Collision by Nehebka
Chapter 4
-Outside Preston's office-
H joined Delko an Ryan who waited for him outside. "Could you leave us alone?" asked H looking at Delko. The CSI nodded and left. Meanwhile Ryan remained silent. H waited some time and finally broke the silence. "What's the matter with you!" asked angry. "I thought we agreed you were going to pass your case off. I don't tell you one thing and then you do another. That's not how it works… Look, you got to learn you're not a one-man army. What you do affects everyone here. You got it?"
"Loud and clear" whispered Ryan who refused to look directly at H.
"I hope so because we won't have this conversation again" said walking towards Delko and leaving the young CSI alone.
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-The next day in the CSI laboratories-
Ever since she had heard about the incident in Preston's office, Calleigh tried to contact Ryan but it was useless he never answer it. She began to worry that something bad could have happened him. However, before panicking she decided to call Alexx to see if she knew anything about the young CSI. Ryan has always trusted Alexx when he had a problem and she hoped he did it one more time.
"Hey Alexx, it's Calleigh…. Do you know where Ryan is?" She paused and a grim smile grew on her face. "Good, keep him with you until I get there. I need to have a talk with him."
Ryan frowned slightly as Calleigh walked into Alexx's office and glared darkly at him. "Calleigh?" he asked hesitantly. "What are you doing here?"
She took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "H told me about you and Preston. What were you thinking Ryan?!" she said tersely. "You could jeopardize the entire investigation!"
Sensing that no matter what he said he would still get in trouble, Ryan adverted his gaze. "I-I didn't thought-" mumbled
"Then you better start thinking for god sake!" Calleigh replied, clearly upset.
"Honey could we talk outside" intervened Alexx. "Wait here" said to Ryan. Once outside, Alexx tried to calm down Calleigh. "He's pretty upset Cal. There's no need to yell at him. Right now he needs a friend not a boss".
Calleigh closed her eyes and let out a tired sigh. "I-I know. It's just that-"
"I know babe. We all do care about him" interrupted Alexx. Cal looked up at her and nodded slightly. "He needs to know where at his side" said Alexx before going into her office again.
"Ryan…"
Startled, Ryan managed to hide the document he was looking at on Alexx's desk under his shirt quickly before craning his head over his shoulder to look at them.
"I know what you are going to say. And I-I completely agree with you. What I did was stupid. I won't do that again"
"We only-" began to say Calleigh.
"Just stop" he said, sounding exhausted. "Please…just, leave this alone." With that said he quickly left Alexx's office and not looking back.
Calleigh looked at her colleague suspicious. "Something's wrong-"
"Yeah, I've got the same feeling. He just give up to easy. He didn't sound as the real Ryan, he's too stubborn to-". She didn't finish her sentence, something caught her attention.
"What is it?" asked Calleigh looking at what Alexx was looking at. A pile of reports perfectly placed except one. The one which talked about Erika's case.
Alexx quickly checked the report. "Is anything missing?"
"The results of the blood found in Erica's body. Hers wasn't the only blood I found. There was an unknown male bleeder, too. I ran it through CODIS and got a name"
"I need that name Alexx"
Alexx nodded. She walked towards her computer and swiveled its screen toward her. "Abruzzi, Leonardo".
Calleigh dialed a number to explain everything to H.
"We'll better arrive before him" replied H before hung up.
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-Abruzzi's apartment-
Kicking the door open, and drawing their guns, the three CSIs cleared the apartment just to find Abruzzi and Ryan being his hostage.
The gun that was pressed against Ryan's jaw was cocked, an arm wrapping around his chest in order to keep him still. Ryan's heart race as the gun was pressed up forcefully, tilting his head back against his Abruzzi's shoulder in order to prevent bruising.
"Mr. Abruzzi you don't want to do that" H stated calmly, his gun still pointed at Abruzzi. "Let him go" said H. "You don't need him for anything. Let him go and I promise I'm not going to hurt you"
"And yet your gun is pointing at me"
H didn't move; he just kept his gun trained on him as well as Calleigh and Eric who were behind H.
"It's over, just surrender!" yelled Cal.
"Never"
Abruzzi looked at Ryan, then at the CSI team that were in the room. He slowly moved toward the window that was behind him.
Realizing what he intended to do, Calleigh stepped forward. "Don't!"
It was too late, Abruzzi jumped holding Ryan with him. Their bodies plummeted downward. Cal ran towards the window and stared below. "Ryan!" cried out as she glanced down below at Ryan who was not moving.
Meanwhile H called for assistance on his cell phone. "Patrol. Request immediate backup. Immediate backup. Officer down. I need emergency medical assistance NOW!"
Cal and Eric exited the house and back down the stairs to render aid to Ryan.
"He's not breathing!" mumbled Eric.
"Do NOT dare to die on me Ryan Wolfe" sobbed Cal.
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