In the midst of tragedy, two aching hearts can still manage to find each other. Excellent. Another beautiful addition to your excellent saga.
Hi!! So sorry for the long wait; school, ya know! Here is a scene that came to me a while after seeing S2 'Dead Zone'. I hated Hagen so much in this eppie, leering at Calleigh and giving her that ice-pack... grr!! Horatio was really sweet to Cal tho', and I always wondered if that bruise on her shoulder hurt Horatio as well. Consider a 'proper' ending for 'Dead Zone', and watch out for the symbol of Calleigh choosing Horatio over Hagen!! :lol: Lyrics are copyright of Lucie Silvas. Enjoy and comment away!! Continues after 'Fade to black' of 'Dead Zone'. Fade in: (Shot from behind of Calleigh writing, holding an ice-pack to her right shoulder. Pan slowly to her right, her face covered by her ahir. She rolls her right shoulder slightly, wincing at the pan.) HORATIO: (o.s) Calleigh? (Calleigh jumps a little, before smiling, her head dipping down.) CALLEIGH: Another visitor... seems I'm popular today... Cut to: (Horatio stepping in the door, chuckling.) HORATIO: Another? (Calleigh nods.) CALLEIGH: Mmhmm. John was here a while ago. (Horatio raises his eyebrows.) HORATIO: John Hagen? CALLEIGH: Yeah... he gave me an ice-pack... (She shrugs her left shoulder.) CALLEIGH: ... It helps... (Horatio walks a few steps towards her.) HORATIO: You need all the help you can get... you okay? (Calleigh smiles, still writing.) CALLEIGH: Like I said, I'm alright. It'll be better in no time... HORATIO: Hmmm... (Horatio is a foot behind her.) HORATIO: Do you know why I'm here? CALLEIGH: Oh, I don't know... 'cos you worry too much? (She laughs, Horatio remains quiet.) HORATIO: Not quite. (He moves closer.) HORATIO:... I came here to make sure you were alright... not just on a professional level... I care too much about you, Calleigh, to see you get hurt... (Calleigh gives a tired sigh.) CALLEIGH: Horatio... a spear gun got the better of me... it's nothing to get worked up over... HORATIO: It is to me! Anything to do with you is my main concern, all I care about... (A beat.) HORATIO: (softly) Were you going to tell me? (Calleigh shuts her eyes, setting down her pen.) CALLEIGH: I didn't want you worried... you have more to do than fuss over lil' ol' me... (Horatio chuckles, right behind her.) HORATIO: Maybe I want to fuss over you... maybe I want to worry about you... (Calleigh takes a breath, closing her eyes.) CALLEIGH: Horatio... Cut to: (Front shot of Calleigh, with Horatio behind her. Horatio moves his right hand to Calleigh's hand holding the ice-pack to her shoulder.) HORATIO: Can I see it? (Calleigh's eyes move about nervously. She remains quiet for a beat.) CALLEIGH: It's pretty bad now.. worse than when you... HORATIO: (whispering) Please... (Calleigh blinks, pursing her lips, before acquiescing. She slowly removes the ice-pack, her left hand moving to her side, still holding the ice-pack. Her eyes move to her shoulder, as both she and Horatio regard the bruise.) HORATIO: (sighing) Oh, Calleigh... (Calleigh frowns sadly, turning her head.) Cut to: (Side shot from the left of Horatio and Calleigh standing still. Horatio leans his face in her hair, inhaling deeply. Calleigh takes a breath in. Horatio moves to her neck, kissing her softly. Calleigh's hand grips the ice-pack, trying to stay in control. Her eyes grow heavy as Horatio moves down her neck.) Cut to: (Horatio's right hand moving to her right hand, gently caressing her fingers, before moving up her wrist and forearm.) Cut to: (Calleigh exhaling slowly, her eyes half-closed.) Cut to: (Side shot from the right as Horatio gently grasps Calleigh's upper arm, as he gently kisses her shoulder. Calleigh gasps sharply, her eyes shutting. Horatio wraps his left arm around her waist, pulling her to him as he rubs her arm up and down. Calleigh leans her head back, leaning against him.) Cut to: (Shot of Calleigh's fingers loosening on the ice-pack. She lets the ice-pack fall with a dull *thunk*.) Cut to: (Front shot as Calleigh takes hold of Horatio's left arm, holding him in place as he continues to kiss her shoulder.) CALLEIGH: Ohh... Horatio... (Horatio lifts his head, pressing a kiss to her cheek.) HORATIO: That... is what I wanted to do the second I saw that bruise on your beautiful skin.. (Calleigh turns in his embrace, gazing at him intently.) CALLEIGH: Hmmm... well it feels better now... (Her eyes flick down to his mouth, her left hand stroking his hair, her right hand resting on the table.) CALLEIGH: But it's a long way from being completely better. (Horatio leans in closer to her.) HORATIO: Looks like I have more work to do... (He winks, as Calleigh giggles.) CALLEIGH: I'll just finsh this up, and I'm all yours... Cut to: (Side shot from the right, as Calleigh turns slightly to finish her report, her left arm still around Horatio's neck. He waits patiently, watching her. Calleigh raises an eyebrow playfully, before deliberately writing slowly, teasing him.) HORATIO: You are terrible... (Calleigh laughs, at him.) CALLEIGH: You love it... (She turns back, writing a bit faster. Horatio leans into her neck, blowing in her ear. Calleigh squeals.) HORATIO: Yes... and you love that... (Calleigh bites her lip, writing a few more words and singing her name.) CALLEIGH: Okay... let's go, Handsome! (Horatio smiles, taking her hand, and they leave the lab. Camera moves back to the ice-pack laying on the ground, forgotten and melting.) Cue music of 'Seven Veils': heaven knows it's time for us to wake up with the sun like a child you kiss my eyes the tears have come and gone and now i feel the mist is clearing and all the clouds will drift away and there's no chill in the air tonight when we know that love is here to stay Cut to: (Front shot as Horatio and Calleigh walk together, holding hands still. Horatio looks to Calleigh, smiling. Calleigh smiles back, her face lighting up.) and now we're dancing like the dance of the seven veils every move closer till the moment we lose ourselves Cut to: (Side shot of the lay-out room, the white display board in full view. Horatio and Calleigh walk past. Only their silhouettes can be seen.) if the moon will shine for us the stars will light the way and your touch is like a flame to me burning hotter every day and there's no smoke without a fire and there is no sleep without a dream there's no me without you anymore cause heaven's where we've been (Horatio stops, turns and faces Calleigh. Calleigh stops as well, looking at him.) and now we're dancing like the dance of the seven veils every move closer till the moment we lose ourselves Cut to: (Side shot of their silhouettes as Horatio gently touches her hair.) Cut to: (Shot of Calleigh as she leans into his touch.) Cut to: (Shot of Horatio as he moves in closer.) so we're here together safe and warm like a flower opens for the dawn i'll give myself to you and the rhythm we fall into yeah Cut to: (Shot of Calleigh and Horatio inches apart. We can hear their breathing. They kiss. Calleigh wraps her left arm around Horatio's neck, and Horatio's hands are in Calleigh's hair.) and now we're dancing like the dance of the seven veils every move closer till the moment we lose ourselves and now we're dancing like the dance of the seven veils every move every move closer till the moment we lose ourselves (Camera pans in slowly as they kiss. Close-up as they break apart, mouthes inches apart. Their breathing is louder now. They lean their foreheads against each other, before they hug.) we lose ourselves till we lose ourselves lose ourselves (Horatio lays his head on Calleigh's left shoulder. Calleigh holds him, still breathing heavily. Camera pans backwards as they embrace in the lab, their breathing still audible, before a final tender sigh.) (FADE TO BLACK.)
(sighs), wishing it was me enjoying his embrace :devil:. Kissing my shoulder as my heart does race :devil:. Loved it lots.
I am officially jealous of fic Calleigh. :lol: Wow, thanks for the amazing update. Grrr Hagen...so glad they did away with him. I hated him more than Stetler...at least Stetler made things interesting, Hagen was...just there. Thanks Emerald!
As always, this is a beautifully written scene, very sweet. I too never liked Hagen, I always felt he was trying way too hard to woo Calleigh, he came off more pathetic than anything else, particularly before he killed himself. Nothing in his character showed he shared the same values as Calleigh. What she saw in him I'll never know, and perhaps she went toward him because Horatio was gravitating toward Yelina in his quest for "family".
WOW ! That was beautiful. I love the missing scenes. Time to start my own series. You are my muse. tracy
Hey all! Here's another update, completely different from my other ones. This is kind of an introspective piece and Calleigh-centered. It's a bit angsty in the beginning, but there is a resolution at the very end, so keep reading!! This song is 'Dear Diary' by Pink, and is one of my favourite songs from her 'Missundaztood' album, and which I think really describes Calleigh's own life, and the idea that she has confided to a diary all her secters and bad moments in her life to, but it's slowly taking over her... let me know what you think, and I hope you can follow the story and all the shots aswell! Summary: Calleigh battles demons from her past, and Horatio helps expel them for good... Fade in: (Shot of bedroom door as music starts.) Fade into: (Interior of bedroom. Shot of Calleigh sitting on her bed, a lamp lighting her bedside. She is writing in a journal.) Dear, dear diary I wanna tell my secrets ‘Cause you’re the only one That I know willl keep them (Camera moves in as she continues to write, her hair hanging over her face, panning to her left. As camera moves behind her, zoom in on the words as she writes them.) Dear, dear diary I wanna tell my secrets I know you’ll keep them This is what I’ve done (Camera follows Calleigh's pen, as she writes: 'I’ve been a bad, bad girl for so long I don’t know how to change, what went wrong...' Cut to: (Shot of Calleigh's face, as she shuts her eyes, tears escaping and streaking her mascara.) White flash to: (Kenwall Duquesne getting in a car and driving away, as young Calleigh runs after him. She screams, 'Daddy!') Daddy’s little girl When he went away What did it teach me? That love leaves, yeah yeah (Calleigh's pen writes faster now, her words nearly a scrawl. She breathes quickly, clenching her fist, gripping the pen tightly.) Dear, dear diary I wanna tell my secrets ‘Cause you’re the only one That I know will keep them (Camera moves around her as she writes and writes, page after page.) Dear, dear diary I wanna tell my secrets I know you’ll keep them This is what I’ve done (She stop, and flips back a couple of pages, reading the words. The names "Peter", "John", "Jake", "Daddy" all jump out.) I’ve been down every road you could go I’ve made some bad choices, as you know ("Janet" is highlighted, and "Tim". She looks at her right palm, and puts her hand to her head, exhaling sharply.) Seems I’ve got this whole world cradled in my hands But it’s just like me not to understand, yeah (She flips through all the pages, running her fingers over the pencil and ink-written words, names, and secrets.) Dear, dear diary I wanna tell my secrets ‘Cause you’re the only one That I know will keep them (Calleigh thumbs through the pages to the back of the diary.) Cut to: (Front shot of her as she stops, her eyes wide, her hand resting on the page.) Dear, dear diary I wanna tell my secrets I’ve been a bad, bad girl Cut to: (Shot of the page, where Calleigh has drawn a heart, with 'HORATIO' in the centre. During the music break, Calleigh bites her lip, tracing over the hearts she has drawn, Horatio's name, and the vow she wrote: 'I Love You' She squeezes her eyes shut, crying now. She throws down the diary, moving to her mirror.) I’ve learned my lessons, yeah I turned myself around (She gathers her hair, pulling it over her right shoulder. She puts her hand under her shirt, feeling the back of her left shoulder.) I’ve got a guardian angel tattooed on my shoulder She’s been watching over me. (Calleigh stares at her reflection, wiping her tears away.) Dear, dear diary I wanna tell my secrets Cut to: (Bedroom door opening, revealing Horatio standing there. Calleigh looks to him, smiling tearfully.) ‘Cause you’re the only one That I know will keep them (Horatio moves to her side, brushing her tears away with his thumb. Calleigh leans into his touch. She takes his hands, leading him over to sit on the bed.) Dear, dear diary I wanna tell my secrets (Horatio picks up her diary, and lays it down between them, looking deep into her eyes. Calleigh's eyes flick to the diary, and back to Horatio.) I know you’ll keep them This is what I’ve done Fade in: (Wide shot of a fireplace, as Calleigh stands in front of it, the diary in her hands. Horatio is at her side.) Dear, dear diary I wanna tell my secrets (She steps forward, kneeling before the flames. Her eyes are lit up as the flames dance in front of her.) ‘Cause you’re the only one That I know will keep them (She slowly puts the diary in the fire, standning up quickly. Horatio takes her hand, as together they watch the fire consume Calleigh's diary.) Dear, dear diary I wanna tell my secrets (Calleigh takes a deep breath. Horatio pulls her close, kissing the top of her head.) I’ve been a bad, bad girl (Wide shot as Horatio holds Calleigh, as she watches all her memories from her past burn and turn to ashes.) I've been a bad, bad girl HORATIO: Are you alright, sweetheart? CALLEIGH: Hmmm... (She faces him.) CALLEIGH: ... I am now... thank you... (She rest her head on Horatio's chest, breathing gently now.) CALLEIGH: It's over... now I have a new future... (She raises her head to look at him.) CALLEIGH: ... with you, Horatio. (Horatio smiles, kissing her forehead, hugging her tight. Camera pans away from them.) Cut to: (Shot of the fireplace. A small scrap of paper escaped the fire, with the words 'I Love You'. Final shot of Horatio and Calleigh holding each other.) (FADE TO BLACK.) Comment away! Thanks!!
That was great. I love the ending. But what did happen to Calleigh? And we thought it was only Horatio who had a dark past. So wonderful, can't wait for more!