A new Alec story to satisfy any Alec lover's appetite. Just a little FYI, I did finish my other story, Snow. Go read it, it's fantastic.
Alec sprinted casually to a nearby phone booth. The rain had started coming down, and, even though he was genetically engineered soldier and could handle just about any type of weather, it annoyed him to no end. Trying to shake some of the water off of him, Alec watched people running frantically to find cover.
Alec noticed a young woman dashing towards him. She shoved herself into the booth with him. Wiping herself off, her light brown eyes met Alec's blue ones. A shy smile curved her lips. "Mind if I join you? I just need a break from the rain."
He smiled charmingly. "Sure. How could I let such a beautiful woman soak in the rain?" he said after passing a quick look down and up her as best he could. Only about three inches shorter than him, her body was trim and fit. Curvy, but not too curvy, just what Alec liked. Who was he to deny himself the pleasure of a pretty girl in such small quarters.
At his comment, she rolled her eyes. "I'm soooo flattered," her voice drenched in sarcasm. She met his eyes again. "But thank you."
"My name's Alec, by the way. And you are...?"
"Eliann. Alec ... that's an interesting name." She wrapped her fingers around the ends of her brown hair and squeezed the water out.
"And Eliann's not?" He shook his hand through his hair spraying water throughout the booth.
Scrunching up her nose at the onslaught of droplets, she wiped her face. "Good point."
"Hey, do you wanna get something to eat?" He rubbed his hands together to look more human. Over the past few months, it had become so natural to act human.
Her face turned apologetic. "Sorry, but I actually have to meet somebody soon."
He shrugged his shoulders. "I can handle that. I'll just go sulk in a bar and drown my sorrows."
"Oh you seem like a strong man. I'm sure you'll find other women to peak your interest." She started to walk away, but threw a "See you around, Alec," over her shoulder.
His eyes followed her dashing figure until she rounded a corner. He sighed heavily. "I'm sure I will."
Eliann, rounded the corner right before her cell phone rang. Upon hearing the voice on the other end, she gave the proper greeting. "Fenistole." Her eyes quickly darted about to make certain no one came within earshot. "Affirmative. Contact with X-5494 made. He appears to be sexually and romantically interested in me. I believe I can use that to my advantage." She listened to the response of her familiar. "Understood. I'll terminate him when the time presents itself. Fenistole."
She slipped the phone into her coat pocket. Droplets of water fell onto her skin and she silently wondered if she was like the drops of water. Existing only in the midst of others, no individuality, temporary. She watched one drop of water as it landed on the top of her hand. It rolled to the side, then underneath her hand. When she turned her hand over to see it, her eyes flicked to the mark on her wrist. The two snakes winding around a staff, the mark of her society. The mark of power, of purity.
People passed her by without even knowing who or what she was and not caring. That was fine. She knew that she was better than them, bread to perfection. The were the weak, the tainted. And transgenics took the cake. At least the humans were born of flesh and blood. The filthy transgenics had been created in a lab like some disease.
Almost gagging at the thought of touching one let alone having romantic encounters with him, she made her way to the next part of her plan.
Ice cream was wonderful. Sweet, cold and creamy, the food of gods. Even though they cooked up a lot, Manticore never made anything close to this. Each time Alec ate it, he marveled at the taste of it. The rain outside ended hours ago, and Alec couldn't be happier to be dry and eating ice cream.
Suddenly, Alec realized that his bowl contained no ice cream! This had to be fixed! Standing to get more, he then saw her. Eliann sat at a table for two, but no one occupied the seat opposite her. Her elbows rested on the table and her chin perched on her clasped hands. Alec could read the disappointment on her face.
After paying for two more bowls of ice cream, he took upon himself to cheer Eliann up. He sat down across from her, winking at her. "You sure dry up nice."
"Thanks." Her eyes wondered to the two bowls of ice cream in front of him. "Are you gonna eat both those bowls yourself?"
He looked up at her from his spoonful of ice cream. "Yeah. Why? Do you wanna a bowl?"
She eyed the bowl skeptically. "I've never tried it."
Eyes widening in disbelief, Alec's jaw dropped. "You've never tried ice cream?"
She shook her head. "It's expensive and I just don't have the money."
Smoothly, he pushed the bowl in front of her. "This is my gift to you. It's the best thing you'll ever taste."
An elegant eyebrow lifted on her face. "Are you sure that's the best thing to taste?" she said coyly.
He grinned. "That you can try in public? Yes." He handed her a spoon. "Go on, try it."
With hesitation, she grabbed the spoon and dipped it into to the half brown, half white substance. Cautiously, she touched her tongue to the cold mound and instantly, her face lit up. "This is amazing!" she cried. With no care whatsoever, she greedily finished off the bowl. She then proceeded to lick the bowl and spoon clean.
Alec only laughed and finished off his bowl, but not quite as fast. "So why exactly were you sitting here by yourself?"
A sad frown marred her features. "I was stood up."
"Well, I would be more than happy to be your date," Alec offered graciously.
Her eyes fell to the table. Nervously, she twirled the spoon in her fingers. "I'm afraid I don't date much. I tend to get nervous and make a tremendous ass of myself."
Not trying to alarm her, Alec gently clutched her hand with the spoon. "What if I agree to make an ass of myself anytime you feel like one?"
Brown eyes met blue once again and she smiled. "That sounds terrific."
Alec sprinted casually to a nearby phone booth. The rain had started coming down, and, even though he was genetically engineered soldier and could handle just about any type of weather, it annoyed him to no end. Trying to shake some of the water off of him, Alec watched people running frantically to find cover.
Alec noticed a young woman dashing towards him. She shoved herself into the booth with him. Wiping herself off, her light brown eyes met Alec's blue ones. A shy smile curved her lips. "Mind if I join you? I just need a break from the rain."
He smiled charmingly. "Sure. How could I let such a beautiful woman soak in the rain?" he said after passing a quick look down and up her as best he could. Only about three inches shorter than him, her body was trim and fit. Curvy, but not too curvy, just what Alec liked. Who was he to deny himself the pleasure of a pretty girl in such small quarters.
At his comment, she rolled her eyes. "I'm soooo flattered," her voice drenched in sarcasm. She met his eyes again. "But thank you."
"My name's Alec, by the way. And you are...?"
"Eliann. Alec ... that's an interesting name." She wrapped her fingers around the ends of her brown hair and squeezed the water out.
"And Eliann's not?" He shook his hand through his hair spraying water throughout the booth.
Scrunching up her nose at the onslaught of droplets, she wiped her face. "Good point."
"Hey, do you wanna get something to eat?" He rubbed his hands together to look more human. Over the past few months, it had become so natural to act human.
Her face turned apologetic. "Sorry, but I actually have to meet somebody soon."
He shrugged his shoulders. "I can handle that. I'll just go sulk in a bar and drown my sorrows."
"Oh you seem like a strong man. I'm sure you'll find other women to peak your interest." She started to walk away, but threw a "See you around, Alec," over her shoulder.
His eyes followed her dashing figure until she rounded a corner. He sighed heavily. "I'm sure I will."
Eliann, rounded the corner right before her cell phone rang. Upon hearing the voice on the other end, she gave the proper greeting. "Fenistole." Her eyes quickly darted about to make certain no one came within earshot. "Affirmative. Contact with X-5494 made. He appears to be sexually and romantically interested in me. I believe I can use that to my advantage." She listened to the response of her familiar. "Understood. I'll terminate him when the time presents itself. Fenistole."
She slipped the phone into her coat pocket. Droplets of water fell onto her skin and she silently wondered if she was like the drops of water. Existing only in the midst of others, no individuality, temporary. She watched one drop of water as it landed on the top of her hand. It rolled to the side, then underneath her hand. When she turned her hand over to see it, her eyes flicked to the mark on her wrist. The two snakes winding around a staff, the mark of her society. The mark of power, of purity.
People passed her by without even knowing who or what she was and not caring. That was fine. She knew that she was better than them, bread to perfection. The were the weak, the tainted. And transgenics took the cake. At least the humans were born of flesh and blood. The filthy transgenics had been created in a lab like some disease.
Almost gagging at the thought of touching one let alone having romantic encounters with him, she made her way to the next part of her plan.
Ice cream was wonderful. Sweet, cold and creamy, the food of gods. Even though they cooked up a lot, Manticore never made anything close to this. Each time Alec ate it, he marveled at the taste of it. The rain outside ended hours ago, and Alec couldn't be happier to be dry and eating ice cream.
Suddenly, Alec realized that his bowl contained no ice cream! This had to be fixed! Standing to get more, he then saw her. Eliann sat at a table for two, but no one occupied the seat opposite her. Her elbows rested on the table and her chin perched on her clasped hands. Alec could read the disappointment on her face.
After paying for two more bowls of ice cream, he took upon himself to cheer Eliann up. He sat down across from her, winking at her. "You sure dry up nice."
"Thanks." Her eyes wondered to the two bowls of ice cream in front of him. "Are you gonna eat both those bowls yourself?"
He looked up at her from his spoonful of ice cream. "Yeah. Why? Do you wanna a bowl?"
She eyed the bowl skeptically. "I've never tried it."
Eyes widening in disbelief, Alec's jaw dropped. "You've never tried ice cream?"
She shook her head. "It's expensive and I just don't have the money."
Smoothly, he pushed the bowl in front of her. "This is my gift to you. It's the best thing you'll ever taste."
An elegant eyebrow lifted on her face. "Are you sure that's the best thing to taste?" she said coyly.
He grinned. "That you can try in public? Yes." He handed her a spoon. "Go on, try it."
With hesitation, she grabbed the spoon and dipped it into to the half brown, half white substance. Cautiously, she touched her tongue to the cold mound and instantly, her face lit up. "This is amazing!" she cried. With no care whatsoever, she greedily finished off the bowl. She then proceeded to lick the bowl and spoon clean.
Alec only laughed and finished off his bowl, but not quite as fast. "So why exactly were you sitting here by yourself?"
A sad frown marred her features. "I was stood up."
"Well, I would be more than happy to be your date," Alec offered graciously.
Her eyes fell to the table. Nervously, she twirled the spoon in her fingers. "I'm afraid I don't date much. I tend to get nervous and make a tremendous ass of myself."
Not trying to alarm her, Alec gently clutched her hand with the spoon. "What if I agree to make an ass of myself anytime you feel like one?"
Brown eyes met blue once again and she smiled. "That sounds terrific."