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Authors Note: wow, at least nine or ten reviews the first day, thanks everyone! This is a skate story...cause I'm a die hard skater...but well here ya go...

Chapter Two: Rude Awakenings

Sawyer felt a foot kick his back, he was then forcefully grabbed by one of the many men and gaged, and his hand's tied behind his back. Kate and Jack had the same done to them. Then, he was forcefully made to walk forward, following Henry and the rest. Sawyer wished he could be alone with that man, just for a second. Only a second. But, he knew it was pointless. As was escaping, as was surviving.

Last night, he had accepted that he was going to die sooner or later, whether they got tired of him, or they just didn't need him, was when it was going to happen. He was glad that he had gotten those three words out to Kate. But now, it seemed that she wouldn't meet his eye when he turned to her, or when they would stop and the gags would be removed for a few minutes, she would answer in one word answers.

Kate was thinking all day about the words Sawyer had told her. But she couldn't get them. They made her heart flutter anxiously. Yet also made her fear for the worst. She figured Sayid or someone would get them, eventually, be she didn't know how long they were going to be alive. The way Sawyer's shoulder's slouched told her that he had given up. He no longer struggled with his bonds or captors. He just walked. Silently. He tried to talk to her, but she couldn't talk back. Fear made her angry, not at him, but at the world.

It was around noon, they had stopped for a hour, which left Kate, Sawyer and Jack time to talk. Sawyer stayed quiet. The whole time, when they were given food, he didn't touch it. He saw the way Jack and Kate. He kept quiet, hearing there small argument. Arguing over what to do. He knew it was pointless.

He saw Henry talking with "Zeke" or Tom. They seemed to be angry. When Tom glanced his way, he looked down fast, pretending that his feet were oddly interesting. But it didn't work. He glanced up and saw Henry nod. Tom came forward and looked down at Sawyer.

"James, I think we want a word with you." He said. Sawyer got up, and walked forward until Henry and him were in talking range.

"Mr. Ford," Henry began, his cool voice flowing out the words as usual. "We were wondering why exactly you feel you need to distance yourself from everyone else. We have watched your camp for a long time now, and the only person you seem to ever want to sped time with is Kate...we know you heard us that night." He added. Sawyer's head jumped up like a fish out of water when he heard Kate's name.

"I don't have to give you shit." He said defiantly. Henry shook his head and nodded to Tom, who brought his fits into Sawyer's gut. He heard Kate gasp, and cry his name, but he looked over and the girl with black hair was holding her back. Jack had stood up also. Sawyer and Jack's eyes connected and he shook his head briefly. The other man nodded and waited quietly.

"Please Mr. Ford, we have no intention of harming you unless you make us, but you three have information that we want. I want to know how you saw the horse, which, was meant for only Kate to see...we also have a question for you," He said smiling, "We've been watching you little hatch, before it blew up of course, but we saw and heard that you claimed that you love Kate while you were recovering. We were wondering what you could tell us on her..."

"Piss off you son of a bi-" He again felt a fist, instead it was connected with his nose and jaw. He wasn't going to tell them anything, especially on Kate. The other thing was, he didn't know what the hell Henry was talking about. Damn right he loved her, and damn right he had seen that horse. He didn't under stand them, but then again, did he have to?

"This is going no where." Henry said cooly. He nodded and Sawyer, who now felt blood dripping from his nose and mouth, was thrown back to where Kate and Jack were. Kate Helped him sit down and quietly looked at his face. The cut he had yesterday was bleeding again, but he looked up at her, his spark back in his eyes. Jack smiled sadly at him.

"You okay Sawyer?" Jack asked quietly.

"Yeah Doc', Just a little sore." He said with a small chuckle. "Guess they want to know everything about us then huh? I didn't understand what the hell he was saying either." Sawyer added. Kate touched his face and hugged him quietly. Taking him by surprise. It was not like the hug in the hatch. It was something more, more loving.

"I was so scared." She whispered. She watched the others begin to pack up, and Kate pulled back. Sawyer gave he was wary smile. Henry approached them.

"We will not bind you, seeing as you haven't tried to escape yet, but, if you do, we will kill you." Kate wished she had her gun, wanting to shot the man, and she, even being a murderer, usually didn't want to kill anything, hell, she was a vegetarian!

Sawyer, Kate and Jack moved through the jungle. The rustling tree's and noises they heard someone cry out and saw Sayid, Jin and Sun being forced into there camp. Sawyer saw Sun get thrown to the ground. He suddenly grew angry.

"You son-of-a-bitch!" He roared. He grabbed Tom and pushed him to the ground, Sayid head butted his captor and Jack untied his hands. Jin, once free grabbed Sun and held her close. Kate watched as the three fought the others. She couldn't believe there luck. But then again, in one second, the others could pull out a gun or a weapon and kill them...

Jack and Sayid turned to Sawyer who nodded. They would have to run now. They had no choice.

"RUN!" Jack yelled.

TBC.

Sorry if it moves fast, I'm going to school but I wanted to update.