In Two Minds

Team Work

It had been three weeks since that date, three weeks since they had taken their relationship to the next level and one saying that Quinn had come to quote often was, the couple who hunted aliens together stayed together, Or that was the hope anyway. 

The warehouse proved a pretty good hiding place for anyone who didn't want to be found, its ancient walls tired and uncared for shed it's painting long ago, the shattered remnants now lay in the ground glued to the stone ground by time and whatever gunk had accumulated there over the years. 

The sunlight was not a welcome visitor here. 

Quinn crouched behind the same pillar that Alex had perched herself behind a few moments before, listening intently to any movement that could indicate where he was. 

"Can you hear anything?" Alex whispered her gaze still fixed on the room around them. 

"No."

The silence was almost deafening, they had been chasing this runaway alien for three hours, they were losing daylight and with it any chance of finding him, his genius idea of hiding in the warehouse made things even more difficult.

"Cover me I'll lure him out."

" Wait come back. "

Quinn walked forward cautiously turning her head constantly looking for any signs of movement that they could investigate, nothing, for long moments nothing happened.

The further she walked in the darker and more dangerous it became.

I hope you're behind me, Alex.

As though she could read her mind a voice from behind her whispered. "I'm right here Quinn, be careful."

"Hey guy where are you hiding?"

" Come out come out where ever you are. "

A scuffle could be heard dead ahead so Quinn followed by Alex headed in that direction.

"You like to play hide and seek huh?"

" I was always the better seeker than the one who hides. "

"I never lost a game."

" Screw you bitch! " A growl called out.

"Wow you are a real charmer, how come you don't have all the ladies chasing you." She smiled at the joke that was bubbling away in her head. "Instead you have two Lesbians, damn it's really not your day dude."

"Quinn stop goading him," Alex whispered behind her.

"He likes it, don't you?" He had gone silent again.

Suddenly a pile of crates in front of Quinn moved and the alien jumped out landing on an unsuspecting Quinn, on the ground momentarily stunned by his actions he pinned her to the ground.

Alex jumped into action stepped from behind the pillar she had been behind and aimed the gun at him. "Get off her or I'll shoot!"

He laughed, his face turning cruel his mouth curled into an evil sneer revealing teeth that he had sharpened to create a grotesque illusion of fangs.

"You think I care." He looked down, then up again at Alex who was preparing to fire.

" Say goodbye to your girlfriend! " He didn't notice Quinn raise her arm, only when she locked her hand around his throat did he become aware of her movement, his eyes watering at the pressure she was applying.

"I really hate it when I'm threatened." She flared her nostrils at the foul stench of him. I'm gonna need fifty showers after this.

Seeing her lover in that position had angered Alex, she raised her gun and took aim shooting the alien in his shoulder, the shock made him pass out.