Sawyer's eyes snapped open suddenly, as he tried to get his breathing under control. The next thing he knew someone was touching his shoulder. He looked up to see Kali looking down at him, concern clear on her face. Sawyer's eyes flickered around the tent, as his body shook lightly, his mind taking longer to catch up than the rest of the body.
"Hey, it's okay. It's just me. There's no one else here" Kali told him, as he pushed himself up into a sitting position.
Sawyer ran a hand over his face, trying to regain control of his breathing. He hadn't had a nightmare like that in years. He wondered what had brought it on.
"Are you alright?" Kali queried, softly.
"Y-yeah…I'm fine" He nodded; his voice still shaky.
Kali went to pull her hand away from his shoulder, knowing that she had to be careful with how far to push Sawyer. However, he grabbed her hand at the last moment, keeping it in place against his skin. Kali knew whatever he was dreaming must have been bad if he was actively seeking out comfort even if it was from her. She wasn't sure how long they stayed sitting like that when suddenly they both heard a snuffling sound coming from outside the tent. There was a loud commotion as something rushed into the tent, knocking over a few boxes in the process. It was impossible to see what it was. Sawyer pushed himself onto his feet, going to stand in front of Kali who was still on her knees. He shined a light towards the creature, which seemed to spook it as it quickly turned and began running in the opposite direction, taking their tarp with it. Sawyer let out an angry yell as he began running after the creature in an almost comical fashion.
"Sawyer!" Kali called after him, worried he would get himself lost.
Luckily, he hadn't got very far before he lost the animal, as Kali found him not far from the camp. His head was darting around as if he was hearing something.
"Sawyer?" Kali inquired, approaching him, but he still didn't seem to hear her.
"James?" Kali insisted, as his eyes snapped up to meet her gaze.
"Did…did you hear that?" Sawyer questioned.
"Hear what?" Kali frowned.
"…Nothing. It was nothing. Let's get back to camp" Sawyer shook his head, already walking in the other direction.
"You look like crap" Kali informed Charlie, as she watched him opening coconuts.
"Wow, thanks" Charlie rolled his eyes, slamming a coconut onto a rock.
"And it looks like you've got some serious anger management issues" Kali went on, as Charlie glared at her.
"Any other complaints?" Charlie scoffed.
"You're a mess and you could hurt someone in this state" Kali explained.
"Last time I checked you were a student nurse, not a therapist" Charlie pointed out.
"The two aren't so different" Kali mumbled, coming to sit down beside him.
"How'd you sleep?" She inquired, a moment later.
"Like a baby" Charlie shrugged.
"Oh, really? You just murdered a guy and you're fine about it?" Kali questioned.
"You killed the Marshall and that didn't seem to affect you" Charlie retorted.
"I put him out of his misery, you shot Ethan five times in the chest" Kali insisted.
"He deserved it" Charlie stated.
"That doesn't mean you're not going to stop seeing his face whenever you close your eyes" Kali suggested.
"I'd do it again in a heartbeat" Charlie mumbled.
"Then you're a killer" Kali pointed out, as Charlie flinched at the statement.
"It doesn't mean you're a bad person, Charlie. No one's all good and all bad. We're just a mix of…grey. Don't let this harden your heart, that's all I'm saying" Kali explained, as she stood up.
"Thanks…I think I needed to hear that" Charlie nodded to her, as she gave him a small smile.
She turned around and began walking away, spotting Boone not far away who seemed to have been watching their interaction.
"Hey!" She called over to him, jogging to meet him, with a smile on her face.
"Where's Sawyer?" Boone inquired, an almost accusatory tone to his voice.
"Uh, he's looking for our tarp. We think a-" Kali began, but Boone's scoff cut her off.
"We" Boone shook his head, annoyed at the use of her words.
"You got something to say, Boone?" Kali questioned.
"I just…" Boone trailed off when he saw she was looking at something over his shoulder.
He gritted his teeth when he saw it was Sawyer returning to the camp emptyhanded, covered in mud. He could tell Kali wanted to run over there, just like she always did.
"Looks like your boyfriend's back" Boone stated, bitterly, as he began to walk away.
"Boone…" Kali sighed, wanting to go after him, but she didn't want to deal with his anger.
Running a hand through her long hair, she turned the other way and jogged over to Sawyer. Boone watched her go, a sad expression on his face.
"Always second best" He mumbled, a stormy expression on his face.
Kali had been following Sawyer for the past fifteen minutes after he had stormed off into the forest with a gun. She theorised that should have been long enough for him to cool down. He was currently crouched down, frowning at a footprint as he seemed to realise, he had been going the wrong way. Kali silently crouched down beside him, feeling smug that he still hadn't noticed her presence.
"You really need a shower" Kali whispered, laughing as he practically jumped out of his skin.
"Jesus, woman! Don't do that" Sawyer grumbled, as Kali tried to get control of her giggles.
"You've been following Boone for an hour" Kali stated, standing up.
"How'd you know?" Sawyer asked.
"That's his footprint" Kali replied, as Sawyer sighed.
"What, you a tracker now too?" Sawyer questioned.
"Definitely not. But I reckon I'll be better at it than you" Kali pointed out.
"So, you're suggesting we both get lost in the forest?" Sawyer exclaimed as Kali shrugged.
"Everything's better with two…and I don't really want to be on my own right now" Kali explained.
"We haven't really talked about what happened yesterday" Sawyer announced, following her lead.
"What's there to talk about? Someone tried to get me killed…sounds like a normal day to me" Kali mumbled.
"What if they try it again?" Sawyer insisted.
"Well they don't seem to be trying to directly kill me yet, so as long as I'm not on my own I should be pretty safe" Kali theorised.
"Well gosh, I feel so reassured now," Sawyer said, sarcastically.
"You better be careful, Sawyer. It's starting to sound like you care" Kali grinned at him.
It got dark quicker than either of them had been expecting and soon they had to make camp. Luckily it wasn't a cold night, so the fire was enough to keep the pair warm. Kali watched as Sawyer pulled out a mini bottle of alcohol out of his bag with a smug smirk.
"You still have those bottles?" Kali gaped.
"Finders keepers" Sawyer replied, taking a swig.
"Were you planning to get drunk alone in the middle of the jungle?" Kali questioned.
"Maybe I thought you were going to follow me" Sawyer smirked, handing her the bottle.
"You're a bad influence, Mr Ford" Kali giggled, as he took another bottle out of the bag for himself.
"Remind you of when we first met?" Sawyer suggested as Kali smiled.
"You wanna' play a game?" Sawyer queried, a mischievous look in his eyes.
"What kind of game?" Kali asked.
"I never" Sawyer announced, as Kali groaned.
"Not unless you want me to get blackout drunk. I'm so shit at that game" Kali admitted.
"Well, now we're definitely going to play it" Sawyer laughed.
"Alright, I'll go first-" Kali began, but Sawyer cut her off.
"Uh, uh, blue eyes. My game my rules. I'm going first" Sawyer insisted, as she rolled her eyes.
"I've never…been to college" Sawyer stated, watching as Kali took a drink.
"This is getting off to a great start. Okay, I never…got in a bar fight?" Kali suggested as Sawyer took a swig of his drink.
"I never kissed a girl…off this island?" Sawyer questioned, as he took a long drink.
"Why would you say that when you obviously have?" Kali pointed out.
"Because I wanted to know if you had more" Sawyer replied mischievously, as he watched Kali take a drink.
"I knew it" Sawyer grinned.
"Pervert" Kali shook her head, fondly.
"Never have I ever…worn pink?" She questioned, taking a swig from the bottle.
"It was the 80s" Sawyer shrugged, as he drank too, making Kali giggle.
Sawyer seemed to think about his next question seriously for a few seconds, making Kali wonder what he was thinking.
"I've never been in love" Sawyer confessed, as Kali raised an eyebrow.
"What, never?" She exclaimed.
"I ain't drinking, am I?" Sawyer pointed out, noticing that she too didn't drink.
"I've never had a one-night stand" Kali stated, as Sawyer rolled his eyes.
"I got to drink for each one?" Sawyer inquired, coughing as he downed most of the drink.
"Your turn" Kali shook her head.
"I never slept with a man" Sawyer announced, frowning when he saw Kali didn't drink.
"Alright, I never slept with a woman" Sawyer went on, his eyes widening when Kali still didn't move.
"You better drink most of that bottle," Kali told him, as Sawyer quickly finished it, more interested in her response.
"Hold up a minute…you've never slept with anyone? Ever?" Sawyer insisted.
"Kind of hard when everyone just knows you as the serial killer's sister" Kali mumbled, twirling her drink around her fingers.
"Well yeah but your…you" Sawyer exclaimed, as Kali raised an eyebrow at him.
"I mean, the guys you've been around must be blind right? Because…I mean…" Sawyer trailed off, suddenly realising just how much he had drunk.
"What?" Kali frowned, wanting to know what he was getting at.
"Well shit, blue eyes. We get back to camp I'll set up some candles and a secluded part of the beach for you and bonehead" Sawyer suggested, as Kali laughed.
"Are you trying to pimp me out now?" She giggled.
"I guess that depends if you like him or not" Sawyer shrugged.
"It's not going to happen" She retorted.
"Why not?" Sawyer inquired.
"I should have never even kissed him…Imagine how he'd feel if we slept together and he found out who I was" Kali explained.
"He doesn't have to find out" Sawyer insisted.
"And when we get off this island? He goes home and forever gets branded as that guy who banged Ken Dixon's sister" Kali scoffed.
"I reckon it'd be worth it" Sawyer shrugged.
"What, are you volunteering?" Kali joked as a rare tension rose up around them.
Sawyer's eyes snapped up to meet hers, as she saw something in his eyes she hadn't seen before. Sawyer's gaze dropped to her lips for a moment, before quickly going down to find the empty bottle of vodka in her hands.
"You finished your bottle" He stated.
"So, did you" She replied, gesturing to the whiskey bottle by his leg.
"We should probably sleep if we want to have any hope of finding that boar tomorrow" Sawyer announced, as Kali nodded.
Author's Notes: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! Looks like we're starting to get some tension between Kali and Sawyer, and I don't mean the angsty type, haha. Poor Boone, first Shannon and now Kali. Please leave a review:)
DrLexieSloan: I'm really glad you're still finding this story exciting! Let's hope they can figure out who has it out for Kali before it's too late. Thanks for the review:)
farrahjohnson21: Thanks for this review, it made me laugh, haha! I'm glad you like Kali so much:)
kz4valentina: We've definitely got some exciting chapters coming as we enter the second half of this season. Whether Sawyer likes it or not he's starting to care about Kali. Boone is feeling very conflicted and angry right now that's for sure, he never seems to get the girl:( Thanks for the review!
scripturient3201: Yeah, it was a stupid move, but Ethan did try to kill him not long before, so I get it. Poor Boone, I doubt he'll be happy when he hears these two have gone off into the jungle on their own. Thank you for reviewing, I'm so glad you still like this story:)