Guarded By A Deadman

Note: I hope you guys liked the last chapter. I want to thank therealchamps, Sonib89, JohnCenaRkoFanForever, SeaofEmotions92, and tamakia for their reviews. I hope you guys continue to enjoy the story. This chapter and the other will be rated M because of the strong language and descriptive crime scenes and other things.

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Guarded By A Deadman

Chapter 4: Opening Night

"My God." Mark said looking at the scene. The entire room was splattered in blood and the place ripped to threads. But what shocked him more was the state in which the body was.

He had never seen the brutality of this kind at all in all his run as Sheriff, sure some people shot and suicides but this was in another level.

The woman lay there he was pretty sure she was a woman besides the fact that they told him in the report, she was brutalized she wore nothing, stripped out of her clothes and laid on the floor. Her torso had been cut opened and most of her body insides were on the outside. Her blue eyes were wide open even though her neck was like a twisting cord since the person twisted the neck around and the face laid to the side looking at nothing. There was a note on the wall done with the woman's blood Mark was sure of.

'Soon to be more.'

"How long?" he asked Dave who was behind him.

"The neighbor that called was worried because when his family and him came home the apartment was open that's why he called, that was three hours ago." Dave said. "We asked him about the victim, what were her interests? If it was normal that she went out things of that effect. He said the girl barely went out and was a student."

"Her parents?" Mark asked. Randy looked at the remains and looked at Mark.

"None the girl lived alone." He told Mark. "She didn't speak about them."

"The name of the victim?" Mark asked.

"Lola Vincent." Dave said.

They removed the body from the scene after they got everything they needed. Mark, Dave and Randy stayed on the scene.

"Who do you think did it?" Randy asked.

"I have no idea." Mark said. "But it's our job to find out, who? And also we have to keep an eye on everyone."

"Got it boss." The guys said at the same time.

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They went back to the Sheriff's office to do the paper work. They weren't leaving home tonight. Mark had to find out the name of the parents for the girl. Evan was there with him trying to find the answers. Glenn came after he heard of the incident. It took two hours before Kelly called them to tell them the victim had been raped before anything had happened.

It took one more before Mark began to dial the phone of the parents of the girl. They lived in New York so he had to call.

"Hello." The voice of the woman made Mark fell terrible if there was something about his job that he hated was giving parents bad news.

"Hello this is Sheriff Mark Callaway of Death Valley am I speaking to the parents of Lola Vincent?" he asked.

"Yes I'm her mother Emily Vincent." The woman held her breath. "Is my daughter alright?"

"I'm sorry Mrs. Vincent but your daughter was found dead five hours ago." Mark said. The woman began to sob.

"No, no it can't be my little girl; she would never hurt a fly." Mrs. Vincent said. Mark let her sob there was nothing else he could do. The woman composed herself a bit. "Who did it?" she asked.

"We do not know yet, that's what we're trying to figure out." Mark said.

"You'll catch him won't you? You'll catch who ever took my little girl?" the woman said.

"We will Mrs. Vincent that is something you don't have to worry about." Mark told her.

"Alright, we'll come get her, my little girl." The woman said. "Catch him."

"I will Mrs. Vincent see you soon." The call ended and Mark seemed exhausted as he slumped into his chair.

"You okay Taker?" Glenn asked. Mark raised himself in his chair.

"I hate making those types of calls."

"I know." Glenn said. Mark looked at his brother.

"Why don't you go back with Lita she must be scared that you're here and not over there with her and your little boy?" Mark said.

"Lita understands my job she pretty much kicked me out when we heard of the accident." Glenn said smiling. "She told me, she wants Drake to be real proud of his Daddy for taking down bad guys. She was worried though, you must have been asleep when Evan called you."

"I was drinking coffee and eating cookies with Athena." Mark said and Glenn looked at his brother.

"Excuse me, you were eating cookie with the neighbor." Glenn said.

"She can bake and she offered some sweets I wasn't going to tell her no and Tombstone was with us." Mark said smiling. Glenn couldn't stop the smile that appeared in his face but didn't say anything at all.

"Why don't you call tell her everything is fine so she doesn't worry?" Glenn suggested Mark just stayed thinking as Glenn left him in his office.

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Athena was sitting in her living room reading a book, as Tombstone stayed at her side laid down near the chimney. She couldn't sleep though she was worrying about Mark being okay. She knew it was his job but still it didn't stop her from being worried. When the phone rang she took it off the hook quickly.

"Athena did I wake you?" Mark asked from the other side.

"No, I was reading actually." Athena told him breathing a sigh of relief. "Is something wrong?" she asked.

"No I called to tell you everything is okay considering what happened." Mark said getting comfortable in his chair.

"Was it that bad?" Athena asked.

"Yes the girl, god I can't even describe it to you, no wait I don't want you to know. I had to call the girl's parents the mother was sobbing." Mark said. Athena felt sorry for the family and bad for Mark for having to call in the first place.

"You won't be coming back to your place are you?" Athena said.

"No I have to stay here." Mark told her. "You know to catch the bad guy." He didn't see that Glenn was looking at him with a smirk on his face.

"Well that's good; I guess I'll see you tomorrow." Athena told him.

"I guess." Mark said.

"Bye." Athena said.

"Bye." Mark sad and clicked the phone. He smiled and went back to work. As he went to the back he didn't notice Dave, Randy and Glenn standing there.

"Who was he talking to?" Randy wanted to know.

"His neighbor." Glenn said.

"So he's finally going after someone?" Dave asked

"I think so." Glenn answered.

"It think that's great he needed someone; but the Angel isn't she too innocent for him." Dave said.

"We could ask you the same about Lillian." Glenn said and he and Randy enjoyed seeing the shocked expression in Dave's face.

"Oh he got you." Randy said. "I think they would make a good couple I heard from Kelly that Tombstone adores Athena from the last time she and the others girls went to her house Tombstone was there."

"I guess I still have a hard time seeing them together." Dave said.

"Hey will you three stop gossiping like high school girls and come help with the case." Mark screamed from the other side. The guys walked toward the office to get some new things worrying.

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The Next Morning

Athena drove to the Sherriff's station with coffee and sweets on the back. She parked in-front to see all the cars parked there. Tombstone was with her since she didn't really have the heart to leave him alone.

She climbed down and got the coffees and sweets off the back of the car. Tombstone climbed off the car when she opened it. She went in and the first person she saw was Evan.

"Hey, Athena what are you doing here this early?" he asked worried something else had happened.

"Oh, Mark called me after everything happened and said he was staying so I figured all of you were and I brought you guy's coffee and some sweets." She told him. Evan looked Athena and smiled he noticed that Tombstone was by her side.

"Sweet." He said. "Hey guys someone brought us coffee." He yelled to the back. Athena could hear the rush of bodies coming to the front. The first to arrive was Randy and he smiled at Athena. She put the coffees and sweets in the front desk and Randy grabbed one.

"Thanks." He said and grabbed cookies. He had gotten some of her sweets before from when Mark brought them in. "They brought our favorite cookies." Randy yelled and Dave came down.

"Alright." Dave said kissing Athena in the brow the thing he and Rand tended to do all the time. "Thanks." Athena shook her head and smiled. Glenn came in next and smiled at her.

"You brought us cookies and coffee." He said.

"That's right, is that bad?" she asked.

"Not at all." He said. "Mark, Athena is here."

"What?" Mark yelled from the back and came quickly to the front. He saw her and he narrowed his eyes.

"What are you doing here?" he asked.

"She brought us cookies." Randy said.

"And coffee." Dave said. Mark was about to go off when he saw Tombstone by her side.

"Thanks." He said smiling.

"You're welcome."

"Are you going to be staying here all day?" he asked.

"Oh no." Athena answered. "I have to go with Sheamus and Wade to check on my place they been working on it and they need to get some okay's from me."

"Are you taking Tombstone?" Mark asked.

"Yes." She told him. She didn't see the relief in his face but the others did. "Anyways have to go, see you guys later." She said and left with Tombstone following her.

"I think the Sherriff has something for the Angel." Randy said. Mark turned to glare at him.

"Shut it, Orton now let's go we have a case to solve." Mark said returning to the back.

"He has it bad." Dave said.

"So does Athena." Evan said.

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Athena's Flower Shop

Athena and Tombstone arrived to the store and she could not believe all they had done so far. It was just a matter of weeks and everything would be ready for the opening. She climbed down and saw Sheamus and Wade standing there.

"Hey, lass want to see what we have done so far/" Sheamus asked.

"Yeah." Athena answered.

The three moved around the place and Sheamus and Wade showed Athena all the things they had added. When they finished Athena couldn't stop the smile in her face.

"I completely love it, when will it be done for good?" Athena asked.

"In three weeks tops." Wade told her.

"Great." She said. "Keep me up with the process." Athena said to them.

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FBI Headquarters

"Steve I got something on those freaks." Angle said. Steve walked up to him and moved to his side.

"What is it?"

"There was an attack on a town that has the same M.O. as the other murders." Angle said.

"Really, read it out-loud." Steve said.

"The report came in from Sherriff Mark Callaway of Death Valley." Angle stopped reading. "He don't you know this guy?"

Steve was thoughtful it couldn't be the man he knew could it. But he wasn't sure, could it be the man that helped him out all those years ago.

"I don't know, but keep reading." Steve told him.

"Okay well the name of the victim was Lola Vincent a student lived alone…" Angle said.

"Was she blue eyed?" he asked. "Because the trio; have a thing for blue eyed woman and ones that live alone."

"It all says all that here." Angle said.

"Can we be sure it was them?" Steve asked.

"I don't know, do you want to wait?" Angle asked.

"Yes, we need to be sure and not just a copy-cat." Steve said.

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Three Weeks Later

The town had been quiet since that murder and Mark had no leads. The first Victim had been picked up and taken away. He was getting ready though today was the grand opening of Athena's Flower Shop and that was something he was really looking forward too.

But there was something nagging at him telling him that he needed to keep an eye wide open. He didn't know why but he knew it was best.

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Athena was excited John and Mickie were already there with her.

"We are very proud of you." John told her as both he and Mickie hugged her.

"Thanks, I almost cut the ribbon." Athena told them.

"Now you have no excuse not to buy flowers." Mickie told John and he just smiled. Her stomach was showing a little bit of the baby that was inside.

The friends and people began to come and Athena didn't want to admit she was waiting for Mark to cone to the opening.

When he came she smiled discretely and cut the ribbon getting her picture taken and people began to go into the shop.

No one noticed the man looking toward her. They had found their victims in this town and the flower shop owner would be one of them.

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Note: That is the end of this chapter. Who will be the next victim? I hope you guy like this chapter. Review.