Okay so this is my first Criminal Minds fic, so be nice, but honest. Criminal Minds does not belong to me. blah, blah, blah. Also, don't worry about the French, it will be translated at the end of the chapter, and most verbal communication with this new character is in French. Enjoy!

Prentiss heard a shuffling and a near inaudible whimper coming from the door of her apartment. She held her gun close, but hidden as she made her way to the door. Peering out of the peephole, she saw nothing, so she slowly opened the door.

"Etes-vous Emily Prentiss," a small voice asked. 1

Emily turned down to see a girl no older than six standing in front of her. Her matted hair fell to her waist, she was wearing a ragged dress that was brown and torn, though it may have been blue at one point. Tear tracks were visible through the dirt on her face and almost every piece of skin that could be seen was bruised, scratched or scarred. It was the only thing she had seen in her life that broke her heart.

She knelt next to the girl, who flinched violently as though expecting a blow, "Oui, je suis. Quel est votre seul nom peu? Qu'est-ce que tu fais ici?" 2

"Mon nom est Holly. Ian Doyle a tué mes parents, et m'a laissé en dehors de ce bâtiment me dire de trouver Emily Prentiss. Il m'a dit que vous pourriez prendre soin de moi, et pour vous donner cette," Holly sobbed, pulling a piece of paper out of a pocket in her dress. 3

Could you watch this for a while for me Emily? It's become...a nuisance. Ian.

Prentiss fought the urge to growl and looked at sobbing, frightened little girl in front of her, "Merci Holly. Vous avez été très courageux pour porter cette question à moi. Je suis sûr que vous n'avez pas peur de rien. Que diriez-vous venir à l'intérieur pour un chocolat chaud?" 4

Holly still looked scared out of her skins and nodded, as if to spare punishment. Emily ushered her inside and put some milk in a pot on the stove to heat. "Parlez-vous anglais Holly?" 5

"Aucun." 6

"Je vois. Holly, si vous restez ici, je veux que vous sachiez que je ne serai jamais vous blesser. J'ai besoin de toi de me faire confiance. Il sera difficile, je sais, mais vous devez me faire confiance. Pouvez-vous faire ce que mon chéri? Pensez-vous que vous pouvez essayer?" 7

"Que faire si je fais quelque chose vraiment, vraiment mauvais?" 8

"Je ne pense pas que vous voulez. Vous n'êtes pas une mauvaise fille Holly, Ian Doyle et les gens méchants qui ont tué vos parents ne vous l'a dit. Ils sont menteurs Holly, et vous devez oublier tout ce qu'ils vous a jamais dit sur la façon de se comporter, ou si oui ou non vous êtes une mauvaise fille parce qu'ils sont des gens très mauvais et tout ce qu'ils veulent faire, c'est de vous blesser. Eh bien, le chocolat chaud se fait Holly, si vous pensez que vous pouvez vous asseoir sur le canapé et boire pendant que je fais un appel téléphonique?" 9

"Oui, je vous remercie Mademoiselle Emily." 10

Emily pulled out her phone and pressed nine and then the call button, "Yeah Hotch, it's Emily, we've got a small problem involving Ian Doyle...No, it's not really considered a threat...It's not really something I think should be explained over the phone...Well it's a physical object, I can bring it in to work tomorrow...Okay, I'll see you then...Bye."

Well, what you think? I know the French is a little like, dude, wtf? It is probably not precise as I don't speak French and cheated by using Google Translate, but, here are the translations, and the numbers next to the bits of text up there, correspond with the translations down there.

1 Are you Emily Prentiss

2 Yes I am. What is your name little one? What are you doing here

3 My name is Holly. Ian Doyle killed my parents, and left me outside of this building tell me to find Emily Prentiss. He told me that you could take care of me, and to give you this

4 Thank you Holly. You were very brave to bring this to me. I'm sure you're not afraid of anything. How about you come inside for hot chocolate

5 Do you speak English Holly

6 No

7 I see. Holly, if you stay here, I want you to know that I'll never hurt you. I need you to trust me. It will be difficult, I know, but you have to trust me. Can you do that darling? Do you think you can try

8 What if I do something really, really bad

9 I don't think you will. You are not a bad girl Holly, Ian Doyle and the mean people that killed your parents only told you that. They're liars Holly, and you have to forget everything they ever told you about how to behave, or whether or not you're a bad girl because they are very bad people and all they want to do is hurt you. Well, the hot chocolate is done Holly, so do you think you can sit on the couch and drink it while I make a phone call?

10 Yes, thank you Mademoiselle Emily