Title: Forever His

Author: pikachucranstongirl

Story Category: Criminal Minds

Rating: Teen

Disclaimer: I do not own Criminal Minds, which is owned by the Mark Gordon Company. I just own Alexander Langston, Gabriella Chambers and Roxanne Hammond...I also don't own Nickelback's Far Away and a quote from Saturday's Warrior...

Inspired By: Nickelback's Far Away in a twisted reincarnation sense

Summary: He's always loved her as both Alexander Langston and Spencer Reid. When it comes down to it, he will find her...because she was always meant to be his.

Characters: Alexander Langston (OMC)/Spencer Reid, Roxanne Hammond/Gabriella Chambers (OFC)

Pairings: Alexander Langston/Roxanne Hammond, Spencer Reid/Gabriella Chambers

Universe: AU with Canon ties...

Author's note: This takes place outside of both Chance (an unposted fic that I am co-authoring with childofdarkness1988) and Matters of The Heart. I wrote this because I was intrigued with the line 'I will find you, Julie' from Saturday's Warrior and this was the result of my mind trying to find a way to incorporate that. Read and Enjoy!

Note: Bold Italics denotes the quote from previous life, Italics denotes Gabby's part of the conversation.

Chapter 1:

Crushed

August 18, 1989

3:20 pm

Gabriella Chambers couldn't help the slight giggle that escaped her lips when she saw her best friend's arm in a cast. What was even funnier - to her, at least - was the fact that Spencer was using the cast in an effort to prop up the book so that he could read it. The action made him look absolutely ridiculous. "Here." She murmured taking the book from him.

"I'm so mad at you and I hate you." He plainly stated. "It was your fault that I ended up in a cast like this." Gabby, short for her first name, rolled her eyes. Spencer, while he had patience in spades, could be so melodramatic with her sometimes.

"You don't hate me and you could've said no, Spencer." She disagreed, a hint of a smile playing on her features.

"I find it hard to say 'no' to you of all people to say it to." Spencer replied as he turned to her, a frown on his face. "I wonder why that is?" The eight year old raised an eyebrow.

"How should I know?" She retorted. "When it comes to the mental state, boys mature half as fast as girls do." She'd come across that tidbit when her mom was talking about her to another one of her school friends' mothers. Spencer looked down at the book. "Spencer, do you believe in love?" His head shot up in alarm at her question.

"Love is for adults, Gabs." He finally replied as he motioned for her to turn the page for him. "It doesn't exist except as a chemical reaction in our brains." Something within Gabby was crushed as she listened to Spencer.

"So…you don't believe in soul mates? That you're destined for someone no matter what you do?" She pressed, knowing the answer was likely a resounding 'no'. Gabby realized that she had it bad if she was asking Spencer these questions.

"No, I don't." He answered offhandedly as he adjusted his glasses with his free hand. Gabby stared at her homework folder. She should actually go home and get some homework done instead of spending so much time with Spencer. "Do you?" he asked as the thought occurred to him that she believed in the idea of soul mates.

"I do believe in that, Spencer." She answered him blandly. When Spencer had finished the book, she made an excuse up to leave. The minute the front door closed, she cried.

Spencer sighed as he glanced at the clock. Gabby usually spent longer in his company, but the fact that she didn't do so today weighed heavily on him. Maybe claiming to hate her wasn't the best thing for him to have done at that point. The soul mate talk had been odd enough, he reflected, but where Gabs was concerned, being odd was her specialty.

"If reincarnation exists…I will find you, Roxi, I swear it." Spencer looked around for the source of the quote, but not finding any evidence, he quickly thought of something else. He picked up another book and went to the table with it.

"Where's Gabriella?" His father asked, looking for the slightly older friend of Spencer's.

"She said that her mother wanted her home early because she had to clean her room." Spencer explained with a sigh. "I know that was an excuse."

"Spencer, what on earth did you say to the poor girl?" His mother, who was having one of her good days, asked. "She usually spends…well, all of her free time in your company." That Spencer knew very well, since Gabby usually went home for dinner.

"I told her that I was mad at her, hated her…" Spencer frowned. Gabby's mood didn't go south until after that discussion about love and soul mates. "Her mood didn't go south until I told her that love didn't exist except as a chemical reaction in the brain and she asked me about soul mates and I told her I didn't believe in them." He closed his eyes, realizing his mistake. Gabby had been trying to tell him something, he'd been sure of it, but he'd pressed his own beliefs on her and made her uncomfortable.

"Spencer, she probably needed some time to think." William Reid pointed out.

"No…I scared her off." The phone rang and William got it. Spencer looked down at the book as he was tired of talking about what he'd done to Gabby.

"Reid residence. Hello, Gabriella. Slow down, hon." William answered, looking at Spencer. "Yes, he's here. Okay." William put the phone against his chest. "Spencer, Gabriella wants to talk to you." Spencer got up and grabbed the phone.

"Hey Gabs." He greeted with a smile. "I'm sorry about earlier. I should have kept my feelings to myself instead of hurting you like that. Please forgive me."

"I forgive you, Spencer…but that's not why I called." Gabriella's voice was upset because she was sniffling. "My parents have decided to move me to Washington DC. My dad got an offer for a job there and my mom wants to get in contact with an old friend if we move there. I have no choice." Spencer nodded, understanding what she was saying to him. She had to move because she was a minor, and subject to her parents control.

"When I turn eighteen, Gabs, I will find you." He promised, biting his lip.

"I'll count on it, Spencer. I got to get off so I can pack my things." and with that answer, she was gone, out of his life for quite a while.

Author's note: Can anyone guess who Marcie's old friend is? I know that moving Gabriella is evil, but trust me, it's central to the plot. Please read and review!