Ok so this is my first Red Eye fic and I don't really have a big clue as to what I'm doing so just go with me here. I don't own Red Eye or anything really. Well I hope you like what ya read and review for me if u want more….

Now on to the story…..

Insomnia

Lisa stood by the stove and allowed herself to relax. Night glittered outside and the soft patter of rain on the window was slow and soothing. She loved the rain, truly she did. She enjoyed that nature could wash everything clean and pure again.

She turned to her eggs again, clicking the flame off. "Some things never change" she muttered, her mind starting to wander.

Why was it on rainy nights her mind moved back to a late night flight and the hit man of icy eyes? She felt both the rush of terror and the slow, mind-numbing sensation that started at her toes and moved all through her, ending in a tingle in the roots of her hair. She would never admit to what she was feeling, not on this. Not ever.

She must be out of her mind, yet she couldn't stop the reaction when the whisper if Jackson Rippner crossed her mind. She should feel horror, disgust not mind-numbing lust for the man. He had nearly killed her and all those she held dear. Yet her body grew hot at the very thought of him. Oh yes, she had totally lost it.

But then again who wouldn't want a gorgeous, effortlessly charming, well built man? He had been all those things when she had met him and shared drinks with him at the Tex-Mex. She felt in her gut it wasn't all just an act. No one, not even the best actors in Hollywood, could have pulled off that good an act. He had to have meant a little of it.

There was some fact behind her thoughts. Sharing drinks, his smile had lit his face, his voice smooth with thoughtless charm that hadn't been calculating. And she could admit, at least at that point, she had found him appealing. She was even somewhat excited when she found that their seats were together. But after the whole ordeal she had to bang her head against the wall a few times to get him out of her mind. It didn't help settle her when she thought of how he had vanished after the two bullet wounds had made him appear dead. She thought about it often, on how she or her dad should have stayed in the room with him while the other got the cops but it didn't seem like they needed to with a "dead" man on the floor. So they both left only to return to find an empty hallway and a red scarf. The scarf had been draped gracefully over the gun. But there was no sign of one Jack Rippner. The only proof that he had been there at all was the dark smear of crimson in the deep tan carpet.

She felt a shiver go down her spine. Oh yes. He had gotten away and that made her slightly insane. At first she had been paranoid all the time, then she learned to live with the cold fear that was in her veins. She wouldn't ride a plane for nearly two months but once she got herself together she had to for the hotel, she was needed out of state a lot so, she soon got over that fear. And so it happened with all of her fears. But the one thing she couldn't seem to control were the dreams that haunted her. Not all of them were violent but still she awoke in a freezing sweat.

She knew he was still around and watching her by things around her. One day when she had gotten back from a long day she had found a long, red sheer scarf, much like the one he had left over the gun, twined around a slim red rose. She had freaked to say the least. That had meant he had been in her house, been near her things, had invaded with what seemed like no effort. She had gone to her fathers that night and had found a better, or so she thought, security system the next day. But again it happened. And again, each time the item changed. A pen, a figure plane, and so on. Each brought back the memories of a night she ran from.

She had been so sure that she had seem him at least a few times but when ever she got a better look either nothing was there or it was a different man. It scared her but it also had made her expectant for him to come.

She felt another shiver go down her spine at the thought of him. And another, she was beginning to wonder why her body was shaking. Suddenly she felt the cold breeze. She turned back to the French door windows that lead into her home.

And she froze.

The doors stood open allowing a small puddle of rain to form on her marble tiles. "What the-"she began to stutter even as the arm wrapped around her shoulders and the knife pressed dangerously to her neck.

"Nice to see you, Leese." His breath was hot in her ear and made her shudder. "I've been waiting for you to catch on to me being here. You should have known you couldn't relax." He murmured into her hair. Her whole body had gone stiff the moment she had registered the knife at her throat. She began to panic on the inside, and the old scar began to flare with pain. She didn't think about that it was Jackson behind her she only thought of a faceless man in a dark parking lot. Sure Jackson's words registered but not in the smooth voice that was truly his. No they had rung in her ears as a rough, husky voice that caused her great pain.

Her body began to tremble from in pure terror and tears burned her eyes, she started gasping as if she couldn't fill her lungs and began to fight against the arm around her shoulders.

He was surprised by her reaction, she could tell by the way his grip on her loosened and how the knife began to draw away from her neck. As it left, her heart began to slow, but still it wouldn't return to it's normal pace. Why should it when there was a man who wished her dead standing behind her with a weapon? It suddenly dawned upon her that Jackson was there to kill her. Just what she needed. She bent her head still making her body tremble. Just half an inch lower…her teeth bit into the long black jacket she hadn't realize he was wearing. He pushed her away from him, but away from the door. Now he stood between her and her exit. And from the look in his ice blue eyes he was not going to make it easy for he to get to the door.

ok so that was the first bit! Hope u liked it! Well if I get some reviews I'll give ya'll the next part so please…all in all…R&R!

lov all ya'll

Sirius'Vixen