A/N Hey guys my muse finally came back! Sorry it took so long I hate writers block. I know there is not much action in this chapter but there is some character building I hope. I would like to thank Mouse95 for Betaing this chapter.

I took some direct lines from the show Higher Ground so don't sue me.

Chapter 9

Emily turned around to head back to the cafeteria. When she felt like she was being watched again. She stared into the woods again. That was when she heard the noise behind her. Emily spun around quickly only to swallow a scream when she saw Rossi behind her.

"Emily?" Rossi asked, confused at the pure terror on her face.

"Dave you scared the hell out of me. What are you doing out here?" she asked, angry with herself that she got so scared.

"I always walk the grounds before lunch is over. What are you doing? You looked scared?" he asked studying her.

"Nothing I was just checking on Brianna to make sure she was ok. I wasn't scared you just startled me," she said, stubbornly.

"Emily what is going on?" Rossi asked, knowingly.

"Nothing," she said, crossing her arms over her chest.

"Ok well I'll just have to discuss your behavior at the meeting tonight," Rossi said, and turned around to leave.

"Dave wait," Emily said.

Dave turned around.

"The past couple of days I have felt like someone was watching me in the woods" Emily said.

"It's only been when you are outside?" Rossi asked, as he walked towards the woods. He around poked in the woods but didn't see anything.

"Yes," she said nervously.

"You need to tell everyone at tonight's meeting," Rossi said seriously.

"Ok," Emily said, giving in.



"Good now come on I'll walk you back to the cafeteria," Rossi said.

"Thanks," Emily said.

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He stepped further back in the woods when the old man began to poke around in the bushes. He was really going to have to teach those guys a lesson. They were always keeping him from watching her and he did not like that at all. He slipped back though the woods after they had left. He didn't want to be late for U.S History.

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JJ couldn't stand the feeling of so many eyes on her. So she quickly ate her food and went outside to breathe. She took a walk down to the dock and sat down. So many memories flooded back to her she wanted to cry.

"JJ"

"Spence, you scared me"

"What are you doing," he asked, wrapping his arms around her waist.

Normally when Spencer Reid was around people he was very standoffish but when it was just her and Reid he was very touchy feely and that was ok with her.

"I just needed some fresh air," she said sighing.

"You know what I may not catch on to simple things but I can tell something is bothering you," he said, getting angry.

He then removed his arm from her waist and started walking away.

"Spence wait," she called to him, he stopped and turned towards her.

"I don't think you're stupid. I thought you would figure it out before Emily actually," she said, with a small chuckle.

"What does Emily know that I don't," he asked, a little put out.

"You know that place I told you about that I went for my drug problem?" she asked.

He nodded.

"This was the place," she admitted.



"You're that Shelby person Peter and the others thought you were," he said, as the realization hit him like a ton of bricks.

She nodded.

"Why didn't you tell me?" he asked hurt.

"Like I told Emily I didn't think the FBI would let me in if they knew I went to a high school for trouble teens," she said.

"So you changed your name and your life and you didn't think I needed to know about this," said in disbelief.

"It's not that it's just hard to explain," she said.

"Try me. I think I'm a pretty understanding guy," he said.

"I can't!" she snapped.

She then walked away from him leaving him with a shocked look on his face.

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Michel hated being on silent restriction. The one thing he liked to do was talk. He did have his 'buddy' Derek to talk to but why would he want to talk to him, he didn't understand him. Of course it didn't seem like Derek wanted to be his 'buddy' much either. Right now they were both taking a breather from each other. Michel was shooting hoops while Derek was making his afternoon rounds around the grounds. Michel had been shooting hoops for a while when he heard someone come up behind him.

"Wanna play one on one tough guy?" Derek asked.

Michel shrugged and kept bouncing the ball. Finally Michel decided he would show his 'buddy' who was boss. He threw Derek the ball and the game began. After about thirty minutes Derek was ready to drop. It's not that he was out of shape that certainly wasn't the case. It was just that Michel played very aggressively. Every time Derek would try to pass him Michel's nudges felt like a train hit him and when Michel would slap the ball the ball away Derek's hands would sting. Derek didn't want his mind to wander it the direction it was going but Michel was definitely strong enough to slit someone's throat. Derek decided he needed to start asking questions.

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JJ hated snapping at Reid like that he really deserved better than that.



"He deserves better than you" taunted a voice in her head

She shook her head that was the past that was something tough Shelby Merrick would have thought, not Mrs. Jennifer Jareau –Reid. She wanted to look Reid in his big sweet eyes and tell him everything about her past he would understand right?

"If he likes skankey hoes"

She would never tell him.

"You can change your name but you will always be a scared little girl."

She began to shiver in the cool breeze. She saw that she had wondered to the lodge and decided to see it there was anyone in there to take her mind off the awful things that taunted her. She walked in to the lodge and saw Daisy sitting in a armchair by the fireplace looking amused. She also saw a pair of legs on the couch. Her curiosity got the better of her and she walked towards them.

"Hello Jennifer," Daisy said, shortly.

"Hey," JJ said, softly sat down in the other armchair.

JJ turned toward the couch to see Devin with her feet on the back of the couch and her head hung down with her multi colored hair touching the floor. She completely ignored JJ.

Devin wasn't sure why she didn't like Jennifer but when she looked her in the eyes it was like she understood what she was going though. She would never understand. So she pushed her away it was safer that way.

"Come on tell me something about Peter and make it as embarrassing as you can," Devin said, and kicked her feet excitedly.

Daisy laughed she liked this kid.

"Well Peter tried to bake a cake once," Daisy said, thoughtfully as she drummed her finger on her belly.

"Peter… baked" Devin gasped out though her laughter.

Devin began to laugh so hard she turned purple while hanging upside down. Soon she snorted for air and pulled herself up right. Daisy began to laugh at the young girl she really did like this kid. Even JJ smiled she remembered the day Peter tried to bake.

"We are here today to bake a cake… a birthday cake," Peter said, pacing in the kitchen.



"Peter you know us our records, psyc evels, our rap sheet where in any of that makes you think we can bake a cake," Kat asked.

"Um I don't know you guys are girls," he said, throwing out his hands.

"We're not girl's man we are profoundly dysfunctional adolescence," Shelby said, leaning on the counter.

"Great," Peter said, sarcastically.

"Whose birthday?" Juliette asked.

"Hannah's," Peter said.

"You think a cake is going to make her stay?" Shelby asked.

"Right now I'm running out of options so yeah," Peter said.

The girls stood there thinking about it.

"I'll do it for Hannah," Kat said.

"Whatever," Shelby groaned.

The rest nodded in agreement.

"Great what do we need?" Peter asked.

"Um flour," said Daisy.

"Flour very good Daisy," said Peter, finding the flour and putting it on the counter.

"Sugar," said Shelby.

"Sugar we can do this. We can," said Peter finding the sugar.

After awhile they finally made some kind of batter and put it in the oven.

"There's no window," Shelby said, touching the door of the oven.

"How are we suppose to know what's going on in there?" asked Juliette.

"All we can do is wait," said Peter.

Finally the timer went off and Peter opened the oven.



They all gasped.

"Oh dear lord," said Kat.

"It's hideous," Daisy said.

"We must kill it," Shelby said, grabbing a knife off the counter.

"No it's not a monster it's our cake our baby all it needs is a little frosting," Peter said looking a little shocked.

"Did it taste good?" Devin asked, bringing JJ from her thoughts.

"Are you kidding I didn't taste that hideous looking thing," Daisy said.

That started Devin giggling again.