Author: Synthera
Story: The Pair
Chapter 7: The Tooth Fairy?
Disclaimer: You have to know this part by now.
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"Alec, we have to talk." Lexa began again. For some reason she couldn't seem to find the words she had rehearsed in her head every time she had dreamed about this moment. Vin, seeing she was having a problem, decided to take it into his own hands.
"We aren't who you think we are." He began but before he could get any farther Alec cut in "So you aren't the Tooth Fairy? Damn."
Lexa wanted to laugh. She tried hard not to. This was supposed to be a serious moment and it wasn't going smoothly. Vin on the other hand got fed up with Alec's attitude and simply turned around so that his back was to the younger man. He pulled the collar of his shirt and jacket down and said, " Does this ring any bells to you smartass?"
Alec's face paled. For a moment he could do nothing but stared. Then he looked at Lexa and said "And you?"
She nodded and tried to give him a reassuring look. "Show me." He said. She hesitated "Now!"
She turned and swept her hair aside to let him see her barcode. She quickly turned back around and anxiously studied his face. Where she had expected happiness, even surprise, she saw anger.
"Well congratulations 427 and 693. You found me. Are you happy now? Do you expect us to be a family again? A TEAM? I'm sorry I don't see it happening." Then Alec brushed by Lexa towards the parking lot where his car was.
"Alec?" She called after him and grabbed his sleeve. He shook her hand off and gave her a look that would have frozen flame. "Don't touch me again." He walked off leaving the two of them watching in silence.
After a minute of silence Vin moved to Lexa's side and put his arm around her. "Let's go back to the room. You'll see him at work tomorrow. At least we know he is safe. We couldn't really expect him to be happy with us could we? We didn't even tell him we were leaving."
Lexa raised her head to look into his eyes and he saw tears forming "Vin, he hates us. I never once imagined he would hate us."
"I know Lexa, I know. C'mon let's go."
They drove the entire way to Sector One in silence. When they got to the motel Lexa's tears had progressed to sobs and Vin could tell she was deeply disturbed about the night's events. It broke his heart to see someone who was usually so happy and outgoing this upset.
He opened the door and led her into the room. He made her sit down on the bed while he removed her shoes and jacket. Then he put his arms around her and held her while she cried. When her sobs had subsided he gave her a Kleenex and told her to change for bed. While she was in the bathroom changing into her sweats and T-shirt he did the same.
She came out as he was turning back the covers and he motioned for her to get in bed. She crawled in and he turned of the light and slipped in beside her. He put his arm around her cuddling with her wishing he could ease her pain.
He had almost fallen asleep when he heard her say "Vin?" in a small voice. "Yes Lex?" he asked.
"Do you think he will ever stop hating us?"
"I'm not sure. Only time will tell. We just have to be here for him to forgive." He answered.
"I'm sorry for being such a girl V." She always tried to be strong with him. In some way she tried to make up for their lost teammate.
"It's okay. I forgive you this once." He teased trying to lighten the situation.
"G'night V."
"Night."
The Next Morning…
Lexa walked into work a little early. She was going to try and get Alec alone so she could talk to him. She saw him at his locker and decided she would be casual about it. She didn't want to upset him again. She went to her locker and dialed the combination to open it.
"Good morning Alec." She received no reply.
"About last night-" Alec cut her off "Look, as far as I am concerned, we just work together. You are just another girl. In fact we don't know each other all right? You stay away from me and I will stay away from you. After all that must have been what you wanted right?" He slammed his locker angrily.
"No Alec-"
"You know what? I have other places to be."
Lexa sat on the bench and stared at the floor. How was she supposed to make things right if he won't talk to her?
" Hey girl, why the long face? This is supposed to be a happy day." Max's voice came from behind her.
Lexa couldn't repress a smile at seeing her sister after all this time. "Hey. It's just some stuff with Alec and me. He's pissed at me and won't talk to me."
"Why?"
"Well, it has to do with home sweet home-
"Hey I know some people who had better start delivering some packages before I fire them! Lexa you don't want to be fired on your first day do you? You are with Original Cindy today. She will show you the ropes."
Lexa nodded her head and saw OC heading her way.
"Hey, why don't you come to our crib tonight and we will talk. I want to know everything about you. Sorry about last night anyway. I wanted to talk to you but Sketchy and the others don't know who we really are. I didn't want to take any chances though. But OC and Logan know. You can always talk to her if you need to."
Again Lexa nodded. "Thanks. And Max?"
"Yeah?"
"I'm glad I found you."
"Me too."
Original Cindy and Lexa started their runs for the day. They had Sector Nine. Lexa had checked and Alec had taken Sector Five. He avoided her all day long. And when the time had come to quit he left without saying goodbye to anyone.
"Man, that boy has a problem today. Men." Original Cindy commented.
"Yeah." Lexa said sadly.
Lexa hurried back to the motel to leave a note for Vin letting him know that she would be at Max's and the number in case there was an emergency then she hurried to the address Original Cindy had given her. She knocked on the door and Max answered.
"Hey. Come in." Lexa entered and Max closed the door. Max sat on the couch and Lexa joined her. OC came out of her room and sat in the chair across from them.
"Hey suga. You get in touch with your boy?"
"Yep. I left him a note. He won't be home for a while yet."
"Cool."
"So tell me everything. What happened to you that night? Zack said never said anything about seeing you after we escaped."
Lexa told her the story about getting caught and the events that led her up to the formation of the team. When she told Max about the escape Max asked "You didn't take Alec with you?"
"No. He had said that he didn't want to talk about it. We didn't think that he would come and didn't want him to tell the guards. The Colonel was already mad at us." Then she looked down at her hands. "When we told him who we were last night he got really mad at us. He told me not to talk to him or touch him."
"He'll get over it girl. Don't you worry your pretty little head. Alec just needs some time." Original Cindy said offering her support.
"I hope so."
Then she changed the subject "So what is the deal with you and that guy Logan?" she asked Max.
Max told her about the virus and how she had came to get it. When she came to the part about Brin in Manticore Lexa said, " Did she get out?"
"Don't know. There are so many of us I don't know about." Then she told her about seeing Krit and Syl. She also told her about Jace leaving for Canada. "I'm glad. I worried about her." Lexa said.
They spent most of the night up talking. Around eleven she jumped up and said, "Wow, it's really late. I need to go home. Vin will get worried soon. I should also get some sleep."
"Why don't you call him and tell him you are going to stay here? We'll have a girl's night and you can borrow some of my stuff for work tomorrow. You can go home at lunch and change."
Lexa agreed and called Vin. He picked up on the first ring "Lexa?"
"Yeah. It's me. I am staying at Max's tonight. I will see you at lunch?"
"I'll meet you here."
"Okay. Sleep good."
"You too."
The girls ate ice cream and OC and Lexa went to bed around twelve. Lexa heard Max leave around one.
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To Be Continued…
Story: The Pair
Chapter 7: The Tooth Fairy?
Disclaimer: You have to know this part by now.
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"Alec, we have to talk." Lexa began again. For some reason she couldn't seem to find the words she had rehearsed in her head every time she had dreamed about this moment. Vin, seeing she was having a problem, decided to take it into his own hands.
"We aren't who you think we are." He began but before he could get any farther Alec cut in "So you aren't the Tooth Fairy? Damn."
Lexa wanted to laugh. She tried hard not to. This was supposed to be a serious moment and it wasn't going smoothly. Vin on the other hand got fed up with Alec's attitude and simply turned around so that his back was to the younger man. He pulled the collar of his shirt and jacket down and said, " Does this ring any bells to you smartass?"
Alec's face paled. For a moment he could do nothing but stared. Then he looked at Lexa and said "And you?"
She nodded and tried to give him a reassuring look. "Show me." He said. She hesitated "Now!"
She turned and swept her hair aside to let him see her barcode. She quickly turned back around and anxiously studied his face. Where she had expected happiness, even surprise, she saw anger.
"Well congratulations 427 and 693. You found me. Are you happy now? Do you expect us to be a family again? A TEAM? I'm sorry I don't see it happening." Then Alec brushed by Lexa towards the parking lot where his car was.
"Alec?" She called after him and grabbed his sleeve. He shook her hand off and gave her a look that would have frozen flame. "Don't touch me again." He walked off leaving the two of them watching in silence.
After a minute of silence Vin moved to Lexa's side and put his arm around her. "Let's go back to the room. You'll see him at work tomorrow. At least we know he is safe. We couldn't really expect him to be happy with us could we? We didn't even tell him we were leaving."
Lexa raised her head to look into his eyes and he saw tears forming "Vin, he hates us. I never once imagined he would hate us."
"I know Lexa, I know. C'mon let's go."
They drove the entire way to Sector One in silence. When they got to the motel Lexa's tears had progressed to sobs and Vin could tell she was deeply disturbed about the night's events. It broke his heart to see someone who was usually so happy and outgoing this upset.
He opened the door and led her into the room. He made her sit down on the bed while he removed her shoes and jacket. Then he put his arms around her and held her while she cried. When her sobs had subsided he gave her a Kleenex and told her to change for bed. While she was in the bathroom changing into her sweats and T-shirt he did the same.
She came out as he was turning back the covers and he motioned for her to get in bed. She crawled in and he turned of the light and slipped in beside her. He put his arm around her cuddling with her wishing he could ease her pain.
He had almost fallen asleep when he heard her say "Vin?" in a small voice. "Yes Lex?" he asked.
"Do you think he will ever stop hating us?"
"I'm not sure. Only time will tell. We just have to be here for him to forgive." He answered.
"I'm sorry for being such a girl V." She always tried to be strong with him. In some way she tried to make up for their lost teammate.
"It's okay. I forgive you this once." He teased trying to lighten the situation.
"G'night V."
"Night."
The Next Morning…
Lexa walked into work a little early. She was going to try and get Alec alone so she could talk to him. She saw him at his locker and decided she would be casual about it. She didn't want to upset him again. She went to her locker and dialed the combination to open it.
"Good morning Alec." She received no reply.
"About last night-" Alec cut her off "Look, as far as I am concerned, we just work together. You are just another girl. In fact we don't know each other all right? You stay away from me and I will stay away from you. After all that must have been what you wanted right?" He slammed his locker angrily.
"No Alec-"
"You know what? I have other places to be."
Lexa sat on the bench and stared at the floor. How was she supposed to make things right if he won't talk to her?
" Hey girl, why the long face? This is supposed to be a happy day." Max's voice came from behind her.
Lexa couldn't repress a smile at seeing her sister after all this time. "Hey. It's just some stuff with Alec and me. He's pissed at me and won't talk to me."
"Why?"
"Well, it has to do with home sweet home-
"Hey I know some people who had better start delivering some packages before I fire them! Lexa you don't want to be fired on your first day do you? You are with Original Cindy today. She will show you the ropes."
Lexa nodded her head and saw OC heading her way.
"Hey, why don't you come to our crib tonight and we will talk. I want to know everything about you. Sorry about last night anyway. I wanted to talk to you but Sketchy and the others don't know who we really are. I didn't want to take any chances though. But OC and Logan know. You can always talk to her if you need to."
Again Lexa nodded. "Thanks. And Max?"
"Yeah?"
"I'm glad I found you."
"Me too."
Original Cindy and Lexa started their runs for the day. They had Sector Nine. Lexa had checked and Alec had taken Sector Five. He avoided her all day long. And when the time had come to quit he left without saying goodbye to anyone.
"Man, that boy has a problem today. Men." Original Cindy commented.
"Yeah." Lexa said sadly.
Lexa hurried back to the motel to leave a note for Vin letting him know that she would be at Max's and the number in case there was an emergency then she hurried to the address Original Cindy had given her. She knocked on the door and Max answered.
"Hey. Come in." Lexa entered and Max closed the door. Max sat on the couch and Lexa joined her. OC came out of her room and sat in the chair across from them.
"Hey suga. You get in touch with your boy?"
"Yep. I left him a note. He won't be home for a while yet."
"Cool."
"So tell me everything. What happened to you that night? Zack said never said anything about seeing you after we escaped."
Lexa told her the story about getting caught and the events that led her up to the formation of the team. When she told Max about the escape Max asked "You didn't take Alec with you?"
"No. He had said that he didn't want to talk about it. We didn't think that he would come and didn't want him to tell the guards. The Colonel was already mad at us." Then she looked down at her hands. "When we told him who we were last night he got really mad at us. He told me not to talk to him or touch him."
"He'll get over it girl. Don't you worry your pretty little head. Alec just needs some time." Original Cindy said offering her support.
"I hope so."
Then she changed the subject "So what is the deal with you and that guy Logan?" she asked Max.
Max told her about the virus and how she had came to get it. When she came to the part about Brin in Manticore Lexa said, " Did she get out?"
"Don't know. There are so many of us I don't know about." Then she told her about seeing Krit and Syl. She also told her about Jace leaving for Canada. "I'm glad. I worried about her." Lexa said.
They spent most of the night up talking. Around eleven she jumped up and said, "Wow, it's really late. I need to go home. Vin will get worried soon. I should also get some sleep."
"Why don't you call him and tell him you are going to stay here? We'll have a girl's night and you can borrow some of my stuff for work tomorrow. You can go home at lunch and change."
Lexa agreed and called Vin. He picked up on the first ring "Lexa?"
"Yeah. It's me. I am staying at Max's tonight. I will see you at lunch?"
"I'll meet you here."
"Okay. Sleep good."
"You too."
The girls ate ice cream and OC and Lexa went to bed around twelve. Lexa heard Max leave around one.
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To Be Continued…