Sight of a killer

I came up with this while I was waiting for a friend. I've always wanted to write something like this and I hope that you all enjoy this. I am still continuing with the other criminal minds Fanfic so have no fear.

Set after JJ's departure. Emily still at BAU and no Seaver (I just don't like her character)

I appreciate reviews and I hope you enjoy this.

Friday

The team had just wrapped up on a case and Reid was relieved that it had gone so well, theteam had caught their unsub and they had managed to save the women he had kidnapped. The team was happily relaxing on the jet and each member was looking forward to their weekend although Reid kept the fact that he was staying in and reading to himself. He knew the team was worried about his social life but he enjoyed the isolation.

"So Reid any plans for the weekend?" Morgan asked as he sat across from Reid. Reid looked up from his book on greek mythology, he had only started it ten minutes ago and he was almost finished.

"Yes I'm going out with friends" Reid lied.

"Reid I know your lying face and it is plastered on your face. Why don't you meet up with me and Garcia at the weekend on Sunday? We are seeing a movie and Garcia would love to have you with us" Morgan offered not wanting Reid to sit in his apartment all weekend. He knew how much was on the kid's mind and he knew that Reid's thoughts could go to a dark places.

"I'll go but I can't go till after twelve" Reid said caving into Morgan's request.

"See you Sunday, Garcia will be happy" he laughed before he went back to his seat and slipped on his earphones.

Reid spent another two minutes reading his greek mythology book before he finished it. Rossi had been staring at Reid on and off for the last ten minutes and even though he knew Reid's reading capability he was still amazed at how fast he had finished the book.

Reid's apartment -Saturday 9PM

Reid was finishing off the Indian food that he had ordered, he loved Indian food and it was the only food that really satisfied his hunger, the other members of his team preferred Chinese food. He went to the kitchen and placed the empty plastic boxes in his recycling box. His mouth was still on fire from the spices so he decided to satisfy his thirst with a glass of water. He raised the glass to his lips but a sharp pain shot through his head causing it to drop and shatter on the floor. Reid doubled over in pain as the sharp pain kept stabbing his head, it felt like someone was slowly pushing a nail into his skull and he was helpless to stop it. Reid had scrunched his eyes shut but he tried to open them only to met with a different surrounding. He was no longer in his kitchen.

He felt his arms and legs burn as he struggled against the bonds. He was now in an alley, rain was pounding on around him, it soaked his clothes causing him discomfort. Rough hands pulled him from the ground, the hands pulled him up only to throw him against a car, Reid felt pain radiate through his chest and knew that he had broken two ribs.

What's happening? How did I get here? Reid thought as he felt fear and pain take over his body.

He looked up into the car window to see his reflection only to be overcome with shock at what he saw. The reflection was of a women, she had been beaten and had tears running down her face. She had fiery red hair with blue eyes, she was wearing jeans and a black coat which was not only soaked with rain but with her blood. Reid couldn't make sense about what was going on, he knew he must have been hallucinating but everything felt so real. He could feel her fear, he could feel every punch and kick that her attacker had inflicted. He was seeing everything through her eyes but he knew that this was impossible, it was illogical.

Reid was ripped from his thought as he heard footsteps behind him or better yet the women was hearing them. She tried to crawl away but her attacker grabbed her and pulled her towards him, he held a knife in front of her face. Reid saw that the blade had been sharpened, the woman's eyes were full of fear, he could see the reflection of her eyes from the knife. The knife disappeared from the women's view causing her and Reid great fear. The woman struggled in the attacker's arms, Reid could feel the killer's hot breath on the woman's ear.

"Death is a new beginning, I hope you will accept my gift" the attacker whispered. Reid didn't have a chance to react, the attacker plunged the blade into the woman's back. Reid screamed out in pain as he felt the knife, he could feel the edges on his skin, he could feel it as it tore through his skin. The attacker dropped the woman on the wet pavement, she was still alive barely, Reid could feel the life slipping away from her. Reid thought that the killer was leaving but was surprised when he found himself unable to breath. The now killer was strangling the women with something cold and metallic, Reid could only assume it was metal wire, he coughed as he found himself unable to breath. The wire sliced into his skin and before he knew it a white flash of light appeared before his eyes.

Reid's eyes shot open, his throat was killing him and his constant coughing was not helping. He gulped in the air like it was gold and felt his heart racing a mile a minute, he was back in his apartment, his safe and secure apartment. Reid sat for a a few minutes trying to process what had just happened to him, his mind told him that must have been hallucinating or that he must have fell asleep and had a nightmare. Reid felt so scared, all the fear he had felt had reminded him of his time in Georgia and the fear he had felt when subjected to Charles' abuse.

Reid looked down and realised that his hand was bleeding, he realised that he cut himself on the broken glass. He rushed to his bathroom and pulled out his first aid kit. He winced as he pulled the pieces of glass out, the cuts were not deep enough to require stitches but he wrapped the affected area in a bandage to keep the cut clean. Reid sat on the edge of his bathtub, he put his head between his legs and took long deep breaths. He was afraid that he had finally cracked. He was afraid that his mind had finally succumbed to schizophrenia and that he was going to lose everything. He was going to lose his team, his job and his freedom.

His throat and neck radiated pain, he put his hand on his neck to be met with pain as he prodded the affected the area. Reid rushed to his mirror and was met with shock, his neck was painfully bruised, he turned in a circle and could see that the bruise was all around his neck. Reid went back into his kitchen and put a gel icepack on his neck, the cold sensation was comforting and helped relieve the pain.

Reid went into his living room and sat on the sofa. He just sat and relieved the memories that were now burned into his mind, he knew that the bruise round his throat was identical to many he had seen in criminal lectures detailing methods of killing.

Reid was shaken from his thoughts by his cellphone vibrating on his table. Reid looked at the time and realised that he had spent over an hour and a half relieving what he seen through the eyes of this unknown woman he had conjured up.

"This is Reid" Reid said in a rasp.

"Hey Reid it's Garcia, we have a new case and you're needed at the BAU. Are you okay?" she asked in a concerned 'Mum-like' voice.

"Yeah I'm fine, I just have a sore throat" he said in a raspy voice.

"Okay see you soon" Garcia said before disconnecting the phone.

Reid ignored his thoughts for a moment and began collecting his things, he stopped momentarily. He couldn't walk into the BAU with a severely bruised neck so, he couldn't answer their questions when he himself was not sure how it had happened. Reid grabbed a scarf and his coat, he gently placed the scarf round his neck. The scarf hid his bruised neck perfectly and if anyone asked he would say that he was cold or that he was trying to be fashionable.

Like they would buy that one thought Reid

BAU

Reid walked into the conference room late, the rest of the team had started without him, they acknowledged his entrance. Garcia slid over a case file to Reid which he accepted.

"This case is very close to home, we have a serial killer in Virginia. The last murder occurred about three hours ago, we have been called in as this has been the third murder this week" Hotch said in a grave tone.

"Three people in one week, that definitely shows signs that he isn't in control of his urges" Emily said.

"The latest victim's name was Cynthia Gray. She was stabbed once in the lower back but her cause of death was suffocation with what looks like a metal wire. There was also signs indicating that he had beat her before killing her" Garcia said in a sad tone as she brought a picture up on the screen.

Reid's heart stopped when he saw the picture. The woman in the picture was wearing light blue jeans and a black coat and her hair was a fierce red, the last time Reid had seen her she had blood covering her body and face but she still had colour in her face. Now she pale and still.

Reid forced himself not to throw up, he had seen this women die. The women had a circular dark and painful bruise around her neck, it was identical to the one Reid had. That was impossible, he had read about psychic visions and considered them to be nothing more than a prank. Reid's mind couldn't give him a logical answer. Not only had he seen this woman die but he had received an injury from the vision, it had manifested itself on Reid.

Reid brought his mind out of its fuzzy haze to notice that Hotch had been speaking for the last five minutes.

"We will be heading over to police station in fifteen minutes, grab a go bag, we need to be in one spot if the unsub strikes again" Hotch said as he walked out of the door, the rest of the team apart from Morgan and Reid followed.

"Reid are you ok? You haven't said one word since you came in" Morgan asked, he walked over to Reid and touched his shoulder, Reid jerked away from the touch to realise it had only been Morgan.

"Morgan I'm fine um actually I'm not, I'm really scared" Reid said in a raspy voice, it still hurt like hell to speak but he needed to tell someone. He couldn't do this alone.

"Reid. What's going on?" Morgan said in his big brother voice which comforted Reid.

"I saw that woman die, I wasn't there I mean I saw her die in my head" Reid said in panicked low voice.

"Reid you were probably just imagining things" Morgan said realising that Reid had probably just had a nightmare.

"MORGAN! I felt her die, I felt him stab her in the back with the knife and I felt him strangle her till she died. It felt like I was the victim, it was like I was actually her. The woman in the picture is who I saw. The same fiery red hair, the same black coat and jeans. I felt everything he did to her and I felt her die, I couldn't do anything to stop him" Reid said in his loudest voice, he regretted saying it so loud and winced at the pain.

"Reid you couldn't have seen her die. She was killed three hours ago about an hour away from you. You must have just had a nightmare and thought that this is the woman you saw" Morgan said refusing to let his brain register Reid's statement.

"She was strangled with a metal wire and had a circular severe bruise round her neck" Reid said wanting Morgan to confirm.

"Yes Reid."

"It looks a lot like this" Reid said as he pulled away his scarf to show his bruised neck.

"Holy crap Reid, how did this happen?" Morgan asked urgently as he inspected the injury.

"Like I said I felt her die. I had a vision type thing and when I came out of it I had this round my neck" Reid said trying to finally knock sense into Morgan.

Morgan was speechless.

"Morgan please help me. Your my friend and I need you to believe me, I'm scared that when he kills again I'll feel death all over again. Help me" Reid pleaded.

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