Title: Point Blank
Authors: Ash (designing myself) and Gina (gatorgirl2009)
Pairing: Callie and Arizona
Rating: R
Summary: Callie is involved in a dangerous situation where she fights to get out. Arizona is completely helpless but will do everything to save her. Will their love pull them through?
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters in this fiction, nor do I have any rights in regards to them. All characters belong to ABC and Shonda Rhimes
A/N: This chapter is from Arizona's POV. Thanks to everyone who reviewed :D You guys rock!!!
I always loved it when Calliope drove my car while I enjoyed her company in the passenger's seat. She would always tease me about all the "unnecessary" things it was equipped with. "I mean Ari seriously, who needs all this Bluetooth wireless connectivity and navigational system junk in your car" she teased.
I love her voice. I especially love the small things she does. I love how she kisses the back of my hand while we are waiting in line to watch a movie. I love how she lets me have the first sip of her drink before trying it herself. I love how she slowly wipes of the crumbs of food or tomato sauce of my face when I am gracelessly eating pizza in front of her. I love how she secures me in her embrace in between sleep and consciousness every night keeping the tiny coffins out of my dreams.
I would mischievously disturb her as she was concentrating on her driving on the highway. I'd unfasten my seatbelt and move slowly towards her. "I don't need it when I have you…" I would softly whisper in her ear and she'd blush so sweetly. I don't listen to the radio as much as I used to either. I let her musical voice, humming, and singing fill the car and permeate my heart with joy.
Now, I am driving entirely alone......scared, apprehensive and alone.
Physically I am in the car driving looking for Callie but mentally I am completely lost in the thoughts of her.
I don't know how I ended up driving around Westlake Avenue. I was supposed to turn left on 5th Avenue but to my surprise I was going in circles not only in thoughts but in directions as well. I was so absorbed in my thoughts that I felt like another person was driving my car around Seattle. I just kept driving and thinking about the text, the situation which made her send it and where in hell could she be. I know Callie would be extremely disappointed if I told her that I had just lit my 3rd cigarette. I just needed something to help me relax and think clearly about what is going on and what is about to happen.
I wanted to organize my thoughts despite them being a jumbled mess in my head right now. I decided to multitask. While driving, I would call people whom Callie was associated with. I would also be on the lookout just in case I'd spot her car around the areas close to her apartment. This is the sanest thing my scared mind could come up with for now.
"Hi Lexie this is Arizona" I uttered on my cell phone. This is the 8th person I am calling with the hopes of some sort of resolution.
"Hey!" She replied as her usual perky self.
"Hi I was just wondering if you have seen Callie…?"
"No, I haven't seen her today. I was assigned in the pit…"
"Are you sure? How about Mark…? Can you please ask him…"
"Is everything okay? Did you guys break up!!" She outrageously asked.
"No we did not break up Lexie… Please ask Mark" I resisted the urge to roll my eyes.
According to my navigational system there are three convenient stores closest to Callie's apartment complex. Greenwood Quick mart on Kings Street happened to be nearby to where I was driving. It was a 10 minute drive from Westlake Avenue and if I took a left from where I was currently driving I could reach it in 5 minutes.
"Arizona, Mark said the last time they spoke was earlier this morning in the hospital about chocolate and how to make it interesting… in..um...."
"I got it Lexie.. thanks… spare me the details… Please call me immediately if you see her or talk to her.." I ended the call in disappointment.
I needed a 4th cigarette, if I didn't get it now, I would probably end up screaming or crying in frustration which would do nothing to aid in my search of Callie.
I walked around Quick mart's parking but I didn't see Callie's car. However, I browsed through the store just to confirm her presence or absence. I double checked the freezer section and then the coffee station. I stopped by the cashier and pulled out my cell phone to browse through the pictures. I tried selecting a picture that was less intimate. I quickly skipped the picture of me kissing Callie while she was asleep and especially the pictures we took in the swimming pool last night. I found a cute picture of her while she was eating Ice cream at Gelatiamo last week.
"Hi excuse me…" I politely interrupted the young cashier who was busy writing something on the counter.
"Have you seen her? I mean, did she stop by earlier today?" I flashed the picture in front of him
"I don't think so" He shook his head from side to side
"Are you sure?" I verified
"I am.. I don't think I have seen her before…" He affirmed.
My gut feeling was telling me something was up but my mind was telling me everything was okay. My mind and heart were having a battle royale. After a long time of searching for her I felt helpless and I didn't know where else to go. I just stood in the parking lot alone pondering by my car. I had got the same reaction in the 2nd convenience store I had visited. I was slowly running out of options. I felt like I had tried every idea possible in my head but it was the text that was bothering me the most as it kept on reminding me that Callie could be in trouble.
I felt a small sliver of comfort when I saw Owen's car turn into the parking lot. I knew out of all my friends maybe I could count on him the most. I felt comfortable with him, whether it was double dating with him and Cristina or watching a flick together with him and Calliope. I just wish he can help me with this entire ordeal.
"I hope this is..."
"It's not" He confirmed immediately. "I have dealt with situations like this when I was in Iraq. I knew it's a bit intense saying this but there were times when our men would just disappear in the middle of the night and it was our job to make sure they were okay out of and in the field."
"It just feels…"
"Unreal?"
"A bit.. you know.. where is Cristina?"
"She still has a shift..she's gonna be out in like 3 hrs" He smirked.
"Let me guess..the promised surgery?" I teasingly asked.
"We have perks you know" He grinned.
I pulled out my phone to show him what I was explaining to him earlier in the hospital before I went Calliope hunting out in the streets of Seattle.
"Okay, this was texted at 7:45 PM… which was about roughly 2 hours ago…" He whispered while double checking the message.
"I know and out of all the things she could have texted she texted this.. I mean she had the opportunity to text anything else but this…"
"So, this code ..this can mean a different number of things… has she ever texted this code to you on your cell phone?"
"Never. Always paged"
"Okay, that means she isn't in the hospital. If she was just roaming around or with a patient she would've called you or texted something else besides this. If she wanted to send you this message she would've paged you as in surgery, we can't bring phones anyway…all this means she's outside… somewhere…"
"The last time I talked to her she was at the convenience store.." I added.
"Did she tell you which one? Did she mention anything significant about her location, the people there or anything?"
"No…nothing.."
"Okay, so this is the second convenience store you checked right?"
I nodded
"Nothing?"
"Nope.." I looked away.
"How many more to go?"
"One more.."
"Okay, let's check that one out together…"
"What if she isn't there Owen?" I was starting to get upset but I tried keeping myself together.
"And then… Arizona…we have to contact the authorities and .." he came closer and slowly looked into my eyes with care and sincerity.
"And report her as a missing person…" He carefully added.
It took my breath away. The feeling of hopelessness and darkness that rushed through me made my knees weak and my heart pound irregularly. I didn't want those feelings seep into my mind and make me realize that all this is actually real. I tried to keep making myself believe that this is not as serious as his tone sounded.
Something instantly broke the intensity of the moment.
I pulled away and removed my cell phone from my jacket.
"Who is it Arizona?"
I knew this ringtone. I knew it because it was specially selected by her when we were in bed last week. She had playfully changed the settings on my phone while I was sleeping.
"It's Ca- Calliope…"
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