Chapter 7

In the kitchen stood Red leader of their family. In her hands she held a mug of something warm. When she saw Alex and Piper she went to them.

"come child sit, I have something warm for you" Red says soothingly to Piper handing her the mug of hot tea and helping her sit in Reds usual chair. Alex stood behind her and runs her fingers through Pipers hair. Piper leaned into her touch purring. Alex smirked. Red nodded at Nicky.

"so Mendez has touched you again Nicky" Red stating a fact looking at her youngest daughter.

"yes Ma, but I don't know why, I figured he had learned his lesson the first time around" Nicky explained. She knew Alex had a hard life mostly after her mother passed away. Red loved her as her own daughter and protected her as well. Alex and Nicky got along perfectly, troublemakers from the start. Red was strict with her daughter's and demanded respect but loved them dearly.

"Then it is time to teach him that lesson again. Nicky, Alex and dear Piper you three stay in your cubes tonight. We will deal with this. Piper welcome to the family" Red says hugging Piper.

"Thank you Red" she whispers. Piper was confused, very confused. How is it the COs listened to Alex? Bell and Mendez did, hell it looked like they feared her.

"Ma, I want in" Nicky commanded. "He did it to me, why can't I be the one to do it?"

"Nicky, because it's be obvious. He targeted you. If he was to get hurt they'd know it was you" Alex explained still not moving away from Piper. Alex could hear her Piper thinking but kept it to herself. Nicky nodded her head even though she still wanted to hurt Mendez. Red and Alex could see that Piper wanted to ask questions, but they were thankful she didn't.

Alex remembered her first day at the prison. It had been a nightmare, Mendez had started targeting her immediately. She tried to fight him but he had her send to the SHU for a week. Red had noticed and took her under wing protecting her from Mendez.

Alex waited for the CO to take her to the main building but her drove past it.

"This is Litchfield camp inmate, fuck up and you'll be sent to max. So don't fuck up. Someone will come and get you" the guy growled. She later learned his name was Baxter. When she was shown into the prison a lady named Lorna Morello showed her where he bunk was at.

"This is where you will be at till you get your uniform then you'll get a job. Welcome to hell "Lorna says walking away.

Later that day she's walking to the cafeteria when she's pushed against the wall.

"Where you going inmate! You aren't were you are supposed to be" he growls his hands already feeling her up. He runs his hands down her stomach and back up to her boobs. He squeezes them making her yelp in pain. He moans into her neck. Alex tries to push him off of her but he just slams her into the wall again. She screamed as her face was slammed into the wall. Mendez moved hands down to her pants then slide his hand down his pants. She whimpered. Mendez moaned rubbing her over her panties. Alex gave a shove and pushed him off of her. "Don't touch me motherfucker" She growled with so much venom in her voice. He grabbed her and put her in cuffs.

"That's SHU for you inmate. You'll be lucky if they don't add more time!" He seethed. He was so mad. He dragged her to SHU and threw her in. What they didn't know was that someone had seen. Nicky Nichols ran to her prison mother.

"MA!" she yells running into the kitchen. Her mother Galina Reznikov aka Red looked up.

"Nicky must you yell!" She scolded.

"Ma he did it again. Mendez attacked another girl but he put her in SHU. Ma! He had his hand down her pants!" Nicky exclaimed. She was freaking out breathing hard. Red grabs her daughter and hugs her holding her. Nicky is shaking badly.

"Hey it's going to be ok, we will protect her. For now let's get the family together" Red says softly. Nicky nods her head. Red kisses her daughter's forehead. And nods her head towards the door. Nicky leaves to find her family.

A week later Alex is taken out of SHU BY CO Bell and taken back to the new cube. Alex is trembling. Someone plops down on her bed. She jumps in surprise.

"Hey shit sorry I didn't mean to scare you" said Nicky her hands up.

"Shit sorry, it's been a long week" Alex mumbles. Nicky nods her head, she looks up when she feels someone watching her. She seems it's her mother and their family. Nicky nods to her mother and tabs Alex on her shoulder. Red walks into cube and sits next to Alex.

"Family sticks together "she says rubbing her back.

"I don't have family" Alex whispers.

"Now you have more" Red replies. Alex gives her a small smile thanking her.

"Ma when is it going down?" Nicky asks looking at Alex. She could tell Alex was madder than hell and would help them get Mendez. They got closer together and started planning. Alex looked at the other family members. There was a lot surprisingly. There was the bull dyke Big Boo, Yoga Jones as they call her, Lorna, Norma the mute as she started calling her, Frieda, Gina and of course Nicky. It was a big family, Alex thoughts went back to Piper. She missed Piper so much. She knew she fucked up with her but damn it she missed that woman. She missed what they had. Alex looked up when Nicky said "ok let's do this" Alex blinked. Once everyone left the cube Nicky explain in detail what the plan was. Alex was to get Mendez alone on the stair way and make him mad the rest was up to the family.

That night Nicky woke up Alex "Come on its time" she says helping Alex up and they head to the back stairs. Alex gets Mendez's attention.

"What the fuck are you doing up Inmate!" He yells running after her when. She takes off running. She runs to the stairs and as Mendez takes the last step to the top he trips over something and starts his descends the stairs. Alex watches him as his back and head hits the stairs. She laughs hysterically. When he reaches the bottom step she follows him and kneels before him. "You ever touch me or my family this will be a piece of cake motherfucker" Alex says and stands up. She lifts he'd foot and kicks him in his balls as hard as she could repeatedly. "Touch me again Mendez you won't like the consequences" Alex gets up and makes her way back up the stairs to head to the dorms. Nicky grabs Alex's arm and they take off towards their cube. When they get back they see that their beds look like someone is sleeping. They hear voices and quickly jump into their beds.

"Damn it where the fuck is Mendez!" Alex hears Bells yell as she makes her rounds into the area. When she sees all inmates are in their beds her and Bennett are leaving. Alex sighs in relief.

"Good job girls, rest tomorrow will be hell. They will question everyone" Red says sticking her head up from her cube next to Alex and Nicky. She looks up and sees the rest of the family has their heads sticking up. Alex laid her head back and soon fell asleep.

The next morning was indeed hell. Everyone questioned her and Nicky, but they couldn't find evidence. Everyone knew what had happened and avoided Alex and the family. Alex walked with confidence after that night. A week later Mendez showed up back to work looking like a semitruck ran over him. The first time he saw Alex he tucked his tail under him and took off like a kicked mutt. He avoided Alex like the plague. He didn't touch her or any of the inmates after that.

Alex woke up around midnight from Nicky waking her up "Come on Vause Ma wants you in her cube, we got someone sleeping in your bed while you're gone" Nicky said pushing her towards Reds cube. Alex sits next to Red and waits for the rest of the family to meet them. All of the guards were in the break room so they knew they had some time.

"Ok Alex we've agreed that we need you. Since he hurt Nicky and Piper you will be the one to get him, myself and everyone else will be waiting for him. Go" Red says heading towards the kitchen. Alex takes off quietly towards the back door waiting for Mendez to come towards her. He hears yelling and sees Piper running towards her and Mendez right behind her. SHIT! Alex runs up to Piper and grabs her to hide behind the shed.

"What the fuck Piper!" Alex growls softly. Piper whimpers.

"I saw you leave and I followed you but Mendez saw me and chased me. I'm sorry Alex" Piper says hiding her face in Alex's neck.

"You stay here do not move Piper Elizabeth, I will deal with you when I'm done with Mendez" Alex says looking around the corner. She saw Mendez and Red. She had him pushed into the wall. She walked towards them slowly but with a purpose. Mendez saw her and started to panic. He tried to push them off of him but Frieda and Red pushed him down.

"I guess you didn't learn your lesson Mendez. You hurt my sister and My Girl. I told you the first time that the next time I had to deal with you it wasn't going to be pretty. Got the knife Red?" Alex says holding Mendez by his throat. Mendez gulped and shook his head.

"Come on Vause! You'll go to max! I'll make sure of it I swear" he tried to yell but Frieda shoved something into his mouth. Frieda and Red tore his shirt off and everyone held him down while Alex took the knife and slowly carved into Mendez's skin.

"Maybe this time you'll learn, don't you think?" Alex whispered into his ear. Mendez screamed and begged them to stop. Piper looked around the corner to see Alex on top of Mendez and Red and her family holding him down. She slowly walks up to Alex.

"Alex? What are you doing to him?" she asks her voice so innocent. Alex looks up and growls

"What. Did. . . Elizabeth Chapman!" Alex says her voice like a steel whip. Alex pointed towards the shed "go and wait for me, when I am done we will have a talk" Piper got up and ran back to the shed. Everyone was looking at her with funny looks. Red was smirking while Frieda laughed. Alex went back to Mendez and kicked him in his face with her Steel to boot. He screamed thrashing. Alex finished carving into Mendez Chest she stood up. She looked at her work. Perfect. On his chest in big letters Alex had carved RAPIST. Blood was coming out like a river. Alex then brought her foot down on his balls making his shriek and black out. Red nodded her head in approval.

"I think this time he learned" she says her Russian accent thicker than usual. Alex laughed,

"Hopefully, but I do know he isn't having any kids" she said in a raspy voice. "I'm going back, I have to deal with Piper" Alex explained walking to the shed. Piper was waiting for her. She was sitting down hugging her knees.

"I'm sorry I disobeyed you" Piper whispered innocently. Alex looked at Piper with such love. She knew Piper didn't mean to disobey but she still did. Alex knew she was very strict with Piper but she had to be, it helped Piper. Piper grew up in a world where everything was given to her and she could do whatever she wanted without consequences. Her mother and father spoiled her with material but didn't really care for her like most parents do. Alex grew up with a loving mother who spoiled her with love and affection. Her Mother was strict, didn't let Alex get away with anything. When she met Piper it was love at first sight. Piper had been crazy back then. She even started a bar fight.

She had worked all week with her mules to get the new shipment to where Kubra wanted it. He had been so pissed when one of the mules bailed. Alex knew it ended badly for her but the girl had known it would happen if she ran. She had explained it to the girl. Alex sighed as she sat at the bar. Her beer sat in front of her half empty when it was smashed into by a body.

"What the fuck!" she screamed standing up. Everyone stopped. She heard a lot of them say fuck and some even ran for the door. Alex looked at the guy who slammed into her drink. "What the fuck dude! You owe me a fucking drink!" she spoke with authority. The man nodded putting his hands up in surrender. "Ok but so does that stupid cunt" the man said pointing in front of him. She turned to where the man was pointing and there in the middle of the floor laid a blond headed woman. Alex walked over to the woman and tried to help her up but the blond swung her fist at her. Alex jumped back surprised.

"Calm yourself now!" Alex commanded. She watched in awe as the woman immediately calmed herself. Alex reached down to help her up.

"What's your name kid?" Alex asked softly. The blond woman looked up and gasped. Alex chuckled softly smirking.

"Piper Miss" she replies even softer. Alex felt her anger melt when she hears the girls innocent voice.

"Well Piper would you be so kind to explain to me why this gentleman says you started this fight. Did you?" Alex says sternly tapping her foot. She knew she didn't need to be so dominating towards the girl but she couldn't help it.

"Yes I started it. Um he tried to put stuff in my drink. So I smashed my cup on his head. He then grabbed me but he slapped me so I kicked him and I think he tripped and bumped into another guy and he through the um guy and I guess into your drink" Piper explained quickly but softly. Her head bowed and her hands to her side to stop the trembling. Alex shook her head not believing what she heard. Alex walked back to the guy who was thrown into her drink and punched him square between his eyes. He dropped like a sack of potatoes.

"Let's go kid, we need to go get that cut looked at" Alex says helping Piper into her coat and guiding her out the door. Alex took Piper to her house where she had Piper sit so she could get her first aid kit out.

"Piper are you ok? You are shaking really badly" Alex was very concerned. Piper was trembling really badly.

"I uh was um in a bad relationship a few years. He liked to hit me a lot. The shakes started when he started to hit me" Piper explained. Alex got angry. Who the fuck would hurt this sweet angel! Alex saw that the shaking got worse.

"Fuck Piper!" Alex exclaimed getting up. It looked like Piper was having a seizure. Alex picked Piper up and sat her in her lap. She pulled her closer and rocked her gently.

"Easy Kid, I'm not going to hurt you. I just want to help you" Alex cooed. She felt Piper slowly stop trembling. "Good girl" Alex smiled at Piper. She kept rocking till she felt Piper go limp. Alex got her into her bed and quickly cleaned her cuts and dressed her in one of her shirts and tucked her into her bed. Alex looked back at the angel in her bed. I swear nothing will happen to this girl. I'll kill a mother fucker before they hurt her. She walked into her living room and laid down on her couch. Sleep came faster than she thought it would be. She woke up when she heard a high pitch scream of terror. Alex jumped up and ran into her room only to see Piper was in a corner sobbing. Alex slowly made her way to her "Piper honey hey its ok. No one is going to hurt you in my house" Alex sat a few feet away from Piper waiting for Piper to notice her.

"He'll find me.' Piper cried her trembles are back. Alex scooted closer to her angel.

"Hey he can't find you. You're with me. Ill protect you I promise" Alex was beyond pissed but she had to keep calm.

"No you can't. He'll find me! He knows people" Piper looked up and pouted. Alex couldn't help but smile. Piper smiled looking at Alex.

"Come here baby girl" Alex says soothingly holding her arms open. Piper crawled to her and got into her lap. Piper cuddled closer. Alex started rocking Piper again humming softly.

She softly hummed a song her mother used to sing to her till Piper fell back asleep. She carried Piper back into bed but this time laid down next to her.

They woke up a few hours later to Pipers phone going off. Piper scrambles to get to her phone picking up

"Piper Chapman here" she says softly.

"Where are you Piper!" screams her best friend Polly

"Shit Polly is it really necessary to scream damn!" Piper yells back and hangs up. "Fucking shit is getting old" Piper grumbles. She hears laughter behind her and turns around. "Oh sorry Miss" Piper whispers.

"Alex kid, only Miss in the bedroom" Alex joked. Piper blinked and nodded her head. "Go take a shower ill make breakfast. There's towels and stuff in the bathroom. I'll bring you clothes" Alex says taking lead. Piper took a quick shower and walks out into the room fully dressed in Alex's blue jeans and a black t shirt. Alex had even washed her bra and underwear. After they ate Alex sat Piper down

"Look kid you can't jump into shit without consequences. He could have badly hurt you" Alex lectured. Piper nodded her head, she looked ashamed of herself.

"Sorry Miss" Piper said. Alex nodded her head.

"OK so where do you live kid, I sadly have to go to work so if you want I can drop you off" Alex said standing up. After Alex dropped Piper off at her house she drove over to her friend's house.

"Get up Piper we have to go" Alex says pulling Piper up and dragging her towards the dorm. "We will talk later on about this Piper Elizabeth. Go straight to sleep" Alex says quickly tucking her in and running to her bed and jumping in before all the lights are turned on. CO's come running in and yell at the inmates to get up.