One-shots/Short Stories

Spencer Reid - Part I

A/N: Inspired by the episode, 'The Hostage' - I think that's the episode, not really sure.

Remember Me - Part I

MISSING!
Twelve-year-old Melanie Fisher was last seen at the park near her place, intending to meet up with her friend only to never arrive.

Please help find our daughter, and in return we give you a reward.

If found, contact us with the numbers below. Please, if you have her, bring her back.

-Amelia and David Fisher

"Hey kid, you okay?" Spencer blinked, folding the old piece of paper quickly. Morgan towered over his form at the desk, coffee in hand. Morgan stared between him and the work out paper curiously.
   "Y-Yeah, I'm fine." Spencer cleared his throat, tucking the paper in his pants pocket. "Just thinking, you know?"
   "Yeah, but you're thinking more than usual." Morgan noted. "And you looked sad. Come on, man, you're surrounded by profilers. You can tell us."
   "I'm fine, really." Spencer stood up, grabbing his bag and reports he was going to do back at his apartment. "I'm gonna go - I have a letter to send to my Mum. . ."
   "Okay. . .see ya, Reid."
   "Bye." Spencer quickly scurried away, bag clutched to his chest tightly.
   Seeing Morgan watching after Spencer worriedly, the others came up to him. "Is the kid alright?" Rossi asked him. Morgan shrugged, frowning.
   "I'm not sure. . ." he said slowly. "He looked sad. And more deep in thought than usual. He was staring at an old piece of paper."
   "Did you see what it was?" JJ asked him.
   "No," he shook his head, "he hid it from my sight when I spoke up."
   "I'm sure he'll tell us when he's ready, right?" Garcia asked them. They all shrugged.
   "Hopefully whatever it is won't affect him and his job." Hotch told them.

***

"We are going to Boy Wonder's home town, Nevada, for a scary case." Garcia turned on the tv in the conference room. "Stephanie Howard stopped a car from leaving the town, and was sent straight to the hospital. She told the police that she was kidnapped when she twelve, and only escaped eight years later."
   "Eight years?" JJ said surprised. "She's twenty now."
   "Uh-huh and this is when it gets more tricky. She leads the police to where she was staying, and the house was empty and in the middle of nowhere."
   "The UnSub left before the police could do anything." Rossi stated.
   "To make it more tricky, Stephanie said that she was with another girl. Her name was Melinda but she was older. I tried to find a Melinda that fitted her profile, but none came up."
   "She was probably taken from another town." Morgan suggested. "So this Melinda girl is probably the UnSub's first victim. How come she didn't escape with Stephanie?"
   "Melinda couldn't come because she was knocked out from one of the beating sessions they were given. When Stephanie found a way out, Melinda was still out. She was hoping to get help in time, only for the police to find the place empty."
   "So he took her." Reid mused. "This shows he has a close connection to the victim, or -"
   "- or he couldn't leave anyone behind to help us find him." Hotch finished. "We'll brief more on the jet. Wheel's up in twenty."

***

Spencer stared at the board absently, his mind more focussed on another task. He held the same piece of paper he looked at before, except it was folded and hid the details. He was playing around with it momentarily while deep in thoughts.
   "Reid?" Spencer jumped, tucking the paper in his pocket again. He turned around, seeing JJ staring at him concerned. "You okay?" she asked him.
   "I'm fine." he almost whispered, clearing his throat when it felt dry. "Just thinking. You know, being back at home and all. . ."
   "Yeah, I get it." She nodded. "So, you seem a bit off lately. . ."
   "Really? Because I feel perfectly fine -"
   "Spence," she cut him off, "what's going on? Is there something wrong? You can tell me, you know. I'm here in case you need someone, along with the team."
   "I know." Spencer said with a strained smile. "Just. . .I need some time to think about it before I tell you all, you know?"
   "I know." She brought him into a motherly hug. "I'm here for you."
   "We got a hit!" Morgan walked in, interrupting their small moment. He raised an eyebrow at them. "Am I missing something? Why are you crying?"
   "What?" Spencer felt under his eyes, feeling moisture. "I-I didn't know -"
   "We'll talk about this later. Right now we got an UnSub to find."