Wow, sorry guys meant to post this a while ago. I think I rewrote this about six times. Oh well, better late than never! Hope you enjoy!
"This profile is not complete, but we will give it to you to give you a base on what to look for. It is not ready to be released to the public." JJ announced to the officers in the room. After studying the bodies and club, the team had come up with a preliminary profile. Once they get more information and evidence, they would give a more in-depth profile. JJ stepped aside as Hotchner walked to the front of the room.
"The unsub we are looking for is a male college student. It is possible that he is in the music department or at least takes a class or two. He is able-bodied enough to take down the victims and leaving little-to-no defensive wounds behind. He rips out the vocal chords of each victim, but only the latest victim is a singer." Hotchner announced. Morgan stepped up after him.
"This could mean he's jealous of the singers at Music of Angels. The vocal chords appear to have been removed by hand, so there is an extreme amount of anger directed at the victims. One theory is that Abigail rejected him and he didn't take it very well. Maybe John and Sam stood up for her and this was the unsub's way of shutting them up." Morgan continued.
"This could also be the unsub's way of showing his hate of the Music of Angels for not letting him perform. In Norse mythology, Loki had his lips sewn shut because of his silver tongue. Perhaps this is the unsub's way of silencing those who, in his mind, 'lied' about his talents." Reid continued. Thinking about the profile he realized that none of these situations probably happened. He couldn't quite explain it, but he felt as though they were looking in the wrong direction.
"Again, these are just some ideas we've been thinking about. Don't hesitate to come to any of us if you feel like there's another answer. Thank you." Rossi announced. The room dispersed as the BAU huddled closer together to talk about the situation. "I think it would be best if we went to the club tonight. I overheard someone talking about a tribute to the victims happening. The unsub might be there and react strangely in the situation."
"Rossi's right. We'll go to the club tonight. Meanwhile, I'll have Garcia dig deeper into the victims, Gina, Aria, and Rodney's lives. We need to find something, anything in their pasts that may point to who the unsub could be." Hotchner agreed. He walked off to call Garcia while the others walked away to talk to the officers or relax before going to the club. Reid pulled out an old, crumbled photo from his wallet and looked at it for a minute. He couldn't help but wonder where Aria was. He wished so badly that Aria Tetherman was his sister, just so he could know for sure who she is. Maybe after the case he could ask Garcia to track his sister.
Later that night at the club, Aria was running her little speech through her head. The song she's going to sing was originally going to be a duet with Sam for John and Abigail, but now it was just her singing for all three of them. She could hear the members of the band talking about how cool it was that the FBI was here. Deciding that she was ready, she walked over to her friends to await their time to start.
"Hello, Princeton! I know you all want to forget about school and all the crap you're going through. Hey, we'll get to that soon, but first we have a treat for you. Aria, Gina, Thomas, and Nat, please come up to the stage." Rodney announced. The group walked on the stage and took their places. Gina was now the guitarist until a permanent replacement could be found. Thomas sat at the drum set and pulled out his sticks. Nat plugged in his bass and gave Aria, who was at the mic, a thumbs up. Aria smiled shyly and took the mic from Rodney so he could leave the stage.
"Hey, everyone. I'm sure you've all heard by now about what happened to John, Abigail, and Sam. It's crazy to think that they're actually gone. This song was originally going to be a duet between Sam and I, but now it's a tribute to him, John, and Abigail. So grab a friend, a loved one, or even a total stranger and dance. And if there's anyone out there in the police or FBI, I'd personally like to say thank you. I know they'd be glad to know that they have such a great group of people catching their killer." Aria said with a sad smile. She gave the band a thumbs up and they began to play.
The BAU had just walked in when Rodney finished speaking. They sat down at a table and listened to Aria speak. They shared a surprised look when she mentioned them. Their phones all pinged at the same time, but they hardly noticed the group text from Garcia. When the band began to play, they decided to be respectful and give their full attention to the performance.
"You heard her, Spence. Grab a friend and dance." Prentiss said as she grabbed Reid and dragged him to the dance floor.
Would you know my name
If I saw you in heaven?
Would it be the same
If I saw you in heaven?
I must be strong and carry on
'Cause I know I don't belong here in heaven
Would you hold my hand
If I saw you in heaven?
Would you help me stand
If I saw you in heaven?
I'll find my way through night and day
'Cause I know I just can't stay here in heaven
Time can bring you down, time can bend your knees
Time can break your heart, have you begging please, begging please
Beyond the door there's peace I'm sure
And I know there'll be no more tears in heaven
Would you know my name
If I saw you in heaven?
Would it be the same
If I saw you in heaven?
I must be strong and carry on
'Cause I know I don't belong here in heaven
The room erupted into applause at the end of the song. Reid and Prentiss walked back to the others after Reid's embarrassing attempt at dancing with Prentiss. The team, aside from Hotchner, looked like they were trying really hard not to laugh. Finally they remembered Garcia's text and Hotchner decided to read it out loud for the team to hear. The information the text held shocked everyone.
"'I was looking through Aria Tetherman's records and I found out that she was adopted. Thinking that it'd be helpful for the case I looked for her biological family and OMG guys, her last name is Reid! Her full name is Aria Nicole Reid.' Reid, do you know anything about this?" Hotchner looked up at Reid as he said the last part. Reid was pale as a ghost and looked ready to throw up. He covered his mouth with a hand and ran out of the club.
"I know what's going on Hotch, but JJ should probably go talk to Reid. I'll tell the rest of you while they're out." Morgan suggested. He was stunned to say the least. He knew about Reid's sister, but he never expected her to be Aria Tetherman. JJ nodded and ran after Reid. She made it outside just in time to see him on the bench, head in his hands between his knees. She see the tears slowly rolling down his cheeks.
"She's my sister, JJ. She's my little sister. All these years I've only had one picture of her and it's of us on the day she was born." Reid rambled once he realized that JJ was next to him. JJ sat down and saw him holding the picture he told her about. "We saw her, JJ. She saw me! Does she know who I am? Does she know she has a brother? Does she even know that her last name is Reid?"
"Hey, Spence. I'm sure she knows about you. Maybe she was nervous to meet you too? She probably realized that you didn't know who she was so she said nothing. Maybe after her performances of the night are over you can talk to her. You know, catch up and maybe even get info that can be helpful for the case." JJ comforted as she rubbed his back. Reid remained silent, but wiped the tears from his eyes and nodded.
Inside Morgan had just finished explaining to everyone how he found out about Reid's sister and what happened. They were all surprised to say the least. Aria walked off the stage as the regular DJ began to play dance music. Trying to avoid talking to Aria before Reid came back, the team split up. Morgan, Rossi, and Hotchner talked to the other band members while Prentiss talked to different patrons. Oddly enough, most people talked about a threatening letter that had come to the club shortly before the first victim was murdered. While no one on the team let it show that this was new to them, they were silently wondering why Rodney never told them about the letter. Finally Reid and JJ walked in. The rest of the team filled them in on the new information.
"I said leave me alone!" they heard someone yell. They all turned to see a man about Aria's age trying to make a move on her, even though she obviously didn't like it. Nobody seemed to notice except for the team, so Reid and Morgan decided to step in. The man held Aria's arm tightly and tried to pull her in for a kiss as she struggled. "Let go of me!"
"FBI, let her go!" Reid growled as he and Morgan stormed up. They flashed their badges and got a good look at Aria's assailant. They realized that he could barely hold back Aria, who wasn't as strong as John and Sam. There was no way this man could be their unsub, but that didn't mean they couldn't scare him to death for trying to hurt Aria. This didn't seem to faze him, though. "This is your only warning: let Aria go or we will arrest you for assault."
"Whatever, she's not even that hot." The man scoffed as he pushed Aria away from him. He stalked off, most likely to try and find a different "date." Reid walked over to Aria to help her up while Morgan gave him a thumbs up and walked over to the team. Aria looked a little shaken, but scowled as the man walked off. She turned back to her rescuers and found herself face-to-face with her older brother. They stared at each other as her breathing hitched.
The song is "Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton
Hope you enjoyed the cliffhanger. By the way, I'm heading back to college this weekend and I have another story I'm writing, so updates are gonna be pretty slow for a while.
God bless! :)