numb3rsfanrecs | FIC: Flowers for a Funeral (Reply)

Title: Flowers for a Funeral
Author: 3rdgal
Pairing/Characters: Don, Charlie, Alan, Megan, David, Colby
Rating: T
Length: 45,892 words (18 chapters)
Note: this fic takes place after Flowers for a Friend and while it is not necessary to have read that fic, it would really help (plus it is a good fic too).
Summary: Furious at having been best by Don in the past and driven from L.A. as a result, Hector Gardenia decides some personal vengeance is necessary. He arranges for Don's and Colby's abduction sending the team on a wild goose chase while he takes his time with Don.
Why I'm reccing this fic: It is an excellent Don angst fic. The situation is very well handled and believable. A must read for anyone who likes to see Don in the hands of the bad guys.

“So, Eppes, this is how things are going to work. Ten months ago you almost killed me while ruining my operation and way of life. Because of you, I had to skulk off to some other city, recuperate and rebuild my operation. Needless to say, I wasn’t very comfortable or happy during that period of my life. On more than one occasion I almost gave up – thought about letting myself wither away and die.” Gardenia stepped closer to the table and rested a hand on Don’s shoulder in a parody of affection. “You know what kept me going? The thought – marvelous and wonderful – of killing you. And now that time is here.”

Don suppressed a shiver of fear as the crime boss leaned over him, studying him with a cold, calculating smile on his face.

“But there is a catch to this, Eppes. You see, I want you to feel how I felt; I want you to want to die.”

“Is that all?” the agent snorted.

“Actually, no,” Gardenia chuckled. “There is something else – you’re going to beg me to kill you.”

“Not a chance,” Don stated defiantly as he stared hatefully into the other man’s eyes.

“You say that now,” the crime boss remarked. “But we’ve yet to get started. After all is said and done and you’ve sang a beautiful chorus of screams for me, you will beg to die.”

second exerpt:

[Don]: “Would you… please… kill me now?”

Flowers for a Funeral