Hello! This is another chapter about mischievous Spencer, he's quite a handful, but JJ gives him a piece of her mind. Enjoy, and thanks for the reviews.

By the time they got to Ivan's house and finished the sled, it was too late to do anything with it, so Spencer decided he would take Pete home and then go back home himself. But first he needed to go into town for something, something every kid needed.

"Bubble gum?" Peter questioned, raising an eyebrow.

"No just any bubble gum," Spencer smiled, pressing his hands and face against the glass shop window, "Stride bubble gum. You can eat the wrapper and everything!"

"Why would you want to eat the wrapper?" Peter asked, very confused.

"You don't ask question, Peter, you just enjoy the wonderful taste of Stride!" Spencer cried happily as he reached in his pocket and found fifty cents. He frowned before looking over to Peter, "What do you got?"

"Um... 75 cents and... Ooh! A paper clip!" Peter burst happily, holding up the small, blue object.

"Damn it, we need fifty more cents!" Spencer cried, frustrated, kicking the ground roughly.

"It's just bubble gum, Spencer," Peter said, shrugging his thin shoulders, "Surely you'll survive."

"No. We're getting that gum. Come on, follow me," Spencer smiled. Peter followed him into the shop and they looked around the isles.

"We can't afford the gum, Spence, so what are we doing in here?" Peter asked, grabbing the older boy's shoulder.

"Just get something that costs what you have, we'll work it out," Spencer said, pushing the boy ahead of him.

"What are you saying, Spencer?" Peter asked in a worried tone.

"Have you ever stole anything in your life, Pete?" Spencer asked with a small, mischievous smile.

"I stole a record once," Pete remembered, "Kelly Clarkson. So beautiful."

"Quit gushing over your celebrity crush Pete! Go get a candy bar!" Spencer rushed his friend.

Spencer grabbed a Hersey's bar and slipped the gum into his coat pocket and Peter came back with a Snicker's bar. They had to buy something so as not to look so suspicious. Spencer and Peter went to the check out, smiling up at the clerk.

"That'll be a dollar twenty-five, kids," The older, chubby man said. Spencer and Peter put their money on the counter and the man put it in the cash register and handed the boys their candy, "Here you go, enjoy."

"Thanks mister," Spencer said cheerfully as he handed Peter his candy bar before they went to the door. When they got there however, a loud, shrill sound came over their ears.

"Hey, get back in here!" The man at the cash register shouted.

Spencer turned to Pete and yelled, "Run!"

The boys both ran out the door and took a left, running as fast as they could to the street corner, their candy in hand. Peter was falling behind quickly, he was too short to keep up. Spencer was feeling nervous, if Pete got caught, so would he. And that's exactly what happened. The man from the shop grabbed the back of Peter's coat and lifted him off the ground, wrapping his arm around his small body. Spencer couldn't let Pete get in trouble for something he didn't want to do in the first place.

Spencer stopped in his tracks and stepped towards the man with guilt and fear, he was going to be in so much trouble for this. He stopped in front of the man and reached in his coat pocket, pulling out the gum and handing it to the man. The man smiled and grabbed the back of Spencer's shoulder, yanking him around and pulling him back into the shop and little while up the street.

"Sir, please let Peter go! He didn't want to do this!" Spencer begged, clasping his hands together, literally begging on his knees.

"What's your parents number kid?" The man asked, grabbing the phone and putting it to his ear.

"I'll only tell you if you let Peter go," Spencer demanded, furrowing his eyebrows irritably and crossing his arms.

"He didn't want to do it?" The man asked.

"Spencer, don't do it," Pete silently begged, his eyes pouting.

"No," Spencer said the man firmly.

The man sighed and released the smaller boy, "Get out of here, kid."

Peter ran over to Spencer, "Why did you do that?"

"It wasn't your fault, now get out of here before he calls your parents too," Spencer snapped. Peter nodded and patted Spencer's shoulder before running out of the shop and down the street to catch a bus to his side of town.

"What's the number kid?" The man asked again, more sympathetic than the last time.

Spencer sighed and told him.

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"What on Earth were you thinking?" JJ yelled at Spencer as they walked into her and Will's home, "Stealing? This is so unlike you, Spence! When you're older, you're so thoughtful and happy! Why are you so, so-"

"Selfish?" Spencer finished for her, crossing his arms.

"Yes, exactly!" JJ screamed angrily, "What on Earth is wrong with you?!"

"I'm a rebelling pre-teen, seeking out the answer to life?" Spencer tried, raising an eyebrow.

"Don't get smart with me! Just- Go to your room!" JJ cried.

"Oh, you mean the couch? Okay." Spencer shrugged and stepped over to the couch, sitting down and slipping off his shoes.

JJ glared at the boy and grabbed Will by the arm, pulling him into the kitchen. When they got there, Will set Henry in his high chair, and faced his wife.

"Why is he acting like this? I don't get it," JJ said quietly, "He's so nice and caring as an adult, but as a kid he's so damn irritating."

"Well, maybe something went on at this point in his life before. Maybe he still feels those same emotions he felt when he was a kid the first time?" Will suggested, "We just need to bare with him until he gets himself together."

"It's just so hard, you know?" JJ sighed, gripping her hair.

"I know," Will nodded as he wrapped an arm around his wife's shoulders, pulling her to him, "But we'll figure it out."

How'd you like it? I know, it's a little short, but I'm babysitting the dog from hell again today, and I got a short break, so I'm rushing a little. So, in my other story I'm going to start writing on soon, Morgan will be six, Garcia will be 12, and Spencer will be 16. I thought I should make Spencer older in that one, maybe get a little older brother stuff in there. So, be prepared for some cute sibling stuff in the next story. Don't worry, Spencer's a lot calmer as a teenager than he is as a child. :)