Title: Grissom's Experiment

Authors Note: Last night I was so flipping tired, and yet, somehow, I managed to write this. Don't know how. Sorry if it's horrible. Once again, I was surprised I could function.

Disclaimer: I own nothing. CBS, Mr. Jerry B, and Mr. Anthony Z. own all characters and the shows writers own the scripts. No money is being made of this. Only my ideas are mine and are not used with the idea of harming/offending anyone.

Summary: Case numbers are running high and the teams energy is running low. Greg hasn't slept in a few days.

Rating: PG. Could it be? A 'G' rating?? Finally?? Nope, PG for the mention of swearing. I'm Miss Careful.

Spoilers: None.

Greg yawned, covering his mouth with his hand, eyes watering and drooping slightly. It had been a day or two since he'd last slept, running mainly on coffee. The crime lab had been running him ragged, as it had been with everyone else. Even Grissom had been seen catching a few minutes of sleep in his office.

Leaning against the counter in the break room, he took another sip of the dark liquid. Each gulp kept him awake for another five minutes, which was all he needed at the moment until he was allowed to go home. He'd tried crashing on the break room couch, but too many people had entered in search of coffee to let him get fifteen minutes of sleep. Soon, he'd be looking for a closet to take a nap in.

Sara then entered, and she must have gotten at least an hour or two of sleep as she looked refreshed somewhat. Turning her eyes onto the lab tech, she grinned.

"You look horrible." Knowing that she had been waiting for awhile to throw that comment back in his face, he just smirked. "When was the last time you slept?" He shrugged half-heartedly.

"Two, three days?" Sara frowned, and Greg knew it was bad when Sara was getting concerned about your sleeping habits. "I'll be fine. I've got my best friend." He lifted the cup of coffee a little higher, shaking it a little bit, and ended up dropping it.

Swearing, the hot coffee splashing up his legs, he reached for some towels and bent down to clean up the mess. Sara soon joined him, and he could feel her eyes watching him. Once the liquid was mopped up, Greg stood and placed the wet towels in the sink. Let somebody else take care of it.

"Greg... Maybe you should go home." Wearily, he shook his head, and sat heavily on the couch.

"Can't. Told the day shift guy, Jim, I'd take his shift. His mother got admitted to the hospital half an hour before he started." Another yawn forced his mouth open, and this time he didn't bother with covering it up. He was too tired to function, let alone cover anything up.

"Why don't you sleep for fifteen minutes on the couch?" Just then, Warrick and Nick entered, joking around and laughing loudly. Greg merely looked at Sara, who nodded in understanding.

"Hey, Sanders. You look dead. Sure you aren't supposed to be in the morque?" Greg rolled his eyes at the joke. Warrick waited for a response, but when none came, he looked over at Nick who shrugged.

"Greg? Something up?" Sara giggled softly as Greg's head slowly fell forwards.

"I think he's asleep." She lightly pushed him over so that he was now lying on his side, head resting on the arm of the couch. "His neck is going to ache when he gets up, but at least he's sleeping."

"How long has he been up?" asked Nick.

"He told me about three days, and he told the day shift guy he'd cover for him today." Warrick shook his head as he allowed Sara to push both him and Nick out of the room. Shutting the lights off, Sara closed the door and taped a piece of paper onto it declaring, 'Grissom's Experiment – Enter At Own Risk'.

I've been meaning to do this, so here it is.

pointeboots2000: Hee. Thanks. Ballet rocks. And thanks for reviewing almost every chapter. Made my day. Judy was in ep... All I remember is that when Grissom asked for help on an experiment, she said, 'I heard about Gregs feet.' She then got to drag Warrick across the floor. The ep. where the cabbie got killed by the gang after running over the kid, who was already dead. Yeah.

Henrika: Thankies! I'm glad you liked them.

Talifiney: Thanks. I'm always writing mini-stories, so I think there will be many chapters.

Sillie: adverts eyes I sometimes like Greg kind of childish. But I'm also a big fan of dry humour and serious Greg. Like carolinecranes character of him. Thanks. huggles back Double thanks!

Jackie: Thanks.