"Kate."

"Meerhmmmhmm." Kate mumbled, not opening her eyes. Something was different. She sniffed, and realised it was the first time in months she hadnt woken up to the smell of the salty ocean. Then she remembered why she was sleeping in the jungle, and opened one of her eyes to see a half-dressed Jack sitting beside her.

"Morning." He grinned. Kate sat up and rubbed her eyes. The waterfall looked gorgeous with hints of sunlight sparkling on the water.

"Morning." She replied softly.

"You hungry?" Jack asked. He didn't wait for an answer, and passed her some Dharma cereal and a bowl. He was already eating his.

"You do come prepared." Kate chuckled.

"There's no milk though-sorry."

"I always preferred dry cereal anyway," Kate hesitated slightly, but then continued, " When I was a little girl, my mum told me it was crazy to eat cereal without milk….."

Jack just listened. It was very rare that Kate ever told him anything about her life before she was on the run, and although it was something only trivial he knew it must be hard for her to talk about it.

"How long have you been up?" Kate asked.

"I don't know….maybe about half an hour.." Jack shrugged.

"What were you doing?"

Jack smiled. "Watching you sleep."

Kate snorted. "What? Why?"

"You looked so peaceful." Jack replied.

Kate finished her cereal.

"Guess we better head back, huh?" Inside she was secretly wishing they could stay out here forever, with nothing to worry about. Well- other than a few crazy "Others" and a monster, she thought.

"Yeah….It's nearly my shift at the hatch again….and I better check back on Sawyer, make sure he's doing ok," Jack said reluctantly. He grabbed his torn shirt from the tree branch and put it on anyway. Kate giggled at the large tear at the back.

They slowly picked up all their gear and headed away from the waterfall.

"We have to come back here some time." Kate said.

"Yeah." Jack grabbed Kate's free hand, and she leaned against his shoulder as they walked.

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Shrill mechanical roars that Jack and Kate had both heard before filled the jungle. Kate grabbed Jack's hand tighter and her fingers dug into his flesh. They spun around and broke apart, beginning to sprint through the jungle, avoiding trees and jumping over roots. Jack was a little ahead of Kate, but kept turning his head to make sure she was keeping up. He couldn't see anything behind him but the roars were getting louder and closer, almost like they were coming from all angles. And then- everything was quiet. The sudden silence was eerie, and Jack came to a halt and froze. The jungle was still, and Jack turned around to grab Kate. There was no-one behind him.

"Kate!" Jack called frantically. She was just behind him…running behind him. Another roar, much louder this time shattered the quiet of the jungle, and the earth shook. Then he heard it, her shriek.

"KATE!" Jack screamed and began sprinting back the way they came, his heart in his throat. This couldn't be happening…….

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A/N

Dun, Dun, DUN. Sorry about a cliffie, and I promise to update soon….I'm sorry this chapter is so late- I have been really busy and just haven't had time to write…not to mention writers block! I really hope you like it, pleeease tell me what you think:) Reviews are really the only things that keep me writing!

XoX - lost-with-jack