Candles

Harry Potter x Criminal Minds

Note: For the meantime, PP/WYA is on hiatus while I try to figure out where I'm going with the story. A lot has been happening in real life for me.

The Power Lines Went Out

Chapter One

"Let's go over this… We're looking at an unsub who apparently drains his victim's of their blood entirely." FBI BAU Supervisory Special Agent, Dr. Spencer Reid, said matter-of-factually.

"Well not just that," FBI BAU Unit Chief Aaron Hotchner said, a frown marring his face. "He takes the bodies, drains the blood after two days and he dumps the drained victim in a dump site. There are very little similarities between any of them."

"The latest victims were a family and their child taken with. He is the only child taken in this case. The boy is Hayden Porter," Supervisory Special Agent and Media Director, Jennifer Jareau, spoke up. "He was taken on the eve of his birthday with his parents apparently, his father about to leave on a trip to Britain. This is the child." She set down a picture of the serious looking brown-haired child about six years old, looking at the camera curiously. His green eyes were astoundingly deep and struck out in the boy's features.

"Hayden has very little similarities to the others while his parents are at least within the same age range as the other victims killed. The unsub might be planning to do something else with Hayden. The Porter's neighbors even told us that Hayden had been acting very unusual the past week." Aaron told his team.

Spencer looked up at the last sentence, the genius' mind thinking of their newest case. Thus far, over seven families had been taken and found in dumpsites, the child killed and left at the scene where the parents taken while the parents were kidnapped and killed, dumped elsewhere. Hayden Porter was the only child to have been taken with the parents.

"Unusual in that he stopped playing around in the front yard as much and had been strangely quiet as if he was unsure," Senior Supervisory Special Agent Derek Morgan sighed.

"He drains their body… for what though?" asked JJ.

"We could rule out vampire hopefully," Morgan said somewhat sarcastically.

"Well there was the history of the Blood Countess who was accused of torturing and killing women in 1610 and bathing in their blood in order to retain her youth," Reid told them.

"It couldn't be a woman. The unsub managed to take down men alongside women and children. Surely the unsub must be a strong male or a group," Morgan argued.

"Are you suggesting that the unsub could be bathing in the victims' blood?" interrupted Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss. Reid nodded gravely and the idea certainly seemed plausible and yet appallingly unreal to them.

"Where could one go that would be able to hide thousands of gallons of blood," Hotch questioned.

"A slaughter house," spoke up JJ and Reid immediately stood up. After several seconds of fiddling, he made a noise of triumph and withdrew an article about a slaughterhouse located in the dead center of the small town where it connected to every victim.

"The Spears family used to do business at the slaughter house while Sam Tsui and his wife used to pass by it daily. Our latest victim is under the employment of the slaughterhouse! The owner, Stephen Maxwell, actually lives above the place!" Reid said, looking at the team in realization.

They immediately stood up in confirmation and grabbed their gear, heading to the slaughterhouse.

It didn't take long to surround the place and the FBI immediately went inside, hearing screams and a loud noise that could've been a gunshot.

"FBI PUT YOUR HANDS DOWN!" shouted Morgan as he kicked open a door.

And stopped.

Wild-eyed, a small boy of six fixated the gun onto Morgan, shivering and looking ill. His hair was everywhere in his face and before him was the recently deceased corpse of Stephen Maxwell. The entire room was caked in blood, two other bodies off to the side, efficiently drained like wine ready to be tasted.

"Hey," Morgan said, immediately lowering his voice. "You're safe. I'm Derek Morgan, I'm with the FBI."

The blood-battered boy said nothing, shooting him a terrified look that was both understandingly unnerving to look at. The boy did not lower the gun and Reid stepped up beside Morgan.

"Hey Hayden, we're the good guys. We're here to get you out of this place." Reid spoke, his tone gentle. The little boy looked at him and then his eyes went to the two drained bodies. His parents, Reid realized. "Are those your mom and dad?"

There was silence and a pause before the tiny boy nodded his head, lowering the gun at the same time. Reid felt sympathetic with the now orphaned child and he slowly took a step forward, pleased when the boy didn't bring the gun back up.

"We're going to get you out of here, would you like that?" Reid inquired as he lowered himself to one knee. The child –Hayden—nodded warily and Reid could only wonder what would happen to him from this point on.

Author's Note: So this is my crossover for Criminal Minds and Harry Potter. You'll find out who the little boy is shortly! Just thought I'd get this started now and work on it while I fix up WYA. Happy Reading!