Alexa regretted the choice once she had stepped out of her room. She knew immediately that Grievous was driving. The ship had been placed on auto pilot but Grievous had changed his mind and was now driving the ship which had a chance of crashing now..
A frown foamed on Alexa's features as she made her way to the small cockpit. Alexa walked closely to the wall and every now and then she would painfully pump into it. Alexa scowled every time this happened and slowly made her way to the cockpit where the Cyborg would be. Alexa had to stop the growl that nearly escaped her lips when she saw Ventress leaning in the cockpits doorway casually.
Alexa sucked in a big breath and slowly made her way towards the bold woman. Alexa knew that Ventress was standing there on purpose and would not be moving anytime soon.
"Excuse me Ventress" Alexa said slowly. Ventress smirked and Alexa immediately growled. She hated that smirk.
"I think I'll stay here" She said innocently. Alexa's face became emotionless and she gave Ventress a cold glare. Alexa swore she saw Ventress slightly shiver which made Alexa smirk. Ventress seeing this growled.
"Ventress if you know what's good for you. You will move" Alexa growled. Alexa was becoming annoyed. She was fighting with Ventress just so she could get threw that door?. Alexa silently growled. This was stupid! Ventress was jealous and Alexa knew that. Ventress wanted all the glory for herself and be the best at what she does while also impressing Dooku. Alexa would of gladly let Ventress be his favourite student, that's just the kind of person Alexa was. Selfless and caring. BUT Alexa hated the way Ventress treated things AND people to get what she wanted in the first place. After all she was a sith and Alexa hoped she wouldn't become like that. Grievous didn't wont that either but Alexa didn't know that……
Before Ventress could throw back a nasty insult a tall figure appeared behind her and a rough voice spoke.
"Is there a problem?" Grievous asked and the two women snapped there heads up to look at him.
"No" Alexa answered quickly and Ventress stepped aside to allow Grievous threw the door. Alexa's anger got the better of her and she stuck her foot out as Ventress walked by. Ventress shrieked and there was a soft thud as she came connected with the floor.
Grievous chuckled as the sith woman growled and leaped onto her feet. Ventress gave both of them a quick glare before she strode down the hall of the ship and disappeared from sight.
Alexa had disappeared into the small cockpit and sat down in one of the front seats. Grievous soon entered after and had to crouch down even more then usual, considering the roof was so low. He sat down in the sat next to Alexa's and punched in a few codes before taking the steering wheel.
Alexa giggled and Grievous snapped his head towards her direction.
"What's so funny?" Grievous growled and Alexa just simply shrugged.
"Nothing. I just didn't realise how tall you where" She said and grinned. Grievous scowled and looked away from her. But Alexa saw Grievous look at her from the corner of his eye and Alexa's grin widened.
"Damn women" Grievous mumbled hoping that it wouldn't reach Alexa's ears but her head snapped to look at him.
"What's wrong with women?!" Alexa growled and Grievous chuckled with amusement.
"A LOT of things" Grievous said and Alexa scowled.
"Same goes for men" Alexa said crossing her arms over her chest. Grievous looked at Alexa serious.
"I'm no man, Alexa" Grievous said firmly and Alexa's face dropped.
"On the outside your not, but on the inside you are" Alexa whispered and looked into Grievous reptile eyes. They stayed in a comfortable silence. No words where said. The only sound that was heard in the cockpit was Grievous heavy breathing.
Alexa notice how weird the silence felt and knew that Grievous was now uncomfortable with what subject they where on. Obviously he didn't like talking about himself and Alexa understood that she needed to respect that.
"Grievous-" Alexa begun but was cut when she was painfully thrown from her seat. At first she thought it was Grievous but when she looked up her eyes went wide.
"Asteroid field!" Alexa said. Grievous was struggling to control the ship but the large asteroids stop him from doing that. Alexa was being viscously thrown around the cockpit but tried not to complain.
"Grievous!" Alexa shrieked and tried desperately to get back into her seat. "Put the ship on auto pilot!"
"I can handle it!" Grievous growled. Alexa panicked. Grievous was steering the ship very dangerously causing Alexa to shriek. A very large meteorite bumped into the side of the ship causing Alexa to fly out of her seat and land on Grievous. He grunted with the impact and they both fell to the ground with a loud thump.
Alexa didn't pay attention to what had just happened but all the blood rushed to her face when she realised how close the General's face was to her and also that fact that she was basically sitting on his lap.
She went to say something but decided against it. She tried standing but ended up tripping over her own feet. What happened next was a surprise.
Alexa's head banged into Grievous and her lips brushed against his mask. They both paused completely shocked. Alexa felt the blood rush up to her face and then she notice that her lips were still pressing against his mask. She leaped to her feet and left the cockpit before anyone could say anything, leaving Grievous in utter confusion.
There door slided behind her as she skidded to a halt in her room. Her bodyguards looked up at her strange entrance and Alexa blushed madly.
"Did something happen?" Green asked. Removing himself from where he was leaning against the wall and walking towards her.
"nothing" She stuttered, quickly. Alexa glided over to her small black bag and picked it up, rampaging threw her bag until she found her spare lightsaber. She took a long steady breath and walked out of her room. When walking down the hallway the mistake she had just made flashed in her mind.
She still felt the cold feeling of his mask on her lips and sighed. His mask! She thought. She had kissed his mask not his mouth!! So it wasn't a kiss then. Alexa scolded. WAIT….why was she scolding? Did she really want to kiss that..that Cyborg?. She didn't even know how she felt about the General. Surely SHE considered him a friend but how did he see her? Some girl who constantly annoys him and back chats?
She closed her eyes and didn't realise she had been holding in her breath until she release it. She had reached the small training room that had been made especially for Grievous.
She started of easy, practicing a few force techniques Dooku had advised she try. Then she started working on her lightsaber skills. She destroyed targets and practised some moves Grievous had taught her when she felt a strange stinging feeling in her stomach.
There will be no more training for a couple of days" D4 had advised "Unless you want your stomach to erupt"
Alexa grasped her stomach and hissed. She looked down at the lightsaber in her hands. She wanted to continue. She NEEDED to continue but she couldn't risk her stomach erupting and not being able to do the mission. The stinging turned into a painful burning and she rushed out of the training room.
Grievous had placed the ship on auto pilot and crouched out of his seat. He could still feel the feeling of her warm lips on his mask. He should be angry, pissed of, of what had just happened but he felt nothing but only confusion. Then it clicked.
Alexa was only the person he had ever meet who would stand up to him and not get scared And he liked a challenge and winning of course. Sure he was perfect in combat and what he did, he was the best. But having a challenge felt better then having everything easy for him. And when she back chatted he would always think of a good comeback to say and there fight would begin ending in no one winning. So instead of him having a boring life with no challenges this girl brought excitement and his life wasn't just filled with being bossed around and stupid droids and jedi. Suddenly the slightest hatred he felt for her before vanished.
A small droid with yellow strips pulled him out of his train of thought.
"What?!" Grievous snapped.
"D4 has requested to see you" It said quickly and walked out of the room scared. Grievous scowled and walked towards the small room on the ship that had been made as a very small Medical centre. When he walked in Alexa was sitting on the bed looking at a strange white liquid in a glass she was holding. D4 was scribbling on a clipboard as always and looked up when Grievous entered.
"Ah Grievous" D4 said cheerfully.
"What's the matter?" Grievous snapped and D4 acted as if Grievous hadn't taken a snap at him.
D4 gestured towards Alexa, who was still looking strangely at her drink and Grievous growled angrily. Alexa blocked her nose before she skulled it down.
"oh YUCK!" She growled and wiped her mouth.
"You better get use to it" D4 happily replied back and Grievous eyes narrowed.
"What happened?" He asked.
"Oh. She TIRED training and her stomach nearly opened up again. So now she has to take this medicine once everyday".
"Why would you do such a foolish thing?" Grievous snapped at Alexa. Alexa frowned. Confused by his reaction.
"Grievous" D4 said catching the Cyborgs attention. "Are you ready for your monthly injection?" Grievous grunted in response and the doctor gestured him to a berth. The General sat down and D4 strapped him down making sure the straps were tight.
Before he gave the needle. D4 gentle grabbed Alexa's arm and led her out of the room.
He handed her a large bottle of the same medicine she had only drunk moments before.
"Now, you are to drink this once a day. Understand?" D4 asked her but she was to busy looking at the door she had just walked threw.
"Alexa?!" D4 snapped waving his hands in front of the girls face.
"Oh what?. Oh yeah I understand" She mumbled. Before D4 had a chance to walk away Alexa grabbed his cold metal arm.
"Why does he need a monthly shot?" She asked quickly. D4 looked at her. Thinking it over and then quickly looked at the door before he turned his full attention to Alexa.
"The injection gives him the nutrients his body needs to survive" D4 said quietly.
"Oh" Of course. He's a Cyborg. So of course he still needs what every other human needs. Alexa thought.
"Hmm. Its not the brightest sight. I feel sorry for him really"
"Its that bad?" She asked shocked.
"Oh yes. The injection is painful when entered into his body. It also makes him moody. One of the reasons why he's always snappy" Alexa nodded. Not sure what to say to this news but she couldn't help but feel pity for him.
If she remembered correctly. Her master Dooku had told her stories about the General before. Telling old tales before he came what he was and she remembered feeling very sad about it. But now she fully understands why he acted the way he acted.
"I must go before he gets impatient" D4 chuckled and entered the medical room.
Alexa stood there watching him go and tried to absorb all the information she had just been told. She felt sorry for him, a lot. He had suffered so much and she thought her life was bad. All he needed was someone who cared for him. A friend….
Alexa sighed in annoyance realising she had forgotten her lightsaber and walked back into the medical room.
"I don't think you want to see this" D4 warned. Alexa looked over at Grievous to see him strapped to the chair.
"I just need to grab my lightsaber" Alexa said quickly walking over to the bench and grabbing her lightsaber. She flinched when she heard a painful scream coming from Grievous. She turned around quickly and the site before her nearly put her on the verge of tears. Grievous body was shaking and D4 quickly pulled out the needle that had caused all this pain.
He coughed, wheezed and hunched over as he started a bad coughing fit.
Inhale
Exhale
Inhale
Wheeze
Wheeze
Wheeze
His body stopped moving completely and for a moment Alexa thought he was dead.
"Is he alright?" She gasped.
D4 gently grasped her shoulders and began guiding her out of the room. Alexa was to speechless to resist and soon she found herself outside the medical ward. Her jaw dropped and her eyes were wide. So that was it then? That what caused him to be snappy all the time?. Not only that but he went through so much pain and was ordered around like some kind of machine. Alexa's eyes narrowed. Is that why everyone treated him so bad?. Because he was no longer human? Or man whatever they called it. The fact that his body was mostly Cyborg then flesh and blood?. She felt her stomach drop and her eyes became watery. She couldn't help but feel the tightness in her chest and the guilt. She thought her life was bad. She thought the only reason this Cyborg was almost heartless was because he liked treating people badly who where lower class then him. The more she thought about it the more tight her chest felt and the guilt was starting to eat her up from the inside. Then it clicked in. He hadn't treated her that bad. Sure when they first met he was terrible but only because he saw her as a threat. Now Alexa understood why he treated her so differently then he did other people. Alexa treated him as a person, not some Cyborg. Even though they would bicker at each other from time to time she still cared for him…..
Alexa bit her lip and thought about going back in there but had to stop herself. She didn't know how long she was standing there for but soon the doors opened and out stepped the Cyborg himself. The fins on either side of his head pressed back when he saw Alexa. His eyes were clouded with anger and another emotion.
Alexa gasped and without thinking she hugged him…..
