Here Again

This story takes place in L.A. when the team arrive for a case, and for the first time in years Spencer runs into Lila Archer. The case is of an unsub who is killing female students at Universities in and around Los Angeles. Takes place before the end of Season 9.

Chapter 1

It is a beautiful afternoon in late April and in the BAU, Reid is doing paperwork, as are Blake and JJ, Morgan however is bored and is throwing blank pieces of paper into the trashcan when in walks Garcia reading a magazine, that she is paying utter attention to and people just walk around her as she approaches, she only stops when she accidently walks into Reid's desk.

"Oh, hey Reid, sorry"

"It's fine, what are you reading?"

"Ok magazine, and hey, look who's on the front"

"Reid, isn't that your old girlfriend?" teases Morgan.

"Lila and I never dated"

"No, you just kissed - in her pool"

"You did not?!" exclaims a disbelieving Blake.

"Oh they did"

"It's his relationship with her that got him on the front cover of a magazine2

"Seriously!"

"Uh-huh"

"Guys, can we just leave it, please?"

Suddenly Hotchner comes out of his office, looks directly at his team and says "We have a case".

A little later in the Round Table Room, Garcia is stood up in front of everyone else, she presses a couple of buttons on the controller and 4 pictures come up, two of two healthy blonde girls, and one of each of them dead.

"Alright, meet Nicole Baker and Claudia Cooper, both 18 and both student at California State, Nicole studied Spanish and Claudia did History, both slim build with blonde hair and blue eyes and both found dead in the last 2 weeks".

"Both girls were found bound and gagged on and dumped on the side of a road. They both had multiple stab wounds, the M.E. ruled the deaths as Exsanguination".

"So this guy gets off on torturing his victims"

"Nicole had less stab wounds that Claudia, perhaps she lasted longer"

"Perhaps, but it could be that he stabbed Claudia in places that would cause more pain without actually killing her, before he gave the decisive blow"

"How long was the blade that was used?"

"The M.E. reckons about 5 inches, with a serrated edge"

"The L.A. P.D. want this solved quickly, so grab your bag's, you two Garcia, wheels up in thirty".

Half an hour later they board the plane and Garcia, who doesn't get to travel in it that much looks around taking in every last detail.

"I know this is normal for you guys, but I hardly ever get to go into the field and its sad, because I adore this plane".

"Sit your pretty ass down Garcia"

Twenty minutes later, after they have taken off and reached cruising altitude Morgan turns to Reid and asks him "So, pretty boy, how do you feel about going to L.A. again, you never know, you might see Lila?"

"Unlikely, she's probably busy filming something"

"Yeah, a new T.V. show about the supernatural, she plays a witch, I checked" answered Garcia.

Five hours later they arrive in Los Angeles, to be greeted by Detective Scott Barker and Officer Joseph Hart, who take one car of them (Rossi, JJ and Garcia) to the station while one car does two drop offs, Hotchner and Blake to the M.E.'s Office and Morgan and Reid to the dump site of the last victim Claudia Cooper, who was found early the day before.

With Morgan and Reid who are on a long deserted road with few houses on it. They are surrounded by some CSI's who are gathering evidence, and Officer called Suzi Lane is walking them through what they have found so far.

"So the car, a large Skoda or Land Rover maybe pulled up right about here, the suspect then went round to the back, opened the trunk and dumped the body on the side of the road, right here"

"Is this a busy road?"

"Not exceptionally no"

"So the unsub chose somewhere he knew she'd get seen but not right away"

"Yeah, do we know how long the body was here before it was found"

"M.E. reckons about a day"

"Okay, thank you Officer Lane"

"You're welcome

"So we're after a sadist with no sympathy or remorse whatsoever"

"Looks like it"

Back at the Police Department a little later the team have gathered in the room the L.A. P.D. set aside for them to use.

"Garcia, first thing in the morning I want you to go with JJ and Morgan to the Universities, and see if they have any CCTV outside the girl's dorms, maybe we can see if they had any angry altercations with someone"

"You got it boss"

"Dave, Blake, I'd like you to talk to the first victims family, get a feel for who she was, Reid you'll be doing the same with me and the new victims family"

"Sure"

"Let's go to the hotel, get some sleep so we can have a good day tomorrow".

Half an hour later they walk into the hotel and are about to check in when Spencer sees Lila walk out of the restaurant part of the hotel. She sees him, smiles, then walks over and hugs him.

"Spencer, it's been so long, I missed you"

"You too"

"You never called"

"I know, sorry"

"It's fine, so I'm guessing that ya'll are here on a case"

"Yes, multiple homicides"

"Hey Spencer, I'm about to go up to my room for a nightcap, join me and we can catch up?" asks Lila

"Ok"

"Alright lover boy, here's your key, you know, if you need it" said Morgan has he handed Reid his room key

"Shut up"

"Nice to see you again Miss Archer"

"You too Detective Morgan"

Spencer watches as his team mates head up to their rooms before he follows Lila up to hers.

End of Chapter