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Claudia could find the girl in the massive crowd of people so she went to the scene of the crime. The information was wrong about the killing happening in an alley by Black Bar. However, a few streets down there was another bar, and in the alley way somewhat dry blood tainted the pavement. There was police and investigators there, but at the moment all of them were on lunch break. No one even notice the bright colorful female. As quick as a fox, Claudia slipped through the heavily covered caution type entrance, and began to walk slowly down the alley way.

She wasn't sure if the killer would still be there in broad daylight, but she had her hand hiding in her purse. It was gripped around a small hand gun she used as protection, mostly for prevented men that tried to pursue her. She made her to walk around the wet blood that hadn't been absorbed into the pavement yet. The brunette didn't want to be walking around town with blood all over her shoes. That little mess up would defiantly make her a suspicious suspect.

The writer saw that the bullet casings were already in plastic bags, and labeled for the investigators to identify each bullet round. She drew a quick sketch of the bullet casings, and tonight she could check all the guns and bullets that the Black Foxes use. If they didn't contain any of the bullets then they were off the list. That would only leave the Black Rabbits, and a mystery man/woman who committed the crime. The alley smelled of iron, and rotting trash that hadn't been retrieved in weeks. The smell made the female dizzy, but she continued forward ignoring it to the best of her abilities. The alley way got darker as she walked further down, and even though her gut was telling her to go back she continued on.

The alley way was surrounded by silence until the taping noise disturbed the silence. She jumped from the sudden noise, but when the voice came after she was relieved. The girl released the grip of her gun that was hidden in the hand bag and turned to Nickolas. "I always know when it's you. As for the paper, I don't know. Now that I see the true devastation of the incident, I think I should just keep this to myself." She said sincerely. The brunette knew when some events should be left unheard of. Though, she could still prove both gangs innocence.

"Since you might ask, the reason I'm really hear is to prove that neither gang was responsible. To be honest, even though both gangs fight the innocent would never be in their affairs. It seems that all my views are on them fighting, but I know there is peace in the gangs as well." The female smiled, and walked over to Nickolas until she was standing in front of him.

"I'm going to assume you didn't follow me, but why are you here?" Asked Claudia. There was no reason for the boy to be there, was there? What were his motives? Was he on the same page as her, trying to prove that the gangs weren't guilty? All these questions wrapped around her brain until she was ready to explored. Whatever the reason was, she was glad he was with her instead of her being by herself. It was stupid for her to take on such a dangerous task by herself.

Claudia could hear the sadness in the boy's voice when he talked about the murder within a gang. Which gang though? She had never heard about that, at least nothing like that happened around the Black Foxes. Did he know something she didn't? He was way more complex than she, and his pain felt like hers at the moment. The female reached out for his hand, but quickly retreated. Her womanly instincts wanted to comfort him, but she didn't know how he would react to her touch.

His views on the gang were connected to hers somewhat. It might be destiny that they ended here together. She couldn't put her finger on it, but she felt like she knew him more than she let on. As for being on the same page, he was more interested in finding the child rather than the gangs. This must be his brotherly side because he acted like the little girl was his long lost sister. Now she was truly glad to be by his side because she wasn't good at handling kids.

"I want to know who the killer is, and the child may have the information we need. Let's look for her together, okay? I have some information on the girl." As she pulled out her notepad, some crashed in the back of her. It was a cat jumping off of a trash can lid that fell to the ground. It almost sounded like a gun shot which made Claudia jump, and wrap her arms around Nickolas for protection. She had her hazel eyes closed for the moment part and didn't realize that she was even clinging onto Nickolas. His chest was warm while his heart made a beautiful melody that could put her to sleep.

The girl looked up at him slowly, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to grab onto you like that." She blushed before let him go, and handed him the notepad. She felt stupid. The female was part of one of the toughest gangs in town, and a small little black cat scared her? Pathetic. "We better leave before the authorities come back here."

Claudia arrived at the crime scene once again expect this time it was cleared out. The chalk outlines were somewhat erased, and the bullet casings were removes. The yellow caution type was also ripped down from where it was placed in the opening of the alleyway. Nickolas wasn't with her this time nor did he know that she was there. At least if the killer did come Nickolas wouldn't be hurt in the process. She reached into her handbag and gripped her hand around her gun.

Slowly the female approached the silent alley, looking cautiously all around her. The killer could try to sneak up behind her and surprise her at any moment. If he/she was just a serial killer than they wouldn't hesitate to stain the cement with her blood. This thought set her on edge, but she had to be weary of the possibilities.

Too bad, she wish she could have gotten information out of Lucy. Luckily the girl was safe with Nickolas and his sister. Hopefully, the killer wouldn't be after her because that would put Nickolas and his sister in danger.

Claudia knew her efforts were going to be futile. At least she knew the gangs were innocent. If he/she was just a random killer she would think that he/she would use a different weapon instead of a gun. Usually, killers love making their victims death's so and painful. It brings the killer pleasure to see the terrified expressions of the victim's face before he/she ends their lives. Why do it specifically at night? At night it was more calm and less people around, but the gangs were out at night to...wait.

"Was the killer trying to frame the gangs?" The female asked herself out loud. "It would sense or this is all just a huge coincidence. I know that this killing wasn't random at all. I may be analyzing this, but I get the feeling that I am correct. Lucy was lucky to get away, but what if the killer does go after her? She might have gotten a glimpse of him." She placed her hand under her chin and continued to the think. She had no idea that Marion was listening to every word she was saying.

Claudia sighed and threw back her head to look at the stars twinkling in the sky. "What am I doing here?" She smirked to herself before placing her head down, and pulling out the necklace "Set" left behind. Her mind went back and forth between Nickolas and him repeatedly. "A fox corrupting with a rabbit. I could have gotten myself killed by the Foxes for helping the Rabbit's leader out. I must be insane or at least Jinxx is." She said to herself rather quickly. She assumed no one was near her so she was able to talk to herself. The brunette felt so alone, but didn't want to return home because there was no one at home to return to.

She wondered if she should leave the alley or stay a bit longer and investigate. Though, there wasn't to much to investigate. The reporter had come to a theory, and for now she was sticking with it. She put the necklace back into her jacket and leaned again a wall. She was lost in her train of thought.