Chapter 9

Feeling more worried by the day, Sun entered the bedroom; Jack had been slipping in and out of consciousness for the last 2 days. They'd done what they could to bring his temperature down but they were getting increasingly worried as he just seemed to be getting worse.

Sun heard noise coming from the hatch kitchen, she'd thought it was only her and Locke here. She went out to see what all the fuss was about. Several people were gathered around the table talking excitedly.

She saw Jin standing next to Sayid and Sawyer. Her eyes caught his and he smiled at her quickly crossing the distance between them, he surprised her by scooping her up in a big hug. He started talking fast telling her what he knew from the bit of English he understood

"We're rescued, there's a plane!"

Sun looked at him. Shocked. "A plane? Really? when did this happen?"

"I was on my way to the hatch when sawyer and Sayid came running. They said there was a plane." Jin said beaming.

Locke came walking towards them "Did you hear?"

"Yes" She still looked incredulous. "So there's really rescue?"

"Yes. They" He pointed to Sayid and Sawyer "saw a plane on the way back here. It spotted them and came to land in a clearing a few miles from here. Apparently it's a smallish cargo/delivery plane. The 2 pilots aboard want to leave again as soon as possible. So everyone should get packed up. Charlie and Eko went to get the people at the beach"

"Wait, what about Kate? Did they find her?"

Locke looked down "no" he sighed.

"But we can't just leave without her."

"There's not much of a choice, Jack have to get to a hospital and if you don't leave with them now, there's no guarantee that another plane will come, or it might take a very long time." Locke replied matter of factly "I'm staying though"

Sun looked up at him "why?"

"lots of reasons" He wasn't going to give her more. "you have to go give your things, I'll watch Jack till we can get him out to the plane"

Sun stood on the spot for a few more seconds till Jin took her hand and led her out towards the beach to get their things.

Kate laid back in the bath trying to concentrate on her breathing and blocking all other thoughts from her mind, she was sure she'd turned into a meditation expert these last two weeks. Every time she didn't consciously blocked thoughts from her mind it swayed back to Jack or she had flashes back to her childhood those were particularly bad and had her turn into a nervous wreck every time.

The only thing she came to look forward to in her day lately was when they let her take a bath, anything to be out of the bedroom she thought as she sank down into the water.

They'd given her access to a bathroom after the first few days she was there. They'd just unlocked the door and told her she could use the bathroom next to the bedroom she was being kept in. As she went out the door the first time all thought was on a possible gap for an escape though, but it was only a small hallway with yet another door blocking access to further areas of the hatch she was being kept in.

She had to get out of here she thought as she washed her hair. She couldn't live like this for much longer. Being locked up in a room for weeks on end just weren't her cup of tea. She needed to get out. To go find Jack she just couldn't stop thinking of the night they spent together and then going off to make the exchange seeing him get shot was like a nightmare playing over and over in her mind. He just had to be ok.

There was a knock on the door as she got out of the bath, the water having gone uncomfortably cold. There was never enough warm water for a refill so she just stayed in for as long as she could.

She quickly grabbed hold of the towel on the rail next to the bath and wrapped it around her before the door could open. The lack of privacy when she used the bathroom bothered her but there wasn't anything she could do about that.

A minute later the door opened and the young woman who'd brought her food a few times came in. She'd never actually spoken to her. Even after 2 weeks she still didn't even know exactly how many of these Others there were. Seemed like about 6 of them took turns bringing her food and the only other time she saw them was when Henry questioned her. The same things over and over every day, she felt like screaming and banging his head in every time she saw him.

"There's food ready in the room" the young woman with the long brown hair and dark eyes said.

Kate just nodded there was something so familiar about this woman she just couldn't quite place it.

As the other woman turned to leave again, Kate suddenly called her back. Heck if they were going to keep her here this long they might as well start giving her a few answers and why not start with her.

"What's your name?" The woman about to leave the room turned back and looked surprised Kate had never asked her anything personal only about why they were keeping her, whether Jack was ok, or if they ever planned to let her go again.

She hesitated for a moment "Alex. My name is Alex"

"Alex?" Then it hit her, ofcoarse how could she not have seen it earlier she thought as realisation hit her. "Daniele. Your Danielle's daughter…"

The other woman froze she didn't think she'd hear that name again. "Danielle…"

"Yes, she said she had a child. Alex. And you were the one who helped Claire escape weren't you?"

"Claire, the pregnant woman? Yes I helped her; they were going to kill her." Then after a beat "Your saying you spoke to my mo…Danielle? She's alive?"

"Yes she's alive and still looking for you"

The Other woman blinked back tears as she stared at Kate.

Kate sat up on the bed when the door opened. Alex came in carrying a tray food. She'd persuaded the Others that she'll be the one to take Kate's food every day. They'd let her and now after another 2 weeks the two woman were slowly starting to become friends. At first Kate was worried about whether or not she could really trust her, if she was just using a different strategy to get something from her but since most of what they talked about were harmless girl stuff or Alex wanting to know everything Kate knew about Danielle. Alex avoided talk of her life with the Others, or anything to do with them though. At first it bothered her but she wanted the company too much to let that get in the way. Kate slowly started to trust her. Plus she did help Claire escape, she reasoned.

Kate looked forward to their daily visits. At least it was someone she could talk too to break the dull loneliness she had to face every day.

Kate started formulating a plan to get Alex to help her out of here. Hell if she could help get a 9 months pregnant woman out she could help her too.

The next morning when Alex came in and they started talking. Kate started talking about Danielle again and bought up the fact that Danielle is still looking for Alex. Alex looked sad but didn't say anything.

"Wouldn't you like to see her, go find her I mean?" Kate asked

Alex froze then after several minutes she replied softly. "ofcoarse, its just not that easy"

"Why not? Why not leave and go to her, you don't have to stay here"

"I can't Kate"

"Why?" Kate insisted.

"Kate please don't"

Kate was getting tired of cryptic riddles and non answers. She was about to risk a lot but she had to take a chance. She might as well start using some of her manipulative skills to try and get out of here. It'll be a rub my back and I'll rub your kind of thing anyway it's not as if Alex wont get something out of this plan too.

"I can take you to her" She kept Alex's gaze. "Help me get out of here and I'll take you to her"