Red Rain

My attempt at a Grey's Anatomy/Mentalist crossover . . . Please support it, I promise it's going somewhere. It's pretty inspired by Bleeding Rain by puuurpleprincess.

There are some strong pairing mentions, so if you don't watch both shows you're probably gonna get a little lost. Set somewhere after Derek became Chief, Owen talked to him about Teddie; Sloan had her baby and all that drama. Was before shooting, thought I don't like to mention the Mercy West annoyances. Alex is with Lexie. Van Pelt and Rigsby have broken up.

Disclaimer: I don't own Mentalist, Grey's Anatomy or anything else.

"Seattle? Why are we going to Seattle?"

"Peter Rowan is our territory, has always been. He fled to Seattle and we need to find him before he kills again. The Seattle PD will be working closely with you, but you will still be the lead investigative team. The bureau will also be paying for accommodation and the whole trip… Think of it as a working vacation, Lisbon."

Hightower sent her out of her office to tell her team.

Teresa Lisbon walked over to the bullpen to tell her team that they were going on a nice, paid, working vacation to Seattle to catch a serial killer that's been bothering them for way too long.

"Seattle? Why Seattle?" Jane sat up and asks.

"Because that's where Peter Rowan fled to. The idiot left a mile-long paper trail. So we'll be working with the Seattle PD to bring him down. It might take a while because he's got so many connections underground."

"Meh. I don't mind. Did you know I have a cousin in Seattle?"

"A cousin?" Van Pelt asked.

"Yeah, he's a surgeon. He works at a hospital."

"You have a cousin that's a surgeon? Wow, I didn't expect that."

"Yeah, from my mom's side. This explains why he's not the unstable carnie-type like the rest of the Jane-clan."

"Alright guys, our plane leaves tonight so go ahead and pack. We want to get out there ASAP, before Rowan hides himself too well to find."

"I'm gonna go make a call."

While the rest of the team scattered to their respective homes to pack, Jane took out his cellphone and called a familiar number.

Seattle Grace Hospital

"Derek, you got a minute?" Derek Shepard looked up at his beautiful wife, Meredith, peering through his office door. Since he became Chief of Surgery he hasn't had a lot of time to spend on his new wife and he felt horribly guilty over it.

"Of course. How's your day?" He flashed a charming smile and pulled her over into a hug, giving her a peck on the cheek.

"I'm really torn apart on this whole Owen-Cristina-thing! I mean… she's my person. She helped me through everything with you and Addison and everything after that. I don't think I can keep a secret this big from her."

Derek sighed when he realized it was about this again. "See, this is why I should never have told you. I should've known you were going to want to tell her. But you can't, Meredith, it will make me lose all credibility as a Chief. We're married now, and some secrets are just meant to stay between man and wife."

The pained look on her face broke him a little. He couldn't bear to see her hurt.

"Look, I'm really sorry you have to lie to your friend. I should've known better than telling you in the first place. But I've got a lot of work to do… do you mind if we talk about this later?"

She nodded, moving towards him to hug him goodbye before her surgery.

The shrill ringing of his phone interrupted their goodbye.

She stood by his desk as he talked, not wanting to leave without telling him she loves him. Ever since Jackson told her that April Kepner liked him. After all, she was walking talking proof he took a liking to young intern-types.

Her husband was smiling now, apparently pleased with whoever was talking on the phone.

"Alright… see you then, Patrick… Meredith, guess what? My cousin Patrick Jane is coming to Seattle."

"Patrick Jane?"

"Yeah, remember, my mother's sister's son. The psychic one? Well, not psychic, there's no such thing as psychics, but… you'll understand when you meet him. He's working with the CBI as a consultant?"

"Oh, the one whose wife and child..?"

"Yeah… yeah. Poor man. But he's doing well, I think. You'll like him, he can be… quite entertaining."

Smiling, she kissed him on the cheek, bid him goodbye and told him she loved him.

Then she left to do a surgery with Shadow-Shepard.

Okay, this was a bit of an introduction… If I get enough reaction I think I'll continue. I've got a nice plotline to happen with Lisbon, so please, please, please review!

Zanny X