Please R&R like you guys are great at doing.
xXx Tiana
Anya sat beneath the tree on the beach, her head against the stump and feet buried into the sand. Her eyes were closed, and she could feel the sun beating onto her. It was nice.
After minute or two, someone standing directly in the way cast a shadow upon her. Without even opening her eyes, Anya groaned. She knew who it was.
'Kate.' She moaned. She knew what was coming. Anya was the youngest, save Walt, on the island, being only 16. She had been travelling alone from Australia to LA; therefore she was alone on the island. Not like I ever am alone! Since Walt had been kidnapped, or whatever, Anya was now next on the list to get attacked. Certain things had happened, but no one had let her out of their sight since the raft and tailies had came back.
'You know you're not supposed to be here, Anya.' She said, sitting down next to her, shaking her head.
'Yeah. Claire, Charlie and Hurley told me the same thing. But I'm still here.' She replied not opening her eyes still.
'Come to the hatch. I'm heading there now. Jack's there too, so if you come, I promise not to dob you in.' she replied, singing the last words a bit.
'Sorry. Sun, Libby and Sawyer said the same. And look, I'm still here.' Anya said smirking a bit.
'Well, what about the caves, huh?'
'Nah. Don't wanna go there. Anyways, I thought you said you're heading to the hatch?' Anya finally opened her eyes to see Kate smiling a bit, looking right at her.
She closed them again. 'Liar.'
Kate playfully punched the girl on her right leg. It was funny how Anya had managed to get along with everyone. It's cos she's so innocent. And so flipping optimistic! Kate knew the other reason why everyone got on with her too, but people all got on with her before they had found out.
She watched for her for a moment and then looked out to sea. Her back was burning in the sun. She gave up being nice.
'Ok. I'm serious now Anya. C'mon. Get outta the sun.'
Anya opened her eyes and looked straight at Kate. She did look concerned. Like everyone else was. But if she knew Kate, which unfortunately she did, she wasn't going to leave her alone. But it was worth a try.
'I'm not in the sun. Look, no sun!' she said, pointing to her feet. Her feet were buried under the sun so it would be pretty hard to get sun there anyways.
'Yeah? What do you call this then?' Kate replied, getting up so that the sun, which she was blocking, was now shining on her face.
'It's on my face! Nowhere close to my feet!' Anya yelled back, amused.
'Close enough. Up!' Kate replied tugging at her hand. Anya was weak as it was, so she was forced up easily.
'Where're we goin'?' she asked. It was one of two options, the hatch or the caves. But she wanted to know.
'Hatch. So you'll need that.' She said, nodding her head towards the crutch lying in the sand.
Anya groaned. She couldn't go anywhere without someone reminding her that she needed her crutch. She didn't really, but it was better safe than sorry, as they always say.
Like life on the island wasn't bad enough for the 16 year old, her past life, and troubles, was with her too. Anya was in Australia to see a specialist about her cancer in the left foot, directly above her ankle. The medicine that her parents wanted to put her on wasn't available in California, where she lived. Luckily for her, the medicine, and her single crutch, had survived the crash.
'Why we goin' to the hatch for again?' Anya queried as they walked thought the jungle. Anya couldn't walk incredibly fast, so they were taking their time.
'Cos it's probably time for your medication.' Kate shrugged.
'Nah. I took it a while ago. I've got some in my bag. And you know that, Kate.' She looked at the girl, if you could call her that, walking next to her, who was now smiling and nodding her head.
'Lemme ask you somethin'. Is this an excuse to go and see your boyfriend? Am I being used?' Anya asked, putting on a sad face.
'What? I would never do that to you!' she replied, shocked. Her smile hadn't disappeared at all, which made Anya believe that she was right on the spot.
Kate saw Anya eyeing her out of the corner of her eye.
'Ok. Maybe then. But only you.' she gave in with.
'Oh, I feel ever so… what's that word? Um... privileged that's it!' she replied sarcastically.
Kate looked over at the younger girl and cracked up.
'That would've sounded much better if I could think!'
'That's what happens when you sit in the sun too much, Anya.'
Anya rolled her eyes. 'Yeah yeah.'
The two of them were right in front of the hatch when they had finally stopped laughing. As they entered the hatch, the only things that they could hear were raised voices. Anya looked over to Kate, who was barely taller than her, who did the same. They both shared an expression of concern.
As the two entered the main section of the hatch, they could see Jack, Sawyer and Locke. They were all standing around the table; guns and ammo lay in front of them, arguing.
'He's out of his mind, he won't think straight. We have to go after him.' Jack was explaining to Locke.
'We don't know that. He waited this long for a reason. I think he knows where he's going.' Locke simply replied.
'Then we're gong too.'
'What's goin' on?' Kate asked. Her voice stopped everyone's actions, and they turned to look over at the two of them.
'Well, Micky's done a runner, that's what.' Sawyer spoke up.
'What? Where's he gone?' Anya asked, concerned. She heard what had happened on the raft, as everyone else had.
'After his kid, Princess. Where else?' It was the obvious answer to an obvious question, but it made more of an impact.
'So what? You're goin' after him?' Kate asked.
Jack nodded. 'Did you see him by any chance?' he asked.
'Nope. Wouldn't have known he was gone if Kate hadn't dragged me here.'
The alarm had gone off again, and Jack went to type in the numbers. Kate followed him. After they had reached the computer, and the alarm had shut up, Jack turned to face Kate. And he knew exactly what was going through her mind.
'Kate. You're not coming.'
'What?' she was shocked. Yeah, she as going to tell him that she was coming along, but he had beaten her to it. 'Why not?'
'Cos.' Jack hesitated. Kate arched an eyebrow, obviously not happy with 'cos'. If she was going to stay, she needed a better explanation than that.
'Cos I wanna make sure you're here ok? That you'll be here when I come back. Tat you'll be safe. And, I need you to stay here in the hatch. I need you to look after Anya 'k? Cos the minute the three of us leave, she will be in more danger than ever before. And if there's one person who I trust will look after her, it's you. So is that 'k?'
Kate nodded slowly. ''K. But be quick yeah?'
'We'll try. Thanks Kate.' Jack leaned forward and kissed her before leaving to go into the other room. Kate sighed. Not because she wasn't going to go with them. But because she was worried. Worried for Jack.
Kate walked back into the main room, only to see Sawyer, Jack and Locke leaving. Jack turned around and gave Kate a smile and then looked at Anya.
''Member what I said, 'k?' Anya nodded. He looked at Kate once more and turned and left.
'What did he say?' Kate asked curiosity winning out.
Anya whipped her head around to her. She could see the hurt in them. Hurt that Jack had gone.
'Nothing. Just to stay with you. Like I didn't know that.' Kate chuckled. Even in the worst moments, Anya could bring out a smile in you.
The two of them spent about three hours in the hatch, wondering around, typing in the numbers, and just joking around. Every now and again, Kate would think about Jack, but Anya was doing her best to get her mind off of it, and it was working.
'Oh no.' Kate said all of a sudden.
''sup Kate?'
'Oh, never mind. It's just I left something at the caves. I must have put it there this morning.'
'Wanna go get it?'
Kate shook her head. 'No. I can't leave you alone remember?'
Anya rolled her eyes. 'Yeah, how can I forget. I'll come with.'
Kate thought about it. 'Tell you what. When the next person comes, then we'll go. If it's still light outside.'
'Course it'll be. It's like 2 in the afternoon right now. Or 4.' She added when she had glanced at her watch.
Kate laughed. Almost as soon as she had stopped laughing, the door to the hatch had opened.
'Lucky you.' Anya whispered to Kate. They got up to see Libby and Hurley coming in, laughing and joking, apparently there to do some 'laundry'.
'Heya guys. We're just gonna go to the caves, 'k? Back within an hour?' Anya asked looking at Kate.
'Yeah probably. See ya.'
As they walked through the jungle towards the caves, Kate and Anya started to pair up everyone on the island, obviously triggered off by Hurley and Libby's appearance. Of course, this bought her back to Kate and Jack. Kate couldn't help but sigh.
'They'll be back soon. Trust me.' Anya said, sensing the other girl's pain.
'I'll hold you on that.'
The two of them laughed, but were cut off by a rustling noise coming from the bushes around them. It would normally be regarded as little animals, spiders such, but after what Jack had said, Kate was unsure.
'Shh. Stay still.' She whispered. Anya did as told. She stood directly behind Kate, not moving a muscle. She could hear the rustling, and sense someone else. She didn't know how but she just knew that someone was there.
But before she could warn Kate or say anything, someone had put her into a world of black and knocked her unconscious.
Kate had heard the movement, and felt it, that it made her turn around. As soon as she did, she too was bagged. Try as she might, Kate couldn't get out.
'Stop before I do something that I don't want to do.' A voice, raspy and old, came from next to her ear. Kate did as she was told. Not because she was scared, but because she was also knocked unconscious.
So how's that for a first chapter?
I know its long.
That's the longest ever!
But I couldn't stop!
R&R please!
xXx Tiana