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Author's Note: Jack/Kate though I felt traitorous for writing it, Kate belongs with SAWYER! But maybe I'll do another skate one at the end, just to make up for it.
They've been somehow rescued of the island (I don't know how, and the beauty of one-shot is that I don't have to explain myself :p ) Though in third person it's pretty much Kate's POV.
Paradise
Running, Again.
A translator addressed the group "They're contacting the Australian government now, and they've already called the White House." He said.
They were in a hospital in Hawaii, huddled into the small waiting room, waiting to hear when they could go home, to their friends and family who had probably given up on ever seeing them alive again. Or even ever seeing them again at all.
Kate stood by the door, eyeing the two Hawaiian officials nervously. Everyone else had been hoping and praying for this day. Rescue: it was all any of them wanted.
Except Kate.
She would have been perfectly happy to live the rest of her life on that island. While everyone else dreamt of being in civilisation once more, Kate dreamt of building a house, just up from the beach, in that clear patch in the jungle on the way to the caves. Her and Jack. And some children even. A perfect life in the middle of nowhere. And steady, stationary, stability. But now she had to run again. And she had to go now.
Jack was on the other side of the room, watching everyone as a shepherd watches over his flock. She caught his eye and he wandered over to join her in the open doorway. "How are you?" she said quietly, giving him a small smile. He raised open palms before bringing his hands together again "Shocked, dazed." He laughed "How about you?"
"I have to go, Jack."
He looked away. "Yeah, I know."
"As soon as I can get away without those guys noticing…" she motioned at the suited officials.
"Where are you going to go?"
"I don't know, stow away on some ship I guess."
Neither said anything fro a while, but finally Jack broke the silence.
"Come and see me if your ever in L.A." he said. She kissed him softly on the lips.
"I love you"
"I love you too"
He walked away, three steps, and then collapsed to the ground. The two officials went to side immediately.
And Kate ran.