Summary: Set sometime during season 3. Root rescues Shaw who had been captured and drugged by HR. Now she had to keep an eye on the woman who is acting stranger than normal.

A/N: Well here it is. Chapter three. I want to thank the people that took the time to review and gave their input on whether it should be Root or Shaw that was affected. In the end I decided to go with Shaw. Though don't worry, Root will have her chance to drive Shaw crazy in a later chapter. Anyway please enjoy this and let me know what you thought. Also check out the note at the end of this chapter because I'll be needing the help of you readers once again.

She turned and fired off two more shots in the directions relayed to her via her Cochlear implant. The grunts of pain were all the indication that Root needed to know she'd taken down at least two more of the corrupt police officers. She allowed herself a small smile as she shifted the dead weight she was being forced to carry back into a more comfortable position.

"You're lucky I like you Sam. Otherwise I would have left it to John to handle getting you out of there." With a slightly tired groan Root began walking once more. Her right arm was wrapped tight around the drugged Shaw's waist while her left arm made sure the woman's arm remained wrapped around her shoulders.

It was almost 2 A.M. Root had been fast asleep when the insensate beeping of The Machine had finally dragged her back into the waking world. Once she had been conscious enough She had relayed a quick series of instructions that relayed the situation to Root. Somehow HR had captured Shaw and had her tied up in an abandoned building. She only had a limited amount of time before they either killed the former assassin or found a way to extract all the secrets from her.

Root had thrown a jacket on over the pajama pants and t-shirt she wore and headed out into the slight chilly and damp fall air. The hacker, with the help of The Machine, had no trouble getting hold of a vehicle. It had been difficult for her to maintain a legal speed when all she wanted to do was hurry up and get to the other woman as quickly as possible. It took her nearly half an hour but finally she reached the building where Shaw was being kept.

With help from The Machine Root had encountered little difficulty in reaching the woman. Unfortunately her help had come a little too late and whatever cocktail of drugs they had given the shorter woman were obviously affecting her.

Shaw's head hung limp and barely moved when the two men guarding her had fallen to the ground unconscious thanks to Root's Taser. It was not until the handcuffs restraining her had been undone that she finally stirred and looked up at the taller woman.

It took far longer than normal for Shaw's eyes to focus and for the woman to recognize Root. Once she did she gave her what could only be described as a 'drunken grin', if Shaw was even capable of getting drunk that is.

"Rootbear?" Shaw had slurred out as she placed her hands on the armrests of her chair and tried to stand. She managed to get to her feet before pitching forward and would have fallen to the floor beside her captors had Root not caught her.

"Don't call me that." She had said as she grabbed hold of the shorter woman, which had not been easy given the disparity between their heights, and began helping her out of the room.

"Why not?" Shaw had whined like a little child used to getting her way. "You are like a big fluffy teddy bear. You look all dangerous and vicious on the outside when inside your all soft and cuddly." She emphasized her point by giving Root a one arm hug that was not very effective given her mental state.

"What did they hit you with? You've never been this loopy as long as I've known you." Root muttered mostly to herself.

"Hmm I don't know. My head feels kind of foggy though, but otherwise I feel good. Well maybe not as good as you." Shaw giggled as her right hand snaked its way to Root's stomach and attempted to slither beneath the taller woman's shirt.

She rolled her eyes at that. 'Figures I can't get an actual reaction out of her when I actually flirt with her. But get her drugged up and suddenly the woman is all over me. Why couldn't have happened on a night when I actually would have wanted to consummate our relationship?' Her mental grousing done Root drew her gun from her holster as she half carried half dragged Shaw towards the exit.

Given Shaw's state it took them slightly longer to get out of the building. Thankfully The Machine directed them away from any danger before it got too close. Following Her instructions Root headed down towards a subway entrance that had a plastic line of tape stretched across it with 'Closed due to temporary electrical issues'.

Root's white teeth sparkled in the light of the streetlamp. Leave it to Her to make sure they had a way out that likely would not be followed. Ducking beneath the tape the two women made their way down the deserted platform. Shaw had been silent for a long while and was apparently sleeping, but was still lightweight enough to not prove too cumbersome to Root.

Passing through the open doors of the empty subway Root was not the least bit surprised as there was a quiet hiss and they closed silently behind the two women. With the train empty she laid Shaw down on a stretch of three seats so the woman would be comfortable as the subway departed from the station.

Relaxing back against a seat, located next to Shaw's head, the hacker holstered her weapon since she figured there would be no threats for the rest of the evening. The Machine was silent in Root's ear and the woman was intent on enjoying the quiet moment while it lasted. It would take a while for them to reach Root's apartment. She thought Shaw's apartment would be safe but felt it best to not take any chances in the event that HR had actually gotten useful information from her.

Her head rested against the cool glass of the train window. Closing her eyes she took a deep breath and cleared her mind. The past hectic hour had drained a lot of energy from her and she was rather glad for the break and the quiet. Against her right leg she could feel the shorter woman stir for a moment and then go still. She thought nothing about it until she felt a cold hand lay on her upper thigh. The woman's long fingers curled around the inside of her thigh and lightly stroked her flesh through the flannel fabric of her pajama bottoms.

A loud cry of surprise left Root as she jerked away from the other woman's touch. Moving out of her reach she looked down at Shaw.

Shaw's hair was a tousled mess. It looked like it had once been in a neat ponytail but had part of it pulled out but not all. Her normally straight hair was in a mess of curls and waves that looked like it would wreak havoc on a brush. Her normally dark eyes looked like melted dark chocolate and there was a haze or veil that seemed to cover it. Her lips were parted in a smile and the woman was breathing rather heavily as she looked at the hacker. As Root watched Shaw's tongue flicked out and licked at her lips in a movement that would not have been out of place in a porno.

Root gulped nervously as she tried to back farther away from the woman. "Why are you looking at me like that?" She managed to get out without her voice sounding too shaky.

Shaw's hands were now gripped onto an armrest as she raised her upper body. There was a seductive look in her eyes and her movements were slow and purposeful. She gave a deep lusty moan as she arched her back in an attempt to draw Root's eyes to her chest. "I want you." Shaw said simply. Her voice was slightly deeper than normal and she spoke in a low voice that Root had to strain to hear. Now on her hands and knees Shaw almost seemed like a wild animal preparing to pounce on its prey.

This was well beyond Root's comfort zone. She had no trouble pushing boundaries with people. Hell she enjoyed flirting with almost everyone since it was a good way to get a read on people and gave her a slight advantage in her dealings with them. In truth while she came off as a flirt Root had absolutely no experience sexually. She had dived head-first into computer when she became a teenager and had as little involvement with her other people as she could get away with in this day and age. When it came to Shaw she flirted a little harder than she did with others if only because the woman was still a mystery to her, and maybe a little because she liked her. And while she had thought that someday she and Shaw might actually be a couple, this was not how or when she planned for their relationship to go to the next level.

As Root backed further away Shaw continued to advance. The shorter woman was now standing steadily on her feet. Curiosity getting the best of her Root's eyes darted down and stopped at the erect nipples pushing out against the fabric of Shaw's tank top. She took a shaky breath as her eyes darted back up to Shaw's eyes. Judging from the look in the shorter women's eyes she was well aware of where her eyes had lingered.

"Shaw you are not yourself. You are obviously still affected by whatever they gave you. Remember it is me Root. The woman you want to shoot half the other time?"

"Only half the time, the other half I want to just rip your clothes off and make you yell my name until you are horse."

Shaw stood about five feet away from Root, who had her back pressed against the locked door leading to the next car. As the taller woman watched Shaw's hands drifted down to the waistband of the black jeans she wore. Then her hand deftly dipped into one of her pockets and extracted a cylindrical device. "I am particularly glad I managed to snag this from my gun bag before they grabbed me. Mostly because I would be rather sad if I lost it."

Root's face went red when Shaw held it up for her to see. It was a small silver and black vibrator. It had a sleek elegant design and was no larger than the palm of her hand. As she watched Shaw turned the device on and let it trace a line down between her breasts and down her taunt abdomen. A small bundle of heat began to build in her lower abdomen at the scene before her.

"I call it 'Root' since it is such a delicious tease. She has helped me from growing too bored when I've been stuck on long solo missions and stakeouts." With her free right hand she undid the button on her jeans at the same time as the vibrator reached the waistband. The device then traveled down lower still blazing a trail along Shaw's body at the same time it undid the zipper on the jeans.

Root was surprised that the jeans remained on Shaw despite having the zipper and button undone. She could not force herself to look away even when she heard a loud shaky gasp from Shaw. Root knew why the woman had made the noise. Her hand was now firmly between her legs and the distinctive back and forth movement left little doubt to the actions taking place out of sight.

Unintentionally Root's own hands had begun a similar journey down her body and it was not till her cool fingers touched her stomach that the hacker jerked her hand away as if she was burned. Taking a shaky breath Root composed herself and renewed her resolve.

"Shaw stop this. You are not acting like yourself. And tempting sight as you might be, I'm not about to take advantage of you."

"Hmmmm." Shaw moaned briefly before pulling her hand free from her jeans. "Very well then Rootbear." She said simply as the subway train came to a stop. The doors opened and she made her way to the exit. Just before stepping out she turned once more to the hacker and gave her a wicked grin. "You should know though, that it was a rather bad batch of drugs. Not nearly as effective as they wanted. So I might be slightly impaired, but I know damn well what I'm doing." She gave her a saucy wink before stepping out and the doors closed behind her.

Once the train left the station Root found her way to a seat and let out a breath she had unknowingly been holding. 'Damn that woman. She's more of a tempting vixen then I thought.'

A/N: Sorry about the poor quality of this chapter guys. For some reason it just was not coming together as well as I would have liked. I might come back at a later point and rewrite this so it is better. Anyway I hope you enjoyed this. Anyway like I said earlier I'd like the readers help on something. I have quite a few ideas for future chapters, but I don't know what one to do next. So I am going to leave it up to you the readers/reviewers. Each chapter there will be three random story ideas to choose from. (Don't worry if yours is not chosen, cause it will probably come back up at a later point) So let me know which ones you want and give me a good reason/argument for your choice will help. Your choices are:

The team's number is a dance instructor. Mr. Reese is able to act as her dance partner/assistant during her instructional classes but Root and Shaw, who are acting as backup, are stuck as dance partners. Bickering on who will lead ensues and things get heated during more intense numbers like the Tango.

Somehow Mr. Reese convinces Finch, Root and Shaw to go on a group camping trip. While he and Finch go and get food supplies Root and Shaw are busy setting up camp. Just when the guys get back to town a nasty storm hits and the men are stuck in town leaving Root and Shaw alone at the campsite till the storm ends.

Shaw has a nightmare about Root dying and becomes overprotective as a result.