A/N: I own NOTHING except the AU character!
"SHAY!" Gabriela Dawson screamed into the smoke that engulfed her, hoping-no, praying- that her partner could hear her. Dawson's brown eyes were smoldering like the fire that surrounded her and consumed Shay, and she grew far more worried with each precious second that passed by. She absolutely needed Shay to make it out alive.
"Dawson, get out of there!" Chief Boden commanded over the radio.
"Chief, Shay's trapped!" Dawson cried out, her fury rising to a dangerous peak. "I'm not leaving without her!"
On the other end of the smoldering flames and black smoke, Leslie Shay was frantically searching for a way out. She didn't hear Dawson, nor could she see her. This is it, Shay thought to herself as the infuriating flames closed in around her. I'm gonna die and the woman that I love will never be able to know how I feel! Closing her blue-gray eyes, Shay took a deep breath and the crackling flames slowly faded into the distance.
It hadn't been more than an hour since Severide and the crew had managed to extinguish the fire-including newbie firefighter/EMT candidate Luke Shepard- but Dawson's mind was on Shay. Her jacket had been burned given the temperature of the flames, and she was unconscious and barely clinging to her own life when they'd brought her to the hospital. The sight of Shay so helpless, so...small on the gurney bothered Dawson more than anyone would ever know. In fact, it broke her heart.
"Shay..." Dawson trailed off, a river of tears forming in her eyes. The images that were burned into her mind were horrifying, yet Dawson did nothing to shake them off. Something's wrong, Dawson thought to herself painfully. I mean, it's normal to not wanna lose a friend-particularly one like Shay- but what I'm feeling isn't normal at all. She's just a friend, nothing more. Her brown eyes heavy, Dawson allowed the comfort of sleep to take over her mind, hoping that it would help her relax. It was definitely going to be a long night.
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