Return to Mt Horizon

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JJ's pov
"Wake up kid, it's morning." Sophie yelled in my ear. I tried to feel for Emily but she wasn't there, so I covered my head with my blanket. "Come on. It's 'Let's find out who you are' day." The blanket was ripped from my bed and the light blinded my eyes. "Do you want me to drag you again?" She asked.

I blocked the light with my pillow and didn't say anything. "Alright." All of a sudden, I was pulled by my waist and thrown over her shoulder again. "Soph, I swear. Stop doing this." I complained as she brought me back to the main cabin. I felt her throw me on the couch and into Emily's lap. "Good morning sleeping beauty." Daisy taunted.

Emily helped me get situated and I laid back onto her lap. "I need coffee and a cigarette." I groaned, everyone turned to look at me. "Since when do you drink coffee? I thought you said you don't." Emily asked. Oh shit. I sat up and smiled between her and Sophie. "Oh right. I said that didn't I?" They both nodded.

"Well, it's more like I buy a coffee every morning and lunch and I lied about not drinking coffee. I also have a really nice coffee pot in my office. I'm sorry." I said with an awkward smile. Emily smiled back and let me lay back into her lap. "It's okay. Why did you need to lie about it?" She laughed. I looked up at her and gave a genuine smile.

"I honestly don't know. I guess I had to lie about doing things I wasn't supposed to that I felt the need to do it again." She nodded and held up a pinky. "No more lies?" I grabbed her finger and kissed my hand, before holding it out for her to do the same. It was our version of a pinky promise, you have to kiss it to make it true.

We were interrupted by Penelope tapping on something. "Now that you felt like joining us, we have a lot to do this week." I looked towards where she was standing, surrounded by Daisy, Morgan, Ezra and Jules. "Together we have compiled a list of the things that make you, you. In this week, we will complete these activities to help you find yourself." She stated, tapping a pointer on a whiteboard."

"Any questions? From anyone, not just blondie?" I raised my hand. "I have a ton of fucking questions." I stated. She nodded at me so I started. "First, we have work. The BAU is still operating." Hotch spoke from behind me. "I informed Strauss that we needed a break and that we will be here to tie up loose ends for the week."

I nodded and tried thinking about my other questions. "Okay. Where will we be staying? And how can all the Cliffhangers stay here?" I covered my face with my hands so I could think. "Sophie offered your team the cabin and we all took the week off to help." Juliette said. I shook my head and got startled by Pen clapping at me.

She pointed to the list. "You can add whatever you want to the list, this is about you after all." She smiled. I looked at the messy writing on the board. I could tell what each group said. Running and sparring was written by my team, drinking and karaoke was written in Emily's handwriting. The Cliffhangers wrote nature hikes, kayaking and a solo and Sophie had added smoking on the docks, screaming and insulting people. I liked her first idea. "Obviously, some ideas will have to be discussed." Peter said, I'm sure he saw me smiling at the drinking and smoking ideas.

"You know what I never got to do?" I said, turning my head towards him. "I never put my flag on the mountain. I had gone up there for Kat and Ezra, but not for me." He slowly nodded and said we could figure it out. "So blondie, wanna go on a run before breakfast?" Morgan asked. I smiled and nodded. "If you can keep up."

I left to go change and met Morgan, Peter and Sophie outside the door. "Ready?" She asked. I nodded. We made it to the edge of the high school before I took off. I hadn't had a chance to run like this and I was going to use it, I needed it. I ran a mile on the path before letting the others catch up.

"Feel awake?" Peter asked. "Yes and I am ready to eat." We took a second before running back, joining the group in the dining hall. "How was item number one?" Penelope asked, grabbing me food. I nodded and sat next to Jules and Emily. "It was great. I beat the other slow asses and the fresh air was definitely needed."

"I remember when you didn't even want to walk a mile, let alone run a mile." Juliette stated. "I remember when you would stick your fingers down your throat after every meal so I guess we all change." I said without missing a beat. Honestly, I didn't mean it, it just came out. "I'm sorry, that was not meant to be said out loud."

She smiled a bit and put an arm around my shoulder. "I know. It just comes so natural to you. That just means we are getting closer to figuring you out." I rolled my eyes and went back to eating.