Title: Hearts

Author: Skyler McAndrews

Rating: PG

Pairing: John/ OC

Warnings: Fluff and Angst

The bold writing is for the "computer conversation".

Movie/TV Verse: The Hood attacked like in the movie, but Alan, Tin-Tin, and Fermat are all older. (Also Brains and Fermat are father and son like in the movie.)

What exactly was John doing when the Hood launched a missile at Thunderbird 5? My ideas of what John might do to amuse himself in between International Rescue's missions. Obviously, it is no longer a one-shot. Let me know what you think!

Somewhere in Boston…

Kate Williams frowned at the screen as "Player 1 wins," flashed across her screen in neon pink letters. She stretched her fingers and waited for it.

JTB5: Do you see that?

Kate groaned, and slowly typed her response.

KC22: See what?

JTB5: Give me a break- the letters are neon pink!

JTB5: Which, if you will recall, is your fault

She stuck her tongue out at the screen.

JTB5: Please stop sticking your tongue out at me, Kate

Kate looked in shock at the screen.

KC22: What?

KC22: HOW DID YOU KNOW?

JTB5: I imagined playing against my brother Alan; he would have stuck his tongue out at me.

KC22: I resent that, I think…

JTB5: Oh come on, wanna rematch?

JTB5: I'll even go easy on you

KC22: Oh you wait John-

JTB5: Bring it, baby!

Kate sighed and closed her eyes for a moment. A woman peeked her head in the door,

"Are you alright, Katie?"

Kate smiled at the night nurse Allison Parker,

"Yes, thank you. My hands are just tired."

Allison shook her head,

"Then you should probably say goodnight to whomever it is that you talk to all night."

Katie smiled sadly,

"He's a friend, and we have a lot in common, besides…"

Allison smiled gently,

"Well, just type slowly then, dear. If you need me…"

Katie smiled,

"I know what to do."

Kate's laptop beeped again into the now silent hospital room on the fifth floor of the Children's Hospital in Boston. She looked back the flashing message box.

JTB5: Kate?

JTB5: Are you still there?

KC22: Yeah- sorry about that…

KC22: I'll have to take a rain check on that re-match

JTB5: That's right!

JTB5: Afraid I'll whoop you again?

KC22: Yeah that's it, Captain Kirk

JTB5: …

JTB5: I am going to pretend like you didn't say that

KC22: Pretend away, oh mighty capitano

JTB5: So… how has school been?

Kate winced at that question. She supposed that she could lie, but somehow it seemed so much worse lying to john, a guy she had never met in real life, only in cyberspace.

"Your loosing it, Williams," she muttered to herself before typing her response.

KC22: School is going as well as can be expected, all things considered…

JTB5: Some elaboration would be nice, oh vague one

KC22: I haven't been to classes in body in three weeks

JTB5: My God, Kate! Are you all right?

KC22: Yeah, it is just this thing…

JTB5: Are you sure you're all right?

JTB5: Do you need me to come out there?

JTB5: If you want someone to be there for you, I'll come

Kate tried to keep the tears of gratitude from falling. John, a man she had never met in person was offering to fly out to be at her side because he knew she had no family to speak of. Not one of her relatives had been to see her in 2 years. She clumsily swiped the tears away and started typing.

KC22: Don't worry about it, John… KC22: Hey- I challenge you to a game of hearts

JTB5: Kate…

KC22: Seriously, just click accept when the box appears

KC22: I am going to kick your butt!

Kate held her breath, hoping that John would just let her evade the seriousness of her situation a little bit longer. A couple of seconds later John responded.

JTB5: Oh please… JTB5: The butt- kicking has barely begun

Kate smiled and ignored the vague ache in her legs and concentrated on beating the pants off of her best friend.