A/N: Hey guys! Thanks again for all the reviews. They're what keep me going! And a quick shout out to The Rain On Your Parade for the name idea! Thanks and please R&R!

A lot had changed in a year. Well, everything except for the fact that KJ was still missing.

Kelly had joined the army. After six months of searching, he couldn't bare another day in the firehouse, let alone the city of Chicago, without his best friend. Everything seemed to remind him of her, to bring back memories of what once was: from her scent on his pillow to a baseball game on TV.

To be honest though, nobody could blame him. The firehouse just wasn't the same without KJ. Everybody had their own way of coping with the absence of their favorite teen, and now their lieutenant as well. Mills would cook KJ's favorite chili and cornbread once a week. Shay would stare at a framed picture of her, Kelly and KJ for hours on end. Casey would watch home movies of him and his sister until there were no more tears left. In addition, Casey and Dawson made weekly trips down to District 21, in hopes of any leads in KJ's soon to be cold case.

However, the one person who was most determined of them all was Jake. After healing from his stab wound, he made it his mission to find KJ. Not unbeknownst to the Firehouse, Jake looked for KJ every day after school. He had even quit baseball to free up time after school. He would search dark alleys, abandoned warehouses, any possible place that KJ or her body could be located. By this point, he had searched the whole city of Chicago, but he wasn't about to give up.

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Jake quickly walked into Lakeshore, still bundled up during this not unusually freezing winter. His trip to the hospital was part of his daily routine, to see on some off chance, if KJ might have been there. Everyone at the hospital knew Jake by name now, and felt sorry for the teenage boy who they believed was obviously in denial. Jake checked with Susie, the lady who worked the front desk, but the results were negative again.

"Hey Jake," Shay said, out of breath, as she and Dawson had just rushed one of their patients in.

"Hey Shay. Hey Dawson," Jake said in reply.

"Any luck today?" Dawson asked, already knowing the answer to the question.

"No. But I promise you, I won't give up until I find KJ," Jake said confidently.

"Hey Jake," Shay said as he began to walk away. Jake turned around to look at her. "Thank you," she said.

He just gave her a small smile in reply. Jake turned around to leave again when a young woman stumbled into the automatic doors of Lakeshore. She looked completely disheveled as she was covered in dirt, hair greasy and in knots, ripped clothing, and bruises and blood covering her body and face. As she struggled to walk closer, it was evident that one of her legs was broken, in addition to some ribs as it was difficult for her to breathe. As Jake neared her, what he realized made his knees go weak.

"KJ?" he asked hesitantly.

"Jake?" KJ asked in response, in a weak, wavering voice.

"Oh my God!" Jake yelled as he rushed over to her, carefully picking her up in his arms. "Dawson, Shay!" he screamed as their backs were turned towards him.

The two women turned around simultaneously. They both stood in shock for a few seconds, trying to process what was really happening. After realizing that it was KJ, Shay broke down into tears. Gabby, realizing the dire situation, ran over to Jake and took KJ out of his arms, calling for a gurney and a doctor.

"Jake, I need you to listen to me, ok?" Dawson said frantically.

"Yeah, yeah. Whatever you need," Jake replied, worry evident on his face.

"I need you to call Casey and tell him to get his ass over here as fast as he can. And then I need you to call either my brother Antonio or Detective Lindsay down at District 21 and tell them what's going on. Can you do that for me?"

"Yeah, ok. Of course," Jake said quickly, fumbling in his pocket for his phone. It seemed like an eternity before Casey picked up his phone.

"Hey Jake. What's up?" Casey said over the phone.

"Casey, we found KJ."

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As soon as Casey heard those words, his heart stopped. He sprinted to his car, not even bothering to put on a jacket, or to tell anyone where he was going. He stepped on the gas immediately, not caring if he broke any traffic laws. All he wanted was his little sister back. When he arrived at Lakeshore, he sloppily parked his car and ran to the front desk, slightly out of breath.

"I need to know what room my little sister is in," Matt said, still panting from his little run.

"What is her name sir?" asked Susie politely.

"KJ, I mean, Parker. Parker Casey. Parker Madison Casey," Casey rambled on, losing his patience quickly.

"Oh, yes," Susie said. "She is in room 132. Just down that hallway and to the right."

"Thank you," said Casey hurriedly, rushing down to the room as fast as he could.

As Casey turned the corner, a familiar set of arms slowed him down.

"Casey. Casey, look at me man," Antonio said, trying to get the firefighter to look at him.

"Get out of my way Antonio. I need to see KJ," Matt said angrily.

"You can't go in there yet," Antonio said.

"Why not? She's my sister!"

"Casey, look at me man." Casey finally calmed down and looked Antonio in the eyes. "All we know right now for sure is that she escaped from Keeler and his men this morning. But, it wasn't pretty when she stumbled in here. They're doing some tests on her right now."

Casey became alert after Antonio's last words and the realization of what he was trying to say finally hit him. "No….no…it can't be…" Casey began to tear up at the thought of any man putting their hands on his little sister.

Meanwhile, inside the room, Dawson and Shay were trying to get KJ to relax, as she flinched every time the doctor tried to go near her. Eventually, after a long struggle, they finished the rape kit. However, Erin Lindsay didn't need the rape kit or any questioning to know what happened. It was evident in KJ's fear-filled eyes.

Later that night, after KJ had been cleaned up and given a cast for her broken leg, she had finally settled down enough, and had allowed other people in her room besides Dawson and Shay.

Casey took a deep breath as he stepped in her room, not knowing what to expect. However once they made eye contact, he broke down into tears.

"Matty!" KJ screamed, as she too couldn't keep herself from crying after being away from her brother for an entire year.

After a few minutes, the tears had stopped, and Matt just sat there, holding his sister in his arms, willing to never let her go again.

KJ finally broke the silence. "Matty, where's Kelly?"

A/N: Please don't kill me :D