Chapter 2

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A/N: Here is the last chapter.

It's gettin' hard to be around you

There's so much I can't say

Do you want me to have the feelings

And look the other way

And I don't know how to be fine when I'm not

Cause I don't know how to make a feeling stop

Jack had tried over and over again to let go of Kate. He hadn't realized she had been such a huge part of him until now. He really understood the saying you don't know what you have until it's gone. He had learned the meaning of that multiple times in his life.

I thought you should know

I tried my best to let go of you

But I don't want to

I just gotta say it all before I go..

Just so you know

He had tried forgetting. He had tried being with Juliet. He had even told Juliet everything he had been feeling. She was a good listener, and since she knew everything about him, he figured she would have the best advice. They had shared a few kisses, but what he felt with her had no comparison to what he had felt with Kate. Juliet had fit in nicely with all the castaways. She was a great person, and Jack knew he should be content, but he wasn't.

He faked smiles at Sawyer and Kate as he walked past them. Kate smiled back at him with a look that he couldn't understand. He figured that it was just wishful thinking on his part to be seeing some kind of look from her. She barely talked to him anymore. Juliet had suggested that he would talk to Kate and tell her everything but Jack refused. If Kate was happy with Sawyer, then he was happy for her.

This emptiness is killing me

And I'm wonderin why I waited so long

Lookin back I realize it was always there just never spoke of.

I'm waitin here

Been waitin here.

But finally, Jack made a decision. He needed to do something. He needed to forget. He needed to move on, and there was only one way for him to do that. Yes he'd miss the friends he'd made, but he couldn't go on like this anymore.

I thought you should know

I tried my best to let go of you

But I don't want to

I just gotta say it all before I go..

Just so you know

Jack spotted Juliet sitting with Claire. She was holding Aaron and Jack knew that she was happier than she had been in a long while. Jack only knew a little of Juliet's past, but he knew that she was still getting over a past relationship. She refused to tell Jack his name, and Jack let it go. Just like his father had told him to. He was learning slowly.

This feeling's taking control of me

And I can't help it.

I won't sit around

I can't let them win now.

"Hey Julie. Can I talk to you?" Jack smiled at her.

"Sure Jack." She gave the baby back to Claire and nodded at her as she and Jack walked out of the tent.

Jack softly discussed his plan with Juliet, and at first she argued with him, but then she finally agreed, knowing Jack needed this. She wasn't looked forward to the change, but she knew it was for the better. Jack went to his tent. He needed to do some things before they followed through with the plan.

He spent a couple of hours writing the note he wanted to write, but he found writing was harder than he suspected. But finally he got it done and then he went searching in the jungle for the fruit he was looking for. That night, Jack and Juliet left.

Kate unwillingly opened her eyes the next morning. She got up and sighed. It was the start of another day on the island. She changed her shirt and walked outside. The air was crisp. She glanced down the beach at Sawyer's tent and smiled, remembering the dinner they had shared the night before.

The day started out normally, but then people started noticing that Jack and Juliet were missing. Sawyer, Kate, Sayid, Locke, and Desmond got together to talk about what to do.

"I always said she was just a spy but no one listened to me of course." Sawyer said.

"Do you really think Jack would fall for a lie like that? She's not a spy." Kate said.

"Ok look, let's go out and look around for any clues." Locke said. "Footprints, broken branches, anything out of the usual."

Kate nodded. "Ok. Let's do two different search parties. Me, Sawyer, and Desmond. Then you two and maybe Jin or someone else can go."

They arranged to meet back in fifteen minutes after they all got ready. Kate got into her tent and opened her backpack. She almost put her water bottle in it, but then something caught her eye.

It was fruit, but not just any fruit. It was guava. She pulled it out and then looked through her backpack some more and found a note.

Kate,

I'm leaving tonight. Juliet and I. I can't stay anymore. It's too much. I know it's all my fault. I pushed you away. I shouldn't have ignored you. I really didn't realize how much I really loved you until we got kidnapped, but then when I was ready to tell you, it was too late. I'm sorry that I didn't tell you this sooner, but I love you and I always will. I always have. I knew you were special right from the beginning. Sawyer will take care of you. He's a good guy even though he's rough around the edges. We're leaving in a couple of hours and I know you will get this tomorrow morning. Do me a favor, don't come after me. Don't let anyone come and try to find me. I'm going to start fresh again. I just have to do this. I will never forget you and I hope you always remember me as well. Don't ever forget that I love you.

Jack

I thought you should know

I tried my best to let go of you

But I don't want to

I just gotta say it all before I go..

Just so you know

Kate's eyes welled with tears.She clasped the guava in her hand as she read it and then she sat on her bed. How could she have been so insensitive to him?

She could have stopped this if she had been more open with him. Yes she loved him. Maybe she loved Sawyer a bit more, but Sawyer actually showed that he cared for her. Jack hadn't done that in a long time, and it came as a bit of a shocker to her when she found out Jack and Juliet were together. So she just convinced herself that she really didn't love Jack, and she was able to move on, under the impression that he had done that as well. But now she knew that she had been wrong. So now she would respect his wishes.

She wiped her eyes and walked out of the tent, still holding the guava in her hand.

Sawyer walked over to her. "You ready yet Freckles?"

"We're not going."

"What?"

"Jack and Juliet left. They don't want us to follow them. They're not coming back."

"How do you know?"

"Jack left me a note."

Kate didn't say anything else and then she turned and headed for the jungle.

"Where you going?" Sawyer asked.

"To pick some fruit." Kate answered.

A part of her was mad that he had acted like a jerk towards her then all of the sudden he had decided to leave a love note and then leave. But she knew that Jack wasn't one to admit he had failed. She knew that she had lost Jack forever, but she would never forget him

Just so you know

"Do you think we'll get there by nightfall?" Jack asked Juliet. He couldn't remember how long it had taken them to get back to the Other's living space.

"Yes for sure we will if we keep walking at this place. Jack do you really think this is the answer? Just running away from everyone you've come to know?"

"Yes. I need a fresh start. I just need to forget about everything that has happened in the past four months and I need to move on." Jack knew though that he would never forget Kate no matter how hard he tried, so he figured if he left it would be easier on both of them.

I thought you should know

I tried my best to let go of you

But I don't want to

I just gotta say it all before I go..

Just so you know

Jack smiled to himself. He was finally letting go. He was starting again. Things would get better. He knew they would. He'd help the Other's and be a doctor for them, and then he would start a new life with them. And there was always that chance in the future that he would see the one he truly loved again. If he ever really felt the need to see her again, it comforted him that she was only a day away. He looked up at the sun, and smiled, knowing that she was looking at the exact same one.

Just so you know…

A/N: The End. Please review and tell me if you liked it!