Breaking Dawn
Sleepless nights and Nightmares....
Dean cleared his throat.
"Uhh...something that my lovely other half failed to mention is that we don't lock doors, and besides this door..." he pointed to the door they had came in through, "and the bathroom door, we don't close them."
Sketchy and O.C. frowned at the information.
Helen and Dean gave them identical shrugs, "We don't like locks. And everyone in TC can pick a lock blindfolded underwater; there really isn't much point in it." Helen said her manner flippant but it was obvious by the haunted stares of the beautiful couple that there was more to it than that.
The couple shook their heads and plastered identical fake smiles and the two humans felt their heart break at the lengths the transgenic went to protect others from the darkness of their past. They pulled out of their musings by a knock on the door.
The people in the room turned around to see Joshua standing by the open door.
"Medium Fella said that I could stay with you. X7's take Joshua's bed need rest to patrol." The affable transhuman said.
Helen nodded her head, "The only room with space for another person is Alec's and Max's. You okay crashing with them?" She asked him.
Joshua eagerly nodded his head, "I crash with them."
Helen gave the transhuman a warm smile at his eagerness, as he moved to the door that lead to the adjoining room. She scanned the already crowded room and began to issue orders.
"Sketchy, Cindy, Max...Statics sit down on the couch. Dean moved over to our door." The people did as asked none of them feeling the need to question the woman who was bossing them around.
When everyone was where they were told to be Helen indicated for Joshua enter his newest bedroom. Shaking her head as the tall and lanky transhuman entered the room.
"This is going to be a bitch when everybody bunks down and we pull out the bed." She muttered to herself. She took a deep breath to calm her nerves and frowned.
'Damn it. Cece's going into heat.'
"Dean. Sweetie do me a favor take a deep breath." Helen asked in a sickly sweet voice.
The man in questioned frowned at her.
"Whatever rocks your boat honey." He said in reply as took in a deep breath. His eyes widened when he smelt the telling pheromones the early stages of the dreaded heat.
"Fuck." He said under his breath.
Helen scowled, "Literately. This is not good. You need to get Sam and Cece here ASAP." She ordered the man, who nodded his head and was already making his way out the door.
"There's been a change of plans people. Dean and I will also be crashing with you two." Helen said pointing to both Sketchy and OC.
The two frowned, "Uh....you mind telling us why?" Sketchy asked his friend's sister.
"Let's just say when they put in cat DNA they really put in cat DNA." She answered cryptically.
The young man frowned not understanding the importance of what had been said. However, both Original Cindy's and Max's eyes widened at the statement.
"What are we going to do?" Max asked the woman in front of her.
"Simple we're going to lock. Sam and Cece in a room, and let them sweat the bitch out. One of us..." She said pointing to the women, "Will go in every now and then, giving them water and food. The guys will secure the door making sure that no one besides our unit and the ordinaries enter our living space."
"But wouldn't that mess things up?" OC asked thinking back to all the times she had to take care of an emotional Max after her heat related encounters.
"Why would it? Alec paired them off; why else would he do something like that. This isn't Manticore where they hand out all the necessary pills to avoid DNA related complications." Helen said her voice filled with bitterness.
A few minutes later they saw Dean dragging both Sam and Cece by their arms and their lips were fussed in a kiss that put all kisses to shame. The people in the room noted that Sam's clothes were torn and bloody, his shaggy hair was in even greater disarray than it had been when they first saw him. Max noted that his one check was already showing signs of bruising. Looking down she also noticed that his knuckles were swollen and smeared with blood.
They watched with amusement as Dean pushed the oblivious couple into the room and locked the door on them. He let out a tired sigh.
Helen nodded her head in sympathy, "How bad was it?" She asked her voice quite.
"Remember X5- 578?" Dean asked rubbing the back of his neck.
"Shit!" Helen exclaimed, "Alec is not going to like this."
Dean jumped away from the door when he felt someone slam into it from the other side.
And with a smirked said, "Ouch...that's gonna leave a bruise."
"Okay one of you hit him." Helen said scowling at the handsome transgenic.
Max happily reached over and slapped the unsuspecting transgenic upside the head.
"Ow!" He cried in outrage. "Mean abusive women, like I was the only one thinking It." he muttered under his breath.
Helen rolled her eyes, "Ya know we can hear you idiot. And just to refresh your non-existing memory. What did I say about talking about my brothers and sex?" She asked hands on hips eyebrow raised.
Dean pouted, "You're just no fun."
When Helen's eyebrow rose even higher, he amended, "Did I say you're no fun. I meant you are the only person who knows fun." He said giving her a smile and a weak chuckle.
Helen gave him a curt nod, "I'm sure that's what you said. You're sleeping on the floor just so you know." She said pointing a finger at him.
"Fuck." He answered under his breath.
The occupants of the room soon grew very uncomfortable when they heard the very audible moans coming from the other room. Helen, Max, Joshua and Dean all let out a disgusted grunt, due to their enhanced hearing they heard what was happening in the neighboring room very clearly. Everyone in the room shifted uncomfortably when the sounds in the adjoining room got louder and louder.
Helen cleared her throat her checks showing tell-tell signs of a little flush. "I'll see if I can get my hands on a stereo or something." She said as she quickly made her way out of the room.
"I'll see if I can get you guys some P.J's." Dean said equally flushed as he followed his lover out of the apartment.
The awkward silence was broken by Joshua's simple comment, "X5's get busy."
Max shifted uncomfortably as she heard the heated words exchanged by the lovers in the neighboring room. She cleared her throat uncomfortably, and tugged at her shirt, finally standing up, "I'll see if I can help Alec with anything." She said ducking her head letting her long hair hide her blush.
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Alec was listening to one of the Medic's list all their needs; he nodded his head as he typed away.
"How long before the radio-active junk affects the OC and Sketchy...and him?" Alec asked tilting his head in Logan's general direction.
"It all Depends on their immune-system. Personally I would try and get them out as soon as possible, sir. I'll run a few blood work tests on them to see if I can monitor their condition." The red-headed woman said her green eyes taking in Logan's features.
"He seems a little flushed, I'll wake him up and take him to the Infirmary and give him the once over." The woman said noticing the beginning signs of a blush on the older man's checks.
"Do what you've got to do." Alec answered focusing his attention completely on the information on the screen in front of him. Any further headway with setting up the computer system was once again interrupted by another transgenic.
"Excuse me sir, I need to speak with you." The distinctively female voice said.
Alec turned around to see Gem standing off to the side wringing her hands.
"Can I help you Gem?" He asked calmly trying to keep the wariness out of his voice.
"I don't mean to bother you." She said hastily tucking a wayward lock of hair behind her ear.
"Nah, I'm good just finishing up." He said giving her one of his most disarming smiles
She smiled back at him relived, "I know it's silly really. I was trained for this kind of situation, but with my baby..."
Alec nodded his head in understanding.
"Perfectly understandable Gem. I don't mean to blow my own horn...okay well that's a lie. But I happen to be very good at talking myself out of sticky situation; it's what I was trained for." He said giving her one of his trade mark smart-Alec smirks.
She nodded her head, "Well I better get back..."She said pointing her finger behind her absentmindedly.
"Yeah, I wouldn't leave Chad or whatever he calls himself nowadays with a baby for too long." He added giving her a friendly smile as he watched her walk away.
When he was sure that nobody was around he let out a sigh and ran a hand through his hair, resting his forearms on his knees Alec let his head hang low, staring intently at the dirty floor in front of him.
After listening to both Gem and Quinn, Alec felt his earlier insecurities about the situation return to him, but this time unlike before Helen wasn't there to pull him away from the edge.
*'Okay Alec you can do this like you told Gem it's what you do*. Okay Biggs I love ya, but you need to stop living in my head. *No can do buddy. By the way you do know that Cece just went into heat, and that SAMMY is probably test driving the situation*.'
Alec felt himself wince at the thought of his brother with his second in command.
'I'm sorry buddy. If it's any consolation Sam is probably feeling like a piece of shit, with all the guilt and what all. *Yeah, that makes me feel better, the love of my life is currently getting screwed seven ways to Sunday by that little twrip*. HEY! That little twrip is by kid brother. And dude you are dead and for reason I can't explain you've become the annoying voice in my head.* What can I say life's a bitch. *Yeah, yeah laugh it up, Casper.'
Alec was pulled out of it thoughts by Max calling his name. He rolled his eyes, her voice had taken on that annoyed whiny quality that always had him saying things he didn't mean or did mean just to piss her off.
'God she was genetically engineered with a stick up her ass. *And what a fine ass it is.' * Alec silently groaned at the thought.
'Shut up my brother is doing your girl. *Low man. that's just low.* Cry me a freakin' river.'
"What is it Max?" He asked trying to keep his irritation out of his voice.
"I thought you could use some help, your brother and Cece are gettin' their freak on, so..." She said kind of helplessly.
Alec smirked he knew he shouldn't but it was too good of an opportunity to turn down.
"Well I guess your virginal ears couldn't take listening to people gettin' busy. You might want to listen Maxie, maybe you'd learn something."
Alec silently chuckled when he saw her scowl.
'*Man is she predictable.* I know it's almost. Almost wrong, to push her buttons.'
"Shut up." Max said slightly irritate, mockingly punching Alec's shoulder.
"Ouch! Watch the physical abuse Max, I bruise easily." He retorted humor evident in both his tone and the twinkle in his green eyes.
"I'm sure you can handle it oh great leader." She snorted, flipping her hair.
Alec's smirk got bigger, "See I knew you liked me, Maxie."
Max gave him one of her rare smiles, "You grow on a person." She said quietly, a light blush warming her checks.
'Did I just say that out loud?' Max asked herself, when she noticed Alec's embarrassed smile and him lowering her head she knew she had.
Alec cleared his throat, "So...uh....how bad was it?" He asked referring to the situation between Sam and Cece.
"According to Helen and Dean it's bad as X5-578." Max answered giving him a helpless shrug.
"Damn it! This is not good. And just for the hell of it, this is hell three times over. In other words were seriously screwed. Might as well hand ourselves over the White right now." Alec all but yelled frustration.
Max frowned at his outburst, in the time she gotten to know Alec she always had the impression that he believed that White was nothing but a frustrating distraction from day to day life. She remembered being annoyed with the handsome transgenic when she flippantly referred to White and the Familiars as the name of a possible rock band.
Alec let out a tired sigh, "Is it taken care of?" He asked once again rubbing the back of his neck.
Max nodded her head, "Your brother looks a little worse for wear I think, but other than that yeah it's all good."
He nodded his head then smirked, "Little Sammy kicked ass and got the girl huh?"
Max left her lips twitch into a small smile at her friend's proud tone.
"Yeah he was all macho what with the bruises and bloody knuckles." She replied in a forced dull tone and a mandatory roll of her eyes.
Alec let out a good humored laugh and stood up threw his arm across her shoulders and pulled her into his side.
"Ahh Maxie, Maxie. So wise yet oh so naive. Sammy for all his training is a passivist, love thy brother kinda guy."
"Where as you are hump thy sister kinda guy." She cut in smirking.
"Gross Maxie. I mean really, don't get me wrong I love my sis. But nuh, no way, no how. Did or will I ever hump my little Len." Alec screwed up his face and his was that of a complete grimace.
Max had to bit her lip from laughing at his expression he looked like a little boy who had just been told he had to eat all his Brussels sprouts if he wanted dessert.
The grimace soon turned into a mischievous smile, "How long was it before Len and Dean hightailed out of the apartment?"
"By the first 'OH! My God! YES!' They both were blushing and the disappeared faster than Sketchy's pay check on a Friday." She said with the same smile.
Alec chuckles a little at the analogy, "Well I guess we should wait here. Don't get me wrong I love little Sammy and Cece..."
"Little Sammy. Shesh Alec are you delusional the guy is taller then you by at least five inches." Max states cutting off whatever Alec was about to say.
"It's two and a half inches. And there are days I wonder what they put in his Wheaties. His growth spurt was just unnatural. Or maybe it's supernatural. I don't know all I know is over night he became the jolly Green Giant."
Alec smiled when he heard Max laugh at what he said glad he was able even if it was just for a little while remove the sadness that resided in her chocolate brown eyes.
They soon were enveloped by a comfortable silence and Alec not wanting to lose the moment, decided it was time to put reality on hold.
"You up for a hand or two of poker."
Max rolled her eyes, "What's the point we both can memorize the cards and know who has what."
Alec just chuckled, "You've never played with an X5 Maxie. Trust me it's not the same."
His tone ironically wasn't filled with innuendo but it did little to stop the warm blush from tinting her checks. She could hear the tiny little voice that she had dubbed her inner-slutty-Max hum in appreciation.
'Yeah baby, you can play with me all you like. *Would you get your mind out of the gutter he didn't mean it like that. *I don't care if he means it like that or not. I want it, and if you sold that ugly condo by the Nile you would admit you want it too. You seem to forget I'm you. *Shut up! *Fine, like that will change anything, either way why don't you try and make him... and you, well us happy by playing a hand or two or as many as he wants.'
Max let out a sigh, "Fine you deal."
When Alex but beamed Max felt her heart warm and was glad she had given into his plea.
He pulled out a deck of cards out of his pocket, "We can't beat money. What little we do have we'll need for TC. So how about favors?" He asked raising a challenging.
Max semi glared but pointed a finger at him and in a tone filled with warning, "Nothing kinky."
Alec just smirked, "And here I was planning on showing you why we would have had angst filled weeks after a heat induced encounter."
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Dean ran his fingers through the golden strand of Helen's hair, her head resting on his chest as she drew absentminded figures on his bare chest.
He placed a small kiss to the top of her head and let out a sigh, "What are you thinking about?" He asked with a hint of trepidation.
"Hmmm...."
"Don't, hmmm.....me! Missy I know you're planning something I can practically hear the gears grinding."
The handsome transgenic received a not to gentle slap on his chest.
"My gears don't grind. Yours do. Idiot." the blond huffed.
"Love you too; now tell me what's bothering you?" He said wrapping his arms around her necked torso pulling her closer to him.
She snuggled closer inhaling his scent at the crock of his neck.
"Alec's in love." She said in a quiet voice. Dean nodded his head and rubbed her back.
"I know." Silence engulfed the two trangenics.
"So what's the grand plan?" Dean asked breaking the silence.
"I haven't got a fucking clue." Helen answered exhaling a tired sigh.
"Well first things first. Get rid of the ordinary. Logan. Is it just me or does his name makes you want to lose your lunch on his ridiculously expensive Italian leather shoes. Voice of the fuckin' people my ass." The blue eyed male transgenic snarked.
"What did she see in him? I mean honestly, all that self righteous humanity. Excuse me as I find the most painful way to kill myself." Helen answered in an equally snarky tone. As she sat up and searched for her clothes.
Dean took an extra minute to examine his lover's form before standing up and searching for his own clothes. He then frowned.
"Ya know. We could easily wait this thing out and let her heat take care of it." He suggested as he stepped into a pair of torn pants.
"Excuse me but where were two hours ago? That little tale we spun is how it would actually go down and I'm not in the mode for that silly, he wants her, she wants him angst." She snarled back nearly tearing her top as she pulled it over her head.
"Didn't say there had to be angst." He shrugged as he held up his shirt and saw the state it was in.
"Why is it that all my clothes end up torn and yours just look rumpled?" Dean asked as he slipped into the now useless t-shirt.
"Because you know if you tear my clothes you'll be eating your own balls and I know for a fact you're attached to them." She answered with a bright smile.
"Wouldn't that defeat the purpose of us being mates? No balls no sex for you."
Helen gave an indifferent shrug of her shoulders, "I'd find a newer and better looking model."
Dean just snorted, "God luck with that. You do know whoever you would choose would be dead before he even thought of getting to first base."
Helen just laughed, "Awww...you do love me." She fluttered her eyelashes in an overly coy manner.
Dean just shook his head and gave her one of his trade mark half smiles, "Yeah...I guess I do." He said seriously.
Helen blushed and walked closer to the man she called her mate and loosely wrapped her arms around his waist resting her head on his chest, "I love you too." She whispered placing a small kiss over his beating heart.
"So...we love each other. Now what are we going to do about your brother?" He asked looking down at the woman he loved.
Helen let out a sigh, "I don't know...maybe we should just watch and wait. I think we may have to let her heat do most of the work of getting them into bed. But maybe with a nudge here and there from us they may not play out like the soapy drama we mocked."
TBC
AN/ First of all I would like to thank everyone who has read and is still interested in this fic. And would also like to deeply apologize for keeping you waiting for so long since the last up date. A lot of very personal life related things came up; it greatly affected my ability to write I hope this chapter is everything you've all been waiting for. Once again I thank everyone who reads and reviews you all have been very helpful in recapturing my muse.