The Painter Chapter 3
Author: Seza.
Disclaimer: I own no part of Dark Angel and this story is for entertainment.
Summary: The picnic at the park continues.
Those trusting eyes saw into his soul, they read him, and only made the butterflies in his stomach become more and more pronounced. He never wanted to let those eyes down again, to see them full of tears. No, never again. A sudden noise broke the stare, both looked towards the sector policeman emerge from the bushes.
"Sorry to interrupt you kids. It's not really safe out here though, all sorts of weird things have been happening out here. Reports of monsters and things like that. Just be careful. Okay."
"Thanks officer." Alec replied. The expression of shock had left his face as the policeman left the area.
"You should have seen your face. Though he's right. Better watch out for those monsters."
"Definitely oh wait the monsters are us."
"So you and that girl I bumped into, are you together or something?" she didn't know exactly how to word the question without making it sound so obvious.
"Me and Max? yeah right that's a good one. Were just friends sort of. Allies that's slightly more accurate.
"Oh." She shivered, she wasn't sure whether it was because it was getting cold or that it was his presence that sent shivers through her body. Probably the latter. He noticed either way. He took off his jacket and placed it around her shoulders.
"That better."
"Yeah thanks." The smell of the jacket his scent overwhelmed her. And then she looked up. The concerned eyes looking up at her. She noticed now that when they had been surprised by the police she had moved closer towards him. They were only mere centimeters away from each other. She could feel their lips gravitating towards each others. In a bold move he pressed his lips against hers. She responded kissing him back. Her hand pulled him closer still as he buried his hand in her hair. Suddenly she stopped and pulled away. Realizing how far she had lost herself, she moved away from him.
"You okay. I'm sorry I shouldn't have."
"No, no. It's just too soon. I, um should be going."
"Billie. Wait, I'm sorry." But it was too late she had already gone.
"Good one Alec." He mumbled to himself.
***
Billie went inside her apartment and locked the door after her. She began mumbling to her self. Why had she pulled away? He was what she wanted yet she had just pushed him away. She was frustrated with herself once again. She went to her cupboard and got out a cup. She felt someone from behind clasp their hand around her mouth. The cup smashed on the floor. She tried to struggle, but they were too strong.
"There's no point struggling, you know I'm too strong." She knew that voice, she had heard it only moments before. She bit down hard on his hand, he let go screaming in pain. She wiped the blood from her mouth, and spun round. He was cradling his bleeding hand.
"What the hell are you doing here? And how did you get here so fast?"
"482, I've been looking for you."
"Look, I told you my name's Billie. Why the hell did you grab me Alec?"
"I'm not Alec."
"Ben? What are you doing here? I didn't think you escaped from the fire."
"Why? Because you left me there to burn."
"It was chaos."
"So I'm not dead. I follow you to Seattle, and find you here with my twin. Thought I'd surprise you for when you got home. Oh yeah Surprise!"
"You're still a sick bastard you know that. Now get the hell out of my apartment!"
"That's not very nice Billie, to treat you're old friend with such hostility."
"You're not my friend Ben. You tried to trick me and I fell for it, that doesn't make us friends far from it."
"You wanted to be tricked it was easy."
"They should have never saved you. They should have left you in that forest, neck snapped." He lunged for her, but she was fast as well and managed to dodge out of the way leaving him to smash into the cupboard. He managed to whip around and grab her by the arm. She tried to break free but she was held tightly. She swung at his face, but he dodged her fist, grabbing it with his spare hand. Holding both her arms tightly he pulled her towards him.
"It's been a while since we were this close." He said a smile spreading across his face. Her cold eyes stared at him.
"Not long enough."
"Really you seemed to enjoy it last time."
"You mean when I thought you were your brother, yeah I really enjoyed that. But not as much as I'm going to enjoy this." She quickly raised her knee, kneeing him in the groin, he immediately released his grip on her. She made a run for the door unlocked it and ran out. She ran down the stairs into the street as fast as she could, her heart beating fast in her chest. She kept running to the only place she could think of going, Joshua's.
***
Max sat at Joshua's watching him paint. Although he was without a doubt bigger then her she felt as though she had to take care of him, he was her responsibility. So were all the other transgenics she had set upon the world. They were all her responsibility. At least Joshua was okay he had a good heart and that was all he needed.
"Hey Josh, what you painting there?"
"Billie, she was here today looking for Alec. I told her he was at jam pony so she went to look for him."
"I guess he must have said something right." There was a thumping t the front door.
"Joshua, help, please."
"Billie." Joshua put down his paints and went to the door. He opened the door to see her standing there. She looked panicked and out of breath she had clearly been running for a long time. "Billie, are you okay?" she shook her head, tears were streaming down her face. There was still a trace of blood on her top.
"I-I need to come in." Joshua let her through and closed the door after checking to make sure noone was following her. He led her to one of the chairs. She sat down holding her head in her hands, muttering to herself. "I didn't know he was alive, he was following me. I don't know what he wants."
"Who?" Max asked.
"Ben. Alec's brother, clone, whatever."
"He can't be, he died."
"That's really no obstacle to Manticore, they were fascinated by him, the effect the outside world had on him. Why he had turned out the way he did. So they fixed him. It was only a snapped neck, not impossible. Then he was put in with the rest of us who had gone wrong. He use to brag about the things he had done, the people he'd killed. Never said much about his own death, the one time he himself had been defeated."
"Ben's alive."
"Very much so and he's just as crazy as ever. I managed to get away but that probably just pissed him off."
"We need to find him before he kills again. Billie you can stay here tonight, Joshua's strong, you'll be safe here." Joshua nodded accepting his new responsibility.
"I'm not staying I'm just as strong as you are. I need to at east help."
"If you're sure."
"I am."
"We should get back to your apartment and work from there. Knowing Ben he's probably left some kind of pattern. We'll get Alec on the way."
"We can't."
"Why not? The more of us the better, I don't want Ben getting away. Not again."
"Okay." She didn't want Alec to find out what she had done and she didn't want to discuss what had happened at the park and she knew he was going to ask. It was just all too soon.
"Come on. He can't have gotten that far."
"Max if we do find him what are we going to do?"
"I don't know."
Author: Seza.
Disclaimer: I own no part of Dark Angel and this story is for entertainment.
Summary: The picnic at the park continues.
Those trusting eyes saw into his soul, they read him, and only made the butterflies in his stomach become more and more pronounced. He never wanted to let those eyes down again, to see them full of tears. No, never again. A sudden noise broke the stare, both looked towards the sector policeman emerge from the bushes.
"Sorry to interrupt you kids. It's not really safe out here though, all sorts of weird things have been happening out here. Reports of monsters and things like that. Just be careful. Okay."
"Thanks officer." Alec replied. The expression of shock had left his face as the policeman left the area.
"You should have seen your face. Though he's right. Better watch out for those monsters."
"Definitely oh wait the monsters are us."
"So you and that girl I bumped into, are you together or something?" she didn't know exactly how to word the question without making it sound so obvious.
"Me and Max? yeah right that's a good one. Were just friends sort of. Allies that's slightly more accurate.
"Oh." She shivered, she wasn't sure whether it was because it was getting cold or that it was his presence that sent shivers through her body. Probably the latter. He noticed either way. He took off his jacket and placed it around her shoulders.
"That better."
"Yeah thanks." The smell of the jacket his scent overwhelmed her. And then she looked up. The concerned eyes looking up at her. She noticed now that when they had been surprised by the police she had moved closer towards him. They were only mere centimeters away from each other. She could feel their lips gravitating towards each others. In a bold move he pressed his lips against hers. She responded kissing him back. Her hand pulled him closer still as he buried his hand in her hair. Suddenly she stopped and pulled away. Realizing how far she had lost herself, she moved away from him.
"You okay. I'm sorry I shouldn't have."
"No, no. It's just too soon. I, um should be going."
"Billie. Wait, I'm sorry." But it was too late she had already gone.
"Good one Alec." He mumbled to himself.
***
Billie went inside her apartment and locked the door after her. She began mumbling to her self. Why had she pulled away? He was what she wanted yet she had just pushed him away. She was frustrated with herself once again. She went to her cupboard and got out a cup. She felt someone from behind clasp their hand around her mouth. The cup smashed on the floor. She tried to struggle, but they were too strong.
"There's no point struggling, you know I'm too strong." She knew that voice, she had heard it only moments before. She bit down hard on his hand, he let go screaming in pain. She wiped the blood from her mouth, and spun round. He was cradling his bleeding hand.
"What the hell are you doing here? And how did you get here so fast?"
"482, I've been looking for you."
"Look, I told you my name's Billie. Why the hell did you grab me Alec?"
"I'm not Alec."
"Ben? What are you doing here? I didn't think you escaped from the fire."
"Why? Because you left me there to burn."
"It was chaos."
"So I'm not dead. I follow you to Seattle, and find you here with my twin. Thought I'd surprise you for when you got home. Oh yeah Surprise!"
"You're still a sick bastard you know that. Now get the hell out of my apartment!"
"That's not very nice Billie, to treat you're old friend with such hostility."
"You're not my friend Ben. You tried to trick me and I fell for it, that doesn't make us friends far from it."
"You wanted to be tricked it was easy."
"They should have never saved you. They should have left you in that forest, neck snapped." He lunged for her, but she was fast as well and managed to dodge out of the way leaving him to smash into the cupboard. He managed to whip around and grab her by the arm. She tried to break free but she was held tightly. She swung at his face, but he dodged her fist, grabbing it with his spare hand. Holding both her arms tightly he pulled her towards him.
"It's been a while since we were this close." He said a smile spreading across his face. Her cold eyes stared at him.
"Not long enough."
"Really you seemed to enjoy it last time."
"You mean when I thought you were your brother, yeah I really enjoyed that. But not as much as I'm going to enjoy this." She quickly raised her knee, kneeing him in the groin, he immediately released his grip on her. She made a run for the door unlocked it and ran out. She ran down the stairs into the street as fast as she could, her heart beating fast in her chest. She kept running to the only place she could think of going, Joshua's.
***
Max sat at Joshua's watching him paint. Although he was without a doubt bigger then her she felt as though she had to take care of him, he was her responsibility. So were all the other transgenics she had set upon the world. They were all her responsibility. At least Joshua was okay he had a good heart and that was all he needed.
"Hey Josh, what you painting there?"
"Billie, she was here today looking for Alec. I told her he was at jam pony so she went to look for him."
"I guess he must have said something right." There was a thumping t the front door.
"Joshua, help, please."
"Billie." Joshua put down his paints and went to the door. He opened the door to see her standing there. She looked panicked and out of breath she had clearly been running for a long time. "Billie, are you okay?" she shook her head, tears were streaming down her face. There was still a trace of blood on her top.
"I-I need to come in." Joshua let her through and closed the door after checking to make sure noone was following her. He led her to one of the chairs. She sat down holding her head in her hands, muttering to herself. "I didn't know he was alive, he was following me. I don't know what he wants."
"Who?" Max asked.
"Ben. Alec's brother, clone, whatever."
"He can't be, he died."
"That's really no obstacle to Manticore, they were fascinated by him, the effect the outside world had on him. Why he had turned out the way he did. So they fixed him. It was only a snapped neck, not impossible. Then he was put in with the rest of us who had gone wrong. He use to brag about the things he had done, the people he'd killed. Never said much about his own death, the one time he himself had been defeated."
"Ben's alive."
"Very much so and he's just as crazy as ever. I managed to get away but that probably just pissed him off."
"We need to find him before he kills again. Billie you can stay here tonight, Joshua's strong, you'll be safe here." Joshua nodded accepting his new responsibility.
"I'm not staying I'm just as strong as you are. I need to at east help."
"If you're sure."
"I am."
"We should get back to your apartment and work from there. Knowing Ben he's probably left some kind of pattern. We'll get Alec on the way."
"We can't."
"Why not? The more of us the better, I don't want Ben getting away. Not again."
"Okay." She didn't want Alec to find out what she had done and she didn't want to discuss what had happened at the park and she knew he was going to ask. It was just all too soon.
"Come on. He can't have gotten that far."
"Max if we do find him what are we going to do?"
"I don't know."