Letters to Santa [FanFic]
Title: Letters to Santa
Author: Tooks
Pairing: Team, Jack
Rating: FRC
Summary: When Jack begins to doubt Santa the team join him in writing letters to Santa...these are their letters
Notes: Season 6 spoilers!!
Santa
Admittedly I’m a little old to be writing you and, more importantly, I haven’t believed in you in years. That being said if writing this out and letting my son send it with his helps him believe I’ll do it.
I’m not sure how these letters even go. I suppose I start with name and behavior, those seem the key questions with the mall Santas. My name is Aaron but I prefer Hotch. I suppose I’ve been a good person this year. I’ve stopped numerous criminals from further destroying other people’s lives and did my best to only shoot-to-subdue. As a boss I’ve done my best to be fair and as a father I’ve done the same. On occasion my temper has gotten the better of me, but I learned long ago to channel it to the proper people.
Now I think comes what I want for Christmas, yes? What I want is this: I want my team safe both in and out of the field. I want Elle and Gideon to be happy in their lives wherever they might be and for Haley to be pleased with the way I’m raising our son. I want my son safe and happy and to go a whole week without nightmares. I want to go one holiday without getting a call from the office that pulls me from my son. And I want those around me to know that no matter how serious I appear that they can always talk to me and I will listen.
Aaron Hotchner.
***
Dear Santa,
My friend’s son, Jack, has already begun to doubt you. Terrible, isn’t it? That such a small boy should doubt? In order to prevent this those at the BAU have decided to all write to you in hopes that if Jack sees we believe he might continue to as well. So this is my letter to you.
I’ve been about as good as you could expect from me. I’ve only been a minor annoyance to my superiors and they don’t seem to mind all that much anyway. I kept in touch with my family via the phone and visited Zoe’s grave. I’ve been a touch of a procrastinator with my book but give it my all as a profiler, always. I’d like to think I’ve balanced things out enough that I’ll be getting more than coal this year.
What do I want? I’d like to finish my book (which I intend to dedicate to Zoe) though I imagine that has more to do with me than you so onto other things. I’d like for Jack to return to believing in you and, honestly, I wouldn’t mind if Aaron, his father, did a little as well…perhaps not the actual person, but the spirit. More people should believe in you in spirit. I’d also like for Muttsy to keep going strong like he is and for Erin to relax a little more.
David Rossi
***
To Santa Claus
I’m Emily Prentiss and the last time I wrote to you I believe I was around 7 or 8. I got everything on my list except the thing I wanted the most - for my father to come back. After that I didn’t see the point in writing you as you only ever answered my material needs just like my mother. You were a middle-man and I cut you out. I write to you now because someone needs to believe in you and I want him to, I want him to have that childhood I jaded myself out of having way too early.
I’m not discussing how “good” I’ve been. I’ve committed no crimes and work to stop those who do. I’m pleased with the ways I’ve behaved lately and that should be enough. With that said I’ll move onto what I want…
I want Jack to have happier Christmases than I ever had and for Aaron to be able to enjoy them with him. I hope that Reid gets to see, or at least hear from, both his parents, that Morgan can make his way back to Chicago to visit his mother and sisters for a few days, and that JJ, Will, and Henry all enjoy a peaceful family holiday. I’m not sure what Rossi does for the actual holiday exactly, but I hope he enjoys whatever it is. And for myself I want some peace and quiet. I want my mother not to invite me to her latest connection-making/fund-raising/”Aren’t we all great people?” dinners or events and for my father not to call me on Christmas morning just because he thinks it’s the right thing to do. I want there to be no calls from the office and no reason to do anything but stay in my sweats and enjoy some eggnog while watching the A Christmas Story marathon.
Emily Prentiss
***
To The Jolly Man in Red,
Derek Morgan here, writing on behalf of my little buddy Jack Hotchner. He’s not sure you exist so a bunch of us at the BAU have decided to all write to you along with him as a sort of show of support for you. And your reindeer. The whole concept really.
Anyway let’s start off with my being a good boy. I have been, by the way! Remembered to send gifts to everyone on their birthdays and the holidays, kept the teasing of Reid down to a respectable minimum, apologized for the time I snapped at Garcia, and have continued to keep tabs on Ellie (bought her a gift too, hope she gets it). The Flynn thing might be up for debate, I guess, but honestly killing him was best for everyone. I have no doubt he’d have killed that couple given half the chance and, even if not, he or his lawyer would find some way to destroy poor Ellie in a trial.
Now onto what I want. I want to hear from Ellie and her mom, just so I know they’re both alright and getting along. I have a feeling that they are but, still, confirmation of something like that would be nice since we don’t often get it with our jobs. I want everyone I know to have a great holiday and get exactly what they wanted for their Christmas. Other than that I think I’m good though if you could swing a few extra days off to actually see my family and a little less Strauss that’s be great, thanks!
Morgan Out!
***
To The Sandy Claws ;-)
So Jack tells me he’s not sure if you’re real or not. I told him you absolutely were but seems the boy can be as stubborn as his dear old day and needed some proof. Since proof is hard to find with you covering your tracks like you do our little BAU family decided that a letter writing campaign type thing might work best. So this is my letter.
I don’t think my being a good or bad little girl should even be debated but, just in case, I’ll let you know. I’ve been wonderful when I needed and wonderfully naughty when I needed to be that too.
For X-Mas I’d like to have the family back together, for JJ to come back to the team, but I know you can only do so much so maybe just a few visits from her if you could?? I’d also like for Reid to be better at tech stuff since, well, there’s only so much tutoring I can give him before it becomes a lost cause. (How can a boy with a 187 IQ not get how to use his iPad? Seriously?!) I’d like for Rossi to be able to finish his book so he can get those fancy new shoes he won’t stop talking about or, better yet, just get him the shoes. I want Morgan to be able to see his mom and sisters and Hotch to enjoy the days we get off with his lil G-man. I think Emily should get some calls from her old friends, like John, along with the team who, I know, are all already planning on calling her. And for Jack…I want him to believe in you for as long as he can. Oh and I’ll be Kevin everything he wants, thank you very much!
Penelope Garcia, Empress of All Seasons Festivities!
***
Dear Santa Claus
Setting all logic aside I’m writing to you as a show of solidarity and in support of Jack H’s childhood innocence. As Gideon once told me, some things have to be believed even if there’s no solid proof…and, as JJ once said, if I ruin Santa for a child neither the child nor the parents will never forgive me. So, yes, let’s assume I believe in you as I write this.
I suppose I’ve been rather good this year overall. Supportive and helpful, but not a pushover either. I visited my mother when I could, even accepted contact from my father, and intend to head to Las Vegas to see both after I hand this off to Hotch. There’s still no word from Adam, but I make calls every now and then on his condition…his and Amanda’s. So, yes, I think I’ve been good.
As far as wants, that’s a little difficult. Naturally first and foremost I want for all my family and friends to be safe, healthy, and happy throughout the end of this year and through the next as well. I’d like for my mother’s condition to not worsen, for my father to stay in the picture (it seems to help her to have him around when I can’t be), and for my own health to be tip-top. I also want Morgan to stop the teasing completely, I know he means well and it’s not insultive so much but I’m nearly 30 and it’s just getting old now. I want to better understand what Garcia says about her computer stuff, for Rossi to stop sending me into the grossest parts of the crime scenes when we’re paired just because he doesn’t want muck on his shoes, for Emily to be really happy about the holiday (she never seems thrilled with the family ones, I want her to have a good one for once), and for JJ to return to the team. And, lest I forget, that I’d like for this to work for Hotch. I think, even more than Jack, it’s Hotch that needs for Jack to believe in you and all.
Sincerely,
Dr Spencer Reid
***
To Santa
I’m not sure if I’m supposed to write one of these as well. I’m not part of the team, I’m just the cadet lucky enough to finish out her studies with the BAU and I’m sure I’m a poor substitute for JJ as far as this whole letter-writing idea goes. But I heard the team talking about it some so thought, in the spirit of Christmas and holding tight to a child’s innocence, I’d write one myself.
I’ve worked hard at my studies and did my best to keep in contact with my mother. Of course I also disobeyed orders and went off on my own while helping the BAU with a case…an act that got the UNSUB killed, made a little girl an orphan, and could’ve gotten myself and others killed as well. My heart was in the right place, yes, but it was the wrong thing to do. So maybe I haven’t been the best person this year. I’m trying to be better though and will continue to.
Assuming my rather poorly thought out behavior doesn’t make me automatically on the naughty list here’s what I want. I want to be able to undo some of the damage my father did. I want Agent Hotchner to realize that I might be worth taking another chance on, for Agent Rossi to keep believing in me like he seems to be, and for other agents (in and outside the BAU) to see beyond my family when they see me. I’d also for Agent Hotchner to accept this letter with the others, of course.
Ashley Seaver
***
Dear Santa
Daddy says I should write to you even if I don’t believe. He says he’s gonna and so’s the rest of his friends. Isn’t that nice? Cause I don’t spell good Daddy’s gonna help me some.
I’ve been mostly good this year, but I did get into a fight with another boy. He said Mommy died cause of my daddy. I told him he was wrong but he kept on saying it so I pushed him and then we got into a fight. Daddy had to take time off work cause it. I said I was sorry but still it was a bad thing to do. But I hope I’ll still get some presents anyway.
For Christmas I’d like Toy Story 3, Despicable Me, a new soccer ball, and for Daddy to spend the whole day with me. And I want him to catch all the bad guys and never be sad again. I was gonna ask to have Mommy back but Daddy says that you can’t do that so maybe I could just have happy dreams about her instead of the scary and sad ones? Hope you are real so you can get this.
Merry Christmas!
Jack Hotchner
"There are three stages of a man's life: He believes in Santa Claus, he doesn't believe in Santa Claus, he is Santa Claus." ~ Author Unknown
Author: Tooks
Pairing: Team, Jack
Rating: FRC
Summary: When Jack begins to doubt Santa the team join him in writing letters to Santa...these are their letters
Notes: Season 6 spoilers!!
Santa
Admittedly I’m a little old to be writing you and, more importantly, I haven’t believed in you in years. That being said if writing this out and letting my son send it with his helps him believe I’ll do it.
I’m not sure how these letters even go. I suppose I start with name and behavior, those seem the key questions with the mall Santas. My name is Aaron but I prefer Hotch. I suppose I’ve been a good person this year. I’ve stopped numerous criminals from further destroying other people’s lives and did my best to only shoot-to-subdue. As a boss I’ve done my best to be fair and as a father I’ve done the same. On occasion my temper has gotten the better of me, but I learned long ago to channel it to the proper people.
Now I think comes what I want for Christmas, yes? What I want is this: I want my team safe both in and out of the field. I want Elle and Gideon to be happy in their lives wherever they might be and for Haley to be pleased with the way I’m raising our son. I want my son safe and happy and to go a whole week without nightmares. I want to go one holiday without getting a call from the office that pulls me from my son. And I want those around me to know that no matter how serious I appear that they can always talk to me and I will listen.
Aaron Hotchner.
***
Dear Santa,
My friend’s son, Jack, has already begun to doubt you. Terrible, isn’t it? That such a small boy should doubt? In order to prevent this those at the BAU have decided to all write to you in hopes that if Jack sees we believe he might continue to as well. So this is my letter to you.
I’ve been about as good as you could expect from me. I’ve only been a minor annoyance to my superiors and they don’t seem to mind all that much anyway. I kept in touch with my family via the phone and visited Zoe’s grave. I’ve been a touch of a procrastinator with my book but give it my all as a profiler, always. I’d like to think I’ve balanced things out enough that I’ll be getting more than coal this year.
What do I want? I’d like to finish my book (which I intend to dedicate to Zoe) though I imagine that has more to do with me than you so onto other things. I’d like for Jack to return to believing in you and, honestly, I wouldn’t mind if Aaron, his father, did a little as well…perhaps not the actual person, but the spirit. More people should believe in you in spirit. I’d also like for Muttsy to keep going strong like he is and for Erin to relax a little more.
David Rossi
***
To Santa Claus
I’m Emily Prentiss and the last time I wrote to you I believe I was around 7 or 8. I got everything on my list except the thing I wanted the most - for my father to come back. After that I didn’t see the point in writing you as you only ever answered my material needs just like my mother. You were a middle-man and I cut you out. I write to you now because someone needs to believe in you and I want him to, I want him to have that childhood I jaded myself out of having way too early.
I’m not discussing how “good” I’ve been. I’ve committed no crimes and work to stop those who do. I’m pleased with the ways I’ve behaved lately and that should be enough. With that said I’ll move onto what I want…
I want Jack to have happier Christmases than I ever had and for Aaron to be able to enjoy them with him. I hope that Reid gets to see, or at least hear from, both his parents, that Morgan can make his way back to Chicago to visit his mother and sisters for a few days, and that JJ, Will, and Henry all enjoy a peaceful family holiday. I’m not sure what Rossi does for the actual holiday exactly, but I hope he enjoys whatever it is. And for myself I want some peace and quiet. I want my mother not to invite me to her latest connection-making/fund-raising/”Aren’t we all great people?” dinners or events and for my father not to call me on Christmas morning just because he thinks it’s the right thing to do. I want there to be no calls from the office and no reason to do anything but stay in my sweats and enjoy some eggnog while watching the A Christmas Story marathon.
Emily Prentiss
***
To The Jolly Man in Red,
Derek Morgan here, writing on behalf of my little buddy Jack Hotchner. He’s not sure you exist so a bunch of us at the BAU have decided to all write to you along with him as a sort of show of support for you. And your reindeer. The whole concept really.
Anyway let’s start off with my being a good boy. I have been, by the way! Remembered to send gifts to everyone on their birthdays and the holidays, kept the teasing of Reid down to a respectable minimum, apologized for the time I snapped at Garcia, and have continued to keep tabs on Ellie (bought her a gift too, hope she gets it). The Flynn thing might be up for debate, I guess, but honestly killing him was best for everyone. I have no doubt he’d have killed that couple given half the chance and, even if not, he or his lawyer would find some way to destroy poor Ellie in a trial.
Now onto what I want. I want to hear from Ellie and her mom, just so I know they’re both alright and getting along. I have a feeling that they are but, still, confirmation of something like that would be nice since we don’t often get it with our jobs. I want everyone I know to have a great holiday and get exactly what they wanted for their Christmas. Other than that I think I’m good though if you could swing a few extra days off to actually see my family and a little less Strauss that’s be great, thanks!
Morgan Out!
***
To The Sandy Claws ;-)
So Jack tells me he’s not sure if you’re real or not. I told him you absolutely were but seems the boy can be as stubborn as his dear old day and needed some proof. Since proof is hard to find with you covering your tracks like you do our little BAU family decided that a letter writing campaign type thing might work best. So this is my letter.
I don’t think my being a good or bad little girl should even be debated but, just in case, I’ll let you know. I’ve been wonderful when I needed and wonderfully naughty when I needed to be that too.
For X-Mas I’d like to have the family back together, for JJ to come back to the team, but I know you can only do so much so maybe just a few visits from her if you could?? I’d also like for Reid to be better at tech stuff since, well, there’s only so much tutoring I can give him before it becomes a lost cause. (How can a boy with a 187 IQ not get how to use his iPad? Seriously?!) I’d like for Rossi to be able to finish his book so he can get those fancy new shoes he won’t stop talking about or, better yet, just get him the shoes. I want Morgan to be able to see his mom and sisters and Hotch to enjoy the days we get off with his lil G-man. I think Emily should get some calls from her old friends, like John, along with the team who, I know, are all already planning on calling her. And for Jack…I want him to believe in you for as long as he can. Oh and I’ll be Kevin everything he wants, thank you very much!
Penelope Garcia, Empress of All Seasons Festivities!
***
Dear Santa Claus
Setting all logic aside I’m writing to you as a show of solidarity and in support of Jack H’s childhood innocence. As Gideon once told me, some things have to be believed even if there’s no solid proof…and, as JJ once said, if I ruin Santa for a child neither the child nor the parents will never forgive me. So, yes, let’s assume I believe in you as I write this.
I suppose I’ve been rather good this year overall. Supportive and helpful, but not a pushover either. I visited my mother when I could, even accepted contact from my father, and intend to head to Las Vegas to see both after I hand this off to Hotch. There’s still no word from Adam, but I make calls every now and then on his condition…his and Amanda’s. So, yes, I think I’ve been good.
As far as wants, that’s a little difficult. Naturally first and foremost I want for all my family and friends to be safe, healthy, and happy throughout the end of this year and through the next as well. I’d like for my mother’s condition to not worsen, for my father to stay in the picture (it seems to help her to have him around when I can’t be), and for my own health to be tip-top. I also want Morgan to stop the teasing completely, I know he means well and it’s not insultive so much but I’m nearly 30 and it’s just getting old now. I want to better understand what Garcia says about her computer stuff, for Rossi to stop sending me into the grossest parts of the crime scenes when we’re paired just because he doesn’t want muck on his shoes, for Emily to be really happy about the holiday (she never seems thrilled with the family ones, I want her to have a good one for once), and for JJ to return to the team. And, lest I forget, that I’d like for this to work for Hotch. I think, even more than Jack, it’s Hotch that needs for Jack to believe in you and all.
Sincerely,
Dr Spencer Reid
***
To Santa
I’m not sure if I’m supposed to write one of these as well. I’m not part of the team, I’m just the cadet lucky enough to finish out her studies with the BAU and I’m sure I’m a poor substitute for JJ as far as this whole letter-writing idea goes. But I heard the team talking about it some so thought, in the spirit of Christmas and holding tight to a child’s innocence, I’d write one myself.
I’ve worked hard at my studies and did my best to keep in contact with my mother. Of course I also disobeyed orders and went off on my own while helping the BAU with a case…an act that got the UNSUB killed, made a little girl an orphan, and could’ve gotten myself and others killed as well. My heart was in the right place, yes, but it was the wrong thing to do. So maybe I haven’t been the best person this year. I’m trying to be better though and will continue to.
Assuming my rather poorly thought out behavior doesn’t make me automatically on the naughty list here’s what I want. I want to be able to undo some of the damage my father did. I want Agent Hotchner to realize that I might be worth taking another chance on, for Agent Rossi to keep believing in me like he seems to be, and for other agents (in and outside the BAU) to see beyond my family when they see me. I’d also for Agent Hotchner to accept this letter with the others, of course.
Ashley Seaver
***
Dear Santa
Daddy says I should write to you even if I don’t believe. He says he’s gonna and so’s the rest of his friends. Isn’t that nice? Cause I don’t spell good Daddy’s gonna help me some.
I’ve been mostly good this year, but I did get into a fight with another boy. He said Mommy died cause of my daddy. I told him he was wrong but he kept on saying it so I pushed him and then we got into a fight. Daddy had to take time off work cause it. I said I was sorry but still it was a bad thing to do. But I hope I’ll still get some presents anyway.
For Christmas I’d like Toy Story 3, Despicable Me, a new soccer ball, and for Daddy to spend the whole day with me. And I want him to catch all the bad guys and never be sad again. I was gonna ask to have Mommy back but Daddy says that you can’t do that so maybe I could just have happy dreams about her instead of the scary and sad ones? Hope you are real so you can get this.
Merry Christmas!
Jack Hotchner
"There are three stages of a man's life: He believes in Santa Claus, he doesn't believe in Santa Claus, he is Santa Claus." ~ Author Unknown