A/C You guys are all so sweet. Thank you so much for the reviews and all the hits I've been getting. I made a few mistakes in the last chapter and thank you to all who corrected me 

After Gideon spoke the whole room fell silent. In there working together at the BAU it had been rare for Gideon to suggest an undercover case. They were intense procedures and it was like putting one of your team members out as bait.

"Undercover?" asked Hotch even though he had heard Gideon clearly the first time. "Do you really think that's the right way to approach this? I mean we've seen what this unsub is capable of."

Prentiss and Morgan seemed to be deep in thought. Morgan had been on an undercover case before so he knew the risks, but it seemed like the only probable way to get the information they needed with a school that would not give any information. Prentiss had a different question on her mind.

"It seems like a good idea seeing the circumstances. But who would be put undercover and in what way?" she asked them openly with concern. "It's a boys boarding school after all so what would we make the person undercover?"

"She has a point you know. If we put someone in as a teacher it might look suspicious and they wouldn't get that much information." Morgan said.

"I was thinking more along the lines of someone going as a new student." Gideon said eyeing Reid.

"Well that would be a great plan, but who could pass as a student?" Hotch asked as he yawned again. He felt as though he was going to fall asleep anytime then.

"Reid." Gideon said softly and he continued to look over their youngest agent.

Reid did not show it in his face, but he felt more paranoid than ever. Of course they wanted to use him for something like that. He was quite paranoid as a result of the drugs so his thoughts were quite insane. He thought that this was part of their plan to get rid of him. They wanted him to fail just so they wouldn't have to deal with the baby of the team. That of course was the not the situation at all.

"Me?" he asked frowning with a paranoid look in his eyes. "You think that I could pass for a high school student."

Not knowing Reid's state of mind the rest of the team didn't see his question as paranoid and like he was insulted by their opinions.

"Well, people have said you look quite young for your age in the past so, yes." Gideon said as the rest of team nodded in agreement.

Gideon wasn't positive yet if they should let him go. He had been acting fairly odd lately and something like this could push him off the edge. Another thought came to Gideon's mind though. This could also be just the thing to help Reid, to show him that he is an important part of the team and not just a "kid". Gideon had no idea Reid looked at it more as insulting and embarrassing.

"Oh well it's great to know you all have been discussing me." Reid hissed as he clenched his fist in annoyance under the table. The drugs had made him a bit temperamental.

"Reid it's not like that." Hotch said in a sympathetic tone of voice which took a lot out of him after being so tired.

"You know what, fine I'll do it." He said quickly gritting his teeth and still not making eye contact with anyone.

Gideon and Hotch gave each other a look that they both understood. They needed to discuss this thoroughly before making any rash decisions. Reid was obviously quite fragile, but they needed to break him out of it with something important such as this.

Morgan on the other hand was worried as hell. He didn't think Reid could handle something like this after all the things that he had been doing lately. By instinct, even though Reid had pissed him off, he wanted to protect his friend who had always been like a little brother to him. Reid knew that Morgan thought this and it bothered him even more.

"Well first of all we should get Garcia to get some background checks on those kids to see who they were friends with and what they were involved in at school. Morgan can you get her on that?" said Hotch.

"Yeah, no problem." He said getting up to go pay a visit to his good ole friend.

"JJ, I need you to contact other offices to get the things we need for this. I don't think it will be a good idea to wire him so we need other measures of security." Gideon told her.

"Got it." She said with a nod heading back to the bull pen.

"Prentiss can you excuse us for a bit. Why don't you go help Morgan?" Hotch said nodding towards the door with a serious expression.

"Reid, we just want to have a quick word with you before this all starts." Gideon said in his normal calm voice that he always used when trying to reason with Reid.

Every word they spoke Reid's mind twisted into something else. He over analyzed the smallest details of their movements and words. The paranoia was overwhelming and he hated feeling this way. It made his friends seem like monsters. Reid was glad the drugs were wearing off.

"What would you like to discuss? You don't think I can handle it d-do you?!" he asked wit ha slight stutter. The withdrawal seemed to be starting up.

Gideon hoped that it would not come down to this. He could tell that something was up with the agent that he had always had a bond with. After Reid was kidnapped he saw a belt on the cabin floor and he hoped that no drugs were involved, but now he was not so sure. Gideon just wanted Reid to understand and become the Reid they all knew and loved again. He seemed obligated to make sure his agent, and friend was alright.

"No, I didn't say that. We just want to know whether you can handle it. A case like this isn't exactly a walk in the park." He said in a tranquil tone of voice.

"It's just procedure." Said Hotch. "Going undercover can be hard, and we just want to make sure you're safe.

Even though their words made perfect sense and would have normally made him feel secure and satisfied his influenced mind twisted them around in his head.

"Alright I understand. But don't worry guys I'm really fine." He lied. "I've just been tired lately."

Although Gideon didn't believe him 100 he smiled and gave Reid a friendly pat as he got up from his chair.

"I'll have to get all the paperwork in order." Said Hotch. "Also, we should only let a select few at the school know about Reid. The ones chosen will have to sign a contract of course for precautions."

"That's a good idea. I talked to the head of the school before and he's pretty reasonable. I'm sure he'll know who can be trusted." Gideon said.

"Let's get to work."

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Prentiss had caught up with Morgan as he was heading toward Garcia's office which should have really been called a space station with all the computers and technology in there. She felt uneasy about the whole case with Reid. As they all knew he was not very stable at the moment. But she figured Gideon had some logic behind it as he always did.

"So, what do you think of all this?" she asked Derek who had a stern look that could have been one of Hotch's expressions.

"Well, I can tell Gideon noticed the same things we did. But I think this whole thing could be good for Reid. You know, to give him some space to breath." He said thinking about his first undercover operation. It had been long and difficult, but it had been one of the best learning experiences of his career.

"I don't know, do you think there could be more to what's going on with Reid than just being traumatized and moody?" she wondered aloud.

"What do you mean like drugs?" Morgan asked stopping in his tracks.

"Well… yes." She said feeling bad she was talking about her friend in such a manner.

"There are a few signs, but it just doesn't make sense. Reid's smarter than that."

"You never know…" she said trailing off as Reid stepped out of the conference room looking her square in the eye then walking away.

The two of them walked into Garcia's office after their discussion. Morgan hoped Reid hadn't heard anything, but they had been pretty distanced so it was very unlikely.

"Hey, what's up you two?" she asked as she spun around in her chair towards them. Her ensemble was made up of a hot pink top with a slightly plunging neckline and some plaid cropped pants. She didn't care for the FBI dress code so they just let her do her own thing so she'd help them.

"Well for starters we have an undercover case." Prentiss said leaning against one of the many desks.

"Oh, is it you hot stuff?" she said winking at Derek playfully.

"No, it's Reid." He said flatly.

"Oh… really?" she asked with a worried expression. Being concerned for Reid seemed to be the new fad these days.

"Yeah…" said Prentiss.

"Well anyways, what do you guys need? Something out of my fountain of infinite knowledge I presume." She said with a grin.

"You know it." Derek said leaning over her chair. "We need information on a Richard Harrison and a Billy Lansford of Opaque Academy. The basic school activities, schedules, records, and any pictures where they might have been with friends."

"Gotcha sugar." Garcia said. "Give me ten minutes."

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Reid walked out of the conference room feeling like crap. He was sweating like crazy, but the coldness he had felt last night had returned. He had no clue what he was going to do. With the drugs worn off he had the state of mind to think clearly. Reid was embarrassed by the way he had acted with the team. They probably thought he was going insane. As much as he hated the drugs he wanted them so badly.

After a few moments of thoughts he headed towards the bathroom.

TBC