Kali pulled back her sweaty hair into a ponytail, as it continued to get in her way while she was collecting bamboo. Ever since her confrontation with Sayid, all she could think about was getting off the island. She knew it was impossible, but just the thought of her brother being on the island was enough to put her on edge. Kali had got to work quickly with helping to build the raft and had managed to get a place for Sawyer too. She knew that Michael needed more cable to keep the mast together, and Sawyer had just what he needed.

"Hydrate?" A voice questioned, from behind her.

She turned to see Jack walking towards her with a water bottle in his hand, which she gladly took.

"Thanks, Doc" She smiled, taking a large gulp.

"You've been working on the raft for hours; don't you think you should take a break?" Jack suggested.

"No rest for the wicked" She grinned, as she picked up her bamboo and began to carry it back to the raft.

"Why the sudden need to get off the island?" Jack queried.

"I don't feel like having my 21st on this island, and if we don't get this raft going…it looks like that's going to happen" Kali shrugged, placing the bamboo by Michael's feet.

"That's two years away" Jack retorted, not believing her excuse.

"Well, time flies when you're running for your life through a forest" Kali joked.

"Hey, don't go scaring away my hardest worker," Michael told Jack.

"I'm your only worker" Kali pointed out.

"Exactly" Michael replied, giving her a mocking smile, which she returned.

"So how many people do you think you'll be able to get on this thing?" Jack questioned.

"Five people. So that's only one space left" Michael informed him.

"Who's got the other spot?" Jack frowned.

"What's the matter, Doc? Feeling left out?" Sawyer announced, approaching them with a coil of cable in his hand.

"You're taking Sawyer with you? What, you two come as a pair now?" Jack scoffed.

"Yeah, basically" Sawyer grinned, swinging his arm around Kali's shoulders.

"I need the cable for the mast. It makes sense" Michael explained.

"Well, good luck. I hope it floats" Jack shook his head, as he started to walk away.

"You know you could help, seeing as I've managed to get you a spot," Kali said to Sawyer, as she shuffled away from his embrace.

"And take all your glory? Nice hair, by the way. Suits ya'" Sawyer told her, as he headed back to their tent, leaving her with a blush on her cheeks.

"So, are you two a couple now?" Michael inquired, as Kali's eyes widened.

"What? No!" Kali replied, blushing even more.

"Huh…you just seem close" Michael shrugged.

"We're friends. That's all" Kali insisted, as Michael nodded, with a smug smile.

Kali rolled her eyes, as she tried to get her blush under control. Since when did she act like a little schoolgirl with a crush, she groaned to herself.


That night, Sawyer watched as Sayid walked along the beach with Shannon, both with large smiles on their faces. Kali could tell what he was thinking instantly.

"Don't even think about it" She told him, as she ate a piece of mango.

"She should know who she's hanging around with" Sawyer pointed out, laying down on his side.

"Maybe so, but then we'd have to explain why Sayid wanted to kill me and I don't want that" Kali explained.

"Fine, but we could at least scare her off him" Sawyer suggested, as Kali ate the last bit of mango.

"What are you gonna' do? Tell her he's a bad boy? She'll only go for him more then" Kali explained.

"I just don't like that he's swanning around the island, acting like nothing's wrong when he tried to kill you a couple of days ago" Sawyer huffed.

"You know what, you're right. I'm officially taking him off my Christmas card list" Kali mocked, resting her head on Sawyer's shoulder.

"Oh, ha ha. I'm just trying to look out for you" Sawyer pouted, childishly.

"I know. I'm sorry, I'm not used to someone actually…caring" Kali admitted as Sawyer turned to face her.

"Well, I'm not used to caring" Sawyer confessed, as she smiled at him, resting her head on her hand.

"Kali, Sawyer!" The pair turned around to see Charlie racing towards them.

"What's wrong?" Kali questioned, standing up.

"The rafts on fire! It's pretty bad…" Charlie trailed off, as Kali was already running past him.

Sawyer ran after her, only stopping momentarily to take in the devastation in front of him. The raft was completely engulfed in flames, smoke rising above it. A few people were already there trying to put the flames out with very little success.

"No, no!" Kali cried, as she began throwing sand onto the flames, clearly not caring how close she got.

Sawyer joined by her side but could quickly tell that it was hopeless. Too much damage had already been done. More people began to crowd around the raft, as the flames began to rise higher. Whilst the others moved back, the heat too much for them to handle, Kali stayed in place. With the way the fire was spreading, she would soon enough get burnt, but Sawyer could tell she didn't care.

"It's too late" Sawyer sighed, but she didn't listen, as she continued throwing sand at the raft.

"Kali…it's over" Sawyer insisted, placing his hand on her shoulder, which stopped her in her tracks.

She backed up a few steps, before dropping to her knees, looking devastated. Kate was standing next to Sun a few metres away and couldn't understand why Kali was so upset.

"How the hell are we going to get off this island now?" Kali mumbled.

"We'll build another raft. I'll even help this time. Right, Michael?" Sawyer insisted, his hand still on her shoulder, as he turned to Michael.

"Where is he? Where is he?!" Michael turned around and yelled at Sun.

"Jin did this" Sawyer exclaimed, as he watched Michael argue with Sun.

"We don't know that…" Kali trailed off.

"Who else would it be?" Sawyer queried, but Kali didn't have the answer.


"So, was I going to be the last to know that you were leaving on the raft?" Boone inquired, as Kali left her tent this morning.

She had only woken up a few minutes ago and realised Sawyer wasn't in their tent. He had gone after Jin who had vanished after the raft burnt. Which meant she didn't have the time to argue with Boone.

"No. But when exactly was I supposed to tell you? I've barely seen you recently" Kali pointed out.

"I've been with John-" Boone began, but she cut him off.

"Hunting, right? That's bullshit and we both know it" Kali retorted.

"Kali, I wish I could tell you what we've been doing but…I just can't" Boone shook his head.

"You don't want to tell me, fine. But don't expect me to share things with you then" Kali explained.

"You're pissed" Boone sighed.

"Understandably. I told you someone tried to poison me, and you've barely said two words about it for God's sake!" Kali pointed out.

"I know, and I'm sorry it's just…things have been going on with Shannon and Sayid and I needed to look out for her-" Boone began, but she cut him off.

"Boone, this isn't working. I don't want to be second best" Kali admitted.

"So, that's it? Whatever this was, it's over?" Boone questioned.

"Yeah, I guess it is" Kali mumbled, as she began to walk away.

"I don't want to be second best either…so if you're looking for Sawyer, he's up the beach. Looks like he caught Jin" Boone told her, before turning away angrily.

"Jesus, I'm really making up for all the relationship drama I missed as a teenager" Kali mumbled to herself, as she began to run up the beach.


She was horrified to see a bloody Jin on the ground, as Michael began to punch him repeatedly. Jack tried to take a step forward, but Sawyer held him back. Jin seemed to goad Michael on in Korean, as Kali looked away with a grimace.

"You happy?" Kali questioned Sawyer, as she came to stand beside him.

"He deserves it" Sawyer replied but didn't look quite so sure himself.

He then noticed Sayid standing only a few metres away, as their eyes met. With an angry glare being sent his way, Sayid quickly began to walk away, not wanting a fight. Kali noticed this and turned to the blond with a frown.

"What was that look about?" She inquired.

"Nothing for you to worry about, blue eyes," Sawyer told her.

A loud scream grabbed the attention of everyone on the beach, as they realised Sun had just spoken, and it wasn't in Korean.

"Leave him alone! He did not burn your raft!" Sun announced.

"Am I losing it or is she speaking English?" Kali frowned.

"Must be a joint hallucination" Sawyer mumbled.

"You understood us? All this time? Why didn't you say anything?" Jack asked.

"Your raft was already on fire when he arrived. He burned his hands trying to put it out" Sun explained.

"Then why did he run?...Exactly, that's what I thought" Michael stated, when he got no reply.

"My husband is many things. But he is not a liar" Sun insisted.

"You're going to lecture us about lying, Betty? From the look on his face, even your old man here didn't know you speak English. How do we know she's not covering for him?" Sawyer went on.

"Because she's isn't! Why would he burn the raft?" Locke announced, walking over to the group.

"He's been after me since day one, everybody knows it! What if-" Michael began, but Locke cut him off.

"Okay, it's personal, but why take it out on our best chance of getting off the Island? Why would any one of us block an attempt to get home? We're so intent on pointing the finger at one another that we're ignoring the simple undeniable truth that the problem isn't here, it's there! They've attacked us, sabotaged us, abducted us, murdered us! Maybe it's time we stop blaming us and start worrying about them! We're not the only people on this Island and we all know it!" Locke warned them all, before walking away again.

This speech had caught Kali's attention, who could smell the manipulation a mile away. Locke was someone not to underestimate she realised.

"He did not do it" Sun insisted, as the crowd began to disperse.

"Looks like Locke might be after your position as leader, Doc" Kali informed Jack, as she and Sawyer walked past him.


"That was a great speech you gave earlier…" Kali trailed off, from where she was perched on a rock at the Caves.

She had been waiting for the older man to turn up, wanting to confront him about the events on the beach.

"Thank you" Locke nodded to her, as he bent down to fill his water bottle.

"All that drama about abduction and sabotage…Couldn't be more exciting if you'd made the whole thing up" Kali went on, raising an eyebrow.

"You don't believe it was the other people on this island?" Locke questioned, as she came to stand near him.

"I think that you don't believe it. I think that you're trying to manipulate the group…maybe into becoming your little soldiers?" Kali went on, as Locke smiled.

"I can see why Boone likes you. You're smart" Locke praised her, standing to meet her level.

"I just have an eye for manipulation" Kali retorted.

"You're right. I did think I knew who caused the fire, but I was wrong" Locke shrugged.

"What?" Kali frowned.

"I thought it was Walt. He had been planning to but…I guess someone beat him to it" Locke admitted.

"Like the others?" Kali suggested.

"Maybe someone closer to home. Who knows if there were other survivors from the crash" Locke suggested, as he walked away.

Kali's mind was suddenly set into overdrive. It was only after people found out that she was going to be on the raft that it was burnt. Closer to home…

"It couldn't be" Kali mumbled, her mind going to one person who'd want to stop her leaving the island.

Her brother.


"Hey, Sayid!" Kali called to him, the next morning.

"Should you be speaking to me?" Sayid questioned, looking around for Sawyer.

"Sawyer's guarding the raft. Is it true that you're going to the French woman's camp?" Kali inquired.

"Hurley has gone to look for her. We want to bring him back. I swear it has nothing to do with…that note" Sayid told her.

"Well, I need it to. I want to know why someone wanted to meet you there. See if you can find any signs that someone was staying with her?" Kali explained.

"Rousseau would never let anyone stay, even on the same part of the island as her. You have my word on that" Sayid went on.

"My brother can be very persuasive" Kali grimaced.

"You really think he's here? On the island?" Sayid frowned.

"I don't know for sure. But someone is screwing with me and I want to know who it is" Kali exclaimed.

"Very well. I'll see what I can find" Sayid nodded.

"Keep your distance from Charlie and Jack" Kali announced, who she knew were going with him.

"Why do you ask that?" Sayid inquired.

"Because your dangerous and they're my friends" Kali clarified.

"They're my friends too" Sayid retorted.

"Well, I've seen what you do to your friends" Kali shoot back, with a glare.

Later that day, Kali was walking towards the raft and wasn't surprised when she heard shouting from nearby. With a sigh, she spotted Sawyer and Michael arguing as usual.

"Seriously? I leave you two for five minutes and you're already at each other's throats?" Kali announced, placing a hand on her hip.

"He started it!" Sawyer yelled.

"Well, I'm ending it" Kali rolled her eyes at his childish behaviour.

A moment later, there was a loud commotion as bamboo rolled over the beach because it hadn't been tied well enough. Instantly, Michael was going after Jin, who had surprisingly begun helping them. He seemed desperate to get off the island ever since he found out his wife could speak English. Sawyer let out a loud huff, picked up his book up and stormed off, with Kali following him.

"What's with you today?" Kali questioned, catching up with him.

"Nothing. Just a headache, that's all" Sawyer grimaced, as he approached their tent.

He pushed through the tent flaps and flopped onto his sleeping bag, with a grunt. Kali saw how his face was scrunched in pain, as he shut his eyes.

"Here, you might be dehydrated" Kali suggested, handing him her water bottle.

"Maybe…" Sawyer mumbled, pushing himself into a sitting position.

While he took a swig of the drink, Kali placed her hands on his cheeks, as his eyes snapped up to hers.

"What are you doing?" Sawyer queried.

"Trying to see if you're feverish…maybe I should go to the caves for a thermometer" Kali bit her lip.

"Like I said…just a headache," He told her, but made no move to push her away, enjoying the cold feel of her hands against his face.

"You feel hot" Kali stated.

"I look hot too" Sawyer grinned.

"Hmm, sweaty is probably more accurate" Kali teased, taking her hands away.

Suddenly there was an awkward cough at the entrance of their tent, as they turned to see Sayid standing there, his eyes flittering between the pair.

"The hell are you doing here?" Sawyer growled, standing up.

"Doing what I was asked to" Sayid retorted, his eyes going to Kali.

"Rousseau's camp was boobytrapped. It exploded the moment we got close" Sayid announced.

"Damnit" Kali sighed, thinking that was the end of that trail.

"But I did find something…" Sayid trailed off, taking a piece of paper out of his pocket and handed it to Sawyer.

Kali stood up and looked past Sawyer's shoulder to see it was another newspaper clipping. An old one.

"20th July 1993" Sawyer read the date, as Kali's eyes widened.

She immediately grabbed it from his hands and let out a shaky breath when she saw the picture under the heading. It was of her family.

"Fourteen-year-old serial killer murders parents and youngest sister, but remains at large" Kali mumbled, her fingers holding onto the paper tightly.

"I'm sorry for your loss," Sayid told her, as he left the tent, with a sad expression on his face.

"It doesn't mean he's here. Anyone could have that" Sawyer insisted, knowing that was where her mind would be going.

"I remember this headline. It was before they tried to hide my identity. They tried to take all the papers off the market, but it was too late. Everyone knew my face…" Kali exclaimed as she ripped the writing from the page, leaving just the picture.

"When was the picture taken?" Sawyer asked.

"My brother's fourteenth birthday. My mum said she wanted a family picture, which was weird because we really weren't that family. We'd always argue and fight. Really not picture-perfect" Kali went on.

"Sounds pretty normal" Sawyer pointed out.

"He killed someone hours before this photo. Made me hide his bloody clothes so our mum wouldn't see them. I got grounded for like a week because I slammed the door in her face and had to hide the clothes underneath my bed. Still, she dragged me along to that photoshoot. Kept saying it was going to be a big year…not so normal, huh?" Kali scoffed, sadly.

"And I thought my childhood was messed up" Sawyer mumbled.

"This is the only picture of my family out there. My brother could have kept this newspaper article, so he'd-" Kali suggested, but Sawyer cut her off.

"What, have a picture to remember his victims by?" Sawyer questioned, immediately regretting it when he saw the hurt flash over her face.

"He loved our parents. He told me he regretted it…but I didn't believe him…" Kali sighed.

"That when you two had your big showdown?" Sawyer guessed as Kali turned to him in surprise.

"How did you…?" Kali trailed off.

"You said when we first came to the island that someone shot you…and that bullet you keep on you…it's the one you shot him with, right?" Sawyer explained.

"I don't want to talk about it" Kali shook her head, her eyes becoming watery.

"I get it" Sawyer nodded.

"That you?" He asked, pointing to the small girl on the end, as she nodded.

He noticed that Kali's mother had her hands on her brother's shoulders, and her father was hugging her younger sister, whereas Kali seemed separate from the rest of them. She was smiling in the picture, but it didn't meet her eyes.

"You look sad" Sawyer mumbled.

"I was…God, I barely recognise myself. I never let anyone take pictures of me after that…still don't" Kali sighed.

"Why not?" Sawyer frowned.

"I was always worried someone would recognise me…or the press would get it. Better I was just forgotten about" Kali explained.

"Hold on a sec…" Sawyer trailed off, as he left the tent, making Kali frown.

He came back a minute later with a polaroid camera in hand and a large grin on his face.

"What're you doing?" Kali inquired.

"Well I already know who you are…and there's no press here. New memories, right?" Sawyer suggested, holding up the camera.

"I look like a sweaty mess" She huffed.

"No, you don't. You look…" Sawyer trailed off, almost shyly.

"What?" Kali asked.

"Pretty, or whatever. You gonna' let me take this picture this year?" Sawyer exclaimed, as Kali grinned and nodded.

There was a quick flash and then soon enough the picture was coming out, as Sawyer grabbed it before Kali could.

"Oh wow, I look terrible" Kali groaned when she caught a glimpse of the picture.

"No, blue eyes. You really don't" Sawyer told her, a small smile on his face.


Author's Notes: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! Would you like some more cheesiness with your order? Haha. Looks like things are over between Kali and Boone, how will that affect things, especially Kali and Sawyer's relationship? Please leave a review:)

scripturient3201: Aw, thank you so much, it really means a lot to me that you think my story is well written! I hope you like this chapter too:)

DrLexieSloan: Thanks for the review, I'm always happy to take praise, haha. This made me realise I haven't given Kali a face claim! I've based Kali's physical description on the actress Lyndsy Fonseca, but from like 2008/09 when she was more Kali's age. I'm glad you like the twist, I had thought about Boone being involved, but he's just too nice for that. I hope you enjoy this chapter:)

kz4valentina: Thank you for this review:) Glad you like the reveal, and ooo that would be a massive twist, wouldn't it?

carmelitajones: Aw, thank you! So happy your liking my story:)