The Heart Of A Genius (A Criminal Minds Fan Fic)

Chapter 5: Blood, Sweat ... and Physical Evaluation

This chapter is dedicated to TessDowning

Here is the link to her awesome fan fic : https://www.wattpad.com/193159415-a-new-dream-a-spencer-reid-fanfic-just-an-a-n,

https://www.wattpad.com/story/56624960-living-our-dream-a-spencer-reid-fanfic

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~Mercy POV~

I woke up, took a quick shower and changed into a black sports crop top, black leggings and a pair of sneakers. I grabbed my gym bag and got out of my apartment that's when I saw Reid. He seemed different he seemed sad, angry even

"Hey Reidsters how's it going?" I asked

"Bad... actually horrible I just found out that I have to do a physical evaluation to stay in the BAU. I literally didn't even pass the physical requirement in the academy they had to make an exception from me to join the field. I asked Morgan to help me but he's already helping Garcia so I'm hopeless!" he said angrily

"You know I can help you, in fact I was heading to the gym!" I suggested

"Really you wouldn't mind helping me?" he asked

"Of course I wouldn't mind Reidsters your my friends and what are friends for. I just have one condition you are not going to the gym in your cloths." I said,

"Yea sure, just give me a minute." He went back to his apartment and after a couple of minutes he came out wearing a navy blue t-shirt and grey sweatpants and in his hands was carrying a small duffel bag

"Let's go and I'm driving!" I said

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~Reid POV~

Mercy and I enter the gym and made our way to a small fighting right

"Ok Spencer before we start your training I want to how good you really are so I want you to fight." I raised my eyebrow to be honest I was afraid of fighting her, Mercy seemed pretty well build and just by looking at her I already knew she had more upper body strength than me. I swallowed hard

"On the count of 3 ready? 1...2...3 go!" I ran as fast as I could, I tried to punch her but she quickly grabbed my hands twisting them. I flinched in pain ... and if that wasn't painful enough she kicked me in abdomen causing me to tumble backwards. Mercy gave a smirk and before I knew it she was flipping in the air. She grabbed my neck and pinned me to the ground.

"Aw!" I said

"Hurt's like a bitch right?" she asked, I let out a groan

"Yes, Yes it does!" she laughed

"Ok pretty boy let's get started!" she took out her hand and I tried to get up but I couldn't. Instead I ended up pulling Mercy, she landed right on top of me, our noses and lips almost touching. I swallowed hard Oh god what am I going to do should I do? I thought

"This awkward I should- I probably – should get up." Mercy said, she got up and I noticed her cheeks were red. But I couldn't tell if she was blushing or if it was because of the fight. I got up slowly trying not to flinch,

"Ok let's get started!" Mercy said .We basically did everything chin-up's, pushups, sit-ups, running and she even made me do some weight lifting. By the end of it I could barely move. After we were done I went to the changing room and took a shower and changed into my work cloths.

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~Morgan's POV~

I was making some coffee when I saw Reid making his was to the office, he was flinching every move he made. I made my next to him and placed my hands on his shoulders

"Aw!" he flinched

"Hey man what happened to you?" I asked curiously

"Mercy!" he exclaimed, I raised my eyebrow and gave him a smirk

"My man, let me guess she was a little bit too rough?" he shot me a glare and I laughed

"She beat me!" He exclaimed

"Why would Mercy beat you?" I asked curiously

"She was helping me with the Physical Evaluation and I had to fight her. It's a miracle I didn't break a bone." He explained, I laughed Should I tell him...nah let's give him a couple of days I thought. "Everyone in the conference room we have a new case!" Hotch ordered

~Mercy POV~

I made my way to the conference room and sat down next to Reid

"In the small town of Blackburn there have been 3 murders in the past few weeks. The victims are Leah Clark 26, Elijah Scott 31 and Jordan Phillips 22 they were found shot to death. Leah was found in a park close to her home, Elijah was found at his work place and Jordan was found in an alley. And each victim was killed with in 3 weeks of each other" Garcia explained

"3 weeks that's a long cooling off period he is very patient." Rossi noted

"We can rule out sexism as a motive were there any sings of sexual assault?" Emily asked

"No there weren't any and I looked into every victim they aren't connected in any way." Garcia said "He could be getting off on the killing if there isn't any sexual assault." I suggested

"Let's just pray this isn't random. Wheels up in twenty." Hotch ordered.

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Here are the questions for this chapter :

1. Why was Reid angry?

2. What was the famous quote that Mercy used in her letter to Reid?

3. Where does Mercy live?