A/N: Hello! Do you remember when I promised I would do a first grade sequel to my 'Kindergarten' fic? Well I'm keeping that promise and you're about to read the very first chapter of First Grade! I don't think it will be as great as my 'Kindergarten' fic, but I hope you all enjoy it. Also, I have added some new characters, but they won't appear in the first chapter. Don't panic, they're going to show up in chapter two. So without further ado, here is chapter one.
Disclaimer: Only Anna and Stuart and the neighbors belong to me. Everyone else is the property of CBS/Criminal Minds.
"A characteristic of the normal child is he doesn't act that way very often." ~Author Unknown
Beautiful decorations were set up in the backyard of the Gideon family. Blue and green balloons were tied to the posts on the back porch. A bird piñata hung from a branch on a tree. Across the sliding glass door, was a large sign with the words 'Happy Birthday Jason!' The large picnic table in the center of the backyard was covered with a blue table cloth. Bird themed plates and cups were placed upon the table. A pile of presents sat on the ground near the table. And in the center of the table was a blue, red, yellow and green parrot shaped cake. In orange icing on the stomach of the bird was, 'Happy Birthday Jason!'
Anna and Stuart Gideon sat on lawn chairs as they watched their son Jason and his friends swim in the swimming pool. It had only been a week since the twelve children had graduated from Kindergarten and they were all excited to see each other again.
"DEREK, STOP SHOWING OFF YOUR MUSCLES AND GET BACK IN THE POOL WITH THE REST OF US!" JJ shouted as Morgan was standing near Anna and Stuart.
"I'LL BE THERE IN A MINUTE!" Morgan shouted back. He then turned his attention back to the two adults. "Now remember Mrs. Gideon, if Mr. Gideon would work out more, he'd look just like me. I'm in the greatest shape of my life right now. A lot of people tell me that I'm an inspiration to them. And I can be one for you to Mr. Gideon."
"I'm sure you could be, Derek. Now how about you get back in the pool with everyone else?" Stuart suggested.
A little while later, the children had all gotten out of the pool to dry off and have some cake and ice-cream. As Anna began to cut the cake, Rossi leaned in towards Gideon and whispered, "Don't worry Jason. It's not a real bird."
"I know." Gideon whispered back.
"Well in that case… I WANT THE HEAD!" Rossi shouted.
As the children sat at the table, enjoying cake and ice-cream, a helicopter flew over them. All the children, but Prentiss looked at it with amazement.
"Oh no." There was a hint of worry in Prentiss' voice.
"Oh no what?" Haley gave her friend a look.
"They found me."
"Did you do something bad?" Kevin took a bite of cake.
"Let's just say that I may or may not have walked into Jason's neighbor's yard when I got here and stole a carrot from their vegetable garden."
"You stole a carrot? Why would you do that?" Will asked.
Prentiss let out a breath before speaking." Because I saw a bunny rabbit in the bushes. He looked like he was starving. So I took a carrot and threw it into the bushes. Who knew that Mr. and Mrs. Tiggerpooh would be greedy with their carrots and call the police?"
"You mean Mr. and Mrs. Vanhorten." Gideon corrected his friend.
"Jason, everyone knows that Tiggerpooh means Vanhorten in Swedish." Prentiss stated.
"I really don't think it does. And besides, you can't get in trouble for taking a carrot. I don't think the helicopter is coming back. You really have nothing to worry about Emily."Reid explained.
"I'm not taking any chances." Prentiss turned to the person seated to the left side of her. "Elle, you remember the time I saved you from the quicksand? And you said that you would repay me someday? Well today is that day."
"That never happened." Elle replied.
"You're suffering from memory loss. I knew this would happen. From now on, you'll be known as Emily Prentiss. I will not go down for a crime I committed." Prentiss crawled under the table with her plate of cake and ice cream and cup of punch.
Soon all the children were under the table. Anna and Stuart watched with confused expressions.
"What do you suppose Jason and his friends are doing under the table?" Stuart asked.
"I don't know. Maybe they're trying to find something?" Anna suggested.
The two adults soon crawled under the table to see what was wrong.
"Are you all alright?" Anna asked.
"We're hiding from the cops. Emily…"
Hotch was immediately cut off when he felt Prentiss' hand over his mouth.
"Don't listen to Aaron. We're just playing hide and seek."
"If you're all under here, then who's counting?' Stuart asked.
"We're not hiding yet. We're voting for who we want to count." JJ replied.
"Oh I see. How about we watch Jason open his presents now?" Stuart suggested.
Gideon received many gifts from his friends and family. From his mom, he received a brand new outfit and a cartoon DVD. His dad bought him a toy golf club set and a bird house. He received a board game from Reid. Elle bought him a small box of candy. From Morgan, Gideon received a set of mini toy cars. A pair of children's sunglasses was given to him by Garcia. Will bought him a storybook. The gift he received from Hotch was a children's watch with a bird on the face of it. JJ's gift to him was a bag of legos. Prentiss bought him a coloring book along with crayons. A stuffed bird was given to him by Kevin. Haley bought him a bird themed puzzle. And Rossi's gift to him was a blanket with a bird in the center of it.
"What do you say, Jason?" Anna asked her son.
"Thank you all for my presents."
"You're welcome." Everyone said in unison.
End of chapter one. I would have added more to this chapter, but I just couldn't think of anything else. So I hope it's okay the way it is. I'd love to know what you all thought. So please leave a review! We'll meet new characters in the next chapter. I'll try to have it up as soon as possible.