So this is off one of the lists of 'things to do' in my profile. I'm into Criminal Minds lately, and I think it's nice to have some light-heartedness. Let me know what you all think! And this is after Gideon and Elle have left. Other than that not really a time line…I suppose after season 2. Really quick, I don't know for sure what J.J's first name is…something Jareau…some help?

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters you recognize! And I don't own Burger King. This stands for the entire story.


Chapter One: Would You Like Fries With That?

Dr. Spencer Reid was bored. Really bored. The team had just finished up another case, and crime was actually slow for once. There was nothing to do. Not even paperwork. Well, there was a little, but Reid didn't want to deal with it right now. He wanted to do something fun…but what?

'Hmm,' he thought. He quickly got up and went to the nearest free computer. He typed into the engine search: Things to Do When You're Bored. A list soon popped up.

1. At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hairdryer at passing cars, see if they slow down.
2. Page yourself over the intercom. Don't disguise your voice.
3. Every time someone asks you to do something, ask if they want fries with that.
4. Put a garbage can on your desk and label it "IN"
5. Put decaf in the coffee maker for three weeks. Once everyone is over their Caffeine addictions, switch to espresso.
6. Finish all your sentences with "In Accordance to the Prophecy".
7. Don't use any punctuation.
8. As often as possible, skip rather than walk.
9. Specify that your drive thru order is "To Go"
10. Sing Along at the Opera
11. Go to a poetry recital and ask why the poems don't rhyme.
12. Put mosquito netting around your work area and play tropical sounds all day.
13. When the money comes out of the ATM, scream "I WON I WON!!"
14. When leaving the zoo, start running towards the parking lot, yelling "Run for your lives, they're loose!!"
15. Tell your children over dinner, "Due to the economy, we are going to have to let one of you go."
16. Send this to your friends to make them smile, it's called therapy.

'Hmm, this could work for me.' Reid thought. He deserved to have a little fun. Hotch wouldn't be pleased, but hey, Reid was still young. He was the youngest member of the team. He wanted a break from all the depressing seriousness.

Reid looked at the list again. Number three looked good. Reid quickly printed out the list and then hurriedly exited out of the screen.

"Reid!" Derek Morgan called out. Reid turned and looked at him questioningly.

"Can you grab some more paper while you're over there?"

Reid grinned. Time to start.

"Sure, Morgan, would you like fries with that?"

Morgan was taken aback. What in the world was Reid talking about?

"Um…no thanks. Just the paper." Morgan replied warily. He wondered vaguely if Reid was on drugs or something. He sure hoped not.

"Ok! Be right there!"

Morgan turned and went back to his desk. A few minutes later Reid came and handed Morgan the paper.

"Thanks, man." Morgan said as he took the sheets.

"Welcome!" Reid replied cheerfully.

Reid left and sat down at his desk. This was amusing, and he'd continue with it, but he needed something else to do as well. He thought back to the list. He took it out and looked again. Hmm…one looked good too.

"Hey, Morgan? I'm gonna run home to get something. Then I'm gonna go on lunch break. Can you tell Hotch so he won't freak out on me?" Reid asked.

"Sure." Morgan called back.

Reid quickly ran out to his car. He drove swiftly over to the nearest store and bought a cheap hairdryer. 'I must be really bored to do this,' the young genius thought as he returned to his car.

He drove over to a Burger King and quickly bought lunch. He then parked his car in a nearby parking lot just outside of a supermarket.

Feeling slightly immature, but amused, Reid found the pair of sunglasses in his glove box and slipped them on. He then grabbed his newly bought hairdryer and wound the cord around the handle so it wouldn't drag.

The hairdryer almost resembled a gun. It was black, and also kind of skinny. Reid adapted a 'serious' look on his face and got ready to start the prank as a red car approached him.

Reid pointed the hairdryer at the car and to his strange delight, it did slow down. The person in the car looked at Reid strangely, almost fearfully.

"Watch it," Reid said in a serious voice. "the speed limit here is very slow. Don't go any faster or I'll have to report you."

"Uh, yes sir…" the young woman who was driving replied nervously. Was this some dude out of the mental institute?

"Go on now." Reid ordered. The car quickly drove away.

Reid re-did this trick with several more passing cars. His lunch break was nearly ended, and he decided to hit one more car before he left. The car was aqua colored. Reid pointed the hairdryer at the car and it slowed. Reid was about to deliver his speech when he saw exactly who was in the car. It was Emily Prentiss. She was looking at Reid nervously.

"Hey, Reid, what are you doing?" Prentiss asked. She wasn't sure if she wanted to know.

"Um…I'm pointing a hairdryer at passing cars to get them to slow down…" Reid replied. He was embarrassed. It was fun to do this, but now one of his co-workers had caught him at it.

"That's clear…but why are you?" Prentiss persisted.

"I was…bored?" Reid replied slowly.

"O-okay. Reid, can you just…please head back to work and…stop scaring people? I was called in here as report of someone terrorizing the place…with a gun. They knew the FBI was closest, so they called me in. Just…go back to work ok?" Prentiss was still very confused.

"Ok." Reid agreed. Then remembering his earlier prank, he added on, "Would you like fries with that?"

Prentiss shook her head and drove back to work. Reid followed her. He was laughing the whole way.


So I didn't edit this as much as I usually like, but I think it's okay. I am currently willing to get a beta for this story, that way I don't miss as many things. Also I've tried to keep the characters in character...let me know how I did. Please review!

Eminnis and Alicia