Hmm seems my break from FF didn't last that long. I just can't stay away.
Anyway, I've got a new story. I'm still not sure how long it will be, but it will only be a few chapters. I'm not doing another epic for a long time. I hope you enjoy this!
I do not own Criminal Minds.
Chapter One
The BAU was having problems. Lots of problems. And Strauss was sick of it.
For the last two weeks or so they had been bickering, arguing and fighting amongst each other. They tried to hide it around Strauss but it didn't work. She might not be a profiler but she was no fool. She saw it in their eyes, pent up anger just dying to get out.
The funny thing was that she had no idea why they were fighting. Agents Morgan and Prentiss, who always seemed to be the best of friends and got along so well, were suddenly fighting over small, trivial things. She had seen them have a blazing argument in the bullpen yesterday just over a pen. Apparently Agent Morgan had accidently placed his pen on Agent Prentiss' desk and they had a huge argument. So she heard. Strauss didn't know exactly what was said, she only saw it from her office. She quite enjoyed watching them fight, it was entertaining. However when Agent Prentiss started throwing things Strauss decided enough was enough. She stormed down to the bullpen and called the two agents up to her office, where they were forced to explain their actions. Surprisingly, they couldn't come up with a justifiable answer. Strauss sent them away with just extra paperwork. The two agents were shocked, Strauss had never been lenient before. Strauss had a reason though. She was enjoying watching the two bicker. Especially since their arguments had also caused Agent Jareau and the eternally annoying Aaron Hotchner to fight as well. Strauss liked nothing better than to just sit back and watch them all fight. Agents Jareau and Prentiss would be on one side and Agents Morgan and Hotchner on the other. It was hilarious really.
In addition to the Morgan/Prentiss/Jareau/Hotchner fight, there was the fight between Agents Reid and the computer guy who ate bacon donuts. Strauss had to remind herself to ban bacon donuts from the building. They were disgusting.
The two had never been friends exactly, but all of a sudden they were giving each other dirty looks and having arguments. One time they had even started physically fighting. For the second time in a week, Strauss had to call an agent of the BAU up to her office to discipline them. It was a good week.
Then the technical analyst Garcia who Strauss thought was less than professional, especially since the time she had propositioned her over the phone, was an emotional wreck. The colourful agent had always been in touch with her emotions, but recently she had been bursting into tears a lot. She didn't come into the bullpen often, and anytime Strauss saw her her eyes were red and puffy. Strauss didn't know why the woman was crying, maybe she was upset that her beloved BAU was fighting. That was no reason to cry though. It was a reason to celebrate.
But as much as Strauss loved to see her agents fighting, she couldn't stand civilian safety being compromised. So far they had managed to keep their personal differences away from the field, but on the last case it had gotten so bad that the team arrested the wrong suspect and interrogated him for three days while the real UnSub was off killing another woman. It had to stop now.
But how? What would be the best way to punish them? She couldn't let her, and as much as she hated to admit it, best team's peformance in the field suffer. She wanted to embarrass the team, get rid of Hotchner and start over. But how? Strauss mused on this for a few days before inspiration struck her. This scheme ensured that the team would be embarrassed in front of millions, and she would finally figure out why exactly they were fighting. It was brilliant, fullproof. Hotchner and his team would regret the day they crossed Erin Strauss.
I know it's short, but the next chapter is longer. And the reason they're fighting will be revealed too.