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Ok this is my first ever fanfic, so I would really appreciate the readers to leave reviews and tell me howI am doing, but please try to avoid being nasty about it, so no flames if possible. In truth this story wouldn't even havebeen up if my amazing Beta hadn't persuaded me to get it posted, whilst helping with all my errors. Anyway as the summary says the story is AU, and it is an OC butI have tried to keep Alexa from being a Mary Sue. Also the lost characters may be a bit OOC, as we are only up to episode 4 over here so i dont know them perfectly. So on with the story

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters, plotlines of quotes you may recognize from the TV series "Lost", i only own Alexa, and own ideas.


Chapter 1

Alexa awoke to the sound of screams and shouts from all around her, she tried to open her eyes only to close them again as a dizzy spell struck her body. The smell of smoke mixed with the rancid smell of blood hit her nostrils, and Alexa longed to open her eyes to see what was causing these things to assault her senses.

A shout from a few feet away made Alexa stir even more "Another one over there….she doesn't look too good." The voices grew closer to her until she released they were standing right by her.

"Hey" A calm voice from above her spoke "I'm Jack, and I'm a doctor."

"What happened?" Alexa managed to choke out between a cough, which brought a metallic taste of blood to her mouth.

"The plane, it crashed, don't you remember?" He asked concerned.

"I don't think I was the most lucid at that time to be honest, I wasn't really sure what was going on." She said weakly

Conversation stopped abruptly as a voice shouted from further away:

" Jack, we could use a little help over here" The voice sounded slightly worried to Alexa's ears, but she wasn't sure if she could really trust her empathetic skills at this moment in time, not that she had really been that good at reading people anyway.

"I'll be over in a minute I just need someone to sort out…"He stopped realising he didn't know her name.

"Alexa" She supplied for him.

"Alexa here, she has a couple of broken ribs that need wrapping, and she's been hit on the head so she may have concussion" He replied back. Another voice drew closer it was gentle and had a slightly foreign lilt to it, Alexa found herself longing to open her eyes just to see who had spoken, although she realised she should probably be paying attention to what Jack and this man were saying.

"What do I need to do Jack?" The voice inquired softly.

"Wrap her ribs securely with those bandages over there, that's all we can do for now, the cut on her cheek needs cleaning but that's about it. Oh, and see what she can remember, but don't let her move too much." Said Jack his voice already growing quieter as he jogged away.

Alexa was now alone with the other man, and she decided that it was about time she actually saw what was going on around her, instead of relying on her hearing. She slowly let her eyes drift open, and let them grow accustomed to the light before turning them to face the men who had just returned to her side with some bandages. The man looked to be quite tall but she couldn't trust that to be certain as when you are lying on the floor things seem to have a different perspective, what she could be sure of was that he had tan skin and dark curly hair along with almost black eyes, his eyes held a warmth and gentleness, she had rarely seen anyone use when looking at her. It was a nice feeling she realised, as she thought about it she realised she had heard his accent somewhere before….oh that was it; when she spent those years in Egypt, yes he was definitely Arabic

Before she could continue her musings his soft voice interrupted her thoughts:

"Alexa? It is Alexa right?"

"Oh yes sorry, you haven't told me your name….or did I just miss it?" She questioned good-humouredly

"No I haven't said it. My name is Sayid"

"Well Sayid it's nice to meet you, pity it's not under better circumstances, but it's nice to meet you anyway." Alexa's English accent clearly showed in her last statement, and Sayid couldn't help but stop what he was doing to listen to her almost intoxicating accent. Sayid shook himself of his thoughts and looked back down at Alexa.

"Ok Jack says you have a few broken ribs so were going to have to wrap them, and I am sorry to say it may hurt" Sayid said his voice laced with concern. Alexa looked back straight into his eyes before replying.

"I'm sure I'll cope, plus I doubt it will hurt more than when I got them broken in the first place."

"You may have a point there"

By unspoken agreement Sayid gently helped Alexa sit up and she lifted her shirt a bit so that he could get to her ribs. Alexa winced slightly at the pain, but she had had broken ribs before so she knew what to expect as Sayid began to gently wrap the bandages round her midriff. The bandages needed to be tight so as to hold her ribs, and support them, but they also needed to have enough room for Alexa to breath and have some freedom of movement.

"I get the feeling you may have done this before" Alexa commented dryly

"And why is that?" Sayid asked slightly bewildered at the idea that she knew of his experience with dealing with basic injuries.

"Well I've had my ribs wrapped by an amateur before and I tell you now, it hurt a lot more than this." Alexa said with a slight smile. Sayid couldn't help but return the smile, catching Alexa's eye as he looked up. He tenderly finished wrapping her ribs, and Alexa moved her shirt back down.

"Ok all we have to deal with now is that cut, and Jack says that it most likely isn't deep enough to need stitches." Sayid said inspecting the gash on Alexa's face.

"I'll just go grab some water that some survivors have been putting together…..don't go anywhere" Sayid said

"Where exactly did you expect me to be able to go with 3 broken ribs and unable to walk?" She shouted good naturedly to his retreating back. Sayid just turned and raised his shoulders in an: I don't know gesture, but Alexa still caught the smirk on his lips. She couldn't help but laugh slightly at the banter between herself and Sayid, normally she didn't get on so well with people, especially people she first met, they found her sarcasm and dry wit an annoyance, whilst she generally preferred isolating herself from people who can't cope with her particular form of satirical humour instead of having to explain the subtle techniques of irony to them.

Once again Alexa's musings were interrupted but this time it was not by the warm and gentle voice of Sayid but by a more course voice with a distinct southern drawl to it. Alexa couldn't help but conjure images of cactuses and cowboys that as an Englishwomen were a stereotype known for those who lived in the South of the USA.

"What have we here then?" His voice held a certain mocking tone to it, that she doubted she would have picked up had she not have used it herself countless times. Alexa decided to ignore his tone hoping to make a good impression on new people for once instead of immediately driving them away, although she had a feeling she was not going to be able to hold her tongue for long.

"I'm Alexa" she replied politely "Who are you?"

"I'm Sawyer, nice to meet you" Once again his voiced was laced with mockery but this time it was much more clearly evident. And Alexa could no longer hold up her charade.

"Why do I get the feeling that despite all pretences, your true feelings are the exact opposite of what just came out of your mouth?" Alexa replied raising an eyebrow in challenge.

Sawyer looked taken aback if only for a moment, and Alexa decided it was worth whatever repercussions it might have just to have seen his reaction even for a split second. But then his face split into a smirk and it was only then that Alexa realised how truly good looking the man in front of her was, blonde hair fell roughly onto his forehead flopping slightly into his icy blue eyes, it wasn't like the instant attraction Alexa had felt towards Sayid, and whereas the warmth in Sayid's eyes had just drawn her in even more, Sawyer's eyes were cold to look at, yet Alexa, didn't miss the hint of some thing underlying which was quickly gone before she could pinpoint what it was. Yes, she may not have been instantly drawn to the man before her, but she couldn't deny he was handsome, although by the looks of things his personality had a lot to be desired.

"Well then" He said "At least there's someone on this god damn island with a sense of humour."

Alexa was slightly surprised; it was hardly the sort of response she was used to getting, in fact she doubted anyone had ever complimented her often considered annoying humour before.

"Definitely not the response I was expecting…..original and it certainly caught me off guard, but not what I normally get." Once again Alexa could see her distinct English accent had surprised the man before her.

"Well I like to surprise" He said "So Alexa was it? Looks like we got ourselves another Brit"

"Wow you really are observant there Mr Sawyer, what gave it away….my obvious wit and charm, or my pale complexion?" She asked sarcastically. Sawyer gave her the look she was used to in response to her sarcasm; a mixture of slight confusion and annoyance, and although it was only fleeting Alexa didn't miss it.

"Oh come now, don't give me that look, I thought you were different, but if it makes you happy I apologise, I'm not normally quite this bad, but I suppose crashing on an island in the middle of nowhere does that to you." Alexa's voice although polite was laced with her normal underlying sarcasm, and she wondered if this man would be able to pick it up.

"Oh come on……" Sawyer's response was cut off by Sayid's return, and truth be told Alexa was pretty thankful, she had a thumping headache so she wasn't really up to a battle of wits with the arrogant cowboy at this moment in time.

"What are you doing here Sawyer?" Sayid's normally gentle voice sounded angry and slightly bitter, both Sawyer and Alexa picked it up, Alexa raised her eyebrows, glancing between the two, but Sawyer obviously not wanting to stick around just got up and began to walk away.

"I can see when I'm not wanted, see you later Lexi, but I'm sure the Arab'll keep you company until then." The mocking tone to Sawyer's voice had once again returned, and Alexa couldn't help but give a passing remark.

"He's certainly better company than you" She shouted to him, but she kept her voice light in obvious jest.

"Poor comeback Lex, poor comeback!"

"It wasn't bad for spur of the moment" She managed to shout before he was out of earshot.

Alexa now turned back to Sayid who was watching Sawyer's retreating back with a look of intense dislike.

"What's with you and him then?" Alexa asked curiously, she wondered how many people this Sawyer had managed to piss off just in the couple of hours they had been here.

"We do not get on very well" he said simply.

"I could have worked that one out Sayid……anyway you going to clean this cut, and then we can help that guy with the bonfire?"

"Jack said you shouldn't be moving about too much" Sayid said clearly

"Yes well, I'm not going to be moving that much, just putting wood on a fire doesn't really require that much movement….." She was stopped from finishing her sentence by the stinging pain in her cheek where Sayid had just dabbed something from a small bottle.

"Bloody Hell Sayid you could have warned me" She said through clenched teeth as that pain slowly subsided.

"Sorry about that, it's Peroxide; Jack said it would do a better job of dealing with infection than water would." Sayid said

"Well he's probably right, but it stings like hell." Alexa replied

"So are you going to let me help with the bonfire then?" She inquired softly; all sarcasm was gone from her voice replaced with subtle determination.

"I don't know….." She cut him off before he could guilt her into not doing anything.

"Please Sayid, I promise I won't move too much"

"Fine, just as long as you're careful"

In truth both parties were pleased with the result Alexa because that meant she actually got to do something, and as an added bonus she got to spend more time with Sayid, and Sayid because he didn't particularly just want to leave her sitting there, and he was also looking forward to spending some more time with her.

"Ok done" He said as he finished cleaning the cut, he took her hand and helped her up. Alexa quickly got her balance and followed Sayid over to where a man she didn't know was unsuccessfully trying to light the fire he had begun to build.

As it turned out the man trying to light the fire was called Charlie, and he was also British, Alexa realised this man must have been who Sawyer was referring to when he said "Another Brit." She and Sayid were quick to help Charlie finish building the fire so that any rescuers would be able to see it, while Sayid explained that it had been him who suggested it in the first place. Alexa saw the logic in Sayid's plan, the bonfire had become so big it could probably been seen from miles away, yet Alexa couldn't help but think maybe the rescuers didn't know where to look? Alexa was consumed in her own thoughts, and was missing the worried looks Sayid was passing her, as she had managed to phase out the rest of the world around her. She was brought back to the land of the living when a bigger man with long curly hair appeared asking if they wanted some food.

"Chicken or fish?" He questioned Alexa Sayid and Charlie

"Erm chicken I guess" replied Charlie. The man looked towards Alexa as he passed a meal to Charlie.

"Oh no thanks I'm not really hungry, but thanks anyway" Alexa replied

"Maybe you should eat something Alexa" Sayid said concerned

"I will just not at the moment" Alexa said still slightly distracted, she had just caught sight of Jack and another woman; they seemed to be talking about the fuselage behind them. She began to head over to them along with Charlie, but a sharp pain in her ribs made her stumble, Sayid was quick to be at her said and arm round her waist supported her.

"Perhaps you should sit down?" Sayid asked, concerned

"Ok probably a good plan" She said slowly "But I want to know what Jack and that woman are talking about, so maybe we could sit close enough for me to eavesdrop?"

Sayid smiled at her admission, but helped her sit closer to where they were talking, Jack caught sight of them and waved his hand in greeting to Sayid and Alexa.

"How are you doing Alexa?" He asked, briefly stopping his discussion with the woman.

"It could be worse" She replied "True it could also be better, but we can't have everything"

The woman smiled slightly at Alexa's answer, before speaking herself

"I don't think we've been introduced I'm Kate."

"Oh hey Kate, nice to meet you" Alexa said "So what you guys planning then?"

It was Jack that answered her question

"I'm going to try and get a look at the front of the plane, further into the jungle."

Charlie looks slightly confused "Why?" he asks

To everyone's surprise it's Alexa that replies from her position on the ground by Sayid

"They want to see if they can find the transceiver and see if they can radio for help…but"

Alexa was cut off by a loud deep howl from within the trees; everyone stopped what they are doing and turned to face the noise, terrified looks were passed amongst the survivors. By unspoken agreement Jack decided to leave his exploring for the moment. Alexa slowly began to lose her battle against sleep; she turned to face Sayid only to find his eyes closed, and his breathing deep. 'Seems like a good idea to me' she thought to herself before falling into a deep and undisturbed sleep.