Thank you to those who reviewed the first chapter and to everyone who followed or favourited the story. I am going to update once a week and so far I have 5 chapters written, because I love you all so much I decided to update with chapter 2. The next chapter will be up next weekend sometime.

It had been three days since Rachel was captured and the Phoenix was still no closer in finding out where Sue was hiding. In those three days, they only managed to find out how much of a vulgar mouth Rachel had; with Finn and Will bearing mainly the brunt of those foul words.

Finn walked out of the room, away from Rachel and sighed loudly. Behind him, he heard Will close the door before locking it. Unlike most of the other prisoners, the Phoenix members voted that this particular case should be handled with care. She not only carried valuable information that they needed but she was also the same age as Finn. She was still young and may not be that much of a threat to them. Of course, there were instances in their interrogation where they were forced to bind her due to her constant attempts to attack them.

As he and Will began walking up the stairs, Finn thought about the most recent interrogation. The only thing they had gotten out of her, amidst the insults and threats, was the fact that Sue was going to kill Finn and the Phoenix for taking her.

"Just like the previous interrogations," Finn sighed tiredly. It was really frustrating that they had gotten nowhere with her while the world out there was suffering through this war. She had been a very adamant and loyal supporter so far.

"Sue should be proud of her," he mused. He remembered one instance where it was Kurt's turn to interrogate her. He walked out of the room not five minutes later, literally shaking and looking pale as if he had seen a ghost. Finn chuckled at the idea of Rachel using her amazing vocabulary on him.

"What are you laughing at?" Will asked from behind him.

"Oh nothing much," he shrugged. "Just wondering how long it will take for her to crack. She is a lot tougher than I expected. She's lasted far longer compared to the others and I don't think she will crack anytime soon."

Will nodded in agreement as they continued walking up the stairs to the room he shared with Emma. He gave Finn a quick hug before bidding him goodnight and disappeared into the room.

Finn trudged tiredly into his room. He hated this part of the day; night time. It was during this time that nightmares came up and they were not exactly his favourite things. They had been rather constant lately, giving him a lot of sleepless nights. Ever since facing Sue again during last year, he had a constant stream of nightmares.

He dropped onto his bed and sighed. It had been a long day. He closed his eyes as he recalled the day's events starting off with an attack a few streets from downtown Lima. Two members of Sues gang and three civilians were killed, with many properties damaged. By the time they had arrived at the scene, houses were on fire, with the five victims on the ground dead at their feet. While some of them scattered and searched for survivors, Finn and Will led most of the team in search for lingering gang members. As Finn forced his way into a room in a charred house, he found a small innocent boy crouched in a corner, trying to hide his frail body. Fear was in his eyes and he trembled like mad when he saw Finn in the door way.

He squeezed his eyes in anger. How could Sue go on with this war against Lima when there are innocent people being orphaned because of her greed and ambitions? What kind of a human being was she? Was she even human at all?

Finn released a long sigh. He hadn't even noticed that he was holding his breath in anger. He sat up and sighed again. Guess I won't be getting much sleep tonight he thought. He got up and walked out of his room.

The house was quiet now as it was already late into the night. He and Will spent four hours interrogating Rachel after dinner and the other occupants in the house had already gone to bed by the time they were done. He walked down the flight of stairs leading into the kitchen where he got himself a glass of milk. He sat on one of the chairs and tried to reflect on their upcoming actions against Sue. He didn't know how long he sat there but a crying voice drew him out of his reverie.

He sat straight, straining his ears for the crying sound. There it goes again he thought as he turned his body towards the sound. He stood up and went out of the kitchen, following the sound with blind steps. When he found the source of the sound, he found himself standing in front of the room holding Rachel.

Finn debated whether or not to go in but a pained cry made up his mind. He quickly unlocked the door before immediately opening it and stopping just inside. Rachel was on her bed, curled into a ball like an infant, trembling and crying profusely. He felt his heart squeeze at the sight of her so vulnerable. He approached cautiously and when he was near her, he could hear her faint voice crying out to her parents.

Finn stopped. He looked at her, shock and understanding running throughout his system at the same time. He never imagined this happening to her, this pain and anguish she had inside of her. She seemed an impenetrable person on the outside but deep down she was just like him, an innocent soul that was dragged into the war.

Finn was jolted for a second as that thought registered into him. Where did that come from? He thought. When did I start feeling pity for members of Sues gang? He tried to be disgusted with himself but as he looked at Rachel's crying form, he couldn't help but feel sorry for her and a strong sense of wanting to protect her came over him.

He rushed to her side, cradling her into his chest while he tried to wake her, at the same time whispering comforting words in her ear.

"Rachel, wake up, Rachel" he whispered gently into her ear while shaking her shoulders gently. "It's just a nightmare, please wake up. It's going to be alright." It took a couple of seconds before her eyes snapped opened. She looked around the room quickly before staring into Finn's eyes. Her eyes spoke volumes and showed the helplessness inside of her. This was the weak, powerless, frightened and innocent Rachel Berry. She looked up to him with such naivety that Finn felt his heart being wrenched out. She gave him a small, faint smile before falling back to sleep.

Finn stared at her blankly. "What the hell happened there?"

Ten minutes on, he was still staring at her. He gently moved and placed her back on the bed, covering her softly with the blanket.

Looking at her, sleeping peacefully now, Finn Hudson knew she had struck something in him that no one had done before. But she is the enemy! He argued. She has killed innocent people, she's destroyed lives, she caused people fear and pain, just like that child earlier!

After making sure that Rachel was going to be ok, Finn walked slowly out of the room - making sure to lock the door - before walking back up to his bedroom. Lying on his bed his thoughts were consumed of the woman asleep in the locked bedroom and as he closed his eyes Finn Hudson was completely won over by the thoughts of a certain woman named Rachel Berry.

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