Author's Note: I finally have time to continue writing this now, as I finally finished my exams. Once again, I hope some of you will like this. I was absolutely shocked when I read the scripts, I can't believe that they actually killed Shannon! This make me want to sent a letter to the writers and ask them what has Sayid done to offend them that is causing them to be so cruel to him! First Nadia, now Shannon.

Katherine: I am sorry that you don't like my stories. As for your comments, despite what I write in my stories I actually like Shannon and Sayid being together a lot. And I actually think that Sayid loves Shannon more then he loves Nadia. On one of the message board I actually got quite some strong replies due to my comment of saying how I believe that Shannon is Sayid's chance of having a new life. I don't think you want to read more of my story and that's ok, but if you do I advice you to start from Part 1 of my story, that might answer your questions. As for your other question, Minta is the name of the OC that I put in, not Anita.

"What time is it?" Sayid suddenly asked. As soon as he asked the question he laughed. "What does time matter anyway?"

"I'd say it is almost dawn…I have the impression that we have been sitting here for quite sometime." Sawyer replied, squinting at the sky.

"I think…"

Sayid never finished his sentence as they were interrupted by loud shouting that were most certainly approaching them.

"The loudest is definitely Chucky," Sawyer frowned. "He sounds as if he yelling your name."

"I can hear Claire crying, and I think Jin is trying to comfort Sun about something, as she sounds quite upset too." Sayid added.

Charlie stride to where they were, followed by Claire, who was bleeding on the forehead. Sun and Jin were behind them, the couple was clearly both agitated.

"It's all your fault!" Charlie yelled at Sayid.

"What…what is going on?" Minta asked in confusion, having only woken up. "Sun…what happened…why are you all here? Where's my daughter? Where's Danielle?"

"She took him! She took my baby!" Claire yelled, breaking into loud sobs.

"She took Esther!" Sun whispered at the same time. "I am so sorry for failing you two."

At the mentioning of Aaron Charlie charged up to Sayid, and to the surprise of everyone, punched him.

"It's all your fault!" he repeated. "You are the one who brought her here, you are the one that made us let her live here. Now she kidnapped Claire's baby!"

As Charlie swing his fist again he suddenly found himself chocking for breath, looking down he saw that Sayid managed to lock his fingers against his throat. In the Iraqi man's eyes was a cold anger that made Charlie flinched despite his own rage.

"Do not hit me again." Sayid warned, spelling the words out very slowly. "My own daughter is gone too."

"What happened?" Sawyer asked.

Swallowing deeply before she spoke Sun began, "As night approached I thought it was best to get Jin. I left Claire with both Aaron and Esther, I thought that Danielle would protect them. When I returned with Jin Claire and Danielle was gone. Eventually we found Claire at the edge of the forest, unconscious due to the head wound."

"It's all your fault!" Charlie said for the third time, he clenched his hand tightly but knew better then to hit Sayid again.

"I will go and find Danielle," Sayid declared out, ignoring Charlie. "I will be back with Aaron and Esther."

"I'll come with you." Sawyer offered. "You can't go charging into the jungle alone now!"

"Aaron is my son, I want…" Claire began but Sun laid a restraining hand on the young mother's arm.

"You are in no fit condition to go." The older woman said reasonably. "We'll stay here and wait with Minta."

At the mentioning of her name Minta finally spoke for the first time since she learnt of Danielle's actions.

"Sayid…"

"It'll be alright." He promised, placing his arms around her gently.

Minta shook her head and tilting her head back she whispered something to him. Her husband nodded in agreement and kissed her lightly.

"I had been thinking of that too, I promise to do so."

(SPACE)

In the end it was decided that Sayid, Sawyer and Charlie would go into the jungle and hunt Danielle down. They did not know which direction that Danielle went, their only hope was that there had been some sort of clue.

Both Claire and Sun could not help but to wonder at Minta's almost calm reaction to the news of her baby's kidnapping. When they asked she simply said one short sentence. "I trust Danielle with my daughter, if not with my husband."

Sayid managed to spot some form of track, as the hunt continued he initial worried began to lessen. Due to the sixteen years of solitude on the island the Frenchwoman was very skilled in hiding her trail but now Sayid detected her track very easily. He came to the conclusion that she wanted him to be able to follow her, if she was willing to be found then she could not be planning to harm the two children greatly.

"What did Minta ask you to do?" Sawyer asked as they stopped for a quick rest, both he and Charlie were deeply at grateful at the opportunity of sitting down.

"She asked me to not harm Danielle unless I absolutely have to." Sayid said very calmly.

"WHAT? She took Aaron…" Charlie began.

"If she does want to harm either Aaron or Esther it is not fully her fault as she is a mother who have lost her own daughter. She is to be pitied like Claire, and Minta."

"How can you stay so calm?" Charlie muttered angrily. "I am even staring to doubt whether you do love your own child because she happened to be a daughter instead of a son."

He was knocked onto the ground by a quick slap from Sayid, touching his face Charlie felt blood running onto his fingers. Sawyer automatically reached to his own face, remembering the time when Sayid had tortured him.

"I love my daughter!" Sayid clenched out, due to the discovery of his sister's corpse his control was already shaken and now it was risking being disappeared completely. "I LOVE MY DAUGHTER!"

"Sayid…" Sawyer began nervously.

"Seems that I am too calm maybe I should act with my real feelings!" Sayid continued, paying no attention to Sawyer or the now shaking Charlie. His outburst was not just at Charlie, but rather at how he had to hide his emotions down into his life so many time. When he was in the army, when he had to torture Nadia; when he saw Minta being alone; when she had her breakdown. "Alright, I am in hysteria so I have no way of knowing which way Danielle went. I guess someone else better find it then, and if we don't make it on time then my daughter might be killed…and this is because I am bursting with my worries for her instead of trying to be calm and find the track."

"But you trust Danielle…" Sawyer began neutrally, but not before he shot Charlie a dark glare.

"Yes I trust Danielle with my daughter despite what she did to me." Sayid said hoarsely. "Because I understand her and I count her as my friend. I also know that she is grateful to me due to what I did for her, and along with the way she smile as she holds Esther I know she will not harm her.

"But since that is not a sign of me loving my daughter I better act the opposite then."

Author's Note: I thought the whole Charlie punching Sayid scene was shot very good, not just because of Sayid's calm reaction but also because I think this shows Sayid is really a new man. Who would go punching an ex-torturer? Although I can understand why Charlie is upset, can't say that I am happy with him punching Sayid at all, hince me making him a bit mean.