"You got any more aspirin?" Kali asked Sawyer, while they took a break for building the raft.

"What are you gonna' give me for it?" Sawyer teased, as Kali rolled her eyes.

"I could give you this shoe?" Kali suggested, taking off her left trainer.

"And why would-" Sawyer was cut off, as Kali threw the shoe at Sawyer's chest with a grin.

"Do you want the other one too?" Kali grinned, as Sawyer rubbed his chest, shaking his head fondly.

"You think your funny, huh?" Sawyer asked, standing up to go rifling through his medicine stash.

"I'm hilarious" Kali replied, making Sawyer scoff.

"Debateable" Sawyer teased, throwing her the bottle of aspirin.

Kali jumped to the side to be able to catch the bottle, grimacing in pain as she did so. Sawyer frowned as he watched how she guarded her side, while quickly downing a couple of the aspirin. From the look on her face, she expected they wouldn't help much.

"Does it still hurt a lot?" Sawyer inquired, as Kali reluctantly nodded.

"I could take a look at it if you want?" Sawyer suggested, making Kali raise an eyebrow at him.

"Are you trying to get me naked, Mr Ford?" Kali exclaimed, with an amused tone.

"Are you trying to change the subject, Miss Dixon?" Sawyer retorted, knowing her humour was her usual type of deflection.

"It's fine" Kali insisted, running a hand through her hair.

"Well, let me be the judge of that. C'mon" Sawyer told her, as he went to kneel beside her.

"If you want to get me properly checked out, it should probably be Jack doing it" Kali pointed out, turning to face him.

"I'm the only who's going to be checking you out" Sawyer replied, his eyes widening a little when he realised what he had said.

Kali giggled lightly at Sawyer's expression, which quickly died down the moment Sawyer's hand reached out to touch the hem of her shirt. When Kali made no sign of pulling away, he slowly pulled the shirt up to reveal her bruised back. However, Sawyer quickly realised bruised wasn't the right way to describe her skin. Almost every inch of her back was covered in some sort of purple or black bruise, the worst being over one of her shoulder blades. She must have been in agony. Sawyer reached out to touch the injury, feeling Kali shiver under his touch.

"Why didn't you tell me it was this bad?" Sawyer frowned, trailing his hand down her back.

"I didn't want you to worry," Kali said, softly.

"I always worry about you" Sawyer confessed, as Kali turned slightly to look at him, realising just how close they were sitting.

Suddenly the tent flap was ripped opened to reveal a panting Kate, her mouth open as if to speak. Kali and Sawyer sprung apart quickly, as the former pulled down her shirt, but Kate had already seen the intimate position they had been in. She seemed too speechless to comment, leaving an awkward silence between the three.

"Kali! It's my dad! He's sick" Walt announced, rushing into the tent.

"What's happened?" Kali inquired, pushing herself upright, feeling a little dizzy.

"I don't know. He just dropped to the ground, he's in a lot of pain" Walt answered, gesturing for her to follow him.

While Kali ran after Walt who was already sprinting down the beach, Kate and Sawyer stayed where they were. Kate raised an eyebrow at him, thinking he had been making a move on Kali.

"That wasn't what it looked like…" Sawyer trailed off, not sure what else to say.

"Does she know that?" Kate stated as she turned to follow the others.

Sawyer mulled over this comment for a few seconds, wondering what Kali really did think of their relationship. He wasn't even sure what he thought. Sometimes they seemed like they were just friends and then other times when they were alone…that wasn't something he shouldn't be thinking about, Sawyer decided.


"I'm dying, I must be…" Michael groaned, clutching his stomach in pain.

"Oh, don't be so dramatic. You'll be fine" Kali rolled her eyes, shoving a bucket near his face.

"What's wrong with him?" Sawyer asked.

"He's got gastroenteritis" Kali replied, grabbing a nearby wet cloth and patting Michael's face lightly.

"In English?!" Michael panicked, as Kali bit her lip to stop herself from laughing.

"He's got a stomach bug" Kali clarified, as Walt sighed in relief, realising his dad was going to be okay.

"Why me?" Michael grumbled, retching into the bucket.

"Like I said…drama queen" Kali mumbled, making Sawyer chuckle.

"Are we all going to get this?" Walt inquired, not wanting to end up like his father.

"It depends what the source is. Have you eaten anything weird? Drank anything different?" Kali asked, as Michael shook his head.

"I've been doing the same as everyone else" Michael insisted.

"Okay, well it's just going to be a diet of water and maybe some crackers for you today. And rest" Kali told him.

"No, we have to launch the raft tomorrow. We have to-" Michael exclaimed, trying to sit up, as Kali pushed him back.

"You want to be on that raft? Then listen to me" Kali retorted, as Michael reluctantly laid back down.

"Well, that told him" Sawyer grinned, with an amused tone, as Kali stood up.

"Hey! Kate told me Michael was sick, what's happened?!" Jack called over, with Kate following not far behind.

"He's got the shits" Kali shrugged, as Jack seemed to have to stop himself from laughing.

"Hey!" Michael cried, in annoyance.

"You made it sound like he was dying" Jack chuckled, raising an eyebrow at Kate.

"I…I was just worried" Kate shrugged, seeming a little suspicious to Kali.

"Well, I had it handled" Kali told her, shoving past the older woman.


"Thought you might need that, boss. Wouldn't want our pilot out of commission before take-off" Sawyer announced, throwing a bottle of stomach relief liquid beside Michael.

A couple of hours had passed, and Michael was now looking a little better. If he kept hydrated Kali expected he would have been fit enough to travel on the raft the next day. She had gone to collect more water for him, when she saw Sawyer approaching him, and frowned when she saw the furious expression on Michael's face.

"You feeling guilty?" Michael scoffed.

"What?" Sawyer frowned, as Michael threw the bottle back at him.

"You're off the raft. You too" Michael informed them, as Kali came to stand beside Sawyer.

"Come again?" Sawyer asked, dumbfounded.

"You're off the raft!" Michael repeated, in an angry tone.

"We had a deal" Sawyer stated.

"Yeah, well, the deal ended the minute you decided to poison me" Michael pointed out.

"I did what now?" Sawyer exclaimed, raising an eyebrow.

"I'm done with you" Michael shook his head.

"You ain't done with me by a damn sight. You said you needed at least four!" Sawyer insisted.

"I've got four…with Kate. You've been stealing stuff off of dead bodies, keeping it for yourself, using it to buy favours. You're a liar and a criminal, and I'm not letting you near my boy!" Michael explained, slowly standing up.

"And your almost as bad" Michael mumbled, turning his attention to Kali.

"She hasn't done anything wrong" Sawyer told him.

"She hasn't done anything right either. She never speaks against you. I can't trust her. Therefore…she's off the raft" Michael went on, angering Kali who had been quiet at that point.

"And who says you get to decide that?" Kali announced, as all eyes turned to her in surprise.

"Excuse me?" Michael scoffed.

"Don't fuck with me, Michael. You won't like the results" Kali warned him, taking a step forward, so they were standing face to face.

Michael seemed surprised by this response, as Kali could see a flash of fear on his face. He quickly masked this, as everyone waited to see what he would do next. Michael raised his arm out and pushed her back roughly, not caring that she almost fell back from the shove. Kali balled her hands into fists, as Sawyer could tell things were about to escalate. He quickly reached out to grab her wrist, pulling her towards him before she did something she'd regret.

"You try to touch me again, and you'll be on the floor before you even raise your hand" Kali told him, as Sawyer let go of her.

"Hey, sweet-cheeks!" Sawyer called out, noticing that Kate had joined the crowd that was watching their fight.

"I had no idea how bad you wanted off this rock. Time to set things straight" Sawyer went on, as he grabbed her arm roughly, completely opposite to the way he had just touched Kali.

"Let go of me" Kate tried, struggling against him as he dragged her towards Michael.

"Tell him who the criminal is!" Sawyer insisted, shoving Kate forward.

"Hey, leave her alone, man!" Charlie exclaimed, rushing forward.

"Tell him!" Sawyer repeated, as Kate turned to look at Kali with a pleading expression.

"You brought this on yourself" Kali stated, refusing to meet her eyes.

While Kate had been distracted, Sawyer grabbed her backpack that she had been gripping onto.

"Give that back" Kate gasped, as Sawyer tried to keep it out of her reach.

"Leave her alone!" Michael said, confused as to why Kate seemed so worried about the backpack

"Leave her alone?" Sawyer scoffed, as he unzipped the backpack.

"Give it back!" Kate shouted, watching in horror as Sawyer dumped the contents onto the ground.

Kate immediately lunged forward to grab the passport that had fallen out, but Kali beat her to it. Kate had pushed her too far this time, if she didn't care, why should Kali?

"Well, would you look at this…" Kali trailed off, passing the document to Sawyer.

"Sawyer, please" Kate begged, afraid of what would happen if he revealed her secret.

"You all remember Joanna, don't you? Huh? The woman who drowned? Now what's Kate doing with poor Joanna's ID?" Sawyer announced, handing the passport to Michael, who stared in shock at Kate.

"Could it be she'd do just about anything to get on that raft? So, she could get herself rescued, run off with a new identity before half the reporters in the world descend on this damn Island? She might even poison the captain himself-" Sawyer explained but was cut off by Kate's angry cry.

"Shut up!" Kate snapped, glaring at Sawyer and Kali.

"Like you said Kate…this is nothing personal" Kali retorted.

"You want to tell us why you need to run so bad? You want to tell us the truth?" Sawyer insisted.

"…Yes. I was on the plane - with the Marshal. Yes, I was wanted and caught and being transported back. No matter what I say about what happened - about what I supposedly did - I'm going to jail…But I didn't poison you" Kate informed them, tearfully.

"Here…" Michael trailed off, handing the passport back to Sawyer, after a tense few seconds.

Kate watched sadly as the crowd began to disperse, knowing she had lost the trust of every person on the island. She had never felt so alone. Kali couldn't keep the guilty expression off her face, wondering if she had pushed things too far. Sawyer began walking away not long after, sharing a similar look as Kali.

"You're not as good of a liar as you think you are" Kali stated, as Kate crouched down to pick up the remaining items for her backpack.

"I wasn't lying. I didn't poison him" Kate shook her head.

"Then who did?" Kali asked.

"…It was Sun. She wanted Jin to stay. She thought if he was too sick, he wouldn't be able to go on the raft. I guess she chose the wrong bottle" Kate explained, looking up at the younger girl.

"Whose idea was it, Kate?" Kali questioned.

"Does it matter?" Kate retorted.

"I'm just wondering if Sun knows you were using her" Kali pointed out.

"What?" Kate scoffed.

"You wanted a spot on that raft. You used Sun's issues with her husband to get it. In the end…it was all about you" Kali explained.

"Well, clearly I didn't get what I wanted" Kate mumbled.

"You know what's sad, Kate? If you had just asked me for my place, instead of trying to stab me in the back? I probably would have given it to you" Kali informed her, before walking away, leaving Kate completely alone.


The next morning brought bad news, as the French Lady arrived at the camp with a warning. The Others were coming. Kali wasn't sure what it meant, but she knew she didn't want to be around to find out. Michael had given them back their spaces on the raft, as Kali wondered if he had only done so because of her threat the day before. Jack organised the remaining survivors from the crash to all help with finishing building the raft. Kali wanted to help, but Sawyer insisted that she was too weak. After seeing the bruises on her back, he insisted that she needed more rest. Kali felt useless as she watched everyone trying to push the raft into the sea, but it was to no avail. Sawyer was blamed by Michael as usual, as the part of the raft broke apart as it was pulled down the beach. Walt and Kali were the first ones to spot the black smoke pillar inland. Danielle, the French Lady had told them it would be the first sign before the Others attacked. Something bad was coming.

"So, this is the hatch that Boone almost died for?" Kali inquired, taking a step closer to the large structure.

Jack had filled her in on his latest plan of how to escape the Others. He wanted to hide everyone in the hatch. Kali bit her lip, as she reached out to touch the hatch, finding it strangely warm. There was a lot Jack wasn't taking into consideration.

"What do you think? Will it work?" Jack inquired.

"You want my honest answer or the sugar-coated one?" Kali asked.

"Sugar-coated" Jack replied.

"Well…it's better than staying on the beach and waiting for them to pick us off one by one" Kali teased, making Jack roll his eyes.

"Wait…what do you mean us? You're going to be on the raft" Jack pointed out.

"I can't just leave you all to get butchered" Kali retorted.

"I'm glad you have so much faith in us" Jack chuckled.

"I'm serious. This feels…wrong" Kali sighed.

"You need to be on the raft. They'll need someone with medical experience. And Sawyer won't go without you" Jack explained.

"He's grown on you, admit it" Kali grinned.

"Maybe a little…he's still a dick" Jack murmured.

"And you're still a big head. No one's perfect" Kali shrugged, as Jack laughed lightly.

"I'm gonna' miss you" Jack told her, surprising himself a little.

"Yeah, I'll miss you too, Doc. But the goodbyes are for later" Kali stated.

"Actually, I think it's going to have to be now. The French Lady knows where some dynamite is, we need this hatch open. We've got to go now" Jack informed her.

"Sounds dangerous" Kali frowned.

"Just like everything else on this damn island" Jack pointed out.

"Be careful, okay? When I come back, you better be at the front of the welcome party" Kali insisted.

"Yes, Ma'am" Jack smiled, as Kali raised her arms out to hug him.

"I'll see you soon" Jack told her, hugging her back quickly before pulling away.

Kali watched him walk away with a sad expression. She felt like she was abandoning all her friends. She felt like a coward, which was something new to her. She was distracted when she heard a strange sound from inside the hatch. It almost sounded like ticking. Placing her ear against the structure, she strained to hear it again, but found nothing. Shaking her head, she went to move away when she noticed something at the bottom of the hatch. Crouching down, her eyes widened when she saw it was a message.

"Don't trust him, Ka…" She read aloud, noticing that the last word hadn't been finished, and looked at the ground around her.

Her frown deepened when she realised it looked like there had been a scuffle, and then someone had been dragged away. What the hell was happening on this island, Kali thought to herself.


Kali had been just in time to hear Sawyer and Jack's goodbye but decided not to reveal herself as she listened to the conversation. Somehow Sawyer had met Jack's father before he had died and told Jack about how his father had wanted to apologise to him. This seemed to mean the world to Jack, who grew tearful at the mere mention of his father's name. As soon as Jack was out of range, Kali walked into the clearing, startling Sawyer.

"You keep doing things like that and it'll ruin that bad boy reputation you've got going" Kali announced.

"He needed a win" Sawyer shrugged.

"What're you doing?" Kali asked, seeing the bamboo on the ground.

"Getting us a new mast" Sawyer replied.

"You know that wasn't your fault, right?" Kali told him.

"I got distracted" Sawyer admitted.

"By what? Too many hot sweaty women?" Kali teased, as Sawyer looked away from her.

"I was worrying about you" Sawyer confessed.

"I'm fine. You don't need to-" Kali began, but he cut her off.

"I don't? Look at your back, Kali! You're not fine" Sawyer shook his head.

"I'm not your responsibility" Kali pointed out, thinking that's why he was worried.

"You don't get it, do you? If something happened to you…" Sawyer trailed off.

"What?" Kali asked, as Sawyer reluctantly looked at her.

"If something happened to you, I'd go out of my goddamn mind. And I hate it. Thinking about other people, putting them before myself…that's not me" Sawyer went on.

"Maybe you just haven't had the right person to care about" Kali mumbled.

"I need you to promise me something" Sawyer told her, taking a step forward so they were standing close to each other.

"I don't like promises" Kali sighed, as Sawyer reached out to cup her cheek.

"You're my best friend, Kali. I need you safe. Promise me that you'll keep yourself safe" Sawyer insisted.

Kali opened her mouth, not sure how to reply, when they heard a twig snap from a few metres away. Sawyer huffed out a groan, when he saw it was Kate, and reluctantly took his hand away from Kali's face. He grabbed the hatchet from near his feet and walked towards the bamboo he had cut down.

"I need an answer before we go on the raft" Sawyer stated, beginning to tie the bamboo together.

Kali nodded and walked over to Kate who seemed to have something to say to her.

"Sorry to interrupt" Kate announced, once Sawyer was out of hearing range.

"I bet you are" Kali grumbled, as she approached the older woman.

"I'm going with Jack" Kate announced.

"If you want to say goodbye to Sawyer, he's over there" Kali pointed out.

"I've already said goodbye to him. It was pretty quick" Kate replied.

"I'm not going to apologise for yesterday, Kate. I'm tired to being used" Kali told her.

"I know. And…I'm sorry. You were right. I was using Sun. I use everyone in my life. But I want to change. I want to be better" Kate explained.

"You're not a bad person, Kate" Kali insisted.

"Can you forgive me? For trying to get your spot on the raft?" Kate inquired, as Kali nodded.

"What's the point in holding a grudge? We might all be dead tomorrow" Kali sighed.

"My thoughts exactly. It's the time to get everything off our chest…" Kate went on, gesturing over to Sawyer.

"What?" Kali frowned, following her eyes.

She almost rolled her eyes when she saw Sawyer had stripped off his shirt, revealing the tanned, sweaty skin underneath. He looked like a damn model, Kali thought to herself. Turning away before she could start drooling, she saw Kate had a smug smile on her face.

"I heard what he said before. He clearly cares about you" Kate stated.

"Like he said, I'm his best friend" Kali shrugged.

"But he's more to you than that, isn't he?" Kate suggested, as Kali refused to meet her eyes.

"I…I don't know what you're talking about" Kali denied, with a shake of her head.

"You can lie to me, Kali. And him. But stop lying to yourself. Before it's too late" Kate insisted, turning on her heel and leaving Kali with her thoughts.


Author's Notes: I hope you enjoyed this chapter! I apologise if there are a lot of mistakes, I'm super tired at the moment. Looks like Sawyer and Kali will be leaving on the raft next chapter...and we all know how that goes...Please leave a review:)

kz4valentina: Thanks for the review! Kate has really been trying everyone's patience, hasn't she? We'll have to see if she changes or not, haha.

scripturient3201: Aw, thank you so much! It'll be a little while before we see Boone again, but keep your eye out for him! We got to see a darker side of Kali this chapter, which was fun. I hope you enjoyed this chapter:)