AN: So I wrote this a really, really, long time ago. I'm talking about last December type long time ago. I was never completely satisfied with it, but now I've figured what the hell. I might as well post it since Season 2 is upon us (in about five weeks... yay!) and after that it would be completely irrelevant.

Also, this is my first multi-chapter attempt. I thought that by posting it you guys would help me figure out what I can improve on if I ever decide to try another. This isn't beta-ed so all mistakes are mine. If you see any major ones that you want to point out I'd be glad to fix them. Reviews would be nice... but if anything I hope that you at least semi-enjoy :-)

The standard non-ownership disclaimer. The characters belong to Tess Gerritsen and TNT.

Chapter 1

It was just another ordinary day.

Jane and Maura were starting it out in the Department gym. Since apparently they were a "disruption to the serenity of the group", they were no longer welcome in their yoga classes. Well, that's not entirely accurate. They weren't the problem, Jane was. It wasn't her fault that serenity was boring and she needed something a little more stimulating. Being the good friend that she was, Maura gave up the class as well in search of something more satisfying for Jane. To Jane, that meant physical exertion, and the gym was exactly her kind of place.

Jane had just looked over to tell Maura again how sorry she was about the class, and that she was grateful to have her as a workout buddy when she noticed that Maura was ogling one of the officers. When the passive gazing evolved into actively complimenting the officer, Jane began to have second thoughts about this whole thing.

Geez, she thought, maybe we should've gone somewhere not filled with people that I have to see everyday. I'm going to have to figure something else out...

Her embarrassment didn't last long though. Maura became too preoccupied with thoughts of her tortoise, and Jane received a somewhat disturbing call which gave her the sudden urge to see what her parents were up to. Fortunately, Frankie had been in the gym as well. She may need some back-up in dealing with her parents, and he always got farther with their mother than she did. So with her brother in tow, Jane said goodbye to Maura and they went their separate ways.

Jane was right. Her parents were definitely crazy. They had decided to throw a surprise party for her soon-to-be-unincarcerated, alcoholic brother... in a bar. And they just couldn't understand how she and Frankie, as cops, were against the whole idea. In the midst of them unsuccessfully trying to make their parents see sense, Jane got a call telling her that a fellow officer had been shot and killed.

Sighing, and rubbing her forehead to ward off the oncoming headache, Jane thought, First Maura, then my crazy family, now this... And the day had started out so promising...

Once again grabbing Frankie, Jane quickly departed. She needed to get to the scene of the shooting, and she definitely didn't want to give her mother the chance to launch into another lecture on the dangers of her and and her brother's chosen profession, and how it was all her fault.

Once she had arrived on the scene, Jane saw that pretty much the whole department, including Maura, was already there. The officer that had been killed, Danny, was working undercover for them so this was their mess. The lieutenant was taking it very personally, and demanded that every cop be on hand for solving this one. Jane was tasked with interviewing the deceased's ex-partner, Bobby. Not only because she had known both Danny and Bobby, but because she was the best. So, she took Bobby back to headquarters where she could try to find out what he knew without him having to be in the place where his partner had been mercilessly killed.

They hadn't been back at headquarters long when all hell broke loose. Gunmen had invaded the building, presumably looking for some kind of evidence that would give away the identity of the cop-killer. A witness had been killed, Bobby and Frankie had both been shot, and Jane had no idea where Maura was. Frankie had taken the worst of it and she needed to get him help right away, as well as find Maura immediately.

Fortunately, Jane found Maura in the autopsy room. Her overwhelming relief at finding her best friend alive and well was tainted by her fear for her brother. At her panicked insistence, Maura was able to improvise a few emergency procedures to help Frankie cling onto life a little while longer until they could get him out. One of the gunmen entered the room, threatening and demanding. It was then that they discovered that Bobby knew everything, and was actually in charge of the whole operation.

After killing his accomplice, Bobby needed a way out. Jane put herself protectively in front of Maura and Frankie, forcing him to grab her as his hostage. He dragged her outside and down the steps of the building while she yelled at Frost, Korsak, and the other officers to just shoot him because Frankie needed help. They hesitated, not wanting her to get caught in the crossfire.

Why are they just standing there? They need to do something! Frankie needs help! Jane's frantic thoughts were coursing through her mind.

When Bobby told her that he was probably already dead she knew what she had to do. Her brother needed help, and she needed to ensure that no one else got hurt. She had to end it herself. Maura burst through the doors as she struggled with the gun and screamed her name. The others just watched in stunned silence as Jane turned the gun into herself and shot. Seemingly in slow motion, the bullet went through her and into him, causing them both to fall to the ground.

Korsak and Maura both rushed to get to Jane, but Maura was the first to reach her. Kneeling next to her she yelled frantically, "Jane? Jane can you hear me?"

Jane opened her eyes and weakly mumbled, "Frankie?"

"He'll be fine, he's already on his way to the hospital."

Upon hearing that, Jane's eyes rolled into the back of her head and she immediately passed out. Maura ripped Jane's shirt and was trying to apply pressure to the wound to staunch the flow of blood. There was just too much. The blood was seeping from both her entrance and exit wounds.

"Another ambulance should be here any second," Korsak said, standing beside Maura.

Frost was standing nearby as well, still in absolute shock, "That was crazy... I've never seen anythi-"

"Shut up, Frost," Korsak interrupted him, whilst looking at Dr. Isles. Tears were flowing from her eyes, and she looked deathly pale. "Are you all right, Doc?"

"No... and I won't be until she is," Maura whispered.

"Coming through," a paramedic announced. He and his partner were approaching rapidly with a gurney. Maura stepped back so that they could lift Jane onto it and wheel her away. She, Korsak, and Frost followed.

When the paramedics lifted Jane into the waiting ambulance, one hooked her up to an oxygen tank and heart monitor while the other turned to the small group hovering by the door. "Only one of you can ride with her."

Maura looked to Korsak uneasily. She really wanted to be the one to go, but he had already taken a step forward. Frost shook his head and put his hand on Korsak's shoulder, stopping him. "You should be the one to go with her, Dr. Isles. Jane would want that. We'll meet you there."

Seeing the look on Maura's face, Korsak nodded and took a step back. She sighed gratefully. There was no way she would've been able to handle leaving Jane's side. She climbed in, the doors shut, and away they went.

The two detectives silently watched the ambulance speed away before turning to their own car to follow.

Maura sat next to Jane, holding her hand while the paramedics monitored her situation.

"Her heart rate is dropping and we're still... three minutes out," one called.

"Jane. Jane, you need to fight. Don't do this to me," Maura cried softly to her.

Although the sirens were blaring as the ambulance sped through town, the only sound that could be heard within was uncontrollable sobbing, and the steady tone that signified the end.