Awakening
Reid/Adam J.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters or the show Criminal Minds. I only appreciate their stories.
Warning: Slight gore to add descripted detail from the story, perhaps a bit of OOC from the characters. Also, slash in later chapters.
Chapter 1 – Conflicted
"Monsters are real. Ghosts are real, too. They live inside us and sometimes, they win…" - Stephen King
Slender fingers poised on either side of a cigarette as another woman presented a lighter, flicking open the zippo and igniting it so the cigarette could be presented to the flame. Smoke poured out of lacquered lips. "How are you feeling today?" "You let me smoke," the elegant and feminine southern accent came through, "what more can I ask for?" The doctor moved away and sat down. "Most patients have a hard time coping with new surroundings."
The doctor flicked open the lighter, the auditable click resounding in the silence. "They probably believe that they're going to be released… I'm not so naive." The session was being recorded, the blue screen of the camcorder facing away from the woman so she couldn't see her own shadowed reflection in the low-lit room. "You don't believe you'll be getting out?" The doctor bravely asked. "Humph, would you let me out?" The voice was just as questioning as the doctor's, almost sarcastic. She knew she wouldn't leave the institution. The doctor pondered on the thought, quickly changing the topic to what was really important. "I'd like to talk about Adam. He's still missing." The southern belle sighed with annoyance, "So I've heard." "Will you help us find him?" The answer that followed wasn't surprising at all, but it was short, and blatant. "No."
"Why not?" The doctor asked, pressing the matter, "What more do you need to hide?" The woman, almost matter-of-factly looked towards the doctor, "I'm not hiding anything. And I think the better question would be; what are you looking for, Dr. Reid?" Sitting across from the southern woman sat the BAU's youngest, and most intelligent agent, Dr. Spencer Reid. The male came out of the shadows with his long arms shoved into his pockets. He looked at the woman, his voice and eyes full of seriousness as he pursed his lips and spoke, "I think you know what I'm looking for."
"I wanna hear you say it." She almost mocked, feeling the tension, breathing a breath of smoke out of her lungs. Dr. Reid's eyebrows rose when he spoke, spacing each word out carefully to try and get the point across, "I am looking for Adam." "Just because you caught me doesn't mean you'll find him." She answered immediately after him. "You're not that smart," she mocked.
Dr. Reid thought for a moment longer, turning over her statement in his mind. "This isn't about being smart, this is about doing the right thing." The woman took another drag from the cigarette while she listened to him, breathing smoke out from between her pink lips. "I did the right thing."
Well, there it is. The first chapter. I would like to remind everyone that I do not own the characters or the show Criminal Minds. Please rate and review, more chapters will come soon to see where this whole story will lead. Thank you for reading!
