Sorry, sorry, sorry. I know I am late like about ten minutes. It's now Monday, but here is my new chapter. I know it's just one chapter but work stopped me from editing other chapters. I have two that need editing. But here is the new chapter. Enjoy :)

Isis was downstairs in the basement. She was looking at all of Joshua's paintings. He had created many artworks. She noticed one of a girl. Isis thought it was beatiful. She walked around the basement looking at all the colors and textures on the canvas's. It was when she got to one canvas that she stopped. She was looking at one in particular. She didn't know why, it was just different from the rest. It was darker, with a blue that seemed to show sorrow. Isis heard someone move behind her. She turned to find Joshua standing next to her.

"You like?" he asked.

"They're all beautiful, Joshua." Isis said.

"Thank you," Joshua answered.

"But, why is this one so….dark, so…mysterious?" Isis asked pointing to the painting in front of her.

Joshua looked at the painting. His single response to her question was, "Alec".

Isis turned to look at Joshua.

"Alec?" she repeated.

Joshua nodded.

"Why would you paint him like this? Is this how you see, Alec?" she asked.

"Alec, Joshua's friend. I see inside him," Joshua said placing his hand on his chest.

Isis didn't know what to think or say.

"Alec…very sad," Joshua said pointing at the dark blue.

"Scared," he said pointing to the black.

"Alec, hide, like Manticore showed him," Joshua said pointing to the red mixing with the black and dark blue.

Isis stared at the painting.

"This can't be, Alec," she thought.

"Alec, good. He's just lost." Joshua said.

Isis wiped away tears that were forming in her eyes. Joshua saw and placed his hand under her chin. He turned her head, so she could look up at him.

"Little Isis sad, because Alec sad. Alec sad, because Isis sad." He said.

Isis gave him a sad smile.

~~~Isis's POV~~~

I turn to look at the painting again and can't help feel my heart twitch in pain. This was 494. This was Alec. I knew his sorrow, his fears. I knew he hid everything from everyone. He didn't want to show his fears or emotions. It was his way to not get to close and be hurt. Alec doesn't know I know this. But I know. I turn to look up at Joshua and tell him something I know will make him happy.

"I'm going to talk with him," I tell him.

I see Joshua give me an all teeth smile. I missed him. He was my best friend back at Manticore and he was my best friend still.

"Isis talk with Alec, everything go back. Just like before?" Joshua asked me.

Would it? I think to myself. Would I be able to be friends with Alec again? Be able to hang around him without thinking about these feelings I still felt for him. God I was such a girl. But it's true. I still love him. But my heart still hasn't healed. Maybe, just maybe this will mend my heart.

"I hope so," I respond to Joshua.

And I did. With all I had left.

~~~Logan's Eye's Only Office~~~

"Did she tell you what they meant?" Logan asked Max.

"She said it talked about something important. That Sandeman was trying to send me a message."

"We know that," Logan said.

"Yeah, but she said that it's a sign of what's to come. She said she would tell me more tonight. So I'll be going back later on." Max said.

"How are things going for them over at Joshua's?" Logan asked, changing the subject.

"Well, you know Joshua. He made a nice place for them to sleep in. Chuck is such a super hyper kid. He got Joshua teaching him how to paint," Max said laughing.

Logan missed that. Hearing her laugh was something he loved hearing. Logan thought about what Alec told him. He needed to make things work between Max and him. He needed to make things work.

"I'm going with you," Logan said.

"What? Lo…Logan you don't have, too." Max said.

"I do, actually. I could compare what I've been able to translate with what she tells us." Logan said.

Logan could see Max was trying to think of something to make it so he wouldn't go. But he was going to listen to Alec and even though he hated to say Alec was right, he was going to grow up.

"I'll stop by your apartment at around nine. Then we'll go," Logan said getting up from his seat and walking out of the office.

Leaving a very stunned Max behind.

~~~Command Center/Street~~~

Alec was walking to the Command Center when he saw Chuck with Mole and Dix playing with a deck of cards. He started looking around to see if he could find Isis. If Chuck was here, she had to be here, he thought. Alec walked out into the street in Terminal City. He was half way out near a couple of houses when he stopped.

"I always found that ability of yours to be rather funny," came Isis's voice from behind Alec.

Alec slowly turned around to see Isis standing a few feet away from him. He noticed she had her hair up in a ponytail. He has never seen her with her hair up. She always had it down. He had liked to think it was because he had told her she looked beautiful with it down.

"You always did think that," Alec responded.

Isis smiled a little. Alec felt a small amount of hope that maybe she could forgive him. Isis started walking closer to him.

"I've been talking with, Max," Isis said.

Alec mumbled a curse at that. Max probably told her to stay away from him, that he was a screw up and that he'd just hurt her again.

"Look, Max's not that good of a counselor and her advice doesn't always…"

"She told me to talk with you," Isis said interrupting him.

"What?" Alec said stunned.

Isis nodded.

"She told me, to listen to what you had to say."

"So your just here because she told you to?" Alec said feeling a pang of anger light up inside him.

"No," Isis responded quickly.

"Then why are you here? If I last recall, you didn't want me to be around you. Even told me to get out," Alec said.

Isis frowned.

"Are you seriously trying to piss me off?" she said.

"What? No, it's just…"

"Alec, I wanted to talk to you." Isis said now standing in front of Alec.

Alec looked down into her eyes.

"I need…I need to know. I want to know," Isis said getting a little teary in the eye.

"Isis…" Alec stopped when he noticed a couple of people walking past them, looking towards them.

"I think we should go somewhere more private," Alec said.

Isis looked around them and saw what he meant.

"Okay," she responded.

~~~Location Unknown~~~

White walked into a dark room. Just as the door closed, the lights turned on.

"I'm glad to see you have come, Brother."

"What are you doing here Demitri?" White asked.

"Well, it appears the Young Priestess, believes you need my help," Demitri said laughing at the end.

White charged towards Demitri. He grabbed Demitri by the collar and pushed him to the wall hard. Demitri showed no fear. In fact he just laughed.

"You're getting soft I see," he joked.

"Why send you?" White asked.

"You need help, White. And I'm here to help." Demitri said seriously.

"I don't need help," White growled.

"I think you do little Brother. You lost the Key. You of all people should know that means we have no chance of defeating the Coming." Demitri said pushing White off of him.

White stood breathing with such rage. If he had known that that stupid, weak transgenic was the Key, he would have taken her far away from 452. He knew what she was and that she would be the end for them all.

"And what do you plan we do?" White asked.

Demitri smiled evilly at White.

"What's the best way to trap a fly? Use honey or vinegar?"

Demitri walked over to a light switch and turned it on. Just then under the light White could see a Transgenic tied down to a chair and hooked up to Crocodile clips or jumper cables.

"We use honey," Demitri said.

The Transgenic sitting down looked up and looked straight at White. White walked up closer to the young man tied down. He was standing right in front of him. He then turned to see the switch for the electric fuse. He switched it on and the young Transgenic started screaming from the pain he was feelings. White turned the switch off and smiled.

"We use honey," he repeated.

~~Alec's Apartment~~ (Don't think badly or in this case naughty. Nothing happening…yet ^-^ )

Isis slowly walked inside.

"So this is his place?" she thought to herself.

Isis heard the door close and Alec locking it. She turned around to see him standing by the door. Alec looked at Isis and all he could think about was going to her and hugging her, holding her in his arms. Shit, he wanted to kiss her so badly. But he knew he couldn't. Alec walked closer to her but stopped when Isis stared backing away. They stood in silence for a good minute before Alec finally broke the spell.

"I had to," Alec said.

"You had too?" Isis repeated.

"If I didn't end it, Renfro would have." Alec said.

"Why not just come out and tell me? Why say those hurtful words?" Isis said. Why kiss me? She thought.

"Cause I knew if I just told you, I would know I was still able to come back to you. I would have just have been more careful to get to you." Alec said sincerely.

Isis was now looking up into Alec's eyes. He had walked up to her and was now standing right in front of her. Just an inch away. How he had gotten that close was unknown to them both.

"I knew," Isis said.

"What?" Alec said confused.

"After that day. Right after you left, they came for me."

Alec couldn't believe he had failed her. She had told him how scared she was of being taken away. He had left her unprotected and they had taken her. Done who knows what to her. He hated himself for being weak and not fighting for what he wanted. And what he wanted so badly back then was to be with her. Hold her and God, talk with her. She had been there for him through so much and he just left her like she was worth nothing to him. But if she only knew she was worth more to him, than his own life.

" About two weeks afterwards, Renfro told me. She told me why you left." Isis confessed.

Alec backed away from Isis.

"She knew?" he thought.

"I know you're probably thinking am a bitch for making you think I didn't know…"

"I would never think that of you," Alec said.

Isis looked at Alec.

"Then what are you thinking about?" she asked him.

Alec laughed a little.

"Still asking the same old questions," he said smirking a little.

"What I don't get is…if you knew…why make it seem like you didn't? Why make me feel like I fucked up and left you…"

"Because you did fuck up," Isis interrupted.

Alec was stunned at her choice of words.

"I guess things have changed over the years. God, you're cursing like a pro now." Alec said.

"Learned from the best," Isis said.

Alec nodded. He deserved that.

"I had to, Isis. I couldn't let anything happen to you. You were the only person I could come to. You were my friend," Alec said.

"And you were mine." Isis said.

Alec smiled.

"I guess, with everything that's happening now…that we should move on." Isis said.

Alec stopped breathing. He thought he was losing her again.

"What do you mean?" Alec asked.

"I mean, we should be like we were before everything happened," she said.

Alec smiled.

"Couldn't agree with you more"

"I guess if I'm going to be looking at your dorky face..."

Alec laughed at that.

"I guess we could forget the past. Look towards the future," Isis said.

"I think we should." Alec said walking closer to her.

Isis could see Alec was getting closer to her. Alec went to reach to touch her cheek when Isis stuck her hand out. Alec looked down at her hand.

"Friends, again?" she said.

Alec stared at her hand and then looked back up at her. Looks like things didn't turn out the way he had hoped. But at least he knew he was going to be able to be close to her. Alec took her hand in his and they shook hands.

"Friends," he said.

Runs and hides under bed. I know what you guys are thinking "Friends"? But I have a plan. ::Evil Smile:: I've added a new character as you have seen. Demitri. I've got plans for him and he will be worse then White. :O Is that possible you might ask? ::Wink::Wink:: Stay Tune. Oh, I will hint on a little something. In my reviews, someone has commented on something that might be happening in the near future in my story. Find out what it is and review it back. Once the correct answer is given I will give a short sneak peek at a coming chapter which I have finished before anything else, including this chapter I just finished. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Stay Tune ^-^