The team finally had a week off and thankfully they hadn’t been called in for a case. Aaron had managed to convince you to join the others for a BQQ at Rossi’s. So, there you stood, under a shady tree while Aaron had his arm sling around your shoulder as he talked with Derek, Reid and Rossi while he cooked next to them. Jack sat on the grass.

Soon Garcia, JJ, Henry and Emily joined the crowd. The girls gave Hotch a confused look while Henry gazed at the object on your waist and begun whispering to jack.

“Who’s this.” Emily smirked.

“Oh this is the boss mans special lady.” Derek wiggled his eye brows.

“She hasn’t said a word since she got here.” Reid piped up.

“You have a girlfriend! Oh my god! Hi I’m Penelope!” She gushed.

“Pleasure, I’m (Y/N).” You smiled.

“You’re so formal.” JJ laughed, “I’m Jenifer but you can call me JJ. That’s Henry.”

Nodding to her, you turned to Emily.

“Emily Prentiss.” She held out her hand and you shook it firmly.

“How’d you meet!?” Garia yelled.

Aaron begun to tell the story, but your attention was caught by the young boys inching towards you. Kneeling to one knee, you rested your arm on it and gazed at you.

“Who are you?” Henry asked.

“I’m the ruler of the dead.” Came from above you. His voice dead serious.

Everyone started to laugh, and you stood up with a straight face while you stared at the man before you. He wore one of the biggest grins on his face.

“You’re cute.” You mused.

“I... What?” Hotch stuttered.

The group laughed even more while Aaron’s face went slightly red.

“Aaron Hotchner stutters? I never thought I’d see the day.” Rossi teased.

Grinning, you winked, placing a hand on your hip and the other lightly on Aaron’s chest, looking into his brown eyes.

“You’re cute, but don’t forget who you’re messing with my dear human.”

“You wouldn’t.” He smirked.

“Are you sure?”

“Very.”

“You hold a lot of faith in me.”

Aaron rolled his eyes and kissed your forehead, turning back to the group. Until a shout from Henry caught everyone’s attention and they ran over. He and Jack were watching something. The close you got you could make out it was a small blue bird.

“What’s wrong with it?” Henry sniffed.

Derek tapped it with a stick and frowned.

“Okay every back up, it’s dead.”

Everyone did as he asked except you.

“It was so pretty.” Jack sniffed.

Bending down, you picked up the small bird and turned to the young boys with your hands covering it. JJ immediately got angry and understandably so.

“What do you-“ “JJ it’s okay.” Aaron cut her off.

She frowned at him and went back to looking at you, nodding when you caught his eyes.

“Do you want to see something?”

Henry and Jack looked at each other before nodding. With a smile you moved your hand, the little bird hoping about while singing. Everyone gasped and the boys laughed, kneeling down to watch the bird before it took off.

“That was amazing!” Henry beamed.

“W..what did you do?” Reid stuttered.

Standing up, you winked at him.

“I can show you those which you miss, show you memories of those from long ago, bring the dead back to life, make whole armies kneel before me, I can show you a whole different world in which those who were in pain are finally happy, where evil gets punished and the good are rewarded. I could bring this whole world to its knees. If I so wished.” Your eyes changed to gold.

“Impossible! There’s absolutely no proof for what you’re saying.” Reid argued.

“You want proof boy, then here it is.”

With the snap of your fingers, there was the meow of a cat and every gasped as the see through blue spirit jump onto your shoulders, rubbing its head on you before leaping down, disappearing in a blue mist.

“Woah... what are you?” Henry and Jack gasped.

Kneeling to one knee again, you looked Henry in his eyes, they held so much excitement and wonder. You did the same with Jack. With one hand over your heart you offered them a smile.

“I, am (Y/N). Ruler of the dead.”

“Like a god? Why are you dating Jacks dad?”

“Indeed. Much like a god. I date his father because I appear to have fallen in love with him.”

“Do you love Me?” Jack asked.

“Indeed, I do. Much like my own.”

Jack cheered and ran into you, hugging you tightly making you laugh.

“Can you do more?”

“Certainly.”

Henry cheered and begged you to show him more. Jack excitedly watching as you showed them tricks. From animal spirits, to teleporting around the yard. Summoning things and more.

“That’s so freaky but so cool.” Garcia laughed.

“Girls something else.” Derek whistled.

“If she’s the ruler of the dead, I think we’ll be alright. She’s not anything like people say death is.” Rossi smiled.

“That’s something you don’t seen everyday...” Emily muttered while the others agreed.

“I have so many questions.” Reid grinned.

“Seriously where did you find her Hotch?” JJ asked nudging her boss.

“She found me.” He smiled.

Hotch watched in happiness and love as you played with the boys, the others accepted you pretty well and that’s all he ever wanted, you were his god

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It had been a few weeks since you’d been into work, everyone had stopped by. Garcia, bless her soft heart had left you shopping and other things you may need. Emily sat outside your door most days and talked for about an hour. JJ came and slipped pictures under the door of Henry saying he missed you. Rossi would leave you his home cooked meals and a little letter, Hotch wouldn’t visit as much but when he did he told you stories that Jack had told him and asked if you were okay. Spencer and Derek were the most persistent. Spencer would sit outside for hours on end playing chess against himself. Derek would come every single day at the same time and lean against your door, quietly asking you to let him in.

Today you groggily stepped outside to pick up the shopping Garcia had left, but you weren’t alone. Derek stood against the wall holding the other bag with a little smirk as he took in our disheveled form.

Without a word you walked back into your messy apartment with him following behind you closing the door again.

“Hey...” he said.

“Hi...”

“Want some help putting this away?”

You shrugged and sat on the kitchen floor, putting somethings into a cupboard before getting up and doing the same with the rest.

“Where do the eggs go (Y/N)?”

You shrugged again and pointed at a relatively clean spot on the counter. You heard the man sigh and do as you instructed. Once everything was done you went back over to the couch and laid down, letting Derek claim the other one person sofa for himself.

It was all silent, so you closed your eyes and just laid there. Derek was looking around you apartment.

“When was the last time you cleaned?”

“A few weeks? I don’t know...”

“This ain’t healthy babygirl we need to clean this up.”

“Tomorrow...”

“I’m making sure you stick by that.”

You nodded, not really wanting to fight with him. You liked Derek and you knew him well enough to know you wouldn’t win.

“Okay, when’s the last time you showered?”

Again you shrugged. Derek got up and left, you could hear the faint sound of water running the Derek came back.

“Come on, bath time.”

You groaned and turned over. Derek let out a little chuckle and suddenly you were hauled into the air. You didn’t fight, but instead look into his eyes. They were soft, caring, warm. When he made eye contact with you he just smiled softly.

Derek placed you on the bathroom floor, you cracked a little smile. He had run you a bubble bath.

“I’m gonna sit right here, read this book while you have a nice relaxing bath okay?”

“Okay... no peaking.”

“No peaking.” He laughed.

Stripping you carefully stepped into the bath, the water was hot but not scolding hot. It was nice. When you laid down you could feel the water work at your tense muscles. Letting out a sight of content you smiled again.

“Derek?”

“Yes sweetness?”

“Will you read to me?”

“Of course.”

You let your mind wonder as his voice drifted through the bathroom, turning your head you begin placing some bubbles on top of his head. He chuckled and placed the book away from the bath so it wouldn’t get wet.

“Having fun?”

“Mhm...” You hummed.

He turned around but kept his eyes locked on yours, water and bubbles ran down his head. You kept the little smile as he beamed at you. Derek grabbed he shower head and wet your hair, carefully covering it in shampoo then washing that away. He let you clean yourself, coming back with new clothes he closed the door and waited outside.

“You can come back.”

“There’s one more thing, do you want to walk?”

“No..”

He turned around and let you climb on his back, carrying you back into the sitting room where the whole team including Will, Henry and Jack were cleaning up. Tears came to your eyes and you felt and even bigger sense of thankfulness for them.

“Guys?” You called out.

Each of them stopped, all walking over. Everyone smiled at you.

“Derek called us to help you clean this place.” Emily smiled.

“11 people are better then 2 you know.” Rossi chuckled.

“Thank you all so much.. I’m sorry for everything you all have done so much for me..”

“We’ll always be here you know that, it’s what family do right?” JJ beamed.

That’s right, they were your family. Each and everyone of them and they would help you no matter what you were going through.

“I guess I just let my depression get the way of me..”

“We’ll help you fight it!” Jack laughed.

Henry laughed in agreement and nodded. Then they all went back to what they were doing. Sat on top of Dereks back you never felt more loved. Leaning around you kissed his cheek softly.

“Thank you Derek.”

“Come on (N/N) it won’t be so bad!” Your friend laughed.

“Tsk. Pen why am I being brought in. Your people are smart no?”

“This Guy is more in your level.”

She opened the door and everyone in the room turned to face you. You breezed into the room ignoring them, eyes fixing on the bored. A bloodied body was up there, almost begging you to help him. He was young, about 14, white American, from a nice neighbourhood but he was spoilt, often ran away of course no one would report him missing for a few days.

“Who are you?”

“(Y/N) (L/N), friend of Penelope’s. Brought in by the bored of directors to help you. You should be getting a phone call in exactly 2 seconds.”

Just after you finished his phone went off and he stepped out.

“Pen, you know I don’t like technology do you have this in paper form?”

“Of course my fine friend!”

She handed you a file that she plucked from a males hands. He let out a confused ‘hey’ and watched in confusion as she gave it to you. You quickly read through the pages and handed it back.

“Okay, guys this is (Y/N), she’ll be assisting us on this case. I’m Aaron Hotchner any problems come to me or David Rossi, those are JJ and Emily Prentiss. Derek Morgan and Dr Spencer Reid.”

You just nodded and sat down on the windowsill. Just barely listening to what they were saying. Even on the Jet you didn’t get involved.

“Can I uh.. sit here?”

“Go ahead Dr Reid. Tell me how many PHDs do you have?”

“I.. I um have 3. Do you have any?”

“5 in counting.”

He gazed at you in utter shock, then when he realised he was staring he started to blush. You chuckled a little and sent him a smallish sort of smile.

“I can read 30,000 words a minute, I have both an eidetic and photographic memory. My IQ is 190, I graduated university at the age of 16. Prodigy in art and music.”

“I can read 20,000 words a minute, eidetic memory and an IQ of 187.”

“This should be interesting indeed.” You mused.

Now halfway through the case everyone was starting to understand why you were brought in. Both Reid and yourself were trying to reduce the search area.

“See those two buildings there Dr? Connect them to these two.”

“Why? They aren’t in his target area.”

“Exactly, this guy is smart. Our level smart. They are both looking directly over where each man and woman was shot. I think he uses them knowing we wouldn’t look, then he plants the evidence on a closer building.”

Reid froze, quickly flicking through the profile againa md doing as you said.

“That just makes it bigger!”

“Rub our the middle. Your suspect lives within a two mile radius of one of these buildings. Possibly inside the buildings. He knew you wouldn’t look there.”

Reid instantly got on the phone with Hotch and you sat idoly at the table waiting. Feet up and head leaning back as you waited. Not even 30 minutes later he got another call.

“They got him.”

“Good.”

Reid sat down opposite you and looking at you in curiosity.

“How did you know?”

“Know what?”

“He lives at one of those buildings.”

“Well, when you checked each crime scene there was no gun powder, no reflection from the scope which he obviously used. There was no bounce pattern from the shell, it was strategically placed on the ground for you to find. He wanted you to look there, he didn’t think you’d put two and two together.”

“Why were you put on this case?”

“I’ve been chasing him for years.”

“But you aren’t an agent.”

“I was bored, sitting around makes me rather restless. That’s why Penelope tosses me a bone occasionally, don’t tell her you know.” You winked.

He blushed again, looking down at his hands shyly.

“Would you maybe.. like to play chess with me when we get back? Or go to the book store? I noticed you finished all the ones you have...”

He was flustered, avoiding eye contact. His cheeks tinted with a light shade of red. His fingers messing nervously together.

“It’s a date.”

“I.. I never.. I didn’t say it was a..” he stumbled for words.

“I know, I’m just teasing. If you don’t mind I’d like it to be, you interest me Dr Reid.”

“You can call me Spencer.. and I wouldn’t mind that..” he mumbled shyly smiling.

His team walked in and Derek smirked ruffling the mans hair.

“Someone’s flustered!” He teased.

“N.. no I’m not! Stop that!”

“He asked me on a date.”

“I.. I didn’t!”

Everyone laughed at the flustered genius. Laughing lightly you walked over and pressed a kiss to his cheek, fixing his hair for him and your fingers lightly brushing his cheeks. Then you walked away towards the cars.

“You know she likes you. Garcia says she never touches anyone, and that she has never, ever been on one date.”

Spencer watched were you had just walked away, then back to his friends.

The music was playing softly in the background, laughter at chatter flowed through the house. He had asked you if you wanted to join but parties weren’t your thing. But soon you begun to grow hungry so sending your loving boyfriend a text you waited on the bed, hanging upside down.

The door creaked open and you beamed, he beamed right back.

“Are you okay there Tesoro?”

“Mhm, bored. Dave I’m hungry..” you pouted.

He came over and sat on the bed, you could feel it dip. Pulling your shirt back down, or rather technically up, covering your exposed belly, fingers brushing the skin. Leaning over he grabbed your fluffy socks and begun to pull them on your feet.

“Come get some food then, there’s plenty left over.”

“But people!” You whined.

“Come now, they aren’t so bad. They are a good bunched if people. I think you should meet them soon, I’ve just been a bit worried about what they’ll think...”

“About the age gap? Dave I love you, you know that. And if they don’t accept that I’ll deck ‘em!”

“I’m sure you will.” He chucked.

Dave stood up, grabbing your hands and pulling you of the bed. You grinned as your fluffy socks made you slip on the floor. You boyfriend rolled his eyes and kissed your head the begin to walk out the room. Soon you followed, padding down the landing and the stairs, into hall, making sure the path was cleared you got ready. Running you planted your feet on the floor and slid across the floor. Through the doorway and into the kitchen just barely stopping before you crashed into the counter. Everything went silent, you knew they were watching you.

“Dave! Dave! Where’s the cookies?!” You yelled.

“Right cupboard Bella.”

Scrambling up the counter you kneeled, searching said counter until you came across the familiar packaging of your favourite cookies. Closing the cupboard and sitting on the counter you faced them all.

“Hi!” You mumbled through a mouthful of cookie.

“Who are you?” A man asked.

A young boy clung to his leg, he had black hair and brown eyes. He looked tired and sad. He wore a slight scowl as he gazed at you.

“I’m (Y/N) (L/N).”

“She’s uh.. she’s my girlfriend.” Rossi announced.

Everyone turned to him with shocked faces, you sat there with a proud smile nodding happily. A blonde woman squealed and slapped her hands over her mouth.

“I need to know everything!” She cried out.

“How long have you been together?” Another blonde woman asked.

“A few months now. (Y/N) this is JJ, Aaron, Derek, Spencer, Emily, Garcia, and Jack Aaron’s son.”

“Nice to meet ya all.”

They all begun to go back to their conversations. Everyone came over to talk to you while Aaron and Dave stood back to watch.

“A bit young don’t you think?”

“She definitely younger then me but she’s different.” Dave smiled.

Aaron watched as his friend watched you. His eyes were soft, softer then he’d ever seen. He took note of the soft smile on your boyfriends face as you joked with the team. Aaron turned back to you when you jumped of the counter, running over to Dave you jumped and kissed him lightly on the lips. He blushed and smiled shyly at you. Never had Aaron seen someone to make the great David Rossi blush.

“Come outside!” You tugged his arm.

“Why?”

“It’s nice out! We can dance! We can all dance!” You giggled.

Everyone had already grabbed someone to dance with. Aaron stood back, Jack clinging to his leg as he watched you pull a flustered Dave out the house and into the yard.

Your hands went around his neck and his around your waist as you swayed to the music. Everyone cheered and laughed in happiness making both you smile even more.

“I love you, despite the age gap and what everyone thinks.”

“I love you too Tesoro.”