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A/N: I don't own anything you recognize, including (but not limited to) CSI, CSI:Miami, and CBS. As my Christmas present to all of you, I give you the final chapter. I hope you enjoyed the story, and I hope you enjoy this installment. Merry Christmas to all those who celebrate it. :)
Greg and Speed sit in Greg’s living room, facing each other silently. Speed has a small half-smile on his face, while Greg looks confused. “I don’t get it,” he asks.
“What it boils down to is that I’m leaving,” Speed explains. Greg nods.
“And the twenty minute ramble of confusion was for…?”
“Something for you to remember me by.”
“Speed, I’ll always remember you.” Speed shrugs, saying nothing. “I still don’t get it, though. You were stuck down here for years. Why now?”
“I don’t know. I guess I was still here to help you all along, but you don’t need me now. And I got closure with H, Delko, and Calleigh. Which, by the way, thank you for helping me with that.”
“No problem. You’d been helping me out a lot, so I figured I’d help you.”
“I appreciate it.” The pair falls silent, looking at one another.
“So, this is goodbye?” Greg asks.
“Yeah, kinda,” Speed replies.
“It’s kinda weird. You’ve been that annoyance I couldn’t get rid of, and now, it’s like losing a friend.”
“I’ll always be with you, Greg. Just as I’ll always be with H, Calleigh, and Delko. I’m crossing over, now, so I’ll be watching you and yelling at you when you think no one’s there.” Greg smiles.
“Yeah.”
“I’ll catch you on the flip side.” And with those words, Speed walks away, fading into Greg’s wall and disappearing for good.
Greg jumps awake, looking at the sterile walls of the hospital around him. He takes a few deep breaths, trying to figure out how he got there. Were the past few months all just a dream? Sara chuckles, looking at him. “Welcome back to the land of the living,” she says softly. He furrows his brow.
“Where am I?” he asks.
“The hospital.”
“What happened?”
“I’d rather not talk about it.” He looks at her, realizing that he’s in her hospital room, not his. Reality sets in, and he remembers why they’re sitting there.
“Right. I’m sorry.” She smiles softly.
“It’s okay. What had you so freaked out?”
“I had the weirdest dream.”
“Really? What of?”
“Well, Speed was saying goodbye, and then I woke up here, thinking that none of the past few months happened.” She nods.
“He said goodbye?” Greg sighs, nodding.
“Yeah.” He looks around the room, not seeing Speed anywhere within the room.
“Is he here now?”
“No. Well, not directly.” Greg feels a weight on his shoulder, something he knows is Speed’s hand. Sara nods.
“So, he’s gone,” she says. Greg nods.
“Yeah, he’s gone,” he replies.
“Sad?” He chuckles.
“It’ll be nice to not have to worry about him hanging on my shoulder anymore.” She smiles.
“Yeah.”
“I wish I’d have known him when I was alive, though.”
“Uh, Greg. You are alive.”
“Right. I meant when he was alive.” She smiles, nodding.
“Yeah.”
“So, how are you feeling?”
“Yeah, kinda,” he replies.
“What do you mean, kinda?”
“Well, I kinda met them in death. I’m from Miami.” Keppler nods. “And for the past… almost year, I’ve been with Greg.”
“Right. I heard about him being enchanted.” Speed laughs.
“Enchanted?”
“Better than haunted.” Speed shrugs.
“Whatever. I remember you from down there, too. You and your reverse forensics.”
“I would’ve gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for those meddling kids.” Speed laughs.
“I kept telling Greg you were up to no good.” Keppler shrugs.
“Touché.”
“I also kept telling him you were gonna get with Catherine.” Keppler chuckles, smiling. “You didn’t last long enough, though.”
“No, I didn’t.” The two men fall silent, watching Greg and Sara talk. Keppler looks over at Speed, who’s smiling fondly at them. “You miss him already, huh?” Speed shrugs.
“He’s a good kid, and an amazing CSI. He has a fantastic support base. He never really needed me in the first place, so it was like hanging out with a kid brother.”
“Yeah, it is.” They fall silent again for a few minutes before Keppler bids Speed goodbye. He walks away, and Speed watches him before turning back to Greg and Sara. He watches the rest of the team join them, smiling to himself.
“Good luck, kid,” he whispers. “I’ll be watching.”
The End.