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JJ.

His JJ was chained up just like he had chained Donald earlier. Her shirt was ripped open giving him a clear view of her collar bone marked with hickey's. Her face had a bruise on the left side, just seeing her like this had his blood boiling. Frank's hatred and rage for this man grew ten times worst and there was only one way to be cured of it.

JJ groaned at her stiff muscles as she jerked awake, fluttering her eyes open she glanced around. Her sight landed on a dark and tall figure a few feet away from her. She knew she should be scared or at least worried, but something told her not to. Instead she strangely got a secure vibe from this person, which was weird since the only person that gave her that feeling was...

"Frank?" JJ's voice was raspy and dried, that asshole had only gave her water the first two days she was taken.

Frank rushed to her side cupping her jaw, careful of her bruise. "Yeah love it's me, hold still I'm going to lift you. This might hurt a bit." Frank wrapped his arms around her waist and lifted her, JJ cried at the pain shooting up her back. Frank was quick to free her of the chains and lay her on the ground, running his hands over her side and stomach he cursed under his breath. "Baby I need you to lay still, you have at least two ribs broken and the rest fractured. JJ do you know where is Rudy?" JJ grabbed ahold of his arm, holding onto dear life. JJ didn't need to respond.

"Hello Donovan."

Frank stiffed at the disturbing voice of Edgar's, giving JJ a small smile he slowly stood and turned towards the man. "Rudy."

Rudy smiled, aiming a gun at him. "You know last time I saw you, you left me standing in the middle of your laughing team. Do you remember what they were laughing about?" Frank kept quiet. "Don't remember? Well I do, you insulted me in front of them! Saying I was not man enough to be a part of your little team."

Frank sighed. "I admit I was wrong Rudy, but why kill them all?"

"Because otherwise I would have not caught your attention. In fact, I didn't, at least not until I took your girlfriend. It's funny how you used to tell us never to get ourselves attached to someone. What were your words?" Rudy pulled the trigger shooting inches from his feet. "What were they?"

"Loving someone makes you weak." Frank scanned the room, looking for any sign of Hotch or Morgan. "Look Rudy, your anger and pain is against me not her. Let her go and I will stay."

Rudy laughed. "You still don't get do you? You made my worst fear come true! I feared failing before you, I feared being seen as nothing but a worthless man to you! You once said I was not cut out for this kind of job, well what do you think now? I managed to take down the best team the CIA had to offer. You still think I'm not made for this?"

"Rudy I was just trying to protect you. You were young and I saw you as my little brother, I just didn't want you to become-"

"What?! Like you, like your team?!"

"A killer!" Frank yelled, startling the young man. "I didn't want you to become this...what you are now. Rudy I am a killer, Michael and the team were killers. I just wanted to stop you from becoming that." Frank looked down at JJ, noticing she was awake and alert. He couldn't let her die here, not because if his fucked up life. "Take my life Rudy, I will exchange my life for hers. Just...please let her go."

"You know I brought this woman here to make you suffer, but now that I have thought it thru I think it would cause you much more agony knowing the pain it will cause her to seeing you die." Rudy raised his gun aiming it towards his chest.

Frank glanced down at JJ, giving her a loving smile he turned back to him. Closing his eyes Frank thought of his life these past few months, the love he had for JJ and henry and their love for him. Hanging onto those memories he waited for his life to end.

JJ watched in horror as frank shield her from Rudy, after hearing his words JJ fought to protest. Words failed her and all she could do was wait till this man took the love of her life. The sound of a gun going off caused her to jump, but seeing frank fall to the ground made her scream a silent scream, just as all went dark.

JJ woke up at the sound of a beeping machine, cracking her eyes open she came face to face with a white ceiling. Turing her head to the right she smiled at the sight of Hotch sleeping beside her bed, reaching for his hand she ran a thumb over his knuckles.

Hitch stirred at the gentile rubbing in his hand, thinking it was probably Kate he raised his head slowly, his eyes still closed as he stretched. "Morning."

"Morning, you sleep well?"

Hotch snapped his eyes, at the sweet sound of her voice. The same voice he has been praying to hear once. Jumping out of his seat, knocked his chair over startling the rest of the team awake. "JJ! Oh thank god your awake, you had me worried sick!" Careful as to not hurt her, he pulled her into a gentile hug. "I was scared we had lost you."

JJ returned the hug as best as she could. "Nope, you still have me for the long run." Giving her a kiss on the cheek, he stepped aside so the rest could welcome her back. In the excitement of the day they spent catching her up on what has been going on. JJ learnt she had been in coma for three days, henry was with Jessica and Luna had, had her puppies a day ago. It was then that JJ asked the question they all feared in answering. "Where is frank?" Everyone shifted their gaze from her and onto Hotch. The rooms tempt dropped slightly' giving JJ the chills. "Guys? Where is Donovan?"

Hotch sighed, grabbing the chair he took a seat next to her and reached for his hand. "We-we don't know."

JJ looked at him as if he had grown an extra head. "What do you mean 'you don't know'? He was in the room with me, I saw him get shot by Rudy! How can you not know where he is!"

Hotch cupped her face. "Hey I need you to calm down, otherwise the doctors will come in and sedate you." JJ nodded. "It was Morgan and I that had accompanied him, we took the front and he took the back. While we secured the house, we heard a gunshot go off, so we ran after it. When we entered the room all we found was you with Donovan's jacket draped over you and his watch in your hand. We also found Rudy dead a couple feet away from you." Hotch raised her wrist, where franks watch now rested. "We searched the entire building, we came empty handed."

JJ was checked into a wordless stage, why would he leave? Where had he gone? Was he dead? If not, then why vanish? "Why? Why would he just leave?"

Hotch shook his head. "I don't know JJ, but in this moment what matters is you being safe and to get better. The doctor had told me, she had news for you once you woke up and judging by the smile on her face it was good news." Giving him a sad smile she laid back into her bed and tried getting some sleep, but it was impossible. All she wanted-needed- was not with her and the worst part was she didn't know where he was.

Hotch walked outside with Garcia and Kate. "What did you find Garcia?"

Garcia huffed. "Nothing! His car and house in Chicago were sold along with any other property he had. The money was then transferred into JJ's account. I tried tracing his mobile, but was found inside a dumpster about a mile from the building. He's a ghost Hotch and no matter what I do I won't find him."

Hitch for once lost his composure and punched the wall. "After all of this! After his speech of his much he loved her, he just leaves her when JJ needs him the most! What kind of sick bastard is he!"

Kate placed a hand on his back. "Hotch up until this moment, Donovan has always had a reason to do everything he has done. We don't know what happened in that room. JJ said he was shot and yet Rudy is the one dead. Frank still had the straight to give JJ his coat and watch." Hotch groaned. "From the time I have known him, that watch means a lot to him, so I am guessing it's his way of telling JJ he will be back."

"In the meantime have her go thru this on her own?"

Kate smiled. "She has us; we won't abandon her."

Hotch gave her a sweet kiss. "What would I do without you?"

Kate scoffed. "Probably punch a hole thru the wall."

Rolling his eyes, he turned to Garcia. "Contact his team, I want them in Quantico asap. If we can't find him, we can at least put out a message. I may not agree with how and what he is doing, but for JJ's peace of mind I want him to know we will help in any way." Garcia smiled and ran off to do as ordered.

Grabbing Kate's hand, he walked back in to the room and was greeting with the sight of JJ sleeping. "Medications kicked in?"

Rossi chuckled. "She was pretty up in the clouds."

"What did Garcia say?" Reid moved from the chair so Hotch could re-take it.

Hotch gave out a loud sigh. "All of his properties, cars and what not were sold. All of the money was transferred into JJ's account. He dumped his phone about a mile from the scene in Garcia's words the man is a ghost."

"Hotch had Garcia call in his team and see if they know what is going on." Kate added.

The team sat quietly, watching their injured but alive team mate sleep soundly in the bed. They were once again so close to losing her and they once again owed frank for saving her. It was then that the doctor walked in.