The Jericho Chronicles

by MerlinWinchestr

"And I will never be forgotten, with you by my side." A collection of drabbles, all rated T and under, no slash. / Sniper: It wasn't Roger's gun that he was concerned with, it was the sniper on the roof. / Hospital Visit: After the fallout, Jake visits Stacy in the hospital.

3. Skid Marks

Category: Gen
Setting: 1X08 "Rogue River"
Characters/Pairings: Eric Green, Jake Green.
Rating/Warnings: T.
Summary: What had happened to his brother in those five years?

Note: The italicized quote in the beginning is from season 1 episode 8 "Rogue River"

Disclaimer: Neither Jericho nor the characters belong to me.

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Skid Marks

"See that second set of skid marks back there? Means someone forced her off the road and probably robbed her and killed her. For all we know they could be waiting to do it again."

Eric didn't know how to respond, so he kept quiet as Jake continued driving. The wrecked car with the dead woman soon disappeared in the rear view mirror. Every so often, Eric glanced over at Jake who kept his eyes on the road. In the silence, his thoughts wondered to the man in the seat beside him.

It had been a long five years since Jake had left amidst the discovery of Chris Sullivan's dead body. Rumors had spread quickly, and Eric was among those who believed Jake guilty of the boy's murder, but no evidence could be found. He had thought that would be the last he would see of his older brother, but five years later there he was. Then the bombs went off and it seemed that Jake was here to stay, whether he wanted to or not.

What had happened to his brother in those five years? In the month since the bombs Eric had seen a new side of Jake, a side he had never expected from his failure of a brother. Jake had skills, skills that he couldn't have learned from Jericho. Noticing the double set of skid marks was only part of the long list Eric had been mentally composing.

How could Jake have known that? Eric was smart, but he never would have thought twice about there being two sets of skid marks. It was an old road, used for more years then he had seen. What did skid marks mean on a road that had seen traffic? He would have stopped, would have given the woman a proper burial. And he probably would have died. Jake was right, he knew Jake was right.

He looked over at his brother and sighed. Unfolding the map, he glanced over once more. The thought came across his mind once more:

'What happened to you, Jake?'