Hello, dear readers! Welcome to my first fanfic. It's a Yu-gi-oh detective story, with romantic elements, Seto/Anzu being the main characters.

The story contains some violence, killings and sexual themes, but it's rated T for the time being. It might change in future chapters though.

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-gi-oh. If I did, Seto would have ultimately beaten Yugi.

Enjoy!

*Chapter 1*

"This way, lieutenant. Watch your step, the place 's full of blood."

Domino City Police Department's officer Anzu Mazaki made her way through several policemen to the once neatly arranged living room, which was now swarming with forensics experts, fingerprint powder and evidence plastic bags. The state of the room made it clear that a hideous crime had been committed there: shattered glass, broken furniture and blood stains were covering the carpet, almost making the black-yellow police lines unnecessary. But what made her stomach tighten was the dead body lying in the middle of the marked-with-yellow-numbered-cones area. During her 8-year-long career in the police force, Anzu had come across more corpses than she ever thought she could handle and somehow she always managed to remain unattached. However, what made that case different was the fact that, the minute she walked in, a trickle of auburn hair accompanied with empty brown eyes revealed to her the deceased's identity. Her hands almost began to tremble as she put on a pair of gloves.

"Fill me in, sergeant."

"The victim was identified as Serenity Wheeler, aged 25. Gunshots on right shoulder, head and lower abdomen. The apartment belongs to her. She was found like this today morning, her boyfriend beside her. He was also shot, but it looks like he's gonna make it."

Boyfriend? Anzu was astonished to that piece of information. She would have to pay a visit to the mystery guy. "Who found her?"

"A friend of hers…" he shuffled through some papers "…Rebecca Hawkins. They were supposed to have breakfast together, so she stopped by. Surprised that, after ringing the bell, no answer came, she decided to use the spare key the victim had given her. She got in and, well, you 're looking at the sight that greeted her."

Rebecca, Anzu thought. "Where is she now?"

"We've taken her downtown for a statement, but I doubt she can be of further assistance. She's in shock. I'm surprised she was able to call 911."

Anzu took a look around. The apartment was small, but elegantly decorated. At least it used to be, until last night, she mused. But setting aside her shattered belongings, Serenity had created her own personal little world quite tastefully. She had a thing for flowers, Anzu thought while viewing the floral shaped decorative ornaments that stood on the bookcase shelves. Of course, every single one of them had to be examined for evidence. She glanced at the group of technicians working beside her. "Have you found anything yet?" she asked, turning to the sergeant.

"Nothing. No hair, no fingerprints, no DNA… but we 'll keep looking."

"What about the murder weapon?"

"One of a kind," he said, handing her a plastic bag. "Magnum, Desert Eagle. As clean as a hospital. We 're checking to see if it's registered to anyone, but, for this type of firearm…"

"…the black market is more likely," Anzu finished his sentence. "Any clues on how the killer got in?"

"The front door bears no sign of violation and, since we're on the twelfth floor, no window could have been used."

So they let the murderer in. They must have known him, Anzu pondered.

"Any witnesses?" she asked.

"They were spotted leaving this place at 7.30 last night. Nobody saw them coming back, although a couple of neighbors did hear loud music from her apartment at 1 am, approximately. Wherever they 'd been, they must have had a good time if they felt like partying so late."

"Or the killer was covering the racket," Anzu stated, taking a look at the damaged surroundings. "Time of death?"

"The coroner hasn't examined the body yet, he's on his way."

Anzu approached the lifeless figure on the floor. She bent down slowly and gently pushed some hair off Serenity's face. Damn, she thought, such things aren't supposed to happen. I prevent them. But you'll find justice, Serenity. I'll make sure of that.

She stood up and headed to the door, addressing the sergeant "Check everything twice," she said in a stern tone, "turn the place upside down if you must, but find me some evidence. Search for witnesses around the block; see if you can find any surveillance cameras from the nearby shops, they might have recorded something. And…" her voice softened "…tell the coroner to take care of her."

"It will be done, ma'am. One more thing. We haven't been able to contact any family members yet. According to my file, the only surviving relative is an older brother, who also resides in Domino. His name is…"

"Joey Wheeler," Anzu muttered.

"Excuse me, lieutenant, what did you say?"

She paused. There were a few pictures hung next to the door frame. One of them portrayed a blond boy, who was smiling at her, holding his sister.

"Ma'am?" the sergeant insisted.

"I'll take care of it," she answered. And left, walking towards the hardest thing she'd ever had to do.

So this was the first chapter. I hope you liked it enough to review. If you didn't like it, review anyway. Comments, criticism, advice, corrections are welcome, provided that they are offered on goodwill.

In the next chapter, among other things, we'll see how the investigations are proceeding and we will meet Anzu's partner.

Thank you for reading!