Summary: Welcome to Season 2 of The Lab Rats Demon. To recap Agatha Heller and Roxy Heller are protecting the Davenport family with the help of Leo. Aggie and Chase are dating, and Adam and Roxy are getting closer.
Pairings: Chase & Spike/Agatha (OFC). Adam/Roxy (OFC)(Side-Pairing)
Disclaimer: I own nothing, but my OC's Agatha Heller and Roxy Heller. I will also be following the show's episodes, therefore I will use some of the script but not all of it. Orion quote .
Cedalion wiki/Cedalion
Previously: Donald Davenport has begun to realize the impact he has had on his children, is upset with himself and wants to do better. Adam has finally asked Roxy out on a date.
Note: Sorry for such a short chapter!
Healing
Adam was nervous, but he supposed that was to be expected for a first date. He was pacing nervously in his room while his siblings lounged around in a show of support. Bree was helping him decide on what to wear for the date, and Chase was offering a listening ear and advice. Which Adam was grateful for. When Adam had first informed his siblings of his date with Roxy, Chase had immediately advised him to consult Aggie. They all knew that Roxy had gone through something horrific, but only Adam had some idea as to what it was. And Adam was smart enough to know that the explanation Roxy gave him wasn't the complete truth, she had left pieces out. And while he was curious, he wanted her to tell him in her own time. For god's sake, she had almost broken down in tears when she told him her edited story. Adam didn't want to taint their date with painful memories,so he was determined to avoid any triggers.
When he had said as much to Aggie, she had given him the softest look he had ever seen on her face, patted his hand and told him he was good people. He had been confused but accepted the compliment anyways. In the end he hadn't needed to change what he wanted to do, only make adjustments to how he could get it done. Leo had volunteered to help get everything set up with Aggie, so he was with the Heller sister's.
"So you're nervous about your first date. Wanna not talk about it?" asked Chase, taking a page out of his girlfriends book to break the tension in his older brother's shoulders. Bree giggled and Adam smiled at the familiar words. Chase beamed when he saw Adam's shoulders relax a little, "You've planned a great date Adam. She's going to love it." He patted the empty space next to him on the bed in invitation, Adam sighed and sat next to his little brother.
"But what if she doesn't?" He asked quietly, but both of his siblings heard him. Bree rehung the shirt she was examining, and left the closet to sit on Adams other side, effectively bracketing him between his younger siblings.
"Why do you think she won't like it?" Asked Bree.
Adam shrugged, "I don't know. Maybe, I feel like we should be doing more."
"Like what?" Asked Chase.
"Like dinner at a nice restaurant."
"Do you honestly think Roxy would like that?"
Adam thought about it for a second and then shook his head, "No."
"Why?" Pushed Bree.
Adams face became thoughtful, "She'd be tense and nervous the whole time." Bree and Chase nodded and encouraged him to explain further. "She'd be tense because of all the strangers around us and nervous about the food."
The Heller sisters had informed the Davenport family about their 'dislike' of restaurants. "It's too easy to infiltrate as a member of the staff and too easy to poison food." Had explained Aggie. She had even shared a vague story that left them confused on whether she had poisoned someone at a restaurant, or if she herself had been poisoned. Needless to say neither Heller sister would eat at a restaurant unless held at gun point. And maybe not even then, mused Adam.
"So if you know why taking her to a 'nice restaurant' is off the table, why do you feel like you should?" Asked Chase.
Adam frowned,"Because that's what all the couples on TV and in movies do for first dates."
Chase frowned, "Adam. Everyone is different. There are no two people who are exactly alike. Even identical twins are different, even if they don't necessarily look physically different. Love is no different. What works for one couple, won't necessarily work for another because, just like people, Love is different for everyone."
Bree nodded, "Chase is right. You need to trust your gut Adam. You know Roxy. You know what makes her happy, and sad, and angry. You planned this date knowing all of that, so it can't go wrong."
"And if you're really that nervous, I'm pretty sure if you asked, Aggie would be more than happy to shadow your date and make sure everything goes well." Added Chase making his siblings laugh and the last of the tension left Adam's shoulders.
"She'd see it as a way to help make her sister happy and a way to keep her skills sharp."
All three rolled their eyes, they had each gotten a lecture on not letting skills fall by the wayside, lest they end up botching a mission.
"What about the gift?"asked Bree.
Adam beamed, he was incredibly proud with the gift he had made for Roxy. Chase had lent him a hand, since Adam had helped him with his gift to Aggie he was more than happy to help him with Roxy's gift.
Bree pouted when ner brothers didn't tell her what the gift was, "You know I'm totally going to keep you both in the dark about my gift for my first date, just to spite you."
"And what do you plan on getting Owen?" teased Chase, though he lost his smile when he saw Bree's frown. "What's wrong?"
"I… I don't think I'm going to ask him out or say yes if he asks me out." she admitted surprising both of her brothers.
"I thought you liked him?" asked Adam.
She shrugged, "I thought I did." She said honestly, "But I have nothing in common with him and when we hang out I feel like he's speaking this language that no matter how hard I try I just can't learn. Not to mention what he did at Homecoming." She sighed and leaned into Adam when he wrapped an arm around her shoulders, "I listen to him, but he doesn't listen to me. He doesn't ask me about my hobbies or what I would like to do and that's not okay."
Adam nodded, "No, it's not." He agreed, a thought hit him and he decided to run with it, "Aren't you still talking to Milton?" Adam liked Milton. He had become great friends with Bree and the two talked often, which resulted in Bree smiling more.
Bree snorted, "He's sweet, but he is too much like dad and Chase for me to date. Not to mention he has a girlfriend." She smiled though, "But he's an amazing friend… Even if I'm technically lying to him."
"Only about your name and your hair color." pointed out Chase.
"What I was trying to say…" Started Adam to get them back on topic, "Is that maybe he could introduce you to someone."
She didn't look too sure, "I don't know. Long distance relationships don't tend to work out."
"They can when one half of the couple can run over 500 miles an hour without getting winded." Said Chase, "Plus you can video chat. So it's completely possible, just hard."
Bree smiled at her brothers, "Okay. Yeah, I'll talk to Milton when he gets back from his family reunion in Scotland."
"Just not that Jerry guy. I mean he seemed like a great friend but acted too much like a commitment phobic flirt." said Adam, making Bree giggle and Chase nod in agreement.
Time Jump!
Roxy's leg bounced as she sat nervously on the couch. Leo had been trying to distract her as she waited for Adam to come and pick her up. He wasn't late, in fact Roxy's pretty sure she still had 5 minutes before Adam was scheduled to arrive, but her nervousness made it feel like time was moving at Bree speeds.
"Okay. Now you're making me nervous." said Leo.
Roxy gave him an apologetic smile, "I'm sorry, Leo. I'm a little scared."
Leo tilted his head, "Why?"
She sighed, "I've never been on a date before." she admitted.
Leo nodded, "A date is just a romantic way of just spending time with someone. You love spending time with Adam, the only difference now is that you've both revealed your romantic interests in each other." He smiled reassuringly, "So just be yourself and do what you always do and just enjoy each other's company."
Roxy nodded, "Okay. Yeah, I can do that." She took a deep breath to calm herself.
Leo beamed, "Great! Just have fun."
"And…" Called Aggie from where she was working in the kitchen. She had agreed to cook for the couple and was measuring everything out. "... If something goes wrong, all you have to do is tell Adam and he'll bring you home or call me and I'll come get you. Hell, Bree offered to be your ride if things go sideways."
"But they won't." Declared Leo sending Aggie a glare, "Everything's going to be fine."
Roxy giggled, "It's okay, Leo. Aggie's just reassuring me in her own way." He nodded in understanding.
When a knock sounded at the door Leo smiled, "That'll be him. Come on." He grabbed her hand and pulled her off the couch to stand in view of the front door. He fussed with the skirt of her dress to make sure it was nice, she was wearing a red two layered halter swing dress, with a black top layer and a red second layer paired with matching glasses, with black tights and red leather, knee high, heeled boots. She wore a red leather choker around her throat, a matching cuff around her right wrist and short black soft, fingerless gloves, "Oohh. Don't forget your purse." he said, grabbing it off the couch to hand to her. It was a small black leather hard shell shoulder purse. She smiled in thanks and Leo returned it before turning to go to the door.
Adam was wearing a short sleeved white button up shirt, with two of the top buttons undone, tucked into black slacks and he had a rectangular box clutched in one hand. He smiled at Leo, "Hey, is Roxy…" He trailed off as he caught sight of her and his jaw dropped open in awe. Roxy blushed at his reaction and Leo smirked. He reached out and shut his eldest brother's jaw, which snapped him out of his daze. He licked his lips nervously and smiled, "Hi, Roxy."
She smiled, "Hi, Adam."
Leo rolled his eyes and grabbed his brother's wrist to pull him inside. Adam went easily and stepped up to Roxy to kiss her cheek. "Now, you two crazy kids need to be back here by nine o'clock for dinner."
Adam chuckled at Leo's 'stern' face, "Yes, sir." he said, making everyone, including Leo, laugh.
"You mom will be supervising dinner and will drive you home tonight Adam." said Aggie from the kitchen.
Adam nodded and looked at Roxy, "You look beautiful."
Roxy blushed so red she matched parts of her dress, "Thank you. You look very handsome."
He blushed too, "Thank you. Um, here." he held up the box. Roxy took it with a curious look, the black rectangle was tied with a red ribbon, which she undid with one slow pull, "Chase helped me make it." He said.
Opening the box Roxy found a gleaming multi-tool sitting on velvet, "Oh, Adam." she gasped, taking it out of the box, which she set down on a side table, she examined it. "Titanium?" she asked.
"Yep. I got permission from Mr. Davenport and he ordered me some. Chase picked the tools and I cut the metal and put it together." He shuffled nervously, "Do you like it? I know that guys usually give girls jewelry, but you don't like jewelry, but you love inventing and tinkering so I thought-"
She pulled him into a hug cutting off his word barf, "I love it." she said honestly. "It's perfect."
Adam smiled when she put it in her purse, "Planning your escape from our date already?"
She giggled, "No. You know me, I'm like a Boy Scout. Always prepared."
Adam laughed and looked at his watch, "Well, we should get going if we want to get there on time." Roxy nodded.
"Don't forget a jacket." called out Aggie.
Leo held up a black wrap for Roxy, "Thank you, Leo." Adam took the wrap and Roxy turned around for him to drape it over her shoulders.
Roxy smiled and arranged the fabric to sit comfortably, "Thank you, Adam."
"Have fun!" said Leo as the two left and closed the door behind them.
Time Jump!
Roxy smiled when Adam led her into the Mission Creek Planetarium. Even though Mission Creek wasn't a city it was difficult to stargaze, but Roxy had built herself a telescope which she kept on the roof so that she could stargaze whenever she got the urge. She had showed it to Adam once and he had obviously picked up on it because she was overjoyed to see where they were. She was surprised though when an employee greeted them and showed them inside, "I asked Mr. Davenport to buy out the whole show tonight."
"Oh, Adam. You didn't have to-"
He shrugged, "I wanted you to be comfortable." She was touched by the gesture and happy to know that he had really listened to her rambling when she had talked about the one time she had gone to the Planetarium and almost had a panic attack. Being alone in a dark room filled with strangers reclined on her back had not been a fun experience.
They took their seats and laid back to stare up at the ceiling, and the show began. Adam didn't listen to the employee as much as he listened to Roxy as she pointed out constellations and stars. When they reached the Orion constellation Adam asked her, "Why did you give your sister the name Orion?"
Roxy sighed, "I told you what my childhood, or lack thereof, was like, right?"
"Yeah, but I have a feeling you left a lot out."
"I did. It- it was very… painful for me." she said slowly, "The room I was kept in when I wasn't with a client only had one window…" Adam reached for her hand and she squeezed it tightly, "... I would watch the sky for hours before I either fell asleep or passed out. There was one constellation that I was always drawn to when I saw it."
"The Orion constellation."
She smiled, "Yeah. I didn't know what it was called… we weren't allowed books and they didn't both teaching us about math, science or even history. We didn't need that kind of knowledge… But once I was left unattended in a clients home and I found a book about the stars and their stories."
"So who was Orion?"
Roxy smiled and quoted the book she had read so long ago, "'Orion the Hunter appears in the winter sky, with his bow and his hunting dogs, Canis Major and Canis Minor, trailing behind him. Greek mythology tells us that Orion was known as a talented hunter. His boast that he could rid the Earth of all the wild animals, however, angered the Earth goddess, Gaia. She sent a scorpion to defeat Orion. Orion tried to battle the scorpion, but he quickly realized that he could not shoot his arrow through the creature's armor. To avoid the scorpion, he jumped into the sea. It was then that Apollo (the Greek god of the Sun) decided to take action. He pointed out to his twin sister, Artemis, a small black object in the sea. Claiming it was a horrible villain, he dared her to shoot it with her bow and arrow. Artemis easily hit the target. When she swam out to retrieve her victim, however, she discovered that the villain was her friend, Orion. Artemis begged the gods to bring Orion back to life, but they refused. So, instead, she put Orion's picture in the sky so that she could always see him.'"
She licked her lips, "At the time I believed with absolute certainty that I would never leave the life I had, but in my dreams I was saved by Orion. Like in all Greek Myths Orion wasn't a very good person, but the Orion I created was the hero who would rescue me from my hell every night."
"Aggie."
Roxy nodded, "The night she rescued me was the night I was going to die." Adam remained silent, but kept her hand in his to offer her his support, "I had grown too old, so I was too be killed in front of an audience so that they could be one last use to them. I was stripped bare and made to stand in the middle of seated well dressed men and women, as a man in a black hood assembled his tools…. I waited with my head bowed. I was so weak that my legs shook and I was sure I would soon pass out from exhaustion and hunger. Once they had determined that I was to be killed they stopped feeding me, they didn't want to waste the food on someone who would soon be dead…" Adam squeezed her hand, and clutched the armrest of his seat tightly. When he felt it buckle and break in his fist he made a mental note to tell Mr. Davenport that he would have to pay for the seat. "... but… before the first blow could be struck a loud shot rang out. I felt blood splatter across my skin, but I kept my head down. Finally subcombing to my exhaustion I collapsed to the ground, I couldn't make out my savior, my vision was so blurry, but when they came to me I felt so weak that I felt like I was finally going to die." Roxy fekt a few tears fall from her eyes, "And I was so happy, because my death wouldn't be painful, like I was always told it would be. But I wanted to let my savior know that I was thankful for what they had done. So with what I thought was my last breath I said, 'Спасибо, Орион.'"
"When I woke up my new life began as my Orion's Cedalion."
"Who's Cedalion?" He asked.
"'When he had been blinded by Oenopion, Orion took up Cedalion and set the youth upon his shoulders to be his guide to the the rays of Helios restored Orion's sight.'"
Adam smiled, "That's what you do for her and more, isn't it? You're her eyes as well as her ears when she's on a job or mission."
"Yeah… I will always be grateful for what she did for me and I will never be able to repay her for what she did. No matter what she says."
"Well, I am definitely grateful for what she did too." he said looking at Roxy's tear stained cheeks he reached over with his free hand to wipe them away. "She saved you and brought you into my life." Roxy turned to face him and slowly leaned over to kiss him as stars flew above them.
End of Chapter 19