Title: Jumping

Author: Tu

Rating: PG 13/R (language)

Disclaimer: See Chapter 1

Author's Notes: Reviews welcome.

Ray cursed as he looked around the corner. A pair of hitmen were entering the restaurant. Waving to Fraser to come along, he grabbed Alex but the arm and shoved her into the back seat. Firing up the car, he tore away, just as the men came out shooting.

"God Damn It!!" he yelled as the back window shattered and covered the back seat in glass. Ray grabbed the radio and handed it to Fraser. He looked in the rearview mirror at the girl in the backseat. "You are in so much trouble."

"Bite Me!" Alex said, glaring at him.

Alex ignored the two men in front of her. Wiggling in the seat she pulled her arms down and, pulled her handcuffed hands in front of her. Leaning over to the wolf, Alex whispered in his ear. "You would happen to have the key, would you?" He repelled with a whine and a lick to her face.

"Thought not." Alex said leaning down to look on the floorboards for a paperclip, or bobby pin. Alex spotted a paperclip and began to pick the lock of the cuffs. She listened as the Mountie and the cop argued about what to do with her. Alex leaned forward and dropped the cuff on the seat before then.

"Here, you can have these back. I have my own, thank you very much." Alex said sitting back and putting on her seat belt. "Illinois does have seatbelt law, ya know."

"Shut up." The cop said glaring at her in the rearview mirror.

"Or what, you'll arrest me? Newsflash, flatfoot, I haven't done anything wrong. Although, I could file a complaint of police brutality and endangerment of a minor." Alex said brushing glass off her cloths and the seat. The wolf shoved his head in her hand and she brushed him off.

"I'll endanger you."

"Ray!" Fraser said turning sideways in his seat to see her, "excuse my rudeness, Miss Salo."

"Alex, my name is Alex." She said.

" Of course, Alex. My name is Corporal Benton Fraser of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the is Ray Kowalski of the Chicago Police, and you've met Diefenbaker."

"Diefenbaker, as in former Prime Minister of Canada Diefenbaker?" Alex asked petting Dief.

"Yes, most people are un aware of where his name is from." Fraser said.

"Yeah, well most people have never opened a book. So, what now Mountie?" Alex asked staring out the window.

"Now we go back to the 27th, and you tell us why the Killington's put a hit out on you. Ray said.

"That is a long story." Alex said leaning her head back and staring out the window.

Fraser sat at Ray's desk, typing away. He had already written the report for the shooting at the restaurant. Now he was attempting to find out more about Alexandria Salo. What little that had been listed in her file, was a best spotty and sloppy work. It was as if, she had just appeared out of nowhere one day. She had now previous placements, no birth certificate, no social security number, and not even school records. Except for her arrest report and placement after, it was if she didn't exist. Fraser wondered just how deeply in trouble Alex was.

He grimaced as, yet another burst of yelling came from Lt. Welsh's office. For the last two hours, the Ray's, Lt. Welsh, ADA Kowalski, a child services caseworker, and numerous government officials had been fighting over what to do with Alex. A whine caught his attention. Dief lay under Ray's desk, mopping. Detective Reed had kicked him out of the Hole an hour ago. Reed had said something about gangsters shouldn't get special treatment, kid or not. Dief, had of course, not taken it well.

"I know that you would like to be in there with her." Fraser said looking down a the wolf, "she must be special, for you to have taken to her so quickly."

Dief whined and shoved his head under Fraser's arm. As he scratched, Dief's head, Fraser thought about the fiasco of bringing Alex in. The moment they had walked into precinct, it was as if someone had won the lottery. Officers had poured in from every floor. Alex had not taken the sudden appearance of the many officers well. Smith had grabbed her arm, to try to lead her upstairs. All anyone saw was a jumble of arms. Then Smith was lying on the floor, blood pouring out of his nose. Alex had been arrested immediately. Dief had not taken the treatment of his new friend lightly. A few officer's now had scratches and cuts to show for their involvement. Only, the arrival of Lt. Welsh stopped the ruckus going on in the hall. Alex was taken to the hole immediately. Stella had already been in Welsh's office. Not moments after closing the door, yelling could be heard from within. Fraser had ventured inside at the start of the fight.

"What exactly were the two of you doing at Zee's Place?" Welsh bellowed at them.

"Looking for Alex." Ray said.

"Really, you just happened to look in an known organized crime hang out, for someone who more than likely had a it on them? "Welsh said leaning back in his chair.

"Sir, I would just like to say I had now idea this was happening." Vecchio said.

"Vecchio, shut up. Kowalski, what the hell were you think? Or, weren't you thinking. Do you know what would have happened if IA or an undercover sting were going on, and the two of you and the wolf walked in? My ass would be in a sling. As it is, I'm going to have people yelling at me saying this kid is under their jurisdiction. Not to mention, Organized Crime is going to be all over my ass about you being at Zee's." welsh said glaring at them.

"Lt. It was just luck that we stopped at Zee's and Alex was there." Ray said.

"Luck. You think it was luck." Stella said slamming a file down on Welsh's desk, "I asked for new evidence or a witness. Not a full out war between departments, Stanley."

"Look, we found the kid, Stella." Ray said squaring of with her, " Now all we have to do is get her talking and we get to keep her."

"Oh, yeah, that's going to be so simple. Why didn't I think of that." Vecchio said glaring at his partner.

Ray ignored him, and leaned over Welsh's desk. "Sir, let Fraser and me have a crack at her. I know we can get her talking."

Welsh's phone rang. He quickly spoke to the person on the other end of the line. "Yes, Sir, we have her in custody. No, sir, Smith is fine. No ones talked to her yet, Sir. Understood, Sir." Welsh hung up the phone and leaned forward, bracing him self on his forearms.

"That, he said nodding to the phone, "was the Chief Of Police. It seems that the FBI, IA, CIA, Interpol, and numerous other government organizations have learned of our acquiring Alexandria Salo. They all are screaming for the first crack at her. And to make matters better, Social Services is demanding that we do nothing tell they get here."

" Lt., by the time they get here the place will be crawling with people." Ray said.

"Thank you, Detective Kowalski for stating the obvious." Welsh said.

Fraser was pulled away from his thoughts by the computer beeping. It seemed that he had found something. Fraser stared at the screen in disbelief. This was going to complicate matters. Thought it did give the Chicago Police an edge over everyone else, if it was true. Fraser quickly hit print. Taking the piece of paper, that was about to change everything, Fraser looked down at his four-legged friend. "If I were you, I'd find someplace to hide."

Dief looked up at him for a moment, then took off for the Hole. Fraser stood up and walked to Welsh's door. Taking a moment to compose him self he walked in. The noise was almost deafening.

"What is it, Corporal Fraser?" Welsh ask.

"Lt, it seems that I have found out some new information about Alexandria Salo, that will end this argument. Unfortunately, it will start a new argument." Fraser said rubbing his eyebrow. Fraser handed Welsh the paper. Welsh read it over.

"Son of a bitch." He said staring up at Fraser. "Are you sure this is right."

Fraser rubbed his eyebrow. "As far as the United States Government and the State Of Illinois records say. The only way to prove it is to have blood and DNA test done."