"Guys? Something really weird happened last night." Elijah shook his head.
"What?" Fleur looked over at him.
"Well, I was worried about Elle so I called her when I got home-"
"You called Elle?" Morgan blinked.
"Yeah?" Elijah nodded slowly,"Is that weird? Because that wasn't the weird thing I was talking about."
"What is the weird thing?" Reid tilted his head.
"I mean, I expected for the call to ring out and go unanswered. But it didn't." Elijah crossed his arms,"She answered and said she was busy, then hung up and then she just hung up on me the second time."
"She's been distant since the incident." Fleur sighed.
"Hey, at least I tried." Elijah shrugged,"I also found something very exciting, you're going to love it."
"What is it?" Fleur smiled.
"You all need to keep quiet about this because Hotch told me not to bring him inside but..." Elijah reached into a box underneath his desk, pulling out a small black kitten.
"How- Oh my god!" Fleur gasped.
"Lemme see." Reid peered over the divider.
"I found him outside the office." Elijah hummed,"Hotch said I couldn't take him or bring him inside but I'm doing both."
"We'll be on a case soon, how will he-" Morgan began.
"What's his name?" Reid tilted his head.
"Oh, he doesn't have a name yet." Elijah told him.
"He's so cute." Fleur smiled.
"I know." Elijah grinned,"I'm sure Muffin will be excited to have a little brother."
"I want a cat." Fleur groaned.
"Then get one." Elijah shrugged.
"Soon." Fleur nodded.
"I love him so much." Elijah held the kitten close.
"Can... Can I hold him?" Reid asked.
"Of course you can." Elijah nodded, walked over to Reid's desk,"Here, just be gentle."
"He's not a baby, right? Like the rules with a child and a kitten are very similar. Actually-"
"Spencer, just hold him." Elijah handed him the kitten.
Reid hesitated before he took the kitten, gently stroking it.
"See? There you go."
"I feel like I might break him."
"You won't break him." Elijah assured him.
"I could."
"You won't, darling."
Reid bit his cheek, almost to hide a smile.
"How about you name him, hm?" Elijah offered.
"Me?"
"You."
"Hm, Horatio." Reid nodded.
"Shakespeare, huh?" Elijah raised a brow.
"You know it?" Reid looked up at Elijah
"I actually did it at school, Hamlet and Macbeth." Elijah told him.
"That's so cool, did you know that-"
"We have a case." Gideon walked in.
"Oh- Lovely." Elijah nodded quickly.
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FanfictionFleur Howards was taken on her walk from from school at age 7. Originally from France, she was trafficked across Europe. She was forced into intercourse with older men but also trained to kill. Before she was saved by the FBI at age 17, she had been...
