Chapter 2
AN – Hey guys! So it's update time. I want to say a massive thank you to those who have reviewed, followed and favourited, it genuinely is like the nicest feeling ever :) so I'm still working on set update days but I'm thinking Sunday and Wednesdays so I may stick to that haha, also I just spent yesterday looking around Universities which was the weirdest thing I have ever done in my life. They were like here's where you'll spend the next 3 years. Scary. Anyway some pointless info about my life haha. So this is chapter 2 I really hope you like it. Please read, review, favourite and subscribe.
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Spencer slowly stirred his coffee. It was only ten O'clock and he'd already done one file and was halfway through a second. He could tell that it was going to be one of those days that don't seem to end. He took out his phone to text Emily.
"Hi, just wandering if you wanted to meet up for lunch later?xx"
He put his phone back in his pocket. He was getting worried about Emily, she hadn't been sleeping very well for the past twelve days and he could tell she was getting restless not doing any work. When Meghan was at home she was fine, but on a day like today where Meghan was at school and he was at work he knew Emily would be bored and fidgety. The problem was, Emily couldn't think of anything she'd want to do and as she kept pointing out; her whole working life she'd spent in law enforcement, it was all she really knew how to do and she wasn't interested in going back to school and getting qualifications for some other job.
Spencer sighed as he thought about Emily's catch 22 scenario. He got his phone out as he felt the vibration of the phone receiving a message. "Sure, I'll see you later at the deli?xx"
"Yeah I'll see you " Spencer quickly tapped back. He put his phone back in his pocket, trying to get back into the work frame of mind.
He was sat down working for about fifteen minutes before JJ came up from behind him.
"Hey, we need you in the conference room." She stated.
Spencer closed his file. "Do we need our go bags?"
"No it's a local case." JJ informed him. "Garcia has all the details."
Spencer smiled as he followed JJ into the conference room.
"Oh, I'm sorry about Henry being late this morning, he couldn't find his keys." JJ apologised.
"That's okay, did he find them?"
JJ laughed. "Yeah under his bed" She looked at Reid seeing his unspoken question. "I didn't ask why they were under his bed in case he told me." She laughed.
"I can relate to that." Spencer smiled.
They both took a seat around the round table. "Henry text me earlier, saying they've bumped up security everywhere around their school." JJ said with a worried expression.
Spencer looked at his phone, wandering if he had missed a text off Meghan. "It's nice to know my daughter keeps me informed." He muttered sarcastically at the lack of message from Meghan.
JJ chuckled lightly. "He's only text me because it's wound him up."
"Why would it wind him up?" Spencer asked.
"He doesn't see it as everyone trying to act normally. You know how teenagers are; they think they're untouchable until something bad happens." JJ replied.
"True." Spencer agreed.
"What's true?" Morgan asked, as he walked into the conference room followed by Garcia and Rossi.
"Just teenagers thinking they know better." JJ replied.
Morgan said nothing more and just took a seat next to Reid.
"Where's Hotch?" Reid asked.
"In a meeting with Strauss, he'll be here in a minute." Rossi said.
"Are we in trouble again?" Morgan asked.
"No, something to do with the budget," Rossi answered.
"It's because you smashed up that car the other week Reid." Morgan joked. Earning laughs off the other members of the team.
"It wasn't my fault." Reid defended.
"Oh what, the tree drove into you then?" Morgan teased.
"I told you, your singing distracted me." Reid quipped.
The rest of the team gave Morgan the same raised eyebrow look before laughing.
"I hate you kid." Morgan said.
"I have deep affection for you too Morgan." Reid smiled.
"Can we save the bickering for the playground please?" Hotch asked as he entered the room: casting a silence over the team.
"How was the meeting?" Rossi asked.
"Wonderful." Hotch sarcastically replied. "Garcia?" he prompted Garcia to begin the presentation.
Garcia switched on the screen, showing a picture of a dark haired young girl. Her eyes were full of life as she posed for the camera. "This is Karin Morgan." Garcia stopped long enough for the team to see the picture and put a name to the face, but not long enough for them to dwell on the wasted life. "She's seventeen years old. She went to West Virginia High School, her body was found in a small children's playground in Capitol Hill Park. She was shot seven times in the chest and stomach." Garcia showed a few images on the screen, pictures of the crime scene, the victim and bullet wounds.
"Ten days ago the body of sixteen year old Callum Maccall was found. He was found in John Marshall Park. The bullets are different, but same amount of gun shots and in the same area. Callum went to Wilson High school." Garcia showed some more pictures that almost mirrored the other crime scene.
"Then four days ago the body of Michael Parker was found, he was sixteen and found in Lincoln Park. Bullets again were different but other than that same number of wounds and in the same area." Garcia showed more pictures. "Police haven't entirely ruled out gang involvement, but from what the police could gather these kids were good kids that focused on school and weren't involved in any gang activity." Garcia told them.
"But that doesn't exclude the fact that it could be some kind of gang initiation." Morgan pointed out.
"Wouldn't they use similar guns though?" JJ asked.
"You would think so." Reid said without looking up from the case file.
"But if it was just one killer then wouldn't he use the same gun?" Garcia asked.
"Unless they didn't want to get caught," Rossi thought out loud.
"You think its one guy?" Morgan asked.
"I don't know for sure, but aside from the gun the actual kill is identical." Rossi said.
"But the victimology is all over the place." Hotch replied.
"Yeah, one girl, two boys, one Caucasian, two Black; The only thing similar about the victims are their age." JJ commented.
"I don't think we should overlook the gang theory, but as much as it's horrible to think, I have a feeling it may be the one person." Hotch replied.
The team looked at each other, sharing dismayed glances. "Do you think it's just those schools?" JJ asked no one in particular.
"It's hard to say." Reid answered. "The parks are far away from each other as are the schools."
"Reid, I want you to stay here and work a geographical profile." Hotch ordered. "Rossi, I want you to go to the morgue with Morgan and see what you can find on them. "JJ, I want you to come with me to the station and talk to the families and friends of the victims to see what we can find about them."
"What do you want me to do?" Garcia asked.
"I want you to dig up more on the victims, check their social networking sites and also see if theirs anything linking the victims." Hotch told her.
Garcia nodded and walked off to her lair.
Everyone started to pack up their stuff, ready to go find out more. "JJ, Reid can I talk to you both, in my office please?" Hotch asked.
Both JJ and Reid exchanged a look and quickly followed their unit chief to his office.
Reid closed the door behind him and stood next to JJ.
"I just want to make sure you two are okay working this case." Hotch said, giving them an understanding look. Jack was nearly twenty yet he hated working cases involving people in their twenties because when he closed his eyes he could only see Jack.
"We'll be fine sir." JJ said confidently.
"If you need to take a step back that's okay with me." Hotch said to them both.
They both nodded gratefully. "Thank you." Reid thanked.
"No problem, but I must ask that you don't go sharing case details with Henry or Meghan, you know how teenagers can be." Hotch added.
"No problem." JJ and Reid both assured simultaneously.
"Okay, you can both go now." Hotch dismissed.
Both JJ and Reid left the office, feeling thankful the invitation for a breather when needed.
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Meghan could hardly contain her smile all the way through English. Her head kept replaying the moment Henry told her he loved her. She tried to focus on what her teacher was saying, but her head was spinning. She could tell that Stacey was staring at her, it wasn't like Meghan to go to classes late and the fact she came in late and flustered she could tell Stacey would be full of questions as soon as the class finished. Meghan looked quickly up at the clock, to her amazement she only had five minutes left, time flew quickly when you're distracted.
Meghan slowly started to pack her books away: waiting for the bell to ring, so she could talk to Stacey. It was good that they didn't sit next to each other in any classes otherwise they'd never get any work done.
The sound of the bell rung through her head, and as if someone had chucked a firework in the room, the whole class burst into life and left the class. Meghan walked out slightly ahead of Stacey so they could talk properly.
She felt someone link their arm around hers.
"So you gonna tell me why you're so full of smiles?" Stacey asked.
"Oh it's nothing big, just that Henry told me he loves me." Meghan gushed.
"Oh my God! Really?" Stacey asked excitedly.
"Yeah, he literally told me like an hour ago before I went to class."
"Aww, you're so lucky."
"Yeah I am." Meghan laughed.
"Bathroom?" Stacey asked.
Meghan smiled as Stacey dragged her to the girl's loo.
Despite the smell in the loos, they were a great place for quick gossips and occasionally an even better place to bunk off lessons considering staff weren't allowed in there.
Stacey looked at Meghan. "So have you guys like done it?" Meghan looked at Stacey with a raised eyebrow? "What? I'm your best friend you're supposed to tell me things like this."
Meghan laughed, "No we haven't. I was a bit self conscious of my burns and stuff." Meghan smiled shyly at Stacey. "But I'm not totally opposed to the idea now."
Stacey squealed. "Oh my gosh, this is like huge"
Meghan blushed. "Any louder Stace someone on mars didn't hear you."
Stacey laughed "Yeah like you believe in little green men on mars."
"Not the point."
"You should talk to your mom about it."
"What? No way"
"Why she is your mom?"
"Yeah: Which is why I wouldn't talk to her about it."
"Why not? I talk to my aunt about everything."
"Yeah and she's looked after you nearly all your life. I've only known Emily for about a year."
"Which is why it would be a great way for you two to like, you know bond and stuff." Stacey encouraged.
"Yeah and how exactly would that conversation start? Hey Emily I've only known you for a while, but I'm thinking of having sex with my boyfriend, what do you think? No it would be weird." Meghan replied.
"Well, I wouldn't start it exactly like that." Stacey muttered.
"I appreciate the thought, but no."
"Don't say I didn't try." Stacey sighed.
They both walked into the corridor. "Hey Stace?" Meghan asked.
"Yup."
"Don't say anything to Henry okay?"
"Now that would be an awkward conversation." Stacey smiled.
Meghan laughed out loud. "You're officially nuts."
"Yeah but you love me anyway." Stacey smiled.
"That I do, crazy girl."
Both girls continued to walk down the corridor of the school, chattering happily together. Stacey had been Meghan's rock through the whole Emily saga and during the aftermath of her kidnap. Meghan honestly couldn't imagine what life would be like without her best friend. Meghan was there for Stacey and Stacey was there for Meghan, that was the way it had always been and she couldn't see that changing.
"Hey Meghan," a voice said,
Meghan turned around to see Scott Andrews behind her. He was the typical bad boy of the school; he was devastatingly good looking with black floppy hair and piercing blue eyes. He was tall and had a dangerous vibe. He had plenty of friends but never seemed close to anyone. He was marmite, you either loved him or you hated him.
"Hey Scott," Meghan replied with a smile. Meghan didn't mind marmite. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah umm, that Sociology essay thing has really spun me out and I was wandering if you wouldn't mind going over it with me later." Scott asked, with a crooked smile.
"Sure, it's got me kind of confused as well." Meghan agreed.
"Hopefully two heads will be better than one." Scott smiled. "Do you want to meet in the library last period?"
"Sure, I'll see you then."
"Yeah, I'll see you later." Scott gave a smile in acknowledgement of Stacey and then waved goodbye to Meghan.
Meghan watched as Scott walked down the corridor, "I didn't know you and Scott were friends." Stacey said.
"Yeah, he's really sweet when people give him a chance."
Stacey raised an eyebrow. "I don't know, Becky Connors told me that he was really bad news."
"Becky Connors thinks everyone that doesn't sleep with her is bad news." Meghan replied; she really couldn't stand Becky Connors.
"He gives me the creeps too." Stacey added.
"Your own cat gives you the creeps." Meghan reminded her.
"Must you know everything about me?" Stacey asked rhetorically.
"You tell me half the stuff I know."
"Although," Stacey said changing the subject back to Scott. "He does have a really great ass."
Meghan laughed at her friend. "You're unbelievable."
"What?"
"Girls stop dawdling and get to class." A teacher interrupted their conversation.
Stacey gave Meghan an unimpressed look. "I'll see you later."
"See you." Meghan waved. She turned around and walked down the corridor.
So, what do we think about the UNSUB? What about Meghan and Stacey's friendship? What are your thoughts in general? What should Emily do? Please leave a review down below letting me know what you think. Thanks for reading and I hope to see you next update. Don't forget to subscribe, favourite or review. See you soon, Rhian.