Chapter 3.
On the jet, going on their way to Oregon, Danielle took out her note pad and pen just before she wrote down some notes of the newest case that was going on. She was glad that Erin gave her her FBI credentials and her gun and also meeting her new team. She had a text from both Emily and Eric that everything was okay. She smiled at that they were still working on the Jack the Ripper copycat murder case in London and they were doing alright so far. If any of them were injured for an example, either of them would call her and tell her of what was going on. Danielle felt good to be an Agent again.
Earlier before they came aboard the plane that same day, David drove her back to her house and she told him to wait for her for at least 10 or 15 minutes. The airport was about a mile from where her house and the BAU were at to get there. Rossi nodded at her and he waited for her, before he turned on the car radio to listen to the news. Danielle saw 1 of her house maids and she told her that she has her first case with the BAU and it may take almost a week to catch the Unsub. The maid was alright with it. Danielle quickly went upstairs and she walked into her bedroom as she packed her clothes, some note pads, few books to read and her laptop for her music and her other things that were on there that she may need. After she got what she needed, she walked out of her bedroom.
She walked back downstairs and she saw 1 of the maids, Eva in the kitchen, cleaning the counters and she saw Dani walking towards the front door. "Miss D. Prentiss, where are you going at this time?" She asked with curiosity in mind.
Danielle looked at her with a quiet sigh and she smirked. "I have my first case with the BAU. We have a murder case in Oregon where mom is, so I'll be gone for almost a week." A pause for a moment. "Let Dad know of what's going on and tell him I'll be safe in 1 piece when I get home and I promise you that with no cuts and bruises." She said with a small smile to assure her of the situation. Danielle knew that David was waiting for her out in his car patiently in her driveway.
The maid gave her a smirk and then she sighed deeply. "Well, you should be careful out there, Miss D. Prentiss and be back here in 1 piece. Your father doesn't want you getting hurt out in the field there. You know that I care about you. I've known you since you were born. I was 21 when I first started working for your father. You're like a niece to me. Be safe, Dani." She said. Danielle chuckled at her words as she walked towards her and she gave her a loving hug. Dani pulled back and she got everything that she needed in her go bag and laptop bag and she walked out of the front door. Eva was like a second Aunt to her.
Danielle was touched by Eva's words and she walked over to Rossi's car and she got into the passenger side, closing the car door and turned her head and they looked at each other. David spoke first even before she did. "Are you ready to go do the case, Danielle?" David asked softly. That same day earlier in the morning when she was assigned to Hotch's team, Dani had texted Ted about her first case and told her to be safe at all times. Dani knew that her mother was somewhere in Oregon and she was afraid of her mother since she was abused when she was a kid. Ted as well also knew that Ellen was there in Oregon in Portland as well. Ellen was still demanding money from Ted every month while she was still married to her second husband, Roy Ramsey with their only child, Josh. All Ellen ever cared about was herself and money, according to Ted, Eric and Dani. Emily knew about it to. Ellen would still also go after wealthy men with a lot of money. Good thing that Ted divorced Ellen for abusing Dani and a down hill marriage.
Danielle sighed when she looked straight into David's eyes with a smirk. "Yeah, I'm ready to rock and roll." She said softly with a warm smile, before she looked ahead out the car wind shield. Rossi looked at her, like she was hiding something and he wanted to know what it was. Something was off about her. She was slightly shy and she was very quiet at times. He would rather not push her unless she talks to him about it either in private, or talk with the rest of team when the time was right. Rossi knew that she had something to talk about, but he would rather wait for now. Danielle was starting to feel comfortable around David Rossi. She felt safe and secure around him. She liked David even more, including Hotch, Blake and Garcia. She hoped that Reid, JJ and Morgan would like her though and she wants to know what their problem against her.
Rossi softly laughed at that. "Alright then, let's get right to it, Special Agent D. Prentiss." David smiled lovingly at her with amusement in his voice as he glanced at her. They grinned and laughed with each other any drove off to the airport. David was beginning to like her even more and possibly falling in love with her. Danielle may have Emily's personality, but she's not that stubborn like she was. She knew better than that. Danielle was the shy 1 and she was the quiet child when she was a kid, even before the abuse started at a young age.
Now, on the jet, flying through the air, Danielle was sat down next to Rossi. The Agents have each a folder to the latest case that had the photos of the victim and what state she was in before she was murdered on the spot from the crime scene. They all spoke briefly about the victimology of what had happened to this poor woman when she got killed. They also wanted to know who the Unsub looked like and why he did it for a reason. The victim's name was, Amy Towne. Age, 35 years of age. She had light brown hair with light blue eyes. And then the realization dawned on Dani. Why would someone who would kill a person, who looked like Agent Danielle Prentiss. Who would do such a thing like that. That was very odd and terribly disturbing indeed. She wanted to know why would someone who would want to murder a woman between the ages of 30-40 years of age. That was weird indeed.
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After they landed in the evening in Portland, they realized that it was getting late in the afternoon, so they drove to a hotel there first and then they would go to the Police station in the morning. When they got there, after they got their rooms sorted out of who goes with who in a room. There was only 6 rooms available and there were 7 FBI Agents. There was 1 problem right there. Where would Danielle, or David, or anyone else would have a room to sleep? Now that was a very good question right there. The 7 Agents need to figure out of what to do in this slight situation. So, they all gathered and they sat down in the lounge and they talked it over of who agreed, or disagreed. Hotch decided that Danielle would stay with David, which who agreed. Rossi would like to have her company and the rest of the Agents would have their own rooms. They all went over to the front desk to get the keys for their rooms for several days time for the case. All of the 7 Agents went to an Italian restaurant for dinner across the street from the hotel that David was telling them about when he and his partner were working on a kidnapping case and caught the abductor when he first worked with the FBI in his younger years in Oregon in the 1970's. Good thing that the BAU helped paid for their hotel accommodations and the Agents went into their rooms and sleep for the night. Hotch told them that they would meet at 8 am before they take the drive to the Portland Police Department for the murder case.
Danielle's past was still haunting her after what her mother did to her and she knew that she was going to have nightmares during the middle of the night. After they all got into their rooms, Dani was over by the table and some chairs and she was still slightly nervous about working her first case with her new team and David noticed her body language and her posture. He walked over to her, standing in front of her and he placed his hands gently onto her upper arms, running his hands up and down her arms gently to help calm her down a little and she relaxed as he looked at her in her eyes. "Hey, It's okay, Danielle. I have seen some Agents like you get a little nervous on their new first case when they first came in from different agencies just like yourself." A pause as Rossi sighed softly. "Even though, they get used to it after a while just case after case. You know what I mean?" David asked quietly when he gave her a warm smile.
Dani smiled and she nodded her head in understanding. "Yeah, I get what you mean. It'll take a while to get used to the cases like these." She whispered as she chuckled lightly. After David pulled back from her, he had to go use the bathroom to go get ready for bed. When he went to go get changed, Danielle walked a little bit around the room. She also saw the 2 king sized beds right next to each other, in which it was really good for her when she could make room when she wanted to do her drawing on a sketch pad, reading her book, or even using her laptop for her facebook, twitter and photos. Danielle placed her go bag and got out her pair of pajamas and she sat down into 1 of the comfy chairs and she waited for Rossi.
After David walked out of the bathroom, Dani went in there next and she got changed for bed. After she got out of there, she went straight for bed. She was tired. She knew that this was going to be a long day tomorrow and the Agents were prepared for that. They would meet the team by 8 in the morning. After Dani got into bed, David got into his and he turned to look at her with a smirk. "Don't forget, Danielle that we meet the team by 8 in the morning. Alright, Danielle?" Rossi asked gently with some amusement.
Danielle chuckled at his words. "Okay, David. I'll see you in the morning and meet them at 8 sharp." She said with her grin. David was beginning to fall in love with Danielle. He really like her company, her smile and her laugh, but there was something that was going on with her. But he would find the answers that he could be looking for. Either David would have Hotch, or Danielle tell him about her secret sooner, or later. The 7 Agents would meet the Police officers in the morning. Rossi smiled at her and then he turned around in the bed and he turned off the lamp, turned their bodies, so they face each other on separate beds when they closed their eyes and they fell asleep until morning light with their smiles on their faces.