AN: School's being really hectic lately, so this will only be a short chapter and I'll update later on. But right now I have a Chemistry assignment due and Enterprise, and English ,and a math test.... but you know... I won't bore you with details. Most of my ideas actually come to me in Math class. So anyways, please review and lemme know if I should continue, if I should have pairings.. etc.
So... after all that... On with the story!

"So, Doc. What do we have?" Catherine asked as the three of them entered the dark, foul-smelling room. They put on there gowns and walked towards the tabletop where Dr. Al Robbins was examining the dead girl.

"You victim is Melissa O'Connelly." Al replied.

"M-Melissa O'Connelly?" Nick asked shakily. His eyes were glassy and he started to tremble slightly.

"Nick, are you okay?"

"Yeah... yea I'm fine, Calliegh. Just a little cold." Nick answered, trying to avoid her eyes that were filled with unspoken questions.

"Anyways, she was killed by strangulation, but I also found something else." Al continued.

"What is it?" Catherine asked.

"Semen."

"You mean the kid was raped?" Calliegh asked. She looked at the young girl on the table, cold and lifeless. She tried to imagine how happy this kid might have been. She shook the image out of her head. Now was not the time to get emotionally involved. It would only make it harder.

"Maybe. The reason why I'm not sure is because there is no bruising of that kind that would indicate sexual assault." Al came out from behind the bench and walked over to where he had some pictures of the girl laid out. "Come here and I'll show you." Nick, Catherine, and Calliegh walked over and stood around the table. "You see, the bruising is around the face, neck and arms. But on her inner thigh, there is none." Al said pointing at that picture. Nick sighed sadly, but it seemed to go unnoticed by Al and Catherine. He turned, took off his gown and left the room. Calleigh looked after him and turned back to Catherine.

"Guess it's time for a break..."

~*~ TBC? ~*~

AN: to continue... or not to continue... that is the question! LOL! Well Lemme know what you think!! ^_^