Izzy lay in bed and let the last of sleep leave her mind, her phone buzzed. She reached over and picked it up, it wasn't even five am yet, who was trying to get a hold of her. She swiped, the screen and saw she had a text message from Spencer.

Wondering if you wanted to have breakfast this morning?

She thought about it for a few minutes before responding, it would be a good way to get to know the members of the team without being overwhelmed.

Sure. What time and where?

Six okay? There's a diner down the street from the office.

Six works for me, see you then.

She rolled out of bed and headed to the shower, and tried to wake up. She got ready and headed towards the diner, she walked in and Spencer was already waiting for her.

"Morning Cooper."

"Morning Reid."

She sat down, and picked up the menu. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm good. Thank you." It felt awkward and strained, maybe this had a mistake. Maybe she wasn't cut out to be close to anyone.

"I was worried about you."

"Thank you. I'm okay really. I suffered from migraines when I was younger but out grew them. I guess rolling down stairs and bouncing my head off a concrete floor triggered one.

The waitress walked up to take their order.

"Coffee, toast, and a scrambled egg please." Gen smiled at the waitress, Spencer placed his order.

He looked at her for a minute before speaking again. "How do you like working with us?"

"I've only worked one case...I..." This was diffidently awkward.

"I just ask because you seem so quiet..."

"It's nothing personal...I like to get to know people before I put myself out there."

The waitress brought their food and they started to eat. "I use to be the same way. Most of my friends came in adulthood."

She started to feel a kinship with Reid, he proceeded to tell her about growing up in Las Vegas and his mother. She sympathized with him, he told her about his father.

"I don't even know who my father is, I'm a product of a vacation romance." She told him. "My mother wrote self-help books, I grew up on book tours, I had tutors for the first ten years of my life. I didn't actually go to a real school until I was ten and went to live with my grandparents in Missouri."

She was starting to feel comfortable with him, before they knew it they needed to head to the office. Izzy got a cup of coffee to go, the left the diner together. She felt like she had made her first true friend.

XXXX

The elevator doors opened and they walked off together, she laughed at a joke he told her. Derek turned when he heard her, he frowned a little, what's this now pretty boy is moving in on her. She walked over to her desk and sat down, looking up at Morgan.

"Why are you frowning?"

"About time you two show up!" He answered gruffly.

"It's only 07:45, we aren't even late." Reid answered. Morgan walked off to the break room.

JJ watched him storm off. "What's his problem?"

Izzy shrugged. "You got me!"

Garcia was in the break room fixing herself a cup of coffee when Morgan came storming in. "What's wrong with you Chocolate thunder?"

"Cooper and Reid looked real comfy coming in this morning."

"He's not her type!"

"He's more her type then I am!" He frowned.

"Opposites attract my love!" She walked out of the room leaving him to pout.

XXX

They were called to the conference room at eleven for a case, they were heading to Texas for a missing children's case. Izzy always hated these, she worked enough of them in the past. She worked five years in child crimes in St. Louis, anytime they had a case she would consult. Every once in awhile you had one that would have one that would have a happy ending, but mostly they ended unhappily or went unsolved.

Something about this case was familiar, she closed her eyes and searched her brain. Over the thousands of cases she had worked on over the years, she found the one she was looking for. There was a lull in the conversation, Izzy made her request.

"Garcia can you get the case files from a case ten years ago in St. Louis? The name will be Westwood Hills, everything with my name on it please."

"Yeah, I'll have it sent to your tablets."

"Do you have something Cooper?" Hotch asked.

"It's an unsolved case I worked ten years ago in St. Louis, everything is the same."

"Wheels up in twenty." Hotch said. "Cooper can I talk to you?"

"Sure." She walked over to him.

"Are you feeling okay? I really need you on this case."

"I'm great. Ready to go."

"I know you're on desk duty , but your expertise on missing children will be useful. Especially if this is a copy cat."

"I understand, I'm ready to help in any way possible."

She walked back to her desk and grabbed her purse, she ran to her car and got her go back, meeting the team in the SUVs. She was feeling uneasy, the unsub in the case ten years ago had played with her emotions, she had to take some time off, after they found the fifth child's body. Then missing children had just stopped, no reason.

The boarded the plane, as promised the case file was on their tablets, Izzy had to prepare herself to step into the past. She reread her notes, even though she really didn't have to and briefed the team on this case. They sat back and started to build a new profile, she got up and got a cup of coffee, still feeling uneasy. JJ followed her.

"Are you okay?"

"These types of cases are always hard, especially when they are unsolved."

"Do you think it's the same person?"

"I don't know. I need to see the crime scene, but I don't think it's going to fly."

"Talk to Hotch."

JJ sat down by Hotch and whispered something something to him. Izzy had sat down on the couch, and was lost in thought. He got up and sat down beside her.

"JJ said you wanted to talk to me." She looked up surprised to see him sitting next to her.

"I need to go to the crime scene, I promise not to fall down any stairs."

He let out a soft chuckle. "I think that will be okay. Where were you a few minutes ago?"

"Reviewing the case in my head. Trying to see what I missed then."

"Are you going to be okay working on this?"

"I'm going to be fine." She smiled at him.

He looked at her for a few more minutes got up and went to sit back in his chair. She closed her eyes and prayed it wasn't the same sick bastard from ten years ago, because he had almost killed her.

XXXX

The plane landed, the loaded up the SUVs that were waiting for them. Morgan, Izzy, and Rossi went to the crime scene. JJ and Aaron went to talk to the family, Spencer went to set up the command post.

Morgan, Rossi, and Izzy got to the crime scene and started to investigate where the body had been found. The child had been tired up and drowned in a creek, with a bible verse pinned to the back of the overalls. This was the fourth victim, she saw the beaded bracelet on the body.

"If it isn't the same unsub, then it's a damn good copy cat. Even the shoe tread and size is the same of the print they left."

"Are you sure Cooper, it's been ten years." Rossi asked.

"Putting the photographic memory aside, that was one of those cases, that you never forget."

Morgan and Rossi made notes and took pictures. Izzy made notes of her own, she looked around and walked over to a tree. She walked over to the side of a crevices, and peeked to the side.

She called Garcia. "I have a trail cam recording us at the crime scene, can you hack into and find who's got it?"

"Of course I can."

"Can I disconnect it for evidence?

"Give me just one minute...okay disconnect it. I'll have answers for you soon."

She reached in and pulled the camera out, disconnecting it and bagging it for evidence.

"What the hell?" Morgan asked.

"Like I said, same unsub or very good copy cat." She walked towards the SUV.

Morgan looked at Rossi. "Do you think she's going to be okay?"

"She's going to be fine."

They headed back to the station, with the camera and their notes ready to build a profile. They were sitting down comparing notes, when Izzy's phone rang. It was an unknown number.

"Cooper."

"Awww Agent Cooper, you disconnected my camera. You still are the dark beauty I remember." She waved at Hotch to get his attention.

"You know my name, tell me yours."

"You mean you don't know? After ten years, and me nearly killing you?" Hotch starred at her, shit she forgot to share that bit of information with him.

"You didn't share last time.."

"Tell you what, why don't we meet in person again. Maybe this time you can save the next victim before I kill them and you. Oh but I'll guess you'll have to ask your boss won't you."

"Tell me where and when, I'll be there."

"I see your boss giving you that you're in trouble look. You better clear it with him first." He hung up the phone.

"Were they able to get a trace?" Izzy asked.

Hotch looked at her trying to control his anger. "Cooper I need to talk to you." He slammed into an empty office.

Shit! She followed him in and shut the door waiting for him to unload.

"Do you want to tell me why you didn't let me know the history you had with the unsub?"

"I wasn't even for sure it was the same unsub until a hour ago, then it was confirmed just a few minutes ago."

"He tried to kill you ten years ago?"

"He shot me." She said "I went in to try to bring him out, I was ambushed."

"You are off this case."

"You need me on this case. You heard him!"

"I'll be dammed if I loos an agent because you're not thinking clearly."

"I'm thinking damn clearly. I'm thinking about not letting another set of parents having to bury their child if it can be helped. If it means looking that sick bastard in the eyes again then so be it."

She opened the door and walked out, she sat down at the table with the rest of the team. Hotch walked out and looked at her. "I said you're off the case, go back to the jet, and wait for further directions."

She grabbed her go bag and purse and slammed out of the station. She walked out of the door and someone shoved a gun in her back. "Well, I guess we get to meet sooner then I thought."