Disclaimer: I don't own Lost or any characters apart from Danny and Lilyella Taylor.

A/N: Sorry I haven't updated in a while I've been on holiday but I'm back and here's chapter 5. I'm currently writing chapter 6 so I hope I'll be able to post it soon.

Sisterly Bonding And Former Lives

"Well…" began Claire, "I grew up in Australia with mum it was great when I was younger but when I was a teenager I got into some bad stuff I really rebelled against mum but what teenager doesn't rebel," said Claire looking at Shannon who was nodding in agreement.

"So what else did you get up to?" asked Shannon interested to know more.

"So after I rebelled against her I started seeing a few guys and everything, well one night I was invited to a party but mum said I couldn't go, anyway I snuck out and went to the party and was drinking you know having a good time, after a while this guy who had been flirting with me took my hand and lead me upstairs and I couldn't remember anything the next morning then I ran form the house all the way home."

"Oh my god Claire I can't believe it, what did mum say when you got home?"

"I can tell you that she wasn't happy but after I told her what happened she understood a little, but after that night I decided that I wasn't going to be the rebel child anymore so I changed and then I met Thomas in college and he was lovely we spent all our time together and I eventually moved in with him, mum always hated him, she said that she didn't trust him and he would hurt me and he did."

"So what did Thomas do that was so bad and that hurt you?" asked Shannon sitting with her knees to her chest listening to her big sisters story.

"Well Thomas got me pregnant," said Claire placing her hand on her stomach, "he said he wanted this baby with me, we carried on normally for the next few months and then he told me he didn't want the baby and walked out on us, I was going to give the baby up for adoption but I couldn't go through with it and well here we are now on the island," said Claire concluding the story of her life.

"You seem like you had a great life," said Shannon looking at Claire.

"Yeah apart from the bad things and then when I got pregnant I was so happy that we were going to be a family and then he ditched me, but I've got you now and I cant wait to get off this island and start living my life maybe get back in contact with mum," said Claire smiling and hugging Shannon they both giggled.

"So come on baby sis what did you get up to?" asked Claire nudging Shannon.

"Have you got a year?" asked Shannon smiling.

"I've got as much time as you need."

"Well, when I was I think about six maybe older my dad married Boone's mum Elizabeth, I always hated her, and she hated me," Shannon paused trying to think of what to tell Claire next, "Boone was always annoying me and always wanted to play with my friends I was always so horrible to him, made him feel welcome and then pushed him away, I did that with most of my friends well the ones I hated and couldn't trust."

Claire looked at Shannon hardly surprised with what her sister was telling her.

"So when I became a teenager I was skipping classes, drinking and basically being a teenager well daddy didn't like it so he used to buy me things to stay in classes, so the more he bought me the more I behaved like a child," said Shannon looking ashamed of herself.

The girls sat in silence until they heard their names being called.

"Claire, Shannon!" called Jack from over by the campfire.

They both looked over at him and smiled, Shannon stood up and helped Claire up they both walked over to the others who were sitting eating lunch.

"Hey babe," said Sawyer smiling at Shannon.

"Hey," she said sitting sideways on his lap wrapping her arms round his neck.

Claire went and sat next to Charlie to complete the circle in which they always sat.

Kate glared at Sawyer and Shannon's closeness, what did she have to do to break them up?

Shannon glanced over and saw Kate glaring at her, "do you want to say something?" she asked coldly.

"No not at all it's just I'm trying to eat and you're putting me off."

"Well then stop staring at us," said Shannon turning her attention back to Sawyer.

Everyone sat in silence and continued to eat their tea, Shannon and Claire had not had a chance to talk properly but they knew enough for now. After tea they stayed sitting round the fire keeping warm.

"So are you two a couple now?" asked Hurley looking at Sawyer and Shannon.

Shannon looked at Sawyer smiling Sawyer smiled back and looked at the group, "yeah we're a couple."

"Well good luck guys," said Claire smiling at the both of them.

Shannon mouthed 'thank you' to her sister and everyone continued talking.

"So you and Claire have a good girlie chat?" whispered Sawyer into Shannon's ear, sending shivers down her spine.

Shannon giggled, "yeah we did have a girlie chat."

"Think you've got enough time to spend with me?" he whispered again.

"Yeah but not right now, maybe you'll get a chance later," she smiled enjoying the flirty banter between the two of them.

Kate had had enough she threw what she was eating to the floor and walked away from the group.

Everyone watched as she stomped across the sand, they all looked at each other then continued to eat their food.

After they had all finished they helped each other tidy up, well as best they could.

Shannon decided that she was going to use the time before the sunset to sunbathe; she found her bag and took out her pink towel she laid it on the floor and took off her sundress to reveal her matching bikini. She lay down on her towel and closed her eyes and let the silence and peace rush over her.

"You know you're going to burn," said Sawyer standing over her and blocking out the sunlight.

"Hey!" she protested, "you're in my light." She opened her eyes and looked up at him.

"Well I didn't know it had your name on it."

She smirked at him, "well it doesn't matter the sun is going to set soon so I'm finished for the day."

Sawyer smiled at her and then started to walk away back to the camp.

"Hey! You're not going to help me up?" she asked smiling.

"Come on then princess," he said offering her his hand, she took it gently and he lifted her right off her feet.

They walked towards the camp silently neither knowing what to say the other.

"Hey Shan!" called Claire breaking the couple's silence, "come over here for a sec."

Shannon looked at Sawyer, like she was looking for approval event though she knew she didn't need it.

"You go talk to Claire, I'm just gonna go to bed, I'm really tired," said Sawyer looking at her.

"You're tired," Shannon stated disbelievingly, "what have you actually done today?"

"Well…I um…I…"

"Exactly, so how could you be tired," she smiled.

"Well I was watching you and Claire talking and then we had lunch and then I watched you sunbathe," said Sawyer suddenly finding his feet fascinating.

"You've been watching me? Why were you doing that?" Shannon asked smiling at Sawyer's nervousness.

"Well you know I like to know you're safe," he said matter-of-factly.

"Well thank you, but I think Claire really wants to talk so I'll come find you before I go to bed."

"Ok, I'll see you later," said Sawyer kissing her forehead and heading towards the campfire.

Shannon headed over to Claire who had a look of shock on her face.

"Hey what's up?" asked Shannon who clearly felt left out of the loop.

"We found this," said Claire handing Shannon a piece of folded card.

She opened it up and found herself in a photo wearing a wedding dress. The dress fell straight to the floor, and was white that almost looked pink in the sunlight. Her hair was up in a clip with ringlets hanging loosely on her face, her veil was also hanging on the clip in her hair. She had a smile on her face that said she was the happiest woman in the world and her smile lit up the photo. Shannon just stared at the photo in her hand trying to find her words.

"Where…where did you get this?" she asked tears glistening in her eyes.

"We found a pile of some things, they were Boone's we didn't realise until we found a few other things and this picture," said Claire watching Shannon's facial expressions.

"I can't believe he had this picture," said Shannon taking another look at the picture in her hand.

"Can you explain please?" asked Claire, Charlie was standing next to her also waiting to hear what Shannon had to say next.

"Well when Boone and I were growing up we never got along, like I said before but no matter how mean I was to him, he was always there liking me for who I was," Shannon paused as she looked at the photo again, "he always said that he kept a picture of me close by but I never believed him I always thought that he said that to make me feel better."

Claire and Charlie looked at each other and then back to Shannon.

"How comes you're wearing a wedding dress in the picture?" asked Charlie who was hit in the stomach by Claire's elbow.

"I don't wanna talk about it," said Shannon folding the picture back up and looking at them, "I'm sorry." With that she turned and left them both wondering.

It was dark by the time Claire and Charlie finished going through Boone's things and had headed back to camp, Sawyer had felt tired all evening but had waited until Shannon had come to say goodnight however this didn't happen and Sawyer was beginning to worry.

"Hey Sawyer, what's wrong?" asked Claire as she and Charlie headed through the camp.

"I'm worried about Shannon she never came back after talking to you."

"Really well she headed this way," said Charlie looking at Claire who mirrored Sawyer's look of worry, "I'm sure she'll be back soon."

"Yeah I hope," said Claire looking down at her feet.

Shannon was sat on the sand looking at the photo, she couldn't believe he had a picture of her especially one of her in her wedding dress. She looked down at her left hand where her rings used to sit and tears slipped down over her face as the memory washed over her.

Shannon stood in the church doorway in her white wedding dress she couldn't believe it she was getting married. Her dad tapped her on the shoulder and took hold of her arm smiling as the music started she looked up at him and smiled, her bridesmaids, her best friends looked stunning in their burgundy dresses and tiara's they each had a bouquet of white roses while Shannon had burgundy roses. Her bridesmaids walked down the aisle and Shannon looked up at her dad.

"You ready princess?" he asked she nodded her head while smiling, "you look beautiful my darling."

Shannon and her dad walked down the aisle to where her fiancée and the love of her life waited. Shannon couldn't remember much of what happened next the smile on her face said everything she was feeling at that moment.

"I now pronounce you husband and wife, you may now kiss the bride."

Shannon kissed her husband and together they walked hand in hand back down the aisle into their new life together. Shannon couldn't remember much of the reception either, only that she danced with her husband, her dad and even her brother. She also remembered that she had drunk a lot but that didn't matter it was her day well her and Danny's day. At last she was finally Mrs Taylor, wow how it had felt weird to say that, Mrs Taylor.

She couldn't believe how happy she was after everything in her life, her mother leaving, her father re-marrying and having an annoying brother she had met Danny and fallen completely in love with him.

Everyone thought she would get bored with him eventually and dump him but that day never came no she loved him and when he proposed she felt like she was on top of the world.

Shannon snapped out of her memory when she realised the tide had come in and she was sitting in the sea where the water was freezing cold, she stood up and shivered, the water had made her slightly cold so she headed back to the camp and when she arrived she found Sawyer asleep next to the fire, he had obviously waited for her and fallen asleep. She looked at him and smiled, she walked over and kissed him on his forehead before lying down next to him and the fire to keep warm. She still had the picture in her hand and as sleep claimed her she dreamt of her former life with her husband Danny.

When she woke the next morning she couldn't place where she was, Sawyer wasn't lying next to her and she wasn't near the fire. She sat up and looked around she was back in her make shift house all cosy. She stood up and got dressed, well changed and headed out to find the others.

When Sawyer had woke up in the middle of the night he had found Shannon sleeping peacefully next to him, he had lifted her gently and carried her to her little hut and tucked her in. he could finally sleep in peace knowing she was safe. As he arrived back at the campfire to collect his things he noticed a small white piece of card. His curiosity got the better of him and he picked it up and opened it up, there he was looking at Shannon wearing a wedding dress and the biggest smile he had ever seen.

Shannon walked across the sand, where was everyone? Then she noticed them all seated round the fire.

"Good morning or should we say afternoon," said Hurley smiling at her.

"You should have woke me up," she replied sitting down in the available space.

"You looked so peaceful," said Claire smiling.

"Claire, Charlie, the picture that you found yesterday I had it last night but when I woke up this morning it was gone, have you seen it?"

"I found it Shan," said Sawyer handing it to her.

"Thank you," she said taking it from him, "I'm going for a walk to stretch out my muscles I'll be back later."

Shannon stood up with the picture in her hand and walked along the beach, thinking.

Mrs Taylor keep going, you're doing really well," encouraged her doctor.

"I…can't it…hurts too much!" Shannon screamed, "where the hell is my husband!"

"I'm sure he will be here very soon, but I need you to keep pushing it's very important."

"Honey I'm really sorry I'm late, but I'm here now," said Danny rushing in and heading to her side to hold her hand.

"Where the hell have you been!"

"I'm sorry, you know what work's like," Danny said rubbing her back.

"Ok Shannon we need one big push," said the doctor.

"I can't, I'm exhausted," Shannon moaned.

"Come on honey on last big push."

Shannon pushed and the room went silent all of a sudden a loud piercing scream shot through the room.

"Congratulations, you've got a baby girl," said the doctor placing the baby on Shannon's chest.

"Hi beautiful," said Shannon smiling, "look at what we did."

"I know I see, she's beautiful," said Danny admiring his daughter.

"Sweetie we don't have a name for her," said Shannon looking up at him and then back to her daughter.

"Ok well lets think of one, what do you like?" he asked.

"Um well…Faith's nice," said Shannon.

"I like Faith, what about Lilyella?"

"Lilyella? Where did that come from?" Shannon asked.

"Well I looked at her and she looks a little like my grandmother Lily and when I looked even closer she looks a little like your great grandmother Ell, so I put them together," said Danny.

Shannon smiled and looked at her daughter, "Lilyella Taylor, is that you name?"

The newborn baby looked at her mother even though she couldn't see anything and smiled at Shannon.

"I like it and so does she, do you want to hold her?" said Shannon.

Danny nodded his head and carefully picked up his daughter.

"Hi, I'm Zoey McCallister, I'm your nurse and do you have a name for this little one?" Shannon smiled and nodded her head, "Lilyella Taylor."

Shannon didn't realise she was crying until she felt a single tear fall down her cheek. Why had it all gone wrong for her? She knew why, because she was a bad person she did bad things to generally good people. Then what was she doing with Sawyer? Was she using him? Of course she was, she used everyone so she could feel better about herself. Boone for example had been so kind to her and she always hated him for that but played on his emotions to better herself. Everyone she ever came into contact with got hurt because of her. She came to the conclusion that everyone trapped on this island with her were doomed, and Sawyer he was going to end up worse she needed to get out of the relationship, if that's what it was called, before he got hurt or worse killed just like Danny.

"Everybody stay where you are!" yelled a man in dark blue jeans and a black hooded top, he had a balaclava over his face and he held his gun out for everyone to see. He walked over to the cashier, "you open up the register and put the money in the bag!" he yelled again causing the sales lady to jump. She took the bag and opened the register; she quickly took the money out and placed it in the bag.

"Shannon I need you to stay low," said Danny taking his gun form his holster.

"No Danny don't stay here," whispered Shannon pulling his arm back towards herself.

"Shannon you know I cant just sit here and do nothing."

"Danny please," she begged as he left her and crawled towards the suspect.

"Freeze!" yelled Danny standing up and pointing his gun at the suspect, "put the gun down!"

The suspect looked at Danny his eye narrowing behind his balaclava, he looked around all the scared shoppers faces but one face stood out in the crowd…Shannon.

The next thing Shannon knew she had a gun held against her temple and a large arm wrapped round her throat.

"Please don't kill me, I've got a baby," she whispered.

"You cop put down the gun or she dies!" demanded the man.

"Ok, ok I'll put the gun down just don't hurt her," said Danny lowering his weapon.

"You should have thought about this before you tried to stop me."

The suspect cocked his gun and Shannon screamed, then she was on the floor and Danny was on top of the man. One shot rang through the whole shop and Shannon stared at the pool of blood, which was forming on the floor.

The man in the balaclava stood up and looked directly at Shannon before running towards the entrance remembering to take the bag of money.

"No, no, no," said Shannon moving over to Danny, she lifted his head onto her lap and he looked up at her.

"Shan it's ok, know that I love you and Lilyella, take good care of her," he whispered.

"Someone call 911!" yelled Shannon she turned her attention back to Danny, "no don't you dare die on me our daughter needs you!" she sobbed.

"I love you," he said as he took his last breath.

"I love you too," said Shannon.

"Thank you but I was only checking if you were ok, Sawyer and Claire are worried about you," said Jack taking a seat next to Shannon.

"Oh sorry I didn't realise I'd been gone so long I was just thinking about my past," she said staring at the sea.

"Anything to do with your picture?" asked Jack. Shannon looked at him, how did he know?

"How do I know? Sawyer was asking about it earlier."

Oh god Sawyer knew, "yeah it was to do with the picture but I don't want to talk about it."

"That's ok, I'll let them know you're safe."

With that he stood up and left her to her own thoughts.

Yes everyone was safer this way, everyone should stay far away. What if next she lost Claire or Sawyer? After losing Danny, Lilyella and Boone, she couldn't take much more! Being alone meant breaking Sawyer's heart but it was a price she was willing to pay for his safety and Claire, she'd only just found her but she needed to keep her sister safe.

Shannon had finally accepted it fate was against her and her destiny was to be alone.