Hi again! I know, it's only been one day since I posted the last chapter, but I was really excited for this one to see what you guys think of Alex!
As always... Disclaimer: I own nothing except for Alex! The rest belongs to team of Moffat and Gatiss!
20 years earlier...
"Alexis!" My mum called down the hallway of our tiny flat. "Time to get up! Don't want to miss your last day of school!" I didn't answer. I just laid there thinking about how today could be ruined. There were a few nice ideas already popping into my head. Five minutes later I heard my mum's hurried footsteps pounding down the hall. "Alexis!" she yelled through the door, "It's 6:30. For God's sake, get up!" She finally plowed through my thin wood door. I rolled onto my other side and propped my head up in my hand. She stared at me, waiting for me to say something in return.
"I would get up if my name were Alexis," I said with a smirk. Mum took a deep breath and let out a large sigh for her tiny frame.
"Alex, get up."
"Oh!" I exclaimed in mock surprise "You were talking to me?" She just rolled her big brown eyes at me and left. I gave out a little chuckle and rolled out of bed.
Oh, I just live to get under everyone's skin, I thought as I rummaged through my closet for something to wear. Finally, I decided on a pair of black skinny jeans and a light green T-shirt. Quickly, I threw on my outfit and brushed my shoulder length wavy black hair into a pony tail. Unlike most girls in my grade, I didn't wear makeup. I found it quite unbecoming when they layered it on as thick as jam. As quickly as possible I put my contacts into my stormy grey eyes. Slipping on a pair of black high tops, I sauntered out into the living room to find my mum sitting at our small table in her bakery outfit. She was writing something down on a napkin with a black pen.
"What are you doing?" I asked going and getting a bowl out for cereal.
"Um," she muttered before I replied for her.
"You're writing down the address and phone number of your new boyfriend so you can go see him after work. You were going to tell me you had a new job interview so you would be home late. Mum, you know those things don't work with me so why even try?" I poured the milk on my cereal as I finished. I didn't especially like Wheaties, but they would work for today.
She just shook her head and gave a sarcastic little laugh. "You were right about me having a new boyfriend, but you were wrong about one thing. I wasn't going to tell you I would be home late because you're not going to be home," she said.
"Are you sending me away again?" I asked spooning a bite of cereal into my mouth as I brought it over to the table to sit across from her.
"I have never sent you away before only maybe had you spend a little time away from home-"
"Same thing," I muttered, interrupting her.
"Anyway, I am going to have you stay with your Aunt Violet, Uncle William, Mycroft, and Sherlock. You're going to stay there for the entire summer because I want to be able to get a another job and I don't want to worry about what you are getting into. Okay?" She asked. Well that was sudden, I thought but didn't feel like saying it. Instead I just nodded, not looking up from my now-empty dish. The last time I had seen the Holmes family was six years ago, before my dad died. From what I remember about them, they lived in a large mansion type house. Mycroft was seven years older than Sherlock and I for that matter. We were both 16 so that must mean Mycroft was about 23 now. Apparently from the stories I've heard Sherlock and I were a lot alike so we didn't, and now wouldn't, get along. "Mycroft will pick you up after school. He will be in a black sports car."
"Bye," I muttered, getting up to leave. "See you in September." She tried to say something to me as I slung my backpack over my shoulder and headed down the steps, but I didn't hear a word she said. Not because I couldn't hear her over the sound of the ringing in my ears that I get when I am angry, though that is one reason I couldn't hear her, but because I didn't want her to go and try to make everything right for me like she always did. It never worked, so why should it now?
So here it is! Maybe I will post the next chapter Saturday... I don't really know! I'll probably have it up sometime this weekend! As always reviews are completely welcome! (In case you're wondering, I like exclamation points:))
