Lost: "I'm Calling, I'm Falling" (Claire/Boone) CHAPTER 5
Title: I'm Calling, I'm Falling
Chapter: Five
Fandom: Lost
Characters/Pairings: Boone/Claire, Boone Carlyle, Claire Littleton, Boone/Shannon, Shannon Rutherford, Jack Shepard
Rating: R
Narrative: Boone's POV, third person
Genre: Romance, Suspense
Length: 11 chapters
Warnings: Gore, smut, strong language
Spoilers: None
Disclaimer: I do not own Lost or the characters
Author's Note: Part 5.
Summary: After the camp is violently attacked by the Others, Boone is left with a Claire in extreme agony and cannot find Shannon anywhere. Part 5.
CHAPTER FIVE
Even they eventually returned, Boone noticed that a lot more people were now walking around. However, he also noticed that quite a number of bodies had been moved to one side. The dead. They needed to be buried, but now was not the time. Right now, they needed to get those still alive back to health. Even though the sight sicken all those who looked in that direction.
Desmond immediately took Boone to see Claire, on his request. Desmond helped Boone down to sit beside Claire, and then left the tent in which she was resting. Jack was knelt over Claire so Boone could not see her. When Jack retracted, Boone saw her pale, ghostly face. Right now, she could be mistaken for one of the dead. Boone was chilled when he looked at her; in her face were all the emotions of last night, even though it was motionless, her features calm. Traces of blood could still be seen on close inspection of her face, but most had been washed off. Her clothes had been replaced to make her more comfortable. When Boone looked at her, he could not believe that she was alright. He shuddered, and took a deep breath.
“Is she going to be okay?” Boone asked, his voice faltering. Jack turned to him sadly.
“She’ll live. But I don’t know what the long lasting effects will be.” Jack turned back to Claire, but Boone was not satisfied. He knew Jack was hiding something.
“Jack…you can tell me.” Boone said. Jack sighed in response, and turned to face Boone again. “What happened to her?”
“She took a severe attack to her reproductive system. She was hit with an incredibly hard force. It turns out…she was carrying a very young baby. It died in her womb from the hit.” Jack sighed deeply. Boone took in a deep breath. “As well as that, it means probably that she won’t be able to conceive any more children.”
“Oh god.” Boone whispered, and gazed at the woman laid next to him. She still had Aaron…but she would never have another. It would never be her decision.
Jack began to stuff various items into a small bag, and took a sympathetic gaze down at Claire.
“We should leave her to rest.” He muttered, and he left the tent, indicating for Boone to do the same. Boone followed the man out into the sun.
“Jack…” Boone followed Jack as he moved onto his next patient, one who was not too seriously hurt. They were dozing lightly against the trunk of a tree, and had a leg wound. “Yes?” Jack began to pull out some bandages to put on the patient’s leg.
“We’ve got to get them back.” Boone exclaimed determinedly. Jack was silent for a moment as he attached the bandage.
“I know.” He sighed. Boone thought he heard sadness in Jack’s tone.
“Do you have a plan?” Boone asked, speaking faster than usual in desperation.
“No.” Boone lowered his head in disappointment. “But Kate and John went after them last night.”
“Have they come back?” Boone asked, hopefully.
“No.”
“Well, we’ve got to go too.” Boone stated. Jack finished with the bandages and began to move towards the next patient.
“Not you.” Jack replied. Boone was stunned; he stopped walking. “Sayid and I are heading off in the morning.” Jack added.
“Why not me?” Boone demanded, hurrying to catch up with Jack.
“Because,” Jack knelt down to a person with what looked like a bullet wound in their shoulder. “You would slow us down.” At this, Boone was furious.
“What?” He shouted. Jack stopped and turned to him.
“Boone, you can’t even shoot a gun.”
“John trained me! I’m good with daggers. I’ll be useful.” Boone scowled at Jack. He couldn’t believe this. “I’ve got to save Shannon.”
“We’ll save Shannon.” Jack stated. “I’m relying on you and Jin to stay here and protect the camp, in case they come back.”
“What was with that ‘you-can’t-even-use-a-gun’ crap?” Boone scoffed. Jack just shook his head.
“Will you do it?” Boone considered it. He trusted Jack, and however much he hated to admit it, he trusted Sayid. They would rescue her - if she wasn’t already… gone.
“Fine.” Boone muttered reluctantly, and walked away. He may regret this.