Chapter Four
(Updated)
Disclaimer: I don't really understand why I must state the obvious but here you go; I don't own Criminal minds
Derek pulled Garcia even closer he didn't know if he did this to make her feel saver or to reassure himself that she was save.
Penny ran over to them and throw her arms around him and Garcia "I'll hug you too Ms. Penelope then you'll feel all better!"
Just then Hotch entered the room followed by Reid, Rossi, and JJ all of whom had their guns at the ready.
"What's wrong?" JJ asked rushing over to them
"Why were you screaming?" Rossi asked lowering his weapon.
Morgan gently prided the note from Garcia's shaking hands then wordlessly handed it to Hotch.
Hotch read the letter in silence once he was done he looked up "is this for Garcia or penny?"
Penny ran over to Hotch and tried to snatch the note "let me see. I can help"
Reluctantly Hotch handed the letter over to the young girl.
"This is from the man" Penny declared waving the letter around "see, see, look he always marks his things with wings" she pointed to a corner of the note; there in red ink was a picture of two wings.
"Is it for Penny then?" Reid asked holstering his gun
"What does it mean?!" Garcia demanded pushing Morgan away so she could scoop Penny up protectively in her arms.
"Ummm…I don't know" the girl suddenly smiled "the man said it before he took me. Does that help?!" She asked with that look that kids get when they really want to help but don't know how.
All color left Garcia's face she whispered "I won't let him take you again"
"Hey you're not alone in this" Morgan said wishing he could banish the fear in her eyes.
"Yeah! I'm here!" Penny proclaimed
This made everyone laugh a little
"We know your here. You're too loud to let us forget that" Rossi joked finally putting his gun away.
"Hey I'm not THAT loud" Penny yelled a big smile on her face.
That made them all laugh big loud laughter filled the hotel until a neighboring residence told them to shut up but that just made them laugh harder.
The Unsub walked out of the hotel wearing a bell boy's uniform he had used it to go in and of both the room and the hotel unnoticed. Just before he got in to his car he heard a scream. He glanced back at the hotel hoping it wasn't his angel; his letter was an honor it should make his angel feel blessed not scared. He sat there in his car door opened wide waiting suddenly laughter filled the hot July air. Now the Unsub was angry if that was his angel then she was making a joke out of him and his blessing. He slammed his car door.
"Laugh all you want but I will get you" a cold smile curved his face "for now I'll bless someone else"
Penelope Garcia frowned "I told you; you don't have to"
Morgan smiled pulling his suitcase behind him in to Garcia and Penny's room "and I told you there's no way I'm leaving you and Penny alone"
"I'm not Penny anymore!" Penny said horror on her face "I just watch this show where there are all these really smart guys and this really, really, dumb girl"
"How does tha-" Garcia started to ask but was cut short by Penny
"The dumb girl's name is Penny! I don't want to be dumb I want to be smart like Ms. Penelope!"
Garcia heard Morgan snicker both girls turned to look at him
"Well just because your names are the same doesn't mean you are. But if you really feel so strongly about it you can have a nickname"
"Okay…what's a nickname?"
Garcia wondered how Penney stayed so childlike acting as if she was still five even though in just a few days it would be her birthday and she'd be turning eleven.
"A nickname is a cute or shorter version of your name" Morgan explained squatting down next to Penny
"Okay…" she stood there thinking very hard for a minute "all I can think of is 'Pen'" she said sadly "that's not very cute is it"
"Then I guess you're stuck with 'Penny'"
"No I won't be Penny I'd rather be called Pen!"
"Okay then 'Pen' would you show me to the nearest couch"
"I don't like Pen ether" Penny mumbled
"Then how about you become a smart Penny" Garcia suggested
Penny beamed "yeah!" She walked over to Morgan "the couch is over here!" Penny said leading Morgan to the only couch the room had to offer which was very small. Garcia smiled to herself as she pictured Morgan trying to fit comfortably on it.
"Mr. Derek are you sleeping here?" Penny asked Morgan as he rearrange the couch pillows.
"Yup"
"Why don't you just sleep in the big bed with Ms. Penelope and me?"
Garcia felt her heart stop for moment she waited for Morgan's response.
"I can't I'd take up the whole bed" Morgan straightened to his full height showing the girls just how big he was.
Penny giggled "you are too big"
Morgan nodded
"Do you need help getting your bed ready?"
"Helps always nice"
Garcia watched as Penny and Morgan started making the couch more bed like.
"Do you want a story, Penny?" Garcia asked once Morgan and Penny were settled in.
"Yes!"
"Once upon a time…" Garcia told Penny the tale of Cinderella as she told it she looked at Morgan and Penny all of them together like that it made her believe they were a family; Penny their daughter, Garcia the mom, and Morgan…
She couldn't think like that he was her best friend Garcia quickly focused all her thoughts on telling Cinderella's story.
The Unsub smiled charmingly at his new angel "My angel you fly higher than others you are truly not of clay as humans are I have come for you my angel so you may fly"
"When do I get the candy?" A little blonde haired brown eyed girl asked as she followed the Unsub.