Okay, okay, I know It seems like it took forever for us to do this, but it kinda did. We both seemed to be busy. She had stuff to do, and I had to stuff to do...and we never could really seem to find time to get together to finish this, but we finally did...and here it is. I thank you all for who stuck with me, since the begining of this story to the end. Thanks for all who have R&R. You are the real reason that I/we have wrote this story. And I want to send out a special thanks to Mands for stepping in for the part of Mandy. Smirks...I don't think I could have quite got her down...just right, thanks sweetie...
Hope you Enjoy it.
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Lindsay has luckily managed to get out of the way of the dog but not by much, she had a deep scratch on her face. "Right here." she shouted back
"You all right?" Danny asked, as he looked down at her, as he pulled her into his arms, careful of herd
"Yeah just scratch that's all" she told him holding onto him.
"Okay," he said, as he looked over at the dog, that was doing after Hawkes. "Um, Hawkes, back away slowly."
"Yeah, I kinda figured that one."
"Yeah, I kinda figured that one."
Amanda stayed still and held onto Flack.
"Easy," he whispered to her as he looked over at her. "It'll be okay. Trust me."
Amanda nodded. "Ok" she whispered back.
"That's a good girl."
Amanda shot him a look. "I really would like to move on." she told him in reference to Jake
"Yeah, I know. But that sometimes just takes time."
"Okay, guys, I'm gonna need some help here," Hawkes said, as he backed away from the dogs, only to run into Chris, as the dogs jumped at them both.
"I know that, what I meant was that I want to start it over with you." she said softly.
"Yeah, well that's good to know," Flack said, as he looked up to see one of the dogs heading their way. "Okay, let's move." He then pulled Amanda with him towards Mac and Stella. "Hey guys."
"Yeah let's move." Amanda said looking around. "Wait the only way out is through that door blocked by the dogs."
"Well we could shot our way if we had a gun." Stella said.
"Um, yeah, that would work," Flack said, as he looked over at the dogs. "Being that they are really getting on my nerves."
"Oh so now you agree with me. "Amanda ziad and pulled out her gun.
"Oh, be careful with that," Danny said, as he eyed the gun.
"Danny I know how to shot." Amanda said and she fired off a round that went into a wall to scare the dogs and hopefully have an effect.
All the CSIs ducked their heads at the sound and Danny shot her a look. "Don't do that," he snapped. "Cause that won't scare them off...that'll only make them angry."
"Fine then how this for changed?" She asked as she shot the dog that started to run at them.
"Amanda Messer!" Danny yelled, as he reached out and grabbed her arm, pulling her close to him. "Do not make me have to call our parents."
"Daniel Messer! Do you want to get out of here alive, if so stop getting in my way. Dogs live we die, dogs die or are injured we lived. Got it?" she shouted at him.
Flack shot Lindsay a smirk. "Ah, sibling rivalry, gotta love it," he whispered to her, as he moved towards her side.
"You do know it's obvious of the attraction between you and Amanda?" she whispered back to him.
"Oh, and it's not that obvious of one between you and Messer," he whispered back.
"The difference is that I know it's obvious cause I can admit that yes I do like him." she retaliated.
"What am I going do with you, lab rat?" Flack asked, as he looked over at her.
"I have no clue, besides listen to me and accept that I'm right and your wrong." she told him and walked over to Danny.
Flack chuckled as he looked over at Mac and Stella. "So now what? Can we get out of here now?"
"Probably, after Amanda shots a couple more dogs." Stella says.
"I heard that." Amanda said as she stopped discharging her weapon and crept towards the hall to check if it was clear.
"Don't encourage her," both Danny and Flack said at the same time, which got Mac to smile.
"Fine." Stella said.
"Looks clear someone got a flashlight?" Amanda asked.
"Yeah, we got flashlights," Chris said, as he pushed past her to walk out into the hallway. "Now let's go." He then walked out down the hallway.
"I really wouldn't mind seeing him get bit again," Danny muttered, as he looked over at Chris. "Cause his attitude sucks."
"His attitude has always sucked, that's him through and through." Amanda tells him letting Chris lead the way. 'Rather him than me' she thought to herself.
"Hey, Chris, keep an eye out for the other doggies," Danny called out to him.
"Bite me labbie," Chris called out to him.
"Actually Chris the dogs would bite you before Danny would." Amanda told him and fell back with Danny, Lindsay, Hawkes and Flack
"Miss me?" she questioned
Flack shot her a smirk. "Hmm, let me think about that," he teased.
Lindsay shot him a look.
"Don't you dare." Amanda told him.
"Oh, this should be interesting," Danny whispered to Lindsay, as he slid up next to her. "Flack has no idea what he just got into."
"What do you mean?" Lindsay asked him.
"Come on Flack just tell me ya missed me." Amanda whispered to him.
"You'll see," Danny whispered to her, as they all continued to walk.
"Yeah, I would miss ya if the dogs ate you," Flack whispered back.
"Ok" Lindsay said and leaned on Danny as they walked.
"How touching." Amanda stated. "Are you always this stubborn when it comes to women?" she asked.
"Yeah, he is," both Danny and Hawkes said, as they looked over at Flack. "Sorry buddy, but you are."
"Lab Rats, you are so dead, when we get out of here," Flack said, as he went over and put his weight on a door, only to push through it.
"Flack!" Amanda shouted. "You alright?" she asked as she went over to where he fell through.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Flack said, as he was laughing, as he looked up at the night sky. "I'm outside."
"Oh my god it's beautiful." she said as she looked up.
Danny and the others walked outside. "We're free," Chris said, as he looked dumb shocked. "No way."
"Yes way." Amanda said.
Lindsay held onto Danny. "It is beautiful out here." she agreed
"Children grow up," Hawkes called out to Chris and Amanda as he looked up.
"Yes, grow up," as Flack shut the door behind them, quickly remembering the dogs behind them. "That should keep them in."
"Let's hope." Amanda said. "Know the only thing left to do if figure our ways to our cars." she said.
"Probably that way," Danny said, as he pointed to his left.
"Ok dear brother of mine lead the way." Amanda told him.
"I just said that way, cause I can see Mac's car from here," he said to her with a smirk, as he looked over at Mac.
"But still no telling what could leap out of the shadows between here and there." Amanda said to him with her own smirk.
"Yeah, the boggie man, the Easter Bunny from hell," Flack said, as he looked over at her.
"Not funny." Amanda told him looking at him.
"Oh, I thought it was."
"In your dreams maybe."
"Yeah I'm not scared of those."
"Oh really so if you were day dreaming right now what would you be dreaming about? Tell me if your not so scared." she asked him.
"That," he said, as he pointed out at the dog coming out the dog comign towards them. "I so don't want a dog anymore."
"Gee I wonder why." Amanda said as she started to run towards Mac's car, cause their car was on the other side of it.
"Yeah," Flack said, as they all bolted for the safety of the cars. "We're almost there guys. Home free."
"What about the body?" Chris asked, as they slammed into Mac's car. "You're gonna leave it there?"
"Uh yeah, but if you want to stick your neck out and go back and get it be my guest. " Amanda told him as she reached hers and Flack's car.
"We'll go back in, as soon as animal control takes care of the dogs," Hawkes said, as he looked over at Mac. "Sound about right?"
"Yeah, sounds good," Mac said, as he looked over at Danny and the rest of them. "You guys did good."
"I say let's get the hell out of here, so Flack could you please unlock the door." she pleaded.
"Um...you had the keys"
"I say let's get the hell out of here." Amanda said as she got the keys and unlocked the door.
"I'm thinking that one wants to get home," Hawkes said to Danny as they watched her get in the car. "How did you ever grow up with her?"
"My mom made sure Louis and I didn't kill her," Danny replied as he looked over at Flack. "Good luck."
"Hey you guys only wanted to kill me cause I was the youngest and a girl. Plus I played football with all your hot guy friends." Amanda shouted. "And actually I just want to get away from these damn demon dogs"
"Okay, guys, let's call it a day. We'll stay here and talk to the police about the dogs and animal control," Mac said as he turned to face Danny, Lindsay, and Hawkes. "You three are going home for sure."
"Good, I'm so tired," Lindsay says to him.
"So I guess me and Flack are stuck here?" she asked Mac.
"I think that's a understatement," Danny said, as he looked over at Hawkes.
Mac then looked over at Amanda and Flack. "No, you need to go check that leg out and do some reports on this," he said, as he looked at Flack. "But you don't have to stay here unless you really want to."
"Fine I'll go get the leg checked out, but I need a ride." Amanda said to Mac.
"Flack, she's your partner," Mac said to him.
"Oh, great, I get to be a baby-sitter," he said, as he looked at Mac, putting on a face of mock horror. "Now that's not fair.
"Come on be happy your with me and not stuck here for once." Amanda said to him with a smile.
"Yeah, I guess," Flack said, as he shot Danny a smirk. "Any hints on how to control your sister."
"Yeah, duct tape," Danny said, as he looked over at Mandi. "That use to work a lot when we were younger."
"Daniel Messer I want to talk to you in private." Amanda yelled at him and got out of the car.
"Busted," both Hawkes and Flack said, as Danny walked to the car and slid inside.
"Okay, sis, what's up?" Danny said, as he looked over at her.
"Danny, I've been trying to move on and you know that. Yes I like Flack. And I know I've told you before I was moving on but I wasn't but this time it's true" she told him softly. "I still miss Jake so much"
"Yeah, I know...and I miss him too," he said, as he looked over at her. "You know that I'm teasing you about Flack. He's a good guy. He won't break your heart. He's a good guy."
Flack walked over to Lindsay's side. "You have got to wonder what their talking about," he whispered to her.
"Hmmm I do, but leave them alone its a brother/sister moment." she whispered back.
"You're so a lab rat," he whispered back. As he looked over at the others. "And you need sleep."
"I know I do." Lindsay told him.
"Yep, not fall asleep behind the wheel on the way home."
"I'm not I'll probably get a ride home with Danny."
"Let's hope, Danny boy doesn't fall asleep behind the wheel."
"I know, but Danny?" she said.
"But what?" he said, as he shifted in his seat and caught a glance of Flack and Lindsay talking in the rear view mirror. "Come on sis, you have to tell me or I'm not going to know."
"Promise me, that if I start to back down from a relationship that you'll urge me to go on, if it's go for me." Amanda pleaded with him through her tears.
"I promise that if I have to I'll even date Flack," Danny said, as he looked over at him. "But trust me on this Mands. Flack is not gonna going to hurt. And once you get past that idiotic smile of his. You guys will probably be pulling pranks together."
Amanda laughed slightly and wiped the tears from her eyes. "Thanks bro" she said and wrapped her arms around his neck in a hug.
"Ah, good...now can we please go, your soon to be boy friend is talking to my friend," he said. "Which can't be a good thing."
Amanda smiled. "Don't you mean your soon to be girlfriend?"
"Yeah, that too, if she doesn't kill me first," he said, as they got out of the car. "Flack, you ready to go yet?" he asked over the hood of the car.
Lindsay looked over at Flack. "I think Danny wants you."
"In more ways that one, sweet heart," he said, as he patted her arm. "Get some sleep." Then he trotted over towards Danny. "You hollered, Messer?"
"Oh, yeah, get your butt in the car and take my little sister home," Danny said, as he grabbed the back of Flack's coat. "And don't do anything stupid. Cause she's worse than I am." He then gently shoved Flack into the car. "Have a fun ride home you to...See ya around, Mandi. Call me."
"Wouldn't dream of giving you a heart attack if I didn't." she told him.
"Yeah, don't kill flack in the mean time," Danny said, as he shot them both a smirk. "And watch out for dogs."
"Messer, I'm so gonna hurt you," Flack said, as he looked up at him. "Lab Rat and all."
"Trust I won't kill him." Amanda told him. "Dogs better hope I don't see any of them"
"Yep, that sounds about right. Well you two have fun." Danny then shut the door and headed back to Lindsay's side and yawned. "Ya ready to go, Montana." Hawkes came over to their side. "Doc? You ready?" Hawkes nodded. "You look like you're about ready to drop dead." Hawkes smirk. "I bet you've probably slept in the morgue a few times."
"Not really," Hawkes said, as he looked over to where Flack and Mandi were. "You do know that they're probably going to be dating right?"
"Oh, yeah," Danny said, as he looked over at Lindsay. "What better way to torture Flack, than to set my little sister on him."
"Yeah I'm ready to go." Lindsay yawned. "and your sister can be nice when she wants to."
"Oh, just don't tell her that," Danny said, as he slid an arm around Lindsay and looked over at Mac and Stella. "We're going home. You sure you don't want us to stay?"
"No we're good you guys go get some rest." Stella told them.
"I'm ready whenever you are." Lindsay said as she leaned her head on his shoulder.
"Okay, Miss Lab Rat, let's go," Danny said as he turned her towards the car. "Come on Doc, before she drops dead and we really need your assistance."
"Yes let's go Mister Lab Rab."
"Ha ha very funny. We should just leave her here with the every so nice doggies."
"You wouldn't?" Lindsay questioned.
"Yeah, you're right, gives Hawkes too much to do," he answered, as he opened the door for her.
As she got into the car she slapped him on the arm. "Don't you dare joke about leave me here again." she told him.
"Gotta watch out for the Montana temper, Danny," Hawkes said, as he slid into the back seat. "It's a mean one."
"So I noticed," Danny muttered, as he looked over at Lindsay.
"oh you have no idea what Montana girls are capable of." Lindsay told him.
"We bet," both men said with a smirk, as Danny started the car.
"Who's up for some food?" Danny asked.
"I'm starvin." Lindsay tells him.
Danny chuckled. "Where too?"
"Some place that serves pizza."
Danny then looked around. "Pizza it is." He then headed for a familiar pizza spot. "That does sound really, really good."
"Yeah it does." Lindsay said and leaned her head against the head rest.
"We're here," Danny called out to them, as he parked the car. "And so is Flack."
"What I thought he was taking your sister home." Lindsay said as she unbuckled her seat belt.
"Yeah, so did I," Danny said, as he motioned towards the couple walking towards them. "Hey, baby sis. Honey, I thought you were taking here home. You promised."
"What are you guys doing here?" Amanda asked.
"Going to eat pizza," Danny said as he looked at them. "We were hungry. Duh."
"Yeah we're hungry." Amanda said.
"Then let's go," Flack said, as he held the door open for the Lab Rats.
"Thanks" Amanda and Lindsay said as they walked through the door.
"Lab Rats," Flack muttered, as he followed Danny and Hawkes in.
"What happened to Chris?" Hawkes as, as they snagged a table in the way back.
"I think he just went home." Amanda said.
"Ah, poor chap," Hawkes said, as he looked at the couples around him. "He had a really bad day."
"We've all had a bad day" Lindsay remarks as she sits by Danny.
"Aint that the truth" Amanda agreed as she sat by Flack.
"Ah, I thought it was fun," Flack said, as he leaned back as the waitress came up and took their order and went away. "The dogs and the running was so much fun."
"Don't forget the bodies," Danny added, as he looked over at Lindsay. "Those were fun."
"Oh yeah let me tell yeah let me tell ya." Lindsay retorted.
"I'm sure none of us what to see a dog for the next hundred years or so," Hawkes said, as he took a sip of his drink.
"Amen to that." Amanda said.
Flack then smirked. "You guys love those puppies, just admit it," he said, with a smile.
"Oh yeah let me tell you how much I love'd those puppies." Amanda stated sarcastically.
"Children behave," Danny muttered, as he looked over at them both. "Don't make me have to get the duct tape out."
"Cute Danny real cute." Amanda told him, which made Lindsay laugh.
Danny then smirked, as he looked at them both. "Yeah, I now that I am."
"Actually Lindsay might think that but I think Flack is cute." Amanda stated.
Flack rolled his eyes..."Girls," he muttered to Hawkes. "Can't live with them, can't shoot em."
"What did you say?" Amanda asked.
"Nothing," Flack said, as he shot her his normal smile, as their pizzas came up "Ah, look food."
"Oh I'm starving." Amanda said.
At her comment, everyone chuckled. "We kinda know, sis," Daniel said, as they all began to eat. It had been a long day for them all. A stressful day for everyone. It has tested their friendships and themselves all at the same time.
"Well good." Amanda said. "God this bandage itches." she complains trying in vain to scratch her leg.
"You should probably change it when you get home," Hawkes said, as he looked over at her. "Or go to the hospital."
"I'll change it when I get home, but it still itches..grrrrr" she comments.
"Still acting like she did when she was little," Danny whispered to Lindsay, as he before he took a sip of his drink. He then looked over at Flack. "Good luck."
"Shut it Danny." Amanda sniped. "This is good pizza."
Flack chuckled as they looked around. "The dogs got to her head," he muttered.
"As if, and if truth be told nothing is wrong with my head it's perfectly fine except it's trying to wind down from all the hell from today."
Everyone chuckled, as they continued along with their meal.
After a long moment of silence. Danny looked around at the others and smirked. "So what are we gonna do now?" he asked as he looked at his sister and Flack. "Are we supposed to be baby-sitting you guys all night?"
"No see I was thinking the other way around." Amanda joked with a smile.
"Ha, ha, very funny, Sis," he said, as he shot a glance over at Lindsay. "I don't think so. I think we lab rats can handle ourselves. You desk rats are the ones who tend to get into trouble."
"Oh really?" Amanda questioned. "You guys would be to busy processing a scene that we could sneak up behind you and give you a heart attack."
Danny chuckled. "I don't think so," he said, as he shot Flack a glance. "I remember the last time Flack tried to sneak into the lba. He hit something, and nearly cost the lab our mics. He barely got out of the lab that day with his life, Mac wanted to kill him."
Amanda laughed a little bit. "Ok so he may get himself into trouble but I don't. Cause its obvious he isn't as stealthy as me." she explains.
Flack chocked on his drink, and he shot her a look before shaking his head. "Yeah, Messer, you have a mean, sister," he said, as he looked over at her. "I can see the family resemblence."
"Very funny, I'm nicer than he is. I mean am I right Lindsay?" Amanda asked.
"Well he does like to tease me a lot."
"Oh, don't you dare, bring her into this Mands," Danny said, as he shot her a look, as he looked over at Montana.
"And why not?"
"What's the matter, Danny, don't like it when you're sister brings your girl friend into the argument?" Flack teased as he took a drink of his drink.
Danny chuckled, as he looked over at Flack. "Nah, Flack, I don't mind." As he shot Mands as a smirk. "Since you're paired up with my little sister, I get to tell her of every little horrible thing you've ever done." He then leaned over and whispered something to Lindsay, causing her to giggle. "See, Montana and I do go together. You still got a long way ahead of you, with um, her."
Amanda laughed. "I'm not a bad girlfriend."
"You called SWAT on your first one," Danny pointed out, as he took a drink of his drink.
"That was because he stalked me and did drugs." Amanda explained.
"So you still did it...now that was a little bit extreme," Danny looked over at Flack. "You still up for that?"
"I'm gonna go get a drink." Lindsay said as she stood up.
"I'll go with ya," Danny said, as he slid up next to her. "We'll leave them to chat for a few seconds."
Flack then watched as Danny and Lindsay went to get something to drink and then looked over at Manda. "So? What you think that's about?" he teased.
"I have no clue." Amanda said. "So let's forget them at talk about something else."
"Wow do you always taunt each other like that?" Lindsay asked him.
"Fine by me..." Flack replied with a smirk, as he moved a bit closer to her. "So what do you wanna talk about?"
"I don't know...us?" she said with a cocked eyebrow.
Danny smirked, as he looked down at her. "Um, you could say that, yeah," he said, as he took up their drinks, and took a sip of his, only to wince when he realized that he had taken a sip of hers. "I think that this ones yours." He handed her the correct drink. "But it's just sibling love, Montana. No harm comes from it. Just like what I do with you, mostly." He shot her a coy smile, as he moved closer. "Don't get me wrong, about it, okay?"
"Fine." Lindsay replied and leaned against him as they walked,
Flack shot her a look, as he reached for his drink. "So you want to talk about us. Okay, what about us?"
"No I picked the subject you have start." Mandi teased him.
"Um, why?"
"Because that's just the way it goes."
"Ha, ha, very funny, little messer," he said, as he looked over at her. "What do you want to know. Where I think we're gonna go with this? How we're not going to end up with a room full of dogs in the next day or two. How I hope we're not going to end up like your brother and Montana. I really don't know okay."
"Ok, this is easier. What do you think about me honestly." she asked him.
Flack sighed as he leaned back in the booth. "Figures I'd get stuck with a Messer with a brain." He'd looked over at her. "Well your nice, smart, and I'm sure you'd give me a run for my money." He then smirked. "I like you cause you don't take crap from Danny, that's a plus in my book."
Amanda smiled. "I will deffinitly give you a run for your money. With me you'll never be bored. And Danny never intimitated me."
"Well that's good, and here they come...back from their little walk." He shot Danny a smirk. "Oh, it's good to see that you guys didn't get lost."
Danny shot Flack a smirk, as he slid into the booth after Lindsay. "Ha ha, very funny Flack," he said, as he look over at Mands and winked. "It's good that you haven't pepper sprayed this one yet."
"Really? Oh wait who was it that tazed one of their girlfriends?" Amanda bantered.
"You what?" Flack said, after chocking on his drink yet again. "Danny Messer tazed his girl friend. This I have to hear."
"Oh, no you don't. He who hand cuffed and charged his girl friend with assault."
"What?" Amanda asked. "Flack whats he talkin about?"
"Um..." Flack said, as he took up his drink again. "I have no idea."
"Ok, look I think its safe to say we've done things in the past. So let's just but all our pasts behind and begin fresh." Lindsay suggested.
"I'll drink to that," Danny said, as he snagged her drink and took a drink of it, before he remember what she had been drinking. "Gah, Montana, what were you drinking?"
"Apple Martini." she told him with a wicked smile.
That got Flack to laugh. "Wow, Messer, you're going wild there," he teased, as his phone rang. "Hmm." He dug for his, just as Messer's rang as well. "Okay. That's odd." He flipped his opened. To reveal a text message. "Oh, man. Another Homicide."
"Ugh where?" Amanda asked.
"Up town this time."
"Oh joy."
"Looks like it," Danny said, as he looked at his phone. "Mac wants up there too." He then looked over at Montana. "You up for it?"
"Yeah let's go." Lindsay told him standing up.
"Okay, let's do this." They paid for their food and took off. They made it to the crime scene where they found Hawkes standing their waiting for them. "Oh, this can't be good."
"What is it?" Amanda asked getting out of the car.
"Well I've missed you guys too," Hawkes replied, as he looked over at them, as they joined him. "But from the looks of the report that came in from the 911 call." He turned to look at the tall apartment building in front of him. "It sounded like dogs...angry dogs, attacking people."
"Not again." Amanda groaned.
The End
Author's Note
Thank you for all who have read this story. Thank you so very much. I love all the reviews that I have gotten. They mean so much to me. I hope to write another story soon.
Zippy