Disclaimer : Castle is not mine.
There is a little time jump but only a few days.
I'm about to sound like a bad writer but I'm not sure how long they have been taken so in this time jump they are now on Wednesday and I'm gonna say they have been gone for a week and a half.
They've been gone a week and a half. They've known something wasn't right for 4 days. Its a Wednesday and its cold the room has no heating and no windows only around 10 2cm holes right at the top of the wall, where they can't reach and nobody would see.
Alexis and Tim was told they had a fight tonight and if they didn't win they were just going to get a can of beans to share.
"I used to like beans but I'm not too entirely fond of them now." Tim said out of the blue. It had been silent since they were told about the fight.
Mr Mann has been acting differently, for the past couple of days he was nice and now hes suddenly mean, talking to them like they are nothing and only feeding them properly when they are fed.
"I guess Manns true colors are coming out." Alexis said quietly, doodling on the wall, nothing big just flowers.
Tim looked over at Alexis to see what she was doing and walked over to her and sat down beside her.
Alexis stopped drawing and looked over at him.
"Tim we need to get out before they figure out that we know something isn't right."
Tim continued to look at Alexis sensing she wasn't finished.
"I'm scared Tim, I may not seem it but every time I go into the ring I'm terrified. I don't want to be scared anymore Tim." Alexis said with tears in her eyes.
"Alexis I will get you out of here I promise. Now we are going to act normal because everything will be fine. Your my Lexi."
"And your my Timmy ol' pal." Alexis finished.
At some point in the past week Alexis and Tim had developed some sort of close friendship and they had given each other these nicknames without realizing it. They often had long talks about anything and everything or they would sit in a comfortable silence and sometimes they would put the radio on, which they got to keep when they won a fight, they would dance and sing and be silly, just enjoying themselves and trying to forget about everything that happened, that their reality isn't real and they have no idea what is.
"Tim please don't leave me. Promise you won't leave me." Alexis said in a hurried tone getting panicked.
"I won't Alexis I won't" Tim said trying to calm her down but she wouldn't. She moved onto her knees and moved further away from him. She was frowning with a determined look on her face. Tim when to put his hand on her arm but she shrugged her shoulder resulting in his hand landing on the floor.
"No Tim whenever you mention getting out you only say me you never say us. WE will get out. I won't leave you." Alexis said with a new determination in her voice.
Tim just stared at her for a long while and Alexis just stared back her stare never wavering. After an unknown time both lost in each others eyes without realizing it, Tim nodded and Alexis fell into his arms silent tears rolling down her cheeks.
Alexis stopped sobbing a few days ago nit seeing the point, all she had left were silent tears.
Its 6 o clock and its time for their fight. They watch at the side lines waiting for each other to finish.
Alexis was against 2 people tonight, she had started to fight more people a few nights ago and apparently according to Mann she was a natural.
They both ran towards her at the same time, both over six foot and bulging muscles on their arms.
Alexis stared at them with panicked eyes caught in the middle. She decided to risk it she went for one guy first. The one on her left she walked towards him at a fast pace and punched him in the throat not fast enough to cause permanent damage just enough to stop him. He dropped to his knees and lifted her knee to his face and knocked him out. The guy who was on her right grabbed her around her neck and for a short moment Alexis felt a wave of panic wash over. She scracted at his arm trying to get him to loosen his grip but he didn't he held on tighter. He vision started to blur but she caught Tim's eye and held it. She took a deep breath and mustered up all her strength. She hunched forward throwing him off balance with the surprise of it and the force. His grip loosened and she used that as an opportunity to reach her elbow up and brake his nose. There was blood everywhere. He stumbled back and Alexis stomped towards him with a new ferocity. She swung her leg up and kicked him in the face, he fell to the floor and to finish things off she stomped on his stomach.
When did I turn int this person ? Alexis thinks. She looks around and sees everyone looking at her cheering her on.
It was Tim's turn. He only had one person though. He wasn't on the same level as Alexis. He used Alexis' tactics though find a week spot, appear confident and hit first, don't go down. He made it out of the ring with a bruised lip but he won and Alexis was cheering him on enthusiastically.
She was always so proud of him and it was strange she barely knows this person but she feels like she's known him for years.
Tim comes out of the ring and walks towards her, Mann leads them back to their room same as always. He stops them at the door and hands them a sheet of paper.
"New schedule get used to it, were starting it tomorrow." He said rudely and walked away again but not before closing the door behind them.
It was a night schedule, only running and boxing was in the morning and tactics. They had their gun shooting lessons in the evening around 6pm and knife throwing lessons and close combat was at 6:30pm-10pm It was long but they had a long rest between their morning sessions and evening lessons.
"Tim what do you think about this ?" Alexis asked uneasy.
"I think we'll do just fine." Tim said putting an arm around her shoulders and pulling her into his side. And that's how they fell asleep sitting on the bed leaning against the wall, Alexis' head on his shoulder and his arm around her shoulders.