Authors Note: Ok, Now that I've managed to figure out how to post another chapter (its been a while and things have changed give me some credit!) Here's another installment of this story. Be prepared if you actually like it, this is a VERY long story and it goes kind of slow but its really good for peopel who like this. I origionally made it for my friend who absolutely loves this game as much as I do. She is an Alex fan and so am I so she enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Hope you enjoy it!

Chapter 2: One Long Night

When they arrived into town, Alex made sure they got a room with a TV. God knows he couldn't live without one for very long. Alex had limped his way into the motel along with Elle. "You should let me fix that." Elle said as she helped him inside the room.

"I think I might have to let you." Alex groaned as he sat down slowly onto the mattress.

"Take your pants off." Elle said to him as she carried the first aid kit Alex brought with them in the car.

Alex looked up at her, "Easy Elle, I'm not as easy as you might think." Alex joked as he painfully sighed each time he moved.

Elle rolled her eyes as he pushed his pants down; Elle didn't have much to look at as his black boxers covered most of his more impressive parts. Elle looked at the tiny hole; it went deep into his leg; all Elle could tell was it had by passed the bone, and the rest could heal.

Alex let her clean out the wound and stitch it shut. Elle felt increasingly bad for what her mother had done to Alex. All Elle's life she never thought her mother would turn into the type of monster to hurt people who had always treated her well in return; what she did wasn't justice in the least. "Thanks Elle." Alex nodded at her.

Elle smiled up at Alex, "Hey, it's my job to take care of you." Alex returned her smile feeling that his wound just needed some time to heal and then it would be completely fine.

"Where did you learn to do that?" Alex asked her as his leg felt increasingly better but still slightly sore.

Elle smiled, "I've always wanted to be a nurse. Mom used to tell me being a Judge ran in the family, but she never really cared what I wanted anyway." Elle shook her head.

"You would have made a great nurse." Alex assured her.

Standing up, Elle watched as Alex head towards the shower. She thought Alex should be resting rather than moving around.

"Where are you going?" She watched him limp away on her.

"I feel really rough. I want to go and take a shower. Will you be alright here alone for a few minutes?" Alex asked her rather concerned.

Elle nodded, "I think so. Thanks for asking though." She smiled at him.

Alex nodded at her before turning away. Within seconds, Alex was off to the shower, leaving Elle alone to her thoughts; such a dangerous thing for him to do in a time like this.

Elle sat on one of the double beds in the motel room. At first she let the time pass by thinking about what she would do once they got to her Aunts. It was likely her aunt would wonder what had happened, and Elle wasn't entirely sure she wanted to tell her the whole depressing mess right away. Elle had a fairly decent plan thought out until her stomach began to rumble.

Alex was right, the hunger would happen fast. Elle had to smile; she at least was prepared for this event. Getting off the bed she went over to the mini fridge Alex had so kindly placed her sub inside. Taking it out Elle got back onto her claimed bed.

She had managed to finish her sub in record time. Elle tossed the wrapper into the garbage can under the nightstand and listened as the water turned off in the other room. The bathroom door opened and the steam began rolling inside. Elle wondered how Alex had been able to handle such a warm shower. Elle began to wonder if he was still alive in there when suddenly Alex emerged from the steam clothed in his jeans and black T-shirt.

Elle looked up at him; his short hair was sticking up in every direction. "Nice hair." She raised a brow.

To her great amusement Alex ruffled his hair into place quickly before looking back at her questioningly. "So, do you feel any better now?" He asked her before placing his hands in his pockets casually.

Elle shrugged, "I think I just need some time to get my mind off the whole situation." She assured him with a small smile, "Got any ideas on how we should pass the time?" Elle asked him with a sideways glance.

He looked around the room as he lightly bit his bottom lip to think about it, "Well, we could watch some cable TV or..." He opened the dresser up and pulled out a phone book, "We could prank call someone like in the good old days." Alex joked as Elle began to laugh.

He smiled at her as she carried on laughing at him; clearly she remembered how they used to spend their time at her house on nights Judge Holloway wasn't around. She giggled a bit more before she managed to break herself of the memory of prank calling the police station when Alex's father had been working late one night. Alex had completely bailed on the call knowing Adam Shepherd was very intent on tracking prank callers.

Elle carried on laughing at the thought of Alex's face going pale before he silently hung up the phone. "I forgot how giddy you were." Alex laughed deeply as she began to calm down.

"I'm not giddy." She tried to hide her smile. "I'm just a little relieved to have something good to think about for once."

Alex nodded, "You still never answered my question." He held up the phone book and the remote for the TV as he barred his teeth comically.

"I think I'll pass on the prank calls for tonight. I don't think its as fun when we don't know any of the people we're pranking." She said as he placed the phone book back into the drawer.

"Alright then." He sat on the edge of his bed and turned on the TV.

Alex let out a low groan as his thigh ached under the bandages. "Are you alright?" Elle asked him concerned.

Alex nodded, "Just the results of letting your mom get a hold of power tools." Elle looked down sadly, "It's fine, I can hardly feel the pain anymore." He assured her. "I just need something to take my mind of it." He held up the remote.

Elle sat on the edge of her bed as Alex flipped through the different stations. The first was a news broadcast which he quickly changed, "News isn't a good option." Alex shook his head.

An episode of Golden Girls was on the next channel. "I think we can both agree to disagree on this channel." Alex managed to make Elle smile once again.

After several seconds of flipping through channels, he found a movie channel. "Is Edward Scissor Hands going to be alright?" He asked from his bed.

"I love this movie." She replied smiling over at him.

Alex remembered how she loved Tim Burton movies. He wasn't sure how many times they had watched A Nightmare Before Christmas together when he used to come home after work in the winter. He didn't need to remind himself of the million times he had watched Sleepy Hollow by her side either. They used to joke it was like Shepherds Glen, he wasn't exactly sure how funny that joke would be anymore.

Elle remembered how they used to sit on her mother's big couch and eat popcorn, occasionally throwing pieces at each other. Elle looked over at Alex who seemed fairly interested in the movie before deciding she wasn't in a mood to sit alone tonight. "Come sit over here, like old times." She patted the spot next to her.

Alex got up and sat beside her. The movie was only ten minutes in, but it didn't take long before they were entirely consumed. Elle began to get choked up near the end, "Are you alright?" Alex looked down at her.

Elle nodded and bit her lip, "It's just so sad." She told him as she pointed at the screen, "He's so perfect for her!"

Alex rolled his eyes and put his arm around her shoulder and let her lean into him. He really didn't understand how she could be so drawn in but he didn't question it. The last time they watched a movie and he asked her why she was crying, she snapped on him. He really just wanted to leave it at that. By the end of it the screen displayed the next movie coming on was a comedy, "Well I'm glad now we can laugh instead of cry." He laughed as he looked down at Elle who was wiping away her tears.

"Yeah, me too." She replied.

Before the movie had barely begun they have moved up to the pillows in a more comfortable position. "Do you think there will be any sleep tonight?" Alex asked her.

"I don't think so. Sorry." She looked up at him.

"No, I don't think I can sleep either to be honest." He told her before turning his attention back to Austin Powers.

"You know, Alex. You remind me of him so much." Elle looked at him with a straight face.

"What?" Alex laughed.

"Yeah, you know, you're like a man of mystery there." She broke into a smile, "You totally could take down fembots." She joked.

Alex smiled. "I thought you were about to tell me I had bad teeth and chest hair." He joked making her laugh.

"Oh Alex... you know that gap is sexy." She pointed at his two front teeth.

"Jesus," He smiled shaking his head, "I got a retainer and the damn thing never went away."

"It's fine, Alex; in fact it gives you a nice look when you smile. It makes me want to smile with you." She laughed.

"You just wait; I'll find some imperfection about you eventually." Alex warned faking seriousness.

Before long Elle was resting her head on his chest; she was nearly falling asleep. He placed his arm around her and felt himself begin to dose off. He turned off the TV and decided they were best to attempt sleep.

Several thoughts crossed his mind in his tired state; one of them was what would become of him. The hospital was clearly looking for him by now. Silent Hill's curse could possibly follow him forever for surviving. Even worse, Elle could be involved in any of those things. He didn't want to be bringing her down with him.

Alex began thinking about Josh; it amazed him that his mind could block something so important. He hated himself for what he had done, but nothing he did could bring Josh back. It made him wonder if Elle was feeling guilty about her sister's death. Not that Elle could have stopped anything, but he wondered what did she feel right now knowing the truth?

Elle's breathing shifted, it became heavier. Alex knew she was asleep now. At least he could provide her some comfort in his own situation. In all honesty, Elle was the only reason he left that town alive. She counted on his return; he had meant something to her. Alex knew she meant something to him as well. At the moment, he couldn't quite place his finger on the feeling.

He ran his hand up her shoulder to rest it on her forehead. Alex leaned down and rested his chin on the crown of her head. As long as the two of them were together, it was quite possible they would be alright.

Alex began to breathe heavier and he knew he was drifting off to dreamland. Alex decided it was probably for the best so he let himself go. Within seconds the two were sleeping soundly.

***

The sound of the power-tool flooded her mind. His dirty fingers held up the circular saw in view. Curtis looked down at her terrified form with amusement. She looked up at the window and could have sworn she saw Alex banging on the glass. Elle couldn't focus on him, Curtis was coming closer and God knows where he would start cutting her up. It wasn't likely he was going to just let her die quickly; no he wanted to see her suffering.

"Such a damn shame how people mistreat such nice things." He said peering down at her sadistically.

"NO! PLEASE!" She cried.

Jolting up she looked around realizing she was in a dark room, "Elle? It's alright, it was just a bad dream." Alex's voice said to her.

Her heart slowed when she realized Alex was with her. He reached over and turned on the table lamp. She began to sob, "Curtis... I had a dream about that circular saw and... Oh God...." She couldn't speak clearly anymore.

Alex wrapped his arms around her and rocked her as she cried, "I wouldn't let him hurt you, Elle. I would never let anyone hurt you." He rubbed her back as she cried on his shoulder.

Elle forced herself to stop crying long enough to look up at him, "Alex?" She asked sniffling.

"Yeah?" He asked looking at her with concern.

She stared into his ice blue eyes as a means of focus. "I don't know how you saved me in time, but I owe you my life for what you did." She told him.

Alex shook his head, "I'd be a lousy best friend if I didn't save you." He assured her.

Elle smiled and placed a kiss on his cheek. He felt a chill run up his spine at the tingling sensation it left. "I owe you one." She smiled at him.

Alex smiled, "Try to lie down. We've got a few more hours before the stores actually open up. We should probably buy some clothes before we visit your aunt." Alex suggested.

Elle closed her eyes and listened as the light was turned off beside them with a light click. "Alex, could you tell me a story?" She asked oddly.

"A story? What kind?" He asked her as he let his head fall back on the pillow.

"Tell me about that day Shepherds Glen had that big celebration." She smiled thinking about that day.

"You know what went on that day." Alex pressed his brows together unsure what she wanted.

"Act as if I was never there." Elle told him.

Alex closed his eyes and thought back. "Well, the day was foretold to be rainy but the day turned out very hot and sunny. I was the security guard for the petting zoo." He smiled as she began to giggle at his job.

He felt more comfortable telling it now. "Luckily for the kids, the animals were well behaved, other than the horses who consistently tried to mate in front of the kids." Alex paused letting out a small laugh.

Elle smiled peacefully as she remembered him wearing the red security vest, "I was stationed a few meters away from the dunk tank where for an hour at noon Mayor Bartlet was the main attraction. He got dunked a few times, but after he left this really good friend of mine took over the job. She was sitting on that little plank convincing people to dunk her. Rudely as I recall."

She let out a tired laugh; clearly she wasn't entirely listening at this point. Alex decided it was better for Elle to sleep if he just kept on talking. "She was pretty lucky that day, only one of the baseball players had gotten her dunked in that tank. A few people came close after him but none of them were successful, except for one very strong and handsome teenager." Alex rubbed Elle's shoulder as she sighed peacefully; she was nearly out completely.

Alex remembered it was nearly closing time, hardly anyone had remained there. It was only an hour before the fireworks. Most of the people gathered for a good view near the lake. "It was close to closing and I just couldn't resist, I had to dunk her in that water. She laughed and tried to tell me I couldn't do it. I doubt if she ever doubted me again after I sunk her on the first try." He listened to her begin to breath heavier; clearly asleep.

Alex continued regardless, "I remember after I pulled her out of the dunk tank, we headed down to the fireworks. We were the last people there since we walked. I remember looking at you, and I knew you thought I was just as transfixed with the fireworks as you were," He paused and sighed softly, "I had something better to look at than fireworks."

Elle lay still in his arms as he ran his fingers up her bare arm. "I was going to ask you that night but, I don't know why I didn't. I guess I was afraid you'd say no." He shook his head, "I guess now, it doesn't really matter. I've been gone far too long." Alex closed his eyes and listened to the sound of cars passing by before finally drifting off. Neither of them had nightmares, that was one thing to be thankful for.

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