CSI: Crime Scene Investigators

When Life Merge With Death

Disclaimer: I do not own CSI or any of the characters. All original Characters and events are purely fictional.

Author Note: Hi everybody! Chapter 7 is up!!! Bet you didn't think the update would take this long, did you? And it's not something that I'm very proud of. I'm very sorry about that. You know how they say that life gets in the way of some serial killers to stay in pattern? Well, life got in the way of me updating. I'm sorry. Ps. Thanks for all that reviewed and waiting so patiently for my update.

Recap: The team is investigating a serial killer who murders females of all ages and any background, by stabbing them twice in the neck. Going over all the cases, Grissom and the team learns some new information about their victims.

Chapter 7 – Dedicated to all my loyal reviewers especially El Gringo Loco

All the eyes in the room stayed focussed on Catherine. She was pacing a few feet away with her mobile still next to her ear.
After what seemed like an eternity, she finally spoke, "So it's confirmed? She was definitely pregnant?... ...Okay, David, Thanks."
Turning, Catherine just looked at the others. There was no need to say anything. They all heard.

Another long silent pause filled the room before Grissom finally cleared his throat, "Okay. Let's get back at it. Try and retrace the steps, re-examine everything, talk to the relatives. There is something we're missing and we need to find it before the next body pitches up."

"Don't think so negative. You are a great criminalist. You will find and catch him. Not to mention bury him under all the evidence so that he'll be locked up for ever and ever." Sonette smiled as she placed a plate of bacon and eggs in front of Grissom.
"All she need is some pom-poms and you've got your own personal cheerleader." Catherine remarked, jerking her thump over her shoulder at Sonette.
"Don't joke. She's got them in her closet." Grissom responded as they watch her trying to balance 4 plates of food.
"You're all here, so you might as well have some food. Bacon and eggs!"
"Uh.. I don't eat pork." Sara said a little hesitantly. "I actually don't eat any meat."
"Bacon isn't pork." Sonette replied.
Frowning, Warrick couldn't help but ask, "It's not?"
Grissom apparently already knew her answer because he just sighed and lowered his head.
"No. Bacon is Bacon!" The young woman just smiled at their stunned faces as Grissom tried to explain.
"When Sonette was about 6, we had pork chops for lunch at my mothers. When I asked her if she would like any, she said no, she didn't eat pork. I then asked if she ate bacon."
"After I replied yes, my dad said that bacon comes from a pig. I then insisted that Bacon comes from Bacon. I still joke about it." She smiled.
Catherine laughed out loud. "When Lindsay was young, she used to make us a mixed salad with cabbage and try to get me to cook the lettuce. I guess all kids have their little food mishaps."
"It all comes with growing up." Nick smiled at them.

"Growing up? Wait..." Sara said more to herself that to the others as she placed her food down and picked up the folders. "16, 18, 21, 25, 27 and 31. Their ages count upward."
Jumping up from the kitchen counter where she was busy eating, Sonette spoke. "You know what this reminds me off?" She asked as she pointed to the board. "Vampire princess mew. In this one OVA, there was this killing demon/vampire thingy, who killed people following the life cycle she would never have, seeing as she was busy dying and would never reach it."
"Are you saying we're looking for a non aging vampire?" Warrick asked in disbelief.
"I think she kinds of have a point. Not the vampire thing. Look." Greg said as he too stood next to the board and pointed. "They follow a typical life timeline of the average female. Starting with a young teen, sixteen and eighteen, moving to twenty-one, which is the legal age for drinking and gambling. The next ages don't really matter; it's where they are in their life that's important. Look, engaged, then married and finally pregnant."

Everyone considered this for a moment. Grissom finally spoke up, "Do you still have that story?"
Sonette nodded her head, "Yeah, it's in my anime collection. I'll go get it." And with that, she ran down the hallway.
"I was just thinking. Eighteen was a very important age for her. Graduation from high school and Prom. It could fit in with this theory." Grissom said as he followed her retreating form with his eyes.
"But what comes next? A mother? A woman at the top of her career? Getting Divorced or widowed? Having grandchildren?" Catherine asked.
Nodding, Sara picked up the train of thought, "It would all depend on what the killer sees as normal patterns and if this is really what is going on, I say we could safely guess that the killer is then female."
"This is all just guesswork. We need proof. We need more evidence." Grissom said as he continued to stare at their findings.

"Got it!" Sonette yelled as she ran over to the TV and place the video in the player. "I got this when I was about seventeen, so it's kinda old. I'll just forward to the part I was thinking about." After about a minute, she finally played and watched for a bit, "Here it comes."

The screen showed an animated woman with dark brown hair sitting on the floor of a Japanese style room. Suddenly her voice echoed thru the room, she was thinking. "Vampire? Who were the victims? A schoolgirl. An older schoolgirl. A collage student. A working reporter. A mother. A path thru life any young girl would expect... but not Ecko!" Gasp!

Sonette pressed pause. "You see, all the victims were bitten and drained by a vampire – Leaving two puncture wounds in their neck. Ecko's parent died giving her a blood transfusion, so she being only a little kid, thought she was a vampire and so summoned a demon to help her with this little problem. She was dying and would never reach those stages in life."
"I'm starting to think that someone might have watched this to many times and I'm not talking about you." Nick remarked as he pointed at her.
"But if that's true, do you really think a girl younger that sixteen is going around killing people like this?" Warrick wondered. The look on his face told everyone how he felt about that idea.
"Maybe not. We could be looking at some sort of crazed anime fanatic." Greg responded. "Almost like a trekkie fan. Some people take this very seriously."

"But what does this all tell us? Nothing. We're only speculating here and it's not bringing us any closer to finding out anything about the killer or the victims." Grissom spoke up. "Lets try this out. Greg, you phone Brass and try to find out if there are any such conventions going on in Vegas. Sara, go back to the lab, re-trace everything. Warrick, you are still on Sonette's landlord case."
"And what about me and Nicky?" Catherine asked.
"You're the acting supervisor. Handle everything in between. Just because we have a serial out there doesn't mean the other cases are going to stop coming in. Nick can help you with that."

Everyone was getting ready to go and move with this new information, that they didn't hear the phone ring. No one even noticed as Sonette picked it up. They did however hear her cheerful voice picking up with fear.
"How did you get this number?... ...No! Mark, that's not funny... ... Leave me alone!" She slammed it down as she backed away. Before anyone could say anything, a window facing the street scattered into a million pieces. And a brick came to rest on the floor. The black paint on it spelled only three words.

"YOU ARE MINE!"

Author note: Sorry that there is no actual CSI Quotes in this one. I've been a little busy and didn't have time to search for them. The Vampire princess Mew section is an actual quote from the English dub. It's one of my favourite anime! Keep reading and reviewing! I'll keep posting! ;o)