Sarah was sat on the sofa wrapped in a blanket with Alice sat next to her looking tired, but Lana didn’t want Alice left on her own, so Sarah had promised to keep an eye on Alice for her while she worked the mission with Alexis.

     “Sorry about having to pop out on you tonight, but the mission was an important one.” Alexis said as she pulled Sarah to her feet and then took her off to bed after helping Lana get Alice up off the sofa and heading off towards their own apartment next door.

    Alexis had called in at coms to make sure they had a good signal on Mike McGarrett before Alexis had left to go and make sure Sarah was still doing alright. Lana had walking with her so she could collect Alice and also get some sleep before they had a busy day of shopping with Tammy and Melissa.

     “I know I signed up for things like this Lexi, but it doesn’t mean I have to like it.” Sarah said just before she leaned in and gave Alexis a kiss. “Just remember to come home to me at the end of every mission though.” Sarah added just before she kissed Alexis again. They were both soon asleep in each other’s arms.

Now the story continues...

    Maggie, Tammy and Melissa all looked excited as they waited for the elevator to take them up to the warehouse where all the vehicles were parked. It was just after breakfast, and they wanted to get an early start and make a full day of it. Maggie and the girls hadn’t left the base since they were brought in several months back just after Melissa’s step father tried to have them killed.

     “Do I look alright Lexi? What do I do if someone realises my secret?” Tammy asked looking worried.

     “Yes you look fine sweetie, and no one will notice a thing. Just remember to be careful in some of the changing rooms though.” Alexis said as she tried to calm the girl down, and also remind her of the little secret she still had, but it was a little secret that hardly showed when she was wearing tight panties like she was at the minute.

    Alexis had showed her a little trick she’d used a couple of times growing up with Alice, when they went out on their little shopping trips. Alexis would wear a tight pair of panties, and then a looser fitting pair over the top to look more natural. Tammy was using the same thing now so she could try things on without worrying too much that other woman and girls might see a bulge where there shouldn’t be one.

     “I thought you’d been out to the mall lots of times with Melissa before Tammy?” Sarah asked when she saw how scared she looked.

     “I have Sarah, but we only ever window shopped. I was too scared of being found out to go in and try stuff on. The shops didn’t like to let two gothic looking girls wander around their shops either.” Tammy reminded Sarah of how her and Melissa use to dress when they went out together shopping while Tim was pretending to be a girl.

    Alexis and Alice looked very different to how they normally looked. Alexis was wearing the mask that made her looking like she did at college, just in case they bumped into someone that knew them from there. Lana had come up with a new look for Alice to wear while they were out, just in case she saw anyone that remembered her from the days before they had the mask making machine to hide who they really were. The last thing they need on their day off was someone burned by Alice taking a swing at her, not that they did many mission this close to home.

     “Doesn’t it freak you out when you look in a mirror Alice, and you see a stranger looking back?” Melissa asked as she stood in the elevator staring at Alice’s new look. Lana had even added some hair extensions to make Alice’s hair look different to Alexis’s.

     “It can be a little weird when I forget I’ve got a mask on, but it’s something I’ve learned to live with, and it’s much better than facing the risk of getting spotted, or hiding inside all the time.” Alice grinned as she was also excited about the fun day out shopping they had planned.

     “Will Tammy get to wear masks as well when she’s ready to go out in the field on missions?” Melissa asked.

     “Yes, you both will.” Lana pointed out with a grin.

     “We both will?” Melissa asked looking shocked at that little piece of information. “I thought the mask mould had to be made for each person using it, and it was very expensive to have made?” Melissa added looking confused at the news they would be making a mould for her as well as Tammy.

     “The plastic surgery you and Tammy had done to make you look like sisters, also means that we can make the one mould that will allow us to make masks that will fit you both when the time is right.” Lana explained. “Why do you think Alexis has started training the two of you alongside Sarah?” Lana added with a giggle when she saw Tammy and Melissa look at each other grinning.

     “But what will I be able to do? I won’t have super powers like Tammy and Lexi.” Melissa said all of a sudden as she realised what Lana was really getting at.

     “Very few missions involve beating up the bad guys, or bench pressing five times your own weight to prove a point Mel.” Alice said as she stepped over to Melissa and put her hands on Melissa’s shoulders and looked her in the eyes. “It’s about using this and getting the information we need.” Alice added as she tapped Melissa on the side of the head.

     “We all do our part Melissa, even I will when I’m trained like you and Tammy will be.” Sarah added with a smile as she stood with an arm wrapped around Alexis’s arm. “I just hope when we’re all trained up, they don’t feel the need to lie and hide things from me.” Sarah added with a frown as she looked at Alexis.

     “What do you mean by that Saz?” Alexis asked, trying to look cool as she asked it, but inside she was worried that Sarah might have found out about Mike being out on bail already.

     “I know that Mike McGarrett is already out of jail, and that your mission last night was to fit him with a tracker.” Sarah explained in a cool calm manner that shocked Alexis a little.

     “How did you find all that out?” Alexis asked as she looked angrily at Lana.

     “Don’t look at Lana like that Lexi; it wasn’t her that told me.” Sarah said as she slapped Alexis on the arms to stop her staring daggers at Lana.

    “I’ll kill that Bill and Ted when I get my hands on them.” Alexis snapped out, thinking it must have been one of them that let the secret out.

     “It wasn’t Bill or Ted either.” Sarah said in a calm soothing voice as she pulled Alexis closer trying to calm her back down again. “It was you that told me in your own special way.” Sarah added just before she leaned in and gave Alexis a Kiss that seemed to do the trick and finally calmed her down fully.

     “How did I let it slip out?” Alexis finally asked when they stopped kissing.

     “You seemed a little worked up last night when you got home, and then you kept playing about with your cell this morning while we were getting ready to leave, so I hacked into the coms system while you were in the bathroom and saw that you’d added a tracking device to a subject that you were now keeping an eye on.” Sarah smiled. “It didn’t take much to work out from that, that you’d put a tracking device on our Mr McGarrett so you could keep track of where he was.” Sarah added just before kissing Alexis again.

     “So you’re not angry with me?” Alexis asked looking confused.

     “How can I be angry with you for wanting to keep me safe baby? I was a little upset that you felt the need to lie to me over the mission though.” Sarah pouted. “I may have to think up a suitable punishment for that later.” Sarah whispered in Alexis’s ear, but being in an elevator with five other people didn’t stop them from hearing what she said.

     “Sarah!” Maggie snapped. “Not in front of the girls.” She added with a shocked look on her face.

    Melissa and Tammy were both stood giggling as they saw their mum and Sarah both blush, but for different reasons.

     “I bet they won’t let us join that training session.” Melissa said as she nudged Tammy with her elbow and gave her a silly grin, just before they started giggling even more.

     “Melissa! Don’t say things like that.” Maggie said looking even redder now.

     “Sorry Maggie. I should have thought where I was before saying what I did.” Sarah said blushing even more herself now she realised just how much Melissa and Tammy understood about adult conversations. “We’ll talk about this later when we get back.” Sarah said looking at Alexis.

     “I’ll explain it all to you over a glass of wine.” Alexis promised.

    Sarah wasn’t worried about Mike finding her, due to her apartment being listed as a place on the other side of the city close to the college, but Sarah had never moved in, but Bob had kept the address as a place for mail to be sent for her, so nothing would link her back to the base located under the airport. The other thing that helped Sarah deal with the news Mike was out there someplace was the fact Alexis could kick is ass if he tried anything. Part of Sarah wished he would, just so she could watch Alexis teach him a lesson.

     “Where did you learn to hack the coms system anyway?” Alexis asked snapping Sarah out of her daydreaming about Alexis beating up Mike.

     “I’ve seen how Bill and Ted access the system from our apartment and just copied that, so I guess you wouldn’t really call it hacking as such.” Sarah shrugged in a matter of fact way.

     “You’re smarter than you look aren’t you?” Alexis asked with a raised eyebrow.

     “Hey! What’s that suppose to mean?” Sarah asked sounding hurt by the comment as she playfully slapped Alexis on the arm. “I just notice things and remember them most the time.” Sarah added in her own defence.

     “That’s a good skill to have in our line of work baby.” Alexis tried to wrap her arms around Sarah to say sorry for the comment, and Sarah was only too happy to let her.

    Once up in the warehouse, they all made their way over to a new looking Chevrolet Traverse and all climbed in once Lana had disarmed the alarm and unlocked the doors by pushing a button on a key fob she was carrying. Tammy and Melissa were happy to get in the very back while Alexis, Sarah and Maggie took the middle set of seats, and Lana and Alice got in the front. Alexis was happy to let Lana do the driving and pick the malls they went to while Alexis got to cuddle with Sarah.

    Sarah smiled when she noticed that her car was now back in the warehouse parked next to Alexis’s Ford Mustang. She thought Bill and Ted must have sorted it out at some point the night before.

     “You okay sis?” Melissa asked Tammy when she looked down and saw her hand shaking in her lap.

     “I’m just a little scared about being out looking like this.” Tammy said as she looked down at the skirt and top she had picked to wear, or more to the point Melissa had picked for her. Tammy was also reminded of how different she looked as a girl when some of her long red hair fell in her eyes reminding her of the new colour it was, just like Melissa now had as well, making them both look like sisters.

     “You look as much of a girl as I do sister.” Melissa smiled as she held Tammy’s hand to reassure her. “Maybe a little cuter than me even.” Melissa added with a pout.

     “Now I know you’re just teasing me Mel.” Tammy giggled as she playfully slapped her sister on the arm with her free hand.

     “Ouch! Keep doing that and I might have to start calling you Alexis.” Melissa giggled as she rubbed her arm where Tammy had just slapped it.

     “What’s that suppose to mean?” Alexis asked as she turned her head and looked over the back of the seat at a giggling Melissa.

     “Sarah and Alice were telling us last night about the first time they went with you to a mall, and you kept making all the boys cry.” Melissa giggled.

    Alexis went to say something in her own defence, but stopped when she remembered that she had got a little violent making her point with a couple of guys. “Well they did have it coming in my opinion.” She said in the end before turning around again to cuddle with Sarah.

     “I hope you show a little more restraint today while the girls are out with you Lexi?” Maggie asked looking worried.

     “Don’t worry Maggie. Alexis has calmed down a lot since then.” Sarah reassured Maggie with a pat on the wrist.

    Alexis had been to the mall a number of times with Sarah. Alice and Lana since that first time, and she’d always turned the other cheek and let the guys bothering them just get bored and wander off to bother some other group of women.

    Lana was soon parked at the first mall and they all got out and made their way across the parking lot and entered the mall through the main entrance. Tammy and Melissa were excited to be out in public again, but Tammy was sticking close to Alexis to start with. That was until Melissa dragged Tammy away to look at some dresses in one of the larger department stalls.

     “Do you think Tammy will ever get over her shyness Lexi?” Maggie asked as they watched the two girls looking at some bright coloured dresses.

     “Give it half an hour and she’ll be her old self again. Or new old self.” Alexis added looking puzzled at just how to explain the point she was trying to make. “You know what I mean.” She added looking flustered for a second.

    Maggie giggled before saying, “I know what you mean Lexi.”

    Tammy was a little shy to start with, letting Melissa pick things up off the racks and put them up against Tammy to see what they looked like. Melissa soon got sick of Tammy’s shy nature and took matter into her own hands when she finally dragged Tammy towards the changing rooms to try on some dresses. It seemed to do the trick and Tammy was soon laughing as her and Melissa put on a little fashion show for the others as they would come out and show off each new dress.

    They did this in a couple of the department stores and then found a place to take a break and have a drink. None of them felt tired, but Lana said they needed to pace themselves or the day would be a short one as they would be worn out by lunchtime.

    Alexis and Sarah decided to take the bags they’d amassed so far back to the car, as they wanted to check out a Victoria Secrets on the way, and didn’t want to play forty questions with Tammy and Melissa. Sarah also wanted to chat with Alexis about her meeting with Mike McGarrett the night before.

     “Lexi, what did happen last night when you went to meet up with that creep Mike?” Sarah asked as they made their way through all the shoppers trying to get back to the car.

     “Nothing much. He came down to the bar and I flirted with him until he invited me back up to his penthouse, then I drugged him and injected a tracker into his thigh. Then I left again.” Alexis smirked.

     “I saw that smirk just now! What else did you do to him Lexi?” Sarah asked looking worried.

     “Are you worried I might have hurt him Sarah?” Alexis asked with a raised eyebrow.

     “NO! I wish he’d get hit by a bus or something just as big.” Sarah snapped. “I just don’t want to see you with blood on your hands because of him.” Sarah added in a much softer tone.

     “I’ve already got blood on my hands Sarah; one more wouldn’t make much difference.” Alexis pointed out.

     “I know that Lexi, but those people were really bad, Mike McGarrett is just a first class asshole that deserves to spend the rest of his life in prison.” Sarah tried to explain her reason for not wanting to see Alexis kill him. “So what else did you do to him while you had him drugged?” Sarah asked.

     “I fitted him with a male chastity device.” Alexis giggled. “I’m sure he woke up in a lot of pain if we were lucky.” Alexis added with more giggles.

     “Lexi! You didin’t?” Sarah asked looking shocked at what Alexis had just told her, but she was soon giggling as well, as she thought about Mike waking to find his manhood locked away, and just how painful it must have been for him to wake with an erection.

     “Yep, I sure did. It’s a shame we won’t get to see the trouble he’ll have removing the thing.” Alexis said with a sigh.

     “True, but I’m sure he’ll get it sorted out without too many people knowing about it. That’s just the way he is. Do you know where he is right now?” Sarah asked.

    Alexis pulled her cell phone out and brought up the tracking app that Bill and Ted designed and then waited for the map to load before letting Sarah see that Mike was still in his hotel penthouse.

     “See, nothing to worry about, and I’ve been checking to make sure he’s far away from you.” Alexis said in a calming voice. “Bill and Ted are keeping an eye on him as well, so they’ll soon let us know if he’s heading to the same places we are.” Alexis added.

     “I had another reason for getting you away from the others for a bit as well Lexi.” Sarah said as she bit her lip looking nervous about her next question. “I want you to teach me some moves, just in case he tries to attack me again.” Sarah said almost pleading.

     “You know you don’t need to ask, but I won’t let him get anywhere near you to try anything.” Alexis said looking serious. “You are not alone in this anymore Sarah.” She added as she stopped walking and looked Sarah in the eyes.

     “I’d still like to know that I can defend myself if he does manage to get near me.” Sarah pointed out.

     “You still have the shock stick Bill and Ted designed right?” Alexis asked with a grin.

     “Do you mean the thing you used on the gang members back in our old home town that first day I saw you again?” Sarah asked as she remembered Alexis beating up a group of guys that had called her names. Alexis had shocked one of the men until he wet himself.

    Bill and Ted had based the idea on the telescopic stick that the police used, except Bill and Ted had made it spring loaded with a button to activate it instead of the person needing to throw their arm out to the side to extend it. The guys had even added a smaller version of a cattle prod.

     “That’s the one. They are very affective in a fight.” Alexis giggled.

     “Yes, I do remember that.” Sarah also giggled. “And yes I do have one of them in my purse, but I could do with you teaching me how to use it properly still.”

     “Bob wants us to keep away from the college for a couple more days, so we can do some training and get you up to speed on the shock stick and some simple but affective hand to hand combat skills.” Alexis said as she started walking towards the car again to drop the bags off.

     “Why should we keep away from college Lexi?” Sarah asked looking part puzzled, and part frustrated that Mike McGarrett was still causing her trouble. “Bob should let you beat some of the crap out of him, and send him running home to daddy with his tail between his legs, or ripped off if you can.” Sarah added looking hopeful as she said the last part.

     “As much as I’d like to do all of that to him Saz, the old man thinks it better to give the creep a couple of days running around looking for you with no luck before we return to school, that way he’s going to lose his cool and do something stupid, which we can then use to keep him away from the school grounds.” Alexis explained why Bob wanted them to do things this way.

     “You mean Bob wants it to be very public and caught on camera?” Sarah smiled as she understood the reason for the short holiday from college.

     “Yes. You see Mike had found out where you live, or he thinks he has.” Alexis grinned. “He’s been seen parked just down the road from the apartment Bob sorted out for you. I’m sure our little Mike will be plenty pissed off after a couple of wasted days parked up outside the place waiting for you to return.” Alexis giggled.

     “What will you do if he finds out where the base is and he comes looking for me there?” Sarah asked looking a little worried about it.

     “Good luck on getting into that place.” Alexis laughed. “Not even I can get in and out of that place unnoticed. Trust me; I’ve tried a couple of times while we were testing the system.” Alexis explained. “And now we have him fitted with a tracker, we can keep a better eye on him as well.” Alexis added with a shake of her head that told Sarah she was worrying over nothing.

    They’d got back to the Chevrolet Traverse as they spoke, and Alexis unlocked the car and put all the bags in the back before linking a arm through Sarah’s and walking her back into the mall. Sarah smiled as she felt the strong protective arm of Alexis leading her into the mall and then into the Victoria Secrets shop they had seen earlier in the day.

     Tammy and Melissa had sat with Maggie, Lana and Alice for a short time, but they were soon back on their feet and wanting to look around an arcade that was just across from the food court. They wanted to make the most of the day out, and sitting enjoying a cool drink didn’t seem like much fun to either of them.

     “Do you mind if Mel and I go and look around the arcade while we wait for Lexi and Sarah to get back mum?” Tammy asked looking hopeful.

    Maggie didn’t look to sure to begin with, but soon caved in when she saw the two girls giving her the puppy dog eyes, as they pleaded with their mother to let them go and have some fun.

     “Okay, but be careful, and stay where I can see you both.” Maggie warned as she gave them both some money to spend on the games.

     “Thanks mum!” Both girls said as they kissed Maggie on the cheek just before they ran off to play on some of the games.

     “They’ll be alright Maggie.” Alice said when she saw the worried look Maggie had as she watched the two girls vanish into the arcade.

     “I know they will Alice, but I just worry about Tammy making a mistake. This is all very new to her, and I don’t want her to forget what she is now.” Maggie said voicing her worries.

     “Tammy is a natural girl Maggie, and she has Melissa to keep an eye on her.” Lana smiled as she held Maggie’s hand to calm her worries.

     “I know you are both right, but I wouldn’t be a good mother if I didn’t worry about my two babies.” Maggie said with a sigh.

     “They’re both very lucky to have a mother like you to watch over them.” Alice said with a smile, but it didn’t reach Alice’s eyes, and Maggie could see that Alice wished she’d had a mother like her when she was growing up.

     “Wasn’t your mother ever there for you and Alexis at Tammy and Melissa’s age?” Maggie asked.

     “Firstly it was me and Alex back then, and not really.” Alice said with a growl as she thought about her parents and what they had done to Alex by disowning him and then taking her across the country so she couldn’t see him while he was in prison. “I think our mother knew about Alex dressing, but she chose to ignore it. She could have spoken to my father about what Alex had done to keep me out of prison, but she just did what he told her, and because of that I lost my brother.” Alice added with anger in her voice.

     “But you did gain a wonderful sister out of it all Alice.” Maggie pointed out, as she tried to make Alice look on the plus side of what happened to her all those years ago.

     “True, but I still missed out on so many years of time with her, all because she thought I would cope better if anything happened to her while we did our job.” Alice said sounding cryptic as she looked around to make sure no one was close enough to pick up on too much of what they were talking about. “I don’t want to sound heartless Maggie, but I really don’t want to talk about either of those people.” Alice never referred to either of her parents as anything but ‘those people’ these days. Alexis never spoke of them at all, not once since she’d let Alice know she still had a twin, and a sister too boot.

     “I can understand that Alice, and I’m sorry for dragging up painful memories for you.” Maggie smiled.

    Tammy and Melissa had found a new game to play two players on, and were giggling as they played around on it when they saw a couple of boys stop to see what they were doing. Tammy got nervous and made a couple of silly mistakes letting Melissa win the game.

     “We better get back to the others Mel.” Tammy said looking worried as she took a quick look at the two boys.

     “What for sis? We’ve only just started playing.” Melissa argued as she looked at the two boys and then blanked them again.

     “I don’t feel like playing anymore. Please can we just get back to the others?” Tammy begged with her eyes.

     “I’m sorry if we put you off.” One of the two boys said. “I’ve never seen a girl play so well before.” He added in a polite way. “I’m Sam, and this is Terry.” He said as he pointed first to himself and then the boy stood next to him.

     “Nice to meet you Sam, Terry.” Melissa said with a smile, trying to be polite in return.

     “Can we buy you both a soda to say sorry for spoiling your game?” Sam asked looking hopeful that Tammy and Melissa would say yes to his request.

     “Thanks for the offer, but my sister is right, we do need to get back to our mother and her friends.” Melissa said as she took hold of Tammy’s shaking hand and then made her way out of the arcade and back over to where their mother was still sat talking to Alice and Lana.

     “What’s wrong Tammy?” Maggie asked looking worried when she saw that Tammy was shaking as Melissa brought her back over to the table they were sat at.

     “She got scared when a couple of boys came up to us and started talking to us.” Melissa explained looking worried for her sister. “They asked if we wanted to get a drink with them, but I said no before coming back out here.” Melissa added as she helped Tammy take a seat and then she sat down herself.

     “You knew this could happen sweetie, don’t look so worried.” Maggie smiled as she took Tammy by the hand. “You’re a pretty girl now honey, so boys will want to talk to you.” Maggie added.

     “But I’m not a girl yet though am I?” Tammy whispered in her mum’s ear.

     “I don’t think you need to worry about that Tammy, but you do need to get used to spending time with other teenagers your own age, and the boys were just being nice by the sounds of it.” Maggie sighed.

     “I’m not sure I want to spend any time at all with boys though mum.” Tammy said in a whisper again. “I never got asked to have a drink with boys before when I went out with Mel.” Tammy added with a grumble.

    That’s because you and Melissa always looked scary in all that gothic makeup and clothing, but now you both look like cute teenage girls, so the boys will want to talk to you and impress you with their charms.” Maggie tried to explain the differences Tammy would see now she wasn’t just dressing like a gothic princess to go shopping after school, and at weekends.

     “I think I’ll go back to dressing like a gothic then.” Tammy said in a shaky voice. “I’m not ready to start playing nice with boys yet.” She added in a firm voice.

     “Would it shock you to know that Lexi was just like you the first time I took her out to a mall?” Alice’s voice whispered in Tammy’s ear.

    Tammy’s head shot round to look Alice in the eyes and look for any sign that she was lying to her, but Alice looked very serious as she looked back at Tammy. “You can’t be talking about the same Lexi who will run head first into any kind of situation without a second thought?” Tammy finally said when she saw that Alice wasn’t trying to fool her.

     “The very same.” Alice giggled. “She said the very same things you just said after a couple of boys followed us around for a bit, before they finally got up the nerve to come over and talk to us that is.” Alice explained.

     “What happened next?” Tammy asked, excited to hear another adventure of Alexis beating up some boys.

     “She faked feeling sick and ran off to the restroom.” Alice giggled as she thought back to that first time her and Alexis went out in public together. “I followed her to the restroom and she said what you just said about being scared, and I told her that nothing was going to happen that she didn’t want to happen, and it would be nice to spend some time with a couple of boys that didn’t think either of us weird.” Alice added with a smile when she thought of that time just over seven years ago.

     “What did Lexi do then?” Tammy asked.

     “She took a deep breath to calm herself again and then we went back out and saw the two boys waiting to see if Lexi was alright. They turned out to be nice boys, and we walked around for the rest of the day together.” Alice said with a smile at the nice memory.

     “Did you ever see them again?” Melissa asked.

     “No, Lexi and I gave them a fake number to call us on and left them at the bus station.” Alice giggled. “The mall was a couple of towns over where we knew we wouldn’t risk bumping into anyone, so we just never went back to that mall after that first time.” Alice added.

     “So you think I should just let them buy me and Melissa a drink then?” Tammy asked looking a little confused.

     “I’m not saying you should do anything Tammy, but you do need to get used to being around boys that like you, but that doesn’t mean you have to let them kiss you or do anything else if you don’t feel right letting them do it.” Alice tried to explain. “Just relax and be yourself, Lexi did and she had some fun at the same time. Boys aren’t so different to girls most the time.” Alice added with a smile as she held Tammy’s shaking hand.

     “You ready to give this new look of yours a little test drive sis?” Melissa asked as she stood up and held out her hand to pull Tammy to her feet, so they could go back into the arcade and carry on having some fun.

    Tammy looked nervous, but she took Melissa’s offered hand and let her new sister pull her up to her feet so they could go back to the arcade and see if the boys were still in there.

     “Don’t get flirty with them you two, just be nice.” Lana warned. “Treat them like you would a couple of girlfriends. Be playful, but not to close.” Lana added.

     “I’ll show you sis.” Melissa said with a warm smile as she started pulling Tammy along like a small child being dragged to the dentist for a tooth extraction.

    Melissa and Tammy couldn’t see the two boys when they returned to the arcade, so they went back to playing on some of the other games in there, but it wasn’t long before they saw the two boys show up again smiling.

     “Sorry about running off like that, but our mother is still enjoying a rest, so she said we could have another ten minutes.” Melissa said before either boy had a chance to say a word.

     “Do you still want to grab that soda then?” Sam asked looking hopeful.

     “Sure, it sounds like a great idea.” Melissa smiled. “I’m Melissa, and this is my sister Tammy.”

     “Hi Melissa, Tammy.” Sam smiled.

     “Hello Sam, Terry?” Tammy asked in a nervous voice as she first looked at the boy calling himself Sam, and then more questioningly at the one Sam called Terry when they first met.

     “Hi Tammy, Melissa.” Terry smiled back looking a little nervous himself.

    Tammy took a little time to look the two boys up and down. She thought both boys looked a little on the small side, and also a little geeky. She saw a lot of what Tim use to look like back before he ever told his mum about wanting to be a girl, and then coming out to Melissa. Tammy found herself wondering if this was the first time the two boys had ever plucked up the nerve to ask a girl to join them for a soda, or drink of any kind. She suddenly didn’t feel as nervous herself, thinking that these two boys probably felt just as unsure of themselves as she did. Of cause she didn’t think either of them was hiding a couple of big secrets though. One being the fact she wasn’t a genetic girl yet, and the second being the fact both Melissa and herself were suppose to be dead.

    Sam and Terry took the lead and led the girls over to a small restaurant area in the corner of the arcade and then left to buy the two girls a soda each.

     “How are you coping with all this sis?” Melissa asked as she took hold of Tammy’s hand under the table.

     “Much better now I’ve looked more closely at the two of them.” Tammy whispered. “They both look more nervous than I do.” She added with a little giggle.

     “I noticed that myself.” Melissa giggled back. “I think they’re using us as training wheels.” Melissa added.

     “So you don’t think they’ll try anything funny then Mel?” Tammy asked looking even more relaxed.

     “Not a chance sister dear.” Melissa said as she patted her sister’s hand under the table. “But we will be doing our little bit to help them find a couple of nice girls that they can become close with.” Melissa added looking proud.

    Sam and Terry returned with sodas for them all and they sat talking about some of the games they liked in the arcade. The two boys relaxed a little more, and even Tammy started to have some fun chatting with the two boys. Tammy found that what Lana had said worked well, she just thought of them as a couple of friends more than a boy girl thing.

    Tammy and Melissa must have lost track of time because the next thing they knew, Alexis was stood behind them all as they watched Sam and Terry playing on a new game.

     “What you been buying sis?” Alice asked with a grin before she realised what she’d just said in a public place. “Sorry.” She added in a whisper as she watched Alexis and Sarah walk over and take the two empty seats at the table in the food court.

     “None of your business.” Alexis said with a grin as she slid the Victoria Secrets bag between her and Sarah to stop Alice taking a peak. “I didn’t want to go looking around the shop while Tammy and Melissa were with us. Speaking of which, where are they anyway?” Alexis asked when she realised the two girls weren’t sat with them.

     “Maggie let them go and play in the arcade for a bit.” Lana explained their absence. “Tammy had her first chat up line from a boy, so she came back out looking a little freaked by it all, but Alice gave her a pep talk and sent her back in with Melissa playing wing man.” Lana added with a grin.

     “I better go and get them then, before she’s running off to Vegas to get married.” Alexis said just before she got up and walked over to the arcade Lana had just pointed to.

    It didn’t take Alexis long to find the two girls stood watching who she took to be the two boys Lana had just told her about, playing some shoot them up game where the two boys were holding fake guns and shooting targets on a large screen in front of them. Alexis thought neither boy would last long out in the field with how bad their shooting was, but it was just a game and she soon let it drift from her mind as she walked up behind the two girls as they giggled at the poor marksmanship of their male friends.

     “Having fun girls?” Alexis asked with a smile, making all four of the kids jump.

     “Hi Lexi. This is Sam and Terry; they were just showing us some of the new games.” Tammy said looking relaxed and calm around the two boys. Nothing like Lana had described when she’d first left the arcade.

    Alexis gave the two boys the once over, just like a mother would do, but Alexis thought the two boys looked harmless enough. Neither of them looked like the sports type. “Hello boys. I’m sorry to cut this short, but we still have a lot to get done today, so we need to be going now.” Alexis said with a pout when she saw the sad looks spread across the two girls faces.

    Tammy and Melissa were sad to leave the boys because it was the first real contact with anyone since they got rushed into protective custody several months back, but they were also glad to be getting away from the boys, before they read too much into it.

     “Can we get your phone numbers or something?” Sam asked.

     “How about our email addresses?” Melissa asked as she pulled out a little note pad from her purse and then wrote down her and Tammy’s addresses. Which were made up, but the boys wouldn’t know that until they tried to use them later, and the girls would be long gone by then.

    Tammy looked a little worried when Melissa gave both boys a kiss on the cheek before stepping back and looking at Tammy with a little smirk on her face. It looked almost like Melissa was daring Tammy to copy her. Tammy took a deep breath and then stepped forward before giving each boy a kiss on the other cheek to what Melissa had just kissed. Both boys were left grinning with lipstick marks on each cheek, which neither boy seemed eager to remove.

     “Well it looks like someone got over their shyness then.” Alexis said with a grin once they were far enough away for the two boys to not over hear what she was saying to Tammy and Melissa.

     “It didn’t mean anything Lexi.” Tammy grumbled. “I was just thanking them for the soda they brought me.” She tried to explain.

     “I know it didn’t sweetie.” Alexis giggled. “Just don’t leave a trail of broken hearts behind you.” Alexis added with a fake pout just before she started giggling again.

    Alexis had walked the two girls back to the food court as she spoke, and Tammy hoped that Alexis would keep the little kiss a secret between the three of them, but that went right out the window the minute they got to the table where the others were all sat talking to each other.

     “It’s a good job I got to them when I did. They were leading the boys on by kissing them.” Alexis grinned as she saw the two girls look at her in horror.

     “Lexi!” Both girls gasped. “It wasn’t like that mum. We just gave them a quick kiss on the cheek to thank them for the sodas.” Tammy tried to explain to a shocked looking Maggie.

     “It’s true mummy, we were just thanking them for the sodas. Lexi is just trying to get us in trouble.” Melissa added as she poked Alexis in the side with her elbow.

    Maggie never said anything, she just frowned at the news her two girls had been kissing boys. They were soon back out in the main part of the mall going in and out of all the different shops. They all noticed that Tammy had relaxed now, and she was having some fun trying on lots of different dresses and skirts.

    Once they had done all the shops in the one mall, they moved on to another one before stopping for some lunch. Alexis was keeping track of where Mike McGarrett was for Sarah. He was now parked just down the road from the apartment that Sarah was supposed to be living at, which was miles away from where Sarah really lived, and where they were now sat eating.

    Tammy, Melissa and Maggie had a fun day shopping with Alexis, Sarah, Alice and Lana. It was getting late by the time they left the final mall, so they called in and grabbed a couple of fully loaded pizzas to take back to the base, so Bill and Ted could share it with them.

    Bill and Ted joined the others for pizza, and also had to suffer being told all about Tammy’s and Melissa’s first proper adventure shopping. Bill and Ted looked glad to finally see the day catch up with the two girls as they fell asleep cuddled up together on one of the sofas in Alexi’s and Sarah’s apartment at the base.

    Due to it being a Wednesday, Alexis and Sarah took the rest of the week off to give them all some extra time to dig up as much dirt on the McGarrett family as they could. Sarah, Tammy and Melissa spent a large chunk of the next four days being trained by Alexi in the art of self defence and the proper use of the telescopic shock stick that Bill and Ted designed.

    By the time Sunday night came around, Sarah was ready to return to school and show this Mike asshole that she’d moved on, and he wasn’t welcome in her life anymore. They also hoped that after five days of not being able to track her down would also drive him to the point of doing something silly and getting thrown off campus and banned.

To Be Continued Next Sunday  

Story by SaraUK

Edited and Posted by SamanthaK

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