Disclaimer: I don't own CSI or Harry Potter or Sirius Black. Though I wish
I did, because then I'd be rich. Yeah.
Summary: Sara doesn't like the outcome of the latest Harry Potter book, and becomes suspicious of a new CSI with the same name as the character that died.
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"Good book, Sara?"
A harsh thud erupted from the seemingly innocent book as she slammed it shut and dropped it on the table. She glared at Nick, who immediately knew he'd made a huge mistake by interrupting her.
"Maybe if you let me finish reading," she began rather coldly, "I'd know."
Nick seemed both annoyed and worried. Sara never talked to him like that, sure she wasn't exactly the greatest people person he'd ever known, but she usually managed to at least be civil.
" Do you think you could take five-minute break from - " He paused to look at the cover of the book, "Harry Potter? Sara, aren't you a little old for that?"
Sara, who had picked up her book and began to read again, lowered it and glared more intensely than the first time.
"First you interrupt me, then you insult my choice of reading material? Nick Stokes, I can't believe you!"
With that, she got up and stomped out of the room.
Nick sighed. He always managed to screw things up with Sara. He didn't mean to insult her, he'd spoken without thinking.
"Hey man, you know what's wrong with Sara?"
Nick looked up, and saw Warrick standing in the doorway.
"Oh yeah, I kind of told her she was too old to be reading Harry Potter..."
"Is that it? She was practically crying. She is known to overreact, but I really can't see her going that far for something as simple as Harry Potter book."
"I know War, I...wait, she was crying? Sara never cries!"
Nick got up and pushed past Warrick, wondering where Sara might have gone. He didn't see her in the hall, so he went to the locker room. She was facing away from the door, so she didn't see him come in. It took Nick a few seconds to associate the muffled sobs with the woman he thought he'd never see cry.
"Sara? What's wrong?"
She turned around slowly and stared at him. "You just don't give up, do you Nick?"
"Look, Sara." Nick walked over and sat down beside her. "I don't know what's going on here, but you know you can tell me, right?"
"I can't tell you, you'll think I'm pathetic and childish and.you know what Nick, just go away!"
Nick could tell she was really angry now, so he stood up and backed away slowly. "Ok, I'll leave. But if you ever decide you want to talk, you know where to find me.
"No, Nick, wait. This is ridiculous, I might as well just tell you." She paused as Nick reoccupied the spot a few feet away from her. "You ever read those books?" She pointed at the abandoned Harry Potter book she'd apparently tossed on the floor.
Nick shook his head. "No, but I've heard about them from my nephew. They're about magic and stuff, right?"
Sara sighed. "I knew this wouldn't be a good idea."
"No, I'm listening. Just tell me what's going on!"
"Ok. Anyway, the fifth book came out a few weeks ago, and I finally got around to reading it. You know how the author said that one of the main characters was going to die?"
"Yeah, I think I heard that on the news." Nick wondered where she was going with this.
"She killed Sirius!" It seemed weird to her, saying that. Like it solidified his death. Nick stared in shock as the tears began to fall yet again.
"Aww, Sara, don't start crying again!" Nick's shocked turned into concern as he watched helplessly. "It'll be ok."
"But Nick, she killed Sirius!"
"C'mon Sara, it's just a book."
"No, I knew you wouldn't understand." She sighed. "It's just that the characters, they all seem so real. So alive. And then, just like that, Sirius was dead! It's not fair Nick, it's just not fair!"
"Nick, Sara, I need you both in my office in five minutes." Grissom said from the doorway.
Nick looked over at him. "Yeah, sure Gris. What's going on?"
"I need to introduce everyone to our new CSI."
Sara, no longer crying, finally spoke up. "Why do we need a new CSI?"
"I don't know, I was just told he'd be starting tonight." Grissom didn't seem thrilled with the idea.
"Aren't you in charge of stuff like that?" Sara seemed confused.
"Not this time. Anyway, we don't want to keep him waiting." He turned and headed back to his office, Sara and Nick not far behind.
Sara rolled her eyes. "So it's a guy. That's just what we need around here."
TBC
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A/N: Sorry, that's all for now. I've been pretty busy lately but I promise I'll update as soon as I can!
Summary: Sara doesn't like the outcome of the latest Harry Potter book, and becomes suspicious of a new CSI with the same name as the character that died.
******
"Good book, Sara?"
A harsh thud erupted from the seemingly innocent book as she slammed it shut and dropped it on the table. She glared at Nick, who immediately knew he'd made a huge mistake by interrupting her.
"Maybe if you let me finish reading," she began rather coldly, "I'd know."
Nick seemed both annoyed and worried. Sara never talked to him like that, sure she wasn't exactly the greatest people person he'd ever known, but she usually managed to at least be civil.
" Do you think you could take five-minute break from - " He paused to look at the cover of the book, "Harry Potter? Sara, aren't you a little old for that?"
Sara, who had picked up her book and began to read again, lowered it and glared more intensely than the first time.
"First you interrupt me, then you insult my choice of reading material? Nick Stokes, I can't believe you!"
With that, she got up and stomped out of the room.
Nick sighed. He always managed to screw things up with Sara. He didn't mean to insult her, he'd spoken without thinking.
"Hey man, you know what's wrong with Sara?"
Nick looked up, and saw Warrick standing in the doorway.
"Oh yeah, I kind of told her she was too old to be reading Harry Potter..."
"Is that it? She was practically crying. She is known to overreact, but I really can't see her going that far for something as simple as Harry Potter book."
"I know War, I...wait, she was crying? Sara never cries!"
Nick got up and pushed past Warrick, wondering where Sara might have gone. He didn't see her in the hall, so he went to the locker room. She was facing away from the door, so she didn't see him come in. It took Nick a few seconds to associate the muffled sobs with the woman he thought he'd never see cry.
"Sara? What's wrong?"
She turned around slowly and stared at him. "You just don't give up, do you Nick?"
"Look, Sara." Nick walked over and sat down beside her. "I don't know what's going on here, but you know you can tell me, right?"
"I can't tell you, you'll think I'm pathetic and childish and.you know what Nick, just go away!"
Nick could tell she was really angry now, so he stood up and backed away slowly. "Ok, I'll leave. But if you ever decide you want to talk, you know where to find me.
"No, Nick, wait. This is ridiculous, I might as well just tell you." She paused as Nick reoccupied the spot a few feet away from her. "You ever read those books?" She pointed at the abandoned Harry Potter book she'd apparently tossed on the floor.
Nick shook his head. "No, but I've heard about them from my nephew. They're about magic and stuff, right?"
Sara sighed. "I knew this wouldn't be a good idea."
"No, I'm listening. Just tell me what's going on!"
"Ok. Anyway, the fifth book came out a few weeks ago, and I finally got around to reading it. You know how the author said that one of the main characters was going to die?"
"Yeah, I think I heard that on the news." Nick wondered where she was going with this.
"She killed Sirius!" It seemed weird to her, saying that. Like it solidified his death. Nick stared in shock as the tears began to fall yet again.
"Aww, Sara, don't start crying again!" Nick's shocked turned into concern as he watched helplessly. "It'll be ok."
"But Nick, she killed Sirius!"
"C'mon Sara, it's just a book."
"No, I knew you wouldn't understand." She sighed. "It's just that the characters, they all seem so real. So alive. And then, just like that, Sirius was dead! It's not fair Nick, it's just not fair!"
"Nick, Sara, I need you both in my office in five minutes." Grissom said from the doorway.
Nick looked over at him. "Yeah, sure Gris. What's going on?"
"I need to introduce everyone to our new CSI."
Sara, no longer crying, finally spoke up. "Why do we need a new CSI?"
"I don't know, I was just told he'd be starting tonight." Grissom didn't seem thrilled with the idea.
"Aren't you in charge of stuff like that?" Sara seemed confused.
"Not this time. Anyway, we don't want to keep him waiting." He turned and headed back to his office, Sara and Nick not far behind.
Sara rolled her eyes. "So it's a guy. That's just what we need around here."
TBC
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A/N: Sorry, that's all for now. I've been pretty busy lately but I promise I'll update as soon as I can!
