This is a SongFic with IMO missing scenes, based on S1, E19 "Casus Belli", E20 "One if by Land" and E21 "Coalition of the Willing" – and scenes of other episodes are mentioned in between… but I think you can call it AU-ish, too… :)

The conversation between Heather and Jake is taken from S1, E13 "Black Jack", the conversation between Jake and Eric is from S1, E19 "Casus Belli" and Constantino's speech, too…

The song text I use to wrap my little story around is "Demons" by Brian McFadden… please, check it out, I think it fits perfectly for Jake…

Please, let me know what you think, I live for reviews! :)
And sad, but true: reviews are the fuel to keep me going on!

Disclaimer: I don't own Jericho or its citizens *sniffs* - I sadly have to give them back each time after writing… :(

DEMONS

Prologue - In the shadows of a new morning…

The dawn came, its gleam slowly painting the wide Kansas sky with a strange mix of orange and purple. The shadows grew darker as the horizon brightened, but Jake was not paying attention at all; he was too absorbed in his thoughts and sorrow.

Each step he had taken in the last few years and especially in the last few months had led him to this point, had led him to where he was now…

He buried his face in his hands, shoulders slumping down in despair, and reflected on the turn his road had taken since the bombs had fallen; he was exhausted from trying to sort through this mess of his so called "life".

tbc...