Rules; she was all about them really.
They were everywhere; they always, always had to be followed.
Which meant that she was the good girl on the outside; she did her homework and listened to the teacher without being distracted by her classmates. Waited patiently in line for her turn at the tetherball and swings.
Not only did she obey them she enforced them as if it were her duty to keep them sacred.
In fact, she grew so angry at a fellow student butting in line in the cafeteria to stand with friends one day that it led to a fistfight and then the principal's office, which ended up in a suspension from the school and a grounding from her parents.
She had been driven home in silence and deposited into her room where she cried tears of frustration and pounded her pillow mercilessly. She wasn't angry that she was in trouble and she wasn't upset in the slightest that she'd broken that girl's nose. She knew that she deserved the punishment, for that was what happened when someone didn't follow the rules.
And there was the reason she was upset: she had broken that which she unconsciously worked so hard to uphold, that which she believed in, and she was rocked to the point of mortification at how easy it had been.
And that's what led her on the path to being a police officer; she wanted, no needed to enforce those rules in the proper framework, to see everything in black and white.
And for years it was wonderful; she was always on top and found herself exactly where she wanted to be when she joined the SRU.
But then he came along and she was suddenly breaking rules again, as easily and surely as she'd broken that girl's nose all those years ago. She couldn't even pretend that it was for him, because she knew deep down that she was doing it for herself, that the rush was exhilarating.
And damnit, it felt even better than breaking stupid Suzy Jones' nose.
Well, that's my first attempt at some Flashpoint fanfiction; hope that you enjoyed! It's going to be a two-parter, with the second half from Sam's point of view.
Ciao, Moksgmol
