I don't own Chuck, too much work.
(A/N:) I am sure the summary sucks but I didn't know what to say. Have a beta now but all mistakes are still my own. Enigmamdw has offered to beta this and hopefully make it more enjoyable. This is a work in progress.
Enigmamdw has indeed done the beta on this and offered much helpful advice and critical punctuation, many thanks to him.
Sorry about no speech marks in chapter 1, it did not show them on upload and did not show the scene separations, I thought I fixed this in edit story but when it was published it went as is.
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Seven days prior.
How could he have been such a fool to think that Sarah actually cared for him, he watched on the Orange Orange cash register screen, at Sarah and Cole having an intimate moment. It was so painful to see that he switched it off immediately; he didn't want to invade her privacy.
He was just the asset to be controlled and manipulated, just a piece of hardware for the intelligence community to use as it saw fit. Never a kind word or even a thank you, just to be used and thrown away when the new Intersect came online. He was so sick of it. He knew he could never run away, they would find him and throw him in a hole and he would never see his family or friends again.
Chuck walked out of the Orange Orange not paying attention; he did not see the car speeding toward him in the parking lot.
At the last moment Chuck heard the sound of the engine and turned and saw the speeding car, he tried to get out of the way but was clipped on the hip and thrown to the ground. The car sped away. A man came running up and said he was doctor and asked "Are you okay?".
The man who said he was a doctor pressed his hand to the back of his neck. Chuck felt a small pin prick and then everything started to go black and wondered what was going on? I was barely been clipped. The last thing he thought of was, as always, Sarah.
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Sarah pushed Cole away and looked at him. "I don't think this is something that we should be doing, it's not professional." Sarah said.
"I took a couple bullets for you." Cole replied smiling playfully. "I know you find me exciting and times like this don't come around every day."
"You're right, but I think when you find something you truly feel good about you have to stay true to it so I'm going to have to pass." Sarah said.
"If you change your mind I will be finishing my reports just over there but don't forget I'm leaving tomorrow." Cole replied smiling.
Sarah turned toward the desk and continued her own paperwork. She was having a hard time concentrating, her thoughts kept returning to Chuck's smile and his warm brown eyes. She sat and tried to do something knowing she couldn't leave Cole alone in Castle. She would have to stay until he was done and had forwarded his paperwork to MI6, had his briefing with his bosses and left for his hotel.
It seemed like an eternity and she had gotten nothing accomplished in the two hours she waited but finally Cole looked at her and said, "See you around Sarah, don't forget my number if you change your mind." and with a smile he went up the stairs and she followed to let him out of Castle and the Orange Orange.
As she was walking back down to turn off the lights and set the night sensors she felt her phone vibrate, the screen indicated it was Casey.
"Walker secure." Sarah said.
"Casey secure." came the answering reply. Then he started yelling "What the hell happened to Chuck, you were supposed to be watching him while I tied up the loose ends from the mission while I wrapped up the debriefing from my apartment?"
"He went home Casey, I think he was tired and I figured you would have him on your monitors and surveillance when he got there." Sarah replied angrily.
"Well it didn't work out that way, he's in the hospital as we speak, he got hit by a car right in front of the Orange Orange while you playing footsie with your new boy toy." Casey responded snidely.
"Is Chuck OK?" Sarah asked hesitantly
"All I know is he has been in surgery for the last ninety minutes, I'm heading there now, so if you can tear yourself away from Cole you should get there too." Casey replied sarcastically.
"Cole's gone and nothing happened, I'm on my way." Sarah said just as sarcastically.
Sarah sprinted up the stairs two at a time and rushed out to her Porsche, quickly gunning the engine as it started and squealing out of the parking lot as she headed to the hospital. Suddenly she realized she didn't know what hospital Chuck was in. As she weaved in and out of traffic she called up the GPS tracking option on her phone and when she knew what direction to head she stamped the accelerator to the floor and pushed the limits of the car to get there as quickly as possible.
As Sarah's Porsche was sliding into the parking lot at a high rate of speed she saw Casey just getting out of his Crown Vic. She quickly pulled into a parking spot, got out and ran up to Casey.
"Any news? Is he still in surgery? Is he going to be ok?" Sarah babbled.
"I don't know any more than you right now, I was notified once his name was put into to the hospital's database as a patient." Casey remarked. "If you could have kept it in your pants with Cole and noticed anything you would have seen the ambulance on the monitors." Casey finished, yelling.
"Chuck wanted to leave and I couldn't leave Cole alone in Castle. I stayed with Cole for security reasons and nothing else." Sarah yelled back.
"Yeah but you could have monitored his progress to make sure he got home ok." Casey said. "instead of making moony eyes at Cole."
"I'm going in to check on his status." Sarah said coolly giving Casey and icy glare. "This is Ellie's hospital so if she wasn't on duty they would have called her immediately."
Sarah walked into the hospital and asked where the surgery waiting room was. She was told to follow the red line on the floor. After several turns and a quick ride up to the second floor she found Ellie sitting in a chair with a worried look on her face.
Sarah rushed up to Ellie and Ellie got up hurriedly and gave Sarah a hug.
"Is Chuck going to be ok?" Sarah whispered
"He's been in surgery for almost 2 hours. Devon went to check a few minutes ago, luckily there was a specialized head trauma team here taking a tour of the facility, they are the best on the west coast if anybody can save him they can." Ellie spoke almost as quietly as Sarah had.
Just then Devon came back into the waiting room with a smile and sat beside Ellie and gave her a hug, "The Chuckster's out of surgery and they just moved him to recovery, he will be out of it for a few hours, the surgery went well and the prognosis is for a complete recovery. Then they will move him to a private room. He won't be able to have visitors until then." Devon said.
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Chuck woke to a pain at the back of his head. He had to really concentrate to try and remember what happened. Of course, the first thing in his head was of Cole and Sarah; the thought almost brought tears to his eyes. The second was of the car bearing down on him. Why did his head hurt so much as he had been hit on his hip? He raised his hand to the back of his head and gingerly felt the area the bandages covered and his hip was throbbing. When he explored with his fingers the pain intensified and started to really hurt. He had been around Ellie long enough to know there would be a self medicator that he could press that would relieve some of the pain. He lifted his head slowly and looked and there it was by his left hand. Chuck pressed it once, twice and a third time for good measure. The pain slowly receded and he was able to drift back to sleep.
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When Chuck next awoke, he felt someone holding his hand. He opened his eyes and saw a head of blonde hair lying on the side of the bed. Chuck wondered why she was here, of course the cover.
Sarah felt Chuck try to remove his hand from hers and she woke immediately and looked up to his face.
"Chuck", Sarah said, and a smile appeared on her face. "I was so worried about you you've been out for almost 12 hours."
Chuck just looked at her with sad eyes and replied "You can go now, I'm sure you have better things to do, I'm fine and Ellie can take care of me."
"Chuck, what are you talking about, there is nothing more important than you right now." Sarah retorted.
"The Intersect is fine, and you can go, actually I would like you to just go now. I would like some time alone." Chuck replied.
"Chuck, you were in surgery for almost 2 hours. You have a severely bruised hip and bandages on the back of your head. I need to stay and make sure you are ok." Sarah said.
"Just go", Chuck yelled. "I need time to think. I need to sleep." Chuck said more quietly as he pressed the self medicating button a couple of times.
Sarah stood and looked at Chuck like he had grown a third arm, what was going on with him. She was worried about him, not the Intersect. She moved to the door slowly while looking back. "I'll be back later Chuck." She said. "It's you I'm worried about not the damned Intersect, I'm truly worried about you" she whispered.
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As Sarah opened the door to Chuck's room and let it close behind her she felt her eyes start to water. What was wrong with Chuck? She blinked several times to try and stop the flow. She let her forehead lay against the door. She was so distracted that until she felt the hand on her shoulder she never noticed someone walk up on her.
"Are you ok Sarah?" Ellie said. "Chuck's going to be fine."
"I don't know, he just told me to go, he seems strange." Sarah said.
"It's probably just the medication, I'll talk to him." Ellie replied. "Go home and get some rest and have something to eat. I'm sure he'll be in a better mood later."
"Thanks Ellie." Sarah replied as Ellie gave her a quick hug.
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"What did you say to Sarah?" Ellie voiced loudly as she entered Chuck's room. "Do you realize, she sat and held your hand for the last 10 hours? She has been so worried about you."
"I think she was just feeling guilty, we sort of broke up yesterday." Chuck said.
"No one feeling guilty would have sat and held your hand for so long if she wasn't truly worried about you." Ellie replied.
Chuck pushed the self medicator a couple more times; he didn't want to continue this conversation.
"We are not done here Chuck." Ellie said as Chuck closed his eyes.
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Six day prior.
In his dreams Chuck could see Sarah and Cole kissing, it was so heartbreaking. First it had been Bryce, but she had decided to stay. He had always felt that she was the one and only one for him and hoped she felt the same way. It only reminded him that he was just the mark to be controlled. The Intersect must be held in check. The realization was sudden and it left Chuck feeling very depressed.
Chuck awoke again and when he looked at the clock on the wall in front of him he saw that it was twelve o'clock. He didn't know if it was evening or morning. All he knew was he wanted to get out of here. To go home and sulk, yes sulk. He knew he needed to come to terms with his new life. A new life that didn't include Sarah. She had played him, used him for the greater good. She was so good at her job, he had fallen head over heels for her and thought she felt something for him too.
After a good hour of sulking Ellie came and asked how he felt.
Chuck replied "I feel like going home."
"They don't release patients at 1 A.M." Ellie said. "If you feel ok in the morning and you don't have any dizziness they will probably send you home."
"Sarah is outside and would like to come in and see you, if that's ok?" Ellie stammered.
Chuck thought for a minute, how he could say this and not have Ellie nag him about it. He was about to say he was tired but when he looked up, Ellie had taken his silence as an affirmative. She opened the door and told Sarah that he was awake. She then told her to come in. "I have to finish my rounds so I will see you in the morning Chuck." Ellie said as she left the room.
Sarah stood by the door, smiled and trained her blue eyes on Chuck hoping she would get an answering smile. When he just stared at her, her smile started to fade.
"Chuck, are you feeling better now?" asked Sarah
"I'm fine; I just want to get home to my own bed." Chuck replied.
Sarah looked at Chuck's face and could see the tension as he clenched his jaw and ground his teeth. She walked over to the side of the bed and tried to take his hand hoping to make him relax a little but when she reached for it he pulled it back to his side.
"Are you sure? You look tense, are you in pain?" she asked
"Look Sarah, I'm fine and will probably be released in the morning so you can go report that to the General." Chuck said. "I'm sure you have more important things to do so why don't you just leave."
Chuck didn't really want her to be here right now, he needed some time away from her to let his heart heal. He knew it would never really heal but at least maybe he could stop thinking about her all the time.
"Chuck, I don't have anything more important to do than making sure you are ok." she whispered.
"You mean the Intersect, well its fine too so just go. I need to get some sleep." as he reached for the self medicator.
"No, I mean you Chuck. You're important." Sarah said, her eyes getting watery.
"Just go, I don't need a babysitter while I'm here." Chuck yelled.
"Chuck, you're acting strange, your head injury is making you impossible." Sarah yelled back.
"Just go, I need to sleep." Chuck replied quietly.
"Fine, I will see you in the morning and we can discuss this like adults." Sarah said and went to the door and opened it before looking back. "Just get better." she whispered as she went through the door.
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Chuck woke to someone yelling in his ear, "Wake up Bartowski." and shaking his shoulder rather roughly.
As Chuck opened his eyes, he asked "What time is it?"
He got a death glare from Casey, but all he said was, "Its 6 A.M.; now we need to find out what the hell happened."
"What happened when, where, how, why? Could you be any more cryptic?" Chuck asked as he reached for the self medicator.
"The car that hit you was stolen and was found a mile from the plaza, it was a classic hit and run. Now we need to know if it was just a joy rider or they were trying to hit you." Casey explained. "Also forget trying to hit that button, I deactivated it."
"I don't know what happened I was kind of distracted when I left the Orange Orange and wasn't paying attention, so it was probably just a joy rider. They probably got scared and ditched the car. Now can you leave me alone?"
"I'm going to let it go for now but we need to discuss this with the General when you get out of here." Casey threatened.
"Can you turn the button back on? My head and hip are killing me." Chuck pleaded.
"Sure, whatever you need nerd boy. Just so I don't have to listen to you whine." Casey said.
As Casey left the room Chuck pressed the button many, many times out of frustration. He knew it was just the anger that he had built up and the self medicator was set up so he could not do himself any harm. It would only release so much pain killer and then become inactive until a certain amount of time passed. What he didn't realize was as he was angrily pushing the button it jammed. He also didn't know that when Casey reactivated it he didn't reengage the safeguards properly. So as Chuck was drifting off to sleep the medication was being continuously being pumped into his IV.
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Chuck was dreaming about Sarah, He was such a wimp, he was just the mark. It was her job to keep him in line, nothing more, and nothing less. She was so good at her job she had him believing that she had feelings for him. But after seeing her with Cole he knew it was a sham. As the medication kept flowing into his IV he dropped into a dreamless deep sleep, then unconsciousness.
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Sarah had had a long night of tossing and turning, probably only sleeping for an hour. This was not the Chuck she knew. What was wrong with him? She told herself it must be the head injury and he would be back to normal in the morning with his deep brown eyes and easy smile. She looked at the alarm clock and noting that it was 5:30, she decided to get up and take a shower and then go down and see Chuck. As she was walking into the hospital at 6:30 she ran into Ellie who was just finishing her overnight shift. They exchanged pleasantries and were reassuring each other that Chuck would wake this morning and be back to his old self.
Just then an announcement came over the PA system. "Code Blue. Room 301. Code Blue. Room 301."
They looked at each other and knew instantly that that was Chuck's room.
A/N… I think I will leave Chapter 2 there, I still have 5 more days leading up to Chapter 1 and then I will go beyond that. Not a real long chapter but if anyone likes it I will try to get more long winded. Like I said this is my first so I have to learn. I have many, I think great ideas for stories but I much prefer reading the stories by the great writers on this site. Thanks.
