A/N - Don't let go just yet Ladies!!! There's 11 more chapters to go after this one!
Sandra - they do get their happiness, I promise it!!
Nicky - ouw, yeah, he's gonna be less than amused. But just remember that no matter what, he loves her.
Thank you guys for the reviews!!
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Original Sin
- Part Twenty One
Disclaimer: See Part 1
Rating: PG
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Kennedi had an advantage over him. She was lighter, had more experience running in crowds for elusive purposes. Alex was pacing him, head injury not withstanding and Jake was not too far behind him. Kennedi ducked into a crowded rail station.
"DON'T let her get onto a train!" Donovan shouted as they hit the doors. The police had managed to get there as well and were spreading out. But finding her in all the press of people was going to be difficult at best. Kennedi ducked into an alcove near the bathrooms to catch her breath. She watched the uniforms pass by, trying to be cool and not scare the passengers. She looked around, looking for an out. The PA system overhead was blaring out some rock band.
While she was looking, Alex spotted her. "Kennedi!" she shouted and took off towards her. Kennedi startled and took off running for the stairs. A pair of hands grabbed her rucksack and slowed her down. She spun, a hefty right hook landing across the officer's nose and breaking it. He instantly let go of her and she took off running again. This was going to be bad for her. Sprinting up the stairs two at a time, the pack bouncing lightly on her back, she didn't have time to look back and see if anyone was gaining on her. There was a bridge that led over the rails to the other side of the station.
Frank had seen her break the officer's nose and take off up the stairs. He didn't want to fire a shot in here and risk hitting a bystander. But if she kept putting people into the hospital, he might just have to do that. "Damn it Kennedi" he muttered under his breath and took off for another bridge just down from where she was. If he was lucky, he could catch her on the other side and end this rat chase.
She skidded to a stop in the middle of the bridge. Alex was in front of her on the other side of the bridge, gun drawn. Someone screamed and the crowd parted for Alex. Kennedi whipped around, her black hair swinging across her face for a moment as she prepared to run back the way she came. However, Jake scrambled up onto the landing. Keni skidded to a stop and took a brief appraisal to the situation. Alex had a draw on her, Donovan on the next bridge over had a draw on her, and Jake had a draw on her. She was trapped.
But lady luck was smiling on Kennedi. Alex shouted at her to get down onto the floor and put her hands behind her head. The music still blaring was making it hard for Alex to get her voice across. The whistle of an oncoming train drowned part of that noise out. The music drew into a lull and the train coming started speeding down the rail. It wasn't stopping here; maybe there was a chance...
'Never made it as a wise man...' the music purred overhead. 'Couldn't cut it as a poor man stealing...'
Kennedi turned and looked at Donovan. She was panting slightly, her eyes intense. 'And this is how you remind me...' He was begging her with his eyes to not jump and to just surrender. Kennedi closed her eyes slowly as if debating what to do.
Alex clicked back the hammer on her weapon. 'This is how you remind me...' "Kennedi I'm not going to tell you again!" Alex shouted over the train. Keni's gray eyes opened again, just as slowly...
'This is how you remind me of what I really am...' Kennedi winked. Frank's eyes widened as he realized that she was going to jump after all.
'This is how you remind me of what I really am....' She turned and sprinted two long strides towards the edge of the bridge. Alex was too shocked to actually fire and instead ran after her.
'It's not like you, to say sorry, I was waiting on a different story...' By now, the overhead music was screaming as if to compete with the noise of the train.
Kennedi got one foot up onto the ledge, 'This time I'm mistaken,' then her other foot up onto the railing and leapt off, bringing her knees up in mid-air. She spotted her landing, getting her feet under her to help ease the impact. 'for handing you a heart worth breaking!' Kennedi hit the roof sideways with a soft thud, her body pitching to the side with the momentum and causing her to roll over... 'And I've been wrong,' As she rolled, Kennedi reached for something, anything to catch hold of. 'I've been down into the bottom of every bottle...' However, Lady Luck had been fickle. Keni flipped over and over again, sliding past the edge of the roof of the train and right over the safety railing of the train.
Donovan screamed, the sound lost in the train ruckus. He gripped the edge of the railing and launched himself over, landing with a thud onto the roof and flattening out.
'These five words in my head scream are we having fun yet...?'
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Sandra - they do get their happiness, I promise it!!
Nicky - ouw, yeah, he's gonna be less than amused. But just remember that no matter what, he loves her.
Thank you guys for the reviews!!
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Original Sin
- Part Twenty One
Disclaimer: See Part 1
Rating: PG
--
Kennedi had an advantage over him. She was lighter, had more experience running in crowds for elusive purposes. Alex was pacing him, head injury not withstanding and Jake was not too far behind him. Kennedi ducked into a crowded rail station.
"DON'T let her get onto a train!" Donovan shouted as they hit the doors. The police had managed to get there as well and were spreading out. But finding her in all the press of people was going to be difficult at best. Kennedi ducked into an alcove near the bathrooms to catch her breath. She watched the uniforms pass by, trying to be cool and not scare the passengers. She looked around, looking for an out. The PA system overhead was blaring out some rock band.
While she was looking, Alex spotted her. "Kennedi!" she shouted and took off towards her. Kennedi startled and took off running for the stairs. A pair of hands grabbed her rucksack and slowed her down. She spun, a hefty right hook landing across the officer's nose and breaking it. He instantly let go of her and she took off running again. This was going to be bad for her. Sprinting up the stairs two at a time, the pack bouncing lightly on her back, she didn't have time to look back and see if anyone was gaining on her. There was a bridge that led over the rails to the other side of the station.
Frank had seen her break the officer's nose and take off up the stairs. He didn't want to fire a shot in here and risk hitting a bystander. But if she kept putting people into the hospital, he might just have to do that. "Damn it Kennedi" he muttered under his breath and took off for another bridge just down from where she was. If he was lucky, he could catch her on the other side and end this rat chase.
She skidded to a stop in the middle of the bridge. Alex was in front of her on the other side of the bridge, gun drawn. Someone screamed and the crowd parted for Alex. Kennedi whipped around, her black hair swinging across her face for a moment as she prepared to run back the way she came. However, Jake scrambled up onto the landing. Keni skidded to a stop and took a brief appraisal to the situation. Alex had a draw on her, Donovan on the next bridge over had a draw on her, and Jake had a draw on her. She was trapped.
But lady luck was smiling on Kennedi. Alex shouted at her to get down onto the floor and put her hands behind her head. The music still blaring was making it hard for Alex to get her voice across. The whistle of an oncoming train drowned part of that noise out. The music drew into a lull and the train coming started speeding down the rail. It wasn't stopping here; maybe there was a chance...
'Never made it as a wise man...' the music purred overhead. 'Couldn't cut it as a poor man stealing...'
Kennedi turned and looked at Donovan. She was panting slightly, her eyes intense. 'And this is how you remind me...' He was begging her with his eyes to not jump and to just surrender. Kennedi closed her eyes slowly as if debating what to do.
Alex clicked back the hammer on her weapon. 'This is how you remind me...' "Kennedi I'm not going to tell you again!" Alex shouted over the train. Keni's gray eyes opened again, just as slowly...
'This is how you remind me of what I really am...' Kennedi winked. Frank's eyes widened as he realized that she was going to jump after all.
'This is how you remind me of what I really am....' She turned and sprinted two long strides towards the edge of the bridge. Alex was too shocked to actually fire and instead ran after her.
'It's not like you, to say sorry, I was waiting on a different story...' By now, the overhead music was screaming as if to compete with the noise of the train.
Kennedi got one foot up onto the ledge, 'This time I'm mistaken,' then her other foot up onto the railing and leapt off, bringing her knees up in mid-air. She spotted her landing, getting her feet under her to help ease the impact. 'for handing you a heart worth breaking!' Kennedi hit the roof sideways with a soft thud, her body pitching to the side with the momentum and causing her to roll over... 'And I've been wrong,' As she rolled, Kennedi reached for something, anything to catch hold of. 'I've been down into the bottom of every bottle...' However, Lady Luck had been fickle. Keni flipped over and over again, sliding past the edge of the roof of the train and right over the safety railing of the train.
Donovan screamed, the sound lost in the train ruckus. He gripped the edge of the railing and launched himself over, landing with a thud onto the roof and flattening out.
'These five words in my head scream are we having fun yet...?'
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