This is my first story on fanfiction, I'm absolutely in love with Parker and Eliot right now, they are incredible. Please tell me if you like it, and if you have any suggestions!

"I don't wanna be right, I don't wanna be strong, I just wanna hold you 'til the heartbreak's gone." Parker's fingers curled around her battered mp3 player, she closed her eyes and turned it off quickly. Her thoughts echoed the lyrics, as tears threatened to spill over. She didn't even know what to think anymore, and she couldn't avoid the hurt in her heart. Parker pulled her knees up to her chest, her gaze meeting the rain covered window of the plane. "I don't know how anyone can stand such sappy songs." She mused to herself, her mental state becoming more and more childlike by the moment. Her heart was heavy with heartbreak, burdened with a sadness she hadn't felt before. It was something she hoped she'd never have to feel again. It was as if someone took all the air from her lungs, leaving her breathless and confused. Her thoughts flashed back to the evening before, when her newly formed family crumpled into a million little pieces around her.

"I can't do this anymore!" Eliot yelled his voice shaking with anger. His face was red, showing all the pain and emotion in every line and crevasse. Parker shrunk back into her seat, rattled by the edge in his voice. Eliot was visibly hurting, pain roared through his chest. The vein in his forehead protruded, as his fingers curled up into fist. Despite how much it hurt, Parker's thoughts echoed Eliot's words. She couldn't hold herself together any longer, and Eliot knew it. The words cut at her core, like glass shattering. The room was silent, if a pin were to have dropped you would've heard it from a mile away. Eliot growled as he looked around the room, he took the time to meet each set of eyes staring back at him, he was on the verge of snapping.

Parker felt a sudden wave of emotions when she met Eliot's gaze. It was like she could feel all of his anger, on top of all the pain that already resided in her heart. Her chest ached, and she could feel pressure building behind her eyes. Eliot's eyes were steely, and cold. Parker could see right through them, and feel all the emotion they held. She nevermore felt so alone than in that moment. "But you think the answer is to walk out and leave me?" Parker choked back tears as she spoke. Her chest stung, realizing nobody else was brave enough to speak up. She hoped more than anything that someone else would fight for him. "I can't believe you guys!" Her eyes were wide and she gasped looking at the rest of the team, but nobody moved a muscle, they all sat in silence. Parker stood, wincing, even standing took effort. "Oh," her jaw wobbled. "I guess nothing I say will ever be enough to make you stay, I'm just Parker afterall.." Her heart sank and her eyes narrowed in disbelief, tears finally spilling from her eyes.

"Damn it Parker, there's something wrong with you." Eliot said fiercely, his voice cracking on the word you. "You just don't get it do you?" He stared at her, his words cold and empty. "I can't take seeing everyone I love getting hurt." He was right, Parker didn't get it. Eliot had no clue just how much all of this hurt her too. But she wasn't going to leave, she was going to stay and fight to keep the people she loved together. He ran his fingers through his hair, the stress was eating him alive. "I'm done!" Eliot shouted, his voice thunderous. The coldness sent a shiver down Parker's spine. Without warning Eliot stammered over to the doorway of Nate's apartment, "I just can't take this anymore. I was never meant for this." With one fleeting glance looked around the room once more. He paused and breathed in before he slipped out the door, leaving it to slam shut behind him. Parker's mouth gaped poured out like rain. "NO." She wailed, throwing herself towards the door. "No, no, no." She screamed repeatedly, falling to the floor.

Sophie clung tightly to the petite thief, as she rocked back and forth in the brunette's arms. She thrashed, kicked and clawed, unwilling to give up on Eliot. Her heart was breaking, and nobody was going to be able to pick up the pieces. Not a soul in the room what Parker felt in her heart. Nobody knew why, but everything was collapsing around them. Eliot snapped, losing himself in the game. It was all because of their last job, a job that almost broke everyone. They all lost apart of themselves that evening, some lost more than the others. Hardison walked away with cracked ribs. They'd beat him senselessly until there was nothing left he could do. Nate had a severe concussion and a broken nose, they stopped him before he even had a chance at saving the day. Sophie's motherly instincts kicked in and her heart throbbed for everyone. And Parker, she nearly lost it all. The thief faced some of the most vigilant and violent criminals around. Those criminals did everything in their power to destroy the Leverage team.

It was too late, before they even had a chance to stop the events of the con from going south. Parker was too far in, and they were too far away to get to her in time. The bastards trapped her, making quick work of her. There were three of them, they circled her quickly. They pinned her down and ripped off her clothes, taunting her with her own body. They tried to rape her, they probably would've been able to if she hadn't fought back. She wasn't one to give up easy, she kicked, and swung, like Eliot taught her. But the three of them held her down, like a piece of meat. Eliot rushed, but couldn't get there quick enough. But he got there before all hope was lost, in Parker's eyes he was her savior. He burst through the door just in time, and went about throwing each of them off of her. She was shell shocked, she shivered in Eliot's arms. He dressed her with trembling hands and bruised knuckles before carrying her off. Parker wrapped her arms around Eliot's neck and clung to him for dear life. If it weren't for him she'd be roadside trash.

When Eliot left, Parker felt as if he was leaving her, not just leaving the team. The thief was inconsolable, her heart shattered. It took nearly four hours of the team 'babysitting' Parker to keep her from screaming or trying to run out after him. She didn't take change easy, she'd been left too many times before. But this hurt more than the others. It hurt her to the core, because she was starting to learn to trust. For once in her life Parker was starting to feel normal. In one moment it was all ripped from her, everything that meant something to her was gone again. He was gone, she couldn't even bring herself to think his name. In one moment he ran away, he left her with no sense of remorse. As the evening grew darker, Parker reverted into her shell. The team felt less need to hover over the blonde girl. She didn't want to talk to anyone, she refused to move, or even look at them. She just sat on her desk, legs crossed, staring off into space. So they let her be, they gave her room to breath. But they all knew damn well she was plotting a way to get to Eliot.

After a few hours had passed, Nate made his way to check on Parker. He could read her better than anyone else. Looking at her face, he saw her eyes held a familiar emptiness. He hated seeing his team in shambles, he thought to himself about how nice it'd be to have some hard liquor to take away the edge. Nate didn't have to ask, he knew Parker all too well, and could sense what she was planning. "Parker." He narrowed his eyes to meet her blank stare. She tilted her head slightly. He knew Parker would do anything to bring Eliot back, and he knew damn well he wouldn't be able stop her. "Just promise me you won't do anything too, well, you know." He smirked, the tone of voice held slight concern. Looking at Parker, Nate knew she was already gone. She was already chasing him around the world. She took in his words and nodded slightly, she didn't plan on doing anything to get herself hurt. She wasn't going to bring more hurt for her family. Nate knew if anyone was going to find Eliot, it'd be her. She was going to find him, one way or another, and she was going to bring him home.

A hazy dawn settled in around Portland, dew droplets misted the windows. Sophie knocked on Parker's door, to which no response was received. They didn't have to open the door to know what was awaiting on the other side, Parker was gone. But Hardison's heart still broke when he walked in the room and found her curtains blowing in the breeze. Alone on her desk was a torn piece of paper. "I've gone to find him" She sprawled out on it in a naive form. Nate sighed, hoping Parker would keep her promise, that she wouldn't do anything to get herself killed. Sophie clung to Nate, forcing the both of them to stay strong. "Damn it, Parker." Hardison grumbled as his own form of heartache set in. Parker was gone with the cool Oregon breeze.

Parker fidgeted in her seat, trying to push the pain in her heart away. The memory physically pained her, and tears threatened to spill from her eyes again. "Why did he leave me?" She whimpered as the tears began to fall, she wished there were magical answers for everything. Life was a cruel joke, it liked to torture her at every twist and turn. It did everything in its power to break her, but she wasn't going to give in so easily. She chewed on her lip, she knew she had to get to Eliot. She couldn't lose him not now, not ever. Parker traced circles over her ticket with her thumb. "Oklahoma here I come." Her voice cracked and she swallowed.