This just popped into my head today so I decided to write it. I'd love to know what you think about it, so please review.

I'm hoping to update 'Her Secret' soon.

I don't own Criminal Minds although it would be nice if I did.

Just an Average Everyday Press Conference…Or Not

A CM fanfic

Chapter 1

The day started just like any other. They were on a case. Texas this time, and J.J. was holding a press conference that morning. Their unsub had killed eight women in two months. All had blonde hair and blue eyes and the team suspected that he could be seeking revenge, working his way up to the one woman he really wanted to kill, a girlfriend, wife or mother.

As reporters and camera crews filled the large room in the police station where they were to have the press conference they went over the profile they had constructed the day before, making sure everything was right and J.J. had everything she needed.

J.J. walked up the steps of the small stage and to the podium in the middle of it. Hotch and Rossi were standing against the wall behind her, Hotch on her right and Rossi on her left. Morgan, Reid and Prentiss were stationed in front of the stage watching the crowd. But even with all the local police there as well as the team, no one was prepared for what was to happen.

Emily Prentiss began to get a worried, uneasy feeling as their liaison started giving out the profile.

"We believe the man we are looking for is white, between the ages of 25 and 35..." J.J. said.

Emily walked over to Morgan, who was closer to her than Reid. "Something's not right." She told him. "I can feel it. Something's just not right." As soon as Emily had gotten her words out a man with a gun sprinted up the stairs to the stage and before anyone could react he tackled J.J.

The whole room gasped in shock and reporters started running to the exits. The man then, from his place on the floor somewhat on top of J.J. started yelling as he positioned his gun to point at J.J.'s head, pushing the end into her blonde hair.

"Everybody stop! If one more person moves or tries to leave this room I'll shoot her!"

J.J. was lying on her stomach with her right arm underneath her. It happened so fast she was still trying to comprehend the situation she and her friends were now in. One minute she was standing at the podium telling everyone what kind of a person they were looking for and the next her head hit the hard floor of the stage and a man was pointing a gun at her. What she did know was that the man wasn't exactly on top of her, but he had enough of his body weight on her so she couldn't move. She also knew he had a gun and if he was their unsub; he liked killing women with blonde hair and blue eyes, so she wasn't planning on trying to get away from him.

Hotch had watched as the man tackled J.J. and the two landed right in front of him. After getting over the shock and surprise at what had just happened his hostage negotiating training came back to him and he found himself trying to talk to the man and find out who he was and what he wanted. Hotch took a step closer towards J.J. and the man only to anger him more and watch as he pulled J.J.'s head up off the floor by her hair and shove the gun even harder against her head.

"Take another step and I swear I'll shoot her!" The man said.

Hotch saw J.J. wince in pain as her neck was pulled into a position she hadn't thought was humanly possible.

"I just want to talk to you." Hotch said in the calmest voice he could.