I forgot the add on the first chapter that i do not own CSI or any of the characters there in. (although I wish I did)
Thursday evening March 7 2006
Grissom had barley had time to pour coffee into a mug and add creamer when all the night shift crew invaded the space.
"Well how's he look?" Cath asked, Grissom grinned.
"He's fine, cracking jokes just like always, he sends his love to his sister, and he said to give Aunt Cath a hug." Grissom smiled. Cath eyes brightened with this bit of news.
"He says he hasn't got any info yet, they've had him on regular six hour Sedative intervals," He reported.
"I managed to sneak all the needed information from our end, so he'll be prepared when you guys go to see him," Grissom said, Sipping his hot coffee.
"Other then that there's nothing else, he doing fine and so far his cover is working almost blew though, stupid doctor was eavesdropping on us so i had to switch gears fast but i think we salvaged the situation," Grissom explained. Each toke their leave claiming other duties that needed doing until Grissom was alone in the break room. Left to his own devices he settled into a chair at the table, and taking out his advanced crossword started to while away the time with nothing else better to do then wait, after his attention wandered away for the fifth time he tossed it down and sighting rubbed his eyes. Something about Nicky was nagging him and he couldn't lose the feeling that something was wrong.
'God Nicky please be safe, I'll never forgive myself if anything happened to you because i talked you into this.' He thought.
"I'll go and see him again tomorrow and make sure his doing okay.' and with the decision made, he rose from his chair and wet to find some mind numbing work.
Friday morning 4:30 AM March 8 2006,
Nicky opened his burning eyes to total darkness, he tried to lift his arms and gasped when they lifted easily from the bed he was no longer strapped down, Why? And what the hell did that psycho give me? He asked himself as he slowly sat up blinking to adjust his vision to the dark, when he did he received another shock, he was in a different room.
"Ah, Well, looks I've been upgraded. Not much of a difference though." He said aloud. He walked around the small room, no bigger then his bedroom at home, he felt his heart jolt at the sudden thought of home and pushed the thought quickly away; He'd be home soon and hopefully with his sanity intact.
"Wonder where the light are this place?" He wandered aloud his ran his hands along the wall,a few minutes later he was almost blinded as a white light flooded the room. 'mm better.' he smiled and looked around at the room; the bed stood to one side a dresser on the wall opposite,there was a night stand next the bed bare except a small lamp, there was a window on the wall facing the door, he walked over to it and pulled the curtains away; barred. No matter at least he could see outside, he stare up at the stars sparkling like diamonds on black velvet. Nick could remember times when he was a boy and would look tot he stars for comfort when times were tough.
He'd pick out the constellations and wonder what lay beyond them, He laughed as another memory toke shape in his mind, he was maybe ten or eleven, and his parents had let him sleep outside in his tent one night. He'd spread a blanket out on the ground and just lay all night staring up at those stars as if they had held all the answers to life questions. With a heavy a tired sigh, Nick went back the bed and lay down one hand behind his head and the other laying across his waist he stare up at the ceiling; with in a few minutes he was fast sleep.
Nick slept for a few more hours, until Brian shook him hard. Nick sprang awake and and stare his attacker.
"Ge away I want to sleep." Nick groused as he lay back down closing his eyes,Brian just yanked him up from the bed and planted his feet firmly on the floor, but did not let go of his shirt front.
"Hey, whats with you?'Nick asked pulling away from him.
"Time to get up Nicky, get changed and get to the cafeteria for breakfast." Brian ordered Nick watched silently as Brian tossed so cloths on the bed and then left. He'd have to remember to sock the guy one for using his nick name; He only allowed his friends to call him that, anyone else got a beating if they used it.
"hurry up!" Brian yelled from just outside the door, nick changed and stepped out into the hall running into his ugly half, who'd been waiting for him.
"Well lead on." Nick said waving his hand at the man.
The cafeteria was loud, Nick froze in the doorway for a minute taking in the people in the room, they were talking and tossing food at one another almost every table was full. A nudge from behind, made him stumble forward into the room, and the line for food. When he finally managed to get some breakfast he made his way the end of a semi full table and began to eat the cardboard food.
"Hey Dan look what the Doc brought." A voice off to Nicks right said. Nick stopped chewing and turned to face the Voice, to find a tall thin man, about thirty-something, with thick black hair and dark beady eyes.
"Fresh meat." Another man, shorter then first, and as big as a rhino, with blue eyes and a shaved head, Nick swallowed hard to get the food passed the lump of fear that had formed in his throat.
"Hey fellas." Nick said giving a small smile and then returning to his breakfast.
"Now, is that anyway to treat a man who wants to be friends." The first asked sliding closer to Nick on the other side of the table. 'More the like the guy who wants to pummel me to dust probably. ' Nick thought as he swallowed another bite of scrambled egg.
"What do you want?" Nick asked, looking the man in the eyes.
"Just to talk, make nice with you." The second man now addressed him sliding to sit next to him, Nick moved over a bit, uncomfortable having the man next to him.
"Aw now come on no need to be like that, we were just trying to be nice thats all." The second said sounding dejected, but looking like he had more then just being friends on his mind.
"Ya know George i don't think he wants to be friend with us." The first whined mockingly.
"I think your right Dan, he should be warned, it ain't healthy for him not to be friends with us." George replied.
"Yeah, a man could get hurt if he ain't got us on his side." Dan agreed. Nick felt a shiver go through him, this is all he needed one day out of confinement and his 'friends' were going to hurt him if he didn't give in to them.
"Gee guys it temping really but i think I'll risk it." Nick replied, taking his tray he dropped in on the conveyor belt and walked out of the cafeteria. HE walked the halls unaware that the two men George and Dan were following him until a hand swung him around to face them.
"We wared you, now we have to show you." George said, and with that proceeded to swing at Nick, who braced himself for the blow.
"Hey!" Brian yelled coming up the hall, nick opened his eyes to see him glaring at the three of them, he never thought he'd be happy to see the moron.
"Whats going on fellas?"Brian asked when he reached the group, George released his hold on nick and back away.
"Just talking, that all." He explained and he and Dan toke of down the hall, Bran turned to look at Nick ho opened his mouth to speak but didn't get the chance.
"You have a visitor waiting in your room Nicky." Brian said and walked off in the direction George and Dan had taken.
"Don't call me Nicky." He mumbled and made a be lie for his room.
"Cath!" Nick exclaimed overjoyed to see the women who had such impeccable timing, He engulfed her in a hug.
"I'm happy to see you to Nicky." She laughed returning to hug.
"You have no idea. You just my ass from a beating." Nick told her about the two men from breakfast.
"Sounds like your making friends." Cath teased, Nick snorted.
"Yeah friends." He grinned.
"So when did you get moved Grissom said you were Strapped to a ned yesterday when he came to see you." Cath explained.
"Yeah well the Doc gave me weird drug or something as I woke up here." Nick told her.
"What kind of weird drug?" Cath asked a note of worry in her voice.
"Dunno, It toke me for a heck of a ride though." Nick described the symptoms he'd felt while the drugs had been in his system.
"Doesn't sound like anything I've ever heard of." Cath sighed and watched as Nicky picked up a pin and jabbed the tip of his finger with it.
"Nicky what are you..." she let the words die as he reached for a tissue off of the table and wiped some blood on it.
"Okay Nicky i get it, Just warn me next time you want to do that." She said taking the issue and stuffing it in her pocket.
"Did i give you enough?" He asked as he grabbed another tissue and wrapped hi finer in it.
"I think so yeah I'll have Greg play with it see what he cames up with." Cath said, for the next hour or so they talked about nothing in particular, until Cath said her goodbyes and left.
Okay well heres the next chapter hope you enjoy. Keep the reviews coming guy's they help.