Disclaimer: I don't own 24.
I know it seems odd to do another chapter after a song parody but this isn't a song. There's only so much you can do with a song and a story. I hade written this after I wrote the first chapter, so I wanted to include it. This is most likely the last chapter but if you review, I do have another chapter I had written. This is continued directly from the last chapter.
Chapter Two
The stinging of Kate's eyes made it impossible to see Jack but she could feel his hands on either side of her face.
"Kate, are you okay?"
Kate sobbed, "Mmhhm."
Jack pulled her in tightly. Kate felt the warmness of his body and didn't hesitate to return the hug. She moved her arms through his jacket to protect her bare arms from the cold. They held that position for a long time until Jack collapsed.
His pain added to his adrenaline withdrawal was his 'breaking point'. Kate moved over near Jack, who's eyes where beginning to drub.
Kate broke out in a shrill voice, "Jack, no, Jack, stay with me, please. I don't want to be alone."
Kate began to cry harder and she lowered her head to Jack's chest. Her greatest fear right now was being alone. She couldn't take it. It felt like she was the only one in the world.
When she was deciding whether or not to just stay her and wait for Jack to wake up or leave, she felt a hand come slowly over her back.
She looked up in the intensity of Jack's blue eyes. He's eyes showed pain, not for himself but for her.
"You have to get the recordings to CTU," he whispered so softly, she had to lean in.
"I'm not going to leave you alone."
He joked, "I'm not alone, I've got Yusuf."
She didn't laugh, but instead she put her head in Jack's chest. The bitterness of blood each her nostrils and she silently spat. She raised her head again. He was still watching her.
Her hand gently touched the spot on his shirt, where the blood had seeped out, he grimaced.
"Sorry," she quickly drew her hand back. "What happened?"
He closed his eyes. "It's nothing, really. I'm fine."
She could tell he was lying, which was obvious, given the blood. He could lie all he wanted to enemies and they would believe him, but her...no.
He had opened his eyes and his face was a lot closer than she remembered.
It took her a minute to realize what she or he had done. The kiss was short but worth it. She would smile, remembering it later.
His stubby beard, that he didn't have a few hours ago, tickled her chin. His lips were warm and smooth, it contrasted with his beard perfectly. When they pulled away, she stood straight up.
She looked away, avoiding the subject, picking at he mind. "When I get to CTU I'll see that they send someone for you and Yusuf."
She bent over Yusuf and took the chip out of his side pocket, he was breathing, and she pocketed the chip.
"Thank you...for taking the chip," he hesitantly added.
She turned to him, he had sat up. She nodded, she couldn't think of anything better to do, and made her way to the car.
"Wait," he said, as he tried to stand up. Kate ran over and help him up. He continued, "You may have trouble getting into CTU. I'll just get Yusuf in back and we can go."
Kate smiled, "I'm not going to have any trouble. I've been there before."
"Okay. Truthfully, I don't want to stay here."
Kate thought, "Maybe he does show emotion. Probably the only time he has."
Jack stumbled over to Yusuf and amazingly, picked him up, and put him in the backseat. She climbed in, as he came around to the passenger's seat and came in.
She pulled out of the parking lot and realization struck her. She pointed to the empty grass bank.
"Those guys are gone," she said as she made her way down the street.
"Yeah they left...awhile ago."
She was sure she had blushed, as she skipped red lights, and made her way to the CTU gate.
The guy at the gate looked at them, disbelieving and then realized who they were. "Oh, your back," you could see his eyes darting to the scratches on the gate. "You have to go to Tony Almedia right now."
Jack nodded, has the guy opened the gate. After slipping the car into the parking lot, Jack took Yusuf from the back seat, to take to the medical area to be treated.
When they came into the building, they were greeted by a very realized Tony Almedia, on crutches. One of the medical doctors took Yusuf from Jack, and took him to the infirmary.
"Jack, got the chip," Tony asked pausing in front of Jack.
Kate handed the chip to Tony, who looked it over has to find something on it to make him believe it was real.
"Look, Tony. I'm sorry about your ankle," Jack said, almost like he regretted it.
"Oh, no apology needed. I guess I understand why you did it."
With that Tony turned around to go back to CTU's main office. Jack and Kate followed in behind. As soon as he stepped through the door, Michelle came over.
"Got the chip?"
"Yeah," Tony handed the chip to Michelle, who took it to her desk.
"Tony, were going to the medical area. We ran into some trouble."
Tony nodded. Jack guided Kate with his arm down the hall.
"No offense, Jack, but I don't need medical attention."
He smiled. "I know but it's better than being questioned."
Kate stopped in the empty hallway, "Why do you have to go to the infirmary. I thought you were okay."
He put his hands on her hips and looked her in the eyes, "I lied."
"Miserably."
"Weren't you going to the medical area," Tony came through the door and Jack released Kate.
"Yeah," he stopped the uncomfortable silence before it came by adding, "Following me everywhere, Tony."
"Not hardly," but still he went back to his office without doing anything else.
They continued down the hall together. When they came to the infirmary door, Kate sighed, "I'll wait out here." She sat down on a bench outside the door. He kissed her on the top of her head and went in.
I know it seems odd to do another chapter after a song parody but this isn't a song. There's only so much you can do with a song and a story. I hade written this after I wrote the first chapter, so I wanted to include it. This is most likely the last chapter but if you review, I do have another chapter I had written. This is continued directly from the last chapter.
Chapter Two
The stinging of Kate's eyes made it impossible to see Jack but she could feel his hands on either side of her face.
"Kate, are you okay?"
Kate sobbed, "Mmhhm."
Jack pulled her in tightly. Kate felt the warmness of his body and didn't hesitate to return the hug. She moved her arms through his jacket to protect her bare arms from the cold. They held that position for a long time until Jack collapsed.
His pain added to his adrenaline withdrawal was his 'breaking point'. Kate moved over near Jack, who's eyes where beginning to drub.
Kate broke out in a shrill voice, "Jack, no, Jack, stay with me, please. I don't want to be alone."
Kate began to cry harder and she lowered her head to Jack's chest. Her greatest fear right now was being alone. She couldn't take it. It felt like she was the only one in the world.
When she was deciding whether or not to just stay her and wait for Jack to wake up or leave, she felt a hand come slowly over her back.
She looked up in the intensity of Jack's blue eyes. He's eyes showed pain, not for himself but for her.
"You have to get the recordings to CTU," he whispered so softly, she had to lean in.
"I'm not going to leave you alone."
He joked, "I'm not alone, I've got Yusuf."
She didn't laugh, but instead she put her head in Jack's chest. The bitterness of blood each her nostrils and she silently spat. She raised her head again. He was still watching her.
Her hand gently touched the spot on his shirt, where the blood had seeped out, he grimaced.
"Sorry," she quickly drew her hand back. "What happened?"
He closed his eyes. "It's nothing, really. I'm fine."
She could tell he was lying, which was obvious, given the blood. He could lie all he wanted to enemies and they would believe him, but her...no.
He had opened his eyes and his face was a lot closer than she remembered.
It took her a minute to realize what she or he had done. The kiss was short but worth it. She would smile, remembering it later.
His stubby beard, that he didn't have a few hours ago, tickled her chin. His lips were warm and smooth, it contrasted with his beard perfectly. When they pulled away, she stood straight up.
She looked away, avoiding the subject, picking at he mind. "When I get to CTU I'll see that they send someone for you and Yusuf."
She bent over Yusuf and took the chip out of his side pocket, he was breathing, and she pocketed the chip.
"Thank you...for taking the chip," he hesitantly added.
She turned to him, he had sat up. She nodded, she couldn't think of anything better to do, and made her way to the car.
"Wait," he said, as he tried to stand up. Kate ran over and help him up. He continued, "You may have trouble getting into CTU. I'll just get Yusuf in back and we can go."
Kate smiled, "I'm not going to have any trouble. I've been there before."
"Okay. Truthfully, I don't want to stay here."
Kate thought, "Maybe he does show emotion. Probably the only time he has."
Jack stumbled over to Yusuf and amazingly, picked him up, and put him in the backseat. She climbed in, as he came around to the passenger's seat and came in.
She pulled out of the parking lot and realization struck her. She pointed to the empty grass bank.
"Those guys are gone," she said as she made her way down the street.
"Yeah they left...awhile ago."
She was sure she had blushed, as she skipped red lights, and made her way to the CTU gate.
The guy at the gate looked at them, disbelieving and then realized who they were. "Oh, your back," you could see his eyes darting to the scratches on the gate. "You have to go to Tony Almedia right now."
Jack nodded, has the guy opened the gate. After slipping the car into the parking lot, Jack took Yusuf from the back seat, to take to the medical area to be treated.
When they came into the building, they were greeted by a very realized Tony Almedia, on crutches. One of the medical doctors took Yusuf from Jack, and took him to the infirmary.
"Jack, got the chip," Tony asked pausing in front of Jack.
Kate handed the chip to Tony, who looked it over has to find something on it to make him believe it was real.
"Look, Tony. I'm sorry about your ankle," Jack said, almost like he regretted it.
"Oh, no apology needed. I guess I understand why you did it."
With that Tony turned around to go back to CTU's main office. Jack and Kate followed in behind. As soon as he stepped through the door, Michelle came over.
"Got the chip?"
"Yeah," Tony handed the chip to Michelle, who took it to her desk.
"Tony, were going to the medical area. We ran into some trouble."
Tony nodded. Jack guided Kate with his arm down the hall.
"No offense, Jack, but I don't need medical attention."
He smiled. "I know but it's better than being questioned."
Kate stopped in the empty hallway, "Why do you have to go to the infirmary. I thought you were okay."
He put his hands on her hips and looked her in the eyes, "I lied."
"Miserably."
"Weren't you going to the medical area," Tony came through the door and Jack released Kate.
"Yeah," he stopped the uncomfortable silence before it came by adding, "Following me everywhere, Tony."
"Not hardly," but still he went back to his office without doing anything else.
They continued down the hall together. When they came to the infirmary door, Kate sighed, "I'll wait out here." She sat down on a bench outside the door. He kissed her on the top of her head and went in.
