Extended Family
It's idea that's been floating in my head for a while
Title: Extended Family
Fandom: CSI
Pairing: Sara/Sofia
Spoilers: Takes place during Season 6
Archiving: Here or Ask
Summary: Brass's ward visits.
Rating: R
AN: I own nothing. Not CSI or X-MEN. So no suing.
PART 1- Not a Concussion
It had been a long day. Make that a long night. Blame it on the moon or on the fact that the house always wins. Whatever the reason, it had caused the crazies to come out. On the plus side, all three murders that had happened tonight were open and shut, it was just a matter of gathering all the evidence.
"Let me go! That bastard got what he deserved! I did nothing wrong!"
"Course not. We're just taking issue with the five bullet holes you put in the guy" said Brass as he led the suspect to the patrol car. "I've had if with all these idiots, Sofie."
"Good thing all we have to do is write up our reports and then we're done for the night".
"I'm SO, glad it's the end of shift" said Greg as he and Sara loaded up the truck.
"You know what? We've all worked hard today. Why don't we all take the rest of the week off."
"It's Friday, Jim" replied Sofia with a smirk.
"So it is. I'll see you all on Monday then."
"Wait, does that mean you're not going to join us for breakfast?" asked Sara. "Nah. My charge is flying in today and I gotta go see if I can find keys to the her car and place."
"Wait. You're some kid's legal guardian?"
"Wow Greg. Way to sound supportive." remarked Sara as she gave Greg a shove.
"Eh, I needed support earlier. Now she's twenty-four and not such a hassle" said Jim with a grin.
"How'd you become her guardian ?"
"l was working a case where her mother had been killed for supporting mutants."
"Still. Shouldn't she have just been put in foster care?`" asked Greg.
"Eh, probably, if she didn't always take off after getting settled in. She'd show up back at the station about two hours later. So after the third try, 1 offered to be her guardian. Then I got in touch with Emma Frost. She went to school in Boston and then spent summers here. Tell you what, I'll bring her tomorrow so she can meet my two favorite girls."
At this point both Sara and Sofia blushed while Greg pouted.
"What about me? Can I meet her too?"
"Sure thing, Greg. I just don't consider you one of my girls, that's all."
PART 2- Meeting the Kid
The next night the group was called out to the home of a suspect. So far, all of the evidence pointed to Derek Cassidy and inside his trailer, god willing, they would find what they needed to put Cassidy away.
"So, what are we waiting for exactly?" asked Nick. He, along with Sara. Greg, and Sofia had been waiting for ten minutes to get to their scene.
"When Wendy ran the DNA it showed that this guy is a level three mutant. Since we don't know what his power is, the mutant unit had to be called in to clear it."explained Sofia as she leaned against the van watching the scene. Taking note of the two ambulances waiting with them, Sara was more than happy to have someone else deal with any problems.
Then, Cassidy was being taken to the transport van. As the CSIs made their way towards the trailer, Sofia noticed on of the officers taking Cassidy make some comment. One of the officers from the Mutant Unit stopped the CSIs. "I'm Detective Soto. I'm sorry but you can't come near the scene until the suspect is away from the scene." Suddenly, Derek Cassidy shoved the officer into the side of the van with his shoulder. "Shit! I told him to use the mutant cuffs..."
Suddenly, the ground began to shake and Cassidy stomps the ground and a wave ripples over ground sending the officers flying backwards. Detective Soto went flying and hit her head on the edge of one of the ambulance doors. One of the other Mutant detectives shoved Cassidy into the van and recuffed him.
Picking themselves up, the CSIs received the ok and went to collect their evidence.
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Luckily, Cassidy was as smart as he looked and had left the murder weapon in plain sight. The team was in and out in an hour. While loading up the van, Sara noticed Jim approaching one of the ambulances. "Sofia, did you call Brass?" Receiving a no, she and Sofia made their way over. Detective Soto was being treated for a large cut on her head.
"What happened to you?" sighed Jim. Having not been noticed yet the CSIs took the opportunity to observe the interaction. Glancing at Jim around the EMT, Soto responded "Nothing, I...um.... fell. That's all." Her tone revealed that she didn't really expect Jim to buy her excuse, just hoping he'd let it slide.
"Into a car door" supplied the EMT, which earned a sigh from Jim and a glare aimed at the EMT.
"So why am I here?"
"Det. Soto sustained a concussion and..."
"I should have guessed. Ah, we're familiar with concussion procedure. What's this one? Your fifth?"
"Hey! This is work related! Totally doesn't count" she replied crossing here arms.
"Right. Sure. A concussion on the job is much better than on a skateboard. Oh, hey Sofie."
"What's with all the smirks? Why are they smirking?"
Witnessing the banter, Sara and Sofia exchanged knowing looks. Both had been on the receiving end of Jim's fatherly side before. Jim treated all the CSIs like they were family but had a soft spot for Sara and Sofia. It was probably was the only reason Sofia let Jim get away with calling her "Sofie".
"Look, you got a ride home?"
"No, Kyle left with Cassidy and is going to come back for the car later."
Turning to the CSIs, Jim made quick introductions. "I'd like you all to meet Chris Soto, my charge."
"Are we still on for breakfast?" asked Greg with an excited smile.
"Nah, I think..."
"Sure!" interupted Chris. "I've got a craving for some pancakes."
PART 3- Breakfast and a New Case
AN: I'm swiping Gibbs from NCIS but I still don't own anything.
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Once everyone had placed their orders, Jim decided to get right down to why it was that Chris was here. As much as he loved her, he knew from job experience that most twenty year olds came to Vegas to hit the casinos, and that wasn't her idea of fun. "So, what brings you to Vegas, Chris? And where's your other half? Your better half." By this time the orders had been brought to the table and Chris was wasting no time with her pancakes.
"Actually, I've been working here on and off for the past three months. I've been helping set up a Mutant Unit here and flying back and forth to DC for meetings. Now that this program is set up I'll be working here. Marion is busy helping set up a boarding school for Emma." replied Chris as she wiped the syrup from her chin.
"So now you head up that unit?" asked Sofia with a raised eyebrow. Regardless of how well she had been trained, Chris was still very young to be given such a high ranking position.
"Nah, I'm a foot soldier like you guys now. After I got things running they brought down the necessary bureaucrats needed to muck things up and keep me in check, of course." Chris replied with a cynical smile as she reached for her coffee cup.
"Naturally." Jim agreed as well as Sofia with a nod. They knew how things worked. A police force couldn't possibly function without at least three guys heading up things that were making wrong decisions and were more worried about kissing up and covering their asses. It was just how things worked. Jim smiled as he watched Chris chat with Sara, Greg, Nick, and Sofia. It looked like she wouldn't have too much trouble fitting in. His eye were then drawn to her half full coffee cup. She filled the remaining half with creamer and then proceeded to add packet after packet of sugar. Moments like this reminded him that despite how much she'd grown up, she was still young at heart. Chris caught him looking and quirked a eyebrow. "What?"
"That... drink... is now more sugar and cream than it is coffee. How many sugars is that? Six?"
"Gibbs doesn't like my coffee choice either. How many other people do you know that drink it black?" Seeing Sara, Sofia, and Greg raise their cups, Nick hid his grin behind his. "Okay" Chris continued, unwilling to back down, "but you all also drink different types of coffee and sometimes tea right? Well aside from an occasional different kind, Jim and Gibbs only drink regular black coffee." Jim shrugged "Why mess with what works?"
"See. It's answers like that that make me want to call it an 'old person thing' but seeing as how the rest of this group isn't old, I'll call it an 'old Marine thing." Chris said with a smirk.
At that moment everyone's cell phone seemed to go off. "I hate it when kids are involved" muttered Sara as everyone quickly paided their bill and made their way to their vans.
"I'll meet you guys there. I gotta make a run to the gas station next door" said Chris as she left.
Making their way to the vans, Greg asked if anyone else was coming. "Catherine and Warrick are meeting us at the scene. Grissom is stuck in some meeting" replied Nick. Greg sighed "Looks like we're all pulling double shifts."
"Well, it can't be good if they need all of us" said Sara as she closed her door.
PART 4- Judy and Peter Hathaway
AN: No spoilers for CSI but there are spoilers for the end of THE GOLDEN COMPASS novel.
Arriving at the scene, Sara, Nick, and Greg walked over to meet Catherine and get their assignments. "Okay you guys. Nick, you take the outside and Greg you help Warrick inside. Sara, you, Sofia and I will deal with the kids" ordered Catherine with a sigh. Sara walked over to wait with Sofia while Catherine got more details from Jim.
"Hey. I, uh got your coffee to go for you." said Sofia as she handed Sara a to go cup.
"Um, thanks." Something about Sofia always made Sara nervous. Her heartbeat increased and she fumbled with what to say, which usually made her say the wrong thing. But it didn't make her a scared nervous. Sara admitted she often avoided the blonde but it was because she did know why she felt nervous. She stole a quick glance at Sofia as Catherine walked towards them. Despite the long night they had just worked, Sofia still looked alert and ready to go. Although, if her fidgeting with her coffee cup was any indication, maybe she felt nervous too?
"Okay, here's what we know. 14 year old Judy Hathaway and eight year old brother Peter, saw their uncle meeting with some mob guys and they saw something they shouldn't have. Inside looks like your standard Russian mob hit on the parents. It looks like someone called for help and that kept the kids from getting too hurt. The boy is fine but the girl took a tumble down the stairs and is pretty banged up." While Catherine had been talking they had all noticed the boy standing next to Chris. He flinched every time a male officer passed behind him and took a sip from a large to go coffee cup every few words. Chris pointed towards Sara and Sofia and Peter shrunk back behind her and whispered something. Chris gave him a smile and tapped the top of his coffee cup and started to walk him over. "I'm going to go with this other lady and talk to your sister ok?" asked Chris as they got closer. At Peter's nod Catherine made her way towards the ambulance with Chris. As Catherine pasted Peter, she smiled, but both Sara and Sofia caught the peculiar expression on her face.
Sara told Peter he could sit on the edge of the van if it would make him more comfortable. Seeing how the back doors were open, it would let him sit comfortably and the way it was turned, would spare him the sight of his parents being wheeled out in body bags. Once he turned around she and Sofia saw the milk mustache on his lip. "What are you drinking there?" asked Sara in a gentle tone.
"Chocolate milk. It makes me fit in." replied Peter taking another sip.
"Really? How's that?" asked Sofia.
Peter fiddle with the cup that looked huge in his small hands while he explained. "I thought everyone here has a gun but Chris said that wasn't true. She says everyone is drinking coffee. So she gave me chocolate milk. She says in this cup no one can tell." Sara and Sofia exchanged a smile after glancing at the cups they held.
"My friend Sara needs to look at your hands but while she does, why don't you tell me what happened." Sofia smiled as she pulled out her notebook and leaned against the van next to Peter.
"I only need one hand at a time so you can keep drinking your coffee" said Sara with a wink and getting a small smile from Peter.
The life seemed to go out of Peter's eyes. "I didn't see much. There was a loud crash and I heard I Mom and Dad start to yell and then there were to loud bangs. Then Judy said to hide. I hid under my bed and then a man came in. All I saw was his shoes. They were all shiny. Then Chris was there and she said it was okay to come out."
Catherine and Chris made there way over to the ambulance. In the back sat Judy Hathaway reading what looked to be a battered copy of The Golden Compass.
"How can she just be reading after her parents were killed?" asked Catherine.
"By acting as if business is normal is her way of not dealing with the trauma right now." replied Chris with a shrug. Chris moved to sit next to Judy and gestured towards her book. "I like that book too. I have the movie too. I can bring it by the hospital if you want to watch it." Judy abruptly closed the book and glared at Chris.
"The book is much better than the movie. And using the movie to fake an interest in me is just sad." Catherine sighed. This was going to be tough. Lindsey was also 14 and getting anything more than a yes or no answer out of her was like pulling teeth. Chris didn't seemed bothered by her response at all though. If anything she just made herself more comfortable. "How pissed would you have been if they killed Roger and then ended the movie like they do in the book?" A look of surprise passed over Judy's face and then she nodded. "Can you tell me what happened while my friend Catherine checks for any evidence on you?"
Judy held out her arms like Catherine asked. "I was in the living room reading when I heard the back door break in. Then I heard Mom ask what was going on and Dad tell Uncle Nate that he told him to stay away. Then there were two gun shots and I grabbed my book and ran to keep Peter safe. I don't know why I took my book. I tried to go upstairs to get to Peter, I thought we could go out the window in his room. There's a tree right outside his window. We used it to surprise Mom on her birthday by getting the cake before the delivery guy rang the doorbell." Shaking her head clear, she continued. "I was going up the stairs when a guy grabbed my ankle. He tried to pull me down the stairs and I fell and rolled past him. I can turn invisible so I used my powers and hid in the corner of the living room until the cops came." Chris finished up her notes and then looked at Judy. "Okay, so now you and your brother are going to the hospital and my friend Rob is going to look after you and make sure you guys don't have any problems. I'll drop by later and bring the movie by."
Once the Hathaway's were safely on their way, Nick and the others explained that the evidence went what Judy and Peter had said. Sara closed the door to the van and turned towards Chris and the others. "So what happens to them now?"
"Now, we have a guard posted to make sure their Uncle doesn't get to them. I'll see if I can get an emergency guardian appointed." At this point a guy tapped her on her shoulder and made his way towards the car. He about 5'8" with brown spiked hair. "That's Kyle. I'll introduce him better later but right now he's done two shifts running on nothing more than a few cups of coffee. I'm going to drop the grumpy-bottom off. I'll see you guys later." After saying goodbye Sara realized that the vans were gone. Nick and Greg left first together and Catherine must have caught a ride back with Warrick. "Hey, Sofia, can I get a ride back with you?"
"Sure." Maybe on the way she could figure out this nervousness thing.
Title: Extended Family
Fandom: CSI
Pairing: Sara/Sofia
Spoilers: Takes place during Season 6
Archiving: Here or Ask
Summary: Brass's ward visits.
Rating: R
AN: I own nothing. Not CSI or X-MEN. So no suing.
PART 1- Not a Concussion
It had been a long day. Make that a long night. Blame it on the moon or on the fact that the house always wins. Whatever the reason, it had caused the crazies to come out. On the plus side, all three murders that had happened tonight were open and shut, it was just a matter of gathering all the evidence.
"Let me go! That bastard got what he deserved! I did nothing wrong!"
"Course not. We're just taking issue with the five bullet holes you put in the guy" said Brass as he led the suspect to the patrol car. "I've had if with all these idiots, Sofie."
"Good thing all we have to do is write up our reports and then we're done for the night".
"I'm SO, glad it's the end of shift" said Greg as he and Sara loaded up the truck.
"You know what? We've all worked hard today. Why don't we all take the rest of the week off."
"It's Friday, Jim" replied Sofia with a smirk.
"So it is. I'll see you all on Monday then."
"Wait, does that mean you're not going to join us for breakfast?" asked Sara. "Nah. My charge is flying in today and I gotta go see if I can find keys to the her car and place."
"Wait. You're some kid's legal guardian?"
"Wow Greg. Way to sound supportive." remarked Sara as she gave Greg a shove.
"Eh, I needed support earlier. Now she's twenty-four and not such a hassle" said Jim with a grin.
"How'd you become her guardian ?"
"l was working a case where her mother had been killed for supporting mutants."
"Still. Shouldn't she have just been put in foster care?`" asked Greg.
"Eh, probably, if she didn't always take off after getting settled in. She'd show up back at the station about two hours later. So after the third try, 1 offered to be her guardian. Then I got in touch with Emma Frost. She went to school in Boston and then spent summers here. Tell you what, I'll bring her tomorrow so she can meet my two favorite girls."
At this point both Sara and Sofia blushed while Greg pouted.
"What about me? Can I meet her too?"
"Sure thing, Greg. I just don't consider you one of my girls, that's all."
PART 2- Meeting the Kid
The next night the group was called out to the home of a suspect. So far, all of the evidence pointed to Derek Cassidy and inside his trailer, god willing, they would find what they needed to put Cassidy away.
"So, what are we waiting for exactly?" asked Nick. He, along with Sara. Greg, and Sofia had been waiting for ten minutes to get to their scene.
"When Wendy ran the DNA it showed that this guy is a level three mutant. Since we don't know what his power is, the mutant unit had to be called in to clear it."explained Sofia as she leaned against the van watching the scene. Taking note of the two ambulances waiting with them, Sara was more than happy to have someone else deal with any problems.
Then, Cassidy was being taken to the transport van. As the CSIs made their way towards the trailer, Sofia noticed on of the officers taking Cassidy make some comment. One of the officers from the Mutant Unit stopped the CSIs. "I'm Detective Soto. I'm sorry but you can't come near the scene until the suspect is away from the scene." Suddenly, Derek Cassidy shoved the officer into the side of the van with his shoulder. "Shit! I told him to use the mutant cuffs..."
Suddenly, the ground began to shake and Cassidy stomps the ground and a wave ripples over ground sending the officers flying backwards. Detective Soto went flying and hit her head on the edge of one of the ambulance doors. One of the other Mutant detectives shoved Cassidy into the van and recuffed him.
Picking themselves up, the CSIs received the ok and went to collect their evidence.
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Luckily, Cassidy was as smart as he looked and had left the murder weapon in plain sight. The team was in and out in an hour. While loading up the van, Sara noticed Jim approaching one of the ambulances. "Sofia, did you call Brass?" Receiving a no, she and Sofia made their way over. Detective Soto was being treated for a large cut on her head.
"What happened to you?" sighed Jim. Having not been noticed yet the CSIs took the opportunity to observe the interaction. Glancing at Jim around the EMT, Soto responded "Nothing, I...um.... fell. That's all." Her tone revealed that she didn't really expect Jim to buy her excuse, just hoping he'd let it slide.
"Into a car door" supplied the EMT, which earned a sigh from Jim and a glare aimed at the EMT.
"So why am I here?"
"Det. Soto sustained a concussion and..."
"I should have guessed. Ah, we're familiar with concussion procedure. What's this one? Your fifth?"
"Hey! This is work related! Totally doesn't count" she replied crossing here arms.
"Right. Sure. A concussion on the job is much better than on a skateboard. Oh, hey Sofie."
"What's with all the smirks? Why are they smirking?"
Witnessing the banter, Sara and Sofia exchanged knowing looks. Both had been on the receiving end of Jim's fatherly side before. Jim treated all the CSIs like they were family but had a soft spot for Sara and Sofia. It was probably was the only reason Sofia let Jim get away with calling her "Sofie".
"Look, you got a ride home?"
"No, Kyle left with Cassidy and is going to come back for the car later."
Turning to the CSIs, Jim made quick introductions. "I'd like you all to meet Chris Soto, my charge."
"Are we still on for breakfast?" asked Greg with an excited smile.
"Nah, I think..."
"Sure!" interupted Chris. "I've got a craving for some pancakes."
PART 3- Breakfast and a New Case
AN: I'm swiping Gibbs from NCIS but I still don't own anything.
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Once everyone had placed their orders, Jim decided to get right down to why it was that Chris was here. As much as he loved her, he knew from job experience that most twenty year olds came to Vegas to hit the casinos, and that wasn't her idea of fun. "So, what brings you to Vegas, Chris? And where's your other half? Your better half." By this time the orders had been brought to the table and Chris was wasting no time with her pancakes.
"Actually, I've been working here on and off for the past three months. I've been helping set up a Mutant Unit here and flying back and forth to DC for meetings. Now that this program is set up I'll be working here. Marion is busy helping set up a boarding school for Emma." replied Chris as she wiped the syrup from her chin.
"So now you head up that unit?" asked Sofia with a raised eyebrow. Regardless of how well she had been trained, Chris was still very young to be given such a high ranking position.
"Nah, I'm a foot soldier like you guys now. After I got things running they brought down the necessary bureaucrats needed to muck things up and keep me in check, of course." Chris replied with a cynical smile as she reached for her coffee cup.
"Naturally." Jim agreed as well as Sofia with a nod. They knew how things worked. A police force couldn't possibly function without at least three guys heading up things that were making wrong decisions and were more worried about kissing up and covering their asses. It was just how things worked. Jim smiled as he watched Chris chat with Sara, Greg, Nick, and Sofia. It looked like she wouldn't have too much trouble fitting in. His eye were then drawn to her half full coffee cup. She filled the remaining half with creamer and then proceeded to add packet after packet of sugar. Moments like this reminded him that despite how much she'd grown up, she was still young at heart. Chris caught him looking and quirked a eyebrow. "What?"
"That... drink... is now more sugar and cream than it is coffee. How many sugars is that? Six?"
"Gibbs doesn't like my coffee choice either. How many other people do you know that drink it black?" Seeing Sara, Sofia, and Greg raise their cups, Nick hid his grin behind his. "Okay" Chris continued, unwilling to back down, "but you all also drink different types of coffee and sometimes tea right? Well aside from an occasional different kind, Jim and Gibbs only drink regular black coffee." Jim shrugged "Why mess with what works?"
"See. It's answers like that that make me want to call it an 'old person thing' but seeing as how the rest of this group isn't old, I'll call it an 'old Marine thing." Chris said with a smirk.
At that moment everyone's cell phone seemed to go off. "I hate it when kids are involved" muttered Sara as everyone quickly paided their bill and made their way to their vans.
"I'll meet you guys there. I gotta make a run to the gas station next door" said Chris as she left.
Making their way to the vans, Greg asked if anyone else was coming. "Catherine and Warrick are meeting us at the scene. Grissom is stuck in some meeting" replied Nick. Greg sighed "Looks like we're all pulling double shifts."
"Well, it can't be good if they need all of us" said Sara as she closed her door.
PART 4- Judy and Peter Hathaway
AN: No spoilers for CSI but there are spoilers for the end of THE GOLDEN COMPASS novel.
Arriving at the scene, Sara, Nick, and Greg walked over to meet Catherine and get their assignments. "Okay you guys. Nick, you take the outside and Greg you help Warrick inside. Sara, you, Sofia and I will deal with the kids" ordered Catherine with a sigh. Sara walked over to wait with Sofia while Catherine got more details from Jim.
"Hey. I, uh got your coffee to go for you." said Sofia as she handed Sara a to go cup.
"Um, thanks." Something about Sofia always made Sara nervous. Her heartbeat increased and she fumbled with what to say, which usually made her say the wrong thing. But it didn't make her a scared nervous. Sara admitted she often avoided the blonde but it was because she did know why she felt nervous. She stole a quick glance at Sofia as Catherine walked towards them. Despite the long night they had just worked, Sofia still looked alert and ready to go. Although, if her fidgeting with her coffee cup was any indication, maybe she felt nervous too?
"Okay, here's what we know. 14 year old Judy Hathaway and eight year old brother Peter, saw their uncle meeting with some mob guys and they saw something they shouldn't have. Inside looks like your standard Russian mob hit on the parents. It looks like someone called for help and that kept the kids from getting too hurt. The boy is fine but the girl took a tumble down the stairs and is pretty banged up." While Catherine had been talking they had all noticed the boy standing next to Chris. He flinched every time a male officer passed behind him and took a sip from a large to go coffee cup every few words. Chris pointed towards Sara and Sofia and Peter shrunk back behind her and whispered something. Chris gave him a smile and tapped the top of his coffee cup and started to walk him over. "I'm going to go with this other lady and talk to your sister ok?" asked Chris as they got closer. At Peter's nod Catherine made her way towards the ambulance with Chris. As Catherine pasted Peter, she smiled, but both Sara and Sofia caught the peculiar expression on her face.
Sara told Peter he could sit on the edge of the van if it would make him more comfortable. Seeing how the back doors were open, it would let him sit comfortably and the way it was turned, would spare him the sight of his parents being wheeled out in body bags. Once he turned around she and Sofia saw the milk mustache on his lip. "What are you drinking there?" asked Sara in a gentle tone.
"Chocolate milk. It makes me fit in." replied Peter taking another sip.
"Really? How's that?" asked Sofia.
Peter fiddle with the cup that looked huge in his small hands while he explained. "I thought everyone here has a gun but Chris said that wasn't true. She says everyone is drinking coffee. So she gave me chocolate milk. She says in this cup no one can tell." Sara and Sofia exchanged a smile after glancing at the cups they held.
"My friend Sara needs to look at your hands but while she does, why don't you tell me what happened." Sofia smiled as she pulled out her notebook and leaned against the van next to Peter.
"I only need one hand at a time so you can keep drinking your coffee" said Sara with a wink and getting a small smile from Peter.
The life seemed to go out of Peter's eyes. "I didn't see much. There was a loud crash and I heard I Mom and Dad start to yell and then there were to loud bangs. Then Judy said to hide. I hid under my bed and then a man came in. All I saw was his shoes. They were all shiny. Then Chris was there and she said it was okay to come out."
Catherine and Chris made there way over to the ambulance. In the back sat Judy Hathaway reading what looked to be a battered copy of The Golden Compass.
"How can she just be reading after her parents were killed?" asked Catherine.
"By acting as if business is normal is her way of not dealing with the trauma right now." replied Chris with a shrug. Chris moved to sit next to Judy and gestured towards her book. "I like that book too. I have the movie too. I can bring it by the hospital if you want to watch it." Judy abruptly closed the book and glared at Chris.
"The book is much better than the movie. And using the movie to fake an interest in me is just sad." Catherine sighed. This was going to be tough. Lindsey was also 14 and getting anything more than a yes or no answer out of her was like pulling teeth. Chris didn't seemed bothered by her response at all though. If anything she just made herself more comfortable. "How pissed would you have been if they killed Roger and then ended the movie like they do in the book?" A look of surprise passed over Judy's face and then she nodded. "Can you tell me what happened while my friend Catherine checks for any evidence on you?"
Judy held out her arms like Catherine asked. "I was in the living room reading when I heard the back door break in. Then I heard Mom ask what was going on and Dad tell Uncle Nate that he told him to stay away. Then there were two gun shots and I grabbed my book and ran to keep Peter safe. I don't know why I took my book. I tried to go upstairs to get to Peter, I thought we could go out the window in his room. There's a tree right outside his window. We used it to surprise Mom on her birthday by getting the cake before the delivery guy rang the doorbell." Shaking her head clear, she continued. "I was going up the stairs when a guy grabbed my ankle. He tried to pull me down the stairs and I fell and rolled past him. I can turn invisible so I used my powers and hid in the corner of the living room until the cops came." Chris finished up her notes and then looked at Judy. "Okay, so now you and your brother are going to the hospital and my friend Rob is going to look after you and make sure you guys don't have any problems. I'll drop by later and bring the movie by."
Once the Hathaway's were safely on their way, Nick and the others explained that the evidence went what Judy and Peter had said. Sara closed the door to the van and turned towards Chris and the others. "So what happens to them now?"
"Now, we have a guard posted to make sure their Uncle doesn't get to them. I'll see if I can get an emergency guardian appointed." At this point a guy tapped her on her shoulder and made his way towards the car. He about 5'8" with brown spiked hair. "That's Kyle. I'll introduce him better later but right now he's done two shifts running on nothing more than a few cups of coffee. I'm going to drop the grumpy-bottom off. I'll see you guys later." After saying goodbye Sara realized that the vans were gone. Nick and Greg left first together and Catherine must have caught a ride back with Warrick. "Hey, Sofia, can I get a ride back with you?"
"Sure." Maybe on the way she could figure out this nervousness thing.