Disclamier: I don't not own anything of theses character but I wish I did

Author's Note: This is my first FanFiction so I hope it comes out okay. Kinda long but I needed to get the story set up. Please let me know what you think!

s.a.f.

Chapter 1

"Where is Grissom? He's 30 minutes late," protested Nick as he plopped on the couch in the break room.

"I dunno, but this is getting ridiculous," with his hands on his hips, Warrick paced the room. Lifting her head out of the fridge Sara casually responded with "I'm sure he has a good reason to be late." As she popped the top off her soda can, and took a sip she noticed the doubtful looks on her coworkers faces.

"What? I'm sure there's a good reason."

With that Grissom stormed into the break room and headed towards the fridge. Grabbing a can of soda, he popped the top and took a long gulp. After a refreshing "Ahhh" Grissom noticed that everyone else in the room was waiting for his explanation to why he had kept them waiting.

"Thanks for showing up boss," said a very annoyed Catherine.

"Yeah Grissom, where have you been? A meeting? Lots of paper work?" an eager Greg tossed a raised eye brow to Sara. Grissom took a moment to think of the best way to explain where he had been.

"I was sleeping," Grissom responded very matter of fact, "because…. I was doing a lot of paper work…and I was tired."

Sara just rolled her eyes and shook her head as Greg, Nick, and Warrick gave her a "I told you" look.

"Well whatever you were doing, can we have our assignments so we can start to work. That is what we come here for right?" argued Catherine.

With a sigh and one last sip of his Coke, Grissom started passing out assignments. "Catherine and Warrick, DB in the Palms Casino. Sara you can me have a body dump over on Freemont Street. Greg and Nick I want you two to take the 419 up by Lake Mead. You'll be taking our new CSI Alexis Bensen with you."

"Who?" questioned Nick.

"New CSI, sweet!" Greg was more then ready to not be the rookie of the team.

"Alexis Bensen is our new hire. Ecklie thought our department needed so extra help. I know, I just found out an hour ago. Apparently she is really well trained and shows lots of potential. I told her to come and meet us here but I don't know where she—"

"I'm here!" called a young brunette stumbling into the break room, "I'm here. Hi. I-I got lost." She nervously laughed as she was met with confused faces.

"Oh good, Alexis you'll be working with Nick and Greg. Greg's one of our newer CSI's so I'm sure you will get along nicely. Well let's get to work, we got off to a late start so chop-chop." And with that, Grissom left the room. Sara soon followed but not before a quick "Hi" to Alexis. As Catherine and Warrick headed out, Catherine turned around and said "Don't worry about being late. Grissom's late all the time." And with a gently smile and wave good-bye Alexis, Nick and Greg. Alexis was now left with two complete strangers.

She wasn't sure what to do. She kind of just stood at the door and tucked her hair behind her ears and stared at her feet and then at her partners. Nick still remained on the couch just staring at her. It made her uncomfortable. He wasn't staring in a rude way, he was admiring her. She could always tell when a man did that. Though it happened often, she never quite got used to the feeling of someone being taken aback by her. Greg, who was leaning against the counter, pushed him self forward and walked over to Alexis. As he passed Nick, he slightly punched Nick in the shoulder as if to say "close your mouth". Alexis noticed and chuckled under her breath.

"Hi. I'm Greg Sanders. You can call me Greg, Greggo, 'G'," as he shook the new CSI's hand he became aware of the things he was rambling, "Umm, Alexis is it?"

"Yeah, but you can call me Lexi, or Lex, 'L' if you want but I don't particularly care for that one."

Greg laughed. He could appreciate a girl with a sense of humor. She was kind of cute. Nice smile, shinny hair, and gorgeous eyes. Oh, her eyes. They were a deep brown that seemed to sparkle. The more he looked at her, the more he noticed the awkwardness in her face. He suddenly realized that he was still shaking her hand. He quickly pulled his hand away and blushed slightly. Again Alexis giggled, this time loudly.

"Lexi. Ok. Well I'm looking forward to showing you the ropes Lexi. I think you're going to like it here in Las Vegas. Where exactly did you come from again?"

"Los Angeles. I had been working there for about two years. A year and 9 months, but who's counting."

"Oh, so you aren't new, new. Well if you need any help, I'm sure I can—"

At this point, Nick was tired of seeing Greg stumble over himself and decided to dig his pal out.

"Don't listen to him. He's barely level two. I'm Nick," Nick shook Lexi's hand and gave her a quick smile.

"Level Two huh?" Alexis looked back over to Greg, "Me too. Been for awhile," Alexis could see the dejected look on Greg's face, "That's okay though, I'm sure you can still teach me a few things."

"Well listen guys I think we should get going, we have a little bit of a drive," with that said Nick grabbed his jacket and headed for the door, Alexis and Greg began to do the same. As Nick passed Greg he patted him on the chest.

"How does she out-rank me? This isn't fair," whispered a stunned Greg. Nick just smiled and lead the way to the parking lot.

Alexis was pleased with her partners. They seemed friendly, especially Greg. Sure he was slightly awkward, that was just the thing that Lexi liked. Everything from his hair to the way he talked was spontaneous and fun. She loved people like that. Nick seemed to be a little but more serious, though it looked like he had a fun side every once and awhile. She was sure that this her new partners were going to be fine.

As the three approached the parking lot, she hadn't yet thought of driving arrangement. Would they take one car or would she have to share a car with one and the other drive on his own. Lex didn't yet have a company issued car so she would have to share with somebody.

"We'll all take my car. I really don't want to know what Greg's car looks like," Nick remarked as Greg slightly blushed. Alexis giggled and glanced over a Greg and gave him a smile. He gentle returned. "Come one you two, I'm driving."

"Shotgun!" yelled Greg. While it seemed like a harmless thing to say at the time, he wasn't too sure if calling shotgun was the most polite thing to do, after all, Lexi was their guest, "Oh, you can sit in the front if you want. I don't care really. If you want to, go right ahead."

"That's ok. You can have the front seat. I don't mind the back," replied Lexi. Greg was about to argue when she then said, "No really. It's okay," and with that Lexi climbed into the back seat, not even giving Greg the chance to change her mind.

After a long 6 hours at their crime scene, Nick, Alexi, and Greg were exhausted. Much to their dismay, they still had tons of evidence to bring back to the lab. Just as they had packed everything into Nick's truck, they scrambled into the car only to realize it wouldn't start.

"You have got to be kidding me!" yelled Nick as he slammed his hand on the steering wheel, "How the hell are we going to get back to the lab now?"

"Maybe someone can pick us up? Like, Grissom or Sara is it?" suggested Alexis.

"No, they have to finish with their own cases. Plus, I'm sure they are just way to busy to—"

"You don't know that," interrupted Greg. He grabbed his phone and started dialing Grissom's phone number, "It doesn't hurt to call," there was a pause as Greg waited for a pick up from Grissom, "Hello? Gris? Yeah, um, we stuck at our crime scene…No car trouble…I don't what wrong with it…Well I was just hoping that you could maybe…busy I know but how are we going to get to the…a hotel? What about the evidence?...Keep the car locked… Ha, funny. I know, yeah, okay, bye," Greg hung up and close the phone, "Everyone is busy. Towing back to the lab will take too long, but I'm sure there a nice motel somewhere we can stay for the night."

"I'll call a tow truck," said a very annoyed Nick. He stepped out of the car and being to make his phone call. Now it was only Greg and Lexi in the car.

"You tried," offered Lex. Greg turned around to get a better view of Alexis. He shrugged.

"I was never good with cars. I wish I could be of more help. So do you like Vegas so far?"

"I haven't really seen much yet. Lake Mead is pretty cool. I saw some of the hotels and they look amazing. I wish I could stay in one. Seems like the whole world is on one street you know? Lots of —," she was interrupted by Nick coming back in the car. He explained that the tow truck should be here in a few minutes. Then they would go to a nearby motel and get rooms for the night.

"What? A double room? We're three people. We aren't like…together. We need separate rooms," argued Nick.

"I'm sorry sir, that's all we got. There are two queen beds in there. You're just going to have to share I guess," replied the lady behind the counter at the motel.

"Fine."

As the three made their way to the room, kits in hand, Nick opened the door to find a fairly small room with two queen beds up against the wall. They filed in and shared uncomfortable looks. How where all three of them going to share a room? Putting down his kit and making his way to the far bed Nick tried to make the best of the situation.

"I guess you and me are sharing a bed," Nick said to Greg with a rather disgusted look on his face. Never had he thought something like this was going to happen, "Umm, yeah."

"I feel kinda bad," Alexis said, "maybe we can ask for a cot or something?"

"There is barely enough room for us as it is. A cot would make things more crowded. We'll suck it up. Won't we Nick?"

"Mmmhmm."

After a restless sleep, Nick awoke. It was 4 in the afternoon. He looked over at Greg to see him tangled in his covers. No wonder I was cold last night Nick thought to himself. Yawning quickly, he peered over at Lexi's bed. She wasn't in it. Scrunching his brows slightly he wondered where she could have been. Her bed was made but her kit was still in the room. Then he heard the faucet in the bathroom turn on. He called her name and she poked her head from the door. Her hair was wet and waving and she had a tooth brush in her mouth.

"Morning. How did you shleep? –old on," she went back in to the bathroom and spit her toothpaste out and turned the water off then came back outside, "Sorry. You guys are heavy sleepers. I took a shower and everything. One of you was talking in your sleep too. I couldn't tell who, something about clowns?"

"Not me," replied a sleepy Nick. Just at that moment Greg turned over and mumbled "Get away, I don't want to squeeze your nose." Nick hit Greg and told him to get up. Greg, startled sat up. Alexis and Nick just laughed.

"Where the clowns bothering you Greggo?" teased Nick.

"Shut up!" Greg turned toward the door and saw Alexis giggling. With a slight nod he said "Good morning."

"You know Greg, I always wondered how you got your hair to stand up so well. Now I know. You just wake up."

"Cut it out!" Greg protested as he tried to pat his hair down, "Are you using the bathroom? I need to just…"

"Go right ahead," an amused Alexis said.

"Thanks."

By the time Grissom met them at the Motel it was going on 6. They transferred their evidence into his trunk and then allowed Nick's Truck to be towed back to the lab. Nick quickly called shotgun, and Greg and Alexis were forced to sit in the back. When they arrived at the lab at about 7, each grabbed the bags they had filled with blood samples and brought them to the lab for safe keeping.

A few hours later, night shift started and the team was back to work. Alexis and Nick started on analyzing clothes found at the scene, while Greg took DNA samples to DNA. Since this was his forte, he decided to process them himself. Sara then walked into the DNA lab.

"Hey, Greg"

"Hey"

"What are you doing? Shouldn't you be with Nick and the new girl?"

"Her name is Lexi and no. I want to do this"

"Oh," Sara was kind of taken aback at Greg's curt answer wondering when the playful Greg would comment on the fact that she looked like a zombie since she hadn't slept last night or casually hit on her like he usually did, "You okay?"

"Yeah why?" Greg didn't even look up at Sara as he concentrated on the hair fibers under the microscope.

"You seem…normal. Not going to make and snide remarks, dirty jokes?"

"Nope. I'm working."

"Please, I can count on one hand the amount of times you've said that."

Greg looked up from the microscope and leaned back in his chair and let out a sigh, "It's the new girl."

"I thought her name was Lexi."

"It is. Alexis actually, but she likes Lexi. I want to make a good impression that's all."

"Oh, I get it; you're not going to go after me so you look wholesome and less jerk like."

"I'm not a jerk! And I don't go after you. I tease. You like it and you know it."

"Whatever Greg. She seems like she doesn't mind you. Maybe even likes your company. You never know. See you later. And when Hodges come back, tell him if I don't get priority I'll be very upset with him. See ya," Sara turned around and walked out of the door leaving Greg with the hope that maybe he would come off as a semi-decent guy to at least one person in the lab.

Sara walked in on Nick and Alexis and a very engaging discussion. Politely interrupted and told Alexis that Greg needed her help in DNA. He didn't but she felt like being nice. She also felt like being alone with Nick. She hadn't really been able to see him much since she was so busy with her leads on her case.

"Hey," said Sara gently flashing Nick a smile.

"Hey you. Heard about your case. Killer slot machine? Sounds cool"

"You say killer slot machine, I say foul play. I heard about you're night last night. Interesting…"

Nick chuckled lightly, "Well, there's a first for everything I suppose."

"Absolutely," Sara moved in closer as if to see what Nick was so intently looking at, but really she just wanted to catch a hint of his after shave, "What you got there?"

Holding up a bloody shirt Nick turned to Sara, "What does that look like to you?"

"A handprint," taking a closer look she corrected herself, "Two handprints. Like someone held him down."

"I think I'll go pay DNA a visit hmm? Catch you later okay?"

"Yup," Sara stared at the floor and slightly shook her head. Either he just didn't notice her advances or she wasn't doing a good job at advancing. Some how Sara felt that she was the one missing something.

A little hint of Snickers; Tell me what you think. Does it need anything? What is too drawn out? Please Review!