Lost: "Home" (Ensemble) CHAPTER 5
Title: Home
Chapter: Five
Fandom: Lost
Characters/Pairings: All season one characters, Jin/Sun, Jin Soo-Kwon, Sun Hwa-Kwon, Kate Austen
Rating: PG
Narrative: Sun's & Jin's POV, third person
Genre: General, Romance
Length: 8 chapters
Warnings: None
Spoilers: Season one
Disclaimer: I do not own Lost or the characters
Author's Note: Part 5
Summary: The survivors have finally been rescued, but everyone has mixed emotions about leaving. Part 5.
CHAPTER FIVE: Integration
Sun and Jin didn’t really know what to make of the situation. They had never properly integrated with the rest of the castaways for the duration of their stay on the island. This was a time to say goodbye, and move on, yet the Kwon couple had never really left off, and didn’t really have anyone to say goodbye to. Sun had seen Michael even saying goodbye to Locke, even though she knew that he disapproved of him. Sun sighed, and approached Kate, the only other one who had originally known Sun could speak English, except for Michael, who Sun had already acknowledged. Sun was slightly surprised to see Kate standing with a police officer, who had graciously let her say her goodbyes before being escorted back to the police station. Kate seemed slightly embarrassed when she noticed Sun. Kate extended her hand and said softly,
“Goodbye, then. Good luck with your marriage.” Sun smiled and replied, uneasily,
“Thank you. Goodbye.” Sun took Kate’s hand and shook it, as she had seen many others do. It must have been an American custom, as she had never seen it before between women. Sun was unsure of what to say to someone who was handcuffed, and was on edge. Kate noticed, but didn’t mind. To her, Sun had always been on edge because of her husband Jin, and, obviously, the plane crash.
“Thank you…for everything.” Sun whispered. Kate smiled knowingly and whispered,
“You’re welcome.” Sun nodded, and turned to see Jin watching her. He had just said goodbye to Hurley (well, not literally. They shook hands). Sun turned back to Kate and tried to think of something to say.
“You can go.” Kate felt like Sun was waiting for permission to leave. Sun almost skipped back to her husband, giving Kate a small wave as she did so.
Sun and Jin passed Rose on their way across the airport. They both turned to each other and smiled when they watched Rose reconcile with her long-lost husband, Bernard. Rose had dreamt of this day, and prayed, and finally her aspirations were fulfilled. She was at peace.
Sun and Jin exited the airport happily, Jin arm casually resting on Sun’s shoulder. Sun didn’t tell Jin, but she noticed her father looking around the airport for them. Sun didn’t care about him anymore. Not after what he did to Jin, and their marriage. They were going to visit Jin’s father, a man worthy of their time.
They climbed into the next available taxi, after watching John Locke leave with a half-empty (or half-full, as he remembered Claire saying) plastic cup of coffee.