Love Bites

A/N: So this is my first attemp in writing a story, hope you like it, have never writen a story in English in my life before.

Firstly i would like to thank purplemonkeyys for encouraging me to write this fic. hope you enjoy it purplemonkeyys :)

Secondly I would like to thank my writing GOD Amelia Louisa for helping me out. You rock A.L. ;)

Chapter One

Senior Constable Charlie Buckton stood in the confines of the small dully lit conference room absently inspecting the board containing numerous photographs of the murder victims attached to her current case. She lifted the polystyrene cup to her lips, grimacing as the cold liquid passed her lips, the coffee tasting stale as she forced herself to swallow it regardless.

Tearing her eyes away from the board, she glared at the light above her as it incessantly flickered, cursing the janitor for not fixing it earlier as she had requested. A lot of mundane simple yet important tasks she asked of him didn't seem to be getting completed.

Returning her attention to the board once more she frowned as she looked over their profiles for what felt like the fiftieth time that day, she couldn't help but notice how easily her friends could fit into the description, Any of the women on the board could have been a number of people she knew, Leah, Rachel, Martha and Kirsty flitted into her mind, There was definatly some visual similarities between those women and her friends. Ruby even fitted into it, only slightly but she was definatly in there, the thought alone sent a shiver down her spine at the thought of somebody hurting her sister. She frowned, realising that she herself fell into the category – Female aged between 16 and 30, light brown to dark brown hair, and each tied in some way to her home town, whether it be through work, living or a tourist staying in the Bay.

Another involuntary shiver rippled down her spine as she looked at each of the three victims at their respective crime scenes, each found in the early morning in a public place laid on their backs, their eyes wide open with a fearful tinge to them. Their clothing was ripped, however results had shown no signs of rape on any of the three victims.

Each body was found in a different location, however each in a public place, as if the killer was showing off his kills, bragging about his successful hunts. The murders had been Bizarre for the small coastal town of Summer Bay, never before had they had more than one murder per calendar year, to have three within the past two weeks, however this was not the most bizarre thing about this case, the coroners report for each of the victims stated they each died of blood loss, sure that may not seem so strange, the fact that there was not a drop of blood surrounding the body was the bizarre element, that and the two puncture marks on each girls neck and wrist. If Charlie hadn't known better she would have assumed she was looking at pictures taken from the latest vampire movie that Ruby had made her watch on one of their movie nights. The knock on the door pulled her from her vampire musings.

"Yes" She called out, keeping her eyes focussed on the board, searching for what: she didn't know.

"Senior, we have received another anonymous call about a possible fourth victim found in an alley near the school" Without any need to look for the owner of the voice Charlie sighed, closing her tired eyes momentarily to collect herself for her earlier train of thought, Her shift was due to finish in half an hour, she was looking forward to heading home, having a piping hot bath and dragging herself to bed for a long deserved sleep.

"Right Watson, we best get moving then, I hope you weren't looking forward to getting some sleep anytime soon" Charlie forced a smile as she turned to exit the room, grabbing her jacket as she walked. She noticed the exact same tired expression on her colleuges face that she knew would be written all over her own.

Arriving at the crime scene the first thing Charlie noticed from the drivers seat was another squad car parked outside the blue and white police tape that had been erected to preserve the area. As soon as the car came to a stand still, Charlie yanked on the handbrake and stepped out of the squad car, bracing herself for the sight that she knew was waiting for her.

As she approached the body the first thing she noticed was the pale colourless skin of the hand sticking out from beneath the plastic sheeting an officer had used to cover the body. She took a deep breath as she gripped the blue sheet in her fist, feeling the cool of the plastic against the palms of her hands that she hadn't before noticed were clammy, she peeled the sheet back revealing the same sight she had witnessed three times previously.

"Senior, I think I've found the victim's handbag" Charlie turned to face Watson who held the bag in her gloved hands, They hadn't found any fingerprints at any of the other crime scenes but that didn't mean the killer didn't slip up this time and Watson was determined if there was a scrap of evidence she would find it.

"Is there any ID in the bag?" Charlie called over to her friend who instantly dived into the bag to look, pulling out a purse; she opened it and smiled, glad that she had found something of use.

"Her name is May Stone, from the looks of it she's a teacher here" Watson called over to her superior who nodded, thankful for the information.

As Watson bagged the handbag for evidence, Charlie began to search the crime scene and surrounding area, looking for even the tiniest of clue, something to give them any idea at all of what was going on with these strange murders.

A sense of self consciousness fell upon her as she gazed intently at the ground, she couldn't help but feel like she was being watched intently, looking up her eyes connected with a pair of brown eyes watching her, she couldn't avoid noticing the young woman's pale skin, her long silky black hair disappearing over her shoulders. She tried to tear her gaze away, but she was transfixed in the strangers eyes, a feeling of calmness yet nervousness flitted through her body, her nerve endings tickling as she began to stride towards the woman.

"Senior, the coroner wants to know if they can remove the body now?" Watson called over to her friend, not noticing the woman Charlie was walking towards.

Charlie smiled towards Watson with a professional smile plastered across her face. "Yeah sure, tell them to let me know as soon as they have the results" Charlie watched as George nodded and turned to inform the coroner of Charlie's request.

As Watson walked away Charlie felt her heart beat pitch a little at turning her attention back to the stranger who for some reason drew Charlie's attention to her. There was something about her, she just couldn't place her finger on it. She turned towards the woman to continue her route and talk to her, she frowned when she noticed the previously vacated space now empty. She had only turned away a few seconds and the woman had completely disappeared from view.

Returning to the task in hand before she was distracted, Charlie began searching again, hoping that the quicker the area was cleared the sooner she could get home and get into bed.

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Charlie entered the house she shared with her sister, Leah and VJ, instantly removing her utility belt and sighing contently at how good it felt to release her body from the burden of its weight. She longed to feel the hot water ease her aching muscles and the tell tale signs of a headache from being awake so many hours.

Flicking the kettle on to make herself a coffee and wake herself up a little, Charlie made to lean against the table, untying her boots she kicked them off, moaning happily as the coolness of the tiles instantly soaked through her socks and soothed her aching feet. Standing up she noticed the folded sheet of paper resting on the table, without reading the name on the front facing side she knew from the writing it was from Ruby. Opening the note she frowned slightly as she read the simple note.

'Sis, gone to Xav's

Gonna see a movie with him later.

Won't be late

Rubes'

As Charlie poured the water from the kettle to her cup she grumbled softly at her sister being out and about when there was a killer running around in the Bay, she couldn't blame her really, Ruby didn't know there was a killer, nobody knew there was a killer. It had come from the top that they had to keep a lid on the fact there was a serial killer in a small remote town in order to avoid panic amongst the Bay's residents.

Sipping the hot liquid she allowed her mind to mull over the fourth and latest victim, she thought over the crime scene, her mind reverting back to the mysterious woman that she had found herself constantly thinking about since she disappeared into thin air.

She had chastisized herself for even allowing her mind to think about the idea of her instant attraction to the stranger, but she knew deep down that the only time she had ever known her body and mind to react in this way was when she had fallen for another woman a year or so ago, resulting in her heart being shattered. Since then she had resorted to just one night stands with random women determined to focus on her job in town and her career.

She shook her head, frowning at her own foolishness 'For gods sake Charlie, you've only seen this girl for a few minutes from a distance, there is no way I can be feeling like this about someone I probably wont ever see again, I'm just beyond tired, that's it, it's the sleep depravation getting to me' Rising from her chair Charlie dumped her cup in the sink, scrapping the idea of the bath she longed she headed straight to her bedroom, determined to catch some sleep and clear her mind.

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The young woman gazed at the ceiling above her head as she relaxed back onto the bed in her trailer, It wasn't the comfiest of beds but it was better than nothing and the van seemed fairly clean and well maintained, she had seen much worse as she had travelled across Australia in search of her brother, it hadn't been hard locating him and tracking him what with the mess he left at every turn.

She sighed as her mind wandered over her relationship with Brett, she wished so much that she had the courage to stand up to him years ago, but she had gotten scared when she realised what he had become and fled in fear of him. She couldn't help but allow the guilt to consume her when she thought about how she had played her part in all the women's deaths. Sure she hadn't been there but she inadvertently played a small part, and now it seemed that her brother had been introduced to some new friends, friends who influenced him, friends who seemed to be turning him into a bigger monster than she ever could have believed was capable of her own brother.

An image of the woman from the alley pulsated through her mind, she tightened her eyes trying to rid herself of the vision of what her brother was capable of. This was the fourth time in Summer Bay that she had contacted the police as an anonymous tipper about the girls her brother was killing, normally she kept her distance from the cops, not wanting to draw attention to herself, but from the first time she had witnessed the beauty that was the long legged cop she had not been unable to stay away.

Today however had almost gone a little pear shaped when the beautiful police woman had seen her and made her way to approach her, she was lucky the other cop called her and took her attention so she could flee. She sighed as she envisaged the beautiful face of the Senior, she had no idea what her name was, but she was Senior something, that's all the other cops called her.

She tried to shake her musings from her mind, she knew she needed to focus on finding her brother, she knew it was important and more lives depended on it, but she couldn't resist the images of the cop that constantly invaded her mind, she couldn't resist thinking about those beautiful blue eyes, long legs, curvy body in the uniform and the long dark brown hair that she always kept tied up whilst she worked, there was no doubt in Joey's mind that this Senior woman was the most gorgeous woman she had ever been blessed to lay eyes on.

She glanced out of the small window to her left and realised that the last rays of light were beginning to fade as the moon began to appear bringing with it a vast array of stars. She rose from her resting place realising she had been laid all day lost in her thoughts of Brett and the officer, the task she needed to complete and her own survival.

Rising from her bed she grabbed her beanie, pushing it over her long dark locks, grabbing her jacket she slung it on, patting the inner pocket, she felt the bulge of the gun and the cartridge she new held some spare silver bullets. Opening the door she stepped into the brisk night air, the smell instantly tingling her senses, the smell that evoked fear and hunger to rush through her, the smell that not only caused tiny jolts of horror to tingle down her spine but also caused her pulse to pitch slightly in excitement, to her that smell was her worst enemy, it caused her inner demons to raise the hair on the back of her neck yet also caused her to lick her lips, if there was one thing that Joey could smell most in the night air, it was the smell of blood and fear.