Just Like Life Chapter 13: Like Blood for Water, an uc: undercover fanfic

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Faith and Bosco were already on their way to answer the call when they saw two men and a woman exit the building. When the call came in from dispatch, they'd requested backup from Sullivan and Davis - who were en route at the moment and due to arrive any moment. Both exited their squad car and looked at each other. "You don't expect me to chase them, do you?"

Bosco gave her a look, then took off running after the three people. "Central, 55-David in pursuit on foot…"

Faith turned as the other car pulled to a stop. "Bosco's taken off after them!" she shouted. "Sully, you're with me."

Shaking his head, Davis took off running after Bosco to give him backup as Sullivan joined Faith.

"What the hell is going on Faith?"

"Remember that Jane Doe from a few years ago?"

"No, should I?"

"Sure you do, Aja Cage… the one you found in the hospital while hunting down the missing child?"

"Oh yeah. The one who didn't talk." He stopped in front of the double glass doors. "Why?"

She had been about to answer him when a body came flying through the doors and landed on top of them both. Following him out was one very unhappy Aja. He scrambled up, leaving the two NYPD officers in a semi-daze. "Get this crazy bitch away from me!!"

"Aw, now Scot, is that any way to talk to an old friend?" she asked sweetly as she backed him up against the door of the RMP.

Jake skidded out of the lobby doors and right into the larger officer. "Sorry man, where's-" He made a sound like 'oh' when he heard a fist connecting with a jaw and a body landing with a thud up against the car.

"Aja, stop it!" Faith shouted. "He's got to be arrested!"

"No way Faith," she spat back. "This little rat bastard blew me in to Vadim. Sullivan, Yokas, meet Scot Brystow - one of NYPD's IAB Investigators." She kicked high, catching Scot across the shoulder with the tip of her heel. The fabric of his tuxedo jacket ripped and almost immediately blood began to seep through the fabric. Bringing the toe of her shoe back across his chest, she kicked him again, this time pinning him by the throat up against the car with her foot. "Sing me a song Scot, and I might let your own take you in." she snarled.

Faith and Sully both watched, recognizing the man. "I can't believe it. Hey, how do you know he wasn't on duty or an investigation?"

"Because," Aja replied smoothly, "He was there when Vadim tortured me."

"Go.. gack….. go to hell Cage." When she frowned and pressed her shoe tighter into his throat, he grasped at her ankle. "You…. you got…."

"What? I got what?" she taunted.

"Hey, knock it off." Jake interrupted. "Look, Officer Yokas is it? Jake Shaw, I'm with her. My partner and I got enough evidence to lock him away for the rest of his life. He's been to several meeting between us and this Vadim person. He wasn't on any investigation."

"I… didn't…" his face was turning red and he kept scratching at her ankles, his nails scraping across the leather. "know… "

"Cage, ease up, he's trying to speak." Jake reached up and pulled her back. He watched as Bristow doubled over once her foot was removed and coughed. "Thank you," he wheezed, looking at Jake.

"Don't thank me yet man. You don't tell her what she wants to hear and I'll let her finish you. Now, you were saying?"

Faith stayed near Aja as Sully moved in closer to Bristow. "You OK Cage?"

Aja nodded and listened, her hands on her hips. "Speak up Bristow."

"I didn't know you were undercover FBI." He finally said as he stood up and leaned against the car. His face was still red and he had a definite red mark where her heel had dug into his throat. "I knew you as an undercover Narco."

"Who told you I was FBI?"

"Merriweather."

Aja froze. "Russell? No way you little-" She started to lunge at him, but Faith and Jake held her back. "NO!!" she screamed. "There is no way in hell that Russell would have turned on me!"

"Oh get over yourself!" Scot spat back at her with glee. "He is as dirty as I am."

"OK Bristow, you know the drill." Sullivan sighed and pulled out his cuffs. "Up against the car and spread 'em."

Faith dragged Aja back with Jake's help and shook her to get her attention. "Aja! Stop it! He confessed, OK? He admitted he was dirty in front of two cops and two FBI agents. He's going to jail."

"I want him to suffer!" she hissed. "Let me go Jake!"

"No way Cage. You're a little to hostile right now. Officer Yokas is right, he's going away for a very long time. You won."

Bristow watched over his shoulder as Sullivan patted him down for a weapon. He should have put a bullet into her when they threw her out of the van. But it had been Merriweather's instructions not to kill her. Once Herrera found out that she had lived, it was going to be hell for everyone of them. Unless… As he was turned around, he twisted, grasping Sullivan's gun and jerking it from the holster.

All three of them saw the movement and turned. Faith jerked her gun at the same time that Jake reached for his. Aja felt a hand in the middle of her back shoving her to the side as three simultaneous shots rang out and echoed in her ears.

leave it and i might crack

more than a smile or two you see

don't judge what you don't understand

you can't deny what has been given to me

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