AN: this is part two, hope you like it!
"So, how do things work around here?" I piped up on stairway. "You mean what's acceptable, what's not, and who's who?"I nodded in response. "Well, most of the teachers are easy to get along with, but there are a few who I'm convinced rose from the gates of hell. Oh and if you cut class no one hounds you for it. Just like every school there are the burn outs; the 'academic animals' as some would call them, basically just the super smart kids, which I can tell by your schedule you'd fit in with; the jocks of course, who are essentially assholes; and then you have the theatre kids. No one really ventures out of their clique, so there aren't usually any big social issues. Where did you fall in your own school?" Arianna spoke at such a rapid rate it was hard to keep up. "Oh, well definitely the theatre crowd." I replied.
Arianna stopped dead in her tracks and turned to me with a gaping smile. "No way! Me too! What productions have you been in?" She was beaming. "I've played Little Red Riding Hood in Into the Woods; Anita in West Side Story; and Svetlana in Chess. I've also been in Little Shop of Horrors and Guys and Dolls, but I was just in the ensemble." I said practically to the ground. "Jeez, you must be inanely talented!" I blushed ferociously. I always felt uncomfortable when people complimented me, often because I never believed it. "Hey, we put on our musicals during the fall here, and we're having a meeting on Friday before auditions next Monday and Tuesday, you in?" Arianna asked. I didn't even need time to think about my answer. "Um- of course! What show?" Honestly I didn't even care what the show was, I just needed to get back on stage. "Drum roll please!" I quickly patted my hands on my thighs. "Les Miserables!" Arianna nearly squealed. My eyes widened out of sheer happiness and a tinge of fear. The fact that I only had a week to prepare for an audition for possibly the best show ever written (in my opinion at least) was incredibly nerve racking. "I'll definitely be there!" I smiled. After the words left my mouth the bell rang.
The rest of the day was relatively uneventful. I enjoyed it though; I missed the intellectual stimulation, even though I got a great deal of it being around Spencer. The classroom setting made me feel somewhat normal. Ana was only in my English class, but I had English, Math, Chorus, and Chemistry with Arianna. She was a sweet girl, wicked funny too. She was an average height and weight, had long blonde hair with complimentary blue eyes, a skin shade in between me and Ana's, and was all around gorgeous to say the least. I was glad I found people who that I shared interests with, and I was even more glad that they wanted to hang out with me.
I took the school bus back to the main square at 2 and then hopped on another bus to the BAU, as Spencer requested. I didn't actually know where to go or how to get a visitors pass, so I relied on my memory of the architecture and landscape. All went well; the guard remembered my face and gave me directions to the bull pen. I was hoping that they weren't terribly busy, then I would just feel totally in the way.
I spotted Emily and Derek surrounding Spencer's desk also immediately.
"Hey mini-Reid! How was your first day? Derek asked, taking my bag from me and plopping it next to Spencer's chair. "Yeah how was it?" Emily added, followed by Spencer saying "Do you like your classes?" If they were anything, it was consistent. "It got off to a rocky start and was a tad overwhelming, but overall it was actually pretty okay. My classes are great, they seem like they'll be a breeze. My teachers are nice, they appear to be highly intelligent as well, not like some of the past ones I've had. Although I'm questioning my Russian teachers' capability of speaking the language." The group let out a chuckle.
"My god mini-Reid, you sound just like pretty boy over here" Derek grinned, Emily laughed and Spencer gave a surprised glare.
"Are you implying I sound like a fifteen year old girl?" Spencer retorted. "Or that I sound like a 26 year old man?" I shot back with a smirk. Derek looked back and forth at us, and looking across at Spencer was basically like looking in a mirror. "I think he's trying to say you spend too much time together" Emily jumped in. She was probably right.
"Guys?" A voice from the catwalk called. The three agents including me looked up at an apologetic looking JJ with a manila folder in her left hand.
"Damnit, really?" Derek snaped in an annoyed manor.
"Sorry" JJ frowned. "Wheels up in thirty" She added. "Oh, and I hope school went well Jenna, we'll go over the details after we get back" She said while walking toward Hotch's office.
"Are you okay with me leaving? I could ask Hotch is I could sit this one out if you don't want me-" Spencer pleaded.
"No, it's okay, go. They need you there, I'll be fine for a couple of days" I replied. I wasn't thrilled he was leaving during my first week of school, but I could handle it.
"Okay. Call Garcia if you need anything. I'll check in with you when I can" Spencer exclaimed. He didn't seem thrilled to be leaving either. "Alright, now go kick some butt" grinned and thought about pulling him into a hug, but never acted on it. By that time Derek and Emily were gathering there things, so I picked up my bag and headed for the doors. "Goodbye guys! Hope you catch him, well, or her!" I shouted halfway across the bullpen and received goodbyes in return. I caught a bus back to the apartment, put my feet up on the couch, and let the day sink in.