Jemily One Shots

You're In Trouble

Disclaimer - Henry is 8 in this chapter (He is 4 in all the other chapters unless I say different)

JJ's POV

This is the day every mother dreads, omg Henry is not dead. Ok, this is the second day every mother dreads, the day their child starts hating everything and is no longer a perfect angel. Henry has been acting weird lately, snappy, quick tempered, and a little disrespectful. I can tell Emily is starting to notice too.

We're eating at the table, Emily is trying to make small talk with Henry and it's just not working out.
"What did you do today at school? Learn anything new?" He's playing with his food, not making eye contact. I know it's bad to profile your child but this is just so unusual for him. He is a good smart kid who deserves the world, but for some reason, is treating it like shit.
"Nothing, I'm done, thanks for dinner" Henry gets up and walks away, not cleaning up after himself.
"Put your plate in the sink Henry" I say, getting up and doing the same for myself. Emily calls him over before he makes his way upstairs.
"Hey, look at me. What's up? What's in that big brain of yours?" She studies his facial features as he talks
"Nothing, I'm just tired. I'm gonna go to sleep" He removes himself from Emily's grasp and walks upstairs, not looking back. Em and I tell him goodnight, not getting a response back. I'm starting to get worried for him.

Emily and I are cleaning up the kitchen when she turns to me,
"An 8 year old cant be depressed right? At least not at this age"
"God, I hope not. What's going on with him? He has good grades and a good home life. Do you think we're on cases too much and he's not getting enough attention?" Em starts picking her nails as she thinks.
"Can't be, we just got off a 2 week long break. Maybe we can just wait it out until he wants to come to us. He would come to us if he had a problem right?"
"Either us, Reid, or Penelope. Maybe a school friend but I doubt that."
"Let's wait it out, he'll come to us when he's ready" She pulls me into a hug.

*The Next Morning*

Emily's POV

"You ready to go monkey?" JJ and I were drinking our coffee when Henry walked downstairs, no bag and not dressed for school.
"I don't wanna go, can I stay home?" I wish he would have given us a heads up. Is it bad parenting if I say I would have let him stay home today if we had someone to watch him?
"Not today bub, we can't watch you, we got work. Go get dressed or we're gonna be late" He slouches, going back upstairs to change. I can tell from a mile away that he definitely rolled his eyes when he turned around but I let him off this once.

JJ and I turn towards each other once we know Henry cant hear us.
"Bully" We say at the same time.
"We can't pressure him to come to us, it will just make it worse. We just have to hope he tells us so we can get the school to handle the kid" It sucks knowing that's the only thing we can do, but what can we do? Arrest the parents for not raising their child to be polite and respectful?

Henry doesn't say goodbye or love you back to either JJ and I, kinda hurt not gonna lie.

JJ's POV

I get a call around 11 AM from Henry's school, this can't be good.
"Hello, this is Mr. Franks from Washington Elementary School. Are you Mrs. Jareau?" This is gonna suck.
"Yes? Has something happened to Henry?"
"Actually your son got into a physical altercation with another student and punched him. We ask if you come and pick him. Violence is not accepted in our school mrs. Jaraeu"
"Yes, I understand I'm on my way now"

I'm pissed, I don't tell anyone I'm leaving, not even Em. I just left. Henry wouldn't hurt a fly, what would he do something like this?

I got to the school, I passed a kid with a bloody nose, found the victim I guess. I get Henry and immediately he lets out a breath.
"Phew, I thought he was gonna call mama" Ouch, that one kinda hurt. I can be hard on my kid right? I can do this.
"Don't think I won't punish you too, cmon we're leaving" I turn my attention to the principle.
"I'm so sorry my son did this, I can have a talk with him. He will return right after his suspension" I grab Henry's book bag and practically drag him to the car.

We arrived at the BAU, both of us hadn't said anything since leaving the school. We get into the bullpen, I point to Emily's office
"Office now Henry!" He walks up without saying a word. I go over to my desk and put my bag down. Reid notices me,
"Who pissed in your cornflakes?"
"Henry punched a kid at school. I'll be back" I walk into Em's office and Henry is sitting there with his head down. Emily looking confused as hell
"What's going on, why is Henry not in school" I gesture towards Em,
"Tell your mom why I had to drive to your school and pick you up Henry"
"I vsvrljvfv k vrjvndfk" He mumbled
"Speak up Henry" Emily says sternly. Oooo she mad now.
"I said I punched a kid... He totally deserved it and I would do it again if I could." Henry snaps back.
"Henry! You know better, you better tell me whatever the hell that kid did to make you do such a thing" Emily stands, walking around to the front of her desk and crossing her arms. Now I understand why he didn't want the school to call her, but me instead.

"He called me names, and he said that you guys were dykes and that I was a mistake and nobody wanted me" Henry talked at the speed of light, yeah he was a little nervous. Emily softens up hearing his explanation. Emily looking over at me, I forget that I have to parent him sometimes too.
"What's the kids name, age, and parents name?" Ok maybe that wasn't all bad cop but I tried.
"His name is Atlas Lofting, he's 9, I don't know his parents' name" I open Emily's office door, good Garcia is in the bullpen.
"Pen, will you come here with your computer please. We need you for a sec"
"Of course sugar!"

When Pen gets in the room I give her the boys name
"Ok, Atlas Lofting, 9 year old boy attending Washington Elementary School, parents are Jane and Ryan Lofting. No criminal record on either and both are rolling in dough, they are capital R rich." Well this sucks.
"Henry go with Pen to her lair and start your homework, well talk about your punishment later" Emily instructs,
"But I don't have-" he was cut off
"Now Henry!"
Penelope takes her computer and Henry back to her office so Emily and I can talk.

"What are we going to do Em?" I sit in her chair behind her desk, leaning against it, facing me.
"Contact the school and the parents and try to work this out, can you stay home with him tomorrow, I'm assuming he's suspended. I'll stay home with him the day after next so you don't miss too much."
"Deal, how do we want to punish him? Extra chores, no friends over, and no phone for 2 weeks?"
"Now you sound like the bad cop, yeah that sounds like a reasonable punishment. I just can't believe he thought hitting someone would solve his problems"
"I think it was a heat of the moment thing Em, if it happens again then we can start to worry about him"

We get home and explain Henry's punishment, he obviously is not pleased but that's what you get when you hit someone. Henry starts making his way upstairs when Emily calls his name.
"Oh bub, one more thing, did you put your weight behind it? Was it at least a good punch?" I roll my eyes, of course she would be concerned about her son's fighting form. Henry smiles for the first time today,
"Yeah mama, I got him right in the nose too. It was pretty brutal haha"
"Ok you two that's enough, quit it Em before I punish you too" Her eyes got wide and she quickly shut up.

I'm glad to know that even though Henry hit a kid, his form was good and it wasn't a piss punch that would later embarrass himself.