Thanks to Nicole101 for the help I appraciate..

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What happened?

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Nick and Greg were on their way to the hospital when Nick cell phone rang.

"Stokes"

"Nick! What are you and Greg doing?It's been nearly an hour since the two of you were supposed to meet us"

"Hi Sara. Nice to heard your voice. I'm great thanks for asking by the way"

"I'm sorry but we were worried. What is taking you so long? Where are you?"

"Actually, we're on our way to the hospital."

"The hospital? What happened?" she asked in concern "Is anybody hurt?"

"Sort of. Greg got nto a fight with Hodges in the locker room. Look I don't know how, but..." he was cut off by Greg

"He attacked me. I didn't do anything"

Nick looked at him. "He just told me that it was Hodges that jumped him first."

"Is Greg ok?"

"He seems ok to me."

"My hand hurts like hell." the young CSI complained

"Huum Sara, can you just tell Grissom to meet us there. Don't worry about Greg, he just need some x-rays."

"okay"

"Thanks" he hung up

At the restaurant, the others were looking at Sara worriedly.

"So can you tell us what's going on?" Warrick asked

"Nick is driving Greg to the hospital. He got into a fight with Hodges."

"What?" Catherine asked "Are you serious?"

"Yeah! Seems like Hodges attacked Greg for no apparent reason" Sara explained then turned to Grissom "Nick wants you to meet them at the hospital."

"Okay . Just finish your breakfast and I'll see all of you at the lab for the shift." With that, he was gone.

"Why the hell would Hodges attack Greg without any valuable reasons?" Catherine remarked. "I don't know but I always thought that he was crazy...I mean in the wrong way, not like Greg." Warrick said.

"Maybe he said something to Hodges and he didn't like it but what was he doing in the locker room in the first place? His shift was over." Sara said. The three of them left the restaurant all wanting to know what had happened between Hodges and Greg.

At the hospital, Greg sat on one of the exam beds in a cubicule. Nick and Grissom are at his side waiting for the doctor to come with the results of his x-ray. He haves some stiches on his cheek surrounding by bruised flesh. "Well, it was quiet a fight" said Grissom breaking the silence. "What happened?"

"Sincerly, I have the same question runnig throught my mind right now. One second, he's staring at me and the other, he is on top of me, his fist connecting ith my face." said Greg trying to explain himself.

"I think we should talk to Hodges too" said Nick.

"Even if it was off shift, they were in the building so each of them will have to explain themself to Ecklie." Grissom explained.

"That's just great, David Hodges is like Ecklie's little puppy. He's always sticking around him. Just what I need. I'm going to get suspended even though it was Hodges fault." Greg snapped

"If you didn't do anything like you said, you shouldn't get suspended. Even Ecklie won't suspend you for something you didn't cause." his supervisor said to him.

"I just asked him to get out off the way because he was standing in front of my locker but he didn't even blink. I asked him again, nothing. He just satnd there staring at me as if I didn't say anything. I said to him that if it was a joke, that it wasn't funny and then, he just lost it I guess." He was interrupted by the doctor.

"Mr.Sanders, you're hand is badly broken...in three places. I don't know how you manage to did it."

"Let's just say that someone took it for dance floor" he said sarcasticly then looking at Nick and Grissom "I didn't knew that Hodges was so good at dancing the twist."

"We'll have to put a cast on and after that, you"ll be free to go." the doctor says, leaving the room.

A few hours later, Catherine,Sara, Warrick and Nick were sitting in the breakroom, laughing about some joke Nick had just said.

"But seriously, how is Greg?" asked Catherine concerned. Nick looked at her and then behind. "Take a look for yourself he said. Greg had just entered the room wearing a pair of blue jeans and a rock t-shirt. "That must've hurt" Warrick said wincing at the stiches n his cheek.

"I'll live, it's only 5 stiches" he sat on the couch next to Warrick. Nick and Catherine were sitting at the table.

"Uh-oh" said Sara. "Here he comes" she said pointing at the window. Everyone looked up to see Hodges enters the breakroom with his black eye.

"Good job" Warrick mouthed to Greg who smiled. The lab tech didn't look to anyone. He went straight to the counter,looking serious and in a bad mood. He pored himself a cup of coffee. Archie, another lab tech and a good friend of Greg, entered the breakroom as well.

"Hey everyone" he sais cheerfully but he only got a few moan in respond. "What's...Woah, Greg! You look like you've been hit by a truck!" He exclaimed seeing Greg injuries for the first time. No one in the lab knew what had happened in the locker room apart from the CSI team. He turned around only to find Hodges staring at him. "You were with him?" Archie asked pointing at his eye.

"Actually, Hodges was the truck" Greg said still on the couch, staring right into his enemy's eyes. "What?" Archie was lost. As Hodges was about to say something, Grissom arrived in the breakroom. "Greg, Hodges. Ecklie wants to see you in his office now," and he left. Greg was the first to leave followed by the lab tech.

"Think he's gonna make it?"said Nick

"He's a tough guy" responded Warrick, both men started to laugh.

"Hey it's not funny guys! Greg could lose his job because of that stupid fight even if he wasn't on duty." Catherine said standing up and storming out of the room to work on her case, a double homicide.

"A fight? Greg and Hodges?" asked Archie.

"Yeah Greg said that it was Hodges who started it. I believe him, but I don't see any reason for him to just jump on Greg like that." Sara said.

"I supposed that's the reason why they're stuck in Ecklie's office."

"I'm not really worried about what's gonna happen to Greggo. I'm sure he'll came out of this just fine." Nick said. " Anyway, I always thought that Hodges was a little freaky" Sara, Warrick and Archie nodded to approve what Nick had just said.

"Maybe I should get back to work on the video tape surveillance before Catherine rips my head off" Archie said walking to the door but stopped and turned around to face Nick and Warrick "By the way, I completly forgot why I was here for. Someone put this on my desk" he said taking an envelop out of his pocket " It's addressed to Greg. The person probably made a mistake. Can one of you give it to him? His office his locked and I don't have the time to walk around the lab. I'm overwhelmed.

" Nick picked it up. "I will" he said.

"Thanks. Bye guys." Archie said returnuig to his lab.

In Ecklie's office, Greg was stting next to Grissom who was between him and Hodges. Ecklie was sitting behind his desk arms crossed. Greg had just finished to give his version of what happened. "Oh and that's not it, before he hits me, he started yelling at me something about being promoted as a level 2. I said to him I didn't want to fight but he didn't care." Greg said.

Ecklie looked at Hodges. "What's your version?"

Hodges lowered his head. "I think he said it all" he said pointing his thumb at Greg. Grissom looked at him surprised. "The only thing he forgot to say is that Nick came into the room and takes me off of little man over there" he continued looking at Greg. Ecklie looked at his employee like he was nut or something.

"You don't try to deny the fact that you started all of this?" he asked.

"No"

Ecklie sighed.

"In this case, I suspend you for a week but you'll be paid since the two of you are alright"

Greg stand up so fast that his chair fell onto the floor. "Alright? Look at this. It's called a cast. It help to heal the broken bones. Does it look alright to you?" he said showing the blue cast that covered his arm from hand to elbow to his supervisor with anger.

"Stop it right there Sanders or you'll gonna be suspended or worse is that clear?"

"Yes sir" he said his blood boil with anger. He stormed out of the room.

A few moments later, Nick was walking in the direction of Greg's office. He 'd heard what had happened in Ecklie's office. In fact right now, all the lab knew about the fight between Greg and Hodges and about the suspension and about what Greg said to Ecklie. When he arrived, Greg was sitting on the couch. Nick knock on the door.

"Hey Nick buddy. Come in. I guess you want to talk to me about what I've done." he said with with a look that meant 'I don't want to talk about it anymore'.

"Actually, no. Archie asked me to give you this letter. It was on his desk but it's addressed to you."

"Oh okay. Thanks" he opened the envelope and started to read the letter. Something was obviously wrong because Greg became pale.

"Greg, what's going on?" asked Nick concerned.

"humm I'm not sure. Look at this."

He handed the letter to him. He read it too.

"Oh my god! Greg..."

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ooohh suspence loll.

I'll try to update soon but I really have a lot of things to do for school so...I'll see what I can do