As promised, here is chapter uno. I just thought I'd tell you that, yes, this will some day turn into an Eric/OC story, so if you don't like... then don't read. Also, after this chapter, all chapters should be in Autumn's P.O.V., unless stated other wise. Anway, I hope you enjoy it.

Edit (08/12/08); Okay, so the whole "Going to be in Autumn's P.o.v." is wrong now. I'm not going to do that, because I feel a lot more comfortable writing in third person, but the ocasional chapter might be in her P.O.V. ... maybe...


She Walked Away
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hapter One; These New Faces

Name; Autumn Jessica Moore
Age; twenty-seven years old
Level; 3
Expertise; Blood spatter/Materials and elements analyst
Info; Been with the Crime Lab in Las Angles for seven years. Worked as a intern for two years, then became a CSI for five years…

Horatio smiled as he read the young woman's information sheet. His friends in L.A. had been very generous in giving up a very talented young woman, but of course, he wasn't complaining. She was to be arriving in a few minutes, and he just wanted to make sure everything was alright. When he was done reading the sheet, he looked up and watched as people busily walked through the hallways. He himself was on his break at the moment, waiting for Miss Moore to arrive. Soon enough, he saw a young woman carrying a baby come in, looking confused and lost. To the naked eye, Haratio noticed the young woman wore her long, wavy dark brown hair in a right sided die ponytail. Her hazel eyes seemed nervous as she walked, but also seemed to be hiding a secret behind them as well. She had a nice golden tan, which made her seem to glow as she went. She stood at about 5'5 or 5'6, and she seemed very confident in herself as she walked. Horatio smiled, making a note of the baby, as he headed over to her.

"Miss Moore…?"

The woman smiled, and nodded. "Yes sir. That's me. You must be Lieutenant Horatio Caine."

"Yes ma'am. Welcome to Miami. I hope you found this place easy enough?"

"Oh yes, thanks…. Oh, by the way, this," she said, gesturing towards the baby, "Is Amberlyn. I know I probably shouldn't have brought her, but I just got in a few hours ago, and we were settling into our new apartment, and I didn't even think about looking for a day care center, or a babysitter, and I'm really sorry, but I do have a little portable bed, and she usually sleeps twenty-four/seven. I -"

"Miss Moore," he interrupted, "Don't worry about it. We can get her settled down in the break room, then I'll give you the tour."

"Thanks you, Lieutenant Caine. And please, it's Autumn."

"Yes, well, call me H, then. Everyone does."

The young smiled. It was then that Horatio noticed a bruise on her cheek and a few on her arms as well.

"Autumn, did your … boyfriend, or anyone else, ever hurt you?"

Her hand went up to her face, and she smiled. "Oh no, I used to work the night shift in L.A. I hadn't been feeling very well, and was a bit tired, for the last few days, and I tripped a few times. Nothing to worry about, I assure you."

She gave a small chuckle, and Horatio dismissed it. If she wanted to talk, she'd do it soon enough. Soon, the two made it the break room, and he watched as Autumn interacted with her daughter. It made him happy to watch as Autumn talked to Amberlyn, who laughed and giggled the whole time. Finally, after Autumn put her daughter to sleep, the two adults made their way through the lab.

Autumn's P.O.V.

I quickly whispered good-bye to Amberlyn, then Horatio and I left the break room. I followed him into a small room which wasn't very far from the break room, and I quickly noticed a dark skinned man staring at something through a microscope. Horatio cleared his throat.

"Autumn, this is Eric Delko. Eric, this is Autumn Moore, our newest CSI from Las Angles."

"Oh, hey," Eric replied, looking up from his microscope, "It's nice to meet you."

I simply nodded, and mumbled a hello.

"Hey Horatio…?"

I turned to see a young woman with long, wavy blonde hair stick her head through the door. She looked worried, and confused.

"Is there any reason there's a baby sleeping in the break room?"

A rush of blood heads to my face, causing it to go red, but Horatio just smiled.

"Elizabeth-Rose, this is Autumn Moore, our newest CSI. Autumn, this is Elizabeth-Rose Dolfier."

"Please, I'd rather you call me Charlsie."

"Well, it's nice to meet you… Yeah, sorry about that… but she should be sleeping. If not, I'm really sorry. She's usually very good about -"

"Miss Moore?"

I closed my mouth and looked down at my feet in embarrassment. I know I had a problem about talking, but Amberlyn was the only thing happy in my life. I could hear Eric's laugher fill the room, and the other girl, Charlsie, told me it was quite alright.

"No, I'm sorry. I'm just ... I'm what you call the gossip queen of the lab, I guess."

I smiled as the girl laughed. She was a easy-going person, I could tell, and I knew she and I were going to be fast friends. Horatio and I said our good-byes, then went around the rest of the lab. I quickly realized that this new life of mine was going to be much, much easier from now on.

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"Hey Autumn, ready for your first field case?"

I looked up from the work I had been doing, to see Charlsie standing at the door of the room, a rather large smile on my face. I had only been there for two days, but Charlsie could already read me like a book. After work on my first day, she volunteered to take me to this quaint little coffee shop for a celebration, during which she practically fell in love with Amberlyn. I quickly remembered that my little apartment didn't really have that much furniture, so Charlsie invited me and Amberlyn to stay at her house for the next couple of days, and then we went furniture shopping, and, afterwards, we found the cutest little daycare (where I signed up for Amberlyn). Within a day, it was like the two of us had been best friends since diapers.

"Uh… yeah!" I sarcastically said, quickly packing up the evidence from another case into their respective pouches. I quickly grabbed my jacket, and the two of us headed out the door. Since I had yet to get a car in Miami, we both headed towards her car, and I quickly made it into the passenger seat. I smiled as I watched the beautiful scenery of Miami. It certainly was different from L.A., but there were also so many similarities, I was glad that it helped me feel more at home.

"So, what do we got?" I asked, looking over at Charlsie in the driver's seat. She smiled, and put some folder that was squished between her seat at the arm rest only moments before in my lap.

"An old case from a few years ago, never solved. H thinks there a connection, and we've gotten assigned to it."

I smiled as I opened the file, but the smile quickly faded away. The pictures showed a couple, brutally murdered by the looks of it. Their faces were mutilated, and blood was all over. Who ever did this showed no mercy, what so ever, and it made me sick to my stomach.

"Yeah… I know. I felt the same way when I first saw it too…" Charlsie replied, as if she was reading my thoughts. I gave a weak smile, the started to prep my self up for when we arrived. We finally made it to a small, but very expensive looking beach house, where the yellow crime tape blocked off the many civilians that were trying to get a look inside. We got out of the car, flashed our badges, then went on inside. I let out a deep sigh, ready for what ever was about to come my way.


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