WRITER'S NOTE: I MUST APOLOGISE IF IT'S CONFUSING TO GO BETWEEN ALEX AND PIPERS PERSPECTIVES BUT I FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT TO EXPLORE WHAT THEY'RE THINKING AND FEELING AS I TELL MY STORY. ALSO SORRY FOR ANY GRAMMATICAL MISTAKES, NOT MY STRONGEST POINT SOMETIMES

CHAPTER 9

Flashback

A warm glow etched it way across her sleeping face, she could feel it begin to warm her from the outside in. She could hear a faint distant chirping of sparrows and the light buzz as the city slowly came alive with activity. Her eyes flickered open and she couldn't help but smile. Her body stretched outwardly reaching for the sleeping figure facing her. The sun hit the window in such a particular way that it made the woman's hair almost sparkle, it seemed extra blond this morning and Alex couldn't be happier. In this moment, right now, this was her life and it was perfect. A bashful smile made its way across her lips as she leaned in and kissed Piper gently on the lips. If she wasn't awake before she was now. Her eyes flickered open with a curved smile, "Hey," Came her soft tones.

"Hey," Alex replied taking in those amazing blue eyes. There had never been such a blue as there was in Pipers eyes. She could spend days just staring into those deep blue beauties. Alex reached out and stroked the side of Piper's face, their hands soon entangled with each other as they continued to stare a little longer.

"Coffee?"

"I thought you'd never ask!" and Piper leaned in to kiss Alex lightly. The kiss lingered for a moment or two and Alex could feel the urge to jump the woman building rapidly. She pulled back teasingly and bounced her eyebrows. "Shower first?" Piper rolled her eyes upward, holding a finger over her lips as she pretended that she needed to give this idea some thought and consideration. Alex waited patiently although this was proving difficult, that expression was just too cute. Piper's eyes rested back on Alex and she just nodded slowly, the two kissed, once more before quickly jumping out of bed and making their way towards the shower.


A small line on saliva mixed with blood dripped from the side of Alex Vause's mouth. She was tied to a chair, her shoulders curled inwards pulling her forward; her hair hung over her face and although you couldn't see it, purple welts littered her body. Alex was a mess. She struggled to fill her lungs with air as she battled the urge to vomit, her head ached and she was increasingly becoming dizzier by the second. Although not perfect, Alex's vision was progressively decreasing as she fought to stay awake. There was a strong stinging pain behind her eyes and half her face was swollen which left a bitter taste in her mouth. "I never thought I'd see the day, the great Alex Vause has nothing to say?" came a thick African accent. "I wonder how loud your pretty girlfriend will scream once I'm done with her!" A sudden flood of adrenaline coursed through Alex's body and she quickly snapped her head back which she immediately regretted as it was met with another punch. She fell forward again wincing in pain. Her tangled hair blocked the view of the man who stood with clenched fists in front of her but she didn't have her glasses so it didn't matter that she couldn't see his face. The man spat on her, "Pathetic!"

"Fuck you!" she breathed struggling to catch her breath. "If you fucking touch her…" she began but couldn't finish,

"Ha you'll what? Kill me?" he laughed heavily then took a large hand full of Alex's hair tightly in his fist and tugged it backwards so she was looking right at him. "When I get my hands on that sexy blond I'm gonna make her wish she never knew you!"

"Why would you want her? She didn't confess... I'm the one who testified you stupid fuck... leave Piper out of this," Alex's voice was exhausted and she struggled to stay strong, the throbbing in her head was threatening to explode, she didn't know how much longer she could hold on. "The blond was smarter, much more so than you, she knew not to double cross Kubra. But sadly for her, she means something to you… so she'll probably have to die!" and with that he threw Alex's head aside. Alex didn't know whether to cry or scream, the idea of them hurting Piper was horrifying. It was the first time she was thankful that Piper was tucked safely away in prison but Alex hated to think how far Kubra's connections stretched. Perhaps he could still get her despite the barbed wire, how could she ever protect Piper was beyond her but she needed to get out of here so she could warn her. "Confessing was a bad idea Vause!"


This didn't feel real, Alex was trapped within her own nightmare of crap and all she had to blame was herself. Why did she confess? Why did she fucking take up drug dealing in the first place? Every failure ran like a show reel through her head like some fucked up tribute. When she first met Kubra, agreeing to work for him, tempted by money, power, exotic locations, letting Piper in, letting her go, implicating Piper for a shorter sentence, telling the truth in her testimony to get an early release, 'Weak, weak, weak!' Piper was right, she'd always been right, drug dealing had ruined her life and no matter what she did she'd never truly be free from it all. Alex needed to escape, she needed to find Piper and warn her or attempt to protect her but how she could she ever get away from her captors was unfathomable. They kept her in a constantly lit room, tied to a chair, barely allowing her to eat and drink. Days passed and she struggled to keep up with time, oddly enough it reminded her of visits to SHU but with added beatings, unless they killed her Alex didn't see anyway of escaping. An idea came to Alex but she'd have to wait till they came for her next. "Oi, I need to pee," she called, it was a struggle to raise her voice due to the lack of water, her throat was dry and sore. "HEY! I gotta Pee!" It didn't take long for someone to appear.

"Fuck, can't you hold it?"

"No! I've been holding for two fucking hours! I'm gonna pee my pants if I hold any longer. Be my guest if you want to clean it up." The man thought about it for a moment before begrudgingly walking forward, "Fine!" and he unstrapped her from the chair. Keeping her hands tied behind her back, he yanked her up by the shoulder and pushed her through the door into the hallway. This was the first time Alex had seen the outside of the room since she'd awoken inside. The bathroom was close and soon the man was shoving Alex in, "Make it quick!" he demanded,

"I need you to loosen my hands, I gotta wipe!" putting emphasis on 'wipe'. She turned hoping beyond anything the man would undo her restraints. To her delight, the man loosened the ropes but stayed facing her as she went to sit down. Alex paused before pulling down her pants, "Pervert! Little privacy?" he turned his back as Alex sat down and began to pee. Her heart was racing, she didn't think she'd get this far. 'How on earth am I going to knock this guy out?' Thank god she hadn't pee'ed all day, her stream was long and gave her enough time to wiggle both hands free. Finishing, Alex turned to flush, her hand hesitated as it hovered over the porcelain lid and she got an idea. As silently possible, Alex carefully removed the dirty lid off the tank of the toilet, she turned to face the man, "All done yet?" he inquired having not heard the flush.

"Fuck you!" And Alex brought the porcelain lid down as hard as she could over the man's head causing him to collapse like a crumbling brick wall. She paused and watched him for a moment, wondering if he'd get up. Nothing... Alex's heart was racing, she could feel it thumping painfully in her chest as the adrenaline kicked in. Dropping the lid Alex proceeded to kick her unconscious captor in the groin, "Piece of shit" she spat. Her eyes popped with surprise, she'd actually done it, how was this working? Not taking a moment longer she slipped out of the bathroom and into the corridor. Her heart exploded in her chest, her head pounded, she needed her glasses. Thankfully she was quickly able to retrace her steps to the room she'd been kept in. Fumbling around the room she finally found her glasses and made straight for the door. Hesitating Alex pressed her ears to the door and listened carefully, she could hear voices approaching.


How was she going to get out of this, the building had to be littered with Kubra's men who probably wouldn't hesitate to shoot her. Once the voices had faded, Alex quickly darted from the room then as fast yet quietly as possible she took on a tip toe movement as began her way down the corridor. Stopping at every corner to pear around it, Alex took her time, she had no idea where she was going and ultimately terrified they'd notice she was missing and come after her. A loud screech of a metal door opening sent Alex into cardiac arrest, two men in deep conversation emerged. She just had enough time to hide herself behind a few large crates as they passed unaware of her presence. This was her chance she could see daylight when the door had swung open. With their backs to her, Alex took flight and managed to slip through unnoticed before it shut with a mighty clang. Once outside, a new wave of energy took hold of Alex and she just ran. She ran till her feet were numb and she couldn't breathe, her vision blurred and she was sure if she stopped she'd collapse. Alex didn't register where she was but all she knew was she had to keep going, she needed to find Piper, warn her, keep her safe…


TO BE CONTINUED... *will post hopefully on Thursday***