Author: Synthera
Story: The Pair
Chapter 5: We're not like that
Disclaimer: Again, I don't own them. If I did you would see this on T.V (and a lot more Alec and a LOT less Asha)
Rating: R
Thirty minutes later: Sector One
Walking into the room, she dropped her pack and flopped down on the unmade bed. She picked up the remote and flipped through the channels. " After so many years of being in existence and there is still nothing good on T.V Damn. " She turned off the T.V and looked at her watch. It was nearly five. Vin should be getting home from work soon.
She decided to take a shower and change so Vin could relax when he got home. She turned on the water and removed her clothing. When the water was warm she stepped in. She started washing her hair. Her mind started wandering as she went through the motions of taking a shower mechanically.
…Flashback
It was their first outside mission. They had trained for weeks. They would be the first group of the project to be deployed. Lexa and 494 were to attend a play at Rossen elementary school. Richard Synes a CEO of a company Manticore had been trying to take over was also to attend. His daughter was acting in it. Lexa was supposed to make friends with here. 494 was to pretend to be her brother. They were to kidnap the daughter Allison, so Manticore could force Mr. Synes to step down and turn the company over to someone Manticore could control.
693 was to stand distant as back up incase anything went wrong. Things went planned and hours later Allison was brought back to the Manticore compound. Once there the team was lead to debriefing.
"Good job soldiers. The mission was completed excellently. We are pleased with your success. You will report to medical at 0600 hours for another round of tests. Dismissed."
That night Lexa sneaked out of the room she shared with the boys and made her way down to the cells where they held prisoners. After looking in five cells she found the girl. She was huddled in the corner farthest from the door and was filthy. Her clothes were torn and she was crying. Lexa heard a guard coming so she hid around the corner. The guard entered the girl's cell and then there was a loud sound of flesh hitting flesh. The girl's crying ceased and the guard exited the cell. After the guard was out of sight she crept up to the door and looked in. Allison Synes was lying on the floor seemingly unconscious and a bruise was starting to form on half of her face.
Lexa quietly walked back to her room. She was disturbed by the guard's behavior. The girl child was not a soldier. She was a prisoner not to be treated unfairly. Now she understood the look on the Colonel's face when they had brought the child back. It was pity.
They picture of the girl lying there stayed in her mind as she lay there a while later. Sleep seemed it wouldn't come. She slipped from her bed and into 693's. That was the first time she had gone to him instead of 494. It was usually encouraged for her to associate with 494, as they were to be their team's beta pair. But that night she had needed the security that 693 could provide.
….End flashback.
The water ran cold startling Lexa out of her reverie. She turned the water off and steeped out of the shower. Wrapping the towel around her she walked to her suitcase and pulled out a pair of black jeans and a green, short sleeved, tight top. Pulling her clothes on she added a pair of black boots and belt. As she towel dried her hair she heard the door open. Turning to it she saw Vin walk in.
His dark green shirt was filthy and she could tell he had been sweating all day. He had a weary look on his face. "No rest of the wicked huh?" she said with a grin.
And wicked I must be. " He finished. It was an old joke between them. They had heard it exchanged between two of the handlers at Manticore. It wasn't until they had escaped that they had learned what it meant.
He pulled off his shirt and said "I am gonna take a shower. Don't suppose you left any hot water for me."
"A couple of minutes." She said. "I hope." She added under her breath.
He walked into the bathroom and closed the door. Lexa heard the water turn on and then a second later "Damn it Lexa!"
She winced and then smiled. He wouldn't stay mad for long.
A little bit later Vin walked out with a towel wrapped around his waist. "A few minutes she says!" and glared at her.
"Before you get mad, let me make it up to you. This girl from work invited us to a bar in Sector Five. How about I buy you a beer?" she pleaded.
" I just had a ten minute ICE COLD shower Lex." His frown not leaving his face.
"Two beers. A pitcher." She bargained.
"I don't know. I kind of feel like hanging here."
"Please. See this guy from last night will be there. Alec. I don't want to go alone."
"The guy you stared at playing pool all night?"
"You noticed."
"Not blind. All right I'll go. Where is this job?" He asked.
" A bike messenger service. Jampony. Pretty cool so far. There's this girl named Original Cindy. She seems decent. I told her we would meet them there at nine. We have two hours and it takes about forty minutes to get there with the sector checks. So get dressed."
"Yes ma'am." He snapped a salute. As he moved so did the towel. It fell to the floor and Lexa's jaw dropped.
They had stayed in the same room for twelve years. Slept in the same bed even. But nothing had ever happened between them. Even the times she went into heat. She blushed and turned around. "Why don't you change in the bathroom. I have some stuff to do anyway."
Vin walked to the bathroom and said, "Pick me some clothes. I need to shave."
Lexa opened his suitcase and pulled his black pants out and a red shirt. Next she grabbed a pair of boxers and a pair of socks and took them to him. "Here. Hurry or we'll be late. And they say women are bad."
She went to the closet and grabbed her black jacket. Okay well, one of her heat 'victim's' black jacket. She had had to wear it the next morning because she couldn't seem to find her shirt.
Vin walked out fifteen minutes later. "Let's head out." They walked to the 2012 sedan they had 'borrowed' from someone at the last town they were at. " We are going to have to ditch this car. I have to buy a bike for work soon. Plus you never know if they are going to be looking for the car." Lexa said.
"We might as well get motorcycles. We both work in opposite directions." Vin suggested.
" Maybe." Was her reply.
They arrived a short while later at Crash. The music coming from the bar could be heard outside as they got out of the car. They stood at the door for a moment while Lexa tried to locate Original Cindy and Alec.
Alec who had been keeping an eye out for her said to OC in what he hoped was a bored tone. "Look there's your friend now." OC waved a hand at them and said " Yo' boo over here!"
Lexa grabbed Vin's arm and guided him over to her. Her eyes met Alec's and she caught her breath. He was wearing a dark green shirt the same color as his eyes and a black jacket over it. He had black jeans on also. Black boots completed the outfit. They were wearing the same clothes.
Sketchy, master of the obvious commented "Hey look we have twins!" And gestured to Alec and Lexa. Everyone was laughed and Alec said, " So you were peeking in my window huh?"
Lexa ignored him and turned to OC. "Hey sorry we are a little late. SOMEONE was slow and it wasn't me. This is Vin." She gestured to him. He and Original Cindy shook hands.
"Original Cindy. And the smart aleck over there is Alec, over there leaning on the pool table is Sketchy and my boy with the pool stick is Herbal. My girl Max went to the bar to get another round."
At the name Max Lex started. Could it be? No, she wouldn't get her hopes up again. Vin noticed that she seemed distracted and asked "So you all work at Jampony?"
"Yep. We're one big happy family." Alec cut in. "Hey Lexa, how bout a game of pool?"
Sketchy made a no motion at her behind his back.
"No thanks. Not right now. I think I will sit here with Original Cindy and watch."
" I'll play you." Vin offered.
"Why not?" Alec accepted.
"Yo' man don't know what he got himself into suga. Alec's a pool shark." Cindy said shaking her head.
" Oh he can handle himself." She replied with a smile as OC poured her a beer.
" So what's the dealio with you two?" she asked
"You could say he's like my big brother." She told her and as she watched Alec rack the balls.
"You know Alec is jealous of him. He likes you. I have never seen a girl turn him down. I think it has got under his skin." OC informed her.
"He's cute but his attitude is too much. Besides, I am not looking for a man right now." Lexa said.
" A woman?" OC said with an interest expression.
"No not that. I just have a lot of complicated things going on." She clarified.
"Honey you don't get more complicated than Alec."
Vin broke then and sent a ball into the pocket. Lexa watched the two guys talking as they played.
"So man, how do you know Lexa?" Alec asked as casually as he could.
"We've known each other since we were young." He said watching Alec's face.
"So you aren't dating?" Alec asked
"We aren't like that." Vin answered.
"Where have I heard that before?" muttered Alec.
Then Alec had to make a shot on the other side of the table. He had to bend over with his back facing Lexa. As he leaned over the table Lexa found herself checking him out. She admired his broad back as he leaned over far. Her eyes traveled from the ground up to his neck. That is when she saw his barcode.
Lexa stood abruptly and knocked over her glass of beer. She hardly noticed. Everyone looked at her startled at the noise. "Sorry. I-uh have to use the ladies'." She walked towards the restroom.
**Sorry to leave you hanging! I will post the next chapter soon!
Story: The Pair
Chapter 5: We're not like that
Disclaimer: Again, I don't own them. If I did you would see this on T.V (and a lot more Alec and a LOT less Asha)
Rating: R
Thirty minutes later: Sector One
Walking into the room, she dropped her pack and flopped down on the unmade bed. She picked up the remote and flipped through the channels. " After so many years of being in existence and there is still nothing good on T.V Damn. " She turned off the T.V and looked at her watch. It was nearly five. Vin should be getting home from work soon.
She decided to take a shower and change so Vin could relax when he got home. She turned on the water and removed her clothing. When the water was warm she stepped in. She started washing her hair. Her mind started wandering as she went through the motions of taking a shower mechanically.
…Flashback
It was their first outside mission. They had trained for weeks. They would be the first group of the project to be deployed. Lexa and 494 were to attend a play at Rossen elementary school. Richard Synes a CEO of a company Manticore had been trying to take over was also to attend. His daughter was acting in it. Lexa was supposed to make friends with here. 494 was to pretend to be her brother. They were to kidnap the daughter Allison, so Manticore could force Mr. Synes to step down and turn the company over to someone Manticore could control.
693 was to stand distant as back up incase anything went wrong. Things went planned and hours later Allison was brought back to the Manticore compound. Once there the team was lead to debriefing.
"Good job soldiers. The mission was completed excellently. We are pleased with your success. You will report to medical at 0600 hours for another round of tests. Dismissed."
That night Lexa sneaked out of the room she shared with the boys and made her way down to the cells where they held prisoners. After looking in five cells she found the girl. She was huddled in the corner farthest from the door and was filthy. Her clothes were torn and she was crying. Lexa heard a guard coming so she hid around the corner. The guard entered the girl's cell and then there was a loud sound of flesh hitting flesh. The girl's crying ceased and the guard exited the cell. After the guard was out of sight she crept up to the door and looked in. Allison Synes was lying on the floor seemingly unconscious and a bruise was starting to form on half of her face.
Lexa quietly walked back to her room. She was disturbed by the guard's behavior. The girl child was not a soldier. She was a prisoner not to be treated unfairly. Now she understood the look on the Colonel's face when they had brought the child back. It was pity.
They picture of the girl lying there stayed in her mind as she lay there a while later. Sleep seemed it wouldn't come. She slipped from her bed and into 693's. That was the first time she had gone to him instead of 494. It was usually encouraged for her to associate with 494, as they were to be their team's beta pair. But that night she had needed the security that 693 could provide.
….End flashback.
The water ran cold startling Lexa out of her reverie. She turned the water off and steeped out of the shower. Wrapping the towel around her she walked to her suitcase and pulled out a pair of black jeans and a green, short sleeved, tight top. Pulling her clothes on she added a pair of black boots and belt. As she towel dried her hair she heard the door open. Turning to it she saw Vin walk in.
His dark green shirt was filthy and she could tell he had been sweating all day. He had a weary look on his face. "No rest of the wicked huh?" she said with a grin.
And wicked I must be. " He finished. It was an old joke between them. They had heard it exchanged between two of the handlers at Manticore. It wasn't until they had escaped that they had learned what it meant.
He pulled off his shirt and said "I am gonna take a shower. Don't suppose you left any hot water for me."
"A couple of minutes." She said. "I hope." She added under her breath.
He walked into the bathroom and closed the door. Lexa heard the water turn on and then a second later "Damn it Lexa!"
She winced and then smiled. He wouldn't stay mad for long.
A little bit later Vin walked out with a towel wrapped around his waist. "A few minutes she says!" and glared at her.
"Before you get mad, let me make it up to you. This girl from work invited us to a bar in Sector Five. How about I buy you a beer?" she pleaded.
" I just had a ten minute ICE COLD shower Lex." His frown not leaving his face.
"Two beers. A pitcher." She bargained.
"I don't know. I kind of feel like hanging here."
"Please. See this guy from last night will be there. Alec. I don't want to go alone."
"The guy you stared at playing pool all night?"
"You noticed."
"Not blind. All right I'll go. Where is this job?" He asked.
" A bike messenger service. Jampony. Pretty cool so far. There's this girl named Original Cindy. She seems decent. I told her we would meet them there at nine. We have two hours and it takes about forty minutes to get there with the sector checks. So get dressed."
"Yes ma'am." He snapped a salute. As he moved so did the towel. It fell to the floor and Lexa's jaw dropped.
They had stayed in the same room for twelve years. Slept in the same bed even. But nothing had ever happened between them. Even the times she went into heat. She blushed and turned around. "Why don't you change in the bathroom. I have some stuff to do anyway."
Vin walked to the bathroom and said, "Pick me some clothes. I need to shave."
Lexa opened his suitcase and pulled his black pants out and a red shirt. Next she grabbed a pair of boxers and a pair of socks and took them to him. "Here. Hurry or we'll be late. And they say women are bad."
She went to the closet and grabbed her black jacket. Okay well, one of her heat 'victim's' black jacket. She had had to wear it the next morning because she couldn't seem to find her shirt.
Vin walked out fifteen minutes later. "Let's head out." They walked to the 2012 sedan they had 'borrowed' from someone at the last town they were at. " We are going to have to ditch this car. I have to buy a bike for work soon. Plus you never know if they are going to be looking for the car." Lexa said.
"We might as well get motorcycles. We both work in opposite directions." Vin suggested.
" Maybe." Was her reply.
They arrived a short while later at Crash. The music coming from the bar could be heard outside as they got out of the car. They stood at the door for a moment while Lexa tried to locate Original Cindy and Alec.
Alec who had been keeping an eye out for her said to OC in what he hoped was a bored tone. "Look there's your friend now." OC waved a hand at them and said " Yo' boo over here!"
Lexa grabbed Vin's arm and guided him over to her. Her eyes met Alec's and she caught her breath. He was wearing a dark green shirt the same color as his eyes and a black jacket over it. He had black jeans on also. Black boots completed the outfit. They were wearing the same clothes.
Sketchy, master of the obvious commented "Hey look we have twins!" And gestured to Alec and Lexa. Everyone was laughed and Alec said, " So you were peeking in my window huh?"
Lexa ignored him and turned to OC. "Hey sorry we are a little late. SOMEONE was slow and it wasn't me. This is Vin." She gestured to him. He and Original Cindy shook hands.
"Original Cindy. And the smart aleck over there is Alec, over there leaning on the pool table is Sketchy and my boy with the pool stick is Herbal. My girl Max went to the bar to get another round."
At the name Max Lex started. Could it be? No, she wouldn't get her hopes up again. Vin noticed that she seemed distracted and asked "So you all work at Jampony?"
"Yep. We're one big happy family." Alec cut in. "Hey Lexa, how bout a game of pool?"
Sketchy made a no motion at her behind his back.
"No thanks. Not right now. I think I will sit here with Original Cindy and watch."
" I'll play you." Vin offered.
"Why not?" Alec accepted.
"Yo' man don't know what he got himself into suga. Alec's a pool shark." Cindy said shaking her head.
" Oh he can handle himself." She replied with a smile as OC poured her a beer.
" So what's the dealio with you two?" she asked
"You could say he's like my big brother." She told her and as she watched Alec rack the balls.
"You know Alec is jealous of him. He likes you. I have never seen a girl turn him down. I think it has got under his skin." OC informed her.
"He's cute but his attitude is too much. Besides, I am not looking for a man right now." Lexa said.
" A woman?" OC said with an interest expression.
"No not that. I just have a lot of complicated things going on." She clarified.
"Honey you don't get more complicated than Alec."
Vin broke then and sent a ball into the pocket. Lexa watched the two guys talking as they played.
"So man, how do you know Lexa?" Alec asked as casually as he could.
"We've known each other since we were young." He said watching Alec's face.
"So you aren't dating?" Alec asked
"We aren't like that." Vin answered.
"Where have I heard that before?" muttered Alec.
Then Alec had to make a shot on the other side of the table. He had to bend over with his back facing Lexa. As he leaned over the table Lexa found herself checking him out. She admired his broad back as he leaned over far. Her eyes traveled from the ground up to his neck. That is when she saw his barcode.
Lexa stood abruptly and knocked over her glass of beer. She hardly noticed. Everyone looked at her startled at the noise. "Sorry. I-uh have to use the ladies'." She walked towards the restroom.
**Sorry to leave you hanging! I will post the next chapter soon!