Her eyes lit up like a child at Christmas, as she walked through the doors to the FBI's Behavioural Analysis Unit. She hummed a simple tune that was coming from her headphones as she tried to hide the nerves that were building up inside of her. She stepped into the elevator; this was a dream she had had since she was a little girl. She stood in the back corner of the elevator. She felt someone was watching her; she turned her head to find a child-like man looking at her. He looked away quickly when their eyes met. She turned her face towards the wall to hide a small smile, as she did know if it might offend the person. The elevator opened and half the elevator emptied out onto the floor. She followed the crowd. She saw that a pair of glass doors was straight in front of her, she knew it was the place as the seal on the door said "Federal Bureau of Investigations, Behavioural Analysis Unit".
As she walked through the doors, she saw a busy office, people with folders walking around her. She suddenly felt very nervous as everyone was dressed in suits and she just had on a pair of jeans and a dressy shirt on. She wore a necklace around her neck, which had a butterfly and a dog tag on it. She fiddles with the strap on her bag as she looked around for Agent Jennifer Jareau. She decided she would head up a small flight of stairs when she sees a door marked, Jennifer Jareau. She regained her confidence and knocked on the door. "Agent Jareau?" she asked in a calm voice.
"Yes," said a blonde women standing up.
"I'm Bonnie Copper, we talked on the phone. I'm from the FBI Academy," Bonnie said with a smile as she held out her hand.
"Yes, Bonnie. Your here to talk the test" Agent Jareau said as she shook Bonnie's hand. "Follow me," she added as she grabbed a pile of folders and walked out of the office. Bonnie followed her example, as Agent Jareau walked down the stairs and stopped at an empty desk. "Okay, so here's a case file. You need to give us a profile of the Unsub. Now I know you probably know what Unsub means but to refresh your mind, it is the Unknown Subject. Time wise, you have as long as you need, so do not feel you need to rush. Any questions?" she said as she turned to look at Bonnie.
"No, I don't think so" Bonnie said as she placed her bag over the back of the chair and sat down.
"Okay, then when you're finished just hand it back to me", she said as she turned to walk off "Oh and good luck" she added with a big smile.
Bonnie opened the folder in front of her. She looked at the pictures. The murder was of a couple in their home. The wife had been shot with a gun and the husband received blunt force trauma to the head. Bonnie had seen crime scene photos before, so these photos did not bother her. As Bonnie looked through the folder, Agent Jareau walked past the desk where some of the agents sat watching Bonnie. "Hey JJ, whose that?" asked a female agent.
"A FBI Academy student, she's applying to become a BAU agent," JJ said.
"Wow how old is she?" the female agent asked.
"Um... I think her file said she was turning 25, why Emily?" JJ asked
"She's so young, is she a genius like Reid here?" Emily asked
"I don't know, I just read her first page of her profile" JJ said "Well it looks like she caught someone's eye" JJ said pointing to the child-like man who has been staring at Bonnie in the elevator.
"Reid!" Emily said loudly as Reid dropped his eyes from Bonnie too Emily and JJ.
"Huh?" he said looking at them in shock.
"Looks like my boy has finally caught up, nice catch" the male agent said
"Morgan!" Emily said as she walked away.
"Briefing in 10 minutes guys," JJ said walking off to catch up with Emily.
Bonnie finished reading the file she had been given. She grabbed the pencil and writing pad and started to write down a profile that was coming to mind, fitting all the evidence into the profile. When she had finished she looked around and noticed that the room had become a lot quieter than when she first came in. She looked at the watch on her arm and saw she had only been half an hour. She stood up, closed the file, and walked to Agent Jareau's office. She was not in her office. Bonnie looked around and saw Agent Jareau in another room. Bonnie walked towards the room and knocked. She then walked in "I'm sorry to disturb you but I'm done Agent Jareau," Bonnie said with a half a smile.
"Already? Thank you Bonnie" Agent Jareau said as she walked towards Bonnie and took the file.
"Thank you Agent Jareau" Bonnie said as she smiled and closed the door.
Bonnie headed to the elevator; she grabbed the iPod from her bag and walked to her car. She breathed calmly as she unlocked her car and drove back to her apartment that she was sharing with a girl she met in her course named Claire. She grabbed her keys and climbed the stairs to her apartment. She loved the apartment she shared. It was not like the other apartments she had lived in with her family. She opened the door to her apartment and saw her roommate Claire jumping around and dancing as she cleaned the lounge room. "I thought you had your final class this morning?" Bonnie asked Claire spun around and grabbed her chest.
"Oh god you scared me, Bon. I thought you wouldn't be home until like 1pm," Claire said looking at Bonnie.
"Yeah I finished quietly and there was no need to stay" Bonnie said laughing as she shut the door.
"So how did it go?" Claire asked as Bonnie walked past her and dropped her bag in her room.
"Well they seemed surprised that I finished so quickly," Bonnie said as she walked out of her room. She had changed into her normal clothes. "I have no idea how they wear suits all day" she added.
"Well come on Bon, you did two four year courses in 3 years," she started as she handed Bonnie a plate with some food on it. "Plus you have been in police stations since you were six" she added with a small laugh.
"Well I'm sorry that I'm special," Bonnie said laughing as she picked at the food on the plate.
"Special? Like stop eating the paste special?" Claire said laughing.
"Oh my god, you need to stop watching 'Gilmore Girls' in your spare time!" Bonnie said throwing a ball of rolled up piece of bread.
"And the same to you too" Claire added.
The next couple of hours Bonnie and Claire laid on the couch and watched movies and television. There was a knock at the door, Claire walked to the door. She opened the door, "Hi can I help you?" Bonnie heard her asked.
"Yes I'm with the FBI, Agent Aaron Hotchner. I'm looking for Bonnelyn Cooper, is she hear?" asked Agent Hotchner.
"Yes she is, Um... Bonnelyn, it's for you," Claire said.
Bonnie got off the couch and walked into the hall. "Very funny Claire but you know I hate that name. You sound like my dad and you know how much..." she stopped suddenly.
"I'll be in my bedroom," Claire said with a small smile. "Good Luck" she added in a small whisper.
"Thanks, Um... please come in Agent Hotchner" Bonnie said.
"This is Dr. Spencer Reid and of course you know Agent Jareau," said Agent Hotchner. When Agent Hotchner introduced Dr. Reid, Bonnie shook his hand.
He was the guy who was staring at her in the elevator. She smiled when she saw Agent Jareau.
"Yes, please come in. What can I help you with?" Bonnie asked as she followed them into the dining room/ kitchen. "Please sit down if you want," she said pointing to the chairs.
"I wanted to know how you profiled that case so quietly" Agent Hotchner started. "Most agents coming from the academy when we hand them that case they say it's a Caucasian male between the ages of mid – 20's to mid-30's, who became jealous of the victim's husband so he shot the wife and hit the husband over the head. But you said the Unsub was a female," Agent Hotchner finished.
"Well it was obvious; the husband did die after his wife. The evidence shows it, where he stood in his wife's blood trying to help her. Nevertheless, the Unsub was female as she confronted the husband about the affair she let the wife die before them as they talked. Then the Unsub grabbed a lamp that probably was a gift from her and hit him over the head with it. She then cleaned the husband's shoes and changed them. She also cleaned the lamp, if you find her she would probably have the lamp still," Bonnie said confidently.
"And you found all this in 20mins?" Dr. Reid asked
"Yes it was quiet easy to find all this information in the case file" she added. "I know my way around case files," she said with a small smile. "Can I offer you a drink?" she said looking at each of them.
"No we're fine," Agent Hotchner said. "You now have the quickest time to complete that test," He added.
"You were 10 minutes faster than me" Dr. Reid chimed in.
"Well I'm sorry Dr. Reid, but I'm sure you have a lot more accomplishments under your belt," Bonnie said with a smile and a small laugh. "So you guys just come to ask me about my test or is there something else you want to know. Because I don't want to keep my roommate in her bedroom all night," she added.
"We have a case in Nevada and we were hoping you would join us, as a consultant," said agent Jareau.
"I would love to but I have finals and my wrap up classes," Said Bonnie as she looked at Agent Jareau.
"You would rather finish you course than join us in the field?" Dr. Reid asked.
"Well yeah I would rather do that," Bonnie said sharply. "Look I guess you've seen my file and know all about me by now right?" Bonnie added.
"Well yes we have but you're file only starts when you were 18. We know nothing about your childhood" Agent Hotchner said.
"Well to be honest I would rather it stay that way as my childhood wasn't like everyone else's" Bonnie said shaking her head.
"Well if you join us on this case I was considering writing you a reference for your future career in FBI" Agent Hotchner said looking at Bonnie's face.
"Considering? More like you thought I would get a taste of it and love it?" Bonnie said with a laugh.
"Okay you caught me out," Agent Hotchner said with a small laugh.
"Trust me it's the oldest trick in the book when it comes to getting people to join," Bonnie said looking at Agent Hotchner. "If I go on this consult, after this one case I don't have to join or commit to the FBI?" Bonnie said leaning on a chair.
"Yes of course that is the deal," Agent Jareau chimed in.
"Okay then I'll join you on this case," Bonnie said with a small smile.
"Plane leaves in 30 mins," Agent Hotchner said as he stood up.
