Author: Synthera
Story: The pair
Chapter 3:The history of three
Rating: R
Disclaimer: I just realized that I didn't put one in the last chapter so consider it disclaimed also. I don't own...Blah Blah..belongs to.. you know the rest. I only own Lexa and Vin and they are even loanable.
Author's Note: Hey sorry I didn't clear up Vin at all time ran short so I hope to explain all of your questions. I apologize to Val (I'm sorry! I fix it now just for you!) and I hope to change White Kittie's mind. How could you not love Alec? He's just hot!
Okay,okay enough of my yammering on with the show
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As she sipped her beer Lexa thought over the day's events. First they arrived in town early morning. They checked into a sleazy motel in sector one hoping to be there only a few nights until the found more permanent lodgings. Then deciding they would be less conspicuous if the split up and meet at this club later they did so and started searching for jobs that would secure said permanent lodgings. She had gone to every convenience store and odd job place she saw working her way back to this club from the motel and had no luck. Then she had met a guy. She decided not to categorize him as cute, though she definitely thought he was. In fact she found her eyes flicking to where he was currently playing a game of pool with a dark skinned man.
Vin noticing her gaze and where it was directed while he was talking to her asked "Something bothering you Lexa" She looked at him startled. "No, I'm fine. I just, well.. I danced with him earlier and when I was with him I had this feeling like I knew him. " She answered.
He was the only guy who could get away with calling her Lex. She hated people shortening her name. But he was a special case he had been the only one to befriend her when she was young and alone. She thought back to the events that had led them to each other..
**Flashback**
It was a cold snowing night. The young soldiers huddled together in the barracks in their gray standard issue gowns listening to there big brother, their CO tell them this was the night they had been planning for. As Lexa looked around at her small family she took in the looks their eyes held. Zack's were strong and fearless, while Jace looked unsure and frightened. Zane had the wild look he sometimes got and she noticed Krit and Syl huddled even closer together. Brin, Tinga, and Max looked at Zack like they would follow him to hell and back. Jondy looked into Lea's eyes and at that moment her mind was made up. She would go too.
They had barely made it to the edge of the woods when the sirens sounded and they could hear the dogs let go. The guard must have come back early to check on them. Lexa ran with all her power and saw her siblings slip through the forest, scattering like planned. Then seemingly out of nowhere a guard stepped out from behind the tree and knocked her out cold with the end of his riffle. The last thought she had was that she couldn't believe it was something as simple and stupid that took her out.
She woke in a room with Colonel Lydecker standing in front of her. Jace was there as well. As she came to the Colonel got in her face and yelled asking what they had thought they we doing. She thought quickly and decided that the only thing that could save her was to lie. She was desperately afraid of being put down with the Nomalies as Ben had told them that was where the put the bad soldiers.
"Sir, I was under the impression that this was a new drill put into effect by you SIR!" She answered. Jace gave her a look of complete disbelief then quickly caught on. "Sir! That was all of our impression SIR!" She piped up. They knew that bad things could happen if they didn't stick together.
The Colonel gave them a long look that said he didn't believe them but after hours of interrogation they stuck to their story and in the wee hours of the morning sent them back to the barracks.
**Later that Day
"Well soldiers, since the rest of your unit is either dead, rouge or injured we have decided to send you to new units. Obviously your unit has decided to leave you behind. They are traitors." The Colonel had said.
Lexa was bounced from one unit to another. Each time it was said she didn't "fit" into the unit seamlessly. In one unit as they lay in the barracks at night she had asked the other soldiers what their names were. The CO said "427, We do not have 'names" we have designations. Remember that." She had got into a fight with her and the next day she was moved to another unit.
After her fourth unit the Colonel had pulled her into his office. He told her she would be apart of a special project they were conducting with the X5s. He told her "Maybe you will get along with a smaller group X5- 427. You better because this will be your last chance. Go get your gear soldier. Dismissed."
She had packed her gear and then the guard had escorted her to a new building. She was put into -a room with three racks and three lockers in it. She looked around warily. "You are rack B X5-427. Stow your gear and be ready at 1400 for your indoctrination." The said then left closing the door.
Lexa had almost finished putting her gear away when two more soldiers were brought in. One being light skinned and looked about the same age as her and the other olive skinned and looked a couple of years older. The quickly stowed their gear.
Lexa tried to make small talk with 494 and 693. It resulted in 494 and herself getting into an argument. 494 pushed Lexa and although she was quite smaller she got a good punch in on him before he decked her. 693 got in the middle just as the door opened and they were summoned.
They stood in a briefing room with the Colonel and a group of doctors. They were told that each group of three was a team. Lexa observed there was a two to one ratio in each group. Some two males other two females. They were told that one soldier would be an alpha, an enforcer. The other two would be a beta pair. Mates. Each soldier would have a function in the team. They would do everything together from now on.
They were then separated into three groups and the doctors took blood samples, gave shots and made notes. In the end they were sent back to their cubes to sleep.
In the middle of the night Lexa and her teammates woke in pain. Almost a the same second, she thought when she reflected. Pulling their blankets to the floor they huddled into a ball together finding touch eased the pain.
**End flashback**
Lexa started as she realized that she hadn't heard a word Vin had said. She looked up only to see a skinny light skinned man with shaggy black hair walk up behind Alec and slap him on the back. Apparently he was congratulating him on winning the game.
Vin snapped his fingers in front of her face and she pulled her attention back to him. "I'm sorry..What did you say?" she asked as heat flamed her face and she knew she was blushing.
"I said did you score a job today? I want to get out of the hellhole that we are staying in now." He replied mildly irritated. "Sorry V, no such luck. I am sure I will tomorrow. You?" she saw surprise in his face and knew why, usually she had no problem finding a job at all.
"Same as usual. Working at the docks unloading freight. Oh the woe of having all these muscles." He said with a grin trying to lighten the mood.
"I know, It's hard to be gorgeous huh?" She said playing along. With that the settled back and listened to the music playing and observed the people dancing.
As hard as she tried not to Lexa's mind kept wandering back to 494...
The last time she had seen him they had been roughly around thirteen. The three of them had been a team for three years. They underwent all of the same training other soldiers did and then some. Every time one of them woke in pain from the testing and their bodies changing the other two would give comfort. After a while words had seemed almost unnecessary.
Then things changed one day. The Colonel had hit 427 and both boys had jumped to defend her. They were warned that if it should happen again they would be executed. The next day when 427 made a small mistake in field training he beat her severely. To this day she wondered if it was to make a point. It had taken a look from her and all of their restraint not to act. That night 427 proposed they escape.
From the very beginning 494 had been against it. Good soldiers didn't do that. And he had always striven to be the BEST. The next night after lights out 427 and 693 slipped out the window and escaped the same way her brothers and sisters had years earlier. That was the last she had seen of 494 and she still missed him.
Both Lexa and Vin had talked of finding him once Manticore had burned down so they had searched following one lead after another. Now they had been brought to Seattle close to where Manticore had stood.
"Thinking about him again huh?" Vin asked recognizing the look on her face. She merely nodded. He squeezed her hand that was on the table. She stood and said "Let's jet. We need sleep if we are going to be job hoppers tomorrow." It was his turn to nod as he stood and they headed for the door.
**Alec
Alec looked up as they headed out. He had been studiously ignoring her while he felt her watching him. Now he had to admit to himself he wish he had been able to know her. Which was unusual for him because he considered him to be "love them and leave them." It tended to be safer.
Around one they all decided to go home and sleep so maybe they would actually make it on time to work tomorrow. Logan parted from Max with a promise to page her the next day. With a smoldering look he gave her all of the promises he couldn't bring himself to say while they were still separated by the engineered virus that Max's blood still contained. But he did give his promise of tomorrow and for now that is how it would have to be.
**** Another note: I tried to work in an answer to hay 25()'s question. Sorry if this chapter seemed to drag but the next one will get better I promise! Questions? Comments?
I should have the next chapter up tomorrow night. Thanks for sticking with me!
Story: The pair
Chapter 3:The history of three
Rating: R
Disclaimer: I just realized that I didn't put one in the last chapter so consider it disclaimed also. I don't own...Blah Blah..belongs to.. you know the rest. I only own Lexa and Vin and they are even loanable.
Author's Note: Hey sorry I didn't clear up Vin at all time ran short so I hope to explain all of your questions. I apologize to Val (I'm sorry! I fix it now just for you!) and I hope to change White Kittie's mind. How could you not love Alec? He's just hot!
Okay,okay enough of my yammering on with the show
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As she sipped her beer Lexa thought over the day's events. First they arrived in town early morning. They checked into a sleazy motel in sector one hoping to be there only a few nights until the found more permanent lodgings. Then deciding they would be less conspicuous if the split up and meet at this club later they did so and started searching for jobs that would secure said permanent lodgings. She had gone to every convenience store and odd job place she saw working her way back to this club from the motel and had no luck. Then she had met a guy. She decided not to categorize him as cute, though she definitely thought he was. In fact she found her eyes flicking to where he was currently playing a game of pool with a dark skinned man.
Vin noticing her gaze and where it was directed while he was talking to her asked "Something bothering you Lexa" She looked at him startled. "No, I'm fine. I just, well.. I danced with him earlier and when I was with him I had this feeling like I knew him. " She answered.
He was the only guy who could get away with calling her Lex. She hated people shortening her name. But he was a special case he had been the only one to befriend her when she was young and alone. She thought back to the events that had led them to each other..
**Flashback**
It was a cold snowing night. The young soldiers huddled together in the barracks in their gray standard issue gowns listening to there big brother, their CO tell them this was the night they had been planning for. As Lexa looked around at her small family she took in the looks their eyes held. Zack's were strong and fearless, while Jace looked unsure and frightened. Zane had the wild look he sometimes got and she noticed Krit and Syl huddled even closer together. Brin, Tinga, and Max looked at Zack like they would follow him to hell and back. Jondy looked into Lea's eyes and at that moment her mind was made up. She would go too.
They had barely made it to the edge of the woods when the sirens sounded and they could hear the dogs let go. The guard must have come back early to check on them. Lexa ran with all her power and saw her siblings slip through the forest, scattering like planned. Then seemingly out of nowhere a guard stepped out from behind the tree and knocked her out cold with the end of his riffle. The last thought she had was that she couldn't believe it was something as simple and stupid that took her out.
She woke in a room with Colonel Lydecker standing in front of her. Jace was there as well. As she came to the Colonel got in her face and yelled asking what they had thought they we doing. She thought quickly and decided that the only thing that could save her was to lie. She was desperately afraid of being put down with the Nomalies as Ben had told them that was where the put the bad soldiers.
"Sir, I was under the impression that this was a new drill put into effect by you SIR!" She answered. Jace gave her a look of complete disbelief then quickly caught on. "Sir! That was all of our impression SIR!" She piped up. They knew that bad things could happen if they didn't stick together.
The Colonel gave them a long look that said he didn't believe them but after hours of interrogation they stuck to their story and in the wee hours of the morning sent them back to the barracks.
**Later that Day
"Well soldiers, since the rest of your unit is either dead, rouge or injured we have decided to send you to new units. Obviously your unit has decided to leave you behind. They are traitors." The Colonel had said.
Lexa was bounced from one unit to another. Each time it was said she didn't "fit" into the unit seamlessly. In one unit as they lay in the barracks at night she had asked the other soldiers what their names were. The CO said "427, We do not have 'names" we have designations. Remember that." She had got into a fight with her and the next day she was moved to another unit.
After her fourth unit the Colonel had pulled her into his office. He told her she would be apart of a special project they were conducting with the X5s. He told her "Maybe you will get along with a smaller group X5- 427. You better because this will be your last chance. Go get your gear soldier. Dismissed."
She had packed her gear and then the guard had escorted her to a new building. She was put into -a room with three racks and three lockers in it. She looked around warily. "You are rack B X5-427. Stow your gear and be ready at 1400 for your indoctrination." The said then left closing the door.
Lexa had almost finished putting her gear away when two more soldiers were brought in. One being light skinned and looked about the same age as her and the other olive skinned and looked a couple of years older. The quickly stowed their gear.
Lexa tried to make small talk with 494 and 693. It resulted in 494 and herself getting into an argument. 494 pushed Lexa and although she was quite smaller she got a good punch in on him before he decked her. 693 got in the middle just as the door opened and they were summoned.
They stood in a briefing room with the Colonel and a group of doctors. They were told that each group of three was a team. Lexa observed there was a two to one ratio in each group. Some two males other two females. They were told that one soldier would be an alpha, an enforcer. The other two would be a beta pair. Mates. Each soldier would have a function in the team. They would do everything together from now on.
They were then separated into three groups and the doctors took blood samples, gave shots and made notes. In the end they were sent back to their cubes to sleep.
In the middle of the night Lexa and her teammates woke in pain. Almost a the same second, she thought when she reflected. Pulling their blankets to the floor they huddled into a ball together finding touch eased the pain.
**End flashback**
Lexa started as she realized that she hadn't heard a word Vin had said. She looked up only to see a skinny light skinned man with shaggy black hair walk up behind Alec and slap him on the back. Apparently he was congratulating him on winning the game.
Vin snapped his fingers in front of her face and she pulled her attention back to him. "I'm sorry..What did you say?" she asked as heat flamed her face and she knew she was blushing.
"I said did you score a job today? I want to get out of the hellhole that we are staying in now." He replied mildly irritated. "Sorry V, no such luck. I am sure I will tomorrow. You?" she saw surprise in his face and knew why, usually she had no problem finding a job at all.
"Same as usual. Working at the docks unloading freight. Oh the woe of having all these muscles." He said with a grin trying to lighten the mood.
"I know, It's hard to be gorgeous huh?" She said playing along. With that the settled back and listened to the music playing and observed the people dancing.
As hard as she tried not to Lexa's mind kept wandering back to 494...
The last time she had seen him they had been roughly around thirteen. The three of them had been a team for three years. They underwent all of the same training other soldiers did and then some. Every time one of them woke in pain from the testing and their bodies changing the other two would give comfort. After a while words had seemed almost unnecessary.
Then things changed one day. The Colonel had hit 427 and both boys had jumped to defend her. They were warned that if it should happen again they would be executed. The next day when 427 made a small mistake in field training he beat her severely. To this day she wondered if it was to make a point. It had taken a look from her and all of their restraint not to act. That night 427 proposed they escape.
From the very beginning 494 had been against it. Good soldiers didn't do that. And he had always striven to be the BEST. The next night after lights out 427 and 693 slipped out the window and escaped the same way her brothers and sisters had years earlier. That was the last she had seen of 494 and she still missed him.
Both Lexa and Vin had talked of finding him once Manticore had burned down so they had searched following one lead after another. Now they had been brought to Seattle close to where Manticore had stood.
"Thinking about him again huh?" Vin asked recognizing the look on her face. She merely nodded. He squeezed her hand that was on the table. She stood and said "Let's jet. We need sleep if we are going to be job hoppers tomorrow." It was his turn to nod as he stood and they headed for the door.
**Alec
Alec looked up as they headed out. He had been studiously ignoring her while he felt her watching him. Now he had to admit to himself he wish he had been able to know her. Which was unusual for him because he considered him to be "love them and leave them." It tended to be safer.
Around one they all decided to go home and sleep so maybe they would actually make it on time to work tomorrow. Logan parted from Max with a promise to page her the next day. With a smoldering look he gave her all of the promises he couldn't bring himself to say while they were still separated by the engineered virus that Max's blood still contained. But he did give his promise of tomorrow and for now that is how it would have to be.
**** Another note: I tried to work in an answer to hay 25()'s question. Sorry if this chapter seemed to drag but the next one will get better I promise! Questions? Comments?
I should have the next chapter up tomorrow night. Thanks for sticking with me!