A Bond that Can Never be Broken {A Criminal Minds Fanfic}

Good Friends, Maybe More

_________________MORGAN'S POINT OF VIEW__________________

"I did some research on the Surf-Board Slasher AKA Shawn Davis and I found that he died in prison." Garcia said.

"How long ago?" Reid asked.

"Two weeks ago." she said.

"Right when the killings started." Avery said.

"Garcia look up who visited, sent letters, and interacted with Davis the most will he was in prison." I said as Avery looked at me with her strikingly blue eyes. They were darker than the sky but lighter than the ocean.

"Uhhh.....One person. 30 year old, Jason Cruise." Garcia said.

"We got him." Rossi said.

"Address Garcia." Hotch said.

"2354 Pake House Road, Grand Praire."

"Let's go." I said.

"Morgan I think you should stay here." Hotch told me as the others headed out the door.

"What? Why?" I said as Avery gave me the you'll be oklook as she put her light-brown hair in a ponytail.

"You are getting distracted and I think you need to get your mind to right here and right now."

"Hotch. I'm fine."

"No. No your not. You are going to stay here and try to find out more about Davis." he said.

"Hotch!" I argued

"Stay here Morgan!" He said as he grabbed his bullet-proof vest and walked out the door.

_______________________AVERY'S POINT OF VIEW______________________

The team and I walked out to the SUVs as I thought of what Morgan might have gotten in trouble for. I thought it might have been my fault. I had to get my mind off of Morgan and get my head in the game. Rossi handed me a bullet-proof vest with the letters FBI written across the front. I strapped it in place and put the ear-piece in my left ear. Hotch passed around a box of cordless ear-pieces. He told us to put them in our pockets just in case. I stepped into the back of the black SUV with JJ and Reid by my side. It took only twenty minutes to get to the UNSUB's house. We stepped out of the car and drew our weapons. Hotch split the team up into two teams: He and Rossi; Reid, JJ, and I. Hotch and Rossi went through the front and my team went through the back of the house. I was on point after Reid opened the door. I told Reid to check out a room while JJ and I checked out another room. I opened the door while JJ switched to point position. She walked in and scanned the room and I made the mistake of not looking behind the door. JJ got hit in the head with a two-by-four causing her to drop her weapon and fall to the floor. Another mistake I made was that I ran to her instead of shooting her attacker. While I ran to JJ I dropped my weapon too. I let my emotions get the better of me.

"JJ!" I exclaimed but as I tried to help her. Cruise quickly bound my hands in zip-ties. JJ's eyes opened but only to see me struggle.

"Avery! No!" JJ screamed but the only reaction she received was a gunshot to the leg from Cruise. Cruise quickly brought me behind the house and put me in his car and started to drive.

_____________________MORGAN'S POINT OF VIEW______________________

I was talking to Garcia over the computer.

"What else can you tell me about Davis?" I asked.

"He did not exactly grow up in a happy home. His mother was physically abused multiple times and as you know incidents like that mostly go un reported and you know what that means."she said.

"Means that she was abuse more times than we know."

"Exactly." she said as my phone started to ring.

"Hold up. I'm getting a call."

"Ok."

"Yeah Hotch?"

"Get over here!" He said.

"What? Why?"

"JJ was shot and Provost was kidnapped."

"What?! I'M COMING!" I said as I hung up my phone.

"What happened?" Garcia asked.

"JJ was shot and Avery was kidnapped!"

"What?" She asked with tears.

"CRUISE SHOT JJ AND KIDNAPPED AVERY!! DAMMIT!! THE ONE DAY I'M NOT IN THE FIELD MY BEST FRIEND IS TAKEN!!" I yelled and I received looks from every police officer in the station and Garcia. I closed the federal computer, ran to a federal SUV, and drove to Cruise's house after turning on the sirens. When I got there, I saw an ambulance with JJ laying on her back and Hotch talking to Chief Higgins. I put the car in park and ran toward the house.

"Morgan." Hotch said as he tried to stop me, but I pushed him out of the way. Reid quickly took his place by blocking me from the house,"She's not in there. She's not in there Morgan!"

"She has to be. She has-has to be....." I said as I stumbled, crossed my arms, crouched, and sat on the pavement.

"Morgan.....I'm s-sorry." Reid said.

"Why did you let this happen? WHY REID?!" I yelled.

"I...I..." Reid stuttered.

"Its not your fault. He's just mad." Hotch said as he stepped between Reid and me.

"It...It actually is... my fault." Reid said.

"No its not." Hotch said.

"Yes it is. I was on just the other side of the wall. I could have shot Cruise and saved Avery. It is my fault!" Reid said while running his fingers through his hair.

"No Reid." Hotch said as Reid walked toward the house.

"Damn you Hotch! Your the one that made me stay at the station!" I yelled.

"Morgan."

"If I came...."

"You wouldn't have made a difference. JJ and Reid were with her. He out smarted us." Hotch said as I walked toward the ambulance.

"JJ."I said.

"I-I'm s-sorry. It w-was my fault."she said.

"JJ....JJ was it Cruise?" I asked.

"Y-yes." she winced.

"We need to take her to the hospital, Sir." said an EMT.

"Okay. Take care of her." I said and the EMT noded. I shut the doors to the ambulance and watched them drive away. How could I let this happen?