A/N: Well this chapter and perhaps the chapter after that will be fine but beyond that point I will have to change the rating for sadistic events that will occur. I say sadistic and I do mean sadistic. Not dirty so get your mind out of the gutter. Its just another heads up, K? K.

"talking"

shuichi's dream

'thinking'

Chapter 10- Explanation in a Dream

Bones pov

I grabbed for my bag and rushed to the car only slightly surprised to see the others doing the same. Ten traffic lights, a poor cat, and every driving violation to come to pass later, we found ourselves back at the lab. Because we had been being so reckless we had been stopped and it took us nearly forty-five minutes to talk our way out. An hour had passed sense we had been in the restaurant in all. I ran over to the table and set the femur down. My eyes scanned over the bones as did the Zack's. With each one we became more and more sure of what we were seeing on the bone.

"On the top left rib there's the slightest nick. We had thought it was just from the dog attack but…no it's to precise. Like a knife, with one thrust, was forced in to kill him. The person must have been fast to do this…..maybe they even had to have some experience with handling weapons," I said carefully. "The heart had been so rotted away when we found Taki that we didn't pay much mind to this…but we should have seen it…I should have seen it!"

"No…you are not the only one at fault…even I didn't take such facts into account…this person is cunning…very cunning. The person who did this….was purposefully trying to make it look like a dog had done it," Zack whispered studying the objects more closely. "Here you see how he bit down, trying only to used his Canines and to shift over to this section on the Clavicle….perhaps out of habit the murderer scraped his front teeth against the bone."

"….only slightly but it does give a real identification….if we were to find the right dental records then maybe we could start the case up again and stop this…..we at least have enough information to stop the execution for the time being, right?" I said absently as I looked over at Booth.

he looked thoughtful for a moment and took out his phone, "It should…."

"Then call them….they'll have to listen to you!" I muttered looking at each bone carefully.

"Dr. Bennan?" Zack asked.

"Yes?"

"The incisor." he said bluntly holding the right humorous out to me. I stared at it for a moment not really getting his meaning but then it hit me….the pattern. The person who had done this….one of their incisors were chipped.

I was drawn out of my thoughts as I heard Booth yelling out a few choice profanities. He was holding his phone close to his ear in a near death grip, "What do you mean the kid is gone…no one even saw who took him….What the hell are you guys doing down there cause you certainly aren't doing your job!…Yeah you better look….and call back when you actually know something!"

He put the phone away and looked off into space, "What was that all about?"

He looked at me nervously, "Someone took the kid….they don't know where he is."

Shuichi's pov

A brief glimpse of a feminine face as they walk out of the bar with a young man you know well. You feel that something is wrong as they walk off, something is out of place but you say nothing. Someone is hiding in the shadows somewhere near the dance floor but there's no need to worry, they don't appear to be a threat at the moment so you ignore their hateful eyes.

Someone you hate, Taki, appears before you, you're terrified but you held your ground as best as you could…you fall from you're chair onto the floor and the man before you tries to help you up. You swat him away and the man's eyes grow sad. You yell at him…he apologizes and then as he walks away from you….you grab his sleeve. You fall from the bar stool once again. Your drunk, very drunk and you feel sick. He offers to help you get home and you accept hoping that Yuki doesn't kill him on sight.

The two of you are walking, and you turn your head and see the person from the bar. Their eyes are still hateful….you know it even if you can't really see the persons face. You tell Taki that someone is following you. He has the brilliant idea of going into an ally to lose them. It doesn't work. They follow you in and now the two of you are trapped. The person shows their face and your shocked so much that you force the image away. 'No…no this person wouldn't do anything to seriously hurt me….they wouldn't, would they?' you think as the person comes closer.

Everything is a near blur after that, it happened to quickly. You're thrown aside and you fall on top of Corra. She's alright but even she is stunned by what is happening. The attacker pulls out a knife and with on swift movement you know that Taki's dead. You want to cry and then you feel like retching as a disturbing scene plays out. They start to bite into the man.

Finally a sob escapes you and the attacker looks up from their meal. With the blood streaming down there chin and the evil look in their eyes you wonder about ridiculous things for a moment…Are they a demon? A ghost? A vampire? You're drunk so that all of these seem like logical ideas. They approach you and smile a sadistic smile. You can't move. They look down at their weapon in a thoughtful way and then back at you, with an expression that means they've made up their mind. The Knife in their hand inches towards your throat and….you do the last thing you can think of that could save you.

You say a phase that Yuki has told you about time and time again. The phase that causes Corra to defend. "Sie müssen Ihre Freunde schützen!" You must protect your friends.

I awoke started and nearly fell from the seat to the car floor, "I see you are awake Shindou-san."

I look over at Tohma and nod before sitting up slightly, "Where are we?"

"Kyoko….we'll be making a stop here before heading out…we will be boarding a plane and Eiri will follow promptly…all of us will be in New Yor…."

He didn't have time to finish as the car jolted forward strangely and veered to the right. It span out and crashed into the side of the road. My head smacked into the side window and a small crack appeared. Blood came into view and dizziness over took me for a moment as well as intense pain that came from my midsection.

I looked at Tohma and saw that he was even more worst for wear then me. He was conscious but just barely. Blood was streaming down over his face and he was whimpering loudly, like an injured animal. His right leg was ripped up pretty bad and his arm was positioned awkwardly.

I reached out to try and help him but I pulled it back as the car jolted again. The door closest to me was opened and I was grabbed from behind. A cloth was pressed against my mouth and nose. I breathed in a sweet sent and the dizziness returned. The person from behind me spoke and I just barely caught it before blacking out.

"I'm so sorry…so so sorry." the voice was sad, familiar, and it was that of a woman. Sorry? Who was she taking to? Me? Tohma? Or perhaps even she saw that by doing all this that she was digging her own grave. With that last thought everything went dark.

A/N- oh my…..you could it be! Try to think of everybody…from both Manga and Anime….who could this mystery woman be?