Kali could barely contain her laughter as she watched Sawyer's tantrum at not being able to win the game the pair had created. It was simple enough. They had a water bottle that they would try to hit with rocks, and whoever was able to hit the target the furthest would win. They were at a stalemate which seemed to irritate Sawyer from the way he was grumbling.
"You are throwing too high. Throw underarm instead" A voice suggested from behind them.
The pair turned around to see Sayid, who was staring at them in amusement, seemingly enjoying the frustration on Sawyer's face. As it was Kali's turn to throw, she took onboard Saiyid's advice and managed to hit the bottle, throwing her arms up in triumph.
"I wouldn't get too excited…I'm in this to win" Sawyer smirked at her, as he positioned himself.
He missed the bottle by a few metres, having given too hard a swing, as Kali laughed.
"Ha! I win" She grinned, smugly.
"You cheated. Abdul over here helped you" Sawyer retorted.
"He gave you the same advice. Maybe you should listen next time" Kali suggested, earning a roll of eyes from Sawyer.
Suddenly they heard screaming from close by, and ran towards the noise in unison. They quickly spotted the culprits, seeing Jin was attempting to drown Michael in the sea as Walt looked on in horror. Sayid expertly tackled Jin off Michael, as Sawyer and Kali helped Michael to stand up who had blood dripping all over him.
"The handcuffs from the Sky Marshall…now!" Sayid insisted, as Kali took the weight of Michael onto her own shoulders.
Soon enough Jin was handcuffed to a part of the wreckage as Kali tried to look Michael over for any injuries. He was lucky that everything seemed superficial, as it could have been much worse. They seemed to get nowhere with trying to find out why the Korean attacked Michael. When Jack arrived back from the caves he presented a new problem entirely. He wanted to set up a camp there as they had fresh water, and it would be more sheltered. But if they left the beach they could risk losing the opportunity to flag down a ship. However, Kali wasn't too bothered about being rescued. It was nice to feel free for once. She was still pondering about what she was going to do, when Sawyer approached her.
"So blue eyes, what's it going to be? Go with the pessimists or stay here and wait for the rescue boats?" Sawyer inquired, taking off his sunglasses.
"Nice shades" Kali laughed, as he crouched down in front of her.
"You're avoiding my question" Sawyer pointed out.
"I don't know the answer yet" Kali shrugged.
"They'll be expecting you to follow the Doc, most likely it will be safer up in the caves" Sawyer suggested.
"And miss out on your wonderful company? How could I?" Kali teased.
"I didn't say I was staying" Sawyer replied.
"It's pretty obvious you want to be around if a rescue appears" Kali told him.
"You'd really stay here just for me?" Sawyer asked, raising an eyebrow.
"No, you big-head. The Doc is going inland, so the nurse needs to stay on the shore. It just makes sense" Kali shrugged.
"Whatever you say" Sawyer grinned.
Convincing Jack was a lot harder than Kali had expected as he didn't like the thought of her staying and was already in a bad mood as Kate had decided to stay too.
"Look I get where you're coming from but I'm not a kid, Jack. I can make decisions for myself" Kali stated.
"I'm just trying to look out for you. I don't want you to make a mistake just because of him" Jack suggested, ushering at Sawyer who was further down the beach.
"I already told you, I'm staying in case anyone gets hurt. It doesn't make sense the two medical people on this whole island being in the same place and you know it" Kali rolled her eyes.
"I'm not going to be able to change your mind?" Jack questioned, as she shook her head.
"Then just promise me you'll look after yourself, alright? Look out for number one" Jack went on, surprising her.
"You too" She nodded.
"…Oh, and Jack? Kate's not staying here to hurt you, she just…needs to be here. She's probably hoping you'll stay here for her" Kali explained.
"I can't put her feelings above everyone's safety" Jack replied.
"You guys not at that level yet then?" Kali teased.
"Has she said something about me?" Jack frowned.
"Nope, but your face lighting up whenever she's around tells me enough" Kali grinned, watching the Doctor blush.
"You move quick…I'll give you that" Kali announced, as she walked into what used to be the medical tent, but Sawyer had now made into his home.
"Welcome to my Palace" Sawyer grinned, from where he was sitting in one of the planes seats.
"Oh yeah, it seems real cosy" Kali laughed, as she flopped down on the seat beside him.
"I don't remember inviting you in" Sawyer stated, not looking up from his book.
"I don't remember asking" She retorted, with a smile.
"Hey, I need a battery…something from a laptop should do" Kate interjected, as she came rushing over to them.
"Why?" Kali frowned.
"We want to locate the source of the French transmission, but the transceiver is dead…so we need a battery" Kate explained.
"Can't help you" Sawyer shrugged.
"You've been hoarding like a pack rat ever since the crash and you don't have a single laptop?" Kate asked, crossing her arms.
"Looks that way" Sawyer mumbled, more interested in his book.
"Could you be any more of an asshole?" Kate mumbled, only earning a grin from Sawyer in response.
"Don't you want to find out who sent out that transmission?" Kate insisted, now looking to Kali.
"We should probably find out who else is on this island…" Kali trailed off, turning to look at Sawyer.
"You two want to go running off into the jungle, be my guest" Sawyer stated.
"Alright, let's do it" Kali announced, standing up.
"Aren't you forgetting something?" Kate frowned.
"Oh right" Kali said, as she crouched down and moved a few papers and books to reveal a laptop.
"You knew he had one the whole time?" Kate grumbled.
"It was kind of funny watching you get annoyed" Kali teased, as Kate rolled her eyes and went to take the battery to Sayid.
"You sure you don't want to come?" Kali questioned.
"It won't work" Sawyer replied.
"Now who's a pessimist" Kali pointed out.
"I ain't leaving this beach" Sawyer insisted.
"I know your hoping that someone is going to turn up and save us and you'll be able to sneak away from the authorities if your fast enough but-" Kali was cut off.
"Don't act like you know me. Just because I'm southern and harsh must mean I'm a criminal right?" Sawyer hissed.
"I didn't say that" Kali shook her head.
"And what about you? I've got a feeling your past is a whole lot murkier than mine" Sawyer suggested.
"You know what? Stay here and sulk. That's what you do best" Kali rolled her eyes and walked away.
Annoyed at how he acted, Sawyer threw his book to the ground and leaned back against the chair.
Kali, Kate and Sayid had been walking through the jungle for no more than an hour when a sweaty Sawyer suddenly approached them.
"Hey" Sawyer exclaimed.
He appeared like he wanted to tell them something, as it was obvious he must have been running for a long time to catch up with them. Kali felt her eyes drifting down his neck where droplets of sweat were forming and then down his chest, but quickly looked away before anyone could spot her.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Kate inquired.
"Easy, just came here to tell you something" Sawyer responded.
"Well we're not interested" Kali told him, as she continued walking.
"You're really going to turn away someone who's willing to help y'all on your little quest?" Sawyer suggested.
"Why would you want to help? You said this wouldn't work, remember?" Kali frowned, turning to face him.
"I'm done sulking, that's all" Sawyer shrugged.
"Just try to keep up" Kali mumbled, at the four walked further into the jungle.
Author's Notes: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! There's going to be a lot of angst coming up, as Sawyer and Kali both fear getting close to people and will do anything to avoid getting hurt. Please leave a review:)
farrahjohnson21: Thanks for the review!
Sinner2016: Aw, thank you so much:) I'm so glad your liking this story so far! Yeah, I've noticed that there aren't many Lost fics around and any that there are didn't get further than a couple of episodes.