Chapter 3:
The drive to Mystic Falls seemed to last forever to Elena. Quite a few times, she'd seen McGee or Ziva glance at her, probably wondering why she was so tense. "Is there something wrong, Elena? You have been like this since we left." Ziva finally asked.
She turned away from the window and saw Ziva looking at her with a mixed expression of concern and curiosity. Next to Ziva, McGee had wore a similar expression. "It's just… this town, there are some things I'd like to forget that happened here." She said, deciding on half-truth. What she didn't say was that this was the same town where she ran out on everyone seven years ago, and not only would she have to them, she also had to deal with the supernatural aspects of her past again.
"You used to live here?" McGee asked. Slowly she nodded. "It's my hometown." She said softly, watching as they passed the 'Welcome To Mystic Falls!' sign. She didn't have to look to know Ziva and McGee were staring at her.
Mystic Falls hadn't changed any from what Elena could see. The Grill was still there and the high school still looked the same. It was like she was taking a drive through town instead of returning for the first time in seven years.
The crime scene was located in the woods on the old Lockwood property, a place she knew well not only because she'd grown up near these woods, but also because of the supernatural stuff associated with the place. If memory served, it wasn't too far from the old Lockwood celler.
She went around taking pictures of anything that could possibly be evidence while listening in to Ducky and Gibbs' conversation.
"Time of death would be about two hours ago. The cause of death appears to be this wound on the neck, much like the one Petty Officer Hammins sustained. I wouldn't be surprised if he also didn't have a drop of blood in him." Ducky explained. He wouldn't. Elena thought, knowing that their dead naval officer died by being drained of blood by a vampire. One who obviously had a grudge against the navy. She began trying to profile the vampire, but was interrupted by a familiar voice.
"Good. You guys are here." The voice said in relief.
"You Sheriff Forbes?" She heard Gibbs ask.
"Yes. I take it your Agent Gibbs?" Sheriff Forbes asked. There was a brief pause, in which Elena figured Gibbs had nodded, before the woman spoke again. "What have you guys got so far?"
Please don't notice me, please don't notice me. Elena chanted mentally over and over again, not liking the questions that would come if she did. While Caroline, Bonnie, Jeremy, Matt, and Alaric knew why she left and that she was a federal agent, no one else did, and she'd like to avoid the questions as long as possible. "Elena? Is that you?" She winced when she heard Sheriff Forbes' voice.
She turned around and faced Sheriff Forbes, who was staring at her in shock, and Gibbs, who was looking between the two. "Hey Sheriff." She said quietly.
"Do you two know each other?" Gibbs demanded. By now Elena could see the rest of the team had stopped what they were doing and was watching the trio.
"She's friends with my daughter." Sheriff Forbes replied, giving Elena a 'We-need-to-talk' look, before glancing briefly at the body and back up at Elena. She got the message, and knew that the other woman already knew the officer had been killed by a vampire, and that they needed to discuss it. "Have you found any type of murder weapon?" The sheriff continued, changing the subject.
"Not yet, though it appears the poor fellow died of extreme blood loss. There is this peculiar wound on the victim's neck, much like the one on another victim's neck. I believe we are looking for the same killer." Ducky said.
"You've had another victim like this before?" She continued, her eyebrows rising. Clearly she wasn't expecting that. Elena knew now that the sheriff would do whatever it took to get more information about their other dead officer. "Agent Gibbs, I'd like some of your agents to remain behind, if that's all right with you. We've had similar deaths like this, and I think it would be beneficial to both of us if we pool our resources together, since we're probably looking for the same killer." Sheriff Forbes continued.
"Fine by me." Gibbs said a few minutes later. "Elena, DiNozzo, Ziva! You three are staying behind." He continued. "McGee and I will head back and see what Abby has and what Ducky finds. We'll call you when we find something. We'll be back in a few days." He said, before walking away back towards the car with McGee following him. Ducky and Palmer followed a few seconds later, loading the body into the ME's van. A few minutes later they left, leaving the three agents and the sheriff behind.
So… how horrible was it? I'm sorry if it sucks, I wanted to get it up, and my mind's sort of elsewhere right now. I'm really excited for tonight's episode of Vampire Diaries. I still can't believe they killed Jeremy last episode; it's not going to be the same without him, like how it isn't without Alaric or Jenna.