Title: Sing a little song
Author: Rpgirl
Pairing: Nick/Greg
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Greg tries to tell Nick his feelings, in the form of a song.

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Greg walked into the lab, breathing deeply. He was scared beyond imagination. Damn Hodges to hell, damn Sara too. I hate them; I'm going to make an ASS out of myself. How the hell did they find out I liked Nick anyways. I mean, I flirt with Sara all the time...okay there were those times when I thought no one was looking. Though Nick might like me too, I know he stared at my ass when I was eating those ramen noodles. However it didn't matter how mad he was because Greg knew karma was a bitch.

He grinned at Grissom who walked by him, giving him what looked like a concerned look.

"Greg, are you sick?" Grissom asked.

"Nah Gris." Greg said, walking away from the older man.

Maybe Greg could just, avoid Nick. That wouldn't happen, he was working the Robin's case with him. It was official; the world was out to get him. Greg watched as Sara and Hodges walked up to him.

"Hey Greggo you ready yet?" Sara said smirking.

"Eat my fucking face." Greg mumbled as Hodges smirked.

"When you do this, you'll never live it down." Hodges said.

"You know Greg, you should join the dark side. We have cookies."

"I'm on the light side they have brownies and cakes." Greg said, adding, "Hodges I knew was evil, but you Sara...why are you evil?"

"Because I'm sick of you stalling with Nick."

"I like stalling, it's fun. See that way he doesn't know." Greg said.

"Who doesn't know?" Nick said coming up behind Greg.

"N-Nick. Hi, how long have you been standing there? Well I think Mia has the results. Bye." Greg said, pushing past Hodges and Sara.

"Greg just invented a new shade of red. Embarrassment Red." Hodges said, laughing. Sara hit him in the stomach.

"Why was he embarrassed?" Nick asked.

"Erm...you'll find out later." Hodges said, as Sara nodded eagerly.

"Okay." Nick said leaving.

Greg had run into the Locker Room.

"Hey G." Warrick said, as he and Catherine shut their lockers.

"H-Hi." Greg said, looking out the door.

"Who are you hiding from?" Catherine asked.

"Nick, Sara, and Hodges." Greg said, as they gave him an odd look.

"Are you playing a game?" Warrick asked.

"No." Greg said, as Nick walked into the Locker Room.

"Hey Greggo, did you get the DNA results?" Nick said, as Greg blushed red again running out of the locker room.

"Guess not." Nick said and added to the other two, "Is he mad at me?"

"Not that we know of." Catherine said, as Warrick nodded.


Greg sighed silently, as it was finally the end of the day. They had wrapped up the case, but he still had to do the damn thing.

Greg went into the Locker Room and started changing into the outfit Sara left him. Black leather pants, a tight black shirt, black bowler hat, and to finish the outfit off, a pair of black boots.

"Fuck getting him to notice me, he's going to think I'm a freak." Greg said, taking a deep breath, exiting the room. He grabbed the CD player from outside the door.

He got a few wolf whistles, as he approached Sara and Hodges, who were talking to Warrick, Catherine, and Grissom.

"Hey Greg, are you going out to a club?" Catherine asked the ex-lab tech.

"N-No. Sara, can I talk to you?" Greg asked.

"Sure." Sara said, grinning.

Greg pulled her over to the other side of the break room.

"Where's Nick?" Greg asked her quietly.

"He's in the Trace Lab." Sara said.

"Hodges?"

"Who else?" Sara said, smirking.

"Promise you won't let anyone come near there."

"Girl Scouts honor." Sara said, as Greg nodded walking off.

"Except I got kicked out of Girl Scouts." Sara finished, going over to tell the others.


Greg walked to the Trace Lab, seeing Nick sitting in a chair.

'This is going to suck SO much ass.' Greg thought going over to Nick, setting the CD Player down softly.

"Hey Greggo, what's up?" Nick said, as Hodges and the others came over to the lab, watching from the outside.

Greg was shaking, he knew he was shaking. He was pretty sure people on Mars could see that he was shaking. He pushed play on the CD player, as a beat filled the room.


'Sometimes I feel I've got to
Run away I've got to
Get away
From the pain that you drive into the heart of me
The love we share
Seems to go nowhere
I've lost my lights
I toss and turn I can't sleep at night' Greg sang along, swaying his hips infront of Nick, whose eyes widened considerably.

'Once I ran to you (I ran)
Now I'll run from you
This tainted love you've given
I give you all a boy could give you
Take my tears and that's not nearly all
Tainted love
Tainted love' Greg sang, crouching down. He was still swaying a little, the shaking more visible.

'Now I know I've got to
Run away I've got to
Get away
You don't really want any more from me
To make things right
You need someone to hold you tight
You think love is to pray
I'm sorry I don't pray that way' Greg then sat on his knees, still singing his heart out.

'Once I ran to you (I ran)
Now I'll run from you
This tainted love you've given
I give you all a boy could give you
Take my tears and that's not nearly all
Tainted love
Tainted love' Greg got off the floor, sitting in Nick's lap. Nick's eyes had darkened considerably. Greg was shuddering, he was so nervous.

'Don't touch me please
I cannot stand the way you tease
I love you though you hurt me so
Now I'm going to pack my things and go
Touch me baby, tainted love
Touch me baby, tainted love
Touch me baby, tainted love' Greg sang, jumping off of Nick's lap as if he had been burned.

'Once I ran to you (I ran)
Now I'll run from you
This tainted love you've given
I give you all a boy could give you
Take my tears and that's not nearly all
Tainted love
Tainted love
Tainted love' Greg's face softened, he was very red in the face as the song ended.

Nick's face was gaping at him, shocked beyond all recognition.

"W-What was that?" Nick asked angrily.

Greg bit his lip, turned on his heel and ran out of the room. He ran into Sara who was frowning.

"Greg...he wasn't supposed to react like that." Sara said, as Greg shook his head.

"I told you. I TOLD YOU that I shouldn't do it." Greg said, pushing her away. He ran all the way towards his car. He jumped in, and peeled out of the parking lot.


"So Greg likes Nick." Warrick asked.

"Apparently so." Catherine answered, "How did we miss that. How did GRISSOM miss that?"

"No idea, but I'm beating the hell out of Nick. That was a bad way to react." Sara said, as she and Hodges walked out of the room. In search of Nick, who was still in the Trace Lab.

"You stupid Texan ass." Hodges growled as he and Sara walked in.

"What?" Nick said.

"You know, me and Greg just became good friends. We don't hate eachother. So Sara and I found out that he liked you. So we dared him to tell you by singing to you." Hodges said.

"And you totally FUCKED that up. Because Warrick told us that you liked him. I don't understand why he likes you. But you have hurt him beyond belief." Sara said, smacking Nick across the face.

"He has more balls than you or anyone else to do that." Hodges said, as he and Sara glared at Nick leaving the room.

"Oh fuck me." Nick said to the empty room.

***

Greg got out of the car, shutting the door.

Did he want to go to work? No he didn't really. Did he have a choice? No not really, he liked his ass, it was a nice one.

He walked into the CSI lab, quickly. He could try avoiding Nick all day, it could work. Actually no it couldn't, the team had to get new cases from Grissom in twenty minutes.

'The world really is a cruel and unusual place to live.' Greg thought, as he saw Hodges and Sara walk up to him.

"Hey Greg." Sara said, hugging the ex-lab tech.

"Let's take this somewhere private." Hodges said, as the both dragged Greg into the Locker Room. Sara shut the door and locked it.

"Sara we have to go to the break room. To get our new cases." Greg said quietly, as Hodges forced him to sit on the bench.

"I know. This is more important to me. Here's the plan, we're going to kick Nick's ass and you're going to smack him." Sara said, nodding her head.

"What..NO SARA. You two aren't going to hurt him, and I'm certainly not going to smack him. I knew there was a chance of getting hurt. He's a ladies man, he's from Texas, HE'S A FRAT BOY. Triple threat, I lose. I've accepted this a long time ago, I also accepted that I could only look, not touch." Greg said.

"We just don't like our friend to be miserable because of some Texan asshole who doesn't understand love. Who only thinks with their damn dick instead of their heart." Hodges said, sighing.

"Besides all he'd see is an ex-lab tech, wanna-be CSI geek." Greg said, sadly.

"Oh Greg, you aren't a wanna-be. You GOT the job. You went from our favorite lab tech, to our favorite CSI. It was a pretty big step, and you took it. But listen to what I see, I see a guy that's head over heels in love. A guy that is so cute that it makes girls and guys heads turn. I also see a guy that is so heart broken that it hurts to see them." Sara said.

"Greg you remember the night that we played those games. It was the same night Nick was buried alive. That was the night we became friends, and do you know what I told you?" Hodges asked.

"You told me you missed the old Greg." Greg said, smiling slightly.

"I still do. I miss your funny shirts, the weird Marilyn Manson ones. I miss your styled up hair, not the long mess you have right here. When you were a lab tech, you had a unique style, you showed them all something not a lot of labs see. That a lab tech can be stylish, hot, and smart all in one." Hodges said, "And my idea is that you revert back to your old self."

"But I'm a CSI, I have to look professional." Greg complained.

"You act professional, you don't have to look like it." Sara said, adding, "Look at what Catherine wears, tight ass shirts, with tight ass pants."

"So please let us help you revert. We have the scissors, a shirt, and a pair of pants for you. You're already wearing the Chuck Taylor hightops." Hodges said.

Greg smiled.

"What if you mess up my hair. And we have fifteen minutes until the brief." Greg said, as Sara grabbed the scissors.

"Do you trust me?" Sara asked.

"Yeah."

"Then let me do this, and then we'll let you change." Sara said, as Hodges grabbed a picture of the lab tech Greg.

Greg nodded, knowing he was going to regret this.

Sara started cutting his hair, taking the cut hair and throwing it in a bag so she could throw it in the trash.

Then minutes later, his hair was cut and styled.

"We're going to wait outside for you to change." Sara said, as she and Hodges left the room. Giving eachother a high-five when the door was shut.

Greg changed quickly into the tight pants, his shoes, and the shirt. The shirt was an Atreyu shirt, black, red, and gray.

He opened the door to see Sara and Hodges mouth drop.

"What..does it look bad? I TOLD YOU IT WOUL-." He was cut off by Sara's hand.

"You look like old Greggo." Hodges said, as Greg grinned.

"We're going to make Nick regret what he did Greg." Sara said, smiling evilly.

"Cause it should be made illegal to see your ass in those pants." Hodges said, smiling just as evilly.

Greg laughed, as Grissom came by.

"You two, break room now." Grissom said, stopping and turning around.

"GREG?!" Grissom said, as Greg grinned.

"Yeah Griss?" Greg asked.

"You look good." Grissom smiled at the ex-lab tech, going into the break room, where Catherine, Warrick and Nick were.


"Catherine, Warrick, Nick, did you notice Greg?" Grissom asked, walking in.

"Why would we..OH MY GOD." Catherine said, watching Greg, Hodges, and Sara laughing.

"He's wearing the stuff he used to." Warrick said, awestruck.

"He looks good." Nick said quietly.

Sara, and Greg walked in after hugging Hodges.

Catherine walked up and hugged him.

"Greggie you look great." Catherine said, adding, "I like the look."

Greg grinned, sitting inbetween Nick and Sara.

"Catherine you're with me at the body in the desert. Warrick you have a B&E at Runged Lane. Greg, Sara, and Nick you are both working a case at Sunset Lane, it's a B&E so you should wrap it up fairly quick. Sara you're lead on this." Grissom said, as Sara and Greg's mouth dropped.

Everyone left except Sara, Greg and Nick.

"Let's go see the crime scene." Sara said, standing up. Greg and Nick following her.

"Sara can Greg and I catch up?" Nick asked.

"Erm..sure." Sara said, giving Greg a look that clearly said, 'Need me, you yell. Calvary will come with weapons.'

"Thanks." Nick said, dragging Greg into a closet.

"Yes Nick?" Greg asked.

"Erm..Greggo..about yesterday." Nick started.

"I know, you don't think of me that way. You made THAT blatantly obvious." Greg replied, sighing.

"Now what I'm trying to say is..oh fuck it." Nick said, pulling Greg to him. Nick kissed Greg forcefully.

Greg's mind went off, a series of sirens went off. Greg pushed away from Nick.

"W-What are you doing?" Greg said quite loudly.

"Kissing you." Nick said.

"I'm not turning into a pity date or a pity fuck Stokes." Greg said, clearly hurt as he left the closet. He ran up to Sara who was in the Trace Lab with Hodges.

"Sara can we go." Greg said, sadly.

"What happened?" Hodges asked.

"He kissed me."

"He did WHAT?!" they both chorused.

"You heard me. He probably feels bad that I like him, and I can't date him." Greg said, as Sara hugged him.

"Let's go to the crime scene, finish it up. Then we'll go to your place, and the three of us will have some fun." Sara said, as Hodges nodded.

"Fine." Greg said, as they both waved at Hodges before leaving.


"Warrick, it DIDN'T work." Nick said, to his friend.

"What didn't?"

"The whole, 'Kiss him in the closet, he'll sure fall for that.' Thing you tried to tell me. He said he didn't want to be turned into a pity fuck." Nick said, as Warrick snorted.

"Well that's why, he thinks you feel bad about yesterday. Show him that you mean it, aren't you supposed to be the one with the Texan charm."

"Okay, I can do this." Nick said, as Warrick nodded.

"Yes you can. You know, you could always sing to him." Warrick said, as Nick's eyes widened.

"Yeah and then pigs can fly." Nick said.

"Yeah well I'm straight, and even I thought it was sexy how he danced and sang." Warrick said adding, 'If a girl danced like that for me, I'd be begging her to take me."

"Yeah well it's not a girl, it's Greg." Nick said, "And I've ROYALLY fucked this up Warrick."

"Yeah now get the glue, tape, and nails to FIX IT." Warrick said, walking out into the parking lot.

"Wish me luck on the case. I'm probably going to die, seeing as Sara and Greg are close." Nick said, as Warrick laughed.

"Yeah, you need all the luck you can get."

"Later." Nick said, as Warrick nodded his head.

"I get shot gun." Greg said, as Sara got into the driver's seat.

"Oh and G, I like the new look." Nick commented, getting in the back, as Sara and Greg's eyes widened.

***

Greg walked into the lab, sighing pitifully. He saw Warrick, Grissom, and Catherine grinning at Greg.

"What. Where's Nick?" Sara asked, coming up from behind.

"I have no idea." Grissom said, as Hodges came over to them.

"What's up Greg?" Hodges said, as he and Greg bumped fists.

"This looks fishy, does it look fishy to you?" Greg asked Hodges.

"Very. Yo where's Stokes?" Hodges asked.

"We have no idea." Catherine said, as the three of them snickered.

"Uh huh. Oh look a pig just flew by." Sara said sarcastically.

"Anyways, let's go to the lab." Hodges said, as they all walked towards his lab.

"I'm in such a Motley Crue mood." Greg said.

"Atreyu." Hodges said.

"Bomp you guys, I'm in a Police mood." Sara said as the three of them laughed.

"Oh you guys remember when we blared Manson, Crue, and Atreyu at the same time." Greg said.

"Oh yeah, and then we got yelled at by your neighbors." Sara said.

"Good times." Hodges said.

"Oh there's Nick." Sara said, as Nick walked towards Greg.

"Greg, come with me."

"Why?"

"Please." Nick begged.

"Fine." Greg said, following Nick.

"Okay, I'm new at this." Nick said, going into a secluded lab.

"New at what?" Greg asked confused.

"Trying to tell someone, that they aren't a pity fuck, or pity date. That I actually like them. So I'm going to attempt it, and if you hate the attempt then you can smack me around. So I'm going to sing you a little song." Nick said, as Greg smiled lightly.

Nick pushed play on the CD player.

"Will you, walk me
To the edge again
Shaking, lonely, and I am drinking again
Woke up tonight and no one's here with me
I'm giving in to you" Nick sang, in tune with the singer.

"Take me under
I'm giving in to you
I'm dying tonight
I'm giving in to you
Watch me crumble
I'm giving in to you
I'm crying tonight
I'm giving in to you" Nick smiled at Greg, who was tearing up over on the chair.

"Caught up, in life
Losing all my friends
Family has tried, to heal all my addictions
Tragic it seems, to be alone again
I'm giving in to you" Nick let a little of his southern twang come out, as Greg started crying.

"Take me under
I'm giving in to you
I'm dying tonight
I'm giving in to you
Watch me crumble
I'm giving in to you
I'm crying tonight
I'm giving in to you" Nick sang, going over to Greg looking him straight in the eyes.

(Oh fuck)

"I look forward, to dying tonight
Drinks 'till I'm myself, life's harder every day
The stress has got me
I'm giving in
Giving
Giving in, NO!" Nick sang his heart out to Greg.

"Take me under
(I'm killing all the pain)
I'm dying tonight
(i'm sick of all this pain)
Watch me crumble
(I'm killing all the pain)
I'm crying tonight" Grissom, Sara, Hodges, Catherine, and Warrick had gathered outside, watching with grins on their faces.

"I'm giving in to you
Take me under
I'm giving in to you
I'm dying tonight
I'm giving in to you
Watch me crumble
I'm giving in to you
I'm crying tonight
I'm giving in to you
Take me under
I'm giving in to you
I'm dying tonight
I'm giving in to you" Nick ended, kissing Greg lightly on the mouth.

"I love you Greg Sanders, I'm sorry I was an ass and reacted horribly to you. I hope you'll forgive me, and go out with me." Nick said, as Greg nodded furiously. Nick grinned hugging Greg, who was still a little teary-eyed.

"You know, that's my favorite song." Greg said.

"I know, Catherine told me." Nick said, as Greg's eyes widened.

"WAIT. So you had HELP on this. That's not fair. I had no help. I had to do the choreography by myself, and the song." Greg said adding, "You little cheat. No fair. You just lost so many points."

Nick started laughing, as Hodges and Sara shared a squeal from the hall.

"Uh huh it's always funny when people cheat." Greg said smirking at Nick.

"So is that a yes?" Nick asked.

"That's a HELL YES." Greg said, hugging Nick.

Everyone says it all started with a dance, but what Greg and Nick always say is that it all started with one little song.

~Fin~

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