A/N: So here is yet another random idea of mine. So in my personal opinion, Nick and Morgan don't seem to interact an awful lot which is a darn shame, so I wanted to write a brotherly/sisterly fic with them together. I really liked writing this one and I hope you love it! I wanted to get the right balance of angst and humour too… because the addition of Greg is always good for a laugh right ;)

Summary – Nick tells Morgan about the time he was kidnapped…. Mainly angst, but Greg also thrown in to lighten the mood ;) Morganders/ Grody/ Branders/ Meg :3 Whatever you prefer ;)

Siblings New and Old

"Hey, hold the elevator!" Morgan called as she quickened her pace to catch it. Nick held his arm out across the door to stop it from closing. The younger CSI quickly rushed inside and let out a sigh "Thanks" she said with a smile.

"Don't mention it" Nick grinned back as he pushed the button for the 2nd floor and the door closed.

"How's the case going?" Morgan asked as she leant against the wall and rocked back on her heels.

"Pretty good" Nick said with a nod "We got plenty of evidence and the suspect is a nervous wreck. We're expecting him to cave any time now"

"You haven't been bullying him have you?" Morgan asked with a smirk and a raised eyebrow. Nick chuckled and shook his head.

All of a sudden, the elevator came to an abrupt halt with a shaky judder. Morgan yelped in surprise and grabbed the hand rail whilst Nick fell forward and pressed his palms against the door for support.

"Well this ain't good" Morgan mumbled as she stood back up again and straightened her hair out.

"No…" Nick groaned as he began to repeatedly press the button "No, no, no please no" he sounded despaired and even a little frightened, Morgan thought.

"Nick just chill" Morgan said raising a hand to him and then bringing her cell phone out her back pocket with the other.

"I can't… I can't chill!" Nick exclaimed as he slammed his fist against the door and cried out in frustration. Morgan jumped, feeling more than a little taken aback. "I-I'm sorry" Nick said looking at her with wide eyes "I didn't mean to scare you"

"That's okay" Morgan told him with a gentle smile, although she wondered what the true cause of his outburst was. "It's just broken down, I'll call for help" she said placing the phone to her ear after dialling the first person she thought of.

"Go for Greg" her boyfriend replied.

"Hey Babe" Morgan replied whilst running a hand through her hair.

"Hey Morgs, what's up?"

"Listen the elevators broke down somewhere between the first and second floor. Nick and I are trapped inside." She explained "Can you find the maintenance guys to help us?"

"Oh yeah sure" Morgan couldn't help but smile at the undertone of concern in her boyfriend's voice. "You guys okay?" Greg asked.

"Erm…" Morgan looked over at Nick who had one hand still on the elevator door and his head hanging low as she shook it, muttering something to himself. "Yeah…I'm fine" she said, hoping Greg would get the hint.

"So Nick's not?" Greg asked, easily catching on. Morgan didn't need a reply, Greg knew why his friend may be having problems. "Listen, you just got to keep him calm okay. Tell him you'll be out of there soon" Morgan had a feeling Greg knew more than he was letting on. "I'm going to get help. Just hang in there okay?"

"Sure, thanks Greg" Morgan replied and hung up the phone. "Nick…" she said gently as she slowly began to approach the older man like he was a wild animal that might run away. "You okay?" she slowly reached out a hand to put on his arm but the Nick gasped and flinched away.

"No! Please…" Nick whispered "I just need my own space" There was pure fear in his eyes, Morgan could see that. They were wide and his breathing was a little ragged.

"Okay, I understand" Morgan said raising her hands a little and backing away. "Nick, you need to calm down" she told him. "Just talk to me okay? If you talk to me then it will feel like no time at all before we get out of here."

"I'm sorry" Nick breathed "I'm sorry, this is so embarrassing" he said with a humourless laugh.

"Hey it's okay" Morgan said sincerely. She was worried more than anything. "Claustrophobia is a very common…"

"It's not…It's not claustrophobia...well… not really" Nick told her. He turned his head slightly to the side to look at the blond. "Can…can I tell you something?"

"Sure, absolutely anything" Morgan said, she too was now growing very upset. "I know I haven't known you as long as Greg or Sara, but you're one of my best friends Nick, and I'd like to think you felt the same way." She said with a small smile.

"Of course I do" Nick said with a small smile "In fact you're more than that. You're a little sister"

Morgan's heart soared. "Thank you" she said with tears in her eyes "that means so much to me."

"Well…it's because of that I feel I should tell you." Nick said. With a shaky sigh he slowly sat down on to the floor. His legs and hands were visibly trembling which worried Morgan even more. She too sat down on the floor opposite him , keeping her promise of giving Nick some space. "Has Greg told you about the time…the time I was kidnapped?"

Morgan went wide eyed with shock. "No" she said shaking her head. It wouldn't be within Greg's character to disclose such information if Nick didn't want him to, he was a loyal friend.

"Well about eight years ago now. I was taken from a crime scene. And when I woke up…." Nick's voice broke a little and he gulped as the memory brought back the tears. "They'd buried me alive" his hard exterior crumbled then as he let the tears slip.

Morgan gasped and placed a hand over her mouth. She couldn't even begin to imagine anything worse. She thought she'd had it bad after the helicopter crash but that…that sounded a thousand times worse. How could someone do that to Nick? Morgan may have only known the man for just over a year but he was so strong, kind and passionate. The blond felt tears building in her own eyes at the thought.

"All the bastards left me with was a tape, and a gun. There was barley any room for me to move, and I had never felt so alone. There was a light, which kept going on and off. Turns out it was some camera connecting a feed to the lab so the others could see me. I thought about using the gun too…ya know" he made a gun shape with his fingers and pointed it at his head.

Morgan shook hers "No please, please don't say that" she said lowering her head and letting a tear slip.

"But I used it to shoot the light out instead." Nick continued. "And then the ants came…" he shuddered at the memory. "Crawling all over me. I didn't think I would get out. I was convinced I was going to die"

"Oh God Nick, that's awful. I'm sorry" Morgan said. She hadn't even known the man back then and yet she felt guilty. She could imagine Greg and Sara must have felt the same at the time. "I'm so, so sorry"

"But then they found me. Not before they had to drag me out on a harness because the box was rigged to explode" Nick finished. "It still haunts me you know. The isolation. The fear. The bites, they itch. And now here I am again, stuck in a box. With no sight of the outside world. Just waiting." There were dominant streak marks on his face now from the tears.

"Nick… I can't even begin to imagine what that must have been like." Morgan said. The thought terrified her. She hoped the people who did this to her friend were rotting in hell. "But there's one difference this time. I'm here." She said placing her hands on her chest. "You are not alone. And I'm going to take care of you and keep you calm, I promise." Morgan said. "Greg's out there right now getting us help. Everything is alright" she said with a slightly sad smile.

And Nick smiled back. A soft yet genuine smile. "Come here" he said patting the floor beside him. Morgan perked up just a little and shuffled over. Nick wrapped his arm around her shoulder and rested his head on top of Morgan's. "Thank you" he whispered.

"Don't mention it" Morgan said resting her head on Nick's shoulder and taking hold of his hand, intertwining their fingers together. "It's what families are for, right big brother?"

"Right" Nick said squeezing Morgan's hand in his. "Greg's one lucky guy" he said with a light laugh.

"Would you mind telling him that?" Morgan said jokingly and the pair laughed.

"How the hell are you Conrad Ecklie's daughter?" Nick said shaking his head.

"Hey, he's not so bad" Morgan shrugged and the pair laughed again. "I'm just glad I got my mom's looks"

"And I'm sure Greg is too" Nick joked.

Morgan smiled. "Thanks for opening up to me like that Nick. I know it must have been hard. It means a lot that you trust me so much."

"Hey like I said, you're my lil' sis. I can tell you anything" Nick said with smile.

And then, just as suddenly as it had stopped, the elevator started moving again. "See, told you it would be okay" Morgan said squeezing his hand.

"Thanks Morgan, I know I'd have just gone insane if you hadn't have been here" Nick said as they looked at each other and smiled.

Just then the door opened to where Greg was stood waiting. He raised an eyebrow at the sight before him and folded his arms. "Ah-hem" he coughed and tapped his foot impatiently against the floor, Nick and Morgan looked at him. "Seriously, I go to all the trouble of rescuing you guys only to find you sat holding hands and gazing into each other's eyes." He rolled his own "Some girlfriend and best friend you are. You were only in there five minutes!" the tone in his voice however, suggested he was only joking as Greg tried to suppress a smile.

"Aww babe, don't be mad" Morgan said with innocent eyes as she and Nick got up off the floor. The Texan too was smiling. "We were just keeping each other in check"

"Well, as long as that's all" Greg said with smirk and then all three CSI's burst out laughing. "I'm just glad you're okay" he said pulling Morgan into a hug. Nick stood awkwardly shuffling his feet. "Yes… I love you too" Greg said with a roll of his eyes before holding out his arm so Nick could join them. "Come hug your bro"

"And your sis, right?" Morgan said with a smile.

"Right" Nick said before joining Greg and Morgan in a tight embrace.

The memories of Nick's past my haunt him sometimes, but that's what his family, old and new, were there to help him for.

So like I said, really loved writing this one and I hope you guys enjoyed it. And I have got some prompts to work on, Yey!

Do keep the prompts coming and a review is always appreciated :) xx