"I can't sleep." Ellie said, poking Noah in the ribs. He grunted in reply. "Noah." Ellie persisted. "I can't sleep. Talk to me." Noah put his hands over his head, groaning;

"El, it's the middle of the night. Close your eyes and go.to.sleep."

"Talk.to.me." Ellie mimicked his forceful tone. She reached under his shirt, placing her cold hands on his back. He jumped at the change in heat and relented.

"What's wrong?" he asked, rolling onto his side. He could barely make out his girlfriend's face in the night, the only light available was from the campfire outside, and even that was fading.

"I told you, I can't sleep."

"But why? Are you feeling ok?"

"Yes. I don't know. Something's different. I don't know what it is." Ellie snuggled down under the covers, wrapping Noah's arm around her middle.

"You have really cold hands." Noah complained mildly.

"And yet, you love me anyway." Ellie giggled. Noah kissed her nose affectionately.

"Strangely enough, yes."

"I spy, with my little eye, someone beginning with A. Oh, look! Aaron! Hello there! How are you? What? I can't hear you." The little boy looked up at Ellie, a confused giggle issuing from his mouth. He was sat in front of her, his chubby hands in hers. She was babysitting while Claire and Charlie were on duty in the hatch.

"Hey." Noah said, coming up with a hollowed out coconut in his hand. Inside were roughly cut pieces of fruit. "Grub's up." Aaron got cautiously to his feet, wobbling slightly and gripping tighter onto Ellie's hands.

"There had better not be any grubs in there." Ellie half-joked, not taking her eyes off of Aaron.

"Well aren't we funny today." Noah set the bowl down on the sand next to Ellie, and Aaron's eyes lit up.

"Sorry." She said, passing Aaron a piece of mango. He took it eagerly, and sucked on it, the juice dribbling down his chin. "Mucky pup." Ellie swiped the juice away with her thumb. Noah sat down on the sand next to her, resting his arm behind her back.

"What's going on with you?" he asked, almost worriedly.

"I don't know. I just, it feels like something's different."

"Like, different with you?" Ellie shrugged slightly and a thought entered Noah's mind.

"You aren't...? I mean, could you be...?" he stammered.

"No. I'm not." Ellie replied forcefully.

"Ok then so what do you mean, something's different?"

"It's just a feeling. It's probably nothing, it just feels like something's changing, around the island y'know?"

"Not really." Noah said, handing Aaron another piece of fruit.

"Exactly. It's not worth fussing about. It'll go away."

"You're sure you don't wanna talk about it?"

"I told you, I'm fine." Ellie kissed Noah quickly, and Aaron giggled.

"Dude do you see that?" Hurley asked, pointing out at the horizon.

"That? That would be the sun." Ellie answered, laughing.

"No, I mean that" Hurley said, directing Ellie's gaze to a tiny shadow on the horizon. It was hard to see because of the bright light of the sunset, but it was definitely there. "Is that what I think it is?"

Well that depends on what you think it is. But if you think it's what I think you think it is, then yeah. I think it is what you think it is." Ellie could feel her heartrate pounding as she looked at the little silhouette steadily growing.

"Dude, you're babbling." Hurley said nervously.

"I know. Do you think we should tell someone?"

"Yeah. Yeah I think we should. I mean, even if it isn't what we think it is, it still might be."

"Exactly. Let's go." Ellie and Hurley got to their feet and looked up and down the beach.

"Jack?" Ellie asked quietly, approaching him, Hurley close behind her.

"Yeah? Is something wrong?" He asked, touching Ellie lightly on the shoulder. Her face was white as a sheet and she was shaking slightly.

"Do you see that?" She turned and pointed to the horizon, and the little shadow which was getting bigger by the minute. Jack paled and swallowed anxiously.

"Oh My God."