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ktooty: Thanks! :D
Buba95: Haha Thanks. :) I'm glad you like it. ^.^
Kara: Are you talking about Nate putting Shane down? You do know I made Nate and Shane brothers right? Psh. Also if you don't like the way I am portraying Mitchie and or the plot you don't have to read it you know...
ImABeliber: :D Glad you like it. :) And you'll find out soon enough what happened to Mitchie. ;D
Rynni is happy: :O I still missed Castle. I'll hulu it sometime and watch it. :)
L is for Left: ;) Both Shane and Mitchie's stories will be told in the storyy. ^.^
Blahh... It seems this story is really on my mind... :p I haven't really worked on my others like MLT or AAG or even OHAO... Whoops. :p Butttt, there is like a bajillion CSI and ect tv show mini marathons on during the time I'm home. XD Sooo It's kinda easy to find inspiration.
By the way. Any names or event used in the story are made up. They have no connection to anyone or anything in real life. If they do its just pure coincidence.
Sitting at a desk in the lab Mitchie watched the footage again of the men coming into the building. She had been watching carefully to see if she could make out anything about them. Pausing the video when she heard the doors open to the lab she glanced up at the group that entered.
"There is nothing really helpful. They all keep their heads down. The only thing I could tell you is that the suspect is around five 'nine and dark hair…" Mitchie said as Peggy glanced eagerly at her. Peggy shook her head.
"Well… That's better than nothing." Peggy sighed. "Shane stay and help Mitchie id the two other men. Caitlyn said they didn't have any identification on them." Peggy said giving him a meaningful glare. He nodded before turning towards Mitchie. "Nate. Prints and the photos from the scene?" She asked Nate also nodded before giving Mitchie a weak smile. He secretly wished Shane wouldn't be such an ass to Mitchie.
"I'll go see if Caitlyn has anything else for us." Peggy said before leaving she gave Shane one more meaningful glare.
"What was that all about?" Mitchie asked quietly. She watched as Shane stiffened before shrugging her question off. Pretending not to hear. "Shane?" she said a little louder as he moved away from her.
"It's nothing. She's just pissed at me." Shane snapped again before sighing and running a hand through his hair. "Sorry… I've just had a rough night…" He mumbled before sitting down. "So we are trying to id those two goons?" Shane murmured.
Mitchie scooted away from Shane before nodding. It wasn't anything personal she just was more cautious around him. She was somewhat scared of him. Afraid he'd lash out on her. "Y…Y…Yes…" She stuttered out before turning towards the computer screen.
Shane took notice of Mitchie moving away from him and looking at the side of her face when she leaned forward. "Are you alright? I took a shower last night I don't smell." Shane said attempting to lighten the mood despite his earlier mood at the scene. Mitchie shivered as she looked at the screen.
"I know her…" She whispered pointing to a girl that also came in but left right after the suspect. She didn't want to add that girl to the suspect list. But knew she would have to.
Shane glanced again at Mitchie. "Do you know her name?" He asked noting the look on her face was worry. Mitchie nodded slowly before pulling her phone out.
"Catalina." She murmured before hitting the speed dial on her phone. "Get down here now." She said with as much authority as she could in her voice. "I don't care. Get down here now Cat." She said. "Yes the lab. You know where it is. I've showed you every time we go by it." Mitchie hissed. "I don't care. Get your ass down here before I find you myself and bring you in." Mitchie snapped before shutting the phone.
Shane looked impressed and slightly confused. "That's my sister." Mitchie stated before glancing at the footage again. Shane stood up now even more confused.
"Your sister is linked to our case now…" He said as if he was stating a fact.
"I know." Mitchie rolled her eyes before continuing to scan. "Do you know how old these tapes are?" she mumbled.
"Don't know… But I have a question for you…" Shane said waiting for the okay to ask. He saw Mitchie look over at him and arch an eyebrow as if she waited. "Why is it one second your terrified of me the next practically ready to rip my head off we've only met what two hours ago?" Shane asked
Mitchie sighed. "You scare me… You remind me of someone I've been trying to forget… Don't take it the wrong way or anything but I get that feel around all men… I'm even terrified of Nate but I know he wouldn't hurt a fly if he didn't have to." Mitchie mumbled.
"Also. You drive me nuts with this stupid pissed off to joking mood. It irks me." She added giving a quick smile.
A young blond woman stepped into the hall way as Mitchie made her comment and looked at Mitchie terrified. Mitchie gave her a hard look before bolting from her chair. "What the hell were you doing at the apartment on Fisher and North at one thirty in the morning?" She hissed glaring at Catalina who was staring at Shane with a smirk on her face.
"Catalina Marie." Mitchie hissed. She glared at her sibling. "Stop staring at that ass and look at me." Mitchie said reaching for Catalina's face. Despite the fact her sister was taller than her Mitchie still held authority over her.
Peggy coming up from the morgue caught the end of Mitchie snapping at her sister and quickly grabbing Mitchie's hands and pulled her away. "Sorry ma'm." Peggy said before glaring at Mitchie. Pushing herself out of Peggy's grasp Mitchie reached around her and grabbed onto Catalina's arm.
"Stop staring at Shane." Mitchie said glaring up a little.
"Michelle!" Peggy shouted. "Let go of the woman now." She said prying Mitchie's fingers off Catalina.
Coming to her sense Catalina look amused at Peggy. "Don't worry. She's just trying to get my attention. Right sis?" She asked pulling her arm away.
Peggy looked confused. "Mitch I thought you said…?" Peggy mumbled.
"I said on survived with me." Mitchie muttered back before looking back at Catalina. "What were you doing at the apartments at Fisher and North and one thirty this morning?" Mitchie said glaring at her younger sister again.
"School notes. My friend Hannie lives there… I left like an hour later because she wanted some drinks and stuff I told her I couldn't." Catalina said as she glanced at Shane again. "Who's he?" She whispered to Mitchie.
"Off limits that's who." Mitchie hissed back at her sister before looking at Peggy who nodded. "Look. Right now you're in some deep shit considering there was a murder at those apartments in between the time you were there and left." Mitchie explained.
"And I'm in some deep shit because the dude that rode the elevator with me is the suspect aren't I?" Catalina asked.
Mitchie and Peggy gasped. "You rode the elevator with him?" Mitchie asked pulling Catalina along with her. "Come now." She commanded as she dragged her sister back into the part of the lab she was in before. "Him?" She asked rewinding the tape to the man leaving.
Catalina nodded. "He told me to hang back for like ten minutes then leave…"She said watching the screen carefully.
Mitchie smiled widely. "You might have saved yourself from being in a lot of shit but did you get a look at his face and can you remember it?" she asked rapidly.
"You're not gonna make me do this again are you?"
"Yes again shut up and tell me what he looked like." Mitchie said rolling her eyes.
"Brown hair… Blue-green eyes. He looked like that guy from the show we like to watch. Charlie? I don't remember the name right now…" Catalina listed off.
"Chuck?" Mitchie mumbled.
Catalina pointed at Mitchie. "YEAH! That one! I don't know why I thought Charlie…" Catalina blushed.
Shane watch amused at Mitchie's sister lit up every time she remembered something. But he was still suspicious about her because she seemed to remember everything with vivid details.
"Thank you Cat." Mitchie said shaking her head knowing most of her sister's story wasn't true but pretended it was for her sister's sake. "Go back to the apartment and don't go anywhere or let anyone in. Period." Mitchie said giving Catalina a glare.
"Yes ma'm!" Catalina saluted Mitchie before heading out the door.
Mitchie bit her lip before looking at Shane. "Can a couple officers go and stay with her at least until I can go home… If this guy is our killer I don't want him going after my only sister…" She asked looking at him with a lot of hope and worry.
Shane nodded before calling for a couple officers to follow Catalina but to keep their distance from her.
"Thank you." Mitchie whispered.
"Do you really buy into your sister being as innocent as you think?" Shane asked after they were back into the lab alone.
"My sister makes up stories. She remembers people and places but not how everything goes. Like one time she simply scrapped her knee on some rocks outside our house growing up and then the next day at school claimed to have been attacked by someone from behind and was almost raped…" Mitchie explained as she entered her sister's description of the man that rode the elevator with her into the facial recognition software.
Waiting for a hit she glanced at Shane. "I'm sorry about asking so many questions earlier… I'm too curious for my own good sometimes." Mitchie smiled weakly.
Nate appeared in the door way seconds later holding up some test results. "Those fibers I found. They are a one hundred percent cotton fiber with a blue and red dye. I wish I'd have something better but I don't." Nate sighed. "What are you working on?"
"My sister stopped by after I noticed her on the tape… I had to practically yank her arm out and try not to get Peggy fire me… But she rode the elevator with the suspect so I'm running the information through the facial recognition software…" Mitchie sighed as the computer stopped searching and blinked.
"Terry Manalow?" Mitchie said out loud. "Wanted for rape, possession of heroin… And three other felonies…"Mitchie read. She looked over at Shane and Nate who both looked like they were ready to shoot the screen.
"Him again?" Nate said glaring now. "The guy escaped us five times but he ends up in our building?" Nate growled.
Mitchie let out a quit squeak before backing away from the computer. Peggy had just so happen to walk in at the same time Nate growled. "Ah. Mister Manalow?" Peggy sighed. She held a grim look. She glanced at Mitchie who had pressed herself against Shane.
Realizing she was pressed up against Shane she jumped away. "Sorry." She mumbled.
Shane grinned before shrugging. He felt something when she touched him… He didn't know what but he felt it.
"Miss Torres… You're lucky that Catalina was your sister or I would have suspended you for your behavior." Peggy said giving Mitchie a look.
"Won't happen again." Mitchie squeaked. She looked down embarrassed as she could tell that Peggy was mad at her. "Sorry…" She mumbled a few second later.
"Don't say you're sorry." Peggy said. "Go find our Mister Manalow and bring him in. Take Shane." Peggy said before turning and leaving the room.
Longest chapter so far. Almost 2,000 words. :O
Ohhohh... Like I said I have no idea if I'm doing this right... I'm basing it on tv shows... So don't get pissed off about it. :p