Bare, broad shoulders melted into smooth, sleek back. His skin appeared tinted gold and she imagined it felt like velvet. Eliann cursed her emotionalness because it caused her to not notice the feel of his skin or the color. She sighed distractedly. What she would've given to feel his skin, really feel it, explore it... taste it.
Feeling her gaze upon him, Alec smirked. "Enjoying the view?"
Color rushed her cheeks at being caught. "I couldn't help myself."
He glanced over his shoulder at her. "Well I'm glad you like it. Unfortunately," he said grabbing a long sleeved shirt. "I have to go to work."
To Eilann's dismay, he put the shirt on. "I guess I should get going." She hopped off the bed and entered the bathroom. When she exited, she wore her clothes from the previous evening. Large splotches of water still soaked most of the garments. She chuckled. "There's nothing like soggy underwear to brighten your day." She looked at him and stopped everything. He stood facing her fully clothed looking the picture of a beautiful man. And it wasn't just his looks, which everyone knew were fantastic, it was his aura. Confidence, humor, depth and even his cockiness made him a sight to be seen.
Eliann knew in that moment that she would never be the same. Her assignments and life had her encountering many different people from various walks of life, but no one like Alec. And she suddenly realized how grateful she was to be in the same room with him.
The moments ticked by with Eliann staring quietly at Alec, and he wondered what occupied her mind. "What?" he asked.
Floating out of thoughts of him, Eliann smiled. "It just occurred to me that I didn't thank you for last night. It meant a lot to me."
Alec smiled softly. "Anything to help a beautiful woman. And thank you," he said sincerely, "for... just listening."
Funny, but in those moments memorizing everything about him, she'd forgotten that she'd eventually have to kill him.
Strolling down the street on his way home, Alec anticipated going home and sitting on his ass mindlessly watching t.v. He found work more mundane with each passing day.
A noise to his left caused him to stop. His ears perked up as more shuffling and banging crushed the silence.
"Who's there?" he called out.
The shuffling seised.
"Whoever you are, show yourself or be prepared for the beating of your life."
A head full of brown hair popped out from behind the boxes.
"Turn around," Alec ordered. The person did and Alec's jaw dropped as familiar brown eyes met his.
"Eliann? What are you doing?"
She sighed looking embarrassed. "I wanted to surprise you but I'm apparently clumsier than I thought." She moved out from behind the boxes and stood a few feet away from him.
He chuckled. "You wanted to surprise me? Aw, that's so sweet!" His voice dripped with amusement.
"Oh shut up, you big ass."
He held up his hands. "I think I have a normal sized ass but I'm not going to argue with you."
More noise from Alec's right stole his attention but before Alec could demand they show themselves, White stepped out into view from around a corner.
"494, we meet again." White directed his attention towards Eliann. "Fenis'tol, Eliann."
All color drained from Eliann's face while confusion dominated Alec's. "White, I think you're working yourself too hard, man. Eliann's not one of your Familiar snake-loving cult members."
White snorted. "Well, at least you kept your cover up, Eliann."
Alec turned to Eliann horrified. "You're a familiar," he said hotly.
"Not only is she a Familiar but she's the Familiar sent to kill you." White raised his gun. "Too bad I get the joy of wiping that infernal smirk of your transgenic face." He pulled the trigger.
Alec didn't see Eliann move. A hair after White pulled the trigger, she stood in front of Alec. The bullet flew straight into her chest. The impact threw Eliann off balance and she fell into Alec. Reflexively, he caught her cushioning her fall to the ground.
Genuinely surprised, White lowered him gun. He didn't think she had it in her. The council frowned greatly on Familiars killing their own kind. He was in deep shit. White grunted looking at the dying Eliann being held by the transgenic. "What a waste." And he was gone.
Alec stared at Eliann not comprehending what had happened in such a short time. Eliann's sharp breathing brought him to reality. Alec finally saw her. She gasped for air, her body trembled and blood soaked her white shirt. His hold on her tightened as he brought her closer to himself.
"Alec, I'm sorry," she gasped.
Shaking his head at her words, he wanted to cry. "No, there are no sorries."
"Yes, there are. I should have told you-" she inhaled, "when you told me what you are."
Alec couldn't say anything, couldn't think anything. He grabbed her hand silently begging her to live.
"I couldn't do it, Alec. I couldn't kill you. I'm just like you." At his bewildered expression, she explained. "You couldn't kill Rachel, you loved her. I couldn't kill you and I couldn't let White either, I love you."
Tears fell from his eyes, a few landing on her face.
Grimacing, she ignored the pain and shakily lifted her hand to wipe away his tears. "You have so much to give, Alec. You touch the lives of those around you, even though you can't see it."
"Eliann," he almost sobbed but forced himself to be strong. "You can't die on me. I don't want to lose you."
She smiled sadly. "You won't. I'll always be with you." Her body shuddered again. Alec held her as close as possible. "Thank you for showing me how to love," she whispered, her last breath tickling his ear.
I sit here on the Space Needle remembering that, remembering her. I lost another love. It must be impossible for X's to lead happy love lives. It must be impossible for us to get a happy ending. She told me she loved me, but I couldn't say it back. I felt too much for her. If I had said it, I would've been lost in the memory of her and her dying in my arms. But I think she knew it. I hope she did.
I loved Rachel, I really did. But she didn't love me, she loved Simon. Eliann knew who I was, what I was. She loved me, Alec. God, I can't get over thinking that someone could possibly love me. But she did. In all my broken, weak glory, she loved me. I think the more I say it, the more I believe it. She said she was like me, but she was wrong. She was a million times better than me.
I don't care that she never told me what she was. I would've avoided her then, for obvious reasons. I'm not angry at that, I was for a short time.
She saved my life, picked my existence over her own. Because she thought I had so much to give. Looking down on Seattle knowing the chaos down there, I have to live her words. I have to give to this city. And I find the only reason why I want to is because she thought I could, not because I think I can.
The next time White and I cross paths, he better use all that breed in super human speed to run.
I showed her how to love, at least that's what she said. And that thought makes me smile because I won. When I failed to kill Rachel, Eliann told me I beat Manticore. I proved that I could feel.
Thanks, Eliann, for showing me myself.
Feeling her gaze upon him, Alec smirked. "Enjoying the view?"
Color rushed her cheeks at being caught. "I couldn't help myself."
He glanced over his shoulder at her. "Well I'm glad you like it. Unfortunately," he said grabbing a long sleeved shirt. "I have to go to work."
To Eilann's dismay, he put the shirt on. "I guess I should get going." She hopped off the bed and entered the bathroom. When she exited, she wore her clothes from the previous evening. Large splotches of water still soaked most of the garments. She chuckled. "There's nothing like soggy underwear to brighten your day." She looked at him and stopped everything. He stood facing her fully clothed looking the picture of a beautiful man. And it wasn't just his looks, which everyone knew were fantastic, it was his aura. Confidence, humor, depth and even his cockiness made him a sight to be seen.
Eliann knew in that moment that she would never be the same. Her assignments and life had her encountering many different people from various walks of life, but no one like Alec. And she suddenly realized how grateful she was to be in the same room with him.
The moments ticked by with Eliann staring quietly at Alec, and he wondered what occupied her mind. "What?" he asked.
Floating out of thoughts of him, Eliann smiled. "It just occurred to me that I didn't thank you for last night. It meant a lot to me."
Alec smiled softly. "Anything to help a beautiful woman. And thank you," he said sincerely, "for... just listening."
Funny, but in those moments memorizing everything about him, she'd forgotten that she'd eventually have to kill him.
Strolling down the street on his way home, Alec anticipated going home and sitting on his ass mindlessly watching t.v. He found work more mundane with each passing day.
A noise to his left caused him to stop. His ears perked up as more shuffling and banging crushed the silence.
"Who's there?" he called out.
The shuffling seised.
"Whoever you are, show yourself or be prepared for the beating of your life."
A head full of brown hair popped out from behind the boxes.
"Turn around," Alec ordered. The person did and Alec's jaw dropped as familiar brown eyes met his.
"Eliann? What are you doing?"
She sighed looking embarrassed. "I wanted to surprise you but I'm apparently clumsier than I thought." She moved out from behind the boxes and stood a few feet away from him.
He chuckled. "You wanted to surprise me? Aw, that's so sweet!" His voice dripped with amusement.
"Oh shut up, you big ass."
He held up his hands. "I think I have a normal sized ass but I'm not going to argue with you."
More noise from Alec's right stole his attention but before Alec could demand they show themselves, White stepped out into view from around a corner.
"494, we meet again." White directed his attention towards Eliann. "Fenis'tol, Eliann."
All color drained from Eliann's face while confusion dominated Alec's. "White, I think you're working yourself too hard, man. Eliann's not one of your Familiar snake-loving cult members."
White snorted. "Well, at least you kept your cover up, Eliann."
Alec turned to Eliann horrified. "You're a familiar," he said hotly.
"Not only is she a Familiar but she's the Familiar sent to kill you." White raised his gun. "Too bad I get the joy of wiping that infernal smirk of your transgenic face." He pulled the trigger.
Alec didn't see Eliann move. A hair after White pulled the trigger, she stood in front of Alec. The bullet flew straight into her chest. The impact threw Eliann off balance and she fell into Alec. Reflexively, he caught her cushioning her fall to the ground.
Genuinely surprised, White lowered him gun. He didn't think she had it in her. The council frowned greatly on Familiars killing their own kind. He was in deep shit. White grunted looking at the dying Eliann being held by the transgenic. "What a waste." And he was gone.
Alec stared at Eliann not comprehending what had happened in such a short time. Eliann's sharp breathing brought him to reality. Alec finally saw her. She gasped for air, her body trembled and blood soaked her white shirt. His hold on her tightened as he brought her closer to himself.
"Alec, I'm sorry," she gasped.
Shaking his head at her words, he wanted to cry. "No, there are no sorries."
"Yes, there are. I should have told you-" she inhaled, "when you told me what you are."
Alec couldn't say anything, couldn't think anything. He grabbed her hand silently begging her to live.
"I couldn't do it, Alec. I couldn't kill you. I'm just like you." At his bewildered expression, she explained. "You couldn't kill Rachel, you loved her. I couldn't kill you and I couldn't let White either, I love you."
Tears fell from his eyes, a few landing on her face.
Grimacing, she ignored the pain and shakily lifted her hand to wipe away his tears. "You have so much to give, Alec. You touch the lives of those around you, even though you can't see it."
"Eliann," he almost sobbed but forced himself to be strong. "You can't die on me. I don't want to lose you."
She smiled sadly. "You won't. I'll always be with you." Her body shuddered again. Alec held her as close as possible. "Thank you for showing me how to love," she whispered, her last breath tickling his ear.
I sit here on the Space Needle remembering that, remembering her. I lost another love. It must be impossible for X's to lead happy love lives. It must be impossible for us to get a happy ending. She told me she loved me, but I couldn't say it back. I felt too much for her. If I had said it, I would've been lost in the memory of her and her dying in my arms. But I think she knew it. I hope she did.
I loved Rachel, I really did. But she didn't love me, she loved Simon. Eliann knew who I was, what I was. She loved me, Alec. God, I can't get over thinking that someone could possibly love me. But she did. In all my broken, weak glory, she loved me. I think the more I say it, the more I believe it. She said she was like me, but she was wrong. She was a million times better than me.
I don't care that she never told me what she was. I would've avoided her then, for obvious reasons. I'm not angry at that, I was for a short time.
She saved my life, picked my existence over her own. Because she thought I had so much to give. Looking down on Seattle knowing the chaos down there, I have to live her words. I have to give to this city. And I find the only reason why I want to is because she thought I could, not because I think I can.
The next time White and I cross paths, he better use all that breed in super human speed to run.
I showed her how to love, at least that's what she said. And that thought makes me smile because I won. When I failed to kill Rachel, Eliann told me I beat Manticore. I proved that I could feel.
Thanks, Eliann, for showing me myself.