Chapter One
*Jamie/Levithan-OC: Friendship, Jamie/Eddie: Pre-relationship. Leviathan and Purgatory lore is kind of similar to Supernatural, but also kind of original. Apologies if police codes are inaccurate, I looked them up so hopefully they are right.*
It was getting late and Jamie couldn't wait to get home and get into bed, it had been a long shift and he wasn't really feeling well. Jamie coughed into his elbow for the twentieth time and Eddie winced in sympathy. His cough had gotten progressively worse throughout the day.
"Jeez Reagan, that sounds really bad, you should probably get that check." Eddie said and handed him a cherry flavored cough drop.
"I'm fine Janko, stop worrying." He sighed.
"Forgive me for worrying about my partner." Eddie huffed, looking a little hurt.
"Sorry Eddie, I'm just a little grumpy because of this cough, I'll go to the doctor tomorrow after work if I'm still feeling bad." Jamie apologized and Eddie gave him a soft smile.
"You need someone to take care of you Reagan." She stated.
"Is that in offer?" He asked cheekily.
"In your dreams partner."
"Twelve David, there is an 10-32 in progress on 5th street." Dispatch interrupted. Jamie put on the siren and rushed to the scene. They tried to get the perpetrator to put down the gun, when he refused Jamie tried to get the gun from him. A shot rang out and Jamie felt the bullet pierce his skin. Everything turned black as Jamie hit the pavement.
When Jamie came to bright light was shining through his eyelids and he smelled dirt. Jamie opened his eyes and saw that he was in the middle of a forest. Jamie stood up and looked around frantically.
"Eddie?" He called out, but there was no answer. Jamie hear growling behind him and he turned just in time for a hideous creature to knock him back to the ground. It was a huge, snarling beast with sharp teeth. It slobbered and snapped at him as he tried to push it off of him. Jamie screamed as saliva and hot breath ghosted over his face. Suddenly the monsters head was slice off and behind it stood a woman in ripped clothing with a makeshift blade. The woman helped him to his feet, Jamie was stunned and he felt a little sick to his stomach.
"You alright man?" She asked and looked him over.
"Y-Y-Yeah…. No… where am I?" Jamie questioned.
"You're in Purgatory pal." She said.
"I'm sorry… What?" He asked in complete and utter confusion.
"Purgatory, limbo, the nether world." She clarified.
"What was that thing that attacked me?" He wondered.
"Hellhound. Come on, it's nearly sunset, we need to get to the sturdy trees at the other end of the forest." She lead him through the darkening woods as his mind reeled.
"I don't understand, I was a good person, I went to mass every week, I tried my best to follow the ten commandments." Jamie sighed, trying to come terms with his own death.
"Look… uh.. What's your name?" She asked.
"Jamie."
"Jamie… My name is Calista… Look, just because you're here, that doesn't mean you can't still get into heaven. Being in Purgatory just means you haven't completely crossed over yet, you could have some unfinished business on earth." She assured him.
"What about you? You look like you've been here for a long time." Jamie observed based on her outdated clothes. It wasn't like Jamie was a fashion expert, but he knew bell bottoms definitely weren't in style anymore.
"Sorry, but you have to be a level four friend to unlock my tragic backstory." Calista scoffed.
"So why do we have to get to the sturdy trees before sunset?" Jamie changed the subject.
"Hellhounds don't sleep." She said plainly.
*Meanwhile on Earth.*
Eddie sat by Jamie's hospital bed, holding his hand tightly.
"Jamie please wake up, I need you, I need to tell you how much I love you." She cried. There was a knock on the door before Frank walked in.
"Evening officer Janko." He greeted and she could see the worry in his eyes. Eddie stood up and let go of Jamie's hand.
"Evening commissioner." She said sadly.
"Jamie will pull through, he isn't going to give up that easy." Frank tells her, though she isn't so sure he really believes that.
"To think I was just bitching at him to see a doctor for his cough." She whimpered, her lip quivering. Frank walked over to her and opened his arm. She put all thoughts professionalism in the back of her mind and hugged him tightly, crying into the collar of his coat.
"Let's go to the cafeteria and get you something to eat." He suggested. She didn't want to leave Jamie, but she was starving and she wanted a little comfort food.
*Back in Purgatory.*
Jamie climbed up the tree behind Calista. He was feeling pretty tire, but he wasn't sure if he could sleep in a tree.
"I know it's a bit odd, but tomorrow we can probably get to one of the caves and sleep there." She told him. Jamie sat up for a while, listening to howls from below and Calista's occasional snoring. Jamie prayed that this was just some terrible dream and he'd wake up in his bed in the morning. Deep down he knew it wasn't a dream, and he knew he would never see Eddie again.