Title: Behind The Jackal Mask

Genre: Romance/Hurt/Comfort

Rating: NC-17/M

Pairing: Rachel/OMC

Warnings: Adult Situations Including But Not Limited To Sexual Relations, Violence, Naughty Language, Child Abuse, Drug Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Underage Drinking, Self Mutilation

Words: 3345

Disclaimer: I don't own Alphas. If I did Gary would have a porn addiction, because I can so see him watching porn in a meeting. The only things I own are stupid nonexistent words I make up and my Original character.

A/N: And I present… The next chapter. Big thank you to everyone that has reviewed, alerted, and put this story on their favorite list!

If anyone's confused about Alexander's native homeland… He's French-Romanian, which won't be mentioned for a while. He was born in Romania before moving to America. That's why he's not counted as an American family member in Godric's mind. On with the story!

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Looking up from his magazine Godric saw Rachel smile, blushing softly as she went back to what she was doing. The teen looked back down at his magazine for a moment before looking up; watching the way her nose wrinkled as she concentrated on the paperwork sprawled out before her. Blinking he quickly looked down before she caught him looking at her. They hadn't said anything since the 'I can see your bra' incident, no one had bothered to mention it seeing as they were both embarrassed about it. After a second he closed the magazine. "Um… You want to go to the park with me… Since there's no work to do today. I figured we could just hang out…"

"Um… Sure. I'm finished here anyways." Rachel stacked her papers as she looked around her office. Nibbling on her lower lip she looked at Godric as he peeked out into the hall. Over the past few days since they'd put Alexander in the mental hospital Godric had been standing over her shoulder. Sometimes he'd bring her home made food and at times she'd bring him books and recipes she had laying around. They'd trade nonsense items for no apparent reason. Nina had started poking her and giving her a knowing smile when she'd catch her walking with Godric talking about a movie or book they'd both read or watched.

Scratching the back of his neck Godric looked over his shoulder as Rachel pulled on her jacket, smoothing her dress before smiling at him. The teen just ran his fingers through his newly cut hair as he cracked a grin. "I was thinking since its a little after lunch… We could get ice cream or something."

"I'd like that. Ice cream and a walk… If I didn't know any better I'd say you were asking me out." Rachel gave a soft laugh until she noticed the soft flush on Godric's face. Smiling softly she tilted her head like a curious puppy. "Are you?"

Shifting his weight from one side to the other, knowing he'd be getting a lot of teasing from Nina just like he usually did whenever Rachel came over to check on him, he cleared his throat softly. Nina's teasing was good natured, often words of encouragement and smiles, the silly mother hen. Licking his lips he rubbed the back of his neck again feeling his muscles tensing before he closed his eyes, breathing slowly as he followed one of the breathing exercises Dr. Rosen had started him on to help with his nerves. "Would that be bad? I know what I said before really bothered you… Sometimes I say stupid things… But I really like you. And I know I'm probably the worst person to even… Yes… Yes, I'm asking you out." Godric quickly cut himself off before he could say anything stupid.

"You're buying." Rachel smiled as she walked past Godric leaving the young man blinking in a dumbfounded fashion before he cracked a grin.

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Running her index finger over her lower lip she licked the stray droplet of melted vanilla ice cream with a laugh as Godric made a large gesture as he talked about a old novel he'd found in the library. He turned around smiling at her before licking his ice cream cone, eyes practically sparkling as he watched her. "Your eyes are blue…"

"They're hazel… They turn blue when I'm really happy… Green when I'm mad or upset. And they turn brown when I'm sad… I get the real puppy eyes look. My family hated it… I used to trick everyone out of everything when I'd give them that look. So… Your parents want you to get married?" He finally broke out of the conversation about The Yearling. Rachel just smiled softly as she tilted her cone trailing her tongue over the edge of the creamy treat catching the melted mess that was threatening to drip.

"I didn't love him… But, I'm getting to 'that age'." She just shook her head laughing as he swallowed hard looking at her with a stupefied look on his face. Rachel took another few licks of her ice cream before she looked up at the sky with a smile. "When it happens… It'll happen."

"Die hard romantic aren't you… Um… Don't move." Rachel was giving him an odd look as he reached out, holding his breath as he calmed his nerves as best as he could. Swiping his thumb under her lower lip as she looked at him with shock as he wiped away the stray cream that had been missed, slowly stepping back he licked his thumb. "Missed some…"

"Dr. Rosen's been helping you with your phobia…" Rachel smiled shyly as she pressed her fingers to her lips, the skin where he'd touched her was tingling. Looking at the ground for a moment she started walking towards the pond, looking at Godric as he started grinning and following after her quietly.

"Yeah… He has. Just some breathing exercises and stuff. I don't feel as sick when I touch people anymore… It's a slow process." He smiled licking at the last of his ice cream before taking a big bite of the cone, grinning happily. "Love junk food…"

"You love sugar. I've never seen anyone eat as much sugar as you do… It's kind of scary." She couldn't help herself, Rachel laughed as Godric ran his hand over his belly.

"Nah… Not fat yet. I'd say I'm in the clear." Godric gave her a wide grin patting his firm belly, he could feel the soft bulge and dip of his barely there abs. Looking at the ground he went on eating the last of his ice cream before giving a soft laugh. "So… I have some tickets to a show tonight… Would you want to go? You know… Me and you? Like an official date."

"Godric… Doesn't it bother you that I'm so much older?" Rachel was smiling as she finally started nibbling at the cone of her ice cream. The teen just laughed. "What?"

"I feel up to a little grave robbing." Godric had the biggest grin on his face as he licked the last of his ice cream from his fingers; looking over at the pond he watched a pair of ducks chasing each other. Eventually he looked back at Rachel as she took another bite of her ice cream managing to get some of the left over cream that was sticking to the cone on her nose. "I should have got us some napkins."

"Probably… Where was th- Um… Thanks." She smiled when Godric held out napkins a moment after his body seemed to flicker. The teen was cracking a wide smile as she dabbed the mess off of her face feeling sheepish. Looking at him for a second she nibbled her lower lip. "Yeah… I'd like that. What show did you have in mind?"

"There's a pretty good action movie out. Romance movies are over rated." He gave her a wide grin shoving his hands in his pockets as he looked up at the sky. "I'm not a horror fan… Gives me nightmares."

"Big scary Godric has nightmares." Rachel teased with a soft laugh as he shot her a playful glare.

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"Where's Rachel?" Dr. Rosen poked his head in Nina's office, curious as to where the young woman had gone. Nina just looked up at him with a giggle before gesturing for him to look out her office window. Godric was leaning against his car looking up at Rachel as the pair laughed over some unheard conversation topic. Dr. Rosen smiled. "Ah…"

"Very… See. I knew they'd click." Nina had her hands on her hips with a gleeful smile on her face as Hicks poked his head in the office hearing them talking about something in a hushed tone. Glancing over at the other team member she gestured for him to look as well. "Aren't they cute?"

"Well I'll be… I thought they looked pretty cozy the other day." Hicks was grinning as he saw Godric holding out a ticket for Rachel. The teen was smiling brightly as he openly flirted with the older female, both looking like nothing could go wrong. "Hey Bill!"

"What are you gu- Huh… Well, damn." Bill cracked a grin as he looked down at the pair. Looking over at Nina and Hicks he just shook his head. "You two done playing cupid?"

"Come on! They're so cute…" Nina laughed as she gave him a playful grin before looking over at Dr. Rosen as he watched the pair intently. "He's not panicking or anything…"

"It seems that his new found want for treatment had more than just self satisfaction as a drive…" The good Doctor was smiling at the pair fondly as they started walking towards the building. Shooting everyone a look they quickly dispersed. "Nina… Did Rachel finish the paper wor- Ah… Thank you."

"She handed it over to me before she left." Nina gave him a knowing grin, as she heard the elevator ding a few moments later. The soft laughter of the pair flooding the floor as Godric said something in Rachel's native dialect. "Love birds are back!"

"You're actually really fluent. I thought you said you've only been studying for a week and a half." Rachel tucked her hair behind her ears as she smiled up at Godric. The teen just blushing and grinning excitedly as he shrugged in return. "I had a great time… Um… We should get back to work."

"Um… Right… Work." Godric cracked another smile feeling as if nothing could bring him down. He'd managed to touch her not only once, but twice during the trip. It had only been a simple brush of the finger tips, but the significance meant more than anyone could possibly understand.

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"Get the fuck out of my head! Stop talking to me! Shut up! Shut up! Shut the fuck up!" Black screamed frantically grabbing another plastic chair, his hospital gown was ripped in several places from his frantic fit as he screamed and threatened the orderlies. The plastic chair made the shatter proof glass of the observation room wobble as he threw it with an incoherent scream.

"Patient reacts poorly to stressful situations." The blond psychiatrist mumbled into her recorder as she watched Black scream incoherently, breaking a table in half as he threw pieces around. The doors finally opening as a pair of security guards threw themselves at the frantic patient pinning him down long enough for the male nurse to sedate the screaming man. After a few minutes Alexander seemed to calm exponentially as she entered the room. "It's alright… You can let him go."

"Dr. Warren… Are you sure it's safe?" The male nurse looked fearful for her well being as Dr. Warren just smiled at him. "Alright…"

"Who are you?" She crouched down to look Alexander in the eyes as he groaned, tilting his head back as pain flooded his body. The adrenalin had worn away leaving only the pain of the muscular strain, the pain was apparent on his face as she watched him.

"Alexander Ven…" He tilted his head to the side as he coughed, his throat felt sore as if he'd been yelling for three days straight. Scrunching up his nose he rolled onto his side.

"Where are you?" Dr. Warren stood smoothing her white Doctor's coat as the young man managed to heave himself to his feet, holding his ribs as if he'd bruised them. Her eyes stony as she watched him move.

"In Hell… and Satan's name is Dr. Warren." He straightened the plastic chair ignoring the cracked back as he sat down with a pained groan. His body was throbbing painfully as he looked at her, didn't hospitals keep patients from injuring themselves?

"I'm sorry you don't approve of my methods Mr. Ven. You're in the hospital… Why are you here…" Dr. Warren crossed her arms over her chest as Alex tilted his head back with a pained groan before looking at her pointedly.

"I'm here because I ran out of candy." He finally cracked a grin, the knowledge that his side was horribly bruised was quickly pounding into his head as a twinge pinched the nerves painfully as he shifted his weight to ease the pain a little.

"You're here because you can't be trusted… Isn't that right… Black?" Dr. Warren smirked as she tilted her head innocently. The slow dawn of something seemed to cross Alexander as his eyes snapped wide. "What… You didn't think we'd keep an eye on our special boy… Come on Black… You're our favorite right behind Hell… Now he's a prize to be won. Can't have both of our favorite boys ruined… Especially if someone needs to be putting you back in your right stage of mind."

Alexander swallowed hard as he looked up at her. Something flashing through his mind… A mask… Black and cool under his fingers. Red eyes… So red, so angry. That twisting feeling in his stomach as he looked over a burning car, blood staining… Bending over Alex gagged painfully, images and flashes of rotting broken flesh burning into his mind. "Who are you…"

"You know me as Trance… Sleep Alexander…" She just smiled as the younger adults head fell forward as her voice took on a hypnotic tone. Looking towards the two way mirror she smiled with a soft motion. She didn't even have to look to know that the person on the other side was already walking away as she looked back at Alexander. "Such a shame you couldn't get Matrix for us… He'd be so helpful."

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"That bit so hard." Godric tilted his head back laughing as he walked next to Rachel, she was still giggling over the cheesy ending to the movie. Looking over at her for a moment he put on a serious face. "Follow me into the night!"

"That was probably the worst action movie I've ever seen." Rachel pressed her fingers to her lips as she tried not to laugh at the horrible Australian accent Godric had attempted. She just smiled brightly as they walked along the dark side walk. "That was nice though… I haven't been to a movie in quite some time. I've been so busy working."

"Well… One of us has to ruin the work ethic before you become a workaholic." Cracking a wide grin he looked over at Rachel as she blushed softly. After a second he stopped walking, shoving his hands in his pockets as he looked at her. "Thanks for coming with me… It means a lot."

"I should be thanking you… I haven't had this much fun in a long time actually. I don't know when the last time I've laughed so much was. I mean… Everyone's been so busy lately. An I-" Rachel froze as she felt the warmth of Godric's lips against hers. The teen was tense as his fingers wrapped in the fabric of her left cost sleeve; the pressure against her lips was soft and timid. She could feel him shaking as he pulled back swallowing softly.

He was blushing as he pulled back, his flush darkening as he slowed his breathing and closed his eyes to calm himself before he flew into a panic attack at the intimate gesture he'd shown. The close proximity had his entire body tingling as he realized he was still holding onto her coat sleeve. "Sorry…"

Rachel was blushing softly as she held her fingers to her own lips; they were tingling as if she'd just kissed a battery. The nearly electric rush as she looked at Godric had her smiling. His eyes were a soft blue as he looked at her nervously. "I don't mind… It was nice."

"So… How about them Red Sox?" Godric gave a half hearted laugh as he rubbed the back of his neck, he was fighting back a sudden lurch of nausea as he looked off down the way. His heart was pounding painfully as he kept himself as calm as possible. After a moment he straightened himself as he tilted his head. "Rachel… We need to move… Now."

His grin was entirely sadistic as he cocked his head curiously. His heterochromatic eyes hid from view behind his dark shades. Clad in a lace up leather top and skin tight leather pants the man just started showing teeth in a vicious animalistic grin as he watched Godric backing away with his female companion. "Aw… Don't run pup… We just want to play!"

The car next to the pair creaking as the weight shifted. A teenage female just smiled brightly as she popped her bubble gum, long black hair tied up in high pony tails as she giggled softly. There was a thin strip of leather running over the bridge of her nose, her blue-grey eyes sparkling as electricity flickered around her. The cars wheels blowing out as she laughed finally. "Hell's gonna get cha!"

"'Tami … Be nice to the poor bastard… He's going to die pretty soon…" Another teen of approximately the same age as the female stood in Rachel and Godric's way. His hair was a shock white as his white eyes shone with amusement in the dark light of the evening. He was dressed similar to the other male at the end. "Let me introduce ourselves… Hellhound over there… He's not as fun as we are… My twin over there… She's a real heart stopper, don't let the cute smile fool ya… And me…" His foot sliding over the ground as the sidewalk started to ice over. Slowly pulling on elbow length leather gloves he gave a violent grin. "I'm the final Titan of the Shengri-La's elite assassination group..."

A white frost slowly made its way over the males' gloves as they hardened, thickening until they resembled something like a gauntlet. Shivering the male gave a harsh laugh. Sliding his foot the side a little more his frost expanded until it contacted with Godric's shoes, before he could move they'd iced over. "Game over Matrix…"

A/N: Anyone that knows me outside of this site will recognize Aoi, William, and Itami. My prized brain babies. Boy can they ruin a nice evenin'. But anyways… Aww! First kisses are so sweet!