Author: Synthera
Story: The Pair
Chapter 9:
Disclaimer: Do I really have to keep doing this?
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The next morning Lexa woke up and got out of Max's bed. She walked into the kitchen to see Original Cindy dressed and eating a bowl of cereal. "Morning girl."
Lexa just grunted. She had slept terribly last night. All her dreams had been about losing Alec and Vin. She would see something about to happen and she would be too late to stop it. At one point she had woken up crying.
"I can see you just the morning person." Original Cindy said with a laugh.
"Need coffee." She said. OC poured her a cup and Lexa sat down at the table with her.
Max came out of the bathroom then and said "You're next. I will lay out some clothes on the bed for you. There is a towel in the bathroom under the sink. A little advice: shower quick. There is virtually no hot water."
"Thanks. I'll be right out." She went into the bathroom and started the shower.
Max looked at OC. "I went to see Alec last night."
"And how is the your boy?"
"He's not my boy. And as far as I can tell he's just hurt. A little angry too. But I think he will get over it. I also think we should help him." Max replied.
"Help him?" OC raised her eyebrows. Max didn't usually go too easy on Alec so this was unusual.
"Yeah. Lexa's my sister and I want her to be happy. So what I was thinking was that if he doesn't talk to her soon, we throw them together. Maybe all three of them. Then they will have to work out their issues."
"Sounds like a plan. Now we better hurry. Normal's looking to fire our asses."
Lexa put on the clothes that Max laid out for her and the three headed to work. They walked in two minutes ahead of time. Normal who was expecting them to be late looked at his watch.
"Ah Ha! You're- two minutes early?" He tapped his watch "This thing has to be slow."
"Sorry Normal. We can leave if you want." Lexa said.
"I see my new employee is a good influence on you usually late bums. Well, now to work with all of you! I don't pay you good money to stand around!"
They went about their ways. That night Lexa and Vin met everyone at Crash. Alec played pool with everyone but Vin and generally ignored them both. Logan made a comment about it to him and he received a terse "it's none of your business."
This went on for three days. He ignored every attempt by Vin and Lexa. Friday night had found them once again at Crash. Everyone was sitting at the table except for Alec who was playing pool with a guy that no one knew. There was a flier on the table for a club who was featuring a DJ that Original Cindy liked. She suggested they all go there since they didn't have to work the next morning. Everyone but Alec agreed. He ignored them as they all got up to go.
While everyone headed out the door Max hung back to speak with him. "You know, You are taking this a little far. Can't you at least be civil to them."
"Max, stay out of this."
"I have but now I can't stand it anymore. You are making them miserable. Why don't you just come with us to the club. You don't even have to talk to them."
"I'll think about it."
Knowing that was the best she would get from him Max left. He stood there for awhile after he had beaten the guy he was playing. Deciding that it was boring there he made his way to the door. 'It's not like I am going to see them. To see her. I am just going to go hang out. Who knows? I might find a girl and take her home.' He told himself.
He got to the club and easily found everyone sitting at a large table on the right side of the room. He sat down in the chair next to Max. Vin sat across from him. He tried to ignore him but Vin stared at him steadily. The others were quiet. Noticing that Lexa was missing he looked at the crowd unconsiously looking for her.
Max leaned into him and said "She's in the center." He gave her a dirty look but located her easily after that. She was dancing with a guy to a reggae beat. He was behind her with his hands on her hips. She threw back her head and laughed. A flash of jealousy and anger went through him.
Original Cindy, who was sittling on his left saw this and knew it would be a good time to make a move. Leaning into him again she said "You know, if you would stop being so stubborn and talk to her she wouldn't be dancing with ol' boy." Alec glared at her but she knew she had made her point.
For a moment everyone watched her dancing then Original Cindy stood up. "There is a fine shortie over there giving me they eye. It's been real." And she walked over to the girl who had been looking at her for the last half hour.
Vin was about to ask Max to dance when he looked out at Lexa on the dance floor. It seems that Lexa's dance partner was trying to get a little too friendly and she was trying to deter him. They had run across this situation before and Vin had always had to show up and diffuse the situation so she wouldn't be revealed. He stood up and realized that Alec had also. He looked at him and saw his face tight with rage.
Alec had been watching her for a few minutes when the guy had made his move and Alec's rage suddenly transferred to him. He stood up and headed to the dance floor. When he got closer he could hear Lexa saying "Look, keep your hands off me. You went too far."
The man replied "Just a minute ago you were all for it. Come on baby let's have some fun."
Alec's fists tightened. He grabbed the man by the shoulder "She said let her go."
"And what are you her brother here to defend her honor?" The guy said with a sneer.
Vin who was right behind Alec said "No that's me."
Back at the table Max saw where the two boys went and headed towards the dance floor muttering "Great way they choose to bond. Start a fight. Brilliant"
By then the guy's friends had joined him and they were trying to get Alec and Vin to go outside with them. The two who had been wound up all week gladly agreed as Lexa tried to get them to stop.
"No guys. This isn't worth it. Come on. Let's go back to the table." She pulled on their arms but they both shrugged her off.
"Vin please. Be reasonable."
"Stop Lexa. This is something we have to do." They followed the men outside as Max caught up to Lexa. They watched as six more men left the club after them.
"They may be revved up but there is no way that they can handle ten men at once is there?" She asked.
"We only did crowd combat once and that was the three of us against twelve. We better go."
They went outside to see the men had surrounded them and some of them brandished weapons. They converged on Alec and Vin at once and the two men fought in a rhythm like they had never been apart. Max hung back and watched a minute and when Lexa moved to join she put a restraining hand on her arm. " Stop. This maybe be what they need. At the very least they deserve to get their asses kicked for acting so stupid."
They watched as the two took out the men wincing when a guy hit Vin in the side with a tire iron and the audible sound of ribs cracking filled the air.
Story: The Pair
Chapter 9:
Disclaimer: Do I really have to keep doing this?
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The next morning Lexa woke up and got out of Max's bed. She walked into the kitchen to see Original Cindy dressed and eating a bowl of cereal. "Morning girl."
Lexa just grunted. She had slept terribly last night. All her dreams had been about losing Alec and Vin. She would see something about to happen and she would be too late to stop it. At one point she had woken up crying.
"I can see you just the morning person." Original Cindy said with a laugh.
"Need coffee." She said. OC poured her a cup and Lexa sat down at the table with her.
Max came out of the bathroom then and said "You're next. I will lay out some clothes on the bed for you. There is a towel in the bathroom under the sink. A little advice: shower quick. There is virtually no hot water."
"Thanks. I'll be right out." She went into the bathroom and started the shower.
Max looked at OC. "I went to see Alec last night."
"And how is the your boy?"
"He's not my boy. And as far as I can tell he's just hurt. A little angry too. But I think he will get over it. I also think we should help him." Max replied.
"Help him?" OC raised her eyebrows. Max didn't usually go too easy on Alec so this was unusual.
"Yeah. Lexa's my sister and I want her to be happy. So what I was thinking was that if he doesn't talk to her soon, we throw them together. Maybe all three of them. Then they will have to work out their issues."
"Sounds like a plan. Now we better hurry. Normal's looking to fire our asses."
Lexa put on the clothes that Max laid out for her and the three headed to work. They walked in two minutes ahead of time. Normal who was expecting them to be late looked at his watch.
"Ah Ha! You're- two minutes early?" He tapped his watch "This thing has to be slow."
"Sorry Normal. We can leave if you want." Lexa said.
"I see my new employee is a good influence on you usually late bums. Well, now to work with all of you! I don't pay you good money to stand around!"
They went about their ways. That night Lexa and Vin met everyone at Crash. Alec played pool with everyone but Vin and generally ignored them both. Logan made a comment about it to him and he received a terse "it's none of your business."
This went on for three days. He ignored every attempt by Vin and Lexa. Friday night had found them once again at Crash. Everyone was sitting at the table except for Alec who was playing pool with a guy that no one knew. There was a flier on the table for a club who was featuring a DJ that Original Cindy liked. She suggested they all go there since they didn't have to work the next morning. Everyone but Alec agreed. He ignored them as they all got up to go.
While everyone headed out the door Max hung back to speak with him. "You know, You are taking this a little far. Can't you at least be civil to them."
"Max, stay out of this."
"I have but now I can't stand it anymore. You are making them miserable. Why don't you just come with us to the club. You don't even have to talk to them."
"I'll think about it."
Knowing that was the best she would get from him Max left. He stood there for awhile after he had beaten the guy he was playing. Deciding that it was boring there he made his way to the door. 'It's not like I am going to see them. To see her. I am just going to go hang out. Who knows? I might find a girl and take her home.' He told himself.
He got to the club and easily found everyone sitting at a large table on the right side of the room. He sat down in the chair next to Max. Vin sat across from him. He tried to ignore him but Vin stared at him steadily. The others were quiet. Noticing that Lexa was missing he looked at the crowd unconsiously looking for her.
Max leaned into him and said "She's in the center." He gave her a dirty look but located her easily after that. She was dancing with a guy to a reggae beat. He was behind her with his hands on her hips. She threw back her head and laughed. A flash of jealousy and anger went through him.
Original Cindy, who was sittling on his left saw this and knew it would be a good time to make a move. Leaning into him again she said "You know, if you would stop being so stubborn and talk to her she wouldn't be dancing with ol' boy." Alec glared at her but she knew she had made her point.
For a moment everyone watched her dancing then Original Cindy stood up. "There is a fine shortie over there giving me they eye. It's been real." And she walked over to the girl who had been looking at her for the last half hour.
Vin was about to ask Max to dance when he looked out at Lexa on the dance floor. It seems that Lexa's dance partner was trying to get a little too friendly and she was trying to deter him. They had run across this situation before and Vin had always had to show up and diffuse the situation so she wouldn't be revealed. He stood up and realized that Alec had also. He looked at him and saw his face tight with rage.
Alec had been watching her for a few minutes when the guy had made his move and Alec's rage suddenly transferred to him. He stood up and headed to the dance floor. When he got closer he could hear Lexa saying "Look, keep your hands off me. You went too far."
The man replied "Just a minute ago you were all for it. Come on baby let's have some fun."
Alec's fists tightened. He grabbed the man by the shoulder "She said let her go."
"And what are you her brother here to defend her honor?" The guy said with a sneer.
Vin who was right behind Alec said "No that's me."
Back at the table Max saw where the two boys went and headed towards the dance floor muttering "Great way they choose to bond. Start a fight. Brilliant"
By then the guy's friends had joined him and they were trying to get Alec and Vin to go outside with them. The two who had been wound up all week gladly agreed as Lexa tried to get them to stop.
"No guys. This isn't worth it. Come on. Let's go back to the table." She pulled on their arms but they both shrugged her off.
"Vin please. Be reasonable."
"Stop Lexa. This is something we have to do." They followed the men outside as Max caught up to Lexa. They watched as six more men left the club after them.
"They may be revved up but there is no way that they can handle ten men at once is there?" She asked.
"We only did crowd combat once and that was the three of us against twelve. We better go."
They went outside to see the men had surrounded them and some of them brandished weapons. They converged on Alec and Vin at once and the two men fought in a rhythm like they had never been apart. Max hung back and watched a minute and when Lexa moved to join she put a restraining hand on her arm. " Stop. This maybe be what they need. At the very least they deserve to get their asses kicked for acting so stupid."
They watched as the two took out the men wincing when a guy hit Vin in the side with a tire iron and the audible sound of ribs cracking filled the air.