Chapter 9: Brother

10:54am

Back of Van

It was as though the whole world had caved in. The back doors had given into the car bonnet, letting in burst into the back of the van. The metal now was groaning, as though moaning in agony. Calleigh lay underneath one of the doors from the back of the van, her eyes closed. Pain was stabbing at her shoulder and one of her legs. She moaned out loud, trying not to scream. She heard someone yelling outside, but she was too overcome with shock and pain to reply. It was as though a hand was plunging towards her, but she just couldn't reach it. This made her frustrated and scared and she felt tears pricking at the back of her eyelids. She felt something wet on her arm and guessed it was blood, for it was warm and it trickled ever so slowly down her arm, as though torturing her. She tried to lift her head up and open her eyes, but only sharp pain was there to greet her. She lay back on the floor of the van and at least opened her eyelids the smallest bit. Light was drifting into the van. The black car had been going at such a speed that it had taken one door of it's hinges and put it on top of her. She could hear two voices, yelling and arguing. With a sudden pang she heard one voice that was as familiar to her as air itself, a voice she heard almost everyday of her life. She let the tears slip down her cheeks, shuddering slightly as they felt so warm against her skin. She was getting colder as she was loosing blood in amounts. Even though she was still, her head felt lighter and she had the sensation of flying. Slowly she was passing out. Calleigh, however, had already devoted herself not to die like this. She tried to shake away the feeling, put her head back and tried to shout as loud as she could.

"HORATIO!"

10:58am

Outside near crash site

Horatio looked suddenly at the van, his heart beating with relief as he heard Calleigh's voice. But he switched his gaze back to Sammy and he held his gun firmly, his blue eyes taking aim at Sammy.

"Get down on the floor or else I'll shoot." Horatio growled his breathing rash and quick as he extended the gun further forwards. Sammy looked at the gun, but had no fear for it. As quick as a flash he drew out his own pistol and aimed it, not at Horatio, but at his car's petrol tank.

"You shoot me, Caine, she burns and dies." He roared. He grinned as he watched Horatio's own eyes flick to the car then back to him.

"Who's giving orders now, Horatio?" Sammy said. "Put your own gun down and get down on the ground."

Horatio felt his whole body go tense. He did as Sammy said however and dropped his gun to ground and knelt down beside it, his hands raised and a great wave of sickness sweeping through his mind. He clenched his teeth as Sammy walked towards him and he glared at his over shined shoes as they kicked away his gun. He froze as he felt the barrel of the gun press against his head.

"Not such fun being a CSI now, is it, Caine? Not such fun when you're faced with death." Sammy hissed in his ear. Horatio's eyes closed.

"Sammy, you're brother deserved what he got. He abused you, turned you into a killer. He killed kids in front of your own face and then hung them on the walls. I wasn't going to let him get away with it. He turned you that way, Sammy. He killed your own mother and father." Horatio said in a low voice. He felt the barrel push harder into his head.

"Shut it, Caine! You knew nothing about Jake; you killed him for pure pleasure!" Sammy bellowed.

"No I didn't, Sammy. He killed for pleasure. He killed children and adults alike, then made you do it or he threatened to kill you to. He was nothing but a coward that thought that he could push you around." Horatio replied. Now he felt the barrel shaking. He heard Sammy's sharp breathing. Then he heard a click.

"Sammy, don't do this." Horatio said in a tone that had no expression, only a warning. But Sammy didn't care; he was going to have his payback, here and now.

"Goodbye Caine." He said his voice cracked and shaky. His pressed the gun further into Horatio's brow. Another click and a sudden bang.

Now, I have to agree, this was one heck of an evil cliffie! Once again, I apologise for the lack of updation I have been doing. I just really am stuck for time. Well, I hope to get the next chapter up soon!

TheNextTitan