Sawyer woke up slowly, his eyes fluttering open as he quickly registered the pain coming from his upper arm. He looked down a saw a large bandage was now covering his wound and grunted lightly as he tried to sit up.
"How're you feeling?" Kali questioned, from when she was sitting on a nearby plane chair.
"Peachy" Sawyer replied, as Kali turned to face him.
"Where's Jack?" Sawyer asked.
"He's gone back to the caves to check on Shannon. He stitched you up and helped me carry you back here first" Kali explained.
"I'm surprised he didn't just leave me out there" Sawyer mumbled, darkly.
"He feels guilty…and Sayid's gone" Kali informed him.
"Gone where?" Sawyer frowned.
"Another part of the island, I guess. Good riddance" Kali grumbled, fidgeting with her now bandaged up finger.
"Is Shannon still…?" Sawyer trailed off.
"Barely breathing? Yeah. Why didn't you just say you didn't have the medication?" Kali sighed, as he shrugged.
She then reached into her back pocket and took out the letter, as his eyes widened, and she knew if he was at full health, he would have grabbed it from her hands.
"I know you're not Mr. Sawyer. And I know you wrote this letter" Kali stated.
"Just give it back" Sawyer exclaimed.
"No. I want to hear you say it. You know my history now…so I want the same in return" Kali suggested.
"I don't remember making that deal" Sawyer retorted.
"Will you at least tell me your real name then?" Kali insisted.
"…James. James Ford" Sawyer all but whispered.
Reluctantly, Kali leaned forward and handed him the letter back, which he quickly took. She then pushed herself upright, and was going to leave, before he called out to her.
"He was a confidence man" Sawyer announced, as she turned back around.
"Romanced my mama to get to the money. Wiped them out clean, left a mess behind. So, I wrote that letter. I wrote it knowing that one day I would find him. But that ain't the sad part either…When I was 19, I needed six grand to pay these guys off I was in trouble with. So, I found a pretty lady with a dumb husband who had some money. And I got him to give it to me. How's that for a tragedy? I became the man I was hunting. Became Sawyer" He explained, slight tears welling up in his eyes.
"You did what you had to survive" Kali suggested.
"I'm not a good guy, blue eyes" Sawyer insisted, shaking his head.
"Neither am I" Kali shrugged, as a comfortable silence washed over them.
Sun was able to help with Shannon's asthma by using eucalyptus she found on the island, and thankfully soon enough Shannon was back to her normal self. Everyone was treating Sawyer as an outsider more than ever, which led to Kali not being surprised when Jack approached her and told her she would have to bandage Sawyer's arm herself.
"I swear you and Jack bicker more than school kids" Kali shook her head, as she entered his tent.
"I can't help it…he's fun to annoy" Sawyer shrugged, as Kali sat down in front of him.
"Your wound's healing well" She pointed out, as she grabbed some peroxide from beside her.
"Why thank you, Nurse Dixon" Sawyer smirked, as Kali roughly dabbed the peroxide onto his arm.
"Keep your voice down, Mr. Ford" Kali retorted, as he hissed in pain.
"Alright, alright. I get it. Mutually assured destruction and all that" Sawyer replied.
Kali had to hoover above Sawyer to bandage his muscular upper arm, avoiding his eyes that were very close to her face. Sawyer seemed to notice this quickly and couldn't stop the grin that was growing on his face.
"Uncomfortable?" He suggested, as she rolled her eyes and continued her work.
"Just trying to concentrate" Kali mumbled, as she held the ends of the bandages down with two fingers.
"Well I have to say I'm definitely enjoying the view" Sawyer smirked, as Kali realised his eyes were level with her chest.
"You asshole" She laughed, as she shoved his good arm.
"I'm just being honest" Sawyer replied, laughter in his own voice.
Kali finished taping the bandages down and sat back to admire her work. She was missing her training more than she had expected. She missed the normal and structured way her life had been. She was drawn out of her thoughts as she watched Sawyer's eyes gaze over a familiar brunette.
"Oh, I get it now…" Kali trailed off, with a smug smirk.
"What?" Sawyer frowned, looking away.
"The Doc clearly has the hots for Kate, and so do you. That's why you two keep pissing each other off" Kali realised.
"If that were the case…who do you think she has the hots for?" Sawyer inquired.
"After the way you've both been acting lately? I'm gonna go with neither" Kali grinned.
"Well we're still clearly the most eligible people on this island" Sawyer retorted.
"Hmm…I don't know about that. I think that's a grey hair I see there" Kali teased, as she ran her hand through his blond locks.
"And I thought the Doc had a bad beside manner" Sawyer joked, as he shook her hand out of his hair.
Later that day, Kali was checking on how Shannon was doing when Boone approached the pair.
"You're never going to believe this!" Boone announced, as he crouched down beside them.
"You finally learnt to tie your own shoe laces?" Shannon mocked, making Kali giggle.
"Funny. Someone at caves built a golf course" Boone informed them.
"Are you high?" Shannon asked, not believing him.
"Seriously, a golf course. Jack's playing with them right now" Boone went on.
"Hold up…Jack's actually doing something fun? God must be the end of the world" Kali suggested, making Boone laugh.
"You should come. When's the next time you'll see this happening?" Boone insisted.
"Probably never" Kali agreed.
"I think I'll pass on this one. My tans still not evened out" Shannon mumbled, as she rolled onto her back.
"How far away are we talking?" Kali questioned.
"Only a few miles-" Boone started, as Kali groaned.
"Am I really going to have to carry you?" Boone teased, as he reached out and started to drag her away from Shannon.
"Alright, alright. I'm coming. This better be worth it" Kali giggled, brushing Boone's hands off her.
"Don't worry, I'll make it worth your time" Boone grinned, flirtatiously.
"You better. I will grab my shoes and meet you there" Kali replied, standing up.
"Don't make me wait too long" Boone smiled, as he began walking off towards the jungle.
"Looks like bonehead has a crush on you" A familiar voice stated, as she walked towards her bags.
"That's a pretty good one, I'll give you…a seven out of ten" Kali shook her head, fondly, as she slipped on her shoes.
"I feel so accomplished" Sawyer responded, placing his hand over his heart.
"You should come too" Kali suggested, turning to him.
"I don't think so. Not big on crowds. And let's face it the crowds not too big on me either" Sawyer pointed out, looking down at his shoes.
"Probably because you keep giving them shitty nicknames" Kali told him.
"Hey, they're very inventive!" Sawyer exclaimed, making Kali laugh.
"How is blue eyes inventive?" Kali retorted, smugly.
"Yeah well, it's…different with you" Sawyer shrugged, before walking off, leaving her confused.
Kali groaned in defeat when Charlie missed his shot and didn't manage to get the golf ball in the hole.
"It's all up to you, Jack. Sink this and you win a blazer" Michael stated.
"No pressure" Kate piped up, with a smirk.
"Yeah, no pressure" Charlie mumbled, as he handed Jack the golf club.
"Dude, how could you lose it for us Brits? We were all counting on you!" Kali exclaimed.
"We're the only Brits on the island, Kali" Charlie retorted.
"Oh yeah…but still. Shame on you" Kali teased, as Charlie dropped down by her side with a groan.
"Five bucks says he sinks it" Hurley mumbled.
"Mate, you're betting against me?" Charlie asked.
"Sorry dude, but you're a duffer like me" Hurley replied, as Charlie flopped onto his back with an even louder groan.
"Make it ten and you're on" Boone exclaimed.
"Damn, these are some high stakes" Kali mocked, as Boone nudged her playfully.
"I've got two tubes of sunscreen and a flashlight says he chokes" Sawyer announced, out of nowhere.
Everyone turned around to look at him, disapproving looks in most of their faces. Kali couldn't help but cringe at the awkward silence.
"I'll take that action" Kali told him, as they shared a smile together.
"What do you even have to offer?" Charlie asked from beside her.
"My wonderful company obviously" Kali shrugged, as numerous people around her laughed.
"Yeah. I'll take that action too" Boone added, noticing the looks between Sawyer and Kali.
They all turned to watch as Jack was easily able to get the golf ball in the hole, as Kali mumbled a curse.
"Sorry guys" Jack grinned, holding the golf club up in triumph.
Author's Notes: I hoped you all enjoyed this chapter! I'm adding a bit more Boone into the mix, but as you can probably tell it's Sawyer that's still grabbing her attention. There will be some Sawyer/Kate in this story, but it'll still mostly be Kali/Sawyer. Please leave a review:)
scripturient3201: Thank you for the review:) Yep, it was pretty crazy, haha. Glad you enjoyed it!
kz4valentina: Aw, thank you so much for all the reviews, it was nice that you gave me so much feedback:) Sawyer is definitely my favourite character. I'm really glad that you like Kali and I've been able to make you root for them. Yeah, Kali's going to have Sawyer's back a lot more than Kate ever did. Kali and Sawyer's relationship is definitely going to be slow burn, but they'll get there, haha.