By Iselin89 (Iselin)

There was something about the sunrises.
Ever since Kate was a little girl the sunrise had always given her a sense of peace and freedom. A new day. A new beginning.
This certainly is a new beginning. It was just him and her now.
He was hers she thought to herself and couldn't help but smile a little.
When did that happen? When did he go from being just the first class southern pervert Sawyer to being her Sawyer. She had no idea.
In the end maybe there wasn't such a big difference between the two as people might think.

The camp was still asleep and the only sound she could hear was the waves chrashing into shore. She was hoping Sawyer would wake up soon.
A part of her wondered how Sawyer would react when he saw her again.
Would he smile and come running over to her?
Would he to act as nothing special had happened?

"Hey Kate!" She quickly came out of her thoughts to see who had called for her. She could see Jack coming towards her.

"What is he doing up this early?" She thought.

"You okay?" he asked.

Kate couldn't help but feeling a little guilty.
She realized that Jack couldn't know about last night. About her and Sawyer.
What Kate wanted least of all was hurting the man who had come to mean so much to her over the months they had spend on the Island. He'd become an important part of Kate's life. He'd never hurt her, nor he didn't try to deny that he had feelings for her. It wasn't his fault Kate had fallen in love with someone else. I guess falling in love is something you have no control over.

Darkness. Cold. She didn't even have to open here eyes to know that she was surrounded by darkness. There was no sound. She couldn't hear the wind in the trees. Or the crashing waves. Complete silence.
How did she come to be here? And how long had she been here?
The last thing she could remember was being pushed through the jungle. She hadn't seen anything but she could remember the feel of ground beneath her feet.
She remembered hearing Sawyer yelling under the cover somewhere not far behind her.
My god! Sawyer.. And Jack!
A panic flushed through her as she suddenly opened her eyes and sat up.
Only to find what she had feared; she was trapped in a small dark room.
She was alone.

Kate realized she still hadn't answered his question. Jack looked at her with worry in his eyes. "Yeah... I'm okay. Just.. Have a lot on my mind" she said with a soft smile.

"Still having trouble sleeping?" he asked.

Kate hadn't slept well since they got back from The Others.

"Sometimes." she said. She didn't want Jack to worry. "But it's getting easier."

"Good." he said and gave Kate a smile that made her feel even worse.

"Listen, Jack... I need to tell you something."
Better get it over with she told herself. "About me... and Sawyer."

Kate could see Jack thinking over her words for a second before looking over at Sawyers tent for a moment and finally resting his eyes on her. She could tell by the look in his eyes that he already knew what she was gonna say.

"Oh..." was all he said.

He was hurt. She could easily tell.

"I feel like I owe you some sort of explanation."

"Kate. No you don't. I'm just worried about you."

"Worried?" In two seconds her voice went from soft to harsh.
Like she couldn't believe what she was hearing. That didn't stop Jack from going on.

"He's bad news Kate. You know that. He cares first and foremost about himself. You'll end up getting hurt."

Kate had so much she wanted to say to this. She couldn't believe Jack would say that to her. Like she was a kid who needed to be protected from the harsh, cruel world.
Also she couldn't believe that Jack thought he knew Sawyer better than she did.

"You don't know that." was all that came out.
She mentally kicked herself as soon as the words were out.

Jack looked like he had something to say. Like he was struggling to keep it in. In stead of speaking right away he took a moment to look out to the ocean. The fact that Jack didn't say something to this worried Kate more than she would have expected it to. When he broke his gaze from the ocean he avoided her eyes and looked down on the sand on his shoes as he finally spoke.

"Maybe I don't. Just...be careful, okay?"

She didn't have a chase to respond before he turned his back on her and walked away. Kate was disappointed when he walked away. Mostly because she wanted to kick him. Or maybe at least have some good comebacks.
No, that's Sawyer, not me she reminded herself

In stead Kate was yet again standing alone on the beach.
The waves yet again being the only thing breaking the silence.