Chapter 2.

(Season 8 was in 2012-2013) Monday came around the corner with a possible new kidnapping/murder case that has or had been going for a few days when Danielle came in a 7 in the morning with a pair of black dress pants with long sleeve sweater and tank top underneath it, so hopefully that nobody would notice her scars from her past and there was a very good chance for her to be assigned to Hotch's team. Even though, she had a very good weekend. Her brother called her and he told her that 'the eagle has arrived' safely in 1 piece at London airport. Their cousin, Emily met him there. Danielle first came into Erin Strauss' office and she sat down in front of her desk to see where she would be assigned to a team. Erin looked at her with a warm grin. "I'm glad that you came this morning." Danielle nodded at her words and she was waiting for her to tell her to what team she would be on. "I will be having you to be assigned to SSA Agent Hotchner's team and they do need an extra hand with the cases and writing the reports." Erin said as Danielle's eyes lit up at that. She had not seen Hotch since she was a first year in college when he became a prosecutor. Danielle was now 39 and Emily was now 43 and Hotch was about 50. Erin and Danielle stood up and they walked out of her office and taken her to her new team.

They walked through the corridors of the BAU as Erin showed Danielle the offices and she introduced herself to to the other Agents and teams. And then finally, the bullpen when they walked through the glass doors. Hotch and Rossi were sitting in their offices, writing their reports. Erin could tell that Danielle was a little nervous at first and the Section Chief told her that it's okay and Danielle calmed her nerves. Erin had known her since Danielle was 16 years old and when her father worked at the BAU for a time, before he was transferred to the FBI Headquarters in Washington DC before her mother left them when Ted divorced her after what she had done to her. Her Mom always favored Eric. Danielle felt like she was being the plague to her mother, who treated her like shit and treated others like a charm with kindness. That wasn't fair to her. When they walked through the bullpen, Danielle saw Hotch sitting in his office, talking with a man, who was another Agent, standing in front of him with a go tee, a suit jacket and dark hair. She wondered who that was that she didn't recognized in his office, but she could tell that he was Italian and Danielle would like to know him.

Erin and Danielle walked by the 4 Agents whose belongs to Hotch's team. Ried, JJ, Blake and Morgan. Alex Blake seemed to like her and she was alright with her when she and Danielle waved at each other and the 3 others just gave her stern looks for some reason, so Danielle quickly looked away from them a moment. She wanted to why that JJ, Ried and Morgan did that just a little bit ago. Danielle would want to know the reason why of what they had done. What did she do wrong. She'would get answers when she meets the team. They walked up the small stairs towards Hotch's and David Rossi's office. Strauss she told Danielle to stay outside for a moment before she poked her head in a bit into his office and she softly knocked on Aaron's door. Aaron and David looked at them like 'what's going on here?' when Strauss. "Agents Rossi and Hotchner, I know that you may need an extra hand in the murder and kidnapping cases, so, I have a new Agent outside to help you with it. She's just out here." A pause for a moment to see the reaction from both Agents, who they were a little confused at first. "She was transferred here from NCIS. I'll have her come in now." Erin said with determination when she told Danielle to come in.

When Danielle came into Aaron's office and as soon as she saw who it was in front of her, Hotch recognized her right away. David looked at her before him like, 'who the hell is she? I've never seen her before. She looks almost like Emily, but only with light brown hair. She doesn't have her nose though and I'm beginning to like her.' David thought to himself with a small tender smile at her. Rossi liked meeting new Agents helping and working with them. Aaron walked around his desk and he gave her a big gentle hug. "Danielle, I'm so glad to see you. Where have you been all of my life?"Aaron said with a soft laugh in his voice. David chuckled at this. Strauss told Danielle that she would see her later on and she walked out of Hotch's office. Hotch pulled back from her at arms length. "How is your father and Eric by the way?" Hotch added. He wanted to know how they are from her.

Danielle chuckled at Hotch's half joking with her and being serious as she looked up into his eyes. "Dad's doing pretty good and he's helping Agent Tedwell, my former team leader investigate a kidnapping of a marine's 16 year old daughter and Eric is in London with Emily for a week and a half, helping to catch a serial killer." Aaron and David grinned and nodded at her. "I've been working at NCIS in DC for about 11 years and then I got transferred here." She gave him a gentle smile there. And then spoke some more and he introduced her to Agent SSA David Rossi. David was very pleased to meet her and he liked her the minute he met her. Just then, JJ walked into Aaron's office and she told then that they have a murder case from Nebraska. JJ gave Danielle a cold stern look before she left his office. David, Danielle and Hotch frowned and they wanted to know why JJ gave her that look for. Danielle Prentiss never did anything wrong at all. What's up with that? What did she do to deserve that. Was Morgan, Ried and JJ blamed her for Emily left the BAU to work for the London office perhaps? This was Emily's choice. She wanted to do it, but she knew that she was running from something that she was not telling her. Emily maybe stubborn at times, but she needs to tell her cousin the truth. Danielle knew half of her truth. She needed to know right there and then. Stubbornness can kill. Rossi and Hotch would look for answers for Danielle about Ried, JJ and Morgan, who gave her the dirty looks they gave her earlier.

Every single Agent, including Danielle, David and Penelope Garcia walked into the briefing room to work and talk about their newest and latest case of a murder in Portland, Oregon. Penelope was very glad that she met Emily's cousin. Everyone sat down in their seats, watching and listening to Garcia, who she was showing them the latest murder. They were also profiling the Unsub about his human behavior and his mental condition state. After everything was all settled, Hotch stood up, telling his agents to get ready to go to Oregon. Aaron looked at them with a deep quiet sigh. "Wheels up in 30." Hotch said before he walked out of the room.