Accidental Attractions

Chapter four

After changing into civilian clothing the team heads to the fair. Me and JJ are riding with Rossi and Reid who are going as father and son. "Wow Reid, you really have your fathers eyes." JJ jokes. "Your welcome" Rossi responds looking at Reid as he messes with the younger agents hair. We all chuckle. "What are your cover stories, not that you need one?" Reid asks as I pull the suv to a stop trying to parallel park. " Haven't really thought about it." JJ said. "I guess we could go as a couple. Ooh ya that would be fun!" She said excited. "We can hold hands and you can win me a stuffed animal!" "Sounds like a plan." I said trying to hide the fact that I was overjoyed about the proposition. Reid said "Don't tell Morgan, he would get way too excited and or upset he isn't involved." Reid said with a smile and a giggle.

We go our separate ways and JJ and I are walking to get food tickets. "I think this might be the best place to go under cover." I said. Taking in all the wonderful sights, sounds, and smells. The rides were each making loud noises and displaying bright colorful lights. The band that was performing is almost drowned out by the screams coming from that of the larger rides."Ya I know right, we get to ride rides and eat junk food. And win stuffed animals." She said with a suggestive grin, nudging me in the arm. "Ok fine Jennifer Jereau I will go try and win you a stuffed toy." I said with a ittle chuckle.

I keep my promises so we head over to the game booths and I choose the strongman game. "You got this baby!" JJ said keeping in character. A rush of something almost unfamiliar rushes through me and goosebumps erupt from my skin and chills shake my body. I know that's all she was doing, keeping in character, but it felt really really nice to hear her call me baby. I take a deep breath and hit the target as hard as I can. The contact with the target try amazing, and so did the response to my actions. I get a perfect score and the small crowd of people who gathered to watch cheered softly. I see JJ trying to contain her excitement when she explodes and runs over to me and gives me a hug. I don't know if she got caught up in th excitement or what because the next thing she did scared me out of my mind. She backed away slightly then quickly closed the space between us with a soft, gentle kiss. Our lips fit perfectly like a puzzle. My stomach erupted in what felt like a fight to the death between the butterflies in my stomach. I am completely stopped in my tracks.

The crowd around us quickly dispersed after the kiss went on for an awkward amount of time. My insides felt like they had just been lit on fire. My stomach was doing somersaults and my heart was exploding. I didn't know kisses could fee like this. I mean I've kissed guys before, but they never felt like this. After kissing someone I have never wanted to just freeze time and hold on to the moment forever. This time was different. She finally pulled away and for a couple seconds we just stared at each other. I don't know what she was thinking. Why did I kiss her back like that?! Everything is going to be ruined now. Thats what I thought until. "Wow." She whispered whilst still looking at me less than two inches from my face. I could feel her warm minty breath on my lips. "Wow" I whispered back.

All of sudden the moment was put to an end as the booth vender was getting impatient. His eyebrows furrowed above his nose and his eye twitching slightly. JJ picked out her stuffed animal. It was a bright blue stuffed giraffe. Blue is her favorite color. For the rest of the night she held onto it with her life. That lucky stuffed giraffe.

It was almost midnight and we were about to head out when in the corner of my eye I saw something strange. A very large man struggling with something two times less than his own body wait. Then I saw that the object he was struggling with holding was a younger very skinny man with his mouth covered. "JJ!" I yelled. We both run over to him and scream in unison, "FBI! Put your hands in the air!" He look at us with a face that said that he knew there was no escape. Which most likely meant he was just fine with dying. I always hated that, especially when they commit suicide by cop. "I said, Put your hands up!" I yelled one last time before he began to raise one hand up slowly. Oh crap. I thought to myself right as he pulled a weapon and shot. I heard three gunshots ring out. The noise rang in my ear as I begin to feel my torso become warm and almost sting; the same sensation I felt in my left arm at the moment. Thats all I could register before I fell to the ground. 

I felt almost no pain at first and the pain was not my biggest concern to begin with. "JJ!" I yelled in a hoarse voice. I try to sit up to check my surroundings to see what happened and to find JJ. "Ah! ugh! ow!" I groaned as I reach for my arm and torso. Out of the corner of my eye I see a flash of blonde as JJ rushes over to me. "Hey, Hey it's gonna be ok he's dead and you're gonna be ok. Alright you're gonna be fine." She said in an unsure tone of voice. Her face looked worried and almost, sad.

After she made sure the victim is ok I can hear her screaming into her com. I can't make out everything she said since the once joyful fairgrounds had turned into a frenzy of terrified citizens. People running and crying, trampling over fellow citizens and abandoning others; complete chaos had ensued. JJ has begun to cry as she screams out, "Suspect is down and deceased I need medic right away we have an agent down with two gunshot wounds to the abdomen and left arm." She said, her voice trembling as she runs over to me. Tears threatening her bright blue eyes.

I can feel the pain now for sure. Especially when she begun to tie a tourniquet above my gunshot on my arm. That had been the worst part so far, the pain became excruciatingly worse when the wound was tied off. Pain returned again when she began to apply immense pressure to my stomach wound. It was almost comforting having her hands be the ones trying to save me. "Ah!" I groaned. "I'm so sorry em. I really am. He should have shot me." She said,voice quivering and tears in her eyes. I reached with my right hand and wiped the tear rolling down her cheek. "Hey" I said in a soft and nurturing voice. "I would take a bullet for you any day. Your my best friend and I love you." The words escaped my mouth with such confidence I almost believed that I loved her, as a friend. Wait, where did that come from. I do love her, only as a friend. We are just really close. Right?

Before she could respond the medics came rushing towards me. They moved swiftly and efficiently. They lifted me onto a stretcher and began asking me questions and trying to stop the bleeding from the holes in my body. I could hear them announcing aloud everything wrong they were aware of and exactly what should be done about it. Then they put an oxygen mask on my face and right on cue, as the cold fresh air hit my face, I drifted out of consciousness.