Disclaimer: I don't own it, but you know that already don't you..
Author's Note: I was thinking of continuing the story and giving more background and material, as well as continuing the story... If you're interesting, please review and let me know, otherwise I'll let it be it.
Also, I know there are a few technicle mistakes in this story (if you havent noticed, ignore last comment) I will be fixing up and reporting it, I just had to get the idea out first. I expect the good one will be up in a coupla weeks, it'll have more info and it will have been through my beta as well.
Regarding the last little bit of this story so far, (it starts with Faith sitting on the hospital bed) was written to the song "Waiting for the Light to Change" By Tonic, so if you happen to have that song DL'd, play it when you read that part, I think it works better.
I'll shuddup now.
REMEMBER, Please Review, please!
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The man's hands, trembling, went on the steering wheel.
"Reach out the window and open the door with your left hand"
The man fumbled, but managed to open the door, nearly falling out. "What, what did I do?" the man asked.
"Get out of the car, hands on the back of your head, Now!"
The man followed instructions, standing outside his car.
Bosco looked over at Faith, who was looking in the window. "It's her" she called out.
Bosco walked over to the man, holstering his weapon and taking out his cuffs. The anger inside of him released and he
shoved the man up against his own car, holding the back of his neck and forcing the man's head on to the car. Hard. Then he
let go, the guy slumped to the ground.
"What the hell is your problem huh? Kidnapping a little girl! You son of a bitch!" Bosco yelled at him, then kicked him in the
ribs, yanking him to his feet. He slapped the cuffs on his wrists, walked him to the cruiser and stuffed him in the back of the
car.
He looked at Faith, who was kneeled and holding Tatum in her arms, rubbing her back.
"Central, this is 55-David, we have located the missing girl and taken the abductor in to custody, requesting another unit to
transport the man so we can report to Mercy. Send an impound truck"
"10-4 55-David, another unit is on it's way. Good job"
He smiled, looking back up at Faith. Shivers ran through him and he found himself to be.. at peace for the first time in awhile.
It was Sully and Davis who were sent to their location. As soon as they got out of their squad Bosco could see the smile on
Sully's face.
"Good job Boscorelli" he nodded his head.
"This the perp?" Ty asked, nodding to the backseat of Bosco and Faith's squad.
"yea" Faith said shortly. The four police officers shared a look.
"The little girl okay?" Ty questioned, looking at the young girl who was standing with Faith, silent.
"I think so, but we want to take her to Mercy, just in case"
Sully opened the back door to the squad, pulling out the perp.
"I didn't do anything, I swear I was bringing her back, I-"
"I think you should practise your right to remain silent" Sully snapped, shoving him in to the back of their car.
"We'll see you guys later, Davis" Sully nodded, getting in to their car.
"Good job guys, congrats"
Faith gave a small smile. "See you later Davis"
The scene that waited for them at the hospital was.. absolute chaos. "Where did all these people come from?" Bosco asked,
looking at Faith whom was in the back seat with Tatum.
"Dunno, I assum someone from PD made a statement."
Bosco pulled up into Emergency, opening his door as a rush of onlookers crunched in for a better view. He opened Faith's
door and she stepped out, the girl in her arms and suddenly there was an overwhelming, but welcomed, sound from the crowd.
Cheers. Applauding. Faith met the doctors half way, sharing looks with Bosco the entire time. he was enjoying this too.
Hell, why shouldn't they right? Hadn't they earned it? Faith followed the doctors in to the Emergency room and immediately
saw Morales.
She began to turn away.
"Yokas!" the doctor called out.
Faith turned to face her. "Now we're in for it" Bosco whispered in to her ear.
"We?" Faith asked him quietly, waiting, "I'm the one who left if I remeber correctly."
"I helped" Bosco stated honestly.
"Really, I don't remember seeing you until you picked me up walking home" Faith stated suggestivly.
"Faith" Morales was now in front of her.
"I-"
"Stop" Morales told her. "You put my position in to a serious situation when you left the hospital"
"But-"
"I'm not finished yet" Morales looked at Faith, he face softened, "However, I don't blame you for doing what you did. I
wanted to do the same. I forged your release sheets so PD didn't have to hunt you down. "
Faith nodded her head, "Thank you-"
"Don't let it happen again" she finished.
She nodded again, smiling. Faith began to walk away.
"Oh, And Yokas?"
She turned.
"I want to see you in treatment room two in five minutes"
"I'll see you in thirty minutes okay?" Bosco asked his partner. Faith Yokas nodded.
"Do you want me to call Fred so you aren't alone?"
Faith looked at him, "No, I'll be okay"
Bosco nodded, looking at her sitting on the hospital bed. He wanted to stay with her, but he'd been called in to the station by
Lieu.
"Alright, I'll be here to pick you up in-"
"Thirty minutes, I know Boz" she smiled.
Morales came in to the room then, and Bosco left as Morales told Faith to take off her shirt to check her ribs. He silently
cursed towards Lieu for him having to leave right now.
"How could this be? He abducted her Lieu, that's that!"
"He's a family friend Boscorelli. She was his charge She called him. We can't hold him for doing his job. Even the girl's father
admitted it"
"All of this, the city going mad, everything, a misunderstanding?"
Lieu nodded and Bosco shook his head. "She was missing, she was taken from the scene, it doesn't make sense-"
"Tatum called him, she let him know what was going on and he picked her up, simple as that."
"Why didn't he call it in, why didn't he inform the police of what was going on, why didn't she?"
"No television or radio"
"Is he nuts?"
"Actually he's a good old fashions by the book kinda guy."
"he's a Bible Thumper?" Bosco asked dumbly. Lieu nodded.
"he believes that television isn't needed, it only promotes the problems in society, not the solutions that people come up with
daily."
Bosco shook his head. "Unbelievable, I take it the guy's being released?"
Lieu nodded.
"just great"
"One more thing before you go"
Bosco turned.
"This guy, Andy, he says that the arresting officer, which is you, was a little rough with him"
Bosco stared, stonily.
"he's not pressing charges, but he wants to talk with you"
"Fine"
Bosco stood, leaning against the wall when Andy was brought in to the room.
Andy looked a little nervous, but stood his ground.
"You wanted to talk" Bosco reminded him.
"I just wanted to say.. that.. I don't blame you for hurting me like that, b..because I don't think that uh, that ou Lord would
want me to punish you. Everything come back around, right? Balance" he said, giving a nervous laugh.
"Thanks for the advice" Bosco said, "Is that everything?"
He nodded and Bosco left. "Gotta go see my partner" he said on the way out.
Faith could feel an unexplained emptiness in her heart. Something was there that hadn't been there. A feeling as though she'd
lost one of her own children. An impending darkness that there was no sense in fighting off. She didn't move as she heard
someone enter the room.
Why hadn't they noticed this before. The condition of Tatum's father. It'd been so obvious, had they purposely ignored it?
Or had they mistaken it. It was Faith who'd told Bosco not to arrest him. It was her fault that he was able to lay his filthy
hands on that little girl.
"Faith?" a voice asked softly.
She looked up at the sound of Bosco's voice, knowing that by now there must be tear streaks all over her face.
"Hey, hey, what's wrong Faith?" he asked gently, sitting beside her.
"Tatum"
"It's okay, she's back with her family, Faith, where she belongs"
Faith started to cry uncontrollably again. She leaned in to her partner, who gently accepted her in to his arms. There was
warmth here. A comfort she hadn't been able to findin Fred for the past few years. She felt him kiss her on the top of her
head, then his fingers cupped her chin.
"Tell me what's wrong Faith, please" he said softly.
Faith looked in to those eyes, seeing that there was a person there as she had so many other times. He was full of things
other than anger. It didn't matter what other people said about him. There was something there that no one could understand,
herself included. And suddenly she felt sorry for him. Sorry that she wasn't able to understand or support all his actions.
Sorry that at one time, she had said terrible things to this person.
He was still studying her, looking in to her eyes, when she looked back in to his. "Tatum, she's.. she's dead Boz, she was
brought here just after you left"
She felt him stiffen, felt him freeze up, and saw the anger and confusion sweep his face. "But.. what... how..?"
"Her father, he was drunk, he beat her until someone called the cops, it was too late by the time they brought her here"
She didn't get anothe word out, because he pulled away quickly, hiding his face. He walked away, into the small cubicle that
was called a washroom. There was silence for a few moments and then a shatter of glass.
"SON OF A BITCH" Bosco screamed. More noise of things being thrown was heard until a doctor opened the door, entering
Faith's room.
"What is going on in here!?" she demanded.
Bosco came out of the bathroom, cradling a bleeding hand. Faith said nothing but stood up and walked over to her partner.
They held eachother in the centre of the room, crying together about the injustice of world.
Ironically Faith briefly had the thought that Bosco had been right. Tatum was where she belonged. She was with her family
now, where she could be loved forever. She'd been too good for the world.
Author's Note: I was thinking of continuing the story and giving more background and material, as well as continuing the story... If you're interesting, please review and let me know, otherwise I'll let it be it.
Also, I know there are a few technicle mistakes in this story (if you havent noticed, ignore last comment) I will be fixing up and reporting it, I just had to get the idea out first. I expect the good one will be up in a coupla weeks, it'll have more info and it will have been through my beta as well.
Regarding the last little bit of this story so far, (it starts with Faith sitting on the hospital bed) was written to the song "Waiting for the Light to Change" By Tonic, so if you happen to have that song DL'd, play it when you read that part, I think it works better.
I'll shuddup now.
REMEMBER, Please Review, please!
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The man's hands, trembling, went on the steering wheel.
"Reach out the window and open the door with your left hand"
The man fumbled, but managed to open the door, nearly falling out. "What, what did I do?" the man asked.
"Get out of the car, hands on the back of your head, Now!"
The man followed instructions, standing outside his car.
Bosco looked over at Faith, who was looking in the window. "It's her" she called out.
Bosco walked over to the man, holstering his weapon and taking out his cuffs. The anger inside of him released and he
shoved the man up against his own car, holding the back of his neck and forcing the man's head on to the car. Hard. Then he
let go, the guy slumped to the ground.
"What the hell is your problem huh? Kidnapping a little girl! You son of a bitch!" Bosco yelled at him, then kicked him in the
ribs, yanking him to his feet. He slapped the cuffs on his wrists, walked him to the cruiser and stuffed him in the back of the
car.
He looked at Faith, who was kneeled and holding Tatum in her arms, rubbing her back.
"Central, this is 55-David, we have located the missing girl and taken the abductor in to custody, requesting another unit to
transport the man so we can report to Mercy. Send an impound truck"
"10-4 55-David, another unit is on it's way. Good job"
He smiled, looking back up at Faith. Shivers ran through him and he found himself to be.. at peace for the first time in awhile.
It was Sully and Davis who were sent to their location. As soon as they got out of their squad Bosco could see the smile on
Sully's face.
"Good job Boscorelli" he nodded his head.
"This the perp?" Ty asked, nodding to the backseat of Bosco and Faith's squad.
"yea" Faith said shortly. The four police officers shared a look.
"The little girl okay?" Ty questioned, looking at the young girl who was standing with Faith, silent.
"I think so, but we want to take her to Mercy, just in case"
Sully opened the back door to the squad, pulling out the perp.
"I didn't do anything, I swear I was bringing her back, I-"
"I think you should practise your right to remain silent" Sully snapped, shoving him in to the back of their car.
"We'll see you guys later, Davis" Sully nodded, getting in to their car.
"Good job guys, congrats"
Faith gave a small smile. "See you later Davis"
The scene that waited for them at the hospital was.. absolute chaos. "Where did all these people come from?" Bosco asked,
looking at Faith whom was in the back seat with Tatum.
"Dunno, I assum someone from PD made a statement."
Bosco pulled up into Emergency, opening his door as a rush of onlookers crunched in for a better view. He opened Faith's
door and she stepped out, the girl in her arms and suddenly there was an overwhelming, but welcomed, sound from the crowd.
Cheers. Applauding. Faith met the doctors half way, sharing looks with Bosco the entire time. he was enjoying this too.
Hell, why shouldn't they right? Hadn't they earned it? Faith followed the doctors in to the Emergency room and immediately
saw Morales.
She began to turn away.
"Yokas!" the doctor called out.
Faith turned to face her. "Now we're in for it" Bosco whispered in to her ear.
"We?" Faith asked him quietly, waiting, "I'm the one who left if I remeber correctly."
"I helped" Bosco stated honestly.
"Really, I don't remember seeing you until you picked me up walking home" Faith stated suggestivly.
"Faith" Morales was now in front of her.
"I-"
"Stop" Morales told her. "You put my position in to a serious situation when you left the hospital"
"But-"
"I'm not finished yet" Morales looked at Faith, he face softened, "However, I don't blame you for doing what you did. I
wanted to do the same. I forged your release sheets so PD didn't have to hunt you down. "
Faith nodded her head, "Thank you-"
"Don't let it happen again" she finished.
She nodded again, smiling. Faith began to walk away.
"Oh, And Yokas?"
She turned.
"I want to see you in treatment room two in five minutes"
"I'll see you in thirty minutes okay?" Bosco asked his partner. Faith Yokas nodded.
"Do you want me to call Fred so you aren't alone?"
Faith looked at him, "No, I'll be okay"
Bosco nodded, looking at her sitting on the hospital bed. He wanted to stay with her, but he'd been called in to the station by
Lieu.
"Alright, I'll be here to pick you up in-"
"Thirty minutes, I know Boz" she smiled.
Morales came in to the room then, and Bosco left as Morales told Faith to take off her shirt to check her ribs. He silently
cursed towards Lieu for him having to leave right now.
"How could this be? He abducted her Lieu, that's that!"
"He's a family friend Boscorelli. She was his charge She called him. We can't hold him for doing his job. Even the girl's father
admitted it"
"All of this, the city going mad, everything, a misunderstanding?"
Lieu nodded and Bosco shook his head. "She was missing, she was taken from the scene, it doesn't make sense-"
"Tatum called him, she let him know what was going on and he picked her up, simple as that."
"Why didn't he call it in, why didn't he inform the police of what was going on, why didn't she?"
"No television or radio"
"Is he nuts?"
"Actually he's a good old fashions by the book kinda guy."
"he's a Bible Thumper?" Bosco asked dumbly. Lieu nodded.
"he believes that television isn't needed, it only promotes the problems in society, not the solutions that people come up with
daily."
Bosco shook his head. "Unbelievable, I take it the guy's being released?"
Lieu nodded.
"just great"
"One more thing before you go"
Bosco turned.
"This guy, Andy, he says that the arresting officer, which is you, was a little rough with him"
Bosco stared, stonily.
"he's not pressing charges, but he wants to talk with you"
"Fine"
Bosco stood, leaning against the wall when Andy was brought in to the room.
Andy looked a little nervous, but stood his ground.
"You wanted to talk" Bosco reminded him.
"I just wanted to say.. that.. I don't blame you for hurting me like that, b..because I don't think that uh, that ou Lord would
want me to punish you. Everything come back around, right? Balance" he said, giving a nervous laugh.
"Thanks for the advice" Bosco said, "Is that everything?"
He nodded and Bosco left. "Gotta go see my partner" he said on the way out.
Faith could feel an unexplained emptiness in her heart. Something was there that hadn't been there. A feeling as though she'd
lost one of her own children. An impending darkness that there was no sense in fighting off. She didn't move as she heard
someone enter the room.
Why hadn't they noticed this before. The condition of Tatum's father. It'd been so obvious, had they purposely ignored it?
Or had they mistaken it. It was Faith who'd told Bosco not to arrest him. It was her fault that he was able to lay his filthy
hands on that little girl.
"Faith?" a voice asked softly.
She looked up at the sound of Bosco's voice, knowing that by now there must be tear streaks all over her face.
"Hey, hey, what's wrong Faith?" he asked gently, sitting beside her.
"Tatum"
"It's okay, she's back with her family, Faith, where she belongs"
Faith started to cry uncontrollably again. She leaned in to her partner, who gently accepted her in to his arms. There was
warmth here. A comfort she hadn't been able to findin Fred for the past few years. She felt him kiss her on the top of her
head, then his fingers cupped her chin.
"Tell me what's wrong Faith, please" he said softly.
Faith looked in to those eyes, seeing that there was a person there as she had so many other times. He was full of things
other than anger. It didn't matter what other people said about him. There was something there that no one could understand,
herself included. And suddenly she felt sorry for him. Sorry that she wasn't able to understand or support all his actions.
Sorry that at one time, she had said terrible things to this person.
He was still studying her, looking in to her eyes, when she looked back in to his. "Tatum, she's.. she's dead Boz, she was
brought here just after you left"
She felt him stiffen, felt him freeze up, and saw the anger and confusion sweep his face. "But.. what... how..?"
"Her father, he was drunk, he beat her until someone called the cops, it was too late by the time they brought her here"
She didn't get anothe word out, because he pulled away quickly, hiding his face. He walked away, into the small cubicle that
was called a washroom. There was silence for a few moments and then a shatter of glass.
"SON OF A BITCH" Bosco screamed. More noise of things being thrown was heard until a doctor opened the door, entering
Faith's room.
"What is going on in here!?" she demanded.
Bosco came out of the bathroom, cradling a bleeding hand. Faith said nothing but stood up and walked over to her partner.
They held eachother in the centre of the room, crying together about the injustice of world.
Ironically Faith briefly had the thought that Bosco had been right. Tatum was where she belonged. She was with her family
now, where she could be loved forever. She'd been too good for the world.