The Three Faces Of Emily
Disclaimer: CBS owns Criminal Minds, but we know that. I do own Mia and Millie, but I'll gladly trade them for Hotch...
Summary: Ian Doyle is dead and Emily's back from exile with one more secret...
Timeline: AU Present Day
Special Thanks To: LadyElena17, CRIMINALMINDS jjemilyhotchfan , "a" and Phoebe9509 for the reviews.
A/N: Thanks to everyone who's read and review. Please continue to drop a line for a review. And now on to part two...
Emily rubbed her hands on her temples as she heard the flight attendant say that it was safe to take off the safety belts, making her rush to pull hers off and rush for the bathroom.
"Breathe." Emily told herself "Everything will be ok, just breathe."
'Aw, is little Emmy having a hard time making it through a plane ride?' Mia taunted.
"Shut up." Emily said quietly "You're locked up."
'What's the matter? Memories rushing back now that you're headed for the states?' Mia taunted 'Or more to the fact that playing Lauren was just a little too much like me?'
"I'm nothing like you or Lauren." Emily muttered.
'Says the girl talking to herself.' Mia said 'Sounds like you're going crazy... Ha, yep, we all go a little crazy. But two alters? Woo. Coo coo.'
Emily ran her hands through her hair muttering, "Leave me alone, Mia."
'Ah why?' Mia taunted 'I'm having so much fun, now that Millie is busy.'
"Busy?" Emily repeated "Millie wouldn't abandoned me."
'Had to distract her for a bit.' Mia said 'She's worried that I'm going to hurt little old you. We both know I wouldn't do that.'
Emily stood up straight, looking in the mirror only to see Mia stare back at her in a dark black top "Knock it off."
A knock interrupted Emily from her fight, temporarily seizing control over her alter, "Yes?"
"Miss?" a woman's voice said "Are you alright? You've been in there for quite awhile."
Looking at her own reflection, Emily straightened the turtle neck she was wearing, "I'm fine. I'll be right out."
Emily unlocked the door, and opened the door, "Sorry."
'Chicken.' Mia taunted.
'Leave her alone.' Millie ordered loudly, causing Emily to cover her ears as she passed by some noisy passengers.
"Quiet." Emily murmured to her inner voices, sitting down in her seat.
JJ stood in the terminal, double checking her watch for the arrival time. Nervous was the emotion that ran through her at first, followed by anxious and excitement.
Sighing as she double checked the time, she went over the bombshell she dropped on the team with Hotch less than twenty minutes ago and played with her fingernails, a habit she picked up from Emily.
Pacing around the terminal she couldn't get the look of disbelief and hurt of the BAU teams face.
"She's alive?" Reid asked trying to wrap his genius mind around the concept "How?"
"After Doyle stabbed her, she was rushed into emergency surgery. Hotch and I came up with a plan that was signed off by Strauss and a lot of higher ups, to temporarily place Emily in witness protection, until she fully recovered. Then she could choose to or not, return to Interpol to handle Doyle." JJ said.
"Is she ok?" Garcia asked, looking from JJ to Hotch "She is coming back, right?"
"Was Doyle eliminated?" Morgan asked angry, feeling betrayal and distrust in three of his longtime friends.
"Doyle's dead." Hotch said, "Prentiss took him out."
"When is she coming back?" Dave asked.
The four shocked BAU team members where shocked to see Hotch and JJ exchange looks.
"She is coming back, right?" Reid asked.
"She's coming back to the States." Hotch said "Whether she chooses to rejoin the BAU is up to her."
"Well of course she'll want to rejoin the team" Garcia said "We're her family."
Morgan got up walking out of the conference room, as he huffed out "Some family."
JJ could only watch as he sat at his desk in the bullpen, as she left to meet Emily's plane.
'They'll accept her back,' JJ thought to herself as she ran her hand through her blonde hair, 'It's just going to take some time.'
JJ saw Emily's plane deboard and she felt herself relax for the first time since seeing Emily lying in a hospital bed recovering from major surgery.
Emily walked out with her head down feeling the weight everything she'd been through.
"Emily!" JJ shouted as people rushed past to leave the airport "Emily."
Emily's head shot up, and JJ noticed her face, contort in tension but then relax into a small smile.
JJ rushed over throwing her arms around the brunette "Oh my God, Em."
"Hey, JJ" Emily said trying to relax into the hug.
"How are you?" JJ asked the thin brunette, watching her face intently.
"Fine, just tired but fine." Emily said weary when JJ gave her a look, Emily quickly said, "Don't give me that look, I'm fine. Really."
JJ nodded acquiescing, "Well, we'll get you set up in a hotel to give you a good nights sleep."
Emily smiled feeling herself relax, feeling like she could let go of the breath she'd been holding for months.
"When do you want to see the team?" JJ asked as the two got into the JJ's SUV.
"I don't know." Emily said quietly "I don't think they want to see me."
JJ turned the car on the next block, and looked over at her, "Of course they want to see you. They've missed you and are so excited you're back."
'No they're not.' Mia taunted causing Emily to wince at the tone.
JJ saw this, "Are you alright?"
"Just a little tired." Emily said "I'm ok."
'Liar, liar pants on fire.' Mia said in a singsong voice 'How about telling her, Hey JJ I've got two other personalities living in me? Mind dropping me at the nearest nut house?'
Emily groaned lightly, wishing that she could shut Mia off.
"Em?" JJ said lightly, worried for her friend "Are you sure you're ok?"
'Emily' Millie said, 'Smile at the agent and tell her you're fine. I'll deal with Mia.'
Emily turned and smiled at JJ, "Yeah, just a little headache."
JJ nodded, "Are you hungry? We can grab a bite to eat before I drop you at the hotel?"
"No that's ok." Emily lied "I ate on the plane."
"Ok." JJ said raising an eyebrow to Emily 'Of course she came back different. After all she's been through hell and back.'
Emily stood in the middle of her hotel room, wondering if coming back was such a great idea.
'Hey' Mia said 'You know what a great idea would be? Going out and getting us laid.'
"No." Emily told the voice "I'm in charge now. And I will find away to suppress you."
'How?' Mia taunted 'Another shrink? All that did was make sure we stayed. We're the ones that help you beat Doyle.'
"Shut up, Mia." Emily said laying on the bed "Right after I see the team tomorrow you are gone for good."
'Fat chance, Emily' Mia said 'You need us, you won't survive without us.'
"I survived for years without you before" Emily said "I can do it again."
'Really?' Mia countered 'Who took that block of the wood to the head for you? Me. Who took that beating at the cult for you? Me. And who took that wooden stake to the stomach? Me again. I am stronger than you.'
'Mia stop baiting Emily.' Millie said 'You'll make everything a lot more comfortable if you both do as I say.'
"I'm not taking orders from either of you." Emily said "I'm taking control of my life. I don't need either of you."
'Oh look who grew a backbone' Mia said 'See that Millie? That's the thanks we get after all we did for her?'
"All you did?" Emily said "You both are making me insane."
'Too late for that.' Mia said 'Who the hell do you think taught you how to compartmentalize? Her. She's the reason you hardly blink when you face one of those criminals you chase. She's the reason you stood up to that bitch who raised you and that block of ice you call a boss.'
"You were there when I was a child?" Emily asked "With mother?"
'You called out for us' Millie said 'Being raised by an emotionally distant workaholic mother, who rather shove you off on nannies than spend five minutes outside of a photo op. We helped you cope and deal with it.'
Emily put her hands over her ears, shaking her head "Stop it, stop it. I don't want to hear anymore."
'Deal with it, Princess.' Mia said 'You need us to survive. Or would you rather be a sniveling weakling?'
"Go away." Emily said loudly.
'We've been here all along.' Mia told her.
A knock pulled Emily out of her talk. Walking over to the door, Emily wiped the fallen tears and stood up straight.
Opening the door, Emily saw Hotch standing at her doorway.
"Emily" Hotch said "May I come in?"
Nodding, Emily felt a gnawing doubt hit her stomach as Hotch stood in her room.
"Hey" Emily said "So how was your summer?"
Hotch rolled his eyes at her dry wit, "I wanted to know if you planned to return to the BAU?"
Sitting down at the small table, Emily folded her hands on her lap and looked at him, "I don't know."
"If you plan to return," Hotch told her "We need to know that you're back one hundred percent."
"What are you asking?" Emily asked fearing the worst.
'You know what he's asking' Mia said 'He's questioning your loyalty.'
"Are you questioning my loyalty to the team?" Emily asked.
Hotch looked at Emily in shock and surprised, "What? No. I know why you did what you did, even if we didn't like it."
"Then what do you mean?" Emily asked worried.
'Maybe he knows you're crazy.' Mia taunted 'In that case, no need to worry about Barbie dropping us off at a mental hospital Stone Cold over here will.'
"Well," Hotch said slowly "If you do plan to rejoin the team, it's not going to be easy."
"Such as?" Emily asked ignoring Mia's taunts and Millie's instructions on closing herself off.
Hotch watched Emily, he kept noticing that she looked like her mind was wandering off in some internal debate.
'JJ was right' Hotch thought 'Something is wrong.'
"I know you're no fan of the Bureau psychiatrist" Hotch said seeing a spark of fear in her eyes quickly that disappeared "But Bureau dictates that all returning agents have a mandatory counseling."
"Well I knew that." Emily said letting her sarcasm become evident to hide her secret.
Hotch smirked at that, then said, "I know the team might be a little off with you if you return..."
Emily waved her hand dismissing that, "That's fine, I totally get it. But Hotch do you want me to rejoin your team?"
Hotch sat down on the empty chair, "I do. I really do. You belong with us."
Emily sighed a small breath and said, "Only if you're sure."
"I'm sure." Hotch said smiling at Emily.
'He's testing you...' Mia taunted 'He doesn't really trust you.'
Emily turned her head, wincing at that.
"Are you alright?" Hotch asked, "Emily?"
Emily turned back to look at him "Fine. When do I go in for recertification?"
Hotch got up and walking for the door, "Tomorrow. Get some sleep, you look really tired."
"Way to make a girl feel special, Hotch." Emily teased closing the door on his smirk.
'How brain dead are you, Emily?' Mia taunted 'You really think that block of ice will ever trust you? Remember why you were put on his team. He'll never trust you. Hell he'll never love you.'
"I don't care if he never loves me." Emily said fighting her resilient alter "Why would that even matter?"
'You can fool yourself but you can't fool us' Mia said 'You love Aaron Hotchner. God only knows why.'
"Millie stop her." Emily said feeling her mind split in to two.
'Emily, breathe.' Millie said 'You won't do yourself any good if you can't breathe.'
Emily walked over to the hotel window, and took a deep breath, "Breathe. Breathe."
Emily flopped across the bed, telling herself over and over to breathe.
Inside Emily's mind, Mia walked over to the window that Millie was next to, and smirked at the uptight cold brunette.
'I'm getting through to her, she's falling a part.' Mia said folding her arms across her chest.
'You must be so proud of yourself, don't you?' Millie said walking away from her, dressed in a dark turtle neck and black slacks 'Systematically destroying the one person who you are suppose to protect above all. You are nothing but a disappointment, Mia.'
'You think I'm not protecting her?' Mia demanded 'Look at me. I have been protecting her since day one. Those beatings? That damn boss of her's disappearing from that serial killer? Who do you think it was that pulled her through that mess?'
'Emotions are a waste of time' Millie said 'You are becoming too much of a hassle for Emily. Which is turning Emily into something she's not, emotional. Trying to break Emily's defenses down to get out? I can't have that. Now it's time to put you in your place.'
'What the hell does that mean?' Mia asked looking at her and seeing herself in a cage 'What the hell is this? What are you doing?'
'This' Millie said walking out slamming the lock on the cage 'Now I'll know where you always are. Behave.'
Emily tossed and turned in her sleep, but felt herself relaxing into a peaceful sleep.
To Be Continued...
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