Jade sat through the meeting, not listening to Max's droning but trying to
stay inconspicuous at the back. She was inching her way behind Alec, trying
the avoid looking at any of the other transgenics. She had hoped that no
one would recognize her but it was pretty obvious that not even changing
her eyes and her hair was gonna work so she just decided to hide. She
didn't want to draw attention to herself. Not yet, she hadn't decided what
she was gonna do yet. She looked up at Alec's brooding face. Something had
obviously happened between him and Max. She had noticed that he had just
barely acknowledged her greeting and when she was unsuccessfully trying to
get the attention of the others he hadn't really looked like he cared,
until he suddenly yelled out and scared that crap out of her.
I wonder what happened she thought to herself. He looked down as if sensing that her gaze was on him. He smiled at her. She smiled back tentatively. She knew that he wanted to get back together but she didn't think that she'd be able to.
How can I explain it to him she thought. He couldn't understand how hard it was just putting all her trust in him, thinking that he loved her back and then finding out that it was a scam, that it didn't mean anything.
You should have known better Jade, maybe they were right. No one could love you for you. Once they get to know you they either stay the hell away from you or end up dying. Either way you're always left alone. The voices revolving around in her head. She shook her head to try and get of them.
What's the point in falling in love if all you get in return is pain? How can I tell him that I can't risk getting hurt again? It's already happened before with him, how can I trust him again with my heart. I know that it wasn't his fault but every time I see him all I see is her, Max. I cant do it, even though I want him so much, I would rather be alone than hurt again. I have to be strong. I have to stay away.
She looked up again as she heard people moving around again. She felt Alec's arm on hers as he pulled her away from the crowd. She let her hair fall in front of her face, partially covering her features. He led her to his office, turned around and pulled her into his arms. It took all of her will power to pull away from him. She looked up, waiting for him to speak.
. .
He had watched her up on the podium, trying to get their attention. He had seen the look on Mole's face. Mole was enjoying this. He caught Mole's eye and he immediately stopped smiling, then turned and walked away. He listened as the chatter of the transgenics got louder and louder, then finally taking pity on her he told them to be quiet. She had smiled at him but he had turned pointedly away. He was still angry with her and he would be for a long time. He felt Jade moving around behind him and turned to smile at her. She smiled back but it was a strained one. He knew that he would have to earn her trust back, even if Max's heat hadn't been his fault but he would make it up to her. He would show her how much he cared about her, and not Max. She hadn't like Max before but now after this, she must hate her. He still couldn't understand why she was wearing the wig or the contacts, or why she had changed her name but he didn't really care now that she was back with him. The meeting ended and he decided that now was a good time as any to talk, so he pulled her to his office and into his arms. She pulled back and looked at him warily.
She looks like she's scared of me Alec thought, his heart thumping in his chest. "Jade," he whispered, then stopped because he didn't know what to say after that.
"Alec," she mimicked, smirking up at him, obviously enjoying watching him squirm.
"Can we start again?" he asked, hoping that she would say yes. She looked at him, not saying anything, then whispered "I cant."
"Why not?" he asked.
"You wouldn't understand," she said, looking at the ground.
"What do you mean I wouldn't understand, of course I'll understand. You just have to explain it to me."
She didn't say anything, just kept examining the ground. "Jade, please," he said. He took her hands in his. "Please," he repeated. Begging her with his eyes. She looked up at him and didn't know how to tell him, how to say that she didn't think that she could ever trust him or anyone for that matter again. She saw the hope in his eyes and didn't want to hurt him.
"I'll think about it ok?" she asked, not able to look at him anymore. When he looked at her like that, she just wanted to do whatever he told her to. It wasn't fair.
He looked down at her then seemed to realize that that was the best offer he was gonna get and relented. "OK but then we're gonna talk again alright?" She looked up at him and nodded. He looked down and then asked her "So, we better go and introduce you to everyone, then we have to tell Dix who you are, what you specialized in, you know all that stuff."
She looked up in alarm. "Why do I have to tell anyone that?"
"We're just making up a database of people who are staying here. We even managed to hack into Manticore's old files and get the info on all the X's."
"You have info about all the X's?"
"Yeah, why? Hey are you alright?" Jade had suddenly gone pale.
"Can anyone access these files?"
"Well you usually have to get Dix to get them but yeah anyone can. Why?"
"We have to go talk to Dix now." She pulled him out of the room and back into headquarters. She stopped suddenly, causing him to run into her. Then she screamed "BLAKE!" and ran to the dark haired trangenic talking to Max.
. .
Logan sat in his office, seething at Alec for taking Max away from him again. He was also mad at Max for letting herself be led away. He knew that she loved him, now that the virus was gone he didn't understand why she had shied away from him. He wondered why she still put up with that screw up anyway, then he bolted up. He smiled, he knew a way to get into her heart again, he knew what to do to make Alec seem like the bad guy and him the good guy. He would give Max the one thing that she had wanted most, her family. He looked at the folders spread out in front of him, he had already spent 50 grand getting the cure for the virus from an old Manticore doctor that he had found out about from one of his old contacts. He didn't think that he had the money to send anyone else but he could probably get a message across to them. He knew where some of them were, Jondy, Syl, Krit and Zane. He thought about how much money he had spent on the cure and shook his head. Oh well he thought, there is still more time to reap the benefits. He smiled at the thought of Max in his arms. She would love him again, he was sure.
I wonder what happened she thought to herself. He looked down as if sensing that her gaze was on him. He smiled at her. She smiled back tentatively. She knew that he wanted to get back together but she didn't think that she'd be able to.
How can I explain it to him she thought. He couldn't understand how hard it was just putting all her trust in him, thinking that he loved her back and then finding out that it was a scam, that it didn't mean anything.
You should have known better Jade, maybe they were right. No one could love you for you. Once they get to know you they either stay the hell away from you or end up dying. Either way you're always left alone. The voices revolving around in her head. She shook her head to try and get of them.
What's the point in falling in love if all you get in return is pain? How can I tell him that I can't risk getting hurt again? It's already happened before with him, how can I trust him again with my heart. I know that it wasn't his fault but every time I see him all I see is her, Max. I cant do it, even though I want him so much, I would rather be alone than hurt again. I have to be strong. I have to stay away.
She looked up again as she heard people moving around again. She felt Alec's arm on hers as he pulled her away from the crowd. She let her hair fall in front of her face, partially covering her features. He led her to his office, turned around and pulled her into his arms. It took all of her will power to pull away from him. She looked up, waiting for him to speak.
. .
He had watched her up on the podium, trying to get their attention. He had seen the look on Mole's face. Mole was enjoying this. He caught Mole's eye and he immediately stopped smiling, then turned and walked away. He listened as the chatter of the transgenics got louder and louder, then finally taking pity on her he told them to be quiet. She had smiled at him but he had turned pointedly away. He was still angry with her and he would be for a long time. He felt Jade moving around behind him and turned to smile at her. She smiled back but it was a strained one. He knew that he would have to earn her trust back, even if Max's heat hadn't been his fault but he would make it up to her. He would show her how much he cared about her, and not Max. She hadn't like Max before but now after this, she must hate her. He still couldn't understand why she was wearing the wig or the contacts, or why she had changed her name but he didn't really care now that she was back with him. The meeting ended and he decided that now was a good time as any to talk, so he pulled her to his office and into his arms. She pulled back and looked at him warily.
She looks like she's scared of me Alec thought, his heart thumping in his chest. "Jade," he whispered, then stopped because he didn't know what to say after that.
"Alec," she mimicked, smirking up at him, obviously enjoying watching him squirm.
"Can we start again?" he asked, hoping that she would say yes. She looked at him, not saying anything, then whispered "I cant."
"Why not?" he asked.
"You wouldn't understand," she said, looking at the ground.
"What do you mean I wouldn't understand, of course I'll understand. You just have to explain it to me."
She didn't say anything, just kept examining the ground. "Jade, please," he said. He took her hands in his. "Please," he repeated. Begging her with his eyes. She looked up at him and didn't know how to tell him, how to say that she didn't think that she could ever trust him or anyone for that matter again. She saw the hope in his eyes and didn't want to hurt him.
"I'll think about it ok?" she asked, not able to look at him anymore. When he looked at her like that, she just wanted to do whatever he told her to. It wasn't fair.
He looked down at her then seemed to realize that that was the best offer he was gonna get and relented. "OK but then we're gonna talk again alright?" She looked up at him and nodded. He looked down and then asked her "So, we better go and introduce you to everyone, then we have to tell Dix who you are, what you specialized in, you know all that stuff."
She looked up in alarm. "Why do I have to tell anyone that?"
"We're just making up a database of people who are staying here. We even managed to hack into Manticore's old files and get the info on all the X's."
"You have info about all the X's?"
"Yeah, why? Hey are you alright?" Jade had suddenly gone pale.
"Can anyone access these files?"
"Well you usually have to get Dix to get them but yeah anyone can. Why?"
"We have to go talk to Dix now." She pulled him out of the room and back into headquarters. She stopped suddenly, causing him to run into her. Then she screamed "BLAKE!" and ran to the dark haired trangenic talking to Max.
. .
Logan sat in his office, seething at Alec for taking Max away from him again. He was also mad at Max for letting herself be led away. He knew that she loved him, now that the virus was gone he didn't understand why she had shied away from him. He wondered why she still put up with that screw up anyway, then he bolted up. He smiled, he knew a way to get into her heart again, he knew what to do to make Alec seem like the bad guy and him the good guy. He would give Max the one thing that she had wanted most, her family. He looked at the folders spread out in front of him, he had already spent 50 grand getting the cure for the virus from an old Manticore doctor that he had found out about from one of his old contacts. He didn't think that he had the money to send anyone else but he could probably get a message across to them. He knew where some of them were, Jondy, Syl, Krit and Zane. He thought about how much money he had spent on the cure and shook his head. Oh well he thought, there is still more time to reap the benefits. He smiled at the thought of Max in his arms. She would love him again, he was sure.