Post by Kate Austen on Jun 9, 2007 21:33:59 GMT -5
Title: Them: Caught and Abandoned
Ship: Jate
Rating: T
Warnings/Spoilers: Disturbing Images, Violence, Spoilers up to WKD
Disclaimer: LOST belongs to JJ, Damon, Carlton, ABC, ect ect...
The darkness wasn’t normal. It was nothing like the darkness at night, or in a dark room. It felt more like she was in a black hole and there was no escape. It had been the first thing she’d woken up to. Hurt and confused, Kate Austen stayed curled up in a corner, not daring to move away from it. Where was she? Why was she here? She couldn’t remember. She couldn’t remember much of anything. How had she gotten here? She was sure the enormous headache and dried blood on the side of her face had something to do with that last question though.
Terrified green eyes tried to see through the blackness to see if anyone, or anything, else was in the room with her. She was too nervous to speak up and ask, and she wasn’t even sure if her voice would work. Her throat felt dry and she desperately needed some water.
Leaning her head back against the wall, she shut her eyes. Brown curls fell wildly in front of her freckled face, but she didn’t bother to push them away. She barely even noticed them. Was Sawyer here? Jack? She remembered talking to them, but everything after that was all a blur. Shaking her head, she curled tighter into her corner. Her gun wasn’t in her pocket. It had either fallen out of been stolen, and she had no other weapons with her. There was no point in letting someone or something know she was in here with them without any weapons incase they were dangerous. If there was even anything else in here, that was. She wouldn’t have been surprised if she was alone though.
Letting her eyes fall shut again, she drifted off slightly. She made sure she stayed in a light sleep though, not wanting to be asleep if something came near her. She wanted to be able to snap awake and get away from whatever it was.
It could have been seconds that passed. Maybe minutes. Maybe hours. Kate didn’t know. But sometime later, the door to the room swung open, filling the room with a bright light. Kate’s eyes flew open and she glanced around at the empty gray room. She shivered slightly at the blast of cold air that came in with the light and turned her head to look at the man standing in the doorway. Swallowing hard, she slowly pushed herself up off the ground, flinching in pain as she did so. “Where am I?” she asked, her voice quiet and raspy. “Let me go back to camp.”
The man looked at her, smirking slightly. “You can’t go back to camp, Katherine.” he said. “You’re here with us now.” He shoved his hand in one of his pockets. “Come along…” he told her. “Try to run and one of us will grab you. There’s no way for you to get out, so you might as well not risk yourself getting killed.” Nodding, he turned his back to her and began walking.
Kate blinked several times, having problems taking in what he was saying. Her head hurt like crazy and had a weird blurry feeling to it. She gave half a nod, not even sure why she was nodding, then turned and began to follow him out. She glanced around every few moments, wondering if he was right about there being no way out. He could have been lying to her. How stupid was he to let her go and expect her not to run? Kate ran no matter what anyone told her. She was born to run. Maybe for now she’d listen though. Give this place a little bit till she could figure out what was going on. This wasn’t the Others’ place, so maybe nothing bad would happen. “Where are my friends?” she asked him.
The man glanced back at her. “Your friends?” he asked, pausing to think a moment. “Ooh. You mean the southern idiot, the doctor, and that blond girl. Your friends are fine. Don’t worry about it. You’ll see them soon enough.”
That blond girl? Kate didn’t remember any blond girl. Though she also forgot how she got here, so maybe she forgot a few other things too. But her friends were here? Sawyer and Jack were here too? That was sort of a relief. At least she wasn’t alone. Bringing one of her hands up to rub her eyes, she continued to follow the guy down a long hallway. Maybe he’d let her go back to sleep. No. She couldn’t go to sleep. She had to figure out what was going on and get her and her friends out of here. No sleeping.
The man stopped at a white door and opened it a bit. “You’ll be staying here for now.” he said. “You’re friends will be moved in shortly. Have a good night, Kate.” He held the door open, waiting for her to go in.
Kate stared into the room. It looked decent enough. It was a good size for a bedroom, and contained three beds. There was also a door on the right, which she figured was the bathroom. After a moment of staring, she shook her head and took a step back. “Where am I and what’s going on?” she asked him, crossing her arms tightly across her chest.
The man raised his eyebrows at her. “I can’t tell you that, Kate. It’s not my job. You’ll just have to wait for someone who can tell you that.”
“Oh yeah?” Kate rolled her eyes. “And when will I see someone who can tell me that?” she asked him with a growing frown.
The man shrugged. “Most likely never.” he said. He gave her a shove.
Catching her off guard, Kate fell into the room. Her head hit the wall and she squeezed her eyes shut, trying not to yell out. Expecting him to at least ask her if she was okay, she was quite surprised when the door slammed shut and she could hear him walking away. What kind of person was he? She brought her hand back up to her head , touching where it had hit the wall; the same place it had been bleeding earlier. She pulled her hand back and opened her eyes which were blurring with tears. Sure enough through the blur she could see bright red blood.
Slowly lowering herself down so she was lying across the floor, she put her hand back on her head and closed her eyes. No sleeping. She would just wait for the pain to stop. No sleeping. No sleeping. Sure enough, she was soon out again. It was hard to tell whether she fell asleep or passed out, but she was completely out of it.
Ship: Jate
Rating: T
Warnings/Spoilers: Disturbing Images, Violence, Spoilers up to WKD
Disclaimer: LOST belongs to JJ, Damon, Carlton, ABC, ect ect...
Them
Prologue
“If you never learn to face your fears, you’ll never learn to face life.”
Prologue
“If you never learn to face your fears, you’ll never learn to face life.”
The darkness wasn’t normal. It was nothing like the darkness at night, or in a dark room. It felt more like she was in a black hole and there was no escape. It had been the first thing she’d woken up to. Hurt and confused, Kate Austen stayed curled up in a corner, not daring to move away from it. Where was she? Why was she here? She couldn’t remember. She couldn’t remember much of anything. How had she gotten here? She was sure the enormous headache and dried blood on the side of her face had something to do with that last question though.
Terrified green eyes tried to see through the blackness to see if anyone, or anything, else was in the room with her. She was too nervous to speak up and ask, and she wasn’t even sure if her voice would work. Her throat felt dry and she desperately needed some water.
Leaning her head back against the wall, she shut her eyes. Brown curls fell wildly in front of her freckled face, but she didn’t bother to push them away. She barely even noticed them. Was Sawyer here? Jack? She remembered talking to them, but everything after that was all a blur. Shaking her head, she curled tighter into her corner. Her gun wasn’t in her pocket. It had either fallen out of been stolen, and she had no other weapons with her. There was no point in letting someone or something know she was in here with them without any weapons incase they were dangerous. If there was even anything else in here, that was. She wouldn’t have been surprised if she was alone though.
Letting her eyes fall shut again, she drifted off slightly. She made sure she stayed in a light sleep though, not wanting to be asleep if something came near her. She wanted to be able to snap awake and get away from whatever it was.
It could have been seconds that passed. Maybe minutes. Maybe hours. Kate didn’t know. But sometime later, the door to the room swung open, filling the room with a bright light. Kate’s eyes flew open and she glanced around at the empty gray room. She shivered slightly at the blast of cold air that came in with the light and turned her head to look at the man standing in the doorway. Swallowing hard, she slowly pushed herself up off the ground, flinching in pain as she did so. “Where am I?” she asked, her voice quiet and raspy. “Let me go back to camp.”
The man looked at her, smirking slightly. “You can’t go back to camp, Katherine.” he said. “You’re here with us now.” He shoved his hand in one of his pockets. “Come along…” he told her. “Try to run and one of us will grab you. There’s no way for you to get out, so you might as well not risk yourself getting killed.” Nodding, he turned his back to her and began walking.
Kate blinked several times, having problems taking in what he was saying. Her head hurt like crazy and had a weird blurry feeling to it. She gave half a nod, not even sure why she was nodding, then turned and began to follow him out. She glanced around every few moments, wondering if he was right about there being no way out. He could have been lying to her. How stupid was he to let her go and expect her not to run? Kate ran no matter what anyone told her. She was born to run. Maybe for now she’d listen though. Give this place a little bit till she could figure out what was going on. This wasn’t the Others’ place, so maybe nothing bad would happen. “Where are my friends?” she asked him.
The man glanced back at her. “Your friends?” he asked, pausing to think a moment. “Ooh. You mean the southern idiot, the doctor, and that blond girl. Your friends are fine. Don’t worry about it. You’ll see them soon enough.”
That blond girl? Kate didn’t remember any blond girl. Though she also forgot how she got here, so maybe she forgot a few other things too. But her friends were here? Sawyer and Jack were here too? That was sort of a relief. At least she wasn’t alone. Bringing one of her hands up to rub her eyes, she continued to follow the guy down a long hallway. Maybe he’d let her go back to sleep. No. She couldn’t go to sleep. She had to figure out what was going on and get her and her friends out of here. No sleeping.
The man stopped at a white door and opened it a bit. “You’ll be staying here for now.” he said. “You’re friends will be moved in shortly. Have a good night, Kate.” He held the door open, waiting for her to go in.
Kate stared into the room. It looked decent enough. It was a good size for a bedroom, and contained three beds. There was also a door on the right, which she figured was the bathroom. After a moment of staring, she shook her head and took a step back. “Where am I and what’s going on?” she asked him, crossing her arms tightly across her chest.
The man raised his eyebrows at her. “I can’t tell you that, Kate. It’s not my job. You’ll just have to wait for someone who can tell you that.”
“Oh yeah?” Kate rolled her eyes. “And when will I see someone who can tell me that?” she asked him with a growing frown.
The man shrugged. “Most likely never.” he said. He gave her a shove.
Catching her off guard, Kate fell into the room. Her head hit the wall and she squeezed her eyes shut, trying not to yell out. Expecting him to at least ask her if she was okay, she was quite surprised when the door slammed shut and she could hear him walking away. What kind of person was he? She brought her hand back up to her head , touching where it had hit the wall; the same place it had been bleeding earlier. She pulled her hand back and opened her eyes which were blurring with tears. Sure enough through the blur she could see bright red blood.
Slowly lowering herself down so she was lying across the floor, she put her hand back on her head and closed her eyes. No sleeping. She would just wait for the pain to stop. No sleeping. No sleeping. Sure enough, she was soon out again. It was hard to tell whether she fell asleep or passed out, but she was completely out of it.
