The Real Dr. Reid
Summary: On an impromptu vacation in Las Vegas, the BAU sees the real Dr. Reid. AU
Chapter 1: Stranded in Las Vegas
The team was in Vegas working on a case involving the murder of young women. The case was hard on the team as the women were tortured prior to their death. They finally caught the man who did it. They were at the airstrip waiting to board the plane when Hotch's phone rang. He went away from the group to answer it while the rest of the team waited. Hotch spoke on the phone with an expression of slight confusion on his face. After closing his phone, Hotch returned to the team with the same expression on his face. The team looked at Hotch with questions in their eyes. He said that the phone call was from Strauss. According to her, the team was to remain in Las Vegas under orders from the Director. She quoted, "They need a break. Tell them to stay there for a month." The team could do nothing but stare at Hotch in disbelief.
"A break?" said Morgan, being the first in the group to recover.
"Yup." replied Hotch with his signature poker face on. "We just need to find a place to stay for a month."
"But Hotch," said JJ, "all of the hotels are booked to capacity. There are too many conventions going on for the next week or so."
"25 conventions and conferences to be exact," piped Reid.
"Well, we're going to have to find a place to stay for the night. We need to rest after solving the case." said Hotch.
Everyone was left pondering this new development. Everyone was trying to think of a place to crash for the night when the resident genius spoke up out of the blue.
"I know a place where we can stay." said Reid with a strange expression on his face. "Just let me make a phone call first then we can go to the place."
"Go make your phone call Reid." said Hotch, curious at his friend's and subordinate's face.
Reid took his phone out of his pocket. He dialed a number and put the device to his ear. After a few moments of silence, he started speaking to the person on the other end of the line. The rest of the team looked at Reid with a mixture of confusion and surprise as he was speaking in Tagalog. No one on the team knew how to speak the language. Reid finished his conversation and looked at his teammates.
"We can go to the place now Hotch. I've already made the arrangements. I'll just give you the directions while we're on the road." said Reid to his friend and team leader.
"Ok. Everyone to the SUV's!" ordered Hotch.
The team gathered their belongings an piled into the two SUV's. Hotch, Rossi, JJ, and Reid rode in the first SUV, while Morgan, Prentiss, and Garcia rode in the second. The team got on the road and headed towards their destination unknown to all but one.
Hi guys! This is just some background info as to why the team has to stay in Vegas. I'l try to stay in canon, but please keep in mind that this is an AU. Please review if you can. Thank you and I hope you anticipate the future chapters!