secret | e. prentiss

two.

"Okay when we land, Reid and Claire go to the crime scenes, Rossi and Prentiss go to the police station, and Me, Morgan and JJ will go to the families." Hotch says. I nod and get my coffee
from the coffeemaker. I feel turbulence from the jet but it doesn't throw me off balance.

I grab my mug and sit down next to Morgan for the last 30 minutes of the ride. "So.." He starts. "Morgan, please I need some peace and quiet" I say, before he can finish. "Ouch" I hear JJ say. I already knew the two of them exchanged looks. I rest my head on the chair, looking out the window. Slowly my eye lids close and my face relaxes.

...

"Up! Now!" I hear a voice say. I quickly flutter my eyes open, seeing Emily stand in my way. "Emily, what's wrong?" I ask. "Claire watch out!" She yells. I turn around, and I go down. The knife stuck in my stomach and blood pooling around me quickly. My breathing got slower and all I saw was bright lights. "You're gonna be okay, I promise" She says, coming close to me. "I love you, please don't give up on me. Claire? Claire can you hear me?" I look at her with tears forming at the corners of my eyes. I try to scream but nothing comes out.

...

I pant loudly as I wake up. "Hey are you okay?" Reid asks. I nod my head. I rub my temples and rest back on the chair. "Nightmare?" He asks. "Yeah. It was weird, I don't know." I say. I look around the jet and see Morgan with headphones next to me, JJ sleeping, and Emily reading. Hotch and Rossi were playing checkers. My eyes gaze on Emily a bit too long. Why was she in my dream? And she said she loved me? The dream felt too real. "What was it about?" Reid finally asks. I move my body closer to him, and fiddle with my fingers. "Oh, um, I got stabbed, out of no where" I say, looking up at him, seeing a confused look on his face. "That's it?" He asks, itching his chin. I nod and fall back onto my chair. I stare into the window and scared to fall asleep, I imagine myself sinking on a boat, in the middle of the ocean. Slowly and calmly.

...

I grab my bag and walk with Reid to the crime scenes. "Hi, you must be Detective Landgarten, I'm Agent Boucher, and this is Dr. Spencer Reid" I say, extending the detective for a handshake. He returns the handshake and smiles at Reid. "So, what can you tell us about the murder?" I ask. "Boy was found about 5-7 hours ago. Locals found him here. He had a brown baseball cap on him when he was found, took it to scan for some prints" He says. "Was the body found in any type of position?" Reid asks. The detective shakes his head no. I go grab gloves and put them on, to examine the body closer.
"Hey Reid, take a look at this" I say, pulling out a piece of paper from the boys mouth." I open it up.

"One step closer, and next full moon we will be together again Danny. I miss you."

"Our unsub is a woman." Reid states. I look up at him and back at the note. I take my gloves off and head back to the police department with Reid.

...

"What'd you find?" Emily asks. I look at her. The way her hair fell on her shoulders, and bangs fit her face so perfect. I blinked a couple times to snap out of my empty head space. This dream has me acting up over her.. not like I wasn't before.. "Our unsub is a woman. She refers to her son as Danny, and apparently she will be reunited with him at the next full moon" Reid says.
"Garcia, when is the next full moon?" Hotch asks.
"That is going to be....tomorrow." She says from the other line. I glance at Hotch and back to the phone.
"We have one day to catch this woman until she goes back into hiding. Or "reuniting with her son." Rossi says adding emphasis on the last four words.

"Guys, guys, maybe she is talking about ending her life? She's going to reunite with him next full moon. At midnight. Reid what goes down tomorrow at midnight?" I ask. "There's going to be a festival" He says. "That's it! She's been looking for surrogates for her own son, and shortly she gives up, so the only way to finally end her pain and to be with him is to end her life. She wants to do this when no one will be paying attention to her disappearance. She's going to die when everyone is going to be at the festival" I say.

Hotch nods at me. "Good work, lets get some rest and catch this woman tomorrow. I want everyone to go around town and search for some one you see that seems nervous for sketchy. She will end her life without a doubt, but she would be too afraid too at first" He says. I nod and grab my bag. I walk into the car and put the keys into ignition. I hear a tap on the car.
I roll my window down. "Hey, you alright?" I hear Emily say. "Yeah, fine. I'm going back to the hotel, need a ride?" I ask. She nods and smiles. She gets in on the other side and instantly my palms grip the steering wheel harder. I tap on the wheel to calm my nerves down. "Hey, are you sure you're alright? I overheard you had a nightmare on the jet today." She asks, her voice steady and calm. "Emily, I promise I'm fine." I say. She turns to me and puts a hand on my thigh. "I'm always here for you" She says rubbing it gently and smiling. My smile fades and I instantly turn into jello.

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authors note!
hey! this chapter is soo bad but the next is spicy i promise:)