"Are you still getting headaches?" Kali queried, as she approached Sawyer, who was placing a damp cloth over his eyes.
"I'm fine" Sawyer mumbled.
"No, you're not" Kali insisted, as she grabbed the cloth from his face.
"I will be if everyone would just quiet down!" Sawyer yelled, his eyes finding Michael who was hammering a part of the new raft.
"Mature" Kali stated, as she knelt to sit beside him.
"It's just headaches," Sawyer told her, as he saw the concerned look still on her face.
"Then why do you look so worried?" Kali countered as Sawyer groaned.
He noticed Boone walking along the beach, an annoyed look on his face, as he went to turn the other way when he saw Kali.
"Hey, would you come get your girlfriend, bonehead? She's bugging me!" Sawyer called over to the younger man.
"Didn't you hear? We broke up" Boone retorted, not bothering to turn around.
"We weren't actually ever together!" Kali pointed out, as Boone waved his hand towards her in a dismissive gesture.
"You guys have a fight?" Sawyer guessed, an interested tone in his voice.
"He's lying to me about something" Kali replied.
"So were you last time I checked" Sawyer scoffed.
"Yeah but…aren't you supposed to be on my side?" Kali grumbled as Sawyer seemed to think about her comment for a moment.
"True. Good for you for dumping the dead weight" Sawyer shrugged, placing the cloth back over his eyes, as a guilty expression grew on Kali's face.
"Don't try changing the subject, Sawyer. These headaches are getting to you, I can tell" Kali insisted.
"Look…I don't want to talk about it. Can we just drop it?" Sawyer sighed.
"Fine. I'll be building the raft to get us both of this damn island if you need me" Kali huffed, as she stood up and turned around.
Sawyer took the cloth away from his eyes as he watched her go, not liking how Kali found it so easy to see through him. He remembered how the symptoms started for his uncle. First, it was headaches, then sensitivity to the light…next thing he knew his uncle was dead. How was he supposed to tell Kali he might be dying?
"Hey, Jack" Kali announced, as she approached him by the waterfall at the caves.
"What happened to calling me Doc?" Jack inquired.
"I need a favour" Kali admitted, as Jack huffed out a laugh.
"Go on" He nodded.
"I need a medical diagnosis" Kali stated.
"Why? Are you sick?" Jack frowned.
"It's not for me," Kali said, biting her lip.
"For Sawyer then? He can come ask me himself if he needs medical advice" Jack pointed out, crossing his arms.
"But we both know he won't. Look, he's getting these bad headaches and I can tell he's worried that it's something serious" Kali explained, as Jack seemed to mull it over.
"Okay. I'll help" Jack nodded, as Kali's face grew into a grin.
"But you'll be the one making the diagnosis" Jack informed her.
"Uh, I'm not a doctor last time I checked" Kali frowned.
"No, but you are the only person on this island with any medical experience. And I'm not going to be on the raft, so any injuries or illness that happen are going to be down to you. God knows how long you might be on the raft for. So…it's time for your training to start" Jack went on.
"Alright, so let's start with Sawyer's headaches then. He's also got sensitivity to light" Kali added.
"Huh, interesting. Any phantom smells?" Jack asked as Kali shook her head.
"What else might help us understand what's causing the headaches?" Jack questioned.
"Um…time of the day?" Kali suggested as Jack ushered her on to continue.
"Well, they seem to get worse during the day…" Kali trailed off.
"So, it might be an activity he's participating in that's making them worse?" Jack told her.
"He's barely moved off his ass for the last few days. All he does is sit there making crude jokes and…reading! He's been reading loads since he got to the island!" Kali realised.
"And what could that mean?" Jack inquired.
"Glasses? He needs glasses, right?" Kali guessed, excitedly.
"There we go. Your halfway to being a doctor already" Jack joked as Kali scoffed.
"Shouldn't you still check him out? Just in case?" Kali insisted.
"You're that worried about him?" Jack asked as she nodded.
"C'mon, this could be the perfect way to get your own back on him! Think about all the ways you could embarrass him" Kali suggested, with a mischievous glint in her eyes.
"Alright…I'm listening" Jack grinned.
After having to forcibly drag Sawyer to the caves, Kali watched with interest as Jack conducted a few examinations on Sawyer, waiting for the questions to start.
"Have you ever had sex with a prostitute?" Jack questioned, as Sawyer's eyes widened.
"What the hell has that got to do with anything?" Sawyer retorted.
"Is that a yes?" Jack insisted as Sawyer sighed.
"Yes" He admitted, as Kali tried to keep the amused smile off her face, but clearly failed.
"Does she have to be here?" Sawyer asked, ushering towards Kali.
"She's training…Have you ever contracted a sexually transmitted disease?...I'll take that as another yes" Jack went on, as Sawyer rolled his eyes.
"When was the last outbreak?" Jack queried, as Sawyer sprung to his feet angrily.
"Go to hell, Doc" Sawyer grumbled, as he quickly stormed away.
Jack and Kali shared a look before they both burst out laughing at Sawyer's defensiveness.
"That did feel good" Jack confessed, the smile still on his face.
"Guess I'll go break the good news to him that he's not dying" Kali grinned, as she stood up to follow the angry blond.
"So I know I wanted to embarrass him, but I can't help but wonder why you wanted to know about his sex life?" Jack accused, raising an eyebrow.
"I'm a curious kind of girl" Kali shrugged, as Jack shook his head fondly.
A few of the other islanders had crowded around to watch the spectacle of Sawyer trying his new glasses on for the first time. Kali had used one of the hundreds of favours Sayid owed her, and soon enough Sawyer had glasses made from two different pairs. Kali couldn't stop sniggering when he put them on, not because of the glasses, but the despondent look on his face.
"Dude, it looks like someone steamrolled Harry Potter" Hurley teased, as he walked past.
Sawyer quickly pulled the glasses from his face, as a small blush spread over his cheeks. Jack patted him on the shoulder as he walked away, thinking he had embarrassed the man enough.
"I look stupid" Sawyer grumbled, as Kali came to sit beside him.
"They're not that bad. And it's not like you have to wear them all the time" Kali insisted.
"Oh great, so I only have to look like an idiot half the time?" Sawyer huffed, as Kali grabbed the glasses from his hands.
"I think you look cute," Kali told him, as she placed them back on his face.
"You're really not selling these glasses, blue eyes" Sawyer stated.
"I can think of a few other words. Adorable? Maybe even pretty?" Kali teased, as Sawyer rolled his eyes.
"Gee, thanks" He mumbled, sarcastically.
"That's your new nickname! Pretty boy" Kali grinned, as Sawyer groaned louder.
"I hate you sometimes" Sawyer stated, as he stood up.
"Yeah, I love you too, pretty boy" Kali grinned, as Sawyer held out his arms in annoyed gesture and stormed off.
Kali was still giggling when she heard loud footsteps from behind her. Thinking it was Jack returning to tease Sawyer some more, she whipped her head around.
"He's gonna…" Kali trailed off, the grin falling from her face, as she saw there was no one there.
"Jack?" She queried, as she looked around her to see where the sound had come from.
Her heart stopped for a moment when she saw a figure standing in the treeline, their back turned to her. They were wearing a black hoodie, meaning she couldn't tell who it was. From the scruffy trainers they were wearing and height, she assumed it was a man.
"Hey…you almost gave me a heart attack there" Kali called over to them, but still the figure didn't move.
"Hello?" Kali frowned, as she took a step forward.
She turned around for a moment to see if anyone else was around as a bad feeling began to settle in her stomach. She sighed when she saw everyone had disappeared, leaving just her and the creepy guy in the treeline. Her frown deepened when she saw the man still hadn't moved and started to cautiously approach them.
"Are you okay?" Kali questioned, as she came to a stop only a metre away from them.
Suddenly, the man began to sprint away from her, as if he had heard something she hadn't. Without a second thought, Kali set off after them, wanting to figure out who the mysterious man was. They were much faster than her, but every time she began to lose them in the undergrowth of the jungle, they slowed so that she could catch up. Her eyes widened as she realised that they wanted her to follow them.
"Stop! Who are you?!" Kali yelled as they switched directions quickly.
She heard a thump from the direction and found a large rope was now laying on the floor. Did they want her to pick it up?
"Hello?!" Kali cried out, looking around in all directions, but could no longer see any sign of the man.
"What am I doing?" Kali sighed, as she realised, she had no idea where she was.
"Boone!" She heard a male voice shout in this distance, as her head snapped up.
"Boone! Are you alright?" Another yell could be heard, as Kali realised it was Locke's voice.
She quickly picked up the rope and began to sprint in the direction of the voice, as she could hear the desperation in his tone. She came to a halt when she arrived in a clearing and looked up to see a small plane hanging off a nearby cliff, looking like it would fall at any second.
"Locke! What…where's Boone?" Kali questioned, as she saw the older man on the ground with blood on his trousers.
"He's up there" Locke informed her, as she crouched beside him.
"What?! Boone, what the hell are you doing!" Kali screeched, as Locke flinched at the loud sound next to his ear.
"Kali? What are you doing here?" Boone responded; his voice muffled.
"That's seriously what you think is important right now?" Kali exclaimed; annoyance clear in her tone.
"It's my fault…I wanted to go up there but my legs…I can't move. It's going to fall" Locke explained, as Kali looked at how high up the plane was.
"Shit…I'm coming up Boone!" She announced, as she pushed herself up and began to jog towards the cliff.
"No! No, don't do that. It's too dangerous" Boone insisted.
"Then come down!" Kali pointed out, as she began to tug on a large tree root to see if it would hold her weight.
"I can't! There's a radio in here…I'm close" Boone told her, as he slowly shifted towards the front of the plane.
"It's not worth it! Just come out!" Kali called out but got no response from Boone.
"I am going to kill that man" Kali grumbled, as she began to pull herself up the cliff, using the large tree root.
It took Kali a lot longer than she expected it took Boone, as she lacked his upper arm strength, but eventually she made it to the top. Just as she was tying the rope to a nearby branch, the plane suddenly lurched forward, and for a terrifying second, she thought it would fall to the ground. The branches and vines that were still just about holding it in place, groaned at the effort.
"Boone! Get out of there!" Kali shrieked, as she began to tie the knot even quicker.
"I'm almost there…" Boone trailed off, as Kali could hear the radio come to life.
"Hello? Is anyone out there? Can anyone hear me?" Boone questioned, as he picked up the radio.
"Boone, there's no time!" Locke insisted as he tried to push himself upright.
"Is someone there?" A muffled voice responded on the radio, as Kali's head shot up.
"Hello! Can you hear me?" Boone cried; an ecstatic look on his face.
"Repeat your transmission please," The voice told him, as Kali finished tying the knot and wrapped the rope around her wrist.
"We're survivors of Oceanic Flight 815. Please copy!" Boone exclaimed.
Kali's eyes widened as the plane began to lurch forward again, as she jumped down to the next branch, rope wrapped around one wrist and grabbed the doorframe.
"Boone! Run!" She screamed as she felt the plane begin to tip forward further.
She yelled in pain, feeling the sharp metal edge of the doorframe cut into her hand, as she put all her weight into stopping the plane from falling. Just as the plane twisted further towards the ground, Boone suddenly leapt out of the door, having heard her warning. He grabbed onto the branch Kali was standing on, as a split second later the plane plummeted towards the ground. The pair flinched as they heard the loud bang as the plane broke apart, knowing Boone would have died if he was still inside the plane a second longer. Kali's eyes widened as she felt the branch underneath her feet began to creak, and quickly held her hand out to Boone.
"Grab my hand, it's going to give!" She insisted as he did what he was told without a second thought.
With a pained cry, she helped pull him up towards the rope, as he let go of the branch with his other hand and grabbed the rope. Kali gasped as she felt the branch give underneath her, as she slipped down the rope. Letting go of Boone's hand, she gripped on tightly to the rope, as her legs dangled in the air.
"Are you two alright?" Locke called up.
"Yeah, we're just dandy" Kali grimaced, as Boone manoeuvred his grip on the rope.
Kali was hanging on the edge of the rope, while Boone was hanging just above her. They both looked up in a panic when they heard a scraping sound above them and saw the rope was beginning to unfurl around the tree.
"Oh shit…" Kali gulped, as she looked down to see the large drop below, now matched with the dangerous wreckage of the plane.
Cautiously, Boone pulled himself up the rope a little further but stopped immediately when they could see the rope began to unfurl quicker.
"This rope isn't going to hold us much longer" Boone sighed.
"Guess I should have joined the Scouts, huh?" Kali joked, trying to stop herself from panicking.
"Maybe…maybe we can swing across to the next branch-" Boone suggested, but Kali cut him off.
"We'll fall before we can get close enough. We're too heavy" Kali explained.
"…I could get close enough to swing you across" Boone told her.
"And then you'd fall" Kali pointed out.
"You shouldn't even be up here" Boone retorted, both their eyes snapping up as they heard a snap and the rope slipped down further.
"You're not going to die for me, Boone…no one else is going to die because of me" Kali shook her head, as tears began to well in her eyes.
Boone realised at the last second what she was planning to do, as she scrunched her eyes shut, and let go of the rope. He let out a cry, as he grabbed her hand, catching her before she could fall.
"Don't you dare. Don't you dare let go!" Boone insisted, as he tried to pull her up, but started to lose his grip on the rope.
"It's not your fault. Just let me go" Kali exclaimed, as she looked up at him, a tear rolling down her cheek.
"Please Kali…you can't do this" Boone sobbed.
"Tell Sawyer…tell him I'm sorry" She cried, as she let go of his hand, and began to slip through his fingers.
"Kali!" He screamed, as plummeted towards the ground below.
Kali shut her eyes as she felt the wind blowing through her hair, whilst she hugged her arms tightly to her chest. The last thing she heard was Boone shouting her name, as she felt a burning hot sensation in her back, and everything went dark around her.
"No!" Boone yelled as he saw her broken body laid out below on the wreckage.
Locke instantly started to crawl towards her, as he found his legs suddenly began to move again.
"Kali? Kali?!" He exclaimed, patting her face, but got no response.
He placed his head on her chest and panicked when he realised, she wasn't breathing. He grabbed her wrist to make sure and sighed when he couldn't feel a pulse. He could see blood oozing out from underneath her head and guessed she died on impact. The fall was too far for anyone to survive.
"Kali?" Boone cried as he finished climbing down the tree roots, having almost having fallen a few times with how desperate he was to get down.
"I'm sorry, Boone. It's too late" Locke told him, as Boone rushed towards him.
"No! Don't say that" Boone shook his head, as he crouched down beside Kali and pressed his fingers to feel for her pulse on her neck.
"There! She's still alive!" Boone announced, as his shoulders sagged in relief.
"What?" Locke frowned, as he looked down to see her chest moving slightly.
"We need to get her to Jack…Now!" Boone insisted as he picked her up bridal style.
Locke grimaced as he saw the way her head hung at an awkward angle, as he was almost sure her neck was broken. Boone seemed to ignore this, as he began running back towards the caves, not knowing what he would do if she died.
"But she was dead..." Locke murmured, feeling a cold sensation wash over him.
Jack and Kate were still laughing about Sawyer's new glasses when they saw Boone rushing towards them, a bleeding Kali hanging limply in his arms.
"Jack! Help!" He shouted as Jack was on his feet instantly.
"Over here! What happened to her?" Jack questioned, as Boone carefully lowered her onto a makeshift bed.
"She…she fell off a cliff…I…she shouldn't have even been there…" Boone stuttered as Jack began to pat her face.
"Kali? Kali, can you hear me?" Jack inquired but got no response.
"Is she going to be okay?" Boone panicked.
"Her pulse is weak and…" Jack trailed off when he saw the material underneath her head was already becoming soaked with blood.
"Help me turn her over" Jack ordered, as Boone and Kate did as they were told.
Kate had to look away as she noticed the way Kali's neck flopped to the side, as she could see bruises covering her spine. Jack was more worried about the blood still pouring from the back of her head.
"Okay, I'm going to need water, shirts, towels…anything to stop the bleeding" Jack said, as he turned to Kate, who was still looking away with a horrified expression.
"Now, Kate!" Jack shouted, pulling her from her daze, as she quickly began to search for anything to use.
"Alright, let's turn her back…what the hell were you doing on a cliff?" Jack questioned, as he began to survey Kali for any more injuries.
"I…I was out hunting with Locke and…we found this plane, I thought they would be something to help inside but it started to fall and she…she saved me" Boone cried, as he realised for the first time that Locke was nowhere to be seen.
"How high was it?" Jack queried.
"I don't know…maybe seventy feet" Boone answered, as Jack's eyes widened.
"What? What is that look for?" Boone panicked, as Kate came back with a few towels and a bowl of water.
"Oh my God, …what happened to Kali?" Hurley asked as a crowd began to surround them.
"What was that look for Jack?!" Boone insisted as Kate held a towel to the back of Kali's head.
"It means…it means I think she's going to die" Jack admitted, as everyone went quiet around them.
"Kate, I need you to get Sawyer," Jack told her.
"What?" Kate frowned.
"She'd want him to be here, and you know it. Sun take over" Jack ordered, as he saw Sun hovering in the background.
"Bring any of his alcohol, rubbing, scotch…run, Kate!" Jack exclaimed as Kate set off out of the camp.
"This is my fault…you can't let her die, Jack. Please!" Boone begged.
"I think her neck's broken, Boone. With the amount of blood coming from her head…I don't see how she can survive this" Jack explained, as Boone shook his head.
"You need to leave" Jack informed Boone, who gave him an incredulous look.
"What?" Boone retorted.
"When Sawyer gets here, if she doesn't make it…he'll kill you, Boone" Jack warned, as Boone knew he was right.
Kate tried to stop the tears welling in her eyes when she finally made it to the beach and began to look for Sawyer. She spotted him instantly, sitting with Michael and Walt, looking like he didn't have a care in the world.
"Sawyer! It's Kali…she's hurt. Bad" Kate cried as she ran up to them.
"What?! Where is she?" Sawyer questioned, standing up quickly.
"At the caves. We think she…" Kate trailed off, as Sawyer was already beginning to run towards the jungle.
Sawyer ran as fast as he could through the thick jungle, not caring as he was cut by the branches and bushes that he pushed through. He barely even felt them. His mind was only on one thing. Kali. He should have gone looking for her earlier. She seemed to just vanish after laughing at his glasses, but he hadn't thought much of it. Why hadn't he stayed with her?
Meanwhile, at the caves, Jack was still arguing with Boone, knowing soon enough they would have a bloodbath on their hands if Boone didn't leave.
"Jack…I don't think she's breathing" Sun gasped, as she saw Kali's chest had stopped moving.
Jack whipped his head around and saw that she was right, and instantly began to perform CPR on Kali, a desperate look in his eyes.
"Come on, Kali. Come on" Jack croaked, as he continued to press on her chest.
Boone began to sob, as he placed a hand over his mouth and turned away. He couldn't watch her die.
Sawyer felt all the air leave his lungs as he arrived at the caves and saw everyone crowded around Jack…and a body.
"Kali?" He cried as he rushed forward, pushing past the onlookers.
Sawyer heard a whimper as he hovered over her body, as it took him a moment to realise the sound had come from himself. He looked up at Jack, who had tears running down his face, as he shook his head.
"I'm sorry…I tried, but…her heart stopped…she's lost too much blood…" Jack trailed off.
"No…no!" Sawyer yelled, as he pushed Jack away, and placed his hands on the centre of her chest.
"Sawyer, she's gone" Jack sighed, as Sawyer began to perform CPR.
"No, she's not" Sawyer shook his head, pressing down roughly.
After thirty compressions, he pulled her head back and bent down to breathe air into her lungs twice. Instantly, he went back to pressing on her chest, praying he was doing enough.
"It's too late," Jack said, raising his hand to pull Sawyer away, as he shrugged him off.
"I am not losing her!" Sawyer insisted, as he continued the compressions.
"Come on, Kali. Wake up" Sawyer pleaded, as he leant down and pressed his lips back to hers, but still, she wouldn't breathe.
"Sawyer, stop!" Jack exclaimed as he heard a snap come from Kali's body as Sawyer started the chest compressions again.
"Don't you leave me. Don't you do that" Sawyer sobbed, as a tear ran down his cheek.
"You're a fighter, Kali. So wake up and fight!" He cried as he brought his fist down roughly onto her chest, barely having any strength left.
"Please, blue eyes…I need you" Sawyer mumbled, as he bent down and began the rescue breaths again.
His eyes widened as he felt a sharp inhale against his lips and pulled back to see Kali's chest shakily rising and falling.
"Kali! Hey, can you hear me?" Sawyer exclaimed, placing his hands on either side of her face.
"You…you did it" Jack gaped, barely able to believe it.
"She's not waking up" Sawyer frowned, stroking her cheek with his thumb.
"She's alive. That's the main thing" Jack told him, placing his hand on Sawyer's shoulder.
"Her head's not bleeding anymore" Sun pointed out, as Jack came to stand at the top of her body.
"Help me turn her over" Jack announced, as Sawyer carefully pulled her towards his chest.
Jack frowned as he saw that not only had the bleeding from her head wound stopped, but the bruises on her spine had seemed to disappear. He also noticed how her neck seemed to be more rigid now.
"She'll be okay now?" Sawyer questioned, brushing a tear from his eyes.
"I hope so" Jack mumbled.
Author's Notes: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! So it looks like Boone and Kali are both alive for now, I wonder how the island will react to this change? We all know that death has a funny way of catching up to people on the island. Sorry, this chapter took so long to come out, but I'm starting a new job tomorrow, so updates will be more sporadic. Please leave a review:)
DrLexieSloan: They are almost too cute, haha. I'm glad you liked the chapter:) You're so right, I hadn't even realised that!
farrahjohnson21: I think you're going to have to fight a lot of people to keep Kali safe, haha. Sawyer saved her life in this chapter, so I think he's definitely proved his worth to her now.
scripturient3201: Thank you so much:) I appreciate it a lot when people compliment my writing and my characters. I think Sayid and Kali are very similar in some ways so they're relationship will be fun to develop. Like you said though, Sawyer and Kali are definitely the best relationship, haha.
carmelitajones: Aw, thank you so much! It's possible, but we'll have to wait and see. I hope you liked this chapter:)
paulavara140: Thank you! I'm really glad you're enjoying it:)