A/N: Hey all! Here's a new story! I've been finding more and more Criminal Minds fans that also love Intelligence, and to say the least that has made me extremely happy! I love watching the Intelligence fandom grow as well! Please read and enjoy, and review if you so wish!

September 7th, 1982

Jennifer Jareau bounced in place as she sat in a circle with ten other little ballerinas in her very first dance class. The teacher called each of their names, instructing them to raise their hand when they heard their name.

"Jennifer J?"

JJ quickly shot her hand up, accidentally bumping the brown haired girl sitting next to her,

"Oh, sorry!" She said, turning to her neighbor.

"It's okay." The brown haired girl whispered back.

"Riley N?" The teacher called out. Quickly, JJ's neighbor raised her own hand.

"Riley?" JJ asked the girl, turning to her as she did. Riley nodded her head in response.

"Hi Riley, I'm JJ." JJ stuck her hand out, something her dad had taught her to do the week before. He said it was nice to do when meeting new people.

"Hi, JJ!" Riley took JJ's hand, and her piercing blue gaze met JJ's.

"Alright girls, let's spread out! Me and Ms. Anna will help each of you find a spot!" The teacher called out.

"Will you be my friend?" Riley asked JJ shyly.

"Of course silly goose!" JJ smiled and they giggled, keeping hold of each other's hands as they waited for one of their instructors to place them in a spot on the dance floor. Luckily, their spots were right next to one another, and they watched each other all throughout the class.

When it was over, JJ took Riley's hand once again and led her out into the lobby where her mother was waiting. She quickly found her,

"Mommy! Mommy!"

Sandy Jareau followed the voice of her daughter, and turned to see her leading a beautiful brunette girl with the same blue eyes as her daughter's. The girl appeared to be the same age, although she was about an inch or two taller than JJ.

"Mom! This is Riley, she's my friend!"

Sandy laughed at her daughter, then looked at Riley,

"Hi Riley, nice to meet you, I'm Mrs. Jareau."

Riley smiled lightly at Sandy,

"Hello, it's nice to meet you too."

"Riley, do you know where your mom is?" Sandy asked softly.

Suddenly, a tall, pretty woman with porcelain skin and long dark hair walked up to them,

"Hi, I'm Lisa, Riley's mom." She smiled and Sandy stood up, reaching out her hand. Lisa took it, gave it a light shake, then looked at Riley.

"Mama this is JJ, we're friends now!" Riley smiled proudly at her mom, presenting JJ as she did.

"Hello sweetie, how are you?" Lisa asked JJ.

"I'm good, thank you." JJ blushed as she responded.

JJ and Riley shared a hug, then the pairs said their goodbyes, and left the dance studio.

On the car ride home, JJ would not stop telling Sandy about Riley. She told her mom how she thought it was super cool that their eyes looked exactly the same, and that she loved Riley's hair because it was much darker than her own. She told her mom how she felt short compared to Riley but thought she was much stronger than Riley, so the two balanced each other out.

'How much of a one hour experience can a four-year-old talk about?' Sandy thought as she gave JJ the tenth "That's very nice sweetie".

"JJ," Sandy glanced into the rearview mirror,

"Yes mommy?" JJ asked, peaking up to try and look at her mom as best she could.

"How about next week, we ask Riley and her mom if the two of you can play together next Saturday? Would you like that?" Sandy knew JJ was already pretty attached to Riley, and she was glad to help her daughter's friendship grow.

"Oh yes please mommy!" JJ practically shot out of her carseat, her face lighting up.

Sandy chuckled,

"Well alright then, we shall do that."

They arrived home and JJ retold everything she'd just said to Sandy to her two older siblings; her ten-year-old sister Rosaline and her seven-year-old brother Ben. They had been playing a card game when their sweaty youngest sibling burst through the door and dashed into the living room, nearly yelling her head off and causing their six-month-old Rottweiler puppy Ruby to chase her playfully, licking her all over when she finally collapsed on the floor next to her rolled their eyes, annoyed, as she began to rant on and on to them. Rosaline became impatient,

"Mom, didn't you decide to put her in ballet so she would learn more discipline and burn energy, not gain it?"

Sandy laughed at her oldest child, not blaming her for her point.

"Come on, Rose, there was a time when you had all that energy and became even more energetic when you made new friends too. You may not remember it, but your dad and I sure do."

"But mom," Ben cut in, "she's driving us crazy here, and she doesn't even care that we aren't listening, she just likes the sound of her own voice."

Sandy nodded her head, cleared her throat, and spoke loudly,

"JJ, sweetie, why don't you leave Ben and Rose so they can clean up and start getting ready for dinner, and go on upstairs so you can have your bath? I'll be up there shortly."

"Okay mommy!" JJ quickly stood up and darted up the stairs, Ruby following close behind.

At the dinner table, Michael Jareau spoke up, turning to his youngest daughter,

"So JJ, how was your dance class today?"

"Oh daddy it was so fun! Everybody is super nice and I made a new friend!" JJ began to bounce slightly in her seat, her eyes lighting up.

"Yes, mommy told me. Your friend's name is Riley?"

JJ nodded at her father.

"That's a pretty name, it starts with "R" just like…"

"Rosaline!" JJ finished for him. Her parents always found fun ways for JJ to learn without her even noticing, and it was a large part of their daily life.

"That's right! High five kiddo!" Michael smiled at JJ and held out his hand. She returned the gesture with all her might, her tiny hand hardly making any impact on her father's.

Sandy laughed as she watched the two of them. They had always been as thick as thieves, and it was an entertaining dynamic for the whole family to watch. Sandy shared a similar bond with Rose, although she and Michael loved all their children equally. Michael was proud of JJ for making a friend she was already becoming close to on her first day of something new; JJ had always been a shy and quiet girl, and when she talked to new people, it was huge stepping stone. He watched her as she continued on about Riley, her fantastic imagination and wisdom shining through, and blowing him away over and over.