"What the hell is wrong with you Rambina" Sawyer yelled as he struggled to drag her out of the hatch. She continued to fight against his grasp trying to get back into there. Libby appeared next to him.
"Ana just calm down" she said seeing if her words would work on the enraged woman. She could only watch helplessly as more tears fell down Ana's face and all of a sudden the fight went out of her and she slumped into Sawyer's arms sobbing. He wrapped his arms carefully around her as he gripped onto his shirt tightly.
"Come on let's get her to her shelter" Sawyer said to Libby as they ushered the woman away from the hatch.
"I went too far I know" Kate said as Jack wiped the blood off of her face. Suddenly she was feeling guilty after what she had said. She couldn't get the image of an angry and sobbing Ana out of her head. She had never meant to hurt her that much.
"Yes you did Kate, do you know how hard I've been trying to get her back to normal the last few days, just when she was getting well and you go and do something stupid like that" Jack growled angrily as he finished cleaning the blood off her. Kate looked at him in confusion not knowing what he meant.
Jack looked down in shame. Shit I shouldn't have said that he thought mentally slapping himself for opening his mouth.
"What do you mean get her well" Kate asked her voice softer.
"I mean a few days ago she tried to kill herself Kate, she jumped into the water at the middle of the night and tried to drown herself because she was so cut up after what she had done, and she almost did, she stopped breathing and I had to do everything to bring her back, and now you've gone and screwed everything up Kate" Jack practically yelled as he got to his feet and began pacing.
"I'm sorry I didn't know" Kate stuttered now knowing the damage of what she had said could cause.
"You should have thought before opening your mouth, she's a human being of course she has feelings, what did you really think that she didn't care that she killed Shannon" Jack yelled at a bruised Kate who just shook her head in shame.
"I'm sorry okay" Kate yelled back as what she had did began to consume her.
"Why did you do it, what the hell made you say something like that" Jack said his voice lower then before as he looked at her in anger.
"I was jealous okay, because she has you and I don't, I knew it would hurt her, I just didn't think it would this much" Kate yelled in frustration. She knew she had to tell Jack the truth.
"Jealous, you said it because you were jealous" he said stunned by her comment. "Jesus is that the low's you would stoop to, you see Kate Ana wouldn't do that, that's why I love her and not you" he yelled back but froze as what he had said hit him. Oh god no he thought.
"You love her" Kate whispered and her heart sank.
"If she does anything to hurt herself again, and if she actually succeeds, I blame you" Jack said pointing his finger at her and he stormed out of the hatch leaving a devastated Kate behind.
"What are we gonna do with you Ana-Lulu, we gonna have to buy you a leash or something" Sawyer laughed and he got a small chuckle off Ana who was sat next to him. Libby sat opposite the two. It had taken a while to calm her down but somehow they had. Well Sawyer had and that shocked Libby. How much help he actually was.
"You ready to tell us why you lost it" Libby said softly looking at Ana who was rubbing her hand gingerly. Ana just shrugged her shoulders. Libby looked at Sawyer as if to signal to him that it was time to leave and slowly he began to get up.
"Right then Lucy, you know where I am" he grinned with a wink and began to leave the tent.
"Sawyer" Ana said and he turned to look at her. "Thanks" she whispered and he nodded and sent another smile before leaving the shelter and heading towards his.
"I can't believe I let myself lose it like that Libby" Ana groaned in frustration as she put her head in her hands. "I never lose it like that".
"Hey" Libby said and she shifted over so she was now sat next to Ana. "She must have done something to provoke you, it wasn't your fault, you wanna tell me what she said" Libby said softly wanting to know what had made the woman flip out as she did.
"She said to me that she didn't know what Jack saw in me, because I was a killer" Ana sighed and she geld in the tears that were threatening to spill. Libby had never seen her so vulnerable as she was now. She was always so strong and so fearless when she was leading them across the island. But now she could see that everything had taken it's toll. Especially Shannon. "Then I just exploded, everything came out with those punches, I never meant to kill Shannon and if I could go back in time to change it I would, but they just won't listen to me, they think I'm some cold blooded killer, and I am in one way, but that's another case" She whispered as she dropped her head tiredly onto her chest.
Libby's head whipped up at this wondering what she was on about but decided not to press on it. "People just don't accept me here" Ana finished sucking in a deep breath.
"If they got to know Ana, they'd know what a wonderful person you really are, how strong and brave you are, and how thoughtful you are, they don't hate you, they just haven't got to know you" Libby replied truthfully as she grasped Ana's hand and gave it a light squeeze. Ana looked at their hands and squeezed Libby's back as a silent thank you.
Ana finally pulled her hand back and ran a hand through her long hair. "I've never fit in Libby, not even in the police force, i was always different because I was the Captain's daughter you know, people just don't like me" Ana whispered as she rubbed her bruised hand once more.
"Ana" Libby said and the woman turned to look at her. "All you have to do is let your guard down a little, people can't see the real you because you hide It way too much, but if you showed it more often, the real you, everyone's feelings towards you would change I promise you that" Libby sighed watching as the girl's face softened and all the tension eased from it.
Before Ana could answer the flap to her shelter was pulled to one side and Jack crawled in. "I'll leave you two to it, see you later Ana" Libby said kindly squeezing the older woman's shoulder and exiting the shelter leaving only the doctor and the cop.
He settled himself down in the spot where Libby had previously been. "How you doing" he asked softly as he looked at her face which was puffy from crying.
"Alright" Ana said her voice slightly hoarse.
"Let me take a look at your hand" Jack said and he grabbed her hand carefully and stroked his thumb across the cut and bloodied hand. Grabbing a bag he pulled out a white bandage and carefully he began to wrap it around her hand. Once he had done that he wrapped one arm around her shoulder and pulled her close into his side. She nestled her head into his chest and a soft sob came from her lips. He pulled his other arm around so she was wrapped up tightly and he rested his head on her's.
"It's okay, it's okay" he cooed as he held her tightly. He could feel her tears soaking through his shirt onto his chest but he didn't care. The only thing he cared about was the person in his arms.
"You know I never meant to kill her right" Ana said as she looked up into Jack's eyes.
"Of course I know that, don't you dare listen to a word Kate said you hear me" he pleaded with her and she nodded her head in reply. She sat upright but still kept her body close to Jack's. His arm was still fixed firmly around her shoulder.
"It doesn't hurt as much as it did, because you believe me" she said back softly her eyes never leaving his. Jack smiled at her kindly.
"Never blame yourself for what happened Ana, what happened was inevitable okay, don't punish yourself over it because of what she said, I just got you back, I don't wanna lose you again" he said truthfully as he lost himself in her brown eyes. They were filled with such anger, yet so much hurt, and he would do anything to get that out of her.
Ana nodded and sniffed before looking at him again. Suddenly she felt a sudden urge to touch him, to be as near as possible. Her heart rate began to increase and her hand trembled as she rested it on his chest. It didn't seem to bother him. And with that she stretched her other hand up and pulled his head softly down to her's and their lips met.
The kiss was soft and gentle and his hand snaked it's way to the back of her neck as if to pull her closer to him. One hand was still rested on his chest and the other on his face as she continued to kiss him. Everything she felt was pushed into that kiss. Everything she felt for him was expressed in that one moment. Finally the need for air emerged and the two parted resting their foreheads together and breathing heavily.
Jack had a dopey grin on his face as he looked at her. She smiled widely and that made him beam wider. He got her to smile. He got to see that smile which he loved so much.
"I don't know if I should have done that or not" she laughed as she looked deep into his eyes which were filled with care.
"I think you should have" he smiled and he leaned down and kissed her again, harder this time. Her hands were pressed firmly on his face pulling him as close as she could and his rested on her waist as he slowly eased her down so her back was on the ground. He forced his weight onto his elbows as not to hurt her and continued to kiss her softly. She ran her hand through his hair and let her hands rest on the back of his neck. One of his hands trailed softly down her side as the kiss began to get a lot more heated.
Ana pushed him back and rolled them over so she was now straddling his waist. Their lips never left each other as both tried to undress each other as quickly as they could.
Suddenly Jack pulled his head back from her's breathing heavily.
"What's wrong" Ana asked her face inches from his. He smiled at her caressed the side of her face with his thumb.
"Nothing's wrong Ana, not while you're here with me, I just can't believe it's you" he grinned and she blushed a light shade of crimson.
"Well you better believe it" she grinned and their lips met once again.
Sun started to fill up the shelter as it eased in from the gaps in the doorway. Ana began to stir and slowly she rolled over. Opening her eyes fully she could see a sleeping Jack next to her his arm over her waist securing her to him tightly. She smiled at his sleeping form and she brushed her hand across his face.
Slowly he groaned and opened his eyes a little and came face to face with Ana who was lying on her side facing him smiling. "Good morning" he said a small smile on his face.
She beamed back at him pushing herself closer to him. His arm tightened around her waist. "Good morning to you too" she smiled as she nestled her head into his neck.
He placed a soft kiss on the crown of her head and leaned his on her's the smile never leaving his face. "How you feeling today" he asked kindly and she lifted her head to look at him. She leaned up and placed a gentle kiss on his lips.
"Much better" she grinned before putting her head back down but their eyes never left each other's.
"Good" he replied brushing a stray strand of hair back behind her ear his hand lingering on her cheek.
"We better get up" Ana said but she didn't move whilst saying that. Jack let out a laugh and looked at her.
"Yeah we better but I don't want to" Jack said and Ana nodded at him agreeing with his statement. After five minutes of silence finally the two sat up and slowly began to get dressed. Once they had the two were just sat there staring at each other.
"Ana" Jack began as he took a hold of her bandaged hand. She looked at him. "Where does this leave us" he asked and she slowly moved closer to him so their lips were a mere inch apart.
"Wherever you want it to be Jack" she smiled, "But I'd have to say after last night, I'd say I was your girlfriend" she laughed and kissed him softly. "If that's okay with you" and she kissed him again. He smiled against her lips and pulled back.
"That's fine by me" he uttered before pulling her into a warm embrace.
"Right I am going down to the shelter, see you later" Ana said and she went to leave the hatch when Jack caught her arm and spun her around.
"Don't I get a kiss" he laughed and she planted a small kiss on his lips before heading out of the hatch a slight spring in her step. Just as she got outside she clattered into someone. The two people fell to the ground and Ana immediately began apologizing.
"Oh god I'm so sorry are you al-" but she stopped mid sentence as she looked at who she had bumped into. There in front of her stood a very bruised Kate. The left side of her face was completely black and her lips were swollen, and gash went under her right eye.
Ana started to walk away and Kate called her back. "Ana" she asked and Ana reluctantly turned on her heel to face the woman. "Can we talk, in private" Kate asked and she stalked off into the jungle. Ana pondered what she had to say and wasn't going to follow her but decided that she wanted to hear what she had to say.
After around five minutes of walking Kate stopped and looked at Ana who was stood a fair few meters away.
"Look Ana, I wanna say sorry okay, what I said last night was out of line, way out of line, and I deserved what you did to me" Kate said as the two women's eyes met. Ana stared hard trying to find any sort of sign that showed she was lying, but there was none. Only eyes filed with sincerity.
"Yeah you did" Ana replied not letting her off the hook that easily. Kate took a few steps forward and began to speak once more.
"I only said it because I knew it would hurt you, because I was jealous, it was stupid I know and I really am sorry" Kate said softly and took a few more steps forward so they were only about a foot apart.
Ana just stared at her for what felt like ages not knowing what to say. "It did hurt Kate, I never lose it like that, ever, I'm willing to drop this whole thing as long as you can just get over the fact that I'm with Jack" Ana said her voice firm and filled with meaning.
Kate swallowed and looked at the Latina in front of her. "So you are with him then" she said quietly her heart sinking. Ana nodded.
"Last night, your outburst brought us closer together then ever Kate, but anyway like I said I'll drop this whole thing and we'll pretend that it never happened, you just need to get over him" Ana said her voice softening slightly. As much as it killed her to even think it she knew that Kate really did love Jack, and it would be hard to do.
"Okay I will, I promise" Kate said and with that she extended her hand out to Ana. After what felt like hours of waiting Ana finally pushed her hand out and the two shook hands gently. Once their hands parted neither knew what to say now.
"So –" Kate began but was cut off as from nowhere a rope tightened around her foot and suddenly she was being yanked off of her feet and was being dragged across the jungle floor. She tried to dig her hands as hard as she could into the ground but the speed never decreased.
Ana watched as was being pulled away and quickly began to pursuit her. Just as she caught up with Kate a large man appeared from behind one of the trees and slammed a large piece of wood across her face and she fell to the floor rolling around in pain.
Kate gripped a hold of a nearby tree and clutched onto it as tightly as possible. The pressure on her ankle was becoming too much as she felt it pull and strain. Whoever was pulling the rope was still tugging. She could only watch helplessly as the man loomed over Ana.
The Other brought the plank down once more on Ana and she cried out in pain. Lying on her back she could see the plank come down once more and managed to roll out of the way so it hit the soft ground beneath her. Using this opportunity she kicked the man hard in the groin and quickly crawled over to where Kate was. Pulling her knife out of her boot she was about to cut the rope attached to Kate's foot when the man appeared once more and sent a soaring kick into her face sending her flying backwards the knife going with her.
The pain in her foot was unbearable as the tugging began to get harder and harder. She bit her lip to stop the cry of pain emerging. Ana tried to get to her feet but she felt a sharp pain in her stomach and was soaring backwards as he kicked her repeatedly.
Everything was going starry and she couldn't get her bearings. The pain around her was becoming as worse as the man continued his assault.
Kate watched as Ana suddenly went limp and the other got to his feet very slowly and turned to look at Kate his eyes filled with menace. Slowly he stalked towards her and she clung to the tree as tight as she could. The man was about to bend down and rip her from the tree when out of nowhere Ana flew into him slamming him into the tree she was holding onto.
She watched as the Latina punched him hard across the face and avoided his now dazed and lazy swings. The man landed another and she fell backwards landing on her stomach. Just as the man pounced again she grabbed the knife off the ground and plunged it into his leg. He howled in pain and fell to his knees and once he did this she sent a hard kick to his face knocking him out.
She staggered as quickly as she could over to Kate and cut the rope that was around her ankle. Ana fell to the floor fatigue taking over and Kate rubbed her ankle gingerly wincing as she touched it.
"You okay" Ana asked as she tried to catch her breath. Her face was completely covered in blood and cuts. Kate nodded at her.
"Yeah I'm fine, you" she answered back looking at Ana who's head was lolling about unsteadily. Ana just nodded but Kate knew she was lying. "Ana you're not okay, your face is covered in blood, you need to get seen to, come on let's get back before this guy wakes up" Kate said and got to her feet only to fall back down again. She whimpered in pain as her ankle throbbed.
Ana got unsteadily to her feet shaking off the nausea and dizziness. "I'll be fine, just gotta clear my head for a minute" she said leaning against the tree. "Can you walk" she asked whilst rubbing her head tenderly. She could feel the blood run into her eyes but quickly wiped it out.
"I don't think so" Kate said as she got to her feet once more before her foot went once more. Luckily this time Ana managed to get a hold of her before she hit the ground.
"That's a no" she said and slung one arm over her shoulder and wrapped her other around Kate's waist pulling all of her weight onto her. Pain ripped through her stomach and chest as she did this but she battled on none the less.
Kate noticing the younger womans discomfort managed to stop them. "Ana you shouldn't be doing this you'll hurt yourself even more" she said thoughtfully as she watched the Latina woman flinch in pain.
"I can't exactly leave you out here on your own now can I" Ana replied back and continued onwards. She knew they were only around a few minutes from the camp.
"Thank you, for saving me back there" Kate said not believing that that girl who saved her life was the same woman who she had upset the night before and the same woman who had smashed her face in.
"It's okay, I wasn't gonna let you die out there was I" Ana said as she continued onwards trying to block out the pain in her body.
"I guess I was wrong about you Ana, you're a good person" Kate said sending a small smile at the Ana who sent one of her own back.
In the distance Ana and Kate could see the beach and with this Ana quickened her pace. Finally they came out onto the beach and were met with shocked stares. Sun and Jin were the first over followed by Sawyer and Sayid.
"What happened" Sawyer asked as he looked at the two woman grimacing as he took in Ana's face.
"We were attacked by the other's" Kate said as Ana handed her over to Sawyer. "Ana managed to knock him out and cut me loose" she said and turned to look at Ana who was swaying on the spot.
"Ana" she said but the woman didn't respond. Suddenly her eyes rolled to the back of her head and her legs buckled and she fell onto the warm and soft sand into unconsciousness.
So bit more action there for you all my lovely, do hope you are enjoying :D, review if you liked.
