Soft beeping of the radar lulled White into his hopeful thoughts. They were so near to the trans-genic he could taste the capture. And, by this afternoon, they'd have the perfect bait. A smile slithered onto his face as he watched the nameless technician keep track of the X-5. White let himself debate whether he wanted to notify the trans-genic when they had the bait or let the X-5 see the kidnapping.
Bright rays of sun spilled into the room through a small window. Morning was a rather boring time for an X-5. That morning was completely different for Alec. Instead of waking up to find some girl whose name he could barely remember, he woke finding Satrina wrapped around him. Absolute content filled him at the sight of her. Who would have thought that not too long ago, Alec didn't know the meaning of the word content, especially not with a norm.
Turning his head away from the beautiful woman in his arms, Alec glanced at the clock next to the bed. Seven thirty. If they didn't get up now, they were going to be late to work.
He shook Satrina slightly. "Satrina," he drew her name out playfully. "We have to get up. As much as Normal love's me, you're in the ranks of slacker with Max."
Eyes remaining closed, Satrina only smirked. "Thanks for reminding me." She opened her eyes to gaze at him. "Since you're such a suck up, why don't you put in a good word for me?"
"Now why would I want to place his affection somewhere else other than on myself?" Alec effortlessly dodged the pillow-strike aimed for his head.
"Maybe it should have been him in this bed with you last night." The cold floor meet with Satrina's warm feet as she got out of the bed. "Though I doubt he would have had as naughty thoughts as I had."
Alec's eyebrows inched up. "Really?"
"Do you really think I'd lie in bed with such an enticing man and only think about super soldiers and Manticore?"
"And what were these ... naughty thoughts?" His male curiosity got the better of him.
Crawling seductively on the bed, she made her way painstakingly slow towards him. "Wouldn't you like to know?" And she pounced on him causing him to fall to his back with her on top. He laughed as she pummeled his mouth with passionate kisses. Abruptly, she stopped.
"We better go." With that she jumped off the bed leaving a very unsatisfied Alec.
"Hey, come back here!"
"Sorry!" she replied in a singsong voice. "I have to get ready for work!"
A small sigh emitted from him. "Oh, well. I'll get her later." A sinful smile spread across his face.
"You told her!"
Wincing at the outrage in her voice, Alec held up is hands to calm her down. "Shhh. Max, keep it down. Everything is going to be alright."
"How could you tell her?" she whispered harshly.
"I didn't tell her." He kept his voice low, making sure no one with a normal hearing
range at JamPony could hear. "She found out. She saw my barcode." Before Max could scold him, he continued quickly. "I know, I know I should have been more careful. It wasn't just the barcode, it was other things too." From the look on her face, he knew that didn't make it any better. "I'm sorry. I know I should have been more careful and I will be. You're just going to have to come to terms with the fact that she knows what we are."
Anger flared in Max, but she controlled herself before she strangled him. She threw her things in her locker with more force than necessary. "So, the two of you are cool now?" The grin on Alec's face told her so.
A bounce in her step, Satrina passed the two, not before giving Alec a good slap on the ass. "See you for lunch, Alec."
Max rolled her eyes. "Nevermind."
Alec used his enhanced vision to get a better look a her. It was going to be a big surprise when jumped her. It wasn't exactly the type of jumping Alec wanted to do, but he'd take what he could get. Glancing at his hand, he suddenly felt a little foolish. A genetically engineered killer with a rose. A white rose at that. If only Renfro could see him now. An X-5 sneaking up on the woman he liked to give her flower. Boy, had he turned into pansy or what?
A black van slowing next to Satrina drew his attention. Panic swept through him. No. That can't be them! I won't let them take her!
The door on the van slid open as Alec made a break for Satrina. Sadly, his Manticore speed failed him and he made it in time to catch her bike before it hit the ground. They were too far away now. Rage filled Alec, rage at Manticore and himself. How could he have not made it in time?
Adrenaline pumping through his body, he had to do something! Max! She would know what to do. Leaving his bike behind, he ran back to JamPony. Max should have been on her lunch break by now, and if he was lucky, she'd be there.
He slowed down as he entered JamPony and spotted.
"Max!" he shouted to her. He ran to her drawing attention from everyone around. "They took her!"
Covering his mouth with her hand, Max addressed their "audience". "Nothing to see here, people. Go back to work," she ordered.
Alec pulled away from her, glaring daggers at her.
"Now what are you talking about and before you start yelling again, remember we're around people," her voice hushed.
"I was following Satrina and a black van drove by and they got her. Manticore kidnapped her," he said in a rush.
The information assimilated, Max thought quickly. "Alright, don't panic. Let's head over to Logan's and see if he can help us."
Bright rays of sun spilled into the room through a small window. Morning was a rather boring time for an X-5. That morning was completely different for Alec. Instead of waking up to find some girl whose name he could barely remember, he woke finding Satrina wrapped around him. Absolute content filled him at the sight of her. Who would have thought that not too long ago, Alec didn't know the meaning of the word content, especially not with a norm.
Turning his head away from the beautiful woman in his arms, Alec glanced at the clock next to the bed. Seven thirty. If they didn't get up now, they were going to be late to work.
He shook Satrina slightly. "Satrina," he drew her name out playfully. "We have to get up. As much as Normal love's me, you're in the ranks of slacker with Max."
Eyes remaining closed, Satrina only smirked. "Thanks for reminding me." She opened her eyes to gaze at him. "Since you're such a suck up, why don't you put in a good word for me?"
"Now why would I want to place his affection somewhere else other than on myself?" Alec effortlessly dodged the pillow-strike aimed for his head.
"Maybe it should have been him in this bed with you last night." The cold floor meet with Satrina's warm feet as she got out of the bed. "Though I doubt he would have had as naughty thoughts as I had."
Alec's eyebrows inched up. "Really?"
"Do you really think I'd lie in bed with such an enticing man and only think about super soldiers and Manticore?"
"And what were these ... naughty thoughts?" His male curiosity got the better of him.
Crawling seductively on the bed, she made her way painstakingly slow towards him. "Wouldn't you like to know?" And she pounced on him causing him to fall to his back with her on top. He laughed as she pummeled his mouth with passionate kisses. Abruptly, she stopped.
"We better go." With that she jumped off the bed leaving a very unsatisfied Alec.
"Hey, come back here!"
"Sorry!" she replied in a singsong voice. "I have to get ready for work!"
A small sigh emitted from him. "Oh, well. I'll get her later." A sinful smile spread across his face.
"You told her!"
Wincing at the outrage in her voice, Alec held up is hands to calm her down. "Shhh. Max, keep it down. Everything is going to be alright."
"How could you tell her?" she whispered harshly.
"I didn't tell her." He kept his voice low, making sure no one with a normal hearing
range at JamPony could hear. "She found out. She saw my barcode." Before Max could scold him, he continued quickly. "I know, I know I should have been more careful. It wasn't just the barcode, it was other things too." From the look on her face, he knew that didn't make it any better. "I'm sorry. I know I should have been more careful and I will be. You're just going to have to come to terms with the fact that she knows what we are."
Anger flared in Max, but she controlled herself before she strangled him. She threw her things in her locker with more force than necessary. "So, the two of you are cool now?" The grin on Alec's face told her so.
A bounce in her step, Satrina passed the two, not before giving Alec a good slap on the ass. "See you for lunch, Alec."
Max rolled her eyes. "Nevermind."
Alec used his enhanced vision to get a better look a her. It was going to be a big surprise when jumped her. It wasn't exactly the type of jumping Alec wanted to do, but he'd take what he could get. Glancing at his hand, he suddenly felt a little foolish. A genetically engineered killer with a rose. A white rose at that. If only Renfro could see him now. An X-5 sneaking up on the woman he liked to give her flower. Boy, had he turned into pansy or what?
A black van slowing next to Satrina drew his attention. Panic swept through him. No. That can't be them! I won't let them take her!
The door on the van slid open as Alec made a break for Satrina. Sadly, his Manticore speed failed him and he made it in time to catch her bike before it hit the ground. They were too far away now. Rage filled Alec, rage at Manticore and himself. How could he have not made it in time?
Adrenaline pumping through his body, he had to do something! Max! She would know what to do. Leaving his bike behind, he ran back to JamPony. Max should have been on her lunch break by now, and if he was lucky, she'd be there.
He slowed down as he entered JamPony and spotted.
"Max!" he shouted to her. He ran to her drawing attention from everyone around. "They took her!"
Covering his mouth with her hand, Max addressed their "audience". "Nothing to see here, people. Go back to work," she ordered.
Alec pulled away from her, glaring daggers at her.
"Now what are you talking about and before you start yelling again, remember we're around people," her voice hushed.
"I was following Satrina and a black van drove by and they got her. Manticore kidnapped her," he said in a rush.
The information assimilated, Max thought quickly. "Alright, don't panic. Let's head over to Logan's and see if he can help us."
