Title: I'm No Heroine
By: lewis771750
Pairing: Cath/Sara
Rating: R
Challenge: Ani DiFranco song titles
Spoilers: none
Disclaimer: They are not mine. I know it, you know it, and they know I know it. I took them out to play and put a smile on their faces.
Words: 290

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The mayor and the sheriff want to give me a medal. Conspicuous valour above and beyond the call of duty it will say. What BS. Some stupid uniform fucked up, let the perp back in. There we were processing the scene and someone who likes shooting women walks in with a gun in his hand. They say blondes have more fun, but he wanted to have his fun with you, or maybe he thought that because you were bigger you were more of a threat.

My heart stopped when I saw you staring at him, staring at his gun. I knew I couldn't let you die. Even though I thought you loved Gil I knew I loved you. I didn't have my gun, I rarely do, so I did what I could, and threw myself at him. The gun discharged, then there was a second sound, then a third. The second sound was my scream, the third was you shooting the creep.

I know I was shot: the pain still comes sometimes if I twist wrong, and I find that hard to remember. All those years of dancing have left me used to being comfortable in my body, and now it doesn't work right. But none of that matters any more. What I remember isn't the pain. It is you falling to your knees comforting me, telling me that I had to live, to stay with you.

I never thought you meant it quite like that, never dared to hope. Now I know though. I'm going through this stupid ceremony, under the glare of the sun and the scrutiny of the cameras. Then I'm coming back to the only scrutiny that matters, the look of love in your dark eyes.

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