Hey guys I'm back:) I had such a good time on holiday but I did miss the world of Wi-fi. Sorry for the slight delay, this took ages to write and I tried to update this last night but my computer died last minute and I forgot to save the final version. Thanks so much for all the view, reviews, favourites and follows, they mean so much. I have so so so much planned for this story, and my sister and I have planned the next few chapters. So thanks and enjoy:)

chapter 38: Things get bad

My blood had frozen. My chest tightened and I was finding it hard to breath. She'd been murdered. The bitch had murdered her. She killed Mum, and she'd done it right under my nose. It was all my fault, I should have realized this sooner, I should have at least tried to spot the signs. Whatever had killed her, must have been a form of poison. Which meant, it could have been hidden anywhere. What if I'd given it to her myself, without realizing? This thought made me physically shiver. I felt sick. Mum could be dead because of me. I could have killed her.

"Dad, she killed her." I whispered, my voice had disappeared. When dad didn't respond straight away,I looked up at him. He'd gone ghostly white.

"Dad." I tried to call out. It worked, as he snapped out of his trance.

"Stella, I know this hurts a lot, but we need to get to the BAU." Dad said quickly. I just nodded. I didn't even feel like I had a right to talk to him. What if I had killed her.

Quickly, I followed dad to the car. I couldn't believe this was happening. We jumped in and hastily drove to the BAU. I felt sick with guilt. First I started shaking, then I started sobbing slightly, then the tears came. First they were lightly flowing down my cheeks, then they turned into a heavy current of water.

"Stella, I know how upsetting this is. We need to find the bitch whose done this, and we need the teams help." Dad said. I had no idea how he was keeping his composure.

"It's not that." I whimpered. I really was pathetic.

"What is it?" Dad asked softly.

"The drug, i-it must have been a form of p-poison. That means it could have been in anything. What if it was in something I gave her? I cooked her dinner that night. What if I k-killed her?" I stammered, I started shaking again. I couldn't cope having this on my conscience. Dad, abruptly, pulled the car over. At first I thought he was going to kick me out. I didn't even think it would be unreasonable if he did.

"Stella, don't you dare think that. This sick creature killed your mother, not you. Even if you did give her something, you had absolutely no idea. I don't want you to dwell on this one bit. Please just forget about it. I see killers nearly everyday for my job. Trust me, you aren't one of them and never will be." Dad stated firmly. As comforting as it was, it didn't make me feel any better. I did nod though, to try to convince him. Dad re-started the car and drove to the BAU. Even though my conscience was eased slightly, heavy tears carried on falling, for my long-lost, now murdered mother.

By the time we pulled up to the BAU, I'd stopped crying. My face was a complete mess, but I was tired of putting on a brave face. Dad and I practically ran to the elevators, the team needed to know. I couldn't stop the nervous shaking or tapping, as I waited for the elevator to come to our floor. The whole way here dad had managed to keep his composure. He'd been calm,collective and comforting. So I was glad to have him beside me when the elevator doors opened. Dad ran out towards the extremely confused team. I followed him a lot more reluctantly.

"Reid, what are you doing here? What happened?" Hotch asked straight away.

"Thank god you are all alright. She was there, the unsub. It was Mia Timorray. It's a fake name, an anagram, for I am Moriarty. She's clever, she got in the apartment, she threatened to kill you all if we called for back-up of any kind. She's got people on the inside, she said she had snipers placed on all of you. She's planned this all. The drugging case was her, she knew when Stella fell through the roof and she also poisoned Henry, knowing Stella would want to pick him up. She has a whole network of people. She gave me these files." Dad said as quickly as possible. He got the files out of his bag. The team looked shocked. He'd told them nearly everything about our little visit, apart from the bit about Mum.

"You're saying the sick bastard, was inside your apartment?" Derek asked angrily.

"Are you also saying she poisoned my son?" JJ asked fuming.

"Yes. She said there's a reason she's doing this to me, but I have to find it out myself. She's not done yet. This is just the beginning." Dad answered.

"Reid, this will take time, but we will find her. If it's true that she has eyes and ears in the BAU, then we need to be careful about who we involve in this case. She's obviously got a whole network of people, so this will take time. From now on though, I will arrange for this to be our primary case. Now I think we should start a fresh tomorrow, it's been a long day for all of us. Now is there anything else that she told you Reid?" Hotch stated. Dad froze.

"What is it?" Emily asked. Dad was still frozen.

"Reid?" Rossi said, trying to get Dad's attention. Knowing that he was in shock, they looked at me. I felt my eyes beginning to sting again.

"Stella." Henry said softly. His voice comforted me a lot and it made me come to the realization that they all needed to know. Seeing dad wasn't in any condition to tell them, it was up to me.

"S-she t-told us that mum squealed when she died. S-she murdered her." I choked out. I put my head in my hands, refusing to look up. Yet again, I lost control. I was acting pathetic, but I couldn't help it. I still felt like it was all my fault. I heard a chair being pushed over and shocked gasps.

"Is this true, Reid?" I heard Hotch ask in his usual mono-tone. There was a brief silence.

"Yes, it is." Dad replied, finally finding his voice.

"THAT FUCKING BITCH!" Morgan shouted. I'd heard he had a temper, but I had never heard him get as angry as this before.

"Morgan, calm down! This isn't helping." JJ said firmly. It seemed to of hushed him, as he didn't say anything else.

"Reid, we're so sorry about this. We will find her. But Hotch is right, we need to have fresh minds and

eyes when we look at this case." Rossi said calmly, yet sincerely.

"I know." I heard dad sigh.

"Maybe you should just calm down for a second. Have a cup of coffee, and relax. I know that may be hard, but you've had a stressful day and you can't let this unsub mess with your head. That's exactly what she wants." Emily suggested. Dad must have agreed because I heard shuffling. I still refused to look up from my hands. I wasn't even sure if the bullpen was empty or not. Well, that was until I felt someone wrap their arms around me. I moved away my hands and instead buried my face into their chest.

"You okay?" Came Emily's soft voice. I shook my head.

"Wanna take this to Mum's office." Came a friendly voice.

"Thanks Henry." Emily said. Putting my head down, I followed Emily into JJ's office. We both sat down on the sofa. I could tell Emily was staring at me.

"What's wrong Stella?" She asked softly.

"It's my fault." I replied weakly.

"Don't you even think that. None of this is your fault." Emily replied sternly.

"But it is, I could have given her something with the poison in. I should have seen the signs." I whimpered.

"Stella, there was nothing you could have done to prevent this from happening. Trust me." Emily stated. She nudged my chin up so I looked her in the eyes. My own eyes were cloudy with tears. She brushed away the ones which managed to escape. Emily was like a second mother to me. I loved her with all my heart and was extremely grateful to have her.

"Thank you Emily." I smiled weakly, hugging her. "C-could I ask you a favour?"

"Anything." Emily replied.

"C-could I stay at yours tonight? I don't feel safe at home." I asked. I'd had enough of today. I didn't feel safe any-more at the apartment. I felt like there was always going to be someone watching me.

"Stella, that's fine. I'll talk to your dad, but I'm sure it will be no problem." Emily smiled. Causing me to smile slightly as well.

"I'll go talk to your dad, okay." Emily smiled before she left the room. I sat on the sofa and stared deeply at the yellow wall in front of me. My whole body went still, as my mind became lost in thought. Today was definitely one of the most toughest days of my life. I'd woken up stiff as hell, to find out a mastermind was after Dad, I'd then been kidnapped and had a bomb attached to me, my boyfriend had been poisoned, the unsub had broken into our apartment, she'd murdered my mother and I could have given her the poison. I was trying to think where exactly the poison could have been placed. As hard as I tried to think, I realized it was impossible. I wasn't even with Mum the whole day, I was out with friends. I didn't even say a proper goodnight to her. A proper goodbye.

"Stella, Stella." Came a voice. I snapped out of my thoughts to see a concerned Henry looking at me.

"Sorry. I was thinking." I said quickly.

"Don't worry. I'm just glad you're alright. I tried to call your name but you wouldn't answer. I don't think you even heard me." Henry said concerned.

"Sorry, I'm fine honestly." I replied with an extremely fake smile.

"Good. Emily says that she talked to your dad, and he says its fine that you stay with her for a night." Henry said. I felt relieved that dad had agreed. "She's waiting for you."

"Thanks." I said, with yet another fake smile.

"Please take care Stella. I'm so sorry about your mum. If you need anything, and I mean anything at all, ring me." Henry said softly. Hugged me, before kissing me lightly on the forehead.

"Thanks Henry. You take care to. It's not everyday you get poisoned." I said, trying to make a joke. It did cause Henry to smile. I followed him out to the bullpen, where Emily was waiting.

"Ready to go?" She asked. I nodded and followed her down to her car. I was completely exhausted. When we arrived at her apartment I went straight to the room I was staying in. Not even getting under my covers, I closed my eyes. Knowing that my dreams would be plagued with the nightmares I experienced today.

The next day

I woke up sweaty and shaking. My dreams had been full of endless nightmares. My whole body was throbbing from where I was thrown into the van. Knowing that I had to face the day, though, I got up out of bed. Dad had dropped me round some clothes the night before. Not really bothering what I looked like, I shoved on a pair of jeans and a loose white top. Dad didn't want me going into school until the pain from my injuries had subsided, and the unsub was under control. Henry was also excused, seeing as he was poisoned only a day earlier. Shoving my hair back into an extremely messy bun, I went out into the living room. Emily was already up and waiting for me.

"Morning Stella. Sleep well?" She asked.

"Yeah I did thanks." I lied. The more I was around profilers, the easier I found it to lie.

"I'm pleased. Everyone's meeting at the BAU in half an hour. I made you some breakfast." She smiled. I wasn't at all hungry, but I knew it would look suspicious if I turned down her offer.

"Thanks." I smiled. After forcing down a pancake, and trying to convince Emily that I was too full for seconds, we left for the BAU. All I wanted was to catch the woman who did this and break her down. Break her down so that every single one of her accomplices was gone. Break her down so she had nothing. Break her down, so she was dead. The drive to the BAU was surprisingly fine. Emily and I could talk to each other for ages and about anything, even in any situation. For a short period, she managed to make me forget about everything that was going on. I only remembered that a psychopath was after dad, when we pulled up to the BAU.

The elevator doors dinged open. We were the last ones to arrive, which was strange given that Derek was always late. Dad smiled with relief, he was probably glad to see that I hadn't been killed whilst I was with Emily.

"Prentiss, Stella, now you're here, we can begin." Hotch said in his usual expression.

"Where exactly do we begin?" I asked, it seemed impossible to know where.

"I thought that we should search Mia Timorray. Just to see if it really is a fake name." Garcia suggested.

"Good idea. Garcia go look it up. We'll start a profile of what we've got from her little visit last night." Hotch replied. Garcia fled the room, off to her lair.

"So what do we know about this Moriarty character." Rossi started off.

"She's obsessive and patient. God knows how long she has stalked my life for." Dad replied.

"She's also got skill and a huge network of people. She has eyes and ears in the BAU and she managed to get into Henry's school." JJ added. Henry sat on a swivel chair, looking slightly embarrassed. Derek was about to add something, when he was interrupted by a shrill scream. Garcia's scream. Everyone ran into her lair, not knowing what to expect. When I entered the first thing I noticed was that all the screens had gone black.

"I searched her name when the system crashed, she's controlling it." Garcia cried.

"Can you hack it?" Hotch asked.

"I can try, but it's hard. Believe me my sweeties, I am the best." Garcia commented. Her face was full of concentration as her hands typed frantically at the keyboard. Suddenly white writing came up on the screen, causing a shiver to run through everyone.

Really? You're the best.

She was watching, and she was somehow controlling the whole system.

"Hotch I have to shut down the system. I'm sorry but she's to good, we seriously underestimated her. She can hack every single file on the system." Garcia cried, her voice full of despair.

"Do it!" Hotch replied quickly. As Garcia tried to shut it down, more writing emerged.

Uh, uh, uh. I'm not done.

Everyone gasped, not knowing what to do. The writing quickly changed, covering up the whole screen.

I want to play a game with you. But you must follow the rules. Do you accept?

"Yes." Dad spoke out, knowing that she was watching.

Good, good . I knew you would agree. First a few rules.
1. I have taken something of yours. You must answer a question about each case I've given you, in order to get it back.
2. Only the people in this room may be involved. Remember I have eyes and ears everywhere so I will know if anyone else is involved.
3. If you break any of these rules, I will dispose of everything and everyone you love.
4. Remember if you get the question wrong, their will be consequences. Good luck.

Everyone read the rules. We were all shocked at how truly sick this person was and how exactly they were doing this. No one had time to say anything, though, as the screen filled up with new writing.

First Case: The murders of Daisy Greene and Gloria Davidson.
Question: What was the motive behind these murders? Why did they stop?

Before anyone could even find the file, more writing came up.

And now for the thing I've taken...

Everyone's heart froze as there was a pause. She had obviously done this to mess with us. I couldn't quite think about what it could be. However, my heart stopped when the video appeared on the screen. There tied to a chair, with a sweaty face full of horror. Was beth. Underneath the video, a caption lay.

Shame, I guess The Reaper would have loved to finish this one off aswell