A/N: ok, next chappy here ya go, lol, 99CDN wrote this one up, hope ya enjoy, luv CalleighRox, xxxxx


Chapter 7 - Shark Fiasco

Later on into the shift Amanda was rummaging through her locker trying to find out where she put her case files when she felt her cell phone vibrate against her hip. She jumped slightly, then controlled herself and looked at the caller ID. She felt her cheeks begin to burn and her anger rise.

"Detective Jensen." She said impatiently as she gathered up her files and headed towards the layout room to find Eric.

"Amanda? its Horatio, Eric found the site, meet us at the hummer." She signed off, took a couple of deep breaths fished out her shades from her locker and shut it. Trailing her files she made her way down the halls. She bumped into Eric on the way.

"Hey Manda, I found out where he threw gun." He said guiding her to the entrance.

"Let me guess…the Atlantic?" She said going through the binder in her hands and pulling out a DNA test and showing him.

"Looks like we're going diving Manda!" He said pulling on his sunglasses when they got outside.

"Looks like we are Delko." She smiled and slid on her shades also. When they reached the Hummer she popped the trunk and slid in both her and Eric's case beside Horatio's.

"Back or front?" Eric asked Amanda when she shut the trunk. Amanda headed towards the side door, nose buried in her files.

"You got shot gun today Delko." She muttered a smile and hopped in the back. Delko shook his head in confusion and opened the door and sat beside Horatio.

When they reached the dock, Amanda jumped out of the Hummer and headed straight for the trunk for hers and Delko's kit. She handed it to him and silently followed Horatio to the man who was going to guide them to the marked spot.

"Hola." The man gruffly said. He had jet black hair, khaki beige shorts, and a sun bleached red tee, he was taking a drag out of his pipe.

"Hola Senior, me llamo Teniente Horatio Caine, ella es Detective Amanda Jensen y el es Detective Eric Delko." He pointed to himself, then Amanda then Eric.

"Hola Teniente, Senorita, Senor." He greeted and tended his hand towards the boat.

"Tu hablas Ingles?" Amanda asked the man, she didn't feel like being reminded of her night with her boss. Eric looked at her with pleading eyes, his Spanish was a little rusty, he didn't want to make a fool of himself, and Amanda knew it, but somehow he didn't think that was her reason.

"Of course little lady, this is America no?" The man said with a heavy a Spanish accent as he boarded behind them, what Amanda read as The Arcadia. She innocently went to sit with Eric as Horatio went to speak with Captain Devante.

Amanda's hair was flying everywhere from the strong breeze that she grabbed all her hair and made a messy bun…that for her was her best yet. She turned towards Eric who was slowly putting on the scuba suit.

"What do think your doing Delko?" She joked leaning back on the white leather cushions and letting the rays of the sun tickle her skin.

"Oh I don't know…what would someone normally do with a scuba suit Manda? Bake a cake!" He teased slipping on a flipper.

"I wanted to go!" She whined, crossing her arms for a bigger effect, but kept her eyes closed.

"Oh you wouldn't want to go in the cold water, you just stay here with H and soak up some sun, you're looking a little pale." She mocked laughed and stuck out her tongue.

"FYI Delko, I'm dark enough, come to think of it you've been looking very pale lately…especially when you're around Valera!" She exclaimed. At the mention of their lab technician's name she noticed a slight change in his tanned face.

"Oh shut out Manda!" He said as he slipped the snorkel in is mouth. She blew him a kiss in mock humor. Eric looked over at H, he gave him the thumbs up and Eric looked over at Amanda. He put a hand over his chest in meaning that her kiss killed him and let himself drop in the water backwards. Amanda laughed dryly and lay back on the cushion.

Horatio shot glances every so often towards the dozing Amanda, she wore a tight red thick sleeved tank-top, that hugged her curves ever so nicely and in the perfect way, she wore black capris and white-weaved flip flops. Her hair was pulled in a high messy bun but here and there small wisps of stubborn hair would escape her tie's grasp and float in the wind, sometimes tickling her sun kissed cheeks. The captain laid down the anchor and smoked his pipe, and sitting on the railing, he caught him sneaking glances at the sleeping woman on the other side of the boat.

"She's a cute little number no?" Devante asked as he winked at Horatio.

"You have no idea Captain." He acknowledged not taking his eyes off her.

All of a sudden Amanda leaped up from her seat and yelled over to the Captain.

"Sir, something's not feeling right!" She said her voice hitching a bit, as she looks around her, and in the water.

"No Senorita, everything's…mierda!" Amanda whipped around to see a huge fin perturbing from the water.

"That's not what I think it is it?" Horatio said pointing at the fin and looking back towards the Captain.

"If you're thinking it's a Bull Shark then yes it's exactly what it means Teniente." He said worriedly. "You'd want to get your man back up here Teniente." Horatio turned his head to say something to Amanda when all he saw was her diving into the water. He jumped off the deck and landed on a knee, he looked down at her discarded sandals and was worried that it was all that would be left of her. He was tugging off his jacket when the captain jumped on his back and held him back.

"There's nothing you can do senor!" He yelled at Horatio who was desperately looking through the surf for any clue of what was happening down there.

Amanda swam as fast as she could, deeper and deeper; she learned to ignore her popping ears and kept Eric on her mind. In the corner of her eye she saw movement, she whirled around and yelled as loud as she could, even though the water was flooding into her mouth. She had just witnessed the shark sink it's teeth in Eric's leg. She swam with all her might, ignoring the burning in her lungs and the burning of her ear drums. She swiftly noticed the shark coming back and circling her friend. She grabbed the harpoon she grabbed last minute on the ship and headed for the dangerous predator. She could notice, the ample amount blood, she knew it would attract a lot more than she wanted. The shark came closer and closer, merely metres from her.

Horatio looked on petrified, he noticed the size and ferocity of the shark, it cut him in two knowing that Amanda was the only one down there; it cut him even deeper knowing the Eric was hurt and bleeding. He was practically at the point of jumping in, but he knew that what the captain said, it was better to be out of their way and be the help up here on deck. He was furiously pacing back and forth, practically running a hole through the deck then eventually looking below, he ran his hand through his flaming red hair and fished out his cell phone and dialed the coast guard.

Below the depths of the Atlantic Ocean Amanda knew she was having trouble breathing and Eric even more trouble she glanced a look back and notice he was floating helplessly in the water. Not good! The shark was coming, for a second she remembered all the bad things that ended in a shark attack, Jaws was the best example. She put her fears behind her, and swung her arm as fast as she could and jabbed the harpoon as deep and hard as the gravity of the water would let her in the great predator's eye. It slashed with the pressure and pain, as it began to swim away she got caught in the fury of its slashing fin. She was hit, and hit hard on the chest. She was sent back far, and was a little dizzy from the impact. She struggled not to black out because of the pain. She struggled to grab Eric, and kicked as hard as she possibly could like her life was depending on it, technically it was for Delko's life. She kicked and kicked until her legs felt like jell-o. She grabbed onto the chain of the anchor and pulled up her weight and Eric's. She dragged her self up, she could make out H's face. We're almost there Eric, hang in there. Just then they erupted from the water, she gasped for breath. Horatio met her half way and delicately took Eric and brought him on the deck.

"Manda! Grab on!" She reached for his hand but all of a sudden disappeared under the water again.

"AMANDA!" He screamed and reached his arm underwater, but felt nothing. Eric was searching the deck for Amanda.

"Manda?" he said weakly as the captain was pressing a compress on his leg. "H, where's Amanda?" He said leaning up on the cushions. Horatio rubbed his face and looked around the ship.

"I don't know Eric, I don't know!" He yelled the last bit at himself and punched the side of the boat in utter frustration, he looked up to the beautiful blue sky that looked blurred from his teary eyes, it was then did he notice a single blue butterfly float past his vision and land on the railing beside him.

Underwater Amanda struggled to untangle her pants from a rusted piece of the anchor; she knew if she didn't hurry she would be visited from unwanted predators. Screw Calvin Klein! She thought to herself and tore at her pants, tearing a rip down her leg. She swam under the boat because she saw movement and brown colouring swiftly swimming towards her. She glided swiftly under the boat, and while she was at it, grabbed the evidence bag Erik dropped that got snagged on a barnacle. She felt water being rushed towards her from behind and speed things up. She shot up from underwater and breathed in heavy grasping for something to pull her up. She felt water rushing faster and stronger she looked back and saw 5 jaws of 3 rows of sharp painful and deadly teeth rushing towards her. All of a sudden she felt something grabbed on to her arm and swing her out of the water and onto the deck. The sharks jumped and missed the boat by centimetres. Amanda was breathing heavily and holding at her chest. She gritted her teeth.

"Amanda? What's wrong?" Horatio said getting worried; he raised her shirt a little and put his hand gently where her hand was. "Does this hurt?" He asked gently and soothingly. She seethed the air and gasped hard.

"Eric…where's Eric?" She said brushing off his hand and slowly crawling over to Eric. She held on to his hand and didn't let go. "Eric…Eric come on open your eyes!" She screamed impatiently. He slowly and weakly opened his eyes. His face was pale, paler then what she had ever seen it before. He tried to smile.

"Don't worry, I'm just tired…let me rest." He smiled and closed his eyes. She furiously swept her tears away and felt for a pulse. Horatio was beside her; he tore his shirt and used a strip to stop Eric's blood flow. Amanda blushed a little but pushed it in a mental box and threw it in the darkest, deepest place in her mind. She bent over to listen for Eric's breath when she clutched her chest and winced in pain. Horatio whipped his head towards her, all he had time to see were Amanda's eyes rolling up in their sockets and she fell on Eric's chest unconscious by the pain and out of shock.

"Amanda!" He screamed and after tightly wrapping up Eric's leg felt for Amanda's pulse, he found it beating hard and strong. He brushed a wet strand of hair out of her face and kissed her forehead.

"Senor, we need to get to the hospital NOW!" He barked, the captain nodded, he was one step ahead already starting the engine again, and they sped for shore.


A/N2: ok, bit of angst, lol, plz review let us know wat you thought, thanx, luv CalleighRox, xxxxx

((Teniente Lieutenant))