A/N: Hey guys, this is my first slashfic and or fan fic ever, so clearly, unbetaed... any mistakes are mine! I've written several chapters already, but just wanted to test this all out with the first one. Let me know what you guys think!

Summary: Timeline is current, Nick moves into a new house, and begins acting very strange, can Greg and the team figure out what is happening to him?

Warnings: Slash, Violence, and possible character death (I haven't finished yet! haha). Of course the latter two won't come until later chapters.

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"Hey Nick. Nick? Niiiccccckkkkkk.."

"Huh? What?" mumbled Nick as he was jerked out of his silent brooding over his coffee cup in the break room.

"I said do you want to get something to eat with me after shift?" Greg asked with a slightly quizzical look on his face. For a moment, just a flickering moment, Greg thought it looked like Nick thought he was going to attack him.

"Uh… no… no thanks… I'm just going to go home… I'm still working on that last room upstairs." Nick said, referring to his recent home purchase.

"Oh… that's fine, I just thought since you haven't really seen anyone in awhile you might be interested." Greg sighed, knowing all to well that his small explanation hadn't been heard.

Six weeks ago Nick Stokes had bought a house in Henderson, finally able to get away from the tiny house he had lived in since moving to Vegas. Greg had been over when Nick had invited the whole team to help him move in. The house was about 15 minutes outside the main metro area. It was strangely isolated from the houses around it, which was rare in Vegas. The nearest house was at least a half a mile from it.

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"Is this it?" asked Catherine as she peered out the windshield at an old mailbox at the end of a gravel drive heading up a hill into tall old trees. The new gold decals reading Stokes affixed to peeling paint on the box shone in the morning sun.

"No Cath, I'm sure Nick just likes tagging up mailboxes in this area…" Greg said sarcastically. Catherine threw Greg a mock dirty look.

"You know I could have let you drive yourself up here alone." She said playfully.

"I would have found it, no problem."

"Even without Monica?"

"What?!"

"I stole her from your car at the lab," Catherine said, holding up the well-used Tom-Tom GPS system. "I was going to use her in case we got lost… Like you could find your way anywhere without her! And by the way… Monica? Who names their GPS?"

"Well, I do! And she doesn't like being handled so roughly!" exclaimed Greg as he tried to take it from Catherine. "Give her back!"

Catherine rolled down the window and held the unit out, "Oh come on Greg, try harder than that!" She laughed as he fumbled with his seat belt trying to reach across the car.

Suddenly a horn blared behind them, Catherine looked up into the rear view mirror at a black SUV and she realized she was still in the road. She tossed Monica unceremoniously into Greg's lap and pulled into the driveway, heading up the shaded path as Greg gave her a dirty look and put "Monica" in his jacket pocket.

They arrived at the top of the drive. It circled around a pleasant old two-story house to a detached two-car garage on the side of the house. Parked in front of the garage were Nick's Tahoe, A U-HAUL with its back door open, Riley's small convertible, and a minivan. Nick was handing a box out of the back of the truck to Riley as Catherine and Greg Pulled up and parked off the side in front of a basketball hoop.

"Hey guys! Glad you could make it!" Nick said as he hopped out of the truck and walked over to the newcomers. His normal sunny disposition was infectious.

"Hey Nick!" Catherine said as she handed him a small potted plant, as well as the gift of a hug and a kiss on the cheek, "Thought you might want a little housewarming gift!"

"Aw thanks Cath, you shouldn't have..." Nick said, taking the plant from her, "What's up Greg? Thought you didn't think you could make it!?"

"Oh Nicky my boy… anything for you… You know that. "Greg wiggled his eyebrows suggestively.

Nick laughed and they moved towards the back of the U-HAUL, where Riley was struggling with three boxes stacked in her arms.

"God Nick, does anyone really need this many sports trophies?!" She huffed at Nick as Greg took a box from her arms and she relaxed a bit, "Thank god you guys are here… I swear… with his directions flying at me it's like trying to move in Martha Stewart!" She rolled her eyes and deepened her voice, "Be careful, that was my mom's! Just make sure the boxes are grouped right, I had them all in order!"

Nick blushed and laughed as Mandy, Archie, and Wendy came out of the house.

"Hey guys!" said Greg, "Who's uh… minivan?" he said, trying not to laugh.

Mandy's eyes narrowed, "We'll see how funny you think it is next time your transmission goes out and a minivan is all the rental company has!"

Archie and Wendy laughed, it was clear they had been riding her the entire way out to Nick's house.

"Where's Ray?" Catherine asked.

"Couldn't make it, something about some dealings with the school, I don't know." Riley replied.

"So what do you guys think?" Nick asked Catherine and Greg, pointing at the house.

The group looked up at the old house. It looked really big for just one man Greg thought. The house was painted a dark blue with maroon shutters. A wide front porch wrapped around one side of the house where the ground started to slope back down to what Greg assumed was the backyard. Nick then took them inside. The entry had hardwood floors, as did the rest of the house, and a staircase moving up to the second floor, on their left was a set of double doors at the bottom of the stairs which he said led to an office, where he had Greg and Riley put their boxes. To the right was a formal dining room with a swinging door that led through a pantry to the kitchen. At the back of the house was the large living room that also connected to the kitchen. There were sets of French doors that led out onto a deck that looked out into the valley. To the right there was the city, to the left, desert. Nick then took them upstairs to see the master suite and the two other bedrooms. Both of those bedrooms had clearly been kids' rooms, one was pink with ponies on the walls, the other was blue with footballs. Nick assured his guests he would be changing them after Wendy made a comment on how the football wallpaper was just the right touch.

By the end of the day, the group had moved in every article from the truck and Nick's Tahoe. They gathered on the back deck as Nick popped champagne and called a toast, "To new beginnings!" They all laughed and cheered until Archie grabbed the bottle and managed to soak Wendy, sending Catherine and Riley running back inside, and everyone burst into laughter as Mandy took the bottle and smacked Archie in the back of his head with her hand.

"I'm starving!" Riley said as she sat down on the couch, her stomach rumbling in agreement.

Catherine laughed, "How about we all go get something to eat?"

The rest of the group nodded in agreement. They all moved towards the door.

"What about you Nick?" asked Wendy.

"Nah, I'm not that hungry, I still have so much to do anyway…" he sounded tired.

Greg surveyed Nick and then said, "You know what? I'm not that hungry either, I could stay and help the cowboy out while you guys eat."

"Are you sure Greg?" asked Catherine, "I guess I could come back and get you after we're done eating."

"That won't be necessary Cath, I can take him home later… It's only about twenty minutes." Nick said.

"Oh, well, if you're sure Nick." she said. She then turned to Greg with a devious look in her eyes "Greg, I hope you got Monica out of the car, Or else I don't know how you'll get to work tomorrow…" Catherine chuckled as she walked out.

"MONICA?!" the three lab techs exclaimed as they went through the door and shut it behind them. A few second later Greg and Nick heard their laughter, as Catherine must have told them who "Monica" was, and then their cars start up and leave. Greg turned to Nick.

"So… " he said.

"So…" Nick said back.

Why was everything suddenly so awkward? Greg thought. He coughed nervously, "What should we do now?"

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Greg sat in his car and watched Nick exit the lab, get in his SUV and drive away. There has to be a reason he's acting like this, Greg thought. He drove to his apartment and pulled into his space in the lot. He couldn't figure out why Nick was avoiding him, and everyone else for that matter. He pulled out his phone, and this time, dialed the house number he had seen after looking at the change of address form on Catherine's desk. He sighed when he got the answering machine.

"Nick, it's Greg, please pick up… I know we haven't talked but..."

Suddenly Nick was on the other end.

"Just leave me alone Greg"

"Just tell me what's going on!"

"I can't! Please… I'm not supposed to be talking to you!"

"You're not… what? Nick what is happening with you?!"

Fear invaded Nick's voice, "I have to go Greg", and the line was dead.

Greg sighed as he reversed out of his spot. He put Monica in her receiver and programmed in Nick's address. He was going to find out what was going on, whether Nick liked it or not.

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A/N: So that's the first chapter, let me know if you guys like it or not! i'll post the next asap!