CHAPTER 3

Greg and I ran to catch up with Nick and Grissom, apparently there was an officer down about three blocks from the lab. I jumped into Greg's Passat with him drive, next to us Grissom was getting to Nick's truck and we all drove off. It took about two minutes to get to the little alley way where the officer was reported. The four of us got out of the cars not even bothering to turn them off, and ran towards the alley.

"Where's the officer!" Greg said a little worried.

"I have no idea…" Grissom replied looking all over the alley for something, anything.

"Uh…da-Grissom…" I said "I think I've found the officer…behind the dumpster."

"How do you know?"

"Uh perhaps it's the blood pool coming out from the bottom of the dumpster. I'm surprised you didn't notice that" I said sarcastically.

"Okay let's check it out, but be careful the suspect might still be around." Nick said.

"Yeah…" Greg said hesitantly.

Grissom secured the scene by calling Brass on his cell and making sure nobody came into the alley by standing where we had entered and having Nick at the other end.

"Nick, we are going to guard the entrances to the alley, and let the rookies find out things for them selves." Grissom told Nick.

"Hey I'm no rookie!" I yelled at him.

"I know but you're new to this lab, so you are a rookie at the lab"

"Doesn't mean I don't know how to do my job. Who cares if I'm new here I still know what to do!" I mumbled, only Greg had heard me

"Well since I'm a rookie you can help me" he whispered to me laughing

"Uh-huh" I said trying not to laugh or smile but I couldn't help it.

"Okay on three, we are going to pull the dumpster out, okay?" Greg asked.

"Yup." I replied.

"1…2…3!" he said, both of us trying to push the dumpster forward.

"Hey Nicky a little help here!" I yelled so he would hear me at the other end of the alley.

"Yeah I'm coming" he said and started running toward us.

Behind him I saw a dark figure coming slowly after him.

"Nicky look out!" I screamed, Greg and Grissom immediately turned around to see what I was yelling about. Before I knew it I heard a gunshot and saw it hit Nick's shoulder… through and through. I started screaming and running towards him but before I got very far Greg's arm stuck out and grabbed me and held me back.

"Greg let me go! I have to see if he's okay!" I screamed at him.

"Sorry Jess, but I can't let you go"

"Please Greg, please let me go I have to be sure that he is okay" I said crying.

"Greg, you can let her go, its okay" Grissom told him.

Greg sighed at let go of me. I ran to where Nick laid and asked if he was okay.

"Yeah I'm fine, it was just my shoulder." Nick said trying to get up.

"Don't Nick, I'll help you" I said grabbing his other arm, but he soon collapsed into my arms. In the back round I could hear Grissom calling for an ambulance and Greg talking to Catherine on the phone…

TO BE CONTINUED! so check back later! and review please! with ideas and stuff! thanks! and for some reason these seem really short..sorry bout that