Breaking point | By : Eagleblaze Category: 1 through F > Criminal Minds Views: 6592 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from 'Criminal minds' or the show itself. No profit is made from this story, it is strictly for entertainment purposes. |
Prentiss fluttered her eyes open with a grimace, her head pounding. All she could remember was leaving the BAU with JJ.
She tried to reach her hand up to the bruise that was forming on her head, but a clank alerted her that she was handcuffed to the chair she was sitting in. She tried to move her legs next, groaning to find that they were also cuffed to the chair.
She opened her eyes the rest of the way, groaning at the bright light that assaulted them. When they finally adjusted, her breath caught. JJ was also cuffed to a chair, right in front of her.
There was plastic like you would put over furniture while painting on the floor of the room and hung on the walls and over the door.
A groan across from her caught her attention and she quickly turned her eyes to where JJ sat.
"Oh god.. Emily..?" The blonde winced as she opened her eyes, lifting her head.
"I'm here.."
"Where are we..?"
Emily frowned,
"I'm not sure, but we'll find a way out." She attempted to reassure the other girl, even if she wasn't sure herself.
JJ nodded slowly, looking around the room.
"There were masked people. In the BU parking lot." JJ rasped out, her fear showing briefly in her eyes until she blinked. "They knocked you out and.. I tried to reach for my gun but i guess.."
"It's okay.. It isn't your fault.." Prentiss shushed her gently, struggling against the cuffs.
"No, 'Emily', it is."
Prentiss stiffened at a male voice, locking eyes with JJ. She frowned when JJ's eyes widened in recognition.
"Ah yes, you remember me, don't you Jennifer?"
JJ gulped,
"Matt, why are you doing this..?"
Matt scoffed,
"You told me that you would get my Dana back! You said that you would save her from that creep!"
Prentiss felt her stomach flop.
She remembered the case. His fiance had been kidnapped by Gale Grey, an unsub who tortured and raped his victims until he got bored, Then he would cut a deep wound in their stomach and leave them to bleed out.
Prentiss started taking deep breaths to calm herself.
"I told you that we would do our best-"
Matt stomped his foot,
"And your 'best' wasn't good enough, was it?!"
JJ shook her head, closing her eyes to hide her tears.
"When i heard that you had grown quite close with a coworker of yours.. I couldn't help myself."
"It isn't her fault that Dana died, Matt." Prentiss cut in, "It's Gale Greys fault, he's the one who killed Dana."
She could see him stiffen.
"But Miss Jareau over here, sat there and did NOTHING but tell me lies! That son of a bitch might have killed her, but this bitch didn't even try to save her!"
Prentiss glanced at JJ.
"Agent Jareau was there for your protection. With the previous families Gale had taken a family member to-"
"I don't CARE about my safety! She should have been out there looking! Not sitting there while my sweet Dana was killed!" The anger left Matts voice, "I think she deserves to know how it feels. Thats why i'm doing this-"
Emily's head swung to the side as he backhanded her. She could hear JJ shriek in protest and pull on the cuffs.
She simply turned her head back, ignoring the throbbing in her cheek as she glared right into his eyes.
"Kill me then." She challenged evenly.
If he wanted to slash her stomach, he would have to take her out of the chair.
A grin grew on his face,
"Oh, no. Not yet. I intend on making you suffer just as much as Dana did, and making her watch."
Prentiss felt fear try to wedge its way into her and pushed it away, building her walls.
"But first.."
Prentiss forced her breath not to catch when he pulled out a needle, flicking it.
"I know how 'strong' you two agents are, and dont want you attacking me."
Prentiss winced in pain as the needle went into her arm, her even eyes locking with JJ's tearful ones.
She tried to assure her that she would be okay, hoping she understood it.
She felt her energy drain from her, leaving her weak, but fully aware of everything going on around her. She leaned her head against the back of the chair as he uncuffed one hand from the chair, only to cuff it to her other hand before releasing that one from the chair.
He didn't bother cuffing her ankles to each other, yanking her from the chair as soon as they were free from the chair legs.
Her eyes locked on JJ's again before he brought a knee to her stomach, causing a sharp pain and nausea before throwing her forcefully to the ground.
She grunted as her face hit the ground, breathing against the nausea.
"See, I'm kind of new to this 'causing pain' thing, so I figured I could work it up from a beating to more.. Advanced types. But don't worry, I'm sure we'll be able to try them all."
Prentiss forced her gaze to him,
"Our team will find us."
He kicked her side harshly,
"Just like they found Dana? Besides.. I know you and your team are on a week break, after such a stressful case as the last, with the children and all.. They wont even know you two are gone until they get back."
Prentiss noted that there must be someone on the inside for him to know this.
She gasped quietly in pain when he kicked her again two times fast, then grabbed her hair roughly, pulling her face towards him.
She wrinkled her nose at his breath. It smelled like rotten fish and waste.
Her head flung back as he slammed his fist into her face, causing more strain to her scalp. He did it again and she gasped in pain, feeling the cartilage of her nose break.
He punched each side of her face before tossing her back to the ground, starting the kicks to her ribs again.
She grunted softly with each kick, hearing JJ's voice faintly in the background.
He sent one last, hard kick to her ribs before yanking her up by her hair and tossing her back into the chair.
He cuffed her again before storming out, leaving her and JJ alone again.
JJ's face was wet with tears and she frowned, breathing through the pain.
"It's not.. As bad as it looks.."
JJ didn't respond, wincing when she spat out blood that had pooled in her mouth.
She guessed that her broken nose was bleeding too, since underneath felt warm and sticky.
"Look.. It isn't your fault. This unsub.. Has clearly had a psychotic break, and isn't thinking clearly… he's probably A..Sexual.. Sadist.."
Prentiss finally got her voice even again, her gaze not leaving JJ's.
"Here.. Try to profile him."
JJ frowned but Prentiss urged her on. Making it seem more like just another case might help JJ deal.
"He uh.. He isn't a sociopath.. He obviously cared for and loved his fiancee.."
Prentiss smiled despite the throbbing it caused,
"Good.."
"But the loss of her was his stresser.. He wants revenge for her. He's a sexual sadist.. And his target is.." JJ paused, looking up at her again, "I can't.. I'm sorry I can't.. Cant act like this isn't.."
Emily nodded, wincing slightly.
"I know.. I'm sorry.." Prentiss took a deep breath, "Think of something else.. Think of.. Think of Henry… What did you guys do this weekend?"
That caused JJ to smile,
"We went to the zoo. His favorite were the Lions, He said they were strong like.." JJ paused, looking up at her again, "...like me.."
Emily nodded with a painful smile,
"Exactly.. Now.. Now prove to him just how strong you are.."
JJ shook her head slowly, tears shimmering in her eyes.
"I'll be okay.. You just need to stay strong. Can you do that for Henry..?" Prentiss swallowed heavily, fearing her voice might break. "..For me..?"
JJ closed her eyes, a tear slipping out.
"I-I'll try but.." She looked up at her with a solemn expression, "I..I don't know if I can.. If I can handle.. Having to watch him.."
Prentiss sighed knowingly, but forced a smile.
"It'll be okay.. I'll be okay."
A laugh behind her made her stiffen.
"That's where you're wrong again, Agent Prentiss."
Matt came into view and Prentiss set her jaw, glaring at him. She noted the knife he had, but didn't flinch.
"I intend to fully break you before I allow the mercy of death.." He brought the knife towards her.
It was a small, surgical like knife, the edge sharp and serrated.
She held his gaze evenly, as if to challenge him.
He sneered, pressing the tip of the knife into her arm slowly. Prentiss bit her lip when it broke skin, blood trickling down her arm.
She could feel it as he let it slide down her arm, watching it with a smirk.
Once it reached her wrist, he started to pull the sharp metal tip down, watching it slice through her skin.
Prentiss still didn't cry out, or even wince. She just bit her lip against the pain, and turned her gaze toward JJ.
JJ starred back with tearful blue eyes, but she didn't break, didn't cry out for him to stop.
He pulled the bloodied knife from her flesh after cutting about an inch, looking at the blood with his head tilted.
His smile grew, his eyes getting an evil glint to them. He must have been enjoying this more than he expected.
One quick glance at his jeans proved her theory right, pushing her fear down, looking back up.
He started another cut, starting to hum softly.
Prentiss ignored the creepiness and pain of it all, focusing on JJ's eyes.
A sudden searing pain in her thigh pulled an unwilling cry from her lips, her eyes turning to the small switchblade now embedded in her flesh.
She looked up at the unsub, realizing that she had gotten so focused on the liasons eyes that she didn't notice he had stopped cutting, his eyes full of rage.
"I don't like being ignored, Emily."
She scoffed,
"Oh, how rude of me to ignore the psychopath who kidnapped us."
His hand shot out, gripping her chin tightly, forcing her to look at him.
"I don't like being mocked, either."
She glared back at him, knowing her chin was going to bruise.
He growled in anger, shoving her head back against the metal. She grunted quietly as it collided, adding to her headache.
He yanked the switchblade out harshly, stabbing it into her other thigh.
She winced in pain, but didnt cry out again.
She noticed the lack of gushing blood, noting that he knew where major arteries and veins were.
He grabbed her face again, pulling her towards him with a harsh grip.
"I was even planning on giving you some food and water tonight as some sort of mercy.. But I think I've decided to let you go hungry."
She took a deep breath to calm herself before speaking,
"My.. Mistake.. Not hers.." She steadied her voice again, "Give her food and water. She didn't do anything wrong, it was me."
He laughed, shoving her head back again.
"Do you hear that Jennifer? Even though you're the reason shes being tortured, she still wants to help you!" Matt glanced at her, snorting, "Guess she loves you more than I thought."
Emily's heart dropped.
Since the first day she had joined the FBI, she couldn't take her eyes off of JJ. The girl just.. Captured her attention. Made her heart flutter like no man had.
Emily knew deep down that she didn't like men, but she wasn't sure she wanted to admit it.. Wasn't sure if she was comfortable with that.
But even if she did come to terms with her sexuality, she knew JJ wasn't like that. She had a husband and son.
And now.. They just sat there staring at each other with wide eyes, tension filling the air.
Matt looked at them and laughed, patting Emily's shoulder harshly, "Alright, I'll give your precious Jennifer food and water."
She sighed in relief, then grunted in pain when he sent a hard punch to her stomach. Out of instinct her body tried to curl into itself but he shoved her head back against the chair and punched her again in the same place.
She groaned, the breath taken from her body. He laughed at her, letting her cough breathlessly as he strolled out of the room.
"..Emily..?"
She shook the hair from her face with a grimace, looking towards JJ again.
"I'm fine.. Nothing I haven't felt before with this job…"
"I could have gone without food, Emily."
Prentiss licked her cracked lips,
"I know.. But you don't have to, so you won't.. Not on my watch.."
"..Is it true.. What he..?"
Prentiss chewed her lip for a second,
"He was just trying to get to us.."
"..right."
While AFF and its agents attempt to remove all illegal works from the site as quickly and thoroughly as possible, there is always the possibility that some submissions may be overlooked or dismissed in error. The AFF system includes a rigorous and complex abuse control system in order to prevent improper use of the AFF service, and we hope that its deployment indicates a good-faith effort to eliminate any illegal material on the site in a fair and unbiased manner. This abuse control system is run in accordance with the strict guidelines specified above.
All works displayed here, whether pictorial or literary, are the property of their owners and not Adult-FanFiction.org. Opinions stated in profiles of users may not reflect the opinions or views of Adult-FanFiction.org or any of its owners, agents, or related entities.
Website Domain ©2002-2017 by Apollo. PHP scripting, CSS style sheets, Database layout & Original artwork ©2005-2017 C. Kennington. Restructured Database & Forum skins ©2007-2017 J. Salva. Images, coding, and any other potentially liftable content may not be used without express written permission from their respective creator(s). Thank you for visiting!
Powered by Fiction Portal 2.0
Modifications © Manta2g, DemonGoddess
Site Owner - Apollo