MEMORIES
Chapter 5
Author: Sandersgirl
A/N: Okay, here it is, the last chapter. I'm really sorry for the delay. I want to thank Sanderslover, Maria Christina, Lady Lenna, icanreadncount, EccentricTech, csifan1, SuperKevsLass, snowbunny3, A Bloom, Rainbowsnstars, ElizabethBkack4, Tell.It.Like.It.Is, weird-freaky-person, Padfoot4ever and Becki for your reviews. Rainbowsnstars: I hope you like it! No beta reader in this one (Sandra, where are you?!) so I'm sure there are lots of mistakes, sorry! Enjoy and please review! ;-)
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Greg was in the break room sitting on the sofa between his Mom and Sara. His elbows were resting on his knees as he covered his face with his hands. Sara was trying to confort him, caressing his back and whispering words only he was able to hear. Maria was looking at the floor, she seemed to be ineep thoughts.
In that moment Nick walked into the room.
-"Any news?"
Maria suddenly looked up, just like if she had just waken up. She shook her head.
Then Grissom appeared.
-"It was Brass", he said indicating the phone on his hand.
Greg stood up.
-"And...?"
-"They found her car near Lake Mead"
-"She is taking us to the scene", Sara whispered
-"Let's go", Greg said walking towards the exit. Suddenly he stopped and looked back at his mom.
-"Mom, you can't come. Why don't you... Oh God, I forget... Mom this is Sara, Sara this is my Mom, Maria. Can you stay here with her?"
She was about to reply when she saw Greg expression, he was pleading her to stay. Of course she wanted to go with them, but not now.
-"Sure."
-"Thanks", he kissed her girlfriend's cheek and then did the same with his Mom. "I'll call you as soon as we find something."
- "Be careful".
***********
They arrived to the "new scene": Rachel's car. Brass and a few officers were already there.
- "Okay, Warrick and Nick stay here and check the car for any evidence. Greg: Brass, you and me will go to the lake. Let's go."
- "Hey Greggo", Nick said.
- "Yeah?"
-"She is fine."
Greg simply nodded and left.
***********
It was night now, so they had to use their flashlights.
Greg was getting more nervous each second. What if it was too late? What if Rachel had done anything to her? Then he remembered the scene of Jane and Mike's murder. He shook his head trying to erase that thought from his mind. No, she's alive he thought.
- "Is that a light?", Grissom asked pointing to the woods.
Greg looked at where Grissom was pointing. It was the same place where he had found the knife. In the middle of a small forest.
-"Ok, let's go. ", Brass said to the two officers that were with them. They prepared their guns.
They approached slowly and soon they saw that the light was a flashlight, it was placed on the ground. They saw something besides the light, or better somebody. It was Rachel sitting on the ground with Kaci in her lap. She was still holding the gun but it wasn't pressed against the girl's temple anymore, now it was resting on her thigh.
Rachel looked up and smiled.
- "What took you so long?"
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Sara and Maria were alone in the break room. Sara was very nervous and not just because of Kaci's kidnapping: she was alone with Greg's mom.
-"Do you want a cup of coffee?", Sara asked, " It's Blue Hawaiian..."
-"The best money can buy. I know, I got a bag for Christmas.", she replied with a smile.
That made Sara laugh.
Maria took a sip from the cup, placed it on the table and stared at it.
-"It wasn't your fault."
Maria looked up at Sara.
-"What?"
-"It wasn'r your fault."
Sara sat besides her in the table.
-"Yes, it was", Maria said. "She was with me, I had to look after her and..." she started crying, "That woman came and took her and I couldn't do anything."
-"That's right, you couldn't do anything."
-"But I can't help thinking it was my fault."
-"She'll be ok. I trust Greg."
Maria smiled at Sara.
*************
Meanwhile in Lake Mead.....
-"Hi Dad."
-"Kace, are you ok?", Greg said approaching them.
Rachel shook her head indicating that he shouldn't get any closer, and he stopped.
-"Yeah", the girl replied, "but I want to go home. I'm tired."
-"It's ok sweetie. We'll go home soon."
Then Brass, thet had been silent the whole time, took a few steps closer.
-"Let her go, Miss Fox."
-"No yet."
-"What do you want?"
She ignored Grissom's question and looked at Greg.
-"Hey Sanders, do you remember that night?"
At first Greg didn't know what was she talking about, but suddenly he remembered.
Rachel smiled when she saw Greg's look.
-"Yeah, you do."
***FLASHBACK***
1992, San Gabriel, CA
Greg was at home, in his bedroom. He was lying on his bed and listening to Black Flag. He was crying.
Someday I'll feel no pain Someday I won't have a brain They'll take away the part that hurts and let the rest remain Fix me Fix my head Fix me please, I don't wanna be dead Someday We'll all be rich Someday I won't listen to you bitch I'll turn up the volume And you can hear all the shit we play just for you Fix me Fix my head Fix me please, I don't wanna be dead Someday I'll feel no pain Someday I won't have a brain They'll take away the part that hurts and let the rest remain Fix me Fix my head Fix me please, I don't wanna be dead Fix it!
Suddenly the phone rang.
Greg stood up and, wiping away the tears, walked to the phone.
-"Hello?"
-"Greg?"
-"Rachel?"
-"Yeah, it's me. Jane told me to call you. She needs to see you. Now."
-"Now? What's going on?"
-"I don't know, she said it was important. Meet her at school."
-"Is she ok? Rachel?"
She hung up.
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Ten minutes later Greg was already there. It was dark and he couldn't see Jane anywhere.
-"Greg?"
Greg turned to the source of the voice. He saw a shadow behind a tree.
-"Jane? Is that you?"
-"Greg, come here."
He slowly approached the shadow and when he was just a couple of steps from her he realized his mistake: it wasn't Rachel, it was Jane.
-"What the hell is going on?"
-"Greg, wait..."
-"What? Is this some kind of joke?"
-"No Greg...I...I love you."
-"What?? Ok, I don't have time for this."
-"Wait...it's true."
-"Really?", he said sarcastically, "Then why do you treat me like shit?"
-"I was just pretending, I needed to take Jane away from you...and I did it. I'm glad it worked, 'cause plan B was a little more...mortal." She was smiling, and Greg didn't like it at all. "Now we can be together...forever."
Now he was really scared. The girl was nuts.
-"Look Rachel, I... I really apprecciate this, really but... I don't love you. Sorry."
Rachel's smile fell.
-"It's ok, this was a posibility. GUYS!"
Two big guys; presumably from the football team appeared.
-"He's all yours." Rachel said, leaving.
Greg never got to see his faces, it was too dark and everything happened very fast. One of them carried a baseball bat and hit him in the head, making him fall to the ground. Then they started kicking him until everything went black.
Greg doesn't remember much from what happened next. He woke up in hospital two weeks later, he had been in a coma. Rachel had left school and he never got to see the boys that beat him.
***END OF FLASHBACK***
-"Yeah, I remember."
-"Well, you see, my psychiatrist says I have to solve all my pending subjects to get better."
-"That's why you told Duncan to kill Jane and Mike?", Grissom asked.
-"In fact I just told him to kill Jane but Mike was there. But imagine my surprise when I run into Greg in the CSI building parking! I had to take the chance."
-"Then why did you take Kaci? You could have taken me instead."
-"I just wanted to have some fun," she replied simply. "But now this is starting to get boring." She let Kaci go. "Go away!".
She run to Greg, who hugged her.
-"Are you ok Kace?"
-"Yeah, that woman is a little weird Dad. I don't like her."
-"It's ok sweetie."
Brass and Grissom that were watching the scene smiled.
-"Ms Fox, give me that gun.", Brass said.
-"Wich gun? This one?", she said aiming it towards Greg.
And before any of them could say anything they heard a shot. They were confused until they saw Rachel falling backwards, and behind them an officer holding a gun with shaking hands.
Brass approached her and touch her neck with his right hand.
-"She's dead."
Greg took Kacie in his arms, to keep her from Rachel's dead form.
Grissom took a latex glove from his pocket and kneeled to take the gun. Then he looked up at Brass and Greg.
-"It wasn't loaded."
************
When they arrived to the CSI Catherine, Sara and Maria were there, waiting for news.
-"What is this? A party and I'm not invited?"
They looked at the door and saw Greg with Kaci besides him. Grissom, Brass, Warrick and Nick were behind them.
-"Kaci!", Maria said crying and running towards her grand-daughter.
-"Don't worry Grandma, I'm fine.", Kaci replied. Then she turned to Sara and she hugged the girl too.
Catherine walked to Grissom and, to everybody's surprise, hugged him.
-"I'm glad you're ok."
Sara approached Greg and kissed him.
That left Nick and Warrick looking at each other.
-"Don't even think about it man", Warrick said.
THE END
Chapter 5
Author: Sandersgirl
A/N: Okay, here it is, the last chapter. I'm really sorry for the delay. I want to thank Sanderslover, Maria Christina, Lady Lenna, icanreadncount, EccentricTech, csifan1, SuperKevsLass, snowbunny3, A Bloom, Rainbowsnstars, ElizabethBkack4, Tell.It.Like.It.Is, weird-freaky-person, Padfoot4ever and Becki for your reviews. Rainbowsnstars: I hope you like it! No beta reader in this one (Sandra, where are you?!) so I'm sure there are lots of mistakes, sorry! Enjoy and please review! ;-)
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Greg was in the break room sitting on the sofa between his Mom and Sara. His elbows were resting on his knees as he covered his face with his hands. Sara was trying to confort him, caressing his back and whispering words only he was able to hear. Maria was looking at the floor, she seemed to be ineep thoughts.
In that moment Nick walked into the room.
-"Any news?"
Maria suddenly looked up, just like if she had just waken up. She shook her head.
Then Grissom appeared.
-"It was Brass", he said indicating the phone on his hand.
Greg stood up.
-"And...?"
-"They found her car near Lake Mead"
-"She is taking us to the scene", Sara whispered
-"Let's go", Greg said walking towards the exit. Suddenly he stopped and looked back at his mom.
-"Mom, you can't come. Why don't you... Oh God, I forget... Mom this is Sara, Sara this is my Mom, Maria. Can you stay here with her?"
She was about to reply when she saw Greg expression, he was pleading her to stay. Of course she wanted to go with them, but not now.
-"Sure."
-"Thanks", he kissed her girlfriend's cheek and then did the same with his Mom. "I'll call you as soon as we find something."
- "Be careful".
***********
They arrived to the "new scene": Rachel's car. Brass and a few officers were already there.
- "Okay, Warrick and Nick stay here and check the car for any evidence. Greg: Brass, you and me will go to the lake. Let's go."
- "Hey Greggo", Nick said.
- "Yeah?"
-"She is fine."
Greg simply nodded and left.
***********
It was night now, so they had to use their flashlights.
Greg was getting more nervous each second. What if it was too late? What if Rachel had done anything to her? Then he remembered the scene of Jane and Mike's murder. He shook his head trying to erase that thought from his mind. No, she's alive he thought.
- "Is that a light?", Grissom asked pointing to the woods.
Greg looked at where Grissom was pointing. It was the same place where he had found the knife. In the middle of a small forest.
-"Ok, let's go. ", Brass said to the two officers that were with them. They prepared their guns.
They approached slowly and soon they saw that the light was a flashlight, it was placed on the ground. They saw something besides the light, or better somebody. It was Rachel sitting on the ground with Kaci in her lap. She was still holding the gun but it wasn't pressed against the girl's temple anymore, now it was resting on her thigh.
Rachel looked up and smiled.
- "What took you so long?"
************
Sara and Maria were alone in the break room. Sara was very nervous and not just because of Kaci's kidnapping: she was alone with Greg's mom.
-"Do you want a cup of coffee?", Sara asked, " It's Blue Hawaiian..."
-"The best money can buy. I know, I got a bag for Christmas.", she replied with a smile.
That made Sara laugh.
Maria took a sip from the cup, placed it on the table and stared at it.
-"It wasn't your fault."
Maria looked up at Sara.
-"What?"
-"It wasn'r your fault."
Sara sat besides her in the table.
-"Yes, it was", Maria said. "She was with me, I had to look after her and..." she started crying, "That woman came and took her and I couldn't do anything."
-"That's right, you couldn't do anything."
-"But I can't help thinking it was my fault."
-"She'll be ok. I trust Greg."
Maria smiled at Sara.
*************
Meanwhile in Lake Mead.....
-"Hi Dad."
-"Kace, are you ok?", Greg said approaching them.
Rachel shook her head indicating that he shouldn't get any closer, and he stopped.
-"Yeah", the girl replied, "but I want to go home. I'm tired."
-"It's ok sweetie. We'll go home soon."
Then Brass, thet had been silent the whole time, took a few steps closer.
-"Let her go, Miss Fox."
-"No yet."
-"What do you want?"
She ignored Grissom's question and looked at Greg.
-"Hey Sanders, do you remember that night?"
At first Greg didn't know what was she talking about, but suddenly he remembered.
Rachel smiled when she saw Greg's look.
-"Yeah, you do."
***FLASHBACK***
1992, San Gabriel, CA
Greg was at home, in his bedroom. He was lying on his bed and listening to Black Flag. He was crying.
Someday I'll feel no pain Someday I won't have a brain They'll take away the part that hurts and let the rest remain Fix me Fix my head Fix me please, I don't wanna be dead Someday We'll all be rich Someday I won't listen to you bitch I'll turn up the volume And you can hear all the shit we play just for you Fix me Fix my head Fix me please, I don't wanna be dead Someday I'll feel no pain Someday I won't have a brain They'll take away the part that hurts and let the rest remain Fix me Fix my head Fix me please, I don't wanna be dead Fix it!
Suddenly the phone rang.
Greg stood up and, wiping away the tears, walked to the phone.
-"Hello?"
-"Greg?"
-"Rachel?"
-"Yeah, it's me. Jane told me to call you. She needs to see you. Now."
-"Now? What's going on?"
-"I don't know, she said it was important. Meet her at school."
-"Is she ok? Rachel?"
She hung up.
***********
Ten minutes later Greg was already there. It was dark and he couldn't see Jane anywhere.
-"Greg?"
Greg turned to the source of the voice. He saw a shadow behind a tree.
-"Jane? Is that you?"
-"Greg, come here."
He slowly approached the shadow and when he was just a couple of steps from her he realized his mistake: it wasn't Rachel, it was Jane.
-"What the hell is going on?"
-"Greg, wait..."
-"What? Is this some kind of joke?"
-"No Greg...I...I love you."
-"What?? Ok, I don't have time for this."
-"Wait...it's true."
-"Really?", he said sarcastically, "Then why do you treat me like shit?"
-"I was just pretending, I needed to take Jane away from you...and I did it. I'm glad it worked, 'cause plan B was a little more...mortal." She was smiling, and Greg didn't like it at all. "Now we can be together...forever."
Now he was really scared. The girl was nuts.
-"Look Rachel, I... I really apprecciate this, really but... I don't love you. Sorry."
Rachel's smile fell.
-"It's ok, this was a posibility. GUYS!"
Two big guys; presumably from the football team appeared.
-"He's all yours." Rachel said, leaving.
Greg never got to see his faces, it was too dark and everything happened very fast. One of them carried a baseball bat and hit him in the head, making him fall to the ground. Then they started kicking him until everything went black.
Greg doesn't remember much from what happened next. He woke up in hospital two weeks later, he had been in a coma. Rachel had left school and he never got to see the boys that beat him.
***END OF FLASHBACK***
-"Yeah, I remember."
-"Well, you see, my psychiatrist says I have to solve all my pending subjects to get better."
-"That's why you told Duncan to kill Jane and Mike?", Grissom asked.
-"In fact I just told him to kill Jane but Mike was there. But imagine my surprise when I run into Greg in the CSI building parking! I had to take the chance."
-"Then why did you take Kaci? You could have taken me instead."
-"I just wanted to have some fun," she replied simply. "But now this is starting to get boring." She let Kaci go. "Go away!".
She run to Greg, who hugged her.
-"Are you ok Kace?"
-"Yeah, that woman is a little weird Dad. I don't like her."
-"It's ok sweetie."
Brass and Grissom that were watching the scene smiled.
-"Ms Fox, give me that gun.", Brass said.
-"Wich gun? This one?", she said aiming it towards Greg.
And before any of them could say anything they heard a shot. They were confused until they saw Rachel falling backwards, and behind them an officer holding a gun with shaking hands.
Brass approached her and touch her neck with his right hand.
-"She's dead."
Greg took Kacie in his arms, to keep her from Rachel's dead form.
Grissom took a latex glove from his pocket and kneeled to take the gun. Then he looked up at Brass and Greg.
-"It wasn't loaded."
************
When they arrived to the CSI Catherine, Sara and Maria were there, waiting for news.
-"What is this? A party and I'm not invited?"
They looked at the door and saw Greg with Kaci besides him. Grissom, Brass, Warrick and Nick were behind them.
-"Kaci!", Maria said crying and running towards her grand-daughter.
-"Don't worry Grandma, I'm fine.", Kaci replied. Then she turned to Sara and she hugged the girl too.
Catherine walked to Grissom and, to everybody's surprise, hugged him.
-"I'm glad you're ok."
Sara approached Greg and kissed him.
That left Nick and Warrick looking at each other.
-"Don't even think about it man", Warrick said.
THE END