[fic] Red Rain

Title: Red Rain
Fandom: The Mentalist
Characters: Patrick Jane
Word Count: ~2,100
Rating: PG-13
Summary: After the murders.
A/N: As promised. Happy birthday, booknerdguru?

Patrick Jane is shaking, hands clutching the phone, thumbs stabbing at buttons that seem to be appropriate but all he can see is the blood on the wall and all he can think is wake up. Please wake up. The officer asks him the nature of the emergency and all he can do is shout because what the hell does she think the nature of the emergency is? He doesn't realize she can't see through the phone.

Silence, now. Hush little baby, don't say a word.

His hands are red. Sticky, covered in blood. Rocking his little girl, his baby girl, rocking back and forth. It's okay, baby. It's okay, sweetie pie. It's going to be okay.

Please wake up, mommy. Please wake up, my dearest love.

Please.( Read more... )

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Meme, stolen from kikibug13

( Personal stuff of possible interest )

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And another one, stolen from viridian because I'm waiting for my rice to cook.

List the first ten series that come to mind. Your friends will comment with the character from each series that they think you are most like. Remember this is who I'm most like, not necessarily my favorites!

1. Firefly
2. Navy NCIS
3. Carnivale
4. Farscape
5. The Mentalist (you knew it was going to make its way in there eventually!)
6. Supernatural
7. Burn Notice
8. The Dresden Files
9. Babylon 5
10. Highlander