Fleur sat in the bar, looking around. She was waiting to meet up with an old friend.

"Ah, there you are." He smiled, walking over with a glass in hand

"Daniel." Fleur hummed,"Long time no see."

"I've missed seeing your face, Cosette."

"As have I." Fleur nodded,"I've changed now."

"Changed how?" Daniel raised a brow.

"I'm more mature..I can do more things than I used to."

"Is that so?"

"You know, you were always one of my favourites. But I could never do anything because of Pierre." Fleur sighed.

"Well.. Nothing's stopping us now." Daniel hummed.

"Really?" Fleur looked up.

"Really, doll."

"Well..Let's finish these drinks and head back to mine?"

"Of course." Daniel smirked.

"So how has life been treating you?" Fleur drank her vodka.

"It's been lonely." Daniels shrugged,"Nobody's ever taken my fancy like you did."

"No?" Fleur gasped, gently taking his hand.

"It's true." Daniel shook his head.

"I'm so sorry." Fleur sighed.

"You don't have to be." Daniel chuckled,"I mean, we're here together now."

"Everything worked out..So no family?"

"Just my brother."

"You close with him?"

"Nah, he stays up in Virginia. Hasn't spoken to me at all since, y'know.." Daniel shook his head.

"Right. Asshole, am I right?"

"I know."

"I think anyone would be glad to talk to you."

"You think so, doll?" Daniel tilted his head.

"Of course I do." Fleur smiled.

Daniel chuckled,"Well, I was always told I made for good company."

"You do.. Make the time pass."

"And I do a damn good job." Daniel downed his drink.

"Well, how about we head back to mine to test it out?"

"I'd never refuse an offer like that."

"Come on, slow coach." Fleur winked and got up.

"You won't be calling me slow for long, gorgeous." Daniel hummed as he got up as well.

"Wow." Fleur laughed,"Still got your jokes."

"I was always the funny one." He shrugged.

"Yeah, yeah."

"You don't agree?"

"No, I do." She hummed.

"Good."

"You ready?"

"So ready." Daniel grinned

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"Lovebirds." Garcia hummed as she walked up to the Reids.

"Nice to see you too, Garcia." Elijah smiled, leaning against Reid.

"How was your weekend?"

"I wish it lasted longer."

"We went a lot of cool places." Reid hummed.

"Well, I have bad news."

"We've got a case, don't we?" Elijah sighed.

"Unfortunately."

"On a scale of one to ten, how bad would you say it is?" Reid asked her.

"Well uh- I think I'll just let you see for yourselves."

"Oh god, I don't like the sound of that." Elijah took Reid's hand.

"Sorry." Garcia sighed and walked to the Conference Room.

Elijah sighed and headed to the Conference Room as well, still holding Reid's hand.

"You okay?" Reid looked towards Elijah.

"I'll be okay." Elijah nodded slowly.

"Okay, everyone here? Sit down cause- It's bad." Garcia sighed.

"Take it away, Mama." Morgan sat down.

"So in Central Florida we have had multiple men and woman show up dead over the last couple of weeks. At first, it just looked like overdoes but- Then they found injection marks in between the toes of the victims." Garcia sighed,"However with- Some of the bodies.. They had.. Things cut off."

Rossi looked at the file,"For the men.. Their penises were removed and for the women, fingers."

"These crimes have to be personal, right?" Elijah looked at the file.

"Hopefully." Emily sighed.

"There's clearly a lot of rage, but whoever did this is also skilled and organized enough to make it look like an accident." Morgan crossed his arms.

"So maybe some training behind them?" JJ suggested.

"Could be." Reid nodded,"Do any of these victims have anything in common?"

"They all knew each other. Or at least- Had some sort of contact with each other years ago. They all used to go to work under..Pierre Simmons." Garcia told them.

"The Leader of the Doves." Rossi sighed.

"The Doves?" JJ looked at Rossi.

"They were a sex trafficking ring that travelled across Europe and America. They kidnapped young boys and girls who were horrifically abused at the hands of these men and women." He explained.

"So maybe we're looking at a victim?" Morgan tilted his head.

"It is likely." Reid agreed,"I read that some victims of the Doves were even trained as assasins to take out possible threats."

"Do you think they'd keep files? On the ones who they trained?" Emily asked.

"I can try to work my magic but I make no promises." Garcia shook her head.

"Is there anyone we can talk to from the Doves? Maybe jails?" JJ questioned.

"There is one." Hotch nodded,"Terry."

Garcia typed,"Oh! His real name is Peter Ryan, he's in a Florida state jail."

"Well, that's where we're headed next. Wheels up in thirty." Hotch told them.

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Peter was sat in the interview room, leaning back as he waited for the agents.

"Look how smug he looks." Emily crossed her arms.

"He loves the attention, even after years." Reid sighed.

"He's one sick son of a bitch." Morgan shook his head.

"So who's going in?" Rossi asked.

"I'll go in." Elijah mumbled.

"I'll go with you. So you're not alone." Emily shook her head.

"Thanks, Em." Elijah smiled slightly.

"Let's go." Emily nodded.

Elijah sighed as they walked inside,"Peter Ryan?"

"Agents." Peter sat up.

"I'm Agent Deans, this is Agent Prentiss. We're here to ask you some questions about the Doves."

"Oh, them?"

"There's a murderer going around killing former Doves with extreme efficiency." Emily crossed her arms,"We believe they could be a former victim."

"Well, you've got a long list." He scoffed.

"Well, we've got time. Start talking." Elijah sat down.

"You want me to tell you every person we had?" He laughed.

"I want you to tell me who you think is capable of this."

"We had..Lots of kids. God, I even still think about them to this day."

"Did you have a favorite?" Emily asked.

"Me? Hundreds. But the boss? Maybe.. He had top three."

"Are you gonna give us those names then?" Elijah took out a notepad.

"Cosette Lambert. Samuel Jones. And Jocelyn Rose."

Elijah wrote down the names,"Looks like we got what we came for."

"Say, you're a pretty duo." Petter hummed.

"Haven't heard that one before." Emily looked over at Elijah.

"No?" Peter raised a brow.

"Hm, no. I don't think so." Elijah shook his head.

"Well, you are."

"Compliments aren't getting you out of here, Peter." Elijah stood up.

He shrugged,"You're cute."

"Why are you still talking to me." Elijah crossed his arms as he and Emily headed for the door.

"You remind me of someone."

Elijah sighed,"Who would that be? A kid you abused?"

"I suppose so."

"Do you remember their name?"

"Freddy." He hummed.

"Lovely." Elijah nodded, holding the door open for Emily.

"Have a lovely day, Mr Ryan." Emily walked out.

"I hope he dies. Painfully." Elijah closed the door behind them.

"Let's go meet these three." Emily sighed.

"I'm sure Garcia will be able to find them." He nodded.

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"Good girl, Marie." Fleur petted her kitten,"You make mama happy."

Marie meowed, rubbing against Fleur's legs.

"You would never hurt me." She whispered.

Marie purred but she hissed as someone knocked on the door. Fleur looked at the door, slowly walking towards it before she answered.

"Fleur Howards." Morgan looked up from his notepad.

"Yes?' Fleur blinked,"Can I help you?"

"I'm Agent Morgan, this is Agent Prentiss. We're with the FBI. We need to ask you some questions." He explained

"Right, of course. Come in." Fleur opened it fully,"Would you like tea, coffee?"

"We're alright, but thank you for the offer." Emily smiled.

"What seems to be the problem?" Fleur sat down on her couch.

"Well, there's a person going around targeting former members of the Doves." Morgan told her,"We think it might possibly be one of their former victims."

"Oh- Wait." Fleur blinked,"You think it's me?"

"No." Emily quickly shook her head,"But we think it might be someone you knew. We've already spoken with Samuel and Jocelyn."

"Oh, how are they? I've not really spoken to anyone since I- I was saved." She sighed.

"They both seem to be doing well, thankfully." Emily assured her,"I can't even imagine what you all went through."

"A lot of things." Fleur shook her head,"So you believe someone from the Doves is killing members?"

"That's right." Morgan nodded.

"You do know that- They trained some of us.. To be assassins?"

"That's.. One of the reasons we think it could be a former victim, yes." Emily sighed.

"I really don't know who it could be."

"Well, do have any idea who someone would want to target next?" Morgan asked, "Maybe we could catch them in the act."

"I..No."

"Well, we appreciate your time." Emily told her,"If you think of anything you think could be useful, anything at all, just call us."

"Of course. Thank you." Fleur nodded,"I'm not in danger, right?"

"As far as we're aware, you should be completely safe." Morgan told her,"We'll make sure to get in contact if things change."

"Thank you." Fleur smiled.

"It was lovely meeting you." Emily smiled back.

"Let me take you out." Fleur hummed.

"Thank you." Morgan nodded

Fleur walked to the door, opening it.

"Have a nice day, Miss Howards." Emily turned to her.

"As to you Agents." Fleur closed the door, cursing as she locked it.

Marie meowed up at Fleur, crawling out from underneath her hiding spot.

"Sweetheart, they know." Fleur cursed.

Marie tilted her head, pawing at Fleur.

"It's okay. We'll be okay." Fleur held her.

Marie purred, nuzzling into Fleur's neck.

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They had caught the killer. It was Fleur Howards all along. They had caught her just before she acted, so now she was sitting in an interview room.

"I'll be honest here, I wasn't expecting it to be her." Emily sighed.

"No one was." Rossi shook his head.

"And now we get to find out exactly why she did all this." Hotch nodded.

"Elijah, would you like to go in?" Rossi looked at him.

"Y'know what? I'd love to." Elijah sighed.

"Be careful, kid." Morgan sighed.

"I know what I'm doing." Elijah walked up to the door,"I hope."

Fleur leaned back in the chair, looking around.

"Miss Howards." Elijah walked in, closing the door behind him.

"Mr Deans." Fleur hummed.

"I just need to ask you some questions, is that alright?" Elijah asked as he sat down.

"Of course."

"Well, let's start with the big one, shall we?" Elijah sighed,"Why did you do it?"

"Do what? Feed my cat?"

"Why did you kill those people?" Elijah asked.

"Why did they decide to hurt children?"

"Becuase they're sick individuals."

"Do you think I'm a sick individual, Mr Deans?" Fleur tilted her head.

"I wouldn't say sick." Elijah sighed,"I'd say traumatized, abused.. You were let down by the system."

"I think what I did was rational compared what they did to me."

"But killing them doesn't make any of that go away, does it?"

"It can make sure they can't hurt anyone ever again." Fleur pointed.

Elijah sighed,"It's still not right."

"..Has anyone ever hurt you?"

Elijah paused,"Yes.. Yes, I've been hurt by a lot of people."

"Wouldn't you like to see them pay?" She leaned forward.

"No." Elijah shook his head.

"Mr Deans."

"This isn't about me, it's about you."

"I know, but it's true. You want to hurt them."

Elijah sighed,"You're right. But I wouldn't, because I've got too much to lose."

"You seem like a good man."

"I like to think that I am." Elijah nodded slowly

"You got any kids?" Fleur asked him.

"I'd like to have kids one day."

"Wife? Husband?"

"Husband."

"Cute. What's his name?"

"Spencer.. He's the reason I can't go hurt those people now." Elijah told her.

"That's cute..I wish I had that." She sighed,"I mean I do, I have a cat."

"Me too." Elijah smiled,"What's your cat called?"

"Marie.. After my daughter."

"It's a beautiful name." Elijah looked down,"I'm.. I'm sorry about your daughter."

"So am I." Fleur sighed,"So what's your cats name?"

"I've got two, Horatio and Rigatoni." Elijah told her.

"Rigatoni." Fleur chuckled.

"We call him Tony."

"That's cute."

"Yeah." Elijah sighed,"But I think that's enough of me."

Fleur crossed her arms, "Fine."

Elijah shook his head as he stood up,"Do you have anything else you want to add?"

"No." She hummed.

"Right then." Elijah turned to leave.

"Goodbye Mr Deans."

"Goodbye, Miss Howards."

"Wait." Fleur sat up.

"What?" Elijah turned to her.

"Who's going to look after Marie?"

"I will." Elijah told her

"You would do that?"

"Of course."

"Thank you." Fleur nodded.

"You're welcome." Elijah smiled softly before he left the room.

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Elijah walked into the jail, signed in and began to wait in the meeting room. He wanted to speak with Fleur again, to tell her how Marie was getting on.

That's when Fleur walked into the room,"Mr Deans."

"Miss Howards." Elijah looked up at her.

"I was suprised when I was told you were coming." She hummed.

"I suppose it isn't the most common thing for an Agent to keep in contact with a prisoner if it's not for information."

"The only information I want is about Marie."

"And you can have information about Marie." Elijah held out a picture to her,"Here she is."

"Oh, she's so pretty." Fleur took it.

"I wasn't expecting her to get along with the boys as easily." Elijah admitted.

"How is she getting along?"

"She's the boss of the house." Elijah chuckled,"She knows what she wants."

"Of course she does." She hummed.

"She's just the sweetest little thing."

"How is she with your boys?"

"It took a little getting used to, but the boys love her." Elijah told her.

"I'm glad." She smiled.

"She loves sneaking up on me too."

"How is she with new people? Still not good?"

"Well, she's getting better but she's still a little shy." Elijah nodded,"The boys bring out her confidence."

"As they should."

"I have a friend, at the BAU. She makes little hats for them." Elijah hummed,"I'll bring you a picture of them in their hats next."

"Can I request that it's pink?" Fleur asked.

"Of course you can."

"Pink and white." Fleur nodded.

"I'll make sure to pass that along to her."

"Maybe some polka dots." She hummed.

"She'll look even more adorable than she does already." Elijah smiled.

"Thank you Elijah, for taking her."

"It's the least I could do after what you've been through." Elijah sighed.

"I'm glad you don't judge me."

"You were a victim too."

"As were you." Fleur nodded.

"I guess you're right." Elijah looked down.

"You know, we're the same. We just decided to go different paths." Fleur hummed.

"Deep down, we both needed help. We both decided to help ourselves since nobody else would." Elijah crossed his arms.

"How did you do it?"

"Do what?"

"Didn't..Snap?"

"I.. I don't know." Elijah shook his head,"After everything, I'm surprised I didn't.. But I knew what I was capable of."

Fleur was quiet for a second before speaking,"Same time next week?"

"If you'd like to see me." Elijah nodded.

"I would."

"Then I'll be there."

"Can I keep this?" She held up the picture.

"Of course you can." He nodded.

"Thank you, Elijah."

"It's no problem, Fleur." Elijah smiled softly.