Chapter 3

Disclaimer: I don't own LOST.

A/N: Sorry for the long wait. I am planning on finishing this story today or tomorrow. I have a new story idea that I will have posted in a while but first I want to finish this and something else. Thanks for waiting!

Kate had said goodbye to Jack and she was going to the beach to find Claire. Claire seemed to be at least a little superstitious and the least likely to laugh at Kate.

Claire laughed. Never mind.

"Are you serious? You think you have the bad luck right now?" Claire asked while cradling Aaron.

Kate rolled her eyes. "Give me Aaron."

"Why?"

"Just.. please?"

"Okay.." Claire looked at her warily.

As soon as Aaron was in Kate's arms he started crying. Kate then gave him back and he stopped.

"Weird. He usually loves you." Claire said.

"Exactly!" Kate said.

"Well…. You know what you have to do then Kate. You have to kiss him."

"Again?"

"Oh don't pretend you don't want to." Claire teased.

Kate blushed. "Okay but how do I know it worked?"

"You'll figure out a way."

"Thanks Claire." Kate ran through the jungle back to the hatch.

"Jack." Kate ran up to him.

"Hey Kate long time no see." He smiled.

She smiled back then she grabbed him and kissed him. She then pulled away.

Jack gave her a embarrassed and surprised smile then he glanced over at Locke who had seen the whole thing.

Kate followed Jack's gaze to Locke. "Oh.." Kate looked down now also embarrassed.

Jack cleared his throat. "Um… Locke and I had just been discussing the importance of the button and he's finally agreed to stop pushing it."

"Well actually Jack, maybe I'll do it in a couple of days." Locke said.

"What? John you said that the next time the darn thing rang you wouldn't press it." Jack walked towards Locke.

"I know I did Jack but I've changed my mind." Locke walked out of the room and Jack moved to pursue him.

"Jack don't." Kate stopped him.

Jack sighed. "I think I'm going to go shave."

"Yeah you need it." Kate smiled and ran her hand across his face.

Jack grabbed it and leaned in to kiss her but she stopped him.

"What?" He gave her a surprised look.

"Nothing. Look I've got to go. You go shave all right?" Kate started walking away.

"Okay.. Hey Kate?"

"Yeah?"

"I heard there was this dance tomorrow night. You have to have a date."

"Oh really?" Kate smiled.

"Yeah and I'm hoping this really pretty girl will go with me. Do you think she will?"

"Maybe. I think you should just ask her,"

"Ok. Kate will you go to the dance with me?"

"I'll have to think about it." She winked at him then she left.

Jack smiled and shook his head. How did it happen in one day for them to be in love like this? They still had a lot to talk about but they were in a good place right now and Jack couldn't be happier.

Jack walked into the bathroom to shave.

"Jack"

Jack turned and saw Sayid standing in the doorway. "Hey." Jack then resumed shaving.

"So, have you heard of the dance?"

"Yep."

"Who are you going with?"

"Kate. Well it's not certain yet but I'm- OW!"

"Are you all right?"

"Yeah… I just cut myself." Jack grabbed a towel and wiped his face.

"You cut yourself?" Sayid tried not to laugh. " Have you shaved before Jack?"
"Yeah Sayid very funny. I haven't cut myself shaving since high school."

"Well around here with the way people have been acting it seems like we might as well be in high school."
"You've got a point there." Jack laughed.

"I'll see you around Jack."

"Yeah."

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"So you just walked up to him and kissed him huh?" Claire said.

"Yeah but after that he asked me to the dance." Kate had returned back to the beach to talk to Claire.

"So you think you have the good luck now?"

"Yeah."

"Hey Freckles. You got a date yet for that dance thing?" Sawyer walked up to Claire's tent where Kate and Claire were.

"Sorry Sawyer I do."

"Right…well you're missing out on some good ol' southern charm then." He grinned.

"Sure."

"Well don't be worrying about me.. I've got a blondie I've been thinking of askin'."

"Oh yeah? And what's her name?" Kate asked.

"Sandie. Oh look there she is. I think I'll go use my southern charm on her." Sawyer smiled and walked away.

Kate watched him walk away.

"Why Kate, are you jealous?" Claire said teasingly.

"No."

"Here you've got youself a hot doctor and you're lusting after the con man."

"Hey. I'm sure all the women on this island have wanted Sawyer one time or another. Who wouldn't?" Kate defended herself.

"Well me for one. I've got Charlie."

"Has he asked you yet?"

"Yup. I can't wait."

"Do you think we are going to have to dress up?" Kate asked.

"well that would be impossible. There's not enough dresses."

"Maybe not. But we can sure look around."

Claire and Kate then spent the next hour planning how they were going to try to make each other look good for the party.

The next morning, Kate realized she had slept in pretty late. She walked down to the beach's edge and looked out towards the horizon,

"Hey!"

Kate turned around to find Charlie standing next to her. "Hey Charlie."

"Listen, Hurley and I decided not to have the date rule. You know how you had to have a date to go to the party?"

"Why?"

"For people like Sayid who won't want to get a date. We still want him to come..and everyone else for that matter."

"That's a good idea. But people like us who still want to bring a date-we still can right?"

"Yeah of course. So I take it you're going with someone then?" Charlie asked.

"Yeah."

"Jack or Sawyer?"

Kate gave him a look.

"What? I'm just curious."

"It might not be one of them. What if I was going with Sayid?"

"You're not going with Sayid."

"But I could."

"But you're not. Come on which is it?"

"You'll just have to wait to find out." Kate smiled mischievously and walked over to Claire's tent.

"Kate! I'm so glad you're here! Guess what? Jack was down here at the beach today looking for his tux!"

"What? Why?"

"Why do you think? For tonight of course! So far he can't find it but if he does you need to wear a dress!" Claire told her.

"But why would he wear a tux?"

"It's your first date! Maybe Jack is a romantic.. I don't know. But it's pretty sweet don't you think? I mean he'll be the only one with a tux. That will look weird. But he won't care cause it's for you!"

"Our first date? I never thought of it like that."

"Yeah so you need to start looking for a dress. Ask people if they have one."

"Ok.." Kate went around and looked for a dress. She felt this was pretty stupid but she still did it. If Jack was doing it then she'd do it too.

An hour later Claire came and found Kate." Any luck?"

"Not yet, which is weird since I have the good luck right now."

"Well I found some makeup. We should wear some."

"Okay. Has Jack found his tux yet?"

"Nope. He's still looking. But he doesn't know that you know he's planning on wearing it so don't say anything."

"I know a way to get him to find his tux." Kate then went to the hatch.

"Hey Jack."

"Hi Kate. So.. have you thought about going with me tonight?" Jack walked over to her.

Kate looked around for any sign of Locke or anyone else then she kissed Jack.

"So that's a yes?" Jack smiled.

Kate smiled back. He leaned in to kiss her again but she stopped him.

"Kate every time I try to kiss you, you won't let me. Is something wrong?"
"You shaved." Kate changed the subject.

"Yeah I did. But Kate, really. What's going on?"

"Nothing Jack. Really."

"Okay then let me kiss you." Jack leaned in.

"Oh hi Eko!" Kate spotted Eko walking in. She was grateful for the interruption. Kate would tell Jack about the luck thing but she knew Jack would probably think she was crazy.

"Hello. Jack I found your-"

"Medicine. Thanks Eko." Jack said quickly. Eko looked confused.

"Uh Kate I'll see you tonight ok?" Jack softly pushed Kate towards the exit. "Ok." Kate left and went to find Claire to tell her Jack found his tux.

"Thanks Eko." Jack said.

"Yes. You're welcome. Your tux and shirt are laying on the washing machine. I'm afraid the shirt is a bit torn.. and bloody." Eko said.

"Yeah I know. I'm not going to wear the shirt. I'm just going to wear a regular shirt under it. It will look weird but I don't mind and she won't either." Jack grabbed the tux.

Eko just smiled.

"So Eko. Are you planning on going tonight with someone?" Jack asked him.

"No. I am going alone."

"Oh. I thought you had to have a date to go?" Jack was confused.

"You did. Until this morning. Charlie changed it. You can go alone."

"Oh ok.. well I'm still going with Kate."

"Yes I know"

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"Well now you have the bad luck huh?" Claire said.

"Yeah but I don't mind. I will find a dress somehow."

"You should tell him about this whole luck thing Kate."

"I know I know. I'll tell him tonight."

"Tell who what tonight?"

Kate and Claire looked up. "Oh hi Jack. What are you doing here?"

Jack had a serious expression on his face. "I'm going to kiss you and you can't do anything about it."

"Okay…" Kate glanced at Claire who was smiling.

Jack's face broke into a smile and he kissed her. "See? It's not that bad."

"No it wasn't." Kate said.

"Okay I gotta get back to the hatch but I'll see you tonight ok?"

"Ok."

Claire waited until Jack was gone then she said. "Now that was cute."

Kate blushed. "I can hardly wait for tonight."

"Kate?"

"Hi Sayid how are you?" Kate looked up to find him standing there.

"I'm fine. I heard you were looking for a dress, well Shannon had a couple of dresses."

"Oh no I couldn't wear her clothes."
"I wouldn't want anyone else to wear them. Please Kate."

"Okay fine." Kate said reluctantly.

"Come with me." Sayid motioned.

He took her to his tent where he kept Shannon's things. He carefully opened her luggage. " I hope she's your size."

"I think she was." Kate smiled. She looked through the bag and found three dresses. There was a green, a purple, and a blue. She decided on the purple and asked Sayid if she could give the other two to Sun and Claire and he said yes.

Sun and Claire were ecstatic about the dresses and the three spent the next couple of hours getting ready.

A/N: I'll have the next chapter up soon! I'm gonna get my computer pretty soon and then I will be posting much more frequently.