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

Warnings- Same as before.

I'm back with the second to last chapter. I just came back from vacation and had reviews for this making me want to update. I want to thank those who reviewed, I loved the comments. And well there's nothing else to say really... Enjoy!

Chapter 13

The next day at work, Ryan was called in to look at the letter, that was found next to his Aunt. Walking into one of the labs, he was met with the sight of Calleigh working away at her table. "You paged me."

The blonde looked up, concern written on her face. Something told Ryan this was more then the letter. 'Come to think of it I haven't seen Eric since yesterday. I hope he's not mad.' After sitting down and cooling off after work, Ryan had realized the way he treated Eric was not right. Something like that could ruin the small friendship they had created.

"Have you seen Eric?" The woman went straight to the point. Her actions would have amused the hybrid more, if it wasn't for the seriousness of the situation at hand.

"No. I was going to ask you the same. I wanted to apologize about something."

Calliegh looked surprised. "Okay. When we're done, will you call him for me."

Ryan nodded, wondering why she couldn't do it herself.

Satisfied with his answer, she continued. "I read the letter and none of really made any sense. I wanted to see if you knew anything. It could help out the investigation."

Ryan had a feeling she meant, it was starting to hit a major roadblock. One that would surely turn it into a cold case. For some reason that comforted the hybrid. "Okay." He guessed the reason for his serene peace was because he knew that no matter what law enforcement did they were in over their heads, and revenge was something his Aunt wouldn't have wanted. One thing was plaguing the young man though. In part of the dying man's words he had said something about a traitor, sparking Ryan's curiosity. He wanted to know who this traitor was, and what it had to do with killing his Aunt. Some ideas had been played around in his mind, but nothing seemed plausible or believable. To him at least.

"Here." Calliegh shoved the letter into Ryan's hand. Opening he scanned the page, it read:

To the young hybrid,

If you have found this then you have found that someone close to you dead. There are some things you may want to know. One your friend was a traitor to my cause. Two, because she betrayed my cause many years ago, I let her live, but now that I have found you she was no longer needed. Think of your parents death as a sign of their betrayal. I want one thing from you and that is your loyalty. It do you not pledge that, you will find your soul mate, dead. I will contact you. Think about what your answer will be.

Yours truly,

Simon Key

"Does it mean anything to you?"

Ryan looked over the letter again. 'I guess I have to wait for the signal' He didn't have to wait long. Handing back the paper, he nodded his head negatively. "No sorry." Making his way out, he heard the sound of Calliegh thanking him. As he neared the lobby area, he noticed two people standing off to side. It was Zeke and Alexander. Stopping he dipped into a little niche. Watching he noted that the two were sharing a somewhat hearted exchange and if he focused hard enough he could make out their voices.

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"I thought you were killed Kai." The blue haired kitsune, grinned wickedly. The picture of the man before him dying forcing it's way into his mind.

"I prefer the name Zeke now." Zeke scanned the area looking for the man his master wanted. 'Mister Wolfe you messed with the wrong group.' He stopped at his noticed the dark haired man walking towards him. Turing to Alexander he stopped the fight that was sure to ensue. "It seems we have company. Will you excuse me."

Alexander looked up, noticing for the first time the presence of Ryan. 'He looks well composed for someone who just lost his remaining family.' The kitsune would have visited the hybrid sooner, if it weren't for some work related issues. But as soon as he had heard the news his first stop was to see how is friends nephew was. Running into Zeke was a little added bonus, in a way. 'I heard rumors about him being back and it seems that for once they were true.' With that weighing heavily on his heart, he chased after Zeke.

"Like hell you'll talk to him alone."

From ahead of him, Zeke turned around. "My master needs him for pressing business."

This got the gears in Alexander's head working. 'If that's true then could it be the man that was supposedly resurrected a few years back. Simon Key.' If that was the case then he would have to hurry in helping the hybrid learn the ways of the weapon. With a faster stride in his step, he caught up to the hybrid and Zeke quickly.

"Mister Wolfe I'm glad we could meet again."

Ryan said nothing, instead choosing to wait and hear the other out. The only thing on his mind for the moment was apologizing to the Cuban CSI.

"I'm sure your wondering why one of your co-workers is missing." Ryan's attention snapped to the other. Zeke took in the other's angry expression, amused.

"Where is he?" The hybrids voice was low, fierce and demanding. It seemed as if pieces of a long forgotten puzzle slid into their place. Eric had been kidnapped by the man's master. At least that's what Ryan had thought out in this short span of time.

"You may want to pick your ears up to listen to this one." Zeke played with the man, knowing full well what it was doing to him.

Ryan's brown fox ears, perked up, unbeknownst to their owner. From behind Zeke, Alexander walked up taking his place beside the brown haired CSI. "Hurry this up." His voice was urgent, but that was for one reason. There were people to contact. Someone needed to help out. And the prophecy could never lean for the betterment of evil. 'Matt I hope you can hear me.' He called out mentally, to his good friend. 'I need you and your partner to come help me save Ryan Wolfe's soul mate.'

"You need to quell your temper Alexander." The other man growled lowly. "It seems I am unwanted. Alas, it seems that my master has some business to take of involving you Mister Wolfe. Meet him at this address as soon as possible." Handing Ryan a piece of paper, Zeke turned and left his jacket swaying behind him.

"Open it Ryan." Ryan nodded doing as he was told. Scribbled in the neat handwriting from before was an address. The hybrids blood went cold, the address was his late Aunt Marge's. Alexander stiffened as he read the letters over the shorter man's shoulder.

'You don't say. May I ask where that is?'

'Ahhh Matt. Nice to hear from you. Meet me at…'

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After speaking with Alexander, the pair thought it would be best to scan the house beforehand, and enter after dark. Although they couldn't be certain the vampires would be cleared out, they had to believe so. Throughout the day Ryan was asked numerous times by different people working at the lab, where the Cuban CSI was. Thought he effort was in vain.

While the pair was talking they had also come up with an excuse for the disappearance of the man. As of noon, Eric had flown to another city to see a relative that was having surgery. Everyone had taken the bait, with the exception of Horatio, Calliegh and Alex, who had a feeling it wasn't the truth.

While the work day went on with new cases, Ryan's heart wasn't into it like it normally was. Anticipation had overwhelmed him, causing him to lash out in anger. He had no idea what would happen that night, but he knew everything would come down to that night.

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