Alright everyone glad to be back after my computer was broken….Anyway in this chapter things get a little more screwed….

Same goes as before…If you know the murderer let me know.

Kai: You idiot! It wouldn't be a very good mystery if you told everyone who the murderer is in plain view now would it?

Not really but hey they can get over it.

Kai: -sweatdrop- You are beyond my help…

Glad to hear it. Anyway…

Disclaimer: I don't own beyblade or FAKE. In fact I own nothing. Story of my life.

MURDER AND ARREST

"This is so surreal," Hilary voiced as they entered the hotel room late that night to herself more so then to anyone else. She walked in ignoring everyone and headed to the bathroom needing a shower. The entire day they'd spent at the police station giving their views and pacing, waiting for some news. The t.v. in the waiting room had to finally be turned off as the newscasters continued to bring in the same story over and over about the mountain lion's death.

"I'm going to get something to eat," Tyson voiced so lowly that it was barely heard as he walked into the kitchen, Max was still on his cell phone with his mother who had called immediately when she found out.

Coming into the door, Kenny went to a corner of the den continuing to hide in front of Dizzi while Kai sat on the couch reeking of cigarettes but not caring if anyone noticed his bad addiction. The remaining White Tigers stood at the door, Gary, Kevin, Lee, and Rei.

"Come on in guys," Rei stepped aside. "You can stay with us tonight if you want."

"Yeah," Kevin refused to look at him but stepped inside sitting on the other couch away from Kai dragging Gary with him by the hand. The giant sniffled, "I'm hungry," he voiced as his stomach began to function for the first time that day.

Kevin tried a light smile, "Hang on man, I'll be back with something."

"There's cold pizza in the fridge," Kai looked at him before standing up and walking to his room.

"I…" Lee's voice was light but Rei still heard it. The tiger turned to the lion, "I've got to go for a second." The lie came out miserably but the tired male didn't care. All of a sudden it was as if the four walls were coming down on him, suffocating him completely. He just didn't want to stay here.

Rei nodded as Tyson came out to look at him along with Kevin, the two stood at the kitchen's entrance. "Lee wait," Kevin threw the pizza into the dragons' hands and walked towards his retreating captain but Rei stopped him. "What?"

The black haired male stared out as he held upon the door blocking Kevin. "Let him Kev," he looked down at him. "He needs to be alone for a while."

"Lee," Tysons' voice caught both of them off guard as the midnight blue haired male walked into the den. The retreating male stopped and waited for him to continue. "Where you going man?"

"To the roof," Lee muttered and Tyson nodded sympathizing with the male as he walked away towards the stair case. Kevin looked between Rei and Tyson feeling tears come to his eyes, he didn't want Lee to go but…he sighed looking back over at Gary who continued to stare at the turned off television. He had other things to deal with, he moved to sit beside the gentle giant.

"I have to go," Rei whispered. The smell of pizza was nauseating him completely as Tyson held it to his own face. "I'll be back in about three hours."

"Sure," Tyson looked at the male worried but let him go. It wasn't his place to say anything about it. When things were going downhill, he'd wanted to be alone too.

"Drake called back yet?" Dee looked at Ryo from across the desk. "I mean the sooner we get this wrapped up the better."

"Yeah, forty-eight hour rule" Ryo agreed continuing to flip through the photos of the crime scene at the station. Every cop new that when it came to murder the first two days were critical, usually if you didn't find him by the end of the second you never would.

"Why do you keep looking at them?" Dee sighed. The man had been on this all day. "Nothing's going to change the longer you look at it."

Ryo sighed, "I know that, it's the fact that this wasn't just some random murder that gets me."

"What do you mean it wasn't some random murder?" Dee asked standing up. He walked around the desk and stood behind the younger Japanese male. The American growled impatient for an answer.

"I just got these back from Leon, the criminal profiler ten minutes ago. He said to watch out because this one's not done yet."

"Not done?" Dee picked up a photo. "What are you talking about?"

"The symbol," Ryo sighed as the male leaned over him. "It's a traditional symbol in China, the two sides good and evil. He said that this ones' making a point."

"What kind of point?" Dee asked.

"That's the question." Ryo sighed as the phone rang startling them both. "Ryo?" the cop didn't bother giving a title, this one came from inside the station.

"Boy do I got news for you!" Drakes voice was heard loud and clear. "We got a clear pair of prints of the weapon and it's defiantly not Mariah's."

"Good-"

"That's not all," Drake cut him off. "After you left we found an opened envelope, the letter was still inside so we had it taken in. It was a letter addressed to her that same day, hand delivered because there wasn't a stamp or return address or anything so don't jump up and down when I tell you this because the finger prints we got off the letter and envelope matched the ones on the knife."

"You've got to be kidding me," Ryo got up. Dee growled, "What was going on?" he thought grinding his teeth. He hated not knowing.

"Oh and you'll never guess who sighed the letter…"

"Who?!" Ryo yelled.

"Um guys," Max walked into the room. "Where'd Rei and them go?"

"Outside," Tyson looked at him. "We're about to watch a movie, you want to join."

The blonde male looked at him in shock at idea of doing something so normal after what had happened. It felt so wrong but then he couldn't think about anything else to do and mopping around was not doing anything helpful. "Sure, what are we watching?"

"Some pirate movie," Hilary voiced beside Tyson on the couch.

"Oh, um," he looked at the remaining White Tigers but said nothing more deciding to just sit down and snack on a piece of cold pizza. This seemed so normal but it didn't matter…normal was what they needed.

Lee was sitting down on the roof staring up into the sky with no thoughts running through his mind as the tears finally stopped. How long he'd been up here he wasn't sure nor did he care.

"Why couldn't it have been me?" His voice was low and light. "It should have been me." He sighed deeply as his chest heaved.

"Lee?" The lion jumped slightly but recognized his the voice so he didn't say anything as the other person sat down.

"It should have been me," Lee sat up and hugged his knees to his chest. "I know she wouldn't have wanted it that way but it would have had to be me."

"That wasn't your choice," the shadow beside him replied lightly. "No one wanted this or thought it could happen, it's the sick person who did its fault."

"I'm going to kill him," Lee growled lowly. His fist clenched as he stood up. "Whoever did this is going to die."

The shadow chuckled lowly, "I didn't expect anything less from you Lee. You miss her don't you?"

"Yeah," Lee voiced tired. The wind blew the hair into his face. "I can't believe that she's gone."

The shadow moved behind him and rested a comforting hand on his shoulder. "Do you want to see her?"

"What?" Lee voiced turning his head slightly. A wire wrapped around his throat cutting off the male. The shadow behind him came up tight pulling back as the wire cut deeper and deeper into it.

Lee's arms went behind him flapping wildly trying to grasp the wrists and pull the wire away cutting him. He felt a warm liquid come into the back of his throat and he knew that it was taking his head off. In desperation he backed up on the shadow pushing him back.

But it was too late.

The piano wire cut cleanly into the throat splattering blood onto the hands holding it tight with in its writs. He continued to keep the pressure tight until he felt body leaning against him fall back limply.

"Ah poor Lee," the shadow whispered lightly into the lion's ear. "I don't like splitting up families for long." He laughed lightly. Lying down the body he stepped back and admired his work.

Lee's eyes were drawn back and the blood lightly flowing on a pretty line across the throat. There was only two other slight red marks were the other had struggled. It didn't matter though, let the cops clean it up, that wasn't the reason he was here. The shadow knelt down and pushed the hair out of the dead mans eyes.

"You really were a brother to me Lee but," he smiled lightly. "I have other things more important right now."

Taking out small carving knife he punctured the forehead and began to draw. He stood back when he was done laughing lightly as he placed the knife on the cold chest. Still smirking he turned and calmly walked back into the building.

"Ryo," Diana walked up to the blonde male. "I heard that you've got your guy right?"

"Not really," Ryo sighed. "Dee's going to ask for permission to arrest him but," he opened the files looking at her. "I don't think we're going to get it."

"Why not?" She stopped and put a hand on her waist. "The finger prints matched."

"But we have no idea if it was him that mailed the letter. For all we know it's not his finger prints but someone elses whose trying to frame him." He sighed. "With her being famous this case is going to get a lot of publicity and we're going to have to be careful."

"So your stuck huh?" She thought looking up with a sly smile. "You never know, I think I may have the answer to your problem."

Ryo's eyes narrowed, "What?" She didn't waste anytime. She grabbed his arm and pulled him with a smirk. "Just trust me okay?"

"Chief," Dee looked at the man in front of him. "Can we please arrest this man?"

The heavy sat man looked at the detective with a critical eye. "And all you can give me is the fact that you have a hand sent letter that may have been written by this boy that have prints matching those on the murder weapon."

Dee growled putting two hands down on the desk kneeling his face close to the other mans. "Yes."

The chief grinned setting his chin on his hands. "And I'm telling you that that is damn near close enough you pig brained idiot!" The man yelled as Dee pulled back covering his ears.

"This is not enough to hold up in court and you know that! Any lawyer could stand in front of you and tear you absolutely apart!" The Chief's face grew red. "This is already going to be a huge catastrophe in the world already and you are not going to complicate things by trying to make this an open and shut case with a maybe and circumstantial evidence."

"Look," Dee growled back looking at his boss with venom in his eyes. "Ryo called everyplace that that boy mentioned and no one said that he was there. The only thing that added up was Kai's interview because we know for a fact that he dragged him away because of a security camera film we found."

"That's not enough and you know that," Chief sighed.

"But this guys not done!" Dee looked at him. "He's got serial killer all over him, you gotta let us go get him before its too late."

"Not going to work," the older man sighed. "I'd like to give you permission but its not enough. No witness. No nothing. You can put him down no your suspect list and call him in tomorrow but the fact that he doesn't have any criminal record doesn't help your case either."

"Look its…"

"Besides Dee," the Chief looked up at him. "You said that if it was him it would be a crime of passion. Do you honestly think that this man is your guy?"

"I'll have you know that I have…"

"I got your answer," Ryo opened the door without bothering to knock.

"My god," the chief sighed. "Dee must be rubbing off on you." He'd never known the other male to burst through the door like that, only his black haired pain in the ass.

"Sir," Ryo walked to the front of the desk standing beside Dee who stared at him with a raised eyebrow. "We have a conformation on the prints. There his."

The Chief grabbed the paper and stared hard at it scanning briefly. "How'd you get the conformation?"

"Diana. He'd gone to get some water with her this afternoon and ended up in the office you'd given her for the other case until he could get himself under control. The cup was still in her office," Dee smiled widely as Ryo finished the story.

"The cups been sent in as evidence?" The older male looked at the two with knowing eyes.

"Yes," Ryo nodded.

The old man sighed rubbing his forehead. "Alright. You've got my permission," he pulled out a pen and sighed the arrest warrant. "Just make sure you don't forget to read him his rights."

Dee took out the paper. "Thank you sir!" He mocked saluted with his pinky finger. The old man sighed. "Now GET OUT!"

Dee ran out the room with Ryo following him.

Kai came out the door into the den. "How long as Rei and Lee been gone?"

The credits from the movie started coming down fast on the screen. Max was the only one still awake and the blonde glanced up at Kai. "For a while now," he shrugged. "I figured they could use the space you know. Besides he knows this city better then we do."

The Russian nodded but stared at the clock hard. It was already midnight, where was that damned tiger? He shook his head and walked into the kitchen to get something to drink, Rei was a big boy he could take care of himself. He had thirty minutes to walk through the door before the blue haired male was going after him again.

He drank the coke fast and threw the bottle away as the door opened and he walked back into the living room knowing it had to be either Rei or Lee. You couldn't get in without a key.

Rei sighed as he looked down at the others and gave Max a small smile as the blonde looked at him worried. You could see the strain in the other males eyes that were still red and puffy from crying and the look of Max's pity was more then he could take. He nodded at Kai before going into his bed room.

"Hey Max," Kai voiced lowly, "Lees on the roof right?"

The blonde looked at him and nodded. "Yeah, at least that's where he said he was going."

Kai nodded before going to the door and walking through it. It was time the last cat came home.

"Damn Dee you look like shit," Drake looked at the black haired detective as they walked to the building. "Not looking to hot either Ryo," he commented to his counterpart. The other detective gave a bitter smile. He was not liking what they were about to do, but it was a job someone had to look into, unfortunately his.

"Pulling an all day turning into an all nighter tends to do that to people," Dee replied with a yawn. "Alright let's go get him." He walked past the other two men as they entered the building followed by lower cops who would station themselves at the lobby. Highly trained these cops didn't need the back up unless something went wrong.

"Where's JJ?" Ryo looked at Drake noticing the missing partner. Drake shrugged, "He's outside somewhere, Chief wanted him to be around just in case we needed help." The words were left unspoken but the other two realized what it meant. Young man or not, the murderer had proven to be ruthless and JJ was in the building beside the suite to ensure that nothing went wrong period. It was a good feeling to know that the sharp shooter was at hand.

Dee walked up to the man at the counter who happened to be the manager and flashed his badge. "You've phoned everyone and told them to stay in their rooms correct?"

The manager was a small man who shifted uneasily against Laytner's stare. "Yes, they've all been told to stay where they are except for those also on the seventh floor. We had them evacuated for their safety."

Dee nodded understanding, "Good. Keep all personal down and stay that way. I doubt this will turn up to be anything but you never know." He walked down the hall paying the smaller man no attention as he gulped loudly in fear. The three entered the elevator and made their way to the bladers room checking their guns once over. With so many people spending their time here this could get testy.

"Show time," Drake muttered as the elevator stopped and they walked to the door at the end of the hall beside the emergency exit. The brown haired man nodded standing to the side allowing Ryo to take the lead as he and Dee stood back up.

The blonde nodded, his face set but grave. He knocked rather loudly several times before he voiced clearly. "Police, open the door."

There was a shuffling sound was heard as the men tensed but relaxed as the lock was undone and a bed haired blonde teenager with faint freckles opened the door in his pajamas. "Ryo," Max stuttered unbelieving.

Ryo smiled back at the blonde but glanced into the room and cursed lightly to himself. They all lived in the same room, it wasn't good to be outnumbered he glanced back at Dee and voiced lowly. "All of them are here. Back up."

Dee nodded but it was Drake who called in over the radio asking for ten more men just in case.

"Hey Max," Ryo smiled tiredly. "We need to see Rei."

"Why?" Tyson looked up from the couch with a slight yawn. "I thought we already gave you our statements." The other tens roused and looked at the cops at the door confused.

"Can I come in?" Ryo asked kindly hiding the tense voice with a mock of security.

"Um…" Max looked back at the other bladers but stood aside anyway. "Sure why not?" He stepped aside as all three of the detectives came in.

"Is Rei here?" Dee asked glancing around the room like a cat looking for its prey. The elevator ring and knew that it was his men coming to back them up. They'd stay in the hall unless needed. There was no need to raise the younger teens suspicions unless necessary.

"No," Kevin sighed. "He and Lee went out a while ago. They needed some space."

"No…um," Max shook his head. "Rei came back a while ago. He's in his room right now."

"What about Lee?" Ryo asked worried.

"Oh he's not back yet." Max looked at them blinking rapidly still tired. "Kai went out to get him a few seconds ago."

"Alright can we see Rei?" Dee asked annoyed. Sleep deprivation was getting to him as his anger began to show.

"Sure," Max stuttered. The American picked up on the innuendo fast and moved to the door knocking on it. "Um…Rei, Ryo and Dee are here to see you."

Before the words had been out of his mouth the three men had been at the door right behind him. Ryo pushed a shoulder in front of the blonde in a protective manner. "Rei we need to talk."

The door opened with a curse as the tiger came face to face with the cops. "Have you found anything?" His voice was curt and snappish but hopeful at the same time. Dee couldn't believe this guy.

"Yeah actually," Dee made the move to his cuffs first. "Rei Kon you are under arrest for the murder of Mariah Wong (a/n: I know its' wrong but deal with it)."

"Wha?" Rei voiced before he was turned around clumsily and his face implanted in the wall. Any sleep was gone from his eyes as the tiger growled lowly. "What the heck are you talking about?!"

"HEY!" Tyson jumped up and into their way but was stopped by Drake who grabbed him back the back of his hands and restraining him. "Calm down," the blonde voiced gruffly. He needed a cig.

"Rei we've got a warrant for your arrest," Ryo took over with a look of disbelief in his eyes. Earlier today he had been so sure that the male had not done a thing. "You have the right to remain slient…" the rest of his words were lost to the male as his head began to spin from lack of sleep and shock.

"Do you have anything on you?" Dee's voice brought him back to reality as the dark haired male began to frisk him. He reached into the pocket and pulled out the grey blade and launcher. "What's this?"

"His bey blade," Hilary whispered. "Drigger." Dee shrugged and threw it in a paper bag provided by Drake. Anything from here on out was a piece of evidence to be looked over.

Rei remained impassive as the man pulled him from the wall and moved him to sit on the bench in the kitchen. "No, no, no, no," he repeated over and over. This wasn't happening. It couldn't be.

"What the hell are you doing out here?" A clear and pissed off voice reached the detectives ears as the blunette was heard loud and clear. "Keep your hands off me, I have a right to know what's going on in there." Kai shouted.

Dee sighed. "I really don't want to deal with his crap right now." Sure the kid had a bad past but that didn't mean that he was any easier to live with. Drake raised an eyebrow before sighing and standing up. He hadn't pulled a double shift, "I'll go take care of it." With that the man was up and walking out the door sparing a glance of pity at the teens sitting in the floor.

"Rei?" Gary whispered unbelieving as his eyes, wide, ran up and down the blader.

Rei looked up and stared at the gentle giant knowing that he didn't see or understand all that was going on. But the look of sure doubt that Rei hadn't done it shook the man to his core. "No Gary, this is all a misunderstanding."

"Rei they've got you in cuffs," Kevin shook his head staring at the metal hard and unknowing.

"Kevin," Rei sighed. "I didn't do it." His voice became hard as iron as he glared at the cops. With little sleep he had little hold on his temper. "They've got the wrong man, don't worry I'll make sure they see that." His growl was primal and Dee raised an eyebrow.

"Adding assault to the charges might not be the right idea," he looked at the man.

"Easy now," Ryo sighed feeling unwanted emotions swell in his chest. He honestly thought that the boy had been innocent but the evidence…

"Guys," Drake come to the door, his blonde hair falling into his face as he stared inside with wide eyes. "We've got a problem." His voice was unnaturally rushed as he stared at the head detectives over the case.

"What?" Dee snapped looking at him. He was tired and wanted to go home to get some sleep. The quicker they rapped this up the quicker he could fall on nice warm fluffy cloud pillows.

Drake stopped hesitating as he looked from Dee to Rei. "Get him in a squad car first. I say let a cop take him in I need to see you both outside." Ryo knotted his eyebrows but agreed taking Rei to the door who had enough sense not to fight or discuss anything.

Outside Rei turned his head with a look of disbelief still etched on his features as he looked at Kai. His team captain stared back at him with an untrusting eye that shook Rei cold. He thought he'd killed Mariah.

"Don't say anything Rei," Kai voiced stepping past an officer to stand in front of him. "I'll get a lawyer for you. Keep quiet until then."

Rei felt the breath he'd been holding fall from his lips. Kai did trust him, he didn't think he'd done it! The fear went away from his features as he nodded towards Kai thanking him, the blunette was right. Until he had a lawyer he wasn't saying anything, not that there was anything to confess.

As the cop turned him around Rei saw a red liquid dripping from the male's fingertips and staining the black shirt and jeans. He didn't have a chance to ask but even as he walked away he knew what it had been, blood.

"Send the units psychiatrist in there," Ryo looked at a cop beside him who nodded. "Those kids have been through too much. Kai you can go back…" Ryo stopped noticing the blood.

Kai sighed opening his eyes from his leaning position against the wall. "No I can't looking like this can I? Besides I do believe this is going to call another round of questioning wouldn't you say officer?" His voice was light and taunting causing Dee to put a shoulder between the two in anger.

What the hell was wrong with this kid?

"You want to tell us what's going on now?" Dee looked at Drake as another cop pulled off to talk to the chief on the side. Ryo closed the door to the room as a few cops pilled in to talk to the other bladers.

"Follow me," Drake turned and led the other cops up the steps. Kai followed.

"What's going on?!" Tyson yelled looking at the female in front of him. "Where are you taking Rei? He didn't do anything!"

"I know I know," the female had strawberry blonde hair and pale brown eyes. "Tyson you and the others need to sit down." The teens did as they were told automatically, all the fight leaving them as she began to explain the situation.

"What the hell?" Dee asked.

"Lee's dead."

"Who?" Dee looked at him and Ryo sighed. "Mariah's girlfriend, who did it?"

Drake looked at Ryo shocked, usually the man was passionate about his work the little reaction should have been a large one. He blamed it on the sleep loss. "Don't know yet but we've got a forensic unit on the way. Kai was the one who found him."

Dee looked back at the teenage male following the adults and noticed the towel on his hands was drying out the blood. "And how did you find him?"

"I was going to look for him. Max told me that he was on the roof, it was late and he needed to get inside," Kai's voice was as emotionless as his face as he answered the cop. "Same guy who killed him killed Mariah."

"What makes you say that?" Dee asked continuing to walk.

"There's a yin-yang symbol on his forehead carved out with a knife or something."

The cops stopped and looked down at him. "When did you find him?"

"A few minutes ago."

"When did Rei get back into the hotel room?" Ryo asked worried. If they had gotten the wrong man…

"He came back right before I left. There was no blood on his white clothes," Kai pointed out sounding antisocial as ever but really putting up a defense for his teammate.

Dee shook his head and continued up the stairs as the other one followed him. Once again Kai's lack of emotion was getting on his nerves. How could someone turn into some type of ice cube? At the top they walked out in the air and Drake pulled out a digital camera from his pocket ready to take a few pictures before the others got their to dissect the crime scene.

"Holy shit," he muttered. Drying blood stained the Lion's entire neck and floor beneath his head. His head itself was at an awkward angle thrown back and his mouth open in a cry of anguish that would never cease to be. On his fore head as the yin-yang mark.

"Damn," Dee muttered looking at the corpse. "Death by piano wire can't be a nice way to go."

"Piano wire?" Ryo looked at Dee. The other cop just motioned at the wire near his feet. "Must've been a shocker to find him dead up here," Dee turned to Kai with a suspicious eye. What ifs ran through his head.

Kai snorted slightly and looked away avoiding the eye contact. It had made no difference to him that the Lion was dead, he didn't keep that close in contact with the male anyway. What worried him was how the others were going to take it. Kevin and Gary were one step away from a mental break down.

"I need to get my team out of here," he voiced turning around. "I'll have a lawyer for Rei contact you in the morning."

"What the hell," Dee yelled looking at him. "What is your problem? Two people just died today and you act as if it's nothing!"

Kai stopped at the door and turned to face Dee with a cold Russian glare stopping the man from speaking any further. "You should go get some sleep detective. I believe you have the wrong person in custody." With that he walked down the hallway towards the room again.

"He may be right," Ryo voiced quietly as the door shut. "This may not have been Rei after all. When Kai came up here he was covered in blood checking the pulse and Rei didn't have an once of blood on him and he was wearing white."

"Shit," Dee sighed looking at the sky. "This won't be as open and shut as I thought it would be."

The doors opened as the other officers filed outside on the roof top to deal with the scene and evidence.

I know it was short….but come on aren't you just glad I at least updated?

You can expect the next chapter later next week.

Kai: You are really slow you know that?

Silverdranzer: why?

Kai: look back at the chapter and you'll find your answer…walks out the door.

Silverdranzer: I have no idea what he's talking about! -0 but anyway please review. THE COPS THINK THEY KNOW WHO DID IT, BUT DO YOU?????

Give me your guess. See ya later. Bye!