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Hercules and Iolaus kept continued on their way to the wedding. The grass was almost knee high so they were looking down in case of snakes.
"So Herc you think that there will be any pretty girls at the wedding?" Iolaus asked wiggling his eyebrows.
Hercules laughed. "Aegina has a lot of friends. I'm willing to bet she has atleast ten bridesmaids."
"Really," Iolaus asked, brightly.
Hercules suddenly looked up. "Did you hear that?"
Both men stopped.
"Hear what?" Iolaus asked.
"Shh," He held up a hand to silence his friend.
He waited for a moment, but didn't hear anything. He looked at Iolaus and shrugged. "I thought I heard someone moaning. Guess it was the wind."
"Guess so," Iolaus concurred.
They started walking again. It wasn't long before Hercules heard it again. He looked at Iolaus.
"I heard it to."
The two men took off towards the sound. They kept looking down in the grass and finally came across a young girl lying in the middle of the field.
"She's hurt," Iolaus said immediately seeing the blood trickling down her forehead.
Hercules kneeled down next to her. Her eyes were slightly open.
"Please don't hurt me," She whispered.
"It's all right. No ones going to hurt you." Hercules told her.
She tried to sit up, but Hercules gently pushed her back down. "Take it easy. You've got a nasty cut on your head."
"That would explain the pounding headache," She told him sarcastically.
Iolaus kneeled on the other side of her. "I'm Iolaus and this is Hercules. What's your name?"
She looked back and forth between the two of them as though they were crazy. "I've got to be dreaming," She groaned closing her eyes.
Hercules and Iolaus smiled at each other. They both thought she said that because she never expected to meet the son of Zeus. They had no idea the real reason behind it.
She looked back up at them. "You're still here."
"Of course we are," Hercules told her. "We can't very well just go off and leave you in the state that you're in."
She sighed.
"Are you going to tell us your name or do we have to guess?" Iolaus asked with a smile. He quickly became serious. "Or do you not remember?"
"Herc what if she's got amnesia."
"I don't have amnesia. My name is Alex."
"That's a boys name," Iolaus stated.
"It's short for Alexandra," She said tiredly. "Look can I get up now or do you plan on keeping me here forever?"
"Let's start with sitting up. If you can do that we'll go to standing all right?"
"Whatever."
Hercules and Iolaus each put a hand behind her back and grabbed her arms. They gently helped her sit up.
"Whoa," Alex said. "Head rush."
"What's a head rush?" Hercules asked.
"It's a..oh nevermind," She told him. "Where the hell am I?"
"Greece," Iolaus answered. In between villages I'm afraid. Do you remember how you got here?"
"I'm a million miles away from Philly," She exclaimed.
"I've never heard of Philly," Hercules told her. "Is it a foreign place."
"Yeah," Said Iolaus. "It must be. I mean look at her clothes. I've never seen anyone where clothes like that around here. What is that material anyways?" He asked, going to pick at her fishnet.
She jerked away and instantly regretted it as pain shot through her head. She put a hand to her head and sighed. "Look don't touch me if you don't' have to all right?"
The two men exchanged a glance.
"And the material is called fishnet."
"I've never seen fishnet like that before," Iolaus said.
"Yeah well I don't think I'm from anywhere you've ever dreamed before."
Alex quickly stood up. She didn't want them to try and help her if she could do it on her own. She closed her eyes until the dizziness and nausea passed. Then she opened them again and looked at the two men in front of her.
"See good as new. Now if you'll excuse me I have to find a way home."
Alex reached down slowly and picked up her book bag. She draped it over her shoulder, turned around and began walking. About five steps later everything started spinning.
Hercules and Iolaus watched as the bag fell off of her shoulder and she dropped to her knees. They were quickly by her side.
"Somehow I knew that was going to happen," Hercules told her pushing her hair out of her face so he could see the cut.
"If you knew it was going to happen why did you let me do it?" Alex asked with her eyes closed. She was trying really really hard to get the nausea to pass.
"Because somehow I didn't think you were the type who was going to listen."
"Gee, thanks."
"Iolaus carry her bag please."
"You got it Herc."
He picked up the bag and surveyed it. Remembering what Alex had done he slung it over his shoulder. Unfortunately it was awkward because it was upside down. Alex was looking up at him like he was insane.
"What?" Iolaus asked defensively.
"Um it's upside down."
"Oh," He replied quickly fixing the bag. "I knew that."
Hercules went to pick Alex up, but she scurried out of his reach.
"I'm not going to hurt you Alex."
"I've heard that before," She replied.
Hercules sighed. "Look if I was going to do something I would have done it by now."
She raised an eyebrow.
"You're hurt and in no condition to be walking," He continued. "Let me help you." He held out his hand to her.
Alex looked from his eyes to his hands. She hadn't trust anyone since she was eight years old, she wasn't about to start now. Unfortunately he was right. She was in no condition to walk.
Reluctantly she reached out and took his hand. It was much larger than hers, and warm. His grip was gentle. Not like most of the people who had held her hand. They normally just grabbed her roughly and pulled her a long.
Not Hercules. He gently pulled her into his arms and lifted her up. She was tired. She wanted to lay her head on his shoulder, but she wasn't going to fall asleep in his arms. No way. Alex knew the moment she let her guard down something bad would happen. It always did.
"Where are you taking me?" She asked.
"Well Iolaus and I are supposed to be at a wedding in a few days. There are a few villages along the way. We can get you some food and have you rest up."
He looked down at her. "You look tired. Why don't you sleep."
Alex shook her head. "No way. I'll be more than happy to stay awake."
"Suit yourself," Hercules told her.
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Hercules and Iolaus kept continued on their way to the wedding. The grass was almost knee high so they were looking down in case of snakes.
"So Herc you think that there will be any pretty girls at the wedding?" Iolaus asked wiggling his eyebrows.
Hercules laughed. "Aegina has a lot of friends. I'm willing to bet she has atleast ten bridesmaids."
"Really," Iolaus asked, brightly.
Hercules suddenly looked up. "Did you hear that?"
Both men stopped.
"Hear what?" Iolaus asked.
"Shh," He held up a hand to silence his friend.
He waited for a moment, but didn't hear anything. He looked at Iolaus and shrugged. "I thought I heard someone moaning. Guess it was the wind."
"Guess so," Iolaus concurred.
They started walking again. It wasn't long before Hercules heard it again. He looked at Iolaus.
"I heard it to."
The two men took off towards the sound. They kept looking down in the grass and finally came across a young girl lying in the middle of the field.
"She's hurt," Iolaus said immediately seeing the blood trickling down her forehead.
Hercules kneeled down next to her. Her eyes were slightly open.
"Please don't hurt me," She whispered.
"It's all right. No ones going to hurt you." Hercules told her.
She tried to sit up, but Hercules gently pushed her back down. "Take it easy. You've got a nasty cut on your head."
"That would explain the pounding headache," She told him sarcastically.
Iolaus kneeled on the other side of her. "I'm Iolaus and this is Hercules. What's your name?"
She looked back and forth between the two of them as though they were crazy. "I've got to be dreaming," She groaned closing her eyes.
Hercules and Iolaus smiled at each other. They both thought she said that because she never expected to meet the son of Zeus. They had no idea the real reason behind it.
She looked back up at them. "You're still here."
"Of course we are," Hercules told her. "We can't very well just go off and leave you in the state that you're in."
She sighed.
"Are you going to tell us your name or do we have to guess?" Iolaus asked with a smile. He quickly became serious. "Or do you not remember?"
"Herc what if she's got amnesia."
"I don't have amnesia. My name is Alex."
"That's a boys name," Iolaus stated.
"It's short for Alexandra," She said tiredly. "Look can I get up now or do you plan on keeping me here forever?"
"Let's start with sitting up. If you can do that we'll go to standing all right?"
"Whatever."
Hercules and Iolaus each put a hand behind her back and grabbed her arms. They gently helped her sit up.
"Whoa," Alex said. "Head rush."
"What's a head rush?" Hercules asked.
"It's a..oh nevermind," She told him. "Where the hell am I?"
"Greece," Iolaus answered. In between villages I'm afraid. Do you remember how you got here?"
"I'm a million miles away from Philly," She exclaimed.
"I've never heard of Philly," Hercules told her. "Is it a foreign place."
"Yeah," Said Iolaus. "It must be. I mean look at her clothes. I've never seen anyone where clothes like that around here. What is that material anyways?" He asked, going to pick at her fishnet.
She jerked away and instantly regretted it as pain shot through her head. She put a hand to her head and sighed. "Look don't touch me if you don't' have to all right?"
The two men exchanged a glance.
"And the material is called fishnet."
"I've never seen fishnet like that before," Iolaus said.
"Yeah well I don't think I'm from anywhere you've ever dreamed before."
Alex quickly stood up. She didn't want them to try and help her if she could do it on her own. She closed her eyes until the dizziness and nausea passed. Then she opened them again and looked at the two men in front of her.
"See good as new. Now if you'll excuse me I have to find a way home."
Alex reached down slowly and picked up her book bag. She draped it over her shoulder, turned around and began walking. About five steps later everything started spinning.
Hercules and Iolaus watched as the bag fell off of her shoulder and she dropped to her knees. They were quickly by her side.
"Somehow I knew that was going to happen," Hercules told her pushing her hair out of her face so he could see the cut.
"If you knew it was going to happen why did you let me do it?" Alex asked with her eyes closed. She was trying really really hard to get the nausea to pass.
"Because somehow I didn't think you were the type who was going to listen."
"Gee, thanks."
"Iolaus carry her bag please."
"You got it Herc."
He picked up the bag and surveyed it. Remembering what Alex had done he slung it over his shoulder. Unfortunately it was awkward because it was upside down. Alex was looking up at him like he was insane.
"What?" Iolaus asked defensively.
"Um it's upside down."
"Oh," He replied quickly fixing the bag. "I knew that."
Hercules went to pick Alex up, but she scurried out of his reach.
"I'm not going to hurt you Alex."
"I've heard that before," She replied.
Hercules sighed. "Look if I was going to do something I would have done it by now."
She raised an eyebrow.
"You're hurt and in no condition to be walking," He continued. "Let me help you." He held out his hand to her.
Alex looked from his eyes to his hands. She hadn't trust anyone since she was eight years old, she wasn't about to start now. Unfortunately he was right. She was in no condition to walk.
Reluctantly she reached out and took his hand. It was much larger than hers, and warm. His grip was gentle. Not like most of the people who had held her hand. They normally just grabbed her roughly and pulled her a long.
Not Hercules. He gently pulled her into his arms and lifted her up. She was tired. She wanted to lay her head on his shoulder, but she wasn't going to fall asleep in his arms. No way. Alex knew the moment she let her guard down something bad would happen. It always did.
"Where are you taking me?" She asked.
"Well Iolaus and I are supposed to be at a wedding in a few days. There are a few villages along the way. We can get you some food and have you rest up."
He looked down at her. "You look tired. Why don't you sleep."
Alex shook her head. "No way. I'll be more than happy to stay awake."
"Suit yourself," Hercules told her.
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