A/N: I've had requests to keep this going and it is easier to write than my other story so, for now I'll be updating when it is asked for.
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Sara stared around the dimly lit living room. It was empty for the most part. The shadows seemed to sleep the same hours as their owners and Sara was gratefull.
Shifting slightly on the pillows Sara smiled when Gabriel stirred in his sleep. Whether he had fallen asleep before or after her she didn't remember but he had been the first thing Sara saw when she woke in the middle of the night.
'He's done so much for me.' she thought as she flicked the lamp off, 'I feel safe here.'
That thought froze Sara in mid movement as she crawled back to Gabriel in the dark.Once her eye's had fully adjusted to the lack of light Sara slid back into her comfortable nest of pillows next to the sleeping businessman.
"Good night, Sara." Gabriel wispered in his sleep as he snuggled against the detective's sholder.
"Night, Gabriel." Sara brushed his hair away from his closed eye and smiled.
'I feel safe here.'
**************** 3 days later *************
Looking up from her computer Sara noticed that Danny was once again staring at her.
"What, Danny?" Sara finaly asked, "Have I grown a third eye and happened to miss it somehow when I looked in the mirror this morning?"
"No." Danny dropped his gaze.
"Then what is it?" Sara leaned forward in her chair, "You and Jake have been watching me all day, why is that?"
"Are you seeing that Bowman kid?" Danny asked as Jake walked into the office.
"Should I leave?" the blonde asked quietly as held out a a plate of cookies for Sara and Danny who were staring at one another.
"No." Sara said at the same moment Danny had said "Yes."
"Stay, Jake." Sara stood and closed the door as the rookie looked from Sara to Danny with a nervous smile.
"I don't have to hear this, Sara. If it's between you and Danny then I'd hate to interfere."
"You want to know this as badly as he does so just stay." Sara gave him one her 'looks' and he fell silent.
Turning to her partner she said, "Gabriel's not a kid, Danny. He's 25."
"Is that a yes then?" Danny asked in seriousness.
"No, Danny. It's a 'I'm a big girl, I know how to take care of myself and I can date who I want to'. " Sara sighed as her two partners exchanged looks, "I'm not dating him."
"I asked if you were seeing him, Pez. Dating and seeing are two different things."
"Then, yes, Danny. I am. Is there something wrong with that?"
"I just worry about you, Sara. That's all." Danny managed a smile to lighten the mood and popped a cookie into his mouth, "It's my job as your partner and friend." he said around the cookie.
"I know but as my friend and partner you have to trust me. Both of you have to trust me and not give Gabriel a hard time." Sara smiled weakly as she watched Dante walk past their closed door.
"We would never do such a thing." Danny grinned.
"Never." Jake said in mock innocence.
"I mean it." Sara warned, a small bit of humor slipped into her voice.
"Speak of the devil!" Danny laughed and all three turned to see Gabriel making his way to their office.
Sara glared at Jake and Danny as she jumped up to open the door as if daring them to say something with Gabriel in the room.
"We didn't have lunch plans, did we?" Sara asked Gabriel entered the room.
"No." Gabriel smiled, sensing the tension in the room, "I came by to tell you something but if this is a bad time I can come back later."
"The timing's fine." Sara sent a warning look at Danny then gave Gabriel a smile, "Let's take a walk and grab a bite."
Gabriel nodded and followed her out to the parking lot where she stopped walking and turned to face him, "What did you find?"
"You take the fun out of these things completely." Gabriel grinned as he shook his head at her, "I've been on my computer all morning, and I found a site that tells of Joan and her 'voices'. Well, there are some accounts that she also thought she was seeing demons and their shadows." He paused and rubbed the back of his neck as he glanced around, "It may be the same thing, or it may be something entirely different. We have no real way of knowing."
"I know but it's a start." Sara sighed and linked her arm through his as they began walking, "I really appreciate all you do."
"I know you do." he smiled at her then watched a car pass them by as he asked, "So are you up to some company for a bit tonight?"
"What do you mean by 'company'?" Sara grinned as she saw his face flush.
"Well, I thought that maybe we could watch a movie and I'd run my fingers through your hair as you fall asleep against my sholder." he answered with an embarrassed smile, "How's that for a deffinition."
"Unique." Sara laughed, lacing her fingers with his, "And it sounds perfect."
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Gabriel stood in the middle of his living with hands on hips as he tried to remember where he had left his cell phone.
'I'd loose my head if it weren't attached to my damn sholders!' he thought in exasperation as he once again checked his desk and couch, 'I've never been this distracted. It's Sara's fault...but oh, what a distraction.' he smiled as he lifted his phone from one of his various piles of paper.
The weather had turned cold and biiter. There had been a threat of snow all day yet none had fallen but there was ice everywhere due to the rain they had recieved the day before. Driving was horrible.
"Damn you." Gabriel cursed at a red car who had cut him off, "I'm already late!"
The radoi clock read 7:45 pm. Sara had asked him to get there around 7:00 pm.
Pulling out his cell Gabriel dialed Sara's number and was greeted by a worried voice.
"No. I'm fine. Just stuck in traffic and I swear this guy in front of me has a death wish or something." he said as the red car swerved towards on coming traffic.
Gabriel was listening to Sara as he coninued driving behind the dare devil in the red car.
"Hello?" Gabriel said when Sara fell silent all of a sudden, "I'm about two blocks from your loft. I'll be there soon.Are you ok?"
"Gabriel turn to your right." she sounded scared.
That wasn't a normal tone or emotion for Sara.
"What?" Gabriel asked as he drove closer to the curb, to the right.
"Gabriel-?"
Looking up Gabriel saw the red car spin and head directly towards him.
"Shit! Sara!" the phone fell as he felt the front of his car be crushed as he was hit and then spun side ways where the driver behind him slammed into his passenger side door. His car groaned in complaint and slid as yet another car slammed into the one on Gabriel's passenger side.
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Sara was already out of her buildering and running to where she knew Gabriel would be when the shadows just swamped the street. They were made from fear, she could feel it. Fear and pain.
"Please, Gabriel be alright." she said out loud as she continued running down the sidewalk in her jeans, t-shirt and sneakers.
Coat? Who has time for coats?!
Rounding the last corner she could see it. The four car pile up that the Blade had warned her about.
"Sara!" a voice called out as she nearly slipped on ice.
"Gabriel?!" Sara called back as she regained her ballence and rushed towards the dark haired young man who was standing next to his crushed car.
There was blood coming from both his nose and forehead but he smiled when she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Are you ok?" Sara pulled back and asked with wide eyes.
"Yeah. A bit bruised but alive...Thanks." he smiled at her before running one finger over the stone in her bracelet, "Thank you both."
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Once every thing was taken care of Gabriel dragged Sara back to her appartment and asked what she had seen.
"Does it matter?" she asked as she glanced at the clock.
11:00 pm.
"No. It's just that, if that car had hit me full on I would have been spun the other direction and squashed when those two cars hit me."
"There were no side roads. All I could tell you was to get over to the right." Sara shrugged and looked up at Gabriel as she helped him out of his coat. He was already begining to feel a lot of stiffness and pain.
"So what would have happened? What did you-?" Gabriel's question was cut short by Sara pushing her lips against his gently.
"Don't ask." she wispered, lips still against his.
Slowly and carefully he pulled her to him and wrapped his arms around her waist. As the kiss deepened Gabriel held his eyes shut and just enjoyed the kiss and the feel of Sara in his arms.
With his eyes closed, Gabriel never saw the one tear that rolled down Sara's cheek.
What if the vision had come too late? It nearly had.
What would she have done if yet another person she loved was taken from her?
The fear of loosing Gabriel had pushed her past her fears of the shadows and Sara had somehow felt what was 'in' the forms that seemed the stay close to their owners.
'Why? How had I known what emotion they had come from without really thinking about it?'
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A/N: I hope you liked it. ^_^
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Sara stared around the dimly lit living room. It was empty for the most part. The shadows seemed to sleep the same hours as their owners and Sara was gratefull.
Shifting slightly on the pillows Sara smiled when Gabriel stirred in his sleep. Whether he had fallen asleep before or after her she didn't remember but he had been the first thing Sara saw when she woke in the middle of the night.
'He's done so much for me.' she thought as she flicked the lamp off, 'I feel safe here.'
That thought froze Sara in mid movement as she crawled back to Gabriel in the dark.Once her eye's had fully adjusted to the lack of light Sara slid back into her comfortable nest of pillows next to the sleeping businessman.
"Good night, Sara." Gabriel wispered in his sleep as he snuggled against the detective's sholder.
"Night, Gabriel." Sara brushed his hair away from his closed eye and smiled.
'I feel safe here.'
**************** 3 days later *************
Looking up from her computer Sara noticed that Danny was once again staring at her.
"What, Danny?" Sara finaly asked, "Have I grown a third eye and happened to miss it somehow when I looked in the mirror this morning?"
"No." Danny dropped his gaze.
"Then what is it?" Sara leaned forward in her chair, "You and Jake have been watching me all day, why is that?"
"Are you seeing that Bowman kid?" Danny asked as Jake walked into the office.
"Should I leave?" the blonde asked quietly as held out a a plate of cookies for Sara and Danny who were staring at one another.
"No." Sara said at the same moment Danny had said "Yes."
"Stay, Jake." Sara stood and closed the door as the rookie looked from Sara to Danny with a nervous smile.
"I don't have to hear this, Sara. If it's between you and Danny then I'd hate to interfere."
"You want to know this as badly as he does so just stay." Sara gave him one her 'looks' and he fell silent.
Turning to her partner she said, "Gabriel's not a kid, Danny. He's 25."
"Is that a yes then?" Danny asked in seriousness.
"No, Danny. It's a 'I'm a big girl, I know how to take care of myself and I can date who I want to'. " Sara sighed as her two partners exchanged looks, "I'm not dating him."
"I asked if you were seeing him, Pez. Dating and seeing are two different things."
"Then, yes, Danny. I am. Is there something wrong with that?"
"I just worry about you, Sara. That's all." Danny managed a smile to lighten the mood and popped a cookie into his mouth, "It's my job as your partner and friend." he said around the cookie.
"I know but as my friend and partner you have to trust me. Both of you have to trust me and not give Gabriel a hard time." Sara smiled weakly as she watched Dante walk past their closed door.
"We would never do such a thing." Danny grinned.
"Never." Jake said in mock innocence.
"I mean it." Sara warned, a small bit of humor slipped into her voice.
"Speak of the devil!" Danny laughed and all three turned to see Gabriel making his way to their office.
Sara glared at Jake and Danny as she jumped up to open the door as if daring them to say something with Gabriel in the room.
"We didn't have lunch plans, did we?" Sara asked Gabriel entered the room.
"No." Gabriel smiled, sensing the tension in the room, "I came by to tell you something but if this is a bad time I can come back later."
"The timing's fine." Sara sent a warning look at Danny then gave Gabriel a smile, "Let's take a walk and grab a bite."
Gabriel nodded and followed her out to the parking lot where she stopped walking and turned to face him, "What did you find?"
"You take the fun out of these things completely." Gabriel grinned as he shook his head at her, "I've been on my computer all morning, and I found a site that tells of Joan and her 'voices'. Well, there are some accounts that she also thought she was seeing demons and their shadows." He paused and rubbed the back of his neck as he glanced around, "It may be the same thing, or it may be something entirely different. We have no real way of knowing."
"I know but it's a start." Sara sighed and linked her arm through his as they began walking, "I really appreciate all you do."
"I know you do." he smiled at her then watched a car pass them by as he asked, "So are you up to some company for a bit tonight?"
"What do you mean by 'company'?" Sara grinned as she saw his face flush.
"Well, I thought that maybe we could watch a movie and I'd run my fingers through your hair as you fall asleep against my sholder." he answered with an embarrassed smile, "How's that for a deffinition."
"Unique." Sara laughed, lacing her fingers with his, "And it sounds perfect."
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Gabriel stood in the middle of his living with hands on hips as he tried to remember where he had left his cell phone.
'I'd loose my head if it weren't attached to my damn sholders!' he thought in exasperation as he once again checked his desk and couch, 'I've never been this distracted. It's Sara's fault...but oh, what a distraction.' he smiled as he lifted his phone from one of his various piles of paper.
The weather had turned cold and biiter. There had been a threat of snow all day yet none had fallen but there was ice everywhere due to the rain they had recieved the day before. Driving was horrible.
"Damn you." Gabriel cursed at a red car who had cut him off, "I'm already late!"
The radoi clock read 7:45 pm. Sara had asked him to get there around 7:00 pm.
Pulling out his cell Gabriel dialed Sara's number and was greeted by a worried voice.
"No. I'm fine. Just stuck in traffic and I swear this guy in front of me has a death wish or something." he said as the red car swerved towards on coming traffic.
Gabriel was listening to Sara as he coninued driving behind the dare devil in the red car.
"Hello?" Gabriel said when Sara fell silent all of a sudden, "I'm about two blocks from your loft. I'll be there soon.Are you ok?"
"Gabriel turn to your right." she sounded scared.
That wasn't a normal tone or emotion for Sara.
"What?" Gabriel asked as he drove closer to the curb, to the right.
"Gabriel-?"
Looking up Gabriel saw the red car spin and head directly towards him.
"Shit! Sara!" the phone fell as he felt the front of his car be crushed as he was hit and then spun side ways where the driver behind him slammed into his passenger side door. His car groaned in complaint and slid as yet another car slammed into the one on Gabriel's passenger side.
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Sara was already out of her buildering and running to where she knew Gabriel would be when the shadows just swamped the street. They were made from fear, she could feel it. Fear and pain.
"Please, Gabriel be alright." she said out loud as she continued running down the sidewalk in her jeans, t-shirt and sneakers.
Coat? Who has time for coats?!
Rounding the last corner she could see it. The four car pile up that the Blade had warned her about.
"Sara!" a voice called out as she nearly slipped on ice.
"Gabriel?!" Sara called back as she regained her ballence and rushed towards the dark haired young man who was standing next to his crushed car.
There was blood coming from both his nose and forehead but he smiled when she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Are you ok?" Sara pulled back and asked with wide eyes.
"Yeah. A bit bruised but alive...Thanks." he smiled at her before running one finger over the stone in her bracelet, "Thank you both."
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Once every thing was taken care of Gabriel dragged Sara back to her appartment and asked what she had seen.
"Does it matter?" she asked as she glanced at the clock.
11:00 pm.
"No. It's just that, if that car had hit me full on I would have been spun the other direction and squashed when those two cars hit me."
"There were no side roads. All I could tell you was to get over to the right." Sara shrugged and looked up at Gabriel as she helped him out of his coat. He was already begining to feel a lot of stiffness and pain.
"So what would have happened? What did you-?" Gabriel's question was cut short by Sara pushing her lips against his gently.
"Don't ask." she wispered, lips still against his.
Slowly and carefully he pulled her to him and wrapped his arms around her waist. As the kiss deepened Gabriel held his eyes shut and just enjoyed the kiss and the feel of Sara in his arms.
With his eyes closed, Gabriel never saw the one tear that rolled down Sara's cheek.
What if the vision had come too late? It nearly had.
What would she have done if yet another person she loved was taken from her?
The fear of loosing Gabriel had pushed her past her fears of the shadows and Sara had somehow felt what was 'in' the forms that seemed the stay close to their owners.
'Why? How had I known what emotion they had come from without really thinking about it?'
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A/N: I hope you liked it. ^_^
