A/N: Ok, more Alec and Ella with a couple of hints at some more Max and
Logan to come. Quite a different turn of events now. Thanks so much to
Ting, Dari and the rest of you; you've been a great help.
Chapter Eight: Itches and what come naturally.
Ella awoke hot and feverish. She groaned inwardly as she felt the sudden rush of emotions. Her whole body ached, her heart was beating twice it's usually speed. ~I'm in heat.~ She thought.
Alec awoke yawning. He thought back to last night's events and groaned. He was in love with Ella. Ella, eighteen-year-old Ella. The girl he thought of as his sister! Or HAD thought of rather, he corrected himself. ~She's too pretty to be your sister.~ He reminded himself. ~Especially when she's angry.~ Last nights argument and it's abrupt end surged, once again, in Alec's memory. He stood quickly and dressed. It was a ritual for them both for Ella to be awake, dressed and eating breakfast before Alec even got out of bed. So he was shocked to find the kitchen empty. He was very used to seeing Ella every morning; auburn hair shining and a welcoming smile on her face. ~It's something I'd hate to loose.~ Alec thought. Would she still be that friendly towards him if things between them changed? 'Ella?' he asked through the closed bedroom door. He was respecting her privacy after last night. 'Yuhuh?' she murmured indistinctly at him. Thanking God, Jesus and everyone else at hand that he hadn't opened the door. Even the sound of Alec's voice was making her. 'You ok?' his voice shattering her thoughts. 'Great.' She answered through gritted teeth. 'You sure?' Ella groaned at the feelings Alec's concern sent through her pheromone soaked body. 'Y.' Ella mentally shook herself. ~GET A GRIP GIRL! You cannot repeat CANNOT go and jump on Alec!~ She heard Alec move away from the door and breathed out with relief. Now all she had to do was get out of the apartment and avoid anyone male all day. ~Easy.~ Ella thought, wincing at her own sarcasm.
Alec was sat eating toast and marmalade when Ella sprinted out of her room and through the front door. He paused, slice half way to his mouth, and watched the closed door. 'Bye Ella.' He muttered. Ella stopped running when she got out of the apartment. Catching her breath she felt a man brush past her. Barely stopping herself from pouncing on him and reminding herself there was worse to come, she ran to work.
'How do you cope?' she screeched at Max half way through her fifteenth run. (she was working hard to avoid anyone of the opposite sex.) 'With?' Max asked blearily. She looked kind of ill and Ella remembered seeing her running out to be sick earlier that day. 'HEAT!!!' She moaned. Max winced sympathetically. 'She doesn't boo. She takes personal days. Stops her getting busy with the boss.' Original Cindy said from behind them. 'NORMAL?' Ella asked but didn't hear Max's moody reply because she was far to busy getting as far out of Jam Pony as possible. Alec had just entered. 'Hi.' Alec tried to begin. 'NORMAL I NEED A PERSONAL DAY!' Ella yelled and ran for it. Normal looked up at the retreating teen and then glanced at Max. 'You sure she's not a relation of yours?' Max's response was rude.
It was gone midnight. Ella had stayed out all-night; alone. She was dreading going back to the apartment but couldn't stay out any longer. Her body was pumping pheromones round her body at a higher rate than ever before. She had itches, LOTS of them. Alec was awake too. Sat waiting, on their sofa. He heard the door open and stood up to face Ella. He was furious, she'd avoided him all day and taken the day of work ALONE. He had been worried sick. 'Nice of you to join me.' Alec said bitterly. 'Alec.' Ella pressed herself up against the wall to keep as much distance as possible between them. 'Don't avoid me now!' 'I've not been avoiding you.' 'Much!' 'Alec, you don't understand.' 'Let me!' 'If I told you.' 'What? What can't you tell me?' 'I. I don't want to l. I can't Alec it's too hard.' 'Ella please. We're friends, aren't we?' 'Of course we are! I trust you with almost everything! I couldn't ever talk to anybody the way I talk to you!' 'THEN TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG!' 'There are something's you don't want to tell someone who thinks of you as a SISTER!' Ella was beginning to get angry now. 'But I don't!' Ella met Alec's eyes for the first time that day. There was hurt there, Alec saw it and moved forward. Ella moved away. 'Alec.' the anger was gone. 'You mean more to me than a sister.' Alec fought with himself and concern and love for Ella won. 'I lov.' he stopped. The pheromones in any X-series female are designed to have the same effect on any X-series male within a certain distance; it made for better breeding. Alec was within the blast radius. 'Al.' But she couldn't go on. She fought for herself briefly but part of her knew she wanted this as much now as she would any other night. She loved him, this was natural. ~She's in heat!~ Everything made sudden sense to Alec. Their lips met, Alec fought with his conscious, but it was met with what he'd been trying to say before. ~Love. This was natural for love.~ '.ve you.' the word escaped Alec's lips and fell into the background frenzy of movement between the two. The thoughts crossing the rational parts of both Alec's and Ella's mind were identical; ~Tomorrow morning will be interesting.~
Chapter Eight: Itches and what come naturally.
Ella awoke hot and feverish. She groaned inwardly as she felt the sudden rush of emotions. Her whole body ached, her heart was beating twice it's usually speed. ~I'm in heat.~ She thought.
Alec awoke yawning. He thought back to last night's events and groaned. He was in love with Ella. Ella, eighteen-year-old Ella. The girl he thought of as his sister! Or HAD thought of rather, he corrected himself. ~She's too pretty to be your sister.~ He reminded himself. ~Especially when she's angry.~ Last nights argument and it's abrupt end surged, once again, in Alec's memory. He stood quickly and dressed. It was a ritual for them both for Ella to be awake, dressed and eating breakfast before Alec even got out of bed. So he was shocked to find the kitchen empty. He was very used to seeing Ella every morning; auburn hair shining and a welcoming smile on her face. ~It's something I'd hate to loose.~ Alec thought. Would she still be that friendly towards him if things between them changed? 'Ella?' he asked through the closed bedroom door. He was respecting her privacy after last night. 'Yuhuh?' she murmured indistinctly at him. Thanking God, Jesus and everyone else at hand that he hadn't opened the door. Even the sound of Alec's voice was making her. 'You ok?' his voice shattering her thoughts. 'Great.' She answered through gritted teeth. 'You sure?' Ella groaned at the feelings Alec's concern sent through her pheromone soaked body. 'Y.' Ella mentally shook herself. ~GET A GRIP GIRL! You cannot repeat CANNOT go and jump on Alec!~ She heard Alec move away from the door and breathed out with relief. Now all she had to do was get out of the apartment and avoid anyone male all day. ~Easy.~ Ella thought, wincing at her own sarcasm.
Alec was sat eating toast and marmalade when Ella sprinted out of her room and through the front door. He paused, slice half way to his mouth, and watched the closed door. 'Bye Ella.' He muttered. Ella stopped running when she got out of the apartment. Catching her breath she felt a man brush past her. Barely stopping herself from pouncing on him and reminding herself there was worse to come, she ran to work.
'How do you cope?' she screeched at Max half way through her fifteenth run. (she was working hard to avoid anyone of the opposite sex.) 'With?' Max asked blearily. She looked kind of ill and Ella remembered seeing her running out to be sick earlier that day. 'HEAT!!!' She moaned. Max winced sympathetically. 'She doesn't boo. She takes personal days. Stops her getting busy with the boss.' Original Cindy said from behind them. 'NORMAL?' Ella asked but didn't hear Max's moody reply because she was far to busy getting as far out of Jam Pony as possible. Alec had just entered. 'Hi.' Alec tried to begin. 'NORMAL I NEED A PERSONAL DAY!' Ella yelled and ran for it. Normal looked up at the retreating teen and then glanced at Max. 'You sure she's not a relation of yours?' Max's response was rude.
It was gone midnight. Ella had stayed out all-night; alone. She was dreading going back to the apartment but couldn't stay out any longer. Her body was pumping pheromones round her body at a higher rate than ever before. She had itches, LOTS of them. Alec was awake too. Sat waiting, on their sofa. He heard the door open and stood up to face Ella. He was furious, she'd avoided him all day and taken the day of work ALONE. He had been worried sick. 'Nice of you to join me.' Alec said bitterly. 'Alec.' Ella pressed herself up against the wall to keep as much distance as possible between them. 'Don't avoid me now!' 'I've not been avoiding you.' 'Much!' 'Alec, you don't understand.' 'Let me!' 'If I told you.' 'What? What can't you tell me?' 'I. I don't want to l. I can't Alec it's too hard.' 'Ella please. We're friends, aren't we?' 'Of course we are! I trust you with almost everything! I couldn't ever talk to anybody the way I talk to you!' 'THEN TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG!' 'There are something's you don't want to tell someone who thinks of you as a SISTER!' Ella was beginning to get angry now. 'But I don't!' Ella met Alec's eyes for the first time that day. There was hurt there, Alec saw it and moved forward. Ella moved away. 'Alec.' the anger was gone. 'You mean more to me than a sister.' Alec fought with himself and concern and love for Ella won. 'I lov.' he stopped. The pheromones in any X-series female are designed to have the same effect on any X-series male within a certain distance; it made for better breeding. Alec was within the blast radius. 'Al.' But she couldn't go on. She fought for herself briefly but part of her knew she wanted this as much now as she would any other night. She loved him, this was natural. ~She's in heat!~ Everything made sudden sense to Alec. Their lips met, Alec fought with his conscious, but it was met with what he'd been trying to say before. ~Love. This was natural for love.~ '.ve you.' the word escaped Alec's lips and fell into the background frenzy of movement between the two. The thoughts crossing the rational parts of both Alec's and Ella's mind were identical; ~Tomorrow morning will be interesting.~