Title - Patience

A/N I don't own CSI: NY or any of the main characters. This is my first fan fic, and my first CSI: NY fan fic. Be kind and R&R please. I love reviews and pointers. I don't mind constructive criticism. This is just the prologue, but trust me: It will lead to CSI: NY in the coming chapters. I don't own the song Hide and Seek, that's by Imogen Heap. Good song, by the way.

Rated: K+ or M (just in case my muse takes me there)

Prologue – Hide and Seek

Where are we?

What the hell is

Going on?

The dust has only just begun

To form crop circles in the carpet

Sinking, feeling

Spin me 'round, again And rub my eyes

This can't be happening

Maggie's mind flashed back to her childhood, like an old home movie. She saw herself playing in her backyard with her older brother. He was pushing her on the swings, and trying to teach her to play t-ball. Their faces gleamed with smiles, and they laughed. He may have been nearly ten years older than her, but they had been like best friends.

The memories stopped as she was jerked back to consciousness by a sudden pain in the back of her head. Slowly she opened her eyes to a darkened scene. She could hear voices, arguing. Trying to sit up became more difficult when she realized that her hands were tied behind her back and there was a throbbing pain in her ankle.

"Well, then what should we do with the girl?" one man hollered and motioned at Maggie.

"Holy Shit!" the other man said with a panicked look on his face, "She's awake!"

And as soon as the two captors reached her, Maggie was pushed back into darkness.