My Fighter
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Pairing: Jim Street x fem!SWAT!reader
Summary: When a serial killer you arrested breaks out of prison, you and your team are tasked with finding him. You lie to the team and meet with the killer, but Street rushes to help you and reminds you why he can't lose you.
Warnings: canon-typical violence and action (OC serial killer, depiction of murder scenes, mentions of blood and murder, threats), angst, fluff and comfort at the end. there are a few references from various episodes but no spoilers!
Word Count: 3.9k+ words
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“Street, hands to yourself, please. This is a workplace and I’m trying to make sure this raid goes well,” Hicks says.
Street ignores Hicks’ request, as well as Hicks’ obvious exasperation as he pinches the bridge of his nose.
“Street,” you whisper, shrugging one shoulder up.
“Fine,” he grumbles, removing his hands from your sides.
“Thank you,” Hicks sighs. “Now, you’ve got blueprints and Hondo’s breach plan is good. Deac, let’s not have another Schupatz situation, okay? Everyone stay where you’re supposed to be.”
“I’m still shocked you remembered him,” Luca comments.
“Everyone remembers big arrests,” Hondo argues. “And Deac’s just a good friend.”
“It’s true,” Deacon agrees. “First arrests are typically memorable.”
“Someone say something about memorable first arrests?” Rocker interjects from the doorway. “Mine was a drug maker. Not a seller or user, manufacturer.”
“Don’t get too cocky,” Hondo calls. “Our girl over here took down a serial killer for hers.”
“I got lucky,” you say softly.
“How so?” Rocker inquires.
“He killed one of my friends. Tried to cover his tracks, but I knew her well enough to spot every little inconsistency.”
Rocker nods before his team calls for him. As he walks away, Hicks goes over the details of your current case once more. Street’s hand returns to your back as a silent comfort after talking about one of the toughest cases you’ve ever worked on. Hicks doesn’t mention it this time but gives you an encouraging nod as you walk out of the situation room.
Hondo’s phone rings as you climb back into Black Betty after a successful raid. He furrows his brows and mumbles, “Someone’s more overbearing than usual,” before he answers the call on speaker.
“Commander,” Hondo greets.
“Back to the station. Now,” Hicks demands.
“Yes, sir. But the raid was good, so we’ve got another-“
“There was a breakout at the state prison,” Hicks interrupts. “We need 20-David on this.”
“We’re on it,” Tan agrees.
“Are you all here?” Hicks asks.
“Yes, sir,” your squad says together.
Hicks sighs, and you can picture him rubbing his jaw before he says, “Noah Oliguria broke out.”
Your eyes widen at the mention of his name, and you turn toward Hondo to make sure you heard Hicks correctly. Street moves to your side, and you know that you did. Your first arrest, the man who killed your friend, a serial killer who was supposed to be off the streets until he took his last unworthy breath, is now running free in Los Angeles.
“Where’d he go?” you ask quietly.
“He stole a van,” Hicks says, “we’ve been tracking it on traffic cams, but we need S.W.A.T. ready to roll the moment we have an opening.”
“He’s going to kill again.”
“We don’t know that.”
“I do. When I put the cuffs on him, he promised that someday he would kill again. He’s not out for tacos, Commander, he broke free to get back to what he knows.”
“It’s okay,” Street says softly.
He lays an arm over your shoulders, and you lean against him as Hicks tells Hondo more about what they know. You don’t care about how Noah broke out; you want to ensure he gets put back in. With Street beside you, your anger begins melting into fear. The last time Noah was on the streets of Los Angeles, a lot of people died, including someone you cared about deeply. That won’t happen again – it can’t, not while you can stop him.
“We’ll get him,” Hondo promises as he ends the call. “And you’re not alone this time.”
Your leg bounces with bottled anxiety as you sit outside the situation room. Dressed in your gear, you are ready to go. The rest of your team is inside with Hicks, but they decided it would be best if you didn’t have to relive the initial case against Noah. You remember it too well, anyway.
“Hey,” Street says as he lowers to sit beside you.
His hand lands on your knee, and you slow your breathing and movement at his touch.
“Hondo thinks we may have a lead. If you want to sit this one out, though, no one will blame you,” Street explains.
“I can’t sit here and do nothing, Jim.”
“I get it,” Street promises, nodding.
“You’re not helping,” you mumble as you look at him.
Street’s hand moves from your knee to the side of your thigh as you move. He furrows his brows at your comment, and you offer a small smile.
“You’re being really serious.”
“Oh, right,” Street agrees playfully. “Would you prefer a joke or just a generic sarcastic comment?”
You tap your chin as you think, but as your worry disappears (one of Street’s superpowers, you think), Hicks yells for 20 Squad to get ready to roll. Street’s hand slips into yours as you rush to Black Betty, and you can only hope to beat Noah Oliguria this time.
“Don’t,” Hondo demands as you step to his side. He extends an arm across your chest and shakes his head. “You don’t want to go in there.”
You turn away from him and press your fists harshly into your sides. Too late again. Last time you found one of Noah’s victims, it was your friend, and she had endured a bitter end until she couldn’t anymore. Despite your determination to stop him again, Hondo is right; you’ve seen enough of Noah’s work to know you don’t want to see anymore.
“He’s not going to stop, Deacon,” you say as he exits the building. “We don’t have time to go back to H.Q. and wait for a lead.”
“We don’t have to,” Street calls. “He left us one.”
You and Deacon rush toward Street, who lifts a blood-covered motel keycard. Noah’s, you assume. It’s not much, but it’s something. As you sit beside Street while Luca drives to the motel, you can feel your heart and stomach flipping with anxiety and memories you’d rather forget.
Street takes your hand and squeezes three times. Part of you wants to climb into his arms and never come out, but the other argues that you have a duty to the men and women that Noah has already killed and those he plans to. No one on your team would force you to sit this case out, but if Noah gets close to anyone you love, you won’t have a choice.
“Hondo,” you say. “Can I make entry?”
He nods slowly before agreeing. Noah has tried to taunt you from behind bars before, but if you see him face-to-face, you’ll let him know he will never get under your skin. You’re not scared of Noah Oliguria, but the idea of losing someone else to him terrifies you.
After you exit Black Betty, you run silently toward the room listed on the key. There’s an overturned housekeeping cart beside the door, and you nudge it out of the way. A blood-soaked towel falls from the laundry bin, and you don’t hesitate to kick the door open.
Street enters behind you, but your sudden stop causes him to grab your hips as he tries to stay upright. The scene on the bed holds your attention, though. Noah never seemed to have a type about who he killed. He simply liked the act, the blood between his fingers, a pulse fading under his touch as the life faded from his victim’s eyes. That’s why this scene is so wrong.
“It was too fast,” you murmur.
“Motives change,” Hondo points out. “He’s been locked up, maybe he- maybe he’s making up for lost time.”
“No, the first one was right.” You look around quickly before you decide, “He heard us coming. We just missed him.”
“That tracks,” Luca agrees. “M.E. said the first body had only been there about ten minutes. We’re not far behind him.”
“Far enough,” you snap. “We cannot let him kill again.”
Hondo looks at Street, who nods before grabbing your shoulders. He steers you out of the room with a loving but firm grip, and you let him lift you into Black Betty as you remember what Noah did on the other side of the motel wall.
“He’s going to keep killing,” you whisper.
You hold Street’s wrists as he kneels before you. He nods but doesn’t look away from you as the coroner and a detective arrive.
“You know it takes time. What he did to your friend, to you, was awful. Getting over that is impossible, but we can’t rush this,” he says.
“I know that. But… it feels like it’s my fault. I caught him once; why can’t I do it again?”
“It took you months.”
You shake your head and prepare to argue, but Street leans closer as his hands move to either side of your neck, his thumbs brushing over your jaw.
“Honey,” he murmurs. “It took you time, then, too. Be patient with yourself, okay? Those women, their blood isn’t on your hands, and you’re going to go crazy pushing yourself like this.”
“We’ll catch him eventually, right?”
“We always do.”
Street moves up to kiss your forehead before he sits beside you. The team joins you in Black Betty a moment later with another clue to chase. It feels like a breadcrumb trail, but you will always be too far behind, too slow to catch the man leaving the trail. Street keeps his hand in yours as Luca exits the motel parking lot and you gladly accept the comfort.
Your phone rings as Hondo explains the clue they found: a receipt for dry-cleaning to be picked up down the road in just under an hour. It’s an unknown number, but Hondo permits you to answer it anyway. With your helmet still on, you answer it and immediately switch it to speaker. You don’t speak before someone says your name.
“Heard you’re with S.W.A.T. now. Guess that puts a new meaning on the term ‘chasing’ me, huh?”
You recognize his voice immediately and try to end the call. Street grabs your hand gently and shakes his head, and Hondo motions for you to keep him talking.
“Noah,” you force out. “What do you want?”
“Ten years ago, you arrested me because I made some mistakes. That’s what you said at the trial. I didn’t make mistakes. Your friend was a fighter, and she wrecked her apartment. Someone leaving clues isn’t a mistake. Speaking of your friend… how’s her family?”
“What do you want?” you repeat slowly.
“To catch up. 12th and Maple, tonight at 8. Just you and me.”
“Why would I do that?”
“Because if you don’t, I’ll kill someone else. Actually, I have a better idea… for every half hour that you don’t show, I will kill another woman in L.A. How’s that for reason to come?”
“Pretty good,” you agree. “12th and Maple?”
“Right. See you tonight. Maybe wear one of those outfits that your friend liked so much.”
The line beeps as he ends the call, and you drop your phone into your lap.
“You’re not going,” Jim says.
“Yes, I am,” you argue.
“No, you’re not. We’re not letting you go off alone to meet an escaped serial killer!” Hondo adds.
“And I’m not letting him kill more women!”
“He’s going to kill anyway,” Jim says. “And he may try to kill you. Please, just trust us and don’t go meet him alone.”
“We’ll ask Hicks about setting something up,” Deacon offers. “Maybe no one else has to die.”
“Okay,” you agree. “But… I think I need some time. Can I take a little while this afternoon?”
“Of course,” Hondo answers. “As much time as you need.”
“I’ll take you home,” Street offers.
“Thank you, but I- I need to be alone right now.”
Street nods, and you lean back for the remainder of the ride to H.Q. You’re lying, but think Jim believes you. Deacon’s right, no one else is going to die at the hands of Noah Oliguria, and you’re going to make sure of that.
“East Ducasse Alley off 12th and Crocker,” you say to yourself as you drive through the garment district for your 8 o’clock meeting.
You changed the meeting place to ensure your team couldn’t arrest Noah before you got answers. They think you’re at home right now, and the meet has been called off, but as you exit your car and walk into the alley, you wish you’d told them the truth.
“Jim Street,” Street says as he answers the phone. His attention is on the screen before him until the person on the other end of the line speaks.
“So, I’ve heard. You’ve got good taste in women, picked a fighter… I guess we’ll see if she’s strong enough to fight someone like me, huh?” Noah Oliguria taunts.
The call ends immediately after Noah finishes. Street pulls his phone away from his ear and stares at the screen. He hasn’t heard from you since you let him know you got home, and either Noah thinks the meet is still happening, or you lied.
He opens his tracker app that lets him see where your phone is. Because of your job and its risks, you agreed to let your entire team see your location, though you can turn it off whenever you want. Lucky for Jim, you never remember the ghost mode capability. He sees the small dot with your initials on it at the end of an alley in the fashion district and abandons what he was working on.
“Hondo!” he yells as he exits the situation room. “She went to meet Noah! They changed the location.”
“How do you know?” Hondo inquires.
“He called me. Said we’d found out how much of a fighter she really is.”
“20 Squad!” Hondo calls. “We’re rolling!”
Tan raises his arms in question, but when Luca sees the concern on Street’s face, he yells for everyone to get to Black Betty. Time is limited, but you are family, so they’ll risk everything to get to you.
Noah slides his phone into his pocket as you near him. You stop with several yards between you and cross your arms over your chest in the dirty alley.
“I’m here,” you say. “What now?”
“You remind me a lot of her,” Noah replies. “When she opened the door of her apartment, I knew she’d be special. Even after she got me caught, she stayed special. You know why?”
“I’m not here for a trip down memory lane,” you snap.
“She was special because she led me to you. I watched you move around her place so easily, and I couldn’t help but wonder what it would have been like if you’d walked in instead of her.”
“If you just brought me here to tell me that you want to kill me, I’m calling my backup to take you back to the cell you came from.”
“What backup? Your boyfriend Street was still at the station when I called. We’re alone, and we’ve got plenty of time for that trip down memory lane. I had to finish early because of your team once today, and I won’t let it happen again.”
Noah rushes toward you, and you bend your knees slightly to catch his shoulders before impact. He flips onto the ground and pulls you with him. As you fight for the upper hand, you see a knife, a gun, and something else under his shirt. He came prepared to kill you and to make it hurt.
“You made another mistake,” you taunt as you kick him off of you. “I was never going to come alone.”
“Luca, a little faster!” Street yells.
“I’m going, Streeter,” Luca replies calmly. “We’ll get there.”
“We haven’t been ahead of him since the moment he walked out of that prison.”
“Street, you have to keep it together for her,” Deacon says. “If you go in there like this, you won’t be able to help anyone.”
“She thinks their blood is on their hands,” Street responds. “But if anything happens to her, it’s all on me. I let her go.”
“We all did,” Hondo adds. “But we’re in a position to help her before anything can happen. So, let’s keep it tight, stay liquid, and fight for our own.”
“30 seconds!” Luca alerts the team as he nears your location.
“Okay,” Street agrees. “Let’s do this.”
Noah’s knife falls from his waistband as he pulls you across the asphalt. You try to hide your yell of pain and use his own momentum to knock him over your head. Turning quickly onto your stomach, you begin to push yourself up before Noah moves the barrel of his gun into your face. You stop immediately, frozen on your hands and knees.
“I was right,” he says past a bloodied lip. “You’re putting up a better fight than her.”
“Then let’s keep going,” you reply.
“I don’t think so. Not here.”
Noah takes one hand from the gun and pulls a pair of handcuffs and a rope from his pocket. That’s what you couldn’t place earlier: the handcuffs. They look like they already have blood on them, and you wonder if it’s his or someone else’s. While he’s distracted and moving, you raise your hands and push his arms away from you. The gun falls to the ground, and you shove Noah backward and against the wall behind him.
He grunts before laughing, and you clench your jaw when you realize he closed one end of the handcuffs around your left wrist.
“I’m a fighter too,” he says lowly.
“You’re a coward with a gun,” you accuse.
“Don’t.”
“Or what?”
He kicks your shin, and your legs slide out from under you as you fall to the ground. With his knife retrieved from the ground, Noah steps back to look at you. Your gun is digging into your back, and you take the opportunity to tug against the handcuff. He’s standing on the other end, and as one hand moves beside Noah, you pull your gun from its holster.
Noah steps back to your side and poises the knife above your chest. He raises it, prepared to plunge the blade between your ribs and debilitate you before he treats your death like a toy for his enjoyment until you break, and he has to replace you with another victim.
“Remember when I said you’d never kill me?” you ask. “I meant it.”
Noah’s face hardens as he tightens his grip on the knife. He raises it a touch higher, and just as he prepares to swing down, his eyes widen as a shot echoes in the empty alley. Noah drops the knife, and you ignore it as it lands on your stomach. His hand falls to the wound in his abdomen before he falls back. You tip your head back against the road and take a deep breath. Someone yells your name, and you sit up quickly with your gun still grasped tightly between your hands. The knife clatters as it falls from your movement, and you lower your weapon when you see Street running toward you. Hondo has his hand to his ear, likely calling for backup and an ambulance for Noah, who is still conscious and groaning in pain.
Street takes your gun and knocks the knife away from your side. He raises his gloved hands to your face and tilts your head gently as he searches your skin for any sign of injury. You hook your fingers over his wrists as you lean toward him.
“Jim,” you breathe out. “You came.”
He nods and you appreciate the silent promise that he will always come. Before you can think to ask, he retrieves a key from his pocket and removes the bloody handcuff from your wrist. He flips your hand to ensure the blood isn’t yours before giving you room to stand.
You lower your hands to the concrete and push yourself up while Street hovers beside you as you stagger with each movement. An ambulance approaches the end of the alley, but you don’t look toward Noah. He screams as Deacon applies pressure to his wound, and you turn toward Street.
“Get her out of here,” Hondo calls. “Hicks said she’s good to give her statement in the morning.” He looks at you to ask, “You good?”
“Can’t complain,” you answer. “Thank you.”
“Of course. Just give us a heads-up next time, would you?”
“No, we won’t have a next time,” Street adds.
You nod as Street leads you to your car. He takes the keys from your pocket and helps you into the passenger seat before climbing behind the wheel. You each have a lot to say, but he stays quiet as he navigates through LA and drives toward your home.
Once you’re inside, changed, and comfortable in Jim’s arms, you have the space to talk and fall apart. He has a firm arm around your waist as the other holds your head against his shoulder. Your arms are wrapped over his shoulders as you breathe against him. You’re in pain, but nothing could make you separate yourself from Jim in this moment.
“I’m sorry I went without telling you. I’m sorry for going at all after you asked me not to,” you apologize against Jim's shirt.
Jim’s hand moves from your head to your back as he rubs comforting strokes against your spine. His hand slips under your shirt at the bottom, and you lean further against him with the unhindered contact.
“I’m not mad at you,” he promises. “Noah called me.”
“He told me he called you and you were at the station, so you weren’t coming. What’d he say to you?” you ask as you pull back to see Jim’s face.
“Basically, that he was going to hurt you. He said he was going to make you fight and see how good you really are. I… I don’t want to lose you.”
“I’m sorry.”
“No, listen. I don’t want to lose you, and that’s why I asked you not to go. Not because I don’t trust you or I’m scared of Noah, anything like that. But he was after you and I can’t bear the thought of losing you. I love you.”
“I know. I love you, too,” you reply softly.
“Then could you maybe try to act like it every once in a while?”
Street smiles, and your lips quirk up to match. You lean forward and kiss him, smiling against his lips as his hand travels across your back to bring you closer.
“I’ll remember that from now on,” you promise as you pull back. “And try not to do anything that could take me from you. I love you. I love you so much, Jim.”
“You know that none of this was your fault, right?” Street asks as he moves his hand from your hip to your cheek.
“Thanks to you, I do. You got me through today.”
“Kind of what I’m here for.”
“I see you chose sarcastic comments without me.”
“Well, you never answered the question.”
You shake your head lovingly and return to your previous position against Street’s shoulder. You love him, and you know he loves you; the comfort, reminders of what you mean to him, and how he treats you leave no room for doubt. Lying to him and risking your life, putting him in a place where he could lose you, wasn’t worth it.
“Can you say it again?” you ask, trailing a hand up Street’s chest and to his jaw.
“Say what?”
“You called me honey earlier.”
Street turns his face against your hand and leans into your touch as he says, “I love you, honey, and I’m going to tell you with every breath I have left.”
You smile shyly at the new pet name but take the opportunity to tease, “Hicks will love that.”
“Doesn’t matter, because I love you.”
Street pulls you into another kiss, and though you know life will never be easy, loving Jim Street is.
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