Chapter Two.
A/N - Thank you to everyone who has reviewed/ favourited/followed this story. I really do appreciate every review. There'll be a bit of drama in this update and also mentions of self-harm. I wanted to warn you. Without further ado, let's begin.
Emily hadn't been able to fathom why Aimee went missing the other night. It wasn't like her at all. Aimee was always the good girl who did what she was told. Since the BAU had solved the previous case, the team had a few days off which Emily was going to use to find out why her daughter was so down.
It was only 6am and Emily hadn't slept. There was something bothering her but she couldn't work out what it was. Emily heard shuffling about so she walked to her bedroom to see Aimee out of bed. Lately, Aimee hadn't been able to sleep and she always wound up in bed with her Mom. Emily didn't mind but she knew there was a reason for it. "Sweetie, what are you doing awake?" Emily asked.
Aimee looked over at her Mom. "I couldn't sleep. Sorry," Aimee mumbled. Emily sighed and she walked over to her daughter.
"What's wrong honey? You've never been this way before," Emily said gently. She didn't want to risk upsetting Aimee anymore. "I'm your Mom sweetie, you can always talk to me."
Aimee shrugged. "I'm fine," Aimee said. Emily wasn't convinced. "Why don't you believe me when I say I'm fine?" Aimee asked. She was becoming stressed.
"Calm down sweetie I -"
Before Emily could finish speaking, Aimee ran. "Aimee!"
With Aimee.
Aimee kept on running until she felt like she couldn't run anymore. She broke down crying. "Are you okay?"
Aimee looked up and she saw an elderly woman looking down at her. "F-fine," Aimee mumbled. The tears on her face were an obvious sign that she wasn't okay. "Do I know you?" Aimee asked.
The woman shook her head. "No but I see a young girl running, I'm bound to be curious."
Aimee nodded. "Well I'm fine so you can go," Aimee said. The woman walked away and Aimee saw the glass lying on the ground. She puck the glass up and dragged it across her arm. She watched as the blood oozed out.
With Emily.
The minute Aimee had ran out the apartment, Emily got her shoes on and drove after her. She didn't know which way Aimee had gone as there was two directions. Left or right. Emily decided to follow her gut instinct and go left.
Emily drove until she reached the local park. She knew Aimee loved the park and it was most likely where she would run to. After getting out of her car, Emily started her search of the park.
Emily could just make out a small shape sitting on a bench and she hoped that it was her little girl. Practically running, Emily sighed in relief when she saw Aimee sitting there. "Aimee sweetie, don't ever run again. You had me so worried," Emily said. She looked down and saw the blood oozing out of Aimee's wrist. "No Aimee."
Emily lifted Aimee up and carried her to the car before she drove to the Emergency Department. Aimee was seen to right away and she had been taken into a room for an examination.
Emily sat outside waiting for news on Aimee. She remembered the day she met her little girl.
Flashback.
An exhausted Emily Prentiss had just delivered her first child. A small baby girl weighing 7lbs 60z. Emily felt tired but when she had held her daughter for the first time, she felt the tiredness drain from her and she smiled. "Hi baby girl."
Emily cradled her newborn daughter close, not wanting to let her go. Just as Emily had finished feeding her baby. Elizabeth walked in with her father. "Hello Mother."
"Emily dear, let's see the baby then," Elizabeth said. Emily handed her daughter over to her mother. Elizabeth smiled. "She's adorable. Do you have a name?" Elizabeth asked.
Emily nodded. "Aimee Elizabeth Prentiss," Emily replied. Elizabeth smiled and handed Aimee over to Emily's father. "I'll make some calls, register her birth and set up a trust fund for her," Elizabeth said.
"Thanks."
Elizabeth handed Aimee back to Emily and left. Emily looked down at her little sleeping baby and she smiled. "I'll never let anyone hurt you honey. I promise."
End Flashback.
Emily wiped a tear from her eye. She had failed in keeping that promise because Aimee was hurting and she didn't know why. The doctor who took Aimee came out. "How's my daughter?" Emily asked.
"Your daughter has lost a significant amount of blood. She needs a blood transplant. We're keeping her in overnight."
Emily sighed and nodded. She walked into Aimee's room and saw her daughter staring ahead. "Aimee, are you okay sweetie?" Emily asked. Emily got no reply from Aimee and it made her want to cry. "I'm here for when you want to talk."
A Few Hours Later.
Aimee hadn't spoken for a few hours. Emily was growing more concerned now. Aimee had never gone so long without talking. It was taking its toll on Emily as she hated seeing her daughter like that. Emily had text JJ and Garcia as they were the ones who Aimee had opened up to the most. While Aimee got on with the male members of the team, she was closer to the women. Hotch was like a father to Aimee and Rossi a grandfather.
Elizabeth had turned up at the Hospital and demanded her granddaughter be moved to a private room. Of course, the staff had agreed and Aimee was taken to a private part of the Hospital. Still, Aimee didn't say a thing.
JJ and Garcia arrived at the Hospital and they were taken to Aimee's room. They walked in and immediatly, Garcia was at Aimee's bedside. "Oh sweet angel, what happened?" Garcia asked. She too, got no reply.
Both women looked at Emily. "She's not spoken since this morning," Emily informed them. JJ looked at Aimee.
"Are you gonna talk sweetie?"
No reply again. It seemed that Aimee had gone mute. There was only one thing Emily felt she could do - give her daughter a cognitive interview. That would hopefully find out what had happened to her. Emily didn't know if she wanted to do that.
A/N - What do you all think happened to Aimee while Emily was away?
Who should Aimee confide in? JJ, Garcia, Emily or Hotch? Let me know who you think in a review.
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