Missing Dimples-Part 3

Okay, hope you guys like this. I know, it's pretty much like the show...but just let it flow. There's Jate in this chapter, though know that it pained me to right it. But Kate won't be happy! I don't dwell on it long, so don't worry! And I hope, beg, plead that Sawyer will turn up in this chapter. This story is about him after all! If I bring him in, will all of you guys review!

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A week slowly went by, day by day. More and more people stopped watching the waters, and went back to life. Even the hardcore watchers, such as Jin, Claire, and Kate, stopped constantly watching after a pep talk from Jack. They were trying to be optimistic. That the three had swam to a boat, and was in a hotel, helping get organized to go rescue the others. Depression of life hit hard, though, and the pessimistic people rubbed off on the hopeful.

Aaron stopped crying, stopped making any noises, and now no one could get him to say anything. His lips were zipped shut. Kate missed Sawyer more and more, missing even his sarcastic and rude comments. He seemed to enter her dreams, which would have been fine and even welcomed, but then they turned into nightmares. She dreamed of the raft, of fire and water, and him half-dead, floating away in the water. Now, she couldn't go to sleep without some kind of nightmare; either her past nightmares or the Sawyer-centric ones. One night, her dreams had mixed together, and it was Sawyer, not Tom, who she had inadvertently killed. The dream felt so real, that it had really happened in her past.

She was woke by Jack shaking her, whispering if she was alright. She had been yelping and thrashing around in her sleep, and crying, much to her embarrassment. She was hysterical, reaching for the ocean in her still half-asleep trance. Jack took her in his arms, trying to calm her down and comfort her, all the while trying to keep her quiet enough so as not to wake up anybody else. Always the hero, Jack was. She sobbed, still deep in her mind, and without realizing it, she was kissing Jack. She didn't register it until a few awkward seconds ticked by, then when she realized it was Jack, she jerked up and out of his reach, and ran into the jungle.

Her instinct came in, and a six sense to run washed over her. She couldn't be near, she could hardly figure out what had happened. She felt guilty. It wasn't that she was using him to find comfort, it was more than that. She felt like she was betraying Sawyer, even though there was nothing going on between them. But she had always felt the connection he claimed they had, and when he had weaseled a kiss out of her, she had meant a close-lipped peck, but it turned into something much deeper than that, including tongue. She could almost see his angry face if he found out about the kiss she had just had. But it wasn't his anger that made her feel guilty. It was the look of hurt betrayal she pictured on his face that made her instantly regret it.

She slowly made her way back to the beach, with the sun already coming up and lighting her path. People were up and about, making fires and fixing breakfast. As she walked past people, she heard whispers, her ears used to listening for trouble. It seemed that her little episode had woken up many of the survivors, and most of them had seen it. She silently groaned at the extra attention she was getting. They seemed to think a single kiss meant there was something between her and Jack now. She wasn't ready to face Jack quite yet, so she plopped down into the sand, and watched the waves crash in as she lost herself in deep thought.

She was sure that Jack was happy about the situation, because he didn't need to compete for her with Sawyer anymore. She was positive that he was confused and hurt about her running away from the kiss, but she didn't have the answers yet. For some reason, ever since she had landed on the island, she had made herself feel drawn to Jack. He reminded her so much of Tom, the good doctor who wanted to fix everything. She thought that maybe if she got his love and understanding, and she loved him back, that he could redeem her of her past crimes. She tried to feel something for him, the hero, but she felt herself grow more attached to the villain. The guy everybody hated, and the guy who wanted everyone to hate him. It was almost like a fairy tale, where she was the princess that needed saving, and Jack was the prince that could. But her story was different. It was the guy who didn't care if she was stuck up in a tower, that she fell for.

For some reason, she saw Jack vulnerable, and his status of hero and someone to be worshipped in her mind fell. It was like he didn't see her bad side, just pushed it away, expecting her to be perfect and better. Not understanding. Not like someone she knew. The thought made her cringe, but she tried not to think about the outlaw that had made it under her skin. She had seen a side of him that he tried to keep hidden, and she had saw that he felt he deserved the pain that the others gave him. He understood her, and didn't try to change her. Its not like she could take back her choice now. It wasn't like Sawyer was coming back.

Kate was ripped from her depressing thoughts as the bushes by the jungle rustled. All of the survivors got up, and backed up to the water, holding their breaths at the unknown threat. The leaves parted, and a small group of people stepped out. A large black man stood at the side of the line of people, with a small skinny white girl by his side. There was a chubby white guy on the other side, but Kate's attention was drawn to the middle of the line of strangers. Michael was on one side, and a Latino woman with dark black hair up in a ponytail was on his other side. And in the middle of them, was Sawyer.

The two were holding him up, much the same way as Jack and Sayid had done when they had knocked him out to tie him up to be tortured when they thought he had Shannon's inhalers. His feet were slightly dragging on the ground, his head was hanging low, making his blonde hair cover his face. He looked like he was barely conscious, and the girl and Michael were holding up all of his weight. His dark blue shirt was open, and blood was pouring out of his left shoulder.

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Wow, sorry to leave you like that, but at least I brought him in this chapter! I'll get right to work on the next one! I don't have any more time to write anymore, unless you want me to wait to post this till Monday. So...I hope you liked it. I hated the Jateness...so I'm sorry, but I had to for the story. But this WILL be Sana, so no worries! If this story seems rushed, I'm really sorry. This was just going to be a passing one shot, that didn't dwell on details, but then my imagination ran off with my fingers.

I just have to thank my reviewers personally. And pimp my other stories merciless.

sassafras224, thanks so much for reviewing! You made me blush. It is a feeling of its own when someone tells you-you are a good writer. Anyway...I love skate, too. This story will be Sana, I'm afraid. I LOVE Sawyer, and I don't mind him with hardly anyone. If you want a skate story of mine, check out 'Monster', which will be skate, though it's a bit slow right now. I'm also working on at least 2 skater song fics, that I really hope you check out once I get them up! Thank you so much for reviewing!

shirik, you read my mind, you know that? I loved the Jin/Sun moments as I was writing them, because I love those two, too. I will have a hurt Sawyer, and Ana will help heal him, and Kate is going to be SO jealous! I love angst and jealousy, let me tell you! Anyway...I still love skate, and the show makes me angry when I see Kate flirting with Jack. Don't get me started on how much I hate Jate. Sorry. It just makes me so mad that she is playing them both along. It's like 'choose already!'. I just don't want Sawyer getting too hurt. Thanks for reviewing!

Angie, I'm glad I'm not the only one out there who wants some Sawyer and Sayid friendship fan fics! I will explore it a bit in this, though there will be a lot more Sawyer and Michael friendship in this story. It's hard to do anything with Kate being my main character. I'll do it somehow, though, if it is only having Michael tell Kate about his friendship with Sawyer. But, just for you, I'll squeeze in even more Sayid and Sawyer friendship! I am writing a story with Sawyer and Sayid as the main characters, called 'Understanding'. It will be a song-fic, but it won't be that bad, I promise. For some reason, people don't like song fics. It's gonna be Shayid and Sana, and the two guys will help each other through once the girls have died. You should check it out once I've finished it! Thanks again for reviewing!

Oh, I just saw for the first time, 'What Kate Did'. I was looking forward to that episode, because basically Sawyer is reunited with everyone else, even though it really is only Kate, Jack, and Sun. I'm also looking forward to 'The Longest Con', but I'm scared, because I hear he makes himself most hated again, and I hate that. Anyway, I was so blown away by the 'head hug' as she was trying to give him his pills in the earlier episode, 'Collision'. Then, at the beginning of this episode (they played those two back to back) Jack complimented Sawyer for getting the bullet out. Wow, a compliment from Jack to Sawyer must have been rare. Then, to top it off and make it even better, Sawyer said he loved Kate! I was screaming and jumping up and down! (I know this is a Sana fic...but I'm also a skater). I was blushing and smiling. But then, when he is lying, pretty near his death bed, Kate goes out, gets comforted by Jack, then they share a kiss! A kiss! I could barely watch. All I know is that is was longer than their kiss in 'Confidence Man', but I bet there was no tongue in this one, or at least I hope. I was burning in jealousy for Sawyer. I love him, and can't stand to see him hurt, and I know if he ever heard about it (I don't know...does he!) he would be hurt. I was outraged, and angry at both of them. I felt a little better when Kate came back to talk to 'Wayne', and she said 'Every time I feel something for Sawyer', which makes it sound like she likes him, or something more, and the feeling has come back more than once (Hence the word-Every time). And I cracked up when Sawyer figured out he was on a bunk bed. Just the sound in his voice, like disbelief, just made me laugh out loud! And he seemed so not like his usual Sawyer-self when he asked if they were saved. 'Aw...!' Then, when she helped him outside, told him he needed a haircut. I was just 'aw!', and his face with the horse was priceless. So I felt all warm inside, but every time I thought about those cute scenes, it would always shrivel up because I would think of that Jate kiss. My only condolence is that she ran away afterwards, and didn't speak to Jack, but hung out with Sawyer and they 'flirted' like they usually do. So...there are my thoughts! Thank you for listening (reading)...if you're still there. And if you are a Jack fan, or a Jater, I'm sorry. I don't like Jack, and I'm pretty angry at Kate at the moment!

P.S. Oh, and for the people who loved my Jin/Sun moments, I LOVED the scene where those two were reunited in 'Collisions'! I was jumping up and down and smiling for them. And I wasn't even offended (like I would have been any other time) when Sun asked Kate to watch Sawyer. Because I knew she probably wanted to spend some time with Jin. I bet even Sawyer would have understood.

Sorry for my after-notes being so long, and the chapter being so...not. I wanted it to end like that. I'm really excited, 'cause I got a lot planned after this. It only took me so long because this chapter was keeping me tied up. There will be lots of Sana fluff, and a lot of Kate being jealous! Oh, and there is going to be a rather long detailed flashback to the raft-and after, because Michael is telling Kate some of it, and I couldn't help it. My imagination ran away with me. And instead of making another whole fan fiction, I decided to add it here. Think of this fic of more a Sawyer fic, than a...whatever this is. Don't worry...plenty of Sana. It's just hard when my fic is focusing on what Kate is thinking. I may have to change focus, but I don't think I'll have to. Please keep with this! Oooh...can't wait!