"The Circus huh?" Rossi grunted, looking over the flyer JJ gave him.
"Garcia and Reid managed to rope Morgan and Prentiss into it and Hotch is thinking about taking Jack."
"Would you take enry then?" Rossi asked, setting the flyer on his desk.
"And Will."
"Hmm... Tell the others I'll think about it. But Im leaning towards yes." Rossi decided.
He watched JJ leave the room, then pulled the flyer infront of his face again.
"The Circus of Dreams huh?" he grinned, "Weird name."
Two nights later the BAU teamed, minus Hotch and JJ who traveled in their family cars with their families, Haley included, piled into a black SUV.
Garcia was literally vibrating with excietment, Reid alongside her.
"I cant believe we're actually going to a Circus Reid! A real live Circus! I've only seen them in movies! This is gonna be unforgettable!" Garcia cried.
"I know! I cant believe our luck!" Reid vibrated, his eyes bright.
"What do you think there's gonna be?" Garcia gasped, " Clowns? Fire Eaters? Sword Swallowers? Strong men?"
"And maybe a tightrope walker, and a Fortune Teller, and a Knife Thrower, and animals!" Reid continued the list.
"And maybe there'll even be-"
"Rossi doesn't it seem like we have two children in the back seat not two adult profilers?" Morgan broke his silence.
"It does doesn't it?" Rossi smiled, "So we're gonna let you play daddy to them when it's time to leave."
"Only if you play grandpa." Morgan grinned at Rossi when the old man rolled his eyes.
The Circus of Dreams was considerably the size of any regular circus.
It had a Big Top tent in the smack middle, a tall fence enclosing the area, and booths full of games, food, merchandise, and attractions along the perimeter and dotted here and there.
The performers danced along the pathways, the tall men on stilts handing out free cotton candy and clowns walking around juggling and playing harmless pranks on the people walking by.
"Look Daddy!" Jack squealed when he saw the Fire Breather blow a gigantic plume of yellow flames into the air.
"Yeah Jack. That's called a Fire Breather." Hotch turned to the boy in his arms.
"He knows what it is Jack." Haley smiled.
Hotch just shrugged.
They walked through, smiling everytime Jack squealed in surprise at everything the Circus people did.
Garcia ran around the area with Reid in tow, pulling him to the many games that they played in.
Morgan sauntered around with Prentiss and Rossi, laughing at the clowns as they played tricks and pranks on unsuspecting patrons.
Finally a trio of drummers marchd down the the main path leading from the entrance of the tent to the gate. Leading them was a tall man in a black tailcoat, black trousers with red suspenders, a small black bow tie that had several silver chains that had many circus themed ornaments at the end, and a white mask. The mask had a black diamond under the right eye, and a red tear drop under the other. The masks smile curved up, the ends pointing straight up to the two painted marks that were the only color on the mask.
"Ladies and Gentelman!" The masked man cried, "Children of all ages!"
He waved his black cane around, gathering a circle of people around him.
"It is time to start the show!" He cried.
Garcia squealed in excitment, clutching Reid's arm and pulling him away from their game at one of the multi colored booths.
"Garcia calm down!" Reid laughed as he focused on not falling down as she flew through the crowds all convering into the giant Big Top.