Anthem of the Angels

Summary: It's far too late for her, so let her sing the anthem of the angels and say the last goodbye. JJ/Emily implied, JJ/Will.

Disclaimer: I don't own Criminal Minds, or Anthem of the Angels.

Spoilers: In Heat, 3.17 and Lo-Fi, 3.20.

Warning: Character Death.

White walls surround us

No light will touch your face again

Rain taps the window

As we sleep among the dead.

Days go on forever

But I have not left your side.

We can chase the dark together,

If you go, then so will I.

He watched her, every day, mentally taking note of her appearance.

Her black-brown eyes were empty, her patrician features blank. He knew what had happened to make her like this, but he had no control over it. She was going downhill and fast, but he knew, there was no possible way to stop her, of course, unless…

No. He wouldn't do that to JJ.

He knew they were happy.

There is nothing left of you,

I can see it in your eyes.

Sing the anthem of the angels,

And say the last goodbye.

Cold light above us.

Hope fills the heart and fades away.

Skin white as winter,

As the sky returns to gray.

Days go on forever,

But I have not left your side.

We can chase the dark together,

If you go, then so will I.

This… woman was empty. Physically, she was here every day, working, profiling, but mentally, she was very, very, very far away. He understood that, so he always tried to bring her back, teasing, joking, but nothing, nothing reached her. She never smiled, never flirted, never teased, never argued. She just went along, going through the motions, but not really caring.

There is nothing left of you,

I can see it in your eyes.

Sing the anthem of the angels,

And say the last goodbye.

I keep holding onto you,

But I can't bring your back to life.

Sing the anthem of the angels,

Then say the last goodbye.

He watched her carefully on the day of the wedding, and for once, there was emotion in her eyes. But not good ones. While she smiled, congratulated, her eyes remained the same. Grief, devastation, loss, and above all, heartbreak and pain echoed through her black-brown eyes, he noted, but no happiness at all.

She'd lost her, and he knew it. He saw the way her eyes never left the blonde, or the way that she's flinch every time she kissed him.

You're dead alive.

There is nothing left of you,

I can see it in your eyes.

Sing the anthem of the angels,

And say the last the goodbye.

As his phone rang, a week later, with a call from the brunette, he picked up. And her voice would forever haunt him. Flat, empty, emotionless.

"Is it really worth it all?" she asked, quietly.

He knew, then and there, what she was going to do.

"Emily…"

"Tell them I'm sorry."

The sound of a single gunshot echoed through the phone.

I keep holding on to you,

But I can't bring you back to life.

Sing the anthem of the angels,

Then say the last goodbye.

Sing the anthem of the angels…

A/N: Short and sweet.

Epilogue as follows:

He stood in the room, neat, and there was no mess, save for the blood splattered across the ceiling. Hotch glanced at him, and motioned him outside.

"Do you know why?" he asked, troubled.

He nodded, his eyes downcast. "I think JJ marrying Will was the last straw for her, and the pain was too much for her to handle." He gestured towards her fridge, "Look, nothing but wine, whiskey and scotch, she drowned herself in these every day coming back from work."

He looked at the blonde, taking her horrified eyes as she looked at the four words Emily Prentiss left for them, but specifically her.

See what you've done.

And he shrugged, sadly, and said, "I've known all of this for a long time, but I never pried, but I guess I should've."

He and Hotch turned back towards the room, staring silently and mourning silently, at the prone body of Emily Prentiss.

A/N: Now that's the end.

If you couldn't tell, and I wouldn't be surprised if you couldn't because I didn't leave many hints, it's Morgan speaking, because he always watches out for Prentiss. JJ/Emily implied JJ/Will. Angst, woo. I still hate Captain Crawfish.

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