A/N: OK I BEG OF YOU! People who are reading this story, please go and read mine and TheEvilTrafficCone's Titanic story called 'Don't Look Back' because we don't have a lot of reviews and we're already 6 chapters in! PLEASE! Thanks to everybody though who has been reading this story! I appreciate it!
I saw John Locke peeking through the woods and I knew I had an alibi. I jumped down to where I saw Jack fall and grabbed his arm.
"Come on Jack!" I groaned through gritted teeth.
Suddenly Locke appeared and I pretended to act surprised.
"Locke! Help me."
John didn't waste a second and he bent over. Together we pulled Jack over. Locke explained that someone had nicked all the water and Claire had passed out from the heat. I left back for the campsite and Jack didn't come back till late that night.
He explained that he had found a cave with plenty of fresh water and he would take a group up at first light. Ethan wasn't at the campsite and I figured he went out to report or to collect more supplies, like fruit.
I sat down and closed my eyes for a moment. Suddenly I was the only person on the beach. It was dark as night, but suddenly the beach disappeared and I was on a raft. But Ethan was there too. He pushed me off the boat and held me under the water. I couldn't breathe and his strong arms kept me forced under. My hands stopped clawing at his and my head floated limply to one side. As Ethan released my shoulders I sank away from the surface, a tiny bubble escaped my lips and I drowned.
"ETHAN NOOOOOO!" I suddenly screamed and my eyes shot open.
A hand slapped over my mouth and I freaked out even more when I learned it was Ethan.
"You're going to wake up the whole frickin' camp." Ethan hissed. "Stop squirming it's just me."
Footsteps approached and Boone walked down to our fire a flashlight in his hands.
"Hey are you ok? I thought I heard you scream."
"I…I'm o…ok. B…bad dream." I stammered, cold sweat beaded my entire body.
Ethan suddenly turned, as if he had just woken up.
"Jennie are you alright?" Ethan asked.
I nodded and Boone knelt down next to me.
"Thanks for saving me today." He whispered.
I smiled and waved as he walked away. Once Boone was away Ethan smacked the back of my head.
"What's the matter with you? First you help the people we're trying to kill and now you're starting to develop feelings for them? And what's with you waking up screaming your head off? Go to sleep!" Ethan hissed.
I turned away from him and silently cried. Once I was sure he was snoring I crept away from him and into the woods. I ran for about two miles and leaned against a tree, panting and crying at the same time.
"I don't want to do this! Why did they make him in charge of me?" I asked myself, cursing my group.
The tree I was leaning up against was tall with thick branches. I grabbed one branch and swung myself up in the tree. Before I knew it I was fast asleep by the time I reached the highest branch.
Morning dawned quicker than I would have liked, but it came up. I stretched and nearly fell out of the tree. I suddenly heard footsteps from below me.
"So where do you think Jennie went?" Charlie's voice spoke up.
"I don't know. Boone said she woke up screaming last night. Something must've freaked her out." Jack replied.
"Her friend Ethan is really upset. He doesn't know where she could be. Don't you think we should be looking for her?" Kate asked.
"No. People need the water more than anything. Once they have their water then we'll start looking for her." Jack answered her. "Besides Ethan and John are already looking."
The footsteps kept moving onward, probably toward that cave. Once I was sure they were out of earshot I climbed down from the tree. I moved away from the path and sat down under another tree.
"I wonder why the Head hasn't switched me with somebody else yet." I asked myself.
I went back to camp later that night, everyone was happy to see me ok, but Ethan swore that there would be punishment for running away. Days passed and some people moved up to the caves, Sayid tried to triangulate the French woman's message, and Shannon had an asthma attack.
But a few nights later was when we were supposed to make our move. Ethan and I had moved into the caves when suddenly Claire woke up screaming her head off. Charlie calmed her down a bit, but Jack discovered she had dug her fingernails a quarter of an inch into her palms.
The following night, Ethan crept up to her and tried to inject her with the stuff so we could have the baby. But she freaked out again and he had to run. That morning, Hurley came by and was making a census. Ethan and I were cutting a tree when he came up.
"Lance!" Hurley called.
Ethan looked up, a bit confused.
"Your name's Lance right?" Hurley said again.
"Ethan." He corrected.
"Dude that's right. So are you two brother and sister?" Hurley questioned.
"No. Just friends."
"So where are you from?"
"Canada." I answered.
"And you're…Jennie right?"
I smiled and nodded.
Hurley left and Ethan gestured for me to follow him. I did so and we were in the middle of the woods when Charlie came racing up.
"Ethan! Go get Jack! It's Claire!"
Charlie dropped the tree branch in shock.
"Claire is she alright?" He asked.
"She's in labor! She's having the baby." Charlie stated and ran back.
"Let's go." Ethan pushed me towards where Charlie had taken off.
"Wait Ethan! No!" But he ignored me and kept pushing me.
We approached Charlie and Claire, and Ethan focused his eyes on Claire. Charlie put his arm protectively around her.
"Ethan." Charlie said, not even realizing that I was there.
WHAT DO I DO? My mind was screaming. I can't let him do this I just can't!
A/N: Oooh big cliffie there! What is she going to do? PLEASE READ MINE AND THEEVILTRAFFICCONE'S STORY IN TITANIC! PLEASE! Thanks to all my reviewers!
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