-1Chapter 12-

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“How are you feeling?” a male’s voice brings Elizabeth out of the darkness.

She opens her eyes to see her cousin coming over to her with a tray of food.

“What is going on?” she ask slowly sitting up. “What happen? Weren’t you away and me…”

“Yes, you were out on a mission. Fortunate for you we were almost here last night.” he looks at her questioning eyes. “Yes, you lost control on the mission. Jesse had to take you down. How, I don’t know you’ll have to ask him. Then they took you to there place and that is were we pick you up at.”

“Where’s Matt?” she says after taking a sip of juice.

“He is out on the gym. He wasn’t happy to find out that you were with, you know.” Alex says looking over to the door.

“Jesse?” she says taking a bite of pancakes with syrup poured on all spaces. “Why would he get upset? Don’t tell me they got in a fight.”

“Just fighting words. I also think that our old pal Jess and his beautiful girlfriend are no more.”

“What makes you think that?” she ask wide eye.

“Hopefully they will all be coming over for lunch and you’ll see for yourself.” he says finally taking a seat next to her.

“I am confuse. You just said that Matt and Jesse were about to beat each other up, yet they are coming over for lunch.”

“You started this, cuz. By bringing in Jesse to one of your mission you involved Mutant X. Jesse says they can help us and I believe him. So I say if they really wanted to help they will be here today.”

She nods in agreement.

“Okay.” she puts the tray to the side and gets out of bed. “I am happy to see you, Alex. We haven’t spend this much time apart in a long time.” she bends down and hugs him lightly. “Now I am going to go that boyfriend of mine before I head up and get ready for our guess. Are you alright?”

Alex looks her in the eyes and nods a little, but she can see there is something troubling him. She also knows if he is not ready to talk about it he wont.

“I’ll be up in a while.” he finally says as she heads up the stairs to the personal gym on her cousin’s house.

“Hello, handsome.” she says when she sees her boyfriend hitting on the hanging bag they use to punch on. “Was it that bad?”

She says after he almost sent the heavy bag to the floor in one punch.

“Aww,” he finally says leaning into the bag almost hugging it. “I hate him. He just wont leave you alone, no matter what I tell him. Even right in front of his girlfriend.”

“It couldn’t be that bad. He is just being overprotective of me.” she says as she walks over to him. “You’re all overreacting.”

She gives him a quick hug and a small kiss on the lips.

“We don’t want to loose you. You are very important in our lives.” he says wrapping his arms around her tight as she leans her back to his chest. “If we loose you we will be lost ourselves.”

She lets out a loud laugh.

“You can be so corny, you know that.”

“I am being honest.” he says placing a kiss on her head. “You have redeemed me from my past, love. Just buy believing in me.”

Elizabeth slowly pulls away and gives him a sad look.

“You know I don’t love you, right? I like being around you. Every moment we are together I enjoy but…”

“I know, but it doesn’t stop me from loving you.” he says holding her hands. “Do you love him? But I mean really love him?”

She pulls away and looks out of the window choosing her words carefully. Specially since she herself is feeling confuse about the whole thing.

“I once believe we were going to get married. He was a great person to me when I was growing up. While everybody made fun of me because my unusual speed and strength for my short age and stature. He didn’t care. Then he broke my heart when he called me a freak.” she turns to Matt and gives him a sad smile. “I thought I will never forgive him. Only now I understand him. Why it happen. It is almost like when we were young. A great friendship and understanding. I feel so close to him, but do I love him. I don’t know. Maybe as a friend, a brother, maybe a lover. All I know it is not the time for that.” she wraps her arms around her. “I am to happy with you to try to see what else is out there. You make me happy. I just hope you will still be with me.”

“I will.” he says and they start kissing passionately.

About an hour later she goes upstairs to get ready for the visit.

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“So at what time are they suppose to come?” Elizabeth says taking a seat on her boyfriends lap.

They are all now in the library going over the things they got and how its been working and stuff.

Alex looks down at his watch noticing it was almost eleven thirty.

“I am not sure but if they come they wont be any later than noonish, twelve thirty.” her cousin answers.

At that moment they hear the doorbell and Matt begins to frown a little. So Elizabeth gives him a small kiss to make him feel a little more happy.

They interrupted by the entrance of the butler.

“Sir, you got visitors.” the older man says.

“Who is it Charles?” Elizabeth says peaking around her boyfriends shoulder.

“Miss Elizabeth, I did not know you were here. I see you are doing well.” he says as she gives him a happy smile. “I am really glad.”

“I am happy to be here, Charles. I really am.”

Matt gives a cough making her glare at him for a second.

“You have as guest a Mister Kilmartin, Miss Fox, Miss Pierce and a Mister Mulray.” Charles says with dislike to the young man holding the young girl he has learn to love as a daughter.

Just like he feels Alex as a son.

“Thank you, Charles.” Alex says giving the older man a smile. “Just tell the chef to hurry up with lunch and take a much deserve rest, old man. Your always working hard for us.”

“Its my joy working for you, sir.” he says before walking out.

“Well our guest are here might as well go greet them.” Alex says standing and Elizabeth quickly follows.

“I still think this is a bad idea.” Matt says standing up and hugging Elizabeth to his chest. “I don’t trust them.”

“You never trust anybody.” Elizabeth says pulling away and walking towards the living room.

“She is right.” Alex says clapping the man’s shoulder before following his cousin.

“Okay, so basically I don’t trust him.” Matt mutters before following the cousins.

“Hi.” Elizabeth says entering the room where Mutant X is seated.

“Good afternoon, everyone.” Alex says joining her. “I am so happy to see you’ve made and so early too.”

“Yeah, someone was anxious to get here soon.” Brennan says smirking at Jesse.

Jesse sends a death glare at his friend before concentrating on the floor by his feet. At that moment Matt walks in and leans against a wall.

“I am glad to see you up, Elizabeth. After the fall you had last night I was a little worried about you.” Shalimar says.

“Well you know us ferals, you can only keep us down dead.” she says with a bright smile.

Jesse looks up at her at that moment and locks eyes with her for a moment before turning away. She frowns at his actions and then looks over to the person that will tell her the truth. The woman that had a look that was telling her to die.

“Alright, before we do anything else I need to know what happened last night. The things are a bit etchie.” she says still looking at the dark hair woman.

“Well you took Jesse to go steal some technology like you have in the pass few years. You encounter Shal and me on your way out. You knocked us on our asses in no time. Then lost control. You even went after Jesse.” she says.

“Then when you were flying hard towards Jesse he masses and you hit hard against him and been unconscious for a while.” Shalimar continues.

“That is till you woke up here or the car.” Brennan finishes.

Elizabeth looks away in shame.

“I am so sorry.” she says after a while. “I just… Jesse” she walks over to him. “I am so sorry. I shouldn’t have put you in that place.”

She walks away and goes to the library.

“Come on, its time for lunch.” Alex says leading the group to the dinning room.

Lexa takes that moment to go to the library and talk to her enemy in love.

“Aren’t you coming to lunch.” she says at the doorway to the distraught girl in a big chair.

“I am so sorry Lexa. I hope I didn’t hurt you or Shalimar.” she says turning to look at the other woman.

“I think are egos got bruise more than anything else.” Lexa says taking a seat in front of her. “But we’ll get over it.” she finishes with a smile.”

“I don’t know if I can continue with this. This is taking over our lives.” she says quietly shocking Lexa.

“I thought you were a fighter. Someone that wont give easily.”

“I am dying. I sometimes wish they will just lock me up till I die.” she looks out the window. “Please, don’t tell anyone.”

“Why are you telling me this?” Lexa says quietly.

“You seem to be honest and a true fighter. I admire you.” she looks at her. “I know you don’t like me right now. I understand. I just want you to understand I will not try to take away your man. You are a great person to him. You’re a ying to his yang, type of thing.”

“You would think.” Lexa mumbles. “We have decided to take sometime off. It just wasn’t working anymore. I think our differences were to much to handle.”

“I am sorry.” Elizabeth says walking towards her. “I really am.”

“Just do me a favor. Don’t ever think like that again. At least do it for your cousin, your boyfriend. Do it for Jesse. They really care for you.”

“Aren’t you guys coming to eat?” Jesse says from the doorway.

They turn and give him a smile.

“Yeah.” Elizabeth answers walking away.

Lexa smiles and walks right behind her with Jesse following there tracks.