AUTHORS NOTE: Hey guys, this is the original ending to Chapter 12. I ultimately decided against putting it as the ending because Gideon saves her (Not that I object to him playing the white knight to Alex card) But I've got another plan for him to come to the rescue, and having him save her life three times just didn't seem right for the daughter of Professor Xavier—she would've been taught how to take care of her self and since I've got the other scene for Gideon's white knight moment planned, I chose to make the ending of the chapter with Alex saving herself. I do want to hear your thoughts while I work on Chapter 13 though. You can either just read this, or re-read the chapter then substitute this for the end. For those of you who opt for option 2, this goes right after the line I cast out a mental net, trying to get a feel on the person's thoughts. Nothing. Nothing at all. Don't panic, don't panic.
Gideon's POV
I was going to join Alex in the pool. The room with the pool had walls of glasses, walking by, you could see what was going on inside. I saw Alex get attacked and rushed to the door. I yanked hard on the door. Locked. Of course. If you're going to attack someone in a room with windows for walls, you're damn sure going to lock the door. I glanced around for something to break the glass. "Hang on, Alex!"
Grimacing, I punched the glass by the door handle. It didn't break. I punched it several more times before it shattered, slicing up my hand in the process. Wincing with the pain, I tossed aside my suit and towel before diving headlong into the pool, howling when the chlorine connected with my bloody hand. I yanked him off Alex and shoved him hard. He swam up to the top and disappeared from the water. I grabbed Alex around the waist with my good hand, and swam to the top. I heard a commotion outside, either the glass breaking had triggered an alarm, or our water-logged attacker was brazenly running through the White House. I hauled Alex over to the side, and lifted her out, my injured hand screaming with the effort. I climbed out after her. "Alex! Alex!" I shook her.
Alexandria's POV
The first thing that registered was that I could breathe. Sweet air!
The second thing that registered was Gideon shouting at me. "Alex! Alex!"
I opened my eyes and coughed up water. Gideon pulled me into his arms, holding me almost too tightly. "Don't ever scare me like that again!" It sounded like he was close to tears.
Gideon doesn't cry, I thought. Recovering fully, I hugged him back. Pulling away, I saw his hand. "Your—"
"Whoever it was locked the door. I had to break the glass to get to the handle."
I was astounded. Gideon broke a glass door with his hand to get to me. I could only imagine what the water must have felt like. I pulled him close again, not caring if someone saw us and blew our secret. Gideon pulled away and helped me up as security guards came in. Jeez, don't hurry or anything.
The head guard snapped at Gideon. "What's going on in here?"
I spoke up. "I was attacked in the water. Gi—Mr. Lenshaw pulled me out."
Storm and Wolverine came running in next. "Alex!" Storm pulled me into a hug.
"I'm getting you all wet!"
"It's ok." She assured me. Releasing me, she pulled out her cell. "I'm going to call your father."
Wolverine sized Gideon up. "And you just happened to be here."