Fighting For Life

| Chapter Two |

"Good morning baby girl" Morgan said walking next to Garcia.

"I'll show you a good morning" she smiled back and continued to strut toward her small office. Morgan followed her, making small talk. Prentiss and Hotch walked past Rossi's office and glanced inside, Rossi was cleaning his desk, filing papers, moving around frames.

"Is that all he does?" Laughed Prentiss. Hotch smiled in return and stopped outside his office. "I'm going to get coffee, do you want any?"

"Yeah, I'll join you" Hotch continued walking next to Prentiss to the coffee machine. Hotch and Prentiss worked together, Hotch flicked the kettle switch, Prentiss grabbed the cups. They continued like that until Prentiss spilt the coffee over her hand.

"Oh, crap. This always happens" she mumbles. Hotch glanced at the mess on the counter and laughed while grabbing a paper towel for her. She took it smiling and wiped down the counter and then worked on her burnt hand. Her pocket buzzed, as did Hotch's. He grabbed his phone and read the display message. Avengers assemble. He held up his phone to Prentiss.

"I think we've got a case" he said and began to walk towards the Bullpen room. Prentiss ran after him holding her coffee cup steadily. When they arrived Garcia, Morgan, Rossi and JJ were already sitting.

"Where's Reid?" Asked Prentiss, taking a seat next to Rossi. They shrugged in reply.

"Well we have no time to wait for him, we can brief him on the plane" JJ said, standing up and turning on the screen. "Leah-Elisabeth Johnson she goes by Leah, her parents were found murdered in their house, there was a chair set up in front of the murder scene with a rope attached to it, they matched DNA to Leah. However she was taken from the house that night and has been missing for five hours." JJ said flicking through images of the house, the parents and finishing on Leah-Elisabeth. "She's only 15, above average intelligence so hopefully she'll manage to stay alive. Blonde hair, pale skin and blue eyes. The Johnson's had recently fired over a hundred people so we'll need Garcia to run background checks on them"

"Why are we being called in now?" Hotch asked.

"Because, police assumed she was dead until an hour ago they received a phone call" she replied. Hotch nodded and stood up.

"Wheels up in thirty" he said and walked out of the room. Prentiss and Morgan walked out after him closely followed by Garcia. JJ stayed in the room, scrolling through her phone. She stopped on Reid's contact profile and called him.

"Hello?"

"Reid, it's JJ. You missed the case briefing but we can bring you up to date on the plane. You need to be there in thirty minutes" JJ said, her tone in voice worried Reid. She sounded scared and stressed out.

"Of course. I'll meet you there" he replied. "Oh and JJ. Is something wrong?"

"It's just this case" she said bye and flipped her phone. Ending the call with Reid.

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"Hey, Emily, it's Aaron. My car has broken down and I was wondering if you could give me a lift?" Emily smiled and nodded. Then realising he couldn't see her nod replied yes and flicked her phone shut. She ran from the front door, go bag in hand and down to her car. Only to bump into someone, sprawling her bag contents on the ground.

"James. I'm so sorry I didn't see you you" Prentiss replied and bent down to pick up her stuff. James grabbed her hair and yanked her head up. He slapped her across the face, leaving a red hand mark.

"You should be sorry bitch. Maybe you should get some glasses" he scoffed. She bent back down to pick up her stuff, only to be kneed in the chest. She fell back and hit her head on the cemented path. He kicked her in the ribs and walked away, spitting on her face. Prentiss wiped away his saliva, mixing it with her tears. Grabbing her stuff she walked slowly to the car, where she fixed her hair and makeup. She pulled her shirt up to survey the damage done to her chest and stomach, only a slight bruise, nothing she wasn't used to.

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"Prentiss and Rossi I want you to check out the crime scene, Morgan go to Leah-Elisabeth's school, see if she was acting differently. Reid I want you to go to the Johnson's office and ask around. JJ and I will go and set up" Hotch said. The agents all stood up and boarded off of the plane. Reid stopped JJ and looked into her eyes, he could tell she had been crying.

"JJ what's going on? I know it isn't this case"

JJ looked down towards the ground and held Reid hand in her own. "Spence, I'm pregnant"

"JJ that's great news! Why are you crying about it?" He asked, his face glowing.

"Because, the baby isn't Will's. It's yours" Reid pulled his hand away from JJ's.

"I should probably go. Because we don't have much time" Reid glanced at his watch and walked away, leaving JJ.