DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN CRIMINAL MINDS OR ANY COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL HERE IN.. i merely dance with the devil in the pale moonlight sometimes...
{some lyrics from the song 'far away' by nickelback..}
This time, This place.. Misused, Mistakes.. Too long, Too late.. Who was I to make you wait?
Just one chance, Just one breath, Just in case there's just one left
'Cause you know, you know, you know!
[CHORUS]
That I love you, I have loved you all along
And I miss you, Been far away for far too long
I keep dreaming you'll be with me, and you'll never go
Stop breathing if I don't see you anymore..
On my knees, I'll ask, Last chance for one last dance
'Cause with you, I'd withstand, All of hell to hold your hand
I'd give it all, I'd give for us, Give anything but I won't give up
'Cause you know, you know, you know!
[CHORUS]
So far away, Been far away for far too long
So far away, Been far away for far too long
But you know, you know, you know!
I wanted- I wanted you to stay,
'Cause I needed- I need to hear you say,
That I love you! I have loved you all along,
And I forgive you!, For being away for far too long
So keep breathing, 'Cause I'm not leaving you anymore
Believe it, Hold on to me and, never let me go
Keep breathing, 'Cause I'm not leaving you anymore
Believe it, Hold on to me and, never let me go
Keep breathing, Hold on to me and, never let me go
Keep breathing, Hold on to me and, never let me go"
Derek kneaded his tired eyes with his knuckles. They'd been in Oahu a week and three days and still they hadn't found anything on this guy, other then the fact that he was a crack shot and kept challenging himself by snipping twenty-somethings while they surfed. Reid had said it was nearly statistically impossible, but Rossi had insisted if you were good enough, moving targets weren't all that difficult, and he was an avid duck hunter so if anyone would know, it was Rossi.
Derek sighed in frustration and gazed dejectedly out the window of the local police station. It was so beautiful just beyond that glass, why was someone tainting that? What would make a person do that?
Hotch strode into the station, breaking into Derek's thoughts. He stopped beside his glum agent and joined him in staring out the station window. "Garcia says the storm off the coast is pushing further out to sea, so there shouldn't be too many big waves for a while."
"Our guy's not gonna like that", Derek replied knowing that his boss was thinking the same thing. "He's not gonna stop, Hotch. He's too far into it now."
"Or he might just wait. The next storm is only a week away at most, and it looks bigger then the last one. The thought of a more challenging kill might be exciting enough to keep him at bay."
"Yeah, but either way, we're screwed. We still don't know how he's doing all this without being seen or why. I was on the the beach, Hotch. There was a shot, the kid went down, but it was like it came out of thin air. This guy is too good and for all the wrong reasons."
Just then, Derek's cellphone rang. Frowning, he opened it without checking the ID. "Yeah?"
"What do you take to the beach?", asked an excited voice from the other end of the call.
"Excuse me?", Derek asked, confused.
"What do you take to the beach?", the voice that belonged to one Penelope Garcia asked again. She was clearly elated about something.
"Um, I don't know, a towel or blanket, some sunscreen? Why?"
"You are not going to believe this!", Penelope hurried to explain, "Okay!, So I was watching old batman cartoons yesterday, because I had a case of the blues, and old school batman always cheers me up. Anyway!, I was watching the penguin episodes in particular because he's ,like, the funniest, and you know how he has that cool evil villian umbrella that has all the gadgets in it? Well!, It was raining here this morning and I took my giant pokadot umbrella to work and then it hit me! Umbrella! Penguin! Gadgets! Beach! You could bring an umbrella to the beach and no one would think it looks crazy cause everyone brings an umbrella to the beach if they don't want a sunburn, and you could so totally easily hide a gun in it if it was big enough, and when you open it, boom! Instant hiding spot! Point is-"
"You think our sniper uses an evil umbrella?", Derek asked.
"Well, Yeah, It was just a guess, and I could be wrong, but-"
"No, No. That's brilliant! Thank you, baby girl, you are a life-saver."
"I love when you say that", she smiled happily, "Happy hunting, my stalwart heroes!"
Derek pressed end call and turned to Hotch. "I think Garcia just figured out how our killer is hiding.."