Disclaimers: I own nothing. That is the privilege of Tess Gerritsen, Janet Tamaro and TNT. I love the show so much that I use Rizzoli & Isles as a muse. No infringement intended.

A/N: I'm new at publishing so any feedback or suggestions would be great. Some facts may not be accurate and others I've taken liberties on, I hope you enjoy the fanfiction story anyway.

Summary: Maura's life is in danger and Jane does what she does best…protects her best friend. I suck a reviews.

'I am your Protector'

Chapter 1

This had been a week from hell and showing no sign that it would be ending anytime soon. Maura's her life was in danger. There had been two attempts on her life already. The FBI and the Federal Marshall's Service had taken over the case. Maura was set to go into WITSEC the following morning to keep her safe. Maura was moved to a safe house for the night then would complete the process into the program in the morning. She would be given a new identity and moved to a new city to start a whole new life. A place where she would never see her family or friends again. She would never see Jane again. Maura sat in the safe house almost in a catatonic state, not because her life was in danger, it was the fear of never seeing Jane again that had her in this state. She wouldn't have been able to say goodbye to Jane at all if it wasn't for her best friend almost shooting the agent guarding her at the time; threatening him within an inch of his life if he didn't let her in to see Maura, to say goodbye. He took the detective to see Maura begrudgingly and gave them twenty minutes to say their goodbye's before Special Agent Trent Tierney and Marshall Stranton Jacobs arrived. The two men escorted Maura from the BPD conference room leaving Jane standing in room alone. Twenty minutes was not enough time to say goodbye for either of the women. There was so much that needed to be said, so much they didn't know how to say. Jane could hear what sounded like sobs coming from Maura as she was escorted down the hallway. She wanted to run after her pick her up, hold her and keep her safe. Everything in her told her to move, but she held strong, holding on to the advice that it was in Maura's best interest. This was the only way to keep her safe and Jane wanted Maura safe above anything else. Jane stayed still clinching and un-clinching her fists trying to keep her composure intact. She needed to stay strong.

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9/27/2012 7:38pm

Maura was roughly pulled from her seat on the couch by Agent Tierney pulling her from her dazed state. Something was happening she could hear gun shots and incoherent yelling. Agent Tierney had his gun drawn and was pushing her into Marshall Jacob's arms, "Ms. Isles you need to move! We need to get you out of here…go with Stranton now!" These were the first words that cut through the fog in her brain.

Before Maura could respond she had been pulled through the back door out of the safe house and was being shoved into the back seat of the car just outside the door. She had lost one for her shoes along the way she didn't really know where or when. Agent Tierney came out the door right behind them gun up and shooting. Marshall Jacob was making his way to the driver's side as Maura watched him take a bullet to his abdomen. She heard three more shots one hitting the windshield. She quickly laid down on the back seat ducking from site. Marshall Jacob made it into the driver seat, started the car up throwing it in reverse. Backing out of the drive Maura peeked up over the front seat and that was when she seen Agent Tierney and someone else down on the driveway. Neither appeared to be moving, "We got to help him!" she yelled.

"No, I need to get you somewhere safe. I'll call it in and get him help, but for now stay down!" The Marshall yelled over his shoulder to her as he pulled out his phone, "Agent down safety seal broken 4213 Kamren Road. Canary is out and safe." He ended the call and tossed his phone on the dash. They drove in silence for about ten minutes. Maura remained lying on the back seat her entire body shaking. She was afraid and more scared than she has ever been in her entire life. She needed Jane to feel safe. Jane always made her feel safe even when she wasn't. She wasn't sure where they were or where they were going exactly. She had a vague idea where the safe house was and they appeared to be heading east. She didn't like to guess, but it was obvious that Marshall Jacob was in bad shape due to the location of his gunshot wound. The pallor of his skin was almost ash white, his breathing ragged and he was sweating profusely.

Peeking up over the seat Maura spoke matter-of-factly, "You need to have that wound looked at or at least pull over and let me look at it."

"Sorry…but…we need to keep moving. I need to get you to a secure location, somewhere safe first." Holding his right hand over the blood seeping wound he continued, "I'll have back-up there…I'll have this looked at then."

"Marshall Jacob, take me to Jane! She can help us!"

"No Ma'am, I don't think you understand…we…we've been co-compromised. O-only a handful of p-people knew where y-you were. We have a leak and you're not safe."

She was fighting to hold the tears from falling now, "Not Jane!" Maura yelled, "She wasn't one of them. She didn't know where you were taking me…you wouldn't tell her! You wouldn't let her come with me. Take me to her now! P-please!"

"Sorry Ma'am, that's not protocol. I c-can't doo it."

"Then at least pull over and let me look at that wound or we're not going to make it anywhere."

"C-can't M-ma'am gotta get y-you s-safe." They drove about ten more minutes when the Marshall slumped over the wheel driving the car off the road, crashing into a group of trees along the highway.

Maura flew forward hitting her head on the driver seat headrest. It took her a minute gather herself then she looked around checking the Marshall for a pulse…he was dead. Maura stretched over the seat to the dashboard reaching to where the Marshall's phone sat grabbing it she then got out of the car looked around getting her barring's. She took off her one remaining shoe hugging it to her chest the honey blonde started heading back to the town that they passed. She knew it was only about a mile back. Maura didn't know who she could trust now…except for Jane that is…Jane was her rock…her safe harbor…she knew she couldn't live without Jane. Asking herself as she walked…how stupid was she to ever agree to leave Jane like she did? She should have listened to her intestines like Jane does and stayed with Jane. Jane would know what to do she would know how to keep her safe. She checked the cell phone for bars and dialed the phone as she walked.

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Jane was sitting in Maura's kitchen with Angela. Jane was beside herself with worry. Angela was trying to comfort her daughter with no avail. Jane knew she had to let Maura go for her safety, but she was afraid she would never see her best friend again. Never be able to tell her she was in love with her. She should have told her. She should've went with the honey blonde not letting the Marshall's tell her no. Jane was sitting on one of the kitchen island chairs with her elbows on the counter her face in her hands. The tears were coming she couldn't fight them off any longer, "I can't believe they wouldn't take me with Maura. At least let me go to the safe house so she wouldn't be alone tonight. She was so afraid. Ma, what did I do?" Between quiet sobs came the muffled voice.

"Janie, they wouldn't just take Maura to that safe house place and just leave her there alone…would they?" Angela asked starting to panic herself.

"No Ma! God no, but…Maura was so…she so afraid and I left her go…I just let her go with strangers. I didn't protect her!"

"But she's safe now honey…that's what matters. You know that's what's most important. You said that yourself." Angela sat next to Jane rubbing her back.

"But you didn't see her face, when they took her from the room…she was so scared. She was crying so hard and I feel like I let her down. I should have went after her." Her tears were falling faster now.

"You didn't let her down baby, you kept her safe. You saved her twice this week. You never let her down. She's alive and safe because of you sweetheart!"

"Yeah, but I feel like I should've went with her. Like I should've done more. You remember what she was like before, Ma? They're going to place her somewhere alone she'll just close down again…you know like she was before? I can't live with myself if that happens to Maura. She's come so far with people." Jane sat up straight in the chair, letting the tears roll down her cheeks, "They said I can't go with her, I'm not family." In a defeated voice with a touch of anger mixed in she said, "We are her family Ma. They wouldn't even tell me where they were taking her tonight and they won't let me see her tomorrow before she's processed into Witness Security." Jane flopped down knocking her head on the counter sobs rolling out from deep within her chest. Angela's heart broke seeing her daughter like this. She tried to pull her only daughter into a hug trying to comfort her, "Don't Ma…j-just… just don't." Jane warned. She didn't want her mother seeing her like this, she needed Maura. Jane got up went upstairs to Maura's bedroom. She laid down on Maura's bed curling herself up into a fetal position. The duvet cover and the pillow all smelled like Maura.

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Jane must have dozed off because when she woke she would have been in a dark room if it wasn't for the bedside lamp that was on. One she knew she hadn't turned on, but was on just the same. There were only two people that knew of her fear of the dark since Hoyt and one was missing from her life now. Jane slowly made her way back into the kitchen opening the fridge to get a beer, "Can I fix you something to eat, honey?" Angela called from the living room couch.

No Ma, I'm not hungry."

"You should eat something, honey. Beer on an empty stomach isn't good for you Janie."

"Ma, I told you already. I. Am. Not. Hungry. Please, just leave me be." Jane ran her free hand through her tangled mane. "I need to figure out what I'm going to do." She turned putting the beer back in the fridge closing the door.

Coming in the kitchen to join her daughter, "What do you mean, what you're going to do?" Slight panic in Angela's voice.

"I don't feel good about this, Ma. I hate this…plus, Maura wants me to do a few things for her, but what do I say to her mother? How do I explain this?" Waving her arms animatedly, "Oh, Constance I just called to say your daughter is in grave danger and had to go into hiding. I know you've been trying to build a relationship with her, but you'll never see her again. Have a nice day!"

Before Angela could respond Jane's phone started ringing. She pulled her phone from its clip on her belt. Looking at it seeing a blocked number she answered, "Rizzoli."

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As soon as Maura heard Jane's voice she couldn't talk. Everything came rushing at her all at once, she just started to sob. Jane knew it was Maura just by the sounds she was making. She knew something was wrong and she needed to help her, she just started talking to her, "Maura? Maura sweetie…don't cry…talk to me Maur…what's going on? Where are you calling from?"

"J-Jane I n-need y-you-u. T-th-there w-was an attack on t-the h-house A-Agent T-Tierney was s-shot. He's on the d-driveway th-there, m-maybe d-dead, I-I d-didn't get to c-confirm that. M-Marshall J-Jacob m-made m-me leave, b-but he was s-shot too. We d-drove almost a half hour a-after l-leaving the s-safe house before he d-died from his g-gunshot w-wound."

Jane got up grabbing her gun, shield and keys; ran out of Maura's house leaving a very worried Angela wondering what was going on, "Oh My God Maur! Are you okay? Can you tell me where you are?"

"I'm w-walking down the I-495 b-back to the t-town we just p-passed, W-Westford if I r-remember c-correctly. I'm c-convinced we w-were h-heading b-back to B-Boston, but he w-wouldn't c-confirm t-that. The t-town was a-about a m-mile from w-where M-Marshall J-Jacob c-crashed the c-car."

"Crashed the car? Oh my god! Are you okay? Are you hurt?"

"I j-just need y-you, J-Jane."

"I'm coming sweetie, Okay? I'm putting Westford in the GPS now."

"L-look for Exit 32 t-that's the W-Westford e-exit. I'm on B-Boston R-Road."

"Okay, I'm coming. Maur, listen to me…look for a place to stay out of site…ah…just keep talking to me until I find you…alright?" When Maura didn't answer right away Jane looked at her phone afraid she lost the connection.

Before Jane could say anything else Maura finally spoke that sounded like a frightened child, "O-okay. J-Jane, p-please h-hurry? I'm…I'm afraid."

"I'm close sweetie. My flasher's are on…about ten minutes more. Hang in there, okay?"

"J-Jane look for B-Blake's H-Hill and B-Boston road. I'm w-watching for y-you."

"Good girl Maura! Two more miles to exit 32."

"T-Thank y-you J-Jane."

"Okay I'm getting off the exit. Start looking for me sweetie."

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Jane slammed on the brakes skidding to a stop. She threw the car in park at the corner of Blake's Hill and Boston Road, tossed her phone on the dash and jumped out of the car when she seen Maura coming out of a group of trees. Maura came running into Jane's open arms. Maura immediately started sobbing harder as soon as they made contact, "I'm so sorry I left you go with them Maur. I. Am. So. So. Very. Sorry!"

"D-Don't be s-sorry J-Jane y-you h-have b-been t-there for m-me every t-time I n-needed y-you t-this w-week and always. I-I s-should've n-never l-left y-you."

Jane pulled Maura over to the car helped her into the passenger seat then hurried around to the driver's side. Jane pulled the flasher off the roof turned the car around and headed back to the I-495 back toward Boston. Maura holding tightly onto Jane's right arm as they traveled in silence both lost in their own thoughts while Jane drove. Jane broke the silence asking, "Whose phone did you call me from Maura?"

"I used M-Marshall J-Jacob's phone t-they made me t-turn mine in." Jane knew that and that's why she asked.

"Can you pull the battery out of his phone for me, sweetie?"

Maura immediately removed the battery from the Marshall's phone. Jane picked up her phone and dialed. As soon as the phone was answered Jane started talking, "Frankie listen to me…don't ask questions! I NEED you to meet me at Maura's…a.s.a.p.! Call Frost! Call Korsak! Tell them it's about Maura. I'll see you in a few." She ended the call and handed her phone to Maura, "Can you take the battery out of mine now too…please?" She needed answers, but wasn't sure the shaking honey blonde sitting next to her was in any shape to speak. Jane took a deep breath and in the calmest voice she could muster she asked, "Can you try to tell me what happened…okay Maur?"

"I wasn't paying attention Jane, I-I was just missing y-you the next t-thing I knew A-Agent Tierney g-gr-grabbed me-e." Maura took a couple deep breaths trying to calm herself down. She loosened the hold on Jane's arm to hold her hand, "I heard…gun shots A-Agent Tierney pushed me into Marshall Jacob. He told me to go with him. I told you Agent Tierney might be severely injured or dead. Marshall Jacob made a call to Mark Branson according to his phone. He said Agent down 'safety seal broken' at 4213 Kamren Road 'Canary is out and safe'. I believe he was talking about me…he called me a canary. Then he told me we were 'compromised' that only a handful of people knew where I was. He said there was a leak!"

"Yeah Maur, you were the canary, there's gotta be someone in either BPD, the Boston FBI or the Marshall Service working with O'Rourke family. We need to get you out of town and somewhere safe for a while because I don't know who to trust other than the guys. I can't take you back to the station It's not safe." She squeezed Maura's hand and tried to give a reassuring smile, "I got to call Cavanaugh and we'll pack some things, get some cash so there isn't any trail of us for a while."

"I have some money in the safe at home, but if you stop at an ATM I can withdraw more if they haven't froze my accounts yet."

"Yeah, we can try, but we have to be fast."

They stopped at an ATM not too far from Jane's apartment, both withdrawing as much money as they could.