Authors Note.. This is my first fan-fic so I am really nervous. I rated it T for later chapters and just to be safe. Ok, *smiles nervously* enjoy reading.
Also I don't our Criminal Minds nor the charectors. (If I did there would be more explantion into Reid's addiction and headaches, ;) just saying.)
Chapter One - Watch Me
It was just an average day when Dr. Spencer Reid rushed out of his apartment; he was late to work, yet again. He had tried to wake up early that morning but with a tough assignment just being finished the day before, well he had a really hard time dragging himself out of bed.
There was also another problem going on that Spencer tried hard not to let himself admit. He had been having nightmares. Not the usual stuff like the horror he sees every day, but, these dreams he never remembered. He would wake up screaming; in a cold sweat and shaking uncontrollably but have no recollection of what brought him this terror.
But Reid had a reputation to build at the BAU. He was still the little genius that everyone had to look after and he was tired of it. Two years have passed since the incident with Tobias, but Reid was still being treated like he was made of porcelain. Try as he might Spencer Reid couldn't shake the idea of always being looked down on, so, this was his problem and he was going to face without any of the teams help.
Reid leaped out of the elevator and hurried to his desk. He hoped no one had noticed he was fifteen minutes late as he sat down. Right then, like the great roar of a lion, Morgan yelled from across the bull pen.
"Hey genius!" Morgan yelled, sending Reid backwards out of his chair and onto the floor, "I know your tired kid but get your ass in conference room."
Morgan flipped around sending a gesture to Reid to hurry up. The frail doctor stood up very slowly and hesitantly. He placed face in his hands and with taking a deep breath he walked to the conference room.
"Your late." said Hotch not looking up from his papers and Spencer sat down.
"Yeah, er, sorry I, ah..." Reid replied his voice trailed off as he rubbed his forehead.
"You ok Spence?" JJ said looking at Reid but still obviously focused setting up the presentation.
All eyes looked at the younger agent, "Yeah," he said sitting up straight, "Just a, rough, night." he choked out.
"Atta boy." laughed Prentiss smirking at Morgan.
"The kid got a girl." Morgan said nudging Reid who pushed him away.
"She walk out on you?" Rossi laughed.
"Haha." Reid faked. He sat there feeling smaller in his chair as the three laughed, then abruptly getting up and walking out.
"Reid!" Hotch called behind him but Spencer hurried to the bathroom.
Morgan ran after him, only stopped by the slam of the bathroom door and the sound of the lock turning.
"Reid." Morgan knocked, "Are you ok? You know we were just messing around."
Spencer paced back and forth for a few minutes. Grabbing his throbbing head and slamming his fists on the wall.
"Reid!" Morgan yelled banging on the door, "Are you ok?!"
Spencer didn't know how to answer this. He could feel every beat of his heart pulsate through his brain. His ears rung and his eyes were stinging. He paced then he leaned up against the wall.
Morgan was soon joined by Prentiss and JJ outside the bathroom, "Reid." JJ called, "Spence."
Spencer slipped sown the side of the wall. He crawled up onto his knees, grabbed onto the sides of the toilet, and vomited.
The sound of Reid's vomiting alarmed the team. Morgan looked anxiously at JJ, than JJ nodded, with that Morgan burst through bathroom door. Morgan looked under the stalls to see that at the end stall Reid was hunched over. Morgan ran to the stall and the girls followed.
"Reid," Morgan said with a tap on the stall door, "Reid. Come on, open up."
"Go away!" Spencer gasped then returning to the toilet.
"Reid." Prentiss said, "If you don't open up Morgan will pull you out from under the stall."
"I'm fine just go away." Reid managed to squeak out.
"The smell and the fact that you've got your face over a toilet tell me otherwise." Morgan shook the door, "Reid we want to help you."
"I know and that's why I can't open the door." Spencer gaged, "Just go away."
"Reid you know we can't do that." Morgan replied.
"Why didn't you tell us you were sick?" JJ asks.
"Sick as in mentally or sick as in I am vomiting up blood? 'Cause right now it's a little of both!" Reid yelled angrily slumping off the toilet and leaning up against the wall.
Morgan rubbed his forehead, then decided, "Reid... Let us help."
"I am sick and tired of your help!" Reid screamed and stood up, quickly he opened the stall door and ran passed the worried team.
"Spence!" JJ yelled as they ran after him.
"Leave me the hell alone!" Reid exclaimed as he hurried to his desk grabbing his bag.
"Agent Reid." Hotch said looking worriedly at Spencer.
"Agent Hotcher." Reid said as he pushed past his supervisor angrily.
"You can't just walk out." Hotch trailed behind him.
"Watch me." Reid said as the elevator door closed separating Spencer from the team.
