Theme: What Doesn't Kill Me…
Prompts: Sleep Deprivation, Defiance
Whumpee: Patrick Jane
Song: "Good Night", The Beatles
Jane yawned as he packed the case files away. As easier as it would be to leave them all lying out and about, Jane had to admit that it was unsafe. Anyone could potentially break in and take the files. Hiding them safely in the room, an abandoned one Jane had stolen from the top floor of the CBI building, Jane rubbed his eyes and yawned once again before heading downstairs. There was sure to be a case.
Heading into the kitchen area, Jane started making himself a cup of tea. Lisbon came in and frowned at him, gripping her finished cup of coffee. "Jane. You're up."
Jane smiled. "Yup."
"You look like shit," Lisbon muttered, putting the coffee cup in the sink.
"I didn't sleep," Jane said casually.
Lisbon jerked her head up to look at him. "What- Jane, you should drink some coffee."
"Actually," Jane interjected. "Tea has the same amount of caffeine as coffee, but coffee has a higher depressing effect. The high isn't as long as the high from tea. So therefore, tea is the more beneficial one for me right now."
Lisbon rolled her eyes in response to that. "Alright." She paused. "Red John?"
Jane nodded. "Yeah."
Lisbon sighed. "Forget my coffee comment, actually. And the tea thing. Go to sleep."
Jane looked at her curiously. "There isn't a case?"
"Well, there is, but-" Lisbon started, but Jane didn't give her a chance to finish.
He grinned. "Well, I'm in." Finishing the process of making his cup of tea, Jane went into the room where the rest of the CBI team would be.
"Jane, wait!"
He also ignored Lisbon.
"You look horrible," Cho told him flatly as he sat on the couch. "You should probably sleep."
Jane gave Cho a disapproving glance. "Not you too."
Cho raised his eyebrows. "Lisbon?"
Jane nodded. "The one and only."
"She's right," Cho said. "You should sleep."
"Ah, but who's going to question the suspects?" Jane asked, a grin appearing on his face. "Who's going to figure out who the killer is?"
"Me," Cho said, voice still flat and serious. "Or Lisbon, or Rigsby, or Van Pelt. One of us will figure out who the killer is."
"Can you though?" Jane questioned.
Cho stared at him in the eyes. "We've been doing it for years before you came along."
"Not Van Pelt," Jane pointed out. "She joined after me."
"She's still smart," Cho said. "That's how she ended up in the CBI. Also, even if you exclude Van Pelt, there's still Lisbon, Rigsby, and I. We're competent enough even without your help."
Jane and Cho locked eyes for a while before Jane sighed and said, "I'm not going to sleep, Cho." He got up. "And I'm going to talk to the victim's mother."
Cho stared at him, then said, "I'll come with you."
"I don't need your help," Jane said lightly, grinning. "I may be sleep deprived but I'm still sharp."
"You may be sharp but you're still sleep deprived," Cho countered in a serious tone. "I don't want you passing out from exhaustion in the victim's mother's house."
"Fair concern," Jane admitted. "Well, I trust that you will save me if such an event happens." His grin grew. "Let's go!"
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