A/N: So here's chapter one! Also, this story is set around s9 so Eric and Calleigh have been in a relationship but aren't anymore. Well, not right now at least ;)

'Case closed,' Calleigh said smiling, looking at Steve while two officers from the Minneapolis police department forcefully took him away.

'There's absolutely no way he didn't do it, all the evidence points to him,' she said, while she glanced at the bloody knife in the sealed evidence bag.

'I agree, MPD contacted H and Steve will soon be transferred to Miami for the trial.' Eric said. He looked at Calleigh. 'And we can finally go home.'

Four days of hard work and lack of sleep had really taken its toll on the two CSI's. Although they were used to working hard and making long days, this case was pretty intense and they were both really glad that it finally seemed to be over. Back in Miami, a 23 years old girl named Melissa Waters had been stabbed to death in her apartment. Although there were a few suspects in the area, there was no concrete evidence against them. Then the CSI's found out about her past life in Minnesota, where her family and ex-boyfriend Steve Brown still lived. Some of the ex-boyfriends DNA was found on Melissa's body, but it turned out that they broke up just a few months ago and some of Melissa's neighbors confirmed to have seen him visiting her a few times since. His DNA was found in multiple places in the house so it could've easily been second transfer.

Nonetheless, Horatio decided that it was best to pay Steve a visit and talk to Melissa's parents face to face so Calleigh and Eric flew over to Minneapolis for further investigation.

Once they got there, the parents testified that Melissa was afraid of Steve and that he was the reason she moved to Miami after they broke up. She wanted to get rid of him and start over but he started stalking her. This information, combined with his DNA all over the crime scene seemed like enough motive to the CSI's. Calleigh and Eric went to talk to him, but he wasn't at his house. They obtained a warrant to search his property and went back to his house the next day. He still wasn't there but this time they didn't bother waiting. They started looking for anything that could pin him to this murder and about an hour later Steve came home to the two CSI's going through his stuff. Eric explained the situation to him and went to take his testimony while Calleigh kept searching. Oddly enough, Steve didn't seem to have any problem with the two crime scene investigators digging through his personal belongings. His alibi seemed to check out and Calleigh couldn't find any evidence in his house. Still, they didn't trust him and the CSI's were about to leave when Eric got the brilliant idea to check Steve's car.

This he didn't like at all. The moment they asked him for the keys he started getting violent and he tried to punch Delko is his stomach in which he failed. Calleigh checked the car while Eric got Steve pinned to the ground and after a few minutes she came back with a satisfied smile and a bloody knife in an evidence bag.

They called the Minneapolis police department for backup and since Steve was about to be transferred to Miami anyway, Calleigh and Eric took the evidence with them to save a lot of time and trouble.

'We need to be in hangar 434,' Calleigh exclaimed, while she and Eric walked through the noisy crowd at the busy airport, heading for their private plane. Both tired and really glad Horatio made sure they would have a restful flight home.

It took them just about 15 minutes to find their destination. A small hangar with a four-seats private jet parked in the middle. Not the luxurious million dollar kind of private jet, but absolutely comfortable nonetheless.

A bald and friendly looking guy appeared from behind the plane and approached the two CSI's. Calleigh estimated he must be about 60 years old. 'My name is Richard Baker, lieutenant Caine assigned me to safely deliver you two back to Miami,' he said with a heavily southern accent.

'Calleigh Duquesne,' Calleigh introduced herself, shaking his hand.

'Eric Delko,' Eric repeated Calleigh's gesture.

Richard smiled warmly, 'take a seat and make yourselves comfortable, I'll put your suitcases in the luggage compartment. We'll take off in about ten minutes.'

The two thanked him and boarded the small plane. The inside looked just as you would expect it to look from the outside. Four seats in pairs of two facing each other with a table in between. The walls were covered in a warm creamy color with four windows on each side. There was enough room to move around a bit and in the middle there was even enough space to stand upright, although Eric might be just too tall. A small toilet was located in the back and thin wall with a large glass less window in the middle separated the passenger section from the cockpit.

Calleigh claimed the two seats facing the front and Eric sat down on the seat across from her.

A few minutes later, Richard took place in the cockpit, preparing the plane for takeoff. Once the motor started running he turned around and faced the two CSI's, 'the flight will take about 6 hours,' he exclaimed, 'got some snacks and a minibar in the back, relax and make yourselves comfortable.' He turned around again and the plane started driving towards the exit of the hangar.

Calleigh wiggled her perfectly shaped eyebrows, 'a minibar, H has outdone himself this time.'

About an hour later, the light shaking of the plane woke Calleigh up. The first thing she noticed when she opened her eyes were two deep brown eyes looking at her. 'You're cute when you sleep,' Eric smirked. Just when Calleigh wanted to throw a cheeky comeback at him the plane lowered a couple of meters. Calleigh jumped from the sudden movement which put an amused grin around Eric's mouth, 'relax Cal, it's probably just turbulence,' he told her, but Calleigh wasn't reassured at all. 'Richard?' She asked.

No answer.

'Richard?' She asked again, the concern now shown on her face.

The moment Eric turned his head around the plane lowered another 10 meters and stayed still for two seconds before it dropped towards the earth beneath them. Eric realized what had happened just the moment Calleigh exclaimed it.

'Eric! The pilot' Calleigh yelled while the small plane made its way to the ground. Somehow Eric managed to get to the front of the plane and put two fingers in the unconscious pilots neck. Eric tried to concentrate but he couldn't find the steady beating that was supposed to be there. 'I can't find a pulse!' He yelled back, while he grabbed the steering wheel and pulled it towards him in a lame attempt to stop the plane from getting closer to the dense forest below them. Calleigh once again buckled her seatbelt and ordered Eric to do the same, which of course he didn't. At this point, his biggest concern was getting this plane to stop from smashing them to death. He had never flew a plane before and he knew that Calleigh was fully aware of that but he could at least try. The ground came closer and closer and Eric could hear Calleigh scream his name. The last thing the did was fold his body into a fetus position before the world around him went black.

A/N: sooo, what do you think? Good start? And also, how should I be able to see if people read this bc I seriously dont get this app hahaha

Anyways, Please RR Cuz I have no idea what I'm doing and I'd love to hear your feedback!