Hey I've just compacted my two chapters into just one. I thought it worked out better this way as theyre really just a big into to the story.
My aim is to give Richard a friend.
I have Richard in a relationship with my OC in another story so I wanted something new and fresh.
Hope you enjoy.
"So you want to join us?"
"Yes."
"You're sure, because once you're there you can't change your mind."
Jessie stared at the man, Ethan he had said his name was. He looked at her with a slight sense of curiosity in his eyes.
"I'm sure."
One week passed.
Jessie waited at the entrance of the hotel, her suitcase packet at her side. Anticipation welling up inside her.
A black car pulled up.
Jesse rushed down the steps to meet it. A tall man stepped out of the driver's side and moved forward, holding out his hand.
"Matthew Abaddon," he said.
She looked at him uncertainly. "Jessie, Jessie Meadows."
"It's good to meet you Jessie."
He held open the door for her, taking her suitcase and wheeling it around to the trunk.
Jessie shifted into the backseat, but noticed the right side was already taken.
Ethan smiled at her as she shut the door behind her.
"Hello again," he said smoothly.
"Hello."
Matthew Abaddon got into the driver's seat and the car began to pull away.
"So are you ready?" Asked Ethan.
"Um, I think so," Jessie replied.
"In that case, you'd better drink this," he said handing her a small plastic cup of orange juice.
"What's this?" she said taking the drink.
"It's a sedative, it'll make the journey easier."
Jessie raised her eyes brows and swilled the juice around the glass peering at it.
She shrugged her shoulders.
"I'd rather it was alcohol," she said grinning. "Oh well. Bottoms up!"
"Jessie...........Jessie"
A voice called her name, it echoed in the distance, but slowly began to draw nearer.
"Jessie"
Slowly she opened her eyes to find a familiar face standing over her.
"Jessie, it's me Ethan. Are you Ok."
Jessie tried to lift her head but felt dizzy and lay back down.
Her eyes searched around. This place was not familiar.
"Where are we?" she asked groggily.
"We're in the sub, we've just arrived on the island."
"The sub? You mean submarine?"
"Yes. So do you want to come with me? Can you walk? We can go to the surface now, if you're up to it."
"Um, yeah, I think so," said Jessie propping herself up with her elbows and swinging herself around.
The room still span slightly as she got to her feet. Stumbling, Ethan offered out an arm which Jessie took gratefully, and the two slowly climbed the rungs up to the surface.
A hand reached out to pull Jessie up and out of the sub and she gasped as she took in the view.
Clear blue water surrounded them, and the sound of the waves lapping against the submarine was so soothing, she looked around at the green mountainous island ahead of her and her heart beat faster. This was where she was going to be living for the foreseeable future. A paradise island.
Ethan and the rest of the people led her towards their village.
Jessie lingered several feet behind them, still taking in the spectacular scenery.
She was still a little unclear about why she was here. When she had been offered a job by Ethan all those weeks ago she had leapt at the chance, mainly because she had just wanted to get away, away from her crappy life.
Jessie had just graduated from University and for the past four months she had searched, applying for job after job but nothing had come up. She had spent the last few months working in a bar and renting a tiny apartment. She had no friends and no money. Meeting Ethan almost felt like fate.
Soon they approached a small little village, consisting of several small holdings all with a rather dated feel to them.
In the centre of the village stood a large group of people presumably awaiting her arrival.
Jessie blushed embarrassedly and wished she had put on something a bit more suitable than a navy sweater, jeans and pumps. She brushed fluff off her sweater as she approached the group.
Ethan stooped in front of Jessie and gestured to her. "This is Jessie Meadows."
The group all stared at her, some smiling, others not. A short man with large, bulging eyes stepped forwards and offered her his hand.
"It's nice to meet you Jessie, my name is Benjamin Linus," he chimed." Welcome to the island."
"Thanks," she murmured, shaking his hand, glancing away uncomfortably as he stared at her continuously.
"I'd like to introduce you to my daughter Alex," he said finally breaking his gaze and gesturing to a young girl to his left.
She smiled awkwardly at Jessie who returned it.
"I'm sure the two of you will be firm friends," he continued, as Alex looked away sulkily.
"Sure," said Jessie nodding.
"Well we're all pleased to have you here, so please make yourself at home and enjoy your stay with us. Alex will show you to your house," he said smiling and walking away.
The group disbanded as Linus walked off, none showing much interest in Jessie. All going back to their own areas and tasks.
Even Ethan moved past her with a "See you later Jessie."
Jessie stood still, a little put out that her welcome hadn't been very warm or inviting.
She turned to see the last of the group saunter away, several nodding to her or giving a small wave. One of the last to leave was a tall man with dark eyes, he paused and smiled at Jessie, before moving off and joining the others.
She politely smiled back turned away. Looking up she saw Alex approach her.
"Hey," said Jessie grinning.
"Hi," said Alex awkwardly. "My Dad wanted me to show you your new place, you'll be sharing with me. My dad seems to think I need a babysitter."
Jessie stood there uncomfortably, not knowing what to say as Alex scuffed her shoes against the dirt path.
Jessie raised her eyebrows and clapped her hands together.
"Shall we go see this place then?"
The house was small but comfortable and generally neat and tidy despite the boxes that littered the living room, full of Alex's belongings. It seemed that her father had only allowed her to move out if she had the correct supervision, and Jessie was apparently that ideal.
Both girls spent several hours unpacking and making themselves at home.
Jessie's room was quite spacious, with a soft double bed which she laid back on with a sigh, resting her head upon a pillow.
She could get used to this life, she thought to herself. A nice home on an idyllic little island.
Just as she began to drift off into a daydream, she heard Alex calling her name.
"Er, Jessie?"
"Yeah?" she replied sitting up, getting to her feet and moving towards the door.
She found Alex in the lounge.
"Would you help me move this couch?" she asked.
"Yeah sure," said Jessie, "You want it by the window?"
Alex nodded.
Jessie and Alex bent down and heaved to heavy couch to the window. They spoke very little to each other but Jessie knew it would take a while before Alex relaxed around her properly.
Both of them shifted the furniture into the correct position and admired their work, both breathless.
"Y-you want a drink?" asked Alex, not making eye-contact.
"That would be great," said Jessie following Alex into the kitchen.
Alex bent forward and checked the dated little fridge and pulled out two cans of beer. She slid one across the counter towards Jessie.
"Um....it's a bit early in the day for me...." Jessie said uncomfortably, examining the beer with its strange white label and hexagonal crest.
"My dad never lets me do anything on my own, he thinks I need protecting from everything," she blurted out, "but this is my house, I'm 17 and I can do what I want."
Rebelliously, she opened the can with a hiss and glugged the liquid down, then made a face.
"It's kind of gross," she said.
Jessie laughed. "I'm not that much of a fan of it, but hey, let's live a little," she said opening her own can and sipping at the drink.
The two sat, for several hours, talking and laughing.
Suddenly a bell rang somewhere outside.
Alex laughed tipsily at Jessie's puzzled face. "It's to tell us dinner's ready. They've put on a special meal, at the induction hall."
"What for me?" said Jessie alarmed.
Alex smirked. "Yeah they do it for all new arrivals."
Jessie stared at Alex for a second before bursting into laughter. "Your dad's going to kill me! I've got his only daughter drunk."
Alex began to giggle. "I am not drunk," she replied, between hiccups.
"Ok, Ok, but let's get some coffee, before we go."
The two heartily gulped down their mugs of hot, black coffee before running over to the hall.
"Do you think we're late?" asked Jessie, as they reached the door.
"Kinda," said Alex, and the two started giggling.
Jessie and Alex had been seated together along a top table, along with Benjamin Linus and a select few others.
Their entrance had been an uncomfortable one, with all eyes falling onto the two girls as they had walked into the room.
Jessie had pulled herself together incredibly quickly, with all eyes scrutinising her at the moment she had appeared.
The tall, dark-haired man, whom she had seen earlier, watched her closely as she entered but did not say a word to her when she was seated several seats away from him at the table.
Everyone else had been friendly, chatting to her throughout the evening. She prayed they could not still smell the alcohol on her breath.
Everyone had enjoyed their large two course meal and were now slumped in their seats, talking jovially to each other.
Alex stood up. "I'm going to use the bathroom," she said quickly moving away from their table. Out of the corner of her eye Jessie saw her stop momentarily to talk to a young boy of about her own age, a huge smile planted on her face.
"That's Karl," said Ben quietly leaning over towards her, making Jessie jump, "Alex's...friend." Jessie could see that he had chosen the last word carefully.
"Oh right," said Jessie nodding.
"I don't particularly enjoy her hanging around with him, but it's her prerogative I suppose," he said shaking his head and turning back to the table.
Slowly the whole group disbanded, heading for bed.
"Shouldn't you two be going back to your house?" said Ben, gesturing at Jessie and Alex.
The two girls stood, and bid the last few stragglers goodnight and turned around to leave the table. As she did so she carelessly walked straight into someone.
"I am so sorry," she said looking up, only to find that it was the dark-haired man from earlier.
He looked at her for several moments, his brow furrowed before slowly letting out a small smile.
"That's Ok, it was my fault to, I wasn't looking where I was going," he said a little embarrassedly.
There was an awkward moment of silence. Jessie saw Alex walking out of the room hall chatting to Karl.
"I'm sorry," said the man suddenly, "I haven't properly introduced myself, my name's Richard, Richard Alpert."
He held out his hand for Jessie to take. She shook it, smiling as she did so and the pair headed towards the door.
"So, how long have you been here?" said Jessie timidly, trying to make conversation.
"Quite a long time," replied Richard chuckling to himself.
Not understanding what was funny, Jessie merely nodded. They stepped out into the cool night air.
"It's a great place, the island, I'm sure you're going to love it here," said Richard turning to her.
"Yeah, it's incredibly beautiful," she said gazing around at the idyllic landscape around them.
"Well if you're not busy tomorrow perhaps I could take you on a bit of a tour. Show you around. Maybe Alex would like to come too," he said glancing over to where she stood, in a shadowed corner of the village, locked in a quick embrace with Karl.
"...But I'd say she's probably too preoccupied at the moment," said Richard raising his eyebrows at the pair and letting out a chuckle.
Jessie laughed too. "That would be great," she said, "thanks."
The pair walked on through the village and Richard walked her toward her house, which Alex was already climbing the porch steps of.
Alex had gone inside once Jessie and Richard arrived at the bottom of the stairs.
"Well, shall we say tomorrow afternoon?" he asked casually.
"Tomorrow afternoon," said Jessie nodding and smiling.
"Well, goodnight," he said moving off toward the far side of the village.
"Night," Jessie shouted back, as Richard turned around and flashed a smile at her.
As she ascended the steps, she saw Alex's face peering through the window, a grin across her face.
Jessie smirked to herself as Alex appeared at the door.
"I see you made a friend?" she said cheekily.
Jessie merely smiled and nodded closing the front door behind her.
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