Chibi Torrey
THE NEW KID
I don't think I had ever been this nervous before. Sure, there was the time I started college at age 12, or the time I decided to send my mom away to a mental hospital. But still, this day ranked up there. I tried to tell myself that I was being irrational, because I hadn't even met the others on the team yet, but my hands wouldn't listen to reason and kept shaking as I pressed the button on the elevator to the desired floor. Statistics for elevator accidents raced through my head, and I hardly realized the doors had opened again, the little number at the top flashing the right floor number. I took a deep breath, clutched my satchel, and headed out into the unknown.
I laugh now as I look back, because I know the team so well and know they would never do anything to make my days be like those at college, but I didn't know that then. The only person I knew I could trust was Jason Gideon. He was the one who had helped me get this job, and he was in charge of the entire team. That at least made me relax a little, so I decided to stop by his office first, to get used to the area. I nearly bumped into a pretty blonde, who looked up from the files she was carrying and gave me a warm smile. I nervously smiled back, and asked, trying to keep my voice under control; "D-do you know where Jason Gideon's office is?"
She laughed a friendly laugh and replied, "Gideon? Of course! Just that way." She pointed to a door up some stairs. She looked at me curiously. "You a friend of his?"
"Yea, something like that..." I muttered, trying to act as friendly as I could. It wasn't working. She kind of shrugged, gave me a wave, and headed towards another door labeled 'Aaron Hotchner'. Why did that name sound familiar?
I shrugged off that stray thought and began walking in the direction the blonde had pointed. I felt even more nervous now, because I was sure that she thought I was weird, or at least not very polite. And I did not want people at the place I would be working at to think of me that way. Well, at least the impolite part. I admit I can seem pretty weird to other people. I paused just outside the door before knocking, and was rewarded with a familiar deep voice rasping, "Come in." I tentatively opened the door, and relaxed visibly when I saw the grinning face of Jason Gideon. For some reason he made me feel a lot more relaxed.
"Ahh, Doctor Reid!" He said, his eyes twinkling. I could tell he was glad I showed up, which made me feel even better. I was wanted... and by the best profiler in the world! Well, the best in my opinion. He nodded to me, and gestured at the seat in front of his desk. I accepted it,
