Okay! Chapter six right here! First off, I would like to thank csi-sam-sanders(I'm glad you like Adri a lot and I agree...Greg can be a sweetheart) and Catherine Louise(I agree...the delving into their hearts begins now, beginning with Greggo...and remember...curiosity killed the cat...(pardon the cliché) and thank you for calling me the queen of long chapters!) Anyway, aside from that, I had fun at the beach and got sunburned on my shoulders like I always do but enough about me...on to the chapter!

I don't own CSI...I just own Adri...

Chapter 6
Caught

Greg and Adri spent the two following days working nearly nonstop to finish everything on time. Turns out that the DA compromised and the pretrail was set for a much later date. Fourtanately, the end of the week came and Greg and Adri were relieved to be done with the translations. At seven, Greg dashed into the Crime Lab, more dressed up than usual since he had to take Cath's daughter to the recital since since Cath couldn't do it due to the fact that she was helping Grissom out with paperwork. Carrying tons of folders and papers in his hands, he quickly made his way to Grissom's office. Catherine opened the door for him and he set the pile of papers in a nearby chair.

"Done," was the first thing Greg said.

"Good job," Grissom responded as he got off his desk to check on the papers. "This was your half of the job?"

"Yeah, I did the Norwegan letters and sorted the English ones by date to create the timeline," Greg explained. "I also did the Norwegan paragraphs in the three pads you gave us since Adri already did most of the translations already. Speaking off...is she even here yet?"

"No," Grissom said as he opened the first folder in Greg's pile.

"We have a problem," Nick said as he came in.

"What is it Nick?" Catherine asked.

"There's nobody working DNA...Mia was moved to Day's early this afternoon by Ecklie," Nick said seriously. Grissom's eyes said everything...

"No wonder Brass gave me Adriana's resumé last night...he was suspecting it..." Grissom said as he began to look through his books.

"Why would he give you Adri's resumé?" Greg asked.

"For a spot at the lab...I looked at it this afternoon and I was impressed to say the least...I thought of asking her to join the active CSI roster but I guess she'll make do as a Lab Tech for the time being," Grissom said as he finally found the paper he was looking for. "Says here that if she were to be moved up to work the field, she'd get her own replacement...but it also says that she's comfortable with being a Tech..."

"Let her be a Tech for a while then...move her up to field later..." Catherine suggested.

"Thanks for the idea Catherine..." Grissom said as he sat down and looked through the papers in his desk. Catherine found what he was looking for before he did.

"You never read these..." Catherine said as he looked up to see the small piece of paper, a memo. At that, Adriana burst in, her arms full of papers and some notepads.

"A little help?" she asked, Greg immidiately taking up the offer and placed the contents of her arms in another chair. "Thanks and done at last...I'll pick up my check during the week."

"You're hired," Grissom interrupted.

"What?" Adri asked in surprise.

"You're hired. Brass gave me your resumé yesterday and as of this afternoon I have no DNA tech so that's your job. You start now..." Grissom said.

"I knew he'd pull something like that but I can't start tonight!" Adri cried. "I've got plans!"

"Can't you cancel them?" Grissom asked.

"Nope!" Adri said firmly. "I can start tomorrow or Monday night but I can't tonight," Adri said firmly. Greg noticed that she'd come with a bun again...does that have something to do with her plans? he thought.

"May I ask what is so important that you can't?" Grissom asked as he looked into her eyes. Adri then made some wierd movements with her hands and Grissom's eyes widened in realization. He then gave her a confused look as to which she nodded. "Go!" he cried. "Go before you're late and I change my mind!" he cried.

"Thank you and see you tomorrow night!" Adri cried as she ran down the hall.

"Care to explain Grissom?" Nick asked.

"Sign language," Grissom answered as he sat down and burried his face in his hands.

"She knows sign laguage?" Catherine asked in surprise. "What did she sign?"

"She can clarify that for you tomorrow...right now I need someone to work DNA and Greg's doing your favor so I need someone else..." Grissom said. "Lemme call Mia and see if she can pull one last double..." Grissom said as he picked up the phone.

"Where's Lindsay and we're taking the bus...my car's is being checked out, it was leaking oil most of the week," Greg said to Catherine.

"She's in the break room and be careful Greg..." Catherine said as he made his way out.

"I will," Greg said.

"For getting her home, just call my mother and she'll call my sister to pick her up," Catherine said as Greg finally left to pick up Lindsay.

"Hey Greg!" said the teenager as he came in. "I can't wait for the ballet show!" she cried. "Mom said that it's better than the dances she used to do. More grace involved..."

"Or so she tells me..." Greg said as he shook his head. He couldn't believe he was doing this...

"Think of it this way," Lindsay said, causing him to meet the girl's eyes. "Hot girls in thight clothes...at least, that's the way Adriana put it for you, I mean, she came by and we talked for a while...she seems like a real nice person."

"She said that?" he asked in surprise.

"Yeah!" Lindsay said with a confused look. "She looked like she was in a real hurry to get somewhere..."

"A date?" Greg asked.

"No!" Lindsay cried. "That's what I asked but she said that it was real important to her and she couldn't let an old lady friend of hers down or something like that..."

"Come on Linds..." Greg said as he took her hand. "Let's go before the show starts, you wouldn't want to miss it..."

"Yeah!" Lindsay said as they made their way outside and took the bus to the theater the ballet show was going to be preformed in. Once they arrived at the theater, they showed their ticket's and were taken to the front row, close to the band and the stage. Lindsay had gotten two programs for them and she was looking through hers when they sat down. "That's wierd..." she said softly as an elder woman sat down next to Greg.

"What do you mean Lindsay?" he asked as he tried to peek over her shoulder.

"Here," she said in response as she handed Greg a program. Greg took a look at the cover page and nearly gouged his eyes out. The page read the name of the ballet as usual but what surprised him was the name of the guest dancer, 'Adriana Carrasquillo.'

"That can't be Adri," Greg said while trying to enter denial.

"You'll just have to wait and see young man..." the lady next to him said with a smile. "I must say...if this preformance goes off without a hitch...I'll be extremely proud of it..."

"You directed this group?" asked Lindsay in surprise.

"Not only that child...I formed it...and I've been dying to get Adriana to preform with us and she gladly accepted once she found out about it," the lady said proudly. "You're welcome to come with me and meet the dancers backstage after the show," the lady said to Lindsay. "You seem very eager to dance."

"That would be great!" Lindsay cried. "Please Greg!"

"Ok..." he said after the teen gave him the puppy dog eyes. "We'd be glad to..." Greg told the woman who smiled at the words.

"All right then," she said as she returned her focus on the stage. "Keep your voices down, the show's about to start..." the lady finished saying as the curtains were pulled back and the show comenced. The whole dinner party scene was brief and the rat fight had Lindsay at the edge of her seat.

"It's cool," she said with a smile. Greg didn't say anything in response and kept watching the ballet. After the battle, the waltzes, marches and minor dances came through. During the Waltz of the Snowflakes, a seemingly familiar face made her appearance as she dashed across the stage. "That was Adriana!" Lindsay cried in surprise.

"Indeed it was," the lady said over the music the band was playing. "Rather nervous...I should go and check how everything is..." the lady said as she got up and made her way backstage. Greg just looked up at the stage confused, just in time to see Adriana dance across stage again before the snowflakes finally made their appearance.

Backstage...

"This is great!" cried one of the male dancers.

"What is?" Adriana asked as she came in from the stage.

"The understudy from the Waltz of the Flowers, the lead role...has gotten a severe case of stage fright. Puked when she heard that she was up after the snowflakes.(A/N: I don't remember if that was the order...so if isn't right, feel free to correct me.) Now that preformance is almost over and you're the only one left that knows the routine," answered another male dancer.

"This is great!" Adriana cried. She hated being under pressure but she had to do this. "Just get me the extra costume and help! I've got only seconds to change!" she cried as they brought her the pink tutu for the part. She had already gotten the Sugarplum Fairy outfit off and put on the other one quickly. "You guys zip me up," Adri said as she finished adjusting the costume on her and began to walk. Two guys came up and they played a quick game of rock, paper, siscors to see who'd zip her up. After the first one won, he started to move the zipper and accidentally undid her bun.

"Your bun!" cried the guy after he realized his mistake. At the same time, a make up artist came by and dabbed some glitter around Adri's neck and shoulders.

"Just take off the bobby pins!" Adri cried. "I'll do a braid to finish the preformance with! I have no time! The song's starting!" she finished saying as the guy removed as many bobby pins as he could. She gracefully came onto the stage and took her position between the porcelain flowers, a nervous smile on her face. Guess you got your wish Greg...Adri thought as she quickly scanned the crowd. You get to see how long my hair is...she finished thinking as the girls around her began to dance.

Greg(that means it's from his POV, just to clear any probable confusion...)

The very same girl that Lindsay said was Adriana came out this time with a pink tutu and her hair down. I thought all dancers were either supposed to wear buns or braids...I could see her nervously scan the crowd and as I looked at those eyes of hers, there was no more doubt in my mind. That girl was Adri...so this is what she did before she came to the lab...rehearse for the prefromance which I guess is what she signed to Grissom. The girls in the green tutu's danced around her and Adri had her brief moments where she'd dance solo. She looked completely different than from what I've seen her before.

"Adri looks real nice..." Lindsay said.

"Yeah, she does," I responded. I had a hard time finding words to describe her. The elder woman that had left before, came by and obstructed my view of Adri's dancing until she finally sat down next to me.

"The costume fits her better than the understudy," she commented. My mind began to wander as the preformance came to a close and another group of dancers came on stage. After a couple of more dances, the band began to play a familiar tune and I suddenly remebered that Adri was humming that very same melody last night. Adri came on stage with a different outfit this time. A blue tutu that seemed to accentuate her frail figure even more than usual. She had managed to braid her hair and let it hang losely behind her. A guy came up and started to dance with her, complementing her already flawless dance steps. The dance came to a close and not long after, so did the show. The cast slowly made their way onstage, holding hands. A stagehand came by with a bouquet of roses and gave it to Adri who was given a standing ovation. "Bravo!" cried the lady next to us. "Bravo!" Pretty soon the applause was done with and the theater was emptying up. "Come with me," the lady said as she made her way down the asile. Lindsay gave me a quick push and we followed her until we found ourselves backstage. "Where's my star dancer?" she asked.

"I don't think I deserve such a title," Adri said as she stepped out of her dressing room, undoing her braid and finger combing her hair. Her eyes met mine and she just blushed.

"Adri, I belive this young girl could learn from you plenty, she's an aspiring dancer..." the lady said with a smile, signaling Lindsay.

"Don't worry Madame Raquel...I already met her today before the show..." Adri said while noting Lindsay's presence. "And the young man that's with her is a friend..."

"Ah..." said Raquel, amused. "No wonder you were surprised to see her onstage," she finished saying.

"Yeah..." I said sheepishly.

"Well, I'll leave you kids to talk, I need to check on Mariana...I'll see you in two weeks Adriana!" said Raquel as she left.

"You going somewhere?" I asked. She shook her head and signaled us to come into her dressing room.

"I'm just taking a dance break...I'm not going on stage for two weeks so I can gain the five pounds I lost and to work on some of my steps better...yesterday I nearly tripped..." Adri said as she took off her earings.

"You were on a diet?" I asked surprised. With a figure like hers, it wasn't necesarry and the outfit she was wearing made it even more clear... "You don't..."

"I know I don't..." Adri interrupted as she turned to me. "But what else can you do when the costume they tailored for you happens to be one size too small and there's no fabric in town good enough to redo it?" Adri asked.

"Point taken..." I said as I sat down on the couch that there was in the room.

"Need a ride?" Adri asked as she took off the tiara and placed it on the makeup table.

"Sure...lemme call Cath..." I said as I got up.

"I'll do it Greg," Lindsay said as she stood up.

"Just keep it a secret from mommy that you saw me here," Adri said as she began to take her dance shoes off. Lindsay nodded and left the dressing room to talk outside.

"So this is what you do before you went to the lab..." I said after a while.

"Yeah..." Adri said weakly. "You think it's stupid?" Adriana asked.

"Nope. I actually..."

"Let's go Greg!" Lindsay interrupted as she came in. I could see Adri's face fall slightly as she bit her lip and turned away.

"I'll take you home as soon as I change," Adri said as she opened her bag. "Now Greg, out!" she cried. I didn't need to be told twice as I took Lindsay's hand and waited outside of her dressing room. Soon the door opened and Adri came out, looking relieved and makeup less. Under the stage lights, I could see that her eye had healed quite well.

"Your eye looks a lot better..." I said with a small smile.

"Yeah," Adri said with a small smile. "Come on, your grandma is expecting you Linds..."

"Ok..." the teen said as she and I followed Adriana to the parking lot. Adri unlocked the car and put in her stuff in the trunk with my help, which she'd refused but it didn't matter to me anyway. Once we got in and Adri started the car, Lindsay began to point Adri to the right direction. We got there pretty quickly and Lindsay got out of the car on her own, us waiting until she was safely inside her house.

"Getting to my apartment complex is easy..." I began.

"Look Greg, I know we don't know each other much but, would like to stay at my place?" Adri asked. My eyes widened at the question. "It's just that I'm exhausted and my body's aching for some seriuos sleep...it's closer than your aparment complex anyway...I'm just so tired Greg...you have no idea..."

"If you're really that tired...I could drive and you tell me where to go..." I offered.

"No, it's okay..." Adri said with a small smile. "It's real nice of you to worry, but I can drive Greg...it's not that far from here...you can stay in the guest room and there's tons of spare guy's clothes there...my friends send them as gag gifts..." Adri said as she started the car and began to drive to her house.

"Why would you say that?" I asked. "I thought you'd have them left by an ex or something..."

"I'm not the type of person to have one night stands and keep the guy's clothes..." Adri said firmly.

"I didn't mean it that way Dri..." I said, trying to defend myself. "I just..."

"You just thought automatically that just because I'm so sweet that I'd have guys swooning over me everywhere and that's not how it's been for me!" she cried angrily. I was hurt by her remark but the tears in her eyes showed me that she was hurt more by what I had said. I reached out to comfort her but she didn't even let me touch her. There's got to be something going on in her head that tells her to pull back just as much as she gets close to people. At first she seemed to be such a strong person but now she's panicking over every little thing...doesn't she trust me already? "Just be quiet Greg...I really need to think right now and I apologize if the comment hurt you in anyway..." Adri said as she kept driving silently. After about ten more minutes, she pulled over at her house and we saw that the door was wide open...

The ever cruel cliffy has finally made it's appearance! Okay...enough joking around. I'd just like to comment that I'm surprised at the amount of hits this has gotten and the reviews barely reflect it...but moving on, I love to recieve positive reinforcement so I'd appreciate hearing from more of you...Ok...I'm done...until next chappie...which depending on my speed, itshould be up this weekend...

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