Chapter 6

A/N: First of all, thanks for the reviews guys!! UGH! So I just got my computer properly working again today… it's been like two weeks now since it's worked right and since I've had Microsoft word! I was going crazy hah so I apologize for the wait! Here we are…

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"Alright. You stay where you are okay?" Horatio regretted letting Calleigh do this 'undercover investigation' of sorts.

"Got it." Calleigh told him, before Horatio hung up.

"Me too." Came a voice from behind her, making her close her eyes as she was instructed not to turn around.

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"Do not turn around." The voice instructed her.

"How long were you listening to my conversation?" Calleigh asked as she tried to get herself under control.

"Long enough." The voice answered noncommittally.

"What the hell does that mean?" Calleigh spun around, letting her frustration and anger get the better of her.

"It doesn't mean anything anymore."

"Just tell me what you want this time." Calleigh sighed. She was tired of these games. She couldn't express how relieved she'd been when she was sure they were over, and she'd let herself open up, even if it was the tiniest bit, to Eric and now the games were starting all over again. "You're not taking over my life again."

"Keep on wishing that Cal."

"I told you I was done with your games. Just leave me alone." Calleigh pleaded.

"Sorry sweetie, no can do."

"What the hell do you mean, 'no can do'" Calleigh demanded. "It's your decision to torture me this way… you could stop at any time you like if you weren't a psycho!" Her attackers movements ceased for a moment, for Calleigh knew how resentful her attacker was of certain things.

"We don't want things to get out of control here do we?" Came the drastically changed voice.

"No, no we don't." Calleigh recognized the change as the abusive personality in her quite messed up attacker's personality.

"Good girl." And that's when the attacker made her first mistake. Calleigh quickly shrugged out of her loosened grip while kneeing the attacker in the stomach and driving her elbow into her attack's chest, successfully knocking the breath out of her. Turning around and gaining confidence in her sudden gain of power, Calleigh shoved her attacker on the ground and pinned her there. By this time, a small crowd had gathered around the two women as it probably appeared that there was an argument that got out of hand. Horatio, luckily, was the first officer to make it around the corner and he immediately reached for his radio.

"Whatever you do, do not address CSI Duquesne as CSI Duquesne. It would be best for her and everyone else's safety if you address her as a regular citizen, thank you." Horatio requested. He knew that their guy would have likely taken this opportunity to get away, but he was waiting for Calleigh, which would make him stick around and check out the action. The last thing they needed was their murderer opening fire out of anger on Calleigh or anyone else for that matter because he found out he was being played, or charmed, rather. Horatio then ran up to where Calleigh was pinning the mystery woman down. She must have had a good reason. "Miss, could you get up please?" Horatio offered her his hand as he would to any woman in this situation. Calleigh glanced at him in confusing for a minute before connecting the dots in her head. She took Horatio's hand and let him pull her up. He then offered his hand and pulled up the other woman. "Could you two ladies please tell me your names?" Horatio asked.

"Calleigh." Calleigh answered, trying to keep her face straight and serious.

"Michelle." The attacker answered.

"Alright Calleigh, Michelle, can you two tell me why you were fighting?" Horatio asked, making both women feel like the principal in grade school was interrogating them.

"Well Michelle attacked me from behind and threatened me… she told me not to turn around, then I did because I got too frustrated with her to comply. Then she threatened me some more and said she had to do it, but I know she didn't, she's just psycho, and then she loosened her grip on me and I kneed and elbowed her then pinned her down so she couldn't hurt me." Calleigh explained nearly all in one breath. Horatio noticed a few things that were odd or explained other things in Calleigh's explanation. First of all, she'd used her attacker's first name which indicated she was familiar with the other woman, and Calleigh claimed she "she said she had to do it, but I know she didn't" which meant not only was Calleigh familiar with the other woman but she knew a great deal about her.

"And your side of the story Michelle?" Horatio turned to face the other woman.

"I… don't have anything to say." Michelle told Horatio, avoiding his gaze.

"Alright then. Calleigh, you're free to go for now as soon as you give one of the officers contact information if you would so we can contact you if we have any further questions considering you claim to be the victim, Michelle isn't denying anything and we can easily confirm things from witness' statements as well." Horatio explained. Calleigh nodded gratefully and walked off. She went over to one of the officers she wasn't familiar with and gave him her cell phone number and home phone number then went off in search of Harrison. She would have to forget Michelle for now because she had work to do.

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Back at the lab, Ryan and Eric were running over the evidence from their B&E that morning when Horatio called Eric. "Delko."

"Eric, it's Horatio." Horatio told him in case he didn't know.

"H, what's up?" Eric asked, detecting a hint of worry in his boss's voice.

"Calleigh's taken off with our murderer from this morning." Horatio told him, and Eric nearly dropped the phone. What did he mean 'taken off'?

"Taken off as in ran away?" Eric clarified.

"No, well sort of. She's doing her own brand of undercover investigating. She noticed the suspect take quite a liking to her and played it up a bit. He said he'd tell her the details somewhere quieter. Then she got in a fight of sorts with another woman while she was getting her things together, as she told the guy. It appears the woman attacked her and Calleigh fought back and won." Horatio tried to explain the morning's events thus far.

"You just let her go off with a murderer?" Eric couldn't believe what he was hearing. "How could you do that?"

"Eric, relax. Calleigh has her gun with her, the guy is a newbie and Calleigh is no doubt a better shot than him and better trained in self-defense as well. She volunteered; we have to let her run with this. It was a hired hit and could go higher up than we can imagine. We need to catch this guy before he gets cocky Eric. The reason I called you right away was that although I have complete confidence in Calleigh, I need you to get Tyler to track the GPS unit that I slipped into Calleigh's pocket alright? Then I need you to go to wherever they go. Calleigh's smart. She'll keep them in more public areas somehow. I need to you to blend in and follow them, alright Eric?"

"Got it H." Eric nodded as they both hung up the phone. "Wolfe, I've got to go."

"What's wrong?" Ryan asked, the conversation had sounded pretty serious.

"Calleigh." Was all Eric said before leaving in search of Tyler.

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A/N: Okay so I hope that was an alright chapter. Reviews anyone? I'll love you lots! Hah. Ttyl, and thanks for reading!