Copycat//Criminal Minds FanFic

Hinting

Garcia stared at the laptop, not knowing what to say. Reid had just given her to the wolf.

"Garcia?" Hotch asked.

Garcia managed a small nod.

"Remember, the last time Reid did this, he was giving us a hint."

Garcia squared her shoulders and nodded.

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Reid held his breath, hoping the man wouldn't catch on.

"Very well." Reid could practically hear the smile in the man's voice. He moved to turn the camera off.

"But on the other hand," Reid cut in. I have to make sure they know.

The unsub paused.

"Agent Jareau is the one that always stands on the sidelines and never does her part."

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The team looked in confusion at JJ. The shock on her face was painful to see.

"JJ," Prentiss began to say, but JJ cut her off.

"He's trying to tell us something."

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The unsub considered Reid for a moment, the turned to the side, as if listening to something. He frowned. "What do you mean?"

Reid opened his mouth, but was shushed by the man.

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The BAU had no idea what was going on. Reid's expression was one of confusion, and it was totally silent on the other side of the camera.

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"You're trying to trick me."

Reid stammered and tried to come up with an excuse.

"How dare you!" The man advanced on Reid, forgetting the gun and grabbing a large log.

Reid's eyes were wide with fright.

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JJ left. She knew what was coming and couldn't watch.

The others couldn't look away.

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The log hit Reid in the arm. He sucked in his breath and let out a cry of pain. Tears leaked from his eyes.

"You shouldn't have lied to me!" The man took another swing.

Reid managed to duck, missing the blow. This did not help his situation.

The man was now furious. He swung again. Reid's attempt to miss this one caused his chair to tip backwards. His mind flashed back to the last time his chair tipped and his near death experience. This is no Tobias. This man has no humanity like Tobias. He won't help me.

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Prentiss gasped as the man raised the log high above his head. Garcia looked away. Everyone prayed in their own way that somehow Reid could avoid it.

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Reid rolled his head away just in time. He was already out of energy. He hadn't eaten in days and his only water came once a day from a ladle. He couldn't keep this up.

The man was tired of missing. He hit Reid in the knee with the log.

Reid screamed.

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"Take it," Garcia said handing the laptop to Hotch. "I can't watch anymore." She got up and joined JJ in the bathroom.

Prentiss took Garcia's place on the bed, taking the laptop back from Hotch.

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"Please stop," Reid pleaded.

"Stop trying to trick me!" The man hit Reid in the arm again. Reid felt the bone break.

The man reached down and grabbed the back of Reid's chair. He jerked it back upright.

"Tell me what you told them!"

"I didn't tell them anything..." Reid's head was spinning.

"Don't lie to me, boy!" The unsub finally managed to hit him over the head.

Reid's head snapped forward. He squeezed his eyes shut. He felt the warm blood running down the back of his head. Consciousness was quickly slipping away.

Reid looked at the unsub. There was mud on his clothes. It hasn't rained recently... Reid looked defiantly at the unsub and spoke in a clear voice, "Stay away from the river."

Reid hadn't been sure at first, but when he saw the look in the man's eyes, he knew he had been right.

Unfortunately, the realisation didn't help him any at the moment. The unsub instead stabbed him in the ribs with the log. Reid grimaced, sucking in his breath and blinking hard.

The man whipped out the needle and bottles. He filled the needle as far as he could.

"It's time for you to go."

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"Oh, no. Please no." Morgan was shaking his head in disbelief.

"Oh," Prentiss put a hand to her mouth.

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The man jabbed the needle with unnecessary force into Reid's forearm and pushed the plunger in as far as it would go. Reid gasped and squeezed his eyes shut.

The clock began to tick.

What have I done!?!?!

I think I secretly have it in for Reid....

On the bright side, the team has all the information they need to figure out who this guy is.

I hope they figure out in time...