sorry theres not much going on in this chapter... chapter 10 will be the last one so expect it to take longer and have alot more in it. Hope I'm keeping you all entertained.
The street lights targeted Kristen's frame as she rode through the city. The thrill of the escape pumped through her veins and bounced around her nerves with an electricity that was only reserved for the thrill of running away.
The whirr of her bike wheels secured the feeling of breaking ties with her family. She was her own person, she had her own mind and right now, she loved it.
Kristen pulled up outside the apartment building. Large, grand black railings crowned the doorway
an old racing bike was chained to the railings, so Kristen decided to place her bike next to it.
Kristen looked at the door and sighed heavily while walking into the lobby and glanced between the elevator or the stairwell. Kristen then examined the list of tenants. Sara was number 25. Kristen rubbed her eyes and took the stairwell.
Her footsteps echoed against the concrete steps and her hands grazed either side of the walls, she grinned at feeling of the rough the brick against her tender skin. The contrast left her palms stinging.
Reaching Sara's floor Kristen pushed open the door with a stubborn clank and slunk out into the corridor.
Looking down at her reddened palms and stuffed her hands into her pockets and walked to the last door in the corridor. The light flickered ahead and the sound of her footsteps crawled up the walls.
Kristen took a long breath and knocked on the black door.
A rustling sounded from inside and Kristen stepped back when the door opened.
Sara was clad in an oversized dark green sweater that brushed her bare knees and her hair was ruffled.
"I have a cup of coffee with your name on it" Sara smiled softly, her almond shaped eyes graced Kristen's features softly.
"Thanks" Kristen gulped and Sara stood aside to let her in.
The world that was Sara Sciuto was born around Kristen.
The walls were printed with a turquoise and black floral pattern on the top half the bottom half was old wooden slats. Four Bird cages hung from the ceiling, in them they held books. Old cinema lights were propped up in each corner of the room, dimly lighting the space.
The sofa was old and battered brown leather, the flooring creaked as Kristen stepped upon it.
The coffee table was swamped with papers. The right wall next to the door was practically a bookshelf. Rotted wooden chunks were fixed to the wall and possessed books and boxes of trinkets, as well as two small sculptures of reindeer heads.
A hat stand with a bowler and top hat hung on two arms as well as holding scarves and coats sat in the corner.
Sara closed the door behind her and pressed her back into the cold wood, watching Kristen take in her abode.
There was no TV just an old wireless perched on a side table next to the sofa.
The kitchen was blocked off with a curtain of wooden beads.
"I'll get the coffee" she smiled softly and with the swish and clatter of the wooden beads Sara's was gone.
Kristen hugged herself as she stood in Wonder Land.
"Here" Sara handed her a mug that read 'Coffee Slut' in bold curled writing. Kristen smirked at it and Sara was already sat on the sofa.
"Charming mug" Kristen noted and Sara patted the space beside her with a small smile playing on her lips.
"What's up Krisy?"
Kristen's heart fluttered with the use of her nickname.
"Just... erm, you know... home, my Mom's being a little intense"
"She means well" Sara stated and sipped at her coffee.
"Do have to be like that?" Kristen hugged her mug with her palms and studied Sara's face.
"Like what?" Sara rose an eyebrow at the accusation.
"Like a teacher" Kristen chuckled and looked into the coffee, the brown abyss was steaming replicating how her heart was reacting to Sara.
Sara bit down on her bottom lip and winked at her.
"Maybe becouse it's my job"
Kristen mocked shock.
"I would have NEVER have guess, really?"
Kristen's joking was cut short as a voice called from behind a door to the far left of the room. Sara winced. Kristen's eyes widened and her heart stopped.
"Baby, who've you got round?" a husky male voice called out and Sara set down her mug. Kristen's face ran of colour.
"You have a boyfriend?" Kristen mumbled and her heart sank to the pit of her stomach. She felt bile curdle in the sea of her stomach and rise to form a lump in her throat.
Tears stung the edge of her eyes and threatened to spill.
She felt a gush a pain rush to her gut and from there a firecracker blew up her insides.
Sara avoided eye contact.
"Rustle... he is"
"Rustle" Kristen breathed out the name and set the mug down with a loud clank. "I'll leave you two to get on"
Kristen bet with all her money Sara's was naked under the sweater and she'd just got up from having sex with her boyfriend.
Her heart ached and it pulsed in her ears, Kristen's skin crawled.
"No Krisy"
Kristen wanted to slap the name right out of her mouth. She'd seemed so, perfect.
"Don't" Kristen felt her cheeks flush and her body was acting on it's own. Her legs carried her to the door and her hand clasped the handle.
"Thank you for the offer of coffee and thanks for offering to have me around, but I think you have someone else to entertain" Kristen's voice shook coldly on the last four words and she wrenched the door open.
"Kristen, please..."
Kristen looked to the floor and didn't turn.
"I'm just the girl on the side" Kristen felt her breathing increase as the fact left her lips. "I'll see you in school, probably in detention or something" Kristen slammed the door behind her and ran down the corridor. The sound of the door opening again and her name being called didn't deter her from her escape, she had no idea where she would go, but she'd go somewhere far away from Sara and the rest of her problems.
A beam of sunlight crossed Jane's eyes and rudely pulled her from her slumber.
"God damn, what the?" Jane shielded her eyes with her hand and grumbled. Maura rolled over and snuggled into Jane's side.
The shade her palm cast didn't aid her sight for long, the morning fuzz of heat and light was broken when Emma knocked on the door, then walked in.
"Oh what the hell?" Emma staggered away as she stumbled upon the two woman intertwined and naked.
"Christ!" Jane yelped and wrenched the duvet to cover herself, consequently flipping the sleeping M.E out of the bed. "Oh shit!" Jane clamped a hand over her mouth as Maura made a abrupt grunt as her body hit the floor.
Emma turned her back on the scene and held in a burst of laughter, but struggled so her body quaked in a wordless burst of hysteric laughter.
"Jane I would like to know why the hell I... oh!" Maura climbed to her feet and noticed Emma with her back turned to them and leapt under the covers with Jane.
"You can turn back around now" Jane's cheeks had turned a shade of pink and Maura's bed head made the M.E look like Animal.
Emma turned and began to laugh at the women's sheepish expression's.
"What did you want?" Maura spoke sternly over the sound of her daughters laughter. Emma leant on the door frame for support and her laughing calmed.
"You two..." Emma began to laugh again, replaying the moment where Maura had practically flipped out of bed. She received to stern looks.
"Fine, fine, I'm over it" Emma held up her hands in defence. "I just came to say, Kristen won't get up or get out of her room for that matter" Emma looked over her shoulder to Kristen's door.
Jane and Maura shared a glance then the sound of their phones ringing drew the worst assumption from their awakening minds.
"Rizzoli"
"Isles"
Emma swiftly left the room and hammered on Kristen's door.
"Get up" she kicked the door, making the wood tremble and sighed.
Emma picked up parts of her parent's conversation's.
Jane and Maura abruptly ended the calls and the sound of scuffling alerted Emma that they had a lead.
Jane was the first to come out of the room, clad in black jeans and a black blouse. Her face was like thunder.
"What's going on?"
"Kristen was picked up last night" Jane ran a hand through her hair and Maura followed, clad in a simple black day dress with a matching blazer.
"And Miss Sciuto is in hospital her partner is dead" Maura finished and kissed her daughter on the cheek.
"Get to school honey"
Emma gritted her teeth.
"Is that all you want me to do? Study?" Emma blurted and Maura span on her heel to face her daughter once again.
"No" Maura spoke shrilly.
"Well it damn sure feels like it Mom" Emma's voice was small and she twitched under Maura's gaze.
"I just want you to be safe" Maura pulled the irritated teen into a hug.
"Can you just please tell me what's happening for once instead of just leaving for Kristen"
Jane rubbed the back of her neck and kissed the top of Emma's head.
"Honey, we're leaving to sort out Kristen, right now you're the only kid that's in my good books. Kristen is trying to play Detective and it's not working out for her"
"I gathered that much but what's her History teacher got to do with any if it... wait... Kristen hasn't shut up about her in months"
Maura shifted in discomfort.
Jane rose her eyebrow.
"Really?" she looked back at Maura who looked at the ground. Jane frowned. "Maura, we'll talk in the car, Emy right now..."
"Go to school" Emma added blankly and Jane shrugged then nodded.
"Yeah"
The morning was calm, but the storm Jane threatened to bring would ruin the bird song that littered the blue sky.
"Maura, you call that teacher quite a lot... did she say anything about Kris other than grades?" Jane opened the Lexus and got in.
Maura followed shyly.
"I... Jane can we just get to crime scene before discussing this" Maura rushed her words and Jane jammed the keys into the ignition.
"Sure" she poke woodenly and pulled out of the driveway.
