Chapter 5: Carnival
Disclaimer: Please read chapter 1.
Bold = thoughts or point of views
Italics = emphasis
~~~~~ = scene change
[] = telephone conversations
October 17, 2025
It had been a week since Alexis' "sudden death" and she had been avoiding everyone all week trying to deal with the events in her own way. The one person she really needed to see was Anton because she hadn't seen him since Logan's wedding. However, she still had to put it off till tomorrow because she had to go pick up Jordan from the park and then go meet Logan and Max at the airport.
After picking Jordan up from the park Alexis drove to the airport in silence till she noticed something hanging out of Jordan's pocket.
Alexis: Hey babe watchya got there in your pocket?
Jordan (taking the necklace out of his pocket): I found it buried in the sand box mommy and I got it for you.
Alexis (smiling and taking it from him): Thank you sweetie.
Alexis took a good look at the necklace and couldn't help but take in the detail. It was very ancient, probably seventeenth or eighteenth century, the pendant and chain were pure gold. The pendant was a round red ruby with a gold rim and it had ancient oriental writing on it. Alexis thought this was pretty weird for someone to leave behind. Oh well finders keepers, losers weepers. She thought with a little suspicion.
~~~~~Another part of town~~~~~
"What is your status report on 494?" "The odds aren't looking to be in our favor; Chase is going to be more of a problem than we thought." "Then get rid of her." "We could do that but she could come back to life and kill us all." "So what'd you suggest?" "I think we should start eliminating the people she holds dear to her…starting with her son." "Sounds like a plan…I want a status report in one week…you're dismissed."
~~~~~Seattle Airport~~~~~
Alexis and Jordan got tired of waiting for the plane to arrive because they were having some kind of flight delay so they decided to go and get some snacks and drinks while they waited. After waiting for about twenty more minutes Alexis finally spotted Logan's spiky hair out of the crowd and when it cleared Jordan saw them as well and began running to them.
Max easily spotted Jordan running to them and she put down her luggage, bent down with arms wide open, and caught Jordan in her arms.
Max: Hey there big guy, I've missed you too.
Alexis (reaching them and pouting): Don't I get a hug?
Logan (dropping his luggage and getting his little sister in a big bear hug): I've missed you Lex.
Then they all parted and switched. As Alexis drove them home they all realized they had a lot of catching up to do. Which they decided to do at the carnival tonight.
Later that day while Jordan was down at the restaurant having a snack Lex got a visit from the last person in the world she expected.
Alexis (opening the door): What the hell do you want?
Rachel: Can I come in? I just want to talk to you for a minute.
Alexis (hesitantly standing aside): You have fifty-five seconds. So if I were you I'd talk fast.
Rachel: Where's Jordan?
Alexis: Some place where you can't sink your claws into him.
Rachel (taking out a video cassette from the inside of her jacket): Nice sense of humor you got there.
Alexis (fake smile): Funny on how I wasn't kidding. You still haven't told me why you're here and your minute is almost up.
Rachel: I was just wondering does your son know about all
those late night walks you take through the cemetery and the park. Does he know
why out of the blue his mom wakes up with bruises on her body or why she
inexplicably gets blood on her clothes but doesn't have a matching wound to go
with it?
Alexis (surprised but hiding it well): You've clearly lost your entire grip
towards sanity and guess what? Your minute is up so get the hell out.
Rachel (leaving the tape on the table and heading towards the door): All I'm saying is you might want to be careful, it's not safe to leave your son home all alone while you go gallivanting out in the street in the middle of the night.
Alexis was outraged and before Rachel knew what was going on Alexis had her pinned against the wall.
Alexis: You BITCH! You think you can come into my home, threaten me, threaten my son, and think you can get away with it? You have another thing coming.
Rachel: You're a bad mother Alexis, always leaving Jordan at Brin's or Logan's, gallivanting in the street with that guy…Anton, leaving Jordan home alone in the middle of the night to do God knows what.
Alexis (letting go of her and punching her in the nose): You don't know shit, you think just because you have Alec you can have my son as well? You're clearly mistaken.
Rachel (in pain because Alexis broke her nose): Why not? Like you said I've got Alec.
Alexis: You may have gotten into his pants but you'll never have his heart because that belongs to me and Jordan.
Rachel: You're wrong, Alec loves me. We have a history together.
Alexis: He doesn't love you he just sees you as convenient and your so called history together? You were just his job and now that past is dead. It's really pathetic the way you hold on.
Rachel: You're wrong.
Alexis: Let me call Alec over here and we'll see how wrong I am.
Rachel forgot about her broken nose and went after Alexis with a small dagger she had. Alexis was caught off guard and so Rachel had gained the upper hand. White had taught her well, her strength almost matched Alexis'. Rachel got a few good punches and kicks in before she threw her into the kitchen table and went to gut her with her dagger. Rachel missed the spot she was aiming for and instead cut Lex's arm. This pissed Lex off and with about four kicks (one to the hand to get rid of the knife, two to the chest and stomach area, and lastly to the face) Rachel fell out of Lex's window; the only reason she wasn't dead was because Alexis was holding her by the ankle.
Alexis (looking disgustedly down at Rachel): Next time you think you can get one-up on me in my own home think again.
Rachel: Alright I'm sorry, just don't let go.
Alexis (smiling): Why not? You'll finally be where you belong…in the trash.
With that Alexis let go of Rachel's ankle and watched as she fell into a big open trash can, screaming at the top of her lungs. Alexis looked out the broken window and yelled out that she'd be sending her the bill.
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Alexis came and stood in the
doorway of Jordan's
room; she leaned on the doorframe as she watched her son clean-up his toys and
get ready for the carnival.
Alexis (coming in and sitting on the bed): Hey babe watchya doing?
Jordan (coming and sitting on her lap): Cleaning.
Alexis: Jordan? You know that I love you right? And that I would never intentionally hurt you or ever put you in danger.
Jordan: I know mama, I love you too. Mommy, are you okay?
Alexis (kissing the top of his head): Well baby, I need to tell you something but I don't know how to tell you so you'll understand.
Jordan (looking up at her): Just tell me mom.
Alexis: Okay here it goes…babe, you know how sometimes we hear that people die or get murdered without an explanation?
Jordan: Yea.
Alexis: Well a long, long, very long time ago a bunch of beings chose one girl in the entire world to stop these murderers, killers, and monsters. Over the centuries these girls have died and new ones have been called.
Jordan: Who are these girls and how come they die?
Alexis: Sometimes the monsters get the girls before the girls can get the monsters. These girls are known as slayers and I know you don't know what that means but these girls are heroes because their sole purpose in life is to protect the innocent like you. They're the balance between good and evil and all sake of humanity is held in the palm of their hands. But you see with the exception of some people no one knows these girls exist, no one knows that these monsters exist, and no one knows what goes on when the sun goes down.
Jordan: Mommy, I don't understand what this has to do with us.
Alexis: I'm getting there babe…I'm getting there. You know how sometimes I'll wake up in the morning with bruises, and sometimes there'll be blood on my clothes but it's not my blood?
Jordan: Yea…
Alexis: Well, kiddo, I'm a slayer…thee slayer…the only slayer.
Jordan (not responding for awhile): Cooool!!!
Alexis (a little shocked): Really? You're not freaked out?
Jordan: No mommy, I wanna know more.
Alexis: What'd you wanna know?
Jordan: Tell me everything.
Alexis: Alright…
So Alexis went on to tell him about the history of the slayers, about the watchers who taught them, she told him how the "monsters" she fought were vampires and various demons, and she went on to tell him about her past as a slayer. Alexis sat there intrigued at how her son was interested about all this and wasn't the least bit freaked out.
Alexis: Anymore questions?
Jordan: A few more. Does daddy know?
Alexis: Yes, he does.
Jordan (sadness in his eyes): Is that why you guys aren't together anymore?
Alexis: No babe it's not, the reason for that is because of Rachel.
Jordan: I don't like her.
Alexis: I don't like her either. Babe aside from that you need to promise me that you will not tell anyone about me being the slayer. Okay?
Jordan (hugging her): I promise…but, does anyone know about you?
Alexis: Your dad, Uncle Logan, Aunt Max and Aunt Brin, Uncle Anton, Aunt Liz—because she's my watcher—and Scott.
Jordan (nodding his head): Mommy? If you die then another slayer will be called?
Alexis: Yea Babe, why?
Jordan: Didn't you already die?
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A petite, young female got off the bus in South Market she started heading Northbound thinking she needed to get started because Seattle was a big city. All this girl had was a few American dollars, one suit case—mostly filled with weapons—and the clothes on her back.
She was a beautiful girl with long wavy golden blonde hair and honey colored eyes. She had freckles on her face; she was about sixteen years old and was about 5'3.
~~~~~Lex's Home~~~~~
As Alexis sat waiting for Jordan she pondered his question till she saw the tape Rachel had left. In all the commotion she had forgotten about it. She took it off the table and popped it into the VCR.
Alexis was extremely shocked at what she saw it was a tape of her dusting vampires—five to be exact. She remembered this night, it was when she got to slay again after she had Jordan—the very first night after coming home from the hospital.
So whoever Rachel is working for or with has been keeping tabs on me for four years now. I think it's about time I showed Rachel and her boss that messing with the slayer was a big mistake.
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Alexis and Alec walked in silence as they watched Jordan go off with Max to go on some ride and Logan had gone to play some of the games; now the two were left all alone to deal with one another.
Alexis (lying): Its too bad Rachel couldn't make it.
Alec: I'm glad she wasn't. Now we have some time alone together.
Alexis: Time alone together to do what?
Alec (shrugging his shoulders): To talk.
Alexis: About?
Alec: Us.
Alexis: There is no 'us' you made sure of that the night before our wedding.
Alec: Lex come on, I know some part of you still loves me and I still love you; if only we could just recapture what we once had.
Alexis (stopping in mid stride): You're right I do still love you but that doesn't change what you did and what about Rachel and your relationship with her?
Alec: What relationship? The only time I was ever with her was that night and I've regretted it ever since.
Alexis: You sure she knows that?
Alec: Rachel and I are just friends there's nothing between us and there never will be. The only thing I have with her is a past but my future is with you and our son.
Alexis: Do you love her?
Alec: I did a long time ago but you need to understand that Rachel was the first person I ever loved and I never thought that I could be capable of that and when I thought she had died and then came back to life my whole world was just spinning out of control. Surely you can understand that can't you?
Alexis: Yea, I guess I can.
Alec: What'd you say? Can we start all over again?
Alexis: I dunno Alec, I just need time and I need to take things slow.
Alec: All right I can do that.
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Anton was walking through the cemetery when from the shadows he saw a young teenage girl with blonde hair being ambushed by a group of vampires.
He went to help her out and was surprised to see that she was holding her own. They fought together side by side till the lead vampire threw the young lady on the ground and over powered her. Anton was busy fighting and then dusting two vamps by the time he reached the girl it was too late the vamp had bitten her but Anton dusted him before he could drink any of her blood.
Anton (helping the girl to her feet): Are you okay?
Girl (still in shock): He bit me.
Anton (looking at the bite): You'll be alright but you shouldn't make it a habit to be in cemeteries this time of night especially in this city.
Girl (taking offense): Who the hell are you to tell me what to do?
Anton (smugly): I'm the guy who just saved your life.
Girl: I can take care of myself.
Anton: Sure you can and I'm sure you let that vampire bite you.
Girl (frustrated): So do you have a name? Or are you just here to be a pain in my ass?
Anton: I'm Anton and just so we're clear, who are you and why were you fighting those vamps?
Girl: Well, Anton I'm Erica Arensen, but my friends call me Rica and as to your second question its kind of my job to fight vampires.
Anton (confused): How do you mean?
Rica: I'm a vampire slayer.
~~~~~TBC~~~~~
