Free-for-all
Alexandra was pissed off, she wanted to blow off steam, maybe even break something. She didn't want to calm down just yet; she wanted to fuel the fire, she wanted to get the anger out of her system. All she wanted to do was lash out. It was like everybody was telling her what to do. No, actually they were all commanding her how to behave and it was pissing her off. Who the hell did they think they were? She was old enough to decide what to do. And right now, she wanted to make someone feel as hurt as she was feeling. The people that met her didn't dare look at her, too afraid of what could happen to them. Furiousness was emanating from her body, scaring people so much that they wouldn't even say hello to her.
Skye was really angry. Lucas was back to the old asshole he was at the beginning and when he didn't ignore her or avoid her, he was clearly annoyed by her presence. Josh didn't want to talk to her anymore. He had said she was just a selfish and heartless bitch. She had tried to explain herself, she had told him that what had happened didn't matter but all he had memorized was that she had kissed Lucas. She couldn't blame him for that, yet she couldn't help being mad. She wanted to hit something or fight with someone, she needed to clear her head. As she was walking to her house, she met Alexandra, anger clearly visible on her face.
Alexandra stopped at the sight of Skye. They stared at each other for a moment in silence, just enough time to let their hatred for the other one grow further and further.
"Move," Alexandra ordered Skye, breaking the silence.
"You, move," Skye replied instinctively.
"I'm having a really long day and it's only 5. You don't want to be next to me when lash out," Alexandra warned her.
"Oh yeah well welcome to my world. I had a shitty day too. And you are the only reason for it."
"Me? Seriously? Unbelievable! You are the most selfish slut I've ever met!"
"Slut? You bitch!"
"Salope," she smiled.
"What?"
"Sale pute," she beamed.
"Yeah right insult me in French. It is very you to turn around viciously," she spat.
"Don't push me too far or you'll regret it," she warned her.
"Oh really? Or what? Are you gonna slap me again?"
"No. This time I'll hit you harder," Alexandra chuckled darkly.
"Come on!" Sky challenged her. "I'm not afraid of you!"
"I don't wanna hurt you too badly or even your mother won't recognize you," she scoffed.
"Coward!"
"Ok you really deserve to be taught a lesson," she hissed.
"Go ahead! I'm waiting," she challenged her. Alexandra didn't wait for more, she came to her and give her a hard punch which made Skye fall down in a second. Alexandra shook her head, bemused.
"Is it all you've got?" Skye was quite surprised, even with her training session with Taylor, she had never learnt to fight like that. Even if she knew it would not be easy to win, anger was a perfect form of adrenaline. She stood up quickly and ran into Alexandra who was already walking away. She pushed her back as hard as possible and made her fall. Alexandra quickly rolled on her back, just in time to stop Skye's hands from slapping her.
"It's not finished!" She snarled. Alexandra screamed from pain as Skye was scratching her arms with her nails, making them bleed. She pushed Skye on one side and rolled on the other to stand up. Skye stood up too and the girls fought again, pulling their hair, scratching their skin, kicking their legs, slapping every part of their bodies they could reach. People were gathered around them, laughing and yelling until they saw Taylor and Mark arrive.
"Hey, hey stop!" Taylor commanded them but the girls were not listening. Mark grabbed Skye's arms while Taylor was struggling to catch Alexandra.
"What the hell is happening here?" He roared.
"She started it," they both replied, glaring at each other, panting, trying to kick the other one with their feet.
"Ok," he sighed. "There's nothing to watch, please people, move," he ordered. "You two, you come with me," he said firmly. Everybody was staring at them as they were walking to the headquarters.
"You can go Mark. Thank you," he told him once they were all inside.
"Yes sir," Mark replied before leaving the three on their own.
"Ok girls, what just happened is intolerable. Now you tell me what's going on," he asked them severely. Skye and Alexandra were both staring at the floor, arms folding, jaw clenched as hard as possible, furious. "Alex, this is an order. Tell me why you were fighting." Alexandra looked straight into his blue icy eyes, her blue eyes darker than ever.
"I thought you told me to stay out of your business. Am I back to being a soldier now?" She blurted out, upset.
"Alexandra Paris, as your commander, chief of Terra Nova, the only authority here, I command you to tell me what's going on," he roared, his eyes very serious.
"I had a really bad day. I guess she seemed to be the perfect punching bag," she scoffed.
"Skye?"
"The same," she shrugged.
"Well you have to be an example for the others. I can't tolerate violence in my colony. And as you too seem accomplices suddenly, I'm gonna lock you two in the same cell so you'll be able to discuss this hard day of yours."
"Nooo!" They begged at the same time.
"Well, you already seem to agree on another thing today. See, it's already working very well on you two," he jeered. Taylor led the girls to the brig and pushed them in a cell.
"Commander, I know we made a mistake fighting in front of people. We both know it was bad," Alexandra lied, faking her apology. But it didn't fool him.
"Alex, I'm glad to hear that, but you're still going to spend the night in this cell together."
"Damn it," she cursed. She turned and walked to one of the corners, leaning against the wall, arms folding on the chest.
"Have a good night girls," he smiled, leaving them. He locked the door and added, "And behave yourselves or you'll spend another night here," he warned them earnestly. Skye didn't feel safe being alone with an angry Alexandra. She sat in the opposite corner, arms around her knees. After an hour of silence, which seemed like an eternity to Skye, she dared to break it.
"Alex, I really think we need to talk about what happened."
"We fought, we both know why, there's nothing much to say," she spat.
"I'm talking about Lucas," she tried to say firmly, yet her voice was slightly shaking and she was sure Alexandra noticed it.
"I know what you're talking about, you idiot," she whispered, annoyed. "It was an implicit way of telling you that I don't want to talk about it."
"I need to explain myself and you need to hear it." Alexandra looked at Skye for the first time and saw how determined she was.
"Look, I'm sure you've got plenty of good reasons explaining why you did it but I don't care," she snapped.
"Actually, there's no good reason. There's only one reason why I did it and it's a stupid bad one."
"It's not gonna help to know why you did it. All I know is I gave you my trust, I gave him my trust, and you played me, both of you."
"So this is about trust, isn't it? I'll tell you the truth then."
"You said you love him, it's enough of a truth for me."
"Yes, I love him," she stated. Alexandra glared back at her, surprised by her statement, her eyes somber, yet reflecting curiosity. Skye knew it was now or never, it was her only opportunity. "I love him and he loves me." Alexandra's pain didn't stay unnoticed by Skye. "But this is not the love you're thinking about. It's a love like a sister and a brother have for each other. Nothing more."
"Well your parents obviously forgot to mention to you that brothers and sisters do not kiss each other the way you did," she scoffed.
"It was a mistake. We both know that."
"Oh so you speak for him too? So sweet."
"I'm telling you that because we both agreed on it."
"Yeah and you're gonna tell me that it only happened once and unfortunately it was just when I saw you," she said sarcastically.
"No, it happened twice actually," she said honestly. Alexandra stared at her, disbelief in her eyes. "The truth. I promised you the truth," she defended herself. "And for the record, the second kiss was the next day, when you left to go to The Badlands and he didn't kiss me back."
"Have you slept together?" Alexandra asked, eager to know more.
"No! Of course not!" Skye said loudly, grimacing. "I see him as a brother. There's no way I could... Eurk!" Alexandra's eyes narrowed on Skye, her disgust seemed real.
"I don't believe you," she challenged her. "You were kissing when I interrupted you, how do I know you were not going to end up in the bedroom?"
"Because Lucas would not have let that happen. Look, when I first met him, I was a spy and he was my boss or kinda. He intrigued me, I didn't know why. Then I learnt he was Taylor's son and I wanted to know more about him. Still, I didn't know why. When he took Terra Nova, I hated him, I hurt him, but he always forgave me. I guess at the time we both didn't know why. Then, I shot him and I thought I killed him. That destroyed me and my relationship with Taylor. When he reappeared with you, for you, I saw it as a second chance to get to know him better. I liked him instantly, instinctively. I couldn't explain why, I hated myself for being so weak, loving an evil guy like him. This is why I felt so lost in my feelings. I was with Josh but wanted to be in Lucas' life too. And you know how Lucas is, always annoying me, teasing me, mocking me. It disturbed me. I made the wrong conclusion thinking I wanted him as a boyfriend. I was lost, I had nobody to talk to, I was confused and then I talked to you."
"So this is my fault now? I told you to give it a try and you did," she said stunned.
"No, it's not your fault, it's mine. Of course it's mine."
"Look, I thought you were talking about Hunter ok? I would have never said that if I had known you were talking about Lucas."
"Of course, I know. It just messed up my minds but I know there's no excuse for what I've done. I'm sure now that what I saw in Lucas was his father. I love Taylor as my own father and I can't stop feeling the same with Lucas." Alexandra's mind was filling with questions, solutions and theories about Skye and Lucas. Why was she telling her the truth now?
"You know that I can't forgive you right?"
"I'm not asking you for forgiveness. I just want you to understand why it happened."
"Why?"
"You need to have the whole story so you can make your opinion knowing everything."
"It doesn't change how I see you now. You're still a liar to me, you are still the one I considered a friend and stabbed me in the back."
"I know. I accept that. I wish you would not blame Lucas for my behavior."
"It's two different problems. You can't solve his. And what you said won't solve yours. I already made up my mind. I can't do it, I can't accept it."
"I understand. At least I tried. I just hoped that if you had to change your mind, you would change your mind for him."
"Are you trying to be a kind of martyr or something?"
"No, I just don't want him to pay for my mistakes."
"I already talked to him and his attitude proved to me I made the right decision. And you should know that Lucas is old enough to make his own choices, stop babysitting him or you'll be disappointed," she warned her. She was not going to forget what had happened or forgive them for what they had done, but she knew she could not avoid them forever. She would have to behave herself, for her own sanity. They stayed in silence, both thinking about what the other had said. Alexandra started to feel hungry, she looked at her watch and saw that it was already 9. She was not going to be the first to bow, she restrained herself from asking Skye if she was hungry too. She tried to focus on something else but it didn't really work. She stood up and started pacing to relax her muscles. Skye's stomach let a noise escape and she started to laugh.
"Sorry," she smiled.
"It's ok. It's not like you could control it," Alexandra said, a smile spreading slowly on her face. Then her belly made a bubbly noise and they both stared at each other, eyes bright, lips pursed. They didn't know if it was because of their exhaustion, the stress or the hilarity of the situation, but they both started to laugh out loud, letting all the nervousness they had kept in themselves escape. Alexandra was crying from laughing, soon joined by Skye. Alexandra thought about everything that had happened during the day. She had succeeded arguing with her parents, Damon, Lucas, Taylor and now Skye. It was really a super shitty day. Yet, she didn't regret every word she had said or every action she had made. At least, she could make an effort and apologize for one thing.
"I am sorry for the punch," she mumbled seriously, looking down at Skye. "I should not have hit you in the face like I did."
"I'll survive," Skye smiled lightly, her cheek hurting her. "I am sorry for the scratches," she added, gesturing her hands to her cut arms.
"I'll say a cat did this," she chuckled lightly.
"A what?"
"Forget it." Alexandra always forgot that there were no pets in 2149. Most of the Terra Novans probably barely knew what a dog or a cat was.
"Dinner ladies!" A male voice brought them back to reality. They both turned to see Mark with two plates in his hands. "So I can see you two are friends again," he grinned happily.
"No," they both replied at the same time, suppressing a laugh.
"Okaaayyy," he said slowly, unsure of what was going on. "Bon appetite," he said, leaving the two plates on the floor. "And good night ladies. I hope you'll enjoy the room," he joked.
"Go away Mark before I throw this plate in your head," Alexandra threatened him.
"Wild girl," he laughed before locking the door and leaving them. Alexandra took one of the plates and went back in the corner where she was at the beginning.
"You can eat next to me," Skye said. "I won't hit you," she joked.
"You know we can't be friends, right?" Alexandra said seriously, making Skye's smile fade.
"Yes," she sighed. "Maybe with time?" She hoped.
"Maybe," she murmured. It would be the only answer she would give and Skye accepted it. Maybe was better than never. After their dinner, Skye shut her eyes, trying to sleep, but she was shaking and had goose bumps. The ground was cold and she was only wearing a pair of shorts and a blouse. Alexandra took pity on her, took her blouse off and threw it to her.
"You should wear it. I don't want to have your death on me."
"Thanks. What about you?" She asked, concerned. Alexandra only had a tank top on her now.
"I'll survive. I've slept in worse places than this one."
Skye fell asleep rapidly. In the end, exhaustion caught Alexandra too and she fell asleep in a sitting position. They spent their night sleeping on the hard and cold floor, their minds filled with strange dreams. They eventually came closer during the night to keep them warm. Alexandra was sure it was part of Taylor's plan. He was really serious this time, they had to make peace or they would stay in here. Even if she had her parents back into her life, Alexandra didn't want to lose the relationship she had built with Taylor. It was not because she had her real parents with her now that she was going to forget he was there when she had needed a paternal figure. He had been good to her and he didn't have to pay for his son's past mistakes. She promised herself she would be nicer to him, he deserved it. At least she could give it a try.
Girls fight! I don't know about you but I was waiting for this one for a long time now!
