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G through L › Lost
Rating:
Adult ++
Chapters:
61
Views:
2,751
Reviews:
39
Recommended:
0
Currently Reading:
0
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I do not own Lost, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
Island Gossip
Sawyer discovers people are already talking about what happened to Peter.
The Boys From Tennessee
Rating: R
Author: Chissy_Rose
Pairing:
Author’s Notes/Disclaimer: They’re not mine, I don’t own them. No infringement intended.
The Boys From Tennessee
Chapter 44 (44/60)
Island Gossip
Sawyer went out and headed for the beach. He was wound up and felt as though he really wanted a walk. He needed to calm down from being upset and angry over what Peter had been through. He felt like he wanted a drink too, but decided against it. Peter would be able to tell he’d told him no and yet gone and drank himself. Kate saw him and called out hello. He stopped walking and let her catch up to him. She could tell he seemed stressed and she asked if he was okay. He shook his head no, but asked her if she’d like to take a long walk with him on the beach. She shook her head yes and went back to her tent and got two bottles of water and took and gave one to Sawyer and they started up the beach making small talk. Sawyer finally told her he was upset and was glad she was walking with him to help clear his mind.
Kate looked over at him and smiled tentatively, “Is Peter alright? Are you upset about his attack?” Sawyer stopped walking, raised his eyebrows and pushed his tongue to the side of his mouth. Kate realized what she had said had ‘gotten’ him.
“Damn this island is worse than Peyton Place. How’d you know anything about it? What do you know or what have you heard?” he demanded.
Kate put her hands on her hips. “Don’t be mad at me Sawyer, it’s already going around. I’m just letting you know the cat’s already out of the bag I think.”
Sawyer stood shaking his head no and had a sick feeling in his stomach. “What are they saying Kate? And who was talking?”
“They’re upset Sawyer and people probably have a right to know what happened so they can stay closer in,” Kate replied.
“Who was talking about it Kate?”
“I overhead Hurley and Charlie talking about it with Libby. Apparently they saw Sayid bring Peter in and put two and two together.”
“Shit! I can’t believe they’re talking about it where people can overhear them. This is exactly what Peter didn’t want… What were they telling Libby?”
“I heard them say he was hurt really badly. That he looked devastated and was bleeding all over. They’d never seen anybody that badly beaten before. That Peter had said six men had beaten and whipped him. And then Hurley said he thought that Peter had been gang raped by them – that he had blood all over the back of his pants and was shaking like a leaf.” Kate was upset; she could tell from Sawyer’s face that it was all true.
“Son-of-a-bitch. They couldn’t leave well enough alone. Peter didn’t want everybody to know. Damn!” Sawyer picked up a piece of driftwood and threw it as hard as he could towards the jungle. “Fuck!”
“So it’s true then? He was tortured and raped by six of them? Jack was working on him? What did he say about Peter’s condition? Is he going to be okay?”
Sawyer looked like he’d been through a wringer. “It’s true but don’t be telling anybody else Kate. I helped Jack with him while he sutured Peter back up. He told me privately he’d never seen anybody that badly raped, even when he did a rotation through emergency medicine during med school. He’s really messed up, but I think we’re both more worried about how he’s doing emotionally. He lay down for a nap and woke up screaming and begging us not to hurt him. He wanted something to drink, said he was about to have an anxiety attack. Jack went and got him a sedative and he’s with him now… I’m really scared for him. We’re gonna have to keep an eye on him for a long while I think.”
Kate’s eyes were moist with tears, “I’m so sorry that happened to Peter of all people on the island. It’s awful.”
“Yeah, but don’t you treat him any different Kate. That’s what he’s afraid of. That his friends will treat him differently. Like it was his fault or that they’ll pity him.” Kate shook her head okay.
“Let’s walk some more Sawyer, I’m upset now too. Can you tell me any more about what happened?
“I don’t want to tell you much, but you do need to be very careful about going away from the campsite by yourself. You know the lagoon where we took a swim and found that briefcase that time? Well he’d gone there for a swim and when he came out three of them overpowered him and took him at gunpoint another 3 hours further into the jungle. He said six men, he thought were some of the “Others” abused him over a two day period…” Sawyer stopped short and turned his head, “Crap, he doesn’t realize they had him for five days total and he came back on the sixth day! I better call that to Jack’s attention.”
“How is it you or Jack didn’t know he was missing sooner Sawyer?” Kate looked incredulously at him.
“Well, the short version is that I thought he was with Jack and Jack thought he’d gone to stay with me. Jack had hatch duty over that first night and I didn’t know it. We both thought he was with the other person. It was the next evening that we went looking for each other and figured out that Jack had seen him last 36 hours earlier when he was going to the lagoon for a swim. We went there to see if we could find any trace but it was already getting dark then. You know the rest, we organized search parties and kept going further and further out, 'til late yesterday when Sayid ran into Rousseau bringing him back to the hatch. Jack’s only just finished suturing him up.”
“God, it’s so horrible,” Kate said shaking her head.
“Well, there’s more that I do think you should know Kate. They knew who he was. They called him by name and knew he’d been having sex with guys. They also said he should be glad they were raping him, cause it could have been you, Claire or Sun they’d snatched, and they’d probably have impregnated one of you. They’ve apparently been watching us and know who’s who.” Kate was holding her hand to her chest, this was upsetting to hear. “Y’all need to be careful about going anywhere away from camp by yourselves. These men are real animals, the things they did to Peter. If I ever get my hands on any of the ones who abused him like this I’ll make ‘em real sorry before I take ‘em out of this world and send ‘em to hell.” Kate knew from his expression he meant it. When Sawyer looked like this it would almost chill your blood to ice.
“Maybe you should get Libby in to see him soon.” Kate offered.
“Not ‘til he thinks he’s ready. He gets so upset talking to her and he’s already gone to pieces with me earlier. He is totally devastated – I’ve never seen anybody this distraught in my life Kate. Makes me feel things I’ve never felt in my life. It’s like bein’ ripped open and having salt poured in your wounds.” Sawyer had stopped and was looking out at the ocean. He hadn’t meant to say so much to Kate, especially about how he felt. He wished he could take it back. Kate didn’t say anything; she just nodded and looked out at the ocean too. But she was thinking how much Sawyer cared about Peter to have feelings so deep for him. The more he talked about him the more she understood how strong their love was for each other. Sawyer said he wanted to sit for a while and Kate decided he needed some time alone so she said she needed to get back and asked if he was okay. Sawyer nodded yes and Kate said she’d see him later and started back down the beach. Sawyer sat for quite a while staring out at the ocean trying not to think but finding that was all he could do. He felt so frustrated and angry. If only he’d been with him that morning this wouldn’t have happened. If only he’d realized right away that Peter was gone he could have organized a search for him. If only he’d been able to prevent it from happening… Tears filled his eyes and ran down his face. He wiped them away. It hurt him so bad what Peter had been through. He loved him so much. He had gotten possession of all the hatch’s damn guns but he hadn’t protected the one person on the whole fucking island that meant everything to him when he needed his protection most. His heart was aching in his chest and felt like it was breaking. He hadn’t felt this bad since he’d been in love with Cassidy and still conned her for all her money and left her.
The Boys From Tennessee
Rating: R
Author: Chissy_Rose
Pairing:
Author’s Notes/Disclaimer: They’re not mine, I don’t own them. No infringement intended.
The Boys From Tennessee
Chapter 44 (44/60)
Island Gossip
Sawyer went out and headed for the beach. He was wound up and felt as though he really wanted a walk. He needed to calm down from being upset and angry over what Peter had been through. He felt like he wanted a drink too, but decided against it. Peter would be able to tell he’d told him no and yet gone and drank himself. Kate saw him and called out hello. He stopped walking and let her catch up to him. She could tell he seemed stressed and she asked if he was okay. He shook his head no, but asked her if she’d like to take a long walk with him on the beach. She shook her head yes and went back to her tent and got two bottles of water and took and gave one to Sawyer and they started up the beach making small talk. Sawyer finally told her he was upset and was glad she was walking with him to help clear his mind.
Kate looked over at him and smiled tentatively, “Is Peter alright? Are you upset about his attack?” Sawyer stopped walking, raised his eyebrows and pushed his tongue to the side of his mouth. Kate realized what she had said had ‘gotten’ him.
“Damn this island is worse than Peyton Place. How’d you know anything about it? What do you know or what have you heard?” he demanded.
Kate put her hands on her hips. “Don’t be mad at me Sawyer, it’s already going around. I’m just letting you know the cat’s already out of the bag I think.”
Sawyer stood shaking his head no and had a sick feeling in his stomach. “What are they saying Kate? And who was talking?”
“They’re upset Sawyer and people probably have a right to know what happened so they can stay closer in,” Kate replied.
“Who was talking about it Kate?”
“I overhead Hurley and Charlie talking about it with Libby. Apparently they saw Sayid bring Peter in and put two and two together.”
“Shit! I can’t believe they’re talking about it where people can overhear them. This is exactly what Peter didn’t want… What were they telling Libby?”
“I heard them say he was hurt really badly. That he looked devastated and was bleeding all over. They’d never seen anybody that badly beaten before. That Peter had said six men had beaten and whipped him. And then Hurley said he thought that Peter had been gang raped by them – that he had blood all over the back of his pants and was shaking like a leaf.” Kate was upset; she could tell from Sawyer’s face that it was all true.
“Son-of-a-bitch. They couldn’t leave well enough alone. Peter didn’t want everybody to know. Damn!” Sawyer picked up a piece of driftwood and threw it as hard as he could towards the jungle. “Fuck!”
“So it’s true then? He was tortured and raped by six of them? Jack was working on him? What did he say about Peter’s condition? Is he going to be okay?”
Sawyer looked like he’d been through a wringer. “It’s true but don’t be telling anybody else Kate. I helped Jack with him while he sutured Peter back up. He told me privately he’d never seen anybody that badly raped, even when he did a rotation through emergency medicine during med school. He’s really messed up, but I think we’re both more worried about how he’s doing emotionally. He lay down for a nap and woke up screaming and begging us not to hurt him. He wanted something to drink, said he was about to have an anxiety attack. Jack went and got him a sedative and he’s with him now… I’m really scared for him. We’re gonna have to keep an eye on him for a long while I think.”
Kate’s eyes were moist with tears, “I’m so sorry that happened to Peter of all people on the island. It’s awful.”
“Yeah, but don’t you treat him any different Kate. That’s what he’s afraid of. That his friends will treat him differently. Like it was his fault or that they’ll pity him.” Kate shook her head okay.
“Let’s walk some more Sawyer, I’m upset now too. Can you tell me any more about what happened?
“I don’t want to tell you much, but you do need to be very careful about going away from the campsite by yourself. You know the lagoon where we took a swim and found that briefcase that time? Well he’d gone there for a swim and when he came out three of them overpowered him and took him at gunpoint another 3 hours further into the jungle. He said six men, he thought were some of the “Others” abused him over a two day period…” Sawyer stopped short and turned his head, “Crap, he doesn’t realize they had him for five days total and he came back on the sixth day! I better call that to Jack’s attention.”
“How is it you or Jack didn’t know he was missing sooner Sawyer?” Kate looked incredulously at him.
“Well, the short version is that I thought he was with Jack and Jack thought he’d gone to stay with me. Jack had hatch duty over that first night and I didn’t know it. We both thought he was with the other person. It was the next evening that we went looking for each other and figured out that Jack had seen him last 36 hours earlier when he was going to the lagoon for a swim. We went there to see if we could find any trace but it was already getting dark then. You know the rest, we organized search parties and kept going further and further out, 'til late yesterday when Sayid ran into Rousseau bringing him back to the hatch. Jack’s only just finished suturing him up.”
“God, it’s so horrible,” Kate said shaking her head.
“Well, there’s more that I do think you should know Kate. They knew who he was. They called him by name and knew he’d been having sex with guys. They also said he should be glad they were raping him, cause it could have been you, Claire or Sun they’d snatched, and they’d probably have impregnated one of you. They’ve apparently been watching us and know who’s who.” Kate was holding her hand to her chest, this was upsetting to hear. “Y’all need to be careful about going anywhere away from camp by yourselves. These men are real animals, the things they did to Peter. If I ever get my hands on any of the ones who abused him like this I’ll make ‘em real sorry before I take ‘em out of this world and send ‘em to hell.” Kate knew from his expression he meant it. When Sawyer looked like this it would almost chill your blood to ice.
“Maybe you should get Libby in to see him soon.” Kate offered.
“Not ‘til he thinks he’s ready. He gets so upset talking to her and he’s already gone to pieces with me earlier. He is totally devastated – I’ve never seen anybody this distraught in my life Kate. Makes me feel things I’ve never felt in my life. It’s like bein’ ripped open and having salt poured in your wounds.” Sawyer had stopped and was looking out at the ocean. He hadn’t meant to say so much to Kate, especially about how he felt. He wished he could take it back. Kate didn’t say anything; she just nodded and looked out at the ocean too. But she was thinking how much Sawyer cared about Peter to have feelings so deep for him. The more he talked about him the more she understood how strong their love was for each other. Sawyer said he wanted to sit for a while and Kate decided he needed some time alone so she said she needed to get back and asked if he was okay. Sawyer nodded yes and Kate said she’d see him later and started back down the beach. Sawyer sat for quite a while staring out at the ocean trying not to think but finding that was all he could do. He felt so frustrated and angry. If only he’d been with him that morning this wouldn’t have happened. If only he’d realized right away that Peter was gone he could have organized a search for him. If only he’d been able to prevent it from happening… Tears filled his eyes and ran down his face. He wiped them away. It hurt him so bad what Peter had been through. He loved him so much. He had gotten possession of all the hatch’s damn guns but he hadn’t protected the one person on the whole fucking island that meant everything to him when he needed his protection most. His heart was aching in his chest and felt like it was breaking. He hadn’t felt this bad since he’d been in love with Cassidy and still conned her for all her money and left her.