Author's Note: Okay, since I left all of you at such an evil.. pivotal point at the end of that last chapter, I figure the least I can do is give you guys a quick update. Just in thanks for nobody you know, chopping off my head.

This one is for Jennay!

All Over Again:

When your heart is beating black and blue,

The old worlds knocking down on you,

And you're starting to become unglued,

Don't go there, come on, I love you.

-Cyndi Lauper

Bang. Bang.

There was silence after the gunshot and Juliet sat wide-eyed on the ground as Danny fell backwards. She found her eyes glancing down at the tiny hole in the ground between her legs where Danny's gun had gone off as well. She found her blue eyes searching behind her now and she saw Kate, holding the gun out that Danny had knocked from her hands.

She locked eyes for a short moment with the brunette before she crawled forward and lifted the key off of Danny's dead body, not to mention his gun. She tucked the gun into her pants like she'd done with her own and opened the lock on Sawyer's cage.

"Jesus, Blondie.." Sawyer muttered, grabbing hold of Juliet and wrapping his arms around her. "You outta yer' damn mind, tauntin' him like that.."

Juliet smiled only a little in response. Whenever he got overly worried the southern accent came searing through in his words. "Learned that from you," she answered. "Now you know where the boats are, you and Kate need to get there and hurry," she told him, pulling out of his arms and turning away.

Sawyer was shell-shocked. "You expect me to go runnin' like a bat out of hell and just leave you here?" he questioned.

"Yes, because I won't be far behind," she answered cryptically, throwing him a warning look in response when his fingers snaked tightly around her wrist and stopped her.

Kate knew what Juliet meant. "Jack's still inside.."

"Exactly," Juliet responded casually. "Let me get Jack, James.." she told him. "And we'll meet you at the outriggers," she explained.

Sawyer frowned as he studied her intense look. She'd just been brushed by death once again, and there she was getting ready to risk herself for yet another person. "We'll come with you," he stated.

Kate was already nodding her head in agreement with Sawyer.

"No," Juliet answered. "If for some reason, something happens, who the hell is going to save my ass if you two get caught with me?" she questioned them. "Wait at the outriggers, and if I don't meet you there with Jack before a half an hour, then something happened."

Sawyer opened his mouth to speak but he never got the words out before Juliet's lips were on his. It was, and had always been, her way of ending an argument. And he'd be damned, but it worked on him every time.

Kate wanted to speak up, wanted to go get Jack herself.. but over time she'd learned from her mistakes. Whenever she went to help somebody, people got caught. Juliet had a better track record then herself, it would be safer to let Juliet save Jack, wouldn't it? "I'll get Jack," she interrupted.

Juliet pulled away from Sawyer and stared at her for a moment as though she were debating allowing her to do so. "You don't know where to look," she answered sadly. "I have to do this Kate, and.. and I'll get him back for you."

Kate pursed her lips together in response. Juliet was right.. she'd likely get lost trying to find Jack in those buildings, whereas Juliet knew exactly where to go. "Don't do anything stupid," she told the blonde and for the first time, she pulled her into a short embrace.

Juliet smiled a little in response, remembering when Jack had said that and she had, in fact, gone with Sawyer to do something stupid. Although they'd been meaningful in their attempts to save Jin, Bernard and Sayid, they had indeed been stupid. Stupid, yet successful. "I won't if you won't," she answered before giving one last look to Sawyer and heading for the doors.

Sawyer wanted to run, to stop her, but he knew that she wouldn't agree to stop. So he watched her disappear into the building, and then he followed Kate into the jungle.

"Lucky for us.. she left us her gun," Kate stated, waving it at him.

Sawyer rolled his eyes and took it out of her waving hand. Because the gun was hers, and if he held onto that, he was holding onto a piece of her.

~*~*~

"So she'll be alright?" Tom questioned as Jack stitched up Colleen.

Jack nodded. "She'll live," he answered, finishing the last stitch.

"I better go tell Ben," Tom stated, turning to leave. He stood in shock when he noticed Juliet in the doorway aiming a gun at him. "What the hell are you doin' Jules?" Tom questioned out of shock.

Juliet smiled sadly. "Come on, Jack," she stated, watching Jack stare at her.

"You lost your mind?" Tom questioned, his hand inching behind his back.

"Shit.." Jack muttered, swiping the metal tray that held the tools for surgery and smashing it against Tom's head just as Tom hit the button on his taser. He watched as both Tom and Juliet went down. He didn't hesitate to tear off the scrubs, lynch the taser into his pocket and then pull Juliet up into his arms. Fortunately he remembered the way out, and he ran for it.

He stopped short as he opened the door and Ben's daughter Alex and Richard were standing before him. He nearly backed up.

"Follow us, hurry, before someone notices what happened," Richard stated before turning and running with Alex by his side.

Jack glanced down at the unconscious blonde in his arms before he did as they said. Richard had made himself clear to be trustworthy thus far, he couldn't stop himself from trusting the man now.

~*~*~

Sawyer and Kate had just made it to the outriggers when they noticed Karl was already there, sitting on one as though he were waiting for them.

None of them spoke for a while as they sat in wait, but after just a little bit Sawyer finally opened his mouth. "How come you're just sitting here?" he questioned.

"Cause Alex told me to wait for her here," he answered with a shrug. "How'd you get free?" he asked curiously.

Sawyer shrugged, but he knew the kid was different, he could answer him honestly. "Juliet let us out.."

Karl nodded in response. "She let you guys run off and stayed with Jack again?" he questioned.

Sawyer went silent. Obviously this kid remembered the whole Jack and Juliet stage. And suddenly that nagging little voice went rampant inside his head. Had she gone back because she still had feelings for Jack?

"Oh," was Karl's response. "Sorry.."

Kate studied the expression on Sawyer's face and she frowned. It didn't take her long to realize exactly what he was feeling from the look on his face either. "Sawyer you know that's not why she went back," she corrected instantly. Or maybe she just hoped..

Karl dug holes in the sand with his feet. When Alex said that Juliet had openly admitted to being in love with the prisoner, he had automatically thought she had meant Jack..

Sawyer shook his head. Isn't this what had torn the two of them apart the last time? She had caught him looking at Kate, she had made assumptions.. Now she had gone back for Jack, and he was making assumptions? "I'm goin' back," he stated quickly.

"Sawyer, it hasn't been--"

"Yea' I know what it ain't been, Freckles," he cut her off quickly. He halted when he turned around and watched as Richard and Alex came out of the foliage. Then he watched Jack carrying Juliet out. "Sonuvabitch," he growled out.

"She got tasered," Jack stated quickly, transferring Juliet from his own arms to Sawyer's carefully.

Sawyer glanced down at her, and obviously her transfer from Jack to him had stirred her, because her eyes were sliding open. "You alright?" he questioned worriedly. He already knew that the taser certainly hurt like a sonuvabitch, but he'd always been awake after it. Either that taser had been tuned up high to make her black out, or something else was wrong.

Juliet nodded mutely in response to the question, not entirely trusting her voice at the moment to come out correctly.

"All of you need to get out of here," Richard stated quickly. "Alex, I'm going to suggest you go with them this time," he told the teenager. "You and Karl will be safer with the survivors of 815 then anywhere else."

Alex nodded instantly.

"Be careful with her," Richard warned to Sawyer, speaking of Juliet. "She still remembers after that taser and that's a good sign, but anything worse could cause a relapse," he explained quickly. "And a relapse could kill her."

Sawyer stared at him in stunned silence before he looked down at Juliet. Had she known about that? If she had, why did she risk a relapse and death to save Jack? Karl's words were eating at him. She let you guys run off and stayed with Jack again?

"Now go," Richard ordered quickly. He watched them all get into the outriggers. Sawyer took Juliet into one, Alex and Karl had joined the two.

Kate and Jack had taken the other.

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So. There's the speed chapter for you guys! I'll try and get another one up tomorrow or the next day, sound good? No 'for certain' promises, but I am definitely going to try my best, because all of you readers and reviewers are wonderful!