SILENT NIGHT
TITLE: Silent Night
RATING: K+
PAIRING: Kate/Riley, Stevie/Alex, Tayler/Patrick, Marcus/Grace/Ingrid
DISCLAIMER: The characters belong to the Nine network
AUTHOR's NOTE: This fic is set after episode 202, the final of season 7 and it has nearly all shippings in it, apart from Moira and Phil (though I love them). Wrote it nealry till the end, might be 8/9 chapters, not sure yet, but it's nearly finished so that means I will update often. That is, in case of views and reviews. I love reviews! Enjoy!
1.
Kate could hear Stevie's upset voice echo in her mind. Only minutes ago, and in the middle of the night the phone at Drovers Run had gone over and over again, until Kate had picked it up. Her hands had instantly shivered and she couldn't believe what had been said. There had been an accident, her friends had slipped of the road and ended up in the river. Grace, Tayler, Patrick ... and Riley. Her Riley ... at least it had to felt like that.
Moira stood near her, seeing the panic reflect in her dark eyes. Instantly she had panicked, nearly had dropped the phone out of her hands, but Moira was quick with her reaction, taking it out of her hands. The police, ambulance had arrived at the spot that was still drained with rain. And still it came pouring out of the sky like crazy.
Stevie just sat in her Ute, waiting, knowing even though she wanted to go in, search for them, she couldn't. Patrick and Tayler were seated on the edge of the back of the ambulance, soaked wet, but they were out, they were safe. She couldn't do much, nothing really, her state didn't let her, knowing Alex would freak out if she had even tried to save them. She graved for having him around now, holding her in his warmth and comfy embrace, telling her everything would be okay. That Grace and Riley would be save.
But he wasn't there, instead she had a blanket, still a bit wet from the moment she had stepped out of her Ute and had stared at the car that slowly disappeared under water, too quick to really do something. Too quick to react and save one of her friends, until she saw Patrick's head swing above the water, gasping for air as his long locks with soaked and swept up the side of his head. Another dive of him had picked up Tayler, and with help from Stevie they had got out.
...
A warm blanket was surrounding her wet body, her cold and dazed body, as Tayler just breathed in the oxygen of the cap on her face. An attendant looked at her, at the bruises on the left side of her face. 'We need to get you to a hospital'.
'I'm fine', Tayler let out quickly as she pulled the oxygen cap up.
Patrick gazed at her, nearly looking the same as her, as he was seated right next to her. 'You are cooled and you need a check up anyway. You make have a concussion', the man told her as he nearly kneeled before her, feeling the rain fall down on the back of his coat.
'I can't just go, where's Riley, Grace', Tayler breathed out and instantly felt Patrick's arm around her shoulder to prevent her from panicking. 'I just can't go', the blonde girl just said with her high sweet voice. She couldn't, how could she leave now? If they hadn't been singing like crazy, maybe they wouldn't have got of the road.
The attendant pressed out a soft smile. 'They will take care of them, do there best to find them. It won't help them if you two stay here. You need to get a check up.' He spoke clear, serious but understanding and he pinched her knee lightly.
'He's right', Patrick let out, comprehensive as he pulled his oxygen cap down his face. Tayler looked at him, and saw the worry and concern for her reflect in his eyes. He was right.