liquidtears | 2 New Members

Title: 2 New Members
Pairing: none, but mention of Tyloni (Tyler/Leoni)
Rating: pg-13
Summary: The Resistance gains 2 new members.
Note: Takes place right after The Truth.

Erica Evans waits until her son came home from staying over at Brandon's.

She cuts right to the chase.

"There is a message for you."

She had been contemplating on how to corner her son. Had finally chosen for this tactic instead of 'who the hell is Leoni?'

"Message? From who?" Tyler asked.

"Read it." She says as she thrust the piece of paper into his hand. And weep. she thought. Or however you want to react. she added to that thought.

Tyler,

Had a great time this morning with you.

Don't worry, we will take care of it. Together.

Love you always,

Leoni.

Shit, Tyler thought. Busted. Leoni... you idiot!

Erica nodded.

"Who's he, Ty? And what are you the two of you planning?"

Her son shrugged.

"Why don't you get on the Mothership and ask him yourself?" Tyler asked, and saw the way his mother's face reacted to the word Mothership.

"He's a Visitor?! Tyler!!"

"What?"

Nothing.

"Did you think... did you..."

He can't even say her name anymore.

"Did you think Lisa was the only friend I made on the Mothership?"

His behavior completely changed. His eyes were moist.

"Tyler, your eyes. What's going on?" his mother asked.

I can't tell her... I just can't. Can't ask Brandon to stay at his place since I just returned from there. Can't go to the Mothership.

"Ty?" Erica asked, placing a hand on his shoulder.

He meets her gaze, eyes shining with tears.

"What's going on? Surely you can tell your own mother?"

He scoffs. "Yeah, my mother my mother... or my mom, the FBI agent?"

Erica sighs.

"I will tell one thing, and don't freak out, okay?"

She just looks at me.

"I mean it! Freak out and I will sleep on a bench in the park!"

"Okay, I promise, Ty."

"He's my boyfriend."

Erica doesn't say anything for a while, while she is thinking plenty of things.

MY BOYFRIEND?! Since when does he have A BOYFRIEND?! I thought he was with Lisa, last I checked, Lisa was a girl. His girlfriend. What made my son turn gay? Since when did he go gay? It must have been me not being home for him, my FBI job always in the way. Yeah, that's it, that MUST be it! She thought.

Tyler sighed. "Goodnight, mom." her son said and started to go in the direction of the stairs.

"Ty?"

"Yes, mom?" Tyler asked as he turned to look at her.

"Can you make sure your... uhm... can you make sure Leoni drops by tomorrow? Morning, maybe? I'll just tell work I will be in later."

She smiles at him, while hating that one word. That's why she doesn't say 'visit tomorrow?'

"Sure, no sweat, mom."

"Good, I'd really like to meet him. Goodnight, Ty."

"Night mom."

~~~~

Just before Leoni is ready to call it a night, he gets a message on his cellphone.

Mom wants to meet you.

Why? he sends back.

Because, doofus, she found a message you left for me.

Oh. Where? Leoni texts back.

At my place. Tomorrow morning.

I'll be there, Ty. Goodnight my love.

Goodnight, Leoni, my love.
~~~~~~~~

So once again, Leoni slips off the Mothership and goes to the Evans residence.

He knocks on the door this time.

"It's open." says a voice.

Dumb, Leoni thought, he should have checked first.

"Good morning, you must be Leoni."

"Ms. Evans."

"Please call me Erica."

Leoni nods. "Erica."

"I've heard so much about you from Ty." Erica starts. Not, she mentally adds.

"Have you now?" Leoni asked.

"Yeah."

Then he is hugged by Tyler. "Hey, you." his boyfriend whispers in his ear.

You can clearly see he is debating to lick his earlobe... but with his mom so close, he changes his mind.

"Hey, Tyler."

"Call me Ty."

To which they both laugh, and then Leoni is the one who hugs him.

"So, now, what is this all about?" Erica asked.

It seemed to be just that to her, a quick assignment.

"What do you mean, Erica?" Leoni asked.

"Don't worry, we'll take care of it. Together."

Leoni froze in place... then turned to look in Tyler's direction.

I knew this was bound to happen, Tyler thought.

"It's okay, Loni, tell her."

He raised an eyebrow. "Loni? That's a first."

"You call me Ty, I figure why don't I call you Loni." Tyler smiles.

Leoni turns back to look at Erica.

"It's perfectly alright, just tell her. You can trust her."

But Leoni hesitates. Bites his bottom lip too.

"I know you must have questions about why we are together. Well, it's because... she is the reason why we are together now. L... Lisa was the reason we ended up together."

Was? Erica wondered.

"She was killed. Her own mother commanded one of her soldiers to kill her. I saw it happen, right in front of me."

"What?! No, you can't be..."

But Leoni had already waved a hand in the air and that window, that holographic image of that scene appeared, where Lisa was hurt and killed right in front of his eyes.

"Serious." Erica finished, her own eyes stinging with tears.

"Make it stop." she whispered.

Leoni didn't need to be told twice, so he waved the image away like it was nothing.

Not only his eyes stung with tears, Tyler's too.

"That's why I had so much trouble with saying her name last night, Mom. Do you get it now?" Tyler asked, but it came out ragged with emotion.

"Yes." she said, then a moment followed.

"Yes, I get it now. I knew Anna was capable of evil, but this..."

"And now we want to kill Anna." Leoni spoke.

At that moment, Erica's eyes lit up, like the sun after the rain.

"Boys, it is time you two met some people."

~~~~~~

"Who are these lads, Erica darlin'?" Hobbes asked as Erica showed up with the two boys in tow in the Church.

"These, Hobbes, are the newest members of our Fifth Column." Erica said proudly.

The End.