"Are you really still trying to open that thing?" Kali shook her head, as she approached Sawyer's tent.
"Don't you want to know what's inside it?" Sawyer questioned.
"I'll be happy enough either way" Kali shrugged, as she leaned against one of the metal beams.
"Dammit" Sawyer groaned, as the pin he was using to open the lock broke in half.
"You must really want to get into Kate's pants" Kali laughed, at his frustrated expression.
"I just want to know what's so important to her" Sawyer mumbled.
"That wasn't a denial" Kali pointed out, with a smirk.
"Someone jealous?" Sawyer inquired, not sure why he said it.
"I just think there would be better ways to go about it," Kali told him, not missing a beat.
"Oh really? You think you know how to seduce women better than me?" Sawyer scoffed.
"Maybe" Kali shrugged, as he turned to look at her.
"Alright, blue eyes. Let's put it to the test. The first person to get a kiss off a woman on this island wins" Sawyer announced, wondering whether she would take the bait.
"…Deal. And I know what I want if I win" She replied, mulling it over for a second.
Sawyer tried to keep the surprise off his face that she accepted, the girl never ceased to surprise him. Not many girls could do that.
"And what's that?" Sawyer asked, flirtatiously as he stood up.
"This tent" She smirked.
"What?" He frowned, stopping in front of her.
"If I win, I get this tent. You can keep your stash…I don't really care about that. And if you win, I'll get that case open for you" She went on.
"How'd you expect to do that?" Sawyer questioned, genuinely curious.
"You'll just have to wait and see" She grinned.
"Alright, so how long have we got to get this kiss?" He queried.
"An hour," She told him, as his eyes widened.
"An hour?! How am I supposed to seduce some lady in an hour?" Sawyer asked.
"Don't expect me to give you any of my ideas" Kali teased, as she raised an eyebrow and walked away.
Kali laughed as she saw Kate slap Sawyer in the face when he leaned in to kiss her. Kali had been watching the interaction for a few minutes and it clearly wasn't going well. She looked at her watch and saw she only had ten minutes left to win.
"Plenty of time…" Kali trailed off, surveying the beach.
She tilted her head when she saw Sayid and Shannon sitting together, Sayid was leaning his head on his hand, a soft look in his eyes. Shannon was giggling like a school girl. Huh, when did that happen, Kali thought to herself.
"Not interrupting anything, am I?" Kali announced as she came to stop in front of the pair.
"Uh, no we were just…I'm helping him with French" Shannon stuttered, as Sayid coughed awkwardly.
"Oh, I bet you were" Kali laughed, as the pair blushed.
"I have a proposition for you, Shannon" Kali exclaimed.
"What kind of proposition?" Shannon inquired.
"If you help me out, I have a suitcase full of bikinis. They're all designer as far as I can tell. And I'll throw in these shades too" Kali told her, handing her the sunglasses.
"Okay, I'm listening. What do you want me to do?" Shannon questioned.
"Well, I'm currently having a little competition with Sawyer. Whoever gets a kiss from a girl on the island first wins and I've got about…seven minutes left. So, you want to play seven minutes in heaven?" Kali smirked, a flirtatious tone to her voice.
Both Sayid and Shannon seemed surprised by Kali's frank attitude, as Shannon seemed to debate it in her head for a few seconds.
"…Okay" Shannon shrugged, as she went to lean into Kali.
"Woah, slow down tiger. I need to make sure Sawyer sees this. Hey, dimples! You better vacate your tent now!" She called over to him.
Sawyer turned to look at her, crossing his arms and waiting to see if she would really kiss the girl. With a smug look on her face, Kali turned back to Shannon and snaked her hand around Shannon's neck. She pulled their faces closed and then leaned in to kiss the blonde, who also seemed surprised that she was really kissing her. The kiss was short, but it was no peck on the lips. As Kali pulled away, she turned to Sawyer triumphantly, whose mouth was hanging open.
"I win" She exclaimed, as Sawyer slammed mouth closed.
"Oh, and Sayid…she's a pretty good kisser," Kali told him, raising an eyebrow, as Sayid had to contain his laughter.
"Home sweet home" Kali grinned, as she flopped down on one of the plane seats.
"You really gonna chuck a man out of his home?" Sawyer asked, walking up to her.
"Hmm, I suppose I could take pity on you. How were you supposed to know I was so good at seducing people?" Kali hummed.
"You cheated" He pointed out.
"I'm surprised you didn't" Kali retorted.
"Where am I supposed to go?" Sawyer questioned.
"You can have my sleeping bag" Kali shrugged, indicating to a duffel bag and a sleeping bag further down the beach.
"That's where you've been sleeping?" Sawyer realised.
"You can see why I'm grouchy in the mornings" Kali mumbled, as Sawyer felt bad that he had never realised Kali didn't even have a tent.
"…I guess we could always share this tent" Kali shrugged, dismissively.
"You want to move in with me? Baby, this is all moving too fast for me" Sawyer said, in a mocking tone, as Kali nudged him with her foot.
"C'mon, I'm already here most of the time, and I don't exactly have much stuff" Kali pointed out.
"All right. Why not, I guess" Sawyer exclaimed, as Kali made a gesture of victory.
Kali couldn't keep the grin off her face as she realised her plan had worked perfectly. She couldn't believe she had been able to con the Con man. Her plan the whole time had been to find a way to move into the tent.
"Hey, what's this I hear about you kissing my sister?" A voice announced, pulling Kali away from her thoughts, seeing Boone in front of her.
"First house rule. No visitors I don't like" Sawyer told her, as she rolled her eyes and stood up.
"You don't like anyone" She pointed out, as Sawyer laughed lightly.
"About the kiss, it was just this stupid dare. Shannon seemed up for it" Kali explained, as she and Boone walked along the beach.
"Yeah, I think she's quite proud actually. Her first kiss with a girl" Boone scoffed.
"Wow, I feel so honoured" Kali teased.
"I was a bit worried actually that maybe you've been interested in Shannon the whole time and not…" Boone trailed off, a small blush rising past his neck.
"Not?" Kali insisted, wondering if they were on the same page.
"I mean…apart from Sawyer…you probably hang around with me the most and I thought…well I mean-" Boone stuttered, as Kali cut him off.
"I think your cute, Boone" Kali told him.
"Yeah?" He questioned, with a lopsided smile.
"But I'm also not blind. And I know you have feelings for someone else. A blonde someone else" Kali explained, as Boone's eyes widened.
"I…I don't know what you mean" Boone shook his head.
"I think you do. Look, I like you, Boone. I do. But I don't think your head's in the right place right now" Kali went on.
"I guess…" Boone trailed off.
"But if you do sort your feelings out…you know where to find me," She told him, with a small smile.
"Okay," He nodded, returning the smile.
Kali couldn't help but roll her eyes when she was bringing her things to Sawyer's tent later that day and overheard Jack asking for the briefcase. Kali wondered what Kate did to drive all the men on the island so crazy.
"It's right there, chief. Take it" Sawyer shrugged, from where he was sitting on one of the aeroplane seats.
"…You're serious?" Jack questioned after Sawyer said nothing else.
"I ain't got the time for the mystery that is Kate right now" Sawyer replied, as Jack cautiously went to pick up the briefcase.
"What'd she offer you for the briefcase? A kiss?" Kali teased, approaching the pair.
"Funny. What are you doing with that bag?" Jack frowned, as Kali placed it on the ground.
"I'm moving in" Kali informed him, as Jack's frown deepened.
"What? Your half his age, Kali!" Jack exclaimed.
"Would you rather me stay in my own tent which consists of just a sleeping bag and a duffel bag for a pillow?" Kali asked, raising an eyebrow.
Jack looked guilty at her question, ashamed that he hadn't realised about her living conditions either. However, he still didn't like it.
"Sawyer, a word…in private" Jack announced, as Kali groaned.
"Guess I'll go and find your girlfriend" Kali mumbled.
"She's not my girlfriend!" Jack exclaimed, but Kali was already out of hearing range.
"So, what's up Doc?" Sawyer inquired.
"I know what you're doing," Jack told him.
"Oh really?" Sawyer huffed a laugh.
"You know that Kali is important to our survival on this island. Apart from me, she's the only person with any real medical knowledge. People would listen to her. You're trying to take control" Jack suggested.
"I'm flattered you think I'm such a master manipulator…but you're wrong. Kali asked to move in here, I never even brought it up" Sawyer informed him.
"You're not exactly turning her away" Jack pointed out.
"She's the only person I can stand to be around on this island. Which reminds me…get the hell off my property" Sawyer insisted, as he stood up from his seat, giving Jack a glare.
The last thing Sawyer wanted was to feel bad about enjoying Kali's company. He couldn't understand why the girl wanted to be around him so much, but it felt surprisingly good to have a friend. Even if that friend was half his age, and had an annoying ability to get under his skin.
"For someone who's about to get what she wants, you don't seem very happy" Kali announced, as she found Kate in the caves.
"What?" Kate asked, not understanding the statement.
"Jack's got the briefcase. He'll be bringing it here soon" Kali told her, sitting down next to her, as Kate nodded.
"Whatever is in it must be pretty important to you..." Kali trailed off.
"It's something from my past" Kate admitted.
"I get it. We can get stupidly attached to objects sometimes...I keep this damn thing with me at all times" Kali admitted, taking out the purse in her pocket, and bringing out the bullet.
"Someone gave you a bullet?" Kate questioned, confused.
"Nope. I used it to shoot someone" Kali replied.
"And you kept it?" Kate frowned.
"It makes me feel safe" Kali shrugged.
"My...object just makes me feel sad" Kate told her.
"Why?" Kali questioned.
"It belonged to the man I loved" Kate went on.
"I'm guessing he's not around anymore?" Kali suggested as she saw the tears welling in Kate's eyes.
"I got him killed" Kate cried.
"I'm sure that's not-" Kali started, but she cut him off.
"He got shot because he helped me...it was all my fault" Kate sobbed, as Kali pulled her into a hug.
Kali thought about what she could say to make Kate feel better, but everything she could come up with sounded superficial and stupid. In the end, she opted to just hold Kate, and let her get her emotions out.
Author's Notes: I hope you all liked this chapter! Sorry, this chapter is a bit late but it's been my birthday week so I was very busy. Kali's playful nature is very fun to write, so we'll be seeing more of that coming up. It's going to be interesting seeing how Sawyer deals with his new roommate. Please leave a review:)
scripturient3201: Aw, I'm glad the chapter was able to make you smile:) Kali and Sawyer's relationship does seem to be flowing really well at the moment. Slow burn relationships are definitely the best. Thank you for the review!
kz4valentina: I couldn't miss the opportunity to show Kali and Sawyer having some fun at the waterfall, haha. Yeah, I definitely don't want to take away any character development away from other characters on the show where I can. Kate, unfortunately, seemed to lose interest in Sawyer after the cages, I felt. Thanks for the review:)
BlueBloodsSVUOrder: I'm back! Sorry about the wait, I hope you like this chapter:)
hodhod2011danger: Aw, thank you so much:) That's so great to hear you're enjoying Kali's character, it's a big relief as it's always hard to write OC's.
