Friday Snippet #1
The fic is as of yet untitled, though the working title is: The Six. The introduction was already snippeted over the beta post, so here is some chapter one action:
Jimmy is her big brother, her mentor, her friend, and occasionally, when her life is even shittier than normal, her lover. He's a Chicago native, too, and except for being on the wrong side of a century old baseball rivalry, he's a good guy. That's how Kate falls for him, arguing about whether or not Cal City really counts as Chicago as he patches her up from a run in with one of Adam's minions.
"Westside, you're thinking too much," Jimmy says, pulling Kate back to the present.
"Somebody's got to do your thinking for you, Jimmy. Otherwise you'd end up rooting for the White Sox. Oh, wait, you do," she teases, and he leans down to kiss her.
"The mission is a go. Declan has me out gathering the troops," Jimmy explains.
"Oh, are we taking down the Cabal's little abnormal fighting ring on 5th?"
"Nope, this is the big one."
"Really?" Kate says, stunned. The big one is Declan's baby. This is the thing that they've all been training and worrying and wondering about for months.
Declan's been playing it close to the vest, but it's obvious it's something big. And big means The Six. And The Six, well, The Six means that this is personal.
Jimmy is her big brother, her mentor, her friend, and occasionally, when her life is even shittier than normal, her lover. He's a Chicago native, too, and except for being on the wrong side of a century old baseball rivalry, he's a good guy. That's how Kate falls for him, arguing about whether or not Cal City really counts as Chicago as he patches her up from a run in with one of Adam's minions.
"Westside, you're thinking too much," Jimmy says, pulling Kate back to the present.
"Somebody's got to do your thinking for you, Jimmy. Otherwise you'd end up rooting for the White Sox. Oh, wait, you do," she teases, and he leans down to kiss her.
"The mission is a go. Declan has me out gathering the troops," Jimmy explains.
"Oh, are we taking down the Cabal's little abnormal fighting ring on 5th?"
"Nope, this is the big one."
"Really?" Kate says, stunned. The big one is Declan's baby. This is the thing that they've all been training and worrying and wondering about for months.
Declan's been playing it close to the vest, but it's obvious it's something big. And big means The Six. And The Six, well, The Six means that this is personal.