I finish typing the code. It is another good one, but there is something I am forgetting. I just know I have forgotten something. I look over the codes one more time, but I can't see anything that jumps out at me. I save the codes to my hard drive, and shut everything down. I need a coffee break. I head down the street to my favorite coffee place. The Grounds, they have amazing coffee here. I duck out of the rain and head inside with my head down. I love the rain, but I don't like it on my glasses; though I really don't need them. I bump into to someone. Carefully I catch her hand before she hits the ground.
"Are you alright miss?" I ask her. She has pale blonde hair, and a very colorful outfit, but gorgeous eyes. She is really flustered. I make sure she is secure on her feet before I take a step back.
"Yes thank you, that would have been a very nasty fall," she says sweetly.
"Since it was my fault would you like me to buy you another drink?" I ask her.
"You don't have to really," she begins.
"I was taught better manners than that. Come on what were you drinking?" I ask her. She blushes profusely, and comes up to the counter with me. She reorders her drink and I order mine. Even though she is intriguing I do not feel a very strong attraction to her. From the way she keeps batting her eyes I know she is very interested with me. I pay for the drinks and we sit down at a table.
"Are you sure you are alright?" I ask her.
"I will be, so what's your name?" she asks.
"My name is Gryphon. What's yours?" I ask her back.
"My name is Penelope Garcia," she tells me. I smile at her name. What a very interesting person.
"What do you do?" I ask her. I see her defenses go up.
"I work with computers," she says. I think about that for a moment.
"Sorry about that. I have to get back to work," I tell her. She looks a little sad, but nods. Penelope Garcia. That is most likely her real name. I sip my coffee as I walk up the stairs to my apartment. I make up some food in the kitchen, and turn on the television. Nothing decent is on other than the news. I relax on the couch with my food, and sip my coffee. Hmm what to do for a bit, I shrug and head back to my computer.
I turn everything on and type in my password. Once it's all warmed up, I bring up a search engine and type in Penelope Garcia. A lot comes up for her. What mainly catches my eye is that she was shot, and she works for the FBI. I think about that for a moment. She gets more interesting by the second. I hack into the FBI database, and then into her computers. I can tell the second she notices me. She is very good. I navigate around her computer systems, and leave little traps for her. I can see she is getting upset when she starts to fall into the traps. I send her an untraceable message. "Let's play again really soon sweetheart," I leave her system completely clean. I can just imagine how pissed she is.
"No!" I hear Garcia yell. I knock on her door. "What?" she snaps angrily.
"Hey baby girl it's me," I tell her.
"Sorry Derek, but I am very upset," she tells me.
"I can see that. What happened?" I ask her.
"Well my day started pretty good. I met a really good looking guy in the coffee store this morning. Then I get here and find a hacker snooping in our systems. I tried to catch them but they were better. Then sent me that and left," she says. She points to her screen and I read the taunt clearly visible. I shake my head in surprise.
"Were you able to get any info on the hacker?" I ask.
"No, they were better than I was. That is annoying," she says with a pout.
"Well tell Hotchner and Gideon and they can think of how to deal with it," I tell her.
"Will you go with me?" she asks.
"Of course I will," I tell her. We head up to the offices and I stand beside her as she tells Hotchner and Gideon.
"Was there anything that the hacker did or wanted?" Gideon asks.
"No they just wanted to play cat and mouse with me," she tells them.
"How do you know?" Hotchner asks.
"He sent me an untraceable message. It said 'let's play again soon sweetheart'" she tells them.
"So the hacker knew he was playing with you, but how?" Gideon asks in confusion.
"They are a hacker. They can get into any computer if they know what to look for. Trust me it is hard but this person is very skilled. I have never seen someone so good," she tells them.
"We'll think of something Garcia. Let us know if it happens again," Hotchner says. She nods and heads back to her room.
"Is it fun to mess with people like that?" Gideon asks.
"I don't understand anything about hackers," Hotchner says simply.
"Try to stay close to her today Derek. For once we don't have to fly off anywhere. It would troublesome if her computers got messed up while we were in the middle of a case. It is a very scary thought," Gideon says. I nod and head after Garcia.
I finish up with the codes and my phone rings. "Hello?" I answer it.
"Are those codes ready?" I hear my boss on the other end.
"Yeah I'm about to launch them. Was there anything else you wanted?" I ask her.
"No, how much do I owe you?" she asks.
"I'm estimating around two hundred and fifty dollars. Is that too steep?" I ask.
"Not at all. I will wire the funds into your bank account immediately. I click the launch button and send my new virus into the system of a phone company. That way my boss's company will do more business. She hangs up, and I check my bank account. Good the money is there. I sneak a peek at my laptop. There aren't any new messages. Guess that means no new jobs for a while. I lean back in my chair, and stretch. I think I want another cup of coffee. I shut my computers down.
"That right there is the guy I met," Garcia says excitedly. I look at the screen.
"Have you run his face to see if he has any history?" I ask.
"Of course I have, but I found nothing. Why must someone so good looking be a suspect?" she asks. I chuckle a little at that.