erinm_4600
in
12to32
Fic: Follow You Home - California Queen (18/20)
Title: Follow You Home - California Queen (18/20)
Author: Erin (erinm_4600)
Characters, Pairing: Cain and DG, but if you saw 'em in the miniseries, they're here or mentioned. Plus some OCs
Rating: PG
Summary: DG left the Zone. Cain followed.
Warning: post-series. Blame n_e_star, for she fed Steve. ;)
Disclaimer: The original characters belong to L. Frank Baum and their respective actors. The current characters belong to Sci-Fi, the movie folks and their respective actors. The rest of 'em are mine. Title comes from song of same name by Nickelback.
Prologue One . Prologue Two
California Queen: Part One . Part Two . Part Three . Part Four . Part Five . Part Six . Part Seven . Part Eight . Part Nine . Part Ten . Part Eleven . Part Twelve . Part Thirteen . Part Fourteen . Part Fifteen . Part Sixteen . Part Seventeen . Part Eighteen . Part Nineteen . Part Twenty
California Tin | California Sun
Five | Waking Up (CaliSun 20.2) | Almost Like Being in Love (CaliSun 24.5) | An Hour and 45 Minutes | Hava Nagila | Unexpected
Jeanie was just closing out the register when the phone rang. "Lowry's Bakery."
"Missus Lowry, it's DG."
"Hello dear," Jeanie smiled as she made a note on the slip of register tape in front of her.
"I know you're probably closing up, but... Well, I was just wondering if-" Jeanie smiled into the phone and nodded.
"If a blue-eyed devil stopped by for lunch?" DG laughed and looked down to her desk.
"Yes."
"He did. Charming young man, he was, too."
"Glad to hear it. I just wanted to make sure he didn't stay cooped up in the apartment all day. I had to rush out this morning; sorta left him high and dry," DG breathed, still not sure why there was a knot in her stomach.
Actually, she knew exactly why she had a knot, but she wasn't going to admit it.
Jeanie smiled again and set down her pen. "Not to worry, sweetheart. Simon gave him a ride." DG's breath hitched and she blinked as the knot tightened.
"A ride?" she asked quietly.
Jeanie nodded as she moved over to the door and flipped the lock, then the Closed sign. "Yes. The crazy fool had me believing he was gonna walk," she said with a laugh. DG straightened in her chair and took a deep breath.
"Do you know where they went?" As much as DG tried to hide it, Jeanie could hear the tension in the girl's voice.
"Yes, dear. Up to Eaton Canyon. Just north of you." At the silence on the other end of the phone, Jeanie frowned. "Are you all right, dear?"
"Uh... yeah," DG stammered as she closed her eyes and let her head drop slightly. "When did they leave?"
"Oh," Jeanie started, glancing at the clock on the register. "Maybe... fifteen minutes ago." DG's breath hitched again, but she bit it back.
"Okay, uh... I've gotta go; work, and all. I'll stop by later," she mumbled quickly and added: "Thanks," before handing up the phone. DG's hands clapped across her mouth and nose and her eyes went wide. Snapping out of it, DG pushed back from her desk and bolted for the door.
It took DG five minutes to find Sasha - she was coming back from the main office with the new grounds rental applications when DG ran up to her. "I need to borrow your car," DG said quickly and out of breath.
"Are you okay?" Sasha asked, worried at DG's appearance. DG shook her head and tried to slow her breathing.
"Please, Sash. I'll explain later." She caught Sasha’s wrists and squeezed. "Please," she begged, trying to keep the tears at bay. Sasha nodded to the visitor's center and hitched a thumb over her shoulder as DG let go of her hands.
"They're in my bag. Are you-" she began to ask, but DG nodded and stepped around her.
"Thanks, Sash." She took off for the main building and Sasha could only watch in confusion.
DG headed up to California Boulevard, knowing she had to go east a few blocks before she got to Altadena. She wondered if it was a fluke of the travel storm that it spit Cain out in the park, or if there was some sort of logic to it. She'd come through in the mountains north of the park, as well.
As she sat at the various traffic lights, DG watched the clock and fought back the tears as she wondered if she could control the lights with magic. But she never actually tried. How could he seriously believe she meant for him to go back? They'd had plenty of spats and, after a few hours, were both over it and soon fighting about something new.
She pulled into the parking lot and looked for Simon's truck, but didn't see it. Locking up the car, DG shoved the keys in her pocket as she bolted for the trail up into the canyon, praying she could remember which fork would lead her up to the touchdown point.
As she climbed up the mountain, DG was not only thankful she'd worn pants and boots, but cursed Cain for pulling this crap. How dare he leave like this! What was she supposed to think when she got home from work and found him gone? He could be kidnapped or dead in a ditch or...
DG lost her footing and slipped as she realized the true meaning of the phrase 'Payback is a bitch.' This was how her parents must have felt when they'd realized she was gone. Not to mention Glitch, Raw, Az... and Cain. She sat on the ground for a moment, fighting back the urge to throw up as her brain and stomach both threw up a B.S. flag at the same time.
She was starting to wish she'd not caught the edge of the balcony during the eclipse.
She could hear the sound of the storm and, while she couldn't see the funnel cloud itself, she could see the dark clouds forming in the sky. Forcing herself up from the ground, DG continued up the side of the mountain, wondering if anyone else could see the oncoming storm.
Cain watched as the funnel cloud formed in front of him, both rather impressed with Glitch and Azkadellia's instructions and slightly afraid of the force of nature. Taking a moment to glance over his shoulder, Cain frowned and sighed heavily before turning back and giving the trunk a shove into the swirling cloud.
DG scrambled to the clearing as the cloud began to dissipate. "No... nonononono," she mumbled as the tears began to fall. Her legs finally gave out - she'd been ignoring the tingly feeling the last hundred yards - and she planted her hands and took a few deep breaths, cursing herself silently.
And now she had to live with the fact that Cain had left thinking she was mad at him. She knew she'd have to go back now, but she also knew that Wyatt Cain wouldn't be there to greet her upon return. She'd probably never see him again and that thought killed her.
____________________
I was going to bold one half the phone conversation, but then I realized that the "camera" was jumping between them, therefore you get what you get :p
...why am I explaining myself? o.O
*facepalm*
Author: Erin (erinm_4600)
Characters, Pairing: Cain and DG, but if you saw 'em in the miniseries, they're here or mentioned. Plus some OCs
Rating: PG
Summary: DG left the Zone. Cain followed.
Warning: post-series. Blame n_e_star, for she fed Steve. ;)
Disclaimer: The original characters belong to L. Frank Baum and their respective actors. The current characters belong to Sci-Fi, the movie folks and their respective actors. The rest of 'em are mine. Title comes from song of same name by Nickelback.
Prologue One . Prologue Two
California Queen: Part One . Part Two . Part Three . Part Four . Part Five . Part Six . Part Seven . Part Eight . Part Nine . Part Ten . Part Eleven . Part Twelve . Part Thirteen . Part Fourteen . Part Fifteen . Part Sixteen . Part Seventeen . Part Eighteen . Part Nineteen . Part Twenty
California Tin | California Sun
Five | Waking Up (CaliSun 20.2) | Almost Like Being in Love (CaliSun 24.5) | An Hour and 45 Minutes | Hava Nagila | Unexpected
Jeanie was just closing out the register when the phone rang. "Lowry's Bakery."
"Missus Lowry, it's DG."
"Hello dear," Jeanie smiled as she made a note on the slip of register tape in front of her.
"I know you're probably closing up, but... Well, I was just wondering if-" Jeanie smiled into the phone and nodded.
"If a blue-eyed devil stopped by for lunch?" DG laughed and looked down to her desk.
"Yes."
"He did. Charming young man, he was, too."
"Glad to hear it. I just wanted to make sure he didn't stay cooped up in the apartment all day. I had to rush out this morning; sorta left him high and dry," DG breathed, still not sure why there was a knot in her stomach.
Actually, she knew exactly why she had a knot, but she wasn't going to admit it.
Jeanie smiled again and set down her pen. "Not to worry, sweetheart. Simon gave him a ride." DG's breath hitched and she blinked as the knot tightened.
"A ride?" she asked quietly.
Jeanie nodded as she moved over to the door and flipped the lock, then the Closed sign. "Yes. The crazy fool had me believing he was gonna walk," she said with a laugh. DG straightened in her chair and took a deep breath.
"Do you know where they went?" As much as DG tried to hide it, Jeanie could hear the tension in the girl's voice.
"Yes, dear. Up to Eaton Canyon. Just north of you." At the silence on the other end of the phone, Jeanie frowned. "Are you all right, dear?"
"Uh... yeah," DG stammered as she closed her eyes and let her head drop slightly. "When did they leave?"
"Oh," Jeanie started, glancing at the clock on the register. "Maybe... fifteen minutes ago." DG's breath hitched again, but she bit it back.
"Okay, uh... I've gotta go; work, and all. I'll stop by later," she mumbled quickly and added: "Thanks," before handing up the phone. DG's hands clapped across her mouth and nose and her eyes went wide. Snapping out of it, DG pushed back from her desk and bolted for the door.
It took DG five minutes to find Sasha - she was coming back from the main office with the new grounds rental applications when DG ran up to her. "I need to borrow your car," DG said quickly and out of breath.
"Are you okay?" Sasha asked, worried at DG's appearance. DG shook her head and tried to slow her breathing.
"Please, Sash. I'll explain later." She caught Sasha’s wrists and squeezed. "Please," she begged, trying to keep the tears at bay. Sasha nodded to the visitor's center and hitched a thumb over her shoulder as DG let go of her hands.
"They're in my bag. Are you-" she began to ask, but DG nodded and stepped around her.
"Thanks, Sash." She took off for the main building and Sasha could only watch in confusion.
DG headed up to California Boulevard, knowing she had to go east a few blocks before she got to Altadena. She wondered if it was a fluke of the travel storm that it spit Cain out in the park, or if there was some sort of logic to it. She'd come through in the mountains north of the park, as well.
As she sat at the various traffic lights, DG watched the clock and fought back the tears as she wondered if she could control the lights with magic. But she never actually tried. How could he seriously believe she meant for him to go back? They'd had plenty of spats and, after a few hours, were both over it and soon fighting about something new.
She pulled into the parking lot and looked for Simon's truck, but didn't see it. Locking up the car, DG shoved the keys in her pocket as she bolted for the trail up into the canyon, praying she could remember which fork would lead her up to the touchdown point.
As she climbed up the mountain, DG was not only thankful she'd worn pants and boots, but cursed Cain for pulling this crap. How dare he leave like this! What was she supposed to think when she got home from work and found him gone? He could be kidnapped or dead in a ditch or...
DG lost her footing and slipped as she realized the true meaning of the phrase 'Payback is a bitch.' This was how her parents must have felt when they'd realized she was gone. Not to mention Glitch, Raw, Az... and Cain. She sat on the ground for a moment, fighting back the urge to throw up as her brain and stomach both threw up a B.S. flag at the same time.
She was starting to wish she'd not caught the edge of the balcony during the eclipse.
She could hear the sound of the storm and, while she couldn't see the funnel cloud itself, she could see the dark clouds forming in the sky. Forcing herself up from the ground, DG continued up the side of the mountain, wondering if anyone else could see the oncoming storm.
Cain watched as the funnel cloud formed in front of him, both rather impressed with Glitch and Azkadellia's instructions and slightly afraid of the force of nature. Taking a moment to glance over his shoulder, Cain frowned and sighed heavily before turning back and giving the trunk a shove into the swirling cloud.
DG scrambled to the clearing as the cloud began to dissipate. "No... nonononono," she mumbled as the tears began to fall. Her legs finally gave out - she'd been ignoring the tingly feeling the last hundred yards - and she planted her hands and took a few deep breaths, cursing herself silently.
And now she had to live with the fact that Cain had left thinking she was mad at him. She knew she'd have to go back now, but she also knew that Wyatt Cain wouldn't be there to greet her upon return. She'd probably never see him again and that thought killed her.
____________________
I was going to bold one half the phone conversation, but then I realized that the "camera" was jumping between them, therefore you get what you get :p
...why am I explaining myself? o.O
*facepalm*