Title: Vegas Murders

Pairing: Nick Stokes & Ariana Carter

Rating: PG13ish

A/N: Own the idea and Ariana but the rest was plotted from my twisted mind.

Summary: A serial killer on the loose, targeting girls with blonde hair and blue eyes. Who becomes the next trarget? Will Nick get the chance to admit his feelings to someone?

Chapter One

Las Vegas, Nevada was quite commonly known as Sin City. Mainly due to murders and all sorts of nasty unspeakable crimes that seem to happen after dark, or during the day. But on this one cold but stormy night, there was a serial killer on the loose and he preyed on young girls with blonde hair and blue eyes. This was his time to unleash his most terrible dark side on unsuspecting people who live and work in Las Vegas, only tonight he had already killed one victim in a side alley near the Rampart Casino. His calling card however was never fully revealed as each killing was a number and specific to order. As he used a carving knife on his victims, cutting the main blood flow to the brain and also to the heart, causing instant death, always wearing black gloves to ensure that there was never any fingerprints left behind.

Lurking deep in the shadows of the night, he watched girls walk past and most had dark hair, but one had blonde hair. He wasn't sure if she had blue eyes or not, he made a quick grab for her from behind, holding the knife to her throat, threatening to cut her if she screamed. Not wanting to anger him more, she played along, she didn't want to die but as he put a gag over her mouth to shut her up and then tying her hands behind her back with thick duct tape, she was helpless. Even her ankles had been taped up, struggling against him, he hit her hard with his gun, knocking her out, before placing her limp body into the back of his car, heading to his lair where he planned to kill her. Only this time he wanted to prolong the death as he wanted to make her fully suffer each injury and make her beg for her life.

Once in his lair, Ariana was scared for her life and she didn't want to loose her life, she was only 26 years old and had her whole life ahead of her. She had also been seeing CSI Nick Stokes for just under a year now and they had a happy relationship, despite not knowing each other for that long. As she was bound to an old chair, helpess and as her attacker silently watched her struggle to get free, he walked over towards her. Before slapping her hard across the face, making sure it left a mark on her, he was playing such a cruel and twisted game with her. He was gonna make sure that she would never be found alive, leaving her there alone. So that while he went and killed another victim, the CSI team would keep busy. He had to do this right, no mistakes but he always was careful with each kill he made.

As the team were on the crime scene, Nick thought about Ariana, not knowing that she was the killer's new target. He had fallen in love with her, but still hadn't told her how he really felt, he knew that he would have to sooner or later. He tried to call Ariana, but couldn't get through to her and he worried about her. Unaware that she was trapped in the clutches of their serial killer, Nick was scared for her safety and he didn't even know if he would ever get the chance to confess his love for her. Despite their entire relationship being a secret from everyone, Nick knew that he loved her and just hoped that he would be able to admit it before it was too late for him to do so.

Not knowing what had happened to Ariana, Nick grew concerned about his girlfriend, he kept trying to call her but nothing, Nick knew that she always answered his phone calls, something didn't sit right with him. When around 4am, his cell phone buzzed with a message Nick instantly opened the message.

He was sickened to see his girlfriend Ariana bound and gagged at an unknown location, Nick felt sick with worry about Ariana.

Will Nick manage to find Ariana?