Chapter 1:
The team was standing a few meters away from the house. They'd receive the information that the pyromaniac was standing in there.
'Okay this is a big house so Dawson and Ruzek you're taking the back door! Halstead and Lindsay take the est door! Al... you're with me. Oh and before you guys go … every body goes home tonight ! Am I clear ?' Voigt became more than careful since Jules. Her death affected him more that he would admit it. He wasn't sure anymore about his skills as a Sergent of this unit.
Everybody nodded before they take their positions. This case wasn't a usual one. This pyromaniac killed his victims by burning them alive in a house or while purging them in chemical. They hadn't much informations about the killer because each clues were burning with the house and the victims.
Erin was just behind jay and put her hand on his shoulders so that he knew she had his back. They entered carefully in the building and pointed their guns. Each one took a different path so that they could clear the area faster.
'clear' erin whispered as she exit a room so she could continue to an another.
Jay however entered in a bathroom. He stopped, released his arms and lowered his gun. He just stood there and glanced at the bath. Before he could even say 'body' he heard someone from behind. And a shot rang. He felt himself fall with a pain on the top of his arm.
'god damnit' he yelled as he glanced from his arm to the man who shot him. The bullet didn't enter, just scratched him. Still it hurted him and he could feel the blood running out.
Erin heard everything and instinctively looked behind her. She felt her blood freeze when she saw the man who was trying to shoot once more at his partner. Fear came into her and then the rage. Fortunatly for her but also for jay there was no more bullet in the man's gun. So he dropped it and started to run away. He was immediatly caught by erin who pressed him against the wall. She quickly took her handcuffs and tied one of his hand to the radiator's bar so he couldn't escape. Once done she ran to the bathroom, and quicly look at the body that was lying in the bath in some chemical. It was a work of the pyromaniac sought. They had already deal with such death this week but it was beginning to do a lot.
However after less than two seconds of watching the body, she turned fully her attention to Jay. He was in a sitting position and was beggining to stand up on his feet.
" Jay " she began to say as she reach over him to help him getting up. "Who... Slow down you've just been shot"
She began to inspect all of his body with fear in her eyes to find where the bullet had touched him. Jay couldn't help but smile at the worry erin he would just face. Okay it was kind of normal since he was his partner but still it made him smirked.
"I'm fine Erin... the bullet just scratched me... I think I'll be okay. Apparently he doesn't know how to use a gun".
Erin let out a sigh that she didn't know she was holding. She was definitly relieved.
Once he picked up his gun that he dropped earlier he approached the man and looked him right in the eyes. He didn't let any emotions appear through his eyes.
«So eager to leave me already Lucky Luke ? » he asked « That a shame because I have a lot of plans for you and me » he continued before he grabbed him and started to walk out the house followed by Erin. Once outside they met the team while jay kept walking forward the police car and trewing him in it. When he came back to the team he wince as he looked down to his arm. The team was looking at him wince. Once he looked up to the team he hid his whatever face he had before breaking silence. He looked at them.
« Come on guys I'm fine » he smiled nervously knowing that neither of them believed him.
« Erin drop him to the hospital on your way back to the intelligence. » Voight said as he stepped toward his own car « I'll meet y… » He was cut by Jay
« That's not necessary I assure you I'm more than fine. I endured much more » Everyone knew he was reffering to his past in Afghanistan. Jay doesn't like when people dramatize a situation when it's not necessary. All he wanted to do was doing his job and that started with the interrogation of the man who shouted him. Voight stopped and turn around to face Jay.
« I didn't rememeber asking you Halstead! I don't have time to argue with you. We have six bodies and a pyromaniac who is still in the air. So move your ass to that damn hospital and you'll come back when your arm will be stitched. » Voight looked at him intensely. He had this thing in his eyes that nobody would face on. Nobody except Halstead. There were both man with temperament. However both of them respected each other. But Voight was his boss and if Jay wanted to keep his job he would have to obei. So he sighed and walked toward the car. « You coming lindsay ? ».
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The drive at the hospital was silent. Jay was in the passenger sit as usual and looked out the window to watch Chicago. He was deep in his thoughts. Erin was driving. The silence made her uncomfortable and nervous not knowing what he was thinking about.
« You never talk about… you know… » she said as she watched the road. She was referring to Afghanistan.
Jay looked at her confused « what do you mean? ». He knew where she was getting at but he didn't want to talk about it. So he played the "confused man" hoping that she would go with it. Erin didn't answer. She knew him to well. When we was acting like that she wouldn't push.