Wow, I finally got this done! This has been taking me forever! I don't know exactly where JJ's office is located on the floor so just bear with me.
Summary: A girl comes to visit our favorite BAU Team. They don't know much about her. They know her name is Marie and she's 11 years old, in foster care. Spoilers: Every season. Starts during season one with Elle and Gideon, but Emily and Rossi was eventually come in somewhere.
Disclaimer: Okay, I'm going to say this once and once only! I do not own Criminal Minds! I don't even have them on DVD, but if my sister has it her way than we will soon. I do, however, own Marie and Vanessa.
Begins after "Derailed".
She didn't know why she entered the FBI that day. She was always wandering around the streets, like she normally did when she was bored. No one ever notice a little chubby, raven-haired girl that wasn't there's. She easily snuck past security and walked to the elevator and pushed a random button. Stepping off the elevator, She saw people around attending to their own business. She walked along a railing, looking down at a bullpen. She saw three at their desks: A geeky looking man was reading a book, another man, bigger than the other man, working on paper work, and a woman with a cut on her face just below her eye was in her computer. Other people were walking around, some were in pairs and some were alone. The girl continued walking past a couple offices and walked down a hallway.
JJ was going through some case files on her desk. She had a stack of ten folders on her desk and a bunch of other stacks behind her. She looked up briefly and caught a glimpse of a walking past her office. JJ stood up and walked out of her office. "Hey." She said, trying to get the girl's attention.
The girl turned around and smiled. "Hi." She greeted.
"Come here." JJ directed. The girl walked back to her and JJ led her into her office. "What's your name?" she asked as the girl sat down.
"Marie." She answered.
"I'm JJ." JJ introduced. "Where are your parents Marie?" she asked, noticing Marie didn't have a visitor's pass.
Marie shrugged. "I dunno." She answered.
"Are you here looking for somebody?" JJ asked.
"No." Marie answered.
"Do your parents have a number that I can reach them at?" JJ asked, grabbing her phone from her desk.
"I don't live with them." She said.
"Okay." JJ said, putting her phone down. "Who do you live with?" she asked.
"Vanessa." Marie answered.
Just as JJ was going to say something else, Elle walked into the office. "Hey, JJ, do you have…" she started, but paused when she saw Marie. "Who's the kid?" she asked.
"I'm right here, you can ask me yourself." Marie snapped.
"Right." Elle nodded and looked back at JJ.
"Elle, meet Marie." JJ introduced.
"Hi!" Marie waved. "What happened to your face?" she asked noticing the cut on Elle's cheek.
"Had a little accident." She answered. "You babysitting?" she asked JJ.
"Nope, she just showed up here." JJ answered.
"From where?"
"Haven't gotten that far, yet." She said. "So, Marie, who is Vanessa?" she asked.
"My foster mom." Marie answered.
"How do we reach her?" Elle asked.
"She's at work."
"Was someone supposed to look after you?" JJ asked.
"Yes, Mikyla."
"Does Mikyla know that you're here?" Elle asked.
"No, I don't like her so I'm trying to get rid of her."
JJ looked to Elle, who just shrugged. "Where does Vanessa work and what is her last name?"
"Hernandez and she works at Target." Marie answered.
Elle nodded. "I'll go look up the number and call her." she said, walking out.
JJ sighed as she walked around her desk to sit down. "Marie, why don't you like Mikyla?" she asked.
"She's a bitch." The girl answered, bluntly. "Plus, she is always inviting her boyfriend over and he's a creep."
"How is he a creep?"
"He just is."
"Has he ever hurt you?"
"No."
"How old are you, Marie?"
"Eleven."
JJ was about to respond when someone knocked on the door and Hotch entered. "JJ, can I speak with you." He asked.
JJ nodded as she stood up and stepped out into the hall. "What's up?" she asked.
"Do you mind handling these reports?" he asked lifting the hand with three folders init.
JJ sighed. "Sure, I'll add it to the pile." She said, taking the folders from him.
"Why is there a little girl in your office?" Hotch asked.
"I found her wandering. Her name is Marie, she's eleven. Elle is calling her foster mother." JJ informed him.
Hotch nodded as Elle walked up to them. "Vanessa Hernandez is on her way in." she informed them. "She said Marie has a history of wandering off. In the six months Marie has lived with her, she's chased away five babysitters. Once Mikyla called her at work, Vanessa went home, but Target got her number for me."
"Well, it sounds like there is more than just Mikyla among the babysitters that Marie doesn't like." JJ thought aloud.
Hotch frowned. "Why is she in the system?" He asked.
"She didn't say." Elle answered.
Hotch nodded and retreated back to his office. "Just send Vanessa in when she gets here." JJ instructed.
Elle nodded. "You got it." She said, before turning around and walking back to the bullpen.
Morgan noticed a Hispanic woman in her mid thirties stepping off the elevator. "Hey Elle, is that the woman you and JJ are waiting for?" he asked.
Elle looked up from her computer and saw the woman walking across the catwalk. "Only one way to find out." She said, getting up from her desk. She met the woman at the top of the stairs. "Ms. Hernandez?" she asked.
"Please, Vanessa." She corrected with a thick Mexican accent.
Elle smiled. "I'm Agent Greenaway."
"Where is Marie?" she asked.
"Follow me, she's with Agent Jareau." Elle assured her.
JJ couldn't get anything more out of Marie, so she gave the girl a notebook and a pen to keep her occupied until Vanessa got there. JJ continued to work on her case files and Marie decided to doodle. JJ was just grabbing another folder when Elle and Vanessa walked in. "Marie, how many times do I have to tell you not to leave the house without Mikyla's permission or knowing where you are going? Mija, are you trying to give me a heart attack." Vanessa scolded, before pulling Vanessa up from the chair and wrapping her arms around her. "Now, go with Agent Greenaway while I talk to Agent Jareau." She said, after they broke apart.
Marie set the notebook and pen on JJ's desk and followed Elle out of the office. "Please have a seat, Ms. Hernandez." JJ insisted.
"Please, just call me Vanessa." She said as she sat. "I am so sorry about this, Agent Jareau."
"It's JJ, we're not doing anything official." JJ said.
Vanessa nodded. "You would think after six months of her constantly taking off without tell anyone I would be used to it, but she still scares me everytime." Vanessa informed her.
"She said she was trying to get rid of her babysitter. She called her a bitch." JJ said.
Vanessa sighed. "I have been trying to get her to stop cursing and show her some stability, but Marie has been in a lot of different foster homes. Stability is not something she is used to." She said, sadly.
"Where are Marie's parent, if you don't mind me asking."
"Marie's mother was a drug addict and negelectful. She never knew her father." Vanessa answered. "According to her case worker, Marie has been in foster care since she was two."
JJ nodded and opened a drawer in her desk. "If she leaves again without telling anybody, call me." She said and handed Vanessa her card.
"Thank you." Vanessa said, before getting up to leave.
Marie was in the bullpen with Elle, Morgan, and Reid. Morgan let her on his computer to play pinball with him watching over her shoulder. She was very good at the game, much to Morgan's dismay. "Damn girl, you play a lot?"
"No." she answered, not looking away from the game.
"So, what grade are you in?" Elle asked.
"Sixth."
Their conversation was cut short by Vanessa walking up to them. "Come on, Marie." She ordered.
Marie didn't look up from the game. "Just let me finish the game." She said.
"Now, Mija!"
Marie rolled her eyes and got up from Morgan's desk without pausing the game. "Fine." She walked to Vanessa.
"What do you say for letting hang out with them?"
"Thank you." She smiled and they left.
The three agents stared after them. "Charming little girl." Morgan said.
"I disagree." Reid argued. "She spent most of her time here ignoring us and playing a game. She only gave us one word answers when we asked her question which suggests that charming people…." He paused when he saw the looks that Morgan and Elle were giving him. "That was sarcasm, wasn't it?"
Morgan nodded as Elle chuckled.
Okay, well that's the first chapter. What do ya think? Constructive criticism always welcome. But be nice or I'll cry…haha just kidding, I just laugh at your ignorant ass. Since the beginning of this month, I've been counting down my birthday. In 2 day…oh shit, is that the time? Make that tomorrow (2/18) I will no longer be a teenager….Wow….Anyways, later!
