Chapter 56: Goodbye Alex
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"Xander."
"Hello Alex, Cody," he said. He stepped inside pushing them forward and the door slammed behind him.
"What do you want?" Alex asked.
"Well, I figured it was time to set Cody straight about what kind of man she's getting involved with-"
"Xander, get out of my house. Alex has told me all about his past in Colorado, I don't need to hear it from you too," Cody cut him off.
"And what exactly did he tell you?"
"Hi, Xander, are you deaf and an idiot?" Cody asked. "I said get out. I don't even know you why do you think I'd listen to you over Alex?"
"You're making a big mistake Cody.."
"Xander, I know you're just trying to get me to break and tell you that I know something about Dakota, but it won't work anymore, I don't know anything, he skipped town," Alex said trying not to yell now.
"Whatever, I found Dakota and I almost had him, I even absorbed most of his power, but someone stopped me, so why don't you just give up the act. I'll find him, then I'll pin you for helping him, then I'll probably find the person who helped him and pin him to, it's a loose loose situation, Alex, give up," Xander said.
"You found him?" Alex stood shocked for a moment.
"Yeah I found him but I lost him," Xander reiterated.
Alex shook his head. He got away right? I don't need to worry, Alex thought. "How much did you hurt him," Alex asked. A heat burned inside of him.
"The kid's near dead Alex, so why don't you just give it up and save your little girlfriend a lot of heart ache by coming with me," Xander said.
"Shut up!" Everyone looked at Cody. "Shut up, Xander, you are the biggest jerk I've ever met in my entire life, and I want you to leave right now!"
Xander's eyes flickered red and he raised his hand to smack Cody, but he didn't get any further.
Alex tackled him and pinned him to the ground.
He pushed his way into Xander's mind. "Leave, just leave," Alex said angrily.
He couldn't think of anything else to say. All the anger he had been building up came through and his power level leapt to the sky. He held Xander with and iron grip and Xander could not escape. Alex stared into his eyes unblinking and Xander did the same. "Xander you are going to leave when I let you up, and you'll go back to the Council and...and..." he couldn't think of his next command.
"Alex, look out!" Cody yelled, but she didn't yell soon enough.
Karma grabbed Alex by the arm and threw him across the room. She took hold of his shirt and slammed him against the wall. "Oh Alex, don't look so surprised," she said. Lightning illuminated the room and thunder crashed. "You didn't actually think you could win did you?"
"Hey witch!" Cody hit Karma in the back with a chair. Karma turned angrily and glared at Cody.
She pointed a finger at her. "You, down." Cody slammed against the opposite wall.
"Xander get up and deal with her." Karma said.
Xander stood, his eyes red and his jaw set. He walked toward Cody and reached out to touch her face.
He intended to kill her.
Alex lost it.
He pushed off the wall and shoved Karma to the ground, then, he pounced on Xander and hit him as hard as he could in the face and the stomach.
"Cody, get out of here, now," Alex commanded. He didn't like to use his power on her but he didn't have time to argue. Cody grabbed Alex's keys from the floor and she rushed out. Karma watched but didn't bother to chase her.
Alex posed as the immediate threat.
Karma pointed at him.
Alex looked back, his heart raced with fear.
"Goodbye Alex," Karma smiled, and lightning flashed.
