A/N: After my being away for a while, I'm making a come back. Missed me? I wanted to post this fic last year when I first watched the CSI episode of the same name. Sorry for the delay. This won't be a heavy fic. It's just for fun and for a few laughs. Reviews would be well appreciated.

Disclaimer: I do not own ADJL and CSI. This is not a crossover of ADJL and CSI. Some of the crime-solving processess and techniques may be incorrect.

Case file 1793: The Case of the Missing Book

Rose was walking toward the library as she needed to do some research for a project in mythology class. Worst still, Professor Rotwood hardly gave enough time for them to complete the assignment. It was given to them just yesterday and they were to complete it by week's end. The project was a 20 page report about dragons: their appearances, the different kinds, their relationship with the humans, etc. She obviously knew all this considering his best friend/ boy friend is a dragon, however, Rotwood has a slightly different idea of dragons. He knew about Jake and was in fact, accurate about most things about dragons. Still, a little more research would help in keeping her grades well above. She entered the library and headed toward the computer to access the web-based OPAC. She typed some descriptions or search tags of a possible book that she could be looking for. It was not easy to make a search about mythology since there were not a lot of books about this kind of mythology in the library.

There was also not a lot of people in the library. Despite Rotwood's dare, everyone is out enjoying, skateboarding, arcading, gossiping. Jake, Spud and Trixie were both out in the electronic shop where Jake is doing some dragon training. It was already a while since Rose was using the computer. She carefully typed her searches trying to find a match for the book she needs to look for. None. Her search was still fruitless. She tried one more time…

Suddenly, something explodes in front of Rose. The explosion rocks the entire library. The few and nerdy that were inside the library hurriedly tried to escape the disaster zone. Left behind was a young girl. Left behind was Rose. She was dead.

From the clouds of dust, a tall figure emerges from the main entrance of the library. The figure approached the girl. It was Professor Rotwood. A smile then creeps across his smiles. He starts to laugh. He laughs louder and louder. He made an evil laugh. "HAHAHAHAHAHA…"

Rotwood was at the coffee table in the teacher's lounge. In front of him was Principal Derceto. She was just staring in front of Rotwood. "You didn't help our student Mr. Rotwood…"

"That's Professo… nevermind." Rotwood took a sip from his cup of coffee.

"So let me get this straight professor. You want me to play this game. Why?"

"Come now Ms. Derceto. I'm sure you've wanted to kill one of your students… at least in your dreams."

"I don't see where this is going."

"Where's your sense of curiosity Ms. Derceto. I bet our students fantasize that we just disappear from the face of the earth. I just gave them loads of homework. I bet they're fantasizing about my death. I'm saying if they can, why can't we?"

Derceto just took a sip of coffee and savored the flavor in her mouth. She then gulped it. "How does the game go again?"

"Well let's just say, that one of our students die and we were given a chance to investigate the case of their deaths…"

"Wouldn't we rather just let the cops handle this?"

"Let me finish. Let's say that we also conducted a separate investigation and that we do have investigative knowledge in solving crimes…"

"Right."

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"Uh… nothing. Nothing. Carry on Professor Rotwood."

"Well anyway. Your job is something like speaking for the dead."

"Wow professor. I didn't know you like these kinds of things." Derceto said feeling almost as if she could relate with Rotwood.

"Yeah? Well criminal investigation was the next best thing I wanted to do after teaching, capturing and showing to the world about magical creatures."

Derceto just looked at him and smiled. So much for relating with the man, she thought.

"So in this game, the trick is that in order to solve these criminal activities, one has to think like a criminal in order to solve these two simple questions…"

Back at the devastated library, Rose's lifeless body lay motionless on the ground. Dusts settled on her skin, her face was partly burnt to crisp and part of his body was covered with rubbish. Her face was peaceful… serene. She then opened her eyes. "… who done it? And how?" Her face then fell to the ground back to its lifeless state.

You Kill Me

Based on the CSI episode of Season 8

Created by

mildirk