Author's Notes: Hello my little street fighters, welcome back to another chapter of Summer Break! With everything going on, I was glad to find enough time to post this chapter and finish a couple of stories that have been gathering dust on my computer. You gotta love the power of free time. Anyway, I hope you have enjoyed this story so far because we're going to meet a few very important people!
Before we continue, I must warn you that I do not own Criminal Minds or The A Team by Ed Sheeran. Pity though.
Chapter 4
Silently Angel met JJ; a beautiful woman with kind eyes and a beautiful smile. She felt more at ease at JJ's easy-going smile. Aaron and Dave were basically the same build and personality. Angel felt like she could trust them with her life. She never felt like that with anyone other than Spencer and Derek.
At once, she smiled, something she hadn't done in years and it felt weird to her. It probably looked really weird to the group; after they returned the very awkward-looking smile, they walked down the beach when Morgan did something unexpected.
He picked up JJ and ran into the ocean and dropped her into the freezing water. Angel, watching them playing in the water, started to laugh at them. Dave and Aaron tapped her shoulder to nod at Reid, who was trying his hardest to not laugh.
She got their plan and silently snuck up on Reid. In one fell swoop, she kicked up Reid's legs, knocking him off balance to grab his arms while Dave and Aaron grabbed his legs. Reid looked up in surprise at Angel while they ran with their captive to the ocean. They started to swing him when Reid decided to take someone with him. When they let him go, Reid grabbed Angel's arms and pulled her down.
They made a big splash and when they came up, everyone was quiet until Angel laughed. She started splashing Reid until everyone joined in on the war. When everyone was soaked, they ran to the little cottage they rented. There were five rooms and a living room with a kitchen and a porch.
Angel touched the cushions on the seats and the wood railing as she walked along to JJ's room. JJ promised to go shopping as soon as they could but for the time being, she let Angel borrow her stuff.
They got dressed for the concert and started walking down the boardwalk when their stomachs started rumbling. They walked until Angel had seen a café that she had eaten at before when she was little. The food was delicious and the waiters, in JJ's opinion, were very, very, very cute!
After paying the bill, they walked to the stage and showed their tickets to the bouncer. After the opening act, some band, who were actually pretty good, exited the stage; Blink 182 in all its glory, entered and it began. After a few songs, the drummer, Travis, made up a contest. The winner would sing any song they wanted and the band would play along.
Everyone put their ticket with their names in a bowl and someone picked the winning ticket.
"Wouldn't it be awesome to sing up there?"
"Angel should put her name in!"
"Oh hell no. I can't sing!"
"Too bad, it's in."
Angel could only steam before she realized it was a one-in-a-million chance. What a surprise when she was picked; grumbling about never forgiving Morgan again. They gave her a mic and asked her what song she wanted to sing.
"The A Team by Ed Sheeran."
Than the song began,
"White lips, pale face
Breathing in snowflakes
Burnt lungs, sour taste"
She looked down at Reid for support,
"Light's gone, day's end
Struggling to pay rent
Long nights, strange men,"
He smiled at her and she found the strength she needed to finish the song.
"And they say
She's in the Class A Team
Stuck in her daydream
Been this way since eighteen
But lately her face seems
Slowly sinking, wasting
Crumbling like pastries and they scream
The worst things in life come free to us
Cause we're just under the upper hand
Go mad for a couple grams
And she don't want to go outside tonight
And in a pipe, she flies to the Motherland
Or sells love to another man
It's too cold outside for angels
Reid stared at her as she sang the song and he felt a feeling deep in his chest. It felt good and it hurt at the same time.
"Ripped gloves, raincoat
Tried to swim, stay afloat
Dry house, wet clothes
Loose change, bank notes
Weary-eyed, dry throat
Call girl, no phone.
And they say, she's in the Class A Team
Stuck in her daydream
Been this way since eighteen
But lately her face seems
Slowly sinking, wasting
Crumbling like pastries and they scream
The worst things in life come free to us
Cause we're just under the upper hand
Go mad for a couple grams
And she don't want to go outside tonight
And in a pipe, she flies to the Motherland
Or sells love to another man
It's too cold outside
For angels to fly
An angel will die
Covered in white
Closed eye, and hoping for a better life
This time, we'll fade out tonight
Straight down the line.
And they say, she's in the Class A Team
Stuck in her daydream
Been this way since eighteen
But lately her face seems
Slowly sinking, wasting
Crumbling like pastries and they scream
The worst things in life come free to us
Cause we're just under the upper hand
Go mad for a couple grams
And we don't want to go outside tonight
And in a pipe, she flies to the Motherland
Or sells love to another man
It's too cold outside
For angels to fly
Angels to fly
To fly, fly
Angels to fly
To fly, to fly
For angels to die."
After the song ended, the band and Angel were exiting the stage when the rest of the group made their way to the stage. After flashing the passes, they ran straight to Angel to engulf her in a hug. After getting autographs from the band, they left the stage to have a bonfire.
Morgan and JJ left to get some more beer while Hotch and Rossi went to get JJ's guitar. That left Reid and Angel to light the fire. It took Reid four or five times to try to light the wood with a lighter and after the fifth time, Angel took the remaining beer and used the lighter to spit fire.
"Holy crap!" Reid shouted backing up before the fire could catch him.
"Sorry!"
"How did you do that?"
"Living on the streets, you learn a couple tricks to starting fires to keep warm or win a dirty fight." She said making sure the fire wouldn't go out.
After the fire was lit, they watched the ocean and the sky when Angel went to throw away some trash on the beach. Reid laid down on the sand and closed his eyes and breathed in the salt air. He felt so relaxed and thought nothing could top this moment. All of a sudden he felt his whole body get lifted up and he heard a familiar voice.
"Well, well, if it isn't Reid."
Tobias Hankel, the one he was really afraid of, the one who never left his nightmares. Hankel tormented Reid since freshmen year of college because he was smarter than Hankel. Reid tried really hard to be friends with Hankel but nothing he ever did worked so he just gave up.
"Come on little man. Aren't you going to beg?"
"You hurt one hair on his little head and you're dead."
Author's Notes: Uh oh! So Hankel's back in the picture, how many of you remember that episode? Thanks for reading guys, if you like the story so far come back soon and read the next chapter. Also if you could leave a review I'd love reading it, even if it was to say that this story completely sucked and I should stop writing. Until next time my little street fighters.