Author: Synthera
Story: The Pair
Chapter 8: Alec's Interlude
Disclaimer: Yada Yada. You know this
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When Max had thought that both girls were asleep, she quietly opened the door to the apartment and left. After hearing what Lexa had said about Alec being mad she decided to go see him to find out why. She was so happy to find her sister again she couldn't figure out why he would act this way. 'But then again why does Alec do the things he does' she thought.
She rode to his apartment building and stopped in front of it. She looked up at his window and saw the light was on.
…Alec..
Sitting on his sofa with a bottle of Scotch on the table in front of him, he was giving it his best effort to get drunk. All day he had thought about Lexa and Vin. Now he was trying his best not to. Unfortunately it wasn't working.
**Flashback**
He had awakened when the alarms had gone off that night. He saw that they both weren't in bed and immediately had a sinking feeling in his stomach. After the alarms stopped he lay awake in bed thinking. After half an hour he got up and dressed knowing that they would be coming for him soon. Sure enough, after he had finished tying his boots the door to the room opened. When told to follow the guard he complied wordlessly.
He was brought in front of the Colonel and two men he hadn't seen before. For hours they interrogated him on the whereabouts of his teammates.
"So you say they didn't tell you where they were going or even that they were leaving X5-494?"
"No sir."
"They left you behind without so much as a word?"
"No sir. They had talked about leaving that night but I told them I didn't want to discuss it sir."
It went on like this and after they didn't get any useful information they decided to step up the tactics. First they used electric shocks administered by tiny probes. When he still couldn't tell them anything they used drugs to try and trick his mind into telling them. After that it became apparent he didn't know anything. They confined him to solitary for weeks.
The entire time that he was being tortured all he could think about was how they had left him without saying as much as goodbye. They had been a big part of his world and now they were gone without a trace. The weeks in solitary were spent thinking about the missions they had gone on and little details about them. The way 427 would crawl in bed with him after a nightmare or how 693 and he would wrestle everyday before dinner. The color of their eyes and hair. All of the little details that were uniquely them.
When they finally let him out Lydecker told him they had been found and killed when they tried to escape capture. He assured him they had only tried to bring them back to rejoin their unit after reprogramming. He told Alec that deadly force had been used as a last choice.
After that day Alec had put them in the back of his mind. He'd had to in order to survive at Manticore.
**End Flashback**
'Why didn't they make me go with them? How could they leave me? Do they really expect me to welcome them back with open arms? Even if she and I were supposed to be together. How can you be with someone who leaves you without as much as a goodbye?' Alec brooded. He finished his glass and quickly poured himself another one.
Max made her way to Alec's door and knocked. She heard him swear and a crash. Seconds later he opened the door. Keeping it cracked he said, "What do you want Max?"
"To talk. I thought you might need a someone to talk to."
"Let me guess. You talked to Lexa and she told you about our good old days?"
"Something like that. You know she was in my unit before we left."
"So you found yourself another sibling. How nice for you."
"Alec she's really upset."
"And this is my problem?"
"Alec can I come in? Or do you want to discuss this where everyone can hear?"
He opened the door and walked back into the room. "Suit yourself." He went to the cupboard and grabbed a new glass because he had dropped the first one when she had knocked. He sat on the far end of the couch.
Max still stood and looked at him waiting for him to say something. He gestured to the couch and she sat down.
"Are you going to tell me why you acted like you did to her?"
"Depends. Will you leave if I do?" he said.
"Maybe. I won't promise anything." She was quiet for a second. "Alec, she really is upset. She has been at my house all night talking about it."
"Max. They. Left. Me. They didn't even say goodbye." Alec said looking down at his glass.
"You made it clear you didn't want to go. They were afraid you would tell."
"But I wouldn't have!" Alec said and put down his glass. He stood up and went to the window. Max watched him.
"I thought about they day they left all day today. I can remember it so clearly. Lydecker had beaten Lexa for making a mistake on a drill. But now I think it was to make a point. For who I am not too sure though. We were sitting on Vin's bed. Both of us held her while she shook and tried to recover." He put a hand on the glass.
"She was so scared he would get carried away. I tried to tell her he was only trying to help us be better than what we were. But she was so sure." He leaned his forehead against the glass.
"Alec, did she ever tell you about Eva?" Max asked him.
"No, who was she?"
"Eva was our sister. Our unit was out in the field doing drills one afternoon. Eva wasn't watching where her gun was pointing and it so happened to wander Lydecker's way. He lost it and shot her. Lexa just happened to be standing next to her when it happened."
"She never told us." He said quietly.
"I think maybe she was afraid it would happen to her."
"But she still left Max. The things they did trying to get me to tell them where they were. The funny thing is I didn't know."
"I know Alec. But someday you are going to have to talk to her. Or Vin if you are more comfortable with him. You can't keep this inside."
"I know. I know. But I can't look at them right now." He said.
"I understand. Are you going to be all right?" she asked
"Yeah Max. Haven't I told you? I am always alright." He said with a sad smile.
"Yeah. You have. Do me a favor and go to bed okay. We have to work tomorrow."
"I will Max."
With one last look at him she left his apartment and headed back home.
Story: The Pair
Chapter 8: Alec's Interlude
Disclaimer: Yada Yada. You know this
*~*~*
When Max had thought that both girls were asleep, she quietly opened the door to the apartment and left. After hearing what Lexa had said about Alec being mad she decided to go see him to find out why. She was so happy to find her sister again she couldn't figure out why he would act this way. 'But then again why does Alec do the things he does' she thought.
She rode to his apartment building and stopped in front of it. She looked up at his window and saw the light was on.
…Alec..
Sitting on his sofa with a bottle of Scotch on the table in front of him, he was giving it his best effort to get drunk. All day he had thought about Lexa and Vin. Now he was trying his best not to. Unfortunately it wasn't working.
**Flashback**
He had awakened when the alarms had gone off that night. He saw that they both weren't in bed and immediately had a sinking feeling in his stomach. After the alarms stopped he lay awake in bed thinking. After half an hour he got up and dressed knowing that they would be coming for him soon. Sure enough, after he had finished tying his boots the door to the room opened. When told to follow the guard he complied wordlessly.
He was brought in front of the Colonel and two men he hadn't seen before. For hours they interrogated him on the whereabouts of his teammates.
"So you say they didn't tell you where they were going or even that they were leaving X5-494?"
"No sir."
"They left you behind without so much as a word?"
"No sir. They had talked about leaving that night but I told them I didn't want to discuss it sir."
It went on like this and after they didn't get any useful information they decided to step up the tactics. First they used electric shocks administered by tiny probes. When he still couldn't tell them anything they used drugs to try and trick his mind into telling them. After that it became apparent he didn't know anything. They confined him to solitary for weeks.
The entire time that he was being tortured all he could think about was how they had left him without saying as much as goodbye. They had been a big part of his world and now they were gone without a trace. The weeks in solitary were spent thinking about the missions they had gone on and little details about them. The way 427 would crawl in bed with him after a nightmare or how 693 and he would wrestle everyday before dinner. The color of their eyes and hair. All of the little details that were uniquely them.
When they finally let him out Lydecker told him they had been found and killed when they tried to escape capture. He assured him they had only tried to bring them back to rejoin their unit after reprogramming. He told Alec that deadly force had been used as a last choice.
After that day Alec had put them in the back of his mind. He'd had to in order to survive at Manticore.
**End Flashback**
'Why didn't they make me go with them? How could they leave me? Do they really expect me to welcome them back with open arms? Even if she and I were supposed to be together. How can you be with someone who leaves you without as much as a goodbye?' Alec brooded. He finished his glass and quickly poured himself another one.
Max made her way to Alec's door and knocked. She heard him swear and a crash. Seconds later he opened the door. Keeping it cracked he said, "What do you want Max?"
"To talk. I thought you might need a someone to talk to."
"Let me guess. You talked to Lexa and she told you about our good old days?"
"Something like that. You know she was in my unit before we left."
"So you found yourself another sibling. How nice for you."
"Alec she's really upset."
"And this is my problem?"
"Alec can I come in? Or do you want to discuss this where everyone can hear?"
He opened the door and walked back into the room. "Suit yourself." He went to the cupboard and grabbed a new glass because he had dropped the first one when she had knocked. He sat on the far end of the couch.
Max still stood and looked at him waiting for him to say something. He gestured to the couch and she sat down.
"Are you going to tell me why you acted like you did to her?"
"Depends. Will you leave if I do?" he said.
"Maybe. I won't promise anything." She was quiet for a second. "Alec, she really is upset. She has been at my house all night talking about it."
"Max. They. Left. Me. They didn't even say goodbye." Alec said looking down at his glass.
"You made it clear you didn't want to go. They were afraid you would tell."
"But I wouldn't have!" Alec said and put down his glass. He stood up and went to the window. Max watched him.
"I thought about they day they left all day today. I can remember it so clearly. Lydecker had beaten Lexa for making a mistake on a drill. But now I think it was to make a point. For who I am not too sure though. We were sitting on Vin's bed. Both of us held her while she shook and tried to recover." He put a hand on the glass.
"She was so scared he would get carried away. I tried to tell her he was only trying to help us be better than what we were. But she was so sure." He leaned his forehead against the glass.
"Alec, did she ever tell you about Eva?" Max asked him.
"No, who was she?"
"Eva was our sister. Our unit was out in the field doing drills one afternoon. Eva wasn't watching where her gun was pointing and it so happened to wander Lydecker's way. He lost it and shot her. Lexa just happened to be standing next to her when it happened."
"She never told us." He said quietly.
"I think maybe she was afraid it would happen to her."
"But she still left Max. The things they did trying to get me to tell them where they were. The funny thing is I didn't know."
"I know Alec. But someday you are going to have to talk to her. Or Vin if you are more comfortable with him. You can't keep this inside."
"I know. I know. But I can't look at them right now." He said.
"I understand. Are you going to be all right?" she asked
"Yeah Max. Haven't I told you? I am always alright." He said with a sad smile.
"Yeah. You have. Do me a favor and go to bed okay. We have to work tomorrow."
"I will Max."
With one last look at him she left his apartment and headed back home.