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Did everybody catch the season finale of Chuck? It was pretty awesome!
I now present to you Chapter 6. Sorry it took so long. This chapter was hands down the hardest one to write so far, so forgive me if it is a little worse than my other chapters.
Wounds That Never Healed
Previously:
Jamie's smile had quickly faded and her jaw had dropped. She looked like she had just seen a ghost.
"Casey, Jamie, what's goin' on?" Sarah asked.
Neither of them said anything, but Jamie stifled a sob and ran up the stairs and out the door.
Casey watched her go, and after she left, he let out kind of a sigh and a grunt at the same time.
"Would someone please explain to me exactly what just happened?" Chuck asked.
"Yeah, Casey," Sarah prodded, "what was that all about?"
The look on Casey's face was hard to describe, but the best way to describe it would be a look of immense sadness or maybe deep hurt. At any rate, it was a new expression on the face of John Casey. "She and I," He began slowly, "have a rather unsavory history together." He was silent for a long moment, and then continued, "One that she will probably never forgive me for."
Jamie sat in her car. Her eyes were closed and her head was resting on the steering wheel. She couldn't believe it. She just could not believe it. It was him. She knew that she would need to talk to him, she just couldn't face anyone right now.
Back down in Castle, Everyone just stood there staring at Casey.
Chuck finally broke the silence, "So, I gather that you two knew each other.''
Casey was quet for a few more moments, then he said, "Maybe I should go talk to her." With that, he started toward the stairs.
"N-n-n-noooo Casey!" Chuck shot after him and grabbed him by the shoulder. " Not a good idea. That girl just ran out of here to get away from you."
Casey grunted "Yeah s'pose you're right Bartowski." He once again descended the stairs.
Chuck continued, "Now, I don't know what happened between the two of you, but why don't I go and talk to her, you know, brother to sister."
Chuck glanced at Sarah, who, up until this point hadn't really said anything. "Okay, yeah, Chuck, why don't you do that."
Chuck ran out to the Orange Orange parking lot. He saw Jamie sitting in her car. "Wow that's her car? Yowzer! Sweet ride. (focus Chuck)." Putting his awe aside so that he could focus on the problem at hand, he strode toward the car. Upon reaching it, He knocked on the window. Jamie looked up, shrugged, and unlocked the doors.
Chuck got in the car. Both of them were silent for a few minutes. Finally, Jamie broke the ice. "I really didn't want you to see me like this."
Chuck grinned, "You mean, I only get to see you with your tough spy armor on? C'mon Jamie, everybody has a vulnerable side."
"It's just… Chuck, I didn't know that he was a part of the team."
"I'm a little lost Jamie."
"It's him! Chuck! He's the one who turned me into, well… me."
"What, a spy, a superspy, wait, is he your father, cause my mother and Casey…totally weird."
"No, no Chuck, he's not my father,but, yes, he did turn me into a spy."
"Then why are so mad at him?"
"It's a long story Chuck, are you sure you want to hear it?"
"I've got all the time in the world little sis." Chuck grinned.
Meanwhile, down in Castle, Sarah (who had sent Morgan back to the BuyMore) was grilling Casey.
"Just tell me what happened Casey." Sarah pleaded.
Casey sighed. "I had just gotten back from a mission. I got a call from an old buddy of mine, Marcus Reed. You may have heard of him."
Sarah nodded. "Go on," she said.
"He wanted me to come and be the personal trainer to a young agent. Thought that it was going to be a two-week crash course in kung fu. Well, I was wrong. I trained that girl in everything from fighting, to shooting, to sniping. Hell, I even taught her how to drive. Course, she never knew my real name, but, well…"
Sarah's eyes beckoned for him to continue.
"I was really the only person that she had contact with besides Marcus for two years. She trusted me with every fiber of her being, and, well, I let her down."
"How, Casey?"
"Orders. New mission. I was to leave that night, no strings, no goodbyes."
Sarah seemed satisfied, but the look on Casey's face let her know that there was something that he wasn't telling her."
"I knew it was a mistake," He continued. "I would hear about her from time to time, how much of a pain in the ass she was for the CIA, and to know that it was my fault. It was… terrible. I kept thinking, "I'm the reason that she is who she is'."
This was weird. Casey never wore his heart on his sleeve like this.
"What happened?" Sarah asked.
MEANWHILE…
Back at the car, Jamie had just told Chuck the same story that Casey had told Sarah, and Chuck was asking the same question "What happened?"
"Chuck, for a long time, I didn't know, and then several sessions of therapy later, I came to the realization that Casey made me. He built me from the ground up. It would be an understatement if I said that I trusted him with my life, Chuck, because it was more than that. I trusted him with everything.
"It took therapy for you to realize that?''
"No, the therapy made me realize that when Casey abandoned me, my circle of trust wasn't broken, it had evaporated. It was just gone. I just determined because of that, I couldn't trust anyone. I hurt so many people, Chuck, people that I worked with! All because I couldn't trust them. John Casey is the reason that I was codenamed Renegade, and believe me Chuck, it's not a very endearing name!
"He was my best friend Chuck, and he threw me to the wolves."
"Well, I guess that you can hate him all you want. There's no rule stating that you have to get past this."
"Actually, yeah, there is." Jamie corrected.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, orders were for me to live with him at his apartment. Non-romantically, of course, you know, just as roommates. A convenient place to stay while I'm getting to know my brother and sister. But, nonetheless, under the same roof with the first man who ever broke my heart."
Chuck, sighed. Oh, boy. Had the drama really only begun?
There you have chapter 6. I apologize for it taking so long to get posted. I had mega writer's block. And sorry if it's not that well written. I re-wrote it like six times, and this one barely satisfies me. Reviews are appreciated, but if you don't have something nice or constructive to say, please don't bother reviewing.
Next Chapter… Ellie meets Jamie.
Oh yes, I know, far too little Charah in the story. Don't worry. I've got it covered. Just be patient. :-)
