Lex awakes groggily. He glances around his room as he does every morning-
he can never be too safe. He looks at the shrine he made for Tai-san,
admiring her face. He wishes she were here to talk to now. He stands up off
his bed, pulling his shirt over his head, making sure that his symbol of
authority is placed correctly. He mentally reminds himself what he has to
do today. To find where Leigha and Jack were taken. He knows that they
might not even find Jack at all. He shakes his head and tries to stay
optimistic.
He saunters into the kitchen, proceeding to open a cabinet and take out a cup. He pours himself a cup of coffee, no doubt, prepared by Salene earlier in the day. He takes his cup and sits at the table. He touches his hair; it's tousled from sleep, tossing and turning all night. He's had trouble sleeping ever since- no! He shakes his head. He won't let himself think about what happened to Tai-san again.
Pride is awake now. He is on his side, facing the wall. He rolls over; an eye still closed, and reaches over on the bed to touch her. All he feels is an empty bed. He opens his eyes. Leigha is gone. Sudden fear grips him. The last time she was gone, she was really gone. He sits up in the sheets, frantically looking around. He stands up off the bed so fast it makes his head dizzy, but he doesn't care.
Leigha sits on Cloe's bed; Cloe is sitting in front of her. "Well, what was it like?" Cloe asks sheepishly. "What was what like?" Leigha asks, frowning. "You know, being with the Technos. What did they do to you?" she asks again. Leigha lets out a long breath. "I don't know. I can't remember," she says honestly. Cloe frowns. "I can remember what happened before and after that, but not then."
"So, how did you know Pride before...it happened"
Cloe's asking a lot of questions, but Leigha couldn't blame her these things don't happen everyday. "We were really close." That's all she says. She doesn't want to elaborate. "How's Salene taking it?" Cloe asks. For someone on this Earth for such a short time, Cloe sure did know about things. "Not good. She pretty much hates me." That was the truth.
"Why?" Cloe asks, shocked. Leigha shrugs again. "I think because I was with Pride before she was and she thinks he still wants to be with me and not her anymore," she says. Cloe's eyes widen. "How'd you know Pride and Salene had something?". Leigha smiles. "I can read peoples emotions, and Salene's face pretty much told everything". Cloe nods. "She is pretty emotional," she admits. "Yeah, but she has good reasons," Leigha says, sticking up for Salene.
Cloe shrugs and reaches up to fix her hair, fluffing it a bit. Leigha smiles. "You know, I'm glad you're here, I usually don't have anyone to talk to," Cloe says, smiling. "I'm glad to be here," Leigha says. The two hear heavy breathing. Cloe turns her head to see Pride standing in the doorway. Their smiles fade. His face is panic-stricken.
"Pride!" Cloe exclaims. She has never seen him like this. He rushes to the bed. He grabs Leigha, hugging her tighter than usual. Cloe stares at them. Leigha has a look of pure confusion on her face. Pride draws back and says quickly, "Never make me worry like that!" Leigha is deeply offended. "Pride, I am not a child!" she says, stunned. He looks down. He knows she's right, as always.
Leigha stands up and leaves the room angrily. Cloe stands and follows her, leaving Pride alone in Cloe's room. Leigha couldn't stand the thought of Pride acting like this. She needs to be alone, to think. She decided that the kitchen was the best possible place.
She comes to the kitchen and sees that Lex is there at the table. She lets out an annoyed sigh and folds her arms across her chest. Lex sees her and rolls his eyes, bitter. She walks past him to the cupboards. She opens the little door and takes out a glass. From the tap, she releases water into the glass. Leigha raises the glass to her lips and drinks. The water goes down her throat smoothly as she goes to sit at the table in front of Lex.
As she sits, he stands, turning away. She doesn't understand this.
"Lex-"
"We should be going soon," he says, cutting her off and not looking at her. She nods, looking down.
They start walking. They carry with them a few blankets and some food, that is all. There is an awkward everlasting silence between them. Leigha clears her throat but doesn't say anything. They've only been walking for an hour and already Lex is getting irritated. He was never one for patience. Leigha is in front of them; Lex and Pride walk almost side by side. They're walking through a field with trees on both sides. Leigha has a slight instinct that they are being watched.
"Any chance we would run into anybody?" she asks, glancing over he shoulder. "No, why?" Pride asks, wondering. She answers quickly, Lex thinks too quickly. "No reason," she says not looking back. Lex is beginning to have his suspicions about her. He runs his hands through his raven black hair, shaking his head, trying to remind himself to stay optimistic and without his usual doubts.
She stops and looks around. Lex and Pride come and stand on each side of her. She's looking around them and they are looking at her. Lex is thinking that she knows there is going to be an attack and she's leading them into it; she just has to make it look like she has no idea what's going on. Pride puts his hand on her shoulder. Leigha quickly looks at him and starts moving. Lex's suspicions begin to rise ever higher.
They have continued to walk for another half hour in the glen when she stops again. Not again, Lex thinks. She turns to her left and heads towards the woods. Lex's thoughts about Leigha leading them into a trap are now assured, or so he thinks.
He saunters into the kitchen, proceeding to open a cabinet and take out a cup. He pours himself a cup of coffee, no doubt, prepared by Salene earlier in the day. He takes his cup and sits at the table. He touches his hair; it's tousled from sleep, tossing and turning all night. He's had trouble sleeping ever since- no! He shakes his head. He won't let himself think about what happened to Tai-san again.
Pride is awake now. He is on his side, facing the wall. He rolls over; an eye still closed, and reaches over on the bed to touch her. All he feels is an empty bed. He opens his eyes. Leigha is gone. Sudden fear grips him. The last time she was gone, she was really gone. He sits up in the sheets, frantically looking around. He stands up off the bed so fast it makes his head dizzy, but he doesn't care.
Leigha sits on Cloe's bed; Cloe is sitting in front of her. "Well, what was it like?" Cloe asks sheepishly. "What was what like?" Leigha asks, frowning. "You know, being with the Technos. What did they do to you?" she asks again. Leigha lets out a long breath. "I don't know. I can't remember," she says honestly. Cloe frowns. "I can remember what happened before and after that, but not then."
"So, how did you know Pride before...it happened"
Cloe's asking a lot of questions, but Leigha couldn't blame her these things don't happen everyday. "We were really close." That's all she says. She doesn't want to elaborate. "How's Salene taking it?" Cloe asks. For someone on this Earth for such a short time, Cloe sure did know about things. "Not good. She pretty much hates me." That was the truth.
"Why?" Cloe asks, shocked. Leigha shrugs again. "I think because I was with Pride before she was and she thinks he still wants to be with me and not her anymore," she says. Cloe's eyes widen. "How'd you know Pride and Salene had something?". Leigha smiles. "I can read peoples emotions, and Salene's face pretty much told everything". Cloe nods. "She is pretty emotional," she admits. "Yeah, but she has good reasons," Leigha says, sticking up for Salene.
Cloe shrugs and reaches up to fix her hair, fluffing it a bit. Leigha smiles. "You know, I'm glad you're here, I usually don't have anyone to talk to," Cloe says, smiling. "I'm glad to be here," Leigha says. The two hear heavy breathing. Cloe turns her head to see Pride standing in the doorway. Their smiles fade. His face is panic-stricken.
"Pride!" Cloe exclaims. She has never seen him like this. He rushes to the bed. He grabs Leigha, hugging her tighter than usual. Cloe stares at them. Leigha has a look of pure confusion on her face. Pride draws back and says quickly, "Never make me worry like that!" Leigha is deeply offended. "Pride, I am not a child!" she says, stunned. He looks down. He knows she's right, as always.
Leigha stands up and leaves the room angrily. Cloe stands and follows her, leaving Pride alone in Cloe's room. Leigha couldn't stand the thought of Pride acting like this. She needs to be alone, to think. She decided that the kitchen was the best possible place.
She comes to the kitchen and sees that Lex is there at the table. She lets out an annoyed sigh and folds her arms across her chest. Lex sees her and rolls his eyes, bitter. She walks past him to the cupboards. She opens the little door and takes out a glass. From the tap, she releases water into the glass. Leigha raises the glass to her lips and drinks. The water goes down her throat smoothly as she goes to sit at the table in front of Lex.
As she sits, he stands, turning away. She doesn't understand this.
"Lex-"
"We should be going soon," he says, cutting her off and not looking at her. She nods, looking down.
They start walking. They carry with them a few blankets and some food, that is all. There is an awkward everlasting silence between them. Leigha clears her throat but doesn't say anything. They've only been walking for an hour and already Lex is getting irritated. He was never one for patience. Leigha is in front of them; Lex and Pride walk almost side by side. They're walking through a field with trees on both sides. Leigha has a slight instinct that they are being watched.
"Any chance we would run into anybody?" she asks, glancing over he shoulder. "No, why?" Pride asks, wondering. She answers quickly, Lex thinks too quickly. "No reason," she says not looking back. Lex is beginning to have his suspicions about her. He runs his hands through his raven black hair, shaking his head, trying to remind himself to stay optimistic and without his usual doubts.
She stops and looks around. Lex and Pride come and stand on each side of her. She's looking around them and they are looking at her. Lex is thinking that she knows there is going to be an attack and she's leading them into it; she just has to make it look like she has no idea what's going on. Pride puts his hand on her shoulder. Leigha quickly looks at him and starts moving. Lex's suspicions begin to rise ever higher.
They have continued to walk for another half hour in the glen when she stops again. Not again, Lex thinks. She turns to her left and heads towards the woods. Lex's thoughts about Leigha leading them into a trap are now assured, or so he thinks.
