Sandra sat in the park with her friends. It had been two days since Malvin had been caught and Sandra still had heard nothing from the team or her dad. She hoped Rossi was ok. She hid her worry for her friends' sakes. They all needed a good time after everything that had happened. Sandra had her guitar beside her in case she felt like playing a song or anybody wanted her to play one. She knew it always took her mind off things.
"Hey Sandra!" Alex asked from where she stood with Tsubasa with the others. "Are you going to sit over there by yourself the whole time?"
"No, just for a little bit. I'll join you in a minute," Sandra promised, smiling at her. She then turned back and stared up at the sky.
Kyoya came up and sat down beside her. "You ok?" he asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine, Kyoya. Don't worry about me," Sandra answered.
"It's my job to worry about you," Kyoya argued.
Sandra snorted with amusement. "Yeah right. You just choose to."
"Therefore, I consider it a job," Kyoya insisted. "Now what's wrong?"
"Just wondering how my dad's doing," Sandra said. "I haven't heard from him or the team since it all happened."
"He'll be fine. I can assure you of that," Kyoya replied. "He's tough."
"Did you actually complement somebody?" Sandra asked in surprise.
"Maybe, but he is your dad. I have to be nice to him," Kyoya answered.
Sandra smiled and nudged him. "Go on over with the others. I'll be there in a minute."
"Are you sure?" Kyoya asked, still looking uncertain.
"Positive. Go," Sandra shooed him away before looking back up at the sky. She became lost in the clouds, drifting off to her deepest thoughts when a hand on her shoulder made her jump. She looked and smiled when she saw Morgan standing there, grinning with amusement as he tried to not to laugh.
"What are you doing here?" Sandra asked as he sat down.
"Well, we figured we'd have to come see the new family members," Morgan answered.
"We?" Sandra echoed.
"Yeah, we!" JJ said as she and Blake appeared followed by Hotch, Reid and who Sandra believed to be Penelope Garcia.
"I thought you would've left by now," Sandra said.
"Not when you're part of the family," Reid replied.
"Plus I wanted to meet Rossi's kids," Garcia added.
Sandra was about to speak when she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned and smiled when she saw her dad. "What are you doing sitting here all by yourself?" he asked. Sandra could see bandages were wrapped around his shoulder and his arm was in a sling to prevent him from hurting his shoulder any further.
"Dad!" Sandra quickly got up and gave him a hug. "I'm so glad you're alright!"
"It takes more than that to take this stubborn man down," Rossi assured her.
"I'm sure it does," Sandra murmured as she let him go.
"Well, somebody should be very happy now," Emma commented as she and the group came over.
"Maybe she'll be fine now," Alex suggested.
Sandra blinked. "I was fine before!"
"No you weren't," Kyoya said. "And I know it."
"How so?" Sandra countered.
"Because I know you, and I know how you hide your feelings," Kyoya answered.
Sandra rolled her eyes, but smiled at him. "Of course, because you're the master of hiding your feelings."
"I'd say that's pretty accurate," Alex said with a giggle.
Kyoya rolled his eyes and didn't say a word. Reid noticed the guitar and pointed at it. "Who plays?"
"Sandra does!" Yu answered. He then looked at Sandra pleadingly. "Will you play something Sandra? Please?"
Sandra smiled with amusement. "Alright, Yu," she agreed. She sat down and picked up her guitar. Kyoya sat down beside her. "What do you guys want to hear?" Sandra asked.
Alex smiled, mischievously. "You should do a duet with Kyoya."
Kyoya glared at Alex. "Not happening!" he snapped.
"Leave him alone, Alex. You know he doesn't sing," Sandra added.
"What? You've never done a duet before," Alex argued.
"Right, never," Sandra said, looking at Kyoya.
"Wait! You didn't did you?" Madoka asked in shock.
Sandra shrugged. "Maybe and maybe not."
Emma studied her. "I can't tell which is true, can you?"
"Nope," Gingka said.
"And you never will," Sandra replied, smiling with amusement. "Here, I've got one."
(Lyrics in bold)
We're like a melody with no words
Until we figure it out
We sing la, la, la, la
La, la
I know it's simple, yeah
But it's worked
Right up till now
Cause up till now, yeah
Every day's been like a dream world
Oh
But now you're not just in my head
Oh no
When we remember
Different summers
It's like tossing your heart to
See where it lands
Heads is easy
Tails is harder to plan
If we start it all over again
And again, and again
Oh
You know that I can't help but wonder
What's going to happen next
I'm a little curious
Oh yeah
Every star that I stood under
When you were under it too
Did you ever think about us?
I hope you did
'Cause I can tell you
That's something I'll never forget
I won't forget
If we remember
Different summers
It's like tossing your heart to
See where it lands
Heads is easy
Tails is harder to plan
If we start it all over again
Only friends
Just beginning
But I hope that we find it again
So we can
Go from here
Oh
When we remember
Different summers
It's like tossing your heart to
See where it lands
Heads is easy
Tails is harder to plan
If we start it all over again
Oh
Again and again and again and again
Again and again and again
When we remember
Different summers
(Song is Different Summers by Demi Lovato)
"You are really good," Blake commented.
Sandra shrugged. "I've been playing for a long time."
"Not just your guitar playing," JJ said. "You're an amazing singer."
"I'm not that good," Sandra replied.
"Yes, you are," Rossi added his voice to the rest, patting Sandra on her shoulder. Sandra smiled up at him.
"Thanks," she said.
"Well, I don't know about you all, but I'm hungry!" Benkei piped up.
Kyoya rolled his eyes. "Benkei, you're always hungry," he pointed out.
"I think a burger sounds good," Gingka said.
Madoka sighed. "Of course it does."
"There's actually a burger shop around the corner," Emma said.
As soon as she finished saying it, Gingka and Benkei took off out of the park, made a right and were gone. The group just laughed while Kyoya and Ryuga sighed and shook their heads.
"Some people are crazy about food," Morgan commented, amusement shining in his eyes.
"And it only gets crazier with this group," Kyoya muttered, not looking up.
Sandra just shrugged. "What part is crazier? The things we've done over the years or the battles we have?"
"Both," Kyoya answered.
"And your battles with Gingka aren't crazy?" Sandra asked.
"Not crazy. Intense," Kyoya corrected. Sandra raised an eyebrow at him and smiled.
"Yeah, but they're still crazy," Sandra argued.
Kyoya rolled his eyes but didn't argue. "Of course he doesn't argue with you," Alex teased. Kyoya shot her a fierce glare.
"Oh! I'm so bored sitting here and doing nothing!" Yu whined. He then looked at Kenta. "Hey Kenji! Tag!" Yu ran off.
"Hey! Get back here, Yu!" Kenta shouted as he took off after him.
"Oh boy! Here we go," Madoka said with a sigh.
"They do this often?" Hotch guessed.
"A lot," Alex answered.
Emma looked at Ryuga. "Why don't you and I go take a walk?" she suggested. Ryuga tried to hold back his smile as he nodded and they headed out of the park.
Suddenly, Yu ran up behind Tsubasa. "You're it!"
"Hey!" Tsubasa exclaimed as Yu ran off out of reach. He smiled slyly and tagged Alex. "Now you're it!"
"Tsubasa! You get back here!" Alex exclaimed as she chased her boyfriend, while trying to get Yu or Kenta as she went.
"And this must be the crazy part," Blake commented.
Sandra nodded. "Yep."
"Well, I'm getting out of here before I end up an obstacle," Kyoya said, getting up. "You want to come?"
Sandra smiled but shook her head. "I think I'll stay here." She glanced at Rossi before glancing back at Kyoya.
Kyoya nodded in understanding. "I'll be back shortly." He then headed off, dodging Yu and Kenta as he went.
"Why didn't you go with him?" Reid asked, looking a little confused. "He is your boyfriend, right?"
"Yeah, but I don't have to spend every second with him. He is a loner after all. He needs time alone or else he'll go crazy. Besides, he doesn't want me to know all the moves he'll use in battle. He'll probably go take the time to train," Sandra explained. "After all, he wants to be the strongest, and the first step is to beat Gingka. He won't stop until he does."
"Persistent," JJ commented.
"You have no idea," Sandra replied. "I wouldn't have him any other way. He's great."
"Girl, you're so in love," Garcia said, seeing the spark in Sandra's eyes.
Sandra blushed a little. "Yeah, I am, but I don't hide it anymore. I used to but that was for Kyoya. He wanted to maintain his image, but he's changed since then a little."
"So, I hear you live in Japan now," Hotch changed the subject.
Sandra nodded. "Yeah. That's where I met most of my friends."
"When are you going back?" Rossi asked.
Sandra shrugged. "Probably in a few days. Matt stays here though."
"Where is he anyway?" Garcia asked, glancing around. "I want to meet him, too."
"He had a job interview today. He started looking recently," Sandra answered. "When are you guys heading back?" Sandra asked.
"Tomorrow," Hotch answered.
Sandra nodded. "I bet you guys are pretty busy."
"Yeah, we are," Blake replied.
"We just figured we'd make the most of our extra day here," JJ added.
"I'll have to come see your house sometime," Sandra said, looking at Rossi.
Rossi smiled and sat down beside her. "I'd like that."
"I'll call ahead to make sure it's alright. Never know when you'll be away," Sandra replied.
"We'll give you two a minute before we bug you again," Morgan joked as the rest of the team walked away, leaving Sandra and Rossi alone.
"So, you like it over there in Japan?" Rossi asked.
"Yeah, it's nice. I share an apartment with Alex and put on a show to help pay for the apartment," Sandra answered. "I usually just hang out with my friends. The only two I don't see regularly are Emma and Ryuga because they don't live in one specific place. They wander around and train constantly. There's no end for them in their training. What about your house? Is it nice over there?"
"I don't have a house. I have a mansion," Rossi replied, making Sandra giggle a little. "And it's nice over there when I am there. Work keeps me away a lot with the team."
Sandra nodded. "I bet. I'll call before I plan on coming, but I'll try not to call too often just so I don't interrupt you during a case."
Rossi smiled at her. "You can call me anytime you want. I won't have a problem with it. Hotch shouldn't since he knows who you are, and that you're far away."
Sandra nodded. "And you can call me whenever. Except on Friday nights. That's when I do my show. He gives me some time off sometimes because a lot of people come."
"Noted," Rossi said. He put his good arm over her shoulders and Sandra leaned into him. "I'm going to miss you."
Sandra smiled, sadly, knowing she probably wouldn't be able to see him too often. "I'm going to miss you too," she replied. "But we'll work it out. It'll just take time."
Rossi nodded in agreement.
"So what am I to you?" Morgan asked, teasingly. "Am I uncle now?"
Sandra grinned and pushed him, playfully. "More like a big brother," she answered.
"I'll take what I can get," Morgan said with a smile.
Sandra smiled and saw Rossi grinning and shaking his head in amusement. Sandra looked around at the whole team. Dad sure has some good people looking out for him. I hope I can see them too when I come back.
That's it guys. I'll get started on the sequel as soon as I can. I'm really into Criminal Minds right now. Please R&R and look for the sequel. :)