I thought I'd answer some of the questions I've got.

What's going on: You'll find out quite soon. There's a chapter with a very long paragraph that tells most of what's going on.

Who are these people: Yup. That's explained in the same paragraph.

Will Sawyer and Jessie get together: Not so much in this story. They still get on each other's nerves a bit right now. But in next years sequal, most likely. )

Chapter 7

Non Ritornando

"Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice."

Kate woke up about an hour later, but only because the light had turned on and it was shining in her eyes. She shifted slightly, only to find Jack's arms were still around her. Smiling a bit, she rolled over onto her side, snuggling against him.

Jack looked at her and smirked, wondering if she even realized he was awake. He's been awake for awhile, just lying there and watching her sleep. "Morning…" he whispered softly.

Kate froze for a moment, then stayed snuggled against him. She yawned then smiled again. "Morning." she murmured, her voice thick with sleep. She sighed and kept her eyes closed, enjoying being so close to him.

Jack's smile grew and he continued to watch her. It took him by surprise that she didn't get up and move away from him. He figured she would have gotten upset that she had needed him last night and then gotten up and moved. He smoothed her hair down her back then looked around a bit. No one had come in the room yet. He was hungry, but could wait. He'd rather no one come in and bother anyone them.

"You're warm." Kate mumbled, staying close to him. Somehow in the middle of the night, she'd managed to kick the blankets off the bed, so he was the only thing keeping her warm. Though she preferred him over blankets anyway.

Jack chuckled. He sat up slightly, ignoring her pouting as he did so and reached over her, pulling the blankets back onto the bed. "Better?" he asked, covering them up then wrapping his arms around her again.

Kate smiled and nodded her head. "Much." she replied, holding onto his shirt so he couldn't get up again.

Jack smirked and rolled his eyes. "Is it better because of the blankets or because I lied down again?" he asked. He looked at her, raising his eyebrows when he realized she was pretending to be asleep instead of answering him. "Kate…" he said in a teasing voice. "Kate…" He smirked even more and tickled her side a bit.

Kate let out a laugh and grabbed his hands. "Don't do that." she told him, trying to hide her grin. "That wasn't very nice…"

Jack smirked and shifted slightly, pulling his hands away from her. "Oh…So you're ticklish…" he said, looking at her. He grinned and began tickling her again.

"Jack!" Kate squealed. She laughed and squirmed around, trying to grab hold of his hands again.

Jack smirked and stopped again, looking at her. "So the almighty Kate really is ticklish…" he said with a grin.

Kate stopped laughing and looked at him with a grin. "Jack Shephard, you are not being very nice to me." she informed him, grabbing onto his hands again.

Jack chuckled and glanced over at Jessie and Sawyer. Jessie was looking at them with raised eyebrows, while Sawyer looked quite angry. "I think we have an audience." he whispered to Kate.

Kate bit down on her lower lip, refusing to roll over. Facing Sawyer was definitely not something she wanted to do right at this very moment. "Is he mad?" she whispered back.

Jack nodded slightly, not bothering to glance over at him again. "Yeah…" he said, with a sigh. "You can get up if you want." he informed her, moving slightly, surprised when she grabbed his arm so he couldn't go anywhere.

Kate paused, then shook her head slightly. She really enjoyed lying here right now. They were having fun and he wasn't making fun of her. If she was over with Sawyer, she was sure the fun they would be having was Sawyer picking out things about something to laugh at. Sure, that was fun sometimes, but she was having fun right now with Jack, just lying there and trying to get him to stop tickling her.

Jack shrugged his shoulders slightly and smiled at her. "Whatever you want." he said. He smirked at her and moved to tickle her again.

Kate grabbed his hands again, smirking. "I'd watch it if I were you, Dr. Shephard…You'll be needing a doctor instead of being a doctor." she teased.

"Really now?" Jack asked, smirking at their hands. "You're going to beat me up if I tickle you again?" he asked her.

Kate gave a nod. "Yes, I will." she said with a grin. "And then you're going to have to find someone else to fix you up."

"Awww…You won't fix me up?" Jack asked her. "I think you should have to, considering you're going to be the one that injured me."

Kate rolled her eyes. "Nice try, but no." she said, continuing to grin. "You promise not to tickle me anymore?" she asked, loosening her grip on his hands slightly.

Jack smiled a bit at her and nodded his head. "Alright, alright…" he said. "I promise not to tickle you anymore…" He looked at his hands as she let go of them.

"Good." Kate said. She smiled and crossed her arms, looking up at him. "Cause I really didn't want to have to beat you up." She smirked and him and rolled over onto her stomach, closing her eyes.

Jack chuckled and rolled his eyes. He didn't say anything though, just incase she decided she would beat him up, just to prove it to him that she could. And he believed that she really could beat him up.

Kate opened her eyes and smiled at him once more. She looked at him, scooting closer to him. She knew Sawyer was mad, but she couldn't help it. She was beginning to realize who she wanted to be with, and Sawyer wasn't that person. Jack was. Her heart was finally taking control.

"What?" Jack asked, looking at her with a smirk. "You trying to decide whether to make me crippled or something?"

Kate laughed and shook her head. "No…and even if I was, I'd wouldn't tell you." She grinned at him. "I'd let it be a surprise."

Jack chuckled and rolled his eyes. "Oh thank you…" he said, shaking his head slightly. "I appreciate that you wouldn't tell me…Why would I want to even know before you beat me up?" He smirked and winked at her.

Kate laughed softly and shook her head. "I won't beat you up." she assured him. "I'll be nice to you…unless you try and tickle me again."

Jack grinned and shook his head at her. "You're something." he said, teasingly acting like he was going to tickle her, then pulling his hands away.

Kate grinned and quickly covered his sides and stomach. "Oh yeah?" she asked. "And what exactly is that something?"

"I don't know…" Jack said. His smiled faded as the door opened and he noticed the man, that wasn't exactly the nicest person to Kate the day before, walk in.

The man smirked and looked around at them. "Get up." he said after a moment. "It's time for breakfast and then you're being separated…There will be two of you to a cell…Now let's get going."

The four of them all glanced around at each other. Separated? Two to a cell? A cell? Like a prison cell? Who would be paired with who? Slowly, they all got up and followed the man out of the room.