Wohooo my first case-fanfic! Well it will be when it's finished. I got the inspiration from a cover of Come little children(Hocus Pocus) arranged by katethegreat19. I find the song creepy and enchanting at the same time, so addictiv. I love it! I highly recommend looking it up at youtube before reading further for getting in the right mood. And I of course don't own any of the characters or lyrics. Enjoy! :)

Come Little Children, I'll Take Thee Away
Into A Land Of Enchantment
Come Little Children
The Time's Come To Play
Here In My Garden Of Shadows

Follow Sweet Children, I'll Show Thee The Way
Through All The Pain And The Sorrows
Weep Not Poor Children
For Life Is This Way
Murdering Beauty And Passions

Hush Now Dear Children, It Must Be This Way
To Weary Of Life And Deceptions
Rest Now My Children
For Soon We'll Away
into The Calm And The Quiet

Come Little Children I'll Take Thee Away
Into A Land Of Enchantment
Come Little Children
The Time's Come To Play
Here In My Garden Of Shadows

A Bad Morning

Hotch was on his way to leave Jack at preschool. Jack sat beside him in the car, with thin arms folded firmly around the tiny body and a big pout on his lips. Both seemed to have got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning, Jack didn't want to get out of his PJ's and whatever Hotch said didn't make any difference. After he'd resigned to his son's stubborn wishes they went down for some breakfast and Jack immediately discovered that his favorite peanut butter-cereals were almost empty. Again he insistently refused any other suggestions his father made even the Honey smacks that was the number one last week. In the end Hotch succeeded in making him eat a sandwich but now they were late, very late. A tiny but still visible irritated wrinkle was playing on his forehead as he pulled the car into the parking lot.

"I don't want to go in." Jack said sulkily.

"Don't start Jack, I'm late for work! Hotch said with his most severe voice Jack knew to well to question.

At the door they were greeted by a young, brown haired woman with blue eyes and dimples that Hotch hadn't seen before.

"Hi there! You must be Jack's father?" As she saw Hotch's puzzled look. "Oh I'm sorry, I'm Shelly and I started last week when you were away. Everybody ells are already here so I just assumed –"

"That's okay. I'm sorry I'm in a rush.." Hotch interrupted and felt a little bad over it.

"Of course you are, forgive me! She answered and smiled.

"Daaaad, will you pick me up later?" Jack looked with his big puppy-eyes on his father.

"You know I can't son, Aunt Jessica will take you to the soccer practice and I will meet up with you there if – "

"If you don't have to go away again…" Jack sighs.

"Don't be like that Jack…" Hotch never knew how to defend his work to his son, especially not after Haley's death. He loved his son and never liked to leave him, but he also knew that his wife in the end never wanted him to retire from his work. He felt obligations to both and that made his heart tare. "I have to go now."

"I hate you!"

Hotch looked like he'd been struck by lightning. He never thought he would hear those three words from his child's mouth. Maybe when he's a teenager but not now… Jacks eyes expressed a deep disappointment and anger, this was indeed not a good morning.

"Come Jack, let's go into the classroom to the other children, that's a really nice PJ you have, is that Batman?" Shelly looked back at Hotch almost apologetically as they turned a corner, he still frozen in shock. A sharp signal made him come to his senses, he looked at the screen; JJ.

"Hotch where are you?" She said in the same second he answered. "We got a new case!"

"I'm on my way." Hotch was unable to hide the frustration in his voice over the thought of having to leave for weeks again.

"No it's worse, it's here in Quantico." JJ said as if though she could read his mind. "Aaron it's children!" Hotch could hear the horror in her voice knowing the feeling all too well. She was thinking about Henry. Since they were the only ones in the team with children of their own they shared a special bond that only parents could have.

"I'll be right there." Turning the phone of he rushed off to the car. He would deal with Jack later when he'd calmed down.

A short chapter I know but the next chapter will hopefully be up this week-end. Don't forget to review! It makes me all happy and warm inside. =)