A/N: Thank you to the guys who have reviewed and put this story on your alerts I do seriously appreciate it. I am kind of surprised that people actually took the time to read this story to be honest but again thank you :D
Anyways so here is the second chapter, which like I said is an introduction into Rizzoli & Isles for those of you out there who may be unfamiliar with it. I have to say though that overall this chapter is much lighter (as in more cheery) than the last because really that's just how the show is right? I mean they do just go from the A story: e.g. mob-related murder to the B story: e.g. Jane basically trying to avoid her sensitivity training and other Rizzoli family moments just like that.
Oh and also because I completely lack the creativity to come up with a good chapter title I have basically rummaged my iTunes for a song with a title that I think is fitting. The last chapter was named "Overload" after the song by Dot Rotten and this chapter is called "Where The Lines Overlap" for reasons that will become clear after you read this chapter and basically because Paramore are one of my favourite bands (poor reasoning I know).
This is shaping up to be a really long A/N but I am sorry for that and I do apologise if there are any mistakes in there too.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters from Pretty Little Liars or from Rizzoli & Isles. I am just borrowing them for the purpose of this story. It also goes with out saying that I don't own any of the shows either (although sometimes I wish I did but I bet everyone feels that way...).
Boston, MA
A few days later.
It was another slow day for Boston homicide. No new cases had been called in all week and some of the other detectives had become twitchy. Jane Rizzoli had been bored witless and actually tried to do something productive for the day.
Just before midday she decided to plow through that stack of paperwork she'd been meaning to complete. Upon seeing the other detective willingly doing paperwork for once in her life, both Frost and Korsak, Jane's current partner and ex-partner respectively, took a glance at each other before returning to the raven-haired detective. Both raised an eyebrow at the woman's unusual behaviour before letting out a small chuckle.
"Don't say it…" of course their actions didn't go unnoticed by her. She was a detective after all.
After about 45 minutes the detective thought that she was really making headway with her paperwork. That was until Doctor Maura Isles had stepped off of the elevator and click-clacked her way over to the detective asking if she wanted to go for lunch. Of course the detective had readily accepted. It's not like she would turn her best friend down anyway.
"Maura, what is this crap you want me to drink?" the raven-haired detective questioned as she stared at the murky contents of her mug.
The doctor shook her head at her friend as she took a seat on the edge of Jane's desk.
"Jane don't be so close minded. That is wheat grass juice. It is a very nutritional beverage full of beta-carotene, vitamins B12, C and E. It has been known to cleanse the body and has been known to aid peristalsis so that bowel movements become more frequent" the doctor said matter-of-factly.
The lanky detective stared at Maura incredulously for a moment.
"Really?" the detective asked sarcastically.
Jane eyed the mug once more and sighed before taking a large gulp of the algae coloured liquid. Almost immediately after the dark green liquid was sprayed back out by the detective. Some of it spewing across her desk and the floor while the rest managed to hit her computer screen.
"Holy crap! Maura! What is this shit?"
The detective started to wipe her tongue clean of any remnants of the disgusting drink.
"Jane, I already told you-" the doctor began.
"Yeah, yeah 'it's good for me' but you didn't mention that it'd taste like old boot" now trying to wipe her desk clean.
Maura could only laugh at her best friends behaviour. Jane was being ridiculous as always. The doctor walked over to the coffee table to retrieve some more napkins.
The door to Lieutenant Cavanaugh's office opened and the man took a step into the bullpen and scanned the area.
"Rizzoli get in here." he ordered.
"Yes sir."
Jane stopped her cleaning and started to get up from her desk.
Before stepping back into his office the lieutenant looked onto the bullpen and saw the bobbing head of the doctor in the corner.
"And oh Doctor Isles I need you in here too" and with that Cavanaugh turned and headed back into his office.
The detective was confused for a moment. Why would he want to see both of us? That's never happened before. Jane looked to her friend but of course Maura Isles was ever the professional and was already walking over so Jane followed suit.
The pair had walking into the office and took a seat opposite the lieutenant. Cavanaugh had picked up a file and was looking at it for a moment before he placed it in front of the two women.
"I need you two to help out on a case"
Jane reached for the file and scanned it quickly before passing it onto Maura who read it briefly and kept hold of said file. The women let the new information sink in as they waited for further explanation.
"I've leant you two plus Frost and Korsak to the Rosewood P.D for a bit. The boards of both states agree that it would be best if you aid them with this investigation." The lieutenant paused to look at both women before continuing.
"Rosewood P.D isn't exactly in good standing at the moment and their cases just seem to be piling up. You fly out tonight; it's all in the file. I've already talked to Frost and Korsak while you were out to lunch, they should be prepping right now"
"Of course"
"Yes sir"
The doctor and detective replied respectively and just nodded at their orders.
It was all settled then. They were to help out with this case at this Rosewood place. There was no arguing. It was just another case they had to deal with. After all this is what they did for a living, solve homicides.
The women had gotten up and began to head to the door when Cavanaugh called after them. They had turned and he gave them some words of encouragement.
"You're both the best in your respective fields and I know you guys can solve this case" Cavanaugh gave them a small smile before turning to his paper work.
The two left his office and began to prepare for this new case that was sprung on them.
Cavanaugh was absolutely right though. Doctor Maura Isles was the top of her field. Not only is she the youngest but she is also the first woman to become the Chief Medical Examiner for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which is a position that is very highly regarded. Detective Jane Rizzoli on the other hand was also the top in her field. She was the youngest officer to be promoted to the rank of detective, the first woman to enter the homicide division in Boston and some might even call her a hero.
After the siege at Boston P.D, Jane Rizzoli's actions became newsworthy material.
Jane was held at gunpoint by the mastermind of the operation while her brother, Frankie, fought for his life after being shot at. There was no time to deliberate over the hostage situation she found herself in so she took matters into her own hands and made a very rash decision. She wrestled for control of the gun and shot through herself to kill the person holding her hostage. This valiant act had earned her a medal for her bravery even though she didn't feel like she deserved the honour.
That night the four of them found themselves at Logan International Airport. All had done the necessary packing to accompany their journey and the new case and all were waiting in the terminal waiting for their plane to board.
They were going to be there for a bit, as the plane wasn't scheduled to take off for another hour or so. The four tried to preoccupy themselves in the mean time. Frost was fiddling on his laptop, typical really. Korsak was going over the case file once more. He felt the need to prepare himself, as he was the lead detective on this case and was also their sergeant. Maura was enthralled with an article about the newest advancements in stem cell research in the latest issue of some medical journal. While Jane sat there in the uncomfortable airport lounge chairs twiddling her thumbs.
She had refused to pack a book or a magazine because she apparently wouldn't need it. Despite the doctors advice Jane had still refused because the detective argued that they would barely be in the air long enough for her to take out said book/magazine before they would land in Philadelphia. The doctor let Jane win this argument because she knew by now that there was no arguing with someone as stubborn as Jane Rizzoli and that she ultimately knew that her friend would regret later.
The honey brunette tore her eyes away from her medical journal and saw the detective fidgeting to her left. She never listens. Maura let out a chuckle.
"I told you, you should have brought a book." The doctor smiled, knowing she had won in the end.
Jane had stopped her fidgeting for a second and rolled her eyes at her best friend. Damn it, she was right. Who am I kidding? She was always right. The raven-haired woman shook her head at the doctor.
"Why? I'm fine"
"You can borrow one of my medical journals if you like. There's this fascinating article on the immune system and lymphocytes that is-"
"Uhh no thanks Maur, I'm good. Really." The detective shot her friend a warm smile.
"Ok but if you change your mind you can just ask. It's quite the read." the doctor returned the smile before returning to her article.
The flight had taken under 2 hours so by the time they had landed in Philadelphia it was already around 9pm.
The four had stopped off for a bite to eat at the airport before picking up the Toyota Prius that the good doctor had suggested they rented for the length of their visit. It was apparently the better choice as it had an overall lower CO2 emission and it had a better fuel economy than the other cars on offer.
After they had found the silver Prius in the airport parking lot and stored their belongings in the trunk of the hybrid they followed the directions given to them by the GPS and were on their way to Rosewood.
Luckily for them traffic was not as severe as it could have been as it was almost 11pm by the time they reached the Edgewood Motor Court motel, which was where they'd be staying at. It was a pleasant looking place that had two stories to it and appeared to have many rooms to offer any prospective guests.
They had stopped in front of the motels front office. Frost and Korsak went to check in while Jane and Maura had stayed behind in the car.
The detective had started stretching out her body when a large yawn escaped from her.
"This motel looks…" The doctor had started but paused for a moment trying to find an appropriate word. She eventually landed on "…quaint"
The doctor took a moment to look out of the car window to survey their surroundings although it was quite hard too considering the current time. The doctor did note that there were quite a lot of cars on the lot at this moment. Before the brunette could make any further observations she noticed that Frost and Korsak were on their way back to the car. Korsak was holding something small in his hand something the doctor couldn't quite make out but she presumed that these were the room keys.
Korsak opened the driver's door and got in while Frost did the same with the passengers side.
"Sorry ladies, it looks like you two are going to have to share a bed. I hope you don't mind? It seems like Frost and I picked up the last room that had two singles" he trailed off.
"That's ok Korsak. We don't mind sharing a bed; we've done it before. Right Maur?" The detective turned to face her friend on her right.
"It won't be a problem."
With that Korsak turned on the engine and they drove up to their rooms.
The older detective had parked the silver car in front of room 214 and cut the engine. The four exited the vehicle. Jane and Frost walked towards the trunk of the car to gather their belongings.
Korsak took this time to look at the room keys he was holding.
"Jane" he waited till he got his ex-partners attention before continuing. "You and Maura are in 214. Frost and I will be two doors down in 216." The senior detective handed Maura the room key and went to go help with the bags.
The raven-haired detective could only nod as she took in this new information. She grabbed both hers and the doctors luggage out of the trunk and went to join her friend who had already walked up to the door of their room and was beginning to fiddle with the plastic door key.
Once open the doctor entered the room and headed straight to the bathroom. Jane on the other hand had placed the luggage near the door and stepped back out for a minute.
She walked over to her partner and her former partner.
"So you guys want to meet up and then head to breakfast before heading over to the station?"
"Yeah, sure." Her current partner added. It was clear he was tired. Korsak had only nodded, as he was half way through a yawn.
"Meet up at the car at around 7:30?"
The two gentlemen had only nodded.
"Ok you two really need to get some sleep" the detective let out a chuckle and headed back to her room.
When she had returned to her room the doctor had emerged from the bathroom and went to find something from her suitcase before venturing back into the bathroom.
The detective turned on the television and switched the channel to the late local news. The news was doing a recap of this week's current stories, which sadly included some footage of a body being taken away by a few coroners. The St. Germain case. They had showed a photograph of the girl who was found earlier this week. She was so young. Jane reflected. Sometimes these were the hardest cases. When the victim is so young you sometimes wonder how their lives would have panned out.
Jane was brought out of her thoughts by her best friend who had walked back into the room. Maura had used the time to freshen up and change into her silk pyjamas.
"We're meeting Frost and Korsak for breakfast tomorrow at 7:30" with that the raven-haired woman got up and headed into the bathroom.
A few minutes later the two were ready to turn in for the night. The pair of them had gotten into the medium sized bed and tried to watch the news.
A few more minutes later the detective had chanced a look towards her friend who was laying on her right. She was asleep. The detective turned off the television; she didn't want to wake up the doctor. Jane had taken this moment to study her friends face. She looked content. It really was a sight to behold, she felt like she could gaze at the doctor for quite some time. Wait, what? Jane shook her head lightly again trying to avoid any sudden movements that might wake her sleeping friend.
To distract herself from these thoughts Jane decided to pick up the case file that was sitting on the side table. She figured she might as well try and familiarise herself with their newest case. Halfway through the first paragraph the detective heard the familiar buzzing sound that she knew was coming from her phone. The detective picked up her phone from the little side table. It was a text.
"Poor Detective Rizzoli, didn't get a goodnight kiss? Here's one from me. Xo
–A"
What the actual fuck?
A/N: So "A" once again rears her ugly head but wait isn't Mona "A"? But she's in the nut hospital though…
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