Disclaimer: Don't own them, merely use them.

Mega Thanks to:

Corporal Cupcake (No worries, Greg is a good guy in this fic :o)  )

SisterBear (You and me both! Hank is fun evil character to write though)

PeTiTeCaT (Promise… No one from the group… It is revealed further down in the fic)

ljae (I hadn't actually thought of using Nigel Crane… I'll store that one in my memory for possible extra accomplices)

Bex3 (Nope!! It's not Ecklie or Hodges! ;o)    )

AetherIris (Sorry it took so long!! Danged school !!)

cRaZyPiXiE (no promises on the no death thing, but it probably will result in a happy ending)

Crazi River (not everyone… promise)

MissyJane (Thanks!!! It's not Nigel tho….)

Charming-Storm (THANKS!!!)

A/N: SO SORRY ABOUT THE WAIT!!  School has been kinda hectic, and work has been kinda hectic, so it took me a long time to write this chapter… And I hit a little block last week about the story, but that's all cleared up now… :o)

Chapter 4

I said I wanna touch the earth
I wanna break it in my hands
I wanna grow something wild and unruly

It was the pain that woke her, but it was the driving wind and rain that caused her to open her eyes to the world surrounding Nick and herself. She tried turning over in his arms, but stopped as soon as her body started protesting. "Nick?" She whispered. Or so she thought she whispered, but the with the wind howling, it had probably been more of a screech.

"Sara?" Nick asked, his eyes still closed. His hands began roaming around her under the blanket. "Are you okay?"

"I'm cold, I'm wet and I'm in pain? What do you think?"

"What I think is that I'm just glad you're alive." He opened his eyes and looked at her. His breath caught in his throat. "I almost lost you, Sidle."

Sara tightened her grip on him. "I almost lost you, Stokes." She sighed and buried her head in his chest. "Do we have to move?"

"Can you move?" Nick asked softly.

Sara shook her head. "I hurt everywhere, especially my ankle."

Nick wrapped his arms around her. "As soon as it is safe to move, we have too. We can't stay here."

Sara nodded in understanding. She didn't want to move from the spot she was in.

I wanna sleep on the hard ground
In the comfort of your arms
On a pillow of bluebonnets
In a blanket made of stars

~CSI Headquarters~

Brass was sitting in the staff room with the other CSI's. "We have to send someone out to that crash site to see if Nick and Sara were on board."

Catherine shook her head. "Get Ecklie's crew to do it. We are way to personally involved here, Brass."

Brass nodded, and looked over at the wall. "I'll make the call." He stood and walked away from the group, who sat huddled together, waiting for news on their friends.

"Gris, we need to get out there, to where the drop zone was. There is no way that they are dead. I won't allow it." Warrick said, running a hand through his hair. As long as he didn't think his friends weren't dead, then they weren't.

"I know Warrick, but the weather is deterring us from getting out there. There is no way that we could do that safely." Grissom said as calmly as he could.

"That is bull-shit Grissom! They need us!!" Warrick shouted.

Oh it sounds good to me (I said) Cowboy take me away Fly this girl as high as you canInto the wild blueSet me free oh I prayCloser to heaven above andCloser to you closer to you

Grissom held up his hand to calm him down. "Look, I know. I want them here safely as much as you do, but we can't endanger our own lives trying to get to them."

Warrick glared at him. "Like hell we can't." He stalked out of the room and ran after Brass. He caught up to him in the hall. "BRASS!" Warrick shouted on his way toward him.

Brass stopped and turned. "Yes, Warrick?"

"I'm going out there. I have to get out there, with or without the department's help."

Brass smiled and nodded. "I figured you would say that. Go suit up."

"Thanks man, I owe you."

Brass waved him off and continued walking down the hall.

I wanna walk and not run I wanna skip and not fall I wanna look at the horizon

And not see a building standing tall

~Grissom and Catherine~

Catherine turned to Grissom and put her hand on his knee. "Look, Grissom, when you're right, you're right. But when you're wrong, you're wrong."

"What do you mean?" Grissom was slightly confused.

"We need to go after them, storm or no storm. You have to imagine what it would be like for them out there."

Grissom rubbed his eyes and nodded. "Let's go."

~Hank~

He sat in his cell, laughing maniacally at the thought of Sara and Stokes being stuck outside in the torrential rains. A knock sounded at his door. Two visits in one day, I feel special.

He was escorted to the solarium. "To what do I owe this pleasure?" He said as he sat down.

Sherrif Mobley sat in front of him, a scowl on his face. "I am putting my job on the line for you, Pettigrew. Don't get smart with me."

"I wouldn't dream of it, sir." Hank cleared his throat. "What do you have for me?"

"The other CSI's are going after them."

Hank grinned. "Perfect. Everything is going according to plan."

I wanna be the only one For miles and miles Except for maybe you And your simple smile Oh it sounds good to me Yes it sounds so good to me

~Nick and Sara~

Sara clung to Nick, tears falling softly from her eyes. "Nick, what if no one comes to find us?"

Nick held her tightly. "They're going to find us Sara. I promise you."

"Don't make promises you can't keep, Nick."

Cowboy take me awayFly this girl as high as you canInto the wild blueSet me free oh I prayCloser to heaven above andCloser to you closer to you

Nick sighed. "Sara, I know Warrick. He will not rest until we are home."

Sara snuggled deeper against him, his heartbeat lulling her into a sense of security. "I hope you're right, Nick, because at this rate we need something good to happen to us."

"I know, hon. I know."

I said I wanna touch the earthI wanna break it in my handsI wanna grow something wild and unrulyOh it sounds so good to me

Cowboy take me awayFly this girl as high as you canInto the wild blueSet me free oh I prayCloser to heaven above and

Closer to you closer to you

Closer to youCowboy take me away

Closer to you

A/N: song: Cowboy, Take Me Away by: Dixie Chicks; Album: Fly

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