Author's Note: So I'm back home for the summer. Which mean adios internet for my laptop. Because my laptop doesn't have a modem, I'm reduced to saving my post to disk and transferring them to my ancient and extremely slow computer at home that is prone to breaking down. Hopefully it won't breakdown anytime soon, soon being the next three months two weeks and five days.

Erikstrulove- this chapter was written with you in mind.

phi4858- In this chapter and the next we hit on why the kids inner sense isn't working. As for the "Tiger" and there being "more than one" you did miss something. For a clue check out chapter 18 of The Black Files.

loveroffanfics- Yeah it was about time for Alex to let off a bit of steam wasn't it.

CHAPTER 17

A LITTLE ABOUT LEX

November 19, 2010

11:54pm

Charlottesville, Virginia

Russell Family Home

Thanks to his psychic ability Lex found Alex with no problem. Lex climbed the rope ladder to the tree house.

"Go away," Alex said softly with out looking up. The girl was lying in a hammock that she herself had installed in the tree house.

"I will, just not yet," Lex said.

"They sent you," Alex chuckled bitterly, glancing at her Uncle. Lex could see they Alex's eye's were red, and her face tear streaked. "What were Air, and Andy afraid that I'd hit them?"

"Actually yes," Lex smiled faintly. "If you're known for one thing it's your temper, Alexandra."

"Don't call me that Uncle Lex," Alex mumbled.

"It's the name you were given," Lex said.

"Yeah by the Centre," Alex grumbled. Lex shook his head, chuckling.

"What?" Alex asked sitting up.

"For a child who knows so much about everything, you know so little about yourself," Lex said taking a seat next to Alex on the hammock.

"What do you mean?"

"It wasn't the Centre who named any of you. Sam did, and in a way so did your mother," Lex told her.

"I don't understand," Alex said.

"Aaron, Andros, and Alexandra were all names your mother picked out to name her children when she was younger. And Sam subconsciously remembered that, and subconsciously gave the three of you your names because he knew who you were," Lex explained.

"How do you know?" Alex asked. Lex tapped his temple.

"They don't call me a psychic for nothing," Lex said, and Alex smiled. "So do you want to talk?" Lex asked her.

"You aren't going to force me?"

"Alex if you don't want to talk right now there's no reason for me to force you. You called Sydney and Jeremiah because you want to talk to them. It's easier for you to talk to them, I understand this," Lex said.

"I shouldn't of yelled at them," Alex said softly.

"Well if it's any consolation they had it coming. But at the same time you can't blame them for being jealous of Jeremiah. In fact I remember a seven year old girl who was quite jealous of her older sister. So jealous in fact she ran off, and in the process she and her brothers were kidnaped," Lex pointed out.

"That's the thing Uncle Lex I could handle the jealously part. But..." Alex trailed off.

"When your brother's said that they went through the same things you had, it angered you," Lex stated.

"To a degree they did, but at the same time they didn't," Alex said.

"You've been holding on to those feeling for quite a while haven't you?"

"Yeah. I've talked to Jer about it. But I've never known how to talk to Air and Andy about it," Alex admitted.

"Well it's all out in the open now," Lex said.

"I guess it is. Why'd they send you to talk to me?" Alex asked.

"Actually I volunteered," Lex told her.

"Why?"

"You certainly are full of questions," Lex said.

"It's okay you don't have to tell me if you don't want to," Alex spoke.

"No it's okay. The reason I volunteered is because I know how you feel. When I was at the Centre, Andrew -my brother, Terra, and Tobias's father- and I were one of Raines's projects. I was the oldest, and the one hit the most often. Andrew was rarely punished. The reason was because Raines was trying to divide us, make us become jealous of one another. It didn't really work but it did add fuel to fire. You see when Andrew and I were in our twenties, there was this girl," Lex said smiling.

"There's always a girl," Alex said.

"Yes well, I feel madly in love with this girl, as did Andrew. Unfortunately for my twin, this girl didn't feel the same way. Fortunately for me she did. Andrew got jealous, of the relationship I had with this girl. We shared a few words, most of them I regret. Did you know that because of the psychic bond, Centre twins, triplets, etc. share, we can hurt each other worse than normal siblings. We know our other halves inside and out, we know each others every thought, every feeling," Lex told Alex.

"Then what happened between you and Uncle Andrew? And please stop referring to Aunt Julia as 'this girl'?"

"Well, Julia sat the two of us down, made us sort out our differences. We did. Two weeks later, Tobias, Terra, we're born, it hurt Andrew, to have his children taken from him. I was there for him, as was Julia. The three of us were family, a frightened family. Julia was three months pregnant, we were scared that after she gave birth the Centre would kill her.'

"Six months later your Aunt Julia gave birth to a set of triplets, I became a father. My eldest son, -your cousin- Markus, didn't make it. Luckily his mother did. You see there was a doctor on staff when you all were born she helped Julia fake her death. Later that day Andrew, Julia and I escaped the Centre. Andrew was killed by Willie, Andrew knew that it was going to happen. One of the down sides of being physic, I guess," Lex shrugged.

"That doctor was Aunt Jen, wasn't she," Alex guessed.

"Yes Jen was the one who helped Julia fake her death," Lex answered.

"Why are you telling me all this?" Alex asked.

"So you don't make the same mistake I did. Andrew and I spent the better part of a year at each other's throat. Six months after we finally got off our high horses, he was taken from me. Don't let this rift between you and your brothers last. We never know how long we have with the ones we love," Lex said. Alex absorbed her uncle's words. She then glanced down at her watch.

"It's been nineteen days," She stated. "Nineteen days since my baby brothers were taken. It feels as though it's been an eternity. I wasn't mad at Air, or Andy. Not really. Mostly I'm mad at the people who have my brothers. Air and Andy were just the closest people to lash out at. I should probably go and say something to them," Alex said getting up. "Besides it's late and I promised Jerry I'd try to get some sleep."

The two walked back to the house in silence.

November 20, 2010

12:15am

Charlottesville, Virginia

Russell Family Home

Aaron, and Andros were sitting at the kitchen table drinking coffee, when Lex returned with Alex. Lex left the triplets alone, and went to bed. Unsure of who should speak first the triplets studied their hands. Finally Aaron got up from his seat at the table, and walked over to his sister who was leaning against the back door. Andros followed in suite. Aaron stood in front of his sister his chin raised.

"You can hit me if you want," Aaron offered. Alex stared at her brothers for a moment. She then flung her arms around their necks.

"You two are so stupid, and so jealous but I love you, always. No one can ever change that," she whispered.

"We love you too baby sister," Andros managed to say.

"I love you even more since you didn't hit me," Aaron said. Alex chuckled, as she lifted her head from off her brothers' shoulders.

"Hey what's with the tears?" Andros asked wiping them from Alex's face.

"I just miss them," Alex said.

"We all do," Aaron told her.

"Do you think that we'll find them?" Alex asked.

"You know how Alley found her way to us?" Andros said. Alex nodded. "Well, that's because we're family. Nothing can keep us apart for long. Even if we don't find them, they'll find us. In the end we'll all be together again," Andros promised.

"I just want for it to be soon," Alex said.

"We all do. Now come on, it's late and I don't know about you but I'm tired," Aaron yawned. The three children walked to their room, Alex in between her brothers.

"I take it she didn't hit either of you," Marc said from his bed.

"No I didn't hit them," Alex stated.

"Damn," Jake swore, Andros, Alex, and Aaron stared at him. "I bet Marc that Alex would hit one of you," Jake admitted.

"Jake you know the only person I take any pleasure in hitting is you," Alex teased. Jake flung his pillow at her. "Goodnight Jake, thanks for the pillow," Alex said as Aaron, and Andros pushed their beds together. Alex climbed onto the adjoined beds, and fell asleep beside her brothers.

November 20, 2010

5:46am

Blue Cove, Delaware

Former Home of Miss Parker

"You sure you don't want for us to come with?" Greg yawned.

"Stay here and help Dad. I'll probably be back tomorrow, anyway," Jeremiah said as he took a sip from his tea.

"Cool, 'cause I really want to get back to sleep," Greg replied.

"Jer you ready to go?" Jeff asked entering the room.

"Yeah," Jeremiah said grabbing his backpack. "Dad see you later!" he called over his back. The rest of the house's sleeping occupants groaned at being wakened.

"Come on Jer," Jeff said grabbing his keys.

"See ya little brother," Greg said as Jeff, and Jeremiah left.

"Bye."

"How come Will isn't going?" Jeff asked Jeremiah, as Jeremiah turned the radio to the classic rock station.

"He want's to keep looking for the boys," Jeremiah yelled over Stevie Ray Vaughan playing Lenny. "And I think he wanted to get some sleep. You, Jamie, Will, and Alley didn't even get in until what two?"

"Closer to three," Jeff groaned.

"Yeah, thanks for taking me to the airport by the way," Jeremiah grinned.

"No sweat," Jeff said. "So what are you heading home for?"

"Listen to Alex and get my inner sense in working order. Half the problem is that we're over stressed," Jeremiah told Jeff, as Jeff pulled into the airport parking lot.

"Well kid this is your stop," Jeff said turning off the engin.

"Thanks again, for the ride," Jeremiah said as he got out of the car. "You really going to propose to Alley?"

Jeff's jaw dropped, and his face went red. "I-I thought you said your inner sense was a bit off."

"It is. But my eye sight is just fine," Jeremiah said tossing a black velvet box to Jeff. "Nice ring."

"Didn't your dad ever teach you it's rude to pickpocket?" Jeff asked frowning.

"He and Uncle Jarod were the ones who showed me how." Jeremiah replied "You are a brave man Jeffery Allen Redman. I don't think I could do it if I was you. Aunt Morgan and Uncle Jarod are gonna have a cow. "

Jeff grinned. "I planed on asking her on Christmas, but if we don't find the boys I'll wait until we do."

"No stick with Christmas, if the boys aren't found by then she'll need it," Jeremiah told the older boy. "See ya later Jeff. And good luck."

"Thanks," Jeff said pulling off.

Up next- Alex reveals more of her dreams to Jeremiah. Clue to the boy's location. And Adam runs into a familiar face.

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