Author's Note: The plot-bunny strikes fast and swift, like a tornado! He demands many carrots and a juice box for his efforts.. or he shall plow down my thought process for a week. Bad plot bunny.. bad.

All Over Again: Two Weeks, Continued

Don't know if our fate's already sealed,

The day's spinning circus on a wheel,

I'm ill with the thought of your kiss,

Coffee laced intoxicating on her lips.

(Ashes and Wine by A Fine Frenzy)

Juliet found herself twiddling her thumbs as she sat inside the medical station. This was downright ridiculous. What the hell was she supposed to do in this place for 24 hours while she waited for Ethan to show up? She had already been here for three hours and if it weren't for that crazed giant ball of smoke that had chased her, she would probably roam around the jungle to amuse herself.

Her shoulder still had that aching sense of pins and needles that hadn't gone away yet. But she'd already found a sling in one of the closets and had donned it earlier. She wasn't tired, so she couldn't simply go to sleep. Not that the pain would have helped that anyways. She let a sigh escape her lips as she glanced around at the monitors. There were two cameras just outside the doors of this station, and she squinted her eyes to get a better look.

Who was that coming towards the station? She frowned, grabbing a pistol from the drawer and headed towards the doors. Whoever it was, was in for a surprise. She wasn't in the mood for random visitors.

But when she pushed open the door of the station and stared at the approaching figure with her gun drawn she arched an eyebrow up. She narrowed her eyes slightly when he grew closer and felt herself automatically lower the gun when she could see his face through the darkness. "Goodwin?"

~*~*~*~

"You saw Juliet?!" Sawyer said with shock. "Where? When?" he questioned quickly. "Doing what?"

Kate put her hand on his arm to calm him down. "She was dropping off the injections for Ethan.. the injections that he gives Claire.." she whispered.

"That don't mean anything," Sawyer told her, understanding by her tone what she was implying. "It don't mean anything because she thinks that those injections are what saves Claire," he stated. "She could still remember.."

Kate glanced at Jack, and she could already see from the look in his eyes that he wasn't going to tell Sawyer about this 'Goodwin' character that Juliet would be involved with.

"Where is she now?" Sawyer questioned.

Kate frowned. "The medical station.." she admitted. "Sawyer, listen.."

"Not now," Sawyer stated, turning his back on her.

"Sawyer, damn it, wait!" Kate growled out. But it wasn't in time, because Sawyer was taking off into the jungle. "Jack we need to stop him, she has no idea who we are!"

Jack nodded.

Rose sighed, shaking her head. "Nothing is going to stop that boy from going to her when she's so close," she pointed out. "If you didn't want him to go to her, then you never should have told him."

Kate knew Rose was right. "Jack, let's catch up to him.. if we can't stop him, then we help him."

Jack quickly followed behind Kate after Sawyer.

It wasn't a long time later, maybe an hour and a half that they made their way close to the medical station and heard Juliet's voice talking to someone. And it wasn't long before they realized Sawyer wasn't going to her anymore, he was watching.. listening.

~*~*~*~

"Goodwin?" Juliet questioned, tucking the gun into the waistline of her jeans. "What are you doing here?"

"Ethan told me you'd be here tonight," Goodwin explained, dragging his fingers through his hair. He glanced at her slightly dirty and torn clothes and frowned, coming directly in front of her. He narrowed his eyes at the cut across her eyebrow and he reached his hand up, his thumb pressed close to it. "What happened to you?" he questioned softly.

Juliet watched as his eyes left the cut on her eyebrow and noticed for the first time, the sling that was also on her shoulder. "Just picked a fight with a giant tower of smoke.." she joked softly. She smiled a little in response. She didn't know why she felt like she was seeing him for the first time in years.

Goodwin chuckled. She would be able to sit here and joke about nearly getting killed as though she'd just played a simple game of push and shove on the playground with the monster. That was just the way she always was. Truthfully he'd been wanting to talk to her ever since Tom had told him about the strange episode that had occurred with her after he'd been sent off. Tom explained that Richard had said she relived her 'death'.

It hadn't made sense. Still didn't if he was being perfectly honest. But he shook it off and leaned forward to kiss her, just glad that he was finally getting to see her again after two weeks.

Juliet felt the corners of her lips twitch into a smile as he inched forward. And it wasn't until he was mere centimeters from meeting her lips that everything about him seemed to morph. His tanned skin suddenly pale and sickeningly blue. His eyes held no shine, his eyes were dead and dull. Her eyes drifted down only to see the gaping whole through his body and she gasped, taking a step backwards to quickly and immediately falling down.

"Juliet?!" Goodwin stated, kneeling down to help her.

"Oh my god.." Juliet whispered, trying to crawl backwards away from him. "Oh god.. oh my god.."

~*~*~*~

Sawyer, Kate and Jack all looked visibly stunned in response to Juliet's sudden reaction.

One second ago, Sawyer swore Juliet was looking at that man, he assumed it was the Goodwin she'd told him about during their Dharma stay, he swore she was looking at him with a look of pure affection. And suddenly their was a look of total and complete fear and disbelief on her face. It was a look he'd never seen before..

"What in the hell just happened?" Kate hissed out, watching as Juliet began backing away from Goodwin. "What's wrong with her?"

Jack shook his head. "I don't know.."

Sawyer could only look on, unable to stop watching her, unable to go to her.. and unable to just walk away from her.

~*~*~*~

"Juliet," Goodwin stated quickly, getting a grasp on her good shoulder. "Hey, hey calm down," he told her, giving her a light shake. Was this what Tom had been talking about? The look on her face had been one of complete horror, he'd never seen anything like it on her normally composed features.

Juliet shook her head and took a deep breath. What the hell was wrong with her? She just felt sick now, how could she have just imagined him dead as he was going to kiss her? "Goodwin.. you.." she got out softly. "You should go back.."

"What?" Goodwin questioned out of confusion. "Jules, what just happened to you?" he asked with worry, tucking a misplaced strand of blonde hair behind her ear.

"Nothing," Juliet shot out quickly, getting herself back to her feet. "Goodwin.. you need to get back to the tail section, if Ben finds out you came here.."

Goodwin shot her and uneasy look. "What's Ben gonna do?" he questioned, standing up with her.

Juliet shook her head. "Please just leave.."

"Juliet, I came here to see you," Goodwin stated, taking her hand into his.

"JULIET!"

Juliet and Goodwin froze, their hands pulling apart immediately. They both watched as Ethan came running towards them.

"Ethan?" she questioned out of confusion. "What are you doing here?"

"Claire, the pregnant girl," he huffed out. "She woke up when I was giving her the injection."

Juliet's eyes widened slightly. "Ethan, she could die without those injections!"

"Which is why I'm going to find her when she's alone, and I'm going to take her."

Goodwin looked on in confusion.

Juliet stared at him with mild shock. "Have you lost your mind?!" she growled out at him. "You can't just kidnap the poor girl, we only want to help her safely deliver her child," she pointed out to him. "Kidnapping is not part of the plan!"

Ethan shook his head. "There's no choice here, Juliet," he retorted. "I'm going to have to bring her here."

"You can't do that!" Juliet stated sternly, taking a step forward towards him.

"You can't stop me," Ethan noted.

Juliet's eyes narrowed in response as Ethan headed back into the jungle towards the beach camp of the survivors. "He's lost his god damned mind," she stated, running her fingers through her hair.

"Juliet.." Goodwin whispered.

Juliet stared at him. "Get back to the tail-section, Goodwin," she ordered him. "I have to make sure Ethan doesn't hurt anyone, this is not how we're supposed to do this.."

Goodwin stared at her in shock. "Juliet you're injured, in case you forgot!"

"I didn't forget," she warned him. "Just go, I can't waste my time with this when Ethan's going out of control."

"Waste your time?" Goodwin questioned. "So this, you and me? We're just a waste of time to you?"

Juliet frowned. "That's not.. I didn't mean that," she stated.

"No, I guess you never do," Goodwin stated with a shake of his head. "You're right though.. this is a waste of time Juliet."

Juliet couldn't help the way her eyes flashed with hurt from his words. "What do you mean..?"

"You and me," Goodwin stated. "We could run off, right here, right now, would you run off with me?"

Juliet froze in response to the question. "I.." she fumbled out. "No.."

Goodwin shook his head slightly. "See you around Juliet," he stated, turning and heading back in the direction of the tail section.

"Goodwin!" Juliet yelled after him. She couldn't help the fact that a few tears ran down her face, not because he'd left her, but because she'd hurt him and she knew it. She watched as he continued disappearing into the jungle without turning back, and she leaned her back against the one closed door of the medical station and closed her eyes. This whole night was a disaster. But she opened her eyes and her breath caught in her throat. "Ethan.." she mumbled. She had to catch up to him before he hurt somebody.

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Oooh.. uh-oh. Was that another quick update or what? the part where Juliet envisions Goodwin as a corpse is courtesy of teh-Sarah! Thanks girl!!