"Sweetie, what's your name?" Calleigh asked.

"P- please don't make me go back to him!" The girl whispered, clutching onto Calleigh's hand.

"I won't, I promise. When did you run away?" Calleigh asked, shedding her jacket and wrapping it around the girl's shoulders.

"My name is Sarah-"Sarah gulped painfully, looking around. "This morning."

"Ok, Sarah, I'm Calleigh" Calleigh said. "Let's go back to the station and then we'll call your father."

"NO! You promised not to make me go back to him!" Sarah screamed.

"Sarah, I promise you, you won't go back to him." Calleigh said, carefully. "We need to do a few things so that we know that you're okay." Calleigh said.

"Okay." Sarah mumbled.

-0-

"Sarah, if you could wait right here-" Calleigh said when they came to Paula, Paula's face questioning Calleigh, but Calleigh gave no answer.

"Please don't leave." Sarah whimpered.

"I won't go too far." Calleigh promised and bolted off to go find Horatio. Paula left for 2 minutes to go to the copy room when a red faced man came bolting into the PD.

"Sarah!" The man boomed, grabbing Sarah by her hair and dragging her away from Paula's desk. "You little brat!" He boomed.

"Miss Calleigh! Help!" Sarah screeched. Ryan, who was talking to one of the lab's multiple lab techs, left her mid sentence and proceeded to get the dad off of Sarah.

"Let go of me!" He roared, Ryan handcuffing him. "You can't tell me what to do with my daughter."

"Under this roof, I as sure as hell can." Ryan growled, forcing the man past the lab tech he left dumbfounded.

"Calleigh!" Sarah wailed, running to Calleigh when she saw Calleigh walking towards the front desk.

"Sarah, come on we need to get the cut on your head checked out." Calleigh said, Sarah still holding onto Calleigh as though she was holding onto dear life. As they walked past Eric, Eric raised an eyebrow in surprise, Calleigh shushing him with a "I'll tell you later."

"I don't like elevators." Sarah muttered quietly, Calleigh gently squeezing her hand. "Miss Calleigh?" Sarah asked, Calleigh looking Sarah.

"Yes?"

"Please don't leave me again. Not even for a little teeny weeny bit. I only trust you." Sarah said, Calleigh smiling at the little girl.

"I won't do that again I promise." Calleigh said as they came down onto the floor where Calleigh's ballistics lab and the DNA lab were. Calleigh didn't know what she could do, because she wanted Alexx to check Sarah out, but then again she didn't want to let Sarah see the inside of the morgue.

"Alexx?" Calleigh asked as they came to a couch, Sarah sitting down, still hugging her stuffed bear. "Yeah, I need your help." Calleigh said.

Ten minutes passed when Alexx finally arrived. "Calleigh, baby girl, what's going on?" Alexx asked.

"Sarah's got a cut on the side of her face. Could you check that out for me?" Calleigh asked.

"Is she a doctor?" Sarah whispered, looking up at Calleigh her eyes filled with worry.

"Yes but-" Calleigh wasn't even able to finish her sentence when Sarah bolted off the couch.

"I don't like doctors." Sarah stated flatly. Calleigh walked over to Sarah, but she moved out of her reach.

"Sarah, I trust her. She's a really nice woman, and she won't hurt you on purpose." Calleigh said, not wanting to lie to the girl.

"Okay…" Sarah said, returning to Calleigh. Alexx led the two to a empty interrogation room where Alexx inspected Sarah's cut.

"She won't need stitches, will she?" Calleigh asked, tossing her shoulder blonde hair, before crouching down next to Sarah.

"No, it's only a small cut. Should heal up in a week or so." Alexx explained. "Alright, I guess that's it." Alexx said after applying a band-aid to the cut.

"How about we go grab something to eat?" Calleigh asked, Sarah cracking a small smile.

-0-

"Calleigh, can I please ask what's going on here?" Eric asked, walking into the break room where he found Calleigh and Sarah laughing over something. Horatio had earlier given Calleigh the day off, noticing that Sarah wouldn't go anywhere without Calleigh. "Can I sit down?" Eric asked, motioning to the chair next to Sarah. Sarah shot Calleigh a confused and worried look.

"He won't bite, and if he hurts you, I'll hurt him ten times more." Calleigh laughed. Eric scowled.

"Okay. I guess you can sit down." Sarah said, inching a bit closer to Calleigh.

"So who's your new friend?" Eric asked as Calleigh handed Sarah a napkin.

"She's Sarah." Calleigh said since Sarah wasn't answering the question hiding her eyes. "Sarah, this is Eric. He's another close friend of mine." Calleigh said.

"Is her case worker coming by soon?" Eric asked, Calleigh glaring at him, holding down the urge to kick him.

"No. We're still looking for one." Calleigh said.

"Excuse me, Miss Duquesne?" An Asian woman asked, coming into the break room. "Lieutenant Caine told me that I could find you here. I'm here regarding Sarah." She said.

"I don't want to go with her." Sarah whispered.

"Um, I'll be right with you." Calleigh said the woman, before telling Sarah to stand up. "And you're coming with me too." Calleigh said and pulled Eric up dragging him to Horatio's office. "Sarah, listen up. I need to talk to my boss alone. Can you wait with Eric for few minutes?" Calleigh asked.

Sarah tensed up but didn't answer.

"I'll be right there." Calleigh said. "If anything happens just scream." Calleigh said, leaving Sarah with Calleigh.

"Horatio…" Calleigh sighed, finding her boss filling out paperwork. "I have a question for you." Calleigh said, plopping down in front of Horatio.

"And that question is?" Horatio asked.

"Is there any way to…" Calleigh paused, Horatio egging her on. Calleigh stared into space for moment, composing her thoughts. "Is there any way to let her into my custody for a little while?" Calleigh asked, staring at the floor as she thought over what she just said.

TBC…

-0-

:O So what is Calleigh trying to do?

What will H say?

And what about Sarah's dad? Where is her mom?

OaO Katia…;D