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Alex went back to the bunk as the sun rose. She would have killed to see the sun rise and feel the warmth of it on her skin, but she knew the closest she could get was a freaking campfire at a safe distance. Again, she cursed being a vampyr, but at the same time, she knew that she had a great life. Apart from the fact that Kubra wanted her dead. She thought back to what Piper and she shared. She knew that their bone deep connection was still there, but at the same time, she knew that Piper would never be with her till she forgave Alex. But Alex had no intention of apologizing. She knew Piper made the first move. That night, on the cold sidewalk, Alex was ready to back off, she told Piper the truth, but Piper stepped forward, Piper kissed Alex, Piper let, no wanted, to be fucked by Alex. This was the price. Alex shrugged her shoulders, like she was having a real conversation, and then laughed at her actions. She lay down in her bunk, ignoring that Bible clutching idiot human who was her bunkie. Every time she saw her rotted teeth, Alex swallowed back some vomit. It was even more disgusting than the human food.
Piper lay back down, thinking of what Alex had told her. She knew there was more to the story, and she still blamed Alex. It was weird. When the thought of Alex, it was such a multitude of emotions. Love, anger, lust, hate, passion. She didn't know half the time if she wanted to fuck her or suck her dry. She needed to know more about this Seraya woman. Her pupils turned dark when she thought of her. Ah yes, good old jealousy. She debated if she should contact anyone. She knew Alex would never be a 100% honest with her about this, with some fool notion that Alex was protecting her, so Piper had to use her own resources. She laughed quietly. She had been a vampyr barely for a week now. What fucking 'resources' did she have! She debated chummying up to the nun for information, but that would be too obvious to Alex, and everyone else trying to get her. She sighed and closed her eyes.
The bell clanged indicating that it was dinner time. Oh yes, that gorgeous bottle of rat's blood to look forward to! Fuck this. They were barely alive, almost all their energy drained. Even Piper, who had come in full of human blood was starting to feel the effects. It had been a few days after her conversation with Alex in the yard. She walked over to the table where Alex, Nicky, Morello and the bear, Boo, sat. She sat there with her bottle of blood and two slices of plain bread. At the table, Boo had the most food on her plate, followed by Morello. The vampyrs had bread or a banana or a piece of corn that they were forcing themselves to push down and keep it there.
Just as they finished their food and swallowed the last miserable drop of blood, the Bible thumpers, with Pennsatucky leading the march walked down with crude crosses made from cardboard and some barely legible signs. They were chanting some phrases about demons and evil and Alex, Nicky, Piper and the other vampyrs immediately stood up, knowing and sensing that there was going to be an altercation. They backed up and shouted for guards when acid was thrown. They hissed and screamed as it burnt their skin while Leanne shouted about burning and cleansing.
Taystee lunged at Pennsatucky grabbing the human's neck and was suddenly on the floor after being tazed by Bell. Alex hissed as she saw the acid literally melting her skin and looked at Piper who she had semi blocked. Piper wrapped her shirt around Alex's arm, no one sure of how to treat acid burns, especially on vampyrs. When Pennsatucky was being dragged off, she looked at Alex "Burns, dunnit? Like Piper said, Kubra sends his regards." Smiling vilely, she was led into solitary by the guards while Alex lunged for her and was held back by Piper. "What the fuck!" She screamed and hurled Piper back, making her fly across the room and land against the wall.
"Alex! Stop. Calm down." Piper begged, knowing what her temper wrought. Alex had a formidable temper. While she mostly kept it in check, having a 500 year old vampyr be angry with you would give anyone the shakes. Having Alex, who was sired directly by Lilith, be angry with you only spelled your doom. She tried to move when she saw Alex advancing towards her but was blocked in a corner. "Oh fuck." She thought to herself. The fact that acid had almost literally melted Alex's hand off did nothing to stem her fear. She had seen Alex unleash holy hell on people, when Alex was so beaten it should have shocked people that she was even alive! Alex reached her and she felt Alex's blow sting her cheek. She felt the plaster come off the wall as she collided into it once more. She braced herself for another blow but was surprised when none came. She looked up from the floor to find Alex on the floor unconscious with the guard Bennet looking over her with a tazer in his hand. She looked around, now registering the shouting, the spells, the blanket of magic being woven by a tall blondish woman in a skirt suit. The chaos was calmed as the spell bound everyone in their places. Once Tucky had thrown the acid, the vampyrs had lunged for the humans. She could smell the bloodshed and felt her fangs elongate, but found that she couldn't move.
Figueroa walked into the dining hall and barked orders at the guards. She knew that there would be hell to pay. She assigned beds in the sanitarium to the injured humans and for Alex. Alex had to have a magic wrap on her hand that would allow the skin and muscle to grow and was ordered to be kept unconscious for 24 hours. Piper made a whimpering noise at Alex being hauled quite unceremoniously, almost dragged to the san. Piper's face was examined and the healer witch, Gloria, pushed her jaw back in place making Piper cry out in pain. "A little pain won't kill you. At least you'll be able to talk now." She said, before walking away. It was only after the humans, witches and shifters cleared were the vampyrs released. Piper shakily made her way over to Nicky who was seething. "What happened?" Piper asked, gently placing a hand on Nicky's shoulder before it was shrugged away.
"That fucking asshole. That loser vamp, I don't even know her name, bit Morello. Like actually bit her! She is the gentlest, warmest, friendliest person. She doesn't deserve a lick of pain. Not one lick. When I find that two faced hussy, I will tear her apart." Nicky swore, walking towards the dorms. Piper hurried after her, meaning to calm her friend down. Yes, it sucked that Morello got bitten, but you know what, it's not worth you going to SHU or Max. Who'll protect her then? Piper had asked, calming Nicky down. If only Alex was this easy, she thought. She remembered the time when Alex had lost her temper and Piper had tried to calm her down.
Piper had been asleep, it was the middle of the night. Alex had told her that she had to go to meet potential clients and she would be late. She slept and was woken by some yelling. She got out of bed and put on a robe, debating if she should go out. She walked up to the bedroom door and opened it, looking into the living room of their quarters. She heard a whimper from a man and then saw the bloody mess his face was. There were two bodies lying on either side of him, their heads decapitated. Piper swallowed the vomit that rose in her throat at the sight and the smell of the blood was so overpowering.
"My lady, I'm sorry. I only wanted to expand my business. I didn't want to remain a middle man forever. Surely you can understand that!" He begged, his voice breaking with his fear. She saw Alex for the first time that night, clad in black, blood literally dripping from her hand as she backhanded the kneeling man. She sent him flying across the room, his body thudding against the main door. She gasped and Alex turned and looked at her. For the last year and two months that they had been together, Piper had never been scared of her girlfriend. She had been bitten, subdued in role-play, had seen her fangs up close, but today, looking at Alex's heaving chest, the red of her eyes, coloured with her rage, the blood dripping from her chin and her fingers, she was afraid. She stood her ground as she felt Alex's eyes pierce hers and before she could say anything, Alex wooshed towards the main door, picking up the creature as she was trying to make an escape.
"You try to apologise to me and you run? You send 5 men to kill me and you have the balls to ask if I 'understand'? You filthy piece of SHIT! How dare you sell my product for profit! How dare you think I'm that stupid that I wouldn't figure it out!" Alex screamed. She made him stand in front of her. "Let it be known, that the price you pay for betraying me is death" She said before placing her hands on either side of his bloody face. She twisted sharply and the head was off in her hands while his body crumpled onto the floor.
Piper screamed, watching the scene unfold in front of her. She had no clue how to deal with this. She ran back into the bedroom, locking the door. She sat on the bed, trembling, with a letter opener in her hand. She didn't know what was going to happen. She didn't know if Alex was the hot, crazy, amazing woman she loved or someone else now. She heard the main door slam and she shook at the sound. "Fuck." She said to herself. As the night wore on, she fell into a fitful sleep, still clutching the letter opener. She was woken up by incessant knocks on the door.
"Piper. Will you open the damn door. I'm not going to kill you." Alex said, her voice laced with irritation. Piper just sat on the bed, not knowing what to do.
"Piper if you don't fucking open the door right now, I will break it." Alex said, her tone pissed off. Piper clambered off the bed and slowly opened the door. It revealed her girlfriend clutching her stomach with bloodied hands and cuts all over her body. She gasped as she let Alex in who went straight to the bathroom. "Can I get a bandage?" Alex barked and Piper scrambled to get some and handed it to Alex, her hands outstretched and trembling.
"What happened?" Piper asked as Alex stripped and washed her wound. Alex turned towards the blonde, her eyes softening slightly at the sight. "Nothing you need to worry about. I won't hurt you Piper. I promise you." Alex said and hissed when she fastened the bandage. Piper tentatively took a step closer towards Alex when Alex turned swiftly. "Don't. I'm not fully in control. I will sleep in the guest bedroom today." Alex said, washing her hands and her face. She looked at Piper to disagree, and with hope that Piper would abandon her fear. She wondered if she had ruined their relationship and her image with that display of temper. Part of her thought that it would be good if Piper left because that was nothing. Her actual rage was a force to be reckoned with. She made her way to the guest bedroom and slept. It was a few hours later that she felt the bed dip and inhaled the sweet smell of her girlfriend. Piper lay down next to Alex, looked her in the eye and said "I'm not afraid." She pulled the blonde closed, their bodies flush against each other and their legs tangled.
Piper later sat up in her bunk, and looked around to see who was watching. Bell was on duty, but she knew that she could maneuver around her. Without making a sound and as slow as possible, she made her way to the exit and shot through towards the sanitarium. She found Alex immediately, sleeping soundly. She tried to wake her up quietly, but failed and then remembered that she was supposed to be unconscious. She lay down next to her, careful about her hand. She wrapped her leg around Alex's prone body and whispered "I'm not afraid." She lay her head on the brunette's chest and listened to the silence as she had done many times before.
A/N: Thanks so much you guys! I love the support and the encouragement. I had such a huge writer's block, but managed to push through. I hope you like this chapter. TheJazzAttack I hope you're happy with the lil bit of anger Alex showed! Thanks for the reviews, follows and favourites!