I do not own Rizzoli and Isles or the other yaHoots that make up the cast.

Rated T but heading to M; POV of Jane.

Blow Out The Candle and Make a Wish

"Jo, what would you get Maura?" I ask my dog Jo her opinion on what to get Maura for her birthday, which is tomorrow and I have no idea where to begin looking for the perfect gift. To be honest, I kind of was caught up in a case we are working on and it slipped my mind until I saw her calendar hanging in her kitchen last night. I gave myself a mental kick. Now, I have twenty-four hours to find the perfect gift for my best friend. I stare down at Jo, waiting for some direction. Jo just looked at me and raised her paw.

"Some help you are." I tugged her leash and we finished our walk around the park and jogged back to my apartment to get ready for today. The pressure is on. Maybe Frost or Korsak can give me direction.

I showered and dressed for work. While buttoning my shirt, a thought came to me. Oh, I have it. A watch. Maura never wears a watch. I then frowned when another thought occurred to me; I don't have the ten grand to buy her a Cartier diamond encased watch. Somehow, I doubt Maur would enjoy an Iron man with extra gadgets, even a pink one. Okay, scratch that idea.

I grab my jacket, walk down to my car, and started the morning commute to the precinct. I stopped at a red light and looked around at the all the people crossing the street. I saw a woman with a bag from Saks. I slapped my steering wheel in triumph. Perfume. Women love perfume, well, other women besides me. I prefer the natural musk of my body, but that's why they have salespeople to help people like me shopping for people like Maura Isles.

I will sneak away at lunch and go grab some fruity perfume for Maur. I practically skipped into the squad room, earning sideways glances from Frost and a snort from Korsak.

"Janie, you got a date tonight or something? Why are you skipp'n in here so early?" Korsak asked me and laughed.

"No date Korsak, just happy," I respond.

"Well you won't be for long. We got a call a few minutes ago and they found a body at the high school in the restroom. A kid."

Instead of tossing my jacket off and going through my normal morning routine, I kept it on and gave Frost the let's go signal. Korsak agreed to meet us at the scene, after going to the Morgue to notify the Doc. On the way out of the squad room, I give a brief kick to the doorframe in frustration, knowing my plans to grab a present for Maura now get pushed back to the late afternoon. Well, crap! In the car, I ask Frost his opinion on a present for Maura.

"Um, a card, flowers, chocolate of some kind, maybe." He answered, giving his head a brief scratch in thought.

"What about perfume?"

"If you know what kind she wears then yes, always a safe bet. Women are persnickety about different types of perfume. They know what they like to wear and usually do not appreciate getting something different."

I think for a minute then grip the steering wheel tighter in frustration. I know she likes those chocolate fudge clusters from Sweet Heaven, the candy shop downtown. Okay then, get her the chocolate and a card, but I feel like I need to give her more. Lost in my thoughts, I barely registered the drive to the scene is over and it is time to go. Frost and I walk in the direction of the Principal's office first, then on to the body after agreeing with the Principal to keep spectators at a minimum. The body is located in the Girl's restroom, on the ground floor of the four-story high school building. I looked over at Frost and noticed he looked a little green in the cheeks. I gave him a quick smack on the arm and muttered, "don't lose your breakfast man."

"I hate when its kids Rizzoli."

"I know, I know."

We enter the restroom and see the body, sitting by the sinks with absolutely soaking wet hair, water dripping down onto his shirt. A he found dead in the Girl's restroom. Hmm. I notice he looks about sixteen, but at that age, it is always hard to estimate. He is a muscular looking teenage boy. I look around the scene and find a yellow book bag thrown into the corner. I open it and glance through it, finding a wallet, Ipod and other school supplies. His driver's license identifies him as Jacob McAllister: fifteen, brown hair, blue eyes. Picture matches. I put it into the evidence bags and shake my head. The restroom door swings open and in strides Maura Isles, in a flower print dress and strapped pink shoes.

"Jane, what have do we have?" She looks up, catching my brown eyes and then looks at the body.

"Teenage boy missed his third period class. A girl in the same class entered this restroom and found him slumped by the sinks and not breathing. The teacher notified the authorities and here we are. Name on the driver's license is Jacob McAllister, age fifteen. Frost is going to do some interviews and Korsak is on his way to come help. I want to know what happened to this kid." I gaze down at the body.

"I will determine time of death. The identification picture appears to match." She reached out with her gloved hand and touched his hair then said, "His head hair is soaked."

"I know. I am thinking a possible drowning, but I will wait for your confirmation." I left Maura to work with the body and decided to have an interview with the Principal to see if I can determine if any other students were recorded as missing during the third period hour. I tapped my chin and got to work.

I finished up with questioning and went back to see if Maura got the body transported away yet. I pushed open the door and ran into her as she was starting to exit.

"Shit Doc,"

"Oh don't curse Jane, you are at school. Are you okay?" She smiled, grabbed my arms and held me, looking into my eyes.

"Damn, I'm fine. I will curse if I want to Doc." I gaze into her green eyes, touched by her concern, but then averted my gaze.

"What's the deal with Jacob?" I ask.

"I went to find you. I have finished my prelim exam; time of death coincides with the reports of him missing third period. He had bruising on the back of his neck and upper shoulders. I found water sloshed all over the floor in the third toilet stall. It is the scene of crime. I am going to tentatively rule it as a drowning. "

I lowered my voice to a whisper, "so, do you mean the kid died from a swirly gone bad?"

"Swirly?" Maura gave me the 'I don't know the term' look.

"Yeah, ya know, when you get your head shoved into the toilet and they flush it with your head in there." She continued to look at me funny. Ugh. "Well I have experience with the process, and you obviously don't. So he has bruises and I doubt he put them there himself. All right someone drown him."

"I will know more after the autopsy. Come down to the Morgue when you get back from interviewing."

"Yep, sure will." With a swish of her pink dress, Maura left the restroom and the high school.

I went to find Frost, wanting to see where he and Korsak are at with the interviewing of school staff and students. Frost informs me three students were missing at the time of Jacob's death. A girl and two boys. We talk with the Principal and determine one boy never returned from his 'missing' state. We get his address from the Principal; notify the parents of all parties and go to find him.

The father agreed to meet Frost and me at the residence to look for his son, a hint of panic in his tone. I drive us through downtown and out to a ritzy part of the suburbs. The boy is not at the house and the housekeeper has not seen him. I tell the father we will put an APB out for his son, informing him his son is needed in order to answer a few questions regarding an accident at the school. Frost and I leave the fake mansion to head back to the squad room and find out what Maura has collected for us in regards to evidence.

As I drive us through downtown, I pull into a spot in front of Sweet Heaven, explaining to Frost I want to grab Maura's chocolate before we head back to work. He rolled his eyes at me and laughed under his breath. "Shut up. I will get you some malt balls."

"Rahhh YES!" Frost pumps his arm in the air in triumph then made a zipper motion over his lips, agreeing to shut up. He is a nut for malt balls.

I jog into the shop, grabbing three bags of the clusters and a bag of malt balls for Frost then stride back to the car in triumph. Okay, part of Maura's present taken care of. After stowing the chocolate in a bag, I drive us back to the precinct. Frost goes to the squad room to arrange the paperwork on the death, and I go down to the Morgue. Stepping through the doorway, I see Maura in the middle of the boy's autopsy. I walk right up to her, cautious of any splatters she might send my way and lean against her desk to talk about the results.

"Hey Jane, I am almost finished here."

"He is a healthy fifteen year old male, excellent musculature, normal organs, and within the proper weight limit for his age. I also found fluid in his lungs containing a solution of sodium hypochlorite and potassium sulfate. In other words, he had both lungs full of toilet water, complete with Mr. Sparkly cleaning solution."

I step closer to Maura and say, "so, he was drowned in the toilet?"

"Yes, I am ruling drowning as the cause of death." Maura said while stitching up the Y-incision and preparing to get the body put back together.

"Are the parents on their way to identify the body?" I asked and tapped my chin in thought.

"Yes, Mr. McAllister will be here in two hours."

"Sounds good. Frost went upstairs to finish the paperwork and to set up more interviews for tomorrow."

I moved over to sit at Maura's desk and watch her while she finishes working on Jacob McAllister. Maura is such an enigma in the Autopsy Suite, always confident in her movements and accurate in her solutions, such a contrast to her out of work personality.

"Do you have any plans tonight Maura?" I ask, timidly. Lately, I want to spend out of work time with Maura more and more. Very puzzling.

"I have no plans tonight, but I want to get to bed early and attend Yoga tomorrow." She responded.

"Define early. Well, would you be up for a drink at my place and take-in Thai?"

"You know what time I go to bed Jane. I could definitely enjoy a drink." Releasing a sigh of pleasure, she practically squealed, "oh, let's watch a movie too. I will even let you pick one of your action thrillers Jane." She smiled at me slightly, ducked her head quickly, and then wheeled the body back into the 'crypt' for storage until his parent arrives.

"Okay, come by the squad when you're ready." I turn to walk back up to finish the paperwork from my other cases, and I want to get an update from Frost on the any possible leads in the McAllister case. Korsak should also be back at the squad by now.

I walk to my desk and plop down in my chair. Frost came over to sit by my desk. He set down his notes and let me look through them before saying, "it appears based on the accounts around the school, and Jake and Willy were the best of buddies until two months ago when they started arguing and causing disruptions in class. It looks like the missing kid is the one I am looking at for this." He pointed to a picture of Willy, the missing kid. Willy or William Harold Jr. is a senior at the high school, plays football and is part of the wrestling team. A nice strong lad, easily able to hold down his scrawnier friend and drown him. Damn. I hate when kids kill. I look at Willy's driver's license and notice he turned eighteen three weeks ago, meaning he is an adult and will not need to have his parents present during questioning; it tends to make the situations easier for all parties when this is the case.

"We need to set up an interview with him as soon as he is located. Maura is having the family of the McAllister kid identify the body at three this afternoon. I will see if they are able to give us any more information on Willy and his relationship to Jake." I slap my hand on the desk in a moment of frustration.

"Now we just wait. I hate waiting," exclaimed Frost.

"I know. I planned to go shopping for Maura's present this afternoon, but maybe I will think of something else before tomorrow. "Releasing a sigh, I twiddle with my fountain pen.

"Jane, you did get her like sixty bucks worth of candy, I mean it is way more then I would give my best friend" Biting my tongue to keep from replying, I resisted the impulse to hurl my pen at his head.

"I got an idea. I am going to get an ice cream cake and punch, and we can throw an impromptu party for her. Korsak can even get a bunch of balloons." Frost smiled at his ingenious idea.

"Excellent. Maura adores shiny things. Balloons would be perfect." Smiling in happiness, I lean back in my chair and nodded my head to Frost, who nodded back. Ah, ha. A plan concocted, now for the execution. I rub my hands together in an evil gesture and ask Frost to arrange the 'party', coercing him with more malt balls.

Frost gets up and goes back to his desk to make the arrangements before Maura gets word of her surprise, and I flip open the case file on a previous just solved murder in order to input the record into the computer for the database.

At twenty til four, my desk phone rings and caller ID identifies the caller as Maura. Reaching over and answering the phone, she explains the McAllister's have identified their son and are willing to answer some questions if I am free now. I think for a second about going to get them but I will have more time to see Maura if she brings them up to the squad. I ask her to show them up to the squad room. She confirmed she is free and will be here shortly. We hang up and I give a quick under the table fist pump.

Maura will linger in the squad room to discreetly watch the interviews. I asked her once why she does it and she explained the facial expressions during the interviews are fascinating to watch, then she launched into this spiel about the muscle groups and their nerve signals to the brain. I am ashamed to say I tuned her out halfway through her babble. She is such a geek sometimes; cute, but still a geek. I have a soft spot in my heart for geeky women.

A/N: Got the idea for this story after watching SVU reruns, but I just didn't want to write an Alex/Olivia story. Planning to make this a several chapter story. Please read and review, letting me know what you think so far... How is my Maura narrative doing? :+)