Criminal Minds || Vegas Missing || First Impressions

Author's Notes: There was message about how no one on the team was suspicious of Spencer and his ability to lead. So I was thinking about that and decided I would give the first impressions/opinions of what the team thought of Spencer.

Also, I am going to doing some editing to Viva. I've been rereading it and some of the stuff I wrote...just doesn't work and I have to tweak the time-line or it's going to drive me crazy. So.. I mean, You don't have to reread it (but you can! :D), it'll be mostly the same with some garbage thrown out, maybe some chapters will be combined. Maybe a few added scenes or something, but the story line is the same.

I'll tell you what I've updated either in here or What Happens. Thank you reading.

Elle Greenaway

She knew he was different. From the moment she saw him get off the elevator. His clothes were different. His hair. He was stronger, older. She hugged him immediately. It had been too long since they had spoken. Spencer had been the only one to call her after she left the BAU. He had called her multiple times, checking up on her. Their roles had been reversed for those few weeks. He had almost been like a big brother. But the tables turned back to normal when he called her a week after returning to Virgina after that Georgia case. She hadn't recognized his voice at first. And then the words hit her: "I can't stop."

They had spoken for hours about the horrors of the job and how it all bubbled up under the surface. She tried to save him from the mistakes she had made. He called her again in New Orleans, saying he was quitting. That he couldn't go back. That he had missed a plane and he didn't care. He was high and admitted it for the first time. They stayed on the phone until he sobered up, until he broke down. He asked her if she wished she hadn't left and she told him the truth. She told him he regretted it everyday and that she didn't want him to throw his life away. She didn't hear from her for a time after that. A few months passed and he called her again, struggling. They talked again for hours until he had to go, he had company. She had found it odd, but never had an opportunity to ask him about it.

When he smiled at her, she knew he wasn't struggling anymore. He was better and she was proud of him. If he could get through something like that, she knew he would have no problems with heading the unit.

Criminal Minds || Vegas Missing || First Impressions

William DiMario

Will looked up to see Elle and a man walking towards them. He raised an eyebrow at Grey and Ryan before standing up. He walked up to them, measuring up the man. He was tall, skinny. He didn't look like much, but Elle had explained that he was some kind of genius and knew what he was doing. He had saved her life with a magic trick, taken on his own kidnapper, as well as talking down multiple Unsubs. To say the very least, Will had been suspecting someone...else.

"You guys know each other?" He asked, even though he knew the accent. He wanted to see how the man responded. Did he rever Elle as much as Elle obviously revered him?

"We worked together. DiMario?" The tone of his voice was off. He looked upset and didn't try to hide the saracasm of his voice.

Will grinned, either way, trying not to show that Spencer's attitude bugged him. "Yeah, How'd you know?"

"My team." His voice was clipped as he spoke. His team? They were his team now and if Spencer wasn't going to acknowledge that, he didn't deserve to be the chief. Will merely nodded before turning back to the group. He had bad feeling about this.

Criminal Minds || Vegas Missing || First Impressions

Sarah Black

Sarah flushed immediately after she spoken. She felt like a fan girl. She couldn't help it though. Ever since the man in front of her had been to her school, she had been fascinated with profiling. She had read his papers and Rossi's books. He was the reason she had joined the FBI. And now they were going to be sharing an office. She was going to be working for him. It was all very incredible.

Criminal Minds || Vegas Missing || First Impressions

Ryan Williams

Ryan raised an eyebrow as the man in front of her stared. She turned to DiMario who smirked at her. She rolled her eyes at him before looking back at the man, taking in his appearance as well. It was only far. He was tall, thin, and nerdy. She could tell that he had some muscle though. He kind of reminded her of a young professor. He was attractive, she couldn't deny that. She looked at Elle, who tore her from her thoughts as well as Spencer.

She watched as the man stumbled over his eyes before looking at him like he was slightly crazy. He was cute, but kind of weird. Definitely weird, but kind of weird. She wondered if that had something to do with the genius. Weren't all geniuses kind of strange? She had never met a genius though, so maybe it was just him. She watched as Grey introduced himself. Spencer was interesting to say the very least and Ryan was curious. When Elle mentioned going to get lunch, she had to admit she was willing to go, just to find out more about their new boss. Their boss, could Spencer do the job? They wouldn't put him in control of them if he couldn't, right? Right. They wouldn't willingly set them up for failure. The man much be more than what he seemed.

Criminal Minds || Vegas Missing || First Impressions

Grey Stewart

Grey watched as Spencer was introduced to the rest of the group. It was obvious to him that the man didn't want to be here. He could feel for the man and the other members of the group that had moved from a longer distance. It was going to be difficult at first and Grey wasn't one to go off first impressions. He had researched the new unit chief. It was obvious to him that Spencer Reid could do the job at hand. He was one of the top profilers at the time, even if he didn't seem like much.

Grey offered the man his hand with a smile. He watched as the man took his hand and nodded a little. It was going to take time for everyone. He hoped Spencer would regard this team with the same regards he did his other team eventually though. Elle had mentioned something about being a family, how their old team had been like a family to Spencer. He watched as Reid and Elle made their way into Spencer's office. It was obvious that Spencer as family too. The thought made him smile, maybe the familiar face would be enough to get Spencer to relax with them. If he saw them as family too, he knew that the team dynamic would be just as strong and cases would go smoother. Only time would tell though. Until then, Grey would do his best to try and make everyone feel at home.

Criminal Minds || Vegas Missing || First Impressions

Jason Vence

Jason looked up as Spencer peeked into his area after knocking. He had researched the new unit chief. He was smart. Very smart. He had also been through hell and yet, here he was, standing at his office door looking terrifying. Jason grinned. There was nothing frightening about him.

"Dr. Reid, nice to meet you, I'm Jason."

"Hi."

Jason had already been speaking to Garcia and knew that the last place Spencer wanted to be was here with them. He didn't know whether to be angry with that or not. Garcia had explained a lot of things to him about the genius and told him that whenever Spencer did something strange to text her and she'd explain him to the techie. It seemed like Garcia and Reid were close. That he and his whole old unit were close. As the man stood at the door, arms crossed over his torso, Jason almost felt bad for him. He looked so young, out of place. He hoped that the rest of the group had been welcoming.

"Would you like to sit?" He found himself asking.

Spencer shook his head, standing straighter before putting his hands in his pockets. It was like a trance had been broken.

"I was just coming in to introduce myself. I've heard that you're very talented."

The statement felt open ended and Jason swore he could hear the man finishing it in his head with "but you're not my old techie."

Jason smiled. "I'd like to think so.. I guess we'll see first case."

Spencer nodded before shrugging slightly, barely noticeable. "Well, I should be getting back to my office. It was nice meeting you, Mr. Vence."

"Jason." The techie corrected and smiled at the man. Spencer nodded and smiled a little as well.

"Jason." he corrected himself before nodding and leaving the office.

Criminal Minds || Vegas Missing || First Impressions

Author's note: Sarah's is very short and I will redo hers, but I wanted to post this before going to work. So Here you go!