A/n: yeah! I didn't wait a month to update! I updated fast! Lol. So Here is chapter 6 I'm very excited for this one! I finished it last night but then there was a mad rush at my house to use the computer. lol. yeah. So! I'm done w/ it and its all good and happy and...short. But it has A LOT of important and intersting things. I left it on kinda a cliffy so don't get too mad at me! Thankx again to my wonderful and lovely reviewer Lost-Inuyasha! Thankx for reviewing! by now your basically who I'm writing this for. lol.

Chapter 6: Anniversary

A year ago today we stood
Above this same awakening world
I held you...
You never wanted me to know
Another year ago today
Before this same awakening world
I held you...
I never meant to let you go
There was a moment
There always is
When time stood still
And always was this...
One endless moment
You turn in pain
And I always let you go
Over and over again...
A year ago tonight we lay
Below this same remembering sky
I kissed you
You never wanted me to know...
Another year ago tonight
Behind this same remembering sky
I kissed you...
I never meant to let you go
Another moment
There always is
As time stands still
and always is this...
One endless moment
You tell me all
And I hold you and I kiss you
And I never let you go
I never let you go...

Anniversary By The Cure

Claire walked up the familiar steps to Charlie Pace's house, it was her annual visit. Claire Littleton visited Charlie every 2 months to see how he was, what he was up to, and most of all to help her through her times with Thomas.

Claire had been doing this for at least a year, she was surprised that Thomas hadn't caught on yet, she was also thrilled because she couldn't handle not seeing Charlie. It was hard enough not to talk to anyone for 2 months but forever?

That was out of the question.

Claire let herself into his apartment knowing where the key already was. She went up to his apartment and opened his door. She was surprised to find him talking with some short guy she had never seen before.

"Claire!" Charlie said surprised as she walked into his apartment dragging her suitcase behind her.

"Hey!" Claire said smiling and going over to him, she gave him a quick kiss on the cheek and looked to his friend.

"I'm Claire." she said introducing herself.

"Micky." the short guy said smiling at her.

"Claire, I thought you weren't coming until 5."

Claire gave him a weird look, "Charlie, it is 5."

Charlie laughed slightly, "could you give us a few more minutes, go get settled, you know in that room."

Claire nodded and went to the room as his attention turned to Micky. She came back in a few minutes later to see Micky leaving and Charlie looking extremely happy.

Claire looked at Charlie full in the face, she had grown use to the dark circles under his eyes and the sweat that sometimes dripped down his face. She even grew used the jiggle of his hand at odd times. She knew what the symptoms were but she refused to believe that Charlie.

Her Charlie could be into that.

She shook her head and looked at him, "so, I'm here, what do you wanna do for dinner?" she asked looking at him.

"Uh...whatever is fine. I'm not that hungry." he said a little distracted.

"Ok, then my choice! I really liked that restaurant we went to last time, remember? The little one with those really cool decorations."

Charlie nodded smiling at her, "ok, let me just go to the bathroom and then we can leave, ok?"

Claire nodded watching as he went towards the little bathroom he had with his hand in his pocket.

Claire sighed not wanting to think of what was in his pocket, or what he was about to do, or why Micky was in his apartment. This was Charlie, her loveable, accepting, confiding Charlie.

Claire giggled at Charlie as he dipped his dirty finger into the empty jar.

"Mmmm Peanut Butter." he said slightly moaning.

Claie giggled again and dipped her own finger into the jar, "yum."

They had made a deal about a day ago where if Charlie found Peanut butter she would move to the caves with him. She was moving. He 'found' peanut butter. As they 'finished' off the jar of peanut butter Claire looked at Charlie. She really looked at him.

She remembered looking at him when she used to go visit him in England, there he looked horrible. Here, there was something about him, he looked more...alive. Lately that is, if you had asked her a couple days ago what was going on with Charlie she woulda thought withdrawal but said outloud he had the flu. But lately he seemed to have become better, no dark rings under his eyes, no sweating that much, he looked almost like the Charlie she had met so long ago.

"You look good Charlie." she said smiling at him.

"You do too, you know, besides for the whole baby thing. I mean, not to say your fat or something, you look...well." he stammered.

She blushed, "thanks."

They sat quietly together each lost in memories of the other one when suddenly Charlie spoke up. "We should get going, it's gonna take awhile to get to the caves."

Claire sighed and rolled her eyes, "do I really have to go Charlie? I mean, I like the beach its nice!"

"Claire, your pregnant, I don't know if the sun is too good for you."

Claire sighed again and slowly got up, "fine, lets start packing."

"Good."

Claire was surprised at the amount of things she found around her little 'home.' By the time they finished packing it was nearly lunch so they stopped to eat then they were on there way.

They talked little as they went to the caves. Claire was surprised to find the silence didn't really bother her. She liked this quiet version of Charlie almost as much as the loud version when he rambled and looked so damn cute.

"Charlie?" she asked as he helped her over a fallen tree.

"Yes, love?"

"Do you remember when I used to come visit you in London?"

"Of course! I remember the first time you showed up on my door."

Claire smiled at the memory. "Yeah? I remember being scared."

"Really?" Charlie asked laughing. "Well I remember—"

"Hey you guys." Hurley said coming up to them. "Going to the caves?"

Claire smiled and nodded, "Charlie made me go, he found peanut butter?"

"Really? Cause he kept buggin me to find some. Thank god he finally found some." Hurley said chuckling.

"Yeah, but it wasn't real peanut butter." Claire added in an apologetic tone.

"Oh, man." Hurley said looking a little crust fallen.

"Just don't go all crazy on me again Charlie and beg for peanut butter, you've been lookin a little—"

"yea ok thanks Hurley see you later!" Charlie rambled pushing Claire forward to keep walking. "We want to get there before night fall."

"Yeah." Claire added looking behind him to see Hurley looking confused.

"He's right, you've been looking sick for the past couple of days." Claire said looking at him carefully.

"Are you alright?"

"Fine, fine. Lets go." Claire watched after him as he hurried his pace leaving her wattling with one of her bags.

Laughter could be heard echoing in the restaurant, it was 10:30 at night and the couple had been sitting at the table for almost 3 straight hours.

"I can't believe you." Claire said shaking her head and laughing.

Charlie smiled at her, "yeah I know, I'm just—"

"a liar?"

"Uh no."

"then what? I really don't believe that story."

"Well it happened, I swear! Ask Liam."

"He's conveniently not here."

"Oh well."

"Hm..." Claire said thinking.

"What are you thinking about?" Charlie asked curiously.

"Life. You. Thomas." Claire said shrugging.

"Oh." Charlie said playing with the tape on his hands.

"Ch—"

"I'm moving. Again."

"What? Why?" Claire asked confused.

"To LA." Charlie said looking down at his hands.

"Why?"

"I just...need a change. I bought a house and everything, it's really nice."

"Really?" Claire asked trying to be happy for him.

"Yeah." Charlie said nodding. "And I uh...I want you to come with me."

"I'm sorry?" Claire asked confused.

"Yeah. I want you to move in with me, in LA." Charlie said finally looking at her.

Blue met Blue and Claire had already said yes.

They got to the caves and Charlie showed Claire where he had been sleeping. "I know its not much...but if you want to sleep there that's fine. Or you can move...which ever your most comfortable with."

Claire smiled and set her stuff down beside his. "Here, is fine."

"Good, cool. I mean..."

Claire shook her head and started making her bed with help from Charlie. "So what do we do now?" Claire asked when her bed was all made and people walked around them.

"Uh...whatever you want." Charlie said shrugging.

"Well, can we play cards? I haven't played cards in awhile." Claire said shyly.

"Sure, love." Charlie said smiling and pulling a deck out from a bag. "Found these in one of the suitcases before you burned all of them."

Claire blushed and had a brief moment of sadness for the people who they had to burn only a couple days before. "That was sad." she muttered.

"Yeah." he agreed.

Claire didn't bother to add that she knew he wasn't there but let the whole thing go and they played cards in peace. They played 11 games before they got so tired they weren't even paying attention to what they were doing. Claire couldn't remember having so much fun in one night, on a desert island no less.

"Thanks Charlie it was fun. Different, usually it takes me forever to go to sleep." Claire said laughing as she pulled some blankets around her.

Charlie smiled, "your welcome, we'll have to do this again sometime."

"Of course! We have eternity on this island." Claire said half serious and half joking. Making fun of their situation was the only way she could deal with it.

"Yeah." he agreed his voice becoming heavy with sleep. Charlie drifted off thoughts of the pretty pregnant blonde next to him swirling around in his head until he was woken up by the pretty girl screaming bloody murder.

"HELP ME!"

And he was up in an instant to see what was wrong.

(A/n: so? how was it? I know short but...good?