"Jade? Are you in here?" he said, looking around at her apartment. He had
never been here before, he had never had a reason to. He walked in
cautiously. He felt like he was invading her privacy just by being there.
He heard a noise in the next room and tensed up. But it wasn't Jade that
walked out, it was Bubbles.
"Oh hey kiddo, you scared me," he said to the sleepy boy.
"You woke me up," Bubbles grumbled.
"Oh sorry buddy but have you seen Jade?"
"No, I haven't seen her since this morning, she hasn't come back and I'm hungry." He looked up at Alec with narrowed eyes. "Cook me something."
Alec looked taken back, "You want me to cook?" he asked in astonishment.
"Yeah and I want something good."
"But I can't cook!" Alec stuttered. Bubbles just looked at him and crossed his arms pouting.
"God, you're spending way too much time with Jade you know that?" he finally sighed.
Bubbles grinned and jumped up to give Alec a hug. He wrapped his arms around Alec's neck while he carried him to the kitchen. "Alright buddy, you gotta get down now if you want me to cook."
"But Jade can cook while she's holding me," he whined and clung onto Alec even tighter.
Alec sighed, "OK but it is not gonna be my fault if I burn your ass alright?"
Bubbles laughed while Alec tried to find something in the fridge that he could cook. "I want bacon and eggs," Bubbles said.
"You want bacon and eggs at 11:30?" Alec asked amazed.
"Yeah, I didn't have breakfast cos Jade was gone when I woke up and she never came back."
"Fine, fine," Alec said, taking out a couple of eggs and bacon.
"You have to make some for Skye as well," Bubbles reminded him.
"Where is Skye anyway?" Alec asked.
"She's still sleeping so you have to be really quiet." Alec nodded, too busy concentrating on carrying the eggs, bacon and Bubbles. He set the food on the counter and went about looking for a frying pan. He finally found one and pulled it out except it slipped out of his hands and clattered to the ground.
Bubbles pulled back from him indignantly. "I thought I told you to be quiet or you'll wake Skye up!"
"I didn't mean to!" Alec said defensively. "If I wasn't carrying you then it wouldn't have happened."
The bedroom door opened and Skye walked out. "Is Jade back yet?" she asked, rubbing her eyes.
"Not yet," Alec answered, "do you want something to eat?"
She nodded and went to lie on the couch, Bubbles scrambled out of Alec's arms and went to lie next to her. "Finally," Alec muttered to himself. He set about trying to cook the kids something to eat when he heard Skye ask, "Is she going to come back?"
Alec was about to answer but Bubbles said, "Of course she will. She said that she'd look after us remember? She said she'd never leave us." Skye nodded and turned the TV on, the two of them were soon in the world of Bugs Bunny, totally forgetting about their previous conversation. Alec on the other hand didn't have such an easy job of forgetting. His mind knew that she would never leave but deep in his heart he wasn't so sure. She had left him when she thought that he had betrayed her, would she leave again? He was still pondering the question when he smelt something burning. He turned and swore softly to himself. The bacon was burning.
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Jade walked slowly around TC, she couldn't believe that Max had her family back. You should be happy for her she thought to herself, but the other part of her argued back, why? She has everything that she's ever wanted and what have you got. Nothing. She shook her head to try and clear her thoughts, that was stupid, she did have something. She had Alec and she had Bubbles and Skye. Oh crap she thought to herself, what time is it? I haven't made them anything to eat yet. She turned back to the direction of her apartment. She still couldn't believe that Max was that arrogant, she couldn't believe that she would put those people in charge. I mean they wouldn't know what to do, they've been out for so long, they probably haven't even learnt the more advanced skills yet. She knew that she had overreacted to what had happened, it was just that seeing them there, all the people that had caused her so much pain was just too much. She knew her units felt the same, they had all been through so much for what the traitors did and now they were expected to work with them. It was a lot to ask but she knew that they would do it if she told them too. But nooo Jade you just blew up and told them all to leave didn't you? She thought bitterly to herself, we have to work together if we want to take the Familiars down. She sighed, she'd talk to her troops later, she had too much to think about now. She rounded the corner to her apartment when she smelt smoke. The kids she thought in alarm as she rushed in. but the sight that she saw made her stop in shock. Bubbles and Skye were standing at the couch cheering and laughing at Alec as he went about wacking the frying pan with a tea towel. He finally stopped when he realised that she was standing behind him.
"Hey," he began sheepishly. "I was just trying to cook the kids something."
"Yeah, trying," she snorted, grinning at him.
"Hey is everything alright in here?" Gem asked concerned. She lived a few rooms away and obviously smelt the smoke.
"Everything's fine. Just Alec's attempt at cooking," Jade said rolling her eyes.
"Hey," Alec snapped as the two women laughed.
"I'm going down to the mess hall, you want me to take the kids down?" Gem asked.
"Yeah that'd be great," Jade gushed. "Come on you two. Go with Gem and be good."
"We will," they chorused and ran to join Gem and her baby.
"You ok?" Gem asked her, looking concerned.
"Why wouldn't I be?" Jade smiled back.
"Yeah, why wouldn't you be," Gem echoed looking unconvinced but left them alone. The kids stopped and gave Jade and Alec each a hug. "Bye!" they yelled happily.
Jade and Alec looked at each other smiling. Getting hugged by kids was something that they weren't used to but it was a nice feeling. They set about to clean to kitchen of Alec's disaster. They worked in silence for about ten minutes but Alec being Alec just couldn't take it anymore.
"Talk to me Jade," Alec said. "Tell me what's wrong."
"Nothings, wrong."
"Don't give me that, what's wrong?"
"Nothing."
"Jade."
"Alec."
"Tell me."
"Make me."
Alec looked at her and Jade realised her mistake. She looked up in alarm and said, "I didn't mean that, I .." But Alec had already tackled her to the ground, she tried to get away from him but he picked her up and threw her onto the couch. She landed with an oomph and tried to roll off but he lay on top of her, completely stopping her movements. She sighed and stopped moving. She knew it was no use.
"Tell me what happened Jade?" Alec said looking deep into her eyes. He wanted her to be able to confide in him. She had been there and made him feel better when he was having dreams about Rachel and he wanted to be there for her.
"Nothing happened."
"I thought that you'd tell me if I made you, don't make me tickle you." He said warningly. "Tell me."
She didn't say anything, just looked over his shoulder, never meeting his eyes.
"I don't want to," she whispered so quietly, he had to strain to hear her.
"Jade, come on, you know that it'll be better if you talk about it. I want to help you, like you helped with my Rachel drama, come on Jade," Alec whined, trying to convince her.
She grinned slightly, he was such a baby. "Not right now ok? How bout tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow, you said so ok? So you have to."
"Yeah, yeah," she rolled her eyes, "I'm hungry, let's go get something to eat."
"Yeah, good idea," he said as he climbed off her.
"Yeah, I don't think I want you anywhere near my kitchen again, it's safer when someone else is cooking," she smirked at him.
He glared at her and opened his mouth to retaliate but she laughed and ran out the door. "Women," he grumbled to himself as he followed her, "try to do something nice for them and what do get? Nothing, you just get laughed at."
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"You have a visitor," the guard told him, leading him into the room.
White looked around at the plain room, his nose shriveled in distaste.
The guard seeing his look said, "Get used to it buddy, where you're going it's gonna be worse."
He turned to glare at the man but he had already left the room, so he sat down and waited for his visitor. After a while the door opened and Otto walked in.
"Otto, my man."
"Sir, how are you?" he asked.
"How do you think I am?!" he snarled.
Otto backed away from him. White made himself calm down, Otto was his only ticket out of here, he needed his trust.
"Look, what that idiot Eyes Only showed was bull. You know me, you know that I'm not one of those freaks, I mean come on. I, WE hunted them for so long, how could I be one of them?"
Otto looked at him intently, "He said that you weren't one of them but you were something else and the only reason that you're trying to kill them is that they have antibodies to some sort of virus thing that you're gonna kill everyone with."
White forced a laugh, "Now do you really believe that Otto? I mean, what virus thing could kill all of us? Don't be ridiculous, help me get out of here. Do you realize how stupid you sound?"
Otto laughed a little, "I guess I do sound a little stupid don't I? Just wait here sir and I'll get you released."
White nodded and Otto left the room. Thank god he is so stupid, White thought to himself. I can't believe he bought that bullshit. Oh well, when I get out I have to report to the conclave and find out what's happening, then I can kill 452 and 494. He rubbed his hands together in anticipation.
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A/N: please review. I'm sorry, I know it's been a while since I've written.
"Oh hey kiddo, you scared me," he said to the sleepy boy.
"You woke me up," Bubbles grumbled.
"Oh sorry buddy but have you seen Jade?"
"No, I haven't seen her since this morning, she hasn't come back and I'm hungry." He looked up at Alec with narrowed eyes. "Cook me something."
Alec looked taken back, "You want me to cook?" he asked in astonishment.
"Yeah and I want something good."
"But I can't cook!" Alec stuttered. Bubbles just looked at him and crossed his arms pouting.
"God, you're spending way too much time with Jade you know that?" he finally sighed.
Bubbles grinned and jumped up to give Alec a hug. He wrapped his arms around Alec's neck while he carried him to the kitchen. "Alright buddy, you gotta get down now if you want me to cook."
"But Jade can cook while she's holding me," he whined and clung onto Alec even tighter.
Alec sighed, "OK but it is not gonna be my fault if I burn your ass alright?"
Bubbles laughed while Alec tried to find something in the fridge that he could cook. "I want bacon and eggs," Bubbles said.
"You want bacon and eggs at 11:30?" Alec asked amazed.
"Yeah, I didn't have breakfast cos Jade was gone when I woke up and she never came back."
"Fine, fine," Alec said, taking out a couple of eggs and bacon.
"You have to make some for Skye as well," Bubbles reminded him.
"Where is Skye anyway?" Alec asked.
"She's still sleeping so you have to be really quiet." Alec nodded, too busy concentrating on carrying the eggs, bacon and Bubbles. He set the food on the counter and went about looking for a frying pan. He finally found one and pulled it out except it slipped out of his hands and clattered to the ground.
Bubbles pulled back from him indignantly. "I thought I told you to be quiet or you'll wake Skye up!"
"I didn't mean to!" Alec said defensively. "If I wasn't carrying you then it wouldn't have happened."
The bedroom door opened and Skye walked out. "Is Jade back yet?" she asked, rubbing her eyes.
"Not yet," Alec answered, "do you want something to eat?"
She nodded and went to lie on the couch, Bubbles scrambled out of Alec's arms and went to lie next to her. "Finally," Alec muttered to himself. He set about trying to cook the kids something to eat when he heard Skye ask, "Is she going to come back?"
Alec was about to answer but Bubbles said, "Of course she will. She said that she'd look after us remember? She said she'd never leave us." Skye nodded and turned the TV on, the two of them were soon in the world of Bugs Bunny, totally forgetting about their previous conversation. Alec on the other hand didn't have such an easy job of forgetting. His mind knew that she would never leave but deep in his heart he wasn't so sure. She had left him when she thought that he had betrayed her, would she leave again? He was still pondering the question when he smelt something burning. He turned and swore softly to himself. The bacon was burning.
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Jade walked slowly around TC, she couldn't believe that Max had her family back. You should be happy for her she thought to herself, but the other part of her argued back, why? She has everything that she's ever wanted and what have you got. Nothing. She shook her head to try and clear her thoughts, that was stupid, she did have something. She had Alec and she had Bubbles and Skye. Oh crap she thought to herself, what time is it? I haven't made them anything to eat yet. She turned back to the direction of her apartment. She still couldn't believe that Max was that arrogant, she couldn't believe that she would put those people in charge. I mean they wouldn't know what to do, they've been out for so long, they probably haven't even learnt the more advanced skills yet. She knew that she had overreacted to what had happened, it was just that seeing them there, all the people that had caused her so much pain was just too much. She knew her units felt the same, they had all been through so much for what the traitors did and now they were expected to work with them. It was a lot to ask but she knew that they would do it if she told them too. But nooo Jade you just blew up and told them all to leave didn't you? She thought bitterly to herself, we have to work together if we want to take the Familiars down. She sighed, she'd talk to her troops later, she had too much to think about now. She rounded the corner to her apartment when she smelt smoke. The kids she thought in alarm as she rushed in. but the sight that she saw made her stop in shock. Bubbles and Skye were standing at the couch cheering and laughing at Alec as he went about wacking the frying pan with a tea towel. He finally stopped when he realised that she was standing behind him.
"Hey," he began sheepishly. "I was just trying to cook the kids something."
"Yeah, trying," she snorted, grinning at him.
"Hey is everything alright in here?" Gem asked concerned. She lived a few rooms away and obviously smelt the smoke.
"Everything's fine. Just Alec's attempt at cooking," Jade said rolling her eyes.
"Hey," Alec snapped as the two women laughed.
"I'm going down to the mess hall, you want me to take the kids down?" Gem asked.
"Yeah that'd be great," Jade gushed. "Come on you two. Go with Gem and be good."
"We will," they chorused and ran to join Gem and her baby.
"You ok?" Gem asked her, looking concerned.
"Why wouldn't I be?" Jade smiled back.
"Yeah, why wouldn't you be," Gem echoed looking unconvinced but left them alone. The kids stopped and gave Jade and Alec each a hug. "Bye!" they yelled happily.
Jade and Alec looked at each other smiling. Getting hugged by kids was something that they weren't used to but it was a nice feeling. They set about to clean to kitchen of Alec's disaster. They worked in silence for about ten minutes but Alec being Alec just couldn't take it anymore.
"Talk to me Jade," Alec said. "Tell me what's wrong."
"Nothings, wrong."
"Don't give me that, what's wrong?"
"Nothing."
"Jade."
"Alec."
"Tell me."
"Make me."
Alec looked at her and Jade realised her mistake. She looked up in alarm and said, "I didn't mean that, I .." But Alec had already tackled her to the ground, she tried to get away from him but he picked her up and threw her onto the couch. She landed with an oomph and tried to roll off but he lay on top of her, completely stopping her movements. She sighed and stopped moving. She knew it was no use.
"Tell me what happened Jade?" Alec said looking deep into her eyes. He wanted her to be able to confide in him. She had been there and made him feel better when he was having dreams about Rachel and he wanted to be there for her.
"Nothing happened."
"I thought that you'd tell me if I made you, don't make me tickle you." He said warningly. "Tell me."
She didn't say anything, just looked over his shoulder, never meeting his eyes.
"I don't want to," she whispered so quietly, he had to strain to hear her.
"Jade, come on, you know that it'll be better if you talk about it. I want to help you, like you helped with my Rachel drama, come on Jade," Alec whined, trying to convince her.
She grinned slightly, he was such a baby. "Not right now ok? How bout tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow, you said so ok? So you have to."
"Yeah, yeah," she rolled her eyes, "I'm hungry, let's go get something to eat."
"Yeah, good idea," he said as he climbed off her.
"Yeah, I don't think I want you anywhere near my kitchen again, it's safer when someone else is cooking," she smirked at him.
He glared at her and opened his mouth to retaliate but she laughed and ran out the door. "Women," he grumbled to himself as he followed her, "try to do something nice for them and what do get? Nothing, you just get laughed at."
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"You have a visitor," the guard told him, leading him into the room.
White looked around at the plain room, his nose shriveled in distaste.
The guard seeing his look said, "Get used to it buddy, where you're going it's gonna be worse."
He turned to glare at the man but he had already left the room, so he sat down and waited for his visitor. After a while the door opened and Otto walked in.
"Otto, my man."
"Sir, how are you?" he asked.
"How do you think I am?!" he snarled.
Otto backed away from him. White made himself calm down, Otto was his only ticket out of here, he needed his trust.
"Look, what that idiot Eyes Only showed was bull. You know me, you know that I'm not one of those freaks, I mean come on. I, WE hunted them for so long, how could I be one of them?"
Otto looked at him intently, "He said that you weren't one of them but you were something else and the only reason that you're trying to kill them is that they have antibodies to some sort of virus thing that you're gonna kill everyone with."
White forced a laugh, "Now do you really believe that Otto? I mean, what virus thing could kill all of us? Don't be ridiculous, help me get out of here. Do you realize how stupid you sound?"
Otto laughed a little, "I guess I do sound a little stupid don't I? Just wait here sir and I'll get you released."
White nodded and Otto left the room. Thank god he is so stupid, White thought to himself. I can't believe he bought that bullshit. Oh well, when I get out I have to report to the conclave and find out what's happening, then I can kill 452 and 494. He rubbed his hands together in anticipation.
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A/N: please review. I'm sorry, I know it's been a while since I've written.