Author's Note:
I apologize for the shortness of this chapter. I've been going back and forth with how to handle this chapter and hopefully it turned out okay.
Thanks again for following and I hope you enjoy it.
Chapter 8 - Zizes
Puck sprinted down the hallway and down the stairs coming out to the street. He looked in both directions till he saw an overweight woman shoving a much smaller body into a cab.
"Stop! Police!"
The woman glanced up, a small flash of fear hitting her features. She rushed into the cab and closed the door. The taxi sped off and Puck cursed loudly. He ran as fast as he could but being barefoot he knows he won't catch up. He checks the license plate and when he looks up he can see the back of Rachel's head in the rearview Suddenly he felt a cramp in the side of his torso and slows up. He hasn't done much running since watching over Rachel so he's not surprised when his body gives out on him.
"Hey!" he shouts at a man talking on his cellphone, "Give me your phone, I'm a police officer."
"Let me see your badge," the man snaps.
Puck finally realized he ran out in just a pair of sweatpants, "Does it LOOK like I would have my badge? Someone just kidnapped my girlfriend! Now GIVE ME YOUR PHONE!"
The man no longer argued, seeing the vein popping out of Puck's forehead. He handed the phone over to Puck who quickly dialed the number to the station.
"This is Officer Noah Puckerman. I need you to get a hold of Yellow Cab, one of their cars was just involved in a kidnapping. New York plate N56-989, call Officer Hudson ASAP. The suspect is female, Caucasian and a fat bitch. "
Puck knew that wasn't very professional, but he knew the operator would be a bit more PC with the cab company. He threw the phone back to the man with quick thanks and ran back to his apartment.
He threw on a t-shirt and slipped on his sneakers. He grabbed his badge, gun, cellphone and keys and left his apartment.
Puck ran as fast as humanly possible the few blocks to the station.
When he made it inside the station he saw Quinn and Finn had somehow made it there before him talking to Will, "Did they find the fucking cab!" he shouted.
"Puck! What in the world?" shrieked Quinn, "How could you let this happen!"
"Not NOW Quinn!" he turned his attention back to Will, "It was Zizes. I saw her shoving Rachel into the cab."
We actually just got her last known address. Will handed him the paper, "Alright let's go."
The three men were about to head when another Officer shouted, "Puckerman, they got the address from the cabbie," the man was waving a piece of paper. When Will grabbed it, he smirked,
"You've gotta be fucking kidding me," he flashed the paper, "It's the same address."
(~*~*~*~)
When Rachel saw who was waiting in the cab she tried to turn around but Lauren was shoving her inside. She could hear Puck shouting and attempted to look back, but was not able to move.
"Jacob, what on EARTH do you think you are doing," she screamed, "Sir!" she goes to knock on the glass separating her and the driver but her hand is grabbed by Lauren,
"Don't even think about it, Berry. You need to stay calm or I will hurt you."
She said it low enough she was sure the driver didn't hear it. Rachel had a feeling glancing at the man's name he didn't know much English other than landmarks and street names.
Jacob seemed to be shaking, not saying a word. Rachel tried her best to ignore the obvious wet spot forming on his pant leg. Ewww…
She felt a suddenly prick on her leg and when she looked over, Lauren was pulling a syringe out of her leg, "Take a nap Berry. You'll need your energy for later."
She didn't have time to respond before her eyes were drooped closed and everything went black.
(~*~*~*~)
"According to the Chinese restaurant, Lauren paid the delivery guy $100 to 'take over.'" Said Will as they made their way to what they believed to be Lauren's address in Will's unmarked police car, "They assured me the guy was going to be fired immediately."
"I can't believe I fucked up!" shouted Puck, "and what the hell was she thinking not checking the damn peep hole," Puck's fists were in tight balls as he sat fidgeting in the passenger seat of Will's car, "I can't promise that I won't kill this guy."
"Take it easy Puck, let's just hope we find her before…"
Will didn't finish and Puck was thankful.
"This is it!" exclaimed Finn who was residing in the backseat.
The three men made their way out of the car and into the building. Puck and Finn headed up the stairs, while Will took the lone elevator to ensure no one got past them.
They met in the hallway of the 6th floor, guns at their sides. Will nodded at the door marked '6F' and the men closed in around it. Puck knocked three times, no answer…knocking harder four times, nothing. Time to get serious.
"OPEN THE DOOR, NYPD!"
He laid his ear to the door and he could hear shuffling and arguing on the other side.
"Damn it Israel! Did you have to go psycho for a chick with a cop for a boyfriend! I knew this wasn't going to work!"
"I CAN HEAR YOU IN THERE, OPEN UP THE FUCKING DOOR!"
The men heard something breaking on the other end and Puck couldn't take it anymore, "OPEN THE DOOR OR I OPEN IT FOR YOU!"
He gave it two seconds before he kicked the door open, his gun drawn. His stomach turned at the sight in front of him.
(~*~*~*~)
Rachel woke, not yet opening her eyes. There was knocking coming from somewhere, but all she could focus on was the sharp pain coming from her stomach.
"OPEN THE DOOR, NYPD"
It was Noah, she could hear him and soon this pain was going to go away. She tried to scream but soon realized her mouth was covered with tape.
"Damn it Israel! Did you have to go psycho for a chick with a cop for a boyfriend! I knew this wasn't going to work!"
"I CAN HEAR YOU IN THERE, OPEN UP THE FUCKING DOOR!"
Rachel felt a surge of pride. That's right you fat bitch, he's mine and he's going to kick your ass! She opened her eyes in time to see Lauren breaking a mirror, snagging a sharp piece and going for her face. Suddenly the door is kicked in, Rachel looks to see Puck followed closely by Finn and Will.
Lauren quickly landed the shard into her shoulder, causing her to scream through the tape over her mouth. When she saw Puck coming at her, Lauren quickly made a move to find an exit, but was blocked by Finn.
Puck was over her instantly, "Rachel, baby," he inspected the glass, not sure if he should remove it. There was a lot of blood coming from Rachel's limp body and he didn't want to risk her losing more, "Hang in there, I'm here baby. You're gonna be okay."
Rachel could vaguely acknowledge Puck. She heard him scream for an ambulance into his phone. Her eyes moved to the rest of the apartment.
Will quickly cuffed Jacob who seemed to be cowering on the floor, a puddle of piss around him. Finn was in a staring match with Lauren who seemed to be using some sort of wrestling pose, "This is his fault, he made me do it!"
"Ma'am, please just let me-"
Before Finn could finish, she jumped at him and a shot went off.
"You fucking shot me asshole!" shouted Lauren before she collapsed.
Once againI know this is a super short chapter and I'm not entirely happy with how it turned out. But I still hope it was enjoyed!
The next chapter will be filled with some more drama, but of the emotional kind.