Sooooorry for the delay...i got the chapters typed and beta'd yet am sooooo lazyyy lately! Review Review Review por favor...
LK
Wave after wave crashed onto her, and she wasn't sure of where exactly she was. There was the faint touch of sunshine on her skin but she did not dare to open her eyes, not just yet. The slight smell of flowers close by. A voice. She opened her eyes this time. Darkness. No sunshine. No waves. Just darkness. As she walked it became evident that the scenery was vividly changing. She walked through the familiar streets of Los Angeles and stopped in front of the agency.
Flames were licking the building, a siren was approaching and the fire department was already there. She felt a bit detached from the whole scene. A gurney was wheeled out of the front door, a fireman on each side. A small frame was covered in white linen. Sabrina felt the need to approach. The people didn't stand in her way. She pulled the the white sheet a little bit. Kris. She let it drop again. Another gurney arrived. She approached this one and pulled the sheet up again. It was herself. Her jaw dropped a bit and-
She woke.
She rubbed her eyes painfully. ''Mmm...Gawd...'' she muttered. She looked around. Next to her was a tray with fresh coffee, orange juice an egg and cheese toasties. ''Oh wow...''
She pulled herself to a sitting position and put the tray on her lap. ''Did I get married during the night?'' She wondered out loud. Then a thought hit her. ''Bill?!'' she called. Kelly's head appeared in the door. ''Sorry to disappoint you.''
''Oh man...'' she chuckled. ''You made all this?''
''I figured you will have to eat something if you plan on getting up.'' She was fully dressed. ''It's six o'clock. C'mon, eat quickly, we got a plane to catch.''
''This ain't 'something'!'' Sabrina protested. ''This is the freaking-'' she stopped for lack of some word. ''Gah!''
''Eat!'' Kelly laughed and left.
Sabrina followed her, grabbing the coffee cup. ''I get sick in the airplane.'' Kelly suddenly stopped and the other woman crashed into her. ''Whoa Kelly!''
Kelly closed her left eye as if aiming and forced Sabrina's chin down to look into her eyes. The taller woman pushed her away. ''Hey, hey back off! I'm clean, I swear.''
''O-Kay...!'' She sighed. ''Okay.'' She looked around and Sabrina did the same. ''You see anything?''
''No... not now.'' She blushed. ''Nothing...''
''Good.''
''I'll... go get dressed.''
Kelly nodded and walked upstairs to get their tickets. Half an hour later they were already in Sabrina's car, heading to the airport. The next words they exchanged were while handing their guns and licenses to avoid being patted down in luggage control. The small plane was quiet and they arrived in Death Valley before noon. Johnny was patiently waiting for them when they landed. They wouldn't have to wait again. Somewhere, a few miles before the entrance to the school, the vehicle stopped and Sabrina hopped down. She grinned and gave Kelly a ''thumbs up'' .
''See? I will let you ride alone this time.''
The other angel smiled, and before Johnny started the 4x4 again she leaned out, closer to Sabrina.
''What you've done for me, I would never have asked.'' she whispered. She had been trying to find a way to tell her since last night, but this was the best way she could. Sabrina flashed her a tired smile, and put her hand on her shoulder.''What you've done for me, I would never have accepted from anybody else.''
She jogged away and Kelly sighed. She carefully tucked her gun in her pocket, so it wouldn't be visible to anybody. I wish you weren't like that, Kelly thought. I wish I wasn't like that, she added. Her watch told her she could make it to her afternoon shift in time. Despite the heat, she realised with a chill up her spine, that this was the perfect place for a murder. The desert.
''Dum dee dum dee dum...'' Sabrina hummed. Was she nervous? Yeah, maybe she was. It wasn't her first time in a morgue. Still...
She had been surprised to find out that Johnny was the one who took her there. She greeted him again, properly this time and entered the building. The body was in the local clinic's morgue, and the medical examiner waved her in, a man around his sixties, with graying hair and narrow eyes. He didn't seem very fit for his age, Sabrina noted. Yet, she followed him down a staircase.
The basement of the dead!
Yeah, right Bri. Sound's like the title of a '30s horror movie. Good thing to scare yourself out eh?!
Nope.
Well. She cleared her throat and the man nodded again. ''So what you doing down here again?''
''Hazel's parent's allowed me to take a look at the body. You haven't found a cause of death yet?''
''No, it seems like her heart just... stopped. It happens.''
''Not to a physically fit,twenty year old, kick-boxer.'' Yes. Sabrina had done her homework in the plane. She wasn't about to let this man tell her that there was nothing wrong going on, and this young woman just woke one day and her heart gave out. He didn't respond.
''Did you examine the heart? Was there any bruising or anything out of the ordinary?'' She pressed.
''If there was, I would have told you when you came in.'' he pulled out a notepad. ''Perfect weight and size.''
''And still you ruled her death as ''Natural Causes'' right?'' She said as he opened the door of the fridge number three.
''Yes, of course. Her tox-screen came up clear. ''
''Can I see the general test results?''
''Sure.'' He handed her a printed out paper.
She nibbled her lower lip as she read. ''Her stomach was empty.''
''I figured it was one of these diets you girls do nowadays.''
''She also had signs of dehydration.'' Sabrina pressed again.
''Well hell lady, look at yourself. One night in Death Valley and your lips are already cracking. It's the climate around here, everyone is getting dehydration symptoms. Don't tell me you didn't feel your mouth and eyes dry when you came around?''
Sabrina lowered her head in agreement. Maybe she was just looking at the bad side of things, always. She stretched her hand out to uncover the body from the white cloth. The ME put his hand on hers. She looked up, her eyebrows knitted.
''Are you sure you want to see this?''
''Didn't you say there were no other traumas on the victim?''
''Yes, I did...'' He let his last work hang in the air.
Sabrina pulled away, and uncovered the body to the neck. What she saw almost made her jump back.
''What the hell?!''
''It is common for people dying from a heart attack to be in a lot of pain during their death.'' the man simply said.
''But look at this!'' Sabrina pointed at the mask of horror that the girls face had been turned into. ''I mean-''
''It is completely normal.''
Sabrina frowned and looked deep into the blank dead eyes, that used to be so full of energy and life, and made a silent oath. She closed her eyes and inhaled.
''Do you need a minute?''
''I'm fine.'' And I'm going to catch who did this to you Hazel. I swear.
She swallowed hard and pursed her lip. ''Are you sure there's nothing more?''
''Yes.''
The Angel nodded but then noticed something odd on the raw skin covering the woman's neck.
''Can you turn her around please?''
The medical Examiner pulled on some latex plastic gloves and not to gently turned the petite woman on her belly. Sabrina pursed her lip again. There was a fresh burn, just over Hazel's shoulder blade.
''You still think this was ''Natural Cause'' doctor?''
''Excuse me?''
''There's a damn swastika burned on her! How the hell can it be ''Natural Causes''?! Are you blind or something?!'' She turned on her heel and stopped at the door. ''If you're covering for someone or something...I'm gonna make sure you wont see the light of day for a long time Doctor.'' She slammed the door behind her.
Exiting the air conditioned room the damp heat crashed on her, forcefully. She coughed and sat down, her hands shaking in anger. This heat was making her temper hair triggered. She took in some deep breaths. She needed to calm down. Class started in an hour, and she certainly couldn't spend her day fighting with everyone. If the same person who did this to Hazel killed her, then they could be possibly facing a hate crime. And everybody was doing their best to pretend nothing is wrong. They were possibly facing a hate crime and they could possibly be facing a series of them.