"So, I might be sentenced to death?" Ricky asked that night.

Chris volunteered to stay inthe holding cell that night. Security has maximized all over the town.

While Misery and Ash slept, Ricky decided to ask what the prosecutor told Chris, and Chris had to tell him.

He sighed and nodded.

"She's gonna try and get you a bunch of years, anything to even avoid life or death.... But she can't make any promises," Chris said.

Ricky sighed and fumbledwith his hands as he laid back.

"Just please... Keep your promise," Ricky said. "Whatever happens, just keep Beth safe for me... I may have ran off but that doesn't mean I didn't keep her safe."

"You don't have to worry. I'll make sure Beth is safe," Chris said.

Ricky nodded.

"Can I... Ask you something?" Chris asked.

Ricky looked over. "What's up?"

"That night... On the roof," Chris asked. "Why did you kiss me?"

Ricky looked up, and blushed a bit before shrugging, sitting up.

"Heat of the moment, I guess," He said. "You were there, trying to trap me and I couldn't help but...."

Ricky started to grow a bit nervous, evading eye contact with Chris.

"You're suddenly so shy.... Yet you were so confident when we first met," Chris said, walking over to the cells.

"Well, you didn't know the real me," Ricky said as he got up and walked to the bars, where Chris stood.

"Yet you knew a lot about me," Chris said, looking down at the small serial killer, his bright blue eyes looking up at him.

Chris never had the chance to notice... How cute Ricky was...

He only remembered seeing the photos of him all bruised and injured in the medical files. How broken and numb his own father left him.

Now, he's still small, but definitely more matured and brave.

"But who doesn't know about you? Your father was the best of the best in the cop world," Ricky said. "You're just like him, too."

Chris's eyebrows scrunched.

"You're brave, you take control of the situation, and you go into the minds of the most corrupt, consider most people close to a criminal life allies instead of misfits," Ricky said. "Just like your dad, you take pity on most of us criminals, give us a second chance."

Chris had a small smile on his face as Ricky reached up and played with the buttons of his shirt.

"You and Demon had good fathers, who loved and cared for you, raised you well and strong," Ricky said. "You even have some sympathy for me. I'm not really worth anyone's time, I'm just some criminal, I deserve Old Sparky or whatever they have planned for me."

Chris smiled softly before reaching through the bars, placing his palm carefully on Ricky's cheek.

"You're not like that. You didn't kill innocents," Chris said. "You killed people who ruined lives, who have no heart, or soul. You don't deserve to die."

Ricky looked up at him, lips pursed.

"Tell me... Agent... How did you feel about that kiss?" Ricky asked, curiosity evident in his eyes.

Chris chuckled. "I can't lie to you... It sure was something special."

Ricky scrunched his eyebrows at him. "Really?"

Chris smiled, nodding. "Can't say I was ever kissed an outlaw before. Quite the experience, I'll admit."

Ricky smiled shyly. "Would it be bad to share another then?"

Chris put a thinking face, then smirked softly. "Good thing none of us kiss and tell," he said.

Ricky blushed furiously as Chris leaned down and both their lips met, Ricky's hands finding Chris's hair. He then had some confidence and traced Chris's lips with his tongue, and Chris opened his mouth as their tongues explored each other's mouths.

Chris's hands found Ricky's head and pulled him closer to make the kiss deeper.

They then heard some giggling and pulled back and looked to see Ash was awake, giggling softly at us.

"Well, isn't this adorable," she giggled, careful not to wake Misery.

Ricky and Chris looked away, blushing furiously.

"Oh don't worry, boys. Who am I to gossip about love?" she smirked playfully.

Chris and Ricky smiled bashfully.

Meanwhile.......

"Miss Dorame, have you finished cataloging the injuries on our last victim?" Dr. Balz asked.

"Yes, sir. Everything is in my report, and I turned in my final report on Emma Robert's final examination to Dr. Malarkey," Alex said. "Including the brass sliver we found. Johnnie's gonna figure it out tomorrow."

"What about the bite marks?" Dr. Balz asked.

"Tyler is still making a 3D digital model using the teeth mark cast of how the teeth would look like," she said. "Should be done soon."

"Excellent. Are you leaving now?" He asked.

"Yes. Me and Johnnie are going to dinner," she smiled.

Dr. Balz smiled. "Very well. Have fun, and be careful."

"Thank you. Good night, sir," she smiled and gathered her things.

"Good night," he said as she left, meeting with Johnnie.

"Hey," she greeted as they kissed. "You finished?"

"Yeah. Just gave my report to Dr. M, and Bryan and Jordan are gonna finish cataloging the rest of the particles, Tyler's finishing the model of the teeth," he said. "So we got all night to enjoy ourselves at Olive Garden."

"Cool," She smiled as they walked out, being cleared by the security, Johnnie's arm around his girlfriend.

"I just hope we find out if this guy really is the killer or not," he said.

"I'm not gonna lie, I think he's just some sort of anti-hero. I mean, he kills the real crooks. Not just bank robbers or terrorists that the government focus on, actual sickos who shouldn't even be allowed near people."

"Yeah... To be honest, I feel safer with either him out in the streets or you by my side," Alex smiled.

"Hehe," he chuckled as they kissed. "I just feel safer with these guards around here. Though I wonder what's with all of the extra security around."

"They suspected something wasn't right on Roadkill's case," Alex explained. "If I'm right, he wasn't responsible for one of the murders."

Johnnie's eyes widen. "Seriously?"

"That's what I heard. Meaning there's another murderer out there," Alex said.

"Crazy. Well, let's just forget about murders and all that for tonight, enjoy ourselves," Johnnie smiled.

She smiled and nodded, pecking his lips. "That sounds like a good idea."

Johnnie smiled as they kissed again and walked to his car, unlocking it.

All of a sudden a van sped out of the corner, having the couple turn around as a gun poke out the side.

"ALEX!!" the young entomologist shouted, pulling his girlfriend behind him as three shots rang and the bullets pierce his abdomen as the van stops.

"JOHNNIE, NO!!!" Alex screamed as she caught him. "NO!!!"

Just then two masked men jump from the car and rushed towards them, shoving an unconscious Johnnie aside.

Alex tried to run, only to be grabbed and have a rag shoved against her face while she was pinned to the concrete.

She screamed as a bittersweet smell met with her senses and suddenly she felt weak and she fell limp in her attacker's hold.

He then grabbed her and carried her into the van and it then sped out, leaving an injured Johnnie gasping weakly.

"N-No...." he mumbled weakly as his eyes closed and everything went still.

It wasn't long until the door to the parking garage opened and assistant coroners Tyler Hagen and forensic artist Jordan Sweeto walked out laughing, along with one of the members of paleontology, Bryan, walked out.

"I swear, its actually a thing," Jordan laughed.

"People are crazy," Bryan laughed, then looked over and noticed his collegue's car still parked near his. "Hey, I thought Johnnie left with Alex."

"Yeah, they left a couple of minutes ago," Jordan said.

They walked closer and were horrified to see their friend on the ground, loosing a lot of blood, his things and Alex's scattered around.

"JOHNNIE!!" They shouted and ran towards to him.

"Oh god," Tyler exclaimed as Bryan checked his pulse.

"He's still alive. Jordan, get Dr. Malarkey and call 911!!!" Bryan said.

Jordan nodded and ran off, dialing on his phone.

"Hang in there, Johnnie... Help is on the way," Bryan spoke.

"Alex!!!" Tyler shouted, looking for her. "Where could she be?!"

Something is horribly wrong, and they knew it.

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