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Note: Okay, this is a serious case of plot bunnies and the need to do something different with these characters. I am working very hard to get 'It hurts to Believe' chapter 6 up. Bear with me.
Jason Lee Scott quickly changed into his A.G.P.D. sweat pants and tee shirt. He needed a long run after the day he had had at work. Jason closed his door and walked down stairs to find Rocky lounging on the coach, enjoying the Lakers game.
"Hey man," Rocky called when he noticed Jason enter the room.
"Hey tell Tommy that I went out for a run and that I meet up with you guys at the restaurant." Jason said as he opened the door to their four- bedroom condo.
"Eight sharp" Rocky shouted after Jason had already disappeared. At least he has a sense of punctuality. Rocky thought as he turned up the game before heading to the shower.
Jason started off at a slow jog in the direction of the park. He had finally completed his training to become an officer of the law. His friends were holding a celebratory dinner for him later that night. Jason was overwhelmed by his friends' pride and enthused to be going out with the old gang for dinner. Even though it appeared like it was going to be a wonderful Friday night, Jason was finding it hard to rid his feeling of dread. Tugging at the back of his conscious mind was worry and fear. Once he reached the park Jason stepped up his pace.
Dusk had fallen over Angel Grove Park as Jason continued his grueling run. Just a little farther and then I'll head back, he thought to himself. When Jason reached the fork in the path he stopped and was turning around when he heard a voice.
"Stop!! Just leave me alone" definitely female and oddly familiar.
"You should have known I would find you babe. I will never let you get away." The man's voice was cold and hard, a voice Jason couldn't place as he walked toward them.
"You can't hurt me. "I swear to god, I will scream!"
"And who do you think is going to hear you, precious?" Jason peered through the leaves to get a good look at the couple, if that was what you could call them. "Surely not your knight in shining armor? You belong to me!"
"I belong to no one, Damon." The girl replied as she stepped into the fading sunlight.
Jason couldn't believe his eyes. Kimberly Ann Hart stood before him. Emotions and questions boggled his mind. He was pulled from his reverie when Damon struck Kim hard across the face, sending her to her knees. Anger bubbled to the surface as he left the concealment of the bushes.
"Where is your sweet Tommy now, Ki…" Damon wasn't able to finish his sentence. Jason's fist meeting his jawbone interrupted him.
"Tommy couldn't make it so he sent me" Jason growled throwing another punch that sent Damon to the ground. "And you are lucky it's me instead of Tommy. You see, if I were Tommy you would already be dead."
Jason turned from the writhing Damon to Kim who standing shocked next to a huge boulder. Jason reached over and pulled her into his comforting embrace.
"Thank you Jase," Kim whispered into his strong chest. Kim felt a momentary sense of safety. Damon would never hurt her again. Not with Jason towering protectively over her. Or so she thought.
What came next happened so fast, Kim barely had time to register what was going on. She heard two shots ring out, Jason stiffen and begin the sag against her, his cry of pain and Damon's cruel laughter as he turned to disappear into the night.
"I seem to keep coming between you and the men in your life, Kimmie." He sneered as he left.
Kim ignored him as she shakily lowered Jason to the ground. He groaned as she pulled his head and upper torso to her and put her hand on his wound.
Jason looked up at Kim. Her doe brown eyes were filling with tears and he felt her hug him closer. The pain was agonizing. Far worse than anything he had experienced as a ranger.
"You okay?" he asked as he began to shiver in the warm California night.
She slightly nodded her head. Only Jason would ask if she were ok after he had been hurt. Kim suddenly came to her senses and she grabbed for her cell phone. She needed to get Jason to help. She quickly punched in a number and prayed that he would be there. Sure she could call 911 but they would need help to find them in the darkened park. She knew of one that would be able to lead the way in the dark. One she hadn't spoken to in four years.
Tommy Oliver was just about to walk out the door with Rocky when the phone rang. Tommy sighed and picked up the receiver.
"Hello?"
"Tommy!"
"Kim?!" Tommy was thrown for a loop when she cried his name into the phone. She was the last person he was expecting to call. Her voice worried him. She sounded frantic
"Tommy you have to call 911!
"Huh?"
"Jason was shot twice in the side. We're at the park, in the old tree cove. YOU have got to hurry. He isn't doing so well.
"What! How!"
"Tommy just please hurry!" With that Kim threw down the cell phone and turned all her attention to Jason.
Tommy quickly called 911 as he sped to the park entrance. Hang on Bro, he thought as he whipped into the parking lot. The ambulance sirens could be heard in the distance. He prayed silently that Jason would remain strong.
Kim kept one hand pressed against his wound trying to stop the heavy flow of blood and with the other arm wrapped around him so she could gently stroke his hair line.
"I am so sorry, Jason" she whispered as she placed a kiss on his forehead.
"It's…not your…fault" he managed to get out. His midnight eyes locked with hers. He felt as if his body was beginning to float away, yet Kim's arm was holding him in place. Keeping him grounded. He had never been this cold in his entire life. So this is what it was like to die.
"I love you, Kim" he said softly before the darkness could claim his consciousness. "I have…ever…since the…day…we…met."
Kim clutched him to her. She had always thought he looked at her like a sister. Surely nothing more!
"I love you too, Jase." Kim wept as she carefully leaned down and placed a soft kiss on his cool lips. Her tears and passion were the last things that Jason knew before the blackness finally took over.
"Nooo!!!!" Kim screamed as Jason's body went slack in her arms. "Somebody HELP me! Please Help!"
Tommy, Rocky and the paramedic team were almost there when Tommy heard Kim's strangled cries for help. Her screams were filled with pleading and hopelessness.
Tommy burst through the trees to find Kim hugging Jason's limp body, tears streaming down her face as she rocked forward and back calling to him.
"Please don't go, please Jase. I need you!"
Tommy sank to his knees next to Kim and Jason. He pulled Kimberly away as the paramedics stooped next to Jason to begin work.
"Where are you taking him?" Rocky shouted as the crew rushed away.
"Angel Grove Memorial."
Tommy stood hugging Kim close. He could almost physically feel her heartbreak as he began walking her toward his truck. Jason needed their support. Rocky had already begun calling their friends asking them to meet at the Emergency Room and not the restaurant. They were all in for a long night.