running out of time [3, 2, 1]

[potter_fan122]

"I'm so sorry.  So, so sorry for what I did to you after he came back,"  she whispered in his ear, running one of her hands through his red hair.

[Sky]

She was apologizing for what she did? What did she mean? By marrying Seth? Yes, that must have been it.

"I'm sorry, because I'm the one who left you. I let you down and I will never do it again."

[potter_fan122]

Alice squeezed him slightly then pulled away.  She was so happy right now she could barely stand it.  She wasn't alone after all.  She shook her head and looked down to her lap, spacing out slightly.

"I can't believe this is happening; it's just so... unreal."

That was whe she realized that she was still wearing two coats over her skimpy dress.  "Oh gosh."

[Sky]

Axel smiled and gave shoulder a light squeeze.

"I'll be right back." He whispered. He exited the room and came back sometime later with a bottle of liquor.

"To new lives." He cheered then took a swig from the freshly opened bottle. He made a face then offered the bottle to her.

[potter_fan122]

She took the bottle and took a sip from it after repeating, "To new lives."

She laughed afted she took the drink.  The alcohol burned her throat, but she was used to it and she didn't make the face Axel did.

"So, what now?"  She asked, holding the bottle out to him.

[Sky]

Axel shrugged as he accepted the bottle. He took a big swig, this time downing it without any expression. He used to depend on alcohol once upon a time. But since he came to Hogwarts, he used it less and less.

  "What do you want to do?" He asked, watching her.

[potter_fan122]

Alice shrugged as she stood, walking over to the table and pulling off her two coats.  Her black dress clung to her and still looked stunning with her disheveled appearance and lack of jewelery.  Her pale skin was a sharp contrast to the dark fabric.

"You forget, I've already done it all.  There has to be something you want to do?"

[Sky]

Axel's eyes widened a little when Alice took off her coats. He pressed his eyes closed and took another big drink before handing over the bottle.

"There's really nothing specific. I don't care."

[potter_fan122]

She accepted the bottle, putting her free hand on her hip and watching him.

"Come on, I have no idea what you've been doing in the past six months, but it doesn't sound like you've done anything fun.  What do you want to do?  Run, eat, stay here and talk about anything?"

[Sky]

Axel jumped and flopped onto the bed face down in the pillow.

"Let's stay here." He suggested, his voice muffled by the casing. He lifted his head enough for his words to get out clearly. "Unless you have another suggestion."

[potter_fan122]

Alice crawled onto the bed beside him, laying on her back.

"Nope, this is good.  So, how's life been?  Before you came back, I mean."

[Sky]

"It's been...well, nothing special. I've been all over London though. Unfortunately I was living on the streets, but I did see a lot of pretty sites." He turned to look at her and smiled. "And what about you? I know its been rough lately, but anything exciting?"

[potter_fan122]

Alice snorted. 

"Not really.  I guess I'm just not suited to live in small towns any more.  Everybody still thinks I'm vamped out, and most of them stay away from me.  Don't really have any friends around here."

[Sky]

"Oh, but I'm your fwend." Axel said in a childish voice. He laughed and took her hand. "Oh, that's right. When did these human things start happening? You cried before. You never used to do that."

[potter_fan122]

Alice's gaze fixed on the ceiling, and she again forced her face to remain neutral.

"I'm not exactly sure," she replied honestly, "It was after the wedding, and I just woke up one day and was different.  But I'm not... exactly human.  Sometimes I get really cold, or I get my strength and speed back.  Stuff like that.  Like earlier when I pushed you against that tree, I was stronger than a human should be."  She shrugged.

It bothered her that she didn't know why she was changing.  It also bothered her that her body couldn't seem to decide if it was human or vampiric.