A week later.
"Blake have you seen Jade lately?" Alec asked, distractedly.
"Yeah why?"
"It's just that she never seems to come out of her apartment except at roll call and then disappears with that kid for the rest of the day."
"Oh well, maybe she just wants to be alone?" Blake suggested hoping to get Alec to stop asking.
"Yeah I guess. It's just that we still have to talk."
"About Max?" he asked.
"Did she tell you?" Alec asked him in surprise.
"She's my sister. Of course she told me."
"You don't hate me?" Alec asked, slightly fearful of the answer, he liked Blake. He was fun to have around and if Blake went off then half the transgenics went with him.
"No, I don't hate you and I don't blame you for what happened. It wasn't your fault. Its just that Jade has had some major trust issues before and she's still kind of scared of getting back with you."
"Scared?!" he exclaimed. "Why is she scared?"
"Because she thinks that you might hurt her again," he answered simply.
"But you don't believe I will?" Alec asked.
"No, but I'm not the one you need to convince Alec. She is, but I feel sorry for you. Getting Jade to do something she doesn't want to do is hard. Getting her to trust you again is going to be even harder."
"I know," Alec sighed, "but I can do it."
"That's the spirit," Blake grinned. Alec smiled back at him.
"Hey guys, we got another one of those messages again," Dix yelled.
Blake and Alec exchanged dark looks. For the past week they had been getting messages from a stranger, messages that were informing them about White and the Familiars. They didn't know who was sending them and they weren't sure if they trusted the information that was being sent. It was being sent to them on a scrambled channel and they just couldn't trace it. The last couple of messages had been telling them that White was arranging am army to come and get the transgenics out by force. They believed that because the same thing had been suggested by the government a few days ago. The thing was, the message came before the public were informed, which meant that it was an insider telling them. It had not passed through the Senate though, there were people out there who were supporting the transgenics, just not enough. Strangely their spokesman was a man called Reagen Ronald. Good old Normal, he really would do anything for his golden boy. The new message said simply - Be careful, they will come soon. The army will not attack but the others will.
So simply, the government wont attack but the familiars will. Great just great Alec thought to himself. How the hell are they going to get in though, the military was still surrounding TC and they didn't look like they were leaving anytime soon. If they were going to fight for their own survival, then they had better be prepared. We have to start training again, Alec thought. He looked around and saw Max there. She had been different this past week. After she had found out about him being CO she had started to listen to him more and she wasn't as bitchy. But maybe that was just because of Blake he thought, looking at them together now. Wonder what Jade thinks of that he thought with amusement. Jade. Where is she anyway? He wandered over to Max and Blake and said, "We have to start training, we need to be fit and alert. We need more guns and more supplies."
Max looked outraged. "You can't start training them again. They're free now Alec. What are you thinking?!"
He groaned inwardly. Looks like Max the bitch was still here, he had been wrong to think that she had mellowed. He was about to argue with her when Blake interrupted.
"Max, it's a good idea, we need to be prepared for everything. If they are attacking us we have to be able to protect ourselves," he caught Alec's eye and he slipped away to let Blake talk to her. Good old Blake he thought, thank god he's here.
He walked around looking for Jade. He heard the sound of children yelling and went toward the noise. There were about 10 X8 kids standing there, playing with an old basketball, and just tossing it to each other. More and more of the younger children had come into TC in the past few days, they were being swamped by 5 year olds Alec grinned. He saw Bubbles there and knew that she had to be around here somewhere. He saw her sitting on some stairs watching the kids.
"Hey you," he said.
"Hey," she smiled back at him.
"Watcha doing?" he asked.
"Just watching them play."
"He's got heaps of friends now Jade, he wont die if you leave him for a few moments."
"I know, I just like to make sure."
"Jade, no one is going to hurt them." He moved so that she was facing him.
"I know, I just well.."
"Maybe you should start hanging around people your own age huh?" he grinned. "Or are you more comfortable here?"
She slapped his arm but grinned back at him. Bubbles saw them and ran over, jumping onto Alec's back.
"Piggyback!" he yelled.
"Piggyback?!" Alec said in mock outrage. "I ain't no piggy," and with that he started running around with Bubbles hanging onto him, laughing. The other X's watched and laughed with him.
Jade sat back and watched them with a smile on her face. He was right, she should start hanging around with them more, she just didn't feel like it. She looked at Bubbles as he climbed off Alec and another boy climbed on. He was becoming friends with these kids, soon he probably wouldn't need her anymore. She sighed, she was starting to sound like his mother. Even though she sort of was, every one of those kids came to her when they were scared or just lonely and she did the best she could to help them. She watched Bubbles put his arm around Skye. He had told her in secret that he was going to look after Skye like she looked after him, she smiled at the thought. Looks like Bubbles just got himself a new sister. Skye was always with them, she sometimes even slept with them. She had made sure that all of the X8's were put in a room near hers so she could watch them. Dix had agreed readily, though he was starting to ask Blake about her. Guess it's about time to take my responsibilities back she thought with a sigh. It isn't fair to Blake if I keep doing this. With that she stood up, yelled to Alec that she was going back to her apartment and ran off. He had been too preoccupied with teaching them how to play basketball. Like he knew how to play himself. He had just watched it on his precious boob tube. She smiled, she was starting to remember why she loved Alec in the first place. Maybe she thought, just maybe I can trust him again.
A/N: just wanted to thank u for reviewing again. I've also got the next couple of chapters written already so I'm gonna update real quick. Luv ya all.
"Blake have you seen Jade lately?" Alec asked, distractedly.
"Yeah why?"
"It's just that she never seems to come out of her apartment except at roll call and then disappears with that kid for the rest of the day."
"Oh well, maybe she just wants to be alone?" Blake suggested hoping to get Alec to stop asking.
"Yeah I guess. It's just that we still have to talk."
"About Max?" he asked.
"Did she tell you?" Alec asked him in surprise.
"She's my sister. Of course she told me."
"You don't hate me?" Alec asked, slightly fearful of the answer, he liked Blake. He was fun to have around and if Blake went off then half the transgenics went with him.
"No, I don't hate you and I don't blame you for what happened. It wasn't your fault. Its just that Jade has had some major trust issues before and she's still kind of scared of getting back with you."
"Scared?!" he exclaimed. "Why is she scared?"
"Because she thinks that you might hurt her again," he answered simply.
"But you don't believe I will?" Alec asked.
"No, but I'm not the one you need to convince Alec. She is, but I feel sorry for you. Getting Jade to do something she doesn't want to do is hard. Getting her to trust you again is going to be even harder."
"I know," Alec sighed, "but I can do it."
"That's the spirit," Blake grinned. Alec smiled back at him.
"Hey guys, we got another one of those messages again," Dix yelled.
Blake and Alec exchanged dark looks. For the past week they had been getting messages from a stranger, messages that were informing them about White and the Familiars. They didn't know who was sending them and they weren't sure if they trusted the information that was being sent. It was being sent to them on a scrambled channel and they just couldn't trace it. The last couple of messages had been telling them that White was arranging am army to come and get the transgenics out by force. They believed that because the same thing had been suggested by the government a few days ago. The thing was, the message came before the public were informed, which meant that it was an insider telling them. It had not passed through the Senate though, there were people out there who were supporting the transgenics, just not enough. Strangely their spokesman was a man called Reagen Ronald. Good old Normal, he really would do anything for his golden boy. The new message said simply - Be careful, they will come soon. The army will not attack but the others will.
So simply, the government wont attack but the familiars will. Great just great Alec thought to himself. How the hell are they going to get in though, the military was still surrounding TC and they didn't look like they were leaving anytime soon. If they were going to fight for their own survival, then they had better be prepared. We have to start training again, Alec thought. He looked around and saw Max there. She had been different this past week. After she had found out about him being CO she had started to listen to him more and she wasn't as bitchy. But maybe that was just because of Blake he thought, looking at them together now. Wonder what Jade thinks of that he thought with amusement. Jade. Where is she anyway? He wandered over to Max and Blake and said, "We have to start training, we need to be fit and alert. We need more guns and more supplies."
Max looked outraged. "You can't start training them again. They're free now Alec. What are you thinking?!"
He groaned inwardly. Looks like Max the bitch was still here, he had been wrong to think that she had mellowed. He was about to argue with her when Blake interrupted.
"Max, it's a good idea, we need to be prepared for everything. If they are attacking us we have to be able to protect ourselves," he caught Alec's eye and he slipped away to let Blake talk to her. Good old Blake he thought, thank god he's here.
He walked around looking for Jade. He heard the sound of children yelling and went toward the noise. There were about 10 X8 kids standing there, playing with an old basketball, and just tossing it to each other. More and more of the younger children had come into TC in the past few days, they were being swamped by 5 year olds Alec grinned. He saw Bubbles there and knew that she had to be around here somewhere. He saw her sitting on some stairs watching the kids.
"Hey you," he said.
"Hey," she smiled back at him.
"Watcha doing?" he asked.
"Just watching them play."
"He's got heaps of friends now Jade, he wont die if you leave him for a few moments."
"I know, I just like to make sure."
"Jade, no one is going to hurt them." He moved so that she was facing him.
"I know, I just well.."
"Maybe you should start hanging around people your own age huh?" he grinned. "Or are you more comfortable here?"
She slapped his arm but grinned back at him. Bubbles saw them and ran over, jumping onto Alec's back.
"Piggyback!" he yelled.
"Piggyback?!" Alec said in mock outrage. "I ain't no piggy," and with that he started running around with Bubbles hanging onto him, laughing. The other X's watched and laughed with him.
Jade sat back and watched them with a smile on her face. He was right, she should start hanging around with them more, she just didn't feel like it. She looked at Bubbles as he climbed off Alec and another boy climbed on. He was becoming friends with these kids, soon he probably wouldn't need her anymore. She sighed, she was starting to sound like his mother. Even though she sort of was, every one of those kids came to her when they were scared or just lonely and she did the best she could to help them. She watched Bubbles put his arm around Skye. He had told her in secret that he was going to look after Skye like she looked after him, she smiled at the thought. Looks like Bubbles just got himself a new sister. Skye was always with them, she sometimes even slept with them. She had made sure that all of the X8's were put in a room near hers so she could watch them. Dix had agreed readily, though he was starting to ask Blake about her. Guess it's about time to take my responsibilities back she thought with a sigh. It isn't fair to Blake if I keep doing this. With that she stood up, yelled to Alec that she was going back to her apartment and ran off. He had been too preoccupied with teaching them how to play basketball. Like he knew how to play himself. He had just watched it on his precious boob tube. She smiled, she was starting to remember why she loved Alec in the first place. Maybe she thought, just maybe I can trust him again.
A/N: just wanted to thank u for reviewing again. I've also got the next couple of chapters written already so I'm gonna update real quick. Luv ya all.