The Perfect Cure

Stella's POV

Missing scene idea for end of Episode 307 after Shannon's kidnapping by Kronin. One-shot.

It was a rough day on the job for Shannon. She fell off her bike and was then kidnapped by Kronin. Then he found out she was a cop. Must've been pretty scary I imagine - him being so unpredictable. Thank god it's over now. I wonder how she's doing. Shannon's a tough cookie though so she'll probably just put on her usual brave face. It's always hard to tell what's really going on in her mind…..

I was sitting on the bench in the locker room chilling out a bit as Shannon, Christian and Michael waltz in. Shannon is still limping from her injury today coming off her bike.

"Hey there hop-along" I joked, grinning cheekily as Shannon hobbled in.

She laughed and nodded a little, fobbing off the seriousness of the days events.

"So I guess this means your not up for dancing tonight then, ya piker".

"Aah next time Stel", she replied.

The boys then grabbed their belongings and headed off to the pub.

I went to leave as Shannon grimaced slightly at the pain she felt in her ankle.

"Aaw suck it up!" I retorted with a playful smile, poking her as I wandered past.

I walked out, feeling a bit guilty because I do actually care, it's just hard to show it sometimes. I dropped my bag and bent down to gather the stuff that fell out. By the time I'd done so I heard a gasp of breath coming from Shannon back in the locker room - as if she was in a lot more pain than she let on. I reversed back a little to peek round the corner, to see Shannon looking to the ceiling, hands on her hips, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Pain worse than your letting on hey?"

I strolled back into the room.

Shannon replied "Oh umm…nah the legs okay, I'll live."

I managed to show a bit more compassion than before, "That's crap Shannon… your clearly in pain."

"You don't miss much do you?" she said with a bit of a giggle.

I blurted out, "That's me, ears of a wolf!" smiling slightly.

She managed a half smile, telling me "It's not even the leg really, that'll heal."

After a short pause she added, "Jesus, today…I just…he was so…" She started to well up again with tears as she struggled to describe the trauma she had been through today. Her usual tough exterior starting to crack.

It was then I realised I was missing the point. It wasn't just her leg that was hurting….

"Must've been shit scary…" I said in a kind of questioning manner.

Shannon was fighting tears still and slumped down onto the bench seat, staring at the ground, then letting out a deep breath, "hmmm.."

I took a seat twisting sideways towards her.

"He's a bloody bastard". I was angry, seeing how that dam Kronin had affected her.

Shannon agreed in an almost whisper, "Bastard". She looked at me briefly then glanced elsewhere, more tears welling up in her eyes, trying to hide it with a small giggle.

I looked around a bit before returning my gaze to Shannon. I clapped my hands together and stated, "Ok, I got the perfect cure. We need to go get some really cheesy chick flicks, a tonne of beers and shit loads of chocolate! You in?"

"Aaah…righto" she agreed, knowing I wasn't going to budge.

"Thanks", she continued, smiling appreciatively. I grinned and then I reached over to wipe a few stray tears running down her cheek before standing up. Shannon let out a tiny laugh. I left the room, tossing my bag over my shoulder.

"Come on sookie lala, move your bum", I yelled back teasingly to Shannon as I headed out of the locker room.

Shannon laughed again and rolled her eyes.

End scene…

Thanks for reading, I struggled with the ending coz I was trying to be funny and cute but still a little emotional whilst still being realistic to their characters. Please feel free to review.