Casey drove his bike enjoying feeling of wind on his face. Once again Rachel was right. He indeed needed some fun back in his life. For so many years he had been diligent and trustworthy Lieutenant Casey that he had almost forgotten how to be Matt, the boy that once got himself in troubles stealing sweets to win the bet.
"Help! Anybody! Please help!"
He stopped immediately looking around. He was literally in the middle of nowhere with trees surrounding the road. But he could clearly see the trail leading deep into the woods.
"Where are you?" He yelled, not because he had troubles following the trail but to let the driver know the help was coming. For a whole minute there was no answer and then he heard it.
"I'm here. I got stuck."
It took him only few minutes to find the victim and understand what had happened. The young boy was on the ground with his bike effectively pinning him leaving no chance to escape.
"Stay calm." He said almost automatically while studying the scene. "Are you hurt?"
"Only my pride." The boy smiled weakly. "It was the first time my father allowed me to drive on my own and look where I ended up."
"Happens to all of us in some way or another." Casey finally managed to clear the path of all the branches. "Are you ready to get out of here?" He asked and then in one swift motion pulled the bike aside.
"Wow, you are a pro, man. Thank you." The boy looked at him with admiration.
"It's nothing" Casey shrugged. "By the way how you managed to trap yourself here?"
"Well, I know it sounds stupid but I thought I saw moose almost in front of me. I tried to avoid collision and… you can see where it got me."
"I see." Casey scrutinized him but the boy was right about not being injured, sheer luck from his part considering all the broken branches around. "Let's take you home. You can get you bike later."
"Hello" Severide greeted his friend outside of the firehouse. "Are you ready?"
"Of course I am. Do you think I could forget my training in a few months?!"
"No, I think you could forget how nosy your men are." Severide chuckled. "Wanna bet on their reaction?"
"You really believe you know them better than I?" Casey looked at him incredibly.
"Yes, I do, after all things have changed without you. So, what about that bet?"
"Maybe next time." Casey shook his head. "What do you mean things have changed?"
"Well, you remember that Japanese girl Mouch was so fond of, don't you? They broke off."
"You mean no more sushi?"
"Yes. BUT! Now he is with a police officer, tough woman."
"Pure Mouch." Casey laughed imagining the picture.
"And they say women love to gossip." They turned to see Shay. "Look at you, first day back and instead of meeting your men you're discussing their love lives here."
"Come on. You're just angry because I beat you to it." Severide snorted.
"That's too." She didn't even try to argue. "So how about you go there and make sure the folks are ready while I gossip with Casey a little."
"He looks much better" She said when Severide was too far from them to hear. "I'm so happy you're back. I mean not because of him, we all missed you."
"I know. I missed you guys, too." He hugged her, probably should have the moment she found he was back, but better late than never. "And you did very good job looking after him."
"Of course I did and now it is your turn."
A/N: Thank you very much for reviews. When I returned back to my OC from Enjoy yourself Rachel, I didn't expect for you to accept her so easily, but I'm glad you did. Casey needed someone outside of Chicago. Now, I understand that you want to know more about his journey, but I think it's time for some more reunion. Not only Severide and Shay missed him, at least I hope so. Thus the next chapter will be mostly about him and his team.
Me, not such a mystery. I just used the character from Enjoy yourself. After all, Casey did manage to get her number, no matter the bar fight.
