Chapter 1: New Beginnings
I'm here to start a one girl revolution
I'm not a barbie doll, shopping mall, silicone substitution
I thought I told ya
I'm a soldier
And I'm not leaving til the battle's over
One girl revolution
Saving Jane - One Girl Revolution
Central Park Zoo was abuzz with visitors trying to catch a glimpse into the tiger enclosure which in the last half hour had become Mac Taylor's crime scene. In the centre of the enclosure lay the remainder of the torn up body of their unknown male, the rest of him had been swallowed up by the now subdued tiger. Upon closer inspection of the hand of their Vic, Danny and Mac had established the man had been bound and bled out before he was dropped into the enclosure.
Now Mac was crouched over the sleeping tiger, the sleeves on his blue shirt rolled up to his elbows, his latex gloves were on as he opened the tiger's mouth. "Detective Taylor?" Mac looked up hearing his name and caught sight of a young woman stood just outside the cage.
The auburn haired woman stood at a mere 5 ft 2 dressed in a white halter with a stone and sequined neckline racer back top, a pair of jeans and heeled boots. Her wavy hair lay over her left shoulder, as she smiled down at Mac, "I'm Anna Harris, I was told to come straight here by the people in your office" she told him, her Australian accent prominent.
"Yes my new CSI from Queensland. Glove up." He turned his attention to the bowl beside him as Anna lowered her case her gaze rolling over the tiger as she opened her case and pulled out her gloves.
"Do you want me to start processing?" she asked, turning her attention back to Mac who shook his head as he looked back up at the young woman,
"I've got that covered," answered a voice behind her, turning Anna found herself face to face with an extremely handsome man, obviously of a native of New York if his accent was anything to go by, "Danny Messer how ya doin?" he nodded at her, offering her a small wink.
Anna smiled back at him and nodded, "Nice to meet you," she replied, turning back around to Mac as he began to speak,
"Anna I need you come hold the tigers mouth for me whilst I take a dental impression." He told her, for a moment Anna didn't move, wondering if he was joking.
"Look just take a deep breath, don't let him know your nervous cos you know he can sense when you're afraid," Anna looked over her shoulder, shifting back ever so slightly when she realised just how close her and Danny where,
"The Tigers tranquilized I think I can handle it." She told him, frowning when Danny chuckled and shook his head, his eyes locking with hers,
"I meant Mac, and make sure you call him sir." With that said he turned and walked away. Anna watched him go for a moment, and shook her head before turning and heading into the cage. It was clear to her Danny was teasing; she'd been the new girl before and had undergone the same treatment from her peers back then. Biting back a smile, she forced herself back into professional mode as she crouched down in front of the tiger, her eyes widening a fraction.
As Mac finished off the plaster, Anna let her hand gently run over the tiger unable to hold back a smile as she did. Never had she thought she'd be so close to such a beautiful creature, but here she was her first day on her new job and it was already proving to be a memorable one.
"Ready?" Mac's voice pulled her back to the present, and smiling softly Anna muttered an apology before holding open the Tiger's jaw.
As Mac fixed the plaster cast into place Anna sighed, her eyes once again running over the animal, "So beautiful." She said,
"Maybe our vic thought so too." Mac replied offering her the hint of a smile. Anna chuckled lightly a small blush tinting her cheeks.
"I just never thought I'd get this close to one of these and look, here we are, he's huge and it's just...wow..." she trailed off when Mac looked back up at her, "Sorry Detective guess I'm just a little excited, first day and all..." she chuckled, blowing a curl out of her face, making Mac smile at her enthusiasm,
"Call me Mac." He told her as he concentrated on the taking the cast of the tigers teeth. Shaking her head Anna looked over her shoulder to Danny who was stood not too far away with a frown on his face obviously disappointed she hadn't fell for his little joke. Sticking her tongue out at him, she chuckled softly at his look of surprise before turning back to Mac and the job at hand.
Anna was taking the new girl hazing well. It wasn't the first time she'd been subjected to it, so she'd pretty much expected getting all the crappy jobs on her first day. This though had to be the worst one, digging through Tiger dung, looking for left over's of their vic. With a grimace Anna turned her head away to inhale a bit before turning back to the tub in which her hands where now buried.
"What is that smell." Dr Evan Zao asked as he entered the lab, his face turning into a grimace. Anna laughed slightly as she looked at him,
"Tiger dung, the zoo just kindly made a fresh delivery and..." she looked around at the passing lab techs, "Everyone else just happens to be conveniently busy." She huffed, using her forearm to brush a curl from her face. Evan laughed as he approached the table, shaking his head a little,
"Well you know that they say. It's a dirty job but..."
"The rookie has to do it?" Anna looked up at him and finished his sentence, smiling as she did so. Evan merely nodded,
"You find anything?" he asked as Anna rinsed off an object she'd just retrieved, dropping it onto the tray beside her Anna nodded,
"A watch, part of an ear, seven inches of colon." She replied, her fingers already back searching, grabbing onto something she smiled and looked at Evan, "Hang on, this could be the Cracker Jack surprise..." she said hopefully. Rinsing it off Anna held it up under the light, Evan now by her side, "A finger and it's in good nick." She smiled brightly thankful her time spent rifling through Tiger Dung had paid off.
Anna stood in the observation room watching Mac interrogate the man they were both sure had murdered their number one suspect. His name was Angelo Vanetti the Uncle of their first victim, Bobby Vanetti. It appeared Angelo had taken justice into his own hands and now their number one suspect for Bobby's murder was missing and most likely dead.
Tucking the files she held onto tightly under her arm, Anna pushed her glasses up so they rested above her head before she rubbed her eyes tiredly. Last night had been a less than successful night of sleep due to the party going on next door to her apartment. With the walls being as thin as they were it was hard to try and ignore.
Her hair lay in loose curls over her shoulder and down her back, her outfit today was simple, a green cut out shoulder tee, with black jeans and boots. It was simple and not her usual style but getting dressed in the dark this morning hadn't been easy so she'd settled.
Watching Mac she shook her head, he was relentless. Shaking her head and determining the man had no hope against her new boss Anna turned, she was to head back to the lab to sort through her files. As she reached for the handle of the door, it swung open not allowing her any time to react before it hit her, sending her toppling backwards and landing onto the floor with a bump.
Landing with an 'oomph' it took her a moment or two to focus on the figure now crouched down in front of her and the first thing she registered about the figure was blue eyes.
Bright blue eyes were gazing at her in concern and with slight amusement, "You alright?" Quickly realising she was staring Anna shook her head and smiled softly, a blush tinting her cheeks,
"I'm ace, sorry that'd be my fault, not watching were I'm going," she rushed an apology as she gathered up her papers. In front of her Don Flack smiled, with her Australian accent and what Danny had told him before this had to be Mac's newest CSI. Standing up he held out his hand, seeing this Anna smiled "Thanks..." She said sincerely as he helped her to stand, looking at him,
"Detective Don Flack." Don told her, and Anna nodded gratefully, her curls bouncing over her shoulders as she moved her head.
"Nice to bump into you Detective, my names Anna Harris I'm the new CSI." She introduced herself proudly and smiled, causing Don to chuckle lightly, not sure why but he was already liking the newest addition to the team, however as he opened his mouth to reply, Mac chose that moment to step into the room coming to a stop next to Don,
"I'm done here, Anna you ready?" he asked, looking between them as Anna tried to organize her papers into some sort of order. Looking at Mac she smiled and nodded,
"Yep." She answered, making to follow Mac as he left the room after bidding Don a goodbye. Stopping beside the door, Anna turned offering a wave and a friendly smile to Don, "G'day Detective." With that she hurried out after Mac leaving one amused Don Flack stood in the observation room watching her go.
Danny had been right; the new girl was definitely different than the women they were used to. For one there was a sparkle in her eyes when she smiled that he hadn't missed, or the slight hop in her step as she followed Mac. It was going to be interesting seeing how she ended up fitting in around here, shaking his head Don left the observation room a slight smile on his face.
Okay well there you have it. Chapter one of my new DannyOC story! Aside from Flack, Danny's the other reason I find myself glued to my seat every Saturday for the newest CSI NY.
Anyway I'm really excited about Anna's character I think she has a lot to offer and I'm looking forward to hearing what you guys think of her. Let me know your thoughts, next chapter will be up asap.
Also huge thanks to Donna, this story wouldn't have happened if it hadn't of been for you kind words of encouragment and support so a huge thank you to you hun!