Lost Hope
Chapter 7
Desmond covers up Eko's deceased body with a sheet. Locke picks up Eko's cross and looks at it, then takes it in his hand.
"What happened to him?" Nikki asked.
"Must have been an animal. Maybe one of the bears." Locke said
"Are we gonna carry him back?" She asked.
"No. We're gonna bury him here."
"Are we?" Desmond asked coming to stand next to me with his arm wrapped around my shoulder.
"The people back in camp... there's just been a few too many funerals lately. Nobody needs to see him like this. I'll slip back to the beach and get a couple of shovels." Locke said gathering up his gear.
"I'll come with you." Sayid told him
"No I'll be back in an hour." Locke said brushing Sayid off.
"It's not safe to go alone, John!" Sayid raised his voice.
"I appreciate your concern." Locke said starting to walk away Sayid picks up his bag and starts following him without asking.
As they left Desmond turned to look at me, "Are you okay?"
I looked at him and shook my head, "Locke was right, we've had to many funerals lately. When is it going to stop?" I looked down and Desmond pulled me into a hug kissing the top of my head.
"I don't know love." He said, just then Nikki walked to us.
"So...are you guys like a thing?" She asked, I turned and looked at her then looked at Desmond shaking my head I walked over to Eko's body. Kneeling down I grabbed his hand that was sticking out of the sheet.
"May you and your brother finally see each other again Eko." I kissed his hand and put it under the sheet and tears rolled down my face.
Locke is talking over Eko's grave, with me, Desmond, Sayid, Nikki and Paulo standing in a circle, with our heads bowed and Desmond holding my hand.
"When the hatch exploded, your prayer stick fell out of a tree right on top of me. So, Sayid and I came out to get it, because it didn't seem right to bury you without it. I'd like to think you died for a reason, Mr. Eko. I just hope that it's not too long before we find out what the heck it might be." Locke said kneeling down we were silent. Locke bends down with stick and starts banging it into the earth over the grave.
"Rest in peace, Mr. Eko. Thank you for helping me find my..." Locke stooped and I saw him look at Eko's stick reading something on there.
After our small funeral we headed back to the beach, Nikki and Paulo left to go to their tent and Desmond went to go get Charlie and Hurley. I was standing there with Locke and Sayid when He came back with them, "What happened?" I heard Charlie ask.
"Eko is dead." Locke told him.
"We found his body in the jungle, we buried him" Sayid said looking at the both of them.
"How did he die?" Charlie asked.
"The island killed him." Locke said, I dont know what this man is on because he is always going on about the Island talking to him.
"What do you mean "the island killed him?" Charlie asked but Locke doesn't respond, "What do you mean "the island killed him?"
"You know what it means. With one doctor gone, the camp's on edge enough without people having to worry about what's out here in the jungle. They're going to look to you two to see how to react." Locke said
"So when I tell everyone what happened I need you to help keep things calm." Locke continued.
"Dude, you okay? Hey guys, what's wrong with Desmond?" I hear Hurley ask Desmond suddenly he takes off running and we all follow him to the beach. He dives in the water and starts swimming.
"What is he doing?" I asked watching him swimming further out into the water.
"There's someone else out there." Locke pointed out and I looked out to see someone floating in the water. Just then Sun walks up carrying Aaron, approaching us to see what's going on.
"Where's Claire?" Charlie asked her.
"She just went for a walk. I offered to watch the baby." Sun said looking out at the water.
Charlie runs toward the shore. Desmond reaches Claire and brings her back to shore.
"Claire!" Me and Charlie yelled at the same time.
"I've got her." Desmond said laying her down, I knelt by her head feeling for a pulse, I got a faint one.
"Is she okay? Claire! What happened?!" Charlie said panicing
"Just stay back give me some room!" Desmond urged Charlie.
"Claire." Charlie said trying to help her again but desmond put his hand up.
"Get back, Charlie I know what I'm doing." He said leaning in to listen for her breathing.
"Is she breathing? She's not breathing." Charlie said.
Desmond started to perform CPR.
"You want me to help you?" Charlie asked but Desmond ignored him continuing.
"Come on; come on." Desmond said giving her chest compressions.
"Claire? Claire." Charlie said again.
Claire coughs up water and regains consciousness, "Claire!" Charlie yelled
I lifted Claires head up, "There you go cough it up, good" I said rubbing her back as Desmond held her face.
"Are you alright? Come on you're okay. Let's get you back to the tent." He said lefting her up.
"Charlie's here!" Charlie went to help but Desmond gently pushed Charlie back
"It's alright, Charlie." He said to him then looked at me, "Alright, let's get her back to her tent." I got up and started to follow him.
"Is she okay? Let me help." Charlie said and I felt bad but I knew why Desmond was doing what he was doing.
"I got it, Charlie." Desmond told him.
"Hey, I'll take her." Charlie said but once again Desmond ignored him and carried her back toward her tent.
"Where are you going? Hey, how did you know? How did you know she was drowning?!" I heard Charlie shout from behind us but we kept walking. We made it to her tent and Desmond lai her down on her bed and I got down beside her.
"Claire? Are you okay sweetie?" I asked, she looked weak but turned her head and looked at me. No words came out but she nodded her head, "Okay, get some rest I'll come check on you later." I told her and she nodded again, I stood up and looked at Desmond. We walked out of her tent and I pulled the strings and shut the flaps. I grabbed Desmonds hand and led him back to our tent, once we were inside I pulled the strings to our flaps and tied thm down at the bottom so they wouldn't blow open. I turned around and saw Desmond taking off his pants getting out of his wet clothes. I stood there watching him, we may have had a stressful couple of days but damn looking at him made it all better.
He turned to face me and smiled, "See something you like love?" He asked me. I moved over to his and wrapped my arms aroung his neck.
"Just my sexy scottish man getting undressed," I said and pulled him into a kiss. He wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me closer to him, I tangled my fingers in his hair and lightly bit his bottom lip. I heard him groan and when he went to open his mouth I pushed my tongue inside and found his, as our tongues battled for dominance he moved me onto our bed area and layed me down only breaking the kiss to move himself above me. I moved my leg up so it was resting on the side of his waist, he ran his hand up under my shirt and found his way to my breast lightly squeezing it, I moaned into his mouth and I felt him smile into the kiss. I moved my hands and ran them down his chest and he growled in my mouth when I traced my nails along it. His hand that was on my breast moved out from under my shirt and to my waist lifting me up slightly taking my shirt off and throwing it to the floor like it offended him.
I put my fingers in his hair and he unbottomed my shorts sliding them down taking my underwear with them, he moved his hand to my other thigh and moved it up to wrap my leg around his arm. He moved his lips down and kissed my neck biting it slightly and I had to bite back a moan, "Stop teasing me Desmond." I told him and heard him chuckle against my throat.
"I just love the taste of your skin," He said then brought his mouth to mine lightly brushing his lips along mine, "Gonna have to keep it down though love, dont want anyone hearing you." He said in a husk voice.
Just then he pushed himself inside me and kissed me to supress my moan, he started to move his hips thrusting into me softly but fast. I gripped his hair with one hand as my nails dug into his shoulder with my other one, I pulled his head away and brought his ear to my lips, "Harder...please" I pleaded and he moved to kiss me again and started pumping into me harder picking up the pace more, I wanted to moan and scream out his name but instead I settled for moaning into his mouth. Then suddenly he pulled out of me and moved slightly turning me so that im on my stomach and he moved my hips up. He entered me again and picked up the pace going harder and deeper into me, I put my mouth to my pillow and held as much of my screaming as I could in but a moan escaped every now and then. Just then I felt Desmonds hand reach to my front and played with the sensitive nub between my folds and a moan escaped my lips a lot louder then I had intended, I was getting close to my peak and suddenly Desmond grunted and pushed into me deeper and I felt him twitch inside me and we both finished at the same time.
He pulled out and I moved to lay down and he layed down next to me and covered us up, my heart was beating so fast as I tried to compose myself. Desmond leaned forawrd and pulled me into a tender kiss then I put my head on his chest.
"Remind me to save people more often if I'm gonna get this reward." He said and i lightly smacked his chest and he laughed.
"Stop it you," I said looking up at him, "You could have gone down to you know." He brushed his fingers along my cheek and looked deep into my eyes.
"You're not gonna lose me, I'm not ever going anywhere without you again. I promise." He said and I gave him one more kiss.
"We should really get up, as much as I would hate to." I said starting to move to stand and I felt his grip tighten around my waist and he pulled me back.
"Just a few more minutes, I just want to hold you." He said and I looked at him, he had a worried look on his face but I decided not to ask him about it.
After we got up and got dressed I went to check on Claire and Desmond went to a spot on the beach to start a fire, I looked over and saw Charlie and Hurley talking to him and Charlie was holding a bottle of alcohol. Desmond smiled and started to laugh as Charlie and Hurley sat down, he looked over at me and I nodded my head letting him know it was okay.
Later on that night I was leaving Claire's tent and I wondered over to where Desmond and the guys were, I heard them finishing up a song they were singing and Desmond looked at me with a wide grin.
"Ah speaking of girls with hearts of gold," He said sitting up and grabbing my head, I sat down next to him and he kissed my temple, I could smell the whiskey on him but it was fine.
"So, Desi, let me ask you something." Charlie said with a serious look on his face.
"Anything, pal." Desmond said drunkingly moving to sit behind me pulling me between his legs.
"How'd you know Claire was drowning?" Charlie asked now seeming sober, I turned my head and looked at Desmond.
"I could hear her calling for help." Desmond said shifting his body.
"Oh no you didn't. You were like a mile away." Hurley said looking between Desmond and Charlie.
"Well, I suppose I've - I've got good hearing." He lied, i knew he wanted the subject dropped, he's really only told me about his visions since the hatch exploded.
"You hear the lightning, as well?" Charlie asked again and i looked at him.
"Excuse me?" Desmond asked getting defensive.
"The lightning. Just by chance you pitch your little rod outside Claire's tent - 2 hours later lightning strikes."
Desomnd got up mmoving to leave, "Thanks for the drink, pal."
"Hey, I don't know what you're doing - you best tell us." Charlie got up going after him and I got up a well to follow trying to stop Charlie, "Oi! You think because you turned some key that makes you a hero? You're no hero, brother. I don't know how you're doing what it is you're doing, but I know a coward when I see one." Desmond turned and rushed Charlie tackling Charlie and starts choking him.
"Desmond stop!" I yelled rushing over there with Hurley following me.
"You don't want to know what happened to me when I turned that key!" Desmond yelled not getting off Charlie.
"Hurley." Charlie chocked out.
"Dude." Hurley said trying to get Desmond off Charlie.
"You don't want to know! And I don't want to know!" Desmond continued.
"Get him off!" Charlie chocked out again
"You don't want to know!" Desmond screamed, "You don't want to know what happened to me! You don't want to know!"
Hurley finally pulls Desmond off and I kneel in front of him holding his head as he starts crying, "You don't want to know. No matter what you do..."
"What the hell are you doing?" Charlie said and I held a hand up to him
"Charlie.." I said but was cut off by Desmond.
"You can't change it. You can't change it no matter what you try to do. You just can't change it." He said and my heart sank, I knew what he was talking about.
"He's wankered. Let's get him to his tent. Alright, Des, come on. Give me your arm. Come on stand up. Stand up. Okay, okay." Charlie said propping Desmond up to support him and I got on the other side and we walked back towards our tent.
"You're a good man, Charlie. Listen, I'm sorry I tried to strangle you, alright?" Desmond said looking at Charlie.
"Oh, fair play, mate. Sorry I called you a coward." Charlie said setting Desmond down on our bed. I sat down next to him and handed him some water, he drank it.
"No, you're right, pal." Desmond said handing the water back to me.
"Desmond, you are going to tell me what happened to you." Charlie said calmly.
Desmond looked at me and I moved some hair out of his face and nodded, "When I turned that key my life flashed before my eyes. And then I was back in the jungle and still on this bloody island. But those flashes, Charlie - those flashes - they didn't stop." He said looking at Charlie.
"So, you're telling me you saw a flash of Claire drowning this morning - that's how you knew how to save her?"
Desmond shook his head lening forward a little, "I wasn't saving Claire, Charlie, I was saving you. This morning you dove in after Claire. You tried to save her but you drowned."
"What are you talking about? I didn't drown." Charlie said looking between us.
"When I saw the lightning hit the roof you were electrocuted. And when you heard Claire was in the water you - you drowned trying to save her. I dove in myself so you never went in. I've tried, brother. I've tried twice to save you, but the universe has a way of course correcting and - and I can't stop it forever. I'm sorry. I'm sorry because no matter what I try to do you're going to die, Charlie." He said and charlie looked at him, he looked like he believed him but didnt believe him at the same time. Desmond moved to lay down.
"I think we should just get some rest right now Charlie, good night." I said, Charlie gave a slight nod and walked away, I got up and closed our flaps and layed down next to Desmond. I pulll our blanket over us and I heard light snoring idicating he was asleep. I rolled on my side and snuggled against him. He had been bothered by the fact that he kept seeing Charlie die and wanted to save him more then anything, it made my heart hurt knowing that the man i love is going through this. I had a gut feeling though that is he kept trying to save Charlie he would die instead, I couldnt let that happen. I loved him to much.