Disclaimer- I do not own any part of CSI or the song "Far away" that's Nickleback's and the best song ever!!!
Chapter 4 – Planes, trains and automobiles
She watched as the ground disappeared below them and they ascended into the air, the strip becoming just another road in the maze known as Las Vegas. She slid down into her seat and opened her book.
"What you reading?" She pulled the book down and saw Greg trying to peer over the edge. She closed it in her lap and hid the cover from him.
"Are you gonna be like this for the whole flight?" He shrugged a reply. She rolled her eyes and became engrossed in her book again.
"I'm bored." She sighed and pulled her book down once again.
"We've only just taken off. Didn't you bring anything with you? Like a book or sleeping tablets?"
"Naw, he only brought his comic book. Shall we get some colouring from the stewardess for you to do?" Nick joked, who was sitting diagonally across from them in front.
"It's not a comic. It's a graphic novel." Greg defended.
"It's a comic Greg." Warrick replied honestly who was sitting across the aisle, leaning across Grissom to talk to them. Grissom looked over his glasses at Warrick and raised an eyebrow.
"D'ya mind?" He pointed at his magazine which had been laying on his tray table and which Warrick's hands were leaning on. He leant back and smiled sheepishly. The five of them remained in silence and Sara concentrated back on her book.
"Sara, it's not a comic book." She threw her book into her lap.
"Greg, I really don't care if you read comic books, menus or the bible! Just read it and be quiet!" Greg shrunk away from her and resigned to stare out of the window.
"Hey dude…"
"Don't wind him up Nick." Grissom called without looking up from his magazine. Sara sighed appreciatively and finally finished the page she had originally started from. She turned the page.
"Sara, I need to use the bathroom." She shoved her bookmark into her book and packed it back into her bag. She stood up and slid into the aisle to let Greg pass and muttered to Grissom as he glanced up.
"I give up." He gave a small smile before returning to his reading. Once Greg had taken his seat again she dug into her bag and pulled out her music player. She trawled through her most played songs and cranked up the volume.
"Sara…" She heard no more as she rammed the headphones in her ears and closed her eyes letting the music take over her thoughts.
This time, this place
Misused mistakes
Too long, too late
Who was I to make you wait
Just one chance, just one breath
Just in case there's just one left
'Cause you know, you know, you know…
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She felt a small tap on her arm. She yawned sleepily and winced as the music thundered loudly in her ears. She glanced out of the window where she had now moved to since Greg had needed his third toilet break. She turned her head to look at Greg and found Grissom facing her instead. She jumped in shock and he mouthed something at her. She frowned and pulled her headphones off.
"What?"
"I said we'll be landing in a minute."
"Oh right. Why are you sitting here?"
"I got fed up of Warrick and Greg talking over me while I was trying to read. So I made him swap. Besides, he was gonna end up waking you up, he was a bit…excitable." He smiled and she looked at his magazine.
"'Geneticist today'. And there's me thinking you would have brought 'applied aerodynamics in forensic science'." She suppressed a sleepy smile, but then remembered what they had been talking about when he had first mentioned it and she turned back to the window, her cheeks blushing fiercely.
"Ladies and gentleman we are now on our final approach into Orlando International airport so please put all tray tables away, your chairs in their upright positions and your seatbelts securely fastened thank you. Cabin crew prepare for pre landing flight checks."
They looked across at Greg who began bouncing in his seat excitedly. Sara rolled her eyes and muttered,
"And so, it starts."
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Nick kneeled on his seat and turned around to face Grissom and Warrick as the coach finally pulled away from the airport.
"So what's the plan when we get there?" Sara twisted in her seat next to him and Greg leaned over Warrick's seat from behind.
"Well, we've gotta check in and get the rooms sorted first."
"I'm with you." Nick replied to Warrick at the same time Warrick replied to Nick. Grissom sighed and looked over Warrick's shoulder.
"Guess you're with me." He informed Greg who sighed disappointingly.
"Then we've got a meet and greet thing this evening with other nominees, people from the science community, the usual.
Then we've got an interview tomorrow. There's gonna be an article in one of the science magazines. Apparently they always cover the RAFFSAs. The day after tomorrow is the awards. Then the day after is a day to do whatever we want and the day after that is the day we go home."
"Whew!" Nick exclaimed sitting back down with a heavy thump.
"Sounds like we're gonna be pretty busy." He commented. Sara looked at him and smiled.
"That's not all of it." He leaned in and she began to whisper in his ear. His eyes widened and he began to laugh.
"Sounds like there are gonna be a few surprises." She eyed him suspiciously.
"What do you mean?"
"Don't worry Sar, you'll find out soon enough."
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Ooh, secrets and surprises already, the tension builds! Lol -x-