AN: I struggled with this one a bit.

But I hope you enjoy it.

Season 02 Episode 12 = Profiler, Profiled.

The jet was so quiet.

Today we were not expecting to receive news that Morgan was arrested and that we all needed to fly out to Chicago to help, that was a weird one. After agent Hotchner and agent Gideon got back with Morgan and having arrested Mr. Buford the rest of the team decided to disappear.

Morgan was clearly upset about the whole thing, and if he tried to hide from Hotch, I think it's a safe bet he would want me as far away as possible, so I just packed up, and got ready to back home. But I would still offer for Morgan and Garcia and I to go to a bar when he was back.

So that he knew we were there for him, in any way.

The jet was probably about to land. Tonight I planned to go get a drink, I am going inside the BAU, get my things, get Garcia and straight to a bar. I so needed a drink.

This morning when I got to the BAU I was hit by a rocket, well not really, but I still refused to call it Physics Magic, I vowed only to use the name Reid wanted me to after he showed me how it was done.

After getting caught playing with the little missile in the bullpen by agent Hotchner I was sure I was going to be "called to the principal's office" for a good lecture. After all he had already asked to see me today earlier, and I kind of made sure I got there a little late.

But he had not called me, and then we were rushing to Chicago, so for the time being I was safe.

I went to put my garbage away and sit down for landing. When we first got to the plane on both trips to and from Chicago I made sure to get in last and choose the furthest seat from agent Hotchner.

On the investigation I also made sure to be extra quiet and only say things when extremely urgent that needed to be informed, or when I was sure agent Hotchner was not around.

And that pissed me off. I wasn't shy, I wasn't a coward. So why every time agent Hotchner came around I had the will to duck.

It's not like he can just fire me, for no reason. I just had to be careful. And I really should not talk back to him anymore, the first time was already bad enough. So for the next foreseeable future I had to be as invisible and needed as possible.

Which is going to suck, since it's probably impossible to be both at the same time.

The jet landed and we were all getting our stuff to leave. I was anxious to go out tonight, so since I was near the door, as soon as it opened I was already down the stairs and making my way to one of the cars.

As Reid, JJ and I started to get in the first car that would take us to the BAU agent Hotchner called out.

"Agent Prentiss as soon as you get to the BAU please go to my office, I would like to speak to you tonight." He looked serious.

"Yes, sir." Well looks like he did not forget our little chat, as I hoped. I got into the car and did not bother to look at Reid and JJ, they also knew I was in trouble.

As we got to the BAU I did not wait for anyone, just kept going until I was in front of agent Hotchner's office. Since he had already told me that we were going to talk, I decided to make myself "home" and just wait for him inside and sitting down.

After ten minutes I could hear him getting closer talking to someone.

"No Hayley, I'm still at the office. Yes, I'm still going to be here a while."

There was a pause.

"I have one of my agent's in my office right now, I'll have this meeting and then I'll go home. Yes, I promise." Ha, he was so whipped it was funny.

"No, it's not Morgan. He stayed in Chicago. This is a new agent."

Another pause.

"No, you don't know her."

Pause.

"Yes, it's a her."

Pause.

"I'm not giving her the phone so she can talk to you" Ok, that is weird.

"I'll talk to you later and no, I'm not mean to her. Goodbye."

Ha, I just got defended by my boss wife. I think I already like her.

"Agent Prentiss" He walked in with a serious face, and my good humor went out the window.

"Sir."

He went to his chair and got a file from his desk and put it in front of him.

"Ok, first let's get something out of the way. I wanted to say that I may have being hasty when talking to you about the Nathan Harris case." Ok, was that his idea of patching things up? He wasn't doing a very good job.

"That's fine sir." Ok, move on.

"I believe this needs to be addressed Prentiss, after all you were quiet, stopped making eye contact and became introverted in Gideon and mine's presence. So I'll ask, Is there anything you would like to address" Was he giving her the chance of calling him out on his BS? Well ,buddy you got another thing coming.

"No sir, I believe everything is fine." I put a smile on my face. Did he really think she was going to say something, she was working in law enforcement for more then 10 years now, I knew how to handle sexist's bosses. He was not going to bully me out of the team.

"Agent Prentiss, I know for a fact that you didn't go to the team's night out after finding out that I was going. A night out that was your idea by the way. Would you like to call that a coincidence?" He raised one eyebrow.

"Yes, sir." For some reason he looked irritated with my answer.

"I don't believe that agent. I believe that you are angry and resentful for the words I spoke that day. I'm not saying you are wrong. But I have to make sure that you will come to me if needed, and right now I think that will not be the case."

"I guess then we don't have anything to discuss. Am I dismissed?" I started to stand up when he spoke.

"No, agent Prentiss, you are not." I knew he was going to keep coming back to this subject.

"Well sir, I already said that there is nothing wrong and nothing I would like to discuss. So either write me up for something or I'll go home for the night." I am sick with his suddenly concern. The only thing he is concerned about is me screwing up and it blowing up in his face.

"Agent Prentiss I have seen that you can do good work, and that is why I am addressing this. I looked over the file you handed on your consult. I asked the team if any of them had gone over it with you, and was surprised when all of them said no."

He handed me the file.

"The profile was dead on, there are some things that could have being more specific, but I think those were the ones you were unsure. After that I found your notes." I stared open mouthed at the page that I had gotten to write it down.

"Yes, you did forget to take it out." He replayed with a smirk. "But I found it very interesting, all the things that you did not put on the profile and that were right were there. I just wanted to let you know that before we left for Chicago I sent the profile on your name. You should hear from the detective any day now."

"Oh, ok." Whatever I was expecting, that was not it.

"I was serious Prentiss, I need to know that you will come to me with things."

"We will see." At this point, this was what I could tell him that would not be a lie.

"Fine" He said resigned. I stood up and started walking towards the door.

"If that is all sir."

Fact one: He hated me, and I hated him.

Fact two: I did a good job, he recognized that.

I guess the next few days would show how this would all work out.

Because even if I was willing to overlook everything that happen, I still knew I was the outsider and the enemy in their eyes. I just needed to figure out to which one of them that was.

"Oh and agent, please refrain from encouraging Physics Magic. I really don't need Strauss to walk in on 4 of my team's members doing that in the middle of the bullpen." Really? I knew he didn't say anything to Garcia or JJ. So it was just me right?

Asshole.