She was surprised that Bosco actually left them alone, and even got them a table, which shocked her to say the least. She learned more about Hayden, and by the end of the night she felt like she'd known him for her whole life.

Ashley made sure she and Bosco were the last ones in Anti-Crime before instructions were given out, dreading what would happen if she were early. Cruz was almost done giving instructions, making Ashley think she was in the clear but that soon ending when she heard Cruz's final instruction.

"Bosco your with Timmins and Ryans your with me" she knew exactly why and couldn't help but wonder what her punishment would be for last night. Maybe Sarge would thank her for getting her and Bosco back together but she figured Cruz wasn't the one to say thank you very often.

Everyone filed out leaving the two ladies alone, Cruz bending over her desk writing something. She got extremely nervous, when Cruz would look up every few seconds. She didn't like the feeling when she wasn't the one administrating the nervousness. Cruz still didn't say anything when they started down the stairs towards the door. Ashley walking rather slowly, hoping that it put off the confrontation they were going to have. She couldn't stand it any longer.

"Would you just tell me what you're going to do with me?" by then Cruz had reached the bottom of the stairs. She stopped and turned around looking at Ashley and smiled, then her face changed to something Ashley couldn't place but she knew it wasn't good. Cruz started back up the stairs, Ashley wanted to run but that wouldn't look good, and would only aggravate the situation even more. Ashley started backing up, back up the stairs, she over estimated and the stairs ran out and she went flying backwards to her butt.

Pain instantly shot through her butt, but her pride was hurt even more when she noticed when others saw what had happened. Cruz was standing in front of her, hiding her smile as she extended her hand out to Ashley. She took and quickly got up.

"You ok?"

"I'm fine but pride suffered a little"

"I wouldn't worry about it" they walked down the stairs together, Ashley still reluctant to go with her, Cruz stopped, Ashley did too. Cruz turned to her and hugged her. For a second when Ashley saw Cruz coming towards her that she was actually going to hit her, but soon learned other wise.

The usual chaotic precinct went quiet when they saw the scene before them. Cruz stepped back and out the door. Ashley at a loss for words walked out the door, hearing the chaotic noise start back up again.

"Does this mean we're cool now?" she back out of the parking space and soon they were off, the street names becoming a blur to them as they wove deeper into the city.

"Ya" the soft humming of the cars engine the only noise between them.

"Where we going?"

"You ever hear of Ricky's Bistro?" she had, eaten there once or twice

"Ya, they got a good steak there"

"We're going to the park right beside it" Gorilla's, the deadliest gang hung out there in the day time, moving a couple blocks down in the night. She kept quiet, that place was a cop's worst place to go, not many survived there, so they kept away. She didn't want to admit but they were at greater risk because they were female. Bosco would get a kick out of that her admitting that sometimes a man was actually stronger. Bosco would seriously kill her if she let anything happen to Cruz, she wasn't ready to die yet.

"What for?" she tried to keep the fear from rising in her voice.

"Just because" that wasn't going to cut it.

She pulled off the road into a parking space and put the car in park.

"You tell me why or I wont take you"

"Don't make me order you to take me" she didn't have to tell her why she was going

"Go ahead, I wont listen"

"Then I'll have to transfer you back and write you up" the two looked at each other both meaning what they had just said

"You do what you have to do, I'll do what I have to" neither backing down. Cruz looked away first

"They're making little kids doing there bidding, selling drugs, cooking, so they wont get caught" smart people, she couldn't help but feel sorry for the kids, just trying to help their mom's out, who more than likely had five kids and making minimum wage.

She put the car into drive and pulled out into the street again

"Was that really so hard?" knowing that she won the battle but had a hard time believing that she would actually win the war. Not with Cruz as her opponent. It would be one hell of a war though.

She pulled up in front of the park, counting how many there were 12, 13, 14, 15. Fifteen against two, both sides had guns, her side had back up and would come momentarily if needed, but the other side had more powerful guns, that could take out, five guys to their one. She didn't like this, not one bit.

"You got a plan?" even if she didn't like it, she wanted to go in with a plan, that would give them an advantage, not a very good one but it was something.

"You stay at the car, while I go chat" was she born yesterday? Did Cruz really see her that way?

"What do you think I am? Someone who was born yesterday? Obviously cause you just flew off your rocker"

"One person doesn't raise a threat"

"Marcel Hollis ring a bell? With one phone call, he destroyed your precinct, and you one person 'blew' yourself up to take him down. One person can do a hell of a lot of damage"

"I'm ordering you to stay here"

"And if I don't?"

"You will, if you know what's good for you"

Ashley's cell phone cut through the tension, she answered without looking at the caller ID, something she usually never did but she had other things on her mind

"What"

"Ash is-" she noticed Cruz getting out of the car. Dammit!

"Cruz NO- Bosco I gotta go" she flipped it shut and raced out of the car. Cruz was halfway to them by the time she got to the fence, if she walked up to her now, they'd be on their guard, fingers itching to pull the trigger, may be even would by accident. She stood waiting at the front a thousand thoughts running through her mind.

How did Bosco know to call right at the very moment that Cruz and her were arguing? Cruz! That conniving little bitch! She called Bosco, when? Obviously when they were arguing, uuggggghhhh! And her not answering prompted him to call her cell, looking for her. She wanted to kill her! She wanted to shoot herself too, for falling for that. Something a kid could have pulled off. That woman had a mind of her own, a smart mind too. If it were her, she just would have punched Bosco until he agreed, but he would behind her all the way. She would see to it that her and Cruz would never be partnered again. She now knew what that woman was made of and wouldn't make that same mistake again.

Her cell rang again, she glanced at Cruz, she was talking to what she guessed was the leader, at least she's not getting shot, but she had a feeling it wouldn't be long before something went wrong, her phone kept ringing.

"What the hell do you want?" knowing that it would be Bosco, looking for Cruz

"Is she ok?"

"I'm looking right at her, why?"

"She called me but there was nothing on her end" She was right, names run through her head of what she wanted to call her but wouldn't because he would yell at her. It was unprofessional.

"Must have been a glitz" if she told him the truth he would be here in five minutes flat, no matter where he was

"What are you not telling me?" he didn't sound convinced

"Nothing, she's out getting something to drink"

"Where?"

"Oh no, I'm not telling you were, we both have work to do" she looked again at Cruz still talking, about what she didn't know.

"Please?"

"No" she shifted so her phone was on her shoulder leaving her hands free. If need be she could reach both her radio and gun at a moments notice. He continued to drone one why he wanted to see her. Her gaze kept dropping to the ground, away from Cruz, which she didn't notice. She heard the gunshot her head snapping up then saw Cruz going down, the crowd disappearing in every way possible. Her phone forgotten, dropped down to the ground as she took off running yelling into her radio

"10-13, 10-13 OFFICER DOWN, SHOTS FIRED!"

Cruz was on her side, her arms clutching her stomach, coughing, her breath coming out in short gasps.

"Cruz, cruz can you hear me?" she searched for the entry wound and found it on her chest. She applied pressure, to the wound, wondering where the damn cops were, where the medics were. She didn't know how long Cruz had, or how long she had they were in enemy territory it wouldn't be long before others came back to see if they finished what they started. She heard sirens in the background

She didn't see people coming behind her, or the baseball bat that connected with the back of her head.

All she saw was darkness.

She didn't even hear Bosco screaming through her forgotten phone lying only feet away from her.

A/N: I had to add some kind of violence in here, just for fun. It's also a little shorter than usual too. Not by much though.