Chapter 2.
She had chosen to enter the house at the store's entrance, giving herself a little more time to think what she would use as an excuse this time, as she had to pass through the store into the living area of the building. She did not have that much time as she felt the buzz of another Immortal presence. It startled her. The other Immortal was standing in the middle of the store, with his arms folded to his chest, his feet at shoulder's width, facing her. Duncan Macleod.
"O fuck, Duncan, you scared me!" She exclaimed.
"Do I need to wash your mouth out with soap, young lady?" Duncan said, clearly very angry with her being so damn late.
"No, Sir." Alex said.
Her father had done this a few times and Alex could still taste it when thinking about it, it grossed her out.
"O, so now it's 'sir'" Duncan said, "Being polite all of a sudden does not get you out of the hot water you're in Alexandra." "Do you have any idea what time it is? Get over here!"
Alex approached him reluctantly and fiercely hoped Duncan would not smell the alcohol on her breath. She was not allowed to drink as she was not over 21, although in Scotland she used to drink sometimes when going to the pub. The law over there was a little more subtle, drinking was allowed at 18 and Alex knew the pub owner so that was no problem. But alas, although Duncan's nose was over 400 years old, it still worked perfectly. He grabbed Alex by the ear and pulled her closer to him.
"Ouch! Don't! Duncan! I can explain!"
"Aye, ye do 'ave some explaining to do, young lady" Duncan's Scottish brogue grew thicker. Alex now knew for a fact that she had crossed the line. She was dragged by the ear to the living room.
"Sit."
"What am I, a dog?" She mumbled, not loud of course, knowing a comment like that would surely earn her smack on her ear.
"Did something happen?" "Was there another immortal?" Duncan asked her.
Alex bit her lip and looked to the floor, "No, no one was there, I had a good time with Jim and Stephanie and I forgot the time."
Duncan sighed, "You also had a few drinks, didn't you?"
Alex remained silent, thinking this was a rhetorical question.
"Didn't you?" Duncan said in a more stronger voice and cupped her chin in his hand so that she had to look him in the eye.
"Aye Dhonnchaid" Alex said in Gaelic.
She hoped that this would ease Duncan a little. She often spoke Gaelic with him and he seemed to enjoy that. After all, that was his first language and except when he and Connor were together, he could not speak it at all.
"I cannot believe you did this" Duncan continued in English and he was clearly upset. "You have absolutely no idea of how dangerous that can be for ye, do ye? What if another immortal comes up to you and you're drunk? How are ye going t' defend yerself if you cannot even hold your sword? Ar' ye that eager to loose your head? Answer me!" He was now in a state where he almost yelled at her.
Alex felt her stomach clench, not just because of the beer she drank, but the idea of loosing her head frightened her. "No." she said softly and then louder, "Look, I know that I messed up tonight being late, but you do not need to worry that much, you are way too uptight. I can handle the situation and I know how much beer I can take." She felt a little more confident now, probably also because of the alcohol and continued, "Anyway, why am I not supposed to drink, while you drink Scotch and wine which have a lot more alcohol than beer, and...ouch!" She was silenced as Duncan grabbed hold of her ear again,
"Care to finish that sentence, young lady? And don't you use that tone with me now. Also Tessa is asleep and she has a very busy day tomorrow so I don't want her to wake up from all this. She was also worried about you, it was not just me. Tessa wanted to go look for you at twelve-thirty. But I stopped her, also thinking you would be home any time soon."
He let go of her ear which Alex dramatically rubbed giving Duncan an angry look.
"Go to bed Alexandra, it's late enough as it is. We'll finish this discussion tomorrow. Don't think you will get away with this easy. And don't count on seeing your friends or the outside world for a long time. Go on, out of my sight!" Alex knew that this was her key to disappear and hurried to her bedroom.
She had chosen to enter the house at the store's entrance, giving herself a little more time to think what she would use as an excuse this time, as she had to pass through the store into the living area of the building. She did not have that much time as she felt the buzz of another Immortal presence. It startled her. The other Immortal was standing in the middle of the store, with his arms folded to his chest, his feet at shoulder's width, facing her. Duncan Macleod.
"O fuck, Duncan, you scared me!" She exclaimed.
"Do I need to wash your mouth out with soap, young lady?" Duncan said, clearly very angry with her being so damn late.
"No, Sir." Alex said.
Her father had done this a few times and Alex could still taste it when thinking about it, it grossed her out.
"O, so now it's 'sir'" Duncan said, "Being polite all of a sudden does not get you out of the hot water you're in Alexandra." "Do you have any idea what time it is? Get over here!"
Alex approached him reluctantly and fiercely hoped Duncan would not smell the alcohol on her breath. She was not allowed to drink as she was not over 21, although in Scotland she used to drink sometimes when going to the pub. The law over there was a little more subtle, drinking was allowed at 18 and Alex knew the pub owner so that was no problem. But alas, although Duncan's nose was over 400 years old, it still worked perfectly. He grabbed Alex by the ear and pulled her closer to him.
"Ouch! Don't! Duncan! I can explain!"
"Aye, ye do 'ave some explaining to do, young lady" Duncan's Scottish brogue grew thicker. Alex now knew for a fact that she had crossed the line. She was dragged by the ear to the living room.
"Sit."
"What am I, a dog?" She mumbled, not loud of course, knowing a comment like that would surely earn her smack on her ear.
"Did something happen?" "Was there another immortal?" Duncan asked her.
Alex bit her lip and looked to the floor, "No, no one was there, I had a good time with Jim and Stephanie and I forgot the time."
Duncan sighed, "You also had a few drinks, didn't you?"
Alex remained silent, thinking this was a rhetorical question.
"Didn't you?" Duncan said in a more stronger voice and cupped her chin in his hand so that she had to look him in the eye.
"Aye Dhonnchaid" Alex said in Gaelic.
She hoped that this would ease Duncan a little. She often spoke Gaelic with him and he seemed to enjoy that. After all, that was his first language and except when he and Connor were together, he could not speak it at all.
"I cannot believe you did this" Duncan continued in English and he was clearly upset. "You have absolutely no idea of how dangerous that can be for ye, do ye? What if another immortal comes up to you and you're drunk? How are ye going t' defend yerself if you cannot even hold your sword? Ar' ye that eager to loose your head? Answer me!" He was now in a state where he almost yelled at her.
Alex felt her stomach clench, not just because of the beer she drank, but the idea of loosing her head frightened her. "No." she said softly and then louder, "Look, I know that I messed up tonight being late, but you do not need to worry that much, you are way too uptight. I can handle the situation and I know how much beer I can take." She felt a little more confident now, probably also because of the alcohol and continued, "Anyway, why am I not supposed to drink, while you drink Scotch and wine which have a lot more alcohol than beer, and...ouch!" She was silenced as Duncan grabbed hold of her ear again,
"Care to finish that sentence, young lady? And don't you use that tone with me now. Also Tessa is asleep and she has a very busy day tomorrow so I don't want her to wake up from all this. She was also worried about you, it was not just me. Tessa wanted to go look for you at twelve-thirty. But I stopped her, also thinking you would be home any time soon."
He let go of her ear which Alex dramatically rubbed giving Duncan an angry look.
"Go to bed Alexandra, it's late enough as it is. We'll finish this discussion tomorrow. Don't think you will get away with this easy. And don't count on seeing your friends or the outside world for a long time. Go on, out of my sight!" Alex knew that this was her key to disappear and hurried to her bedroom.