First Impression

For the few days after returning from her assignment, Kira was thrusted into debriefs and final outprocessing from her OSI unit. In between her mandatory appointments, she was able to find a place in Quantico to live and was able to get new furnishings and decorations to make it her own. The apartment looked bright, yet subtle in pinks and purples throughout the rooms. It would definitely make Garcia proud. She was on her terminal leave, which she had 6 months before her separation finally happens. Until then, it was on her own time. Hotch and Garcia helped her get situated, however they couldn't help but mention that Reid lived above her, which explained all of the care packages outside his front door, untouched.

Kira just finished her shower after her long run when her phone begins to buzz. She looks at the Caller ID. "Blocked" it read. Against her better judgement she answers her phone. "Stansen?"

"Agent Kira Stansen?" a male voice on the other line.

"For the time being, may I ask who is calling?" confused at this point.

"This is Assistant Director Walter Skinner, you were undercover with a couple of my agents?"

Her eyes widen. "Y..Yes sir. I remember. Is there something I can help you with?"

"I had some additional questions about your report to us that I wanted some clarification if you do not mind?"

"Ok…what would you like to know?"

"It is better if you come into the Hoover Building to discuss this."

"Is this a formal or informal request? You answer depends on my attire."

"Formal."

"Understood, I can be down there in about an hour."

"See you then." They hang up.

She gets dressed in her suit, and as she reached where she normally kept her weapon and holster she immediately realized she no longer had her badge or gun as she turned her stuff in for processing. Sure she had another firearm, but there was not a justification to carry, so she finished getting ready without, feeling naked in the process.

She grabs her overcoat and purse, and securely locked her apartment. She walks by the staircase and couldn't help but look up. Debating whether she should initiate contact was battling in her head. After a few minutes she decided to try to knock on his door. She slowly crept up the stairs and made it to his front door. She raised her fist up but hesitated. "This is crazy!" she thought. "Well I can just knock and say I am a new neighbor wanting to get to know everyone." She thought again, as she knocked a few times finally. She hears a little rustling behind the door, and footsteps approaching.

She hears someone unlocking the door, and the door opens. They looked at eachother, almost sizing the other up. "Dr. Spencer Reid?" he nods. "My name is Agent Kira Stansen from the Air Force Office of Special Investigation. I just transferred to Quantico. I actually moved in downstairs. I'm friends with Aaron Hotchner, and when I told him I moved here, he mentioned you lived here too…" She started to smile. "Sorry I am rambling." Reid smiled back at her. God, he looks so cute. "No problem, um,…." For once he was at loss of words. "Would you like to get a coffee sometime?" She smiled back at him. "Sure, I would like that." She hands him her card. "My cell number is there. I guess I will see you later." He nods at her as she turns and walked down the staircase. Reid shuts the door, while leaning into it, he holds the card, staring at it. "Maybe this is a new beginning." He heads into his bedroom, getting ready for his brand new day, brand new Spencer Reid.

As she departed the building heading to her car, she was curious what her future held for her.

A couple hours later, Kira was walking the hallways of the FBI not as OSI Agent, but now a FBI agent. She couldn't believe it, she wanted to pinch herself. She went to Human Resources to get her stuff started for her remedial training. She already had her firearm and badges issued. As she passed by another elevator, she stopped a random agent passing by.

"Excuse me, could you tell me where I can find Agent Mulder or Scully's office?"

The young male agent began to laugh. "Spooky and the Ice Queen is in the basement offices."

She shakes her head. "Thanks…" the male agent leaves, "Ass!"

She pushed the down button, which allowed the doors to open automatically. She steps in and pushes the basement button. She exited the metal box on her floor and walked down the hallway. She sees a door plate, "FOX MULDER, SPECIAL AGENT" She grins and knocks.

She hears a man through the door, "Nobody down here but the FBI's most UNWanted!" She smiled at his joke and entered the office, which was dimly lit, and upon first glance, other than the massive amount of filing cabinets, you can stuff an entire Science Fiction convention in this little room. She sees her friend with his back to her, sitting in front of a poster with a UFO and the words "I WANT TO BELIEVE" in bold letters.

"Scully I thought you were at the…" he turns before he finishes his statement, standing before him is Kira, with a grin on her face. "Kira!" he moves around his desk and pulls her into a hug. "Wow, you look amazing."

"Thanks Mulder, how's it going with you and Dana?"

"Doing well, we uh…..decided to embark on a different type of partnership. So we requested to be assigned to the Academy. What brings you here?" She looks to her breast pocket, his eyes trained on a FBI badge on her lapel.

"You're kidding?" She shakes her head.

"It was a condition if the operation went as well as it could be. Even though the case wasn't solved, but what we uncovered was a bigger threat than drugs just being smuggled."

"So where are you heading?"

"Well, I was assigned to the Behavioral Analysis Unit. A friend I was deployed with is the Unit Chief there and he had an open spot, so it made sense to give it to someone he knows who can do the job. And speaking of which, I have to head out in a bit, but I had to stop and say Hi. I hope to see you guys often at Quantico?"

"Yes definitely. I'm sure you and Dana would love to get together when you aren't traveling. BAU is always busy."

"Yeah, so I have been told. See you later."

"Bye!" He watched her exit the office and head to the elevators. He turns on his heels and heads back to his files.

She exited the building and picked up her phone to place a call. "Hey PG, you will not believe what I have to tell you!"

**AN** I had to incorporate portions of my previous stories in case the timeframes were hard to follow. So hopefully from here on out, there won't be much mention of the X-Files for a while and the story will pick up.