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Chapter 21
"That was unnecessary Ryan," Tanya sighed.
"She'll be fine. Who else is with you Cardoza?" Ryan growled. Jesse swallowed but didn't speak.
"Watch out Ryan!" Tanya yelled as she saw Natalia round the corner. Ryan trained his gun on her and backed up to Tanya.
"Let go of Cardoza you'll need your gun," Ryan said. Tanya obeyed and Jesse stood still. Natalia looked down at Calliegh with concern but saw no blood. Walter crept from the other side of the alley with his gun raised. Calliegh started to stir and Natalia helped her to her feet.
"I say we shoot em'," Tanya said.
"You're crazy," Ryan said.
"No I'm just insane," Tanya chuckled.
"How many people have you shot?"
"Five Russians," Tanya said.
"So that's why you are a target," Ryan said bitterly and they began to back down the alley. Once clear of it they ran opposite ways. Tanya ran through very narrow damp alleys and watched her back for any pursuit. She realized she was dealing with highly trained CSIs but the gangbanger in her gave her the smarts to elude them. Tanya heard someone coming behind her quickly and she put on speed and jumped up onto a fire escape. She picked up a long two by four she found there and waited.
"Here sexy," Tanya said under her breath as Jesse cautiously crept down the dark alley. Jesse didn't see her until it was too late and she brought the board down on the back of his head and he crumpled onto the brick road. Tanya jumped down from the fire escape, took an apologizing glance at him and dashed through the city. She yelled as a bullet hit the street in front of her; Calliegh was hot on her heals. Tanya took a hard right turn and vaulted over a stone fence into an open field. "Damn," she cursed and kept her head down as she bolted along the muddy grass back into the shelter of the city. Tanya stopped along a brick wall and listened for footsteps. She peered anxiously around the corner and saw no one. Tanya slumped against the wall and brushed damp strands of her dark hair away from her sweat soaked face. Her chest heaved as she tried to get her breath back.
Calliegh saw the tired girl at the end of the alley and quietly approached her. Tanya saw her and immediately, tensed and flew the other way.
"TANYA!" Calliegh yelled and started after her again. She lost sight of the girl for a moment.
Tanya stifled a scream as she was grabbed around the waist and a rough but familiar hand clamped over her mouth. The Cuban dragged her behind a dumpster.
"Sshhh," Eric hissed and held her for a moment. He peered around the corner and saw Calliegh coming from one way and Natalia the other way. "Rick is in a small black hybrid on Schule street. Go back to the house," Eric told her. Tanya nodded gratefully.
"What about you?" she asked.
"I'm going to distract them. Where is Horatio?" Eric asked quickly.
"At the house but they don't know that," Tanya said and ran for the main street. Eric pulled out his gun and fired it into the air. He then proceeded to collapse and break a packet of fake blood underneath him. Calliegh and Natalia ran to his side, completely confused. Tanya was watching discreetly from around a trash can and she giggled to herself and went to find Rick.
He was impatiently waiting at a corner, tired of being asked for directions. Rick was relieved when Tanya jumped into the car. He kicked it into gear and sped out of the street.
"Make a left on the next road," Tanya instructed and they headed for the outskirts of the city.
"Are you ok?" Rick asked.
"I'm fine, how did you guys find us?" Tanya asked.
"Eric bugged the lab. We've been listening to them for days."
"Turn here," Tanya interrupted and they drove up to the brown and white house.
"Nice little place," Rick remarked and they walked in the front door.
"Horatio?" Tanya called to the silent house. Horatio climbed up from the basement once again, he had run downstairs when he heard a car.
"I thought you were someone else," Horatio explained and dusted the cobwebs from his hair.
"They came by here?" Tanya asked with astonishment.
"Yes they did and almost found me. Hey Rick how did you get here?"
"Long story and we have some news for you, right now Eric is distracting the girls," Rick chuckled.
Eric was trying not to laugh as the girls looked at him with confusion and shock and felt for a pulse. He felt his cell phone buzz against his hip and that meant Rick and Tanya were out of the area. Eric suddenly jumped to his feet and dashed back through the streets, causing the girls to shriek. Eric's booming laughter could be heard as he tipped a garbage can behind him and went to find his own rental car. He got some looks at the realistic blood on his chest but he ignored them and drove according to the directions Rick had texted him. Ryan flagged him down on the corner of a street and jumped in.
"Where did you come from?" Ryan asked breathlessly.
"My momma what about you?" Eric joked and drove out of the city.
"You know what I mean man. Is Rick with you?" Ryan asked.
"Yes he is and he found Tanya and took her back to the house. Who were you running from?"
"Walter, that guy can move," Ryan chuckled. "What is all over you or shouldn't I ask?"
"Fake blood, I was distracting Calliegh and Natalia." Eric said.
"If all else fails play dead," Ryan laughed.
"Wasn't Jesse with them?" Eric asked.
"He went after Tanya after she.." Ryan started laughing.
"Oh my god I need to hear about this," Eric said. "Tell me."
"All I'll say is she plays dirty," Ryan said. "She can tell you herself."
"Fine loser." Eric said and they pulled up behind Rick's vehicle. The people in the house jumped a little at the car's arrival then let Eric and Ryan inside.
"Good everybody's here," Eric sighed.
"You two have news for us?" Horatio asked.
"Yes we do… it seems as though the mob was wiped out," Rick started. "Ivan Smirnoff is dead along with sixteen others. They died in that blast the Noches set off."
"You guys can come back to Miami," Eric said. the three fugitives glanced at each other.
"We'll be arrested," Ryan said.
"Not if H testifies otherwise," Eric said. Horatio looked uncertain and bit his lip.
"The thing is I want to stay here," Horatio said and shocked the others.
"Why?" Ryan asked.
"Because there is no constant threat of being killed here, my friends and lovers won't be threatened, I guess my past doesn't apply here," Horatio said sheepishly. "I've never felt safer in my life."
"I don't blame him," Tanya said.
"I don't either," Rick agreed.
"But do you mind clearing our names H?" Ryan asked after a minute.
"Not at all. I'll go back for my possessions and I am going to retire and become a citizen of Berlin," Horatio decided.
"Sounds like a plan. Let's leave before the bimbos recover and knock down the door," Eric said.
"I'll call for my jet," Tanya said and they went off to do their duties and collect clothing. In an hour they were on the private jet back to Miami. After sleeping a little they arrived in the late hours of the morning. The group decided to hang out at Rick's place until the CSIs flew back to the city.
A day went by until the CSIs gave up in Berlin after finding the vacation house empty and the German government didn't appreciate their snooping any longer.
After coming back to the lab with nothing the CSIs admitted defeat.
Horatio, Tanya and Ryan walked into the lab not long after and soon the whole city knew Horatio was alive and the suspects were said to be innocent. Horatio claimed he was not held against his will and was merely keeping Ryan and Tanya safe.
While the trial was pending, Tanya got a chance to meet up with her long time secret lover.
"Kyle!" she exclaimed and dashed out of the lab into his arms.
"Tanya I missed you," Kyle gushed and captured her lips in a heated kiss, not caring who saw.
"I missed you so much. Let's get out of here," Tanya gasped.
"I have some wine you want to spend the night by the water?" he whispered.
"Let me get my daddy's Lamborghini and it's a date," Tanya smiled.
"Great," Kyle smiled back and Tanya waved down a beaming Noche. The gang was content to have the streets under their control.
"Hey Juan where's my Lam?" Tanya asked.
"In the Keys, I'll drive you there," Juan said.
"Where are you going?" Rick called from the lab.
"I'm going out, I'll be back tomorrow," Tanya called back.
"Use protection!" Rick yelled and laughed as the two waved their fingers at him.
This is the end of Missing!
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