Alex sighed with relief when she parked her car in the garage and saw that Caleb's Mustang was not there yet.
He probably went to drop Sarah off first, she thought, she really was not in the mood to explain herself to him, he can be so over dramatically sometimes.
Alex went through the front door and was just on her way up the stairs when her mother appeared in the door.
"Your home early. I thought…." Evelyn cut of when she realized that it was Alex and not Caleb standing halfway up the stairs.
"Oh, it's you." She staggered to the bottom of the stairs holding a class with amber liquid in her one hand.
"Yes, mother. It is only me." Alex sighed as she was not in the mood for a fight with her mother that she knew was coming and started up the stairs again.
"If it weren't for you he would still be alive." The same old accusing stared.
"Mother please, not tonight." Alex begged. She felt a headache starting to throb in her temples as all the previous times that she fought with her mother or loses her temper.
"What! Can't handle the truth!" Evelyn yelled drunken "You killed him and you know it."
"I killed him! I killed HIM!" Alex yelled walking down the stairs until she stood face to face with her mother. "I'm not the one who told, no begged him to will his powers away."
Evelyn slapped Alex so hard through her face that her head snapped back. Alex grabbed hold of her mother's hand when she wanted to slap her again. "Mother, do it again and you will regret it!" She said with so much anger and hate.
Evenly just wanted to say something back when she heard the door open and Alex took the opportunity to run upstairs to her room. Once inside she locked herself in her room and she fell on her bed covering her head with her pillows before she burst out in tears.
Sobbing not only for what her mother did to her but because she missed her father and she knew that he was always there for her even in the end when he was nothing more than a living skeleton.
Caleb closed the door behind him and was surprised to see his mother standing at the bottom of the stairs.
"Mother? What are you still doing up?"
"Oh darling," she sobbed throwing her arms around his neck "you should have heard the way that, that child upstairs talked to me. I will not tolerate it, not in my own home."
Caleb sighed, wishing that his mother will just leave Alex in peace, he knew that she did not have much love for her own daughter, and it was something that he could not understand, how a mother can love one child unconditionally but hated the other.
"Mother, that child is your daughter, and why can't you just leave her in peace."
"You're just like your father" she accused him, "always taking that little bitch's side." She lifted the class to her mouth downing the liquid.
Caleb nod "Yes mother, but at least I love my sister unconditionally. Please I'm warning you, leave Alex in peace, unless your really want something unpleasant to happen." with that he went upstairs.
Caleb stopped in front of Alex's bedroom and knocked gently on the door. "Alex?"
No reply from inside.
He knocked a little bit harder. "Alex?"
Still no reply.
Taking the door handling in his hand he turned it and was surprised to find the door locked. Alex never locks her door.
"Alex" he called louder this time.
"Please Caleb. Leave me alone" came muffled sound from inside the room.
Caleb was very tempted to use his powers to open the door, but he knew that Alex would be very mad and will not forgive him for it.
"Alexander Rose Danvers! You open this door immediately!" with that the door flew open.
The inside of her room was dark, with only the moonlight filling the room through the window. He saw her lying on her bed sobbing, her head under the pillows.
Closing the door behind him, Caleb walked over to the bed and gently sat down beside her, putting on the bedside lamp.
"Alex, what's wrong?" rubbing her back softly.
"Nothing" she sniffled from under the pillow.
"Alex I know you better than this, remember I'm you twin brother, so don't tell me that there is nothing wrong." He removed the pillow from her head and pulled her up right.
He sucked his breath in when she turned her face to him. Her eyes were puffy and red, but that was not what made him see red, her cheek was swollen and red and he instantly knew who was responsible for the bruise.
Reaching his hand out he softly ran the back of his hand over the bruise and Alex flinched pulling back.
"Mother?" he asked even though he knew what the answer would be. Alex nod and Caleb got up fully intended to give his mother a piece of his mind.
Alex grabbed his hand and pulled him back again. "Caleb, just let it be. I'm tired of all this fighting.
"But Alex, look at you face."
"Please Ca." Alex begged.
Caleb leaned back with his, back against the headboard, pulling Alex in his arms so that her head rested in the hollow of his shoulder. Rubbing her back he felt her relax against him.
"So is this why you are spending so much time at the rink and why you were there tonight?" Caleb felt her stiffened against him.
"I saw your car leaving, just as we left Nicky's" he explained.
Alex sighed with relief and started to relax again, her head was still pounding and she wished it would just go away.
"Yes."
"I'm sorry sis, I wish I …." Caleb started.
"It okay Ca, it not your fault. Just leave it" Alex interrupted him.
Caleb kept quite and just rubbed Alex's back till he later heard her even breathing telling him that she had fallen asleep. He ran a hand over his face, wishing there was something he could do to make things better between his mother and Alex.
He slowly pulled his arm out from under Alex's head and stood up. Looking down at Alex he leaned down and placed a soft kiss on her swollen cheek. He put the light of and left the room, closing the door and went to his own room.
Reid was laying naked on his bed, one arm propped up under his head and the other resting on his chest. He had a gentle smile on his handsome face. He was thinking of Alex. He practically known her all his life, being part of the covenant and growing up together, he always just thought of her as a sister and it was only during the episode with Chase Collins that he saw her in a different light. That was five months ago.
His still had a hard time believing that he fell for someone like Alex, she was not like the girls he normally dated. It's not like she wasn't sexy. With her pale-white skin, long raven black hair, grey eyes and a body to die for, she was one of the most sexiest and smartest girls in Spencer Academy.
"Dude! Please!" Tyler interrupted his thoughts as he enter their dorm room.
"What?"
"Cover yourself. I do not want to look at you naked!"
Reid chuckled "Jealous are we?"
"In you dreams." Tyler said throwing Reid with a pillow.
Reid laughed and placed the pillow over his lower body (covering himself up)
"So where did you rush off earlier?" Tyler asked.
Reid lifted one brow and smirked. "OH just here and there. People to see places to be."
"Reid your not using unnecessary are you?" They all knew how Reid like to use.
"Stop being nosy, Tyler" with that he turned the light of and closed his eyes.