Chapter 2-Suggestions..

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A/N: ok the first chapter was sort of like a intro thing and now we are getting in the swing of things. I am really proud of myself that I wrote a whole chapter that didn't have anything to do with Jack or Jate…which there shouldn't be since this is a CHARLIE story.. so anyways.. here's the next chapter;

Charlie woke up the next morning feeling much the same way as he had the night before. He got up and walked around a bit, then sat down by the beach and watched Claire. She couldn't see him and that was how he wanted it.

"Hey." Hurly said and sat down next to Charlie.

"Hey." Charlie said. It was a little uncomfortable because Hurly hadn't said anything to him for a long time.

"So you and Libby…are together now?" Charlie asked.

"Yeah." Hurly said.

"I'm happy for you. " Charlie said, secretly jealous of the easy relationship that Hurly and Libby had.

"Yeah. I'm happy too. Libby's awesome. I haven't seen you here at the beach a lot lately. Where've you been?" Hurly asked.

"Staying away from Claire and Locke." Charlie answered.

"I could sort of figure that one out on my own dude. I mean what have you been doing?"

"Oh you know, the usual. Building a church, finding a balloon, and waiting for this part of my life to be over."

"You know, you could do something." Hurly siad

"Like what Hurly? It's not as simple as you and Libby mean they've been here for what? A couple weeks? And you're like all over each other. It's disgusting!" Charlie lashed out, not intending to make it sound so harsh but it did.

"Dude, if you think me and Libby aren't complicated, then you are way off." Hurly said.

"Oh yeah? Tell me then. Why is it complicated for you? What, you can't find the right way to hug her?"

"No dude. I don't want to get into it. We had to talk before we got to this point in our relationship. I just got lucky I guess."

"Yeah like majorly lucky." Charlie muttered.

"Look I'm trying to be a friend and talk to you. Seeing as you are rather short of friends at the moment, I would think you would appreciate it."

Charlie sighed." You're right. I'm sorry. I'm just not in a good mood right now."

"That's why I think you should do something.

"I am not talking to her again Hurly,"

"Then do something else."

"What else can I do?"

"Make her jealous."

'What? I am not some kind of freak of nature that would try to make her jealous Hurly! And besides, how would I do that?" Charlie couldn't believe that hurly would think of such a thing.

"Pretend you've moved on. That you are ok with what has happened."

"So I would act normal? How would that make her jealous?" Charlie was curious now. He was desperate to do anything to get her to talk to him.

"Pretend to like another girl. Hang with that girl all the time in front of Claire."

Charlie looked at Hurly as he thought. "Ok one, who would I use? And two, that's a little mean."

"Well yeah but it would work." Hurly said

"Well I suppose I could do it… but who would I pretend to like?"

"Ana."

"Ana! No bloody way man!" Charlie got up. He was not that desperate. No way.

"She's the only one that would make it believable!" hurly said.

"Why can't it be Kate or Libby even?"

"Dude you are not going near my woman. And Kate would be so far from believable it's not even funny."

"What, you think that Kate wouldn't like a good-looking man like me?" Charlie asked, offended.

"Charlie. Are you that out of things? Every single person on this island knows that Kate only has eyes for Jack and Sawyer."

"Well yeah but it's not like she's with one of them. I'm serious she needs to choose someone soon it's driving me nuts."

"That won't happen for a long time especially now that Ana is added in the mix."

"What? Are you saying that Jack and Sawyer have a thing for Ana!" Charlie couldn't believe this. It was like high school all over again.

"No. Sawyer doesn't. But Jack certainly does. "

"Why would Jack like the girl that killed Shannon? That's horrible!" Charlie sat down again.

"I don't know. But you know, Ana isn't' as bad as you think. Libby's told me a lot about her. If you were to pretend to like her, it would be believable. And for Ana to pretend to like you, it would be believable too since right now you are both outcasts." Hurly said.

"Watch it Hurly. I do not want to be in the same category as Ana. I didn't kill someone because I thought they were a other."

"No but you killed Ethan." Hurly said.

Charlie's eyes darkened." I knew Ethan was an other. I had a specific reason for killing Ethan and you know it."

"Ana had a specific reason for shooting her gun too. She heard whispers right before she saw Shannon coming."

"If I saw a girl like Shannon coming towards me I would give her the gun. She would never hurt anyone." Charlie said

"Everyone is bitter towards Ana for the same reason you are Charlie. Imagine how she feels?"

"Sayid isn't bitter towards her. It is the weirdest thing.."

"See? The man that should feel bitter doesn't. And look man, before we even think of carrying out this plan, you should think of something. Everything weird you have done on this island is because of Claire. Are you sure that you two belong together?" Hurly asked.

"Not everything weird." Charlie said. "And yes I am sure."

"Ok then." Hurly said, and they started to plan what they were going to do.

A/N: Please review! Coming up: Hurly helps Charlie with the plan and Charlie starts working it.