Title: Distorted

Disclaimer: I do not own anything

Rating: M to be safe

Summary: A series of attacks verify that a killer is on the prowl, and eagerly hunting for his next victim. (GC)

(spoilers) Set this season

Except there is no Sara and Gil...

Chapter 9

"I told you. I feel fine." Gil protested as the doctor advised him to lie down.

"Mr. Grissom. You ingested an extremely high dose of gamma-hydroxybutyrate; you are at risk for several severe side effects."

Gil shook his head in defiance "I know that, but I feel fine, I'm a little tired and that's normal, If I feel sick I will left you know. But right now I want to be with fiancé. "

The doctor nodded "I understand that you're concerned for her, but she is going to be okay, it's my job to…"

"I don't need you to tell me what your job is; it's not going to change my mind. I have every legal right to refuse any treatment and that is what I am doing."

"Okay," The doctor complied "I just need to have you fill out the necessary forms."

"You're going to be okay." Lily smiled looking down at her daughter.

"Where's Gil?" Catherine whispered

"He's with the doctor, he's getting checked over."

Catherine nodded and turned away from her mother. "I hope he's going to be okay. I wouldn't want anything to happen to him."

Lily smiled "He loves you so much you know."

Catherine smiled trying to fight back the tears that began to form. "I know." She whimpered.

"No tears." Lily caressed her cheek. "Not because of that monster."

Catherine sniffled and tried to sit up "I want to get out of here."

"You know you have to stay at least for the night." Lily advised

"I just want to get out of here and go on with my life." Catherine argued "I don't want to…" she paused

"I just want to forget what he did to me, and sitting here with all the time in the world to think about it is not going to help."

"I know." Lily soothed

Catherine stared at the blank wall in front of her.

"Catherine?" he mother said her name out of concern.

Catherine didn't reply

"Sweetheart?" Lily spoke again.

"I was terrible." She whispered not taking her eyes off the wall. "When I woke up, I could feel something was different, that something was wrong. The alarm went off and I was certain that I hadn't turned it on, but I ignored it. "She paused "All the little signs were there."

Lily nodded but didn't respond as she listened to her daughter.

"I went into the bathroom to get a drink, I didn't want to wake him, he's been do tired. So I closed the bathroom door. When I came out, he was standing there. And before I could scream or even say anything, his hand was over my mouth. He pushed me back in to the bathroom and closed the door."

Lily sighed as her daughter recounted the events that took place. In an attempt to show support, Lily reached for Catherine's hand and took in her own.

"He was choking me, and he was slamming me around. I tried to fight him, I tried to pull off his mask." She sighed "But he had a knife and that my fighting him would just give him a reason to kill me when he was done."

Lily cringed at the notion of what 'done' meant for her daughter.

"He tied my hands. He told me if I didn't see his face he wouldn't have to kill me, but he took off his mask anyway, like he didn't care whether I lived or died. He kept telling me we were going to have fun." She paused, feeling the return of her nausea.

"Sweetheart;" Lily gave her hand a reassuring squeeze "Do you need anything?"

"Just the thought of it…of him; Makes me want to be sick." Catherine whispered

"If you want to take a break you can." Lily reminded her "You don't have to…"

"It's okay." Catherine cut her off "I'm…." she trailed off. "I….he cut me." She struggled to keep from crying "He cut me over and over. Like it was a game; and then he, his hands were."

Lily took a deep breath, "Catherine, did he…."

"No." Catherine answered before she could get the question out. "He tried." She added "I told him I felt like I was going to be sick, he didn't listen and when I was, he got really angry. And that's when he stabbed me, he just looked down at me and without any hesitations he just……he tried to kill me."

Lily, in tears of her own passed a tissue to her daughter; and took one for her own emotions.

"They found him." Lily smiled "They caught the man that did this to you. He's not going to hurt you or anyone else anymore."

Catherine nodded "I know." She sighed turning to her mother "But I'm still afraid."

"You've been through so much. It's okay to be afraid; "

"Not me." She replied "I'm never afraid. I don't…I don't know how I let this happen. Gil could have been hurt, much worse and I…."

"You didn't let it happen, Catherine." Gil entered the room after listening from the hall. "That man made it clear that he was going to do what he wanted to whoever he thought he could. You fought him the best you could, you never gave up. Nick told me you bit him, you made sure he wasn't going to get away. And he won't. I don't want you to ever think that you 'let' this happen."

Catherine nodded and watched as her mother let the room, giving them privacy.

"I want you to say it." He sat next to her.

"I didn't let it happen." She whispered wiping a stray tear.

"Good." Gil added, kissing her forehead.

"What now?" She asked as he returned to his seat.

"Gil." She looked over at him when he didn't respond.

Gil was slumped down in his seat, his head flopped, his body convulsing.

Catherine's heart began to race at the sight of him. "Gil!" she jumped out of bed ignoring the shooting pain in her legs. "Gil!" She screamed.

TBC