A LOST fanfic: Taken care of

Chapter 45: The island tree house

6 years later...

"Wait! Maybe we shouldn't go up there! It's kinda high. Megan wait! Cody your too little! Megan, why'd we bring Cody with us? Aunt Kate and Uncle
Jack are going to kill you. We're not even supposed to be out here!"

Cara had followed Megan on a whim from the beach into the jungle. She'd gone when Juliet had her back turned to her. Megan didn't realize the danger she had put all three of them in.

"Relax ok. Let's see what's inside the tree house. I'll go first. Then you send Cody up."

Cara huffed and looked around her nervously. Megan looked down with stormy green eyes and motioned for her to bring Cody up.

"Ok, send Cody up."

Cara sending Cody up first was right behind him. He'd reached the top and she was on the last step when she heard a crackling of splintered wood. The fall alone was pretty high. Landing on the ground with a loud thud, Cara screamed and called out for Juliet.

"MOMMY!?"

Megan made sure that Cody was safe inside the tree house before she peaked outside of it.

"Cara!"

Megan carefully climbed down and saw that Cara had stopped crying. Running as fast as she could she got back to the beach. She came back with all four adults. A guilty expression was planted on her face. Jack and Juliet stepped closer to Cara and leaned down on the jungle floor. James tried to scoop Cara up in his arms, but Juliet put a hand on his.

"Don't move her James."

James felt a little hurt by Juliet's words. Why the hell not? I blame the damn tree. Juliet turned to Megan, brief anger showing on her pretty face.

"Megan, what happened?"

Megan fidgeted next to the palm tree. Pointing up to the tree she explained everything.

"It's my fault Aunt Juliet. I thought it would be fun if we could play up in that tree house. But Cara said it was too high. I told her it would be fun and she came up anyways."

Megan realized her mother was standing off to the side and saw the expression on her face.

"Megan where's your brother?"

She pointed up and saw Cody pop his head out of the entrance.

"Up there."

Kate taking matters into her own hands began to scale the palm tree. She was going to get Cody down from there. Juliet in the meantime looked back at Megan for answers.

"What happened Megan? I want the whole story."

Megan could hear the serious sharp tone in Juliet's voice and knew not to argue.

"She was on the last step and was gonna climb into the tree house with me and Cody. But the piece of wood broke and she fell. It was pretty far down. She was crying when I left. Is she gonna be ok?"

Juliet shook her head and looked down at Cara's still form. Worried eyes looked over at Jack.

"Jack, how is she?"

Jack was careful with Cara as he examined her.

"She's got a pretty bad bump on the back of her head, bleeding a little. We'll have to make a stretcher for her. She can't be moved on anything but that right now."

James moved in and scooped Juliet into his arms.

"Everything's gonna be alright blondie. Cara's gonna bounce back."