A/N: I'm not really sure that Emily would shop that much… or be this excited! Oh, and thanks for the reviews!! Hope you like this chapter!!
Silly me, I forgot a disclaimer in the first chapter! Here it is now!! I do not own criminal minds!! If I did, Elle wouldn't have quit, and Emily would have always been apart of the team!!
And I would like this opportunity to thank my beta who had a lot of work to do. Thank you so much!!
"JJ, come on. It will be fine," Emily said. When JJ still didn't move, Emily handed her bags to Reid and walked back into the store. She took JJ gently by the arm and led her out of the store.
"It's just so you can get more information," Emily tried to reassure her.
JJ looked at Emily. "I can't do this Em." Tears started falling down her face. "I can't go back to high school. I can't pretend to be something I'm not." They walked over to a bench and sat down.
Emily hugged her. "You can do it. I have faith in you."
"How can you be so calm about this?"
"I'm not," she said using her thumb to brush away the tears. "My heart is breaking that you will be in danger. But I have to be strong. For your sake."
"Thanks Em," she said smiling. After composing herself again she looked at Emily.
"Ready to hit the next store?" she asked. Emily nodded. JJ stood up and offered Emily her arm. Emily took it and the two walked over to Reid who was struggling to keep the shopping bags balanced. The girls relieved him of some and they continued on through the mall.
They hit a few more stores buying clothes. Each time JJ modelled Reid was speechless. Emily couldn't help but smile. It was obvious that he was in love with her, even though Reid would never admit it. JJ noticed Reid's reaction, smiling a little to herself as he looked away in embarrassment. It didn't exactly take a profiler to work out that he had a crush on her. And secretly, she loved that she was causing this reaction.
After another hour of shopping JJ was tired, as was Reid. And they both had aching feet. "Prentiss, we should head back now." JJ said. Reid nodded in agreement.
"Well, I suppose we have enough clothes." Emily said. "And the makeup department should handle the rest…." She thought for a minute. "Ok, we can go."
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"How did you go?" Morgan asked as soon as they walked into the police station. JJ moaned and Reid said, "I am never shopping again in my life." Morgan laughed.
"That well huh?"
"Good your back," Hotch said. He led them into the conference room they were being lent for the case. They all sat down and Hotch pushed a button on his computer and Garcia appeared. The image looked over at JJ and gave her a sympathetic look before speaking.
"Ok. Kitten, I have made a new identity for you. Your new name is Kate Miller. Your 17 years old. Your Dad got a transfer here from Philadelphia."
"Since you don't know how to be a cheerleader, the next two days will be spent with a cheerleader from your school, Kelly. She's going to teach you how to be a cheerleader. The principal had said this is ok. Actually, she suggested it. Since today is Friday, you will have all weekend to learn, and then on Monday you go back to school," Garcia rambled. JJ let out a frustrated sigh.
"What makes her so trustworthy?" JJ asked
"When Gideon and I were talking we were discussing who should go undercover and one of the locals over heard us. He's partner is Kelly's father and so he volunteered Kelly. Her father agreed and we had a briefing with her. She is a straight A student, always hands in homework on time, always abides by the law. We believe she would be perfect to help you out." Hotch spoke up.
"You're sure about her?"
"Yes." Hotch spoke up. He turned back to Garcia.
"Oh, and your not going to like this, but we think you should board at the school. It will help solidify your cover," the tech added.
"Thanks Garcia," Hotch said and ended the video conference.
"Fine," JJ said. She was just too tired to think about any of this. The shopping had worn her out.
"Morgan, why don't you take her back to the hotel,' Gideon suggested.
Morgan helped her up, leading her out to the car. He helped her in before getting himself into the driver's seat and driving to the hotel. He unlocked her room and carried her to the bed laying her down. She was already asleep. He kissed her on the temple and whispered Sweet dreams before leaving and going back to his room.
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JJ woke up at 6 am. She went into the bathroom to grab a shower. As she let the warm water wash over her, thoughts of the day before came flooding back. She was going back into high school…as a cheerleader.
She was in the shower so long that the water began to go cold. She got out and dried herself before changing into clothes for the day. She looked down at them, and realised that this was probably the last time she would wear her "normal" clothes for a while. She came out of the bathroom when someone knocked on the door. She opened it.
"Hi! You must be JJ. I'm Kelly. Ready to become a cheerleader?"
JJ looked at the clock. "It's 7 am"
"So?" She said crossing her arms. "You have so much to learn. So little time. Let's go, go, go!" Kelly said excitedly. JJ was startled.
"To be a cheerleader you need attitude." Kelly said shrugging.
"No." Morgan said walking over. "It's just…. It's like seeing a mini JJ. You're as stubborn as she is." JJ punched him. "What are you doing up so early?"
"I went to bed early…" He walked down the corridor. "Good luck." He called out over his shoulder. JJ groaned.
"Ok, let's get this over with," she sighed and followed Kelly out of the hotel.
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Becoming a cheerleader was hard work JJ soon came to realise. She and Kelly had been practicing the dancing part of it for the past few hours. Kelly taught JJ a routine and then watched as JJ performed it, and Kelly corrected any mistakes. JJ was actually a pretty good dancer.
"Now to learn choreography." Kelly said. "I'll play some music, and I want you to make up a dance." Kelly started up the music and JJ started dancing. It took nearly an hour until JJ had made up a dance. Kelly watched it.
"Well?" JJ asked when it was over. She was panting rather heavily as Kelly passed her a water bottle. "Pretty good for your first try." JJ gulped down water.
"Now, there is also the non-physical side of being a cheerleader." JJ groaned. Lecture time.
JJ spent the next three hours learning all about cheerleaders; the attitude, mannerisms and gossip topics. Kelly explained that the girls always expected to get what they wanted when they wanted it. She also learned that they usually had there cell phones on in class, on vibrate of course and were usually texting each other.
Most of the girls on the squad were highly self-conscious and believed everyone thought they were fat and needed to lose weight. Weight was a huge issue, and that quite a few cheerleaders were on diet pills, or starved themselves. When Kelly finally stopped talking, JJ let out a sigh. She was glad she never became a cheerleader in high school. Finally, they practiced JJ's attitude.
JJ got back to the police station at around 5.30 that night. She was tired and starved, but Hotch needed to talk to her. She walked into the conference room where the team was waiting. She took a seat.
"Ok, it has all been set up. You are going to be sharing a room with Kelly. We will give you a new phone, with our numbers input into it, and a laptop with a webcam built in, so you can email or have video conferences with us. But be careful that you are alone or that Kelly is with you. We can't risk your cover being blown," he explained. JJ nodded.
"Yeah, I know Hotch. What about an earpiece?" she asked.
"We thought it was too risky," Gideon answered.
"Only at practice."
They were all silent for a minute. "All right. We will think about it. Now I want you to go back to the hotel. You look dead on your feet."
"I am. Believe me. Being a cheerleader is hard work." With that she got up and headed to her car driving back to the hotel.
"It can't be that hard, can it?" Morgan laughed as the rest of the team began to leave.