A/N Yup another one for you. See the end for more notes on the story, and as always I own nada.
Hotch had arrived at the hospital shortly after Morgan had called. JJ, and Emily met him in the parking lot on their way into the building. Garcia had miraculously beaten them there and was sitting with Morgan and Rossi in the waiting room. After Morgan and Rossi filled the team in, they tried to piece together a timeline for Reid.
"Well I can't really help you guys much with this, he only knows me as David Rossi, retired FBI and criminology writer" Rossi admitted.
"Yeah, he was asking for Gideon, so we know it's before that mess" Morgan explained. "He also said that we had just gotten back from a case in Louisiana."
"I can only remember the case with Will" Hotch added, turning to JJ, "You would probably remember better, did we have any other cases in Louisiana that year?"
JJ shook her head, "No, I mean we could have, but Hotch that was five years ago."
"Besides, he worked with Morgan, Gideon, and you for years before that as well. How do we know that he's not back there, Hotch?" Emily asked.
"We don't" Hotch replied shaking his head. He pinched the bridge of his nose before continuing, "Alright, Emily why don't you go sit with Reid for now, if he remembers you then that at least gives us a time frame to work with, without disturbing him too much." Emily nodded her agreement. Hotch then turned to Garcia, "Can you and JJ compile a list of all cases we had in Louisiana where Reid worked with me, Gideon, and Morgan."
"Right on it sir!" Garcia gave a salute before handing her keys off to Morgan, "My laptop is in Ester, away my cocoa servant." Morgan took the keys and left in the direction of the parking lot, muttering as he went; something about a crazy woman.
"Well I guess we wait now" Rossi noted trying to find a more comfortable position in the hard plastic chairs.
Hotch and the girls nodded, also trying to find a comfortable seating position, except for Emily who stood to make her way to Reid's room. She gave a wave to the team as she left.
The next time Reid awoke, a friendly face sat at his bedside, "Emily" he called out with a smile.
"Oh Reid" Emily replied, reaching out to him. She laid a hand on his arm, "How are you feeling?"
"Better, I think. Was Morgan here earlier?" Reid asked, hoping the last time he woke was all a weird dream.
"Um…" Emily hesitated.
Reid groaned. "It wasn't a dream" he cried. "What's the date?"
"Not now Reid, you need some more rest okay?" she replied, rubbing his arm warmly.
He shook her off and asked again with more force, "Emily what is the date?" Still she hesitated, so he shook off her arm and began pulling the wires and tubes off.
"Reid! Wait!" Emily cried trying to stop him.
"No" Reid gritted out. "I'm not going to stay here and be coddled by some career agent I've known for less than a year. Now let me go, I'm going home now."
Emily was at a loss for words. This was not her Reid, it was the one from five years prior. The Reid who lashed out at her, the one who…
"Shit, Reid are you craving?" Emily asked without thinking.
"Am I what?" he gritted out in rage. His anger rolling off of him in waves, "How dare you!" he cried continuing to rip off the wires and tubes keeping him trapped to the bed.
Emily was ashamed she had asked so rashly. She was about to apologize when a nurse stormed into the room, soon followed by another. Emily was pushed to the side as they tried to calm Reid down and back into the bed.
"Fine, fine. I'll stay until I speak with the doctor" Reid finally conceded. "However, I want no one to enter this room except for my medical proxy Agent Jason Gideon."
"But Reid" Emily began to protest.
"No. Out." he cried. One of the two nurses began leading her out.
"Just, Reid. It's not Gideon, it's Hotch, okay?" Emily said sadly as she was pushed from the room.
"Well, fuck" Reid sighed. Looking to the nurse he spoke softly but forcibly, "Just Agent Aaron Hotchner then, okay?" The nurse nodded, while continuing to reaffix all that he had thrown off. Reid sighed again, closing his eyes and thinking.
His eyes flew open when he remembered, "What date is it?" he asked the nurse.
"March 20th, dear" the nurse replied.
"Year?" he asked desperately.
The nurse looked at him with concern, "2012, dear."
Reid closed his eyes, and threw back his head. 'Five years!' he cried internally. 'Five years, and apparently a lot had changed.'
A/N So yes I set it in season 7. A lot has changed since season 2, so I think this will be fun. Now I will touch on the drugs from time to time but this will not be a reid!drugs fic. I loved the support from you guys as well as the ideas. Keep it coming :)