Different Measures – Part Ten

Authors Note: I hope you liked the last part :]

Here is part 10! I think this is the longest time I've ever stuck to a story.

And I thank you guys for that, especially encouraging me!

Anyway, this part has a lot of mystery to it.

Somethings you'll find in later chapters.

I like to keep you guessing :]

Anyway. HERE YOU GOOOO.

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"JJ, if you're not feeling well I can tell you everything that happened tomorrow," Spencer said to JJ who was feeling light-headed at the moment.

"No, Spence. You go. I'll be right there, I'm just going to get a drink of water." JJ told him, Spencer nodded and walked in the room. JJ walked over to the vending machine and got a bottle of water. She took a big sip and waited a few seconds while leaning against the wall, hoping her dizziness would pass. There is no reason for her to even be dizzy, she's been drinking water a lot throughout the day. She drank the rest of the cold bottle down and took a deep breath, then got sunchips from the other vending machine, hoping that would do it. She took 4 minutes to eat it and looked at the time. 6:37. It was definitely already started, which meant a glare from Strauss and a eye raise from the chief of the FBI. She walked in and saw Spencer and walked over quickly.

"You okay?" Spencer whispered, JJ nodded with a smile and focused on the speaker who was making the introduction about what sexual harassment entails.

"Oh, sorry Spence, didn't mean to sexually harass you." JJ said after she walked past him with her shoulder rubbing against him, then grabbing his arm, Spencer smiled at her with a chuckle as she walked up to her office. It was a pure joke, he knew it. JJ opened the door and bent down to grab her stuff from the floor, when she came back up she started feeling dizzy again and closed her eyes slowly and opened them again, trying not to make any sudden movements.

"You okay JJ?" Spencer asked her as he watched her from down in the bullpen. Spencer's voice echoed in her ears as she tried to focus her blurred vision on him, which didn't work because she fell to the ground seconds later.

X X X

"I was on my way back from dinner with my mom, what happened?" Emily said as she walked over to Spencer and Derek who were waiting in the waiting room. Spencer brought JJ to the hospital, texted Derek, Emily and Penelope to let them know. Derek just got there literally two minutes before her, Penelope was at home and insisted to come, but Spencer convinced her that a 40 minute drive that isn't about something really serious is out of the question and that he would call her when he finds out what's wrong with JJ. Derek insisted he would come, it's only a 15 minute drive and he wanted to know if it was bad. Emily stopped by on her way back from dinner, considering it was on the way.

"She fainted," Spencer said as Emily walked in. "She felt dizzy earlier, the doctor said it was because of dehydration."

JJ opened her eyed and looked around the room, she saw a nurse hanging something on the rack, she didn't realize where she was for a few seconds, then groaned.

"Agent Jaraeu, you're up." she said, JJ sat up a bit.

"Jennifer," JJ corrected her, she hated when people called her that especially when she wasn't working.

"Sorry, Jennifer." The nurse said. "How are you feeling? Do you need anything?"

"No,"

"Okay, I will go get the doctor for you." the nurse left, JJ looked around the room and tried to remember what happened and why she was here.

"Hi, Jennifer?" the doctor asked when he walked into the room, JJ looked at the doctor; his name was Dr. Lenis, he was her doctor once before when she got into a car accident, and got pushed out of a 2nd floor building, all apart of the job. "How are you feeling? Any headaches, dizziness?" he asked as he pulled a flashlight out and JJ followed it with her eyes. "What's the year?"

"2011."

"What day is it?"

"Friday, what does this have to do with?" JJ asked. "I didn't get into a car accident or anything."

"I am just making sure that you don't have any brain damage."

"Why am I here?" JJ asked him as he typed stuff into the computer.

"Because you fainted."

"I mean, why did I faint?" JJ asked, frustrated that she didn't get it right the first time.

"You have dehydration."

"That makes no sense, I've been drinking at least 4 bottles of water every day."

"The average intake of water a woman should intake is about 10 cups of water a day." JJ rolled her eyes.

"Tell that to the rest of the Americans."

"You should be trying to drink that much, maybe even more."

"I don't need a 'you should be eating healthier' lecture."

"It's not entirely for that reason..."

The nurse told Spencer, Derek, and Emily that JJ was okay, and that if she is up to it they can see her.

"Jennifer, you have a few visitors." JJ looked up, she didn't expect to have any visitors, visitors? She saw Spencer, Emily and Derek walk into the room.

"What are you doing here?" she asked as they walked in. "I'm fine. I was just.. stupid."

"How were you stupid?" Derek asked, JJ cursed at herself.

"I don't know, I just.." she trailed off, angry about what she said and what the doctor told her. "Can I go home today?" she asked Dr. Lenis who was taking her readings.

"If you are felling better we can see how you do. If you feel a headache or dizzy then you need to come right back here. Do you have a ride home?"

"I'll drive her," Derek said immediately, Emily exchanged a glance with Spencer.

"Okay, the nurse will bring you your clothes, I'll put the release forms at the front desk." The doctor said as he walked out. JJ looked at the doctor as she unhooked the IVs and everything else.

"You guys didn't have to come. And you didn't have to stay." JJ said to Derek and Emily and then to Spencer.

"I was passing b here anyway, I wanted to make sure you were okay." Emily said as the nurse gave JJ her bag with clothes in it.

"Well, thank you." JJ said as she grabbed the bag. "Now if you'll excuse me." she said as she walked towards the door. "I'll see you guys tomorrow at work." JJ shut the door and changed into her clothes. She walked out about 7 minutes later and Derek was standing there with a wheelchair. "No way. Derek. I'm fine." she was frustrated and embarrassed with this situation.

"Doctors orders." JJ groaned mentally as she sat in the chair, she's tried to fight against Dr. Lenis, she looses every single time.

"Where is my cellphone? And my bag?" JJ asked as he started pushing her.

"JJ, calm down,"

"It's my cellphone and my bag. If I don't have those and someone calls me, I could loose my job."

"No you can't JJ." Derek said as he wheeled her into the elevator, JJ gritted her teeth.

"Where is my cellphone and my bag?"

"It's in my car. Chill a little."

"How am I going to get my car?"

"I'll get it to you." Derek said as he walked towards the entrance and helped her out of the chair. JJ stood up and looked at him.

"I can walk by myself. And I'll just get it tomorrow, when I go in for work." she said as she walked outside to the round about and stopped. "Where did you park the car?" Derek chuckled and shook his head while walking towards the car with her following.

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"What do you want for dinner?" Derek asked as he looked through the cabinets of JJ's kitchen while she changed into her pajamas. The plan was for Derek to drop her off and then pick her up the following morning, but things never go according to plan with the two of them.

"I don't care." JJ said as she sat in the living room, on the couch. "I'm not even hungry, Derek." she said as she let her head rest on the back of the couch as she looked in the direction of the kitchen.

"Well, I am." he said as he walked into the room while putting a peanut into his mouth, JJ raised her eyebrows as he walked over and pecked her lips lightly with a smile. JJ laughed and shook her head while putting her head on his shoulder when he sat down.

JJ thought about telling him what the doctor said, it involved him. She's just so used to being closed with everyone at work about her personal life. This whole relationship with Derek set her off-guard. To begin with- Derek was not ready for a relationship at all, prior to having sex with JJ. And as for JJ; she was trying to be in a relationship with someone, but had no luck. Most of the guys she was with ran away when it got serious, or when they came to realize what her job entailed. Which, in the end, works out better for both of them, they realize why they chose the job in the BAU and why they stay there.

JJ tilted her her up and looked at him watching tv as he put another couple of peanuts in his mouth, she turned her attention back to the TV and opened her mouth to say something, then noticed that it was 11:30, she shot up, Derek looked at her, startled.

"I have to get to bed. It's late." JJ stood up, followed by Derek. She looked at him and lost her train of thought when she caught his eyes. "Uhm," she said as she snapped out of it. "I'll see you tomorrow..?" she asked him, he nodded.

"Yeah, I'll pick you up around 7:45?" JJ nodded. "Bye." he said as he leaned down and pecked JJ's lips lightly, then walked towards the door.

"Bye," JJ said as she double locked the door behind him and walked into her room. Working at the BAU makes you paranoid with things like that, JJ hasn't not double locked her door since she started working there. She went to bed immediately, it was later then she usually went to bed, and she had to get up at 7. She's not going to be a ball of sunshine tomorrow morning.

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JJ woke up at least 3 times last night with nightmares, each of them were different, but similar in their own ways. She's had nightmares before, but she hasn't had them this bad in at least a year and a half when she almost got killed by man-eating dogs and when Spencer got kidnapped. She heard a knock on the door and walked over to it slowly and opened the door, Derek was standing there.

"You look tired." he said as he stepped in.

"That's because I am." JJ said as she turned and walked over to grab her bag.

"You know if you don't want to go to work today, it's okay."

"And what would I do here? Watch TV and sleep all day. That's so much better." she said as she walked towards him. "I don't have any coffee. Can we get some? I don't want BAU coffee right now." she said as she walked out of the door with Derek following, he nodded to himself as he shut the door behind him, noting to himself not to bother or talk to JJ when she's tired and hasn't had any coffee.

They arrived at the BAU at about 8:15 because they stopped to get coffee at Starbucks. JJ and Derek walked out of the elevator and opened the glass doors.

"Is everything alright?" Hotch asked as he walked over to the two of them, suspicious as to why they were both arriving at the same time.

"Yes, Hotch. Last night, when Spencer and I came back here I fainted and was brought to the hospital for dehydration. I left my car here and couldn't drive, so Derek drove me."

"JJ? You fainted? Are you okay? If you are not feeling well you could have called in sick."

"I'm fine now, honest." JJ told him, honestly, Hotch nodded.

"If you start to feel sick again just let me know." JJ nodded. "Strauss ordered a meeting with each of us, separately. Just to make sure we are doing our job correcting, thoroughly." he told her, JJ nodded and he walked away. Strauss had meetings like that once a month or so, sometimes every other month. Meetings like that usually happens more when things happen, like the one with JJ where she almost got killed and held at gun point.

JJ knew the questions for everyone would center around her and if she was capable of doing her job correctly. She was the first one in the office with Strauss and had to explain the situation she was in, telling Strauss that she thought the woman had nothing to do with it, and that it was bad decision making on her part. She also explained that she had no idea that the boy that was kidnapped was in the house and when she saw the boy she made sure Spencer wasn't far behind, but he was in a different room. All she was thinking about was getting that little boy home safe. It was intimidating, she couldn't tell whether or not Strauss thought it was a satisfying answer or a stupid one.

She walked out of the office and put her head down as she walked past Spencer who was waiting for her outside the room. Spencer got up and walked in after she disappeared down the hall. She went down the the their floor and walked into the office. She walked straight into her office to catch up on some more files. She slowed the pace of her walk when she saw Derek sitting in her chair looking over case files, she raised her eyebrows.

"What are you doing?" she asked him, he looked up at her.

"I just wanted to lighten your load." he said as he stood up. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm fine, Derek. Don't ask me that all the time."

"What did Strauss want?"

"You'll see when you hear all the questions about me doing me job and whether or not I am doing it to my fullest ability and whether or not I have crappy judgment."

"Hey," he said sternly. "You make great judgment, and you are doing your job to the fullest of your ability. You even succeed that. Everyone in this office will tell her that you are doing just that. You have no reason to doubt yourself." JJ looked at him, everything he said, she agreed with; especially when he says it. Otherwise, she probably wouldn't agree with it.

"Thank you," she told him. "For everything." Derek smiled as he walked over to her.

"Is anything bothering you?" his stare penetrated her, if she told him everything's fine, he'd see right through it. The only thing she could actually do was tell him the truth, no matter how much she didn't want to.

PS- GUYS, I HAVE AN IDEA FOR A NEW CRIMINAL MINDS FANFICTION! PLEASE READ THIS :]

Okay, so sorry for the caps, I just wanted to get your attention!

Anyway, I was watching Final Destination 2, the one with A.J. In it.

And I thought it would be a good idea to have a Criminal Minds/Final Destination crossover.

What do you think about that idea? Let me know please in your review! :]