Sorry for the slow update but I got stuck on two things with this chapter; the title (which is really important), and how to start the chapter. Well I can't really use the 'stuck-with-what-I-should-put-as-a-title' coz most of the time I write the chapter and name it afterwards. I know, I could call it 'John Smith' or 'Meeting the murderer; John Smith' but that just seems too boring. Ok I think I've got a good one, hope you like it and the chapter.
Murder on his mind
"We're here." Emily announced.
"Finally, who knew an hour drive would seem soo long?" JJ asked.
"I know what you mean but at least we've had fun." Spencer replied, smiling.
"That's true, we should do it again some…"
"Don't even think about it!" Emily warned.
"But, Prentiss…" Spencer moaned.
"No! And that's final!"
"Ok."
"Good, now come on, we've got a suspect to question."
"Ok then."
They all got out the car followed by Hotch & Morgan and Ianto & Jack.
"Right Jack, me, you and Derek will question Smith, as for the rest of you, I want you to search the area." Hotch instructed.
"Ok." Spencer replied.
"Got it." Gwen agreed.
"Well, go on then." Aaron replied, rolling his eyes.
"So we have to question a possible psychotic, drug-addicted, alcoholic murderer?"
"Have you been talking to Reid cause he called him that as well." Aaron replied.
"Not yet, no. I'm gonna talk to him later, seems like an alright guy."
"Ye, he is. Harmless and innocent, doesn't deserve some of the things life throws at him." Aaron agreed sadly, remembering previous events that had happened to the young man.
"Tough, isn't it? Watching him suffer?"
"Always." Derek and Aaron both replied.
"Know what you mean." Jack replied, placing a gentle hand on each man's shoulder.
"Just out of curiosity, are you from America?" Derek asked.
"No, Scotland actually. But I moved to America for a while, then I went to Wales, or more specifically Cardiff." Jack thought about telling them the whole truth, about him coming from the Boeshane Peninsular then moving to Scotland, then thought better of it.
"Why? I mean, why Cardiff, Wales?" Derek asked.
"I was hoping to see a friend of mine up there, he stops there when the time is right." Jack replied.
"Did you see him?"
"Ye but he didn't want me travelling with him anymore." Jack replied sadly.
"What do you mean travelling with him?"
"Oh, he goes on a kind of road trip around the world and Cardiff is his favourite spot on the map, but last time I saw him he just said he didn't want me on the ride."
"I'm sorry." Derek apologized sadly.
"It's not your fault."
"Are you two still friends?"
"Ye, we chat when he comes to Cardiff, the Doctor is an amazing man."
"Oh, is that who you were talking about earlier, with the whole 'John Smith' thing?" Aaron asked.
"Ye." Jack replied sadly.
"Why does he have a cover name, I mean what's wrong with his real name?"
"Don't know, actually."
"Oh."
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"So what are we looking for?" Gwen asked.
"Not sure, maybe something that could have been used as a weapon." Spencer replied uncertainly.
"Ok, will do."
"Hold on, my phone's ringing." Spencer said, pulling his mobile out of his pocket and reading the caller ID.
"Hey, Reid."
"Hey Reid, Smith isn't here. Not unless he's round the back."
"You're kidding."
"I wish I was, Reid. Keep an eye out, I'm counting on you and Ianto to look after the girls."
"You trust me that much?" Spencer asked in shock.
"Course I do."
"Thanks."
"You're welcome, now take care." Aaron replied.
"I will."
"Ciya."
"Bye." Spencer replied before hanging up and putting his mobile back in his pocket.
"What's up?" Emily asked softly.
Spencer looked to the floor.
"Spencer, what's up?" JJ asked, walking closer to the young man and gently lifting his chin.
"They can't find Smith, they think he might be round back."
"Hotch thinks he's dangerous, doesn't he? And so he wants you to look after us." JJ replied in a dull tone.
"Hit the nail on the head." Spencer replied.
"Great!" JJ exclaimed, making Spencer jump slightly.
"Sorry." He replied sadly, looking back to the floor.
"What are you sorry for, Spence?" JJ asked gently.
"That you had to get stuck with me."
"What?"
"Well, I'm not exactly Morgan am I, strong and confident. I failed my gun test twice!"
"Spencer, none of us want you to be Morgan, we love you just the way you are." JJ replied with a sweet smile.
"Thanks JJ." Spencer replied, smiling his cute smile.
"That's better, and if it makes you feel any better I prefer you than Morgan, you're soo much cuter!"
Spencer blushed a shade of bright red, making Emily and Gwen giggle slightly.
"When you've done flirting with Reid, JJ, you could help us find Smith." Emily teased.
"We're coming." JJ replied, rolling her eyes.
"What was that?" Spencer asked suddenly.
"What was what?" Gwen asked, looking around her.
"I saw something or someone moving."
"There!" Emily exclaimed as a man started running, full speed.
"He's heading for the road." Emily continued.
"There's a forest on the other side, if he gets across we've lost him." JJ said.
Spencer ran after him as fast as he could, while Emily rung Aaron.
"Hotch, I think that John Smith's heading for a forest at the other side of that road."
"Give us two minutes, Prentiss."
"Hurry, Hotch. Reid just gone after him, full speed."
"Where's Ianto?"
"Following him close behind."
"We'll be there, ASAP."
"Please hurry!" Prentiss replied, hanging up the phone and following the two young men.
"Spencer, be careful, he might be armed." Ianto warned Spencer.
At that point there was a screech of tyres and a thud.
"SPENCER!" Emily screamed, as she saw the young man roll off the front of the car and hit the floor.
"Reid!" Aaron exclaimed, running faster to the scene of the accident.
"Oh no you don't!" Derek said, grabbing John Smith by the collar of his t-shirt and dragging him away from the forest.
"Get off me!" Smith protested.
"NO!" Derek replied angrily.
"I've not done anything!" Smith continued to protest.
"You see this guy, you're the reason he was hit by a car! He's a good kid and you killed him!"
"No, I never, it was the driver's fault!" Smith replied defiantly, pointing to the driver; who was stood there in shock.
"That's it!" Derek said through gritted teeth, throwing Smith onto the car.
Emily pulled out her mobile and dialled Garcia's number.
"What you up to?" Jack asked softly, seeing the young woman shaking and a look of horror on her face.
"Calling Garcia, I need to make sure THAT'S our guy and Reid didn't die for nothing." Emily replied, shakily putting the phone to her ear.
"Ok, but does me a favour please."
"What?"
"Come here cause you look like you need a hug."
Emily nodded and let Jack wrap his arms around her and hug her tightly.
"Hey Garcia."
"Emily, what's wrong?" Garcia asked, noting the shakiness in Emily's voice.
"Reid was hit by a car when he was casing John Smith."
"Oh God, is he alright?" Garcia asked, tears filling her eyes.
"We don't know, the ambulance hasn't arrived yet. Garcia, I need you to check that John Smith is our guy."
"Let's nail that son of a bitch!" Garcia replied angrily.
"Is he?"
"You bet your ass he is!" Garcia replied, furiously tapping at her keyboard.
"Yes, so that means we can arrest him, thanks Garcia."
"Keep me up to date about Reid." Garcia replied sadly.
"You know I will, Garcia." Emily said softly.
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"What's wrong, Penny?"
"Spencer was hit by a car when he was in pursuit of John Smith."
"Oh God, is he alright?" Donna asked, placing a gentle hand on Penny's shoulder.
"They don't know." Penny replied before bursting into tears.
"Penny, I'm soo sorry." Donna apologized, wrapping an arm round Penny and hugging her tightly.
"It's… not… your… fault… Donna." Penny sobbed.
"I know how much he means to you."
"I… hope… he's… ok, he's… so… lovely and sweet."
"I know he is, he'll be alright, Penny, just watch."
"I wish… Morgan was here… no offence…"
"It's fine, I don't mind, in fact I wish Derek was here too, and Spencer, it would really put my mind at rest."
"Mine too."
"Penny, your mobile's ringing."
"Oh, thanks." Penny replied, grabbing her mobile. "Garcia."
"Hey, Baby Girl, how you doing?"
"Fine, how's Spencer?"
"Garcia, how do I put this delicately?"
"He's dead, isn't he?" Penny asked, getting hysterical.
"Baby Girl, calm down, we're not sure if he's dead yet but just stay calm."
"Will he wake up?"
"Hopefully, ye, don't worry Honey Babe, he'll pull through."
"I hope so and what's with the 'Honey Babe'?" Penny asked, smiling a little.
"I'll tell you later, Baby Girl. Promise."
"You better." Penny replied, a small smile forming.
"Ciya."
"Later, babe."
Garcia hung up the phone and looked at Donna.
"What?"
"Honestly."
"What?"
"You, 'Later, babe.'" Donna giggled.
"He called me Honey Babe, he's never called me that before, it's always just 'Baby Girl'."
"Aww, that's sweet, he must like you a lot then."
"Well, actually it was just an accident cause he didn't know what my name was, so he called me Baby Girl."
"Well, if doesn't like you in that way why does he still call it you."
"Probably cause I said I didn't mind it. You see, it was really funny cause when he said it I turned around and replied 'Baby Girl?' and you should have seen his face, he was like 'Oh, sorry I just didn't know your name' so I said that it was fine and that I'd been called worse before so I guess after that it just… stuck."
"That's soo sweet, I wish I'd meet a guy like that."
"You will one day."
"So you like your little nickname then?"
"Ye, I guess I've become really fond of it. Wow, I never realized before."
"You ok?"
"Ye, just worried about Spencer, like I said before, he's fragile now and so innocent and yet he's in a job that's… not so innocent. I mean, I know he's not a kid but he is sweet and he's been through things that not even evil people should go through. You know he was in a hospital in a hostage situation with Aaron and Aaron had to pretend to beat him up, one so that he could get into the killer's mind and two so that he could give Spencer his gun but the killer saw that Aaron had had another gun besides the two that he gave to the killer and he nearly got killed, if Spencer hadn't had such a good shot and killed the killer then Aaron wouldn't…"
"Penny, you don't have to tell me this." Donna said reassuringly.
"No, I want you to know Spencer, just in case he doesn't come back."
"Only if you want to, Penny."
"I do. Poor Spencer had failed his gun test so he was unarmed and that's why Aaron did what he did but when Aaron congratulated him on the shot, Spencer made a joke saying that he hadn't aimed for the killer's head, he'd actually aimed for his leg." Penny and Donna giggled a little before Penny continued, "Then there was that time when Spencer and JJ were trying to catch the UnSub on their own but if they'd have waited for backup then he would have got away. So Spencer suggested that they split up and JJ said it wasn't a good idea a first then agreed that if they didn't then they wouldn't catch the UnSub. But the UnSub knocked Spencer to the ground and then took him to this shed and he did really awful things to him…" Penny broke off and burst into tears.
"Penny, you really don't have to tell me all this if you don't want to."
"But… you… should know… how… strong Spencer… really is."
"Ok, but the next time it gets too much I don't want to hear any more. I don't want to see you upset like this, Penny."
"Ok." Penny took a breath to recompose herself. "So this guy, he kept hitting Spencer and then he drugged him but he pushed the chair that Spencer was sat on over and we were watching this cause that sick bastard was filming it and we all thought that he was dead so us girls were crying and willing him to stay alive just so that we could find him and give him some peace, then we were all crying cause he started coughing which meant he was alive but then the guy carried on. Later that night, that bastard was making Spencer dig his own grave, then the twat threatened to kill Spencer if he didn't carry on so Spencer quickly grabbed the gun and shot him straight in the head, killing him obviously, but Spencer was addicted to the drugs he'd been given by now, but he found one of therapy addiction groups and got help for it and a few months later he was back to his normal self."
"He's so brave, I can see why you all like him so much."
"He's one of a kind, Spencer Reid, amazing, wonderful sweet…"
"Good-looking."
"Ye, oh my gosh, have you seen his eyes?"
"No, why?"
"They are GORGEOUS!"
"Careful, don't want Derek getting jealous, do we?"
"Morgan knows me and him are just friends."
Donna resisted the urge to say about how she'd seen the looks Penny had given Morgan.
"I wish I could have seen his eyes, Emily said he's sweet and I agree but I think he's really sensitive too."
"He is, I just hope he's ok."
"He will be, I mean after what you've told me he's been through in the past do you think he'll let a car kill him?"
"No way, Spencer's the type of guy who would probably want to go out more glamorous. Like in a blaze of bullets."
"And that's glamorous? I'd prefer being hit by a car."
"No, I mean, he'd rather die fighting off the UnSub than just being hit by a car."
"Well, how did he get hit by a car?"
"Chasing after the UnSub."
"There you go then, glamorous."
"Very funny, Donna."
"I thought it was."
Penny rolled her eyes.
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"Spencer, can you hear me, Spencer?" The paramedic asked.
"Oh no, he's dead." Emily said, tears rolling down her cheeks.
"Just stay calm, Emily. He'll be alright." Aaron reassured her, a little uncertainly.
Emily grabbed his hand and Aaron held it gently, hoping that Spencer would be all right.
Jack hugged Gwen and Ianto tight and for the first time ever, prayed, prayed to God that Spencer would pull through.
JJ was shaking and could be barely stand due to shock, Derek wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into a hug.
"He'll be ok, JJ. Ssh, just you wait, he'll be back on his feet and being a smart-arse in no time." Morgan soothed, tears filling his eyes.
"But… he can't… die… he's been through… so much… there's no way… he'd let a car… finish for him…" JJ replied, now violently shaking.
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Aaron felt helpless as he watched the young man slip away, he thought of how many times the young man had saved his life. How he could have been dead so many times if it wasn't for this young man; Spencer Reid. He also thought about how special Spencer really was if Emily; the woman Aaron had loved for so long, had been willing to nearly die so that Spencer wouldn't have to take a beating off that group of Christians. Everyone seemed to love Spencer, even Torchwood who had only just met him.
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"Spencer, can you hear me?" The paramedic said again.
"Mmm… what… happened?" Spencer murmured, standing up slowly.
JJ almost collapsed in Derek's arms while Emily wrapped her arms round Aaron and hugged him tight, he hugged her back in response.
Gwen and Ianto breathed a sigh of relief and Jack kissed their foreheads and pulled them into a tighter hug.
"I said he'd be alright." Aaron said, barely above a whispered.
"Once again, Reid's too strong." Emily replied, a smile gracing her features again.
Aaron felt this and placed a kiss on her forehead, Emily was a bit taken-a-back by this but just brushed it off as Aaron being happy that Reid was alive.
"Go on," Aaron said suddenly.
"What?" Emily asked in surprise.
"Go and hug him, I know you want to." Aaron smiled.
"Ok." Emily replied, before running off to hug Reid.
"Thanks, Morgan." JJ said, looking up at him.
"What for?" Morgan asked in surprise.
"The hug, I guess and keeping hope alive."
"You're welcome, now go and give him hug."
JJ kissed Morgan on the cheek softly before running off.
"Ow!" Spencer exclaimed as JJ knocked him to the floor. "Miss me that much, JJ?" He asked, rubbing his head.
"Definitely!" JJ replied, helping Spencer to his feet.
"Ow, you know what, remind me never to get hit by a car again, or if I do, makes sure JJ's on holiday." Spencer said, still rubbing his head.
"Aww, you are soo cute!" JJ replied, hugging Spencer tightly.
"JJ, I can't… breathe."
"Sorry." JJ replied, loosening her grip a little but not enough to let go of the young man.
"I like how I get the lecture on telling a woman how I feel about them but you get to hide it." Derek said, making Aaron jump slightly.
"What?" Aaron asked in confusion.
"I know you like her, so why don't you tell her?"
"I do but what if she doesn't feel the same?"
"That's the gamble but you won't know either way if you don't tell her. In fact, I'll make you a deal, if you tell Prentiss then I'll tell Garcia."
"Ok."
"Good."
"I'm telling her later though."
"Fine."
"Are you gonna call Garcia and her and Donna that Reid's ok?"
"Ye, I'll do that now." Derek replied, pulling out his mobile and dialling Garcia's number.
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"Hey, Baby Girl."
"Hey Gorgeous, got some good new for me?"
"Actually I have, Reid's fine, well apart from a headache and backache."
"Car hit him that bad, eh?"
"Nope, that would be JJ's fault." Derek replied, grinning.
"What?" Penny asked in confusion.
"How about I tell you over dinner?"
"Mmm… dinner is it? Why all the fuss?" Penny questioned, smiling.
"There are things I wanna tell you."
"Ok, then, dinner it is. What time?"
"How about seven?"
"It's a date." Penny smiled.
"Ciya."
"Ciya."
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"Is Spencer alright?" Donna asked.
"Ye, he's fine, got a headache and backache though."
"The car?"
"No, JJ actually."
"What?"
"No idea, Morgan's gonna tell me later, over dinner." Penny smiled.
"Oh, dinner, really?" Donna gave a wicked smile.
"Ye, dinner." Penny smiled back.
"Told you he liked you."
"You know, I think you're right."
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"Spencer, I'm soo glad you're ok!" Gwen said, hugging Spencer tightly.
"Ye, so am I. Did we get John Smith?"
"Ye, thanks to you we did."
"Good."
"And he's definitely our guy, Penny checked it out."
"Great."
"No, what's great is that you're alive. Catching John Smith was just a bonus."
"Thanks Gwen."
"Am I allowed to give you a hug as well? I love giving hugs." Jack said, smiling.
Spencer breathed a sigh of relief.
"What?"
"I thought you were going to say you love me." Spencer admitted.
"What would be wrong if I did?" Jack asked, a cheeky grin forming on his face. "I'm kidding, calm down."
"Ok then." Spencer replied, letting the older man hug him.
"We're all glad you're ok, you know."
"Ok? JJ nearly gave me a concussion and backache and on top of that she nearly broke my ribs as well." Spencer replied quite seriously but with a smile on his face.
"Ye, well, she thought you were gone for good. Can you blame her?"
"JJ's really sweet to me so I can't really blame her for being worried."
"Exactly, and besides you should be glad of all the attention." Jack beamed.
Spencer just smiled softly.
"John Smith, that's your name, right?" Derek asked the runaway man.
"No, it's John Doe, actually." The man replied smugly.
"I'll get his name." Gwen informed Derek, grabbing the man roughly by the arm and pulling him away from the others.
10 minutes later, John Doe admitted he was John Smith and also admitted he had had the necklace at one point.
"Gwen, what did you say to him?" Emily asked in a concerned tone.
"Told him that he could either admit he is John Smith so we can try and prove his innocence or we'll just throw him straight into jail and he can be someone's bitch." Gwen replied, before smiling at Emily.
"Right, we'll just keep that between us then." Emily replied, taking a few steps away from the young Welshwoman.
"You guys alright?" Jack asked, eyeing the two women suspiciously.
"Fine." They both replied.
"Good."
"Spencer, you alright, love?" Gwen asked, quickly changing the subject.
"Ye, fine, but I'll be better when we nail this guy."
"To right."
"Let's get back, guys." Aaron said, when Smith was in a police car.
Hope you liked the chapter! It wud hav finished it last nite but I had my Leavers Party so I finished it earlier instead! Now that woz an AWESOME party, if any1 has got theirs comin up, GO TO IT!! The things people do wen they're at a Leavers Party is soo FUN! It woz great to see evry1 let go of their inhabitions!
