A/N: Here is chapter 2 sorry it took so long to work on. Here we go.
Disclaimer: Same as chapter 1 lol ;)
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Chapter 2: No Remorse
Ryan was on his way to the elevator doors as Jesse came around the corner, "Hey Ryan, where you off to?" he asked looking up from the crime scene photos he had taken earlier that morning. Jesse raised his eyebrow at his friend waiting for an answer.
"I'm going to bring in Henry Cooke for questioning." Ryan responded looking up at the little green lit numbers as he was waiting for the lift to arrive; "We need to get these things fixed" he mumbled to himself. Jesse glanced from the photographs back to his friend with a twinkle in his eye.
"Hey Ryan, hold on for a second I'm just gonna go drop these off in layout and I will join you." Jesse stated as he walked to layout to meet up with Calleigh who was processing the victims clothing.
"Alright I guess." Ryan responded as he stood there waiting glancing at his watch stifling a yawn.
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Calleigh held a magnifying glass up to Sophie's blouse with a frown; she noticed a lock of dark hair stuck in a stitch. Grabbing tweezers she took the fiber and put it into an envelope to send to DNA later; looking up she noticed Jesse walk in. "Hey Jesse, have you seen Ryan?"
"Yeah we're going to pick up Henry Cooke and bring him in." Jesse responded as he laid a file on the table; "These are the crime scene photos, when you get a minute could you go through them to see what you can find?"
"Sure."
"Okay, thanks Calleigh." Jesse turned and left the room in search of Ryan.
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The elevator doors opened just as Jesse came into view, Ryan glanced over to Jesse who was now within 10 feet of him they entered the elevator to go to the parking garage. The two CSI's stood in an awkward silence; Jesse was the one to break it. "So Wolfe, who is this Henry Cooke?" He asked with an interest; glancing from the doors to his friend.
"Well he had charges for assault on a police officer, assault with a deadly weapon, and attempted murder." Ryan replied with a frown; "Horatio looked rather weird when I mentioned his name." This made Jesse look at Ryan with a skeptical look on his face; Ryan noticed the look and chuckled slightly. "He just told me to bring him in, he didn't say anything else."
"Well that's rather unexpected from H."
"Tell me about it, we can always ask him about it later." Ryan glanced back at the door as they opened revealing the parking garage. "I'll drive."
"Alright." Jesse entered the passenger seat as Ryan entered the driver; turning the ignition the hummer roared to life with a jolt. "Any last known address?" he asked as he buckled his seat belt; the hummer pulled out of the lot and onto the road heading south.
Just as Ryan was about to answer his phone vibrated; taking it from his coat pocket he glanced at the caller i.d. "Unknown Caller" it read; pressing send he answered "This is Wolfe." He waited for a reply; there was none just a slight breathing on the other end. "Hello. Who is this?" he was starting to get impatient then the call ended. He looked at his phone with a raised eyebrow; "Hmm… that was rather weird." Ryan stated shaking it off he continued on his way to the warehouse. Suddenly the hummer was jolted violently; "What the hell!?!" he searched the rear view for the cause of it finding a blacked out SUV. They sped off past them at a high speed; Ryan sped after them and grabbed his phone dialing Horatio's number.
'Caine." Came the calm reply on the other end.
"H! We were rammed by a black SUV."
"Did you get a look at the driver?" Horatio asked with a hint of worry in his voice.
"No the windows are all tinted. We're in pursuit on 5th and Crescent!"
"Mr. Wolfe don't lose that SUV! I'm on my way." With that Horatio hung up.
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Horatio was out of his office and into his hummer in record time; speeding off to get to his two CSI's to assist them if they needed it. Suddenly the radio comes on and he listens intently; "This is CSI Cardoza, shots fired. Officer down, I repeat officer down!!" Horatio felt his heart drop to his stomach he felt sick at the revelation. 'Ryan… Hang in there… I'm coming.' He grabbed his receiver and pressed the button speaking clearly into it. "Jesse this is Horatio I'm on my way, what's your location!"
"In front of Joy's Jewelers." Jesse stated with a stutter.
"Alright I'm just around the corner!" He drifted around the corner with ease slamming on the brakes as there was rapid gunfire; turning off the ignition he jumped out of the hummer reaching for his weapon he brandished it and swiftly made it to Jesse's side. "Jesse where is Mr. Wolfe!?" he searched his surroundings and noticed Ryan laying in a puddle of blood; "Ryan!" He tried getting to his fallen CSI but was stopped as more bullets whizzed through the air in an erratic pattern; Horatio whipped out his phone and called Calleigh.
"Duquesne."
"Calleigh!! Grab Walter and get to Joy's Jewelers!"
Calleigh could hear gunfire in the background this caused her to panic; "Walter is right here we're on our way!" She hung up.
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Horatio and Jesse were having quite a bit of difficulty getting to their co-worker; who in turn was losing a lot of blood for such a distraction. Horatio stood over the hummer's hood and got two shots off in the direction of the black SUV; he got lucky and hit one of the men who were firing at them. In the distance they could barely hear sirens over the gunfire; Jesse turned off the side of the hummer and fired a single shot at the last person that he could see hitting him suddenly the gunfire was silenced.
"What the hell is going on?!" Calleigh exclaimed as she was at the side of Horatio and Jesse with Walter.
"Ryan has been hit in the leg and he lost his fire arm." Jesse stated glumly as he glanced in the direction that Ryan was but now he was held as a shield by a man clad in all black. Standing up quickly he trained his firearm on the perpetrator followed by Horatio, Calleigh, and Walter.
"Let him go!" they all demanded in unison; earning a raised eyebrow from Ryan and a slight chuckle despite his current predicament.
"Just shoot him." Ryan calmly said.
"Put the weapons down or I'll slit his throat!" the man demanded as he pressed a switchblade knife to Ryan's throat; drawing a little blood for his efforts. Ryan winced at the sharp pain and let out a hoarse groan. Ryan glanced at his co-workers with a look in his eye, Calleigh's eyes widened as she instantly knew what he was thinking of doing.
"Ryan don't you dare!" Calleigh called to him with a shaky voice.
"I'm sorry Cal…" With that to everyone's surprise Ryan grabbed the hand that held the knife and twisted it over his head as he turned his body under his grasp getting free, sending a well honed right hook into the mans jaw causing him to spit out blood. This angered the man and he lashed out at Ryan who caught the knife and the two started to struggle; wounded leg and all but he held his own for a few moments but he was losing strength fast. His enemy was gaining the advantage he gave Ryan a right hook who in turn lost his strength as his vision slightly darkened; Ryan was taken by surprise as he felt a sharp blazing pain as the knife ripped into his abdomen.
"Ryan!" Calleigh yelled as she took that very moment to fire a shot at the collapsing duo hitting the man in all black just below the left shoulder blade killing him instantly. She ran over to Ryan's side followed by the others; lifting the man's dead weight off of her friend. "Ryan… hold on… wake up!" Calleigh shook him gently; Ryan stirred painfully groaning and coughing up blood from the movement. Ryan struggled to open his eyes.
"Cal…" Ryan spoke quietly; almost unable to be heard. Calleigh put his head in her lap and brushed hair out of his sweat soaked face. Horatio had just got off the phone with the emergency unit; he nodded to her confirming that they were on their way. "Ryan hold on the ambulance is on their way." He nodded slightly as he began to feel queasy and light headed; he was as pale as her cream colored pants this scared her. Sirens were heard from a distance as an ambulance ripped around the corner; Horatio, Jesse, and Walter all went to meet the paramedics as they retrieved a stretcher and followed them to Ryan. Calleigh stood to get out of the way so the paramedics could do their job; they checked his vitals and they did not like what they saw suddenly Ryan started to shake uncontrollably and coughed up more blood which had gone all over his green dress shirt.
"Ryan can you hear me?" the female paramedic asked as Ryan let a long breath escape from his throat, she checked his pulse.
Nothing.
She listened if he was breathing.
Nothing.
"He's got no pulse and he's not breathing!" she began to resuscitate him by putting an air mask over his mouth and nose; she began chest compressions while her partner had squeezed the air inflator.
Nothing.
They grabbed the heart machine and connected it to Ryan. "Charging 200. Clear!" Ryan jolted.
Nothing.
"Again! Charging 250. Clear!" Ryan jolted violently.
Still nothing.
"Ryan!! You can't leave me… I… Love you." Calleigh screamed.
"Charging 350. Clear!" There was a double jolt and Ryan coughed up a little more blood but considerably less than before; she checked the heart meter it was at a steady rate. "We got him back… I can't believe it!" Horatio and the team let out shaky breaths of relief as they loaded Ryan on to the stretcher and wheeled him towards the ambulance while the male paramedic grabbed the doors and opened them they loaded and buckled Ryan in.
"What are your names?" Horatio asked as he glanced to the female and male.
"I'm Alyssa, and this is Jordan." Alyssa introduced herself.
"Well Alyssa, I want to know which hospital you'll be taking him to." Horatio stated removing his shades and looking into the eyes of Alyssa.
"Dade Memorial." She answered,
"Thank you Alyssa."
Just as they were about to close the doors Calleigh intervened; "I'm going with him." She stated in a no messing around tone Alyssa eyed her for a couple minutes before nodding her consent. Calleigh climbed on board and took Ryan's hand as she glanced back at Horatio who had given her a genuine smile and nod.
"You go with Mr. Wolfe, and we'll meet you there after we grab Natalia." Horatio stated.
"Thank you H." Calleigh thanked just as the doors shut; she smiled to herself as they began to move she could hear the sirens. She turned to Ryan and squeezed his hand and kissed his sweaty forehead. 'Hang in there baby… you're gonna be okay, I'm never gonna leave you alone again.' She thought as the ambulance continued on its journey to the emergency room.
"I love you."
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Well there's that. I'm not sure if I did to good of a job with the shootout but that last part was the hardest. Anyways let me know what you guys think. Reviews are greatly appreciated!
