A/N:
Thank you for the reviews, follow and fav. You guys really motivated me to continue, so here we are. I hope you like it. Kinda nervous.
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Moments went by what felt like a year. They were stuck behind the layers of barrels and crates. Part of them rather stay there then face the outmatch of their unknown antagonists, but Jane knew better than to wait for a miraculous rescue like in a movie.
Maura's life is on the line. She had to act. Fast.
Jane's heart skip a beat. The men were being quite. Too quite. Are they gone?. By her level of judgement, she tried to take a peek around the edges of the crates but quickly took back cover when she was greeted by a gunshots sound headed towards their direction.
Okay. Nope. They're still there. Just waiting.
Trying to came up with a plan she turned her head to the side, saw that Maura's trying to do the same. Heading to her last resort..
"Maura"
"Yes?" Maura turned her head also to face Jane.
"I think, I have a plan.." Jane bit her lip knowing full well that Maura may not agree to it but if it gets her to safety..
"What is it?" Apparently, Maura caught on but trying not to read anything into it.
Jane turned to Maura fully in a crouch-like position, firmly held Maura's shoulder.
"Its a good thing you're wearing jeans today because... listen, I'm gonna head over there.." Nodding her head towards another piles of large stack of crates over Maura's shoulder.
"and distract them as much as i can, when i give you a signal i want you to run out of here and drive away..don't worry, i'll cover you" Jane said as if it was the most natural thing to do in the world. Well, natural for someone who fear for their life but for Maura..
"No" Maura shook her head to show that she strongly disagree.
"Maura.."
"If you think for a second that i might actually agree with your insane plan then you don't know me at all Jane Rizzoli.." Staring Jane down once again.
Jane let out a frustrated sigh. Actually, Jane does know her but it doesn't hurt to hope that her friend might change her mind considering the circumstances. And she also knew her well enough that if she start to used her last name and the stares then there was no point to argue with her. Sometimes, Maura can be very stubborn when she needs to, Not in the mood for another argument..
"Fine, but stay put" She squeezed Maura's shoulder as if to emphasise it. Then, returned back to her defence position, and tried to take a peek once again at the men to calculate their next move. Couldn't find a good angle, Jane was about to crouch toward the edge of the crates when Maura asked..
"Wait..what are you going to do?"
"Umm gee i don't know, maybe getting us outta here from this high intense stressful and maybe...dangerous situation"
Maura didn't get a chance to comment on her sarcasm as a second round of shots firing through and Jane edged around the large crate, trying to get a better angle on the two men. When the shots cease, Jane dropped down again and waited. Trying to calculate the opportunity to fire back.
Jane motion to Maura in hand-signal to take cover behind another large stack of crates ; so she will be out of harms way. Maura merely that her friend listened to her for once, she immediately, fire a quick round off in a succession. Hoping to distract them enough until Maura safely took cover. Then, silence overwhelmed the warehouse.
"This is Boston Police! Surrender now! We can do this the easy way or the hard way.." Jane shouted but all that was answered in returned was another round off of gunshots firing of, hitting the crates and barrels.
Okay, the hard way then. Who are these bastard anyway?
Silence overshadowed the warehouse once again. Jane quickly checked the bullet, satisfied that it will have to do, she glanced up trying to direct her aim at the men but as she tried to locate them, the men seem to have disappear from her line of sight.
Shit, where are they?
She looked over to see that Maura hiding behind the large crates as instructed before crouching towards the large pole, her backs towards it before glancing sideway to take a peek, but before she could even raise her gun, she felt a pair of hand grabbed her as if in an embrace. Holding her tight. She struggled to fight him off as her gun dropped to the floor. She turned and twisted in his arms to try and get away, but the more she struggled, the tighter his hold is, as one of his arm closed around her throat in an attempt to choke her.
Desperate for oxygen, she steps hard on one of his foot, when she felt the hand around her throat loosen enough, she elbow him in the ribs. Hard. Finally the pair of hand release her as the man stumble back in pain. Not having a second to breathe, she quickly flipped him on his back and immediately took out the handcuffs from the back of her belt and cuff it on him, one hand to the pole.
Jane cough while she try to gasped for air, she tried to stand while catching her breath not noticing the other man, was charging towards her with determination and anger, but Maura notice she barely managed to warn Jane as she shouted..
"Jane, behind you!"
But it was too late by the time Jane turn to the sounds of Maura's voice the man launched himself at her and they both fell down. Trying to muster her barely recover energy she fights him off with everything she got as the man tried to re-attempt his partner action on chocking her.
It took most of her control to stop herself from wanting to just rush there and help Jane knowing that if she just run there acting on emotion and instinct it would not probably help the situation. They both could ended up dead. As a scientist, she has been trained to rely on facts and logic. Never emotion. That's why she never guess or conclude something without testing it, to her the 'gut feeling' as Jane would call it, is an indefinite conclusion. Merely, an answer based on thoughts and opinion or whatever 'feels' right. Repressing her fear and panic, her logic self took over as she scanned the surrounding and thats when she saw it..
Jane's gun. Lying on the floor just a few feet away. Her logic self concluded that it merely increase their rate of survival but emotionally? She just wanted to save Jane.
Stealthily, trying to reach for it without getting seen, the second man groaned, still in pain and restraint, Maura stopped in her track for moment as his eyes also landed on the gun then he shift his eyes to her. His eyes briefly exchanged from the gun to her, knowing she didn't have much time as the gun is also within his reached, pulling on the cuff that restraint one of his hand while the other trying to reached for the gun, Maura quickly pulled herself up, she propelled forward a few inches closer to the gun and scooped it up a second earlier just before the man managed to reached for it.
The man immediately tried to warn his partner. Making Maura quickly raised the gun in an alert. Wrapping her hand around Jane's gun. She tried to formulate her thoughts on anything she could about weapons and firearm.
Okay, Glock 22, semi-automatic and short recoil operated pistol with a maximum capacity of 15 rounds, its unloaded weight is 1.43lbs, overall length 8.03 inches...
Unfortunately, his partner heard the distress call.
Jane was still struggling in an attempt to grasp his force hands away, the adrenaline rush coursing through her body serve as an added fuel but she was caught off guard when the man suddenly shift rolling on his back, grabbing her along and immediately shift her on her front, hand closing in around her throat.
"Drop the gun, lady" a gravelly in-man like voice said, as his ragged breath pierced through her ear.
Gun?
As Jane opened her eyes, she saw Maura steadily held a gun that was raised in her direction. Her eyes wide and her eyebrows scrunched down, as if she's contemplating what to do next, but the only thing that was running through Jane's mind is..
Where the hell did she get a gun?
" I don't think that's possible considering the circumstances " Maura said in a compose like tone when actually everything on the inside of her was shaking. For the first time ever, she felt loss. She wasn't train for this kind of situation, but Jane's life is at stake. Both of their lives were. So she couldn't let Jane and herself down.
"Listen lady, we've both don't want any trouble " the man immediately took out a gun from the back of his belt and aim it at Jane's head. Jane grunted when she felt the temple of the gun.
Maura was panicking now, it took everything inside of her to force herself to remain calm and not give in to fear. What would Jane do? Negotiate.
"Why were you here? " As calmly as she could muster while trying to maintain eye contact with the man.
" To do our fucking job until you ladies show up and cause trouble " the man took a step backward and kept his hold on Jane a little tighter. Making Maura took a little step forward.
"stay back!..or I'll shoot her" the man said in an alarm. Maura stopped in her track. Somewhat satisfied that it will have to do, she resume her negotiation. Taking a deep breath..
"Okay, okay,….This area is secured, under an investigation by Boston PD, what business could you possibly have to conduct merely around here?"
"None of your damn business that's what" The man answered. Jane start to struggled to broke free causing the man to struggled also to kept his grasp on Jane.
"Stay..still.." The man grunted, then a click of trigger can be heard causing Maura brain to went on a hyperdrive, in a reaction of a flight or fight response..
A shot rang out.
A/N:
So truth to be told, I actually already finished this chapter before i even post the first chapter but I wasn't satisfied with it. So i keep changing and re-write it and well, this is satisfied as i can get i guess. I hope i did the characters justice. I'll probably won't finish chapter three until next week because this week its test week. So, gotta study. Thank you for your time and let me know what you think. :)