Hi, this is my first fanfic that I've posted. Be nice!

Disclaimer I don't own Dark Angel or any of the characters except for Trish and other OC characters.

Thank you Puck and Ember for being my beta's and correcting my fic. You rock!


(Sometime during Love Among The Runes)

(Max POV)

I couldn't say that everything was okay in Terminal City. Otherwise I wouldn't be sitting on the highest rooftops on one of the buildings in TC. Everyone knows not to bother me when I'm up here unless it's something important. But one person never followed that rule, and that was Alec. Sometimes he'll come and sit next to me, then start to babble about things that didn't matter and slowly ease into asking me if I was okay. I would then come back with a bitchy remark at him, though I know he is trying to help. This time though, he didn't come up and he had a good reason not to. He just lost a friend and was sulking in his own way, which was drinking and sitting in his apartment. Maybe I should be the one now to ask him if everything is okay.

We hadn't even gone to war yet with the ordinaries, who wanted us transgenic and transhumans . But we already suffered a casualty.

Biggs.

I only knew him for awhile, but he was one of the really helpful X5s. Hell, he even helped me and Alec save that transhuman in sector 5 today. Well, at least today wasn't a complete failure. Still, I felt a pain in my chest.

It's probably so much worse for Alec though. Biggs was like a brother to him and the only unit mate he found. I wish I could do something for Alec. Even if I tried, I'd always get the same line from him: "I'm always all right," which was a big fat lie. Maybe I should try anyways.

(End of Max POV)

Max sighed and got up from her spot, dusting off her pants. Alec's apartment wasn't located far from headquarters. It only took her five minutes to get there. It was a beat up old apartment complex that was good enough to inhabit. Max stood at the door for a moment, then took a deep breath before knocking.

"Alec, it's Max."

It was silent for a minute before footsteps could be heard walking towards the door. There was the click of the lock and the door was open with Alec standing in the clothes he worn that morning. He didn't bother to change after today's event.

"Is there something important you need?" asked Alec half-heartedly.

"No, everything's fine."

"K, then…?"

"I… just wanted to know if you were okay. About today and everything?"

His eyes covered his true emotions and replied, "Of course, I'm always alright."

Bam, there was the big fat lie that Max knew was coming. Nope, she wasn't going to be able to get through to him and that was the end of that.

"Well do you want some company?" she tried, while looking into his apartment that had the lingering scent of alcohol.

"No, not really."

"Oh. Okay well then I'll just go then," Max replied a little bit hurt.

After that she turned and walked towards the steps. Then she paused.

"I know that you and Joshua went to go beat up those ordinaries that killed Biggs," she said silently without looking at him.

"Look," Alec rubbed his head, "if you're going to tell me-"

"I'm not," interjected Max. "Don't assume that I don't understand…I do. I've experienced it and I know how it feels." She turned towards him and looked into his eyes. "And don't you dare tell anyone I let you off the hook, because next time I won't be so nice." Her eyes softened. "I'm just here if you want to talk."

Before Alec could respond she walked down the stairs and left. He knew she was just being a friend, but right now he didn't need one. All that was needed was lots and lots of alcohol.


Biggs groaned as he finally woke up. It felt as if his head had been beaten over and over again. Suddenly, remembering his run in with the ordinaries, he realized his head really had been beaten over and over again. Slowly he eased his body up into a sitting position.

"Ugh, those damn ordinaries. Wait, where am I?" wondered Biggs.

Suddenly he heard the light padding of footsteps and he panicked. He couldn't see that well, since he could barely open his eyes. Biggs tried to get into the best fighting stance with only using the upper body. Then came a woman's voice.

"Hey! Hey! Relax! I'm not here to hurt you; I'm just helping you out. Take it easy, you're hurt pretty bad. Your arm is broken, you have a ed rib, and you got banged up pretty badly on your head. Lay down and let me take a look at you," said the woman as she got closer.

"Who are you! One of White's people?" responded Biggs.

She chuckled and said, "Yeah, right! They want to kill me just as much as every other transgenic."

"So you're a transgenic?"

"Of course, or else I wouldn't have been able to save you. I'm an X5 just like you. The names Trish and you are…?"

"Biggs and uh…thanks for saving me."

"No problem. Now lay down before you get yourself further injured. I figure once you get better I'll take you back to Terminal City. That's where you're from, right?"

"Yeah."

"Good, now sleep while I clean you up."

As much as Biggs still wondered about this woman, he obeyed her. He laid down, back into the soft bed and fell asleep as the woman attended to his wounds.

It had not been an easy task, saving Biggs from the angry mob of ordinaries. Ordinaries may not seem so superior compared to transgenics, but when you have a whole bunch of them against one, the odds change.

Trish had been lucky enough to be in the neighborhood where the poor transgenic was cornered and beaten. She risked her ass saving this man. While the men beat Biggs she yelled from the top of a building: "There is another one of those filthy freaks on Pine Street!" The men left Biggs alone right away. They made sure he was unconscious so that no escape could happen. Then, leaving two men behind, they ran off to go mob another transgenic.

As soon as they ran off she knew there wasn't much time. Climbing down the building she sneaked up on the guards who were watching Biggs. With a blur she had her arms around one of the guard's neck, closing his air passage. Trish's goal wasn't to kill him, but just to simple knock him out for awhile as she went to save Biggs. The other guard was surprised with Trish's sudden appearance, and he didn't have time to block her kick that was aimed at his head. With both guards down, Trish quickly lifted Biggs' battered body onto her shoulder. It had been a bit difficult carrying Biggs on her shoulder as she scaled the building. From there she headed straight towards her apartment by hopping from roof to roof.


I hope you enjoyed it! Please R&R. There will be more max and alec scenes in upcoming chapters. And i will continue this story if everyone likes it so please review and it can be very simple like: "go on"! thanx a lot!