Gil Grissom looked over at the little strawberry-blonde that had just sat next to him. She was wearing shiny Mary-Janes and white socks with lace around the top, and a bright aquamarine sundress that matched her eyes. Her long hair was held up with blue hairbows and her bangs fluttered into her face.

"Hi!" She exclaimed, kicking her feet back and forth. She smiled a big smile at him and he blushed a little.

"Hi." He said softly back.

"My name's Catherine… Flynn." She stuck her hand out at him and he shook it.

"Gil… Gil Grissom." He smiled at her this time and she returned the action, still swinging her feet excitedly.

"I just moved here. From Montana."

"Really? I just moved from California!"

"Ooooh ocean!" She smiled. "Sounds cool. I liked Montana; it was nice there, but I like here better." The bus ground to a halt.

"So… who's your teacher?" She asked him.

"Ms. Grey." He replied.

"Oooh! Mine too!" She exclaimed excitedly as she hopped down from the seat and smoothed out her dress. She grabbed her butterfly lunchbox and stood back up. When she saw that her new friend wasn't moving, she tugged on his arm.

"Come on, Gil! The bus stopped!" She pulled his arm some more, but he didn't move. He looked away from her.

"I… I'm nervous. I've never had to go to a new school or move or anything before. And I don't know anybody."

"You don't gotta be nervous!" She exclaimed. "You know me…" she added softly and took his hand.

"I guess…"

"Ok? Let's go!" She exclaimed and pulled him to his feet. They walked to the front of the bus and Catherine hopped down, Gil following close behind. Catherine led him to the other first graders, who were lined up in front of the building, pulling his hand. She came to a halt in front of a woman with a nametag that said "Ms. Grey" on it in big, bold letters. The teacher bent down to their eye level.

"Well, hello! What are your names?" She asked them with a pleasant smile. Catherine grinned at her.

"I'm Catherine Marie Flynn." She stated proudly. "And this is Gil…something…Grissom. He's my new friend. We both just moved here"

"I'm your teacher, Ms. Grey." She said and shook both of their hands. "Our class room is this way." She said, motioning for them to follow her. They walked through a set of glass doors and turned down a hallway. She led them down a flight of stairs, both watching their feet and stumbling a little in their new shoes. They turned a corner into a bright hallway painted orange, green, and yellow. Orange lockers lined the walls between the three classrooms, evenly spaced in the hallway.

"Here is our class room." Ms. Grey said, gesturing toward the door in front of them. She motioned for them to go in, then followed behind.

"Wow… it's so big!" Catherine exclaimed excitedly as she gestured her arms towards the other end of the room. Gil nodded. "Oh! And bean bag chairs!" Catherine ran over towards the bean bag chairs and flopped into one. "Ahh."

Gil walked over to her with an amused look on his face as she sank into the chair. She looked up at him and pulled his arm, leading him to the chair next to her.

"Isn't this great?" She asked him.

"Yeah… I'm definitely not scared anymore." He replied as they shared a smile.

"Ok, class," Ms. Grey said from the front of the room as the students turned their attention to her. "Time to find your new seats." Catherine and Gil got out of the bean bag chairs.

"Let's go." Catherine said…