I want to thank each of you who've commented on my one shots "I'm Not Ready To Die", "There Is No Easy Way To Say This" and "You're To Blame" once again, but I've decided to delete them and put them all in a short 'multi' chapter story. I feel like there's even more potential to get out of them this way.

This is an alternative scene! I really hope you'll like it!

Disclaimer: I do not own LOST, its characters or any of the plot line.

PART 2 - There Is No Easy Way

A blank expression
Covering your face
I'm looking for directions
For out of this place

Everyone on the beach stood around Claire, looking at the new born baby in her arms. It had been a long, tough night, with the loss of one person and the gain of another. Only God knows why they of all people deserved this, and why he chose to take a man life and give birth to another on the same damn night. This island was said to be an island of miracles, but what is so miraculous about death?

When Jack became aware of Shannon and Sayid's arrival, he knew instantly what he had to do.

He left the crowd and walked towards them, head hung low.

"Hey." The couple said in unison, Shannon giggled a little, joyous of her and Sayid's previous night. It was as if nothing could destroy her mood right now.

"I need to talk to you." Jack said, his voice cracking. He had barely slept anything that night, exhausted by the events.

"What's wrong?" Sayid asked. He held Shannon's hand in his, which made it obvious as to how protective he was of Shannon already. But that was good, she needs that. Especially now.

"It's Boone."

"What has he done this time?" Shannon broodily asked as a sigh escaped her lips. Usually it was her who was the one with troubles, but on this island, Boone always wanted to help and be where everything happened. Of course he would do something wrong and piss someone off sometime.

"There's no easy way to say this. I'm sorry." You could tell by the look in Jack's eyes that something was terribly wrong and in Shannon's eyes that she had fully understood what was going on.

"No. No. No." She stumbled backwards, her hand hung loose in Sayid's hold. Tears threatened to spill over in her eyes. This couldn't be happening. "No. No. No." She said again.

She felt the air in her lungs slowly be taken away and her mind drifting away. She could hear the faint "I'm sorry" and "When did this happen?" beside her, but her mind wasn't there to register anything.

After a moment of silence, she numbly asked where Boone was.

"The Caves."

Caves. She let go of Sayid's hand and turned around, facing the jungle. And then she ran. She ignored the yells of Sayid to wait and just ran.

She needed to see him. She needed to see Boone, one last time.

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