"We'll place the second antenna here" Sayid announced, as they came into a clearing.
"You want to help?" Sayid asked, as Sawyer nodded.
"Attach this antenna up in that tree, as high as you can" Sayid told him, as Kate passed him a mechanical device.
"Golly, thanks boss" Sawyer said sarcastically, getting a small laugh from Kali.
"5'oclock. Watch for my flare. Then it's your turn" Sayid informed Kali.
"Don't worry, I won't let you down" Kali nodded, as Sayid began to walk away.
"I could stay here if you want-" Kate started, but she cut her off.
"I've got this, Kate" Kali insisted.
"You can't trust him" Kate warned her, before she too left.
Kali turned around, as she watched Sawyer push himself up the tree with his long limbs. He seemed to notice this and turned to her with his trademark smirk.
"You staring at my ass?" Sawyer teased.
"You wish" Kali scoffed.
It had just gone four and Kali was beginning to get restless. She had finally been given some responsibility and she didn't want to screw it up.
"It's still not five, you know" Sawyer called to her.
"We can't afford to miss the signal" Kali retorted.
"Sitting down isn't going to stop you seeing the flare. C'mon, your pacing is getting irritating" Sawyer pointed out.
"I better keep it up then if it's annoying you" Kali smirked, as Sawyer rolled his eyes.
"Why are you here, Sawyer?" Kali couldn't help but ask.
"Why are you here, blue eyes?" Sawyer replied.
"Something to do" She shrugged.
"…You don't want to get off this island, do you?" Sawyer realised, as she turned to look at him.
"Of course, I do" She shook her head, but Sawyer clearly didn't believe her.
"Life that bad at home?" Sawyer went on.
"Why do you care?" She questioned.
"You're more interesting than the average John and Jane on this island" Sawyer theorised.
"Is that why you came after us?" Kali inquired.
"No…" Sawyer trailed off, suddenly looking away.
"Well, I know you didn't come here to help…what's going on?" Kali insisted, as she came to sit down opposite him.
"How come the good doctor doesn't get you weak in the knees like most of the women here?" Sawyer asked, as she scoffed.
"Are we answering a question with a question now?" Kali exclaimed.
"Maybe. C'mon, tell me" Sawyer stated.
"I've had enough of doctors to last a lifetime" Kali answered, seeing as it was mostly true.
"Really? I thought all ladies dig doctors?" Sawyer pointed out.
"Nurses don't" Kali laughed.
"Kate does" Sawyer suggested.
"And he likes her. Maybe they'll live happily ever after once we get off this island" Kali shrugged.
"I doubt it" Sawyer mumbled.
"Why'd you say that?" Kali frowned.
"No reason" Sawyer replied, suddenly very interested with the stick his hands were playing with.
"Has something happened to Jack?" Kali realised, putting two and two together.
"Word from the Valley is that Saint Jack got himself buried in a cave in" Sawyer announced, as Kali's eyes widened.
"What?!" Kali cried, as she stood up.
"That's what I was coming to tell you" Sawyer admitted, as Kali glared at him.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Kali shouted, throwing the flare at him.
"I came here to help you lot, but you didn't believe me-" Sawyer started, but she cut him off.
"So, you thought you'd just stand back at let Jack die? Don't you care at all?" Kali argued.
"Guess not" Sawyer shrugged, as Kali picked up her bag and began rushing away.
"It's too late" He called after her.
"You better set up that antenna when it's time, or I swear to God, you're going to wish that you were the one in a cave in" Kali warned him, before turning around and running in Kate's direction.
By the time she finally reached Kate and Sayid, she could barely put two words together with how much she was panting.
"What's wrong?" Kate questioned, seeing how fast Kali had been running.
"It's Jack…he's…he's in a cave in" Kali stuttered.
"What? When? How?" Kate panicked.
"I don't know. Sawyer knew…that's why he came after us" Kali informed her.
"Then why didn't he say anything?" Kate cried.
"It doesn't matter. We need to go. Now!" Kali insisted, as both girls began running in the way she had just came from.
They were able to find a shortcut to the caves, which meant they didn't have to go past Sawyer, which Kali was happy with. She didn't want to see him. They were surprised when they saw a group formed around the caves, sad looks on their faces, but they weren't doing anything.
"Where's Jack?" Kate questioned.
"He's in there" Hurley answered, after a few seconds, indicating to where a pile of rocks were in the caves entrance.
"Does anyone know if he's alive?" Kate inquired, as Kali rushed over to the rocks and tried to listen.
"Is he alive?" Kate shouted.
"We don't know. Charlie went in there through a tunnel we dug. But it collapsed" Michael admitted.
"They could be suffocating in there" Kali panicked.
"Why is nobody digging?" Kate queried, as she rushed over to Kali and began pulling the rocks away.
"Come on! We can't give up" Kali told the group, as they joined the pair with trying to open the tunnel again.
They had been digging for hours, and Kate looked like she was about to pass out, when suddenly Jack and Charlie appeared from behind them.
"How?..." Kali trailed off, not sure how they could be there.
Kate was quickly running past her and into Jack's arms, who grinned at the action. Kate had the biggest smile on her face, Kali noted, as she pulled away.
"How'd you guys get out?" Kali called over to them.
"Charlie. Charlie got us out" Jack announced.
"Dude, you rock!" Hurley exclaimed, hugging the smaller man and lifting him off the ground.
"You seriously need to stop putting yourself in danger. I don't want to have to upgrade myself to Doctor of the island yet" Kali grinned, patting him on the shoulder.
"I'll do my best" Jack laughed.
The next day, Kali was looking along the beach for any signs of a ship, as she did most days. She knew it was unlikely she would ever see anything, but she wasn't about to give up trying. After what had happened to Jack, she realised how dangerous it could be living on the island. She didn't want anyone to die because she was happy being away from civilisation for a bit longer. Her thoughts came to a halt when she spotted crumpled clothes and a book lying on the beach.
"Hell of a book!" A voice called out from the ocean.
She spotted a grinning Sawyer, who was starting to walk out of the sea, more and more of his chest on show. Kali couldn't help the small blush that began on her face.
"I'm still not talking to you" Kali crossed her arms, refusing to look at the older man.
"Well, you're failing at that already" Sawyer pointed out, as he came to stand opposite her.
She could tell from the pile of clothes on the beach that he was naked from head to toe and she wasn't about to give him the satisfaction of her checking him out. Even if she did want to.
"Aren't you cold?" She suggested, raising an eyebrow.
"Sure am. You want to warm me up?" Sawyer flirted, as he took a step closer to her.
She could feel the heat radiating from his body, as the blush on her face only reddened further. She couldn't even think of a comeback. Deciding not to play his game any longer, she simply turned around and began to walk away.
"I'll take that as a maybe later" Sawyer called after her.
He smirked as he realised for once he had been able to stop her smart retorts completely. Maybe I need to take my shirt off more often, he thought to himself.
Author's Notes: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! Sorry for how long it took me to update, I should start posting more frequently soon. Next chapter Kali will finally start to learn more about Sawyer. Please leave a review:)
scripturient3201: Aw, thank you so much for this review! I'm so glad that you like Kali and this story. Hopefully I'll start answering those questions soon:)