Halstead Sister One Shots

The Crayola Adventure

Gracies POV (3 Years Old)

"Ok kiddo, you've got your crayons and your colouring book" Mouse said "do you need anything else before I get back to work?" He checked and I shook my head happily "atta girl" he praised "I'll be right here if you need me ok?" He asked and I nodded once again,

"Ok Mousey" I replied as he ruffled my hair slightly before leaving the break room. I would usually be at daycare on a Tuesday but Will got an E-mail this morning saying that the heating had broken down so it would be closed until it gets fixed. Will had to go to work and so did Jay so I had to come with Jay to the district. Jay had been here most of the morning but the whole team had to leave to go and catch some more of the bad guys! That's why I am now sat in the break room doing my colouring with Mouse checking up on me every once in a while.

Twenty minutes later I had coloured my picture the best I could and I was humming to myself as I kicked my legs back and forth aimlessly. I began to roll the crayons about the table in a bid to entertain myself before getting an idea. I wonder how many crayons I could fit up my nose?

Two minutes later

"Mouse!" I said shyly as I walked out of the break room,

"What's the mat- oh god" he cut himself off once he saw my swollen right nostril and the tiny bit of ripped paper sticking out "what did you do?" He asked as he picked me up and stood me on his chair so he could get a better look,

"I put a crayon in my nose" I told him and he looked at me in a mix of shock and confusion,

"Wh-wha-why?" He stammered,

"I wanted to see how many I could fit up there" I exclaimed with a shrug "turns out only one" I added and he nodded with widened eyes,

"You don't say" he said in a daze,

"I tried to get it out but it snapped" I told him as I held out the other half of the crayon and he sighed,

"Ok. ok" he said as he ran a hand through his hair before picking me up and carrying me down the stairs,

"Where're we going?" I asked as I poked up my nose,

"Don't do that" he scolded "you're gonna push it further up there" he added as he pulled my hand away from my face "hey Sarge" he said as he carried me over to the reception desk and sat me on top of it "I've got an issue" he added,

"Whatever it is I don't care" she replied without looking up from her computer,

"It's not for me, it's for Gracie" he told her and she looked up from her computer with a slight smile,

"Oh, well" she said giving the issue her full attention "in that case I'm all ears" she said "trying to colour in your eye sockets there short stack?" She joked making me giggle slightly,

"How can you joke at a time like this?" Mouse asked Trudy who rolled her eyes,

"Relax, every kid's done something like this at one point" she told him,

"Jay has left his three year old sister in my care for thirty minutes and she's got a crayon stuck up her nose" he exclaimed "he's going to kill me" he added,

"Jay Jay wouldn't kill you" I told him assuringly,

"Look, she's clearly feeling ok in herself, right Gracie?" She asked for confirmation,

"Uh huh" I assured,

"Just run her down to Med and someone down there'll pull the thing right out" she told him,

"I guess your right" he said with a sigh,

"I usually am" she replied before turning back to her computer and getting back to work.