OITNB FANFIC; CHAOS THEORY CHAPTER 5 (PIPER/ALEX)
Title: Chaos Theory
Fandom: Orange Is the New Black
Pairing: Piper/Alex
Spoilers: 1.13 Can't Fix Crazy
Rating - Heavy M for swearing and sex between women. View discretion is advised.
Disclaimer: Don't want to go to prison so I disclaim. I don't own this show. Don't own the characters on it.
Summary: Chaos seemed to follow Piper everywhere she went. Like a butterfly flapping its wings Piper couldn't help the hurricane she caused.
Piper was not really surprised when she found out that Mendez would be the one accompanying her to the hearing. Shortly after breakfast she was brought to a small room and told to wait there. Her civilian clothes had been approved and Bennett would bring them in and she would be allowed to change before being chained.
The hearing was just a formality according to her lawyer. Unless something went horribly wrong Piper would be given five years for second degree assault and then be moved back to Litchfield.
"Now I don't want any problems out of the two of you. Behave."
Piper turned around and saw Doggett being shoved into the small holding room by Mendez. She was wearing civilian clothes and actually looked nice in them, Who knew a hillbilly meth-head religion freak cleaned up so well?
"What the hell is she doing here?" Doggett asked angrily when she noticed Piper in the room.
"Same thing you are." Mendez said simply, "Sentencing hearing. Don't want to waste a trip so we are moving you together.. Oh Bennett wanted me to give you this. Your clothes, You have ten minutes to change and then you will be searched."
"With her in here?" Piper asked.
"Hey I'm not the Lesbo."
"That's not what I am worried about." Piper shot back.
"I don't care. Work it out. Fight it out. Fuck it out. Just put the damn clothes on by the time I get back." Mendez said as he shut the door behind him locking them both inside.
Piper stood there for a minute contemplating her choices. She knew that Mendez wasn't joking; he'd be back in ten minutes and if she didn't change by then he'd force her to go to court in her prison clothes and she didn't want to do that. Piper looked at Doggett who was standing at a distance.
"How much time are you going to get?" Piper asked as she started to change.
"What?" Doggett asked surprised at the conversation.
"How much time?"
"Why do you care?"
"Curious."
Doggett contemplated that and after a moment leaned against one of the far away walls, "My lawyer says he can get me three years if I plead guilty."
"Shit. He does know you came after me with a shiv, right?"
"I was on a holy mission to save your soul."
"Right. There is that."
"And you did attack me well after I was incapacitated."
"Good point."
"And then there is the matter of Healy." Doggett smiled through her dirty stained teeth, "That guy really doesn't like you."
Piper laughed as she finished putting on her clothes, "No, he doesn't."
Five years she had gotten.
That was exactly what she had expected but it still hurt like hell to hear the judge say those words. He had said other words as well. Something about this being Piper's last chance. He made a threat about throwing the book at her if she ever showed up in his court again. Piper just nodded and "yes sir'd" him.
Five years.
That was a good deal longer than her initial fifteen month sentence but it was better than twenty. The judge had remanded her back to Litchfield which was a relief.. Piper didn't think she could survive Maximum security; not to mention 5 years without Alex.
After the hearing she had been moved to a holding cell with a bunch of other prisoners many of whom were awaiting trial on petty beefs. As Piper walked into the jail cell she noticed the reaction of many of the people inside. It was strange. She knew immediately which ones had been in jail before and she could tell the ones who were sizing her up.
Was this a survival skill she had picked up in Litchfield?
Piper found a spot to sit on the hard wood bench and just ignored the others and wondered briefly how Doggett had faired.
"Hey Chapman. Long time no see.", Piper jumped up thinking it might be Doggett or one of her cronies and got ready to pounce, "Wo, girl peace! Hey its me, Mercy."
"Wait Tricia's Mercy?" Piper asked and then regretted bringing up the name.
"Yeah." Mercy smiled, "I thought you might have been one of the people who made it out and stayed out. What happen?"
Piper smirked, "Never made it out. Still got a year left on my sentence. You remember Doggett?"
"Meth head Jesus freak who popped that abortion nurse?"
"Yeah that's her." Piper paused "She killed someone?"
"Shit yeah." Mercy said seriously, "That girl is crazy and dangerous. So what about her?"
"She tried to shiv me and I beat her into a coma."
"Shit." Mercy pause, "Didn't realize you were crazy and dangerous."
Piper just laughed, "What about you?"
Mercy smiled, "The usual. Good news is I'll be going back to Litchfield . I'll be going back home."
Piper nodded. She wondered how long it would be before she would consider the prison home and then she realized the horrible truth.
She already did.