Chapter 4

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It had been about a month since Crystal had joined Jump Street and everything had gone back to normal. After Crystal and Doug had busted the extortion ring, Fuller had decided to pair her up with Tom on a case of bomb threats at Paul IV high school. It had been slow work and with Tom and Crystal constantly at each other throats, it hadn't made it any easier. Finally after almost a month undercover, the pair had managed to figure out that the bomber planned to plant a bomb during the Fall Ball, the closest thing that the school had to a homecoming dance in late September. It was an assignment that the entire team was brought in on, including Fuller, They would be attending as party goers, Fuller as a chaperone with Crystal and Tom who had been undercover as brother and sister. A day before the dance Judy walked over to Crystal's desk, "Hey Crystal, if you're not busy, do you want to go get a dress with me for tomorrow?" Crystal looked up at the cop and Judy had almost jumped back in fear at her tired face. In the past few weeks the gang had began to notice that Crystal was losing weight, and it showed. The already skinny girl was beginning to look sick and they were worried. They had tried to talk to Harry about it, but he wouldn't listen, they knew he noticed though. And he did, he had for a while, but he couldn't bring himself to ask her about it, it was taking everything in his power for him to not to grab her and demand to know what was wrong with her. He had realized after a few weeks of living together that he had feelings for her, but he couldn't act on them for fear of what would happen if she didn't return them, so he bottled them up even though the team had told him it was obvious they liked and cared for each other more then what they were he still couldn't do it. Looking at her now though, her face thinner, her blue eyes standing out even more against her even paler skin, he had never found her more beautiful. He saw Judy and Crystal talking and he smiled as they stood up and headed out the door of the Chapel. Just as the door swung closed, the guys instantly jumped on Harry.

"What's holding you back man? Just ask her out!" Doug said shaking Harry by the shoulders. He quickly pulled himself out of the large man's grasp, "I can't ask her out. What if she said no? We're roommates it would be awkward." He said as he attempted to work on his reports, when Tom swooped in, "But you see Harry you might not notice, but we happen to notice how the two of you sneak little glances at each other, how you guys get coffee for each other and frankly its those little things that show that SHE LIKES YOU!" he said playfully yelling in Harry's ear. All he could do was shake his head and get back to his reports. Meanwhile the girls headed to the thrift store in Judy's car in utter silence. When they got to the store, they immediately went to the formal wear section, where they grabbed as many dresses as they could carry and headed towards the dressing rooms. Judy managed to find hers almost instantly, so she waited outside while Crystal continued trying on. The problem was that every dress on her looked like a circus tent, so while she was changing into another one, Judy chose to say something. She cleared her throat and Crystal turned to see what she had to say "Crystal having you been feeling alright?" Judy asked gently, Crystal tilted her head in confusion "What do you mean Juds?" She asked. Judy was half tempted to shake her for being so oblivious. When she was on the job, Crystal was the most observant person she had ever seen, but when it came to her personal life she was as oblivious as Harry. "Have you looked in the mirror lately?" she said knowing it sounded harsh, but none of the guys were going to bring it up so it was up to her "You're losing weight, a lot of weight and the other day I caught you throwing up, so what is it? Is it bulimia?" She demanded. At that Crystal walked over to her and glared, "Don't you ever accuse me of that. Do you think I don't want to eat? I want to eat, but when I do I can't keep it down." She said dejectedly sitting next to Judy. Judy stared at Crystal, thinking of only one other thing, something she hoped she wasn't right about, "Do you think you might be pregnant?" She asked softly. Crystal once again glared at the female officer, "Last I checked, you could only get pregnant by having sex." She said vaguely, that got Judy's attention.

"Crystal are you.. are you a virgin?" She asked slowly. Crystal simply nodded and Judy wrapped her in a hug, "I'm sorry I was so harsh, it's just that we're all worried, especially Harry, although he won't admit it." She mumbled that last part , but Crystal had started thinking about the man who she had developed feelings for, the feelings she knew she had to ignore because there was a chance that he didn't care about her in that manner. It took her every part of her will power not to kiss him in the middle of the chapel, that's how strongly she felt about him. She shifted to look at Judy, "Was Harry really worried?" she asked anxiously, and Judy had to stop herself from smiling at that. It had become obvious that the pair had feelings for each other, the entire team knew it and were simply waiting to see who would admit it first, but curiosity got to the better of her she had to ask "Crystal do you like Harry?" she said bluntly. Crystal simply turned away, but Judy could clearly see the dark blush on her cheeks and took that as her answer, "Then why don't you tell him?" she asked Crystal simply headed towards the dressing room, but before she did she turned around and looked at Judy, "Because if I did and he didn't feel the same way, then I wouldn't really be able to face him." She said sadly as she closed the curtain on Judy. She stared at the curtain in utter puzzlement it explained so much why they wouldn't tell each other, they were too scared of what the other would say. The curtain opening and Crystal standing in the doorway interrupted her thought, Judy smiled at her, "Definitely that one, I have some gloves and everything you can borrow." They made their purchases and headed back to the Chapel with smiles on their faces.

The night of the dance was soon upon them and all the guys were standing in their suits. Doug had on a simple jacket and tie combo, while Fuller and Tom had donned decently worn suits, while Harry wore his one black and white suit that he saved for special occasions. While the girls got ready upstairs, Fuller explained what was going down, "Alright guys, be discreet and keep an eye out for anything suspicious, Now Penhall you're with Hoffs," Doug sighed in relief before the Captain continued "Hanson your going to be with Sally Jenkins, the girl who gave you the info." Hanson simply nodded before Fuller turned to Harry, "Ioki you're with Watson." He said subtly exchanging a grin between Tom and Doug as Harry began to fidget, He was happy to be paired up with her, but the fear that he was going to do something stupid began to overwhelm him. Fuller looked at his watch and yelled out, "Ladies lets go! We're going to be late!" he bellowed. Suddenly Hoff's voice was heard as she headed down the stairs, "We're coming!" she said walking quickly down the stairs. Judy was wearing a dark green dress with a large black flower belt tied to the one side, her heels just the right height, her makeup done perfectly, Doug strolled over to her and offered her a simple corsage, "For you." He said sweetly as they began to pin everything on. Judy turned around and yelled up the stairs "Crystal come on! Get down here you look great." She said confidently. Suddenly the tiny clips of footsteps were heard, Judy smiled as the guys looked up in shock. Crystal stood at the base of the stairs wearing deep purple dress that hugged her body nicely and had a slightly full skirt that ended at the ankles, on top of it though was a small black flower pattern. She wore black leather gloves that cut off at the wrists and a pair of heels, Judy had done her makeup beautifully. Everyone was speechless, no one had ever seen Crystal out of her combat boots and they had especially never seen her with makeup on. As everyone stared, Crystal began to feel self-conscious, "Is it too much?" she asked quietly, seeing that Harry was still in a form of shock, so Doug nudged him forward.

He simply looked at her and smiled, "No you look beautiful, not that you weren't gorgeous already.." He could just feel the blush rising in his cheeks. Everyone just looked at each other, completely and utterly amused, in the years they had known Harry they had never seen him ramble, much less blush. They watched as Crystal simply grabbed his hand and smiled brightly, "Thank you." She said sweetly, wordlessly they began to attached each other's flowers while Doug swiped the Instant Polaroid camera on the table and click! The flashwent off as they finished. They turned and glared at Doug who sheepishly handed the photo to they pair, as it developed Crystal let out a laugh. The picture had Harry smiling down at Crystal who had a look of utter determination on her face as she was pinning his boutonnière. Crystal smiled "I love this! Thank you Doug!" She then turned to Harry and opened his jacket, as they both tried fighting the blushes coming to their cheeks she found the hidden pocket in his suit and dropped the photo in. She looked up to see him looking at her questioningly "I don't have enough room in my purse and I really don't want it to get wrinkled." She said, Harry simply nodded and closed his jacket as Crystal back away slightly, "I didn't get to say it earlier, but you look very handsome Harry." She said so softly that only he could hear her. He smiled and took her hand as they headed to his car. The ride over was simple enough, they had joked and bantered the entire time.

"What? No way Sinatra would not win in a fight against Brando! Brando could beat Sinatra in a minute." He said smugly, she looked over at him before she added her rebuttal "But Sinatra has the mob on his side, if Brando beats him up badly enough, he'll get his goons to whack Brando." She replied. Sinatra was Crystal's favorite artist and Brando was Harry's favorite actor so this argument could've gone on all night if they wanted, but they had arrived at the school. Going in the pair quickly found Doug and the others, but before anything could happen, she was pulled away by Judy and Sally and dragged towards the dance floor. She began to laugh as Sally moved to the beat, Sally was related to their top suspect, Victor Thompson, files had shown that he had recently lost his scholarship and his parents were getting a divorce, so they tried to keep an eye out for him.

The night continued on and everyone was having a great time. Crystal had danced with both Judy and Sally, a couple with Doug and even one with Tom, but most of her night she had danced and been with Harry. Currently a slow song was playing and there she was, pulled in close to him holding his hand as they danced. Suddenly she felt him pull away, she looked at him his expression unreadable. She looked at him confused "What's wrong? Did Victor leave the perimeter? Which way?" she spoke rapidly, suddenly she felt him laugh. He looked down on her and smiled "Don't worry, Thompson is over in the corner talking to Sally…"he trailed off, she just looked at him confused "Then why did you pull away?" she asked hurt clearly in her voice. He pulled her close to him and leaned down to whisper in her ear: "I wanted to look at one of the most beautiful women I've ever met." She looked up, ready to call him out, but she saw that he meant it. He started to lean in with Crystal following suit, before they could do anything; they heard someone clearing their throat. The two broke away to see Sally standing there, she turned to Crystal "Sorry to interrupt, but I need to talk to you. Y'know girl stuff." She said hurriedly as she began to pull Crystal away leaving Harry on the dance floor, but before they got too far Crystal held up her finger signaling for one minute as she quickly strolled back to Harry, before he could say anything her lips were on his. It was a sweet chaste kiss, but Harry could feel the fire in it, before he could kiss back though she pulled back and looked at him "consequences be damned." She whispered before she ran off with Sally, leaving Harry to wander away in a daze. He headed over to the gang who noticed his change in mood, "Where's Watson?" Fuller asked, Harry snapped out of it, but before he could answer a loud Boom! Went off and the stage and all of the curtains used for decoration immediately caught on fire. It quickly spread as the team tried to hustle everyone out in the panic.

A few minutes later the team sat outside of the school as the fire department attempted to put out the flames. Suddenly Doug spoke up, "Uh guys.. has anyone seen Crystal?" That had gotten everyone's attention. They had thought she had come out with everyone else and hadn't found them, but she should have by now, the crowd had thinned out except for the fire truck and the ambulance. Everyone jumped up in panic and started screaming out her name, "Where was she last?" Fuller demanded and everyone turned to Harry, "Sally pulled her away while we were dancing to talk about girl stuff." Suddenly it all made sense, Sally was Victor's cousin, she would've most likely known when and where Victor would plant the bomb. As everything came together a large crack! Was heard as the fire grew. Harry sprinted towards the building "CRYSTAL!" he screamed and as he fell to his knees the fire continued to grow.

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