Okay, so this is my first attempt at a Criminal Minds fanfic. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Also, I refuse to accept that JJ is gone. I won't write anything without her in it. And I'm a Derek/JJ fan, even though it seems that we're in the minority here.

Disclaimer: I don't own Criminal Minds or any of its' characters.

Chapter 1

"Alright, that's the last of it." Jennifer Jareau, or JJ, sighed as she dropped another tote on the floor of her dorm room at the University of Pittsburgh.

"We just got invited to a party tonight." Her roommate and friend, Emily Prentiss, told her, holding up a flyer as she unpacked her books onto her desk.

"Really? Where?"

"Right on the outskirts of campus. Some freshman has an apartment." She replied.

JJ nodded. "Sounds good."

"Knock knock." A deep voice interrupted.

JJ and Emily looked up to find two guys in the doorway, one tall and scrawny with shaggy hair and glasses; the other a little bit shorter, very built, and grinning.

"Well, hello, ladies. We're your neighbors from across the hall. I'm Derek and this here is Spencer."

"I'm Emily and that's JJ." She gestured to her roommate who smiled in response.

"Hey."

"What brings you to this lovely university?" Derek asked, while Spencer stayed quiet.

"Soccer." JJ shrugged.

"Psychology." Emily replied. "And softball."

"Got'cha. Well, we'll leave you to your unpacking. It was nice to meet you and we'll be across the hall if you need anything. Emily." Derek said, still grinning. "JJ." He gave a quick nod and cheeky wink before heading back into the hallway. "C'mon, Spence. Let's go."

"Uh, oh, well, bye." Spencer stuttered, finally speaking for the first time.

"It was nice to meet you, Spencer." Emily smiled at his obvious nervousness.

"You- you, too." He nodded awkwardly and followed Derek down the hall.

"Derek was totally checking you out." Emily said after a minute of silence.

"What? No way!" JJ denied.

"C'mon, JJ, it's time to break out of your shell."

"Shell?"

"You know what I'm talking about." Emily smirked. "C'mon, let's go get dinner before we get ready."

JJ nodded. "What sport do you think Spencer plays?" She asked, since today was move-in day for the athletes. Regular freshmen weren't until the following day.

"He doesn't look like an athlete at all. Maybe golf?" Emily replied.

"It's possible. Derek must play football."

"What about basketball?"

"Nobody comes here to play basketball, Em. Haven't you talked to anyone?" JJ laughed.

"I guess." She shrugged, opening the door to the campus center.

Almost two hours later, JJ was pulling a sweater over her head, while Emily was in the shower.

"Knock knock. Hey, JJ."

JJ looked up and was surprised to see Derek Morgan standing in the doorway. "Hey, Derek." She smiled. "What's up?"

"What are you up to tonight?"

"Um, Em and I are going to some party right off campus."

"Oh, really? I guess I'll be seeing you there then."

JJ nodded. "Oh hey, gotta question. What team are you on?"

Derek chuckled. "Football, but I've been thinking of doing some intramural basketball. You said you were here for soccer?"

"Yeah. And Em's here for softball."

"She looks like the softball type." Derek nodded.

"There's a type?" Emily's voice interrupted as she appeared behind him. "News to me. JJ, you are not wearing that top."

"What? I like this sweater!"

"I do, too. On my sixteen year old sister." She stated.

Derek chuckled again. "I'll leave you to your business. I'll see you later tonight."

As soon as he was gone from the doorway, Emily shut the door and practically attacked her roommate.

"One, take that sweater off. And two, what were you guys talking about?"

"I like this sweater." JJ refused, and totally ignored the other half of the question.

"JJ. Do not make me come over there." Emily threatened as she dug through her closet.

"Emily."

Emily sighed and turned around. Clad in a pair of sweatpants and a tank top, hair a total disaster, she glared at JJ for a second before shrugging. "You asked for it." She stated before jumping across her bed to get to JJ's side and tackled her onto the other bed.

"Emily!" JJ shrieked and tried to dive away but she wasn't fast enough.

"Take the sweater off!" Emily laughed. "You're in college now, JJ, not high school." She grinned when she successfully pinned her friend down.

"There's nothing wrong with how I was in high school." JJ pouted, giving up on trying to get away. "I had friends, I was popular, you know that, Em."

"I know. But now we're going to take this campus by storm. We'll be the two most popular and well-known freshmen ever." Emily smirked. "Now, sweater off. I know you brought better party clothes."

And as usual, Emily was right. Sure, JJ had been rather popular and outgoing in their high school but not like Em. Emily was definitely a wild child while JJ was more calm and reserved. Her parents had been strict with her, especially after what happened with her sister. When they agreed on this college, Emily had vowed to get her out there and she wasn't going back on her word now. Especially with Derek's obvious interested in JJ.

So involved in her thoughts, Emily hadn't even see or heard JJ changing clothes until she said something.

"How's this?" JJ sighed.

"Perfect! Thank you!" Emily squealed when she saw JJ's outfit, which consisted of a short denim skirt and a black V-neck tank top. Derek's not going to be able to take his ever off you."

"Em! I told you. Nothing's going to happen. I'm so not his type. Besides, it's only the first day here. What if he finds someone who moves in tomorrow or someone in his class? We don't even know each other."

"I know, JJ, I know. But he's interested in you. I can tell. Just talk to him. Please?"

JJ sighed. "Fine. I'll talk to him. But don't get your hopes up."

"I won't." Emily responded quickly.

"And hey, I didn't tell you I was interested. What if I'm not?"

"You are. Trust me. I know you better than you know yourself, JJ." She reminded her.

Remember, this is the first CM fic I've written. So definitely let me know what you think! Thanks!