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Chapter 10

After about half an hour Gil finally managed to get the cuffs undone. Jade had fallen asleep again, and he lowered her arms and rubbed her wrists gently, getting some of the blood back in her hands. The movement caused her to wake and she moaned and made a swallowing action. She looked up at Gil.

"Thirsty."

She said. Leaning over to the table where Simon had left a glass of water, he brought it to her lips, lifting her head up so she could take a sip. After a few sips, Jade seemed satisfied and Gil placed her head back down, and returned the glass to it's place.

"Better?"

"Thanks."

She nodded slightly.

"My head feels better."

"We have to get out of here."

"I know. I have an idea of sorts..."

And she explained it to him. After she'd finished he shook his head.

"NO way."

He said straight away.

"You got any other suggestions? Gil, I want to go home. You haven't been here...he's gonna kill you..."

Jade tried to get up, but Gil gently held her down.

"Sit still. It's you we have to get out of here."

"Gil, please..."

"You're not up to it, Jade."

"I can do it...I have to...Let's at least try. If it doesn't work at least we'd given ourselves the chance."

There was a long silence. Jade watched him.

"Okay."

He said finally.

*****

Simon stomped down the corridor and unlocked and opened the door, carefully looking in. Gil was standing in the middle of the room. Simon raised his weapon at him.

"What's all the noise about?"

"I think she's dead."

Gil said quietly. Simon glanced over at the still form, cuffed to the bed.

"What is this?"

"You think it's a trick? You hit her for Christ's sake. I'm not a doctor. I don't know enough first aid and I can't stop the bleeding from her stitches. She won't move or anything...I've think I've lost her."

Gil said silently, looking pale.

"You're bluffing me."

"Does it look like I'm bluffing you, Simon? Do you think I'd lie about something like this?! What do you expect to happen? You think I'm going to try and jump you while you check?!"

Simon narrowed his eyes at him, but he needed to know if he was telling the truth. He had to know, it would effect his position. The girl should still be alive, but then she was already hurt...

"You stay back there. I'm going to watch you," he warned Gil, who obediently stood back against the wall watching him with what he hoped was fear in his eyes. Although most of it was not fake - he was worried he'd get seen through.

Simon liked the fear in those eyes and he smiled slightly, relaxing. That amount of fear couldn't be made up. Little did he know.

He bent over the inert form, reaching for a pulse, watching Gil, who hadn't moved from the wall, trailing his gun on the man. He looked down, feeling for the carotid artery when something struck him and he over balanced onto the floor, a cry of pain ringing out. Gil ran across as Jade managed to kick the gun out of the way from her sitting position on the bed, and he picked up the gun. Simon grabbed Jade.

"Stay where you are!"

Gil shouted at Simon. Simon stopped moving, holding Jade to him, his arm around her neck, but with no weapon.

"Let her go.

Gil said calmly.

"Oh no...you put the gun down."

He moved his hand and pressed his fingers into Jade's wound. She screamed out in agony.

Gil stood there unmoving for a second. Then he sees Simon press harder and blood starts to run down his fingers. Jade was gasping and trying to catch her breath. Her eyes were unfocused. Gil threw the gun to the side.

"Okay, stop - STOP!"

Gil shouted. Simon let go and pushed Jade into Gil as he bent down and picked up the gun. Jade fell into Gil's arms and he lowered her to the floor.

"Now, if I can't trust you down here - I'd better take you upstairs where I can keep an eye on you."

Simon moved over to a desk and opened a draw. He pulled out some rope.

"Cuff her hands together."

He told Gil.

"I can't - she's in agony! I don't know how to stop the bleeding."

"If you want her to live cuff her hands together."

Gil stared at him as Simon trailed the gun on her, then complied.

"I'm sorry."

He whispered to her.

"Right, now pick her up."

Gil obeyed him and they were led out and back upstairs, into a sort of living area. There was a dirty old couch and an old portable TV set. He sat Gil down and tied him back to back with Jade, also tying both their feet together.

Jade's head slumped back into Gil, unconscious from lack of blood. Gil called to her but she didn't reply. He looked up at Simon.

"At least bind her wound. She'll bleed to death."

Simon smiled.

"Okay, but only because I want her alive for the moment."

He bound the wound with some cloth, then stood.

"I've got to go out for a little while. I'll be back soon and I don't want to have seen you move and inch - you got me?"

Gil stared at him for a moment. Simon levelled the gun at Jade.

"You got me?!"

"Sure."

Simon nodded and left. As soon as the door closed Gil tried to turn his head to see Jade.

"Jade? Jade, can you hear me? Jade!"

"Yeah..."

He just heard her whisper.

"You going to be okay for now?"

"It's so hot...everything's spinning..."

"It's okay...everything's gonna be okay..."

"Liar..."

He wasn't sure that he heard her properly.

"Jade? Jade?"

No reply. Gil gave a shaky sigh.

*****

Outside, Simon was heading over to his car when he heard the sound of police sirens in the distance. He moved to look around the building and could see the police cars in the distance. From his position he could see for miles all around.

"Shit. You're here sooner than I planned. Oh well."

He jogged back inside. Grissom looked up as he ran over. He smiled.

"They just ruined your plans? Too bad."

Gil said to him. Simon wasn't listening. He pulled out a knife and cut the rope tying Jade's legs together, then the rope tying the both of the together.

"What are you doing?"

Simon cut the rope around Gil's legs.

"Looks like I'm gonna have to cut this visit short. Stand up."

He ordered as he pulled Jade up with him and held onto her. Grissom stood and stared at them, the gun once again trailing on him. Jade was staring blearily at him.

"What you gonna do Simon?"

"Well, I'm gonna take this pretty young thing with me - so I don't need you anymore."

He aimed his gun.

"You don't want to do this Simon. You're not a murderer."

"Simon, please..."

Jade said tiredly. Simon had his hand on her throat and she felt like she couldn't breath properly. The pain in her side had eased into a dull ache. She wasn't sure if that was a good sign or not. She couldn't actually feel much in that area - it had gone quite numb.

"No. I should have done this a lot sooner."

His finger squeezed down on the trigger. The gun went off at the same time Jade pushed back into Simon. The gun moved and the bullet hit Grissom but Jade couldn't see where, shoving him backwards and twisting him around. He ended up on the floor on his side, unable to clutch at the wound as his hands were still bound. Blood started to soak his sleeve and chest and Jade feared the worst.

"Gil! Gil!"

Jade managed to croak out as she tried to get away from Simon but he pressed hard on her already burst stitches and she gasped in agony and tried to catch her breath. Simon took this moment to pull her out of the room. Her eyes had glazed over from the pain and she was having difficulty concentration.

Grissom managed to turn over and watched Jade get dragged out. Her eyes were glazed and staring at the floor. Grissom laid still, hearing the police sirens getting louder and then stopping as the cars reached the warehouse. He heard doors back and guns safety's being clicked off and closed his eyes. It was almost over, but only God knew how it was going to end.

"Grissom!"

"Gil! Oh thank God!"

He heard Catherine and Warrick's voices call to him. He opened his eyes to see Catherine kneel beside him. Warrick and Brass were above her. There were also three other officers in the room.

"He's got Jade. They've just gone downstairs."

He winced as the rope was cut and he moved his arm to clutch at the wound. He went to pull himself to his feet and heard Brass calling for an ambulance.

"Woah! Hey - no you're staying put Gil."

"I've got to go and find Jade."

"We can do that Gil. You just sit here - you need that wound seeing to."

"No - I have to go."

"Not this time. Look - I'll go with the officers."

"So will I."

Warrick added. Gil stared at Catherine, noticing the determination in her eyes, then he nodded.

"Okay. Bring her back to me."

"We will."

Catherine beckoned an officer over to help Gil and her and Warrick followed Brass and the other officers. Brass went to argue that they were scientists and not police officers but Catherine gave him that - 'don't even try pulling that one on me' look. And Brass shut up and made sure they stayed back.

Once down the stairs they round a few corners before they see a man trying to open a door.

"Don't move, bucko!"

Brass says. Immediately Simon turns. It is at this point that they notice the limp body of Jade in his arms. He swings around so that she is covering him and Brass puts his hand up to stop anyone shooting. Man has his arm around Jade's neck and is hugging her close, Jade has her hands, still cuffed, clinging to his arm like a life support, the pain in her side overbearing. She felt something cold pressed to her temple.

"Drop your weapons or she dies."

Jade barely heard the guns hitting the floor as she started to recite a song to take her mind off everything. Catherine looked at Jade, who was staring at the floor, her lips moving, but not making any sense.

"Jade?"

She called.

"Shush!"

The man said. Jade heard her call, but she didn't have the energy to say anything - she knew she'd lost a lot of blood. She lifted her head slightly and Catherine gasped at what she saw in the young girls eyes - so did Warrick and Brass. They were dead, there was no emotion, no fear, no anger, nothing. It were as if she were lifeless, like she'd given up. Did she think Grissom was dead?

Jade's vision started to dim around the edges and spots started to appear before her eyes, as her blood count dropped further. The other could see the blood running down her leg, her jeans turning a purple/red colour.

"You won't get away with this, you know that. Why don't you let her go."

Warrick spoke to him gently. Simon hugged Jade close, she just hung there limp in his arms as he did so.

"I'll never let her go. I wanted Grissom to suffer - I want you all to suffer!"

"Then take it out on US!! Leave her out of this!"

Warrick shouted. The maniac 'strangling' Jade smiled, shaking his head, and started moving backwards pulling Jade with him, tightening the hold.

"Jade?"

She looked up at Warrick, defeated, tired and weak.

"Jade listen to me. Don't you give up, we'll get you out of here."

She half shook her head and looked down again. The maniac started whispering in her ear and her face contorted in pain and fear. The others weren't close enough to hear, and Warrick tried to get her attention back.

"Jade?" He tried. She didn't respond. "Damnit Jade - don't you dare cut me off - you listen to me. LISTEN TO ME!"

Warrick shouted to Jade. She doesn't listen, and she doesn't even look up. It felt to her that her side was on fire and her head was spinning - she didn't care about the weapon at her temple, she didn't care at all. She just wanted it to be over. Warrick and Catherine both notice that Jade was paling and Brass tried his best to talk Simon into releasing Jade, pointing out that killing her would get him no-where. Simon wouldn't listen, in the few moments that they spoke, the others realised he was completely nuts.

The manic ignored him and carried on dragging Jade along and using her as a human shield - he grabbed tighter and sparks shot across her vision from the pain. Her eyes started to roll back into her head as her legs began to buckle. She fought the overwhelming urge to let herself slip into the darkness.

"If anyone follows, I'll kill her."

They stopped moving and watched helplessly as Jade was pulled back, trying to keep her footing and get rid of the black specs swimming across her vision. They disappeared around the corner and they heard a door slam.

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