"JACK" Sawyer yelled as he enter the hatch Kate in his arms and Sayid right behind him with an unconscious Ana. Sawyer put Kate down on the settee and took Ana from Sayid running further into the hatch.
"JACK" he called again and this time he came sprinting out of the other room.
"What's wrong" he asked but stopped when he saw a bloodied and motionless Ana-Lucia in Sawyer's arms. "What the hell happened" he practically yelled as he took the girl from Sawyer's arms and placed her down on one of the bunks.
"We were attacked" Kate said watching with worry. "They set a trap and we set it off, I was getting pulled by a rope through the jungle that was tied around my ankle and managed to catch ahold of a tree, Ana was trying to help me when this big guy came from nowhere and stared hitting her with a plank of wood, he just kept hitting her until eventually she managed to stab him in the leg and knock him out, then she cut the rope and carried me all the way back before passing out on the beach" Kate said in one breath.
Jack just nodded his head put his fingers to her throat. Her pulse was strong and that made him grin widely. "That's a good girl" he cooed as he began to grab his things. "Sawyer I need you to get me a bottle of water and those pills, Sayid get me some gauze's and my stitching kit" Jack ordered and they all scattered to where they should be.
Locke sat down next to Kate and looked at her. "What happened to your foot" he asked as he looked down at Kate's ankle which was blue and swollen with angry red rope burns.
"Like I said, got caught in a trap" she said never taking her eyes off of Ana who still hadn't moved. Sawyer and Sayid both came running into the room with their required items in hand. Handing them to Jack he quickly began to work on the woman.
First he quickly wiped all of the blood off of her face and he winced as he looked at all the deep cuts littered across her face. Once he had done that he tipped some ointment onto a cloth and dabbed at the wounds. Ana hissed in her sleep the pain slowly pulling her from her reverie but not to full conscious.
He then began to stitch up the cuts carefully as he could as not to hurt her. Sayid and Sawyer still hadn't moved from the side of her bed as they watched to see if the woman would awaken anytime soon. Once he had done that he began to rub small circles on her stomach.
"Sawyer I need you to lift her into a sitting position can you do that" Jack said and Sawyer nodded. He went behind Ana and lifted her forward so her back was rested against his chest and her head on his shoulder. Jack slowly lifted up her top to expose her bruised stomach and Kate grimaced at the sight. But something that troubled her even more was the two bullet shaped scars that she could make out from under the bruise.
Jack rubbed some cream onto the bruises and picked up the bandages and began to wrap them around her stomach until finally her stomach was completely engulfed in a white bandage.
1 hour Later. . . .
"It's just sprained, it'll take a few days to heal so try and keep the weight off it, there's some pills on the counter I want you to take, one in the morning and one in the night, should take the swelling down and the pain away" Jack said as he finished bandaging Kate's ankle. Standing up he turned and went straight into the other room where Ana was still lying.
She still hadn't moved and this was starting to worry Jack. You should be awake by now he said to himself as he ran a hand through her long hair. Slumping down in the chair next to her bed he took one of her hands in his and stroked it gently.
"Why do you have to be hero huh, always helping other people when you should be helping yourself" he whispered as he looked at her softly. "You like getting into fights with people don't you, always having a brawl somewhere" he laughed under his breath as he continued to study her pale face.
"Come on Ana, open your eyes and come back to me yeah, I need you here, I need you with me" he said his voice breaking slightly as his worries of losing her kicked in again.
"She's gonna wake up Jack, she's tough" Kate said quietly from the doorway as she limped in borrowing Locke's crutches. Jack just nodded his head not looking at Kate. "You should have seen her out there, she was amazing" Kate continued as she sat herself down in the chair opposite Jack. "Where most people would have given up after one hit, she kept on going, through that pain, she kept on trying to save me, to cut me loose" Kate said as she remembered the altercation.
"She's something else" Jack said through a smile as he finally looked over at Kate who had taken her other hand.
"Yeah she is" Kate agreed as she sat there clutching the girls hand tightly. She had seen Ana in another light today. She wasn't the heartless cow she thought she was, she was a warrior who kept on fighting to protect the people around her. She could see that the tough girl exterior was just a front.
After several minutes Jack finally broke through the silence. "So why were you two out in the jungle then, as far as I thought you hated each other" Jack asked the brunette as he stared at her intently.
"I wanted to apologize so I asked could we go somewhere private, so we went into the jungle and we patched things up, then this kicked off" Kate said shrugging her shoulders.
Jack nodded his head. "You apologizing, well never thought I'd see the day" Jack laughed and Kate laughed with him. She was glad they still had that banter between them and whilst she was letting go of her feelings towards him it was nice to know she could still be the same.
"How much longer is she gonna be like this Jack" Kate as she leaned back in her seat casually. Jack just shrugged his shoulders wishing he could answer her question.
"I don't know Kate, as long as it takes I suppose" Jack shrugged as his eyes fell on her face once more.
After a long silence between the two Kate got to her feet not being able to stand seeing the girl in the mess she was in. Sending one last glance at Jack she hobbled on out the room, trying to escape from the fear that was beginning to consume her.
Jack didn't know how long he had been there now. Time was moving so slowly now. Every second felt like an hour to him. The only thing that kept him going was her raspy breathing next to his head. But finally he managed to drop off.
Ana could slowly feel herself coming to, the pain in her body intensifying at every little movement. Slowly her eyes began to flicker open and she took in her surroundings. She instantly knew she was in the hatch. Beside her arm she could feel something warm radiating onto her own and turning her head she could see a sleeping Jack with one of her hands in his own and his head pressed to her arm.
She smiled down at him but instantly regretted it as she felt her dried and cut lips crack. "Ahh" she muttered as quietly as she could trying not to disturb Jack but she failed that as his head whipped up quickly. He looked at her in silence for a few seconds and blinked several times as if deciding whether she was really awake or not.
"Ana" he began slowly looking at her softly. "You're awake" he said as a grin came to his pale face and he jumped to his feet running one hand through her hair and placing a kiss on her forehead.
"How long I been out" she asked groggily looking up at him. It hurt too much to move so she settled in the position she was.
"About an hour or two, you took quite a beating out there" he said his teeth gritting together as he thought of the man who had done this to his Ana.
A dopey grin came to her face. "I give as good as I get, should have seen him" she said and any traces of anger that was on Jack's face disappeared as quickly as it had appeared and he broke into a smile. "How's Kate" she asked her voice filled with worry as she thought of the brunette who was out there with her.
"She's fine, just a sprained ankle, would have been worse if you weren't there, how are you feeling though" he said pointing his finger at her. All he cared about at the moment was how she was and what he could do to help.
"Sore, I mean really sore, I don't even want to see the state of my face feeling it is enough, I bet I give Frankenstein a run for his money" she said trying to ease his worry by dropping some sarcastic remarks. And her aim worked as he laughed a little once more.
"I've got some painkillers in the other room somewhere, I'm gonna get them for you okay" Jack said running his hand through her hair once more before leaving the room but not before bumping into Sawyer who was entering the room.
"Ah well look who's awake" Sawyer boomed as he entered Jack not paying him a second glance as he looked for the medicines.
"Came to admire my beauty I take it Cowboy" she said to him as he approached her stopping only a foot away from her.
He scoffed at her comment. "Ah Sheena you know me too well" he grinned back his dimples in full flourish. She could only roll her eyes at his comment. "So how you feeling Cagney, any better" he asked sincerity in his voice.
"Not really" she replied simply knowing that was the only thing she could say because that was how she felt.
"So you're becoming a bit of a hero round here" Sawyer said still grinning as he studied each one of her wounds intently. They didn't look as bad as they did when she was covered in blood but they were still serious.
Ana just shrugged her shoulders weakly pain searing along her right one. Sawyer was about to speak when Jack quickly walked into the room the pills in his hand.
"Was there anything you wanted Sawyer" Jack said briskly looking at the Southerner with narrowed eyes. Sawyer just smirked back at him.
"Just came to give Lucy-lu here my number" he laughed and he received a small chuckle off Ana who was switching gazes between the two men. Sawyer rolled his eyes at Jack before he turned back to Ana. "Libby gonna be coming to see you later alright Lacey" he said and turned and walked out of the hatch, his smirk still on his face.
Jack just shook his head and picked up a bottle of water. He handed the pills to Ana and she took them quickly the water soothing her burning throat. Finally she looked him deep in the eyes and she knew what was wrong with him. A small smile came to her face.
"What" he asked as he watched her smiling at him.
"You, I know that look" she said trying to suppress the chuckle that would soon emerge.
"What look" Jack said innocently not making eye contact with her. He knew what she would say next.
"The look you gave Sawyer, the look that plainly states, she's mine now back off" and the laugh she was holding in escaped but it was instantly suppressed as pain ripped through her stomach and chest. The laughing turned to wincing as the pain finally began to ease.
Jack just bowed his head a little lower. "Jack" she said as she managed to compose herself and looked up at him again. When he didn't look at her she extended her hand and put it under his chin pulling his head to face her. Finally their eyes met.
"And I'm flattered, you don't have to be ashamed of it, that is one of the reasons why I love you" and she suddenly stopped dead in her tracks. Why did I say that she yelled at herself, great now he's gonna walk off and leave, you've scared him off she continued as she watched the stunned look on his face. But her mini rant in her head vanished and every thought flew out of the windows as his lips crashed onto hers. She didn't even feel the ache of her split lips as he pressed his lips firmly to hers his hands gently on either side of her head. She relaxed into the embrace and they stayed like that until the need for air finally came.
Jack looked into her big brown eyes and a wide smile spread across his face. "I love you too" he smiled before pressing his lips to hers again.
Hours had passed and Ana was bored. Jack had gone about thirty minutes ago to help out with Claire because Aaron was sick so she was laying alone on the bunk.
Deciding that there was really nothing for her to do she closed her eyes and tried to sleep but as she did that there was a small knock on the door and she looked over to see Libby there smiling.
"Hey" she rasped as the blonde entered the room.
"Hey, you okay" Libby asked as she sat down on the vacant chair. She took in Ana's face and winced at the sight.
"Bit better, just sore" Ana replied turning her head to face the woman. She was the only one other than Jack who she could truly call a friend on the island.
"I'm not surprised" Libby said softly as she watched the Latina shift slightly and wince whilst doing it. "Everyone's been really worried on the beach" Libby said wanting Ana to know how much she was actually valued on the island.
Ana scoffed, "That's just sympathy, they don't really care" she answered simply. They did this last time, after Michael had shot her. Suddenly everyone was her friend, they were always bringing her stuff and asking if she was okay. They did it out of guilt and Ana knew full well.
Libby knew she couldn't lie to Ana anymore and just shook her shoulders not wanting to argue with the injured Latina. "What you did out there today, that was something else, Kate told me what went on, how you saved her life, even when you didn't like the woman you still fought to keep her alive, now what does that make you" Libby smiled at the woman who was now lying flat on her back her eyes not meeting Libby's face.
"One right doesn't make up for a hundred wrongs Libby" she replied sullenly. She was doing what anyone else would have done in her position, but that still didn't fix what she had done on and off of the island.
"What are you talking about Ana, you're always saying stuff really cryptically, just talk to me" Libby asked softly knowing that the police officer was hiding something from her.
Ana blinked her eyes several times trying to hold in the tears that were threatening to fall if she didn't control herself. "If I told you then I would lose you, and I don't want that to happen Libby, you're the only real friend I have on this god forsaken island and I'm not risking that" Ana replied as firmly as she could but she knew it was a feeble attempt.
"Ana" Libby said her voice low and soft as she spoke. "You're not gonna lose me, we've all made mistakes in the past, it's nothing to be ashamed of" she continued as she tried to get the woman to open up to her.
"But what I did wasn't a mistake, I meant it, so what kind of person does that make me Libby" Ana said her voice getting louder as she began to get angry.
"Well let me be the judge of what I think of you, how do you know what I'm going to be like" Libby asked again as she got to her feet trying to read the younger woman's face.
"Because I know you" she said her voice low and filled with fear. "You'll never look at me the same way again, I'll be what everyone else sees in me on the island, a murderer, and I don't want you to look at me that way" she whispered turning her head away from Libby.
Libby just looked at her confused not understanding her words. "Ana come on what do you mean" she asked once more desperate to know what exactly was troubling the woman.
"I've killed people Libby, not just Shannon and Goodwin and one of the other's, I've killed someone off of the island" Ana practically yelled her heart wrenching in pain. Libby was frozen in shock at her statement. "He killed my baby, so I killed him and I don't regret it, so again Libby what does that make me" Ana said forcefully looking at the blonde finally.
Libby couldn't speak. She couldn't do anything.
"It makes me a murderer, not a hero because I've probably killed more people then I've helped Libby, I'm no hero" Ana choked out the last bit using the last of her strength to hold the tears in.
Libby's eyes only went wide and with that she began to retreat slowly out of the room not saying a word.
"Libby don't go, please can I explain to you, please just give me a chance to explain" Ana began as she tried to get up to follow the woman but pain ripped through her entire body. She regretted telling Libby the way she had, she should have put it in a more formal way at least.
"Please" Ana said again pleading with Libby to stay but the blonde kept on moving further and further away from her.
Ana tried once more to roll herself over but all she succeeded in doing was rolling off the bed and landing with a thud on the floor. Pain racked her body and a loud whimper escaped her lips. She looked up as if to ask Libby for help but when she looked at the doorway the woman was gone.
The pain intensified as she tried to get herself up and tears if pain, physically and emotionally slipped down her face. Why did I even tell her she shouted at herself as she continued to push herself but it was pointless. Just as she was about to give up though a familiar voice filled her ears.
"Lucy what the hell are you doing" Sawyer's Southern drawl came as he hurried into the room and knelt down next to her.
"Tried to get up" she said through pained breaths as her chest burnt in pain.
"And why are you crying" he asked as he wiped one of her tears away with his index finger.
"Why do you think, I'm in pain" she said not wanting to reveal to him why exactly she was crying. Sawyer just shrugged his shoulders and placed one arm under her knees and the other around her waist hoisting her up into the air and lying her back down on the bed.
"Do you know why I think you were crying Ana-Lulu" Sawyer said as he helped her shift her position on the bunk. She didn't respond to him. "I think it has something to do with moonbeam who I saw hurrying past me looking a little shaken" Sawyer said casually looking at the ex cop on the bed.
Ana didn't respond knowing that she would only make things worse if she opened her mouth and began to speak about her altercation with Libby so instead she decided to change the subject.
"What are you doing up here Sawyer" she asked looking up at him with curious eyes.
"Ah just passing by and thought I'd look in" Sawyer said casually smiling at her again. Even as low as she was feeling his cheeky grin still managed to get her to smile a little.
"Well thank you for that Cowboy but I'm doing fine here on my own" she said knowing that she was fooling no one, she didn't want to be alone now, it gave her too much time to think about things.
"Well muchacha how about we kill that loneliness of yours, cause unlucky for you I have nothing to do, so ima hang around here for a while if that's okay with you" he said and sat down on the chair next to her still grinning. "Not that you have a choice" he grinned and she just rolled her eyes at him secretly thanking him for staying with her.
So will she and Libby make up, and what's in store for her and the other islanders, review if you liked guys.