July 2nd 2017 2 million reads!!! My sometimes petty self loves you all sincerely 

Funny fact a knock on Hera's door by Peter took Lexis' memories away, a knock on her door five years later by Peter brings it back.

Fight Song - Rachel Platten 

"Tennessee Williams once wrote; When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone." - Lucas Scott One Tree hill

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Maeve arrives at Lexis' mums house. She'd gone to Jess' and rang the bell for a while to no response so she'd decided to come over to the house to see if Hera had returned. 

She knocks on the door but gets no response. She tries twisting the door knob and it gives way opening the door to the house. She walks in.

"Miss Reynolds," She calls out looking around but stops in her tracks once she gets to the middle of the living room.

On the ground were shattered pieces of glass and blood with Lexis seated in the pool of it all.

"Alexander!"Maeve yells hurrying towards him. She bends down and reaches out for him but he withdraws.

"What happened here?" She asks looking around and stops as her eyes falls on the painting on the wall. She takes a step closer, forehead furrowed as her eyes glance over the painting.

"Isn't that..."

"Hera Reynolds, my ex- fiancee," Lexis suddenly says standing up. He totters, Maeve immediately reaches out to hold him but he pushes her hands away.

Maeve glances back at the picture then at him. Her mind starts rolling as she connects the dots.

"She lied," Maeve says sadly.

He simpers.

"Won't be the first nor the last," Lexis replies seating down.

She wasn't the only one who'd lied though, Karen had too, as had Nathan...everyone close to him had lied. Her heart goes out to him knowing the only one he'd trusted Hera, had been just as untruthful as the others.

She glances at him and notices his blood again. Letting out a heavy sigh she turns around and hurries to the kitchen searching for some first aid but finds none. She walks over to the storage and opens it revealing a couple of luggages. She looks to the side and notices the first aid box. She quickly picks it up and hurries to the living room. Picking the broom and dustpan she cleans up the glass shards, throws it away and returns with a mop to wipe the blood. Dropping the mop to the side, she  disinfects her hands and opens up the first aid box. A couple of papers were folded on top of the supplies.

She picks up the folded papers and unfolds them. Glancing at the first page, her lips open and close in shock. She shuffles though the other pages, once done she looks up at Lexis and then the paper wondering whether to tell him or not.

"What's in it?" He asks having noticed her actions.

"A ticket,"She says, his right eye twitches.

"For?"He asks almost as if he didn't want to know but had to know.

"Hera and Shakespeare, to Nigeria. Alexander it's a one way ticket for tomorrow," Maeve states.

Lexis holds the bridge of his nose and breaks out into a strained laugh.

Maeve looks on worriedly, had this revelation driven him crazy?

She silently watches him as he laughs, her mind going over everything that had happened since she met Hera and it all began to make sense. Her reaction when they'd first met, the name of the father, the DNA tester in his office, Jess' reaction to Karen. How could she have missed all the signs? If her mates from Quantico heard this they'd never believe it. 

Lexis suddenly stops laughing. 

Maeve looks up at him. He had cold eyes that seemed empty yet filled with pain, anger and vengeance.

She wasn't sure how to react.

She always prided herself for knowing Alexander but this man in front of her while holding the physical appearance of Alexander didn't seem to be an Alexander she knew or the Alexander she knew.

He brings down his hands placing it on his right thigh, he shuts his eyes and rubs his index finger and thumb together.

Leaning forward, he lets out a heavy sigh and opens his eyes looking Maeve directly in the eye.

"If you had to pick teams between Peter and I whose team would you pick?" He asks.

Peter? Her ears perk up at the fact that he'd called his father by his name not dad or father.

"Pick teams?"She asks wondering why she needed to pick teams.

"You were employed by him hence I'd like to know who you work for, him or me?" He asks.

Maeve stays silent searching his eyes trying to read him.

He raises his eyebrows.

"You, I work for you Alexander,"She replies.

"Even if working for me involves ruining people close to me?" He asks.

"It won't be the first tine you've ruined someone," She says adding, "I trust you,"

His eyes flutter.

"I don't believe we've truly met," He says further confusing her.

"Lexis,"He says stretching forth his hands for a shake.

Maeve glances at his outstretched hands, then at him confused.

"You met Alexander, an Alexander that was created to satisfy certain individuals expectations but you haven't met the real me, Lexis," He explains.

Why would he call himself Lexis as if she didn't know that was the short form of his name or reintroduce...Her eyes widen in realization of what may be.

"Your...Alexander...Your..."She says searching his eyes for answers half sure, half doubting.

She gasps glancing at him as her eyes get misty.

"They're really back?"She asks getting choked up.

He nods.

It seemed not only was she meeting the real Lexis but he was meeting a Maeve he didn't know as she places her hands against her lips and breaks out in tears for the first time since he'd known her.

Lexis raises an eyebrow taken aback by her tears. Maeve was not one to show her emotions. Yet here she was bawling.

"Thank you," She says through tears.

"Thank you,"She cries louder.

"Thank you...thank you...oh thank you..." She keeps chanting in between tears.

Lexis leans back quietly and waits for her to calm down.

"Did you want me to get my memories back that badly?"He asks her once she calms down.

She nods wiping her tears.

"Why?" He asks.

"To apologize,"She replies.

"Lexis I'm truly sorry for the accident, for all you had to go through, for all you're going through now..."She starts.

"It's not your apology to give," He says to which she lets out a deep breath and nods tears falling down her cheeks.

Taking a deep breath she wipes her face.

"I'm sorry," She says apologizing for letting her emotions run rampant.

She lets out a deep breath as her eyes fall on his wounds. She quickly takes the kit, places the papers aside, cleans and wrap up his wounds.

"Shakespeare,"She says once done with the last wound.

"Is my daughter,"Lexis affirms getting up once she's done.

"What do you plan on doing?"She asks.

"Getting back everything they stole from me," He replies getting up. 

He uses his thumb to roll the ring around his finger.

"See for five years they've enjoyed playing this game of chess without the queen, it's time the queen returns,"He states looking towards the paintings on the wall.

"They want to play? Lets play," 

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Let the games begin. Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor~

*Insert evil laughter                                                                                                 and rubs hands together*