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"Ariadne?" Joella asked.

"Yeah?"

"Why am I so messed up?"

"What do you mean?"

"Is it because I'm on an only child?"

"You're not messed up."

"Yes I am. I'm an only child and my daddy wasn't around until recently."

"Wow Joella you are so messed up." Ariadne rolled her eyes.

"Thank you."

"I was joking."

"Oh."

"You're not messed up. I promise."

"Would you tell me if I was?"

"Sure. Where is this coming from?"

"I don't know." She thought for a moment, and looked up at Ariadne. "They aren't coming back are they?"

"Who?"

"Mommy and Daddy. Arthur, Cobb, and Yusuf."

"What? No, of course they're coming back."

"I saw the way you and Arthur looked at each other. They're not coming back." Her bottom lip started to tremble.

"Yes they are." She pulled Joella in her lap and hugged her.

"Promise?"

"I promise." "Don't let me down guys."

"Do you think I need a sibling?"

"You definitely need a sibling." Ariadne grinned. "You should tell your parents when they get back."

"I will. Can I tell Arthur that he should marry you?"

Ariadne blushed. "Uh, um, I guess you can. That's a little awkward. Don't you think?"

"No more than what I've already told him." She had Eames' mischievous twinkle in her eye.

"You little devil. What have you told him?"

"It's a secret. I can't tell." She grinned.

"What if I ask Arthur to tell me?"

"You can't! That's not fair!" She crossed her arms and pouted. "You can kiss him, and he'll tell you anything you want."

"How do you know that?"

"Um, let's watch another movie." She picked up the remote.

Yusuf sat in the car. Waiting patiently, or trying to anyway. Patience wasn't his thing. He had to be ready to speed off when they came running out. He'd been waiting an hour. It wasn't supposed to take that long. He wanted to go see what was taking so long. Cobb had told him to stay in the car. He was about to get out when he heard gun shots. "This is very bad." He mumbled and got out of the car.

"What the Hell Arthur?" Cobb screamed.

"I don't know okay?" Arthur yelled back.

"I think this was a bad idea Cobb." Eames said. Cassie had slipped a drug in Cokeley's drink and they pulled him into the dream world. Everything seemed to be going well. Until Cokeley's projections started shooting at them.

"Maybe we should just let them shoot us and be done with it." Eames said.

"We can't. Yusuf said with this stuff if we die, 'limbo here we come'. Arthur said.

"Shit. You've got to be kidding me." Eames glared at Arthur.

"You know I never kid Eames." He sighed.

"So it's like the Fischer job all over again. Great."

"Yeah."

"I got it." Cassie came running around the corner. "This is what his ex-wife wanted us to find." She handed the paper to Cobb.

"This is good. Even with this she would have gotten full custody." Cobb said. "Cokeley had been declared insane, and was sent to a psychiatric facility. He stole medicine from the facility and escaped. His wife suspected something was wrong with him, but had no idea he was insane."

"It was too easy." Cassie said still trying to catch her breath.

"What do you mean?"

"He let me get it. He knows he's dreaming." She flinched when she heard more shots.

"We still have to wait for the kick. How much longer Arthur?"

"Five minutes."

"That's too long." Cassie said.

Yusuf quietly walked inside. They were all still under. Cokeley was handcuffed to his desk. He looked at Eames who was bleeding. "Damn it!" He muttered. He would have to initiate the kick early.

"Damn it that hurts!" Eames screamed. "I've forgotten what it's like to be shot in a dream. Hurt's like Hell." He groaned.

"It looks bad." Arthur said.

"Thank you Arthur for stating the obvious! I don't know what I'd do without you." He swatted a bloody hand at the point man.

Cassie stood there watching. Determined to stay focused and not freak out. She knelt down beside Eames. "Do you trust me?"

"What?" He sputtered. Gasping for air.

"Do you trust me?" She repeated. Tears filling her eyes.

"Yes."

"I love you." She kissed him.

"I love you too." He smiled.

"I will come find you. I promise."

"What? Cassie you can't." Arthur interrupted.

"Darling you trust me right?" She looked at Eames.

He nodded.

She pulled out her gun, and shot him. She sputtered as she watched his eyes glass over. She closed his eyelids. She knew it wasn't real, but by God it felt real. She pulled her thimble out of her pocket. It had a gold tint. In reality it was silver. She had shaved a part off so it had a dull glint which shone gold when she was dreaming. She put it back in her pocket and stood up.

"Let's go." Cobb said.

Eames gasped and sat up.

"What the Hell?" Yusuf exclaimed.

"She, she shot me!" He sputtered.

"What? And you didn't go into limbo?"

"Obviously not. I hate getting shot!" He winced at the lingering effects of the pain.

"Something must not have worked with the sedative." Yusuf frowned.

"Well, personally I'm glad I didn't go into limbo."

"Well I am too, but it means Cokeley will be waking up a lot sooner than we'd like." He put the headphones on Cobb, Cassie, and Arthur. "Time to wake up." He whispered.

Cobb woke up first. He pulled the needle out of his arm. He smiled when he saw Eames. "Nice to see you with no blood." He smirked. Eames rolled his eyes.

Arthur woke up and looked at Cassie who was still asleep. He pulled the needle out and sat up.

They all watched – waiting for Cassie to wake up.

"How long is it going to take?" Eames asked impatiently.

"I don't know." Yusuf said calmly.

Cassie screamed as she sat up and grabbed her stomach. She looked down at her hands relieved to find no blood. She pulled the needle out of her arm. She sat still for a moment; trying to calm her nerves, and lower her blood pressure. She took deep breaths. Finally she looked up at them and smiled.

"I'm glad I didn't send you into limbo." She kissed Eames.

"That makes two of us. What happened in there?"

"I got shot. I'm glad I wasn't shot after I woke up." She tried to stand up.

"Just sit for a minute. Catch your breath." Cobb said.

"Has Cokeley moved at all?"

"No. Did you shoot him?"

"I never saw him. I think one of his projections got me." She looked over at Cokeley.

"He'll wake up soon enough." Yusuf said. "We should be gone when he does."

"No. I want to wait." Cassie said. "I want to see the look on his face." She smiled. "Did you call his ex-wife?" She asked Cobb.

"No." He seemed confused.

"I think we should let her know that she made the right choice in leaving him."

"I'll call her. Then I'll call the police and the psychiatric facility. I'm sure they'll be glad to see him."

The look on Cokeley's face was priceless. He was shocked. "How?" He stuttered.

She pointed to the glass on his desk.

"I should have known." He shook his head.

"Yes, you should have known not to screw with me." She turned to walk away.

"I should have known better than to save you five years ago." He said.

That pushed her over the edge. She pulled her gun out and spun around; pointing it at him.

"I dare you." He sneered. "You don't have in you to shoot…" The shot rang out almost before she realized she had pulled the trigger. The bullet struck his left shoulder. He screamed in pain.

"You didn't think I'd kill you did you? I'm not you Cokeley. I wouldn't take a parent away from their children." She glared at him. The pain he was in was much more satisfying than killing him. He would go back to the psychiatric facility in New York where he belonged, and she would be able to get on with her life. Finally.

Okay, so weekend plans are on and I will be sans computer. I'm hoping to update Monday. Let me know what you think! Thanks!