In denial//clexa-lexarke an

I fucking hate redheads pt 2

Alicia had gone to the hammock in the upper balcony expecting Elyza to follow her up there, but when she turned, the blonde was not behind her. She glanced over the balcony and saw Elyza and Erika appearing to be readying themselves for a fight. She thought Elyza was tired, so she didn't know why she was about to start sparring all over again. Alicia reckoned she had finally decided to take Erika up on the offer to teach her a new style of fighting.

But then, they actually began brawling.

What is happening? she thought; panic creeping up her spine as her eyes widened while she watched them.

When Erika landed her first hit on Elyza, Alicia's entire body tensed, her heart sunk, she clenched her hands and she could have sworn her breathing stopped.

Fuck!

She wanted to go down there, to scream and stop them, but she was frozen in place. This had never happened; Alicia had not frozen at any situation since Elyza had begun teaching her to defend herself. Alicia had certainly never frozen when Elyza's was under threat, but for some reason, she couldn't make herself move as she watched them throw punch and kick after the other.

She had stood there witnessing the whole thing. She could see them clearly, but she couldn't hear them talking. She had no idea why they were actually trying to harm each other, but Erika seemed to be enjoying it because the smile on her face never left her.  Elyza seemed mostly serious as she fought with Erika, but with every hit she landed, Alicia could see an ever so small smirk form on her lips. Elyza appeared to be enjoying the challenge. At least until much later when Alicia saw her go relentlessly at Erika after the redhead had said something. 

Alicia couldn't tell if Elyza hated the redhead or not. She had been very clear about that the first couple of days, but she had gone silent after a while. Maybe she had grown on her. Or maybe she still despised her, which would have explained the fighting, but not Erika smiling during it. Alicia had to admit she had been a little distracted since Erika's arrival because she was the only one who knew about her and Elyza, so she had neglected the blonde. Hence why she couldn't tell how she felt about Erika.

As she watched them fight, they turned into a blur, and Alicia reflected on the redhead since she had arrived.

Things between her and Erika had been a little uneasy. Alicia had been preoccupied with her presence just like Elyza, but Travis, Ofelia, Nick and Chris had all made a case to treat her like a human, to at least let her sit at the table in the third day after she fixed the truck. She had been sleeping in the garage and eating out by the driveway on her own as she worked on the truck up until that day. She had no phone, radio, or weapon and so long as she had no access to any of them, she was harmless, claimed half the group, so she joined them at the table for dinner.

The truth was Alicia had changed around her after that day because Erika had made a confession during the meal. It hadn't even sounded like a confession. It had come out naturally and so casually in between conversation, like it was any other thing to say, which was how it was supposed to be.

Daniel had been questioning Erika in the most indirect way he could manage, which wasn't very indirect at all really. But the redhead did not seem to mind; she answered every question quickly and confidently, not to mention with a smile.