I own nothing except Josh and Brandon...M'kay? M'kay!
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The tears poured from the young woman's eyes as I stood in the airport with her closest friends. God,she thought to herself, I have been planning this since I was about fourteen. Come on, Brandon, get it together girl. She was 22 and had been working for a police department in Tennessee for about a year. Her resume was finally accept and she was going from small town country girl to big town...Las Vegas girl.
She looked at Josh, the man she had been in love with since freshman year of high school. They broke up when she went to college but still hung out as friends every summer, "I am going to miss you so much," she stood on my toes, since he was about 4 inches taller than her, and put her arms around his neck and hugged him then laid a gentle kiss on his cheek.
"I will miss you to, Bran," he hugged her back and laid a gentle kiss back on her cheek, reminding her of their years in high school.
She wiped tears from her hazel eyes and pushing a strand of auburn out of her face and turned to her three best friends, "I love ya'll so much!"
"We love you, too"
The announcer came over the intercom, "Flight 75, Las Vegas, now boarding at gate 7"
She muttered another 'goodbye' and boarded her plane.
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"We are having a new person come in today, names Brandon, a former member of a police department in Tennessee Nick you will teach Brandon," Gil Grissom instructed while waiting for his new CSI to arrive.
"Right," Nick Stokes said nodding.
"Wondering what this new guy looks like, Catherine?" Sara Sidle asked the strawberry-blonde she who is working with her on a B&E.
"Sara, please," Catherine Willows rolled her eyes at her younger partner.
"Hopefully he doesn't act to childish," Nick joked to Warrick.
"Yeah, that position is filled by Greg," Warrick Brown motioned towards the younger Greg Sanders.
"Hey, yeah, hello," Greg said with a hint of a smile.
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Brandon was standing just inside the door of the lab when a slightly older man came over, "Can I help you, Miss?"
"Oh, ermm, hi, I am looking for a Grissom," she replied.
"Follow me," he turned and started walking and she quickly followed. "Here you go, Miss," he said knocking on the door for her.
"Thank you, umm, well, I don't exactly know your name," she stumbled around her words.
"Come in," a voice came from behind the door.
"Nick Stokes, and your welcome," he smiled at her and walked off.
She walked into the room, "Mr. Grissom?"
"Yes, you must be Brandon Mishont. Oh, and you can call me just plain Grissom," he said.
"Yes, sir," she said giving him a slight head nod.
"Nick Stokes will be the one looking over your shoulder, quite literally, and training you."
"Oh, Mmhhmm," Brandon nodded.
"You called?" Nick said entering the room.
"Yes, this is Brandon Mishont, this is who you will be shadowing," Grissom said motioning to the girl in the chair.
Brandon got up smiled and held out her hand, "Nice to meet you. Again."
"Oh, uh, yeah, nice to meet you again, too," Nick shook her had and smiled but his face still held a look of surprise.
"Let me guess, you were expecting a guy," Brandon smiled and rolled her eyes.
"No," Nick shook his head, "Maybe. Yes," he hung his head in defeat.
"Well, you can call me Brandy if that make you feel better," she replied as they walked out of the room.
"Hey, Nick-" A younger guy started but then trailed off, "Who's that?" He said motioning towards Brandon.
"This would be the new CSI, Brandon," Nick said loving the look on Greg's face.
"That's Brandon," he shouted causing several of the lab workers and Sara and Catherine, who just returned from their case, to turn and look.
Greg's mouth was open with surprise, Nick put one finger under his chin and closed his mouth, "Dude, manners."
"Oh, yeah, I am Greg Sanders," he said still staring at her.
"You can call me Brandy if you wish."
Brandon shifted at all the stared and the uneasy silence. An older strawberry-blonde stepped forward to fill the silence, "Hi, I am Catherine Willows."
"And I am Sara Sidle," the younger woman who was with Catherine stepped forward.
"Hi, Brandon Mishont," She said before turning to Nick, "I think now is an excellent time to start training."
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