Disclaimer- I only own the characters that do not appear in the show and the storyline...

Warnings- Same as before.

Another chapter whoot! Not to much to say...Just my thanks for all of those who reviewed the last chapter. Enjoy!

Chapter 10

When the duo arrived at the crime scene, they were talking like old friends. After the little pact they made, the two found they common interests, something neither man knew about. "It's a shame." Eric said looking down. He was referring to the icy, tense 'friendship' from before.

"Yeah" Calleigh stood in a far off corner, nearby was an alleyway. Something drew Ryan's attention to the deserted alleyway. It was past the area set up for the crime scene, so no one had checked it out. Not that they had a reason to.

Walking forward Ryan went in the direction of said place, leaving Eric. Clueless, Eric walked over to Calleigh. "Hey Calleigh." Eric waved. Slipping under he walked to over to her. The body that had been on the ground before them was gone by now. White chalk was the only reminder. Looking down at it, Eric asked some questions. "Did you find anything?" Opening up his kit, he bent down, slipping on a pair of latex gloves. He searched for something the other CSI might have missed, while she responded.

"Not yet." Calleigh looked around the crime scene's perimeter. "We have no witness, no sigh of the attacker, no evidence of anything at all." The blonde was disappointed, already the case looked like it was leading to a dead end.

"This killer is good. What do you think Ryan?" Calleigh raised an eyebrow at the name. Eric knew she would ask about it later.

"Ryan isn't here?"

Eric whipped his head around. The man had been with him when he left the car so where was he now. He found out his answer soon enough, when he heard the familiar voice call out to the two standing CSI's.

"You guys I think we need to make our perimeter bigger. I just found another body." Running over the two saw Ryan in an alleyway, a head on the ground next to him.

"Wow. "

"I think this is the killer." Ryan knew for a fact that the woman was the killer, before the two had come he had checked for signs of vampirism. It didn't take long though, as he realized that she was one of the vampires who had killed before. She was the one who had slit the throat of the poor child. 'I wish I could have stopped that.' Guilt plagued him, no matter how hard Ryan tried to tell himself otherwise. Some things stayed with people, and this would always stay with him.

Eric stared at Ryan in disbelief, there was no way he could know who the killer was. Not only the fact that in their job position assuming things always led to looking at the facts wrong. Which could put innocent people into jail. Unable to speak he just stood, dumbfounded.

Calliegh spoke, seeing as how her co-worker wouldn't. "Men, I will never understand them.' "Ryan you know we shouldn't assume things." She reprimanded him softly.

Ryan just shook his head, he couldn't tell the other two what he knew. Though he had taken a sample of her blood, saving one for him. Another visit to Paul was in order, if he wasn't pissed at what happened earlier. "Oh shit! I forgot to talk to Alexander.' The older man had slipped his mind, but now was not the time to consult with him. Looking down, he scoured for evidence he may have missed before.

Eric moved beside him doing the same thing. The blonde had left to go talk to the cops, letting the other two take care of the crime scene. Someone had to extend the crime scene after all.

"Do you see anything?" Ryan asked after ten minutes of searching. There was no evidence, besides the head. It was almost as if the real killer wanted to prove a point. 'This probably has to do with that damn prophecy again. I wonder who killed them though. Could this woman have even killed the other?' Ryan knew some of the answers would be found out by Alex. How many would be the problem though. 'Now lets see…'

Ryan was so deep in thought by that point that he didn't hear Eric answer his question. When Eric had looked up, noting Ryan's silence, he smiled at the look of concentration on his face, flushing soon afterwards at the thoughts it evoked. Returning his attention to the scene, he went to find Calliegh.

"Did you find anything?" The blonde turned her head, looking at her new arrival. She wanted to get some answers and what better way to get them.

"No, but I have something to ask you."

Eric's throat went dry. He knew this was going to happen eventually, but it was still surprising. "Go ahead."

"Before when you and Ryan were arriving, why were you calling him by his first name?" The question was now out in the open.

Shuffling his feet, Eric looked everywhere, but into the caramel pools before him. "Well…" He trailed off, not knowing what to say. "We are friends." 'For now.' Calliegh just smiled, nodding her head. She knew better, but chose not to ask any further questions. Resuming her post she went to work.

The rest of the day went downhill for Ryan. At one point he had contacted Alexander and told him of the current news he had. Disappointed at the lack of answers he had, his mind turned to them later that evening's drive. 'Since the case is unsolved still, I can finally focus on what I want to ask.' During his time in the lab, Ryan had been thinking about questions he could ask his friends companions. So far it wasn't much, just a few asking about the prophecy. The big think on his mind was why the other's were even there. There was nothing much he could do just wait.

Eric had been bugging him as well. The easy banter going strong, but at one point Ryan would swear on his life the other hit on him. Ryan couldn't help but notice the looks Calliegh gave him as well. 'That woman probably knows something I don't.' He had chalked it up to the new friendship.

Preparing himself, he pulled into the apartment's parking lot.

A/N: Not sure when the next chapter will be out. Review plz!