Ok, here's chapter 4. Hope you guys like it.
Disclaimer: I don't own Lost.
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Sawyer looked up into Kate's eyes. She felt his gaze piercing through her. She looked back down at the ground.
"We've been out here almost all night. And… I still haven't thanked you." Sawyer shook his head.
"What you said to the Doc, Freckles… that was plenty thanks for me." Kate smiled. Sawyer was glad he had let her drag him out in the middle of the jungle. He could never admit it to anyone else, but being without her killed him.
At the same time, he couldn't deny to himself that being with her hurt him almost as much.
"Yeah well… don't get used to stuff like that. That was a once in a lifetime shove off." Sawyer chuckled and shot Kate a hungry glance.
"Ya'know Freckles… we're out here… all alone. Middle of the jungle… no one would hear your screams of pleasure." Kate rolled her eyes and scoffed.
"Don't ruin it Sawyer. For once I thought you could act normal." Sawyer smiled.
"Didn't wanna ruin my reputation as the island pig." Sawyer smiled. Kate smiled and looked at the ground. He wasn't afraid to speak his mind. He kept going and wasn't confined by the rules of modesty. That was one of her favorite traits about him. Kate sighed and suddenly groaned as realization hit her. "What is it?" Sawyer leaned forward, looking more concerned then he meant to.
"The air is getting heavier." Sawyer raised an eyebrow.
"And…?"
"And that means it'll rain soon." Kate crossed her arms over her chest. "We'll never get back to the beach on time." Sawyer looked around and saw Kate's bag sitting against a tree. He smiled.
"You got anything in there?" Kate stood up and got the bag. Her head still hurt. She sat down beside Sawyer, grabbing his hand for balance while sitting down. She put down the bag and just looked at it for a second. As she unzipped the bag with one hand, Sawyer held onto it.
Neither one had thought about releasing each other's hand.
"Uh… bandages… a bottle of water… some peroxide… and a couple towels." Sawyer looked at her in suspicion. "What?"
"Towels?" Kate sighed. She pulled out 2 larger towels and threw them at Sawyer.
"Get as far under that tree as you can." Sawyer turned to see a tree that's roots were suspended, arching like a tent. He looked confused.
"How?" Kate shook her head.
"The soil has been dug. Never mind that though… just get under." Sawyer growled at being told what to do again, but he listened and slid under the roots. Kate draped the towels over the roots so they would absorb some and allow some to run off. She knew that it'd still be wet, but it would do. Kate sighed and took off her overshirt, throwing it and the bag at Sawyer.
"What the hell you doing girl?" Kate shook her head. Thunder rolled and the rain began to pour down. Kate looked up.
"It looks like it'll just be one of those flash flood kind of rain. It won't last more then 15… 20 minutes." Sawyer shook his head.
"You can't be serious."
"You stay here, I'm going to be right back." Sawyer shook his head.
"Where do you think you're goin'?" Kate sighed.
"You remember that fork in the jungle we took?" Sawyer nodded. He faintly remembered. "Well I need to go back to that huge rock we found and move it to the far side of that path so our trail doesn't get washed away and we get stranded."
"Oh yeah, cuz it'd be such bad company." Kate shook her head.
"Later Sawyer, right now I have to go tend to that rock." Sawyer started to lean forward.
"Let me do it Freckles. You…"
"How are you gonna move the rock with that arm?" Sawyer looked down at his arm. He rolled his eyes and clenched his teeth. He knew Kate was right, so he sat back and sulked.
"Fine." Kate began to run off. Sawyer felt an uneasy feeling in the pit of his stomach. "Kate…" Kate stopped in her tracks. His voice sounded pained, needing even. And he was killing her with all this, 'Kate' business.
"Yeah?" Sawyer's eyes were unreadable. He looked horrified.
"Be careful." Kate took a deep breath, but she couldn't seem to let it out. The moment was heavy and meaningful. She reminded herself that she needed to find it again amongst his layers when she got back from her task. She couldn't speak so she just nodded. Turning around Sawyer closed his eyes and leaned against the tree.
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Sawyer heard voices coming at him, voices all around him. His eyes snapped open and he looked all around. He heard them again. The whispers. The rain had stopped and the sunlight was reaching out to touch the tips of the trees.
"All night? Been out here all night?" He looked around, noticing how nothing had been moved.
She hadn't come back.
"No…" Sawyer stumbled out from under the roots and spun around, searching for a sign of her. "Kate!" He turned around, placing his hands around his mouth to amplify his words. "Kate! Kate!"
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