Chapter Seven
Ashe sat in the confrence room of the Phoenix Police Department. She was going over the crime scene pictures of the newest victim. She saw how sloppy the murderer had become. Ashe picked up her cell phone as Gibbs called in. She had asked him to run the prints that she had sent him.
"Hopefully you have some good news for me. Like who is the owner of those prints?" Ashe wondered.
Gibbs pulled up the info on his computer. He was in shock because of who it was.
"Daemon Jethroe Gibbs. He has been in jail about ten times for attempted murder. He has tried to kill his mother with a meat cleaver." Gibbs answered.
On the way back to Quantico Ashe and Seth were glad to be able to see their daughter.
"Thank god, Ashe. I can't wait to see Jesikah. I've really missed her. She is our life. She is our beautiful baby girl and I am glad that we have her." Seth stated.
Ashe nodded. She was glad to be going home to her newborn daughter. It was going to be a great day when she saw Jesikah Renae Clearwater.
"Finally. It took a friggin month to catch that fucker. It was probably hard for Gibbs to take. I mean he is probably grieving for the fact that his twin brother went to prison." Ashe responded.
Storjohann looked over at the Clearwater duo and understood what she was talking about. He knew that Gibbs was grieving due to the fact that his brother was a murdering psychopath.
"He has been through a lot since he joined the BAU. He had to worry about the fact that he may have to see one of his family members names on his screen because of the fact that they did something as stupid as what his twin brother Daemon had done. Gibbs is a strong person. He has always been strong." Storjohann stated.
Seth looked at Storjohann and nodded. He knew that his team member and best friend was a very strong person.
Bella stepped outside Ashe and Seth's house. She watched Seth and Ashe pull up. She knew that they were happy to be back.
"Welcome home, guys. It's good to see you two. Jesikah has been a great baby. She's slowly starting to try to hold her head up. She smiled for the first time." Bella stated.
Ashe walked around the SUV and hugged Bella. She was happy to be home with family again. She had seriously missed living in her own home this past month.
"Thanks, Bells. It's good to be home. I've missed my beautiful daughter. And of course I have missed my family as well. I am really glad to be back in Quantico. Thank you so much for taking care of Jesikah for us. It really means a lot, Bells." Ashe stated.
Seth put his arms around Ashe. He knew it was hard for her to be away from Jesikah because she didn't want to lose Jesikah the way she lost James and Mitchell.
"I agree with Ashe, Bells. It really is good to be back. I have also missed Jesikah. Well and family because you guys have helped us so much since Jesikah was born. I mean yeah we could be around a lot more if we had normal jobs. But as you know Ashe and I are ever the curious type and we like to help people find out who killed their loved ones. We know how hard it is to lose someone we love. I mean you two lost Jace Alexander and Jace Adrian. I lost my father and Leah." Seth stated.
Bella shook her head. She knew that both Seth and Ashe would love to be around Jesikah more but as she grew up she would understand why her parents were always gone.
"Jesikah will understand why her parents are gone a lot. I mean James understood why you were gone a lot, Ashelia. I mean you two know that no matter waht you guys do Jesikah is always going to love the two of you." Bella explained.
Ashe finally understood why she loved having Bella as a sister. She knew that Bella would always be there for her when she needed her.
"Thank you, Bella." Ashe responded.
Ashe looked at Storjohann and saw that he was trying to comfort Gibbs. She knew that he was trying his best.
"Gibbs. It happens. You know about Ashe's half brother was put in federal prison for harrassing and threatening a federal agent and said agents family. It's not cool when you lose family or a family member goes to prison." Storjohann stated.
Storjohann looked up at Ashe as she walked over to him and Gibbs. He knew that she could comfort him.
"Jethroe Daemon Gibbs. You are nothing like your twin brother. Daemon is a psychopath and you are an excellent federal agent. You are nothing like Daemon. You want to protect people. I know this because you are always making sure everyone on the team is okay when they get back from a case. You are a great friend, Jethroe." Ashe stated.
Gibbs looked at Ashe and smiled. He knew that Ashe was trying to comfort him. He was happy to have her as a friend. He knew he could count on her as someone he could talk to about his problems.
"Thanks, Ashelia. That means a lot to me. And thank you, Landon. You two are always looking out for me." Gibbs responded.
Ashe looked at Gibbs and smiled back at him. She was happy that he considered her and Storjohann as friends.
"Clearwater! you have a call on line one!" the director hollered.
Storjohann picked up his phone and pressed line one and handed the phone to her.
"This is Ashelia Clearwater. Who am I speaking to?" Ashe wondered.
Ashe looked at the phone number and didn't recognize it. She heard breathing on the other end of the line.
"My name is Rachael Black. I am Jacob Black's sister. There is something going on here in Forks for a second time. Charlie said to call you." Rachael stated.
"Thank you, Rachael. I'll see if Jacob wants to come with the team to say hi. Tell Chief Swan that we will be on our way tomorrow morning." Ashe responded.
Ashe hung up the phone and looked at Storjohann and Gibbs. She knew that they were wondering what was going on.
"Who was that and where the hell are we going in the morning?" Storjohann wondered.
Storjohann looked and was curious why she said to tell Chief Swan that they would be there in the morning.
"Rachael Black and Forks Washington. Again." Ashe responded.
Ashe looked at Storjohann and saw the shock in his eyes. She knew that shock was because they were going back to Forks.
Jacob looked at Ashe and could see that she wanted to ask him something. He knew that it probably had to do with Forks.
"What's up, Ashelia? You have a look on your face that says you hace a question to ask me." Jacob wondered.
Ashe looked up at him and nodded. She knew he would probably say yes.
"Would you like to come with the team to Forks to say hi to Rachael? I know you don't want to be away from Renesmee like I don't want to be away from Jesikah but I thought you would like to see your father and Rachael and the other Quileutes. So it's up to you if you want to come to Forks with us." Ashe curiously stated.
Jacob was slightly shocked that Ashe had asked if he would like to come along to see his family. He knew that she was trying to be nice.
"Sure. I haven't seen them in awhile so what the hell. And plus I can say hi to the Cullen's for Bells, Edward, and Nessie." Jacob answered.
Ashe nodded and smiled. She knew that Jacob was happy that she had asked if he wanted to go to Forks with the team.
Zidane stared at the case file that he and the rest of the team had just got that morning. He was shocked by the pictures.
"Holy fucking shit, Ashe. What happened to you?" Zidane wondered as he looked up at her.
Ashe and Seth looked at each other. She knew she couldn't tell the truth because of the Quileute secret. Seth kept his head down.
"Bear. We were at a campsite last night. If it wasn't for Seth I would probably be dead." Ashe answered.
Zidane and the rest of the team could see the bloodstains on Ashe's white blouse and on her khaki slacks. The could see that they were claw marks.
"She'll be fine guys. They aren't as bad as you think." Seth stated looking at the floor of the plane.
Chief Swan looked at Ashe as she limped into the station. He could see all the blood trails on her pants.
"Seth get mad at you or something else?" Chief Swan wondered.
Ashe looked at Chief Swan and shook her head. She knew that he would assume it was Seth that caused the damage.
"No. Jacob got mad at Seth and I was in the way. I took a lot of the damage when Jacob phased. Seth freaked the fuck out and rushed me to the hospital. The doctors went crazy." Ashe responded.
Chief Swan nodded. He knew about the Quileute secret because of Jacob. He was shocked that Jacob would get mad at Seth over something stupid.
"Do I want to know what Seth said to piss Jacob off to the point of phasing with you in the way, Ashelia?" Chief Swan asked.
At that moment Seth walked into the station. Seth looked at Ashe and then at the floor. He knew he was the cause of her pain.
"I told him he was an idiot for thinking that something was going to happen to Renesmee while he was gone." Seth answered.
Chief Swan looked at Seth and understood why Seth had said what he did to Jacob. He knew that Seth was a gentle giant and would heep his daughter and granddaughter out of harms way. Or in the case of Ashe keep out of death's grip.
"Jacob has a temper on him and he has yet to control it. I know that he had imprinted on Renesmee. But it's not like Bella is going to let anything happen to Renesmee." Chief Swan explained.
Ashe pulled the case file out of her briefcase. She had some pain as she does so. She looked at Chief Swan and then at Seth. She could see that Seth hated himself for what had happened to her.
"I'm sorry it happened to her, Charlie. I shouldn't have said what I did to Jacob with Ashe between us. She wouldn't have gotten hurt if I would have just not said what I did." Seth answered.
Chief Swan looked at Seth and shook his head. He knew that Seth was moping because of what happened to Ashe.
"Seth Andrew Clearwater! I'll be fine. We need to worry about the case we are working on. Now Charlie what are we dealing with?" Ashe wondered.
Seth sat next to Ashe and his hand on her right leg lightly so he wouldn't cause anymore pain than Jacob had already caused her when he phased.
"We are dealing with an idiot recreating the Hannibal Lector stories. Whoever it is has become Hannibal the Cannibal." Chief Swan responded.
Ashe put her hand on Seth's and squeezed it. She knew he was still depressed about what had happened to her.
"And why did you have Jacob's sister Rachael call us and let us know about this case, Charlie?" Seth wondered.
Chief Swan looked at Seth and noticed that his expression had changed from depression to curiousity.
"She is the only victim to survive Hannibal's attack. Paul is pretty pissed off at this idiot for what he did to Rachael." Chief Swan responded.
Rachael looked at Ashe as she limped into Billy's house. She saw the claw marks and understood.
"You must be Rachael Black. I'm Special Agent Ashelia Clearwater. You called me about the present case." Ashe stated.
Ashe saw all of the gauzed areas on Rachael's face and arms. She understood the pain due to what happened to her via Jacob phasing.
"Yes, I am Rachael Black. Charlie had me call you because I was a victim of the Hannibal Lector freak. Paul nearly phased on him. And yes I know that you are one of the objects of an imprinted Quileute. You are a special case. You have been imprinted on twice. First was Mitchell Thomas Lanford, who was murdered by Leah Rivers. Second and current Quileute is Seth Andrew Clearwater. You and Seth have a daughter named Jesikah Renae Clearwater." Rachael stated.
Rachael looked at Ashe and saw that Ashe kept most of her body weight on her left leg. She knew it had to be painful having a Quileute phase and hurt her.
"Seth didn't cause the marks that pain me. Jacob phased after Seth said what he did." Ashe explained.
Ashe limped over to the couch that Rachael was sitting on and slowly eased down onto the couch and extended her right leg after sitting.
"I know you are wanting to know if I got a look at our Hannibal Lector. I only saw his hands. His left hand had all the flesh burned off and it was just skelletal. It was gross. His right hand looked like it had a glove sown together. The glove looked like human flesh. It was disgusting." Rachael explained.
Seth and Zidane were at the morgue looking at the three victims that were there because of the Hannibal Lector copycat.
"Look at this, Zidane. There is a fingerprint on this woman's breast." Seth stated.
Zidane walked over to Seth and saw what Seth was talking about. He noticed the perfectly intact fingerprint on the woman's right breast.
"Okay. We finally have a lead on this bastard." Zidane growled.
Seth saw the look on Zidane's face. He knew that Zidane was thinking that Seth had done what had happened to Ashe.
"Why the fuck are you growling at me?" Seth wondered.
Chief Swan looked at the evidence that Seth and Zidane had found on one of the deceased victims.
"What is wrong with you two? Can't your fued wait until after the case is finished? Ashe isn't gonna be too happy about two of her agents fighting over the fact that what had been said in front of the rest of the team was something to keep the secret of the pack. Don't you get it, Zidane? The pack secret is important to keep. That's why Ashe said it was a bear that attacked her and not Jacob Black." Chief Swan roared.
Zidane looked at Chief Swan like he was crazy. He knew that Chief Swan was telling the truth. He then looked at the door as Ashe came in and glared at both him and Seth.
"Ashelia Danielle Clearwater. Please don't do anything you will regret later." Seth stated.
Ashe limped stiffly over to Zidane. She knew by the look on Chief Swan's face that the boys were being idiots.
"Don't you get it, Zidane. I have to keep the secret for the shear fact of how tight Seth is bound by pack law. I only know it because I am the object of Seth's imprint. So please stop acting like I said something wrong." Ashe growled.
Seth knew that Ashe was having a hard time moving around because of her right leg.
"Ashe. Honey please sit down. I know you are mad but we found a fingerprint on one of the bodies. We think it may be out killers. I know you're in pain so please sit down, Ashelia." Seth stated.
Ashe looked at Seth and then took his offer to help her sit in the chair closest to her. She leaned back into the chair and looked up at Zidane.
"Would you like to run the print, Ashelia? You have the equipment to run it, don't you?" Zidane wondered.
Chief Swan watched as Ashe pulled out her laptop and portable scanner. He watched her hook-up the scanner to her laptop as it was booting up.
"You always come prepared. You were always perpared when you were a kid, Ashelia." Chief Swan stated.
Zidane handed Ashe the fingerprint that they had gotten from the body. He watched her put it in the scanner. He could tell that she wanted this to be a quick and easy case.
"Yes I have always been prepared, father. And yes, Hunter, I am hoping this case is simple for the shear fact that my wounds need to heal without me moving so much. Well well well this is some interesting information. His name is Zaiden Almasy. He had his left hand burned to the point they couldn't put flesh on it. He had burns on his face to the point no one recognized him." Ashe answered.
Storjohann and Kails both looked at Almasy's front yard. They both were shocked to see nothing in the yard to tell them what Zaiden was like.
"Shall we get this show on the road, Raphael?" Storjohann wondered.
Kails looked at Storjohann and nodded. He knew that this was Storjohann's third time in Forks since he had started at the BAU.
"Yeah. I can't wait to see the look on his face." Kails answered.
They both walked up the sidewalk and up the stairs onto the porch. Kails knocked on the door.
"Zaiden Almasy. We are Special Agent Landon Storjohann and Special Agent Rapheal Kails. We are here to ask you a few questions about the murders that have happened recently." Storjohann explained.
Zaiden opened the door and looked at the badges that Kails and Storjohann produced. He saw that they were both on edge because of his hand.
"Please come in. Sorry about the mess. Might I ask what murders you are talking about?" Zaiden wondered.
Kails was the first to walk into the house. Storjohann followed soon after but kept his eyes on Zaiden.
"The Hannibal Lector recreation murders. A young girl named Rachael Black sait that someone fitting your hand description tried to make her the fourth victim of the case, Mr. Almasy." Kails answered.
Zaiden looked at both of them and then looked at the door. Kails grabbed Zaiden and shoved him against the wall.
"Why are you trying to find a way to out, Almasy? Unless it was you doing the killing. So why don't you man up and tell us why you did it? I mean other than you're a fucking cannibal." Storjohann growled.
Chief Swan saw why Ashe had just started calling Zaiden 'Hannibal the Cannibal' but he wasn't so sure he liked the idea of his already injured daughter in the same room as him.
"I hope her training is still useful with her being injured, Rapheal." Chief Swan admitted.
Kails looked at Chief Swan and understood why he was so worried about Ashe.
"She'll be fine, Chief Swan. That's the main reason that Seth is in there with her. He knew that you would worry about her being in there with Zaiden." Kails answered.
Seth looked at the spot where Chief Swan stood on the other side of the two way glass. He nodded knowing that Chief Swan was worried about Ashe.
"Okay, Zaiden. Tell me why you murdered those people. And don't lie to me either, you sick son of a bitch." Ashe growled.
Ashe watched Zaiden's face. She saw his frustration with the FBI. She could also tell that he specifically hated her for figuring out that he was the one doing all the killing.
"Why should I tell you anything about what I have done?" Zaiden growled.
Seth let out a low ferral growl. He glared at Zaiden. He could tell that Ashe was getting frustrated.
"Quit avoiding the question, Almasy. Answer the god damn question." Seth retorted.
Zaiden glared at Seth. He could see that Seth was protecting of the injured Ashe.
"Fine. If you really must know why I killed those people. I killed them because human flesh tastes just like chicken. Plus they were freaks." Zaiden answered.
At this moment Ashe is the one to let out a low ferral growl from deep in her chest. She knew this freak would say somthing to the affect of what he had said. She also knew that he was like Hannibal Lector but completely different as well.
Zidane looked at Ashe as though she were someone completely different. He knew that she was a Quileute's wife but her husband's best friend was the one that had injured her.
"Are you gonna be okay, Ashelia?" Zidane wondered.
Ashe looked at Zidane and nodded. She knew he like the rest of the team was worried about her injuries paining her.
"I'm fine, Zidane. My right leg is stiff but the doc said if I moved it normally not only would I be in tons more pain I wouldn't heal properly. He said the wounds would countinue to bleed if I moved my right leg normally. Yes it sucks that I can't walk like a normal person due to the injury. The doctor said because of the way I was injured I'll probably have a gaited limp to my walk." Ashe responded.
Seth put his hand on Ashe's left leg. He knew that she would always be in pain because of her injury from Jacob.
"The bear probably regrets hurting one of the FBI's best BAU agents. But ya never know he might not." Seth stated.
Ashe knew what he meant. She knew that Jacob probably did regret what had happened to her.
"Okay. Don't worry about the bear, Seth. As long as I heal I'll be fine. That's all that matters to me. Yes I'll have a scars but oh well. It'll be a reminder." Ashe responded.
Kails and Storjohann looked at Ashe and knew she wasn't bothered by scars because of the four bullet wounds in her shoulders and both knew that two hadn't been romved because of the fact that the bullets were embedded in her bones.
"Come now, Ashe. Scars make the person more pronoun and feared. I mean every person that sees you, Ashe, fears you not only because you head a BAU team but because you are one of two of Chief Charlie Swan's daughters. And you are an excellent markswoman with your gun. And everyone on this team protects you because you are the only female on the team until the director finds another female that can work well with you. Jessie didn't work well with you because she thought she was a lot better leader. Dawn didn't because she saw you as a threat. Adison couldn't because she fainted at the sight of a dead body. Danielle was trigger happy. She nearly killed you three times. Adia nearly killed you once. So yeah you are one of those females that other females see as a threat or they think you suck as a BAU leader." Kails explained.
Ashe knew what they were all talking about. Especially what Kails had just said about all the girls that had worked with the team. Soon Ashe pulled out her cell as the director called.
"Yes, director. This is a very unexpected call. The case in Forks was a quick and simple case." Ashe stated.
Seth watched Ashe's face as the director talked quickly. He could hear the happiness in the director's voice.
"What is he so happy about, Ashelia?" Seth wondered.
Ashe pulled her cell away from her face and put the director on speaker. She looked at Seth and smiled.
"Director. The team is curious. Would you care to repeat what you just said?" Ashe wondered.
The rest of the team moved close to hear the director. Storjohann was the closest one to Ashe.
"When you guys get back you are going to have a new team member. Her name is Tracer Renae Kails-Jones." the director repeated.
Kails fell over in shock. He knew Tristam Saphira was apart of NCIS but Tracer in the BAU.
"Thank you, director." Ashe responded and hung up.
Ashe walked up the sidewalk to her and Seth's house. She was happy to be home. She was also happy that she wasn't the only female on the team anymore.
"Hey, Ashe. I wanted to apologize for hurting you before your latest case. I wasn't meaning to hurt you or Seth. You two are family just like Bells and Edward." Jacob apologized as he walked out of the shadows.
Jacob watched Ashe as she limped over to him. He saw that the wounds on her right leg were slowly beginning to heal. He saw how the tip end of each claw mark was becoming a rope like scar.
"Apology accepted, Jacob Black. Your are a good person. I know you are. Shit happens and you learn to forget about it. Hell I have two bullets embedded in my shoulders. One in each shoulder. One from former Special Agent Danielle Hunter and the other from former Special Agent Adia Davids." Ashe stated.
Ashe watched Jacob become protective of her.
"Don't move too quickly, Ashe. You don't need to reopen any of your wounds." Jacob stated.
Jacob moved to Ashe's left side so she could lean on him and not put so much weight on her right leg.