Tangled Up in You (The Story of Us Book 2)

Chapter 13- Welcome Contestant #2

Amanda woke up what seemed to be about an hour later. When she did, she noticed someone sitting next to her, also duck taped to a chair, and she shifts her body to try and get a better look. It's hard, making her notice the pounding in her head. Never before had Amanda wished she had her glasses. As a matter of fact, when the optometrist suggested she get them to help rid her migraines, she had very violently objected to the fact. It had taken both the doctor and Spencer's nagging to get her to agree and the doctor's promise that she only needed them when she began to get bad headaches.

Eventually, despite her headache and the strain to see in the pitch black of the room, Amanda manages to make out the figure to be none other than Spencer Reid. It takes what seems like another hour before he begins to groan and Amanda chuckles. "Rise and shine, Vegas."

"Mmm," he moans. "Why do I feel like I did after you convinced me to drink at a party for the first time?"

"Depends. How'd you get here?"

"Kaiden tased me."

"So you know who it is?"

"Not really. I was going to call Garcia to try and find out his last name."

"Miller."

"What?"

"His last name. It's Kaiden Miller. As for the headache, judging by the new bottle of chloroform by your head, he tased you and then chloroformed you for good measure. How'd you know it was Kaiden." He nods his head to the camera pointed at the two of them.

"It's live." She nods.

"I knew he wasn't very smart. The only question now is if he'll kill you before they find us."

"Me?"

"He can't bring himself to kill me. I saw it when he looked at me before talking about upping the stakes. It's you we need to be worried about. How'd you get the live feed? Is it traceable?"

"No. He sent it on a...flash drive," he mutters and Amanda frowns before the television cues up once more.

Back at the station, the team is beginning to panic. "So we have a name but no idea how to find him?" Morgan demands in frustration.

"I'm sorry, Derek, but all I can tell you is that Kaiden Miller got into Caltech on a football scholarship that he didn't need. His family had money but they had to offer him the scholarship to get him to come to the school. They desperately needed a quarterback I guess. Then in his junior year, he sustained a serious injury. The hospital report says that he got into a fight but it doesn't say who with and no charges were pressed. He fractured his arm in two separate places and the same in his leg.

"He was out for most of the first half of the season before it healed but when he got back, it says he couldn't get along with his teammates anymore so they revoked his scholarship. After that, his parents publicly disowned him and he disappeared from the face of the earth. He doesn't have any credit cards or even a bank account in his name. It's like he doesn't even exist."

"Alright, thanks Babygirl. See if you can find any kind of abandoned building with a lack of windows in the area. Did you get the link to the feed?"

"Yeah and I'm analyzing it but everything's dark. Maybe if Reid was still there we could figure out where the video is coming from or if there was any indication of this coming."

"Reid might not be able to tell us but Hotch might. I'll call you if I can find anything." With that, he hangs up and walks into the conference room. "Hotch, did Amanda say anything to you about anything weird in her life as of recently?"

"No but I can call Kristen, she may know." He dials the number before placing it on speaker.

"To what do I owe the pleasure?"