He just stood there looking at her.
"Alec?" she asked, "what is it?" walking towards him scared by how pale he
had gone.
He looked at her then blurred towards her and flipped her over onto her
back. His knee pressed underneath her rib cage. "Who are you?" he asked
her, his voice devoid of emotion.
"What?! Alec, what the hell do you think you're doing? Get off me!" she
yelled.
"Who are you?" he repeated.
"I'm Jade! Who the hell do you think I am!"
"I'm not going to ask again."
"Good because I still don't know what you're talking about!"
He flipped her onto her stomach and pulled her hair away from her neck to
check her barcode but there was none. Her neck was bare. His grip on her
loosened. She used the chance to jump up, knocking him onto his back and
now it was her turn to push her knee into his stomach. "What the hell are
you on about Alec?" she said, glaring down at him.
"Are you from Manticore?" he whispered.
She went pale and moved away from him. He got up and walked towards her.
She kept backing up until she felt the wall pressing against her back but
Alec kept coming. His chest was pressed against her and he asked again "Are
you from Manticore?"
"Yes" she whispered looking down. "Are you?" she asked.
"Yeah" he answered. All of a sudden he yelled at her. "Why didn't you tell
me!"
She jumped in surprise but didn't answer. "Why didn't you tell me" he
practically snarled at her.
"Well why didn't you tell me!" she yelled back at him, angry that he was
mad at her.
"Because I ..I " he didn't know what to say.
"That's why I didn't tell you," she said coming up and taking his hand. She
made him look at her. "Does it really matter Alec? It doesn't change
anything. It doesn't change the way I feel about you."
He looked down at her. "Yeah" he said, "I guess it doesn't matter that
much." He smiled at her.
"Good" she said, then walked towards the kitchen. "Now you can help me make
dinner."
"What! No way. I won the game so YOU cook."
She looked at him and pouted. "Fine" she said.
He saw the look on her face and sighed. He knew he was gonna give in. "Ok.
Ok" he said. She smiled in delight and immediately began bossing him
around. Telling him what to do. He groaned to himself, he was really gonna
regret this.
Later that night. They had talked about their life back at Manticore. He was amazed that they hadn't met before. She had gotten up to do the dishes when he thought of something. "Hey, Max is.." but he didn't get to finish. "I know' she cut in. "How do you know?" he asked confused. "She's rogue Alec, they had pictures of her back there when they brought her in again." Maybe that's why Jade doesn't like her he thought to himself, because she's rogue. He opened his mouth to say that Max wasn't like how Manticore had taught them rogues were. They weren't all traitors like Manticore. Max was a loyal friend. He didn't get a chance when she announced that she was tired and that she had better head home. "No" he said, "sleep here tonight" and pulled her towards the bedroom. She got in and he lay down next to her. She put her head on his chest and he wrapped an arm around her waist. He smiled, whenever she slept over she always put her head over his heart, she said that it made her sleep better. He had asked her why but she had just laughed and said that that way she would always know that he was alive. She had said it with a smile on her face but smile didn't reach her eyes. He wondered if something had happened at Manticore that made her this way. He was going to ask her when he realized that she was already asleep. He leaned down and kissed the top of her head, then leant back and let sleep overtake him.
She woke up to him whimpering. "Alec" she said, lightly shaking him. His grip on her just tightened and he started to breathe harder. "Alec" she said again, not wanting to scare him awake. She knew what could happen to their heads when they were woken in the middle of dreams, some people had gone crazy, not being able to get out of their dreams and having to live through them all day. So she waited for it to pass but couldn't help feeling scared. His grip was now painful on her slight body and she was about to try and get his arms off her when he whispered something and bolted upright in bed. His eyes were wide, his breathing erratic. "Alec" she said. He looked at her then grabbed her and pulled her close to him. They stayed in that position until his breathing was normal again. "Alec, who's Rachel?" she asked him, looking up into his eyes. "How do you know about her?" he whispered going pale. "You said her name in your dream." He looked at her then looked away. "No one" he said, "doesn't matter." "Alec" she began but he lay back down onto the bed pulling her with him. "Sleep" he said and closed his eyes. She looked up at him. You are gonna tell me Alec, one way or another I'm gonna find out she thought to herself. She leaned up and placed a gentle kiss on the tip of his nose then lay back down on his chest. He felt her kiss but he didn't open his eyes. He couldn't tell her, not yet.
Later that night. They had talked about their life back at Manticore. He was amazed that they hadn't met before. She had gotten up to do the dishes when he thought of something. "Hey, Max is.." but he didn't get to finish. "I know' she cut in. "How do you know?" he asked confused. "She's rogue Alec, they had pictures of her back there when they brought her in again." Maybe that's why Jade doesn't like her he thought to himself, because she's rogue. He opened his mouth to say that Max wasn't like how Manticore had taught them rogues were. They weren't all traitors like Manticore. Max was a loyal friend. He didn't get a chance when she announced that she was tired and that she had better head home. "No" he said, "sleep here tonight" and pulled her towards the bedroom. She got in and he lay down next to her. She put her head on his chest and he wrapped an arm around her waist. He smiled, whenever she slept over she always put her head over his heart, she said that it made her sleep better. He had asked her why but she had just laughed and said that that way she would always know that he was alive. She had said it with a smile on her face but smile didn't reach her eyes. He wondered if something had happened at Manticore that made her this way. He was going to ask her when he realized that she was already asleep. He leaned down and kissed the top of her head, then leant back and let sleep overtake him.
She woke up to him whimpering. "Alec" she said, lightly shaking him. His grip on her just tightened and he started to breathe harder. "Alec" she said again, not wanting to scare him awake. She knew what could happen to their heads when they were woken in the middle of dreams, some people had gone crazy, not being able to get out of their dreams and having to live through them all day. So she waited for it to pass but couldn't help feeling scared. His grip was now painful on her slight body and she was about to try and get his arms off her when he whispered something and bolted upright in bed. His eyes were wide, his breathing erratic. "Alec" she said. He looked at her then grabbed her and pulled her close to him. They stayed in that position until his breathing was normal again. "Alec, who's Rachel?" she asked him, looking up into his eyes. "How do you know about her?" he whispered going pale. "You said her name in your dream." He looked at her then looked away. "No one" he said, "doesn't matter." "Alec" she began but he lay back down onto the bed pulling her with him. "Sleep" he said and closed his eyes. She looked up at him. You are gonna tell me Alec, one way or another I'm gonna find out she thought to herself. She leaned up and placed a gentle kiss on the tip of his nose then lay back down on his chest. He felt her kiss but he didn't open his eyes. He couldn't tell her, not yet.