"Emily?" Spencer asked disbelief.
"Yes, it's me. Hold on, i'll get you some ice." Emily said while lifting Spencer to the roadside and sit her down on a bench.
"Aww" Spencer groaned while she keep pressing her head.
"Wait here." Emily ran to the restaurant from earlier and bought some ice at the counter before she ran back to Spencer.
Emily take out her handkerchief and put the ice there, she rubbed it slowly to Spencer's head, dusted the blood from her head.
"Aww!" Spencer exclaimed.
"It's not just a scratch if you screamed like that you know?" Emily said.
Spencer looked at Emily, she clearly still didn't believe it's really her who rubbing her head right now.
"Yeah, maybe you are right. Am i in heaven?" Spencer asked.
"What?" Emily said as she raised her eyebrows.
"Yeah, i mean, i maybe dreaming or i'm dead by now, because i can't be seeing you now Emily. You're in Philly." Spencer said, slightly confused.
Emily chuckled. "No Spence, it's me. It's Emily, i'm really in Harrisburg now."
Spencer blinked her eyes a few times and she realized that she didn't dreaming.
"This is real?"
"Yeah. It's really me." Emily smiled.
"Oh my god! Emily i really miss you!" Spencer exclaimed and suddenly hug Emily tightly.
"Woaaa. Calm down! Don't crush me." Emily chuckled.
Spencer slowly pulled away from Emily and stared at her eyes. It didn't change a bit.
"Spence?" Emily waved her hand in front of Spencer's face.
"Oh, yeah. What?"
"Why are you staring at me like that?" Emily asked as she raised her eyebrows.
"No, it's fine, umm no, actually it's just your eyes didn't change a bit the last time i remember." Spencer said nervously.
"Yours too." Emily smiled, then she looked at Spencer's head which clearly still bleeding. "Spence, it's still bleeding. We better take you to hospital." Emily said worriedly.
"It's going to be fine. I just have to keep it pressured and it's not a problem anymore." Spencer said as she grabbed the handkerchief from Emily. She then continued to stared at Emily again in a confused look. "What are you doing here?"
"Here? I'm getting some burgers for me and my partner."
"No, i mean what are you doing in Harrisburg? You didn't transfer here. Did you?"
"Oh. No, i don't. I'm here on a case with my partner. We are observing someone for a few days."
"Who is that person?" Spencer asked curiously.
"As much as i know that you are interested in a police job, i couldn't tell you anything about that." Emily chuckled.
"Oh. I forgot that." Spencer chuckled too. "If you won't tell me about that, maybe i just accompany you to get your burgers while you tell me about this case that related you to Harrisburg." Spencer winked.
"That's a good idea." Emily said while she prepared to tell Spencer about the beginning of this case.
Emily
Emily was sitting on her desk, writing some papers that turns out to be a complaint form from the citizens, she looked so diligent and tidy while arranging the report. On her desk there is a frame that contain a medal which can be read "Best Graduated New Recruits of Philadelphia Police Academy". The medal almost made every police in that room proud of her. They believe that Emily will be one of best police they ever had, that thought made Emily more confident about every job that she took. She also complete every investigation in the past 2 months. She already on the police force before she graduated because almost all of the trainers recommended her for finish a case which she successfully did. When she graduated the job already waited for her at the local police department.
When Emily still busy writing her papers, a man in a suit approached her along with the other man behind him who holding a file, the man who wore a suit cleared his throat to get Emily's attention.
Emily looked up and raised her hand to respect the man. "Chief Daniels."
"Yes, Officer Fields. I want to introduce you to your new partner, you are absolutely know about this man." The man said.
Emily scanned the man behind her chief and looked at his blonde hair and his blue eyes. "If i'm not wrong you are Detective Mark Anthony, the only police who survived the serial killer case and closed it at New York, right?" Emily asked carefully.
"See? I told you she is like a walking library, she knows everything." The chief said to the man and turned his attention back to Emily. "Well, you have a murder case that you have to handle with Detective Anthony now. I'll leave it to you then." The chief said as he walked back to wherever he is come from.
The blonde man approached Emily and put the files in front of Emily. "You can read it now, we're leaving in a hour."
"What? Leaving?" Emily asked, surprised with her new partner attitude.
"Yeah, i already talked to the homicide but they handled the suspects to us. We'll began investigating the family of the victim and the rest of the possible suspects. You can read all of the information there. I need 10 minutes for you to read and understand it, got it?" The man said firmly.
"Y-yes sir." Emily shuttered, obviously nervous with her new partner.
"Good. I'll leave you with it." The man said firmly and walked away from Emily.
Emily grabbed the files and began to read it. It's a murder case of a man who found dead on an excavation site.
"Victim's name Adam Tyler, found dead with his throat has been slashed. Autopsy result said that the killer is right-handed and smoking, the last time the victim has been seen was on a bar fighting with a man." Emily mumbled.
"Homicide investigated the crime scene and found a watch and broken bat who obviously used to beat up the victim, still waiting for forensic result..."
After she's done read the file, she closed it and put her hands on her head trying to process it on her mind. Suddenly Det. Anthony coming from out of nowhere and slammed his hand on Emily's desk, snapping her from her thought.
"Hey, what are you doing?" He asked firmly.
Emily was taken aback with the sudden presence of her partner. "U-uh just trying to understand the file." She shuttered.
"You understand it by keeping your head behind your hands? That's ridiculous kid. Now, can you tell me what did you got after you read that report?" He asked her sternly.
"That the possible suspect of the murder could be the last man who was fighting with him." Emily said confidently.
The Detective smirking and rub his chin. "Well, maybe you're deserved to get that badge, you know?"
Emily smiled a little. "Thanks. We should began to search for this man."
"And where exactly we could find this man?" The detective challenged Emily to guess it.
"We should got the information first from the bar." Emily said quickly.
He smirked, clearly impressed with Emily's fast thinking. "Good job. Now, take your coat. We're leaving right now."
"Okay sir." Emily said as she quickly grabbed her coat and followed her partner to a black SUV which parked in front of the station.
Emily raised one of her eyebrow in confusion. "Why we take this SUV instead of police car?"
"You don't know what is a bar looks like, they would freak out if i parked that car in front of it, ever thought about that?"
Emily tilted her head and shrugged. "I guess i don't have experience on that."
"That's why you are my partner, come on." He said as he got inside to the car.
Emily sighed and followed to get inside the car. Once they are settled, the detective start the car and began to drove it out of the parking lot.
Emily have a thought to ask him why she has a honor to be his partner but chose to shut her mouth instead. She just stared at the road, seemed to memorize and observing the habit of the citizens, she rarely get out of the station, because she haven't assigned to be someone partner and it is the first time she is going out with her partner on a case.
"Are you wondering why did i chose you to be my partner?" He asked suddenly.
Emily turned her attention to him and took out a small smile. "Yeah, how do you know?"
"Believe it or not, i know every expressions mean." He chuckled.
Emily chuckled too. "Okay, get back to the point."
"Alright. I know you since your graduation day, i see a lot of potency on you. On my duty i've been working with 5 new recruits and 13 fellow detectives, but they are not as smart as you." He smirked.
Emily smiled. "Really?"
"Yeah. Actually i'm not really interested on new recruits but when i visited your academy i just kind of like your personality, that's why i moved here."
"You just did that to be my partner?" Emily said, surprised.
He nodded. "Surprised, huh? Look Officer Fields. I know everything about you, all of your data, your family and i'm sure you are going to make an awesome police."
"Why did you do that?"
"Because Mark Anthony had been recruited with the same way and look at him now." He said, indirectly.
"You have been recruited like that?"
"Yes. The one who recruited me was Lieutenant Hardy, you know him right? The high chief of NYPD."
"Yes, i know. Wow, it's awesome, but why me detective?"
"You are hard working Fields. I believe it. Now, just let's finish this case and we'll talk more, we're almost there." He said as he parked the car not too far from the bar.
Once they done parked the car, Emily prepared her equipment and so does her partner.
"Hold on." He said as he took out 2 ID and gave one of it to Emily.
"Freddy Lesyarte? You gave me a fake ID?" She asked, confused.
"Yup, this bar is totally anti-policewoman if you know what i mean." He smirked.
"Errr, what do you mean?" She asked, clearly still confused.
"Can you pretend to be a man kiddo?" Anthony said as he gave Emily a fake mustache and an old glasses.
Emily hesitanttly grabbed the glasses and the mustache. "You want me to be a man? Actually what's wrong with a woman?"
"Never take off your coat and use your heaviest voice, got it?" He asked firmly.
Although that she is still confused, Emily just shrugged and wore everything and tested her heaviest voice. Her partner slightly chuckled when he heard Emily's funny voice.
"I told you to use your heaviest voice not a bear voice." He chuckled.
"I'm trying my best, but anyway is this bar kind of like gentlemen club or something?"
"No." He stand up and wore a hat on his head. "This is a gay bar, full of men, no women." He said as he walked away from Emily who clearly shocked with that statement.
"You coming or not, Lesyarte?" He asked.
"O-oh sure." Emily said using her usual voice, and her partner glared at her. "Sorry sir." Emily said using her heaviest voice.
Her partner smirked and they continued to walked to the bar. The bouncer in front of the bar noticed them and asked their ID. For Anthony, the bouncer smiled seductively and let him in, when he turned his attention to Emily, he narrowed his eyes in suspicion. Emily slightly panicked and silently prayer that she won't get caught.
"He is my cousin, bro. It's his first time, just let him in." Anthony said to the bouncer.
The bouncer smiled at him and then let Emily go. Anthony quickly pulled Emily and slightly whispered to stay close to him.
Emily slightly glanced at the surrounding of the bar and saw a few men making out on the corner, some of them dancing and playing billiard and the rest of them doing everything they do and Emily chose to looked away and focusing her attention to the bartender and whispered to Anthony that they need to talk to the him. Anthony nodded and walked to the bar table.
"Hey, can i have non-alcoholic drink?" He asked to the bartender.
"Sure, sir. Sit tight. Can i get you anything sweetheart?" He asked Emily.
Emily cleared her throat trying to ease her heavy voice. "No, thanks."
"Okay then. Wait here." He said as he prepared the drink for Anthony.
"Actually Dony, we want to ask you something." Anthony said as he glanced on the bartender's ID
"Well,What is it?" He smiled seductively to Anthony and winked his eyes, Emily trying so hard to hold back her laughter while she saw that.
Anthony smiled back and took out the photo of the victim and gave it to the bartender. "When is the last time did you see him?"
The bartender glanced at the photo and put on a knowing look. "Yeah, he is Adam, the last time we saw him, he was fighting with his boyfriend." He said as he gave back the photo to Anthony.
"Do you know what they are fighting about?" Emily asked, using her heaviest voice.
"Well, some family thing or some kind of that. You know what? Your voice is sexy." He winked.
Emily gulped. Anthony put a 'it's going to be okay' face. Emily then smiled. "Thank you, do you know anything about his boyfriend? Maybe where they live or anything that we could use to find him?"
"Why do you ask that sweetheart?" Dony smiled seductively to Emily.
"Errr, we have some trouble and i want to... emm.. we want to..." Emily shuttered.
"We want to apologize to him and it's kind of urgent, maybe you could tell me about that?" Anthony slipped in.
"Okay, he lives not to far away from here. Diamond St 123. Just asked for James Trebles, it's his name." He said as he gave Anthony his drink.
"Thank you. I think we should get going, my cousin have another appointment to attend." Anthony said as he gave the money to the bartender and walked quickly outside, followed by Emily.
When they were outside, They both walked quickly to the car and get inside as fast as they could.
"You know kiddo? You better as a female than a male. I won't go in there again." Anthony said, while shook his head.
"Why you didn't chose a male partner instead a female one?" Emily asked as she took of the glasses and the mustache.
"Doesn't matter. Now, we got someone for questioning. Anyway, why is every male in there looking at me like a piece of meat?" He asked, confused.
"That's a feel that you got when a female being teased by a group of males you know?"
"Okay, now i know that feels."
Emily chuckled, she then took of her coat and put it on the backseat but she didn't notice a piece of her necklace appeared fro her uniform, Anthony slightly noticed it and observed the pendant which has an 'E' and the middle of it there is an 'S'.
"Your name is Emily Fields, right?" He asked suddenly.
"Yeah, why?" She asked, confused.
"Why is your initial on your necklace are E and S?"
Emily lifted her necklace and slightly rubbed it, a smile creep on her lips. "Oh, The S is for someone else."
Anthony raised one of his eyebrow and smirked. "Who is she?"
Emily quirked her eyebrows. "How do you know it's a woman?"
"Believe it kiddo, i know every people who are gay." He smirked.
"Maybe that's what made you think that bar is a gay bar, right?"
"You read my mind. So, get back to this girl of yours."
"She is not my girlfriend."
"Why not? I'm sure she has nothing to reject you."
Emily chuckled. "We only had something the night before our graduation..."
"But you have feelings for her since you are a junior, right?"
Emily smirked. "You really impressed me, where did you learn such kind of thing?"
"you will get it soon, so what is her name?"
"Spencer Hastings, she is a doctor in Harrisburg." Emily smiled shyly.
"Hastings? Why i feel like i heard that name somewhere but forget it i'm sure she is missing you a lot, when is the last time you contacted her?"
"About a month after my graduation, before you commented on it, i didn't call her because i'm afraid she will reject me in the first place."
"Oh, please... I'm sure she won't, you should call her after we done with this encounter. I'm sure she missed you more than her life." He winked.
"I don't think she cares about me more than her life."
"Love do weird things to people kiddo. You will know that." He smiled.
Emily just smiled to his partner and they continued to drive.
"Okay, here we are." Anthony said as they parked the car in front of an old small house.
"You want to lead or should i?" He asked.
"Better you first." Emily said nervously.
"Okay then."
They get out from the car and made their way to the building. Anthony step to the stairs and knock on the door.
"Hello? Police department." Anthony said
Heard nothing, he glanced at Emily and then knock again.
"Hello? Police department." He repeat but no one answered.
"Hey, do you looking for James? He left a couple hours ago." A woman shouted behind them.
Emily walked to the woman slowly. "Do you happen to know where did he go?" She asked.
"He said that he went to his uncle's house in Harrisburg, if i'm not mistaken." The woman said.
"Any address?" Anthony stepped in.
"No, but i know it's a small house near local restaurant."
"How did you know that?" Emily asked.
"His uncle told me when he was here. So, what's the matter with James?" She asked curiously.
"We believed that he is a suspect in her boyfriend murder." Anthony said.
"What? That's impossible. James is a nice kid." The woman said disbelief.
"Ma'am, i think we should talk to you later on the police station, your statement maybe could be useful for us." Anthony said.
"Alright."
"Thank you for the information." Emily said and then she and Anthony walked back to the car.
"So, we are heading to Harrisburg. Excited to see your future girlfriend kiddo?" Anthony teased.
"Although we are heading to Harrisburg, doesn't mean i will meet her again." Emily said as she get in the car.
"Oh, i'm sure you gonna find her." He teased, Emily put her uncomfortable face and pouted a little. " Okay, kid. Ignore me, just buckle your seat belt, i'm kidding."
Emily sighed. "It's fine, i just don't expect to meet her there."
"All of your concern is useless. She is gonna happy to see you again, well maybe a little mad because you didn't call."
"Not Funny, detective." Emily pouted.
"Get rid that duck face now or i drop you here." He said firmly.
"Alright, look i'm smiling." Emily said as she put a smile and chuckled.
"Well, that's good. Okay Harrisburg, here we go!" He said as he finally drive the car to Harrisburg.
Present Time
As they get out from the restaurant, Spencer smiled as she listened carefully to Emily's story.
"Well, that's why i'm here." Emily said, finishing the story.
"So, you got any lead where is he?" Spencer asked.
"We've been here for 2 days and we spoke to his uncle and he said that James hasn't come home." Emily said.
"Well that's bad luck." Spencer said as she squeezed her food bag softly.
"Would you mid walking me back to my car? I could introduce you to my partner."
"That's a good idea." Spencer smiled.
"So, you sure your head is okay?" Emily asked worriedly.
"I'm fine Em." Spencer said as she opened her food bag and grabbed the hamburger.
"You still eat 2 hamburgers at the same time?" Emily chuckled when she saw Spencer put the large hamburger on her mouth and began eating it.
Spencer nodded slowly.
"I really curious why you never got any fat from it."
"No idea." Spencer said as she finished eating the first burger.
"Spence, you better be careful when eating it." Emily said worriedly.
"Relax, i do it all the time." She said as she grabbed the second burger and put it on her mouth.
Emily widened her eyes. "Wow Spence, that's amazing." Emily hold a laughter.
Just 6 seconds later, Spencer finally finished her burgers.
"See? It's fine. Actually i rarely eat this kind of thing." Spencer said.
"Oh, really?" Emily asked while raising her eyebrows.
Spencer was about to say something when a blonde man running towards them and shouted Emily's name. His face look really freaked out.
Emily and Spencer both looked at each other and quickly approached the man.
"What's the matter, detective?" Emily asked.
"James over there!." He said as he pointing a young man fighting with another man on the corner of the street.
Just Emily about to turn around, a gunshot coming from that corner, the man has shot James and he quickly ran to the other side of the street. James sprawled and he screamed in pain.
"Holy shit!" Spencer, Emily and Anthony quickly ran to that corner.
"I'll call 911." Anthony said, taking out his phone.
Spencer quickly opened his shirt and check the wound. "Damn, this is deep. We should wait for ambulance."
"Do you think he can survive?" Emily said, panic in her voice.
"I don't know." Spencer said as she took of her jacket and used it to pressed the wound but she didn't forget to took out her necklace from the pocket. She quickly wore it and hid it behind her scrubs. Emily noticed it and she was suprised to know that Spencer still kept the necklace.
"Em, help me. Calm him down!" Spencer shouted, people started to see that scene.
Emily quickly do as Spencer said and then an ambulance came along with a police car. The paramedic quickly ran out and put James on the gurney, one paramedic noticed Spencer.
"Dr. Hastings, you should come!" He shouted.
Spencer glanced at Emily, she gave her a nod and Spencer quickly get inside the ambulance. Emily turned around to saw Anthony has been questioned by the local police and she quickly walk towards him.
"The victim is our suspect in a murder case, let me take it from here." He said to the other police.
"Let me know if we can help you." The other police said.
"Okay." He nodded. "Fields! Come on, we are going to the hospital." He shouted to Emily.
"Right away, detective." Emily quickly ran to the car along with Anthony. They quickly drove to the hospital with a slight of concern in their face.
Hi! Sorry for super duper late update. I have a national student exam and a few academy test until the next 2 weeks. So i rarely typing right now. Well, what do you think of this chapter? And What do you think is Anthony? I like him thought. He is pretty suitable for Emily. Well, thank you so much for everyone who reviewed my story, i really appreciated it, even i can't reply it all. So, Enjoy your day folks. Until next time!