"Jules! Jules!" Crap, she passed out. "Jules, wake up, I need you to wake up!" As a nursing assistant she knew a lot, but she'd never dealt with anything like this. The top she'd been wearing all day was completely soaked in Juliet's blood. He must have hit the artery, nicked it as she had jumped on him. This was her fault. Shawn was unconscious with a bullet hole in his leg and now Juliet was bleeding out right in front of her.

"Deep breath, Kate, you can do this." She said aloud, trying to steady herself. She only had one choice, the artery had to be plugged. As quickly as she could, she pulled off the navy top, found the bullet-hole through Juliet's formerly purple one, and stuck her finger into Juliet's shoulder. It was the most terrifying and indescribable sensation she'd ever experienced but she found the hole in the artery. She had been right, it was a nick, not a gaping hole. Her finger was able to plug it while still allowing some blood to pass through—now she just couldn't move.

"Oh my…Shawn…Juliet… Kate! What the hell happened?" A man's voice said from the door.

Kate turned her head slightly to see her father. "Dad!" The word escaped her mouth without her even realizing. "It's all my fault, I'm so sorry!"

"What? What happened?"

"Dad, look, what and how doesn't matter right now. You've got to get Shawn to the hospital. Call and ambulance for Jules and Scorcese but take Shawn now. Put him in the backseat of Juliet's car with his head flat and his leg elevated." She wasn't sure how effective that tourniquet was—if it was too tight he could lose the leg, too loose and he'd still probably bleed out.

"But Juliet…and is that your blood?" He gestured to her gut.

"No, it's Juliet's." She lied. "I've currently got my finger in her artery so we can't really move right now, but Shawn can. It'll be faster than waiting for an ambulance. GO!"

He nodded, grabbed Juliet's keys and ran out to get the car. "Ambulances are on the way." He said as he came back and walked over to Shawn. She was surprised at the strength her father possessed, lifting Shawn like a very overgrown baby and carrying him to the car. "Hold on, they'll be here soon."

She saw the fear in his eyes, and hoped she had masked it well in hers. She wasn't sure why she had lied, said it was all Juliet's blood, but she had. It may have been because she needed him to leave, to get Shawn out, be a father to him, to his real son instead of being torn in any way. She looked at Juliet, she was still unconscious but the plug seemed to be working, less bright red blood was escaping around Kate's finger.

But the blood pool on the floor was growing. With her free hand, Kate tried to feel her own gunshot wound. The pain was banging angrily around her gut and she wasn't able to keep it at bay any longer. The adrenalin was wearing off and the pain racked her entire body. It was like burning and freezing simultaneously, like having a knife plunged into your gut while someone was vigorously punching your side. Darkness crept toward the center of her vision as the pain overloaded her brain with signals. She shook her head to try and focus on Jules then fought to keep from vomiting.

She was going to pass out. Or die. She wasn't really sure, but she was definitely going down and she needed to keep her finger still and somehow let the paramedics know she was plugging the artery. An idea pushed to the front of her brain, holding the crippling pain at bay just long enough for her to scrawl "plugging artery" on the floor. The pain came flooding back the moment she finished to the point where she could no longer see. She gently rotated her finger; careful to keep the hole plugged and rested her head on Juliet's stomach. Still fighting for consciousness, she thought about Shawn, Juliet, Gus, and even her father. How it was okay if she died because for one day she had a family. She smiled at that thought and succumbed to the blackness.

Shawn woke up in a hospital feeling good. His head was a bit fuzzy and there was a dull sensation in his leg, but overall, life was pretty wonderful. He followed the IV in his arm to the bag hanging on the pole and read 'morphine' on the label. Then he scanned the room and saw his best friend sitting in a chair by the window, asleep.

"Gus!"

He jolted awake and looked Shawn over. "Shawn! You're up! How are you feeling?" He reached over and hit the nurses call button, but Shawn only half noticed.

"Someone tried to kill me—" He didn't remember much of the night before, but he remembered that. "And I think I got a break in the case!"

"Shawn, I have to talk to you about Juliet and Kate." Gus looked serious, far too serious.

"Juliet…Lassie's new partner? The pretty blond detective? What…did she ask about me? And who is Kate? Maaan…do you have a girlfriend I don't know about?" His head was still fuzzy but he remembered the detective, he had talked to her in the diner…there was a spark, a big one actually, but he didn't remember asking her out.

"Shawn…" But Gus was interrupted by a nurse walking in.

"Hello Mr. Spencer! How are you?"

"I'm fine, I'm ready to get out of here, I have a case to solve!" Everyone was making an awfully big fuss, I mean it was a nasty spill off his bike, but there were bigger things at stake here.

"Ok, I just have to do a neurological status exam. It's standard for head injuries." The nurse said frankly.

Head injury? He felt his head and realized it was wrapped. He could've sworn he'd been wearing a helmet, he always did…maybe it cracked…maybe that's why things were so fuzzy. "Ok, fine, go ahead."

"Can you tell me your name?"

"Shawn Spencer." This was ridiculous; of course he knew his name.

"And where are you right now?"

"In the hospital. Can we be done, I have important things to do…like solving crime…" His already limited patience was wearing thin.

"And what is today's date?"

"Really? Please, it's like the 14th, maybe the 13th."

"Of what month?" He was getting sick of this nurse.

"June."

"And the year?"

Seriously, who forgot what year it was? "2006."

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I know, I know, another cliffhanger...I'm sorry...ya think maybe there are some unknowns in my life? ;) It will get less cliffhanger-y, I promise! But for now, enjoy this magical twist!

Anyway, I hope this one will last y'all a couple days because this marks the end of the daily posting! I'm still not sure what to do with Joey and Victor, plus there's a mole to deal with...really this is about as far as I've got thought out, so it may be longer between posts, but I hope you enjoy! And keep reviewing! I want to know what you think!