Hey everyone! I am totally and completely in love with Terra Nova, mainly because of Lucas Taylor. There is something so crazy and insane and hot about him, and I know many of you agree. I'm new here so I am going to make lots of mistakes, be prepared. This is just a little story I've been thinking of and wanted to get down. It will definitely be Skye/Lucas later, and the mature rating will be appropriate, but we have to work up to the romance!

I'd love your feedback if you have time to leave some.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters or anything that belongs to the television show, Terra Nova.

Skye walked quickly through the crisp night air as she searched for her new exit point. When she had been caught as the spy for the Sixers, she had to find a new spot along the walls to crawl under. It had taken a while, at least a week, but finally she found a spot even better than her last one. She didn't go OTG much anymore, she hadn't really had the need to now, but it was comforting to know that she had the option to leave Terra Nova. Commander Taylor was keeping a close watch on all the colonists now, though, since the Phoenix group was still a danger. He warned them against leaving the colony; here they were safe and protected, but out there they could be easily ambushed.

Skye didn't know why she was sneaking out. She had just felt overwhelmed the past week and needed to escape; she needed to go somewhere where she didn't have to see another human being. She wanted to go somewhere where she could close her eyes and finally relax. Strange that that place was full of carnivorous dinosaurs and vengeful soldiers.

She found the spot and slipped under it silently, watching for any passerbys or guards. After she made sure she wasn't being watched, she ran as quickly and as quietly as she could to the cover of the dense rainforest. She felt freer than she had been for days as the lights of the colony faded behind her.

She continued her quick pace until she had reached a tiny clearing in the jungle, a place she had cleared a few years ago to come out and think. She hadn't told any of her friends about it, so she was positive no one would find her there. Since it was night, sitting on the ground wasn't an option, due to all the night creatures, so she climbed the tree until she was high enough to see the sky and the millions of stars. She couldn't remember much of her past home, the future—she was pretty young when they came to Terra Nova. But she knew the sky had never looked so beautiful there.

She sighed with content. Finally she could think about everything that had happened the past weeks. The invasion, the fighting, the rebellion, restoring the colony, shooting Lucas…she knew it had to be done, all of it, but it was so difficult. It had taken such a toll on her she felt exhausted all the time.

When she had looked over and saw that Lucas' body was no longer there, she felt scared and relieved at the same time. He isn't dead, he isn't dead, he isn't dead, just kept repeating in her head over and over. She wanted him to be dead and wanted him to live at the same time. It confused her to the point that she couldn't bear it. She knew the commander felt the exact same way, but they hadn't talked about the event. She was pretty sure he hadn't told anyone, and she hadn't either. Josh had asked her about Lucas repeatedly. He wanted to know what she had done to save his life and Skye told him nothing, that Lucas was just taunting him, but it was a lie. She remembered the incident very clearly and it gave her shivers.

"Lucas, don't hurt him," she pleaded as she pushed past the guard and entered Commander Taylor's hut.

Lucas was leaning against one of the rails, looking over his new territory, as he held a bag of ice against his head.

"The bastard hit me," Lucas said darkly. "That cannot go unpunished. He will pay for what he did."

Tears came to Skye's eyes, "I'll offer you a trade then."

Lucas stood up and turned around until his body was facing her.

"What his did was pretty unforgivable, I don't know if anything you could offer would be a fair trade, dear sister."

"I'll give you anything, Lucas!" she cried. "Just tell me what you want!"

Lucas sauntered to her, his jade eyes glowing as they reflected the moon's light. They were dark and hungry as he looked upon her and said, "Anything?"

She didn't say anything, just crossed her arms in front of her body uncomfortably. She knew what he would ask of her and she knew she would have to give in. Lucas intended to kill Josh, she was sure of it. He saw the way she looked at Josh and he didn't like it.

Lucas ran a finger along Skye's jaw line and leaned in very close to her face.

"Anything?" he said again, his voice husky and deep. His breath was against her ear and she shivered slightly.

"Anything," she said, her voice as weak and shaky as her legs.

She felt his lips against her ear as he snaked an arm around her waist, roughly pulling her hips against his. She gasped.

He nipped at her earlobe with his teeth before trailing his lips along the same path as his fingers had travelled. She put one hand against his shoulder involuntarily, but restrained herself from pushing him away.

"This isn't the time or place," he whispered, his lips daringly close to hers. "But I won't forget."

"We have a deal?" she asked as he pulled his hand away, letting it slide from her back to her hip as he drew it back.

"Yes," he said seriously. "We have a trade."

Thankfully he hadn't had the chance to collect on his part of the trade. She didn't know what she would have been able to do if he tried.

She leaned back against the smooth trunk of the tall tree and cleared her head of the disturbing memory. She considered sleeping out here, but she knew her roommates would be worried if she wasn't home in the morning. Besides, she had to visit her mother in the morning. Her mother was healing very slowly; the fever had taken a great toll, especially on her muscles and bones, so the doctors said it would take a long time for her to heal. Skye wondered what they would do when she was released from the medical center. Would they live together again? Skye loved her mother, more than she could ever say, but she was nearly a grown woman now. Then again, she didn't want to leave her mother to fend for herself. It was the least she could do to live with her.

Skye sighed. There were so many questions, ones that she didn't have answers to. But she didn't have time to work through them all then. She climbed down the tree reluctantly and dropped back down to the ground with a thump. She looked around the small clearing to make sure no creatures were planning to surprise her. She had a gun to protect her, one she had snatched when she was sneaking intel to the Sixers, but she was still reluctant to run into a Slasher or a Carno by herself. Her eyes caught something at the base of the tree that she hadn't noticed when she had jumped down. She gasped as she realized what it was: a bucket.

She looked frantically around the clearing and into the jungle. She couldn't see anyone near, since it was incredibly dark under the canopy, but she could almost feel eyes on her. Green eyes.

Inside the bucket was a piece of torn paper. On one side was mathematical drawings and equations, something that looked like it was part of a much larger piece, but on the other side were words:

I'm still here, bucket. See you soon.