Chapter Three
Ashe looked at the case file in front of her. She occasionally looked at the engagement ring on her left hand. During her date with Seth, he had proposed to her. She smiled at the fact that she was making Mitchell happy by moving on and getting imprinted on for a second time.
"Ashelia Danielle Lanford?" An older gentleman asked.
Ashe looked up and saw the elder man. She was surprised that someone needed her help.
"Yes. And you are who? If you don't mind me asking. Sorry curiousity killed the cat as they always say." Ashe responded curiously.
The older gentleman looked closely at Ashe. He was trying to figure her out.
"My name is Zidane James Hunter. I'm Rapheal David Kails Jr's brother-in-law. He said I could somehow help with the current case." Zidane stated.
Ashe stood up and held out her left hand. She knew that they would need some help.
"Hopefully you have some FBI training. If not I'm sure Rapheal could give you some basic training." Ashe answered.
Zidane shook her hand firmly and looked at her engagement ring.
"I work for the FBI. I work for NCIS as well. So no offense I have enough training to last fifty lifetimes." Zidane answered.
Ashe could see the question in his eyes. She knew that Rapheal had told him everything except that her husband and son were victims in this case.
"Rapheal told you about me. My husband and son, Mitchell and James Lanford, were murder victims in this case. I met my new fiancee Seth Clearwater on the Quileute rez La Push. We just got engaged last night." Ashe explained.
"So you are engaged to a werewolf. Yes I know about the Quileutes." Zidane stated.
Chief Swan smiled as he shook Zidane Hunter's hand.
"So you're the newest FBI Agent to join my daughter's team to help with the case of the murders of Jace wan, Tabitha James, and Layla Andrews." Chief Swan stated.
Zidane nodded and had a shocked looke on his face as he thought about what Chief Swan had said.
"Ashelia Lanford is your daughter. She looks nothing like you. No offense, Chief Swan." Zidane answered.
Chief Swan nodded. He knew that Zidane meant no harm by what he said.
"No offense taken, Agent..." Chief Swan stated.
"Hunter. Zidane Hunter. I am Rapheal Kails Jr's brother-in-law." Zidane answered.
As soon as Zidane had said brother-in-law Kails along with Ashe and Seth. Seth had his arm around Ashe's waist once they were both trough the door.
"Hey, Charlie. Hi, Zidane. Sorry. Ashe told me about you. I'm Seth Clearwater, Ashelia's fiancee." Seth explained.
Zidane looked him over. He could tell that Ashe was happy with Seth.
"Hello, Seth. And don't worry about it. I knew Ashelia would tell you about me, Seth. She loves you. She would never hide anything from you. You're lucky to have such a wonderful woman." Zidane replied.
Ashe cocked her head to the left because she knew that Zidane knew very little about her. Unless Kails told him a lot about her.
"How do you know so much about me, Zidane? For staters you just met me." Ashe curiously asked.
Zidane shook his head. He looked at Ashe and cocked his head as well.
"Rapheal told me about you. All about you except for the fact that your husband and son were murdered by Leah Rivers. He did not tell me that until I had told him that you had told me about Mitchell and James being murdered during the course of this case. That was when he told me about Leah Rivers. But before I got here I looked at your sleeve at HQ. You were born here in Forks to Chief Charlie Swan and his wife Renee Swan. You have, well had, two siblings Jace Alexander Malcolm and Isabella Renee Swan." Zidane recited.
Ashe looked at Zidane like he was stupid. She soon looked at Seth because he had squeezed her.
"Bella is married now, Zidane." Ashe answered.
Zidane cocked his head to the right in shock. He had not seen that in Ashe's case file nor had he heard Rapheal say anything about Isabella being married.
"I didn't see that she was married in your sleeve, Ashe." Zidane stated.
Seth walked into the station and right over to the desk that Ashe was sitting at.
"Ashe. Honey." Seth stated.
Ashe looked up at Seth and smiled at him. She was wondering what was bothering him.
"What's wrong, Seth? I can tell something is bothering you." Ashe wondered.
Seth smiled back. He kept thinking about the way that Zidane was looking at her.
"The way Zidane was looking at you, Ashe. I wanted to deck him for looking at you the way he was." Seth answered.
Ashe smiled at Seth. She knew he was just trying to protect her.
"Seth, honey. He is married to one of Rapheal's sisters. And plus he's not my type. He isn't a Quileute." Ashe stated.
Seth was happy to hear this because he wasn't ready to see her with someone who wasn't apart of the pack. He knew that she would be with a Quileute.
"If I die I want you to see if a Quileute will imprint on you." Seth requested.
Ashe looked up at him and nodded. She knew that he would want her to stay in the loop of the pack.
"I will, Seth. You don't have to worry about that. I would like to stay in the loop sof the pack." Ashe stated.
Seth looked down at Ashe and smiled. He was glad that shw would go back to La Push if he passed on.
"Thank you, Ashe. I appreciate it. I want you to be happy." Seth answered.
Chief Swan watched as Ashe and Seth looked at wedding cakes. He wasn't ready to give his eldest daughter away for a second time.
"Dad, its okay. Seth will protect me at all costs. I understand that you don't want to lose me but you know as well as I do that it will happen eventually. But Seth won't let that happen. You know that as well as I do." Ashe stated.
Ashe looked at Charlie and smiled. She knew he was worried about her losing Seth like she had lost Mitchell and James.
"Seth all I ask is that you don't get yourself killed by Leah Rivers." Chief Swan stated.
Seth knew that he would end up dead. Seth knew he would die but not by Leah Rivers' hands.
"I won't die by Leah Rivers hand. She doesn't stand a chance against me." Seth responded.
Ashe looked at Seth and smiled. She knew that she would have to talk to Alice about dresses. She also had to talk to Jacob and Edward.
"Dad. Leah is in custody along with Thomas Jaymes. They won't hurt Seth as long as they are in custody. I am not going to lose another Quileute while working on Jace, Tabitha, and Layla's case. And no Seth you are not just another Quileute. You are my fiancee and my tather's newest son-in-law. And you are my life." Ashe stated.
Seth could see that she didn't want to lose him. He didn't want to leave her side for one minute but he knew he had too because of the case she was working on.
"Ashe, honey. Don't worry. We are going to be fine. Leah nor anyone else is going to kill anymore of my people. Not on my watch. And neither Sam not Jacob want anymore of our people dead." Seth answered.
Chief Swan kept an eye on Ashe's reaction to what Seth had said to her. He noticed that she looked at Seth and smiled.
"Ashe? Have you found out anything new on the case?" Chief Swan asked.
Ashe stared at the case file and looked at the pile of notes that she had on top.
"Well the only new thing on this case is the fact that Jace had a few post mortum bruising and on his pants was a full thumbprint. We have yet to know who's it is. That's why I am running it right...holy testicle tuesday." Ashe answered.
Seth and Chief Swan both stared at the screen on the laptop in the middle of the kitchen table.
"Jameson was telling the truth about not being around Jace, Tabitha, and Layla. The print belongs to a Tagen Mitchell." Chief Swan reported.
Ashe wondered who Tagen Mitchell was. She looked at Chief Swan and Seth.
"One of y'all knows this little brat." Ashe stated.
"Honey. He's a Quileute. He is your deceased husband's half brother. Why would he want to do this though? He knew that Jace was your brother." Seth wondered.
Ashe stared at Seth like he was crazy. She knew that he was telling the truth about Tagen being her deceased husband's half brother. She was just so shocked that he would kill her brother.
"Looking at his criminal record it says that he has gone to jail for killing a group of drug dealers and pushers in Seattle and Port Angelos." Ashe answered.
Silverjames and Kails stood in front of Tagen Mitchell's house. They could tell he was a major pack rat. Silverjames walked towards the front porch and up the stairs to the front door. He knocked when Kails got up on the porch and next to him.
"Tagen Mitchell. We're with the FBI. I am Special Agent Andrew Silverjames and my partner is Special Agent Rapheal Kails. We would like to ask you a few questions about the murders of Jace Swan, Tabitha James, and Layla Andrews." Silverjames stated.
The door opened to a young man that seemed to be shocked that the FBI was on his front doorstep.
"Please come in, Agents. I know my place is a bit of a mess and I am sorry about it." Tagen stated.
Silverjames and Kails both walked into Tagen's house and noticed the disaster that he had been talking about.
"Where were you the night that Jace, Tabitha, and Layla were murdered?" Kails asked.
Kails and Silverjames watched Tagen's reaction to the question. Silverjames saw the remorse in Tagen's eyes.
"I was here watching a movie. I don't even know any of them." Tagen answered.
Kails let out a low ferral growl. He knew Tagen was lying because he was looking to the left.
"You know Jace Swan. He is your half brother, Mitchell Lanford's, wife's brother. Are you that stupid? Your fingerprints were all over Jace's pants. Now tell us the truth, Tagen." Silverjames growled.
Tagen looked at Silverjames and glared at him. He knew that Silverjames would figure out that he was related to Ashelia Lanford's deceased husband.
"Okay fine. If you must know. I killed that little drug pushing son of a bitch. Him and his two little friends. He was protecting those girls for no reason. I gave them LSD and raped the girls and chopped Jace's penis off. I also sowed the girls vagina's shut. They didn't deserve to live if they were friends with that drug pusher." Tagen retorted.
Kails looked at Tagen and pulled out his handcuffs and motioned for Tagen to turn around. Ash he did so Kails grabbed his right wrist and put the cuffs on.
"You have the right to remain silent anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law. You have the right to an attourney. If you can not afford one one will be appointed to you. Do you understand the rights you have?" Kails stated.
Ashe looked at Tagen and let a ferral growl rip through her chest. She looked at Seth as he put his arm around her waist.
"Honey. It's okay. You finally caught the fucker who killed your brother despite the fact that he is Mitchell's half brother." Seth stated.
Seth waatched Ashe's face as he said what he did. He knew she was royally pissed off at Tagen for the shear fact that he had killed her brother.
"I don't care if that little jerk is my ex-brother-in-law. He killed my brother and his two friends. That little jerk can go rot in hell for all I care. He had better be glad that I don't interrogate him myself." Ashe growled through her teeth.
Ashe glared at the glass between her and Tagen. She didn't care that she was engaged to Seth. She wanted to kill Tagen.
"Baby don't forget that Rapheal did say that Tagen did admit to everything that was in the case file. He knew how all three victims were killed. He is as you said a sexual sadist. You are doing your job, Ashelia. No on said it was going to be easy to lose your brother, your husband and your son. I know what it's like to lose someone. I lost my father and my sister." Seth explained.
Seth watched Ashe's face as he explained what he had remembered what Rapheal had said.
"I am sorry about your father and sister, Seth. He won't get away with murder." Ashe answered calmly.
Ashe and her team were getting ready to head out. Ashe pulled Seth to her. She didn't want to leave him behind.
"Come with us, Seth. I don't want to leave you behind. Charlie cand take care of your mom. I want you to come to Quantico." Ashe stated.
Seth smiled. He didn't want to see her go without him. She was his everything.
"I'll go. I don't want you to leave me. I did propose to you so I will go anywhere you go. Maybe you can introduce me to our current President. That would be really nice." Seth responded.
Ashe smiled. She was happy to be done with the case and happy that Seth wanted to go to Quantico with her.
"Does that mean we are going to call you Clearwater now, Ashe?" Storjohann wondered.
Storjhann looked at Ashe as he asked the questioned. He had been working with since before she had married Mitchell and he had just gotten used calling her Ashelia Lanford.
"Not until it's official, Landon. Until Seth and I get married I am still Ashelia Danielle Lanford. And when Seth and I are married then you can call me Ashe Clearwater." Ashe answered.
Seth smiled at the fact that he knew she would take his last name instead of keeping Mitchell's last name.
"Shalle we head to the plane and head to Quantico from Seattle then. I would like to see the HQ, Ashelia Clearwater.
Ashe was glad to be on the plane heading back to Quantico. She knew her father would send her the stuff from the funneral. She wished she could have stayed but she and her team had to get back to see if there was another case for them.
"Ashe, I'm sorry about your husband, son, and brother. I know how that feels." Kails stated.
Seth knew that everyone on the plane had lost someone dear to them. Seth was slowly adjusting to everyone on his fiancee's team.
"Ashelia. You're gonna be okay. They are all in a better place." Seth stated.
Ashe nodded. She knew they were in a better place. At least Bella was still alive.
"I know theyr are in a better place, Seth. I just can't believe that I lost three people during the course of one case. I think I need a vacation. I'll talk to the director about it when we get back to Quantico. I need to mourn the loss of my husband, son, and brother." Ashe stated.
Seth looked at Ashe from his seat across from her. He noticed that she smiled when she caught him looking at her. He could tell that she was sappy with him.
"Who are you going to have take your place while you are on your vacation, Ashe?" Kails asked.
Ashe looked at Kails after he had asked the question. She knew that there was one person that could take her place while she was on vacation.
"Landon Storjohann. You have been with me since I first joined the BAU. When I go on vacation I would like you to lead the team. If you have any problems please call me and I will try to help from home." Ashe answered.
Storjohann looked at Ashe and nodded. She knew that he was a good choice.
"Okay, Clearwater. Sorry I want to get used to your soon to be new last name." Storjohann responded.
The plane had finally landed in Quantico. Ashe smiled to finally get off the plane.
"Land. Thank god. I was getting tired of being on that plane. And yes that was my first plane ride." Seth stated.
Storjohann knew that once Ashe got her vacation time to grieve he was going to be in charge of the team.
"Seth, its okay. I acted the same way you just did my first on a plane. I was scared shitless of being on a plane." Ashe stated.
Seth was happy that someone understood how he felt on his first plane ride.
"Come on we have to get back to HQ so you can talk to the director about your vacation so you have the time to grieve." Silverjames stated.
Ashe looked at Silverjames and nodded. She knew Silverjames was only trying to help her.
"Let's go then. It would be nice to get my vacation setup." Ashe responded.
Kails looked at Ashe and he felt sorry for her. He knew what it was like to lose a sibling. Ashe walked towards the SUV's that were left for the agents. She was ser on getting back to HQ so she could see about getting a little bit of vacation time to grieve and marry Seth.
"Alright then let's go before it gets too dark." Seth exclaimed.
The director looked at Ashe and knew that she was prepared for a vacation. He saw how much she needed to grieve her loved ones.
"Ashelia. I know you need this time off to grieve and to get remmarried to Seth Clearwater. Well take three weeks. You need it." the directior stated.
Ashe smiled. She liked working for him. She knew that he would keep her updated on the cases her team had during her vvacation.
"Thank you, director. Please keep me updated on the cases that my teams handles." Ashe responded.
The director nodded at the fact that Ashe was trying to keep tabs on her team while she was on vacation.
"Don't worry, Ashelia. I'll keep you up to date. Who do you have in charge while you are on vacation?" the director wondered.
Ashe looked at the director and nodded. She knew the director would ask who he needed to talk to.
"Landon Storjohann. The Derrick Morgan of my team. He has been apart of my team since I joined the BAU. My team will listen to him. They like him as much as they like me. So don't worry no fights will break out. I can promise you that, director. And if a fight does break out they all know I will ring their necks when I get back." Ashe answered.
The director nodded at the thought that Landon Storjohann would be leading the team that was under his best BAU agent. He knew Landon would always be Ashelia's second in command.
"Landon is your second in command isn't he, Ashelia? Or is that just me thinking things over too much?" the director wondered.
Ashe nodded. She knew that the director was only curious.
"Yes Landon is my second in command. You were right about that." Ashe answered.
Seth smiled at Ashe as she walked down the aisle to him. He saw that Charlie was crying.
"Isn't she beautiful, Jake?" Seth wondered.
Jacob looked at Ashe and smiled. He was what Seth Saw but didn't imprint.
"Yeah she is, Seth. Mittchell will be happy that another Quileute is taking care of Ashelia. She'll be a great mother." Jacob answered.
Ashe looked at Seth and Jacob. She smiled desppite the fact that she was grieving the loss of her family.
"You look beautiful, Ashelia. Mitchell would be happy that you're moving on." Chief Swan stated.
Chief Swan looked at Ashe and smiled. He knew she was grieving the loss of the three people she loved.
"Thanks, dad. I'm glad that you were able to make it. I'm also glad that Jake, Edward, Bells, and Nessie could make it too." Ashe answered.
Chief Swan stepped forward and put Ashe's hand in Seth's hands. He smiled at them and went to sit next to Renee and Phil.
Storjohann stared at the newest case file and shook his head. He knew Ashe put him in charge for a reason.
"You'll do fine, Landon. Ashelia believes in you. She knows you can do it. You have been with her since she first joined the BAU." the director stated.
The director watched Storjohann as he looked the case file over. He could see that Storjohann was worried about the fact that this was his first case as acting leader.
"I'll get ahold of Ashe if I have any problems during the course of the cases we have during her vacation." Storjohann stated.
Storjohann looked at Kails, Silverjames, and Hunter. He knew that Zidane Hunter was joining the team.
"Ashe knows that Zidane Hunter is joining your team, Landon. Your team lneeded someone with Zidane's expertise." the director answered.
Ashe and Seth had returned to Quantico a week later. They had enjoyed the two week honeymoon.
"Seth, honey. I am two weeks late. I think I'm pregnant." Ashe stated.
Seth looked at Ashe and smiled. This was the one thing that would make his little family complete. He was excited that he was going to be a father.
"I hope you are, Mrs. Clearwater." Seth responded.
Ashe smiled at Seth when he calle her 'Mrs. Clearwater'. She could feel the changes in her body that it was making the changes for the pregnancy.
"Shall we get a pregnancy test to make sure?" Ashe asked.
Seth smiled and looked at Ashe. He, like Ashe, wanted to be sure that he was going to be a father.
"Yeah let's be sure." Seth answered.
Kails stood in front of a house and shook his head. He knew that he would have to talk to his father for the shear fact that his father was a major suspect in the case that his team was working on.
"Rapheal Kails. My name is Special Agent Rapheal Kails Jr. I need to ask you a few questions about where you were the night of Saphira Marie Kails' death." Kails stated.
Rapheal opened the door and looked at his only son. He was shocked byt the fact that Kails was a federal agent.
"Hello, Rapheal Jr. Come in please." Rapheal stated.
Kails walked in and saw his stepmother, Anyanka Jones, sitting in the living room.
"Hi, Anya. Now, father. I need to ask you a few questions about..." Kails stammered.
"Where I was the night your sister, Saphira Marie, was murdered." Rapheal finished.
Kails nodded and looks at his stepmother. He could tell that she hated him.
"Where were you that night?" Kails asked.
Anyanka glared at Kails. She knew that her only stepson was accusing his father of murdering his sister.
"Your father was here with me watching Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Kisai had stopped by asking about a plan." Anyanka answered.
Kails glared at Anyanka. He could tell that she was outing his father's henchman, Kisai Michaels.
Ashe sat in the director's office correcting all her paperwork and her badge. She looked up at the sound of footsteps in the office.
"Hey, Clearwater. Welcome back. How was your vacation? And how did the wedding go?" Silverjames asked.
"The vacation was excellent. And the wedding and honeymoon were fanominal. Seth and I found out that we are expecting." Ashe answered.
Silverjames smiled at the thought that Seth and Ashe were going to have a child.
"That's awesome, Ashe. I'm happy for you and Seth." Silverjames exclaimed.
Ashe looked at the door as the director walked in with Ashe's new badge.
"Thank you, director. It's good to be back at work. What cases did I miss?" Ashe wondered.
The director smiled. He looked over Ashelia's finished paperwork. He noticed the neatly signed new last name: Ashelia Danielle Clearwater.
"You're welcome, Ashelia. And your team only had one case and it was in Angel Hills California. Dealing with Kails' family." the director answered.
Silverjames nodded when Ashe looked at him. He knew she was shocked because of the fact that one of the other members of her team would possible lose a loved one.
"Oh we have another member in our team. He helped with the Forks case. His name is Zidane James Hunter." Silverjames explained.
Ashe looked up at Silverjames with shock in her blue eyes. She didn't think Zidane Hunter would be joining her team.
"Lovely. For once I wouldn't mind not being th only female on my team. But oh well I guess I'll have to get used to being the only female on my team." Ashe stated.
Silverjames moved towards the corner of the desk as Seth stepped up to stand next to his sitting wife.
"Honey. You have an appointment today. Is your paperwork done?" Seth wondered.
Zidane watched as Ashelia walked into the building. He knew nothing but what was in her sleeve about her.
"Hey, Lanford." Zidane stated.
Ashe shook her head. She never thought somone would call her by her deceased husband's last name.
"My last name is Clearwater, Zidane. I got married while I was on vacation after the Forks case." Ashe stated.
Zidane looked at Ashe and saw that she was telling him the truth. He knew that she was looking him over to see that he was good enough for her team.
"Okay, I guess you''ll do for my team's communications specialist. I will say this much you..." Ashe stammered and collapsed.
"What's her name, Zidane?" a nurse asked.
Zidane studdered. He couldn't get Ashe's name out. Ashe looked at him and glared. She pulled the oxygen mask off her face.
"My name is Ashelia Danielle Clearwater. I am married to Seth Andrew Clearwater, a Quileute. I am from Forks Washington." Ashe answered.
The nurse looked at Ashe and finally knew who she was. She had been with Ashe when she had her son.
"How is your son doing nowadays?" the nurse asked.
Ashe teared up at the bring up of her dead son. She knew that he was in a better place.
"He passed away. Well he was murdered and so was his father. I got remarried three weeks ago." Ashe answered.