A/N: This chapter I would say is pretty emotional and strong I guess...? Like I mentioned in the previous chapter this is a continuation of "Forget about the rumors". There is a song at the end, which I have to admit helped me get over my mini writer's block. I accidentally played it and it all came rushing to me, it was all I really wanted to write, except that I adapted one of the song's details into this chapter. Originally I wasn't planning to do it the way is currently written, but this way in my opinion is way more emotional and dramatic.
**WARNING** Use of alcohol is mentioned in this chapter, now I know I said that I would probably wouldn't use it again in my story but like I mentioned, this chapter made a 180 turn for me. I did cover what I originally wanted, but I just needed a boost. There is slight language also... So you've been warned...
R3aper: Thanks for the suggestion, I corrected what you mentioned and thanks for pointing it out. And don't worry both Rev and Slam will have more interaction in this chapter. As always thanks for reviewing! :)
LANA8D: All I have to say is that sometimes you have to hit the storm before the calm. I must admit that I had a similar love story with my husband... Miscommunication is the key to this plot. Lexi just feels helpless that she keeps messing her health up, Ace feels guilty about making her ill in the first place and he loves her so he'll do anything for her. Tech well he's a scientist, it's in his nature to worry about someone's health the way he does. You don't like Jake?! LOL! That's ok, I didn't expect for him to be easy peachy to everyone, I take it! XD
loonaticslover13: Maybe... You'll have to keep reading to find out! ;)
6:00pm came faster than usual, Lexi walked out of her room and went straight for the elevator. Some of her teammates watched her with curiosity as she made her quiet exit, but non questioned about her destination, non said a word. She looked confident, and now that the word was out they had a clue about where she was going and with who.
She entered the elevator and pressed the button that would lead her to the exit. She wore a white loose blouse, navy blue cardigan on top and dark wash skinny jeans, her feet covered in navy blue flats. Her ears fell behind her, and a light neutral makeup adorned her pretty face.
Walking out of the tower she was attacked by flashes and questions from the paparazzi, which she responded "No comment." to. She opened the door to a black luxurious sports car and stepped inside. She was greeted with silence when she closed the door, it was weird, she didn't know if it was sound proofed or not, but non the less she was relieved by the silence it provided compared to the chaos from the paparazzi outside; since having super hearing made it even worse for her.
She turned to the driver and smiled at him. He smiled back at her and then turned his attention back to the road as he drove them away from the commotion.
Jake stopped when a traffic light changed to red. By now they lost the paparazzi, he turned towards her and grabbed her hand, gently pressing his lips against it. The action making the female bunny's cheeks burn red.
Jake sighed as he positioned his hand with hers on the shift stick. "I'm sorry about the papz attacking you back there."
She innocently furrowed her eyebrows. "No it's ok, I kinda mentally prepared myself." She sighed "I saw the gossip segment on the news today… Whew that was intense." She said as she nervously glanced at him.
He turned his gaze back to the road when he noticed the light changing green. "Yeah… I saw it too, I was worried that you'd get scared off by it. But it's good to see your not." He gave her a reassuring smile.
"Nah… I've been in the tabloids before, I just never really payed attention to what they had to say." She chuckled as she remembered some of the previous rumors. "There were a couple that were just plain ridiculous! Me and Slam?! It said that he was obsessively in love with me and that he was always jealous of Ace… You know because he's a bunny and there's more chance of me getting with him than with Slam? I mean come on! Slam is like my jocky big brother!"
Jake raised an eyebrow at her, somehow that also worried him. "Well… I used to believe the one with you and Ace." Stated Jake.
Lexi turned to him, somewhat impressed by his comment. "You did? We actually laughed about it when we first heard it… Though we weren't really attacked by the paparazzi as much as you and I are right now. People did asked us when they saw us out, but we just laughed at their faces."
"Hmm… Leave it to their own imagination." Added Jake.
"Exactly!" Responded Lexi. "But this time is different… The rumors are true and well… I guess I'm not used to having the whole city know about it."
"I know how you feel love, I felt just like that when my name started growing. I wasn't used to people following me around all the time, but you get used to it eventually. This is my job, and as annoying as it can get I wouldn't change it; it's my passion." Expressed Jake.
Lexi understood, but she was secretly worried that she wouldn't get used to it. She shrugged the negative thought away, and decided to enjoy the moment, there was a brief silence and she decided to break it.
"So… Why drive a sports car today?" She curiously asked Jake.
Jake looked at Lexi with the corner of his eye and smiled. "It's Sunday, I thought it would be more casual, and besides it's nice to drive every once in a while." He finished with a wink.
Lexi giggled. "So where are we going?"
"Are you hungry love?" Asked an enthusiastic Jake.
"Kind of…" Responded Lexi, swaying her hand in a 'so- so' manner.
"Ok you're hungry." Chuckled Jake, "So we're gonna grab something to eat, and then get some ice cream, and then whatever you'd like love."
Lexi gave Jake a concerned look, it wasn't that she didn't like the plan, she did, but she was worried that they'd end up in a fancy place like 'Portobellos' and Lexi's outfit wasn't really appropriate for eating in a decent 5 star restaurant. She then glanced at Jake and noticed his attire also matched hers, he was wearing a casual light blue long sleeved buttoned shirt, with dark washed jeans and casual brown shoes. She smiled back at him and happily nodded.
Lexi noticed that Jake was driving towards the beach, she smiled at the weather, it was nice and sunny but it was getting late; making their surroundings shine in a golden glow.
They arrived at the restaurant, and surprisingly it wasn't covered with paparazzi, maybe because non would expect Jake to eat in a place like this, not that the place was extremely low class, but it was a nice low key restaurant located at the beach. Jake immediately ran out of his seat and opened the door for Lexi, the action making her blush. She lived with 5 guys, and sure they were nice to her, but not this courteous.
Inside, the hostess sat them at a table that had a full view of the ocean and it's amazing sunset. This time it wasn't a reservation, and Lexi couldn't tell if the hostess sat them there because it was them or because the place wasn't as full as a normal restaurant would on a Sunday evening. Non the less she decided to enjoy the view and Jake's company.
She ordered a special salad that Jake suggested, she thought the picture in the menu seemed pretty tasty so why not? For starters they had a veggie soup, and some stuffed mushrooms. Then the waitress brought in their main courses which was the salads.
When done eating, Lexi pulled out the blood testing device and pinched herself with it to test her sugar level. 66, it went up two points since the morning's results, so that brought her some kind of relief. She showed the results to Jake making him smile at her.
"That's great love! Don't worry you'll get back to normal in no time."
Lexi chuckled at his comment. "Yes, but in the mean time no drinking for me…" She said as she rolled her eyes and put the device back in her purse.
"No, not until you get 100% better, in fact I won't have a drink until your 100% better!" Jake commented.
The comment making Lexi furrow her eyebrows. "Jake you don't have to do that… I don't want you to stop doing things to try and make me feel better." She sheepishly expressed.
Jake examined her expression, he didn't meant to offend her or make her feel bad. "No love, I didn't really meant it like that. I said it in a supporting manner. I don't really drink everyday, even though I was raised by a family who's used to always having a glass of wine along with their dinner every night, it's not like I need it. I usually drink casually, or for example yesterday was a special occasion for us… So I thought why not? Though if you would've said you didn't want to drink I probably wouldn't have drank. Well... probably a shot to calm the nerves but that would've been it."
Lexi giggled. "I understand... And you were nervous?"
Jake blushed a bit and looked at the table with a bit of shame. "I was… I was a bit." He chuckled.
Lexi looked at him surprised. "Why?"
Jake straightened his gaze towards Lexi. "Well… Look at you! It was you against me!"
Lexi chuckled and raised an eyebrow at him. "Oh come on! you're Jake Rabbit! Acmetropolis 'IT' guy, Famous Actor, Bachelor of the year! And I'm pretty sure I'm not the first girl you've dated."
Jake scooted his chair closer to her. "Well I guess Acmetropolis 'IT' guy can sometimes get weak in the knees when he sees the most beautiful girl he's ever laid eyes on…" He said as they both slowly leaned closer and locked lips.
They both parted and straightened themselves, their cheeks turning crimson. The kiss was small and gentle, not too passionate but just perfect for the moment.
Jake chuckled when he noticed how red their cheeks were turning. Lexi couldn't contain her laughter either, but the only difference was that she didn't really know why they were laughing.
"Why are we laughing?"
"Because I'm glad to see the feeling's mutual." Responded Jake.
Lexi calmed her laughter and looked back at Jake, a bit of confusion in her eyes, but the grin never leaving her face.
"We both make each other blush." He commented. And the comment made Lexi blush even more.
"Stop! I'll end up looking like a tomato!" She responded as her cheeks furiously burned red.
"Alright, but just so you know, just by looking at you I blush." He said as he pecked her cheek; making Lexi giggle.
"Ok so… We're done with dinner, now what?" Teasingly asked Lexi.
Jake cleared his throat. "Well I know this amazing organic frozen yogurt place… That is if you're up for some dessert." Suggested Jake, a smirk growing on his face.
Lexi chuckled at the comment. "Gosh what is it with guys and ice cream?" The comment made Jake's smirk disappear, his eyebrows furrowing confused at her comment. Lexi noticed his slightly confused state. "Ace also has a thing for ice cream, we go out at least 2-3 times a week for ice cream." She responded.
Jake frowned at her response, but quickly regained his confidence as he decided to let the comment slide. This was his day with her, and he didn't want to ruin it by getting upset at a comment. He already knew how close Ace and Lexi were, but he couldn't help but to feel a hint of jealousy towards the loonatic's leader, he gets to be with her 24/7, not to mention that he knows her better than him. But it's really the way Ace looks at Lexi that drives Jake a bit manic. At first he thought he was the one intruding in their relationship, but Lexi showed otherwise, she was interested in Jake, but he couldn't shake the gut feeling that there is something undiscovered within her. But for now he'll hide all negative thoughts away in a dark corner, and enjoy his time with Lexi.
"Oh! well I guess it's a guy thing… So is that a yes for ice cream?" Asked Jake, giving her a half smile.
"Yeah why not? I haven't tried any organic ice cream." She responded returning a grin.
"Alright then." Said Jake as he took out his wallet and threw the money he owned the restaurant for their food on the table. "Let's go then." Both bunnies stood; walked out of the restaurant and mounted Jake's car.
/
"Hey-that's-not-fair-Duck! You're-not-suppose-to-teleport-yourself-you're-such-a-cheater!" Expressed an upset roadrunner. Rev and Duck were currently at HQ playing a game of air hockey.
"What!? Your just jealous of my ridiculously amazing powers… Besides I remember when we first played this game together, it was like you were playing by yourself." Responded Duck.
"Maybe-because-I-was-probably-playing-by-myself?" Suggested Rev.
Duck gave him a sarcastic chuckle "Pffftt Rev sometimes we were playing together, you just got a bit too lost on your super fast world and forgot that you actually had an opponent?"
Rev frowned at Duck's comment. "Sometimes… Very-few-times… But-not-all-the-time!"
"Most of the time Rev. That's why we stopped playing with you." Said Duck as he unimpressively eyed his avian teammate.
They were about to start a new match, but the aroma of food made them re-think their decision. They were hungry, and Slam was cooking dinner. Duck eyed his watch and noticed that it was 7:30pm.
"Mmmm-smells-delicious! I-wonder-what-Slam's-cooking? It-smells-kinda-cheesy-and-spicy-at-the-same-time-but-not-too-spicy-it-just-smells-really-really-really-really-yummy! Man-I'm-hungry!" Expressed the roadrunner.
"Yup! Well what are we waiting for?" Asked Duck.
"Race-ya-to-the-kitchen!" Said Rev before he zoomed towards the kitchen.
"Ha!" Was all Duck said before he disappeared, as he teleported himself into the kitchen, making both of them arrive at the same time.
"I WIN!" Duck and Rev called in unison. Making the rest of their teammates glare at them with curiosity.
Tech cleared his throat to call both birds out of their victorious trance. As they both sheepishly looked at each other and took their seats.
Slam made some enchiladas, chips and salsa were placed at the center of the table for them to snack while they waited to be served.
When finished with their meals, Slam took whatever was leftover and stored it for Lexi. They knew she left, but they didn't know where she was and if she was eating out or not, so they saved her a plate just in case.
Ace helped with the dishes, he had a monotone expression on his face. The rest noticed and decided to do something to try cheering him up.
"Hey Ace!" Duck called still seated, Tech and Rev seated as well as they eyed their mallard comrade. Ace turned to Duck and gave him a questioning look. "I was thinking… It's 8:15, maybe we should all go to that pool place down the street. You know, play a couple of games and have a couple of beers…?"
Tech, Rev and Slam all eyed each other and gladly nodded at the offer, not because they really wanted to go, but because they knew how hard it's been for Ace in the past couple of days, they just wanted to get him out and distract his mind a bit.
Ace thought about the offer, he noticed his teammate's pleading expressions. He really didn't feel like going anywhere, he currently felt miserable about his whole situation with Lexi, but the thought of her being out with Jake brought anger to him. How come she got to go out and enjoy herself? And here he is miserable because of her, because he chose to stay behind, because unconsciously he started to push her away.
"You know what Duck? I'd love to go!" He gladly accepted. "I just have to change into something more appropriate." He said as he walked out of the kitchen and into his room.
When the doors shut behind the male bunny, Rev, Tech and Slam looked at Duck in surprise.
"It… It worked!" joyfully admitted Tech.
"Yeah-Oh-man-this-is-going-to-be-so-much-fun! I-can't-wait-to-beat-you-all! And-Ace-is-coming! Yay! Now-I-won't-feel-so-bad-that-he-missed-last-night's-outing! Of-course-Lexi-missed-it-too-and-man-she-would've-enjoyed-it-more-than-him-because-she-loves-dancing-not-that-Ace-wouldn't-have-enjoyed-it-because-he-loves-to-see-her-dance-and-have-fun-but…"
Rev was cut short by Tech's hand which held his beak. "Rev, the whole point of this is to get Ace out. So just a small warning; let's not talk about Lexi and make him upset ok?" He let go of Rev's beak.
"But-Lexi's-our-friend-too-Tech! I'm-sorry-but-I-just-don't-like-this-whole-thing-with-Ace-and-Lexi-not-getting-along-it-feels-wrong-they're-best-friends-it-shouldn't-be-like-this." Expressed Rev.
"We know bird brain! But as wrong as it feels it is what it is. Lexi is dating friggin' Jake Rabbit." Duck paused for a brief moment, as he mentally praised his idol before he continued. "And there's nothing we can do about it! We're just trying to take Ace's mind away from all of this. We don't want him to make a bad move or anything on the field because of this. Pffft if I would've been leader non of you would have to worry about me acting the way he's acting. I told you guys but non of you listened!" Said Duck while crossing his arms.
Rev understood Duck's words, but he just couldn't help feeling sad about this whole situation. What if Ace and Lexi never go back to the way they used to be? It hurt him to know if that was the case. But Duck was right, they also needed to look after their leader; this whole situation has put him in a very sensitive spot, and the way he acted the day before was purely unacceptable.
Ace walked out of his room, and he was now wearing a white graphic t-shirt, covered with a black leather jacket, straight fit jeans and sneakers on his feet. The rest was already dressed, they just needed to get a jacket just in case they got cold. So off they went to get the warming garments before they left the tower.
The walk wasn't that long since the place was right around the corner of the same street that the tower was located at. It wasn't the first time they've been there, they weren't usuals but the staff knew them.
They got 2 pool tables, while Slam got the beers. Slam usually never played pool, he got too frustrated sometimes and once broke a table, so he just gladly watched and rarely took turns with their teammates. Though usually the whole team would come together, so they were usually perfectly paired to play, but Slam tried to skip out; leaving Duck without a partner… Not that he minded since he usually ended up flirting with the bartenders.
Slam gave each their preferred beers and took a seat as he drank his. Duck neatly accommodated the balls into a perfect triangle on the table, he was paired with Ace.
"Your serve Ace." He gestured to the bunny.
Ace took a swig of his beer before he positioned himself and swinged his pole breaking the triangle apart, scoring a couple of points with his first try. Duck stared astonished at his leader's skills, he has played with him before but very few times, since he was usually paired with Lexi; which he knew was a very skilled player also.
Ace kept scoring points, as he kept hitting his targeted balls. He stopped when he accidentally hit one of Duck's.
He gave Duck a cocky smile. "Your turn Duck." He said as he sat on the tall table that was positioned next to their playing table as he took another swig of his bottle.
Duck glared at him, and swinged his pole and scored a point, but he failed his second try, making the male bunny stand and go for his turn.
When the game was over, both Ace and Duck just joked about the results. Ace won of course, and Duck was ranting about how close he was to beat him, making Ace roll his eyes at the mallard.
"Ok Ace! I was just testing you, I just wanted to know with what I was playing against. But since I'm going to win the next rounds, why don't we make this a bit more interesting…? For every time I win you need to buy me a shot!" Proposed Duck to his leader.
Ace sarcastically scoffed at Duck. "And what if I win?" Asked the male bunny.
"Well I'll buy you a shot!" Informed Duck as he unimpressively crossed his arms.
"Alright Duck, you got yourself a deal." Said Ace as he smirked at the mallard.
One game later and Ace's eyes were completely shut as he swallowed the strongly bitter liquid from the tiny glass. "Gah!" He expressed, the rest of his teammates worried, but in a way glad that he was letting loose and enjoying his time. "Dammit Duck what the hell was that?" Asked Ace as he disgustedly looked at the shot glass.
"Strong stuff…" Said Duck as he bought himself a shot, and drank the thing as if it was apple juice. "But don't tell me that was too strong for you? Oh fearless leader." Teased Duck.
Ace took a sip of his beer to try and wash the horrible taste away.
It was 12:30am and the place was getting ready to close. Ace and Duck had played at least 5 more games which Ace won, meaning the bunny was having a hard time trying to walk straight. Initially he was going to refuse the shots, but Lexi kept creeping back in his thoughts so he made the terrible choice of trying to forget with the liquor. And now they were leaving the place.
"I won fair and square Duck! I- I won! And you… Suck!" His tongue felt heavy as he spoke. Rev and Tech helped the bunny as he walked.
"Oh-man-I-didn't-mean-this-much-fun! What-if-he-doesn't-wake-up-tomorrow-on-time?! He's-so-drunk! What-if-Zadavia-finds-out!" Expressed the roadrunner as he worriedly glanced at the coyote.
He sighed "Rev, we need to get him back to the tower, if anyone recognizes or sees him in this state we're toast!" Informed Tech.
Duck walked normally, unlike Ace who was very much intoxicated he was just tipsy. "Ha! You may have won the pool match Ace! But I clearly won this drinking game! Woohoo!" Cheerfully yelled Duck; making Slam glare at the mallard, annoyed by his tone and state.
"What?!" Asked Duck as he arched an eyebrow at Slam.
"You grbsbhcslcvsiywf!" Expressed Slam.
"What!? You think I did this to him? No no no buddy! He agreed to drink, he could've easily said no. But guess what? He didn't! You shouldn't hit hard liquor if you don't know how to!" Explained Duck as he stuck his tongue out at Slam.
The group struggled a bit helping Ace from not falling, now his eyes felt heavy and Rev and Tech could feel him slumping as he got weaker and weaker. Once the elevator doors opened they managed to help Ace towards his room, but he refused to go in. Out of nowhere he got the strength to block the roadrunner and the coyote from getting him to his room.
"Come on chief, you need to go to sleep! We have to get up early in the morning." Informed Tech as he tried to pull him towards his room. Ace tried jerking himself away from the roadrunner and the coyote's grip.
"Yeah-you'll-feel-better-tomorrow-well-maybe-you'll-wake-up-with-a-headache-and-you-might-throw-up-in-a-couple-of-minutes-and-you-might-wake-up-a-bit-dehydrated-but-we'll-help-you-with-that-but-first-you-need-to-try-and-sleep!" Said the roadrunner as he tried pulling him harder. But Ace's eyes started to glow yellow, which meant that they had to let him go in case he decided to attack.
He powered down and stared at the two. "Where's Lexi?" He asked in anger. The question took the group by surprise, they all carefully eyed him, they could tell he was having a hard time talking and standing.
"Uh… I- I don't know chief." Responded a nervous Tech as he glanced at Lexi's door. "But you better lower your voice, if she's sleeping you don't want to wake her up." Informed Tech.
Ace glared at him and started walking towards her room, the rest carefully following as an attempt to stop him from barging into her room at this time of night. They've never seen their leader in this state, and everyone acts differently when they're drunk, so just in case since they didn't know the male bunny's intentions, they followed.
Tech sighed at the sight of Ace punching in Lexi's code to her room. He whispered something under his breath with sorrow. "Sorry Lexi…"
Ace stormed into her room and the rest ran behind him, but there was nothing to restrain. The room was lifeless, only five males occupied the room now.
Ace glanced at the time 1:00 a.m. Sorrow now covered his features, he looked back at his teammates. "Whe- Where is she?" He asked, and the rest could see the fear in his eyes.
The rest of the guys stood in shock, they themselves asked the same question. Where was Lexi, and why hadn't she come back home yet? Was she alright? The fear in Ace's eyes confirmed that he never meant her harm, but only worry for their female companion.
"I don't know chief…" Slowly responded Tech as he glanced at the roadrunner standing next to him. Rev took the hint and his eyes started to glow in a brilliant crimson.
"I-got-a-lock-on-her-on-Jake's-house-so-she-couldn't-be-in-trouble! She-would've-found-a-way-to-let-us-know… No-alarming-codes-on-system-or-anything."
They eyed the bird in relief except Ace who looked like he was on the verge of having a panic attack.
"What?! It's late! She needs to be here… Safe." He said, his voice breaking. He took out his cellphone and dialed her number, he waited a couple of seconds but he was sent to voicemail, he didn't say anything to the others, but his horrid expression never changed.
"Chief she's going to be ok, she can take care of herself. You need to go to bed." Said Tech.
"No! I'm not sleeping until she gets here!" Informed Ace, but his eyelids said otherwise as they started to fall.
"Why don't you go lay down on the couch, and that way you'll know when she gets here." Suggested Tech, the rest giving him a confused look. He knew that Ace would form a fit if they made him go to his room, so why not let him sleep on the couch? That way he has easy access to the elevator door. But Tech had a hunch that with Ace's current state he would fall into his slumber like a rock, and even if Lexi came back he wouldn't wake up or notice. At least he hoped so.
"Ok… That sounds fair." Said the male bunny as he tried to battle his eyes open. The guys helped him towards the couch, they took his jacket and shoes off and brought a pillow and blanket for him. Before they knew it, the grey bunny was knocked into unconsciousness.
/
After the couple got their frozen yogurt they decided to have it to go, the place was getting a bit too crowded for their taste and now people were asking for autographs, questions and pleading for pictures.
Jake asked Lexi if she wanted for him to drop her back at HQ, but somehow Lexi wasn't ready to go back; it was 8:45 p.m. when Jake suggested that they could go back to his house and watch a movie if she'd like, which she agreed to the idea. And so they drove to Jake's house.
They were currently snuggled together on a huge comfy sofa that Jake's 'home theater' room had to offer; sharing a soft warm fleece blanket. The clock read 3:15 a.m. and both bunnies had drifted off in the middle of the movie.
Jake stirred a bit in his sleep making Lexi to slowly open her eyes. She took in her surroundings and glanced at the screen, she noticed the movie was back on the main menu. She sat up from her position as she groggily scratched her eyes. She turned around reading the time on a clock that hung on the wall; the time making her eyes widened in fear.
"Shit!" She whispered loudly to herself. She ran out of the theater room in search of her purse, when she located it on the kitchen she pulled out her phone and noticed 12 missing calls from Ace, the last one being 15 minutes ago.
She dialed the number back, she knew how her leader could get when not knowing were his teammates where, and specially her; since she left with Jake and hasn't returned home. She could only imagine how this whole situation may seemed suspicious to them.
"Lex…" Said a groggy weak voice on the other line.
"Oh my god Ace I'm so sorry, I'm ok! I-"
"Where the hell are you?" Asked Ace, exhaustion in his voice.
"Ok, before you think anything, it's not what it sounds like ok? Me and Jake came back to his house to watch a movie and we fell asleep! I just woke up." She informed him.
"Did he? Did he hurt you Lex?" Asked Ace, hurt in his tone.
"What? No! Ace I'm ok! We just fell asleep that's it!" Responded Lexi.
"So you guys slept together?" His voice sounded at the verge of breaking.
"What? Not like that Ace! Look I'll be back soon ok? Just don't worry." Pleaded Lexi.
"Lex if he touched you, I'll kill him." Lexi could sense slight anger in his tone, that's when she realized that he didn't sound sane.
"Ace? Are you- are you ok?" She slowly asked in worry.
"Don't worry about me…" And he hung up.
Lexi stared confused at the phone. Her ears perked up when she heard footsteps nearing her location. She turned around and found a groggy Jake, she forced a smile to him. He walked over to her and gently wrapped his arms around her and kissed her cheek.
"Well I guess we fell asleep." Commented Jake as he gave her a slight chuckle.
"Yeah…" She sighed as she kept starring at her phone.
"Is everything alright love?" Asked Jake with concern.
She sighed before responding. "No, I didn't expect to fall asleep… And now A- …The guys are just worried about me. And I just feel horrible for not answering their call or letting them know that I'm ok…" She pulled herself free from his arms and walked away towards her purse and cardigan. "Jake, I have to go… I need to wake up early tomorrow and probably train or get a mission… And the guys are worried so…" She said as she picked up her belongings and walked back to Jake.
"Love I'll drive you, don't worry." He said smiling to her.
She gratefully nodded as she put her cardigan back ok. He went to grab his jacket and put his shoes on before they left.
The drive back to the tower was fairly silent, excluding Jake, who kept apologizing from time to time for letting them fall asleep.
She stepped inside the elevator and pressed the button for the 125 floor. She patiently waited for the elevator to arrive.
When the doors opened she looked around for any sign of her teammates, she was confused, thinking that they'd all be awake waiting for her, but to her surprise it was only one who awaited her.
Ace sat on the couch, his eyes red and puffy as he carelessly stared at the window. She worriedly ran towards him.
"Ace! I'm back!" She said as she kneeled in front of him. He looked down at her, he furrowed his eyebrows at her image.
She took in his features, he looked defeated, exhausted, hurt and disappointed.
"Ace are you ok?" She asked with concern.
He slowly shook his head and signaled her towards his room. "Bathroom…" He croaked out, he looked sick.
Now she understood what was going on, he was drunk, she saw a couple of empty beer bottles laying on the coffee table. Her eyes widened in realization, she had never seen him in this state.
"Ace…" She whispered to him, he slowly turned his gaze towards her. He cupped her cheek with his hand and she put her hand on top oh his.
She slowly pulled his hand away from her as she slowly stood up. "Can you walk?" She asked him in a serious tone. But he didn't respond he just kept starring at nothing, while he battled to keep his eyes opened, he looked like he was going to collapse any second now.
She sprinted towards Tech's room as she furiously knocked on his door. It took a couple of seconds for him to answer. When he noticed Lexi's frantic expression his eyes widened.
"Lexi! Are you alright?" He concernedly asked her.
"Yes Tech, I'm so sorry to wake you but Ace is… He's really drunk!" She informed the coyote.
Tech gave her a questioning look, wasn't he suppose to recover by this time? He glanced over her shoulder and noticed the empty bottles on the coffee table. "Oh no…" was all he managed to say before he darted towards the male bunny. Once he reached him he tried opening his eyes and making him stand, he looked worse than earlier since he still had the previous liquor in his system, for all Tech could know the bunny hasn't thrown up or gone to the bathroom. He frantically looked back at Lexi. "Wake Slam up!" He ordered the female bunny.
She darted towards the devil's room and knocked on his door. She had to knock a couple of times before he finally answered, and when he did he greeted her with a hug filled with relief.
"Slam we need you to carry Ace to his bathroom." The devil worriedly looked at her and nodded as he walked towards the almost unconscious bunny and without effort scooped him up in his arms.
The whole team minus Duck who was still sleeping were all in Ace's bathroom. Rev and Lexi supported him as Tech gagged some liquid through his throat making sure the leader swallowed the dark liquid. Both Rev and Lexi felt him flinch which signaled them to slowly direct him towards the toilet as vomit came out of his mouth. This whole process was repeated at least 3 times to make sure the male bunny threw up most of the liquor he recently drank and at least part of what he consumed earlier that night. Though that didn't necessarily helped take the alcohol out of his system, but it did help with what he recently drank or what remained in his stomach.
He was far than drunk, he was in the verge of intoxication, so it was a good thing that Lexi caught him when she did. Slam now carried the unconscious male bunny to his bed. Lexi sitting next to him while she held a wet cloth as she carefully wiped his face. The rest watching with respect, this was their leader, and never has he been in this state before. He'd never permitted on his teammates so it was a shock for them to see him like this.
"Why was he drinking?" Demanded a hurt Lexi in a low growl, not looking at her teammates.
Tech sighed and walked towards the bunny duo as he put a hand on Lexi's shoulders. He knew she would get upset with the answer, so he tried his best to carefully choose his words. "We went to play pool, and we had a couple of beers like we always do." He responded.
"Well clearly this is not like always Tech! There were beer bottles in the common room… Why?" Pressed Lexi.
And that's the question he didn't know the answer to. Though he did suspect why, it was an obvious guess, he just didn't think it was in his place to tell her. So instead he simply responded. "I guess he was upset."
Lexi looked back at the coyote confused. "Upset? Upset about what? Usually when he's upset he trains or meditates…" She was clearly not buying Tech's words, though they were not a lie, he was just hiding information from her, and he felt horrible for it, but he really couldn't tell her that he got himself into that state because of her; it would kill her.
"Lex I don't know! he just seemed upset…"
"Was he upset at me…?" She asked, her tone low.
"What? Why would he be upset at you Lex?" He answered, but she could sense the nervousness in his tone.
She turned towards the coyote and looked him straight in the eyes. "Tech I had 12 missed calls, by him!" She snapped back, leaving the coyote in silence and shame. "Is there something you're not telling me?!" She asked, her voice breaking.
"He- he called you?" Asked Tech.
"Yes, and I called him back when I woke up, and he was just asking me all types of questions, not to mention assuming things! And he didn't sound right…" She answered, she finally broke down as tears came streaming down her face. "How come I feel like this is all my fault?"
Tech eyed his other teammates and signaled them to leave, they did without complain and shut the door behind them. Tech hugged Lexi as she sobbed into his chest. "Why is this all so complicated?!" She frantically asked. He supportively rubbed her arm in an attempt to calm her down, he didn't need for her to get ill because of this whole situation.
"Lex, you didn't do anything ok? You know how he is, he just worries too much for you." He gently answered.
"I fell asleep Tech! We both did… And nothing happened! And Ace was just assuming things… Do you think that caused this?" She said as she looked up at him.
Tech knew very well that was the cause, he just didn't want to admit it. So instead he just sighed and pulled Lexi away from him. "Lexi… why don't you go to your room and lay down for a bit, I don't want you to get ill because of this. I'll take care of Ace ok?" He suggested, but Lexi shook her head and sat back down on the bed next to Ace.
"No… I won't move until he wakes up."
Tech sighed and defeatedly nodded. He was somewhat expecting that answer from her, and knew that he couldn't really argue with her. "Ok, but if you need anything just call me. I'm going to put an IV on him just so he doesn't dehydrate…" Lexi nodded.
Tech injected the IV on Ace's hand and left, and Lexi covered his body with a blanket as she saw his unconscious best friend lying helplessly in peace.
She just stared at him as a sob escaped her lips… "We don't deserve this…" She whispered.
"Away From Me"
Yeah Lies
Look at me now
Just sittin here by myself
And I think you found someone else
Now I'm gonna have to find
A way to put the bottle down
And why can't you see
That I'm drowning in a pool of misery
I'm always afraid
That you're gone
Away from me
I'm always afraid
That you're lost in somebody
I'm always afraid
That you're gone
Away from me
I'm always afraid
That you're lost
So here I am
I don't wanna be by myself
And I think you're fucking someone else
now im gonna have to find a way
To take the knife out of my back
And how could you leave me
Stranded in a closet full of bones
I'm always afraid
That you're gone
Away from me
I'm always afraid
That you're lost in somebody
I'm always afraid
That you're gone
Away from me
I'm always afraid
That you're lost
Maybe you could let me stay
Maybe just for one more day
You could help me stay the same
Maybe things won't ever change
Maybe we could taste the rain
You could push me out the way
Now I sit here by myself
Think about somebody else
How could you let them take you away from me
There's somebody else
There's somebody else!
I'm always afraid
That you're gone
Away from me
I'm always afraid
That you're lost in somebody
I'm always afraid
That you're gone
Away from me
I'm always afraid
That you're...
I'm always afraid
Away From Me
Song "Away from me" by Puddle of Mudd
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