She looked in the mirror and sighed as she pulled her wig off and removed
her contacts. This was the first morning that she was going to roll call
looking like herself and she knew that there was going to be some serious
explaining to do. She looked out. "Bubbles are you ready?" she yelled.
She heard scuffling from the bedroom and then a muffled "yeah." She smiled, that boy was so clumsy sometimes. Lazy too she thought looking at the clock, she stepped out into the living room and yelled again, "We're going to be late!"
"No we're not," he answered, then smirked. "You're gonna be late."
She looked at him and sighed. "You are spending way to much time with Alec you know that?" He just grinned up at her. "Let's go."
"Wait, aren't you gonna put your fake hair and eyes on?" he asked.
"No."
"But I thought that no one was supposed to know that you had black hair? I thought that me and Skye were supposed to keep it a secret?" he pouted.
"Yeah I know but you don't have to keep it secret anymore ok?"
"OK, but I liked knowing something that no one else did," he grumbled as he walked out.
She looked at him fondly and ruffled his hair. " I know, I'll tell you my next secret ok?"
He looked up happily. "OK."
She leaned down to whisper in his ear and he leaned closer to her to make sure that no one overheard. Then she grabbed him and started tickling him. He screamed with laughter and started running away from her. "Come back here!" she yelled after him, chasing him all the way to HQ.
She stopped in one of the corridors that led to the centre, the meeting had already started. She was late. Oh well she thought to herself, then she spotted the human leaning on the wall and grinned wickedly. She crept up to him, not making a noise and just as she was right behind him, blew in his ear.
Logan jumped in fright, there was something behind him. He turned around to face a laughing Jade. He just stared at her in shock, not knowing what to say. He didn't think that she would come back and now that she was, he was starting to feel guilty for what he had done. She hadn't done anything wrong, she had just been caught into his own vendetta. She was still laughing at him, then whispered "I'm watching you Logan." Then walked off, he wondered what she had meant by that. The look in her eyes had been so cold. Oh well he thought to himself. I don't have to worry, I have Max to protect me. He looked over at Max and saw her with Blake. His eyes narrowed, what was she doing with him? She was gonna answer a lot of questions later he thought huffily.
Jade wandered into command still giggling at Logan's reaction. She stopped in the doorway and thought for a while before she went in. She had already talked to Blake about this yesterday and he supported her decision. He had actually been trying to get her to do this for the past week but she had brushed him off. He had also told her that he liked Max. She hadn't been happy about it but if he was happy then that was all that mattered. She didn't have to like it though she thought with a grin. Well here goes nothing and walked in, noting the silence that came as soon as she came into view.
. .
Max had just finished roll call and realized that Stacy was missing. She turned to talk to Blake about it when she realized that the room had just become silent. She looked around to see what had caused the disturbance when she saw Jade walk in. She just looked down at her in shock. Next to her she heard Blake whisper, "That's my girl. Go sis." She looked at him surprised, then remembered that he had another sibling, then grew uncomfortable at the thought of Blake knowing what had happened between her and Jade. She jumped in surprise at the noise of people blurring around the room and standing to attention. She looked down to see half the transgenics rearranging themselves around the room and realized with a shock that they were standing in line in order of their unit groups. She gaped down at them wondering what had brought this on.
"Unit ready ma'am," someone yelled.
"Unit ready ma'am"
"Unit ready ma'am"
She looked down to see all the CO's of each individual unit line up and report to Jade. What the hell are they doing she thought. Why are they reporting to her?
Jade just looked at them and then signaled for silence. It came immediately. "Listen up," she said. "I'm going to say this and I'm going to say this once. This is not Manticore, you don't go by what I say anymore. You listen to Max and Alec. Don't stand at attention when you see me, just treat me like an ordinary person. Got it?"
"Yes ma'am," came the resounding answer.
Jade flinched. "And don't call me ma'am." She turned to the nearest transgenic near her that wasn't standing to attention. "Do I look old enough to be called ma'am to you?" she asked, pretending to be insulted. The X looked her up and down then grinned, "No, you don't. No way in hell." He whistled.
"Conner, that's enough," she heard Alec bark and turned around to face him. Shrugging sheepishly at the look on his face.
She heard scuffling from the bedroom and then a muffled "yeah." She smiled, that boy was so clumsy sometimes. Lazy too she thought looking at the clock, she stepped out into the living room and yelled again, "We're going to be late!"
"No we're not," he answered, then smirked. "You're gonna be late."
She looked at him and sighed. "You are spending way to much time with Alec you know that?" He just grinned up at her. "Let's go."
"Wait, aren't you gonna put your fake hair and eyes on?" he asked.
"No."
"But I thought that no one was supposed to know that you had black hair? I thought that me and Skye were supposed to keep it a secret?" he pouted.
"Yeah I know but you don't have to keep it secret anymore ok?"
"OK, but I liked knowing something that no one else did," he grumbled as he walked out.
She looked at him fondly and ruffled his hair. " I know, I'll tell you my next secret ok?"
He looked up happily. "OK."
She leaned down to whisper in his ear and he leaned closer to her to make sure that no one overheard. Then she grabbed him and started tickling him. He screamed with laughter and started running away from her. "Come back here!" she yelled after him, chasing him all the way to HQ.
She stopped in one of the corridors that led to the centre, the meeting had already started. She was late. Oh well she thought to herself, then she spotted the human leaning on the wall and grinned wickedly. She crept up to him, not making a noise and just as she was right behind him, blew in his ear.
Logan jumped in fright, there was something behind him. He turned around to face a laughing Jade. He just stared at her in shock, not knowing what to say. He didn't think that she would come back and now that she was, he was starting to feel guilty for what he had done. She hadn't done anything wrong, she had just been caught into his own vendetta. She was still laughing at him, then whispered "I'm watching you Logan." Then walked off, he wondered what she had meant by that. The look in her eyes had been so cold. Oh well he thought to himself. I don't have to worry, I have Max to protect me. He looked over at Max and saw her with Blake. His eyes narrowed, what was she doing with him? She was gonna answer a lot of questions later he thought huffily.
Jade wandered into command still giggling at Logan's reaction. She stopped in the doorway and thought for a while before she went in. She had already talked to Blake about this yesterday and he supported her decision. He had actually been trying to get her to do this for the past week but she had brushed him off. He had also told her that he liked Max. She hadn't been happy about it but if he was happy then that was all that mattered. She didn't have to like it though she thought with a grin. Well here goes nothing and walked in, noting the silence that came as soon as she came into view.
. .
Max had just finished roll call and realized that Stacy was missing. She turned to talk to Blake about it when she realized that the room had just become silent. She looked around to see what had caused the disturbance when she saw Jade walk in. She just looked down at her in shock. Next to her she heard Blake whisper, "That's my girl. Go sis." She looked at him surprised, then remembered that he had another sibling, then grew uncomfortable at the thought of Blake knowing what had happened between her and Jade. She jumped in surprise at the noise of people blurring around the room and standing to attention. She looked down to see half the transgenics rearranging themselves around the room and realized with a shock that they were standing in line in order of their unit groups. She gaped down at them wondering what had brought this on.
"Unit ready ma'am," someone yelled.
"Unit ready ma'am"
"Unit ready ma'am"
She looked down to see all the CO's of each individual unit line up and report to Jade. What the hell are they doing she thought. Why are they reporting to her?
Jade just looked at them and then signaled for silence. It came immediately. "Listen up," she said. "I'm going to say this and I'm going to say this once. This is not Manticore, you don't go by what I say anymore. You listen to Max and Alec. Don't stand at attention when you see me, just treat me like an ordinary person. Got it?"
"Yes ma'am," came the resounding answer.
Jade flinched. "And don't call me ma'am." She turned to the nearest transgenic near her that wasn't standing to attention. "Do I look old enough to be called ma'am to you?" she asked, pretending to be insulted. The X looked her up and down then grinned, "No, you don't. No way in hell." He whistled.
"Conner, that's enough," she heard Alec bark and turned around to face him. Shrugging sheepishly at the look on his face.