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A game of Cat and Mouse. Chapter One
"So Bosco are you totally sure that you are cleared to play softball?" Faith Yokas asked as she pulled up to a softball field. The weather was great. Sun was shining, not to hot and not cold. Just perfect weather.

"I'm cleared to go back on the street aren't I?" He asked getting out. Officer Maurice Boscorelli, had been shot only one year ago. Bosco could still remember that day like it was yesterday. He had taken his sister to the bank. She saw something weird going on inside the bank came out and mentioned it to her brother. It was a bank robbery in progress. It went from bad to worse. He was shot twice once in the leg and once in the chest area. The bullet in his chest area nicked his spine when it came out. He ended up being paralyzed from the waist down. At first his recovery was slow, but once he regained feeling in his right foot it snowballed and his recovery flew by.

"Yeah, I guess your right." Faith said. Pulling her strawberry blonde hair up into a ponytail. "It will be nice to finally be riding with you again. I'm about damn sick and tired of rookies fresh out of the academy."

"I'm sure you are." Bosco looked out at the field. The FDNY team was already there. It was their usual softball game they played every summer. NYPD 55th Prescient vs. Engine Company 55. "So what's this secret weapon the 55 house has this year?"

Faith shrugged her shoulders. "Beats the hell out of me." She was lying. She knew who the secret weapon was. It was Bosco's very own sister. She'd be the pitcher for FDNY and she had an arm on her. His sister Tori, had asked to play for the NYPD team, but didn't get on. All the spots were already taken by police officers. So when the 55 house heard about this they had an extra spot and asked her if she'd like to play. However Bosco had no idea. He figured she would just come that day and watch. He was pitching for the NYPD team. It would be brother vs. sister and not Fire vs. Police.

They made their way to the field. Bosco could see someone on the mound warming up, but he still wasn't close enough to see who it was. "Looks like they may have a good pitcher this year. Fast one too." He said as he watched the pitcher hurl the ball to the plate. He finally got close enough. He squinted his eyes. "Oh no way! That can't be who I think it is out there?"

Faith looked over at him. "Who do you think that is?"

The left corner of his lip curled. "That's my sister! What the hell! What is she Benedict Arnold?"

Faith busted out laughing. "No she's the secret weapon."

They got to the field Bosco gave his sister a look. "What the hell do you think you are doing?"

Tori waved four fingers and smiled. Then stuck her tongue out. "Hey you guys had no room for me, they did. Brother vs. sister on the mound." She threw the ball again. You could hear the smack sound when the catcher caught it. The catch too his hand out of the glove and shook of the sting.

"Nice one Tor!" The catcher took off his mask.

"Thanks Doc. I try my best."

Doc was a paramedic for the 55 house. One of the best paramedics in the city. He tossed the ball back to her got back into position and waited for Tori to throw another one.

Bosco shook his head as he watched another perfect pitch fly over the plat. "We are so screwed! How come you didn't tell me I was going to be going against my sister Yokas?"

"What and miss the look on your face when I see it." She gave him a snotty look. "5 bottles of Gatorade $6.00, gas for the truck. $35.00, the look on your face when you found out who the secret weapon is PRICELESS!"

"This isn't funny. My sister playing for the other team that's not cool." Bosco said throwing his bag down.

"It is too funny. What are you worried she's gonna show you up?" Faith asked.

He snapped his head around. "No I'm not worried I just don't think..." his voice trailed off.

Faith started cracking up again. "Bosco is going to get beat by his own sister."

"They should have to forfeit theres got to be a rule somewhere that says in order to play for the team you must work for that agency!" He said kicking the fence.

"Bosco its just a damn softball game." Faith told him.

"But if they win..man the guys will rib me forever."

"So that's the real reason, god for bid you get made fun of." Faith said taking her glove out of her back.

Bosco watched as Tori took some batting practice.

"Damn it not only can she pitch but she can hit too. We are so screwed." He said as her watched her slug one.

"Hey Bosco isn't that your sister out there. Playing for the other team?" Asked Sully.

Bosco turned around gave him an evil glare.

"From what I see she's not to bad either." Davis said trying to hit a nerve in Bosco.

"From what I see Davis you are about to get your ass kicked!" Bosco snapped at him.

Davis quickly shut up. Shook his head and made his way on to the field to warm up for the game.

"You going to go out there and warm up?" Faith asked.

Bosco sat down on the bench with his arms crossed and putting. "Nope I'm not playing."

"Oh don't be such a baby Bos and come out and warm up."

"No I'm not playing." He said while sticking out his bottom lips and pouting.

"Fine then suit your self." Faith walked out to the field.

"What's wrong with Bosco?" Sully asked.

"He's mad because he didn't get a bed time story." Faith said tossing a ball between her Davis, and Sully. "So he doesn't want to play."

Minuets later Bosco joined everyone out on the field.

"Oh so I see you decided to join us huh?" Faith asked.

"Yeah theres no way in hell I'm letting my sister beat me."

" I hate to say this because I'm on the same team but we're gonna lose Bosco, they just have a good team this year." Davis said.

"Boscorelli! Next year remind me to find a spot for your sister. No matter what. Maybe we'd have a chance of winning then." Sgt. Christopher said.

"From what I hear you the one who said she couldn't play for us this year." Bosco said to him coldly.

"Well that was because I wanted our men."

Faith cleared her throat.

"Excuse men and women to be able to play if they chose to. Her being on the team meant that spot was filled. If some one from the 55 wanted to play they wouldn't be able to, next year I'm making an expectation to the rule."

"I'll be sure to keep a note of that." Bosco said.

By the time the game was over the damage was done. FD-15 PD-3. Tori struck out her brother everytime he was at bat.

After the game everyone gathered in the middle of the infield.

"Hey Tori!"

Tori turned around to see her brother walking towards her. "What now."

He cracked a half smile and looked at her. "Nothing, you-you pitched a great game today hun."

"Yeah so I hear." She said. "I played a little softball when I was a we lass."

"A little softball? How little?" Bosco asked

"13 years." she mumbled.

"That's more then a little."

"Tori!" Kim yelled. "Victory party at the fire house. You're invited."

She looked at her brother. "I have plans, dinner with my brother."

"No go on. Have fun. You and I can have dinner anytime. It's not everyday someone pitches like you did."

"But tomorrow, it's your first day back at work and all." She said

"So then we will have a belated first day at work dinner. You go. I insist!"

Tori smiled at her brother and gave him a quick hug. "Thanks bro." She said running off. "Hey Kim wait up I'm coming."

"Well Bosco that was nice of you to let her go. I know how much you were looking forward to that one last dinner." Faith said to him.

"Yeah I was, but there will be others. It's Tori's time in the spotlight and win or lose I want her to enjoy it. She pitched one helluva game tonight. I had no idea she had that in her."

"Either did anyone else. Christopher is kicking himself in the ass for saying no to her." Faith said as they climbed into the car.

"She got her talent from me you know. I use to be a damn good pitcher, when I played Little League you know. I mean real good I made the All-Star team and everything."

"Beat you won a CY Young award too huh?" Faith joked.

Bosco snapped a dirty look at Faith.

Back at the firehouse the celebration was just getting underway. When Tori walked in.

"There's our Star." Jimmy yelled as he picked up Tori and carried her on his shoulder.

She looked down at Kim smiling. Kim looked up at her and she her head. Jimmy put Tori down and everyone gathered around her to congratulate her. All this attention wasn't necessary she thought. She didn't really do much of anything, yeah so she can pitch big deal. Its not like she saved someones life or anything.

"So how come your brother can't play as good. Hell he can barely get it over the plate." Jimmy Doherty asked.

She flopped down on a blue lazy boy in front of a huge, bug screen TV. "I guess it skips a generation."

He smiled revealing the dimples in his cheeks. "I guess so. You should join a league or something. Why let that talent go to waste."

She chuckled slightly. "I aint all that really."

"Oh girlfriend, Puh-lease!. You're all that and a bag of chips." Jimmy told her.

Tori laughed hard.

"What's so funny?" Jimmy asked perplexed.

"Nothing I just haven't heard that phrase since high school that's all."

"Haven't heard what since high school?" Carlos Neito asked. Tori looked at him. "Nothing." She shook her head. Carlos was a great guy and great medic. But he was always a day late and a dollar short.

He exhaled. "C'mon tell me."

Oh yeah and he also whined a LOT! "It was what Jimmy said, he told me I was all that and a big of chips."

Carlos looked over at Jimmy, then back at Tori. He nodded his head. "Yeah your right that's so five years ago."

Tori rolled her eyes. "What's with you people and phrases that were coined in the late 90's. I feel like I'm in a time warp."

Suddenly Jimmy started singing. "Let's do the time warp dance."

"Good grief there's no end in sight is there? You two can have your retro flashbacks. I'm gonna go see what everyone else is doing. I pray to God they are in this decade." She walked away giving Carlos a little nudge on his shoulder.

He nodded his head and smiled. "I think she likes me." He told Jimmy.

"Yeah she digs you all the way." Jimmy said sarcastically.

The radio crackled. "Engine 55 report of a dumpster fire at Grand and King."

They put their bunkers on and rushed out of the station.

Tori watched at the window as the engine disappeared into the dusk.