A Place Where I Belong
Author's Note: SO HAPPY! This is a rewriting of A Realization which was another story I wrote from JJ's POV. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Criminal Minds.
**EMILY'S POV**
I had walked into that building that morning feeling very nervous, but also very, very excited. I saw the whole team of the Behavioral Analysis Unit sitting in the chairs of their much cluttered desks; they must have been going through past cases.
Then I looked up the small stairway to find Agent Hotchner's office, seeing the door open but no one inside I made my way up the stairs. On the way I passed another office with an open door but this one was not empty.
It was the host to a beautiful blonde woman, whom I only got to see at first glance before I reached Agent Hotchner's office.
I sat down on the leather couch across from his desk and just waited. I had heard about the opening for profiler, figured the job would be good for me. I wouldn't be traipsing around Europe anymore that's for sure.
He walked into his office and immediately stopped at the sight of me.
"Agent Hotchner?" I asked standing up.
"Yes, and you are." He said looking down at the papers he had carried in.
"Emily Prentiss, I'm here about the open profiler position for this unit." I said shaking his hand.
He motioned for me to sit back down, "I thought you had to go through Human Resources first?"
"I was told by head of HR to come straight to you, she said you were having trouble finding a replacement for and agent who just resigned." I said placing my resume onto his desk.
A few minutes past and he looked up, "Very impressive Ms. Prentiss. But I can't shake the feeling that your mother had something to do with this interview."
"My-my mother?" I was baffled, how could he even know who my mother was?
"Yes, Ambassador Prentiss is your mother, am I right?"
"Yes, sir but she had no idea I was even thinking about the FBI. I haven't talked to her about my career since I left Interpol."
"I still don't know how I would feel if you had an unfair advantage getting this job when everyone else has tried their hardest. Good day, Ms. Prentiss."
I wasn't going out without a fight. "Agent Hotchner, sir, I have never been on good terms with my mother, I grew up hating her and as I have gotten older I have found respect for her but I don't let her into my life anymore. I was tired of being controlled by her so I came here. I wanted to have a good job, hopefully with good co-workers, and just help people. That's all I have wanted to do my whole life. So please reconsider, look over my resume again, I'll be back. I belong in this unit, and all I'm asking for is the chance to show you."
I saw him about to say something when I saw him call the blonde I had seen earlier into his office, "Yes, sir?" she said.
"Agent Jareau, this is Emily Prentiss, Prentiss this is our teams media liaison Jennifer Jareau." She reached her hand out to me.
"Nice to meet you Emily, and please call me JJ,"
"Nice to meet you too, JJ" I said noticing her flirtatious smile and the adorable flip of her golden blonde hair.
I got lost in her gorgeous sky blue eyes for what seemed like an eternity, Hotchner interrupted, "She will be filling Agent Greenaway's position. And JJ, I expect that briefing to be ready in 30."
"Yes, sir." She said, "Look forward to working with you Agent Prentiss." She added with a wink
As I walked out of the office and down the stairs I nearly ran into an older man who walked into his office, when he passed by he squeezed my arm and said good luck. I think I was going to like it here.
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The next day I had gone into Quantico to get my credentials and badge and my gun because I guess a case came up overnight. I made my way to the airstrip when I got out of my meeting with Erin Strauss, that was a trip.
When I got to the plane my go bag was taken from me and put into and overhead bin by a very tall, dark and handsome man. "Nice to have you on the team." He said shaking my hand, "Derek Morgan."
"Emily Prentiss," I said. "Thank you." I added motioning to my bag.
Then Hotchner called me over to where I would be briefed on the new case.
"Hey, nice to see you again Agent Prentiss." JJ said to me.
"Nice to see you again too, JJ, right?" I asked.
"Yep, all my friends call me JJ." She stated with a beautiful smile.
"Well, all my friends call me Emily, so there's no need for Agent this or Agent that."
"That's good to know…Emily"
This woman was beyond beautiful. With just her hair pulled back in a ponytail and no makeup on she was the most attractive person I think I have ever seen in my entire life.
And here's me being stupid and flirting it up, when she's probably straight and we work together now so I'm wasting my time.
I noticed she had been spacing out worse than I was, and we had an hour until we got to the airport. She was supposed to be telling me about this case.
"Hello Earth to, JJ!" I said trying to get her attention waving my hand in front of her face.
"Oh right, sorry. Just got a little distracted." She said shaking her head back and forth and rubbing her eyes.
"You were literally just in another world." I said giggling at her a bit.
"Yeah happens once in a while," she said referring to her blonde hair sarcastically. I just laughed.
"So what were you thinking about? Special guy?" I said secretly wanting to know if she was straight.
"Guy!? Like I have time, you just wait Prentiss. If you have 'em I hope you have told them the field you are entering. It makes you unable to have a personal life at times" she said very seriously at that.
"Oh, nope. No guy.." I said looking away from her very quickly.
"Oh come on, pretty girl like you must have a date every night." She said looking at me with a raised eyebrow.
"Dates sometimes, just not with- with guys..." I told her quietly, biting at my finger nails. I had never told anyone right of the blue that I was gay before.
"O-Oh, I'm sorry I brought it up. If you want to keep it personal, I um, I completely understand!" she said frantically, trying to sound well, understanding.
"No, JJ it's fine. We're friends right? I tell my friends these things." I said calmly placing my hand on hers.
"Good! And if you ever need anything, I'm here." She said returning the gesture.
"Thanks," I stated, brushing some of my hair out of my face.
"No problem. Okay, with that said let's get back to work." She said very professionally.
After JJ and I finished talking about the case, I met the rest of the team.
Jason Gideon, Derek Morgan who I had already met briefly, Spencer Reid, Hotch who I already knew.
The only person I didn't get the chance to meet was the technical analyst Penelope Garcia. I was told I would love her no matter what though.
Jason Gideon, what can I say. Such a gentleman, very good at making you feel welcome.
Derek Morgan, fan of Kurt Vonnegut my kind of man.
Spencer Reid was the youngest on the team but also acquired the most knowledge; he was like a walking encyclopedia. But he was incredibly lovely.
Hotch was just Hotch, same expressionless man I had met that day in his office.
We made our way to a very cheap looking hotel in Up-State New York. "This is all we could get on such short notice," Hotch told us when we arrived at the hotel.
The killer we were here to profile had been killing young blonde woman, he would hold them captive for about 4-5 days torturing them, raping them then he would stab them to death.
Right when we walked in rooms were assigned.
"Alright, let's get rooms assigned." Hotch said, Reid, Morgan you have room 4G. Here are your keys, and Morgan no trashing the room this time." Hotch finished, raising his eyebrows as Derek began to walk to the stairs.
"Of course, Hotch. I'll keep it professional this time." He said as Spencer tried to steal the keys from him. He failed as Derek said 'Too slow!'
"JJ, you will be rooming with Prentiss," he said tossing the keys to JJ. "And Gideon and I will get the last room. Now everyone turn in early, we will get to the crime scene by 7 tomorrow morning."
When we got to the room I didn't realize that I was only one queen bed and a couch. I though it would've been at least two twin beds. Budget cuts I thought.
"I can sleep on the couch if you want me to," I said putting my bag up on the bureau and unpacking some things.
"Non-sense, it'll be fine." JJ said waving her hand and shaking her head.
"Are you sure?" I asked looking at her.
"What? Haven't you ever shared a bed with a woman before?" she said sarcastically, putting her hands on her hips.
I laughed at her mockery, "I was just making sure you were okay with it."
"Totally let's just get to sleep."
Ending Note: How was that? I tried to make the thoughts different, but the dialogue the same. Tell me what you think, also in this one I am going to include the first kiss between JJ and Emily that I didn't write about in A Realization.
XOXO,
Kendal