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Chapter Seven: Flowers

"A dozen of the red ones, pleas." Lexi requested as she looked at the red roses behind the counter. The shop keeper smiled and pulled the flowers out and placed them in a bouquet .

"That will be 25 Quasar, and today only a free copy of 'The meaning of flowers'" Lexi payed him and took the flowers and pocket book in hand.

"Thank you."

Ace fallowed her. Once again, in silents they walked. It was a bit of time before Lexi stopped and looked at Ace. "You want to know Ace? About Alex?"Ace gave a small nod "Then fallow me."

Lexi turned into an open gate, and that's when Ace realized he'd fallowed her to a cemetery. "Alex and I where." Lexi paused a moment to pick her words, and determine how much to tell Ace now, "We were close friends. Really close. We met in high school. Beginning of are Junior year. After that we got accepted to the same college. Acme University. We went through a lot together. A real lot."

Lexi stopped walking and stood in front of a well kept tome stone.

"Alexander James McRabbit. Loving son and friend. Born July 21st 2749 Died November" Ace's voice trailed off a bit but then he repeated, "Died November 10th 2772. Da day da meteor hit Earth."

Lexi nodded. Then as she knelt down to place the flowers on the grave she simply said, "Yep. The day the meteor hit."

Ace turned and looked at Lexi. His eyes soft and gentle, yet concern washed through his blue pools. "Lexi why didn't you ever tell any of us. You must of still been in da middle of da copping process when we asked you to join us on da team."

Lexi hooked her thumbs into the back pockets of her jeans and looked down. "I was Ace, but I wanted to be part of the team." She looked up at him, "I wanted to help the city. And the first thing I noticed was the fact that I was the only female on the team. From the very beginning, Ace, I had to prove I was meant for that team. That I was as strong as any of you guys. Having some one like Duck on the team didn't help either. I had no time to morn for Alex. So when I first met all of you I pretended that I was fine. The pain started to fade and eventually disappear... till now."Lexi place her hand on her forehead, "All these dreams. I jest want them to go away."

She looked at Ace when his hand touched her shoulder, "Do you want to go home Lex?"

Lexi turned her hole body to him and gave a small nod, "But Ace."

"Ya?"

"Can you not tell the guys about this? About Alex, I mean?" She gave a small sigh and looked down, "I want to tell them all when I'm ready. It's one thing to tell you, another to get them all involved. I got tired of being looked at with pity and sympathy long ago."

Ace gave her a weak smile, "It's are secret den."

Later in the day, as the darkness mingled with the light of dusk, Lexi, as she walked the hallways of HQ, flipped through the flower book she reserved free of charge. She found the meaning of white roses amusing 'Heartless and cruel; meant for failure' most people thought the resembled love and purity. Lexi looked up from the little book as she passed the evidences room.

sitting in a glass case as the star attraction, and all they had of there resent task, was a red marble tulip. Lexi looked at it a moment then flipped though the pages of the book till she found a list of different tulips.

"Lets see," Lexi said out loud to herself as she let her eyes scroll through the list of tulip types and colors, "red tulips. Red...red... Red Tulips: ever lasting love and affection, unity of immortal souls." Lexi gave a light scoff as she closed the book, "What ever."...

The darkness concealed his form as he cautiously moved around the loonatics main room. He opened the small hologram scan the HQ. Six orange dots blinking in the darkness. Five where sloppily lade out in a two lines as one moved around on the opposite side of the building from them. He gave no concern to the moving dot. It was behind him and had no knowledge of his presents. Closing the hologram he stealthy moved to a door that hissed into the walls. Careful not to make sound as he moved through the hall. he took several turns till came to the hall that his scanner told him held the five other dots. He walked down in a little ways before opening the scanner again.

He pulled out a hair. Light as the color of the sun. He twirled it carefully between his fingers before entering into his scanner. One dot changed to blue. He looked to the door on his immediate left.

He set his hand on the door and his eyes slanted down, as if in slight sorrow or longing, before fazing through the door. On the other side he gave a quick visual scan of the room before letting his, softened, eyes rest upon the hammock that gave only slight signs of movement.

He walked over to it and stared down at the sleeping occupant. He gently brushed her blond hair out of her face. She made no movement except for her soft breathing. He looked down at her folded arms. An open book lay flattened against her abdomen. Evident that she fell asleep reading it. He pulled it from her arms embrace, closing it, he looked at the tittle. Reading it before setting the book on the near by dresser.

There the photos upon the dresser caught his eye. He looked at the one of her and a gray male hare. He scowled at it before laying it flat and walking back over to the sleeping women. His eyes covered her body. Watching her sleep peacefully and unknowing. His eyes locked onto the pendent around her neck. Grasping it in his hands he gave a small tug allowing it to break free of her. She adjusted slightly, but made no sign of waking.

He opened it and gave a hard look to the picture inside. He balled his fist, closing it in the process.

He made the movement to toss the idem, but stopped when he heard her mumble in her sleep state.

"Alexander." He raised a brow to this, but simply returned to tossing the pendent across the room.

enhanced hearing is a tricky thing. Her eyes shot open with a gasp. He quickly turned around to her and placed a hand over her mouth. Muffling the scream that had started to erupt from her. She started squirm in her hammock. Trying to free any limb that would be good to hit her attacker with. But she momentary froze when he held up a small gun like interment.

But at its nose was a small needle and a vile of orange liquid placed on it's back. She had little time to react before she felt the the liquid being pumped into her system through a small sting in her neck. The world around her when black as she fell into a deep hard sleep.

He took his hand away from her mouth and checked several of her vitals real fast. Heart beet slow, but steady. Breathing deep and even. He placed the needle back wile saying in a voice almost mechanical, "Sorry about that, but can't be having you wake up for the trip."

He scooped her in his arms and fazed himself and her through the door.