Authors Note: Wow, lots of Story alerts. I really appreciate that. Thanks for those who gave me some feedback! Another pretty long chapter. I don't normally write almost 3000 words a chapter. So you guys are lucky. c: Again please continue to bare with me. I have a plan for this story...sort of. xD I think the third chapter might be harder to get out. Also, don't get used to these chapters coming out so quick! This is also unusual for me. Bwaha. xD Anyway, feedback and helpful critique is greatly appreciated, I hope you enjoy!

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Chapter Two

Homicide detective Jane Rizzoli huffed and slammed her office phone down, startling her partner, Barry Frost who sat across from her. "They still have no leads on Maura!" Jane gave a frustrated sigh as she scrubbed her face with a slightly trembling hand. "And they wont let me help..." Her voice was muffled by her hand as she hid her face in it a moment before bringing her attention to Frost.

"Jane, you're homicide, they're missing persons. You have to give them a chance to-" Frost was cut off as Jane glared up at him.

"She's been missing for almost two fucking days now, she-she could be hurt or-or..." She trailed off, her arms dropping to her desk. "They aren't working hard enough." Jane said in a low voice, trying hard to keep her tough guy composure. The task was proving hard the longer Maura was missing. The last Jane had saw her was after their lunch break on Monday and when Jane went back down to the morgue 3 hours later, needing a break from the cold case files she had been assigned to work on with no open case, she found that the almost always spotless and organized morgue was a mess. Tools were everywhere, papers were strewn about. It was obvious that there had been a struggle.

Frost gave his partner a sad smile. "I'm sure they're doing the best they can. They'll find her, Jane. And Maura is smart, wherever she is, she's probably already figured out a way to outsmart whoever took her and working on a plan to get out." He said in an attempt to reassure his friend.

Jane merely shrugged and gave him a barely there smile in an attempt to thank him for trying to give her a little more hope. There was silence now except for the low chatter of the few detectives and beat cops around them. Jane sighed again as she tried to think of where Maura could be, who might have taken her. Her thoughts were broken as her phone rang. It startled her at first and part of her hoped that Maura would be on the other line.

After the second ring, she answered in her usual manner, though her voice lackluster. "Rizzoli..." She was met by silence at first, but then heavy breathing. The hairs on the back of her neck stood on end and she sat up straighter, about to ask who was calling but a familiar, yet terrified voice filled her with both relief and terror.

"J-Jane..." The voice sounded like Maura except it was lacking her usual confidence and crispness.

Jane's heart felt as though it dropped into her stomach like a brick and then launched itself back up into her throat. Taking a breath, she said, "Maura! Oh god, Maura, where are you? Are you alright?" Her voice wavered as she fought off panic and tried to stay calm as she spouted off questions.

"J-Jane." Maura said again. Jane could hear her friend trying to gain her voice and as she spoke once more, she could also hear the struggle to take steady even breaths. That terrified her. "I-I'm at a gas station...I don't know w-where I-I am. I'm s-so c-cold, Jane...A-and I-I hurt." Jane hadn't realized that she was already up and standing, shoving her jacket on and pacing around her desk. Korsak and Frost were looking at her, trying to get more details on what was going on but all Jane could focus on was the sound of Maura's strained and hurt voice. She was going to kill whoever hurt her. And as Maura continued, she felt her body stiffen. "I-I think t-that...I w-was..." Jane closed her eyes and fought back tears. They would pay for what they did, she would find them and kill them.

"Shhh, Maura calm down. I'm gonna be there as soon as I can. Is there someone I can talk to so I can figure out where you are, sweetie?" Jane swallowed thickly as she heard the phone being passed over and she quickly snapped her fingers for either her former partner or current partner to get a paper and pen. She automatically went into cop mode, working to sound professional and before she hung up, she was already half way out the door, Frost and Korsak behind her.

It seemed like it had taken them forever to get to the gas station and the fact that it was raining and the sun was barely visible not only due to the clouds but it was almost 7 PM, didn't help. Finally though, Frost and Jane pulled up to an empty gas station, Korsak and an ambulance behind them as well as a couple of squad cars. As soon as the car came to a stop, Jane hurried out of the car and into the rain. She walked briskly inside and was met with a man, one she assumed she had talked to on the phone.

Taking a breath, she tried to act professional, and introduced herself, no matter how badly she needed to see Maura. "I'm Detective Jane Rizzoli, we spoke on the phone. I'm sorry I never caught your name." It all came out rushed despite how hard she tried.

The young man nodded. "Alex. Listen, she hasn't said anything or moved for that matter, but she's behind the counter." He said, obviously sensing her need to see Maura.

Jane nodded and offered a small smile. "Thanks, someone will be in to talk to you." She said quickly before she walked briskly to find the counter. The second she saw Maura, her body came to a halt. All she could do was stare. Her friend, Dr. Maura Isles who was always so well dressed, always prim and proper, always with a winning smile. Her friend, her best friend was sitting in a chair, practically trying to sink into it. Her wet hair clung to her neck and face, her neck which was purple with a hand-shaped bruise...Her face was pail, there was blood and tears and rain all mixed together on her gaunt cheeks.

Her clothes were barely there, the dress she had been wearing on Monday was ripped in all sorts of places, but threatening to expose her chest. Her eyes were what scared Jane the most. Those eyes that anyone could get lost in, those eyes that always seemed to sparkle, they stared blankly ahead and were a dull color. The jacket around her shoulders almost ate her up, and as her body trembled, Jane almost lost all of her composure.

She swallowed the tears that were threatening to spill from her dark eyes. Taking a breath, she tried to get past the bruises that littered her best friend's pale skin and stepped forward. "M-Maura." Her voice came out raspier than normal.

Maura wasn't sure how long she had been sitting there, how long it had been since she spoke to Jane, or if this was even all real. Her mind had been blank for a while now, but a familiar voice broke through the haze she was in and she blinked rapidly, now noticing the stinging in her eyes as she realized she hadn't blinked for a while. Her head jerked up and she met Jane's gaze. She had a pained expression on her face and looked as though she was trying her best not to break down. I-I must look pretty bad. She thought, but immediately stood up, and then gasped at the shooting pain that started up from her ribs and made it's way to her chest. She let out a strangled cry before whimpering her friend's name as she stumbled to grasp the counter. "J-Jane..." She just wanted to get warm, and feel safe again.

Jane could briefly hear Korsak and Frost as well as another cop behind her talking to Alex, but all she could focus on was the pain that marred Maura's face. As soon as her name left the ME's mouth, Jane was there in front of her within seconds. She wanted to engulf her in a hug but was scared to touch her. Maura however didn't really care about the pain pulsating through her body and she immediately launched herself into Jane's chest, letting out a muffled sob, both from the feel of Jane's familiar strong arms holding her and from the pain of having something pressed against her injuries.

Jane held on to the trembling ME, running her hand softly over Maura's back in what she hoped was a soothing manner. Maura sobbed into the Detective's chest, her own chest and ribs screaming in protest. "I-I'm s-so c-cold a-and...s-scared, J-Jane." She mumbled.

"Hey, shhh. It's okay, Maur. I'm here, I've got you." Jane whispered, her arms tightening just a little around her friend. "Let's get you checked out by the EMTS and get you to a hospital." She swallowed thickly and tried to keep the anger that she felt toward whoever did this down. Now wasn't the time. Maura needed her.

"N-No! P-please, J...ane. I-I just wan...t to go h-home." Maura sobbed, her grip on Jane tightening. Her rational mind was gone now and all that was left was terror, confusion and pain.

Jane wasn't used to this Maura Isles. "Shhh, Maura...C-calm down. Breathe, you're going to make yourself hyperventilate and you're having enough trouble breathing as it is. You've gotta go to the hospital." She swallowed hard, hoping that the logical Maura who cared about forensic evidence was in there somewhere. "Y-You need to get your injuries checked out, and...And you need to have..." She couldn't bring herself to say it. "You just need to get you to the hospital." Jane said, frustration evident in her tone.

By this time, Korsac and Frost had come up behind her, looking on sadly at the good doctor. "Jane..." Korsac said gently. "The EMTS want to check her over. We'll get a statement after." He gave her a sympathetic look and Jane nodded wordlessly to him as she watched him go back outside, motioning Frost to follow.

"W-will you sit with me, Jane? P...please d-don't l...leave me." Maura sobbed, looking up at Jane now.

"I wont leave you, I promise." Jane stepped back and removed the young man's jacket and replaced it with her own before gently wrapping an arm around Maura's waist and leading her outside.

It took several minutes for Maura to allow anyone except Jane to touch her. Finally, after some encouragement from Jane, she allowed the female EMT to assess her injuries. Jane was right beside Maura as she lay on the stretcher inside of the Vehicle, her hand almost going numb as Maura squeezed it with every touch the EMT did.

Jane held Maura's intense gaze, her free hand rubbing her friend's forehead as she whispered words of comfort, trying to distract her from prodding yet necessary gloved fingers.

Finally, after what seemed like hours, the EMT finished. She sighed and stood, removing her gloves and moving around the small cabin as she hung up the IV she had inserted while looking Maura over. She then pulled out a wool blanket and gently unfolded it before placing it over the trembling ME. "Detective, may I speak with you outside?" The EMT looked down at Maura guiltily, knowing that Jane leaving even if only for a moment was not something that Maura wanted, or really needed at this moment but she didn't feel that the ME was ready to hear what she needed to say.

Jane looked down at Maura who's grip tightened on Jane's hand, causing it to ache. "Maura, I'll just be right outside, really quick. I've got a big sweatshirt in the back of my car you can use, okay? I promise I'm only gonna be a minute." Maura stared up into Jane's eyes, her own eyes looking as wide as saucers before she visibly swallowed and finally nodded.

Jane gave her a small smile and waited for Maura's hand to loosen. When it did, she turned to step outside with the female EMT behind her. As they stepped out, Jane noticed the rain had turned into a light drizzle. "She's dehydrated, and she has a nasty cut on her forehead that will probably need stitches. There are...Signs of sexual assault, and she's going to need an x-ray to make sure that none of her ribs are cracked or broken, however I feel that they're just badly bruised. She's...She's got a lot of bruises so, I think overall, her body is just very sore. She'll have the choice to...do a Rape-kit when we get to the hospital..." The EMT tried to sound as calm as possible, but it was easy to tell she was uncomfortable.

Jane swallowed the bile that had risen and nodded. "Thanks..." She sighed before turning to jog to the car and retrieve her sweatshirt. She filled Korsak and Frost in, though kept some of the details hidden for now, needing to process it before anything. They said they'd meet her at the hospital, then and gave her sympathetic smiles.

When Jane entered the back of the EMS, Maura was staring blankly again, her body rigid, however the slamming door scared her and she jolted up. The sudden movement caused pain to ripple throughout her body and she let out a strangled sob. Jane was at her side within seconds and wrapped her arms around her friend. "Hey, shhh. Breathe. You're alright." Jane whispered softly, rubbing Maura's arm.

Finally, Maura calmed down and Jane helped her put on the giant navy blue BPD sweatshirt. It swallowed Maura whole, but she didn't care. She laid back and snuggled into the sweatshirt, taking comfort in the scent as she reached out for Jane's hand.