Rain plodded the ground all around him, as he ran thruoght the dense woods. He had been running for a while now, some one was chasing him, some one he di want to get him.

"Its raining its pouring, the old man is snoring, Nicky's running for his life, he knows I'm going to kill him." Delaney voice drifted to him on the rain.

"NO!" Nick yelled defiantly pumping his legs harder.. If only he had seen the root jutting out of the ground. His foot caught and he fell face first into the mud,he braced his hands ad tried to get up, but a oair of strong hands stopped him. They rolled him over and held him down.

"Hello Nicky, let the games begin." Delaney touched the struggling mans crotch, Nick opened his mouth and screamed.

NO!" Nick sat up ram rod straight in his bed panting and covered in a thin sheen of cold sweat. His eyes darted around the room looking for danger and not finding any glanced at the digital clock.

"Six thirty." He sighed as he pushed the sticky sheets off of him and climbed out of bed. Better go talk to them now when their not busy. So, he showered changed and taking his keys and his police escort went to see Grissom.

"Nicky, what are you doing here. Is everything okay?" Grissom asked spying the yuong man standing in the hall outside the break room.

"Um actually i need talk with you." Nick spoke softly, and quickly. Grissom picked up the vibe of fear and moved to allow him entrance to the room.

"What wrong?" HE asked.

"Delaney was in my house last night," Grissom lifted an eyebrow.

"I Know. The officer didn't believe me last night either, but i swear he was there." Nick explained.

"So what did you want?" Grissom asked, If nick said Delaney was there then chances were he was right.

"He held me down and whispered in my ear asked if i thought i was safe from him." Nick described the his never leaving Grissoms.

"Lets talk with brass se if we can beef up the guard detail." Grissom said dailing the familer number. The entire conversation lasted maybe ten minutes, Grissom explained about the night before and apparently brass had some difficulty believing him.

"Look theres no point in hashing it out, if Nick says Delaney was there then he was. Are you going to beef it up?" Grissom asked he face was red, his blue eyes shooting sparks.

"That would be fine thank you brass." and he hung up.

"They'll now be some one posted at both back and front doors."Grissom informed him. With that out of the way Nick left the lab and went out for the day.

It was late evening, the sun was setting, and the park was almost empty. The exceptions being Nick and his police tail.

"Do you really have to go every where with me" He asked.

"Yeah sorry, but I'm on order not to let you out of my sight." The officer explained, Nick nodded. He was becoming a bit annoyed at this whole follow the leader bit. All he wanted was a walk in the park alone to clear his muddled thoughts, But that may berry reject wasn't hearing it.

"Okay then hope you can keep up." Was all Nick said and grinning devilishly he toke at a slow jog leaving a stunned cop in his wake.

'HA, take that.' He thought looking back he could see the reject start to jog, looking none to happy about it. Nick laughed and turning around again sped up a bit.

"this is more like it, just me and mother nature.' he sighed. He let his muscles relax into the jog, he thoughts going about as fast as his legs.

'How did he get out of the house so fast and how did he know to use the back door not the front?' Nick wondered on this for awhile.

'He must be watching me, its the only way he'd know. But, that begs the question; Is he watching me now?' At that thought Nick came to a stand still , he hadn't even thought about that. He could be following me everywhere. Nick found himself looking back over his shoulder for the reject and was glad to see him coming into view. His nerves now on full alert he starting jogging again.

He waited in the bushes for his prey to come around the corner, he had been watching him for a while and the direction of the jog he toke suggested he would come around this corner.

'And then I'll grab him.' Delaney grinned maliciously, and made ready to spring in... 5 4 3 2,

Nick came jogging around the corner and straight into the arms of his worst nightmare. Delaney grabbed him around the waist pinning his arms to his sides with one arm and using his other hand to cover Nicks mouth. He dragged the kicking and screaming man into the brush and pinned him to the ground still covering his mouth. Nick squirmed under the weight of the other man.

"Now, now Nicky just lay still and take it like a man." Delaney ordered as he wrestled with the man. That was the second time had heard the order, he didn't follow it then and he wasn't going to follow it now. He threw a fist into the man face, blood rushed from his nose. Delaney howled in pain and rage as he let go of Nick to cover his nose.

"Go to hell asshole!" Nick screamed as he ran out off the bushes and into officer Peters.

"Bushes." Was all Nick could managed as he tried with out success to control his breathing. Officer Peters drew his weapon and rush into the Bushes,Nick jumed when shots were fired and then Waited for the officer to come back out again.

"Sorry man he got away, I think i got him though." Peters tried to reassure Nick who was by this time had managed to finally get his breathing under control.

"Don't suppose i could get you to not tell anyone," Nick tried

" Oh alright can't blame a guy for tryin'" Nick sighed in defeat and followed Officer Peters out of the park and the drove to the station.

Later that same night...

A phone rings somewhere in Vegas, and and hand answers.

"Hello."

"I thought we had a plan here Delaney you were supposed to wait for me to give the okay." A voice spoke on the other end.

"Well, maybe you should move a little faster." Delaney replied.

"Look we have to time this carefully. They can't know I'm working with you. Just sit tight okay just a day or two." The voice spoke again.

"Alright fine we'll do it your way." Delaney sneered and hung up.

Peters put his phone away as Nick approached him.

"Lets go." Was all he said and they were off towards home.

I hope this one was a little better then the last one. I know its longer. hope you still like it, I'm kinda fling by the seat of pants on this one. Keep reviewing.