A/N: Sorry for taking a bit with this chapter. I apologize in advance for the song I'll be posting at the end... To some it might seem obscene, but then again I didn't rate this fic T for nothing! I don't mean to trash Lexi what so ever with the song, BUT poor Ace is paying dearly the consequence of Lexi's actions! And I just think that it went well with the whole situation! You know what they say... Karma is a B... ;)
Warning: There is SOME language in this chapter... You have been warned.
Some die hard Acexi fans might hate me in this chapter, and maybe in the next... and the next... But I'm afraid sometimes you gotta make certain choices to reach your goal! I promise I have a point! ;)
I hope you all enjoy, and as always please review! :)
During the flight back to HQ, Zadavia called the team to congratulate them for their success on finding Jake, she then noticed how the team appeared pretty much beaten and sleep deprived, and decided to give them the rest of the day off to rest, and if anything were to happen she'll take care of it. They thanked her for the thoughtful gesture, and continued their journey back home.
Once they arrived all they wanted to do was just collapse on their own quarters, and sleep. They're eyes were heavy and the yawning was getting ridiculously contagious.
As the team was making an attempt to walk to their designated rooms, Ace cleared his throat attempting to catch everyone's attention, though mostly targeting Lexi. They all turned to him annoyed that he was somewhat interrupting their way to dreamland.
"Uh… guys? I think it's best if we all have something to eat even if it's a snack, we haven't eaten in a couple of good hours and I just don't want anyone getting ill because of it." He now looked at Lexi, who in return rolled her eyes annoyed at the comment, she knew him too well, he was doing this because of her, and he was involving the rest of the team so it didn't appear like he was targeting her. But she couldn't really complain about the subject, after all her sugar levels were low and she did needed to eat something.
So she just marched straight to the kitchen, and so did the rest of the team as they all ate something simple like fruit, granola bars and cereal. Except Lexi who stood in front of the now opened fridge trying to decide what she wanted, once she made her choice she took out two containers, one filled with mixed berries and one with yogurt; she then headed for the counter and took out a bowl from the cabinet and mixed the contents from the containers in it. She took a seat and began eating the cold sweet goo, by now the rest of the team were done with their snacks and heading to their own rooms, minus Ace who just stood by the counter preparing two cups of some kind of tea, once done he took the extra cup and placed it next to Lexi as he took a seat next to her. She eyed the cup, took it, sniffed it, and took a sip. Spiced Chai Tea, her favorite. She gave him a grateful smile as he took a sip of his own cup. None of them said a word, it still felt kind of awkward between them, so for now he was just trying to get on her good side again.
A couple of minutes passed and she was done eating; he stood and grabbed her bowl and cup and took it to the sink, she didn't care at this point, not that she felt lazy, she just didn't felt like protesting. She felt her eyes heavy, so she decided to head for her room and finally get some sleep. Once she stood; he noticed because of the noise the chair made as she pushed it back towards the table, he turned to face her and gave her an awkward look, he just stared in silence, so she decided to break the ice.
"I- I think I'm gonna go to bed now… I'll see you later I guess?" She said to her leader as she started to walk out of the kitchen.
"Yeah… Um… How are you feeling? I forgot to ask..." Asked Ace as the question surprised Lexi making her stop.
She turned around to face him and responded. "Better, the headache is gone… I just feel really tired…"
"Oh… ok, then you should rest, uh… sweet dreams…" Responded Ace awkwardly. And in returned she gave him an awkward glare, turned around and headed for her room hoping that the male bunny didn't ask anymore questions. But he didn't, instead she heard him walk behind her, hopefully to his room.
She got in front of her door and punched in a code that granted her access to her quarters, and as soon as the doors closed behind her she decided to take a warm shower before going to bed, so she went straight for her bathroom and started the hot water, she stripped out of her uniform which she threw on her hamper, and stepped in the now steaming shower, she felt her muscles relax as the hot water made contact with her skin, she reached for her shampoo and spilled a bit of it on her hand as she then massaged her hair, she then did the same with the shower gel and her body. She closed her eyes for a bit longer than usual as she rinsed and remembered the day's/night's events, all that happened, her discussion with Ace, her little act of rebellion, how she felt the cold gun pressed against her head… Her eyes widened in fear at the thought. She had gone through a lot in one day, though she's been through worst, but she has never been at the verge of death like that. She sighed, but then remembered the life she helped save… Jake. She smiled to herself at the thought of him. But suddenly faded as once again she remembered Ace's sudden rule of not dating; not that she thought of dating Jake, is not like she was ever going to see him again anyways, was she? She got a bit frustrated with the whole situation as she turned water off from her shower. She reached for her towel and wrapped it around her body then stepped out, she then grabbed another one that she had neatly folded next to her sink and towel dried her hair. Once done with the drying she walked towards her room and got dressed with a simple fuchsia cami and sleeping shorts, she combed her hair and went straight to her hammock.
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She slowly opened her eyes, as she turned to look at the time from the alarm clock that sat on her nightstand. (4:05 p.m.) She took a moment to remember the actual time she went to sleep and make the math of how many hours she slept. She gasped amazed, roughly around 10 hours. She sat on her hammock, she was sleep deprived and they all had the day off so that made her feel a bit less guilty for sleeping in. She headed for her bathroom to brush her teeth and wash her face, once done she put on a sports bra and some long black yoga pants before she walked out of her room. As her door opened and stepped into the common room she noticed Slam and Duck were playing a video game, in which the mallard was losing and calling Slam a "Cheater". Slam was the only one who noticed her presence as he mumbled something that sounded like a "Hello Lexi" to her.
"Mor- I mean good evening I guess…" Responded Lexi to the tasmanian devil as she looked around for any sign from the rest of the team.
"Um… Where's the rest of the guys…?"
Duck paused the game and scowled, annoyed that he had to interrupt his game before he turned around and responded. "Rev went to see his family, Tech I don't know and I don't care and Ace is in the kitchen… I think he's cooking something...? …Pffffttt who knows... And now if you don't mind I have to beat this score" he turned around and returned to his game.
Lexi sighed annoyed and decided to walk towards the kitchen, and make herself something to eat, before Ace went to her and shoved the food down her throat for her "Well being".
She thought too soon because once she reached the kitchen she noticed the table was set for two; then noticed Ace chopping some carrots on the cutting board, some spices in sight. She cocked an eyebrow at him confused, Ace rarely cooked; usually he ate whatever the rest of the team prepared or he would cook or prepare simple things for himself mostly in the microwave, so seeing him chopping some veggies was just… odd. She noticed the stove was on, and it looked like he was steaming something… Carrots, she noticed as he threw the chopped carrots on the pot. He took notice of her presence and decided to face her, she was still confused or rather surprised by his sudden culinary "ability". She didn't know for who the extra plate was so she headed for the fridge. But was stopped by Ace.
"Hey sleepyhead… I'm fixing us something to eat. Your favorite salad... well at least I hope I got it right… and some steamed veggies." He said as he sheepishly smiled at her. The girl was hungry plus she felt like she had no other choice than to accept his cooking.
"Oh… um thanks?" She responded as she now headed for the table and took her seat. There was even a pitcher filled with iced cold water, so she decided to pour a glass while she waited for her meal. She then glared at him, and chuckled to herself. "Since when do you cook? I mean, I've never seen you turn the stove on."
He blushed a bit at her comment, but smiled and responded. "I know a thing or two, from watching you and the rest. And come on, how can anyone ruin a salad?"
"You'd be surprised." Responded Lexi as she gave him a smirk.
"Well hopefully I won't be part of that surprising percent of people who do ruin a salad." He joked as he turned off the stove and placed the bowl of salad and the plate of steamed veggies on the table. He then walked to the fridge and took out a couple of dressings and cheeses for the salad and also placed them on the table.
Lexi stared eagerly at the contents on the table, her mouth getting watery at the sight of food. She then turned her gaze towards him. "Thanks... for this."
He tenderly smiled back at her "No problem, I just wanted to make sure that you eat well, and get better." She gave him a grateful smile before she started to serve herself some salad and steamed veggies.
She took a bite of the veggies and savored the seasoning. "These are really good Ace, I never knew you had it in you." She smiled in approval.
"I actually looked the recipe on the internet, but I'm glad you like it, not bad for my first try huh?" Responded Ace as he also took a bite.
A couple of minutes later and they were done with their meals, and both bunnies just stared at their empty plates not knowing what to say to each other. Lexi frowned as she suddenly remembered about the previous day and Ace's stupid decision of not allowing the team to get involved with anyone romantically or friendly… He noticed her sudden change of expression and he didn't need to ask her why she was suddenly upset. He sighed, but decided to still talk to her about it, and hopefully in a civil way.
"Look Lex, I'm sorry about well… yesterday. But you need to understand that I make these decisions because I care about you guys, and I just don't want anyone to get hurt." Said Ace as he now looked at her apprehensively.
Her frown still remained, but now she looked him in the eyes. "I just don't get why you had to lie to me Ace. Why did you kept the fact that you went on a date from me? What were you afraid of?"
He sighed "I- I don't know, I guess I felt embarrassed by it. I mean I knew she was… Well… Basically a hooker. And I still went out with her to make Duck happy." He now looked down back at his plate. "I guess I was afraid of what you would think of me."
Lexi looked at him disappointed. "A hooker Ace?" She arched an eyebrow at him, a bit unimpressed at his response.
"And that's exactly why I left, I know better than that, I can do better than that and… Look I know your upset and I get it, I messed up. But I swear it'll never happen again Lex." He grabbed her hand, and once again looked at her straight in the eye. "I swear Lex."
She looked back at him, and then switched her gaze to her empty plate again. "If you can do better, why not let the team do better also…" She sighed and looked back at him "Ace, I know your trying to protect us and well everyone in general, but you can't really decide when we fall in love or not, what if I want to meet someone…" He cocked an eyebrow at her impressed at her last remark.
"You want to meet someone?" He let go of her hand. And she blushed a bit at his question, not really embarrassed but mostly confused.
"Well… I'm not really saying it just because of me… I mean what about the guys? We all have a right you know." Responded Lexi, while he simply stared at her in disbelief.
"So you want to start dating? Is that what your saying?" Asked a confused Ace.
"We- well I wanted to start meeting people… But you came up with your wonderful rule."
Ace frowned at Lexi, clearly annoyed by the 'wonderful rule' remark. "Lexi, this is serious, and I'm sorry if I interrupted your dating plans, but for now they'll have to be put on hold, you have a responsibility with this team, your second in command, and when were you even planning to tell me that you wanted to start dating?"
Lexi stood from her chair irritated by the whole conversation. "First of all I know my place, do you? Second, your not my father! and Third, yesterday when you blew me off because you were too busy with your new dictating leader life!" And she stormed off to her room. Ace gritted his teeth in frustration and went after her, he finally reached her and grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her to his room. Once inside he closed the door.
"What the hell do you think your doing?!" Asked an enraged Lexi, as she jerked her hand away from his. And he simply frowned at her in disbelief.
"Yell! Yell all you want at me! Let it all out! Hate me all you want Lexi, and do it now! because you need to compose yourself! Know where you stand and stop this childish behavior! This team counts on us Lexi! ….dammit your so stubborn!" Ace shouted at his second in command.
Lexi gasped at his response, a lump growing in her throat; tears threaten to escape her emerald eyes, and this time she wasn't able to hold them back. And the fact that he's the cause of them irritated her even more, so she raised her hand and slapped him on his cheek. He put a hand over his now irritated cheek in shock, but instead of fighting back or yelling at her he just hugged her tight while she started sob and let all her frustrations out.
"You bastard! You selfish bastard! Why?!" Lexi sobbed as she buried her face on Ace's chest, and he tried to gently hush her. He pulled away from the embrace and stared at her wet green eyes as she kept sobbing.
"Why? You really want to know why Lexi?" He gently spoke to her, she just stared back in her miserable state. "Because I'm afraid…"
She had to sniff a few times before she spoke. "A- Afraid of what?"
"Us." He simply replied as he attempted to wipe away her tears with his thumb. She now changed her gaze to the ground confused.
"I don- I don't understand…" She replied.
"Of us, of losing what we have, of losing our trust." He sighed with his response and turned away from her in frustration.
"What? You're never going to lose me Ace." She gently responded as she wiped away the last of her remaining tears. "No matter who we meet, I'll always be there for you. I just hope you'll be there for me too."
He turned to her as his eyes glittered with fear. "You can count on it bunny, I just hope we're both true to our word."
She nodded as she abruptly closed her eyes, she slowly started to walk backwards until found her way to his bed and simply plopped on it. She now opened her eyes, and blinked for a few seconds trying to compose herself as she held her head in pain. Ace gave her a quizzical look and walked towards her.
"Eh… You ok Lex?" He worriedly asked her, as he noticed her painful yet unusual appearance.
She winced a bit while holding her head but managed to face him. "I- I just got really dizzy all of the sudden, and now my head… I don't know why… I mean I ate twice… I don't understand." She responded in frustration as he sat next to her.
He sighed "I think you might need to get checked out Lex, I know the paramedic said tomorrow but just to be safe…" Suggested Ace. And Lexi nodded in agreement as she felt her head pounding with pain, and once again she winced.
"I think your right…"
"Come on I'll take you to the hospital." He said as he stood and stretched a hand out to help her stand, once she stood he helped her towards the door. He grabbed a jacket and shoes for her and headed to the garage where they both put on their safety helmets and mounted Ace's personal bike, before they took off to the hospital.
Once they arrived and checked Lexi in, a nurse took the female bunny's vitals, everything seemed fine until they took a blood sample that revealed that her sugar levels were still low. She furrowed her eyebrows in confusion.
"I don't get it, I ate twice after I got home yesterday. And I've been longer hours without eating before! And this has never happened to me!" Responded Lexi to the nurse who was now attending her.
"Well this isn't just because of not eating, we've had some cases where it's caused emotionally." Stated the nurse. "Where you in any kind of emotional distress before or after you ate?" Asked the nurse taking some notes on her chart.
Lexi looked down embarrassed, and nodded, not wanting to get into too many details about the whole situation. The nurse gratefully nodded back at her response, she didn't need to hear what happened, but at least her assumptions are confirmed. Ace looked at Lexi ashamed, he couldn't help but to feel guilty about the whole situation, after all he started the whole discussion. The nurse finished with her notes and let them know that she'll be back in a few minutes with the doctor for a further diagnosis. The bunnies nodded and sat quietly.
Ace placed his hand on Lexi's and faced her. "Lex this is all my fault, I never should've talked to you like that. I knew you were upset but not to the point of getting ill. I'm sorry." He said in a low shameful tone.
She worriedly stared at him and sighed. "This isn't entirely your fault Ace, I over reacted too… It's just all weird to me… But let's just leave it as it is for now." responded Lexi as she gave him a reassuring smile, which he returned. They both just sat in silence until the nurse returned with the doctor. He took the chart from the nurse and looked over at Lexi.
"Hi I'm Doctor Harris." Said the doctor as he smiled to the couple. They both smiled back, and waited for the final diagnosis. He pondered at the chart for a moment and then turned his gaze back at the bunnies before letting them know that Lexi was going to be ok, he simply put her on a diet for the next couple of days, and recommended for the female bunny to try and stay away from stress, or anything that might upset her and bring her back to her current state. They both thanked the doctor and left grateful at the news that she was going to be ok, and that her treatment was easy to accomplish.
As they started to walk out of their cubicle, and headed towards the exit a certain red haired girl rushed by the bunnies carrying what looked like a couple of heavy bags while talking on her cellphone, she walked straight to the elevators and desperately pressed the button. Lexi turned to look and recognized the girl.
"Gretchen?" Called Lexi.
Gretchen turned towards the direction where she heard her name as she kept talking on her phone and quizzically stared at the blonde bunny. "Uh… I'm gonna have to call you back Greg, just freeze the contracts and I'll let you know in a bit…" As she hung up her cellphone still starring at Lexi. "Um… Do I know you?" Asked a confused Gretchen. It took Lexi a moment to realize why she was so confused, they were out of uniform.
"Oh! It's me Lexi! from the loonatics… we met yesterday remember?"
Gretchen's eyes widened in realization, she missed her elevator and let all the bags fall to the floor as she ran towards Lexi and glomped her. Ace simply stared confused not sure of what was going on…
"O-M-G! You look so different without your uniform!" Gretchen broke the sudden hug and saw Ace and Lexi's confused expression.
"Yeah well, I don't think too many people know how we actually look without the suits" Chuckled Lexi.
Gretchen smiled back at her response. "Yeah I guess… but hey what are you two doing here? Are you guys ok?"
Lexi glanced over at Ace who now walked over to join the girl's conversation.
"Well… I've been having low sugar problems, but I'm ok." Reassured Lexi as she smiled at Gretchen. She furrowed her eyebrows for a slight second in thought. "Hey! How's Jake doing?" Asked a now curious Lexi.
Gretchen strangely sighed in relief as she heard her question. "He's getting a lot better! and he can't wait to get out of here, hopefully he'll be released tomorrow." Responded Gretchen as she grinned the bunny duo facing her. She then turned back and eyed the heavy bags she dropped on the floor. "Uh… I have to go back to his room." She paused for a moment in thought before she turned back to the bunnies. "Hey! Do you guys want to go up and see him?" She asked amused at her sudden idea.
Ace and Lexi looked at each other, the question took them by surprise, and while Ace looked like he was ready to dismiss the offer Lexi on the other hand excitedly grinned.
"Sure! And maybe we can help you with those heavy bags." Responded Lexi. Ace glared at her in defeat, but decided to comply and nodded. He then went straight to the bags and scooped a couple under his grip.
"Aww thanks! And I think he'll get really excited when he sees you!" Responded Gretchen as she too went to grab a bag, and handed one to Lexi. She pressed the button for the elevator, they waited for a couple of seconds before the doors opened revealing an empty and spacious elevator. The three stepped inside while Gretchen went for the button panel and pressed the number "7", she turned back to the duo and gave them a satisfying smile. Once they arrived and the doors flung open, Gretchen stepped out and looked back at them signaling them to follow her. They went trough a couple of hallways before they found themselves at the end of the mini maze; and a door that read "Private room", Gretchen pressed a code to the keypad that granted her access to the room.
The room was quite spacious, in fact it didn't quite look like your typical hospital room. Instead of having a twin size medical bed, it had a queen size reclinable bed, the furniture adorning the room was made out of cherry wood, and the walls were decorated by modern art prints. Sitting on the bed, giving his back to his new visitors while facing the window was a light brown bunny talking on the phone.
"Greg! I know that. But- Listen! I'm hoping to get out of here tomorrow and hopefully we'll get back to production as soon as possible, I know my whole situation is delaying everything and that we have a due date, but I'm actually feeling better! You don't have to get a replacement for the part, I can assure you I will be capable of carrying on with my role…" Jake sighed at the other person on the line frustrated. "Ok… We'll talk later, but don't break that contract!" And he hung up. He grunted something under his breath, before he dropped his phone to his side.
Gretchen cleared her throat to catch his attention, and succeeded when his ears perked up and turned around to her. "Greg called you? I talked to him a couple of minutes ago and told him I'd call him later, I guess we got an eager one here huh?" Joked Gretchen trying to brighten her boss's mood. "Hey don't worry, I'm sure they won't give your part away just like that, they're just scared of loosing you or something!" She chuckled at her own answer which brought a smile to Jake's face.
Gretchen suddenly remembered her company and stepped aside to make them visible now as they were somewhat hiding behind her slim figure. "Oh almost forgot! Look who I found!" Said Gretchen in a delightful tone.
Jake stared at Lexi a bit confused for a couple of seconds, before he realized who she was. His eyes widened in shock as a smile grew on his face. "Lexi? Is that you?" Asked Jake with certainty. Lexi giggled and nodded. "Wow! I knew I recognized those eyes!" Chuckled Jake, Then he turned his gaze towards Ace, and also gave him a smile. "You too! You guys look a bit different without your suits! But I'm good with recognizing people… It's good to see you two!"
"Yeah it's good to see you too Doc, I see your getting better!" Responded Ace as he now walked towards the nearest table and placed the bags he was carrying, Lexi and Gretchen following his actions.
Jake grunted in a jokingly matter. "I'm dying to leave this place! It's so boring here. And I'm actually better, they keep poking me with needles only to be backfired with good results!" Chuckled Jake as he stood, he had an IV attached to his right hand that hung from an IV pole that he now pulled with him as he walked towards them. "So… How did you guys ended up here?"
Ace and Lexi looked at each other for a slight second, Ace in doubt if he should bring the subject of the cause of her illness and Lexi in worry about the truth. She was the first to turn her gaze back to Jake. "My sugar levels went down, and I got really dizzy so I came to get myself checked out. But I'm ok now, I just have to follow a diet to get it back to normal." Finished Lexi with a reassuring smile.
"Oh no, I hope you get better love… You fainted yesterday so you need to take good care of yourself." Responded Jake with a worried look on his face. As Ace glared at him as he heard the word "love".
Lexi slightly blushed still not used to being called love. "Trust me I will, hopefully it won't happen again." She glared at Ace as she finished her sentence, and he returned a guilty glare to her.
"Well let's hope, Oh! I almost forgot! I know I've thanked the team non stop yesterday for what you guys did to save me, but I just feel like it's not enough. So I was wondering if you guys would love to come to my house this saturday for a thank you dinner? Since I'll be released HOPEFULLY tomorrow…" Asked Jake, his eyes filled with hope for a positive answer.
Ace pondered at the question and looked at Lexi for support. Lexi looked eager at the offer, Ace on the other hand appeared unimpressed. So he turned his head towards Jake again. "Nah… We actually don't accept rewards like that, we're just not like that, thanks for the offer though." Responded Ace in a casual tone, Lexi frowned at his answer and glared at him in disbelief. He obviously lied to Jake and she could clearly tell, but she remembered her condition and decided not to fight about it. Instead she just swallowed the bitter answer and stared at the ground disappointed at her leader.
Jake furrowed his eyebrows confused at the leader's answer, and found himself starring at Lexi's sad expression before he looked back at Ace. "Oh… Well at least let me take Lexi out for dinner then, after all she was the one who found me and took care of me, it's really the least I could do." Ace looked back at Jake completely taken aback by his sudden request. Jake on the other hand didn't know what he was getting himself into, he gulped, nervous of his own request, but carried a confident look on his face. Lexi simply stared at Jake in shock, even though both males now found themselves in a very tense situation Lexi mentally slapped herself and walked towards Jake, and gave him a cocky smile.
"Are you asking me out on a date?!" She simply blurted out, it took her a moment to realize that her sudden outburst could really ruin her possibilities of actually going out with Jake, as her eyes widened in realization and looked back at Ace worried about his reaction to what her assumptions were.
Jake's confidence drowned with Lexi's words, as awkwardness now grew in the air. He nervously looked back at Lexi and stuttered a bit before his response. "I- it doesn't have to be called a date if you don't want it to be a date…" He cleared his throat in an attempt to kill the awkwardness that lingered the air. "I mean, it's a thank you dinner, and like I said the whole team is welcomed to come if they want to…"
Lexi looked back at Ace who now looked like he was having a mental fight with his emotions, faking smiles, frowning every now and then. She turned to him "Relax it's not a date, it's just dinner ok?" She smirked at him "A thank you dinner." She said. Ace sighed and literally forced a nod.
Jake gave them a sheepish smile unsure of what was going on. "So… ?"
"I'd love to go!" Responded a cheerful Lexi as she turned towards him.
Ace looked at his watch and cleared his throat to Lexi. "Well… I guess it's getting really late, and the rest should be worried about Lexi's condition so we better get going, it was good seeing you and to see your getting better, take care…" He said as he started to walk towards the door.
Lexi stood behind waiting for Ace to leave the room, once he did she turned back to Jake. "So saturday? What time?"
Jake smiled at her "What about seven?"
"That's perfect… By the way I live in the huge tall tower in the center of the city, you can't miss it!" She jokingly responded. She then took a step closer to him and got closer to his ear and whispered "It's a date!" before she parted, she gave him a wink and took off for the door. She waved Gretchen goodbye which she gladly returned.
Jake simply stood holding his IV pole, a huge grin on his face. His trance was interrupted once Gretchen cleared her throat.
"Wha- What?" Jake responded to a now giggling Gretchen. "Gretchen...? Clear everything for saturday night, and make reservations for Portobello's, check the weather and if it's clear, reserve the VIP rooftop table…" Commanded Jake to his personal assistant.
Gretchen smiled back to him "Will do sir!" she took out her holo-planner and started moving dates and writing notes.
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The ride back to HQ was rather quiet and awkward. Ace didn't question Lexi about her "Dinner plans" for their upcoming saturday, he didn't want to upset her and make her ill again. For now, he was focusing on getting her healthier. Once they got to HQ they let their teammates know that Lexi was ok, and what her treatment was. They only told them that they saw Jake, but didn't mention the "dinner" situation. They would eventually find out once the date came closer.
The team ate their dinner together, and once done each headed to do their own individual things before going to bed.
Lexi now laid in her hammock, a pen in hand and journal laying on her stomach, thinking about all the events that's happened in the last two days. She decided to vent by writing.
"Dear Journal,
The last few days have been hectic! I've been hurt both physically and emotionally by multiple things. Ace made up this stupid rule saying that we couldn't get involve with anyone romantically or friendly… I threw a fit of course! It's like he knew that I wanted to talk to him about the subject! Though I never thought he out of all would make up such rule! He hid from me the fact that he went on a date with some dumb bimbo! Not that I cared though… Sure it bothered me that it was a… (Well I guess this is my journal, so no need for decency) A WHORE! He can do waaaayyy better than that! I mean he's cute! and handsome… He can get himself a good girl if he wanted to. But a slut?! He said that Duck forced him into going to the date. Yeah right… I think it's all bullcrap! He agreed, didn't he? Though they both claimed that it went all wrong, the girl apparently wanted to get it on, which to be honest I'm kind of relieved it didn't happened, Ace is not that kind of guy anyways, not that I know of… Duck joked that just because he had a bad date, that he shouldn't punish the rest of us for it. I still don't have a clear answer as to why? I know the obvious, but the clear truth behind it is what I'm missing… He says he's afraid of us… of losing our friendship… That doesn't make sense! How could he think such a thing?! and why now?
We also got this mission, where we had to find Jake Rabbit. THE Jake Rabbit… Acmetropolis IT guy! He got kidnapped by his own psycho butler, I still don't get that one, but I'll find out this saturday! Because… I'm going out on a date with him! Though through Ace's eyes it's just a thank you dinner for me finding the guy. To be honest, I never really liked him, I thought he was just the typical man-whore smug guy! Turns out he seems pretty cool! AND he's british SCORE! I like guys with accents! (EXCEPT Le Pew…) I still don't know him too well though, what I know is from the tabloids, which is not good. But I myself have been a victim of them and know not to believe too much on their entertaining lies.
I must admit, the guy is a charmer, he seems worried for my well being, since I fainted while rescuing him… (Well I had a gun pointed at my head! So I had a good reason, also my sugar level was low, apparently if I go through any emotional distress they drop like hell, I'm currently on a diet to get better though… It's just weird…) He calls me "love" i don't know if it's something that he calls all girls or just me… It sounds so natural though, like it's always meant to be. I don't know how long this is gonna go on with him, but with Ace's sudden rule; which I'm breaking! I don't know how this is going to end. I feel bad for hiding such a small detail from him, even though he hid his date from me. He knows I'm going to dinner with Jake… JUST dinner… He just doesn't know it's a date. I feel guilty… It feels like a sin… A good and precious sin that I wish to keep to myself, if this is what I have to do to fulfill my emptiness, then I guess sinning is not that bad…"
Snake Charmer
I felt a stutter and a waiver, cutting like a razor
Like fire through the snow, then straight down to the bone
She creeps up like a spider, then wants you deep inside her
She turns you into stone, a twisted little show
That's how it was all to begin, cause good girls they like to sin
Way back at the starting line, when Eve was on Adam's mind
And he was the first to go, in search of the great unknown
And falling yet again, cause good girls they like to sin
You are a hero and survivor, your eyes are getting tired
There's claw marks up your spine, it happens all the time
Those silent evil daughters, like sirens on the water
You've been the perfect crime, it happens all the time
Song by Blink-182
To those curious about how Jake looks... Here is a REALLY old character study I did about him and Laurie (Lexi's older sister which will be part of the sequel for this story) Though Jake's personality was originally designed to be a douchelord, I decided to go the opposite way on that. natynicole87 . deviantart . com art/LU-OC-color-test-85704054 (Try without the spaces)