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Alex spent the rest of her time till the yard thinking of how Seraya had gotten in and what the point of the slash and dash was. When the buzzer sounded for yard activity, she was up in a flash and made her way outside as fast as she could. She was buzzing with Piper's blood and really needed some release. She wandered about the yard till the guard opened the track. She stepped out and started running in a nice steady face, feeling the cool night air rush by her face. Soon, she was lost in thought, as her legs pounded in rhythm on the track. She thought back to meeting Seraya.

She was high. Human blood always made her that way, but humans laced with heroin was something she had never expected. Like the human she sucked dry, she was also addicted. It boded badly for her, running a blood ring where she specialized in blood like this. It was bad enough to sneak in human blood around the world, but to actually hide donors doped out on crack and get them across geographical boundaries was almost impossible. And that is what Alex excelled at. The impossible.

She lay on the couch, the blood thrumming with the beat of the nightclub and thought back to the blonde that got away. Piper Chapma. Mother fucking God, what a perfect human being. She had the exact amount of naiveté to find Alex charming and enough spunk for Alex to not find her boring. The two had entertained each other for years after meeting in a club. A margarita. That is what the blonde had had and she felt a craving for it suddenly.

Lurching off the couch, Alex stumbled to the bar, almost knocking over a dark skinned brunette. "Sorry" Alex mumbled and shouted for a margarita. She then felt the warm touch on her bare forearm and turned to look at the brunette she had almost knocked over.

"I don't think drinking and drugs mix well." She said, her voice having a slight accent that Alex couldn't place. "I'm not doing drugs." She said, glancing at the soft brown eyes. She followed the brown eyes to a sharp nose and full lips.

"The human you drained was high as a kite. It's not good. There are other ways to forget. Walk away. Walk with me." The brunette said and Alex laughed. What a fucking idiot she was if she though that line was going to work. The dark skinned beauty laced her fingers with Alex, who closed her eyes and savoured the feeling. She tugged gently and said "I'm Seraya."

Alex felt like she was in an out of body experience. "Alex." She said and let Seraya lead her out. Once in the snowy outdoors, Seraya pulled Alex flush against her and gave her a soft kiss. She pressed her lips Alex's and took in Alex's lower lip in between hers. Alex clung to Seraya for support and because she wanted to feel the other woman against her. Seraya lightly sucked the lower lip and released her with a light smacking sound. "See. Much better. No hangovers." She said, smiling and pulling Alex along. Alex followed, because damn that kiss felt good and she hadn't thought of Piper Chapman for 4 minutes and 42 seconds. But hey. Who was counting.

Alex shook her head and the memory out. She knew she had a lot of explained to do to Piper. She was a little startled when she saw that she had company on the track. Poussey, the vampyr, had joined her and was keeping with Alex's steady pace. When the other woman noticed she had Alex's attention, she nodded at the injured hand. "That's some shit yo. You feeling better?" She asked.

"Yes. I am. Thank you." Alex replied politely. She didn't know who she was or why she was talking to her, but Alex figured politeness was the way to go. "I know you." Poussey said, looking at Alex to gauge her reaction. "Okayyyy… I'm sure a lot of people do." Alex said and stopped running. "What are you trying to say?" She asked the black woman who had also stopped running. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Piper and Nicky watching. She had no doubt that she could hear every word.

"You're Alex Vause. Kubra's girl." Poussey said and was chocked off before she could continue. Alex had her pinned against the mesh and had her in a chokehold. Before the guards, or anyone else could react, she was thrown off by Red. She hadn't even noticed that the shifter was on the track.

"What the fuck!" Alex shouted as she glared furiously at Red. "I'm having a fucking conversation with her" Alex said, pointing at Poussey. "What the fuck gives you the right to interfere your filthy animal?" Alex said, menacingly.

"Don't be stupid Vause. Lilith taught you better than that. You have bigger issues than the silly girl trying to get you riled up. Everyone knows you're Kubra's girl. Everyone heard what Blondie said to you after yanking your guts." Red said, calmly. Alex looked at her with wide eyes. "Fuck. What the fuck is going on?" She asked. "What bigger problems?" Alex asked Red's retreating figure. "Fuck!" she exclaimed and walked back to Poussey. "What did you mean?" She asked her once again, this time calmer because she had calmed down and also because Taystee, Poussey's friend, was standing right next to her.

"I meant that I had heard of you. In the 'hood. You were Kubra's girl that fucked up. What I want to know is why the fuck haven't you been extinguished?" Poussey said, her tone indicating that she was fighting a temper.

"How is that any of your fucking business?" Alex asked, talking a step back from the irate vampyr.

"Because when my brother messed up, like just once when he was late on a delivery, your boy Kubra, burnt him alive. Alive. But when you, the precious Alex Vause fuck up, you are sent to rehab, nursed by a fucking goddess of a woman. Why? Because a stinking human broke your heart? Oh please. Gimme a fucking break. What'd you do Vause? Suck his dick, be his blood slave, kill for him? Did you kill my brother you fucking asshole?" Poussey shouted, trying to fight off Taystee to lunge at her. Alex stood stock still and looked at Poussey. "Back the fuck off. I had nothing to do with your brother. He was an idiot to be involved with Kubra, we all were. Yell at me again and I'll snap your neck before you can even blink. If you've heard of me, you know it's true." Alex said, walking away. She glanced at Red on the other side of the track who had a look of approval on her face. Alex was puzzled by that. Why the fuck did Red approve and why did she care?

Alex walked absentmindedly and ended up next to Piper and Nicky. She looked over at their questioning eyes and sighed.

"Sorry Nicky. I need to clear some things with Piper before I tell you. I know you got questions girl, but its gotta wait. But, could you do me a favour. Could you please try and figure out what the fuck our holy one is up to?" Alex said, looking at Nicky. Nicky nodded and went off to see what the good Sister was doing.

"You fucked up?" Piper asked softly, when they were alone. Alex looked around "Not here Pipes. Too many ears, too many people interested and I don't know why" She said, lacing her hand in Piper's. "Come with me" She said, tugging her hand. Seraya appeared in her head for a flash and Alex pulled Piper towards the church. Alex had to talk to someone, tell someone what the fuck was going on and maybe, just maybe, Piper had pieces of the puzzle that fit to make sense.

A/N: Hey guys, I'm sorry it's been a while and it's a short one. My cat has been diagnosed with kidney failure which is shocking cause she's just a year and two months old. I've been running around and trying to juggle work, things at home and taking her to the vet everyday for antibiotics and a kitty version of dialysis. She is getting better, so I'm relieved! I just hope she recovers soon and doesn't need daily visits to the vet! Thank you for reading and all your support through reviews, favourtites and follows! It means a lot!