until they reached the hatch. Ana seemed to be intrigued with the structure, but not surprised…as if she had seen something like this before. Jack had let his mind wander long enough and reached gently for Ana's shoulder. She turned to him slowly with the same empty stare she had earlier in the jungle.
"Ana…please talk to me," Jack pleaded.
"Jack…there is nothing to talk about. I shot that girl. We were heading through the jungle trying to get to your camp sooner for Sawyer. We had just lost one of us and we were all edgy. She came through the bushes and took me by surprise. I fired. That's it." She spoke matter-of-factly. It scared Jack a little. This wasn't the woman he had met in the bar. The fire had gone out in her eyes. She apparently had a rough 40 some days on this island.
"You mentioned 'them.' Who is that?" Jack inquired. He was going to ask as many questions as he could while she was willing to talk.
"You're friend Michael called them the 'others' but 'they' are the same. They came and took us, groups of us at a time. We had gone into hiding, in a similar place to this," she said looking at the hatch door.
Jack walked around her and opened the door. He allowed Ana and then Eko in before himself. As they walked the corridors, his mind began to race again. Why hadn't any of them seen or heard of the "others" until Danielle mentioned it? Were they only on one side of the island? What the hell was this place!
It was then he heard it: a muffled yell and a loud thump. Ana and Eko stopped but Jack brushed past them running towards where he left Sawyer and…Kate. His heart started to pound. He reached the room and saw Sawyer sprawled out on the floor, but no sign of Kate. He yelled for Eko, who came running, and the two men picked up the now-unconscious Sawyer back in the bed. His shaking continued in waves now. He began mumbling again. Jack tried to talk to him.
"Sawyer…what happened? Where's Kate?"
All Sawyer seemed to do was shake.
"Come on Sawyer…wake up! Talk to me…where's Kate?" Jack continued. It was then Sawyer spoke.
"I love her…" It was extremely muffled and really faint, but Jack knew exactly what he said and his heart stopped.
"You mean Kate…" It was half question half statement. He waited, dreading to hear the answer, but needing to hear it all the same.
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