Hello. I know I'm updating new stories pretty swiftly. while i was on hiatus, i began watching new stuff and wrote them in between my exams but never got the time to post. these are some that i've already completed along with my other story - Angel of a Beast. there sequels are pretty much ready. just need some polishing. R&R (^_^)...
About the story, the timeline is pretty messed up. so i wanna give a brief. one of the packmates of McCall pack have joined the BAU as a profiler. But since Teen Wolf series itself ends in 2017 and Criminal Minds dates back before 2010, i pretty much wanted to clarify. hope you let this one slide and enjoy
She walked in and sat on her desk. Her head rolled back and she sighed, closing her eyes.
"Already feeling sleepy?" JJ asked, making her smile
"I couldn't sleep last night. I had to finish a report." she answered
"A report?"
"Okay I had three pending. Someday I'm gonna either kill myself or Strauss" she complained
"Don't kill Strauss" Emily added
"Okay. Then I'll kill myself" she chuckled
"Don't you dare do that, Gianna Bree Grant" JJ hissed at her
She opened her eyes and looked at JJ and Emily, amused
"You are not ever again using my complete name" she said to JJ
"And you are not talking about killing yourself" JJ gave her a 'mom' look
"I won't dare, mom" Gia said
"Good"
Gia smiled at the two who were like elder sisters to her. Her name is, as JJ mentioned, Gianna Bree Grant, preferably Gia. She was a girl of 22, raven black hip length hair, tan skin and a decent height of 5'7" and a sporty figure. She joined the BAU about one year ago. Penelope, JJ and Emily were the closest to her. Derek was her big-brother. Rossi was like her uncle and Hotch, well if he wasn't trying to be bossy, considering he is her boss, and he treated her like a little girl where he was the dad. His son Jack, he was very close to her. Hotch often let those two have some time some weekends. So it didn't come as a big surprise when he named Gia his godmother. And there comes Spencer Reid. He was totally a different story. Gia had the biggest crush on him but didn't know how he felt about her. And only people who knew it were, everyone. Everyone, except Spencer.
"Who's dying?" Derek came to them
"No one" JJ answered
They sat there laughing when JJ spoke up
"speaking of dying, we got a new case" she smiled while others groaned and walked to the conference room
"Beacon Hills, California." JJ began
Gia paled.
"5 women murdered within a time limit of 3 months. They were kidnapped, kept for about 2 days before their bodies were dumped in the woods. And 1 week after the first body turns up, next woman goes missing.
First victim, Alana Nash. 22 years old. She was here on a vacation to her uncle's place. Went missing while jogging.
Victim #2. Abigail Storm. A nurse and 24 years old. Resident of this town. Never returned from work.
Victim #3. Adrianne Richardson. 20 years old. Worked as a mechanic downtown. Went to deliver a car but the car was found abandoned outside the woods
Victim #4. Agnes David. 26 years old. National level swimmer but lived there. Went for a swim in the local pool but never reached her destination.
And our final and most recent victim. Victim #5. Ashley Hudgens. 25 years old. She was new in town and had applied for teaching in the Beacon Hills High. Went missing from her home"
"So why are we being called after 5 murders?" Hotch asked
"the place has a concentration of coyotes and mountain lions. When first two bodies turned up, they thought it to be from animal attack. That was not until the fourth body, they discovered that they had a serial killer in Beacon. The latest was discovered this morning." JJ answered
"Stab wounds?" Emily checked the papers. When Gia's eyes fell on the CODs, she went more paler, if that was possible.
"Tons of wounds. Ligature marks on necks, hands and feet. Throat slashed. And blunt force injury to the head. Stab wounds all over the body, especially the stomach and back." JJ said showing the dead-bodies' photos.
"Weird plus shaped wounds, don't you think?" Garcia asked
"They are same in dimensions. Preferably a four sided knife or dagger of sorts." Reid added "Extreme overkill. The guy's very angry"
"Gia"
She looked at Derek, curbing her initial jump at his sudden call, who was holding her hand now. Everyone was looking at her
"Why are you trembling?" Derek nervously chuckled
"I-I…"she took a breath "I'm f-fine. I'm fine"
"Is there something we need to know?" Hotch asked
"N-No"
"Aren't you from Beacon Hills too?" Garcia asked
She abruptly got up
"E-Excuse me"
And without waiting for a reply, left the room into the restrooms
"What's gotten into her?" Reid asked looking at Hotch
"Should I?" Garcia softly asked
Hotch nodded and Garcia left. He knew the friendship those two shared and he also knew that Garcia was the only person in the team, except Reid, who could talk her out. Reid could do too, but he'll end up making her blush tons of times.
Gia stood in front of the mirror, looking at herself. Her eyes flashed yellow briefly before changing to red for a split second. She knew what it meant. She knew what she had become. But she wasn't sure how. She picked up her phone and dialed a number. At the last digit, she stopped, erased everything and kept the phone back.
"You okay?" Garcia came in
"I don't know. I nearly lost control" she sighed "What color are they?" she opened her eyes
"Orange" Garcia looked at her "They shouldn't be orange, should they?"
"I'm ascending" Gia leaned on the washroom counter
"You sure your furry problems won't be an issue?" Garcia asked
"The mere mention made me lose control. I don't know" Gia shook her head "But I also cannot reject this case for some uncalled and totally unbelievable reason"
"You'll be fine" Garcia squeezed her hand
"It would have been better if you came too"
"You know I can't"
The team was on their way to Beacon Hills in their own jet
"So what do we know about the homicides so far?" Hotch asked
"All with dark-hair, Caucasian to tanned skin, between ages 20 to 26 and females." Derek read
"All the victims have their names starting with A" Emily noted
"these are of course surrogates of someone he really wants to kill" Rossi spoke "But the question is- who?"
Gia took a deep breath and before they say could another word, she spoke
"Guys, there something I wanna tell"
At their curious looks, she continued
"I don't hold many fond memories of this place. Yes, I grew up here, but…" she shrugged "….I don't like this town. So, by any chance, if I seem too angry or irritated at something or someone, I'd want my privacy"
Hotch nodded
"Gia, if there's something that you are not telling us about this case.."
"Hotch" Gia softly said but Hotch continued
"You know Beacon Hills better than any of us. We don't want you to be side-tracked because of some old memories. If we know, we'll make sure t-"
"When I was 11," she began interrupting Hotch "We had this serial killer, who went by the name Darach"
"Dark oak. It's Gealic" Reid said
Gia nodded "It's a celtic term for powerful scholars who are related to nature. This unsub, Darach, had a keen interest in Celtic rituals. One of them was a Celtic sacrifice. One had to sacrifice three of each five powerful kinds- Virgins, Warriors, Guardians, Philosophers and Healers. It all started with Heather's murder. Then more people turned out dead. 12 in total"
"This unsub killed 12 people?" Morgan was surprised
"Everyone tried their best to catch the unsub. All the victims had the same MO. Ligitation marks. Strangled, throat slashed and head bashed. Three-fold death. A must for a ritualistic sacrifice. The bodies were found in the morning, tied to trees or poles, heads facing down."
"how do you know all so close?" Emily asked
"I…uh…" she stammered then noticed Hotch's serious look "I was the one who discovered 2 of the 12 bodies. Kyle's and Dr. Hillard's. The unsub had left Dr. Hillard's body on top of our school's board and I was the one to call the Sheriff"
"You called him the unsub" Hotch noticed "Was he related to you?"
Gia shook her head "She was my English teacher. Jennifer Blake. she.." Gia took a deep breath "She chose me next to be sacrificed as a philosopher"
"Because?" Rossi asked
"I was a sophomore in a high school at the age of 11" she said in a 'duh' tone "She took me from school before I could realize what happened. She locked me in a dark room with minimal food and water for three days. Everyday she would come and taunt me, tease me because I was helpless. Every day I waited for to come and to kill me. it was the forth day, that the Sheriff rescued me from wherever I was. I was in the hospital for 2 weeks" she sniffed and blinked back her tears of the scary memory
"So when you mentioned the case from being Beacon with same MO…" she sighed
"You were afraid you'll be a victim again?" JJ asked
"Blake's dead" she shook her head "She died in an animal attack. But there are somethings that don't let go of you even when you have"
"We get it, kiddo" Rossi smiled at her, comfortingly squeezing her shoulder
"Thanks" she smiled and took a case file to her seat, separate from others. She opened her personal tab and contacted Garcia
"Hey, baby girl"
"Hey. Can you provide me the Sheriff's number and name?"
"Sure, honey." And she emailed
"Thanks"
"I love you too" Gia smiled as Garcia signed out and wiped her tears. She was a federal agent now. Not a helpless 11 year old.
She looked at the number and called
"Beacon Hills' Police Department"
"Hi. I'm Agent Grant, with FBI. May I speak to the Sheriff?"
"Hold up a second"
There was a shuffle then another voice, she recognized spoke
"Sheriff Parrish" the voice introduced
"Jordan. It's me"
Aish