Chapter 3: Defences

Sayid was working on some electrical devices when Ana and Jack found him. The other people on the island had started to notice that was all he seemed to be doing lately. Occasionally he would be in the Hatch doing his shift, but anyone in there with him shouldn't expect any deep conversations.

"Sayid!" yelled Jack trying to get his attention.

Sayid was deep in concentration when he heard Jack yell from behind him. He turned round to be surprised by the person who accompanied the doctor. Ana-Lucia. She and Sayid had possibly had one of the worst first meetings in history not but a few days ago and although he would never forget, Sayid wasn't a man to bare a grudge forever. It would, however, take time to forgive.

"Good afternoon Jack. Ana" said Sayid with a slight nod in Ana's direction, turning quickly back to his work.

Ana felt a cold shiver down her spine. She supposed she could have expected worse and was just glad he didn't tell her to get lost.

"To what do I owe this visit?" said Sayid without taking his eyes from the device.

"We came to talk to you about the Others. I'm sure you've heard what were planning to do." said Jack

"I've heard." said Sayid, "What can I do for you?"

Jack could tell that Sayid wasn't the biggest supporter of his plan. His lack of enthusiasm was pretty evident.

"We need help organising some defences, for the perimeter. And we're going to have to start teaching people how to defend themselves." said Jack

"I'm not going to help you start a war Jack." said Sayid, still staring at his work.

"This isn't about starting a war, they already started it. We're just trying to defend ourselves." said Ana.

Jack and Sayid were both caught off guard by Ana's comments. Sayid slowly turned his head to face Ana. She thought for a second that he was going to run at her, but to her surprise his face began to soften in to what almost looked like a smile.

"Ok. I will help you to protect the camp." said Sayid, "But you're going to need more than just us to set up defences before night fall."

With that the three of them started to plan out where the best place to set up the defences around the camp were. Everything was going good in Ana's eyes until Jack said;

"I have to go; I'm on shift at the hatch. Will you two be alright finishing up?"

Ana's heart sank. She was fine as long as there were other people there, but the thought of being alone with Sayid honestly scared her. And for Ana that was rare.

"Of course." Sayid answered before Ana could say anything.

"Good, well I'll meet you both outside the Hatch after my shift. We'll start setting up." said Jack.

Then Jack left, leaving only Ana and Sayid.

Hey, the chapters are a bit short but this way i get to update more often! Also i'm changing the genre to general/drama because it's turning into more a story dealing with everything rather than just couples, but don't worry there will still be romance :)