A/N: This is a new story I have been busy with for the past few weeks. This idea came to me when I started to wonder what Hotch would be like as the bad boy. This story is new and exciting for me because I don't know how people will respond to this. The next chapter will be a year after this one.

Let me know if it's worth continuing!

I don't own criminal minds!

"Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they'll love you back, don't expect love in return, just wait for it to grow in their hearts but if it doesn't, be content it grew in yours."

~ Unknown

Prologue

Blinding lights were speeding towards our car and I felt my entire body freeze. I heard the screams of my sister, warning my dad. But there wasn't any time for him to react and I felt the car colliding with another one. Before I could get a grip on something I felt the car rolling over. It was like time suddenly slowed down and I felt every slam of my body against the metal and glass. I tried to focus on my family but everything around me became a haze. I tried to fight it off. But the darkness claimed my sight.

The sounds of sirens and screams forced me to wake up again. I gasped as I opened my eyes. Horror filled my body as I tried to move but the seatbelt around me disabled me. I looked around me to find a way to get out, but the sight I saw wasn't something I wanted to see. I looked into the eyes of my sister. I instantly closed my eyes because I didn't want to be confronted with the truth. The emptiness in her eyes, the blood streaming down her face. It all meant she was dead. Tears escaped my eyes and I started to scream. Not once in my life did scream so loud. I did everything I could to forget the pain, but the building pressure in my chest made me realize something was very wrong. I didn't have the energy to escape the wreckage. I kept screaming for help as I heard the sirens come closer. My cries for help turned into sobs until no sounds came from my throat and my body was giving up on me. The last thing I saw were footsteps in front of me. The loud thuds of shoes colliding with the pavement made my headache worse than it was at first, but my annoyance subsided when my body weakened. My eyes closed and I didn't feel a thing.

Three days later…

JJ was laying in the hospital bed while she was still unconscious. It had been three days since the accident and she hadn't woken up. Her face had several bruises and cuts from the shattered glass. Her condition was worse than they initially thought and doctors couldn't confirm if she was going to wake up. The severe head trauma she suffered led to her unconsciousness.

''I can't take this, Tom.'' Sara said to her husband as a tear streamed down her face. She already had to deal with the loss of her sister, brother in law and niece. She couldn't lose JJ as well.

''She'll make it.'' Tom whispered as he wrapped his arms around her. Over her shoulder he saw JJ. She looked battered. In his line of work he saw things like this, but this was different. It happened to his family and he never thought he would lose so many people at once.

''She has to wake up.'' Sara cried out. ''We can't burry them without her Tom. I know she would want to be there.''

''The funeral is tomorrow, honey. We can't move it to another day.'' he tried to explain, but the grief on her face stopped him from saying another word.

Sara turned to JJ and took her hand in hers. She was about to sit down when she suddenly felt a weak squeeze. ''JJ?'' she called out.

''What is it?'' Tom asked.

''She moved.'' Sara answered quickly. ''JJ? Can you hear me?''

JJ heard a voice calling out her name. Everything around her was a haze and the voice seemed miles away. She forced herself to concentrate on the voice and she slowly opened her eyes. She saw her aunt and uncle hovering above her. She tried to move, but she felt a sharp pain in her chest.

''You're okay.'' Sara cried out as she put a strand of hair behind JJ's ear. The tears of happiness fell down her face. JJ survived. It felt like a miracle after everything that happened.

''What happened?'' JJ croaked out, hoping she would feel better soon. ''Where am I?''

''Don't you remember what happened?'' Tom asked carefully. He didn't see any recognition on JJ's face. He immediately knew she needed a push before she remembered what happened.

JJ tried to think. She suddenly saw an image of shattering glass before her eyes. Her heart started racing when she realized what happened. ''The accident.'' she whispered. ''A car hit us. And Nic. She…she...'' JJ stumbled.

''JJ, you need to calm down.''

''Where are mom and dad? And where's Nicole?'' JJ asked frantically as she tried to sit up in the bed.

Tom knew Sara didn't have the heart to tell her what happened. So he decided to tell JJ. She deserved to know the truth. They couldn't hide it from her. ''They're gone.''

''No! Noooo!'' she cried out. ''They can't be dead.''

Sara sat down on the edge of the bed in the hopes of getting JJ to calm down. ''I am so sorry, JJ.'' she whispered as she pulled her niece into her embrace.

''No.'' she whispered softly. ''This can't be happening.'' she cried out. The shock was still present. Her body was shaking as she kept crying. She didn't believe it. But when she tried to remember, she knew it was true. She could remember the headlights coming their way, the shattering of glass and the screams of other people. It was true. A day of celebration turned into a day of darkness which she would never forget.