You guys and welcome to a new chapter of TWAH! I hope you're liking it so far! This chapter is a bit shorter than the rest, but it is really important. You'll see why at the end. I hope this story is still living up to your expectations!

By the way, sorry for not posting this earlier, but the application I use for writing crashed, and I couldn't fix it until today. Sorry :(

Enjoy!

Jane has never felt more ashamed or more scared in her entire life than she was feeling in that exact moment. With Maura's tear-filled eyes boring into her soul, she felt her knees go weak, and her heart beat speed up.

Oh no. Maura must've heard everything. She probably thought she was talking about her when she said that she was a stuck up brat and–

Crap.

"Maura– I can explain."

Maura's lower lip started to wobble. Then she slapped Jane. Hard.

Jane's head whipped to the side, her eyes widening. "Okay, I deserved that." She managed, going after Maura, who had retreated back to the kitchen. "Maura please, listen to me."

Maura turned to look at her, her eyes void of any emotions. In that moment, Jane got exactly why they called Maura the queen of the dead. Her stare could petrify a living person.

Jane gulped. "Maur–"

"Listen to me, and shut up." Jane nodded wordlessly. "I thought I was finally making a friend in this god-forsaken world where I can't seem to find a place. Thank you for reminding me why I chose the dead branch of medicine. So I wouldn't have to deal with people like you. You disgust me, Jane. I don't ever want to see your face again, but sadly, I have to. So, if you ever come to me for anything other than work reasons, I'll have you fired."

Jane's nerves were on fire. So were her heart, and her eyes. Some kind of moisture on her cheeks told her that she was crying, but she was too dumbfounded to react.

"You– you can't do that." She heard her voice tremble. She just lost a new friend. She didn't want to lose her job too.

"Do not underestimate me, Jane Rizzoli." Maura's hands trembled, the only sign that this situation upset her. "Now, out of my house."

Jane nodded, her heart breaking even more. She gathered her purse and headed out of the door.

The next day, Frost met Jane at the entrance of the precinct, excitement shining on his face. He has been looking forward to hearing everything about the evening from Jane since he dropped her off in front of the ME's house.

When he saw Jane's face as she came closer, he understood that it didn't go well.

"Is everything okay?" He asked her as she passed by him without giving him a second glance.

He raised an eyebrow, confused, and chose to follow her.

"Jane?"

When she turned to look at him, her eyes were murderous. "It's all your damn fault."

"What?"

"Maura heard everything. Our conversation on the phone. She heard my side of it and thought we were talking about her. She kicked me out of the house and threatened to fire me if I ever talked to her about something other than the job. I fucked it up, Frost." She said the last part with such vulnerability in her voice, that he didn't have the heart to be mad at her.

"Come on, let's go for a walk." He passed an arm around her shoulders and led them both outside. He figured that if anyone needed anything from them, they would call.

They walked to the park in silence, Frost thinking about how to fix this situation, and Jane just staring in the distance.

"You know what?" Frost said after a while. "I'll talk to her."

Jane's head whipped to the side, her eyes widening. "NO!"

"Jane, I have to. It was my fault."

"NO! Frost, she can have me fired!"

"I'll not let her be a bully and threaten my best friend!"

"But, I hurt her..." Jane trailed off, her eyes filled with tears.

Frost sighed, giving Jane a one-armed hug. "I know. But she didn't want to hear any explanation. And it wasn't your fault. You weren't talking about her."

Jane sniffled, staying silent. Frost knew he got his point across. The next thing he would do when he got back to the precinct would be to talk to the Doctor, and maybe teach her a bit about how to behave socially since she seemed so clueless about that.

Frost thought that he wouldn't have any bit of sympathy for the doctor as he walked towards the morgue, but that changed drastically when he saw in what state she was in.

He felt his heart race, as his pace picked up, and he began running towards the fallen, bleeding doctor.

The ME was sprawled on the ground, both of her hands bleeding, with a message written beside her on the ground.

"Eliminating the adversity should become a sport. This was so much fun."

Yup, this was it. I hope you liked it! Chapter 10 will be up next week! Review if you liked it, and if you have any idea you would like to see happening, don't be shy, tell me in the reviews, or in a PM! Always up for making new friends :)

See you next week!