First attempt at a Criminal Minds Fanfiction, centres around an OC, multi-chapter story. Not going to lie the updates will probably be quite slow as I am just finishing my last year at school then I am off to Uni. Any feedback will be greatly appreciated. Please no Flames :)
Enjoy!31st November 2003
Supervisory Special Agent Hotchner,
Forgive me if this letter seems impertinent but I am a student at the University of Pennsylvania working on a combined doctorate in Psychology and Criminology. So far this semester I have dedicated my time to writing a thesis that details the links between a criminal's childhood and development and the type of crime they commit. I have exhausted all resources here at Penn and there is a common link between all the infamous subjects I have used as case studies which is that your team have been the ones behind the arrest. I was hoping that you could read what I have so far in my report and offer any additional information you may have about the subjects.
I understand fully if you can not offer any help.
Sincerely,
Sofia Rose
15th December 2003
Ms Rose,
Firstly, sorry for the amount of time it has taken me to respond to your letter. You should know that all mail posted to Quantico is thoroughly processed before being sent on to active agents and your name caused some havoc in our system.
You are Sofia Rose, daughter of the late agents Fredrick and Katherine Rose, I presume?
It's good to see you following in their footsteps in the criminal psychology discipline.
I will be happy to offer any additional information on the cases that could benefit your thesis. I hope you understand though that some facts about the subjects and their cases are still considered highly sensitive and confidential information that I do not have the authority to disclose. I will be happy to receive a copy of your work via mail and I assure you I will respond quicker next time.
Sincerely,
Aaron Hotchner.
17
Agent Hotchner,
Yes. They were my parents.
Enclosed is a draft copy of my report, feel free to write on it in places you feel need that more specific detail can be added. I will be in Virginia on the 23rd on my way to South Carolina for the holidays. If the date suits you I can stop by and pick up the report and we can discuss it in person?
Thanks for everything,
Sofia Rose
20th December 2003
Ms Rose,
The date suits me fine unless we are called out on a case. I will let the reception at Quantico know that you will be arriving and if it happens that I am not there I will leave the copy of your paper with them for you to pick up.
Sincerely,
Aaron Hotchner
"God, I was demanding back then wasn't I?" Sofia laughed to herself as she tied the old letters away, storing them in one of many cardboard boxes that now littered her room.
"Back then?" came a voice from the doorway, "You still are now."
Adopting an expression of mock insult, she turned to face her chuckling mentor as he leant casually against the doorframe. "Well, you shouldn't have encouraged me," she stated accusingly.
"How could I say no to the daughter of two FBI superheroes?"
Instantly Aaron realised he had said the wrong thing as his young apprentice suddenly turned her back on him and the conversation, a flash of that one emotion he could never quite identify lighting up her grey eyes.
"Fia, I- -"
"Could you take these ones down to the car for me?" she interrupted, handing him two boxes.
"Sure, Hailey should be back with Jack in a minute to help out as well."
He watched her onyx hair twitch, acknowledging his statement then turned to walk out of his guest bedroom. It had been almost two years since he had first received her letter and thesis. It was a spectacular piece of work, impressive for the then 21-year-old who had gained admittance into the university just after turning 16. Even back then she had shown an aptitude for behaviour analysis, he had decided to recruit her after reading her report.
Hotch smiled fondly as he remembered the graduation ceremonies, at UPenn and the Academy, never had he felt so proud. This young woman with her remarkable insight and way of connecting past and present events to find motives was truly unique and had become like a daughter to him over time. He and Hailey had offered her a room during her training time at the FBI Academy and as of tomorrow Fia was set to become the youngest member of his Behavioural Analysis Unit and Hotch had no doubts that she would be a natural to the world of profiling.
But there was something hidden within her soul that he had not yet accepted that he would never know. A secret, involving her parents he had surmised, but she was very good at covering herself from being accurately read.
Reaching her car outside in time to see his wife and son pull up in the driveway he sighed, dismissing the mysterious woman from his mind. After all everyone has secrets, they define who we are, his certainly did. And Fia was an extraordinary person; her secrets couldn't be that devastating.
Could they?