Disclaimer: I do not own Dark Angel or any of the characters. But Alex is my character, so please don't take her without asking.
Spoilers: Minor ones for all up to 'Hit A Sista Back'. And let's pretend that Max's transfusion cured Logan with no side effects, ok? Also, nothing after HASB happened :-)
Author's Note: This is my first fanfic, so please be gentle with the reviews!!!
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" Logan, what did you page me for this time?" Max asked, walking into Logan's computer room.
" I found something on your siblings. Well, not really one of YOUR siblings but she's from Manticore."
" What do you mean she' s not really one of MY siblings but she's from Manticore? Is she an X-5 or not?"
" She's an X-5. But she's not like you and the others. She has both feline and fish genes in her. It enables her to stay under water longer than you. Her name's Alexandra."
" Alexandra… I remember her," Max said with a far away look.
**FLASHBACK**
All the X-5s were struggling under water, except for Alexandra. She still remained calm, obviously because she could breath underwater. When the 4 minutes were up, Lydecker released them. All of them struggled for the surface, with the exception of Alexandra. She went slowly to the surface and Brin asked her, " Are you insane or something? Don't you need oxygen?"
" I have fish genes in me," Alexandra explained, " I can breath underwater."
" Wish we had your luck," Brin sighed.
" No you wouldn't," Alexandra said, " Out of the 50 of us they experimented on, I'm the only one that survived."
**END FLASHBACK**
" Max?" Logan asked, " Max."
" Oh, right, sorry, I spaced a little. You got a picture or something?"
"Unfortunately, I don't," he said, " but I do have her barcode number."
" Awesome, then what are we waiting for?" Max asked, leaning in a little closer.
Logan drew a sharp breath, aware of her closeness. He pulled up the number and Max said, " 342896017569. Where does she live?"
He printed out the map, " West Ridge Apartments, 9C."
Max grabbed the map and gave Logan a quick hug, " Thanks Logan, you're the bomb!" She said, starting to leave.
" Max?"
" Yeah?" she asked, turning around.
" Be careful," he said.
" Aren't I always?" She was almost out the door when she turned around and asked, " Dinner, tonight at 8? Ya know, before I go find her."
Logan gave his heartbreaking smile, " Yeah, sure, how does a Poulet Chez Cale sound?"
Max grinned, " Promise I won't bail on you this time."
Logan laughed, " Good, so 8?"
" Yup. See ya."
" Bye."
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" Oh my god, Logan, you have outdone yourself again!" Max exclaimed as she took another bite of her chicken.
" I see you're enjoying your Poulet Chez Cale," Logan smiled.
" No shit Sherlock! This is really good Logan. Why didn't you become a chef?"
He shrugged, " I never really liked cooking that way. Too hectic, fulfilling all those orders. I like quiet, personal dinners better."
Max bit her lip to keep from smiling, " Well, lucky for me then, I get my free meals," she said after her last bite of chicken.
Logan, seeing that she was done, took her plate and put it in the sink. " So you going to go see if you can find Alexandra now?"
Max shrugged, " Guess so. You know, I've always wanted to meet my siblings after so long. I got to see Zach and Brin, but both of those have turned into some-what disappointments. I don't know if I'm ready for another one."
" What are you talking about, Zach, a disappointment?"
" Well, each time I met up with him, we always ended it on bad terms. The first time, he wanted me to leave right away. The time we had to give Brin back to Manticore, we barely said 2 words to each other after we dropped her off. Then that time you had that spinal difficulties, I fought him to get back to you and last time, I don't know, he was just pissy."
" Why was he pissy, you saved him," Logan said, starting to wash the dishes.
Max leaned against the counter by Logan, " I think it was because you were up on your own two feet again."
" And why would that concern him?"
" He's jealous of you."
Logan looked up at Max, surprised. " Jealous? Of me? Why?"
" Because despite all the danger I always come back to Seattle. He thinks it's because of you."
Logan cleared his throat and kept his eyes down on the dishes he was washing, " So why do you keep on coming back?" he asked, hoping it would be the answer he wanted.
Max shrugged, " Because I finally got a life," she said, trying to keep it as vague as she could, yet as close to the truth as she could, " Anyways, I better bounce."
" Ok. By the way, how are you planning to meet up with Alexandra?"
" Break into her apartment, see if it actually is her's. Maybe there's pictures in her room or something so I'll know what she looks like."
" All right. If you do find her tonight, you wanna bring her back here? I want to meet her."
" Sure. Maybe she'll be more pleasant than Zach," Max teased. She knew that Zach and Logan hated each other, even though it's never been spoken out loud before.
Logan grinned, " Hopefully. I'll see you later."
" Bye," and Max was out the door.
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Spoilers: Minor ones for all up to 'Hit A Sista Back'. And let's pretend that Max's transfusion cured Logan with no side effects, ok? Also, nothing after HASB happened :-)
Author's Note: This is my first fanfic, so please be gentle with the reviews!!!
* * * *
" Logan, what did you page me for this time?" Max asked, walking into Logan's computer room.
" I found something on your siblings. Well, not really one of YOUR siblings but she's from Manticore."
" What do you mean she' s not really one of MY siblings but she's from Manticore? Is she an X-5 or not?"
" She's an X-5. But she's not like you and the others. She has both feline and fish genes in her. It enables her to stay under water longer than you. Her name's Alexandra."
" Alexandra… I remember her," Max said with a far away look.
**FLASHBACK**
All the X-5s were struggling under water, except for Alexandra. She still remained calm, obviously because she could breath underwater. When the 4 minutes were up, Lydecker released them. All of them struggled for the surface, with the exception of Alexandra. She went slowly to the surface and Brin asked her, " Are you insane or something? Don't you need oxygen?"
" I have fish genes in me," Alexandra explained, " I can breath underwater."
" Wish we had your luck," Brin sighed.
" No you wouldn't," Alexandra said, " Out of the 50 of us they experimented on, I'm the only one that survived."
**END FLASHBACK**
" Max?" Logan asked, " Max."
" Oh, right, sorry, I spaced a little. You got a picture or something?"
"Unfortunately, I don't," he said, " but I do have her barcode number."
" Awesome, then what are we waiting for?" Max asked, leaning in a little closer.
Logan drew a sharp breath, aware of her closeness. He pulled up the number and Max said, " 342896017569. Where does she live?"
He printed out the map, " West Ridge Apartments, 9C."
Max grabbed the map and gave Logan a quick hug, " Thanks Logan, you're the bomb!" She said, starting to leave.
" Max?"
" Yeah?" she asked, turning around.
" Be careful," he said.
" Aren't I always?" She was almost out the door when she turned around and asked, " Dinner, tonight at 8? Ya know, before I go find her."
Logan gave his heartbreaking smile, " Yeah, sure, how does a Poulet Chez Cale sound?"
Max grinned, " Promise I won't bail on you this time."
Logan laughed, " Good, so 8?"
" Yup. See ya."
" Bye."
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" Oh my god, Logan, you have outdone yourself again!" Max exclaimed as she took another bite of her chicken.
" I see you're enjoying your Poulet Chez Cale," Logan smiled.
" No shit Sherlock! This is really good Logan. Why didn't you become a chef?"
He shrugged, " I never really liked cooking that way. Too hectic, fulfilling all those orders. I like quiet, personal dinners better."
Max bit her lip to keep from smiling, " Well, lucky for me then, I get my free meals," she said after her last bite of chicken.
Logan, seeing that she was done, took her plate and put it in the sink. " So you going to go see if you can find Alexandra now?"
Max shrugged, " Guess so. You know, I've always wanted to meet my siblings after so long. I got to see Zach and Brin, but both of those have turned into some-what disappointments. I don't know if I'm ready for another one."
" What are you talking about, Zach, a disappointment?"
" Well, each time I met up with him, we always ended it on bad terms. The first time, he wanted me to leave right away. The time we had to give Brin back to Manticore, we barely said 2 words to each other after we dropped her off. Then that time you had that spinal difficulties, I fought him to get back to you and last time, I don't know, he was just pissy."
" Why was he pissy, you saved him," Logan said, starting to wash the dishes.
Max leaned against the counter by Logan, " I think it was because you were up on your own two feet again."
" And why would that concern him?"
" He's jealous of you."
Logan looked up at Max, surprised. " Jealous? Of me? Why?"
" Because despite all the danger I always come back to Seattle. He thinks it's because of you."
Logan cleared his throat and kept his eyes down on the dishes he was washing, " So why do you keep on coming back?" he asked, hoping it would be the answer he wanted.
Max shrugged, " Because I finally got a life," she said, trying to keep it as vague as she could, yet as close to the truth as she could, " Anyways, I better bounce."
" Ok. By the way, how are you planning to meet up with Alexandra?"
" Break into her apartment, see if it actually is her's. Maybe there's pictures in her room or something so I'll know what she looks like."
" All right. If you do find her tonight, you wanna bring her back here? I want to meet her."
" Sure. Maybe she'll be more pleasant than Zach," Max teased. She knew that Zach and Logan hated each other, even though it's never been spoken out loud before.
Logan grinned, " Hopefully. I'll see you later."
" Bye," and Max was out the door.
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