Lost: "Home" (Ensemble) CHAPTER 6
Title: Home
Chapter: Six
Fandom: Lost
Characters/Pairings: All season one characters, Sayid/Shannon, Sayid Jarrah, Shannon Rutherford, Boone Carlyle, Sabrina Carlyle
Rating: PG
Narrative: Shannon'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 6
Summary: The survivors have finally been rescued, but everyone has mixed emotions about leaving. Part 6.
CHAPTER SIX: Feels Like Home
Shannon was taking deep breaths as she saw a distraught Carlyle mother trotting straight at her. She had a concerned expression on her face, and didn’t take her gaze off Shannon as she approached. Shannon began shaking with nerves and Sayid squeezed Shannon’s hand.
To Shannon’s surprise, or horror, Sabrina Carlyle flung her arms around Shannon’s neck and hung there. Neither of them had ever been very ‘huggy’ people, and hadn’t seen each other since Mr. Rutherford had passed away. It was a very awkward embrace, and didn’t feel natural on either end, but Sabrina was genuinely concerned.
“Shannon.” She breathed, as they parted. Sabrina began to look around and said, “Where’s Boone?”
Shannon opened her mouth to speak, but no words came out.
“Well?” Sabrina asked impatiently. Shannon stuttered, yet no sound could be heard.
“He’s dead.” Sayid decided that making Shannon say the words was torture, and she had been through enough trauma to last her a lifetime and a half. Sabrina stared in shock at Shannon and uttered quietly,
“Is this true?” Shannon stayed in silence and Sayid continued,
“Yes. He died after about thirty days on the island in a tragic accident. Everyone tried their best to save him, yet…” Sayid didn’t need to finish the sentence. Shannon was now staring at her shoes. Sabrina had tears running down her face, and gave Shannon another embrace. Sabrina then ran out of the airport like a rocket, leaving a little puddle of tears next to the couple.
“There goes my ride home.” Shannon joked. Her voice cracked as she spoke the words.
Sayid gave her a natural embrace, and they remained in each others arms for as long as they could manage. Shannon nestled her face into Sayid’s shirt. She didn’t care that Sabrina had run away. This is where she wanted to be. In Sayid’s arms, forever. He felt like home. He was home. Sayid kissed the top of her head. She felt like home. She was home. He couldn’t leave her. She loosened his grip on her small figure, and his hands fell to her shoulders. She gazed into his eyes.
“I don’t want to go.” She mumbled. A single tear dripped from her eye. Sayid brushed it away, and replied,
“Then don’t.” She looked confused and lopped her head to the side. Sayid tucked her loose hairs behind her ears.
“Move in with me.”
“What?”
“Move in with me.” He repeated. Shannon’s emotions changed in an instant and the largest grin ever to grace her face appeared, and she jumped on top of him. He balanced himself and laughed.
“Yes! YES!” They shared a passionate kiss and broke apart, both grinning from ear to ear. They hurled themselves into the nearest taxi nearly as vigorously as they had thrown their luggage, laughing and smiling all the way.
“Do you notice that Sabrina didn’t bother to ask who you are?” Shannon enquired her voice very high.
“I guess I’m a very boring person.” Sayid replied calmly.
“No way!” Shannon laughed.