I read the last sentence about two more times before it could finally sink in. I looked at it and started to hyperventilate again. Why was he sending letters again? I thought we were done with this. And he was in my house! Oh god this is not good at all. He's back just like he said and that was never a good thing with Red John. How did he know that I moved and was now at the CBI I had only been here for half of a day for crying out loud! I looked around but everyone was minding their own business and doing their work. I looked back down at the note, and felt a headache coming on. I looked around again just to be safe and then I saw Patrick Jane heading my way. He walked right up to my desk and sat on the chair again.

" What is that?" he asked looking down to my hands. Shoot I hadn't realized that I was still holding the note and piece of paper in my hand.

" Ugh, nothing just a letter from a friend back home is all." I said while trying to put the note in my bag non discretely. He was still looking at it, so I decided to not move at all otherwise he would find it suspicious.

" Um… so I am sorry for before about snapping at you, I am just having a rough day is all." I said, and that got his attention he was now looking at me. I could now try to hide the note.

" No, actually I came to apologize I shouldn't have pushed so much, just sometimes I can't help myself… sorry I will try and be more polite around you." He said smiling again. I had hidden the note away but the second picture had fallen on the ground.

" Oh here let me get this for you." He said. Crap!

" NO!, it's ok I got it." I practically screamed at him. But he had picked it up before I could even finish the sentence. He was on the back of the picture reading the words 'Guess whose back?' I started to panic what was he going to say? I tried to grab it away from him but he only turned the other way so I wasn't able to grab it in time. He flipped it over and saw all of the red smiley faces. His face turned as pale as a ghost. He turned back to me. How could this be happening again? It was like time was repeating itself over and over again, and I was stuck having to repeat again with time. I looked at him, waiting for him to say something but he just stood there looking at me.

" Jane, please just give it back to me, please I am begging you." I said to him. He stared at the piece of paper and then opened his mouth to speak.

" Ava, what is this… I mean is this what I think it is?, Who sent you this?" He asked while still looking a bit shocked. I figure it was because he thought it was somehow meant for him personally.

" I don't know, it was sent from some person named Albert, look this is really none of your business I mean it was sent to me." I said regretting every word I said after they came out of my mouth.

" Ava, this has everything to do with me! Its practically my entire life, if you know anything you should tell, it would be in your best interest Red John is a very dangerous man and it would be in no help to keep anything to yourself, especially to do with him!." Jane said while pulling me out of the room into the kitchen. He sat me down in the chair and then started to talk again.

" Look, you don't need to tell anyone else but you can tell me, you can trust me Ava, ive been on this psycho from day one, so please please don't hide anything. You could be in great danger." he said with hope and eagerness in his eyes. I looked at him and then toke a deep breath.

" Yeah, I know Jane, its just I cant tell you I… I promised that I wouldn't." I said looking away from him. I couldn't tell him, I mean how could I even if I was allowed too.

" Who said you couldn't tell anyone? Is he threatening you Ava?" he said kind of looking angry. Then his face went really serious, like he was trying to read me. I must have told him what he wanted from my face because he walked out of the room towards Lisbon` s office.

Jane:

As soon as I saw her face I knew what was happening. I sat up from my chair and walked straight to Lisbon` s office. She was in there as usual sitting on her computer doing work I presumed. I walked in and then closed the door behind me.

" What is it that you need Jane, I` m kind of busy." she said without looking up from her work.

" Its about Ava, she got a package from Red John." I said and she immediately looked up from her work.

" What? Where is she? And why?" she said looking confused. I didn't know how to answer her. I myself had no idea why Red John was targeting this young girl, but I knew that he was and that she would be in danger.

" I don't exactly know why he sent her anything Lisbon…. All I know is that she will be in danger, and she needs 24 hour protection. And I mean it this time Lisbon." I told her. She looked at me and then nodded, she knew I was dead serious about this.

" I` m going to go get Ava and see exactly what is going on." she said while getting off of her chair and heading out the door. I followed her, I needed to know exactly what this girl knew, and what she didn't.

Ava:

After Jane left I just sat at the table thinking about everything and how it was going to turn out. I knew my secret was going to get out soon if they looked in the right places that is. It seemed like I was at that little round table for hours, but could have really only been five minutes. I saw Lisbon heading my way with Jane right behind her. Oh this should be good.

" Ava, whatever you know I need you to tell me and you need to tell me now." she said looking at me. I decided that I would tell them about the note, but that was it they didn't need to know about anything else at the moment.

" Ok look all I know is that this Red John guy sent me this picture and a letter, and in the letter it told me that I couldn't tell anyone…. And that's why I didn't tell you Jane." I said while letting out a deep breath. There was so much more to way I didn't show him that letter.

" Where is the letter, I want to see it." Jane said.

" Its in my pocket one second." I said while taking it out of the back of my pocket.

Jane

When we walked up to Ava she looked completely calm and collective, but then again so did I. I was in no way calm or collective in case you were wondering. Red John hadn` t killed or contacted anyone in just over three months, and now he` s randomly contacting this girl? No I didn't think so, there was no random in Red John, there never was he always had a reason….. Always! I saw her taking the note out of the back of her pocket, as she handed it over to me I saw a flicker of terror but then it went back to her composed face. The note reached my hands, and I immediately opened it up. As I read the lines that were written in blood red colour pen, I slowly started to get more and more angry. Why? Why now is he taunting me through her? I read more and more of the lines and slowly started to realize something, he was going to kill this girl because of me. I needed to protect her like I couldn't protect my own daughter. I finished reading the note and had to read it a second time. I had so many questions for this girl. What did Red John mean by last time we spoke wasn't on a very good term , was he speaking to her, maybe this wasn't the first time he had contacted her. I read the last few sentences….. He` s been in her house! That was the sentence that truly stuck with me, if he was in there before it meant that at anytime he could come back again. This girl needed serious protection. I turned so that I was facing Lisbon.

" Lisbon, Ava needs around the clock protection, she needs agents to guard her house, and then one of us to be with her at all times." I said looking at her and then to Ava.

" Jane… this.. This really isn` t necessary, I don't think that I need any kind of protection." she said. Was this girl actually serious? Did she even know what he was capable of? Then again maybe she didn't, she was so young. I don't why but she reminded me of my daughter and maybe that's why I felt the basic need to protect her.

" Ava, you have no idea who you are dealing with here… Lisbon I` ll take first shift at her house, and I` ll also make sure she gets home ok." Lisbon nodded at me and then walked away, Im sure she was going to inform the team of exactly what was happening here. I looked at Ava, and she looked absolutely pale. Maybe the news of how serious this was, was actually starting to set in. I felt bad for her, I mean what did she do to deserve this? I looked at my watch and realized it was way past five o clock, her parents must be getting worried about her.

" Ava, you can contact your parents if you like, and let them know what is going on, they must be wondering where you are." I said to her. She just kind of looked at me shrugged and then looked down at her feet, like she did often.

" They wont be back till later so they wont mind." she said.

" But maybe you should call them I mean, they come home and they see a 40 something man sitting on their couch, feet on their coffee table.. Ya know may be kind of awkward if you don't tell them." I said to her. She laughed and then smiled at me. I laughed with her and then motioned her to follow me.

" We might as well leave now, besides I` m getting hungry." she smiled a bit. I was trying to make things a little lighter, just so that she wouldn't worry too much."

Ava

Jane and I headed out of the CBI building towards his car I presumed. We walked in silent for awhile. I didn't really want to say anything else, there was really nothing to be said. When we got to his car he opened the door for me and then got in the drivers seat.

" Jeez, if Lisbon was here shed have a fit." He said while smiling to himself.

" Oh yeah…. Why is that?" I asked curious.

" She doesn't really let me drive, like ever… I donno she think I `m going to like kill someone or something." I laughed at that.

" Well then maybe I shouldn't be getting in the car with such a maniac driver." I said while he laughed. We started the drive to my house. About ten minutes later and I was home. We pulled up in the driveway since my parents weren't going to be home until later. When I got out of the car I notice that there was something red on my front door. I walked up the pathway and then stopped dead in my tracks. On my front door was a huge red smiley face, with the words Welcome Home written on it.