Well I was not expecting this level of praise for my little story (and by that I mean I haven't been told it sucks lol). Since people seem to like it I'm prepared to keep it going. I can't promise in rhythm or regularity with posting as I have various other commitments including my OUAT oneshot series. But, as long as people keep enjoy it, I'll keep writing :). For today, as requested, a little flashback chapter…

Alex sat down with her lunch tray at her usual table, but when she sat down everyone else was acting particularly unusually.

"What?" Alex asked, amused. "Do I have food on my face? Has Crazy Eyes thrown more pie at me for stealing her ex-wife?" Nobody even gave a hint of a smile. "Alright, seriously, you're all freaking me out! What's going on?"

"Vause…didn't you hear about Chapman?" Nicky asked from opposite her. Alex felt her heart start racing. There was something wrong with Piper.

"No." She croaked. "Why? What's wrong with Piper?" Nicky, Morello and Big Boo all looked around uncomfortably. "Don't make me fucking ask again." Alex snapped. Nicky sighed, feeling the others' eyes shifting to her.

"Carlin tried to attack her." Nicky said quietly to avoid nosey ears. "But not like a normal attack. It was in their shower block…if Soso hadn't came in at the right time and distracted her Piper wouldn't have been able to push her off. Soso told me because, well frankly because she can't keep her mouth shut but she said it was because she was too scared of you to tell you so went with me instead. At least she had the brains to not tell a guard…Alex where are you going?" As Nicky finished telling her Alex stood up, but Boo quickly yanked her back down.

"Sit down." She hissed. "I know you want to find Piper, but she didn't come to lunch and you can't leave lunch till lunch is over. If you make a scene you'll end up in SHU and Piper won't have you at all. So sit your ass down for ten more minutes and keep your shit together." Alex knew she was right, but it didn't mean she had to like it. But as she sat back down so clocked onto someone else- Carlin. She was sitting there smugly. Far too smugly. Alex's hands balled into fists. She had laid her hands on Piper. She had terrified her Pipes. Boo nudged her hard in the shoulder. "That is not getting your shit together. You don't think we hate her now too? You know we have unspoken rules, and she just broke the big one. But there are ways of dealing with it. Going after her in broad daylight with a ton of witnesses, not the right way. Focus on Piper." Boo tried to warn her. But the small group could tell from the way Alex's gaze was now firmly set on Carlin that she wasn't listening to a word Boo said. She would get Piper's revenge.

Sure enough as soon as they were dismissed and Carlin got up Alex made a beeline to follow her.

"Aww shit." Nicky murmured. "Boo, go after her, would ya? She's going to mess this up."

"I'm on it." Boo grunted, getting up herself to hurry after Alex. But Boo didn't make it in time to stop Alex completely. Before Boo got to her Alex had grabbed Carlin by the scruff of the neck and hauled her into a storage cupboard.

"What the fuck?!" Carlin shrieked as Alex shoved her to the ground. She reached her arm out and connected with the side of Alex's face as Alex pounced down on her (luckily her glasses were sitting on top of her head). But in her rage with the adrenalin flowing through her Alex didn't even feel the punch.

"How does it feel?" Alex hissed, pinning Carlin to the ground. "Being trapped and alone? That's what you did to Piper and now you're going to pay for it you bitch." But before Alex could maul Carlin to death Boo quickly flung the door open and yanked her back out.

"What do you think you're doing?" Boo hissed. "Are you trying to get thrown in the SHU?"

"So that's what this is about." Carlin laughed as she got up. "You think Chapman is your girl? I was just having a little fun with her. But I wouldn't get too attached to blondie. I liked what I saw, and if I like 'em I get 'em. Understood Rocky?" Alex tried to go for Carlin again but Boo was too strong. Just then O'Neil came out from the cafeteria.

"What's going on here?" He asked sternly. None of the three gave an answer. He could tell from the redness at the side of Alex's face and the venom in her eyes that there had been some sort of fight, but he couldn't be assed with the paperwork- not today. Besides, he hadn't technically seen anything. "Fine, stay quiet. But if you're not all at your work assignments in two minutes I'm writing you all shots. Vause, I'm heading down near the laundry room, let me make sure you get there safely." Alex panicked. She couldn't go to work just now. She had to make sure Piper was alright.

"But, I need to…"

"What you need to do is get your ass to the laundry room- now." O'neil said, getting his pad ready to write the shot. Seeing it was pointless Alex's shoulders slumped in defeat as she trudged along the corridor beside him to the laundry room. She knew he'd be creeping around the door for a good few minutes to make sure she didn't sneak off, but as soon as Alex was sure he was gone she'd "take a bathroom break" and go see if Piper was in her cube. If she'd been caught and taken to electrical there would be nothing she could do until dinner, which killed Alex inside, but there was nothing she could do. All Alex knew was until she got Piper back in arms and knew she was alright she would not give a fuck about laundry. And she wasn't done with Carlin, but Boo was right, she had let her emotions get the better of her. Just like with Doggett when she locked her in the dryer she had to play the long game. And she didn't know how yet- but she would get back at that bitch. Nobody messed with her Piper.

Thanks for reading! If anyone has any suggestions for what they'd like to see happen in this story let me know :)