Saving Me [Katie/Hero]

[Hero]

23 year old Christina stood behind the glass to an interrogation room, 108 to be exact. Inside that room was 26 year old Lily. Tortured and beaten to the point where it had finally become enough for her to come forward and say something. Another officer stood next to Chrissie, waiting for her to make a move.

"Chrissie, what's up? What are you thinking?"

"Well," she stated, "How can she be older than me, and I'm stuck working the case?" The other officer laughed and shifted position. Chrissie decided then that maybe she could do something, maybe she should.

She walked into the room and pulled out the other metal chair from under the table. She set Lily's case file down on the table. Chrissie then decided to prop her feet up and move the folder into her lap to go over everything one more time. 26. Very distinct, um, hair. Tortured by a Cordelia Snow for information on Raphael Rickson, whatever that information was supposed to be. This ought to be good, she thought. She brought her feet to the floor and finally met Lily's gaze. Fear was evident in her eyes. Getting her to talk now seemed like an impossible task, but it was worth it.

"So, before anything happens, I'm Chrissie. You'll be seeing a lot of me. Now," pretending not to know her name, "what's your name?"

[Draco Malfoy]

Lily kept her head down with her hands clasped in front of her. She shook her blonde hair out so that it covered the scars across her forhead. A simple long sleeve blouse and a simple pair of jeans. Everything about her felt all around simple, not wearing the elaborit clothing the people in her beloved city normally wore, nor had she kept up with her violet hair. Her blonde locks hung soft and straight infront of her face, but when the peacekeeper walked in, she snapped upright with her green eyes peeping from behind.

When the woman asked for her name, Lily eyed the file with her monicer on it. Why would the woman ask her if she already knew the answer anyway? Maybe it was just for a sense of familiarity. She squirmed in nervousness, afraid that the voice she had lost due to the silence while being tortured would return. She feared that her voice would return, and with it bring a torrent of emotions. All that would be an unwanted mess. She'd only found her voice a few times with Raph, but she prefered the silence, quietly observing the world but not taking part. She was an outsider lookingin and that was perfectly fine.

Lily lowered her raised eye brow and picked up the napkin made for picking up the donuts from the box. They were a sign of guiltiness during questioning if one didnt eat them. She hadnt taken any but she wasn't here to be convicted of a crime. She was here because the peacekeeperes demanded the information they so sorely needed to find Cordelia. Being the only witness to her crimes, besides there should have been enough evidence for them to convict her anyway right? But still, she guessed she could play along, the only problem was finding the way to her voice.

Lily swallowed and slid the napkin towards her, taking the pen next to her file and drew the flower she was named after. It was nothing dramatic, just a simple line drawing of her namesake, then slid it back towards her.

[Hero]

It was a stupid question. Both of them knew that. Chrissie already knew that. But she was really surprised whenever the girl had picked up a napkin and began to write out her name. By God, she didn't talk. Of course. This is exactly what she needed this close to the end of her shift. She hastily checked her watch to see how much time she had to sit here. Impatiently, she grabbed a doughnut from the box with her bare fingers. With a stuffed mouth, she stood from her chair. She found a wall and leaned against it, trying to clear her head from the endless line of profanity she could've thrown at the girl. Mind her for not doing so.

Her back was gainer the wall, so she had a pretty good side view of the girl. It didnt take much but you could see the scars. No matter how much she tried to hide it. Some of it was way to obvious. Bruises went along the length of her jawline. Cuts swirled around her neck. Sadly, Christina knew the reason why and she hated that she couldn't have done something to prevent it. But she can't save everyone.

"Listen here Lily. Let me cut to the chase. I don't have the time for you and I to go back and forth like 'I talk and you write'. My partner out there doesn't have time. My boss doesn't have time for this. I know that you don't want to talk because of what happened. I really get that. But unless you want Cordelia to get away with this, it'll be best for you to be talking."

She pushed herself off the wall. She walked over to her chair and did the same routine she did whenever she first came into the room. Once she sat up, she stated exactly what she started with. "Now, lets try this again. What's your name?"

[Draco Malfoy]

Lily rolled her eyes as the woman asked for her name again. It was such a stupid question, one she didnt have to answer. Of course it would piss off the peacekeepers to no end but they couldn't make her talk, not even torture had made her talk. She stretched her thin legs out and crossed them at the ankles along the stark tile flooring. She crossed her arms over her chest, locking eyes with the peacekeeper; deep green against icy blue.

The silence stretched between them, long and unnerving, and Lily only broke eye contact to blink unconsciously. Eventually, seeing that the peacekeeper wasnt going to give in, she finally aloud herself to speak. Her voice was quiet, soft. Almost nonexistant yet full of attitude. Probably wasn't the best response but who the hell cares?

"Obviously you know my name."

[Hero]

At the girl's response, Chrissie stood suddenly. She walked around the table and say on Lily's side. She already knew the girl's name. Chrissie just wanted to be sure that she could still talk. She knew of the things Cordelia was accused of. But of course, the Peacekeepers never decided to look into a case. And and Peacekeeper that did so without authority, would be stripped of their power, whipped, and sent to one of the Districts for a few years. Cruel punishment for anyone of suck high power. That punishment meant shame among your family in many generations to come. It was like hell. And sadly, young Christina knew someone who did defy Peacekeeper authority and look into another case like that. It was bad enough, but Chrissie wanted to keep her job. She needed it.

She jumped down from her position on the table and went back over to her side, still standing. She slammed the table and pretended to be surprised. "Good Lord Celeste, lookie here! She can talk!" Chrissie began walking around the room a few times before settling back into her seat. She wasn't exactly one to sit still for long periods of time. Unless it was considerably important to her. "Now listen Liky. Do not get smart with me. Obviously, I know your name," she stated, holding up the folder, "but it'll let you go on your way a lot quicker if you talk. You feel me?" Before giving her time to respond, she went on.

"So, uh, Cordelia, huh? President's daughter. She must've had some pretty damn good bone to pick with you. No offense but you look like you could've been thrown to the dogs based on what she did." Understanding that she was getting farther along with her bluntness, she decided to try and appeal to the other side of Lily. She probably didnt want to hear any of this, but she needed to. So, Chrissie sat herself on the table once more and angled herself to face Lily.

"Listen, I'm not here to tell you that what Cordelia did was okay, like most peacekeepers. They evade the truth. I try not to do that. I understand that what she did was wrong an I'm trying to put her away. What seemed to make that task so difficult is that she is the President's daughter. But with your testimony, we can show the Capitol who she really is. And we need you to help us do that. Are you willing to?" Chrissie slid off of the table and walked back to her chair and briskly sat down. "Are you?"

[Draco Malfoy]

Lily smirked and leaned back in her chair, lifting the front legs off and balancing on merely two legs. It was something foolish and probably wasn't the best idea but it was something she found entertaining. This girl honestly thought she could find her, and capture her too. Unfortunately for the peacekeeper, Cordelia wasn't someone that one can find so easily. Still, she nodded in agreement. This didn't mean that it would help though seeing as she didnt know all that much about where she'd be.

"Good luck finding her, the girl is Death's slave. She's like a shadow. She'll show up when she wants to be found."

[Hero]

She watched intently as Lily leaned back in her chair. She would've done it to, but her bosses were watching. Just through that little camera that was filming the interrogation. "Maybe you're right. She is all of that. I can't disagree with that. But what I can disagree with is that we won't find her. We will. That, I can promise." Chrissie wasn't trying to be self-absorbent or anything of the matter. Maybe proving a point was more of the correct term. Head strong definitely suited her. She wanted to help as much as she could. The fact that the girl she was trying to help, doubted her, only made Chrissie more intent on finding her.

"You watch me." She leaned back in her chair, now feeling satisfied.

Cordelia hasn't just done things to Lily. More direct to Chrissie. Her mother actually. Cordelia had order that her pay be but for 2 weeks during the time of life saving treatments, causing her mother to fall back into the stricken state that Christina was so used to seeing.

"Listen. I wanna help you. I really do. And I can promise you that we will find her. Maybe everyone else hasn't tried hard enough or failed. But it seems that you haven't met me yet."

[Draco Malfoy]

Lily sat up straight in the chair again, rolling her sleeves up to her elbows. Where a long scar traced down the insides of her forearms, the were still not-quite-healed scars so they were still a fleshy pink. After a while, they would turn white and she wouldn't have to cover her skin any longer.

Lily rested on her elbows, leaning forward onto the table. "I wish you luck then, but you should also know that I have one of the most powerful men in the country out for her head on a silver platter as well. Whether you and Ralph choose to collaborate or compete against each other is up to you."

[Hero]

Chrissie threw the folder down in the table in front of her. She put her hands behind her head and leaned back in her chair. She gazed across at this girl, who seemed intent that no one could find Cordelia. Maybe she was right. Maybe we would miss something and she would never been seen again. It could definitely happen. That girl was like a ghost. She'd how up where no one expects and just ruins everything. No wonder everyone wants a part of this investigation. Everyone seems to have a home to pick with the President's daughter.

"I get that." She shrugged her shoulders.

"But lemme say this. I really suggest you drop the 'I'm all this' attitude real quick. You gotta mouth that ain't comin' in great handy at the moment. Go ahead, to your little friend. He can't help you. He hasn't caught Cordelia yet, has he? So in the case that we have more man-power and more investigators, we can help you or we can let you go and just hope you don't end up dead."

She laid her forearms on the table. "Now that's up to you."

[Draco Malfoy]

Lily gave the peacekeeper a hard glare before she found her self laughing. Laughing harder than she had in months in fact as she fell forward to the point of where her torso was laying on the top. When her giggles finally subsided, she straightened with her face red as beats and tears rolling down her scarred face. "This isn't me pretending to be "all that". This isnt me with an attitude problem. Believe me, if i was then you would know. How the hell do you think i can be "all that" when i look like this?"

Lily gestured to her entire being and sighed. "Raph is one of the richest men in the country with almost indefinit resources. I know because I'm his secretary and basically his wife without the physical aspect. Hell, I'm the one who wakes him up in the mornings with breakfast waiting for him hot and ready. I'd suggest working together."

[Hero]

She actually found herself pissed off by the girl laughing. She wasn't about to let her temper take over. Whenever it did, she pissed of some (or a lot) of people. She quickly stood and threw the chair against the wall. There's the temper. She hated it. She hated herself for it. "You know you are. You thought Raph actually cared about you?" She chuckled before she re-collected herself. "You are just another person to him. Believe me."

She glanced at the other officer in the opposite room. She gave a signal to turn the camera off. She walked around the table, took the girl by her shoulders, and threw her against the wall. Chrissie turned back and pointed a finger at the girl. "You are not the least bit worth my time." With that, she walked out.

[Draco Malfoy]

Lily rocked back in her chair again, "If he didnt care, he wouldnt have sent his own personaly swat team to find and to get me out." She felt her stitches rip as the peacekeeper threw her against the wall, she winced in pain as blood smeared on the wall and began to fall down her back. "Ow... How unprofessional."

Lilly murmured the words to herself before walking out of the room herself in an attempt to find the exit out of the station.

[Hero]

She saw the blood against the wall, she instantly felt sorry. But then again, this Lily girl was a pain in the ass. She made her way back to her office and grabbed whatever medication she could find first. She quickly dry swallowed a few and sat down. She rubbed her temples and started on whatever paperwork she could find. Later, she got bored, changed, and hit the workout room.

As she hit and kicked the punching bag, she saw Lily searching for an exit. Lily looked like a lost puppy. So she paused for a moment, walked over to the blonde, and have her directions. "Down that hall, last door on your left."

[Draco Malfoy]

Lily stopped cold as she heard the voice who's owner caused her stitches to tear. She'd foudn a bathroom on the way and cleaned herself up, but now her dark shirt had become somewhat sheer with dampness from trying to rinse the blood out. She turned and faced the person who currently hated her that day and nodded. "Thanks." She swallowed the lump in her throat. "I uh... I wanted to apologize. Back there... that wasn't me. Well it was me but its not how i normally act. With the games going on, I've been run ragged trying to keep everything organized for the big man. It grates my nerves a lot but the exhaustion helps me sleep at night. Last night i didnt any sleep cuz i was up all night schedualling meetings. Anyway, I'm sorry for what happened back there.."

And with that, Lily ducked her head and walked away. Her hand shook as it pushed open the door to the outside, the bright Capital contrasting heavily to the simpleness of the Peacekeeper HQ. With her shoulders straight, she walked proudly through the judgemental people that called the Capital their home, ignoring the stares she went.

[Hero]

"NOTHING IS EVER EASY."

She unwrapped her hand from the right band it was in. "I know how you feel. People go nuts and lose all common sense in their being. My patience gets shorter and shorter every year. Stay here." Quickly, she ran to the medical locker and grabbed anything she could to dress a wound. Running alcohol. Medical tape/wraps. Gauze. She grabbed it all and brought it over to Lily. Chrissie set it down in the counter next to them. She began to dress the wound. She cleaned it out and wiped the blood around it. She wrapped it and taped it so no blood would get through until Lily decided to get another set of stichtes.

"I'm really sorry. It's just that Cordelia is a pain in everyone's side. I guess I just wanted to prove something. Being the only female in this sea of testosterone. It sucks." When he finished, Lily up and walked out of HQ. "no problem," she whispered to herself. She left all the medical stuff on the counter. She then returned to her punching bag.