"What are you doing?" Kali heard a shout from nearby, as she shot up from where she had been sleeping.
She rubbed her eyes as she saw Boone was standing there holding the gun, with an angry looking Sayid.
"Standing guard. You heard what they said is out there" Boone pointed out.
"You took my gun off me, boy?" Sawyer growled.
"Please, you've never even held a gun. He doesn't believe in guns. He's goes on marches" Shannon mocked him.
"I don't go on marches" Boone retorted.
"Give it back to me" Sayid insisted.
"Yeah, give it to Al Jazeera, he'll protect us" Sawyer argued.
"Al Jazeera is a network" Charlie mumbled.
"I'll keep the damn gun" Boone told them.
"We should give it to her" Shannon suggested, ushering over to Kali.
"What, me?" Kali frowned.
"Yeah, Kali should hold the gun" Charlie nodded.
"Um, no thanks" Kali retorted.
"You know how to use it, which makes you more qualified than Boone. Your less likely to kill us all than, Sawyer. And everyone thinks you're more trustworthy than me-" Sayid explained.
"Don't I get a say in this? I don't want it…we should give it to Kate. I trust her" Kali exclaimed.
"Fine with me" Sayid shrugged, as Boone reluctantly handed over the gun.
"Now can we all get back to sleep" Kali rolled her eyes, as she settled back down to sleep.
If they knew who she was they wouldn't want her anyone near the gun. The damn irony, she thought to herself. She noticed Sawyer staring at her and hoped that he didn't find her insistence strange.
"Why did you suggest I have the gun?" Kate cornered her when they got back to camp.
"You seem like a smart woman" Kali shrugged.
"Smart enough to know that's bullshit" Kate replied, raising an eyebrow.
"Do you really want me to say it?" Kali sighed.
"Say what?" Kate frowned.
"I know that you were the one the Marshall was escorting…and I know that you've done something terrible. I reckon probably killed someone" Kali whispered.
"I don't know-" Kate started, but Kali cut her off.
"I'm smart enough to know bullshit too, Kate. Look, I'm not going to tell anyone. Your secret is safe with me" Kali explained.
"I don't understand, why would you want me to have a gun if you know…who I am?" Kate questioned.
"Because it means that you won't be afraid to use it. Sawyer's a loose cannon, Sayid will probably shoot Sawyer, Boone would shoot himself in the foot, Shannon would just drop it and run, and Charlie…he's too twitchy" Kali went on.
"Then why not you?" Kate queried.
"…I don't like guns" Kali mumbled.
"You seem to know how to use them" Kate pointed out.
"Why do you think I don't like them?" Kali said, raising an eyebrow.
"…Well, thank you. For keeping this a secret" Kate replied.
"No problem" Kali shrugged, as she started to walk away.
"Making friends, blue eyes?" She heard a familiar voice a few seconds later.
"Is that name going to stick?" Kali questioned.
"It's the front runner" Sawyer smirked, as he came up beside her.
"Maybe you should try making some friends…you never know, you might like it" Kali mocked.
"Sounds boring" Sawyer responded, as suddenly a downpour of rain began.
"Shit" Kali grumbled, as she ran for cover under some nearby tarp.
Sawyer followed close behind her, but they were both soaking wet by the time they were under cover. Kali quickly allowed her eyes to roam over Sawyer's muscular frame that was on show due to his shirt clinging to his body but forced her eyes away when he looked over at her.
"You know I can't put my finger on it…why you were so adamant about not having that gun" Sawyer couldn't help but say a moment later.
"It's a lot of responsibility" Kali dismissed.
"You said your brother taught you how to use a gun…you got some bad memories that come with that, huh?" Sawyer tried to dig deeper.
"That's none of your business" Kali retorted.
"Just making conversation" Sawyer mumbled, as he went to walk off.
"…I got shot. That's why I don't like guns" Kali exclaimed, as he stopped in his tracks.
"Who shot you?" Sawyer asked.
"You're not getting that out of me" Kali told him.
"Alright, story for another day" Sawyer suggested, as they drifted into a comfortable silence.
Kali cringed as she heard another agonising cry from the US Marshall who they all knew was slowly dying. She could see Kate not far away looking into the fire intently, obviously trying to ignore the screams. The only reason the man was there was because of Kate, and they both knew it.
"You must be happy to have given the gun to her now. We all knows what's got to be done, and the only one who can do it is the one with the gun" Sawyer announced, from where he was sat beside her.
"There are other ways to kill people than with a gun" Kali suggested, as Sawyer raised an eyebrow.
"Well aren't you cheery tonight" Sawyer stated.
"Those cries aren't getting to you?" Kali responded.
"Nothing I can do about them" Sawyer shrugged, as they both noticed Kate walking over to them.
"Can I talk to you? Alone?" Kate questioned, indicating to Sawyer.
"…Fine, fine. I'll take the spot at your fire" Kali sighed, as she stood up and began to walk away, curious about what Kate wanted to talk about, but she was too tired to put up a fight.
Her eyes shot open when she heard a deafening gun shot and realised at some point she must have drifted off to sleep. She was on her feet in an instance, thinking that they might have been under attack.
"What's happened?" Kali shouted at Hurley, who looked as confused as her.
It was then that they both saw Sawyer exiting the tent that the US Marshall had been in, the gun in his hand, as they put two and two together.
"What did you do?" Jack yelled, he sounded so angry that it made Kali jump.
"What you couldn't" Sawyer replied, his voice almost breaking.
"Look, I get where you're coming from being a doctor and all, but he wanted it. Hell, he asked me. So, I don't like it any more than you do, but something had to be done" Sawyer insisted, but it did nothing to quell Jack's anger.
Suddenly they heard a choking sound from the tent, as Kali gasped, realising that the US Marshall was still alive. She rushed past both men and sat down beside the man, who had a gaping wound in his chest.
"You shot him in the chest?" Kali questioned, as Jack rushed in and tried to stop the bleeding.
"I was aiming for his heart" Sawyer mumbled, eyes wide with guilt.
"You missed…You perforated his lung. It'll take hours to bleed out" Jack informed him
"There was…I only had one bullet" Sawyer told him, showing more emotion on his face than Kali had ever seen.
"Get out. Get out!" Jack screamed.
"I didn't…I thought I was helping" Sawyer tried to explain.
"Just go, Sawyer" Kali shook her head, looking away from him.
"If…If I can stop the bleeding…maybe I can create-" Jack started, but Kali cut him off.
"There's no point, Jack. He's suffering. Listen to him" Kali insisted, as the US Marshall grabbed her hand.
"P…Pl…Pl…" He stuttered, blood coming from his mouth.
"How should we…" Jack trailed off.
Kali grabbed the pillow from under the man's head, as Jack realised what she wanted to do.
"I should do it" Jack suggested.
"No. Trust me, you don't want this on your conscience" Kali shook her head.
"And you do?" Jack frowned.
"My conscience hasn't been clean for a long time. Go, you don't want to see this" Kali went on, as Jack reluctantly left the tent.
Sawyer was surprised when he saw Jack leave the tent but could still hear the choking sounds from the US Marshall. His eyes widened when he heard them become muffled a few seconds later, and then stop all together. Kali exited the tent soon after that, a far away look on her face as she started to walk towards the sea. Neither men said anything to her, both too ashamed to even look in her direction.
Author's Notes: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! I'm going to work a bit more on developing Kali's character, as we all hate an OC that's two dimensional. Please leave a review:)
farrahjohnson21: Aw, thank you so much for this review:) Sawyer's pet names are so good, and really imaginative sometimes, I was impressed, haha.