The Lady and the Genius.

Stay

(Spencer p.o.v)

I watched as River left only to see she didn't bring the bags she uses for when she goes to the shops.
'I'll see you when I'm ok?'
I got up and went to the room to see a note there. I quickly grabbed it to read what was on it.

"Spencer, I am sorry for this. I wanted to tell you this in person but I couldn't, no matter how hard I tried. I know you will find this quickly and possibly go to stop me for whatever I'm about to do. I love you and I hope you won't hate me for this. I do hope you wait till I'm better. ~ your love forever River."

I dropped the note and rushed out of the apartment and went after her. Once I made it out of the building I saw her walking towards the op shop and I began to rush after to stop her. She soon got into a car and I made eye contact with Dave, who only gave a nod before following after her. Before I got closer to the car, it pulled out and began to drive to who knew where. I grabbed my phone and called the one person I could call at that time.
"Pretty Ricky! What's up? How's the relaxing with River?"
"She's going somewhere. I need to know where."
"Spencer, I know her brother being out and about is scary. But she did tell us and you that her brother wouldn't risk doing it so soon."
"No Penelope. She leaving. She left a note saying she's going somewhere for awhile. We need to stop her. We only just got her back."
"I'll tell the rest of the team." She told as I flagged a taxi down.
"Head after that vintage car." I told the taxi driver before he began to drive.
"Ok she's heading towards the airport I think. We will meet you there." She told before hanging up.
'Please River don't do this.'

By the time we got to the airport I couldn't see her in the crowd.
"Spencer!" Someone called out making me turn around to see the rest of the team but Hotch rush over to me.
"Where's Hotch?"
"He couldn't get someone to watch Jack." Penelope told.
"Where is River?!" Jj asked
"I don't know. I haven't seen her in this crowd."
"Why would she do this?" Morgan asked
"Maybe we ask the why after and figure out the where." Rossi told.
"The desk." Emily told making us all rush over.
Morgan pushed us to the front and everyone seem pissed at that.
"Sir, there is a line."
"We need to know which flight River Finley will be on." He told
"I can not disclose that information." She told making us all pull out fbi badges out to show her. "Ok I can disclose that information."
She typed away at her keyboard quickly before clicking a few things.
"Says she will be taking the 187 plane at the 6th terminal. I'll inform security that you are agents." She told
"Thank you!" We all exclaimed before we began to rush through the airport.
We kept looking for her as we ran through the airport and soon found the terminal she was meant to go on. Once we got there the flight attendant was doing a last call.
"Last call for the plane to Texas at the 6th terminal."
"We need the flight to be stalled." I told as we reached the desk.
"And why would I do that?" He asked
"We are fbi and we need River Finley off that flight." I told making him type something on the computer.
"Sorry. A River Finley didn't bored this plane."
"But we were told....."
"Oh right. I see the confusion. There was a plane here briefly for like 30 minutes. Only five people boarded before it moved. Strangest thing."
"Could you tell us who boarded?"
"I didn't get names. They didn't even give tickets."
"Did one of them look like this girl?" Rossi asked as he showed the background of his phone.
"Definitely. Sorry I couldn't be more help."
"Why do you have River as your background?" Penelope asked
"She's my kid. We all know this. Besides she set it as a joke and I never changed it."
I grabbed my phone and called her before putting it on speaker.
"Hello?"
"River where are you?"
"Spencer I'm sorry. I need to do this though."
"Your brother is after you and is MIA. We can help."
"Not with this. I'll only be gone for a few months. Grace and Dave will make sure I'm ok."
"River please.... we only just got you back."
"I know. I truely am sorry. But I need to do this..... I hope you can forgive me when I get back."
"River.... I could never hate you. I love you too much to do so." I told as I held the tears back and I could tell she was as well.
"I'm so sorry Spencer. I love you as well. Please stay strong.... I need you....." she told before she cut out.
"River? River?!"
After I said that we heard the hang up tone and we all fell into a silence.
"We've lost her. We don't know where she's going." I told.
"Come here man." Morgan told as he pulled me into a hug.
'I've lost her all over again.'

I walked into her apartment and fell onto the couch not knowing what I was meant to do. I looked towards her shelf where she placed all her tapes to clean when one caught my eye.

("She usually doesn't show anyone those. Something about one that only has the word 'Stay' written on it, makes her upset along with many of the other ones she has. So she chooses not to watch them.")

I got up from my spot and put it on before sitting back onto the couch. As soon as I hit play River from her early 20s appeared.

"Rio, you sure about this?" Tim asked
"I am. I want to film this."
"But it's not the same feel Rio." Vix added.
"It won't ever be the same." Joe continued.
"Let's just pretend it's another rehearsal."
"I'm never in those ones though." He told
"Then it's one of those videos where we are all messing about and I'm teaching you the piano. Please can we do this?" She asked and I could tell they were all holding back tears.
"Yeah. We can." Tim told before they began to play.

(River, all of them.)

"Hello again, it's been awhile
My friend
Unleash your pain
And let me drown inside your
Every breath

Stay, out of my head crafted away
Just another day
Stay, break me apart and fade away
And let me drown inside your
Every breath

As I watched I could see there were tears falling down all their faces except Rivers and Zacks.

Hello again, it's been awhile
My friend
Unleash your pain
Let me drown inside your
Every breath

Once she made eye contact with Zack theirs tears began to fall and they rested their foreheads together but she didn't stop playing.

Stay, out of my head crafted away
Just another day
Stay, break me apart and fade away
And let me drown inside your
Every breath

She sung as she pulled away from him as the tears fell quicker on them all.

Hello again, it's been awhile"

They all rushed away from the instruments to go into a group hug as they all continued to cry.
"Why does saying goodbye have to hurt so much?" River asked.
"Because it means we may never see each other again." Zack told making them all cry harder.
"But we will. Because we are family." Vix told
"And family don't quit on one another. We still have Christmas and New Years. And whenever we can all get time off to hang. We won't lose each other." Tim told
"But we will since we all die." Joe told
"You either kill yourself or get killed." They all told before it stopped and the screen turned black.

I stared at my reflection in the tv to see I had my own tears rolling down my face.
'I'm going to wait for you River. As Tim says. We are family and family doesn't quit on one another.'