Chapter 2

Opening my eyes, I felt a scratchy blanket that was extremely dirty on me. It was up to the strands, and I bet there were lice. I immediately threw it away from me. I was curled up on the uncomfortable floor, in the basement. Again. I'm trapped here, and I'm confused on what these men want from me. A splintered violin was placed near me, and looking around, I see Malo staring at me, his head cocked. I frowned at him, knowing he can't kill me at the moment. Why else would they go through all that hassle to place me here? The others want something from me, needing me alive and it was obvious Malo would be in big trouble if he tried to eat me.

"Pretty," He only said, and I rolled my eyes. Of course, I probably look like delicious, just like a nice drumstick, to him.

"Where's Alois?" I asked, since he seemed the calmest one out of the lot.

"Talking to Basile," he replied, before he went back to nibbling on his fingers. I was able to make out a big bruise on his jaw, and I winced at the sight of it. I wasn't normally violent, but it was out of self-defense.

"Can't you stop that nasty habit?" I asked bluntly, crossing my arms, as I leaned back on the stone wall of this cell, my bleak skirts a little bit uncomfortable as I sat in this position.

"It's delicious."

"No, it's unsanitary and you can die if you continue that habit," I said, even if I strongly disliked him and wanted to stay away from him at least a hundred miles, I ripped half of my skirt, up to my knees. I wasn't bothered that I showed my knees, since there wasn't anyone around to scold me on it. Then, with all the strength I could muster in my hands that still had a few splinters in them from trying to hold on to the stairs when I was dragged down, I ripped the fabric in three pieces. "Give me your hands," I commanded him, waiting for him to fit his hands through the cell bars. As if he were afraid, he slowly fit them through the bars. With the cleanest strip of fabric, I gently pressed down on his hands, cleaning the fresh blood from his wounds. I wish there was water, or even saltwater to clean any infection from the hands. Then, I wrapped his hands with the leftover fabric. I hesitantly put a hand on his cheek, turning his head to the left, trying my best to examine the bruise. There was only one torch, and it kept flickering, making it hard to make out the purple-black bruise. The muscles were twitching in his cheek, as if he was struggling not to bite. "If only you'd let me go, I could make the pain feel better and put some ice or something cold on your bruise, to make it feel better," I concluded before backing away. I hated myself for trying to help him, but he looked so afraid and lost, that I couldn't help myself. "Don't bite yourself Malo, or else you'll probably become a stinking corpse here, and I've had enough of seeing the dead. I tried to make do with what I had, but if I had the medicine required for your treatment, I'd be able to ensure no harm to your hands, " I told him, sighing.

"Why did you-"

"I think she's a part of Justine's experiment. We should kill her," Basile's voice interrupted Malo, and I paled.

"What if she isn't?" Alois asked, before swinging open the door to the room filled with cells. My head hurt, and I just wanted to go back upstairs. Being confined in my own house was unfair.

"You do know the police will be searching for me, when everyone else discovers me gone," I blurted out, trying to give off confidence in my tone.

"Or we can just kill everyone here, and the police will never come here," Basile said, focusing his one eye on me, smirking at my bare legs.

I opened my mouth, but had nothing to reply with.

Author's Note:

Please don't copy this!

Additionally, I'm quite new to writing fanfiction so forgive me for any mistakes. Plus, I know this chapter is short but I'll make sure to work harder on the next one and add in more than a few sentences. Any feedback will be appreciated!

Also, I don't own Malo or Justine or anyone from the game.

Thanks for reading! I shall update every week or so!

Plus, I'm planning on making a Hunger Games fanfiction soon.