The Stowaway

[nickygabriel]

Claim: Starsky & Hutch (TV) – general
Prompt: #01 first time
Title: The Stowaway
Author: Laura Castellano
Rating: PG-13
Length: long
Brief summary: There are not many horror stories in this fandom, but this one is nice, Starsky is excellent and the ending is very, very happy!
Link: http://lauracastellano.tripod.com/stories/Stowaway1.html
http://lauracastellano.tripod.com/stories/Stowaway2.html
http://lauracastellano.tripod.com/stories/Stowaway3.html
http://lauracastellano.tripod.com/stories/Stowaway4.html
http://lauracastellano.tripod.com/stories/Stowaway5.html

Excerpt:

Hutch stopped, staring out the window at the bright afternoon suddenly grown cloudy in his mind. "How the hell do I know?" he snapped. "If I knew, I'd--maybe I need to see a doctor. It's not normal to have these blackouts."

Starsky shook his head vehemently, crossing to where his partner stood. "You can't do that, Hutch," he argued, putting a hand on the other man's shoulder. "They'd yank you off the streets!"

"Starsky, I'd rather have my career ruined than hurt you, maybe even kill you!" Hutch pointed at the sofa with an angry finger. "I had you pinned down there, you couldn't even move...and I don't remember doing it, Starsk! That's the scariest part! How could I have done that to you? I'd never--not even in my subconscious--want to hurt you like that!"

"You think I don't know that?" Starsky was suddenly exhausted. He rubbed his head, which was beginning to ache in earnest now, and dropped to the chair Hutch had just vacated. "I know you wouldn't, Hutch. I'm just saying, let's not be so quick to do something that might ruin both our careers."

"Both?"

Starsky snorted. "You think I'm hitting the streets with some young punk to back me up? Not in this lifetime, buddy. At this point, it's you or nobody."

Hutch couldn't prevent a small smile at the loyalty of his partner. "Well if this keeps up, it just might end up being nobody."