Story title: Trust Can Be Dangerous
Author: Lilja
Disclaimer: I don't own Dark Angel, everything belongs to James Cameron. But everything would be perfect if I could have Jensen Ackles.
Summary: Max and Alec get to know Suki, an X6. But is she really what she seems to be? M/A
Rating: General
CHAPTER 1: Anything for you
18th November, 2021. 09:05
Jam Pony
"Ah, isn't this Miss I'm-always-late?", Normal said as Max entered Jam Pony.
"How about 'Good Morning?'", Max answered, "and besides, I'm just five minutes late, so stop complaining and give me a package."
She was already in a bad mood and surely that wasn't gonna improve because she had just done the most stupid thing she could ever do. She had needed a reason for her split-up with Logan and so she had told him that she was together with Alec. Now she had to tell Alec. And she wasn't sure how he'd react.
"Where's Alec?", she asked as she studied the address of the package Normal had given her.
"Late", Normal stated, "that's your influence. Now hurry up, I'm not paying you for talking and this package won't get legs and deliver itself. Go on, bip, bip, bip!"
Max rolled her eyes and left the building. That was typical, if you need Alec, he's not there. She was still thinking about how to explain the whole thing as she ran into someone.
"Can't you pay…", she started and looked up, "oh, you."
"Yeah, me", Alec said, "and if I'm not completely wrong than you were the one who wasn't paying attention, Maxie."
"Yeah, whatever. I need to talk to you. And how many times did I tell you not to call me that?"
"Countless times, Maxie", he ducked unsuccessfully as she punched his shoulder, "I'm late…so can we talk later? This evening at Crash?"
"Okay, see you. But it's important so be there!"
With that Max went over to her bike and rode off.
November 18th, 2021. 09:30
White's office
"So", White said, looking at the young girl in front of him, "who are you? What's your barcode? I'd have a look at it, but it seems like you removed it."
"I don't see any need in telling you", the girl answered avoiding White's gaze, "but my name is Suki."
"Don't tell us things we already now, girl!" White was shouting now but it only took him a moment to calm down. "Maybe we should help you to open up a little bit. Otto! Bring him in."
Otto left the room and came back with a young man, about 20 years old.
"Are you going to tell us now… or are you going to watch when we torture your boy here."
Suki stared down at the floor. "I am X6-277."
"You're a good girl. You can bring him away now."
Otto nodded and brought Suki's boyfriend out of the room.
"What are you gonna do to him?", Suki asked, her voice full of fear.
"Nothing will happen to him, if you co-operate with us."
"What do you want me to do?"
Suki knew this wasn't going to be a nice job, but she would do anything to save Matt. He was everything she had since she had lost the people from her unit. He knew what she was and didn't care because he loved her. If something happened to him and it was her fault, she would never be able to forgive herself.
"We want you to find someone, make friends with them and so lead them into a trap", White explained.
"Who is this?"
White held up two photos.
"X5-452, name is Max. And X5-494, Alec. They work as bike messengers at Jam Pony. You may have seen them as I know you work in a bar which is near there and where they have been seen quite often. What was it called again? Crash?"
Suki nodded. "But I just started working there two days ago. I don't think I've seen them."
"What means you don't think you've seen them? Have you seen them or not? And call me sir, I thought they taught you that at Manticore
"No, I haven't seen them, sir."
"Well, you will. You won't change anything in your life, go to work as if nothing happened. You'll get a pager from us, so we can contact you. Then you report us what you know. That's enough for you to know at the moment. You will get further informations when you know them, 277. Won't be too difficult to get to know them, with what I've heard about 494. And a beautiful girl like you…"
She was really beautiful. Long black hair, almost like silk and pale, porcelain-like skin which had gotten her the nickname Snow White. Her eyes were big and green like a cat's. Her body was perfect, too. A bit skinny, but she was only sixteen. Manticore had done a good job on her.
"You can go now", White continued.
Suki turned to the door but stopped. "What about Matt, sir?"
"We'll keep him here. Just in case that you get any stupid ideas, 277."
"I won't."
"I don't trust you, 277."
"Neither do I trust you", Suki said to White and left the room.
A/N2: So much about the first chapter. I hope you liked it. Sorry there is just so little of Max and Alec in this chapter, but I had to introduce Suki. I promise, you'll get more of them in the next chapter. You could do me a favor: review! I wanna know: Am I a good writer or does this totally suck? Click on that tiny, little button on the left and make me happy!
Loadsa love, Hanna