I really appreciate the support I've gotten so far, and I'm sorry it's been a few days since I've updated. With exams coming up I've been studying a lot, but I had enough time today to get this chapter finished for you guys! Anyways, here's House of the Rising Sun.

Lyla heard about a small group going to check on the caves, and bring water back to the camp. Knowing that Charlie was one of the four going, she made her way over to him. "Hey, Charlie." She greeted her friend, smiling. Although, a part of her was still suspicious of Charlie because she had a gut feeling he was hiding something. She just didn't know what.

"Oh hey there, Lyla." Charlie said, flashing a grin up at her. He was leaving for the caves soon, so he was still stuffing some last minute items into his bag.

"Any luck with your guitar yet?" Lyla asked him and he shook his head in response.

"No, not yet." He replied, clearly frustrated by the situation. "Even if I find it, it's not like it's going to still work. I just want to play my bloody guitar. It's been 8 days 8 hours, and it's killing me." Charlie continued. As the more he spoke, the more aggravated he got.

"It'll come up. Trust me." She reassured him, just as Kate and Jack made their way towards them. Lyla knew this meant they were heading out.

Once, Jack and Kate were close enough, Charlie spoke up. "If you two are finished verbally copulating, we should get a move on. There's a whole beach of people waiting for us to get some drinking water for them. And the great white hunter's getting restless." Lyla let out a soft chuckle at his nickname for Locke.

"Okay, let's do this." Jack told them, taking the lead.

"Be safe, guys." Lyla called out to them. She was going to head out and gather mangoes, but noticed Sun on her own planting flowers. Hesitantly, Lyla went over and sat by sun. She felt bad that she hadn't really talked to her so far, but in all fairness Sun couldn't understand what she was saying. "Hey, Sun. These flowers are so nice." She complemented. Lyla looked up as if to get a response, but was met by a confused look on Sun's face because she had no clue what Lyla was saying to her. "Right." Lyla mumbled. She gave her a thumbs up and pointed at the flowers, attempting to make some kind of communication with her. Sun smiled as if to say thank you, and Lyla was pleased that her message got across.

Suddenly, Jin stormed past them, stomping on Sun's flowers in the process. "Hey!" Lyla yelled at him, but he didn't even turn back. Sun attempted to talk to him too, but she got no answer in response as well. They watched as he angrily made his way down the beach to Michael. He started off in a fast walk, before abruptly turning into a sprint right before tackling Micheal into the water. Sun and Lyla quickly ran down the beach, towards the men. Jin continued to beat up Michael, despite Sun and Walt's desperate pleas for him to stop.

"Do something!" He's going to kill him!" Walt begged Sun, but she had already tried.

Left with no other option, Lyla ran down towards the water. "Hey! Hey! Get off of him!" She shouted at Jin, as she tried prying him off of Michael. All she got in return was an aggressive shove that sent her flying into the sand, much like he had done to Walt. Lyla was taken back by the push, but scrambled to her feet in an effort to try and stop him once again. Luckily, she didn't have to though. Sawyer and Sayid bolted down the beach, and started to break up the fight. Sayid held Jin in some type of hold, after tackling him off Michael. While, Sawyer helped Michael onto his feet and out of the water.

"The handcuffs, from the Sky Marshal! Now!" Sayid called out to Sawyer. Just as Sawyer got a hold of them, Jin was restraining against Sayid and caused them to fall into the water. Sawyer let go of Michael and ran over to help. The two successfully subdue Jin, and attach one end of the handcuffs to his hand and the other end to the wheel of the plane.

"What happened?" Sayid asked, turning his gaze towards Sun. She stood there in silence, unable to respond because of the language barrier separating her from the group.

Lyla stood next to Sun as they watched Sayid try to get answers out of Michael, but he didn't even know why Jin attacked him. It was all so sudden and unexpected. Since nobody on the island spoke both Korean and English, it was going to be extremely difficult to find the root of the problem. Lyla rolled her eyes once Sayid asked Michael what happened again, even after Michael had already explained it multiple times.

"I'm getting tired of saying this. I was just walking the beach with my son, and all of a sudden this dude is all up on me. I didn't do anything." Michael shot at him. Obviously, getting frustrated by the repetitive questions being thrown towards him. Quickly, Jin shouted something at Michael in Korean. Everyone was silent for a moment, not knowing how to assess the situation since they couldn't get both sides of the story.

"Nobody attacks somebody for no reason." Lyla mumbled under her breath, but unfortunately for her Michael still heard.

"Well he did." Michael said, glaring down towards Lyla.

Thankfully, Lyla wasn't alone as Sayid sided with her. "Surely there must be something you're not telling us."

"Surely? Where're you from man?" Michael asked him.

"Tikrit." Sayid responded. But, by the look on Michael's face he had no idea where that was located. "Iraq." Sayid clarified, in a more hasty tone.

"Okay. I don't know how it is in Iraq, but in the United States of America where I'm from, Korean people don't like black people. Did you know that?" Lyla scoffed when she heard Michael accusation. She knew that Jin didn't like Michael for racial reason, there had to be a reasonable explanation. After Michael talked, Jin shouted at him in Korean again, but unfortunately nobody knew what he was trying to say. The tension between the group got worse, because nobody had the answers they needed. "So, maybe you ought to talk to him!" Michael continued, pointing directly at Jin.

Sun spoke up. Of course nobody could understand what she was saying, but she tried to communicate by pointing to her wrist. Lyla glanced over at her confused by what she was trying to say, but just assumed it was about the handcuffs on her husband.

Sayid thought the same as Lyla because he just told her, "The cuffs stay on!" When he was speaking to her, he spoke louder like she would understand any better.

"A little louder, Omar. Maybe, then she'll understand you." Sawyer said, with sarcasm. Although, Lyla was thinking the same thing, she would've gotten about saying it much differently. But, she wasn't surprised that's how Sawyer said it.

Hurley joined in on the conversation, with his eyes fixated on Jin. "Guys, that Chinese dude is going to get pretty crispy out here. How long are you going to keep him tied down like that?"

"He tried to kill Michael. We all saw it. The cuffs stay on until we know why." Sayid explained to him, while receiving a look from Lyla. She wanted to know why he did it just as much as everybody else, but keeping him cuffed is cruel because they can't get any answers.

"Yeah, and how are we going to figure that out?" Lyla commented, not in agreement with his plan.

"I-I don't know..." He looked down, trying to think of a solution. "But, we'll figure it out."

"Come on, man. Let's go." Michael and his son then left, and soon everybody followed. As, Lyla started to leave, she couldn't help but notice Sawyer staying back for a moment.

It had been a few hours or so since the incident between Michael and Jin, but to Lyla it seemed like days. She sat close by keeping an eye on Jin, hoping this problem will resolve itself soon. People would come and go, mostly Sun and even one time Walt, but Michael quickly removed him from the area. Lyla knew in her gut that Jin wouldn't just attack Michael, he would've done it days ago if that was the case. She couldn't help but pity Jin as she watched him sit there, probably burning up in the sun. Feeling depressed sitting there, she got up to go find Sayid. She met up with him not far from camp, chopping wood.

"Hey, Sayid." Lyla said, making him aware of her presence. "Look, can we talk about Jin? We're no better then he is if we let him cook out there."

Sayid shook his head, and paused for a moment. "No, we still don't know why he attacked Michael. It's not safe." He told her, basically repeating what he had said earlier after the attack.

"I don't know if you've noticed, but he doesn't speak any English. It could be days until we even get an idea about why he did what he did." Lyla explained to him, but could tell that it wasn't working. "What if we move him? Him being out in the open isn't helping anyone, or making them feel anymore safe. We could move him into a tent, or even by the tree line." She suggested, looking hopeful.

"Too risky." He said, shutting her down. Lyla stood silent for a moment, trying to think of ways to convince him that moving Jin was the best idea. Before, she could say any of them though, Jack and Kate returned.

"It's about time, I'm dying of thirst." Sayid exclaimed, making his way over to them. Lyla followed close behind, and all four of them sat down drinking the water that was just collected. Jack told them why Charlie and John were staying back, and Sayid told them about the fight from that morning. "I think I'll let him sit in the sun a little longer. Then I'll take his wife aside, find some way to communicate. I think she knows why he attacked Michael." Sayid informed them.

"Or, you could just take her aside now..." Lyla growled under her breath, but the others didn't hear.

"You sure you don't want me to talk to her?" Jack asked, probably shocked that they hadn't asked him like the camp normally does whenever there's conflict. Sayid gave him a nod in response, wanting to handle this himself. "Okay. If you've got that under control I'm going to start talking to people about the caves. Might be able to get a few to go with me before nightfall, start setting up camp."

"You're serious? Is there a reason you didn't consult us when you decided to form your own civilization?" Sayid questioned. Lyla could tell that Kate agreed with him too, but Lyla wasn't sure whether or not she did yet.

"I'm only talking about moving into the valley."

"Well, what happened to live together, die alone?"

"Digging in together is the only way we're going to survive."

"He has a point." Lyla spoke up, startling everyone since they probably forgot she was there. "We haven't had any sign of rescue yet, maybe moving into the caves isn't such a bad idea."

"Our best hope of survival is in being spotted by a plane or a ship, and for that we need to organize everyone to keep that signal fire burning while others scout for supplies. Digging in anywhere else is suicide!" Sayid shouted, not in agreement with Jack's idea at all.

"It is the only source of fresh water we've found, Sayid." Kate said softly, trying to reason with him.

"And staying on the beach, in the sun without water? That's not suicide?" Jack raised his eyebrows at Sayid, who just turned to grab the wood and axe.

"I'm not going to admit defeat." Sayid said, before exiting their line of sight. Lyla sighed, torn between the decision to move to the caves, or stay at the beach. She saw the logic in both, but she knew she was going to have to decide eventually. It didn't seem like a big deal to her, since the caves weren't too far into the woods, but not everyone would see that. The camp would be split up into two locations soon. With one being led by Jack, and the other led by Sayid.

Lyla and Jack went to go see Jin, so that they could give him some water. When they reached him, Lyla could tell he wasn't happy and she didn't blame him. Of course, what he did to Michael was wrong, but how much better was this? Jack kneeled down next to Jin, unscrewing the cap from the water and handed it over to him. Jin, immediately started taking large gulps of the water, due to his dehydration from being out int he sun for so long.

"Slowly, just a little bit at a time, little bit." Jack explained, in a soft tone. Although, Lyla couldn't help but chuckle once Jack stood up at eye level. He gave her a confused look, while also smiling out of curiosity. "What's so funny?" He asked her, as the two started walking away from Jin.

"You telling him what to do, like he'd listen. Everyone seems to forget that he can't speak our language." Lyla explained, letting out another soft giggle as they approached Hurley.

"Glad you're coming." Jack grinned, noticing that Hurleys' things were being packed up.

"Hey man, I go where the boar's at. So, what's up with you and Kate? You guy's moving into a cave together or what?" Hurley half joked, and Lyla didn't even resist the urge to laugh this time. "Or, have you already reserved that for Lyla?" That comment, immediately made Lyla stop laughing as she felt her cheeks go red. She hadn't seen Jack in a romantic light, but this wasn't the first time it had been brought up.

"Sorry, am I in high school?" Jack said, raising his eyebrows. Although, Lyla did notice Jack had a small grin on his face when asking.

"Well, that wasn't a denial." Hurley pointed out, looking between the two.

Lyla giggled again, as they all joked with each other. "Me and Jack are just-" She tried explaining, but was again cut off by Jack. People need to stop doing that.

"Just get your stuff together, we've got to get out of here soon." Jack dismissed Hurley, also chuckling a little. His gaze focused onto Lyla. "You're coming too, right?"

"Um, I'm still not sure yet." Lyla told him, noticing his facial expression change into disappointment. "I'll get back to you on that." She said, right before walking away from the boys. The thought of Jack being sad that she wasn't going made her feel good, but she needed to talk to some of the others before making her decision.

Lyla headed down the beach, towards Claire who was sitting out in the sun. "You make up your mind yet?" Lyla asked her friend, as she sat down on the sand next to her.

"I'm staying, I think. I have to be here when rescue arrives, because of my baby." Claire explained. Lyla understood her reasoning, but it didn't help her decison anymore then before. Claire had a good reason for staying here, but Lyla didn't. Lyla didn't even believe rescue was coming anymore. "What about you?" Claire asked, cutting Lyla off from her thoughts.

"I honestly have no idea." Lyla shrugged, looking out at the ocean. "The caves don't sound like a bad idea, there's already shelter and water. And, I mean, I know there's always going to be the thought of rescue coming, but I'm tired of waiting." Lyla said as if she was trying to convince Claire, when in reality she was only convincing herself.

"You know, I think you made up your mind." Claire stated.

"Yeah... I think I have." Lyla agreed, looking over and smiling at her. However, she still wasn't convinced that leaving was her best choice.

"Visit me, everyday." Claire joked, as the two stood and embraced each other.

"Of course." Lyla reassured her. "I should probably go and pack." She said, hugging her friend one last time, before walking away.

Lyla was in her makeshift tent, gathering up all her belongings into her bag. Jack had came in not long ago to inform her that the group would be leaving in about, 20 minutes. Which meant, it was about time for her to leave.

"Now, you weren't planning on leaving without saying goodbye, were you?" Sawyer asked, walking into her tent. Lyla jumped at the unexpected visit, but felt at ease when she noticed who it was.

"I would never do such a thing." Lyla joked, and smiled when she saw Sawyer grinning.

"Can't say I'm surprised you're leaving." He said, making his way towards her.

"Yeah? Why's that?" Lyla raised her eyebrows at him. She didn't even know she was leaving until an hour ago, it surprised her, so Sawyer not being surprised made her wonder.

"Well, with both the doctor and our good old water snatcher going. Your decision must've been easy." Sawyer assumed, catching Lyla's glare.

Lyla pushed past him, with her bag in hand. "Stop saying that. They aren't the reason I'm going, it's just that the caves are our best option right now."

"Is it? I mean sure move into the caves and you'll always have 911 on speed dial, but I'd sure hate to be one of the ones that miss that rescue boat when it comes to get the rest of us." He told her, causing her to pause in place and think. Lyla wasn't sure what she should do now. It was as if Sawyer knew that she was still unsure about her choice.

"Is that why you're staying? Because there's a chance rescue will come?" Lyla asked, turning to face him.

"What can I say? I'm an optimist." He grinned, before exiting her tent.

Lyla dropped her bag, and sat on top of it, pondering over her decision once again. She knew Jack wanted her at the caves, because she's been such a great help medically due to her year of med school, but she wanted to be wherever rescue was the second it got there. Plus, they would still bring water over everyday, it wouldn't be that different compared to the beach.

"You coming?" Jack asked, appearing outside of her tent. He noticed her sitting on her bag frowning, and Lyla could sense that he knew she wouldn't be going. "I'm telling you this is the best option. There's others staying back, you don't have to be one of them." He said, in an attempt to convince her to leave for the caves. Unfortunately, her decision was made and she wasn't changing her mind again.

"I can't go, Jack. Claire's going to need somebody here, and I'm the only other one capable of doing so." She said, trying to give a valid reason for her staying. Even, if it wasn't the real reason.

"If you need me..."

"I'll come find you." Lyla nodded, finishing his sentence for him. The two stared at one another for a moment, before Jack turned and exited the tent.

Nightfall had arrived, and Lyla made her way over to the signal fire that was set up every night. The camp seemed more empty with some people leaving for the caves, and she knew that the beaches numbers would only get lower as the days went on. Lyla went over to the group of Sawyer, Sayid, and Kate who all sat around the fire in silence. She approached them quietly, and sat next to Sawyer. He looked over to her, seeming surprised that she stayed. Lyla gave him a smile, before gazing back over at the fire. As she watched the sparks shoot out from the fire, she felt comfort being her and ultimately knew that staying here was the right decision.

I know that Boone wasn't included in this Chapter, but that's only because I wasn't too sure how to fit him into it. However, I promise that next chapter he will be in it for sure! Also I appreciate all the good comment and encouragement, but please feel free to give me feedback, this is my first time writing, so I'm still trying to improve. Hopefully, I'll get the next Chapter up before the weekends over, so follow this story if you want to be notified when it is! Cya!