I'm back with this fic! I deeply apologize for not updating! I had most of this written but got so busy and just not got around to working on it again. Hopefully I can work on it more in the future, as well as other Psych fics. :)
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Juliet was helping Shawn pack up a few hours later. Juliet had left to use the restroom. Shawn had been thinking about Gus the whole time; places he could be, reasons why he would be taken, possible enemies (they had a lot). Nothing made sense.
Shawn's phone rang and he checked the caller ID. It was Gus. But the police had his phone. His theory about that phone being planted had to be right.
He answered the phone, "Gus? You there, buddy? You okay?"
"I'm afraid I'm not your 'buddy'." A man said in a deep voice.
"What? Who is this? Gus?" he was confused. Who was this strange man?
Juliet walked in and saw Shawn on the phone, confusion in his eyes.
"Shawn, who is it?" Juliet asked as she walked closer.
Shawn shrugged and put the phone on speaker so that Juliet could hear.
"You see Mr. Spencer-" The man with the deep voice continued, but was cut off.
"How do you know my name? Who is this? Why do you have Gus' phone?" Shawn blurted out the questions, interrupting Mr. Deep Voice.
"Will you just shut up so I can continue!" Mr. Deep Voice said angrily.
Shawn didn't respond. He looked over at Juliet and saw a hint of fear there.
"I have your friend." Mr. Deep Voice said. "If you want to see him again, you better listen closely. In one, I repeat, one month, you will come to the place I will specify at a later time."
"One month!?" Shawn yelled at Mr. Deep Voice. "I can't wait that long! I have to see Gus!"
"Okay, I'll make a deal with you. 2 weeks," he said. "It would help me even more."
"What are you talking about?" Shawn asked, confused.
"Nothing." Mr. Deep Voice said quickly.
There was silence. Juliet gave Shawn a sad look when he glanced her way.
"Shawn?" A familiar voice asked.
"Gus?" Shawn said, excited and relieved his best friend was alive. "Are you okay? What's going on?"
"I'm fine, Shawn. But I need you to listen to me. I can only say a few words."
"I'm listening," Shawn told him. A clue. Gus was smart, he could find a discreet way to tell Shawn where he was.
"Piece the puzzle together. For this is a clue. Run for the theater. I will protect you."
Shawn frowned; that didn't make any sense at all.
"Two weeks, Mr. Spencer." Mr. Deep Voice said before ending the call.
"Shawn," Juliet said, putting a hand on his shoulder.
"I have no idea what that meant, Jules," Shawn said.
"You'll figure it out, you always do." she smiled reassuringly. "In the meantime, I'm going to see if I can get that call traced."
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"Why are you doing this?" Gus asked the man standing in front of him. "What do you want from me?" He was furious. The man had kept Gus tied to a chair for so long he couldn't keep track anymore. His body ached everywhere.
"Gus, my friend-"
"I'm not. Your friend." Gus said through gritted teeth.
The man was surprised but didn't let Gus' words affect him. "The reason for all of this is because of you and that other idiot."
"Shawn's not an idiot." Gus spat. "What did we- I mean, Shawn, do?"
"You put my very, very, very close friend behind bars." The man answered simply.
"So this is all about revenge? She was a criminal. What do you expect?"
"Yes, she was a criminal. It doesn't change the fact that she was my closest friend." The man said. "You don't know what it's like to live without a friend. She was very close to me."
The man's words sparked memories of his and Shawn's friendship. Sure, Shawn could be pretty crazy sometimes. He'd tricked him into doing things he never thought he would. The past few years especially. They still managed to stay best friends. But this man, the one didn't think he mattered back then, was now doing things Gus didn't even think he was capable of. In the name of his best friend. That's messed up. Gus didn't know what he would do if he ever lost Shawn, but kidnapping people would not be on the to-do list.
"I might not know what it's like to live without a friend, and I hope I never have to find out. Shawn's left me a few times sure, even two months."
"But I was without my friend for 6 years. 6. Now that she's gone, I have to take matters into my own hands. For Alice."
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So that's it! Thank you for reading! Please tell me what you thought of this chapter, how I can improve, if I missed anything. Whatever! :)
