Hey all of my friends. I absolutely love the reveiws I've been getting. All of them urging me to update sooner. Well I'm going to! I'm so glad you all like my story. I wasn't expecting it to be this well liked. This is only my third attempt and CSI fanfiction. My first was A Forced Favor (more Greg angst)(also is a crossover with NCIS) . My second was an one shot called, "Not Yet". But I guess Greg angst gets the most attention. Who wouldn't read Greg angst, its so interesting. I LOVE GREG! It might take a while for chappy 10 because my mom is cutting down my coputer time. SO SORRY! Might not be a character death, I'm still wondering if I should or not.

P.S. Greg's brother is based on my older brother Joey. He protects me when I need it. Thanks Joey!

Love: Nicole

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"Joey slow down, I'm worried too, but the girls are with us. You can't speed," Alia complained on the way to the lab.

"I'm sorry, but this is my little brother, I practically raised him. I'm getting there as fast as I can," Joey told her.

"I know you took care of him when he was 15, but before that didin't your parents look after him?" Alia asked. The twins had fallen alseep, so it was safe to have the conversation.

"Our parents, they were into stuff. Drugs, and I always had to take care of him. Ever since I was six and Greg was two," Joey explained, "When they were high they weren't parents and they were high alot."

"Why didn't you tell me?" Alia asked, she hadn't heard of this in all the years she knew her husband.

"I'm telling you now," he said simply.

xxxFlashbackxxx

Joey saw his little brother off to kindergarten. His parents weren't there. They were high again.

After school, he went to pick up Greg from the school and asked him about it as they walked home together.

"It was fun. They had lotsa toys," Greg told him happily.

"Wow, you're a lucky kid. Is your teacher nice?" Joey asked.

"Yes, Mrs. Russell gave us cookies at the end of the day," Greg answered, "I asked if I could have one for you too." He handed Joey a cookie.

The two boys arrived home and it was a mess. When Joey opened the door they heard their parents fighting.

"Is Momma and Dadda sick again?" Greg questioned.

"Yeah," Joey answered softly, "Lets get to our room, before they notice were home."

Greg nodded quietly and they tried to get by unnoticed, but thier father grabbed Greg and threw him across the room.

"Dadda?" Greg questioned, not understanding why his Dad acted that way.

His father advanced and his mother laughed. Just when his father threw a punch at him, Joey jumped in front and took the blow. Quickly, he got up and grabbed his brother's hand and they ran upstairs.

Greg sobbed and Joey hugged him, "It's okay, Greggo. I'll always be there to protect you. I won't let him hurt you."

Greg held on tightly and nodded slightly, "I like that name," he mentioned, "Greggo."

"Well then that's your name," Joey told him comfortingly.

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"Oh my goodness," Alia said taken aback. She smiled warmly at him to try to make him feel better, "You're a great brother to him."

"Thanks baby," Joey said pulling into the parking lot, "We're here."

Alia and Joey woke up Audrey and Ashley and walked into the crime lab.

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Greg's leg were raw and bleeding. It seemed there wasn't a single area of his body that wasn't, bleeding that is. Fred was still smiling his disturbingly, insane smile.

"Well Greg, our time together is nearly up," Fred said almost sounding sad.

Greg stayed silent and hoped his death would be quick. He didn't want anymore pain. His life didn't seem all that great anymore. If he lived, he'd be living a life without friendship, without family. A life without those was no life at all, Greg decided.

"Hurry up," was all Greg said.

Fred smiled and picked up his drill.

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"Lets see the school back home in California was large and in an urban area," Joey described, "Try those first."

Archie typed in the description and four different schools popped up, "Care to narrow it down further?"

"It was on a steep hill," Joey remembered aloud, he turned to Nick for a moment, "Do I know you from somewhere?"

"No, I don't think so," Nick answered and looked at Archie.

"Only one," Archie smiled and the CSIs and Joey headed toward the parking lot.

Joey turned his head and call to Alia and the twins, "Meet us at the hospital!"

Alia nodded. Then Joey dissapeared out the door following his brother's co-workers.

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I'm sorry there was so little Greg.

If you want more R&R

C'ya

Love: Nicole