CHAPTER 13

**** Years ago ******

A building in New York City. A young couple with a fairly young daughter walk in. The little girl is holding her mother's hand as her father talks to a woman at the desk.

" Mr. Green, I understand you have appointment to go threw the adoption process. But I need you to wait." The young women at the desk said politely. The man nods at her understanding.

" Mery, I need you to go sit down." The young mother whispered to her daughter.

" Yes, Mother." The little girl said and went back to the seat. As the couple talked to the woman at the desk the little girl's eyes started to wonder.

A man came through the door.

" Mr and Mrs. Green come with me this way. Erica will keep an eye on your daughter." The couple followed the man to the back room. The door opened and the little girl quietly snuck in. Standing by the door carefully not to be notice. She saw a bunch of kids running around. She saw a girl about her age sitting on a bed talking to no one.

" My name's, Meredith. What's yours?" The little girl asked the one sitting on the bed. Meredith's eyes were filled with wonder. The one on the bed took a second before answering.

" Bella." She answered smiling softly at Meredith.

" What are you doing here?" Meredith asked. Bella looked for a second.

" I was lost someone brought me here because it's safe." Bella whispered.

" Do you have a family?" Meredith asked.

" No." Bella whispered. Suddenly voices came threw the door.

" You were supposed to be watching her." The angry voice was saying.

" Ma'am, I'm sorry. She should be around here." A woman tried to comfort. Meredith's mother came into the room to see Meredith talking to a little girl.

" Mery, what are you doing?" Her mother asked. The woman from the desk right behind her.

" Talking to Bella." Meredith said quietly.

" She talked to you?" The women from the desk asked.

" Yeah." Meredith said quietly.

" What's so strange, Erica?" Mrs. Green asked.

" She's been here for a month and has said not a single word to anyone." Erica answered in complete shock.

" Honey, do you want to come home with us?" Mrs. Green asked Bella quietly. Meredith's eyes grew with happiness.

" Yes." Bella whispered. Mrs. Green smiled at the girl.

" We'll take her home." Mrs. Green told Erica. " Come on girls. Your father is in the car. Get your things Bella." Mrs. Green said grabbing Meredith's hand. Bella grabbed her one bag. Mrs. Green extended her other hand to Bella. Smiling she took it.

**** 5 years later ******

" So where's Mere?" Seth asked Bella, who was sitting in a chair on the porch reading.

" Getting ready to go to the mall." Bella didn't even looked up at him. Since she had moved in with the Greens she had known Seth. His parents lived next door and were best friends with the Greens. His parents were surprised when Bella came.

" Why aren't you going?" Seth asked looking at her. He didn't get this girl.

" I'm not a mall person." Bella replied.

" So what is that necklace from?" Seth asked.

" My parents." Bella said softly.

" Your parents as Tom and Kathy or your actual parents?" Seth asked.

" My real parents." Bella continued to read.

" If you remember them, why did they give you up?" Seth asked. He was finally getting the courage ask her the questions that ate at him. He didn't understand her but he felt like he knew her.

" They didn't give me up." Bella finally looked up at him. For the first time she noticed something. Seth looked nothing like the Williams. His mother had red hair while his father was a blonde. So how did Seth have dark brown hair?

" Are you adopted?" Bella asked. Seth stared at her. How did she know?

" Maybe, why do you ask?" Seth said softly.

" Well you looked nothing like the Williams." She said. Under her breath she whispered." And you remind me of someone."

" Wait who?" To Bella's surprise, Seth had heard her.

" My father's best friend." She answered. Seth had realized that, there was a reason why she didn't call Tom and Kathy dad and mom. To her, her parents were out there somewhere.

" Let me see." Seth went to take off her necklace but was hit with a flash of a couple with a little girl.

" Oh my god." Bella whispered. Because when Seth got that flash she received one from him. The flash was of Max, her dad's best friend.

" What are you?" She asked. Seth froze, he knew he was different but now this girl knew.

" I.I don't know." Seth answered. Bella set down her book and took him up to her room. She grabbed a knife in her room and cut her hand.

" Heal it." She ordered. Seth looked at her realizing she believed him. And with a wave of his hand he did so but in doing it he got a bunch of images of her. Her with her parents, her with other adults. Her in a room that was white. Living on the streets and when the Greens took her home. Seth looked at her, he could see she was scared but he didn't understand. Bella walked over to her plain lamp and changed it into a lava lamp.

" Wait, your a." Seth couldn't believe this.

" An alien." Bella answered for him.

" Is that what we are?" Seth stood next to her.

" Yes. And your Max's son." Bella whispered.

" Who's that?" Seth asked.

" A man I grew up with him. My father and him were best friends. Along with there wives Maria and Liz. Maria is my mother." Bella told him.

" Is Liz, my mother?" Seth asked.

" I don't think so." Suddenly that hit her. Who was his mother?

" Then who is?" Seth asked.

" I'm not sure." She whispered.

" Bella, I'm leaving! Are you sure you don't want to come with me?" Meredith opened the door slightly. Making it that she only saw Bella in there and not Seth.

" No, Mery. I'm fine, thanks anyway. Bye have fun." Bella told her.

" Bye, B." Meredith shut the door leaving Seth and Bella alone.

" We're not telling her, are we?" Seth asked.

" No, we better not." Bella looked at him. She had found a small piece of home.

**** A couple of months later *****

" I'm glad all three of them get along." Kathy Green said as she walked outside with drinks.

" Don't I understand that" Jane Williams said joking. Tom Green and Bill Williams sat at the table set outside of the cabin while they could see the three kids splashing water all over each other.

" Come on, Seth." Bella begged.

" Stop it, Bel." Seth teased. Meredith laughed at the two. They fought like brother and sister.

" Admit it, your in love with her." Bella said. Meredith blushed while Seth started running after Bella. Bella went screaming out of the water onto land.

" You weren't supposed to say anything!" Seth screamed at her.

" You two!" The four adults screamed at them. Both Bella and Seth stopped and then felt embarrassed.

" Do you feel that way?" Meredith asked. Seth and Bella looked at her. Seth went up to her.

" Yeah, I do." He whispered.

" Me too." She whispered back.

****** 3 years later ******

" It's not like I'm that far away." Meredith explained.

" Your going to Michigan." Bella got off the bed.

" I hate this. Seth is going to be hard enough, not you two." Meredith begged as she threw things into her suitcase.

" Your my sister." Bella said. " Your the reason I got a home." Bella added.

" Don't you do this" Meredith said.

" You have no idea how much the last 8 years have been for me." Bella told her.

" I wouldn't trade it either." Meredith whispered. " Look after him." Meredith said.

" Yeah, give me a hug." Bella said as Meredith hugged her.

Seth and Bella stood outside as Meredith drove away.

" I'm gonna miss her." Seth said.

" She'll be back." Bella whispered.

" Our parents just died in an accident and she going off to college." Seth said.

" She has to do what she has to do." Bella told him as she headed inside to finish packing.

" So she leaves it to you to take care of." Seth followed her.

" Just because you kept two boxes of stuff of your parents. Sold the house and plan on getting apartment doesn't mean we have to." Bella screamed at him.

" I never said that." Seth told her.

" That's how you're acting. Now you can stay here till you get the apartment, but your paying rent." Bella went into the kitchen.

" Belle." Seth whispered at the doorway of the kitchen.

" Yes.'' Bella didn't look at him.

" I need to do this." Seth whispered.

" What?" Bella asked as he pulled her up to him and began kissing him.

**** Present *****

Memories always came at her when she went to that cabin. So many summers she spent being young and careless. Times had change. She had changed into a young woman who was apart of the FBI. She laughed at that idea. Belle rubbed her eyes as she looked at the cheap clock in the car reading midnight. They had been in the car for who knows how long. She thought it was a couple of days now but she could be wrong. Her and Josh took turns driving while not allowing Alex to drive. She was sentenced to the back seat.

" Want me to drive?" A sleepy Josh mumbled.

" I'm ok." Belle whispered.

" So that Ric guy." Josh said to break the ice. Not much talking had gone on so far.

" Wow, already getting into the brother mood. Someone's like dad." Belle smiled at him.

" You smile a lot. You went through so much and you can still just smile like that." Josh commented.

" Life is to enjoy." Belle replied.

" So Ric is?" Josh repeated his earlier question.

" A guy that I'm falling for." Belle smiled.

" Deep stuff." Josh commented. Belle laughed.

" This coming from the guy who's gonna be a daddy." Belle kept laughing. " I'm gonna be an aunt." Belle whimpered. Josh laughed at her.

" The kid is calling me Belle. No aunt in front of that." Belle told him. " Your happy, right?" Belle asked.

" Yeah, I couldn't be happier." Josh leaned back in the seat. As they drove they passed the sign saying ' Welcome to Michigan'.

" Wanna stop or just get there. We have only a few more hours." Belle said.

" Keep going." Josh told her. For the first time in their lives the two were able to joke as brother and sister.

" I'm serious, you went through this phase where all you ate was pudding." Belle was explaining.

" Get out." Josh laughed.

" No, No. Once I remember I'm sitting there and I'm begging dad. I'm like please can you make normal food. Mom is screaming that you eat that Tabasco no problem. It was bad." Belle complained.

" You had your own fetish?" Josh said.

" No, not really." Belle answered.

" You were a daddy's girl weren't you?" Josh teased.

" Big time. I'd always ask him first for something. He'd be like ask your mother. She would say no. So I'd go back to him and be like she said no. And make the saddest face known to mankind. Got to him every time." Belle grinned.

" You spoiled brat." Josh joked.

" I was. When you were born I had it all. Great parents, plenty of adults fusing over me and then a little brother to play with." Belle smiled. " Oh we're here." Belle said while pulling into the driveway. It was now four o'clock in the morning.

" Alex, baby. Wake up." Josh whispered. Alex moaned softly while she began to open her eyes. Belle got out of the car. She walked to the lake and sat down at the rock. Leaving the young couple alone.

Josh sat in the car next to Alex in the back seat. She rested her head in his lap as he began to gently stroke her hair. The past month had been crazy for the couple. Alex was now going for two months pregnant. And as always the couple just sat in peace. Their fears, and anxiety was sitting playing about but they had managed to set those aside. They were excited. Alex was glad the pregnancy would be shorter because she knew she would grow restless in her final months. She still knew she would but then it help knowing the baby was going to be born soon. Staying with their parents made them realized how lucky they were. Alex sat up and looked at Josh. She could see how scared he was. In staying with their parents they felt safe. Now they were off on their own again. Alex grabbed his hand and brought it to her belly. Sitting there feeling their baby somehow made all those problems dissolve into thin air.

CHAPTER 14

**** In Washington D.C. ******

" Agent Jackson, a young women is in your office waiting for you." The secretary said.

" Thanks." Ric walked into the office to see a blonde sitting at the desk. He shut the door and just kept staring at her.

" Come on. I know you can talk." She smirked at him. Her necklace glittered as she laughed at him.

" Why are you a blonde?" Ric asked her as he walked closer.

" Because I am." She said taking off her sunglasses.

" Belle, I have never seen you a blonde." Ric said.

" That's because no one has. Or not since I was seven." Belle said smiling.

" But you." Ric couldn't finish his sentence.

" If ever fully read this report you know that they captured a little blonde. If I was still that's what they would be looking for. So once I escaped I changed my hair colour to a light brown." Belle explained.

" Shouldn't you be with your sister?" Ric asked.

" I need to work. She's better now." Belle said.

" Let's go out and talk." Ric suggested.

" Okay." Belle got up and put on her jacket and her sunglasses.

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" So why are you really back?" Ric asked once they were seated.

" Because I can only stand doing nothing for so long. Anyone could be after us, the sooner I put down the special unit. The quicker I get my family back." Belle looked over the menu.

" How's your brother?" Ric asked softly.

Belle looked up from the menu before answering. " He's doing okay. But I need no one to find out about him and Alex."

" What are afraid of?" Ric asked.

" For them to suffer my parents fate." Belle answered. Ric smiled at her. So have I missed much?" Belle changed the subject.

" A lot of paper work." Ric said while he kept smiling at her.

" Oh that's to bad." Belle teased.

" Let's go somewhere private." Ric suggested.

" Why, we just got here." Belle tried to reason.

Ric leaned over the table and whispered in her ear. " I want you alone." Belle could feel her cheeks blush as he said that.

" Fine, you won me over." Belle said. Ric got up from the table and quickly lead Belle out to his car. "Someone's in a hurry." Belle teased as she stood by the car.

" I haven't seen you in almost a week. I don't want to talk about work, or anything else." Ric opened the door and got in. Belle followed and got in the other side.

Shutting the door she asked. " Where are we going?"

" My place." Ric answered. Belle laughed a little at him. "What?" He tried to act innocent.

" Nothing." She mumbled. She was getting nervous in the car, for some strange reason. She kept her eyes looking out the window. Ric took her little hand into his as he drove. That forced her to look at him. The car suddenly stopped making Belle realize they were at his apartment. Ric got out of the car and walked to the building as Belle followed. Once they were in his apartment she took off her jacket. Ric just kept watching her. He didn't notice how much she looked like her mother. Her long blonde hair had small curls at the tips. She had more of her father's height though. Her small smile was breathtaking. "What?" Belle asked as Ric stared at her.

" Your beautiful." Ric whispered as he brought her closer to him. "Where are we going?" Ric finally asked. Closing her eyes, she knew she couldn't look at him.

" I don't know." She whispered.

" Well maybe you need to figure it out." Ric turned away from her and began going into his kitchen.

" What do you want us to be?" Belle asked.

" I want us to be close, be something long lasting." He turned to face her but she turned away from him. "Tell me were not some fling. Some game to you." Ric pleaded. Belle finally looked at him. His eyes were practically on their knees and she knew that feeling to well.

" How could you think that?" She said quietly.

" I want to make sure." Ric stepped a little closer to her.

" I'm trying to let you in bu-but this isn't easy for me." A few tears fell from her eyes. "I want to so bad, but I'm afraid." She added in a whisper.

" Why are you afraid?" Ric asked softly.

" That I'll lose you." She whispered.

" But you won't." Ric told her.

" You can't promise me that." Belle said quietly. Ric went to reach for her hand but once he touched her skin he was hit with many flashes and very detailed too.

**** " Daddy!" A four-year-old Belle screamed. Her fear was so strong. ****

**** Belle getting out of the FBI building****

**** Nights crying for her family****

**** summers with Meredith and Seth ****

****When the Green's died. ****

**** Getting into the unit ****

**** Belle smiling with Ric ****

He fell to the ground.

" You see I'm dangerous." Belle whispered as she tried to help him up.

" I'm in the FBI, that's dangerous as it is." Ric tried to convince her.

" But I don't help." Belle went to get her coat.

" Stop it." Ric grabbed her arm. "Don't run." Ric begged. "What do you want us to be?" Ric asked her softly.

Turning around she looked into his eyes. " In love." He smiled at her. He pulled her into his arms as she softly began to sob.

" We'll be okay." He whispered as he stroked her hair.

" Promise." She said into his chest.

" I promise." He whispered into her ear.

Rolling onto her stomach, Belle noticed that Ric wasn't lying next to her. Then she heard running water from the bathroom. The room was pretty tiny and very up kept. Not a normal guy apartment, her own apartment was a mess. Which side she got it from was beyond mysteries. She was so busy looking around that she didn't hear the phone but the answer machine she heard.

" Jackson, I need you to call me. Green is suppose to be coming back and I need you two out working." Agent Drew's voice was saying. Belle moaned as she rolled over. Ric came out of the bathroom. He was searching threw his closet for clothes.

" Are you going to work?" Belle asked.

" I have more paperwork." Ric said walking around the room. Belle sat up and was watching him. "What do you need done?" He asked as he put on his watch.

" I'll go through some files but we need to figure out how to take this down." Belle said she got up and put on some clothes.

" Okay, stay here. Go look on the computer at the cases and files. I'll be home around 5." He put on his sports jacket.

" Ok, I'll see you later." She put on one of his big t-shirts. He smiled at her.

" Now you're teasing me." He said while giving her a little kiss.

" That's half the fun." She giggled. As she headed for the computer she heard the slamming of the door.

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Belle was in the kitchen trying to make something to eat when Ric walked inside. Leaning against the door he smiled at her.

" What are you doing?" Ric asked as he watched her.

" What?" She was getting frustrated. " I can't cook." She mumbled as she looked through the fridge. He laughed at her. "What are you doing home anyway?" She finally looked at him. Her blonde hair was falling out of her hair tie while she was in a pair of shorts and one of Ric's old button up shirts. Which he had to admit he liked that look of her.

" It's six. I'm an hour late." He grinned at her.

" Where did the time go?" She mumbled more of to herself. She walked to the other side of the kitchen where the stove was. " How was work?" She finally asked him.

" Drew is going crazy." Ric told her.

" I could have told you that one." Belle laughed. " When does she want me back?"

" I'm not sure, soon though." Ric began to take off his tie. " Anything interesting in the files?" Ric asked.

" Little things. There are some things I think I'm going to call and ask my parents." Belle said as she tried to cook.

" Like what?" Ric asked. Belle took a deep sigh before answering. " Agent Pierce, and how he died?" Ric looked at her. "Why?" He asked. He knew the stories, the rumours. Why did she want to know this?

" Aren't interested in how one of the men that were closest to finding 'Aliens' died?" She could see how he was interested but not saying much.

" Call them." Ric handed her the phone. She looked nervous. " They can't trace the call, I bugged it so they won't." Ric knew she was so scared for her family. She ran her hand threw her hair, completely forgetting she had it in a hair tie. She was debating whether to call or not. Taking the phone, she called the house her parents were at.

" Hello." She heard her father's faint voice over the phone.

" Hey dad." She said, swallowing hard.

" What's wrong?" She could hear his concern.

" Nothing's wrong. I'm trying to figure the best way to take out the special unit but I noticed something. I was wondering if you could answer a question for me." She didn't give him a chance before asking her question. " What happen to agent Pierce?" She looked over at Ric for support he smiled at her.

" Belle." Michael said softly.

" Say it!" She could be forceful like him. She heard him sigh over the phone.

" I killed him." His voice was soft. Belle stood there, completely shocked about what he had said.

" You-you didn't mean to, right?" Belle asked.

" He was about to kill Valenti." Michael answered her.

" Thank you for telling me, and I'll talk to you soon." Belle was about to hang up the phone when she heard Michael's voice. " I love you."

" I love you too." She answered. She fell into the chair. She couldn't believe it, that her father killed him. It just didn't seem right at all, that gentle man she remembered as a child seemed so different.

" What he say?" Ric sat a nearby chair.

" He um killed Pierce." Belle said quietly.

" How do you want to do this? I mean how do you want to take down the unit?" Ric asked.

" Prove Drew's on a witch hunt. And get rid of her good men." Belle answered.

" Get rid of by?" Ric asked.

" Get 'em fired, or scared them to leaving the unit. Mainly get rid of Drew." Belle answered as she got up and headed to the bedroom. She began searching for her clothes threw the room. As she looked Ric stood by the doorway.

" You need to talk." He told her. She just looked at him as she began to unbutton the shirt of his that she was wearing.

" No, I don't." She answered as she threw off the shorts and put on a pair of jeans.

" Where are you going?" Ric asked.

" Home." She answered as she threw off the shirt. Leaving her in just a bra.

" I think you should move in." He suggested. She laughed at him.

" Why?" She stood there questioning him.

" Because it's safer that way. You can't just shut me out." He crossed his arms to mean business.

" It's not safer, trust me." She put on a tank top and began to head out the door.

" You're not leaving." He blocked her from leaving the room.

" You can't stop me!" She shouted at him. " Watch me." He mumbled as he pulled her into him and began kissing her.

CHAPTER 15

Belle couldn't find her key to the apartment and just waved her hand over the key. Throwing her purse down on the little table and then hanging her coat up in the front hall closet she headed to the kitchen. She could hear him moving around in there making dinner. He learned the hard way never allowing her to cook. She blew up the stove. She chuckled at the memory. That was three months ago, three months she had been living with him three months of not since seeing her family. She talked to them once a week to make sure everything was ok but some days she wanted more. She wanted to sit at that cabin and laugh at how her brother and Alex reminded of her parents at that age. Or how Kam and Josh were some much like their fathers that it was almost scary. But those moments she had to wait for, first she had to get rid of the special unit. As she leaned against the door he knew exactly who it was. She always made so much noise coming in.

" How was work?" Ric asked as he cooked, not turning around to face her.

" Sucked, as usual. Drew is getting close." Belle answered as she walked over to him.

" Well if she's going after anyone, we'll be the first to know." Ric said trying to comfort her nerves.

" I know, I just wish we could end it now." She said as she sat on the counter. She liked watching him cook. Something made him seem sexy cooking for her. And to top it off it was so sweet.

" Soon." He whispered as he gave her a little kiss. His phone began to ring. Belle groaned that always happen when they were going romantic or getting close like that, that damn phone rang. It was like clockwork. He rolled his eyes at her. " Jackson." He answered. Suddenly his face turned white. Belle got off the counter as he mumbled 'yes' and 'ok'. After he hanged up the phone she quickly asked.

" What's wrong?" Trying to find the best way to answer her, he simply answered.

" Drew is going to cabin in Michigan. She got a lead and decided to go, by herself." Belle quickly went for the phone dialling the familiar number. She didn't have time to think just act. When she heard her brother's voice she started talking. " Josh, get over the boarder, have Meredith and Nicole go to some hotel. While you four get your asses over the boarder." She then heard Josh answer.

" Ok, what's going on?"

" Just do it, Josh. I'll explain later, just go." She hung up the phone. Ric had already grabbed a bag with some of their clothes, and the two headed off.

****** In Michigan ******

" We've got problems." Josh said as he hung up the phone. It was Kam and Nicole sitting on the couch while Alex was in the chair and Meredith and Seth, he wasn't sure where they were. But when he said that the two came into the room waiting for him to tell them.

" We've got to go. Meredith and Nicole go to a hotel while us four head over the border." Josh said.

Seth quickly grabbed the car keys. " Mere and Nicole take the truck, while we'll take the car. Belle was the one that called right?"

" Yeah, it was Belle." Josh answered as he went to help Alex. Meredith quickly began to help the other four get their stuff together. Belle had always told her what could happen and at that moment she wasn't taking chances. Seth went to start the car while Kam grabbed what little stuff they had. All of them also could see how Alex was having trouble moving around. Being about five months pregnant and the fact of now they had to go on the run was extremely going to suck. Once Josh got her in the car in the backseat, he two slid in and began to get comfortable. It was going to be a long ride. Kam threw the stuff in the back and got in the passenger side of the car. Meredith and Nicole quickly got into the truck and the two cars left the cabin going separate ways.

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" Okay, do you think they've left yet?" Ric asked as he pulled into a gas station.

" Yeah, I mean it's been six hours since I called." Belle said looking at the map. They had gotten onto a plane and now were in Michigan wondering how far the others had gotten. "I'm going to call my parents." Belle finally said grabbing her cell phone. She figured if they knew, they knew to be careful. She dialled the number and let it ring waiting for a familiar voice to answer.

" Hello." She heard her mother's voice.

" Mom, it's Belle. We kinda of have a problem." Belle began to say.

" What happen?" Belle could hear the concern in her mother's voice.

" The head of the special unit is heading to the cabin in Michigan but I already told them and they are already out of there." Belle tried to comfort her mother.

" What do you need us to do?" Maria asked.

" Stay put, unless I call. Ok?" Belle told her. She heard Maria's mumbled 'Ok'. And they said their goodbyes and she hung up the phone. Maybe it all could end sooner than she thought.

" It'll be ok." Ric whispered as he took her hand into his.

" I hope." She whispered back trying to smile. She started dialling at the cell phone again but this time she was calling Seth. "Hey Seth, where are you guys?" Belle asked.

" Almost at the border, why?" Seth told her.

" So we can meet you there." Belle informed him.

" Who is this 'we'?" Seth asked.

" Ric and me, is that ok?" Belle was frustrated with his sudden interest.

" Meet at the hotel in Toronto." Seth suggested.

" Okay, and call Meredith and tell her to go back home. Have Nicole go with her or to Roswell. We need them out of the way." Belle told him.

" Should we do that I mean what if...." Belle cut off Seth.

" They'll be in the way, trust me!" She hung up the phone, letting her anger get the best of her.

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" Agent Drew, they're not here." A man said as they walked around the cabin.

" We'll have to go to St. Louis." Drew told him, and then said to herself. " Think you can out smart me Belle?"

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" There they are." Belle said to Ric as he pulled the car into the parking lot. Belle quickly got out of the car and ran to where she saw Seth and Kam standing. " What's up?" She asked the two.

" We're getting a room." Kam told her. "Wait, your not a blonde." Kam suddenly realized.

" Yeah, I am. Long story. Where are Alex and Josh?" Belle looked around wondering where those two were.

" Josh wanted Alex to lay down." Seth said. Belle nodded in understanding then went to asking questions. " Did you tell Meredith and Nicole to go?"

" Yes, they're staying at our apartment." Seth said.

" Finally had the balls to move in with her." Belle smirked.

" Like you have made a commitment." Seth rolled his eyes.

" Actually I moved in with Ric three months ago." She said smiling knowing she was winning. Kam enjoyed watching the two.

" Belle?" Ric asked walking up with his cell phone in his hands.

" Yeah?" She could see he was worried.

" Drew just called all special agents saying she captured four aliens in St. Louis." Ric said softly.

" Wait, what?" She quickly grabbed the phone wanting to hear the message. Seth and Kam just looked at each other shocked. After hearing the message, Belle stood there trying to figure the best way to go about this problem. "Come on, we're getting them out." Belle said.

" How are we going to do that?" Kam asked. Belle pulled out a map and laid it down on top of the car hood.

" Those four spots are special unit buildings. FBI is getting sick and tired of leads ending nowhere. They have refused to fund the unit. Blow up the buildings and make them believe Drew has gone crazy. The unit's dead. Ric and I can stay in the bureau making sure that the special unit is never reopened. In getting them out, I'll bet that they took all four to the building outside of Roswell. The first one was destroyed in 2002." Belle stopped before continuing. " A ship landed and the women on the ship killed a lot of people where the ship was, then she disappeared for not even a week. She came into this building where earlier aliens and Max were captured and blew it up." Belle took out a picture showing who the women was.

" Who is she?" Kam asked.

" Tess, on records there was a baby also on the ship but he was never found." Belle looked up at Seth.

" Why she blow it up?" Seth asked.

" Not sure, but that is the only building they have rebuilt. We get them out and blow it up, along with the other three buildings, unit's dead." Belle finished.

" How can we get into that building?" Kam asked.

" Easy, I have access, but I need one of you to get a finger print." Belle informed him.

" Finger print?" Kam asked looking at her like she's crazy.

" I've studied all the reports. The reason we can do half the stuff we can is not because we're alien. It's because we're human." Belle said.

" How?" Seth looked at her.

" We're just far more advanced as normal people. In the human brain they're parts most people don't use. While us, we use every part. That's why we can remember so much and be able to do those things." Belle sighed.

" So the three of us go?" Kam asked.

" Josh needs to go." Belle said.

" He won't leave Alex." Kam told her.

" We need him, Ric will stay with her, and anything goes wrong we'll have her go top her parents." Belle headed into the room where her brother and Alex were. She was quiet as she shut the door. She looked at the two, quietly lying there; Josh's hand was placed over Alex's now grown belly. Belle closed her eyes remembering a memory she loved.

********* She learned to be quiet, so they didn't know she was watching. She loved to go into her parent's bedroom and watch them. But always her father would see her and smile at her, and say, " What are you doing." In a teasing tone. But this time was different it was more special. Max told her to go in and there her mother was holding her baby brother. She knew before he was born he was going to be a boy. She didn't tell her parents that, when her mom would let her touch her stomach she could feel it was a boy. Sometimes she thought her daddy could too, because of his silly grin. Her father sat next to her mom, just watching her. He did that a lot. As she walked up to them she could see the smile on her father's face. " Hey sweetie." He said softly to her. He gently picked her up so she could see her baby brother.

" What's his name?" She asked looking at her mom.

" Josh." Her mother said softly.

" Can I hold him?" Belle asked with her eyes wide. Maria laughed softly, with Michael holding Belle his arms so she would have support. Maria gently place Josh in Belle's tiny arms. Belle was amazed that this was her baby brother. " Hi Josh, I'm big sister, Belle!" She smiled big as she said it. Josh looked up at her, his eyes were filled with wonder, and he giggled as she looked down at him. ****************

" Josh." Belle said quietly. She knew he wasn't asleep, just Alex. She wasn't sure how she knew, but it was the same way she could tell that her father was never asleep. Josh got out of Alex's embrace without waking her up and headed over to Belle by the door. He could see she was scared.

" What's wrong?" He asked, as he opened the door and she followed.

" Mom and dad, along with Max and Liz have been captured." Belle said quietly.

" Are you sure?" Josh couldn't believe this.

" Yes." Belle said softly.

" What are we doing?" Josh asked.

" I need you, Seth and Kam to come with me. I can get them out but I need help." Belle wanted to laugh at that moment; she was asking, no more of begging for help.

" I can't leave Alex." Josh told her.

" Josh, it will only be for a couple of days. I need you." She was begging him.

" I don't want to leave her." Josh said.

" I know you don't but if we do this now we can destroy the unit forever. No more hiding, I'll have Ric stay with her, anything goes wrong he'll call." Belle tried to comfort his nerves she knew them too well. Maybe because they were her own.

" Josh, please. I know you can do what I need done. I'm not sure about the other two." Belle trusted Josh a lot more than the other two to get the job done. Josh looked at her; no one had ever needed him as much as she did at that moment.

" Are you sure I'm what you need. I could mess this up." Josh said.

" You won't fail. Not when it comes to our parents or the safely of Alex and your baby." Belle told him.

" How are you so sure?" Josh asked.

" Because, I look at you and I'm seeing the man I trusted my entire life. He wouldn't fail me and I know you won't." Belle smiled at him.

" Ok, I'll help you but Alex needs me. I'm on the next plane out of there." Josh told her.

" Deal." She said smiling.

" Thanks." Josh whispered.

" For what?" Belle asked.

" Believing in me." Josh headed into the room to talk to Alex. Belle went over the three guys to tell them what to do.

" Ric, your going stay with Alex while the four of us do some damage." Belle said smiling. The other three just looked at her.

" What to plan on doing to Drew?" Ric asked her.

" Making her seem crazy. I'll destroy all records that they were ever there, while you and me tell the bureau. They'll send her to a psych ward." Belle said.

" How long have you been planning this?" Ric asked.

" Very long." Belle said smiling.

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Josh just stared at her. He could hear her moan softly as she rolled over to her other side.' It would all be over soon.' He thought. He sat down next to her on the bed. He gentle started to rub her swollen belly. He smiled as he felt the baby kick. " Feel that?" Alex said sleepily. Her eyes slowly opened to look at him. He took a deep sigh as she brought her hand to his. " What's wrong?" She asked quietly. She could read him so well.

" They caught my parents along with Max and Liz." He whispered.

" What are you going to do?" She asked.

" Kam, Seth, Belle and I going to get them out and in doing so we can destroy the unit once and for all." He liked at that part.

" Why are scared?" Alex asked noticing he was avoiding her eyes.

" I don't want to leave you." He said finally looking at her.

" You're not leaving me, your coming back. You need to save your family, I respect that." She began to sit up to face him. " Promise me you'll come back." She grabbed his chin to make sure he was looking at her.

" I promise." He answered; he gave her a little kiss. Belle opened the door and saw the two.

" Josh." Belle said, trying to get his attention.

He quickly whispered to Alex " I'll be back." And walked out the door.

" Bring him back to me." Alex said to Belle. Belle walked over to Alex and gently touched her giving her a memory.

**************** " How are you doing, Iz?" Michael asked as he sat down next to her on the porch. Belle was listening by the door.

" Just reading a magazine, I still have to keep up with the fashion." Isabel said.

" I know you miss him." Michael said. Knowing Isabel was avoiding the topic.

" Yeah, but I never realized how much I wanted this." Isabel said quietly. "I mean, is that how you felt with Belle?" Isabel asked.

" Yeah, you never realize how much you wanted it until it's finally there." Michael nodded in understanding.

" I wonder if that's why I married Jesse. Just so I could finally get this." Isabel said. The two looked up when they heard Belle listening to them. She always would give away that she was listening.

" Belle." Michael wanted to laugh at her. She tried putting the innocent act, one he knew to well. Belle walked out and Michael picked her up and sat her in his lap, which was facing Isabel.

" Hey sweetie." Isabel said softly smiling at how she reminded her of Michael and Maria.

" Hi." Belle said quietly with a big smiling on her face. She was a happy child.

" You want to feel something cool?" Isabel asked knowing how Belle was always in the mystery of things. 'Someone took after her father' thought Isabel. Belle nodded as Isabel took her little hand to her belly. Belle laughed after a few seconds.

" She kicks a lot more than Josh did." Belle said while her smile stayed.

" She?" Isabel asked quietly looking at Michael.

" It's a girl. What are you going to name her?" Belle looked up at Isabel seeing the tears in her eyes.

" Alex." Isabel said softly as she smiled at Belle.

" After Mommy and Liz's friend?" Belle asked.

" Yeah." Isabel looked at Michael who gave her a supportive smile as he held onto his daughter.

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" Don't worry, I will." Belle shut the door looking at the four men staring at her. Seth and Kam got into the car.

" We'll take the other car, go ahead. We'll be behind you." Belle said to Kam and Seth who nodded.

" I'll see you soon." Ric whispered as he hugged Belle.

" I love you." Belle gave him a quick kiss and started to go for the car leaving Ric by the door.

CHAPTER 16

" Okay, so you three I need to check the other rooms. Drew's in this one." Belle told the three guys once they entered the building. Belle looked threw the mirror to see that Drew was in the white room, with her father. She was so kicking Drew's ass now.

" Hey Drew." Belle opened the door. Drew looked at her and rolled her eyes. Michael was to drugged up to notice her.

" You're ruining my fun." Drew answered.

" Oh I feel so bad." Belle with a wave of her hand flew Drew across the room.

" Dad? Dad?" Belle was trying to get him to look at her. She decided to just flush out the drugs from his system. "This should work." Belle said sticking the needle into his skin. Drew was now on her feet.

" You brat! You could have been a great agent." Drew grabbed Belle by the neck. Drew then pinned Belle to the wall.

" Sorry Pierce. Couldn't do that!" Belle knew she hit a nerve with this woman.

" How did you." Drew stood shocked.

" You tortured me for 4 years saying you were out for your brother's revenge. You think I wouldn't remember that's your maiden name." Belle spat at her. Belle then kicked her making Drew fall to the ground. "I was just a child, now I'm a woman. And you will pay." Belle as she then pinned Drew to the wall.

" What you're going to kill me. You don't have it in you." Drew snickered.

" No I'm not going to do that. I'm going to make you wish I had though." Belle smirked.

" How so?" Drew asked.

" Make people believe your crazy." Belle answered.

" No one will believe you." Drew answered showing she was not scared.

" You would surprise." Belle answered.

" Your the one that men have to many memories of." Drew smiled with that evil grin.

" Oh what are the boys telling you these days. I'm hot." Belle didn't flinch.

" You slept your way to the top. Rumour was going around you were pregnant before. You dirty hoe." Drew smiled knowing that she hit a nerve. Belle threw her across the room again. She then grabbed a knife on the table.

" You think that your trash talk is going to hurt me. You know nothing about my sex life!" Belle then repined her to the wall except this time she was rougher.

" I've read your bio. Quite interesting if you asked." Drew answered.

" Your piece of work. You get that don't you?" Belle then slowly began to cut her arm.

" Oh god!" Drew screamed.

" I'll hurt you in everyway you hurt me. And I'll make you feel every second of it!" Belle shouted.

" I'll believe that when I see it." Drew said threw her pain.

" Alright." Belle smiled as she slowly began to crush Drew's left arm.

" Oh my god." Drew fell to the ground. Belle then grabbed the shot on the table.

" Here's a little something extra." Belle stuck the needle into Drew's back causing her to pass out. Belle looked up to see Michael staring at her.

" You ok?" Belle asked running up to him.

" What the hell was that?" Michael asked, with complete shock written all over his face.

" Showing her who was boss." Belle began to undo the metal locks.

" What did you give her?" Michael asked.

" It'll knock her out for an hour. I need her out of the way to get you four out." Belle said.

" She's Pierce's sister?" Michael asked looking at Belle.

" Yeah, now I get to make her seem crazy." Belle smirked.

" Belle?" Josh came running in.

" Take him out to the cars. Where's Seth?" Belle said while trying to get Michael to stand up.

" He's coming." Josh did the same thing. Seth then came walking in.

" Stay in the car." Belle told Michael and Josh. "So you got the other three out?" Belle asked once the other two were out of the room.

" Yeah, now what do you want me to do?" Seth asked.

" Mind wrap her into thinking she saw a spaceship take them out of here. And what other things that'll make people think she's gone insane." Belle said positioning Drew.

" If you want." Seth put his hand on Drew's head and began to concentrate.

******* A week later *********

" Special Agent Bella Green to the stand." The officer said. Belle walked up to the witness chair. She had on a suit that was a skirt. Her hair tied neatly in a low ponytail, which her hair was back to the light brown. Seating down in the chair she raised her right hand.

" Do you swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god." The officer said. ' If there is a god?' Belle thought.

" I do." She said sweetly.

" What happen last week, at the building in Roswell?" The lawyer asked.

" Agent Drew had called my partner Agent Ric Jackson and myself to meet her at the building. She had said something that she had the aliens. So Agent Jackson and myself went to the building. I went inside to check everything out. No one was there but Agent Drew. She went crazy, she hit me and said that I was working for the wrong side. I didn't know what to do, so I grabbed the shot that was suppose to knock someone out. She was almost to strong for me. After giving her the shot I dragged her out and Agent Jackson and myself brought her here." Belle knew she had fooled them into believing her lame story. As she sat there they brought the tape of the whole thing. Only one camera could have caught it. Luckily it was the same tape that Ric watched over, giving her and Seth plenty of time to altar the tape.

" And this shows Agent Drew hitting Agent Green." The lawyer told the judge.

" Thank you for your time Special Agent Green." The judge said smiling when they were done. Belle smiled sweetly at the man and stepped down. Once out of the courthouse she saw Ric sitting at a bench.

" Hey you." She said smiling as she walked over to him.

" When are you going to have someone fix that?" Ric said pointing to her bruise on her neck.

" I have to let it heal normally, you know that." Belle smiled softly.

" They're going to put here in that ward where all ex-special agents go?" Ric asked.

" Yup, and they promised I'd never have to worry about her." Belle said.

" Let's go home." Ric said as he put his arm around her.

" Ric?" Belle asked once they reached the car.

" Yeah?" He looked up at her.

" Let's get married." Belle said looking at him. He couldn't help but laugh, only she, Belle Guerin say so causal ' Let's get married'. "I don't find it funny." She said putting her hands on her hips meaning business.

" Only you can pull it off like that beauty." He whispered as he gave her a soft kiss.

" So is that a yes?" She asked as she pulled away a little.

" It is a yes." He said smiling. And there went that damn phone again.

" Damnit." Belle mumbled as she answered. "Yes?" She said kinda of annoyed.

" Belle, you might want to get down here." It was her mother, oh great what happened now.

" Why?" Belle sighed in annoyance.

" Alex just went into labour." Maria said to her daughter.

" I'm on the next plane." Belle hung up the phone and looked at Ric's puppy dogface.

" What happened?" He moaned.

" Alex's is having the baby." Belle answered as she got into the car.

" Kid couldn't wait 24 hours." Ric said in frustration.

" It doesn't take that long, we have the plane ride." She reminded him. Knowing perfectly well evil grin was forming around his perfect, sexy, God! She needed to stop thinking about that. " Just drive." She said getting mad with herself. Damn her brother.

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" Maria, calm down!" Michael was getting frustrated with his wife. She kept pacing.

" I can't help, we're going to be grandparents." She mumbled as she sat next to him.

" Stop laughing Maxwell!" Michael knew to well that Max was laughing at the two as usual.

" I'm sorry." Max mumbled as Michael stared him down.

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" Josh, can we rethink this?" Alex asked. She was positioned between his legs as he gently rubbed her back. They're parents decided to leave them alone for a little bit.

" How do you plan on that?" Josh asked her, finding it funny now of all times to rethink having a baby.

" This hurts ok. How would you like a basketball coming out of you?" Alex moaned threw her pain.

" It'll be over soon." Josh whispered.

" I don't need soon, I need now!" She shouted as another contraction was coming threw. He laughed softly at her knowing perfectly well she wanted this despite her pain.

" How you kid's doing?" Max poked his head in to see them there.

" I'm about to pop!" Alex shouted. Max couldn't help but laugh seeing how Josh had Michael's same helpless look all over his face. Max stepped inside and went over to Alex. He gently put his hand on her stomach trying to relieve the pain. "That feels better." Alex said smiling thankfully at Max.

" It'll be over soon." Max tried to comfort her.

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Once Max came back outside of the bedroom, he had to smile at the picture before him. Maria now was sleeping against Michael. While Liz laid on the couch, and next to that couch on the floor was Kam laying there with Nicole curled up next to him. Kyle and Isabel were on a plane like Ric and Belle. Meredith and Seth decided to take along vacation, so the two were not going to come.

" What you thinking about Maxwell?" Michael asked quiet enough not to wake the others.

" We got them back." Max answered.

" That we did." Michael smiled. "How are they doing?" Michael asked.

" They're like their parents. How do you think?" Max said. Michael had to laugh at that. Belle quietly snuck threw the back door. Ric right behind her, she stopped her dad talking with Max.

" Hey." She whispered to the two.

" How'd the trial go?" Max asked as Michael hugged his daughter.

" The suckers bought it." Belle said smiling. "And Josh and Alex?" Belle wanted so bad to see her niece or nephew.

" She hasn't had the baby yet." Max told her.

" It's been five hours." Belle was shocked. "Poor Alex." Belle now felt bad for her, oh whatever she would call Alex. Then they heard Alex screaming. Max quickly went into the room, while Michael was right behind him.

" Oh my god, oh god!" Alex screamed.

" Come on Alex. I see the head." Max tried to in courage her. While stayed right by the door.

" Don't like blood?" Belle asked him.

" Can't stand this part." Michael mumbled causing Belle to laugh at him.

" It's a girl!" Max said. He looked up to see Alex grinning as Josh smiled at her. Max handed her to Alex wrapped in a yellow blanket.

" Oh she's perfect." Alex said as she stared at her daughter.

" Just like her mother." Josh whispered to her as Alex softly cried. Max pushed Michael and Belle out so the couple could be alone. Once out, Michael noticed the ring on his daughter's ring finger.

" Belle?" Michael gestured to her ring.

" I'm getting married!" Belle smiled as Ric took off running. Michael not to far behind.

" Some things never change." Max mumbled as Belle followed the two.