Chapter one – A new agent
The butterflies danced around her insides as the elevator climbed further toward the 6th floor where the BAU was situated. This was the day that all the training had been for. During the training if she made a mistake, it mattered, but not nearly as much as it would if she made a mistake in the field. This was the real deal!
As the elevator doors opened she spotted tall, dark haired, handsome man that was waiting to show her around. His serious expression subsided into a small but genuine smile as he offered a hand & said, "You must be Agent Harvey. I'm Agent Hotchner." "Nice to meet you Agent Hotchner." she managed to squeak as she tried to match his firm handshake. "Are you nervous?" he asked with another smile. "Is it that obvious?" she responded. He chuckled slightly, "I just remember how terrified I was on my first day with the BAU. You're working with profilers now, you should probably get used to your colleagues being able to figure out what's going through your mind." If he was trying to put her at ease it wasn't really working. Although his manner was very much all business & quite serious, there was a gentle side that shone through as it was obvious he was trying to make her feel comfortable.
As he ushered her through the glass doors into the bullpen, the pleasant smell of new carpet & furniture polish came over her. He waved towards empty desks as he was explaining where each team member usually sat. "Follow me & I'll introduce you to the team." he said as they walked up the stairs & across the landing towards the room at the end where the very bubbly laughter was coming from.
They walked through the door to find a muscley, coffee coloured agent, who'd obviously missed his chair, sat on the floor while a very quirky, colourfully dressed agent sat in her chair laughing hysterically. And a Brunette agent stood over her colleague & chuckled a sarcastic "Very smooth!" towards the agent on the floor who was now turning a shade of red. Three other agents sat shaking their heads as they smiled at their colleagues' antics. These seemed the more serious three, an older agent with a glint of mischief in his eye, a very young, studious 'school boy looking' agent, & a blonde mother type agent who rolled her eyes as she looked towards Agent Hotchner.
A smile danced at the corner of his mouth, but he decided on the more serious approach. "Agents, I'd like you to meet our newest team member, Agent Amy Harvey." Pointing towards the smiling faces he announced, "These are Agents Emily Prentiss, Derek Morgan, David Rossi, Jennifer Jareau, Penelope Garcia & Dr Spencer Reid."
Amy realised the butterflies had settled as she could definitely see herself fitting in with this playful bunch.
Agent Prentiss raced over to her & said "As the last member to join this team, I would like to say a big thank you to you!" Emily threw her arms around the new agent & said through mock sobs, "I'm not the newbie anymore!" Letting Amy go she said through a big smile, "I'm just kidding. Honestly, this is a great place to work." Amy chuckled, "First impressions, I'm really gonna like it here."