It was a dark, cold and windy night. The midnight sky was clear of clouds and glittered with stars. A tall, slender woman walked alone through the park, taking the short root to the morgue. She drew her trench coat tighter around her body, shivering, as each gust of wind grew stronger and colder. Autumn had brought brown, gold and red leaves to the ground and she marvelled at the sight of the colours under a bright full moon. She sensed movement not far behind her and whipped round to reveal nothing. There was nothing around, as far as she could see, but a vast expanse of more dead leaves and the long stretch of trees following along the path to her left. Shrugging, she kept walking until she felt the hairs on the back of her neck bristle. She was sure she was being watched. This time she didn't bother to turn, her breath quickened, as did her pace. Walking a lot faster now, she couldn't help but continuously look over her shoulder. There were just too many murders these days not to be slightly paranoid when walking alone at night, yet she couldn't see anyone.
She could finally see the gate at the other side of the park. A sign of freedom, and safety with so much more people around on the main street. Sighing with relief at the sight of the wrought iron exit, she broke into a run, sprinting towards the busy street. Only she never made it ...
Well this is the beginning of my very first Sue Thomas F.B.Eye fanfiction, I hope you like it so far. Please bear with me, my muse tends to come and go as it pleases so I don't know how often this'll be updated. Remember though, that feedback feeds my muse and thus you'll get more frequent updates!