AN: Hey guys! I know its been a longgggg time since I've been on here. I've really been wanting to write this story, and I am really planning on following through. The problem is that I suffer writers block quite a lot. This is a new fandom of mine, and I absolutely love Criminal Minds, so I thought I would take a stab at it. I'm working on the next chapter, but I would like some feedback before I continue too much. Thank you!

Chapter 1

With a confidence she didn't feel, the fourteen year old girl walked into the FBI field office in Quantico, Virginia. She gripped her five year old brother's hand tightly as she lead him to the front desk where the guard was. It was late, later than she would have preferred. 7 PM DC time. She had no idea if the people she were looking for were even in town, let alone at work. But she had no other choice, and she knew it.

"Excuse me." She said. The guard glanced up at her with a disinterested look. "I was looking for SSA Jennifer Jareau."

"Is she expecting you?" The guard seemed quite skeptical.

"No, but I need to speak to SSA Jennifer Jareau if at all possible. Its important," the teenager insisted.

The guard considered the sight in front of him. A teenage girl with a little boy leaning into her. Both look exhausted, but more that than, they looked terrified. They were on guard and tense, which wasn't normal for young children, especially five year old boys.

"One moment." The guard told the kids as he dialed SSA Jennifer Jareau's extension.

"Hey JJ." The guard said into the phone. "I'm surprised you are still here. I have some kids here that are insisting on speaking with you." He paused. "Nope, never." He listened to whatever she was saying on the other line. "Yeah, great." he hung up.

"SSA Jareau will be down here in a moment for you. You can sit down in those chairs if you would like." He motioned to the chairs against the walls.

"Thank you sir." The teenage girl said to the guard as she lead her brother to the seats. She picked him up and put him in her lap and putting her arms around him. A few minutes later, Jennifer Jareau came into the room. She froze for a moment as her gaze landed on the two kids before heading over to them.

"Hey kids. Why don't we get you two a snack and then we can discuss whatever you came all this way for."

"No thank you ma'am, thats not necessary." The girl said as she stood up, the toddler still in her arms. "Is there somewhere private that we can speak?"

JJ raised her eyebrows. The girls mannerisms were familiar, but strange at the same time. "Yes, we can go to my office. Please follow me."

"Thank you." the girl said before following JJ in silence to her office where she closed the door.

"Please have a seat." JJ offered as she gestured to the couch against the wall. She pulled up a chair across from the children.

"I'm JJ." The woman said. "What are your names?"

The boy glanced up at the teenage girl, who looked like a deer in headlights. "I'm Penelope." She said after a moment.

"But-" The boy started.

"Mom and Dad said that we could trust them." She whispered to him. To JJ she said. "I go by Penny. This is Nicholas. His nickname is Nickel."

"Its nice to meet you Penny and Nickel." JJ told her with a warm smile. "What can I help the two of you with?"

Penny looked at the floor. "Our parents are missing." She said quietly.

"I'm sorry." JJ said to the children. "Who are your parents?"

The girl's hand went to a necklace around her neck as she hesitated in answering.

"Sweetheart." JJ began, "Just relax and tell me what's going on. What are your parent's names?"

She gnawed on her lip for a moment before responding. "My dad is Spencer Reid and my mom is Emily Prentiss. But they haven't been that for fifteen years."

Of all the answers JJ was prepared for, learning that her best friends kids were sitting in front of her was the last thing that would have crossed her mind.

"Dr. Spencer Reid and SSA Emily Prentiss are your parents?" She asked in disbelief. The girl nodded as she looked at the floor.

"How long have they been missing? And why did you come here?" JJ asked. She had many other questions, but those were at the forefront of her mind. Granted, knowing the kids parents certainly explained the strange nicknames.

"Well, they always told us about you guys and the team." Penny began, her eyes on the floor. "We had a game plan for if something happened to them. If we went 36 hours without getting a response from them or hearing anything from either of them, we were supposed to come here and find you. They said that you and the rest of the team were the only people we could trust to help us. They hoped that you guys would take care of us until our parents were found, but we understand if you can't. We didn't hear from them and I tried to contact them, and then our handler and our handler didn't answer and then I found out that our handler was dead so we came here with our emergency money."

She paused for a breath and JJ took the opportunity to interrupt. "Sweetheart, we are going to take care of you. You have nothing to worry about there. But I need to call the team in, and they are going to have some questions. But we are going to do everything we can to find your parents."

"Really?" Penny looked at her with wide eyes... Spencer's eyes. "You'll help us?"

"Your parents were... are- two of my absolute closest friends. Your father is my oldest son's godfather. We have always been able to count on each other. If something happened to me and my son's father, we would know we could count on any of the rest of the team to keep him safe. Your parents knew they could trust us to keep you safe. We aren't going to let them down."

"Thank you Aunt JJ!" She said, then froze, realizing what she said. "I mean, SSA Jareau."

"Aunt JJ is perfectly fine." the older woman said with a smile. "Now, let's get you two a snack, and then I am going to call the rest of the team and we can get started on finding your parents and learning more about the two of you."

"Thank you." They both said quietly.

JJ paused as she was heading out the door. "Can I- can I hug you?" She asked.

Penny looked at her. She had her father's looks, tall lean with his eyes. But she had her mother's dark, thick hair. "I guess that would be okay..." She stood up and let JJ throw her arms around her. She nearly sobbed when she was in her arms. The hug was strong and she felt protected in her arms. She squeezed back tightly. Penny finally let go and pulled back. JJ had tears in her eyes as she looked at the young girl in front of her that reminded her so much of her parents.

"Im going to do everything I can, but in the mean time, you and your brother are going to be safe." She leaned down and picked up the young boy. He had more of his mother's looks, but had his father's hair. "Now, lets go get you two something to eat."