Title: Dance of the Reaper
Song: Threesome by Fenix Tx
Rating: Teen
Summary: Everything revolves around life and death. It is just a matter of which dance you're doing and who your partner is when you die.
Archive: Yes
Disclaimer: All of it is mine, but the characters and the song…Which leaves the plot…Damn.
AU: Not this time…J
Note: This is the end. The finale. No more. Unless you all bombard me with emails. I plan to finally wrap it all up now. Finally. Time to finish everything. After this I'm finishing Out in the Rain and everything else. It kind of sucks, but you guys can deal with it. For my other stories I'm looking for a Beta so if anyone wants to volunteer with grammar and character personality then please to. I will be forever grateful.
Chapter Three: Reality
Bobby
She wasn't answering her phone. Bobby didn't know what to think. She had caller id, and she should have her cell near her. It was too late for a shower, and she shouldn't be asleep yet…His fingers ran through his hair and gave to settle on the back of his neck. His fingers gently worked out the kinks in his neck as he paced the lobby of his apartment. The only reason she wouldn't answer was if…
…Alex was in trouble. Bobby's car was flying towards her apartment before he could decide what to do, or how she was in trouble. He sat outside her apartment wondering what the Hell he was doing. Bobby let his fingers dance across the steering wheel as he sat there with his eyes on her door. Why wasn't she answering her phone?
Bobby's heart froze as his mind finally settled on what was happening. She was busy. His hands stilled on the wheel as the picture of Alex in the arms of another man settled in his mind. Bobby glanced up at her window, and was met with open curtains and no light. Either she wasn't with another man, or her new boyfriend was an exhibitionist. Bobby smiled. Alex would sooner let other people watch her make love to a man than stabbing her eye out with a dull, splintery wooden spoon. He smiled wider. He would never let anything happen to her gorgeous eyes. Alex's eyes not staring into the eyes of another man. That made Bobby feel better. She had to be alone, but why wasn't she answering…
He slowly got out of the car and made his way across the street. Glancing down the sidewalk his eyes fell on a couple. The man was carrying her to the car in a blanket with gentle arms and she was asleep. Bobby wondered why move her at the apartment, but it wasn't his business; they looked happy. Bobby's well-tuned ears caught what the woman said as her lover laid her in the car.
"Wha-? What are you doing?" Bobby's ear cut off the rest. That was Alex. Alex asking a man what he was doing. His eyes scanned him. He was hastily loading her into the car, and she was flailing.
"Help!" The cry was barely audible, but it was all Bobby needed. His feet closed the distance between them. He saw red. His left fist connected with His jaw causing Him to stumble and drop Alex. She fell to the ground, but Bobby couldn't see her anymore. It was Him. Bobby needed to hurt Him. And so he did. Second after second Bobby's fist and feet pummeled and kicked His body as he curled into the fetal position on the sidewalk. What was this man doing to Alex? Where was He taking her? What had He already done to her? That thought incited Bobby's anger further, and he took off into another fit of punches. As his breathing quickened, and his arms slowed Bobby felt a slow wave of pain shoot through his arms. His arms fell to his sides. He was still.
Somewhere in the back of Bobby's mind he registered Alex's slow breathing and stumbling footsteps behind him. Spinning, his eyes caught Alex's unsteady steps. She had managed to pull herself up to her feet, but her right leg was at an odd angle to the ground and wasn't supporting her. He had one arm around her waist, and Bobby was cradling her against his chest before she could fall. She reached up to touch his face. Her fingers grazed his cheek as her eyes found his. Alex's eyes were half closed, but he could see the drugged, glazed look in them reflecting in the light of a street lamp. He stroked the back of her neck with one finger.
"Oh God, Alex, what did he do to you?" She smiled up at. Her smile was crooked. He breathed in, and held his breath. Chloroform. No wonder she was loopy. He smiled down at her. "You're alright, aren't you?"
"Bo-bee…You saved me." She managed to slide one hand under his shirt and curl into a small ball. "I'skay," was her last muffled response before he heard her breathing slow down to sleeping speed. Bobby leaned down so that he could use a knee to support Alex's back and grab his phone with one hand. Glancing back to the ground he made sure that He was still there. Good. Bobby's finger's closed around the phone as he dialed 911. "
"Yes, this is Detective Goren with the Major Case. I need a bus…"
Alex
Alex had never been a friend of lights when just waking up. They were always too bright. Then again, they were lights and that was their purpose in life-to be bright. She still didn't like them. Someone had told her once that people with lighter eyes were more susceptible to brightness, but she had honey eyes. Not all that light. Alex had a new found pity for light-eyed people. She groaned and closed her eyes. No more light…
…"Alex? Alex, I need you to open your eyes for me." Alex's fingers curled into fist as she squeezed her eyes shut. "Ale-ex. Open. Your. Eyes." She felt one hand touch her cheek and she nuzzled against it. She barely opened her eyes before closing them again.
"Too bright." Her throat felt raw and stretched. She licked her lips and cut off Bobby when she heard him take a breath to speak. "Wanna keep them closed. Too much light." Alex turned to her side where she felt his arm and scooted over till she was pressed against his side. "Wanna sleep." She felt one hand gently run through her hair, and Bobby place a kiss on her forehead. He whispered his response in her ear.
"Alex, the doctor's want to make sure you are okay, and then you can go back to sleep. S'kay?"
She shook her head against his side and let out a muffled refute. "Will they turn the lights off?" She could hear him chuckle.
"I can ask them."
She was awoken again by a gentle shake of the shoulder. Hauling herself up she opened her eyes. Someone had dimmed the lights. She smiled and found Bobby on her left side. Mouthing a "thank you" she turned her attention towards the man brandishing a flashlight at her.
"Ms., My name is Doctor Edwards, and I'm going to have to ask you a few questions." Alex nodded and sighed. "Could you tell me your name?"
"Detective Alexandra Eames." She could hear Bobby covering up his laughter, and realized she probably should have lessened the sarcasm. The doctor smiled.
"I know this probably seems silly Detective Eames, but I need to make sure that the bump on your head hasn't damaged your mind." Alex narrowed her eyes at him.
"I was drugged, not tossed around." Alex glanced around at Bobby. "Bobby?"
Doctor Edwards cleared his throat and looked Alex in the eyes. "Detective, you fell and hit your head on the ground during the struggle. Do you remember that?"
Alex kept her eyes on Bobby and shook her head. Her fingers began to play with the fringe from a cut corner of her blanket. Someone had torn off a piece of the blanket causing the edges to flay outward, and Alex was thankful for that now as she twirled a few strings around her finger as she tried to remember that night. His face…Alex closed her eyes as she pictured it. Her mind went through the details counting off all that looked like him. Dark, he was…Talbot. He was Talbot from their fifth case. She shuddered as it came back to her. When Bobby's hand came to rest on her arm she flinched away and instantly regretted that move when she saw the look that entered Bobby's eyes. She smiled at him. "What is it Bobby?" The look that had earlier encroached upon his eyes faded slightly.
"Dr. Edwards needs to talk to you." In her moment of thinking Alex had blocked them out. That would make them think she was fine.
"Detective Eames, I need you to follow this light with your eyes…"
For the next twenty minutes Alex was compelled to do the doctor's bidding as he decided whether or not she was still able to function. Her mood slowly got worse. In those minutes her mind wandered away from the man she recognized as her attacker because she was trying to force herself to remember what had happened. Only when the doctor asked her what she recalled did she turn to Bobby, ecstatic.
"Bobby, I know who it was. It was Talbot the man from our fifth case. You remember him? He was the one that had the five girlfriends. It was…" Alex allowed herself to fall off as she watched Bobby's smile widen.
"Alex, "she nodded at him and leaned towards him. "We caught him. He's still unconscious, but the case should be shut and close." Alex's head leaned towards one side-One of the many 'Goren Quirks' that had been contagious.
"Detectives." They both turned towards Edwards, and Alex bit her bottom lip. "I am overjoyed that you have discovered who it was and that he is in custody, but my concern still lies with Detective Eames-"
"Doctor Edwards, I assure you that I am fine. If you want I'll even stay here overnight for you. Alright?" Alex saw Bobby glance at her strangely from the corner of her eye. Alex sighed inwardly. No, she hated the idea of staying here overnight for observation, but if it were to appease the doctor so he would leave and she could talk to Bobby she would gladly stay several nights. However, Bobby would owe her a number of home cooked meals after the second night…
"...As the bump on your head I must insist that you stay overnight for observation. It could cause a number of things that we haven't caught yet. Bleeding in the skull cavity, memory loss that might show up later-"
"Doctor, as fascinating as that is, I would like something to eat, and I would like to discuss what happened with my partner. So, insist away that I stay here. Seeing as I already agreed to it I'm not quite sure why you are still here?" She could feel Bobby eyeing the side of her head. Right now, she didn't care. She was hungry, she had a headache and she wanted to know what the Hell was going on.
"Then detective, "DoctorEdwards pushed her sheet back into the folder and shoved it onto the hook at the edge of the bed, "I hope that you enjoy your stay here." He swept from the room leaving Bobby and Alex.
Alex turned her attention to Bobby. She bit her lip harder. His head was down and his shoulder's shaking. She reached out and touched his arm. Bobby's head jerked up in response. In his eyes she could see the barely contained laughter, and she stopped trying to hold it in. She laughed. It took them minutes to regain their bearings when the laughter stopped. Alex had curled up on her side and Bobby was leaning over her balancing on the side of the bed. He touched her cheek to get her to look up.
"Don't Bobby. I just wanted him to leave. If he had just left originally I wouldn't have had to-" She glared at Bobby. "Don't give me that look."
Bobby feigned innocence. "I'm not quit sure what look you mean, Alex. Could you elaborate on this said look? What kind of look was ittouff!" Bobby was silenced when Alex collided with his chest. Her arms slid around his neck, and he caught her against his chest. She buried her face in his neck. Bobby turned his face down into her hair. Her voice barely reached his ears.
"That naive innocent look that I love and can never resist." Bobby tightened his grip on her.
"I thought he was hurting you-that he had. I didn't know what-" Alex tugged at his shirt and he kissed her cheek. "I couldn't stop myself Alex."
"Bobby, it's okay." She reached up and held his face in her hands. "You saved me." She leaned in and kissed his forehead. "Thank you." Bobby sighed in her ear and whispered, "You're my partner and best friend. I'd to anything for you." Alex slid her arms back around his neck.
"Bobby, how-how did he escape and why didn't anything tell us?" She felt Bobby's muscles tighten and tense. He exhaled.
"That's just the thing Alex, no one knows. He was asleep in his cell and then he was gone. The bars were intact, his cellmate still there, and the doors locked." Alex's brow furrowed.
"Then someone-"
"No." Bobby's fingers flexed around her waist. "The cameras didn't catch anyone going in or out of the area." Alex sucked in breath.
"Bobby, people can't become invisible."
Him
I knew he would stop me. The first hit and I knew I was down, but I would come again. I was destined to have her, to hold her, to feel her skin under my hands when I strangled her. She couldn't hide forever. They'll never know how I did it. I'm the only one that can do it. Goren, his arrogance out weights the beauty of it. The lines between your memories, your delusions and your reality blur at the edges, and I can walk between them. I hold that power. I will be back, and my delusions will become their reality.
END
Now, that was fun, wasn't it? I would like reviews. I think I might have lied about not continuing on. If you want I shall do it. Oh, and I can't review from my computer so one day I'll just email you all.
