Title: Target
Rating: T
Summary: "The one person Julie possibly hates is also the one that knows more about what's inside her than Julie herself knows." -- The Pursuit of Diana
Timeline: Nothing specific. Hell, nothing at all. Let's call it a 'what if.
Note 1: I blame this and every other messed up Julie story i've written or will write on The Pursuit of Diana.
Note 2: Thank you, book.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters. The characters belong to Kenneth Johnson and Warner Brothers. The book is by Allen Wold.
The months after Julie lost Mike were the darkest for her. Robert would try to bring her out of her funk, but nothing worked. She continued her role, she never faltered in her leadership (duties) but everyone could see she was slipping away.
She'd like to think that the reappearance of Diana only contributed somewhat to her reawakening. When she heard that Diana had returned to LA a flicker of something old and volatile flared up in her. Juliet Parrish is supposed to be the epitome of all that is good and pure. She knows that's what they think of her, which is why she's never let them see the ugliness within her. The thought of facing Diana, the thought of hurting her made her happier than anything had in years. She'd felt like she was fighting these invisible monsters that never died, no matter how many times you shot or blew them up.
But with Diana she has a target. Someone visible to go after. Someone who had taken pleasure in inserting themselves into her life. Who'd taken pleasure in torturing her. Julie knows Diana can't control her and she's pretty sure Diana knows too, but that damn connection is still there. That nightmare with the lizard chasing her and Diana being her saviour still haunts her. The fact that Diana knows more about her than Julie has ever let anyone see is something that used to keep her up at night. Julie knows she was mindfucked in the worse way by Diana, and its just another thing that drives her to seek out the lizard and attempt to destroy her.
She knows its all a sick twisted game with them. Though she doesn't doubt that they would kill each other if they had the chance. Julie assumes Diana feels the same way she does. She likes to believe that if she kills Diana, if she destroys this one lizard that it will all end. Life will go back to normal. No more occupation, no more terror. Diana, she thinks, probably likes to imagine that if she kills Julie the resistance will die with her. Both are good fantasies, though none is correct. This war is bigger than them and there will always be somebody to step in their boots, but for now, Julie feels alive again. For now, Julie and Diana will continue their game.