Okay this chapter was a tad of impulse and I wrote it when I was bored. I hope you enjoy it, I thought I needed to introduce a bit of the island to the survivors just to make it seem a little more dangerous, MWAH HA HA!!! lol, sorry... R & R!!!

Kate was fast, but Jack was faster. He caught her within 5 minutes, wrestling her to the ground.

"Get off me!" Kate yelled emotion in her voice.

"Kate, stop, calm down"

"How the hell am I supposed to calm down if your sitting on top of me" she hissed.

"Kate," he said, as if he were convincing a five year old. He slowly got off of her and stood up. He offered her his hand to get up but she ignored it and painfully stood up on her own. "you didn't have to tell me…" he whispered, looking into her eyes, seeing the hurt instantly.

"You know that isn't true," She was still icy cold but was starting to calm down from her confession.

"Kate, please, stop, I didn't mean to make you tell me. I'm glad you did… I think… but I'm sorry it happened. All of it, I'm so sor-"

"I don't need your pity" Kate immediately froze over again

"Kate! What do I have to do? I've been trying all week just to talk to you but… everything keeps getting in the way…"

"Jack… I need to-" but she was cut off but Jack's mouth closing over hers. She was surprised by the kiss but also welcomed it. She remembered the familiar feeling of his stubble on her face, his hands on her face and neck, her fingers running through his long hair. Wait, Jack doesn't have- she pulled away and looked at him in awe. How could she think of Sawyer while kissing Jack?

"What did you need to do Kate?"

"Apologize, for kissing you… I'm sorry Jack, I-"

"I'm not"

"Yeah… obviously, but Jack, I don't want to do this!"

"Do what Kate?"

"Have to chose between-"

Kate was cut off by an inhuman sound, screaming from the jungle surrounding them. Suddenly trees started falling all around them and they got the creepy feeling that they're being watched. Kate broke into a sprint next to Jack, heading towards the beach as it began to pour. The jungle floor was instantly turned into mud and their runs slowed to difficult jogs. Kate's foot got caught in a loose vine and she stumbled to the ground.

"Jack!" Kate yelled in terror

Jack instantly ran back and helped her up, pulling her into a tree trunk cluster shaped like a jail cell. He turned and saw a large black object fly above them. It was too big to be a bird and too low to be a plane.

Kate grabbed Jack and held him tight. She was terrified as the noise continued all around them. The black monster returned and hovered above them for several long seconds. As quickly as it had appeared, the black monster vanished along with the roar and the rain storm.

Kate kept her eyes closed and her grip on Jack tight for at least five minutes after the encounter. At first Jack thought she was shaking from fear but realized tears were steadily rolling down her cheeks. He held her closer and waited for the emotions to pour out before helping her retrace her steps and find where she dropped her backpack.

When they returned to the beach they were greeted with many different reactions. Most being 'Oh my goodness, what happened to you?' or 'Are you two alright?'. The most amusing came from Hurley: 'Dude... when did it rain?' and Sawyer 'Which son-of-a-bitch did this to you, Freckles?'. Kate's first thought was to act strong and tough because she didn't want people feeling bad for her. But then she looked down at herself: soaking wet, covered in mud, clothes askew. She was a mess and had walked out of the jungle with Jack, of course people would be concerned. Some would think they'd been attacked, others they'd been having a wild sex affair on the jungle floor, and still some thinking they'd just gone swimming and fell on their way back.

Kate didn't want to wait around to hear peoples assumptions, she walked over to Sawyer and wrapped her arms around his neck. They walked hand in hand back to his tent and fell asleep instantly. Kate wanted to forget this whole day had happened, she didn't want to feel an attachment to Jack. She trusted Sawyer. She wanted Sawyer. What was she getting herself into…?