Prologue
"Make a wish" With that said, I tired my hardest to blow out the candles on the cake that sat before me. But every time I blow a couple out, or so I thought I did, they just lit back up.
"Come on man, blow baby blow." Morgan teased as he watched my attempts to blow out the birthday candles. "I thought you were full of hot air Reid." Elle joined in. "Come on Reid!"
"They're trick candles Spence. They're going to come back on every time." Spence, huh, I never thought I'd hear that nickname again. JJ was probably the only other person who called me Spence.
"Aww mommy to the rescue." Morgan teased as he messed with the silly hat on my head. I turn 24 and he treats me like a kids sometimes.
"Mommy?" I glanced over at Gideon and Hotch as they talked about something that apparently had to do with me. "I hope you like chocolate." JJ said as she started cutting the cake. Elle leaned in to try to take a piece as well. It was quite awkward actually so I got up to talk to Gideon.
"You having fun?"
"Yes, defiantly." I replied with not that much enthusiasm. "I'm defiantly having fun." I knew, he knew I was.
"Make a wish?"
"Can I take this hat off?"
"I wouldn't."
"Hey Spence, first piece for the birthday boy." JJ saved us from an awkward silence. I turned to leave but then turned back to Gideon.
"You know she's the only other person in the whole world who calls me 'Spence'." I chuckled.
"Who's the other one?" I was about to answer him when my alarm rang.
"Spence! Happy Birthday! Hurry up and check your message!" Her voice rang out through the office. Well her voice when she was 13 anyway, she recorded that the last time I saw her. I ran to my phone to turn off the alarm.
"Who or what was that?" Morgan asked as he smirked.
"Here watch." I was pulling up my email as I explained to him. And everyone else in the bullpen since the message was loud. "A friend of mine sends me a video every year for my birthday."
"Just a friend?" Morgan nudged me a little.
"Just a friend." I said a little to myself as I pulled up the video.
The screen showed to a now 20 year woman smiling at the camera.
"HEY SPENCE! Happy birthday!" She waved childishly at the camera. "Well here you go, a little something I've been working on hope you like it!" She pressed something and music blared out filling the office. Morgan, JJ, Elle, and Gideon crowded around me as we watched her dance around and sing.
Oh, Remember those walls I built
Well, baby they're tumbling down
They didn't even put up a fight
They didn't even make a sound
It's like I've been awakened
Every rule I had you breakin'
It's the risk that I'm takin'
I ain't never gonna shut you out
Everywhere I'm looking now
I'm surrounded by your embrace
Baby I can see your halo
You know you're my saving grace
You're everything I need and more (I'm walking on sunshine, wooah)
It's written all over your face
Baby I can feel your halo (I'm walking on sunshine, wooah)
And don't it feel good!
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
I can feel your halo halo halo (I'm walking on sunshine, wooah)
I can see your halo halo halo (I'm walking on sunshine, wooah)
And don't it feel good!
I used to think maybe you loved me now baby I'm sure
And I just cant wait till the day when you knock on my door
Oh now now!
[everyone chuckled as she jumped on her bed]
I'm walking on sunshine, wooah!
I'm walking on sunshine, wooah!
I'm walking on sunshine, wooah ohoh!
And don't it feel good!
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
I can feel your halo halo halo
I can see your halo halo halo
I can see your halo
HALO!
"Man that girl got a voice!" Morgan cheered.
"Hope you have a great birthday Spence. You'll also be receiving a gift later, bye!" I could hear the hint of sadness in her voice. The screen went black after that. I hadn't seen her in years or even talked to her. With my job being so dangerous I just wanted to keep her safe. I'm surprised she still does these videos for me after ignoring her like that.
Hotch then just got off the telephone with a serious look on his face meaning only one thing.
"Sorry guys, party's over."
~*~*~*~ (scene or POV change)
I hear the fax machine as I walked into my home office. Looks like there's another case, and on his birthday too. A sigh escaped me as I read over the file. Will people ever run out of things to do to hurt others. The Tommy killer huh?Odd name. Hmmm seems to me like the guy isn't very confident in his everyday life but he is when it comes to committing these crimes. But his MO changed after the 3rd victim. Why? He started writing verses from a ballad on death. That's when it hit me, Attention, all this guy wants is attention. And was obviously jealous of the possessions these women owned if he destroyed them. But he's not poor if he seems to blend in, in board daylight. My cell range and I picked it up while wearing my voice changer.
"hello?"
"I'm about to give the profile. I'll put you on speaker."
"Okay."
"I have with us a consultant. They go by CJ. They'll be listening in and commenting as we give you the profile."
"Wait this person hasn't even been here, how can we trust them?" Someone asked.
"I've been faxed the information and I've assisted the BAU multiple times before." I replied.
"CJ has my complete trust, my team does as well, not as much as I but they do know that CJ has done nothing but help us in the past." I smiled hearing Gideon say he trust me. "Now let's get started."
I listened and commented when I felt necessary.
"So this guy is poor?" one person asked, responding to Spencer's comment on how rich and poor are the same at the time of death.
"No, most likely middle class seeming as he can blend right in to the neighborhood during the day."
After Elle's comment. I added "He's doing this for attention, although he may seem confident at the scene, he feels inadequate in his everyday life."
Gideon and the others raped it up and sent the others off. "Thank you CJ." "Always a pleasure." I answered, but before hanging up. "This stunt you're about to pull, warning, it may not work. Not because of Garcia, I have full faith in her but for some reason I have a gut feeling this guy is going to find a way to hide his call location."
"Dually noted." "Good luck guys." I hung up. I can't wait to see how this one unravels.
Spencer POV
CJ just got hung up. The mysterious helper that no one's met except Gideon. We still aren't even sure if CJ's a boy or a girl. Morgan's bets that they're a guy and Garcia is betting a girl. I don't really care as long as they are helping us. Something seems familiar about them though but I pushed it aside to focus on the case.
"God I hate waiting like this." Elle groaned as we waited for the killer's call.
"You think it's weird I knew that ballad?" I asked as I solved the rubics cub in my hand.
"I don't know why you know half the things you know but I'm glad you do."
"You think that's why I can't get a date?"
"You ever ask anyone out?"
"No." I mean I can't count the things I've done with Crystal a date we're just friends.
"That's why you can't get a date. I mean CJ probably doesn't get out much either, hanging out in his room like he does."
"You think CJ's a he?"
"Maybe, I can't really tell but I feel better saying he then it." The phone rang and it was the killer but after he hung up, just as CJ said Garcia couldn't find a location. "Oh Reid! There's a gift for you in the office from a Crystal N. You have some explaining to do later mister." Great.
Next day
Gideon's POV
We're missing something , I know it. Then Elle got the call that made everything come together. A phone repair guy. Everything he needed for a job is everything he needed for an attack.
Morgan POV
Reid and I went to the company Garcia told us about and asked for the guy, Franklin Graney. As soon as the front desk guy looked at the computer a look of confusion ran through his face. We could see the screen it was moving on its own. In less than 15 seconds the screen showed Graney's name, where he lived, and what street he was on right now. Under it was a sign made from Paint 'You're Welcome =3, CJ' I couldn't help but chuckle a little before calling Elle.
"He's good." Elle replied before hanging up after I told her what CJ did. I have a feeling Garcia and CJ would get along if they ever met.
CJ POV
I had hacked into Garcia's computer to get the company name of the killer. I proceeded to hack into the company to pull up his info on the computer. So when whoever gets there it would be there waiting for them. Turns out it helped and the guy was caught. Gideon told me how he helped Spencer ask out JJ and I couldn't help but chuckle at the thought of Spencer at a football game. He wasn't really a fan but who knows maybe that changed; after all he hasn't talked to me in years. But whatever makes him happy.