Chapter 2 - The Talk, Mysteries Revealed, and the Truth
Lady Alex: Hey there readers, if you liked the first chapter, here's the next.
Hazel: She doesn't own The Matrix, so don't sue!
Lady Alex: Thanks for yet another disclaimer Hazel.
Oh yeah and here's the key to help you figure things out just in case you forgot:
= Scene change Time change
= Instant messages or Chat rooms
' ' = thoughts and notebook writing
---------- = story beggining/ending
This chapters song: T.A.T.U. - All The Things She Said
This song refers to the sleepover scene at alex's best friend melissa's house.
Song two: Michelle Branch - Goodbye To You
This is for the end of the chapter.
I'll explain better about the whole song thing next chapter.
Anyways I don't have much to say for this chapter so on with the story
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Somewhere in Florida
Two teenage guys were having a meeting.
"We finally located her Tony."
"Good, where is she?"
"Somewhere in Connecticut."
"Can we be so sure that it is her?"
"I'm sure its her. It has to be. There's just something about the way she talks to me."
"Have you made contact yet?"
"Yes. I have already made contact with her. We have spoken twice already online. She seems to like role playing with me."
"Well, get her talking with you. We need her to trust us. When will you be contacting her next?"
"Tonight I told her I would talk to her so we could get to know each other better.
I'm going to give her my phone number so that she may talk to me on the phone. "
"Well done, Robert. It will be better for our operation if she has one of us as a contact.
We'll meet again in a few days to review your progress."
"Alright, I'll get moving then"
"Oh and Robert,"
"Yeah Tony?"
"Watch how much you tell her. You can't let her know everything; it's too early. And don't goof up this time."
"Sure thing Tony. Talk to you later."
LATER THAT EVENING BACK IN CONNECTICUT
"Hmmm I wonder what Lizi's up to tonight."
IM to TearingInferno
LadyHacker03: Heya Lizi
TearingInferno: Hiya
LadyHacker03: Tavern open tonight?
TearingInferno: Nope. Probably won't be open again until the weekend.
LadyHacker03: Aww man and I was hoping to go invade the bar. oh well.
thats OK. I have other things to do online tonight anyways.
TearingInferno: OK
LadyHacker03: ttyl
TearingInferno: OK Later dayz
Alex continued to type some things on her computer when an IM message popped up.
"Aww man between the Ims and the pop up ads, I'm never going to get anything done.
I'd better see who this Im's from." Frustrated, she clicked on the button to accept.
The IM popped up. It said the message was from SnowBunny1081.
She chose to reply. "I wonder what he wants now?"
IM from SnowBunny1081
SnowBunny1081: Hello Lady
LadyHacker03: Hello Snow. So what do you want now?
SnowBunny1081: nothing much just thinking about you.
LadyHacker03: Thinking about me? But why?
SnowBunny1081: ................
LadyHacker 03: Don't give me the silent treatment Snow. there are other
things I could be doing right now.
SnowBunny1081: I just wanted to speak with you again.
LadyHacker03: Yeah and...?
SnowBunny1081: ::He goes to say something but he stays silent because
he is entangled in her beautiful brown eyes:: Lady, I would like to speak
to you in person.
LadyHacker03: What, like meet in person? No way.
SnowBunny1081: No more like talk to you on the phone. You're not the
only one who is cautious .
LadyHacker03: Yeah, no kidding Snow. So what, you gonna give me your
number so I can call you, or did you wanna call me?
SnowBunny1081: You can call me. Here's my number. It's (305).......
-.........
LadyHacker03: OK I got it. I'll call you in a bit. BTW, my names
Alexis, but you can call me Alex if you want.
SnowBunny1081: I prefer to call you Alexis. I like it better. My name
is Robert, and yeah, it's my real name.
LadyHacker03: Huh?
SnowBunny1081: you were about to question whether or not that was my
real name, were you not?
LadyHacker03: o.o' Yeah
SnowBunny1081: You see, I know you all to well. But now I have to go.
Lady Hacker03: Are you sure I can call now? It's like 12:30am here.
SnowBunny1081: It's the same time here, and don't worry; everyone's
still up so you can call.
LadyHackero3: Alright then I'll call. But it'll take me a few minutes.
I have to log offline and find my cordless phone.
SnowBunny1081: Very well then. I await your call.
LadyHacker03: Alright. BYE
SnowBunny1081: BYE
Alex quickly logged offline and made a mad dash for the cordless phone,
disconnecting her mom's room phone so she wouldn't get in trouble.
Then, she dialed up Robert's number. After listening to it ring a few times,
someone finally picked up; it was a female voice.
"Hello"
"Is Robert there?" asked Alex happily.
"Yeah sure, hold on a sec," the girl replied, then there was a pause.
"Robert! You have a phone call!" could be heard in the background.
"May I ask who's calling?"
"Sure. It's Alexis."
The girl handed Robert the phone.
"Hello Alexis."
"Hello Robert."
"So, Alexis, how are you?"
"I'm good, now that I get to hear the voice behind the screen name."
"You know you were right. You do have a sexy sweet voice."
"Eheheh, thanks," Alexis smiled as she stretched out on her bed, then
continued talking.
"So tell me about yourself."
"Well I'm 15 and...."
After talking for three hours....
"Well, I really have to get going. It's almost three and I'm tired.
We'll have to talk again sometime," Alex concluded, after checking the clock.
"Alright babe, talk to you later."
After the two said their goodbyes and hung up, Alex turned on her
starlights above her bed, put on some soft music, and gently laid herself down to
sleep. But something was keeping her awake. She just couldn't stop thinking about Robert.
She tried to get over it by doing some writing in her notebook.
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'Man has everything been crazy in the last couple of days. School is so slow but hey- the days are counting down until I graduate. I'm almost over senioritis. My grades are better now. Well... at least I'm passing. Hey- whatever it takes to get me out of high school, right? Anyways, I started talking to this guy in Florida. His name is Robert, he's 15, and a sophomore.
Man... I'm 17 and talking to a freaking sophomore who wants to date me. Oh well, at least he isn't a freshman!
Robert's involved in the Matrix... he says I'm the next one. I'm the key to winning this war.
Heh, I know I believe in vampires and that I'm one but now the Matrix too?
Hey, a girl can dream! Besides, we all have something that we want to believe in that others may not agree with.
Anyways... back to local news. My brothers keep picking on me. Juan, my little brother, is swearing up at me and being tough guy as usual, and my teenage brother, Nick, is calling me names and cracking jokes, like his newest one: I'm an online slut cause
I talk to lots of guys online, have my fun then get their numbers. Well... that's not entirely true. Seeing as I do talk to lots of guys online
'cause it is so easy for me to suck them in for me to have some guy in my life. I mean, being single ain't as cracked up as it used to be. Everywhere I turn there's a couple. Even most of my friends are couples. So therefore I turn to the internet.
At least there I can be what I want to be.Most of the time I don't lie either, and guys adore me.
Whoa - there I go babbling again. But I can't help it, it's true! I mean, before I got my DSL, I was the diva of gossip on the local phone chat line because, hey, it was free and guys thought I had a 'sexy sweet' voice. Man was I a little temptress! Half the guys on the line wanted to please me; one even offered to be a slave for me and my friend. Heh, good thing this is my personal notebook... I hope no one reads this. But if someone does... that was only a check to see if you were reading my diary/notebook. You nosy Son of a Bitch.
Kiss my fat chubby Puerto Rican ass! Ha ha! lol that was fun. Anyways, back to the whole matrix thing.
I'm starting to think this may be a fun thing to tell my friends about - maybe some will even play along.
I'm gonna talk to my friend Bethany tomorrow and see what she thinks.
She's easy to accept all this and so is my best (vampire) friend, Melissa.
Hey, somebody's bound to believe me. Anyways I'm getting tired so I'm gonna close my eyes and go to sleep OK? Night.
Alex
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A Few Days Later….
"So Lexi, how long have you known this guy?" asked her friend Kayleigh.
"Oh, about two weeks. I know a lot about him.... Like his name is Robert. He lives in Miami.
He gave me his number so I could call him and we've been talking a lot on the phone.
We even came up with nicknames for each other. He calls me Baby Doll and I call him Baby Bear.
He is obsessed with this thing called the Matrix. He says I'm "the One" and that someday I'll free my mind.
And I'll stop the war and help all of Zion."
All of Alex's friends laughed. "You've been talking to him for that long and you still haven't seen him?
You probably never will," said her friend Dan.
"Look you guys don't know him like I do. He's the guy of my dreams. There's nothing more I would like,
then to spend time with him in my dream world...." said Alex with a sigh.
"Alex you live IN Dream land. Do you really think this guy actually likes you? Get a grip! He's only an online friend and that's all he'll ever be. You're never going to see him and he'll stop talking to you just like the others," said Kayleigh, who was clearly being a bitch.
"No," Alex exclaimed, "You're wrong. Name one guy I've liked from the Internet that didn't like me."
"Oh I can name more then one. Benny, Dustin, Pablo, Fernando. Just to name a few." Kayleigh gave her a small smirk.
Alex looked at Kayleigh almost in tears. "So those failed Kay. Dustin stopped writing, Pablo was depressed, and I don't know what the hell happened to Benny. But people make mistakes. And besides, everyone fails in relationships."
"Shiiit, not me," said Kayleigh in response.
Then Melissa spoke up. "You talk to her like that one more time and I'll shove my fist in your face so fast you won't know what hit you."
"Yeah, well, you lay one finger on me and I'll shove my foot so far up your white ass...." Kayleigh didnt get to finsh her sentence.
Alex's brother jumped in just in time. "Whoa Kayleigh, back down. We don't need to be suspended to early.
Besides, my sister isn't worth it." Kayleigh took a look at Melissa, then at Alex, then back at Nick.
"You know what? You're right Nick. Alex, I don't have time for this. Let's go you guys."
When Kayleigh decided to leave almost everyone, including her brother, left too.
"Kay, didn't you know she has been babbling about that guy for the last two weeks."
Alex brother whispered as he walked out arm and arm with Kayliegh.
(A/N: and no they are not dating just friends.)
"Damn that girl and those so called friends of mine," Alex said as she started crying.
"Now my whole day will be ruined cause of her," After that Alex noticed two of her friends still sitting at a table near the door of the cafeteria. Melissa got up to hug her. "Awwww, Alex come here. Don't cry." Alex fell into her friends arms and cried her eyes out. "Shhhhh. Calm down Alex. It's alright. I know how you feel."
"You do?" Alex asked sniffling.
"Yeah I do. And please don't cry anymore. You know I feel your pain when you are upset, so please calm down."
(A/N: According to Alex that is one of their so called powers. Funny
thing is that it really happened to me one time. One night my friend started
crying for no apparent reason. Then when her uncle asked her what was
wrong she said she didn't know and just wanted to be left alone for a while.
The next day when I went to school I told my friend how depressed I was and
she knew exactly what had happened already 'cause she had been through it too.
Weird ain't it? Anyways back to the story.)
"Oh, alright. I'll try to have a good day, just for you, okay Melissa?" Alex gave her a half smile.
"That's my girl. Now how about we get together this weekend? Maybe after I go to work on Saturday?"
"You think I could sleep over?" Alex asked with a little brighter smile.
"Maybe, if my uncle says it's alright." melissa said smiling back at her.
"Okay Missy. Whoa, look at the time! We gotta go before we're late for homeroom again!"
"But we're always late Alex." Melissa retorted with a coy smile.
"True, true, but I thought your teacher said if you were late again you'd get a two hour detention." said Alex.
"Oh yeah, you're right. Well, hurry up and grab you're stuff. The bell's about to ring."
Alex quickly grabbed her backpack and walked towards the door with Melissa in one arm and Bethany quickly walking behind her.
The three stopped at the elevator. Alex gave Melissa a huge hug and a quick kiss on the cheek then turned to go into the elevator. Bethany silently followed. "So Alex, what was that all about?" Beth asked, a coy smile on her face.
"Oh nothing Beth, we were just being friendly." she said a smile still crossing her face.
"If you ask me, I think you too have more than just a friendship." beth replied with a little nudge to alex's arm.
"No, no we're not. We're just friends. I swear I don't like her like that." she said trying not to blush.
"Aha! I caught you. I never said anything about you liking her ! " Bethany exclaimed.
Alex blushed a bit and didnt say a word. "See, See! You do like her!" then the elevator arrived on the third floor.
"NO. I. Don't! We're just friends, okay? She may be my bisexual best
friend but she is not, I repeat, she is NOT my girlfriend. Just 'cause I gave
her hugs everyday and we practically see each other all the time and
basically know each others schedules... and the fact I kissed her on the cheek
does not mean a damn thing." said Alex sounding a bit aggravated.
"See! More evidence to add on how you two could be going out!"
"Look Beth, go to homeroom. We'll argue about this after school okay?
You're going to make me later than I already am. Announcements are already on."
"Fine I'll go. But I'm not letting you off that easy. Talk to you later." said bethany with another smile.
"Fine. Bye." said alex as the
Later that day at Lunch
"Lexis sweetie. Milk." demanded her other best friend Denise.
"Fine Deebug, here" Alex threw the milk at her without it hitting the floor then continued munching on her egg roll.
"So Alex, how is your day going so far?" asked Melissa.
"Eh, it sucked. I found out in English I have to pull up my grade to pass and I had a test in child development 'cause the teacher was out. I so wanted nursery school today! But Concert Choir will so make up for it—yeah right. I'm being forced to sing a song that I'm not even gonna need 'cause I'm not allowed to sing at graduation, 'cause I haven't been in the music department for more than a year and
I'm not singing anything for finals 'cause I'm exempt from that one. Oh and of course the dreaded last period, which is math.
Man do I hate algebra and geometry."
"Well that doesn't sound like much fun," said Melissa.
"It really isn't. Oh, remember how Bethany took the elevator with me?"
"Yeah, what about it?" melissa said with a raise of her brow.
"Well, she had the nerve to accuse me of going out with you. I said to her 'Excuse me, but just because we are really close friends does not mean that we are dating'. I bet you anything she's gonna start a rumor," said Alex.
"She shouldn't have started that. We've already established that many times," said Melissa in response.
"Yeah, I know. Anyways, I'd better finish my lunch." said Alex.
"Right, lunch is gonna be over soon and we don't wanna be late to our next classes." said Melissa.
"But Missy, we're always late!" the two girls laughed at Alex's comment and finished their lunches just before the bell rang.
Alex and Melissa then walked side by side to the elevator where they again parted ways.
Much Later That Day
"Yeah Beth, mom says I can come over next Sunday night to Monday. I can't do it this weekend.
I'm sleeping over Missy's house Saturday," said Alex happily, since she really hadn't wanted to go over bethany's house anyways.
"Alright then, I'll talk to you later," said Bethany. As Alex hang up the phone her phone it rang again.
"Hello?" said Alex calmly. "Hey Alex, it's Missy." A grin crossed Alex's face as seh countineud to speak.
"Hey Missy, what's up?" "Uncle says you can sleep over." melissa sounded quite happy.
"OK. I'm looking forward to it." Alex then blows a kiss to her over the phone.
"Aw, thanks Alex. See you tomorrow. I'll pick you up with Uncle after work okay?"
"Okay. Love ya Missy"
"Love ya too Alex" Alex had a big smile on her face after she hung up the phone.
She couldn't wait for the day to be over.
But for some reason Alex had the feeling something was gonna be different about this weekend.
Maybe she was right? she wouldnt know for sure until it came.
Saturday
"Hey there Alex! Ready for a night of fun at my house?"
"You bet your ass I am. I can't wait to see what you've got planned for me."
Alex said with a wink and a smile. Melissa winked back.
When the two arrived at her house they went upstairs so Alex could put her things away.
Melissa went change out of her work uniform.
"So Missy, what's security policy around here like. You know, for your bedroom.
I like privacy when sleeping over my friends houses." asked Alex.
"They have to knock before coming in the room and once I say lights out that's it. No one else comes in to bother me.
You know, you're so lucky that my sister is with her mom this weekend." said Missy with a smile.
"Yeah, I'm real lucky. 'Cause I know if Amy was here, your uncle would have definitely not let us have this whole friendship sleepover night."
"You got that right Alex." The two girls smiled at each other.
"Hey Missy, can I get changed now?"
"Sure let me get changed first." Melissa got changed right in front of her.
Alex didn't mind much; it was not like this was the first time a girl changed in front of her that wasn't her cousin. She was just friend.
"Right, well, I'm gonna take my pj's and get changed in the bathroom."
"Sure I don't mind," said Melissa with a smile. A few minutes later
Alex returned wearing her pink, purple, and yellow suns, moons, and stars pjs.
"Nice pjs Alex." complimented Missy.
"Thanks girl. They're my favorite. So.... where do I sleep tonight?" asked Alex with a smile.
"With me of course." Melissa responded with a smile and a wink.
Alex lost her words for a moment a bit lost in what her best friend had said.
She thought about it for a moment. 'I mean, I know Missy is bi, but why would she want to sleep in bed with me?
I know I have a crush on her and she has feelings for me, but sleep… with her?' Alex gulped.
"Uh missy.... You sure this is ok? I mean with your uncle? I don't want to get in trouble."
"No, it's okay, Alex. Uncle says you and I can sleep together as long as we can both fit in the bed, and as you can see, there is room for the both of us."Alex shrugged. If she could have Missy sleep over and sleep in her bed then she could sleep here in Missy's bed and have it be no different.The two then climbed into bed together. Alex looked into her best friend's eyes.
'She really does have beautiful eyes.' thought Alex as she cuddled closer to her best friend. "Missy," Alex paused.
"Yeah Alex?" "Why do you like me so much? I mean I'm a big girl and that's putting it lightly. We're totally from two different worlds. What do you really see in me?" asked Alex.
Missy smiled as she pushed away some hair from Alex's cheek. "Alex, I see you. You know other people are cruel and don't take the time out to really look at a girl like you. When I look at you, I see someone who has a lot ahead of her. You have the potential to be the girl to save the world. You just have to figure it out. Be who you want to be. Don't ever let anyone tell you different.
In you I see a loving caring person who just wants to find someone to return that love. You just have to look inside your heart to find it."
"But there's more to this life than you and I think," said Alex with a slight smile.
"Yes that's true but you need to keep looking. The truth is out there. You just have to find it for your self."
Hearing this made Alex feel a bit sad and confused at the same time.
She put her head down for a moment, feeling like she could cry.
Seeing this, Melissa put her hand gently to her chin and lifted up Alex's head. "Hey, hey. No tears."
Alex looked at her best friend, still ready to cry.
"Don't worry Alex. You'll find what you're looking for. Or maybe, just maybe, you already have."
The two leaned in close and stared into each others eyes and then Melissa placed gentle kiss on Alex's lips.
Alex wasn't surprised that her friend had done that.
She leaned in and gave her friend a hug and the two fell asleep cuddling together.
(A/N: No. Alex is NOT a lesbian or Bisexual. She is what my friends like to call bi-curious.)
TWO WEEKS LATER
Alex spun in circles around Bethany's church parking lot, watching as her baby blue peasant skirt spun with her.
She eventually stopped because of the dizziness that was coming to her. " hey bethany. I want to talk to you."
"About what Alex? " The two were pacing around the parking lot.
"Well I've been thinking. We've been talking a lot about this whole matrix thing for about a two months now."
"Yea and..." Bethany stopped for am oment and looked at her friend. " Well you have an ailas. you are Prodigy.
The one who will take over after Charlemaine goes. But waht about me. who am I?"
" Well Alex you have a good point there. We really dont have an alias for you yet. lets see what would be a good alias for you?"
The two paced around theparking lot once more. " How about Demaris or crimson? " Alex said looking at bethany.
" Nope wont workl. Crimson is already taken and the other just wont work for you." Alex paced once more.
"Well I could use the name I use when I rp the matrix. " Alex said half smiling. "That might just work. what is it?" bethany asked.
"Its Eternity. what do you think about that name?" Alex said with a half smile. "Yuo know what taht might just work. Better yet it can and it will. Eternity it is then. " Alex paused her celebration then a serious look came to her face. " Prodigy, I've noticed we havent been really doing anything important as to figure out more about the matirx. why? " Bethany looekd back at alex a serious look on her face.
" Its simple Eternity. We need to stay alive. so by acting as normal teens. we're keeping it that way. Besides, I know if Shadow the same thing he'll agree with me. We're doing whats best for you. You're not ready nor can you handlethe truth yet."
Alex was silent for a moment. "Wait so you're telling me my mind isnt capable of handling the truth. what the hell are you on?! I'm as ready now as i will ever be! I mean if we wait any longer i'll keep getting older. And the older i get the harder it will be for me to accept the truth cause my mind will push all that I've learned away and i wont be able to aceept it anymore. So you see i have to countinue my search for the truth. For the answers. And for the true me." Alex seemd a bit steamed.
"Eternity i know how you feel. But for your safety and ours we cant do anything besides be ourselves. " Bethany said as she walked to the car. " You know whatever i give up. Lets just get this night over wit.h So I can go back to my own little world I keep in my room."
Alex got in the car and slammed the door then the two along with beth's parents went home.
LATER THAT NIGHT
Alex rolled over on the couch bed. she couldnt sleep. She didn't like being upstairs who knows what beth's parents were doing in the next room. She shoke off the feeling. Then decided that she could write in stead of sitting there feeling quite uncomfortable.
' Man i cant sleep. I'm still over bethany's house. I cant beleive the argument we had earlier. I'd be online right now if my brother weren't still on. oh well maybe i can go on bethany's account. Eh whatever maybe writing will help me fall asleep. I've been doign alot of thinking and over the last few months alot of thigns have started to amek more sense then ever. Like my addiction to the internet and online roleplays . I've figured out that that is a way that mind helps deal with the so called reality that is my life. I mean maybe there is some kind of hidden message here too but whatever it is i haven't figured it out yet. Evenyualy I will, I just know I will.
Hey I just thought of a poem. actually its one of my away messages.
My head is feeling heavy now, my eyes are half closed.
What the hell am i still doing up? Nobody really knows.
I keep on yawning and my pillow it calls.
I open my mouth so wide its like looking at jaws.
But I refuse to go to sleep and my brain refuses to rest.
For I'll still sit here and continue to protest.
But everyone needs to regain their energy at some point or another.
I'm off to bed and so is my little brother.
For in the morning I shall have to face..
The wrath of a well rested mother.
Alex
THAT SUMMER
Alex sat in the courtyard of a resturant in the mall. She was on her lunch break. She seemd to be waitign for someone.A waitress came up to her and she ordered her lunch. "I'll have a whole ham and chese grinder, with lettece a little bit of vinager and bacon. no pickles and no tomatoes. The side order will be fries and for a drink I would like a lemonade please." Alex smiled at the waitress as she walked off to go fill the order. Just then a slim young man walked up to Alex's table and sat with her. " Its abou time you got here." she smiled at him lightly. She had been having a great day and her new job was going well. "My apologies Alex. I had to convince Titus to let me come see you." The young man sat there as the waitress came back with Alex's food. She asked him if he was going to have anything and all he ordered was a coffee with cream. Alex took a bite of her grinder then swallowed and continued to talk to him while munching on a fry. " So Robert. What was so ultra important that you couldnt wait for us to have dinner tonight and you had to pull me out for an early lunch. I mean I dont have lunch til like around 1:30pm."
Robert looked at his friend / new found crush. he had a serious look on his face as he spoke. " Alex, Tony and I have been talking quite a bit about you lately.." he paused for a moment and sipped on his coffee that the waitress had brought him as Alex continued to eat her lunch. She swallowed then continued her chatter with him.
"Yea. What about it? " she looked interested now. " We have well... reason to believe you're in danger."
Alex almost spit out her lemonade as she heard his words. She then swallowed hard and lookwd directly at him.
Then her cheery tone of voice changed. " That's ludacris! I've done abosolutley nothing but be a regluar teen, who's just graduated from high school mind you. I've done nothing to even remotely resemble something that could lead on that I was even potentially a rebel at all. " Robert looked at her and sipped his coffe again. His expression had not changed.
"Eternity you may not know it as of yet. But did you ever ponder the thought that you could be closer to the
truth than you think you are? "
Alex glared at him but then she calmed a bit. She actually had thought about it. " Actually i have been thinking about it.
I mean after my lastest matrix dream how could i not." "Dream? What dream? This is news to me .
You never even told me you were having any dreams as of lately." robert finished his cofee. "Have you really been around for me to tell you anything. Mr. I disappear for two months and expect alex to tell all. Besides you're not teh only one that keeps secrets." Alex smirked at her own words.
Robert smirked back at her. He had to admit she had guts talking to him like she was. " Well you do have a ponit there Alex but if you don't mind me asking what was your last matrix dream about? " He seemed to be very interested.
"Well if i told you i'd be late coming back from my lunch break but just in case you were wondering, you werent in the dream at all."
She smirked. robert tried to get back to the subject he had come there to discuss. " Alex you really should be careful. We have to get you out of the matrix soon. I really do think you're in danger. You have to free your mind." Alex had paid the waitress the thirteen dollars for her meal and gave her tip then after she left Alex spoke up again.
" Look Shadow, I dont have time for your crack pot theroies. I have a job to do and a life to live. I'm just doing as I was told. To just be myself..." she paused and kept her attituide but her voice was raised a bit an people began to stare. "... So if you got something against that then i don't think we should be talking anymore. " She got up and started to walk away. " Alex pelase just listen...." Robert pleaded. Alex spun around quickly and glared at him and raised her voice. " No You listen Robert! Back the Fuck off and let me get on with my life. Its done. I'm done We're over. Now Good Day." Alex stormed off clutching her bag of leftovers, leaving robert there with a resturuant full of people staring at him. Robert laughed nervously then he got up and walked off silently.
LATER ON BACK IN THE REAL WORLD, SHADOW RETURNS TO THE ERAMOS
Shadow had just jacked otu of the matrix and was heading back to his cabin to get some rest. He seemd to have al ot on his mind. namely Alex. but all of it seemd to be pushed aside for the moment when he found his best friend Mange aka Tony standing at his cabin door. "Mange whats up man? " Shadow looked a bit concerend his friend didn't look happy.
" They shipping me back to Zion. We leave tomorrow. " Mange was leaning up against the wall by his cabin.
" What are you talking about Mange. We're not due back in Zion for another month or so." shadow's expression had changed a bit. " Actually We're not going back to Zion... I am." Mange's expression was just as stern as it was when Shadow ahd first walked up to him.
"What.. but why just you?! " Shadow was shocked. Why would they send just him back to zion? " Come on kiddo lets finish talking in your cabin." Mange moved off the wall and into the cabin. Shadow followed. He had to know what was going on. He sat on his bed and stared at mange who was standign in the middle of the room with his arms crossed.
" Mange tell me whats going on man. I don't understand." " I'm being transfered shadow. And there's nothing you can do to stop it. "
"What no they can't. you're my mentor. You're suppsoed to teach me. train me. You're the whole reason i'm on this ship in teh first place. They let me stay cause you said you'd look after me. You know just as well as I do that i'm under age and i wouldn't be here any other way! " Mange's expression still did not change. " Look kiddo. its over. I'm getting transferred. I have to report to Zion concil for reassignment as soon as possible. So tomorrow when the ship thats bringing us more supplies comes i'm leaving with it."
Shadow was near tears. He was gonna loose his mentor. Little did he know he was close to loosing Alex too.
"NO you're lying this cant happen not now. waht about our mission. what about Eternity. we have to get her out.
I promised her."
"We don't have to do anything Shadow. Its over. Mission done. There's nothing more we can do for her. My guess is I'm not the only one gettign reassigned either." Mange cracked his back. "Mange. So what you're saying I'm gonna have to leave the one person i care most about? " Shadow was near tears. "Thats exactly what I'm saying kiddo. Sorry but its not meant to be." mange tried to hold his straight face but he couldnt help but feel he should show sympathy for the teen. "Look if it helps any i'm sorry." Mange turned to leave.
"No need for apologies Mange. Shit happens" Mange turned back to him for a moment.
"Shadow if i were you, I'd enjoy the time you have with her.... while you still can." Then mange turned and walked out.
Shadow lay on his bed and cried. He wasnt gonna be able to deal with loosing her... either way.
Alex sat near her window watching the rain as it fell. She was crying.
She had kinda felt bad abotu what she ahd said to Robert.
she didnt really mean it. she knew he was more than just her friedn but she handt admited it.
All she could think about now was him.She sat there still watching the rain as her radio played
softly michelle branch songs. Poor Alex what was seh to do. she didn't know what her future was.
she just keep moving and hanging in there as long as she could.
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Lady Alex: So what do you think? Love it? Hate it?
You know what to do....
Reveiw please!!!!!
P.S. if you found typos during the story my apologies.
I've tried hard to correct them and i still haven't found a beta reader yet.
Lady Alex
Lady Alex: Hey there readers, if you liked the first chapter, here's the next.
Hazel: She doesn't own The Matrix, so don't sue!
Lady Alex: Thanks for yet another disclaimer Hazel.
Oh yeah and here's the key to help you figure things out just in case you forgot:
= Scene change Time change
= Instant messages or Chat rooms
' ' = thoughts and notebook writing
---------- = story beggining/ending
This chapters song: T.A.T.U. - All The Things She Said
This song refers to the sleepover scene at alex's best friend melissa's house.
Song two: Michelle Branch - Goodbye To You
This is for the end of the chapter.
I'll explain better about the whole song thing next chapter.
Anyways I don't have much to say for this chapter so on with the story
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Somewhere in Florida
Two teenage guys were having a meeting.
"We finally located her Tony."
"Good, where is she?"
"Somewhere in Connecticut."
"Can we be so sure that it is her?"
"I'm sure its her. It has to be. There's just something about the way she talks to me."
"Have you made contact yet?"
"Yes. I have already made contact with her. We have spoken twice already online. She seems to like role playing with me."
"Well, get her talking with you. We need her to trust us. When will you be contacting her next?"
"Tonight I told her I would talk to her so we could get to know each other better.
I'm going to give her my phone number so that she may talk to me on the phone. "
"Well done, Robert. It will be better for our operation if she has one of us as a contact.
We'll meet again in a few days to review your progress."
"Alright, I'll get moving then"
"Oh and Robert,"
"Yeah Tony?"
"Watch how much you tell her. You can't let her know everything; it's too early. And don't goof up this time."
"Sure thing Tony. Talk to you later."
LATER THAT EVENING BACK IN CONNECTICUT
"Hmmm I wonder what Lizi's up to tonight."
IM to TearingInferno
LadyHacker03: Heya Lizi
TearingInferno: Hiya
LadyHacker03: Tavern open tonight?
TearingInferno: Nope. Probably won't be open again until the weekend.
LadyHacker03: Aww man and I was hoping to go invade the bar. oh well.
thats OK. I have other things to do online tonight anyways.
TearingInferno: OK
LadyHacker03: ttyl
TearingInferno: OK Later dayz
Alex continued to type some things on her computer when an IM message popped up.
"Aww man between the Ims and the pop up ads, I'm never going to get anything done.
I'd better see who this Im's from." Frustrated, she clicked on the button to accept.
The IM popped up. It said the message was from SnowBunny1081.
She chose to reply. "I wonder what he wants now?"
IM from SnowBunny1081
SnowBunny1081: Hello Lady
LadyHacker03: Hello Snow. So what do you want now?
SnowBunny1081: nothing much just thinking about you.
LadyHacker03: Thinking about me? But why?
SnowBunny1081: ................
LadyHacker 03: Don't give me the silent treatment Snow. there are other
things I could be doing right now.
SnowBunny1081: I just wanted to speak with you again.
LadyHacker03: Yeah and...?
SnowBunny1081: ::He goes to say something but he stays silent because
he is entangled in her beautiful brown eyes:: Lady, I would like to speak
to you in person.
LadyHacker03: What, like meet in person? No way.
SnowBunny1081: No more like talk to you on the phone. You're not the
only one who is cautious .
LadyHacker03: Yeah, no kidding Snow. So what, you gonna give me your
number so I can call you, or did you wanna call me?
SnowBunny1081: You can call me. Here's my number. It's (305).......
-.........
LadyHacker03: OK I got it. I'll call you in a bit. BTW, my names
Alexis, but you can call me Alex if you want.
SnowBunny1081: I prefer to call you Alexis. I like it better. My name
is Robert, and yeah, it's my real name.
LadyHacker03: Huh?
SnowBunny1081: you were about to question whether or not that was my
real name, were you not?
LadyHacker03: o.o' Yeah
SnowBunny1081: You see, I know you all to well. But now I have to go.
Lady Hacker03: Are you sure I can call now? It's like 12:30am here.
SnowBunny1081: It's the same time here, and don't worry; everyone's
still up so you can call.
LadyHackero3: Alright then I'll call. But it'll take me a few minutes.
I have to log offline and find my cordless phone.
SnowBunny1081: Very well then. I await your call.
LadyHacker03: Alright. BYE
SnowBunny1081: BYE
Alex quickly logged offline and made a mad dash for the cordless phone,
disconnecting her mom's room phone so she wouldn't get in trouble.
Then, she dialed up Robert's number. After listening to it ring a few times,
someone finally picked up; it was a female voice.
"Hello"
"Is Robert there?" asked Alex happily.
"Yeah sure, hold on a sec," the girl replied, then there was a pause.
"Robert! You have a phone call!" could be heard in the background.
"May I ask who's calling?"
"Sure. It's Alexis."
The girl handed Robert the phone.
"Hello Alexis."
"Hello Robert."
"So, Alexis, how are you?"
"I'm good, now that I get to hear the voice behind the screen name."
"You know you were right. You do have a sexy sweet voice."
"Eheheh, thanks," Alexis smiled as she stretched out on her bed, then
continued talking.
"So tell me about yourself."
"Well I'm 15 and...."
After talking for three hours....
"Well, I really have to get going. It's almost three and I'm tired.
We'll have to talk again sometime," Alex concluded, after checking the clock.
"Alright babe, talk to you later."
After the two said their goodbyes and hung up, Alex turned on her
starlights above her bed, put on some soft music, and gently laid herself down to
sleep. But something was keeping her awake. She just couldn't stop thinking about Robert.
She tried to get over it by doing some writing in her notebook.
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'Man has everything been crazy in the last couple of days. School is so slow but hey- the days are counting down until I graduate. I'm almost over senioritis. My grades are better now. Well... at least I'm passing. Hey- whatever it takes to get me out of high school, right? Anyways, I started talking to this guy in Florida. His name is Robert, he's 15, and a sophomore.
Man... I'm 17 and talking to a freaking sophomore who wants to date me. Oh well, at least he isn't a freshman!
Robert's involved in the Matrix... he says I'm the next one. I'm the key to winning this war.
Heh, I know I believe in vampires and that I'm one but now the Matrix too?
Hey, a girl can dream! Besides, we all have something that we want to believe in that others may not agree with.
Anyways... back to local news. My brothers keep picking on me. Juan, my little brother, is swearing up at me and being tough guy as usual, and my teenage brother, Nick, is calling me names and cracking jokes, like his newest one: I'm an online slut cause
I talk to lots of guys online, have my fun then get their numbers. Well... that's not entirely true. Seeing as I do talk to lots of guys online
'cause it is so easy for me to suck them in for me to have some guy in my life. I mean, being single ain't as cracked up as it used to be. Everywhere I turn there's a couple. Even most of my friends are couples. So therefore I turn to the internet.
At least there I can be what I want to be.Most of the time I don't lie either, and guys adore me.
Whoa - there I go babbling again. But I can't help it, it's true! I mean, before I got my DSL, I was the diva of gossip on the local phone chat line because, hey, it was free and guys thought I had a 'sexy sweet' voice. Man was I a little temptress! Half the guys on the line wanted to please me; one even offered to be a slave for me and my friend. Heh, good thing this is my personal notebook... I hope no one reads this. But if someone does... that was only a check to see if you were reading my diary/notebook. You nosy Son of a Bitch.
Kiss my fat chubby Puerto Rican ass! Ha ha! lol that was fun. Anyways, back to the whole matrix thing.
I'm starting to think this may be a fun thing to tell my friends about - maybe some will even play along.
I'm gonna talk to my friend Bethany tomorrow and see what she thinks.
She's easy to accept all this and so is my best (vampire) friend, Melissa.
Hey, somebody's bound to believe me. Anyways I'm getting tired so I'm gonna close my eyes and go to sleep OK? Night.
Alex
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A Few Days Later….
"So Lexi, how long have you known this guy?" asked her friend Kayleigh.
"Oh, about two weeks. I know a lot about him.... Like his name is Robert. He lives in Miami.
He gave me his number so I could call him and we've been talking a lot on the phone.
We even came up with nicknames for each other. He calls me Baby Doll and I call him Baby Bear.
He is obsessed with this thing called the Matrix. He says I'm "the One" and that someday I'll free my mind.
And I'll stop the war and help all of Zion."
All of Alex's friends laughed. "You've been talking to him for that long and you still haven't seen him?
You probably never will," said her friend Dan.
"Look you guys don't know him like I do. He's the guy of my dreams. There's nothing more I would like,
then to spend time with him in my dream world...." said Alex with a sigh.
"Alex you live IN Dream land. Do you really think this guy actually likes you? Get a grip! He's only an online friend and that's all he'll ever be. You're never going to see him and he'll stop talking to you just like the others," said Kayleigh, who was clearly being a bitch.
"No," Alex exclaimed, "You're wrong. Name one guy I've liked from the Internet that didn't like me."
"Oh I can name more then one. Benny, Dustin, Pablo, Fernando. Just to name a few." Kayleigh gave her a small smirk.
Alex looked at Kayleigh almost in tears. "So those failed Kay. Dustin stopped writing, Pablo was depressed, and I don't know what the hell happened to Benny. But people make mistakes. And besides, everyone fails in relationships."
"Shiiit, not me," said Kayleigh in response.
Then Melissa spoke up. "You talk to her like that one more time and I'll shove my fist in your face so fast you won't know what hit you."
"Yeah, well, you lay one finger on me and I'll shove my foot so far up your white ass...." Kayleigh didnt get to finsh her sentence.
Alex's brother jumped in just in time. "Whoa Kayleigh, back down. We don't need to be suspended to early.
Besides, my sister isn't worth it." Kayleigh took a look at Melissa, then at Alex, then back at Nick.
"You know what? You're right Nick. Alex, I don't have time for this. Let's go you guys."
When Kayleigh decided to leave almost everyone, including her brother, left too.
"Kay, didn't you know she has been babbling about that guy for the last two weeks."
Alex brother whispered as he walked out arm and arm with Kayliegh.
(A/N: and no they are not dating just friends.)
"Damn that girl and those so called friends of mine," Alex said as she started crying.
"Now my whole day will be ruined cause of her," After that Alex noticed two of her friends still sitting at a table near the door of the cafeteria. Melissa got up to hug her. "Awwww, Alex come here. Don't cry." Alex fell into her friends arms and cried her eyes out. "Shhhhh. Calm down Alex. It's alright. I know how you feel."
"You do?" Alex asked sniffling.
"Yeah I do. And please don't cry anymore. You know I feel your pain when you are upset, so please calm down."
(A/N: According to Alex that is one of their so called powers. Funny
thing is that it really happened to me one time. One night my friend started
crying for no apparent reason. Then when her uncle asked her what was
wrong she said she didn't know and just wanted to be left alone for a while.
The next day when I went to school I told my friend how depressed I was and
she knew exactly what had happened already 'cause she had been through it too.
Weird ain't it? Anyways back to the story.)
"Oh, alright. I'll try to have a good day, just for you, okay Melissa?" Alex gave her a half smile.
"That's my girl. Now how about we get together this weekend? Maybe after I go to work on Saturday?"
"You think I could sleep over?" Alex asked with a little brighter smile.
"Maybe, if my uncle says it's alright." melissa said smiling back at her.
"Okay Missy. Whoa, look at the time! We gotta go before we're late for homeroom again!"
"But we're always late Alex." Melissa retorted with a coy smile.
"True, true, but I thought your teacher said if you were late again you'd get a two hour detention." said Alex.
"Oh yeah, you're right. Well, hurry up and grab you're stuff. The bell's about to ring."
Alex quickly grabbed her backpack and walked towards the door with Melissa in one arm and Bethany quickly walking behind her.
The three stopped at the elevator. Alex gave Melissa a huge hug and a quick kiss on the cheek then turned to go into the elevator. Bethany silently followed. "So Alex, what was that all about?" Beth asked, a coy smile on her face.
"Oh nothing Beth, we were just being friendly." she said a smile still crossing her face.
"If you ask me, I think you too have more than just a friendship." beth replied with a little nudge to alex's arm.
"No, no we're not. We're just friends. I swear I don't like her like that." she said trying not to blush.
"Aha! I caught you. I never said anything about you liking her ! " Bethany exclaimed.
Alex blushed a bit and didnt say a word. "See, See! You do like her!" then the elevator arrived on the third floor.
"NO. I. Don't! We're just friends, okay? She may be my bisexual best
friend but she is not, I repeat, she is NOT my girlfriend. Just 'cause I gave
her hugs everyday and we practically see each other all the time and
basically know each others schedules... and the fact I kissed her on the cheek
does not mean a damn thing." said Alex sounding a bit aggravated.
"See! More evidence to add on how you two could be going out!"
"Look Beth, go to homeroom. We'll argue about this after school okay?
You're going to make me later than I already am. Announcements are already on."
"Fine I'll go. But I'm not letting you off that easy. Talk to you later." said bethany with another smile.
"Fine. Bye." said alex as the
Later that day at Lunch
"Lexis sweetie. Milk." demanded her other best friend Denise.
"Fine Deebug, here" Alex threw the milk at her without it hitting the floor then continued munching on her egg roll.
"So Alex, how is your day going so far?" asked Melissa.
"Eh, it sucked. I found out in English I have to pull up my grade to pass and I had a test in child development 'cause the teacher was out. I so wanted nursery school today! But Concert Choir will so make up for it—yeah right. I'm being forced to sing a song that I'm not even gonna need 'cause I'm not allowed to sing at graduation, 'cause I haven't been in the music department for more than a year and
I'm not singing anything for finals 'cause I'm exempt from that one. Oh and of course the dreaded last period, which is math.
Man do I hate algebra and geometry."
"Well that doesn't sound like much fun," said Melissa.
"It really isn't. Oh, remember how Bethany took the elevator with me?"
"Yeah, what about it?" melissa said with a raise of her brow.
"Well, she had the nerve to accuse me of going out with you. I said to her 'Excuse me, but just because we are really close friends does not mean that we are dating'. I bet you anything she's gonna start a rumor," said Alex.
"She shouldn't have started that. We've already established that many times," said Melissa in response.
"Yeah, I know. Anyways, I'd better finish my lunch." said Alex.
"Right, lunch is gonna be over soon and we don't wanna be late to our next classes." said Melissa.
"But Missy, we're always late!" the two girls laughed at Alex's comment and finished their lunches just before the bell rang.
Alex and Melissa then walked side by side to the elevator where they again parted ways.
Much Later That Day
"Yeah Beth, mom says I can come over next Sunday night to Monday. I can't do it this weekend.
I'm sleeping over Missy's house Saturday," said Alex happily, since she really hadn't wanted to go over bethany's house anyways.
"Alright then, I'll talk to you later," said Bethany. As Alex hang up the phone her phone it rang again.
"Hello?" said Alex calmly. "Hey Alex, it's Missy." A grin crossed Alex's face as seh countineud to speak.
"Hey Missy, what's up?" "Uncle says you can sleep over." melissa sounded quite happy.
"OK. I'm looking forward to it." Alex then blows a kiss to her over the phone.
"Aw, thanks Alex. See you tomorrow. I'll pick you up with Uncle after work okay?"
"Okay. Love ya Missy"
"Love ya too Alex" Alex had a big smile on her face after she hung up the phone.
She couldn't wait for the day to be over.
But for some reason Alex had the feeling something was gonna be different about this weekend.
Maybe she was right? she wouldnt know for sure until it came.
Saturday
"Hey there Alex! Ready for a night of fun at my house?"
"You bet your ass I am. I can't wait to see what you've got planned for me."
Alex said with a wink and a smile. Melissa winked back.
When the two arrived at her house they went upstairs so Alex could put her things away.
Melissa went change out of her work uniform.
"So Missy, what's security policy around here like. You know, for your bedroom.
I like privacy when sleeping over my friends houses." asked Alex.
"They have to knock before coming in the room and once I say lights out that's it. No one else comes in to bother me.
You know, you're so lucky that my sister is with her mom this weekend." said Missy with a smile.
"Yeah, I'm real lucky. 'Cause I know if Amy was here, your uncle would have definitely not let us have this whole friendship sleepover night."
"You got that right Alex." The two girls smiled at each other.
"Hey Missy, can I get changed now?"
"Sure let me get changed first." Melissa got changed right in front of her.
Alex didn't mind much; it was not like this was the first time a girl changed in front of her that wasn't her cousin. She was just friend.
"Right, well, I'm gonna take my pj's and get changed in the bathroom."
"Sure I don't mind," said Melissa with a smile. A few minutes later
Alex returned wearing her pink, purple, and yellow suns, moons, and stars pjs.
"Nice pjs Alex." complimented Missy.
"Thanks girl. They're my favorite. So.... where do I sleep tonight?" asked Alex with a smile.
"With me of course." Melissa responded with a smile and a wink.
Alex lost her words for a moment a bit lost in what her best friend had said.
She thought about it for a moment. 'I mean, I know Missy is bi, but why would she want to sleep in bed with me?
I know I have a crush on her and she has feelings for me, but sleep… with her?' Alex gulped.
"Uh missy.... You sure this is ok? I mean with your uncle? I don't want to get in trouble."
"No, it's okay, Alex. Uncle says you and I can sleep together as long as we can both fit in the bed, and as you can see, there is room for the both of us."Alex shrugged. If she could have Missy sleep over and sleep in her bed then she could sleep here in Missy's bed and have it be no different.The two then climbed into bed together. Alex looked into her best friend's eyes.
'She really does have beautiful eyes.' thought Alex as she cuddled closer to her best friend. "Missy," Alex paused.
"Yeah Alex?" "Why do you like me so much? I mean I'm a big girl and that's putting it lightly. We're totally from two different worlds. What do you really see in me?" asked Alex.
Missy smiled as she pushed away some hair from Alex's cheek. "Alex, I see you. You know other people are cruel and don't take the time out to really look at a girl like you. When I look at you, I see someone who has a lot ahead of her. You have the potential to be the girl to save the world. You just have to figure it out. Be who you want to be. Don't ever let anyone tell you different.
In you I see a loving caring person who just wants to find someone to return that love. You just have to look inside your heart to find it."
"But there's more to this life than you and I think," said Alex with a slight smile.
"Yes that's true but you need to keep looking. The truth is out there. You just have to find it for your self."
Hearing this made Alex feel a bit sad and confused at the same time.
She put her head down for a moment, feeling like she could cry.
Seeing this, Melissa put her hand gently to her chin and lifted up Alex's head. "Hey, hey. No tears."
Alex looked at her best friend, still ready to cry.
"Don't worry Alex. You'll find what you're looking for. Or maybe, just maybe, you already have."
The two leaned in close and stared into each others eyes and then Melissa placed gentle kiss on Alex's lips.
Alex wasn't surprised that her friend had done that.
She leaned in and gave her friend a hug and the two fell asleep cuddling together.
(A/N: No. Alex is NOT a lesbian or Bisexual. She is what my friends like to call bi-curious.)
TWO WEEKS LATER
Alex spun in circles around Bethany's church parking lot, watching as her baby blue peasant skirt spun with her.
She eventually stopped because of the dizziness that was coming to her. " hey bethany. I want to talk to you."
"About what Alex? " The two were pacing around the parking lot.
"Well I've been thinking. We've been talking a lot about this whole matrix thing for about a two months now."
"Yea and..." Bethany stopped for am oment and looked at her friend. " Well you have an ailas. you are Prodigy.
The one who will take over after Charlemaine goes. But waht about me. who am I?"
" Well Alex you have a good point there. We really dont have an alias for you yet. lets see what would be a good alias for you?"
The two paced around theparking lot once more. " How about Demaris or crimson? " Alex said looking at bethany.
" Nope wont workl. Crimson is already taken and the other just wont work for you." Alex paced once more.
"Well I could use the name I use when I rp the matrix. " Alex said half smiling. "That might just work. what is it?" bethany asked.
"Its Eternity. what do you think about that name?" Alex said with a half smile. "Yuo know what taht might just work. Better yet it can and it will. Eternity it is then. " Alex paused her celebration then a serious look came to her face. " Prodigy, I've noticed we havent been really doing anything important as to figure out more about the matirx. why? " Bethany looekd back at alex a serious look on her face.
" Its simple Eternity. We need to stay alive. so by acting as normal teens. we're keeping it that way. Besides, I know if Shadow the same thing he'll agree with me. We're doing whats best for you. You're not ready nor can you handlethe truth yet."
Alex was silent for a moment. "Wait so you're telling me my mind isnt capable of handling the truth. what the hell are you on?! I'm as ready now as i will ever be! I mean if we wait any longer i'll keep getting older. And the older i get the harder it will be for me to accept the truth cause my mind will push all that I've learned away and i wont be able to aceept it anymore. So you see i have to countinue my search for the truth. For the answers. And for the true me." Alex seemd a bit steamed.
"Eternity i know how you feel. But for your safety and ours we cant do anything besides be ourselves. " Bethany said as she walked to the car. " You know whatever i give up. Lets just get this night over wit.h So I can go back to my own little world I keep in my room."
Alex got in the car and slammed the door then the two along with beth's parents went home.
LATER THAT NIGHT
Alex rolled over on the couch bed. she couldnt sleep. She didn't like being upstairs who knows what beth's parents were doing in the next room. She shoke off the feeling. Then decided that she could write in stead of sitting there feeling quite uncomfortable.
' Man i cant sleep. I'm still over bethany's house. I cant beleive the argument we had earlier. I'd be online right now if my brother weren't still on. oh well maybe i can go on bethany's account. Eh whatever maybe writing will help me fall asleep. I've been doign alot of thinking and over the last few months alot of thigns have started to amek more sense then ever. Like my addiction to the internet and online roleplays . I've figured out that that is a way that mind helps deal with the so called reality that is my life. I mean maybe there is some kind of hidden message here too but whatever it is i haven't figured it out yet. Evenyualy I will, I just know I will.
Hey I just thought of a poem. actually its one of my away messages.
My head is feeling heavy now, my eyes are half closed.
What the hell am i still doing up? Nobody really knows.
I keep on yawning and my pillow it calls.
I open my mouth so wide its like looking at jaws.
But I refuse to go to sleep and my brain refuses to rest.
For I'll still sit here and continue to protest.
But everyone needs to regain their energy at some point or another.
I'm off to bed and so is my little brother.
For in the morning I shall have to face..
The wrath of a well rested mother.
Alex
THAT SUMMER
Alex sat in the courtyard of a resturant in the mall. She was on her lunch break. She seemd to be waitign for someone.A waitress came up to her and she ordered her lunch. "I'll have a whole ham and chese grinder, with lettece a little bit of vinager and bacon. no pickles and no tomatoes. The side order will be fries and for a drink I would like a lemonade please." Alex smiled at the waitress as she walked off to go fill the order. Just then a slim young man walked up to Alex's table and sat with her. " Its abou time you got here." she smiled at him lightly. She had been having a great day and her new job was going well. "My apologies Alex. I had to convince Titus to let me come see you." The young man sat there as the waitress came back with Alex's food. She asked him if he was going to have anything and all he ordered was a coffee with cream. Alex took a bite of her grinder then swallowed and continued to talk to him while munching on a fry. " So Robert. What was so ultra important that you couldnt wait for us to have dinner tonight and you had to pull me out for an early lunch. I mean I dont have lunch til like around 1:30pm."
Robert looked at his friend / new found crush. he had a serious look on his face as he spoke. " Alex, Tony and I have been talking quite a bit about you lately.." he paused for a moment and sipped on his coffee that the waitress had brought him as Alex continued to eat her lunch. She swallowed then continued her chatter with him.
"Yea. What about it? " she looked interested now. " We have well... reason to believe you're in danger."
Alex almost spit out her lemonade as she heard his words. She then swallowed hard and lookwd directly at him.
Then her cheery tone of voice changed. " That's ludacris! I've done abosolutley nothing but be a regluar teen, who's just graduated from high school mind you. I've done nothing to even remotely resemble something that could lead on that I was even potentially a rebel at all. " Robert looked at her and sipped his coffe again. His expression had not changed.
"Eternity you may not know it as of yet. But did you ever ponder the thought that you could be closer to the
truth than you think you are? "
Alex glared at him but then she calmed a bit. She actually had thought about it. " Actually i have been thinking about it.
I mean after my lastest matrix dream how could i not." "Dream? What dream? This is news to me .
You never even told me you were having any dreams as of lately." robert finished his cofee. "Have you really been around for me to tell you anything. Mr. I disappear for two months and expect alex to tell all. Besides you're not teh only one that keeps secrets." Alex smirked at her own words.
Robert smirked back at her. He had to admit she had guts talking to him like she was. " Well you do have a ponit there Alex but if you don't mind me asking what was your last matrix dream about? " He seemed to be very interested.
"Well if i told you i'd be late coming back from my lunch break but just in case you were wondering, you werent in the dream at all."
She smirked. robert tried to get back to the subject he had come there to discuss. " Alex you really should be careful. We have to get you out of the matrix soon. I really do think you're in danger. You have to free your mind." Alex had paid the waitress the thirteen dollars for her meal and gave her tip then after she left Alex spoke up again.
" Look Shadow, I dont have time for your crack pot theroies. I have a job to do and a life to live. I'm just doing as I was told. To just be myself..." she paused and kept her attituide but her voice was raised a bit an people began to stare. "... So if you got something against that then i don't think we should be talking anymore. " She got up and started to walk away. " Alex pelase just listen...." Robert pleaded. Alex spun around quickly and glared at him and raised her voice. " No You listen Robert! Back the Fuck off and let me get on with my life. Its done. I'm done We're over. Now Good Day." Alex stormed off clutching her bag of leftovers, leaving robert there with a resturuant full of people staring at him. Robert laughed nervously then he got up and walked off silently.
LATER ON BACK IN THE REAL WORLD, SHADOW RETURNS TO THE ERAMOS
Shadow had just jacked otu of the matrix and was heading back to his cabin to get some rest. He seemd to have al ot on his mind. namely Alex. but all of it seemd to be pushed aside for the moment when he found his best friend Mange aka Tony standing at his cabin door. "Mange whats up man? " Shadow looked a bit concerend his friend didn't look happy.
" They shipping me back to Zion. We leave tomorrow. " Mange was leaning up against the wall by his cabin.
" What are you talking about Mange. We're not due back in Zion for another month or so." shadow's expression had changed a bit. " Actually We're not going back to Zion... I am." Mange's expression was just as stern as it was when Shadow ahd first walked up to him.
"What.. but why just you?! " Shadow was shocked. Why would they send just him back to zion? " Come on kiddo lets finish talking in your cabin." Mange moved off the wall and into the cabin. Shadow followed. He had to know what was going on. He sat on his bed and stared at mange who was standign in the middle of the room with his arms crossed.
" Mange tell me whats going on man. I don't understand." " I'm being transfered shadow. And there's nothing you can do to stop it. "
"What no they can't. you're my mentor. You're suppsoed to teach me. train me. You're the whole reason i'm on this ship in teh first place. They let me stay cause you said you'd look after me. You know just as well as I do that i'm under age and i wouldn't be here any other way! " Mange's expression still did not change. " Look kiddo. its over. I'm getting transferred. I have to report to Zion concil for reassignment as soon as possible. So tomorrow when the ship thats bringing us more supplies comes i'm leaving with it."
Shadow was near tears. He was gonna loose his mentor. Little did he know he was close to loosing Alex too.
"NO you're lying this cant happen not now. waht about our mission. what about Eternity. we have to get her out.
I promised her."
"We don't have to do anything Shadow. Its over. Mission done. There's nothing more we can do for her. My guess is I'm not the only one gettign reassigned either." Mange cracked his back. "Mange. So what you're saying I'm gonna have to leave the one person i care most about? " Shadow was near tears. "Thats exactly what I'm saying kiddo. Sorry but its not meant to be." mange tried to hold his straight face but he couldnt help but feel he should show sympathy for the teen. "Look if it helps any i'm sorry." Mange turned to leave.
"No need for apologies Mange. Shit happens" Mange turned back to him for a moment.
"Shadow if i were you, I'd enjoy the time you have with her.... while you still can." Then mange turned and walked out.
Shadow lay on his bed and cried. He wasnt gonna be able to deal with loosing her... either way.
Alex sat near her window watching the rain as it fell. She was crying.
She had kinda felt bad abotu what she ahd said to Robert.
she didnt really mean it. she knew he was more than just her friedn but she handt admited it.
All she could think about now was him.She sat there still watching the rain as her radio played
softly michelle branch songs. Poor Alex what was seh to do. she didn't know what her future was.
she just keep moving and hanging in there as long as she could.
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Lady Alex: So what do you think? Love it? Hate it?
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P.S. if you found typos during the story my apologies.
I've tried hard to correct them and i still haven't found a beta reader yet.
Lady Alex