Chapter 11

Kendra and Libby ran their horses as a team around an obstacle course in the field. They leapt over jumps and around poles. It was now late December, the 20th. The air was cool and in the 60's.

The 'open house' as it was called was going to be the next day. Some families and Feds came in to visit their kids or survey the camp. Horatio and the team would be coming almost like a Christmas vacation. Rick was going to be given access to the camp since he was an equestrian instructor. He wanted to see Libby's progress and see the horses they were on. The team would be staying at Calleigh's farm. Ryan waited impatiently as the Feds hesitated to tell him where his daughter was.

Libby and the rest of her cabin trotted their horses along the fence the evening of the 20th. They hadn't ridden that morning because they were in the firing range. They rode bareback and chatted among themselves. Not many other things had been happening lately. One night the boys ran screaming out of the shower house naked and got loud stern reprimands from Black. Quinn and Nikolai were so embarrassed they would tell anyone why they ran out.

Dark was already falling and the girls made sure they had flashlights. Someone had a bonfire going at the farm and about ten people were sitting around it. The horses looked on curiously and snorted at the smell of smoke. The occupants around the fire turned around and stared at the horses' silhouettes.

"Hey," a voice called.

"Hello," the girls said back and turned on their flashlights.

"Dad!" Libby exclaimed.

"Libby?" Horatio said and went up to the fence.

"Don't touch the fence," Libby warned. The rest of the team followed Horatio to the towering chain link.

"How are you?" Horatio asked.

"Great, is this Calliegh's farm?" Libby asked in disbelief.

"Yes it is," Calliegh said.

"Wow, who else is here?"

"Me, Calliegh, Ryan, Eric, Speed, and Alexx," Horatio said. "And of course Cal's parents. Who is with you?" Kayla's breath caught in her throat when she saw Ryan.

"Whitney Young," Whitney said.

"Kendra Weiss," Kendra said.

"Kayla Wolfe," Kayla said. Ryan couldn't believe his ears.

"Kayla, how the hell did you get in there?" Ryan asked.

"I, uh. I hacked into the Fort Knox database." Kayla stammered and blushed. Ryan hung his head for a moment, the team gave him curious looks. "They told me I have an IQ of 178 and can read 20,000 words per minute. Going to this camp will give me a license to carry a weapon concealed or not and teach me martial arts. Mostly everything needed for my line of work and to get me into the world by the time I'm 15." Kayla added. Ryan shook his head.

"Your mom wouldn't tell me where you were so I was worried," Ryan said. "But being around Libby isn't exactly a worry free environment." Horatio punched him lightly on the arm.

"I'll get you when you come in here Wolfe," Libby threatened.

"I'm shaking," Ryan chuckled. They chatted with the CSIs for what seemed like minutes but was really hours. The horses got restless and Whitney checked the time.

"Guys, we're past curfew!"

"If we sneak no one will notice," Libby said and turned Bruno.

"Root notices everything," Whitney said grimly.

"See you tomorrow guys," Libby said. "Goodnight." They all said goodnights and galloped back toward camp. They slowed down and put horses into stalls, so far so good. They crept comically like the Scooby Doo gang and up into the cabin.

They shut the door quietly and breathed a sigh of relief. They climbed into their separate bunks and fell asleep quickly.

The girls got the privilege of sleeping in an hour the next morning. All training had been canceled for the day except for some demonstrations. They did some stable chores and headed for the mess hall. Lunch would be provided for campers and visitors alike. By ten the boys cabins were playing a heated game of soccer. Libby cringed because she knew that damn ball would end up in the bayou and she would have to stand sentential over them.

Luckily they didn't get it in there for a while. Visitors began pouring in at 11 and some kids were called away for demonstrations. Libby and Kayla waited for their fathers to arrive while the other two joined the soccer game.

"I never knew Ryan was your father," Libby said.

"I know, they got divorced a few years ago. When I hacked the Fort Knox system mom pretty much disowned me. So, here I am and I'm trying to convince Hotch to let me move with dad for a few more years." Kayla explained.

"Yeah, and we could hang out more. Ryan would be happy," Libby said and bit into an apple.

"I love this camp though, I am discovering muscles I didn't know existed," Kayla chuckled and nibbled at her apple.

"Me too, it really puts on muscle. I think I have grown a few inches," Libby said.

"I have grown, and you have too," Kayla said.

"Like this in three months? If I didn't know better I'd say we were on steroids."