A/N: First off I swear a lot in this story and later on it will have a lot of hallucinations(disturbing ones) and suicidal thoughts or something...It'll make sense by the next chapter. I don't own Leverage!
Arguments are trouble
"No listen to the question again!" Nate yelled at Sophie
"I heard the damn question the first time" Sophie yelled back
"Obviously you didn't because you're not answering it!" Nate cried out
"It's not a factual question you idiot!" Sophie yelled back
"But you're not answering the question right!" Nate screamed at her angrier then before
"Just shut up and ask me a simpler question!" Sophie suggested
"Um ok fine," Nate said annoyed, "Were you hitting on the mark?"
"No! For the love of god Nate I'm with you!" Sophie cried out
"Then how is it so hard to answer the first question?" Nate asked bewildered
"Just shut up Nate I'm so fucking tired of you yelling at me and putting me down!" Sophie screamed
"Well sorry I'm yelling!" Nate yelled at her
"I HATE YOU!" Sophie screamed louder then she had in a very long time. She grabbed her purse and threw the door open.
"Fine bitch just run away! You're just a piece of shit anyway" Nate roared after her. She turned on heel and threw him a look made of daggers and slammed the door shut. Nate growled and went straight for his liquor cabinet. He downed almost half the bottle of whiskey in the first drink. Who needed women anyway they were just a bunch of complaining bitches. He sat down at the table and turned the lights off letting the darkness welcome him.
Meanwhile:
That bloody fucking idiot. He had absolutely no right in the world to call her those names. On the other hand why was he so possessive and jealous of everything? She has to flirt with the mark to get some information so he blows up. A guy hits on her while he's around, he flips out. It took a lot of her strength not to punch him in the face or better yet hit him in face with a shovel. She smirked at the thought and got in her car. The car started with a hum and she drove off quickly blasting the radio as she went. She pulled into her apartment building and walked inside.
"Evening Miss Baker" The doorman said politely
"Evening John" Sophie replied. She clicked the button on the elevator the fluorescent lights hurting her eyes. The doors slid open and inside was a little girl maybe 5 or 6 and her parents. The little girl had dark wavy brown hair and she had tears on her face. The mother had bruises on her face and the husband had a scowl etched on his hard face. The three of them walked out quickly and Sophie walked in awkwardly. She wanted to cry now because she felt bad for the little girl. It always bothered her when she saw men that abused their wives. Something buried deep In her made her sensitive to it and she wondered where it came from. Her train of thought was interrupted when the doors slid open. She walked down the hall quickly rummaging through her purse for her keys. She pushed the door open and saw Parker sitting in her couch eating an apple.
"Parker what are you doing here?" Sophie asked confused
"I wanted to talk to you and you weren't home and you didn't pick up your phone so I just waited" Parker replied simply
"Oh ok what did you want to talk about?" Sophie asked trying to care.
"It's about Hardison" Parker said shyly. "I want to tell him that I...um...umm"
"Like," Sophie finished
"Yeah tell him that I...like...him" Parker sorta stuttered out
"That's great Parker, but what do you need from me?" Sophie said happily
"Moral support" Parker said with a shrug
"When are you planning on telling him?" Sophie asked with a fake smile
"Tomorrow hopefully" Parker said with a sigh. "Hey I'm not that great at reading people but I can tell somethins up with you"
"No nothing's wrong" Sophie said with a laugh
"That's your con voice" Parker stated
"Ugghh look I just am not in the mood to talk about it" Sophie said looking at Parker. Parker just glared at her making her nervous. "Fine, fine, I'll tell you. I just got into a big fight with Nate and I just feel a bit lost."
"What's your name?" Parker asked
"Sophie" Sophie replied confused
"No it's not" Parker stated
"Fine it's Kara" Sophie said with a sigh
"Actually it's not" Parker said cocking her head
"No Parker I'm pretty positive that's my name" Sophie said with a laugh
"Not your birth name" Parker said pulling out a file
"Wait did you plan this or something?" Sophie asked suspiciously
"Did you know when you were 6 you got amnesia. Yeah see your parents were fighting and you ended up getting pushed into a wall. They you lost all your memories from the past 4 years. Now your mother was killed and your father is in jail still for manslaughter. But your birth name is Gina not Kara" Parker said pity in her eyes. Sophie thought back to the girl in the elevator. Sophie started to cry making Parker jump. She kept crying, Parker trying desperately to comfort her. Soon her body felt weak and hot from crying and she walked over to her bedroom. Parker walked in with some water and a cold washcloth handing it to Sophie.
"Parker do you think you could tell me the rest tomorrow?" Sophie asked her voice cracking
"Sure I'm here to help. By the way once Eliot figures out what Nate did to you he is going to be so angry." Parker said with a laugh
"Yeah see if Eliot can literally knock some sense into him" Sophie said rolling her eyes
(The next day...)
"Parker!" Sophie squealed when she saw the blonde thief eating cereal on the counter
"Morning Soph" Parker said through a mouthful of cereal.
"So are you here to tell me the rest of my life story?" Sophie said with a sigh
"Yep! Let's get right to it then" Parker said happily. "Ok so you grew up as a Christian as you know and your parents were very religious. You ran away when you were 14 for god knows what and went to live with your uncle. Now your mother then was diagnosed with tuberculosis and she died about a year later. Your father mourned but never had any serious issues. Your uncle became an alcoholic when he heard about your mothers death. Off topic but I think that's why you wanted Nate to quite drinking so bad when we first started working together. Anyway after that you ran away they pronounced you missing for years and finally they called you dead around the age of 20. You had no family, no money, nothing so you did the only thing you could do to survive. Become a thief."
"Well I already knew most of that except that my mother had tuberculosis and that they pronounced me dead and the whole amnesia thing." Sophie said in a depressed tone
"Well now that we've talked I have to go get Eliot to beat up Nate" Parker said happily
"Wait Parker!" Sophie called after her
"Yeah?" Parker said turning around
"Do you know why I'm mad at Nate?" Sophie asked simply
"Not really" Parker said shrugging
"Let me tell you so you understand," Sophie said motioning for Parker to come sit down. "He just was yelling at me and putting me down and I was sick and tired of it. I mean I've been trying to get him to see that I want to be with him but he just a fool."
"You're not just angry about him yelling it's just everything" Parker said slowly
"No he-he-he said I was a piece of shit and he called me a bitch and I just want to hurt him so bad" Sophie said crying again.
"Nate is in more trouble then he could ever imagine" Parker spat. Sophie look up at her with red splotches on her face. Parker went to grab some water and helped Sophie to her bed. She said goodbye and went off to Nates. As she drove she felt so angry at Nate because of what he had said to Sophie. Just because they were in some strange relationship didn't mean that she wasn't any less part of their family. She knew that Sophie would start to withdrawal becoming closed off from the team. Whatever was going to happen needed to happen quickly.
(At Nates apartment...)
"Hey Eliot" Parker whispered
"What" Eliot spat back annoyed
"I have a secret I think you might want to hear" Parker whispered back
"Is this about Hardison eating the damn sandwich" Eliot replied interested
"No it's about Nate" Parker whispered back evilly
"Wait-what" Eliot asked confused
"Yeah he yelled at Sophie and called her a couple bad names and now she's really hurt. I told her about the file Hardison got and she took it rather well." Parker whispered
"Wait he called Sophie names. Tell me what they were" Eliot asked quickly
"He called her a bitch and a piece of shit" Parker whispered quietly into Eliots ear.
"I'm so going to punch him" Eliot snarled
"Yeah she said see if Eliot can literally knock some sense into him" Parker said happily
"Oh I'm gonna knock some sense into him" Eliot said with a laugh
"Wait who's getting sense knocked into them?" Nate asked with his coffee in his hand. Eliot didn't say anything but punched Nate in the face. Nate dropped his coffee the scolding liquid burning his foot.
"Eliot what the hell was that for?" Nate cried out in outrage
"What's your problem man?" Eliot growled
"I should be asking you that" Nate huffed
"Oh tell me why Sophie isn't here then" Eliot said glaring at Nate
"She called in sick" Nate replied quickly
"No she didn't" Parker corrected
"And how would you know this?" Nate said with a smirk. Eliot growled and pushed Nate on the ground with a loud thud.
"Ughh" Nate moaned clutching his head
"What did you call Sophie last night?" Eliot demanded
"This isn't any of you business Eliot" Nate insisted
"Yeah it is! It's always my business when you call a member of the team a piece of shit" Eliot said yelling at the end
"How did you find out?" Nate asked calmly
"We know eve-" Eliot started
"I went over Sophies house to talk to here and she just brought it up at the end of the conversation" Parker said simply
"Get out" Nate said loudly
"No you will tell us the rest of your story" Eliot said picking Nate up by the shirt
"Fine only because I don't want a broken arm" Nate said with a glare. "We were arguing about the con and how she was hitting on the mark. See I didn't trust her when she said she was just trying to get information out of him..." Parker zoned out not really listening to the two bickering over stuff she already knew. Her phone screen lit up and she saw a message from Sophie.
Parker, thanks for talking to me I'm going off to London for a few days just so you know. I'll be back before the end of the week. You can track my flight online the number is 7589. By the time you read this I will have already taken off so don't bother coming after me. Love you-Sophie
"Guys shut up for a second!" Parker yelled. They both whipped their heads over to where she was sitting.
"What?" Nate said annoyed
"Sophie left to go to London for a few days" Parker said sliding her phone across the table. Nate and Eliot both looked at the message and sat down with a sigh. Hardison then walked in all happy and jolly and sat down with them. Eliot just handed Hardison the phone and didn't say anything. He pulled out his computer and started typing.
A/N 2: Ok I'm sure Nate seems like a bastard but that is part of the story. Sophies life history I made up since we as viewers know barely anything about it. Reviews make my day so make sure to write one even though you're probably too lazy ;)
