Well, you know how this works. Sometimes you just feel the need to get out of your comfort zone and to try something new. Rizzles, in my case. Some of you know me for my Sanctuary stories. Some of you will begin to know me with this story. I hope I won't disappoint any of you. Also, this may look at first like CSI:NY. Although I'm also a fan of that show, this is not going to be always the case. And to those of you who know me from Sanctuary… You may get some Easter eggs regarding that. Just saying :P.
"Please tell me she isn't spending another hour at home trying to decide what heels she should wear." Jane said sighing. She loved Maura, but sometimes she was a lot too fashionable. Especially when coming to a crime scene.
"Maybe she's just putting some makeup on." Frost suggested.
"As much as I would love somebody with a little blush at this crime scene given the fact that our vic is… well, the way it is, I can hardly figure out why Maura would need makeup."
"That's very nice of you." Maura said getting out of her car. "I hope I'm not too late."
"No, not too late. Our vic turned blue from the waiting but other than that we're good."
"Blue? You mean… "
"Take a look for yourself." Jane said as she revealed the body of a young woman, probably in her mid 20s, dressed all in black.
"It looks like thrombosis." Maura said. "It's a blood coagulation disorder. Makes your blood circulate a lot slower than normally."
"So no reddish brown stains at this crime scene eh?" Jane asked, trying to be funny.
"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Jane, but no."
"Her name was Margaret Harding and she was 25 years old." Frost interrupted. "Her boyfriend found her like that."
"We'll have to talk to him later. Any ideas on the death cause Maura?"
"Jane, I told you a thousand times. I don't have ideas, or theories, or guesses. It's too early. It could be thrombosis but as for what caused it… no idea."
"So it wasn't a murder?"
"Well, if it was thrombosis, and it's a big if, there are many things that can cause it. It doesn't necessarily mean someone killed her. Although, I saw this on her neck." Saying this, Maura turned the victim's head, revealing two strange markings. "I don't know what these are. They look like puncture marks, but they were filled with some substance. I'll have to run some tests at the lab on it to determine what it is."
"You do that. Meanwhile, I'm going to talk to the boyfriend. Maybe he has some idea about the mark on her neck."
"I just hope it's not a hickey. I am not a big fan of that."
"Good to know, I guess." Jane muttered under her teeth.
"What did you say?"
"I said Good luck, Maura." Jane replied quickly. She had to be a lot more careful with words if she wanted Maura to think she was normal. Although she didn't actually think what exactly normal meant when it came to the Queen of the Dead…
"Did you know her for a long time, Mr. …?" Jane asked the victim's boyfriend.
"Green. Kyle Green. And no, not for so long. I met her at a party about two months ago, but I fell in love with her at first sight. You know that feeling when you know that someone is actually the one; that you want to spend your life near them? Greta was like that. And now I was left with nothing."
"Did she have any disease that you knew of, something that could cause her death? Some sort of blood disease?"
"No. Well, she did have a thing about blood and stuff like that, that's how I met her. "
"A thing about blood?"
"Come on detective. Don't tell me you never heard about this. After all, almost everybody today is a Twilight fan."
"Not quite. Actually, I like sunrises more than twilights."
Kyle threw Jane a you are mental look before continuing. "Twilight is a vampire book. It has billions of fans all over the world. Greta was one of them. Actually, she was more interested in vampire lore than Twilight, but you get the picture. She was what we liked to call a blood doll. Someone who is a willing donor to a vampire. "
"A willing donor?" Jane couldn't hide the disgust in her voice.
"Well, yes. After all, you don't think all vampires are ugly beasts that go bump in the night and bite whoever crosses their path. Some people find the whole biting thing… exciting."
"You mean sexually?"
"Yes. I don't expect you to understand, detective, it's not something you would understand unless you are part of it, but me and Greta enjoyed it a lot. "
"You said you met her at a party?"
"Actually, we met online, on a site about vampires, and then when the fan club decided to throw a party we were both there. She became my pomme de sang almost immediately. My blood donor." Kyle added when he saw Jane's look.
"Please tell me you didn't actually drink her blood."
"Of course not. It was just a fantasy we both shared, that's all. Is there anything else, detective Rizzoli?"
"We're done for now, Mr. Green. Here's my business card. Make sure you call me if you remember anything useful."Jane said as she left. She had seen a lot of crazy stuff since she was in the force, but this case was clearly one of her weirdest.
"I don't understand what seems so unusual to you, Jane. Vampires were often regarded as sensual beings." Maura said when Jane told her what she had found out.
"Vampires? Are we talking about the same creatures? In my book, vampires are just creatures of the darkness that suck you dry and feed on your blood."
"Well, yes, but that is just the tip of the iceberg. Actually, sexual references can be found in vampire mythology even since Dracula. After all, the neck is an erogenous zone to most females so yes, you can see why vampires are so popular."
"So I get that you are a Twilight fan."
"I never liked that book, actually. I can totally see why some vampires are regarded as sexy, but I never understood the craziness around Twilight."
"So you're trying to tell me that there a lot of girls which are excited about the idea of having intercourse with a dead body which is only sustained by their blood?"
"Yes, and no. Not all vampires are dead, Jane. Some are vampires because of a medical condition let's say."
"That is just crazy."
"Not necessarily. There have been a lot of cases of vampirism throughout history. They go as back as the 12th century, in England. Despite this, vampire is a Serbian word, which was borrowed by the French and turned into vampire and we got it from them."
"And this helps us solve the case because…"
"Well, if you ask me, I would say that our victim was killed by someone who wasn't exactly a vampire fan. Remember those puncture marks on her neck? They looked a lot like the ones a vampire would make. Except the fact that they were filled with wax."
"Wax?"
"Yes. Melted wax injected inside them which was let there to dry and harden. While the victim was alive."
"God."
"It's not as bad as it sounds. I was able to found traces of a sedative in her blood, together with a substance that I didn't identify yet. I'm still waiting the lab results on that one."
"Maybe that one killed Greta."
"Possibly, but…"
"You'll have to wait the results before you know for sure."
"You know me so well." Maura smiled.
"Just make sure you hurry. I know it's a little too late to say this, but the whole wax thing looks like a signature. We might be looking at a serial killer."
"What, Van Helsing focuses on the girls now?"
"Excuse me?"
"Girl, you really need to do some reading." Maura replied giggling. "But I'll get you into vampires, don't worry."
"As long as you leave my neck alone."
"Only if you insist." Maura whispered, acting like she was really busy putting Greta's body back in the fridge when Jane threw her a surprised look…