It just had to be a farm. Reid wondered why in the name of all that was good in this world did so many of their cases lead them to a farm in the middle of nowhere. He knew the logical answer to the question- many of the Unsubs they tracked needed a remote, secure location where they could carry out their nefarious actions without being bothered, and a farm fit that bill to a T. Knowing the "logical" answer, however, never changed Reid's frustration with pulling up to sprawling hills, wire fences, the distinct odor of animal manure, and most importantly way too many animals that all seemed out to freak out the moment he got within smelling distance.
Prey animals would turn tail and get away from him as fast as possible, disregarding anything in their path. Once, Reid's hat had been blown off in the wind only to be picked up by a curious heard of goats. When he chased after them to retrieve it, they ran to the other side of the field, scattering once more when Reid got close. For fifteen minutes, he tried to approach them calmly and retrieve his hat- but to no avail. And for fifteen minutes, Morgan stood along the side of the fence and laughed, recording Reid's futile attempts on his phone to show Garcia later (that is until he almost got trampled by the herd as they ran strait at him to get away from a disgruntled Reid).
Predators tended to get defensive and territorial, snapping at him when they felt he'd encroached on their "territory". The first time he stopped by Prentiss' apartment, Sergio had hissed at him from the corner and when he finally left, his pant legs were clawed to shreds. It took months before Clooney had allowed Reid into Morgan's house without going berserk- and he still followed Reid everywhere with his hackles raised for a while after that. By now, he just stayed in whatever room Reid was in, watching him with distrustful eyes. The only animals that didn't go crazy when he was near were fish and reptiles. The fish acted like, well fish, and he hadn't been around enough reptiles to make a solid blanket statement about their behavior.
So when their latest serial abduction/murder case led them to a farm in Central Kentucky, Reid had to bite back a curse. Sure enough, when they split up to search the farm, any and all herd animals stayed as far away from the younger agent as possible and when they entered the barn, two terrier looking dogs immediately raced towards them, exposing the kidnapped siblings in one of the stalls. As Reid tried to distance himself from the dogs while still watching the rest of the team's back, Hotch and Rossi arrested the Unsub who had come running when he heard the dogs wild barking. On the ride back to the station, Reid had to smile: While he wasn't sure weather the "Reid Effect" stemmed from his part dragon status or just from being Reid, if animals were going to react strangely to him then at least he could use it to his advantage.
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