Chapter two: A few years later

-Ring- -Ring-

Reid walked into his living room. He could hear his phone ringing...but didn't know where it was. He scanned the room quickly, but still couldn't find it. 'Don't have time for this...' He walked through the front door and locked it behind him.

He walked down the hallway of the apartment block he currently lived in.

–Ring- -Ring-

Reid sighed and looked through his bag for his cell phone. He continued walking as he flipped it open and answered it. "Hello..."

"Spence...you didn't answer your house phone."

Reid couldn't help but smile at hearing the voice that spoke to him down the phone. "I couldn't find it."

"You should probably tidy up. Your room at your Mothers house was never a mess."

"L, did you phone me up to tell me to tidy my room, or is there something you wanted?" Reid asked; a little harsher than he had meant it to.

"Don't be like that." L said quietly.

Reid immediately felt bad. He hated it when he was been off with L...but he couldn't help it. It had been a while since they spoke properly. "I...sorry. So, how are you doing?" He asked, trying to lighten his tone.

L stayed quiet for a moment. "I am doing...okay..." Even after so long...L was still a little awkward when he told Reid how he was or how he felt. "...I should be coming to see you soon. If...that is alright?"

"You know it is. You can come whenever you want..." Reid sighed. "But...I won't hold my breath." He said sadly.

He heard L sigh down the phone. "Spence...I said I was sorry for not coming to see you last time...but..."

"Yeah, I know, I know...it's just...It's been a while."

"Too long." L admitted sadly.

Reid froze in his place. L felt the same too...they were friends and had been since Reid was twelve, but they ever hardly got to see each other and with L been on so many cases lately...they hardly even got to talk...so it was natural that they would miss one another.

"I...err...I should get going now..." Reid said quietly. That was the last thing he wanted...to hang up on L. But if he didn't go now...he would be late.

"Ah, yes. It is your first day at the Bureau, correct?"

"Y-yeah."

"I shall talk to you soon then..."

"Yeah..." Reid said quietly. "Bye..."

"One more thing...good luck, Spence." L hung up.

Reid shut his phone and put it in his bag, before he started walking again. 'I wonder if you really will show up this time...'

Later that day

"Reid, they're fake candles..." JJ told him as she patted his shoulder.

Reid continued to try and blow out the candles, as if he hadn't heard her or didn't believe her. The three members of the team near him started to laugh and the two older profilers –standing at the opposite side of the room- smiled as they watched the scene.

"What did you wish fo-!"

-Ring- -Ring-

Everyone looked down at Reid. He looked from them to his pocket. "Oh, it's me..." He pulled the phone out and smiled. He looked over to Hotch; a some-what pleading look on his face. The older man nodded and pointed to the door. "I-I'll just be one minute..."

Reid walked quickly out of the room, and stood just to the right of the double glass doors. He flipped his phone up and answered it. "Hello..."

"Happy Birthday...Spence."

Reid's smile widened. "You remembered..." He laughed.

"Have I ever forgotten?"

"No...I guess you haven't. But, you know...I would feel a lot better if I knew your actual birthday...instead of-!"

"Instead of the day we met?" L interrupted. "I'm sorry, but you know that is a bad idea..."

"Yeah, I know." They both stayed silent for a moment. "It's also a bad idea to phone me while I'm at work..." Reid joked.

"...Yes...I am sorry...it will not happen again..."

"What? No...I was..."

"Hey, pretty boy...come on. You can't slack off just 'coz it's your birthday!" Reid turned his head to see Morgan leaning around one of the doors; smirking.

"Pretty boy?" L repeated blankly.

"Yeah...j-just one minute, Morgan..." Reid heard a beeping noise down the phone. He pulled it away from his ear to see L had hung up. "Why'd you...?"

"Kid, you okay?" Morgan asked; a concerned look on his face. Reid nodded and put his phone back into his pocket. "Who was that?"

"Err...I-it was no one."

A few days later

Reid walked down the long hallway, slowly to his apartment. 'He still hasn't showed up...' He stopped in front of his door and looked at his watch. It was 03:12; the team had just come back from New Jersey, working on a poison case.

Reid put his key into the door and tried to turn it. It wouldn't move. "That's weird..." He said quietly to himself. He put his hand on his gun; ready to pull it out as he slowly pushed his front door open and switched the light.

"You are finally home..." A familiar voice said. "That is good...because I do not have long left..."

"Huh, as always..." Reid said quietly as he walked further into the room. He saw his messy haired friend slouching in front of the window; staring out of it. He turned around to look at Reid. "So, what are you doing here?"

"I came to wish you happy birthday..." Reid sighed and walked out of the living room and into the kitchen. L followed and hovered at the doorway. "What is it?"

"L, not only am I a profiler...but I have been able to tell when you're hiding something from me, for most of my life..." Reid started; L smirked lightly. "So what is it?"

L sighed and scratched at his head. "Who...who is the man that called you pretty boy?" He asked.

Reid frowned; confused. He turned to look at L. L had walked into the kitchen, standing in front of the window; looking out of it. "What?"

"Someone called you pretty boy...when we were on the phone...on your birthday." L looked down to the floor; making sure not to turn and face Reid.

"Oh, that...it was Morgan...he's always calling me that or kid."

"Is that so..." L frowned at the thought.

Reid smiled slightly. "Now, I know you didn't come all the way here, just to find out who called me pretty boy."

L turned to face the younger man; his cheeks were a light pink colour. Reid frowned a little confused. "I...I am taking a new case soon...the Kira case. I believe I sent you the files explaining about it."

"You mean the case...I asked you not to take?"

"Yes. That case." L said and looked into Reid's eyes. Reid walked out of the kitchen and into the living room; he was pacing up and down the room.

'How could he...I asked him not to...I mean I practically begged him not to take this case!'

"Spencer..." L said quietly as he walked into the room. "Please calm down."

"I am calm." He snapped.

"You do not look it nor do you sound it."

"L, you wrote the case file that you sent me...so you know how dangerous this case is! How could you..." Reid started. He couldn't finish.

"You hunt dangerous criminals for Jason Gideon." L said bitterly as he looked at Reid.

Reid stopped pacing and turned to look at L. "T-that's different..."

"Because it is your job? And this is mine." L said and pointed to the case file on Reid's table.

"I don't choose what cases I take..."

L sighed. "I will not stand here and argue with you...that is not what I came here for..."

"Then what did you come here for!? You must have known I wouldn't just agree to you taking the Kira case!" Reid said.

"I don't know why I came...when it comes down to it...what cases I take, has nothing to do with you." L said coldly. Reid's eyes widened. "I shall take my leave now..." Neither of them said a word as L left Reid's apartment, he left the door open and spoke. "BB is no where to be found. Please...be careful."

After a moment Reid registered what L had said, he ran to the door and stood outside in the hallway. He looked up and down the hallway. 'L...' He couldn't see the older man anywhere. Reid's whole body tensed. He looked up and down the hallway twice before he stepped into his apartment and locked the door.

L was standing at the bottom of the hall, just behind the corner. 'I am sorry...I probably should have told you that was the real reason for me checking on you...' L walked down the hallway and left the apartment building.

End of chapter 2!

Sorry if there is any mistakes...I did check it, but I was half asleep...lol.

The next chapter is going to be more intersting I promise...I think Beyond will be in it next.