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Spencer Reid struggled with addiction since he was a kid. He was always tired from school and trying to provide for his mom and his twin sister. So he started taking drugs to try and get through the day and the abuse from his father before he left.
When Reid started at the BAU he decided to keep that bit of information close to his chest. He didn't want his sister to be pulled into this world. Soffia Reid was Spencer's rock. She helped his when he first went through his withdrawals when they were 16. Then she also helped him when Spencer had to go through it again. 7 months after he was stuck in the Shack with Hankel. Reid tried to do it by himself but he couldn't do it.
He almost overdosed on the 7th month and decided to call Soffia.
But when the hospital was treating him for Anthrax he forgot to tell the doctors to not give him narcotics. And so did his team. The BAU team thought that the doctors would read his charts well enough and not give the Boy Genius the drug. But yet the doctors still did.
That was 5 months ago.
Soffia Reid got a call waking her up at midnight, Friday Morning, in Vegas. She looked at the name and immediately answered the call.
"Penny?"
"Soffie...I uh need your help...It um happened again." Spencer choked out. Soffia could tell that he was high just by the way her twin was talking. His usually confident wording was dumbed down.
"How much did you take?"
"HAHAH a lot! I taste-"
"Shut the fuck up. I am on my way. You stupid idiot." Soffia said ending the call and grabbing a bag that she always keeps packed just incase of these emergencies. Soffia honestly thinks that he will always fall off the wagon because of his career, so she stays prepared.
Friday 8 A.M. at the BAU round table
Everyone was in, they started at 7, but no one has seen Reid.
"Hey does anyone know if Reid is even here?" Morgan asks his colleges.
"He is probably running late again. Remember he was late yesterday?" Emily states.
"Okay but Spence being late 2 days in a row has never happened before!" JJ says. She is worried for her friend.
"If he isn't here by lunch and we don't have a case and we don't hear from him we will go to his apartment." Hotch states.
"I will try and call him." Rossi says. He calls him and it goes straight to voicemail.
"Maybe his phone is dead?" Penelope questions. Not wanting to fear that something horrible has happened to her baby.
Time crept by slowly for the team. They were calling Spencer every hour but he never picked up. It was now lunch and they were all on their way to his apartment. They climbed the stairs to his door.
JJ knocked on the door. No one answered. She knocked again. "I have a key. Should we just go in?" She asked her team. They all nodded.
JJ fished out his key and unlocked the door. They heard the shower going and music playing. They walked into the apartment and got yelled at.
"Who the fuck are you guys? Get the fuck out!" A young Brunette woman slightly shorter than Reid yelled at them.
"Um sorry but who are you? We are here for Spence. He hasn't answered his phone all day." JJ told the woman.
"Oh damn you guys are his team. Yea no I have his phone and I made sure the battery drained and I disconnected his home phone. Do you guys want something to drink?" She said putting the peices together. But the team could see that she looked defeated.
"Um who are you?" Morgan asked the woman.
"Soffia Reid. Nice to finally meet you guys. Wish it was under better circumstances." Soffia stated with a sad smile.
"Who the fuck is here Soffie!?" The team heard Reid scream out. They were taken back from the fact he swore.
"Get the fuck out here and see for your self dick wad!" She yelled back then looked at the team again. The shower and music turned off. "Twins. Am I Right?"
"Twin?" Emily Asks
"Who knew Pretty Boy has a hot sister." Morgan joked.
"So why are you here Soffia?" Hotch asked trying to wrap his head around the fact that Reid has a twin sister.
"That's for him to tell you. I don't rat on my brother." She said as she walked over to the bathroom door and banged on the door. "I got rid of it all stop looking."
The door burst open and they Saw Reid for the first time that day. He looked like hell. "Fuck you. I don't even know why I called you." He said as he walked past her. With only his sweatpants on. The team could see that Spencer has tattoos littered on his body.
"You called me like you always do. And you may want to actually look and see who are here. I know in your state that you loose IQ points." Soffia said with so much snark that the team's eyebrows rais at just the dynamic between the siblings. Spencer looks at the new comers and laughs.
"Hey guuuys."
"Spence what is going on?" JJ asks with concern laced in her voice.
"Dude you'r sister is hot." Morgan says out of the blue and gets slapped by Garcia.
"Well firstly Derek back off you'r not her type. And Jayj I fell off the wagon. But shush don't tell Hotch." Spence says the last part thinking he is whispering it to the blond but said it quite loudly. "Oh Soffie please tell me you picked up smokes before I rip my hair out...again...like last time."
Soffia rolls her eyes and grabs a pack from her pocket and throws it at him. Spencer catches it and looks at the brand. "You called his asking for the brand didn't you?"
"Yes I called Ethen. I asked for pointers since you had to go mess it up with him...again." She says as she rolls her eyes.
Spencer puts a Cig in his mouth and lits it taking a hit before he responds. "Not my fault that he couldn't deal with me anymore." Soffia just rolls her eyes again.
"Okay Um Soffia, What is going on?" Rossi asks hopping that she will give him a straight answer.
"Well since he kinda already said it, fuck it, He relapsed. Again."
"Wait what do you mean again?" Morgan asks as they all look back at Reid who has flopped on his couch with the cigaret still in his mouth just looking up the the ceiling with his eyes closed.
"You do know he is an addict right?" Soffia says crossing her arms.
"But.." JJ started but was watching Spencer get off the couch and walk to his room closing the room with force. "We knew he had a problem after Hankel but he got through it. He has been clean for years!"
"He has never been clean for long." Soffia sighed rubbing her face going to the kitchen and getting a glass of water.
"What do you mean? He has never been clean for long?" Penelope asked scared of the answer.
"He has been an addict since he was like um." Soffia put her hand on her head trying to think back to when it started.
"Wait he has been battling addiction before Hankel?" Hotch almost screamed.
"Yea. I am not sure when he started using but I think it was before he was a teen. His first withdrawals were when we were 16 I believe."
"What the fuck?" Morgan and Rossi both whispered in disbelief.
They were all silent for a while just taking in the information. That when Spencer came back out of his room. Dressed very not Spencer Reid like. He had on a black T-shirt, cropped, with red lips on it, black leather looking ripped jeans, black and red converse, and a chain on his jeans. They looked at his face and saw black eye make up. It was smudged.
"I am going out." He said going right for the door.
"Grab him please." Soffia said. Morgan immediately grabbed the boy that he didn't recognize.
"Let me go. I am just going out to the store."
"No you aren't We have done this dance long enough. I know that you are either going to a corner or to a club. Both of which you will be able to find drugs. So no. You are not leaving this place unsupervised. You aren't even 24 hours into your withdraw." Soffia says defeated.
"Fine. Let go of me now." Spencer says getting ready to punch Morgan. So he lets go of the punk. "Then I am playing my music and you are going to let it happen." He then walks over to his record player and puts on Palaye Royale. And lights up another cig and drops on the couch again.
"Oh he is also a punk. I am guessing you guys didn't know that." Soffia says with a laugh.
"And queer as shit!" Spencer says blowing out smoke. "So is my twin"
"Shut the fuck up Rat." Soffia says with a laugh.
The team has no idea what to do or think at this point. Who they thought was Spencer Reid was a complete and total lie. They just stood there as Soffia Reid goes and sits with her brother. When she also grabs a smoke knowing that she will need one eventually so might as well get it over and done with now.
"Reid you need help. You need to get clean before you can come back to the field." Hotch starts. "I will put it down as something else. But you need to stay away till then. I know you love this job so I will try and keep it quiet." He says his peace and leaves not being able to see his friend in the state that he is in.
And soon the rest of them leave saying their goodbyes and telling him that they will be back again.