This is my first Criminal Minds Fanfition.

Disclaimer- I don't own Criminal Minds.

Chapter 1

The team was called to Provo, Utah after a series of murders were held there. The unsub was targeting couples of different races and murdering them.

The BAUs black SUVs pulled up along the road of a large abandoned warehouse. They suspected their unsub, Noah Richmond, was hiding out with his latest victims at the scene.

Hotch nodded at Morgan telling him they were ready to surround the warehouse. Morgan and JJ went around the back, while Hotch and Blake took the front, and Rossi and Reid took the side entrance, with local PD filling in the gaps.

The team rushed the warehouse all at once, yelling out their 'clears' as they checked each room.

Morgan stopped in front of a padlocked door. He looked back at JJ and she moved to the other side of the door. Morgan broke the lock off the door with the butt of his gun and pushed it open.

Morgan led the way into the room with his gun in one hand and flashlight in the other, with JJ closely behind. Morgan took the right side of the room while JJ took the left.

The room was medium-sized about the size of a living room, with no windows and dirt floors.

"Clear!" JJ yelled to Morgan.

"JJ come here." Morgan said softly.

JJ turned shocked by his quiet tone. Morgan was standing at the corner of the room looking at the floor.

"Richmond?" she asked walking over to him.

"No." JJ looked down and saw a boy about three sleeping on the floor. She put her gun into her side holster, then kneeled on the ground with Morgan following suit.

She gently put two fingers to his neck hoping to god he was alive. The steady beat of his pulse made her sigh in relief.

"How do we get him off the wall without scaring him?" Morgan asked inspecting the thick chain around the boys ankle.

"Bolt cutters will probably be the easiest way, there's a pair in the truck. I'll call Hotch. Do you think we should wake him?" JJ asked standing up.

"Nah, I think we should try to get this off of him first, or at least unattached from the wall."

"Maybe we should be the only ones in here. The last thing we need is him or someone else getting hurt because he freaks when he wakes up surrounded by people." JJ said pulling out her phone.

At his nod JJ called Hotch and told him the situation, and what they needed.

"Hotch said they have Richmond in custody. They also found two bodies." JJ said walking back to Morgan.

"Do you think it could be his parents?" JJ shrugged.

"I really hope not." She sighed, thinking about what would happen to Henry if something happened to her. With her being in the field where something can easily go wrong.

Morgan nodded and walked to the door, poking his head out to look for Hotch.

A few minutes later JJ heard hushed voices in the hallway and Morgan slipped out of the room to get the things from Hotch.

"He gave us a blanket to wrap him in also." Morgan said walking back over to JJ.

JJ took the blanket and set it on the ground next to her and gently moved the boy away from the wall slightly. He stirred and rolled on his side facing them.

Morgan took the bolt cutters and positioned them on the chain near the wall. "JJ can you hold the chain so when I cut it it doesn't fall on him?"

"Yeah." She said grabbing hold of the chain.

Morgan squeezes the handles together and they hear the crunching of the metals. The chain is easily cut from the wall.

JJ set the remaining chain on the ground and then rocked back on her heals.

"The bold cutters are too big to fit around the clasp on his ankle. I'm going to cut the chain as close as I can and we can work on the rest later." Morgan puts the blades as close as he can to the boys small foot. He squeezes the handles together and the boy suddenly jerks to the wall, with his knees pulled to his chest, and eyes wide open. His bright blue eyes contrasting with his caramel skin.

"Hey," Morgan says in a reassuring voice, "my names Derek, we're with the FBI. We're not going to hurt you."

The boy looks scared and hides his face in his knees.

JJ tried. "My names Jennifer. What's your name?" She asked hopefully.

He turned his head slightly and peeked out at JJ.

She gave him a reassuring smile and waited patiently for him to answer.

"'Acob." He mumbled before pitting his face back in his knees.

"Jacob?"Morgan asked.

He nodded.

"It's nice to meet you Jacob." JJ said. "Can you let Derek cut the rest of the chain off your ankle?"

He looked up from his knees, looking from his ankle, to Morgan, then to the bolt cutters. "Will it hurt?" He asked in a small voice looking at JJ.

"No bud, it won't." JJ reassured him. Gently placing a hand on the boys small shoulder and running it down his back.

"Okay." he said stretching his left leg out. Then looked at Morgan.

Morgan positioned the bolt cutters by his ankle again. Aware of Jacob watching his every move. He clipped the chain as fast as possible and Jacob pulled his leg back.

JJ picked up the blanket from the floor and opened it up. She carefully slid the blanket around his shoulders and he grabbed hold of the edges pulling it tight around his body.

JJ opened her arms out inviting him to be picked up.

Jacob stood shakily on his feet and walked into JJ's arms and put his arms around her neck.

"I'm going to pick you up now buddy, okay?" Jacob nodded lying his head in her shoulder. JJ stood rubbing a hand down his blanket covered back. "There's going to be a lot of people out there. But there all good guys. If you get scared then you can just shut you eyes and turn into my shoulder, okay?" she asked him softly.

"Kay." He said into her neck.

JJ looked at Morgan who was standing beside her watching the exchange.

"What?" She asked noticing the small smile on his face.

"Nothing." Morgan said still wearing the smile.

JJ raised an eyebrow.

Morgan sighed. "Your just good at that. Calming kids down."

"I've had some practice Morgan." She said with a laugh.

Morgan laughed and walked out the door first. JJ following behind with Jacob tucked tightly in her arms.