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Chapter four
Elle

The road trip was going really well the three girls were having a great time. They stayed in a cheap motels for the week and there was two days left of Ivy's two weeks off and they we're all going to make the most of it. Ivy heard from nobody for the whole week, she spoke to her dad briefly but he got of the phone pretty quick, she hadn't heard from any of the team but she just thought that was because Elle and Derek were sunning it up in some resort, Spencer was with his mom, Gideon was in his cabin and JJ was taking time to herself but she just had a feeling in her gut telling her something was wrong.

It was late at night when Ivy's phone started ringing, Hotch said he wouldn't ring her unless he had to and in that moment her feeling in her gut grew even more "I'm so sorry I had to call you I know you're having a great time with you're friends Ivy" Hotch never sounded really stressed when he used to ring Ivy from work everyday even if it was a murder case he always spoke in a calm tone but this was completely different.

"Dad what's wrong.. what happened" she asked as he took a minute to answer.

"Elle was shot today in her house she's in hospital now having surgery but the doctors are saying it's not looking good... I knew you'd want to know what was going on" he spoke through the phone.

"What the fuck how did that happen she's supposed to be in some resort somewhere" she spoke as her voice began to rise.

"Something happened on there trip and we were all called into work the day after you left and I didn't want to bother you, you were having a fantastic time with you're friends and I didn't want you to worry about all of this" he said with a hint of guilt in his voice.

"Wait so everyone else on the team went back into work on Tuesday and you just didn't think of telling me... Dad this isn't what I signed up for you're treating me like I'm incapable of doing the job that you do, it was not you're call to make weather I was having a great time or not, nobody else had a choice in the matter so why did I" she spat as she began to pack her bags.

"Ivy I was trying to do what I thought was best for you. I think you're perfectly capable of doing my job that's not the case at all I just want you to be able to experience you're 20's without all of this baggage" he explained but it only made her feel worse.

"Dad no offense but I've always had this baggage with me since I was a kid, my whole life I've been surrounded by you're job and the cases you work on. If you continue to treat me differently to the rest of the team I will leave the internship, I didn't want this to happen I told you before I even applied that if you were going to treat me differently to anyone else I wouldn't apply for it and you agreed that you'd treat me like you're equal not like you're daughter and yes I understand that must be difficult but I need you to try dad because it's not fair on the rest of the team and I don't want it to look like I only got this far because of who my dad is" Ivy huffed as she threw all of her stuff in her car.

"Nobody thinks that Ivy absolutely no one... what's all the noise in the background" he asked.

"Well I don't want them to think that at all so if that's going to be a problem for you to treat me like an equal then just tell me and I'll quit and what do you think it is I'm coming home" she snapped.

"You don't have to come home Ivy" he answered as she laughed.

"Are you being serious you've just told me Elle was shot and the doctors are saying it's not looking good and then you tell me that the rest of the team has been back working since Tuesday and it's now Friday while I've been having a great time with my friends when I'm meant to be working. You can't seriously think I'd stay for the last two days, Olivia's going to get her sister to pick her they both understand why I'm leaving so I'll be there soon" Ivy hung up the phone as she drove in the direction of the hospital.

Ivy felt like a child and she hated it, she wanted to join the BAU because she was good at the work not because of her dad and he was making it really hard for her to feel as though she was good enough for the job. She understood his point of view but he had to understand hers as well, it was embarrassing having to face the team again after everything she missed, they had there two week vacation cut short while she had a fantastic time, she felt like a fraud.

"I'm so sorry I got here as fast as I could is she okay" Ivy said the moment she found Gideon sitting in the waiting room.

"She's still in surgery the rest of the team is trying to find who did this" he spoke as he looked down at the floor.

"I should have been here when it happened I should've been helping in some way" she huffed as she took a seat beside him.

"You're dad was trying to keep you away from all of this" he explained as he looked up at her.

"Gideon that's not his call to make, I've always known what his cases was like what his job entailed god I've been studying it for years I'm not stupid but I signed up for this it's not as if I went into it blind I didn't and i should have been here" she could feel herself getting emotional so she decided it was best to sit in silence for a little while as she tried to control her feelings and she guessed Gideon understood so he done the same.

Ivy felt as though they were both sitting for hours waiting to hear any updates about how the surgery went but by her watch she had only got there 45 minutes ago. A tall blonde man in his late 30's began walking towards Gideon and Ivy.

"Hey I'm sorry about the wait but it was a complex surgery, everything looks to be doing okay and I'm optimistic that she'll make a full recovery, she was incredibly lucky to have survived that... you can both go into see her in a moment she's just a bit groggy after the anesthetic" the doctor spoke firmly.

"Thank you so much doctor" Gideon said as he turned in the direction of Elle's room, Ivy stayed in the same place.

"Are you not coming to see her" he asked as he turned around and realized she wasn't following him.

"I will I just need a minute you go ahead I'll be in soon" she nodded towards Gideon as he made his way into Elle's room.

Ivy didn't know what was happening to her but she felt like she couldn't breathe, everything around her began to close in on her. She moved to the nearest toilets to splash some water on her face, she found herself counting to try calm herself down, she's never felt like that before she thought she was going to pass out. Everything that happened took a toll on her physically and emotionally and if this was what she was like only a few days into the internship what is she going to be like at the end of it.

Gideon left a note on Elle's bedside table saying he went home to get some rest and they found who done it to Elle and that he died in a huge fire and in some ways she's glad she didn't witness that today, she was angry at her dad for not feeling like she was strong enough to handle everything that was going on but she also knew that everything he did he done was out of love and she couldn't hold a grudge with him because of how much he cares about her, she'd have done the exact same if it was Jack. She was just glad to be here beside a living breathing Elle Greenaway.

She rang her dad on her way home and he said he was in Elle's house cleaning up and she decided she'd help him out a little bit.

"I know I was horrible to you earlier on the phone and i apologize for how I spoke to you I hate when we fight I was just angry at you" she spoke quietly as she closed Elle's front door.

Hotchner spent his whole evening cleaning the blood of Elle's walls and in that moment she realized every single one of the team has feelings and compassion they just control it better the others.

"It's me who should be apologizing to you Ivy from now on I promise I'll treat you like my equal when we're both in work, I should have called you on Tuesday to come home like the rest of the team I'm really sorry that I hurt you're feelings, you'll always be my little girl no matter what age you are, I'm so proud of you and how far you've come" he pulled the girl into a hug as they both let out a breath of relief, Elle could have died today but being that close to death wouldn't be that easy to come back from.

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*Authors note*

Aaron and Ivy's first fight how are you all feeling because it actually hurt me to write but I'm really looking forward to seeing Ivy's chapter grow!!

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