Disclaimer: I don't own CSI: NY or the show CSI. This prose is merely a way to express my creativity and practise my writing.But people, creativity is always better than copying. I do not own Sara's brother's name as Danny (borrowed with permission from QTR), but I own Sara's brother as the Danny from CSI:NY. If I owned CSI or CSI:NY, I would probably just cut out the crimes and have luvule Candy Asle Ships instead (Snickers & M&M's). See why I don't own CSI?
A/N: I was so suprised at the response the first chapter got! As soon I say all those reviews, I went straight to opening Word! I had the help of some M&M candies... I also reached a strange conclusion- Lindsey & Nick would actually be a really cute country-family-kinda-couple, eh? Although I'll settle for em havin a really close-family-friendship. I think I might have to write a Nick/Lindsey story after this one, just so cute- cowpokes, we could call them... Anywayz, back to the story. This chap goes out to all the people who have reviewed for Chapter 1 in the first 24 hrs: Manhattan SVU,mj0621, angelkat2502, Nikky's girl, cuteidanix, JodyW, Tina-NSfan, Star Girl11 & BeTrAyEd DaUgHtErS, as well as anyone who reviews later on- i luv u all so much!
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"Sar? What's wrong?" Nick asked worriedly, glancing between the two. Her eyes did not shift and she ignored him. Lindsey was tugging on Danny's sleeve, but he too was ignoring everyone else. "Danny?" Sara whispered, not believing it. "Sara?" He whispered back, and the two stepped forward and hugged tightly. The room was so silent, you could hear a pin drop. All eyes were on the pair. Grissom walked through the door, carrying a file. He observed his team for a moment before asking. "What is going on here?" Sara broke away from Danny and looked at her collaugues, one by one. "Danny is my brother." She stated softly. Silence enveloped the room again. "Um, Sara and Danny, is it, well you too can go talk in the break room, but the rest of us have got to get to work if we want to find this boy by morning." Grissom ordered. They all reluctantly began their work, but a fraction of their minds were still occupied with thoughts of the two siblings talking only metres away from them.
Sara plunked herself down on the couch in the room where she had sat hundreds of times before, whenever they were awaiting results or taking a luch-break. Danny sat beside her. "Where did you go to, Danny?" She asked suddenly. He hesitated before replying. "Social Services took me to the Messer's, across town. Then we moved to New York. Where...Where did you go?" " Everywhere. Jamesons, Parks, Grundys, Stuarts, Gallins, Wherros, Dennerts..." She rallied off. "Also spent a bit of time in the orphanage. After awhile, they gave up and put me in a youth center. Stayed there till I went to Harvard. Became a CSI. Moved to Vegas for a job offer." Danny gasped. "You went to Harvard? How the hell did you pay for it? I was workin 3 jobs and barely scraping by at a NY Community College!" Sara glanced at his amazed face, and then back to the wall she had been staring at. "Scholarship." She said simply, shrugging her shoulders. Silence filled the room. "Why...Why did'nt you write to me?" She asked slowly. She turned to see his reaction. "I could'nt find you. The social workers would'nt tell me where you were, and I could'nt find you in a phonebook. After awhile, I just... gave up." He replied. "Why...why did you change your name?" She cut the silence. "I could'nt stand the questions from classmates, and the other kids in the house had changed their names, so I did it." He said shamefully. "Why did'nt you change yours?" He asked her. She turned sharply. "It's my name and no one could take that away from me!" She stated forcefully. Danny grinned slightly. She still had that stuborness in her. The two siblings sat on the couch in silence, their minds swimming with the events of the day.
Lindsey and Nick walked into the break room several hours later, with the rest of the team on their heels. They all stopped short at the door. Danny sat asleep on the couch, with Sara asleep beside him, her head against his shoulder. "Aww, never thought I'd see Danny Messer lookin so normal." Lindsey commented. "Messer?" Asked Catherine. "I thought Sara was his sister?" Greg asked. "She is..." Nick told him, rather obviously. "Why'd he change his name?" Greg asked. "Dunno..." Warrick said. "And what about Louie? Danny's brother?" Lindsey asked. "There's a lot we don't know about them." Grissom sighed. "We should probably turn in. There's time to talk tommorow." Grissom stated. "Yeah." Warrick said, prying his eyes away from the siblings and escorting Catherine to his car. Grissom also walked away, telling Greg to get home. It left Nick and Lindsey in the hallway, and Nick turned to her. "I suppose you need a place to stay?" His heavy texan drawl asked. "Yeah." She replied. "Come on, I'll take you all home. We need some sleep." He offered walking into the room. She was too tired to argue with him. The two managed to wake the siblings and they packed into Nick's car.
Nick showed Lindsey to his guestroom, and Danny to his couch. He bade them goodnight and fell into his own bed. Two arms reached around him and he pulled the brunette to him. "Night, Sar." He whispered and both instantly fell asleep. In the next room, Danny tucked Lindsey in, pulling the covers up to her chest. "You know, Danny, the best way to sleep is to sleep beside someone!" She joked, pulling him onto the bed with her. They giggled for a moment before looking deep into each other's eyes. "I'm sorry I did'nt help at all with the case." Danny said seriously. Lindsey replied casually. "S'okay. You had to talk with your sister." Danny could tell she had something bothering her. "Linds, is anything wrong?" He asked. She hesitated. "Well...I was wondering why you never mentioned Sara, and why you have different last names." She said. Danny's eyes clouded slightly. "Well, when I was about 11, my father was killed. By...by my mother. Sara and I were put in different foster homes. I...I never saw her again after that. I was placed in the Messer's, and after awhile I changed my name to Messer to fit in with the other kid there, Louie. But I never heard from Sara." Several tears rolled down his cheeks, and he hunched over, sobbing. Lindsey pulled him into her lap and held him, soothing him slowly. When his tears stopped, Danny looked up into her eyes, and she wiped away a tear from his cheek. He leant up and kissed her softly. He pulled back and looked to see her reaction. She was savouring the taste of his lips, and when it dissapeared she leant down and kissed him back. His arms came up around her waist and they lay there, trading lazy kisses until they too fell asleep. As the sun appeared in the sky, the two couples slept, dreaming dreams too good to be true. But who knew what the next day would behold...
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A/N: Sorry this chap was kinda short, the next one will probably be longer. I'm writing as I go along, so reviews help me know hich story to update and write for first! ;)lolz bribing much?;)
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