I just want to say, before you read this, I am a CSI fan, but I live in England, and I dont have "sky" or anything like that, so I dont watch it very often, and therefore, when I do watch it, I have no idea what series it is. This is set at a time when all the main characters are alive, and in it and Grissom and Sara aren't married. I also dont know very much about some of the more intricate technicalities, so if you spot a mistake, please tell me, it will really help. Advice and ideas are readily accepted. And I apologise if some of the characters aren't quite in character, again, i'm no expert there, and I have a fair idea which ones wont be, but in some cases, they will probably be like that because that's how I want them to be for it all to work, but, if you see anything drastically wrong and you want to tell me, that'd be nice ;) x enjoy :)

CSI FanFiction – Just Another Nobody

Chapter 1

They walked into the bar, laughing at a particularly bad joke Nick had just cracked, and generally enjoying the chance to unwind after a stressful few days.

"Well, I won't ever complain about a long night ever again!" Morgan remarked, yawning as she accepted the drink Greg passed her. "I thought the whole point of day and night shifts was so we didn't end up doing four days straight!"

"Agreed, but you know, it was worth it for the look on Finn's face when she woke up after her power nap this morning..." Warrick smirked, before yelping as Finn hit him with her bag. Once again, the group laughed, enjoying the opportunity to relax and socialise with each other outside the lab, and the fact that as the case they'd been working had been wrapped up hours before they normally got off, and had been "released early", as they put it.

A couple of hours passed, as they gossiped and made fun of each other, but eventually, they decided to turn in early, as it would be the first night in a while that they'd got home at a reasonable time, if at all. They dispersed, walking out the bar and to various cabs and cars to take them to the various parts of Vegas to which they were headed.

"Well at least I won't ever have to see another body like those again" Sara mused as she walked to her apartment, paying close attention to where she was going; she was always far too cautious, it was one of the things that came with working in the crime lab.

What sounded like screaming followed by a series of thuds shattered through Sara's thoughts as she walked past a suburban house. Instantly back into CSI Sara mode, she put her hand on her gun, holstered at her hip, and made her way up the driveway. As she approached the house, more screaming could be heard, and more thuds. Sara drew out her gun, and walked up to the door. It was slightly ajar, and, peeking through the gap, Sara could see a pool of blood and splatters that led all around the house.

Horrified at what she was seeing, Sara pushed open the door, just as she heard distinct sound of a person falling down the stairs.

"POLICE, STOP!" Sara yelled, hoping that the little white lie would work, as she ran through the house. Technically, she was the police; just she didn't do the whole "arresting" part...

Sara reached the foot of the stairs, and what she saw made her heart sink. A man in his late thirties was lying at the foot of the stairs, and at the top, there was a young girl, about seven years old. Sara rushed up the stairs and put an arm around the girl, who promptly dissolved into tears and fell to the floor in Sara's arms.

Sara instantly grabbed her mobile off her belt, and dialled 911, and was trying to explain what she was seeing, when the girl in her arms sobbed "Rachel! Rachel? Oh God, Help Rachel!" getting more and more hysterical as she continued to sob and scream the name. Sara tried to comfort the girl, but no amount of soothing words calmed her as she continued to cry "Rachel" in between hiccups and sobs.

"Who's Rachel?" Sara asked the girl, with the feeling that she knew what was coming.

"In that room..." the little girl sobbed, pointing to a pink door across the hallway, to which Sara immediately crossed over to. Pushing open the door, Sara's worst fears were instantly confirmed.

Ok, so this chapter was more of an introduction that anything else; I will elaborate on this in the following chapters. What do you think? Please leave your thoughts in a reveiw, they make me so happy, even negative ones, as it at least means someone bothered to spend the time leaving a reveiw. I know it's a pain, but PLEASE? xx