Disclaimer: I don't own the characters etc.
A/N: I've written fan fics before, but this is my first english one... English isn't my native language so there can be mistakes (I hope there aren't so many though ) Ah, and I don't really know about the CSI language ;)
I know that my summary is kinda bad... looking forward to reviews :)
Chapter 1:
Sara Sidle kneeled down to photograph the street next to the victim. It was a young woman who had been stabbed. They knew nothing about her. She was about seventeen, Sara guessed. She was standing up when she realized that someone was watching her. A little girl stared scared at the young CSI.
"Hey there... I'm Sara Sidle. I'm a CSI," Sara said smiling at the child. The girl looked at the body next to Sara and then she stared at the CSI again. Sara knew exactly what that look meant. Quietly she nodded and when the girl began to cry silently, Sara bit her bottom lip. It always hurt her to see relatives of the victims cry, but to see this child cry almost broke her heart. She went towards the girl and softly wiped the tears from the child's cheeks. She couldn't help but pull the girl into her arms.
"Shhh..." she whispered into the girls ear, hoping she would calm down. She had probably seen something. "Was she your mother?" Sara asked with a low voice and looked at the person in her arms. The little girl was still sobbing but she the tears had stopped.
When she didn't say anything, Sara turned the girls face to hers. When the CSI looked at the girl, the little one shook her head.
"Your sister?" Sara needed to know how the girl was related to the victim, though it broke her heart to see the girl like that. When the girl nodded, Sara sighed. The dead woman had probably the only one that had cared about the girl, she thought.
"Will you tell me your name?" The CSI asked, standing up and looking around. Catherine had to be around, but Sara didn't know where. Her colleague and Detective Brass went to look for possible witnesses.
"Emma," said a little voice and brought Sara back to where she was standing. Surprised she looked at the girl – Emma. She hadn't expect her to say anything, but she was glad the girl did.
"Good... I like that name." Sara smiled at Emma to give the little girl a bit more confidence. "Look, I'll just call my colleague and tell her about you, ok? Then we'll go and get you something to eat." The girl nodded and Sara thought she'd even seen an idea of a smile on Emma's lips.
The CSI took out her mobile phone and dialed Catherine's number.
"Willows," the older woman said as she answered the phone.
"Hey Cath, this is Sara..."
"Hey Sara. Found anything?"
"Uhm... Yes, a little girl. She's the sister of our victim."
While Sara was speaking to Catherine, she felt a small hand searching for hers. Surprised she reached for Emma's hand and gave it a little squeeze. She looked down at the little girl and smiled at her.
Cath had been wondering if she'd heard Sara's words right. "A little girl... Where did you find her?" she asked, still a little confused.
"Actually Emma – that's the girl's name - found me... I think I'll bring her to the lab and then order a pizza or something for her... she looks like she's very hungry." When she said that, she sent Emma a big smile and the girl smiled back.
Catherine sighed. Actually she really needed Sara's help, but she knew that this was more important at the moment – and the girl could have seen something.
"Ok, Sara. Take her to the lab, I'll meet you there in about an hour. Bye."
Sara wanted to say something but then she realized that the call had already been disconnected. She gave a confused look to her mobile phone and put it then away.
"Come on, Emma." They walked to the car Sara and Cath came with and Sara placed the little girl on the backseat.
When they arrived at the lab, Sara took Emma's hand and gave it a confident squeeze. They made their way to the break room and Sara told the girl to sit down on the couch.
"What kind of pizza would you like to eat, Emma?" She asked, her tone friendly, sitting down on a chair in front of the little girl. Emma looked into the CSI's eyes, confused. Nobody had ever asked her what she'd like to eat.
"Don't you know what you want? Well, we could share my favorite kind, I think you'll like it," Sara said, smiling when she noticed the girl's hesitation.
Emma nodded and gave the young woman in front of her a little smile. She was glad Sara made a decision for them both. "Ok," she said almost whispering.
Her eyes wandered around the break room while Sara called the pizza parlor. It was all so new for her. Nobody, besides her sister, had ever really cared about her and now this strange woman was so kind to her. She liked the CSI, even though she had been the one who analyzed her sister's death. When she thought about her sister, Emma felt tears welling up in her eyes. She was glad when Sara finished the call and came back to her.
"They told me the pizza will be here in 30 minutes," Sara told Emma and sat down on the chair again.
For a moment there was silence between them and then Sara decided it would be better to tell the girl what they were going to do to find her sister's killer. She cleared her throat and looked at the girl once again.
"When Catherine comes back we'll have to ask you some questions about your sisters death. I'm sure you want us to catch her murderer." Sara smiled but she wasn't sure if that was the right thing to do. She hadn't worked much with children, there had always been someone else with her. But this time she knew she was the one the girl trusted and she also knew that she would do anything to help Emma.
"That's ok. I don't know if I can really help you but I promise I'll try."
Sara was surprised how mature the child sounded. Before that she hadn't said very much. She took Emma's hand and looked into the girl's gold-brown eyes.
"At the moment you are the only one who can help us..."