Outsiders (DBH Connor x vampire!OC)

Chapter 22

Walking through the doors, she feels something is off.
A tension in the air.
Taking the elevator it seems like it is even worse.

The door opens and she focuses on her hearing. Yelling.
She walks to the source of the noise and knocks on the door.

Markus opens, visibly in distress.
Fear overcomes her being. Simon!
He lets her in and she sees the blond gentle android. So he is still safe.

"You let him be taken!" A woman rages, stopping in front of Faith and starts slamming her fists onto had chest.
"He is gone and he cannot be found. It's your fault. You were going to protect us." Her slamming becomes less and less. Faith wraps her arms around the woman.

She stops slamming and starts sobbing, clear Thirium leaving her eyes replicating tears.
"I'm so sorry this happened, I know it means barely a thing now, but I really am. We are all actively working in the case. I'm so sorry."

Faith's own eyes fill with tears as she holds the woman close to her.
As she is calmed down, Faith asks her name.
"Eliza." Faith sits her down on a chair, ignoring the present leaders of Jericho.

"What was you boyfriend's name?"
"He was my fiancé. His name is Bryan. We were going to get married. And now he is gone. I'll never see him again." Eliza starts crying again and Faith is quick to comfort her.

"Let it all out. It's okay to let it all out. I am so sorry. I truly am."

It takes a while, but Eliza thanks Faith for her help. She doesn't resent the detective, she apologized for using her to accuse someone.
Faith says that she understands and that it is okay.

Now she is alone with the four leaders.
"You handled that pretty well." Josh says.
"I was scared it was Simon. Markus, you looked so distressed and I didn't see Simon so I thought he was gone. And than it was Bryan and I felt like I could breath and think clear so I could help. It's still a terrible thing to happen."
Simon hugs her close to him for a moment in comfort.

"I need to get back to work. I have to figure out who is doing what. Do you have an extra board I can borrow?"
Markus nods to a board in the room. Faith takes it and rolls it out. Determined to figure things out.

In her room she starts writing names down, adding personality traits. She prints out pictures of them and adds them to the board.

She calls Hank, explains the situation and that Bryan will be found tomorrow somewhere. That he warns her where so she can investigate.
He okays it and she hangs up, trying to connect the missing dots.

A knock on her door. Faith calls out a 'yes' .
North opens the door and walks in the room.
"How are you holding up?"
"I can't find out who it is. I know the whole group 9 years ago but there might be more members now."

"Is it purely a men group? Why would they want you then?"
"The women have other purposes to fulfill. And their leader has taken a liking in me and he is not used to hearing a no."
Silence, North walks closer to inspect a picture.

"I've seen him around a lot." She says as she point at a guy.
Faith eyes widen in confusion.
"He is not likely to make these killings. He might be the one picking up the victims. He always works closely with him," she points at a guy, "his brother. He could be behind the killings of the women. He has a hatred towards them. The men, it doesn't fit his style. There is someone else. But who?" Faith writes all that down, getting anxious with this conclusion.

"It might all be under his command. I don't think they do it to please him, I think they are ordered to do it." She circles the leader.
North sits down and helps Faith brainstorm on the case, gives her different perspectives.

"It's safe to say this is fucked up." North concludes.