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Chapter 14- Widened Eyes
"Here." Alex said standing in front of Randall shoving something towards him.
"What?" Randall said as he perked up unaware she was even there.
"Dinner, you gotta eat something…" Alex thrust a bowl towards him that was filled with a blue soup that was steaming.
Randall took it from Alex with his bottom set of arms and looked at the blue mixture, he wasn't really hungry but he felt obligated to eat, since Alex had gone to all the trouble of cooking for him.
"How did you make this, I threw that pan out earlier because it was completely destroyed?" Randall said looking at Alex who sat next to him with her own bowl.
"I have more than one pan; also the tin said four minutes in the microwave would do the trick." Alex let out a smile.
Randall couldn't help but grin at the comment trying not to dribble soup.
Randall left half of the soup, he didn't really want to eat and well it didn't exactly taste any better than it looked. He put the bowl on the coffee table and looked out the window.
The night sky had come quickly; the thick royal blue sky was encrusted with millions of diamonds that seemed to glisten brightly. The night was clear a sign that winter was near. There would definitely be frost on the ground by morning. That was one of the things that Randall missed most of all about the monster world wakening up in the morning and walking to work in the winter with a cold morning, despite being reptilian and needing to keep warm all the time. Randall liked the cold winds bite, it always seemed to remind him of life a nice fantasy but the reality of the world was really cold and bitter. Randall knew that more than anything, how nice some people can be at first to see what they really are and then only to see that they don't give a crap about your existence.
Alex sighed which drew Randall's attention to her she didn't pay any attention to him; her brown eyes were drawn to the scars on her wrists. Randall thought for a moment and then smoothed his fronds down and felt the cuts that were now beginning to heal. Soon they would become shiny scars like Alex's that would serve as a memory to something he would rather forget.
"Who hit you in the head with a shovel?" Alex said looking at him with her curious eyes.
Randall looked back at her for a moment trying to come up with a believable lie, a shovel fell on him. Or it was thrown at him by accident. Randall just sighed "An insane women attacked me with a shovel… she didn't know any better."
"Really? What did you do? Try and steal her breakfast?"
"I didn't do anything to her, nothing at all." Randall snapped the last part in his defence, no matter what he wasn't going to be accused for something he didn't do. He already had a pretty bad record.
"Cow." Alex said as she looked up to see Randall.
"Definitely, I didn't do anything, she must have just being a little on the nuttier side." Randall let out a smile.
"Well whatever the reason she cooked up in her head she was trying to make sure you stayed down. How exactly did you get away?"
Randall let out a sly smile "Disappearing act…"
Alex just smiled at him from her corner of the sofa Randall waited for her to say something. The silence was long but not uncomfortable. It was like the two of them just looked at each other for a moment like they could read each others minds.
Randall finally broke the silence. "Alex…"
"Hmm" Alex broke off from her stare and blinked looking at Randall still holding onto her wrist.
"I just wanted to say…. I think I…" Randall let out a huge sigh and lowered his head keeping his gaze from Alex's reach. "I think I'm gonna take Rex home tomorrow, OK?" Randall wanted to tell her everything but something was just stopping him it was like he was restricted from saying anything to her. Who he really was how he felt. He didn't want her to find out about him, but he didn't want her to find out by herself and go through the howl lyre reviled story.
"Ohh Ok…" Alex sighed even harder than Randall for a moment until she stood up and scooped up the bowls and walked into the kitchen trying not to look hurt.
Randall looked out of the window again until a pair of green eyes appeared in front of him, followed by a pair of teeth grinning at him. Until Rex appeared smiling and giggling in front of Randall.
"Hi Uncle Randy I'm getting good aren't I?"
"Yeah Squirt your getting really good." Randall said in deep voice. He didn't really want to talk to anybody and he was trying his best to be cold.
"Thank you Uncle Randy." Rex said looking at his uncle.
"What for?" Randall sat up straight and stared into Rex's eyes.
"For teaching me to disappear and for being my Uncle."
Randall let out a small grin towards Rex. "You don't have to thank me for that, and you really don't have to thank me for being family."
Rex jumped up and hugged Randall virtually strangling him. "I do because you're the best Uncle in the world…"
If only he knew, Randall thought to himself as the little monster clung to his neck, If only he knew what you really were. A lyre…. A heartless creature, something that nearly killed his own Nephew. Something vial, something…. Evil. Randall shivered and tried to shake the feeling of that off. He let out an uneasy face and grinded his teeth trying to make the thought disappear.
"BOO!" Sophie jumped up from behind the sofa.
Randall jumped at the sound as memories flew through his mind about the little girl he had tried to kidnap and how she seemed to kick his ass despite her age. Randall's eyes opened as his body jumped up in front of the sofa and he clung to Rex for a moment until the feeling of familiarity rubbed off his body telling himself it was no threat.
He looked behind him to see Sophie who began to giggle as she tried to climb over the sofa. Randall looked down at Rex who was giggling also directly at Randall. He looked at himself to see that he had disappeared and it looked like Rex was floating in mid air. Realising this he reappeared and told his body there was no danger, no reason to disappear.
He let go of Rex and allowed him to drop to the flaw. Still breathing heavily he stared at Sophie who was now sitting on the sofa with a huge grin. "Don't do that again." Randall's voice was serious from the shock and the memory of the little girl; he wanted to make shore Sophie understood.
"Why not?" Rex said from behind him and waited for a response.
"Just don't I don't like being scarred…"
"I scared you? I thought that was your job to scare me." Sophie let out a sly smile as if mimicking Randall's attitude.
"Just don't I… Just don't… understand I don't like being scared." Randall's voice was getting deeper and his eyes had narrowed to show his frustration that was growing, something he didn't want because frustration leads to anger and anger lads to Randall lashing out.
Sophie's face had dropped noticing the deepness of Randall's voice, much like when he scared her. A deep growl and the roar that seemed like it was full of hatred like something was fizzing up inside the monster until he lashed out at somebody he hated. Sophie just nodded helplessly at Randall and let out an uneasy smile to show she understood.
Randall's face softened at the little girl who was one step from cowering, he sat back down and looked at Sophie once more, her face still read fear. He looked at her and felt the same pull on his heart towards her that was becoming a habit. Randall sighed and looked at Sophie with a soft expression he lifted his both of his left arms and held them out to her.
Sophie smiled at him and she crawled over to him and sat beside Randall who placed his arms around her and patted her head gently. Rex joined in forcing Randall to move to the centre of the sofa so Rex could sit at the other side of him. The picture image was almost identical to the first night the kids stayed. Except for one difference Randall's face was softer and he smiled at the two children who trusted him. He seemed different, happy all he knew this was definitely not the old Randall Boggs.
Alex walked into the room moments later to see the three of them together; they still looked like the little family she wanted to join in. Alex sighed and walked over to them sitting on the love seat and picking up a phone from the table to read the time.
"9:23. I think it's time these kids got some shut eye, so bed time…" Alex stood up slowly ad eyed the two monsters and the little girl with a serious expression.
"Ohh…" The moan came from both Rex and Sophie at the same time; they both looked at Randall trying to see if their puppy eyes would work on him.
Randall noticed both of them looking at him he let out a grin until he said. "Don't look at me she's the boss, if she says bed time you better go before she hits you with the frying pan." Randall let out a smirk towards Alex who crossed her arms and returned it with one of her smiles.
"Come on kids bed, now." Alex started to walk over to her room with Sophie in pursuit, lowering her head and crossing her arms in a sulk.
Alex stood in the door waiting for Sophie to catch up with her. Sophie looked at Alex and then turned to face Randall who was still sitting on the sofa looking at her. Sophie ran back over to the sofa and jumped on Randall and hugged him tightly around the neck like Rex had done earlier.
"Night, night Uncle Randy." Sophie looked at Randall again and Randall just smiled back at her until he broke and hugged her back.
"Night Sophie." Randall let go and Sophie jumped off of him and ran over to Alex who was waiting for her.
Sophie threw her arms around Alex and hugged tightly, Randall let out a chuckle from looking at Alex's face. It was bland and shocked at the same time at the little girl who was hugging her. She smiled back and guided Sophie into her room.
Randall waited for the door to close until he stood up and looked at Rex who was still sat on the sofa with a neutral face. He looked at Randall for a moment until he stood up and ran to a toy box where he pulled out, a story book, he then followed Randall into the guest bedroom.
Randall turned on the light which was now working, the power had being back since early in the morning. Rex looked at Randall for a minute until he ran over to the bed and sat on it waiting for Randall to come and see him. Randall walked over to the bed and sat on it beside Rex.
Rex decided to snuggle in the covers and looked at Randall.
"Well good night squirt." Randall was about to get up and leave the room until Rex grabbed hold of his arm and pulled him back to sit on the bed.
"Don't leave me, I don't want to wake up tomorrow and find that you're gone like Mommy…"
"I won't go away Rex I promise." Randall placed his hand on Rex Shoulder the reassure him, Randall smiled uneasily at Rex, who just returned the looked with a frowning face.
"Please Uncle Randy don't go, read me a story." Rex handed Randall a children's book that was made up of more pictures than words.
Randall let out a sigh and sat closer and opened the book. Randall lifted up to his eyes to try and read the small righting on the page. He began to read the best he could until Rex interrupted.
"Uncle Randy I can't see the pictures."
"Well I can't see the words unless I hold the book close." Randall said to his defence.
Randall lowered the book a little further down and narrowed his eyes to try and read the words. Rex sat beside him and looked at the pictures as Randall read the words until Rex let out a loud yawn.
"The end." Randall closed the book and looked to the side to see Rex cuddled next to Randall fast asleep and nearly falling off of the bed.
Randall picked him up gently and laid him on the bed and placed the covers over him, he then stroked Rex on the head gently and smiled just like the night before. He smiled sweetly for once and then stood up to leave the room. Until something caught his eye. He saw the pair of glasses on the side table where he had left them. Randall looked at the glasses and photo he then picked them up. Randall didn't really know why he picked them up and took them in the living room where he saw Alex looking at the TV.
Randall sat down on the opposite end of the sofa and discreetly put the glasses and folded photo on the Coffee table and placed a book in the way to keep them from Alex's gaze.
"They your glasses?" Alex raised her head and turned it to face Randall.
"umm, yeah…" Randall said trying to figure out how she noticed.
"You never where them?" Alex's curiosity had picked up; she showed this by sitting up and facing Randall and made eye contact with him.
"No well not anymore, not for a long time now… I just stopped wherein them one day."
"Don't you have trouble seeing? They look like they're pretty strong…"
"I learned to live with my bad eyesight…"
Alex moved closer to Randall and moved the book away from the glasses and picked them up ignoring the folded photo. "Is that why you squint all the time?"
"I squint?" Randall's eyes widened and he looked at Alex. He only thought I squinted the first time he took his glasses off, it had just become a habit something e just ignored and no longer noticed.
Alex carefully held the glasses in her hand and studied them; her brown eyes were focused like she could read the past of the glasses. Until her concentration broke and she looked at Randall answering his question. "Yes you squint, it's a shame you…"
Randall moved closer to Alex and studied her face, narrowing his eyes even more to look at her.
"It's a shame you what?" Randall crossed both sets of arm and stared at Alex who returned an identical look.
Alex moved the glasses over to Randall and placed them on him, they were a little small for him showing it had been a while since he last worn them. He pulled back at first but then allowed them to be placed on him softly. The strength of the glasses widened his eyes and made him look younger than he was. Randall looked back at Alex, looking thought the lenses she looked even prettier than before. He saw all of the rich colours in her dread locked fronds and her perfect smile. He saw her deep brown eyes that were bigger than he originally thought, but still beautiful and wide casting a veil stopping anybody from seeing inside. Randall looked again and his eyes widened fully showing his emerald eyes in all their glory every collection of green and emerald that illuminated his eyes and showed a beautiful collage of colour.
"It's a pity because you have such beautiful eyes." Alex let go of the glasses and looked at Randall. She smiled softly at him as she admired the elegant colours of his eyes.
"Really?" Randall couldn't believe her nobody had ever commented on his eyes, well nobody had ever really seen them properly with the squinting that had gone on for years.
"Yes really, your eyes are beautiful, the glasses suit you they show off your eyes, every collection of green, I don't think many people have eyes like you." Alex hadn't noticed that she had placed her hand on Randall's shoulder.
Randall felt Alex warm hand on his shoulder and looked down still wherein the glasses, he moved his hand up to his shoulder and covered her hand with his and took it off his shoulder. But her continued to hold her hand and stroked it gently. He was wrong, a better moment would come along this was that perfect moment, better than before. She saw inside him she saw what he used to look like. Randall too hold of Alex's other hand and held it gently looking into her eyes.
"You really think I have pretty eyes?"
"I wouldn't have said it if I didn't mean it…" Alex mover closer to Randall and buried herself into his chest and closed her eyes listening to his racing heart beat. "You have amazing eyes…"
Randall looked at Alex then he placed his arms around her and lowered his head so it touched hers, he dint know what to think this was a life he wanted more than anything now, he wanted to be with Alex, he wanted to be there for Rex and Charlotte, he wanted to get Sophie home safe and sound. He wanted his life back. Randall's heart was filled with regret about trying to kidnap Boo, for getting involved with Waternoose's plot, he wanted his life back. But not the life from four months ago, Randall wanted the life back from when he started collage, when he had Mike as a friend from when he was a better person. But that life was beyond reach and couldn't come back, but for now being with Alex and Rex was good enough for now.
Randall tightened his grip around Alex and closed his eyes still wherein the glasses and felt a Pease with her. Alex returned the gesture by tightening her grip around Randall and she closed her eyes even tighter showing her happiness, allowing her to forget the past.
The two monsters sat there blissfully together unaware of the figure standing in the middle of the street under a broken street lamp. Looking at the apartment widow letting out smoky breaths from the cold night. Looking at Alex's window and stroke a dark smile of satisfaction as if he had found something that was going to help him or someone…
Isn't that nice about Randall and Alex I know people seem to like there relationship so I thought I'd use it again in this chapter. I got some bad news coz from I think Monday I'm going out of town for a week and I cant take my laptop and well I cant take my internet. But I promise you If I get the chance to update it in the week I will add a chapter for you. :) But other wise you might have to wait until Sunday for the next chapter sorry. I appreciate the support and reviews and I'm glad you like the characters and plot. thanks... :)