Little Agent Gideon

chapter three

REID'S POV

We went back to the police station and I saw JJ pacing, worried. Cases about kids would make her delusional as she had my godson, little Henry, in mind every time. We walked into the conference room and Garcia was on the phone, video call. Morgan answered

"You're on speaker baby girl, behave."

"Or what? You'll spank me?"

Morgan went bright red, everyone in the conference room was silent. Reid and me were giggling together

"Don't listen to him Garcia, he's all talk."

Morgan walked behind Reid, slapping him on the head.

"Ow, Ali. Morgan just slapped me."

I was laughing, my head in a file.

"Boys, behave before I ground you both."

They both went red as Emily and JJ smirked

"You both got told off."

Gideon and Hotch walked in as a girl appeared on the screen. Jennifer briefed us

"This is Phoebe Hillary, she goes to the same school as the previous victims. As Alena predicted, she is 8 years old and was abducted the same time as the others. He is decreasing the ages, that is his pattern."

An idea popped into my head, I was thinking out loud

"Mayb-"

"What is it Alena?"

Emily asked, I continued

"Maybe it's a pattern within a pattern."

Everyone looked confused

"What do you mean?"

Hotch asked

"Maybe with every body that is dumped, another girl is abducted. It's um. It's just a hunch."

Reid added on

"No that makes sense, this man is intelligent. He is obsessed with patterns."

Gideon got off the phone, looking at me and Reid.

"Reid, Alena. We have a witness at the school, she saw the man and is willing to go on record to help with the investigation. You both go to the school."

We nodded and walked out together. I got in the drivers seat but Reid opened the door

"Um nope, you are not driving."

I was confused

"Why?"

He frowned at me

"Because you are still feeling nauseous, don't lie and I can bet you are feeling light headed."

There was a reason that he was so intelligent, he placed a hand to my head

"You are burning up, let me drive."

I tried to argue

"But Re-"

"Don't argue with me, come on."

He helped me out, I nearly fell out of the car and he caught me. His veiny hands were clutched around my wrist and my waist. I smiled as he helped me into the passengers seat. He got into the drivers seat and drove.

AT THE SCHOOL

We parked up to the school, walking in and seeing a bunch of kids. Some were whispering and gossiping, others were panicking. A little girl game up to me, she looked roughly six. Her face just screamed panic

"Excuse me Miss."

I smiled and crouched down to her

"Yes honey, what can I do for you?"

She had tears in her eyes

"My sister is missing, can you please help her? I miss her."

My heart broke for her, she had tears streaming down her face by now. I gave her a hug, she gripped onto my blouse

"I promise, me and my team will find your sister."

She smiled, letting go of me. A teacher came out of her classroom, confused

"Hello Agent, is everything ok?"

I was holding the little girl's hand

"Is this girl from your class? She is very upset about her sister."

The women was upset for the little girl.

"Come here honey, I will take you back into class."

She took the teachers hand and walked away. Reid looked at me

"You have a way of kids."

I smiled

"I heard you do as well."

He smiled, scratching the back of his neck. We walked through to the main office and into the waiting room. There was an assistant sat at the desk, typing away. Reid sat down as I was stood up, laughing at him

"You look like a student being sent to a principle."

Reid went bright red, I realised he gets easily embarrassed especially when I make fun of him. He retaliates to Morgan but he just blushed when I made a joke. We were waiting for a while, it was dead silent. The only sound was the tapping of the keys and the faint sounds of children yelling from different classrooms. Finally after twenty minutes, a middle aged women came out from the principle office. She was quite tall with a medium build and she had shoulder length, blonde hair. She had light makeup on and had a wedding ring on her finger but it looked slippery. Constantly removed. She had long sleeves on but I could see these bruises under her sleeves. She is trapped in an abusive relationship, which was so disheartening to see. I snapped out of my zone as she walked over to us. I held my hand out

"Hello Miss Williams. I am Junior Agent Gideon and this is Doctor Spencer Reid."

She shook my hand and went to shake Reid's but he just awkwardly smiled at her. She was confused, I knew instantly what she was thinking

"He is a germaphobe. Doesn't normally touch or shake hands with others."

She chuckled, leading us into her office. We sat down and she started talking

"So, how can I help you two today?"

"We are from the BAU in Quantico, Virginia. We are here to ask you a few questions about the abduction of Phoebe Hillary."

She tensed up, diving into a monologue

"She was such a sweet girl, so caring and very smart. She was way ahead of her reading age, and very trusting. She would help tidy the teacher's rooms when everyone would be outside playing."

I smiled, the description that she was saying reminded me of my little cousin. She continued

"She would be very trusting towards teachers and pupils, it wouldn't surprise me if she went to help a man and he took advantage of her caring personality."

Reid had a thought

"Did you see the man that took Phoebe?"

She shook her head

"No I didn't."

I continued Reid's train of thought, giving the principle the profile

"He is a man in his late twenties, maybe works in the school system. Is extremely friendly towards these kids, maybe a bus driver or a school janitor. He prays on younger girls, girls that are trusting and vulnerable like Phoebe and the previous two victims. Anyone that matched that profile?"

Her face grew pale, her facial expressions dropped.

"Christopher. Christopher Hadow. He is the school bus driver."

I looked at Reid, with a blank facial expression. We shook her hand, thanking her for her time and walked out. I looked at Reid

"We've just found our Unsub."