Note: This is my first fan fiction ever and I DON'T want you to go easy on
reviews.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Dark Angel characters and the ones I put in are open to anyone.
Genre-Angst
This is just the Start up Chapter to give something to build on.
Max turn from her locker as Alec walked in with his new pal Biggs, the two had been doing every thing together and Max was seeing a different side to Alec. Before the two guys made it to Max they were called by Normal,
"I've got a hot run over to sector 3, Bip, Bip!!"
Biggs: I got this see you at Crash? I can't hang all night though, cool?" Alex: "Yeah, cool" Max: "What is the matter with you, it's not like you wanted that run? Alec: "It's nothing Max, what are you up to?
-Max could tell Alec was not coming clean, she decided not to push, and it was probably girl problems anyway. She figured she knew enough about Alec to tell if it was important anyway. After the whole situation with the Barrisford thing they had become friends, but were not the share your every emotion kind, Alec was still very closed, and Max was not sure how open she wanted to be as well. Manticore had made them what they were, Physically perfect made with looks that were designed to get favor, bodies that were superior fighting machines, and mind that were always at work, even when they were not, but Manticore had made them emotionally stunted, Alex more so than Max, because she had been free for 10 years were as Alec had been turned into a killing machine. Alec fit in well, smiled, joked, flirted, manipulated with ease, but his emotions were hidden, you could never tell if he really was having a good day, or if it was an act. Max knew he had feelings and hoped if he was in a jam he would talk to her.
-Alex meanwhile was thinking of Biggs, he enjoyed having him around, while he had fun with Sketchy and the girls who flirted with him, it was nice to have someone like him around. Max was always busting his chops, messing with him and while she tried there were things she would never really understand. Biggs was like Alec, but unlike Alec he was still living out some Manticore elements. Biggs still worked out 3 hours every day, and he constantly practice his fighting skill with his house mate, another X5 with whom he had been paired up with on several missions at Manticore. It was the other X5 that made Alec wonder what the deal was with Biggs. The other X5 was a girl named Rebecca but her and Biggs still used their designations in between them. Alec didn't understand their relationship; Biggs was very closed about Becca, (as Alec called her). Alec had been to their place numerous times and they acted like brother and sister, and the three of them got along great. Alec thought Becca was sexy and Biggs had made it clear he and Becca were not an item but had gotten edgy when Alec asked what the deal was between them. Manticore forbid relationships and any soldiers even suspected of fraternization were disciplined, Max was sure they were a couple and just down low about it because of their Manticore training but Alec was sure that wasn't it. There were the absences for days Biggs would take, he'd show back up tired and with some excuse that Alec never quite believed. Also there was the weird behavior, Biggs constantly was calling Becca, or vice versa, but they seemed to be checking in with each other. It was weird but Alec never really pushed it, it really didn't effect him and he wasn't in to babying people like Max did, he respected her for it, but it wasn't him. All of a sudden Normals voice broke into his thoughts
Normal: "Hey you and princess here take this over to Harbor Lights, its important, Bip!"
Max: "Normal, why does it take two of us to take this, can't Alec go alone, or is he too much of a baby?"
Normal: "It's got important documents, just go; you're not paid to debate."
Alec: "Let's go Max, sooner we go sooner we will be back."
Max: "Fine."
Alec: "Besides this time you get to spend time with your favorite person, Me."
Max (rolls here eyes): "Great, now I can enact all those plots in my head I have to end your life!"
Max grabs her bike and head out, Alex follows suit
Alec (grins, and puts his hand over his heart) "That hurts Max, it really does. After all that time we spent in closets and sewers I felt we were
getting closer"
Max: "After we can go visit Joshua at TC, he painted the inside of his room and wanted us to check it out." Alec: "Joshua, I miss the big guy" --
That evening at crash Alec was at the Bar when Biggs came in. He was all excited and Alec watched interested, drink in hand, and Biggs hurried over.
Alec: What's up man? Biggs: "I scored a plasma TV, its huge, you have got to check it out!" Alec: "Sweet where did you score that?" Biggs: "Not telling but you can see it as you help me get it home" Alec (Laughing): "Sure but it will cost you"
Max watched as the two men continued to talk, she thought about going over but Original Cindy was still bummed about the girl that got away and Max knew the boys could take care of themselves. OC looked at Max then over at Alex.
OC: "So I guess you're all relieved that you got Alec off your back, since he made a new buddy." Max: "Yeah, but I do sometimes miss his annoying chattering. It's weird." OC: "Boo, Alex is your boy, you don't want to admit it but he is important to you, and now he is always busy" Max: "I guess. Who would this that anyone would miss Alec?"
The two guys were leaving and Max watched them go. She did miss Alec, but she was glad to see him hanging around with others. He was such a loner and when he turned away Asha that left him with no one but her. She knew Biggs was living with Rebecca the X5, maybe seeing his friend settled would settle him. Max made a mental note to see if everyone wanted to hang out together, a family gathering of sorts. She didn't know Becca (as Alec called her) well and she considered the two X5s just as important as Alec, they were all family. --
Biggs Apartment
Alec looked around the 2 X5s apartment it was in an affluent area, a high- rise like Logan's, an old operations base they had used before while on a mission at Manticore , the view was amazing and the living room area was divided by a shutter wall Biggs and Becca had made. They had the best workout equipment and the place had everything including hot water. The décor was in silver and black very sparse with just a black Couch, a small coffee table and the new plasma TV. Biggs and her had stolen all the other stuff in there, and he found he enjoyed being there with them, plus, Becca was not hard on the eyes. At the moment Becca was Freaking out over the TV she loved, Alec lightly smiled as he watched her. She was 5'6 with dark red hair, it hung straight to a little past her shoulders, her figure was Manticore perfect and her eyes were a shade of hazel that made even Alec interested in her. She looked delicate but Alec knew she was made to kill and had been an assassin, he had seen her skill at work once when she had helped Max steal some stuff for Logan, there had had only supposed to be 5 guards but when 4 more came Becca had been the one to take them out and if Max hadn't said that no one was supposed to be seriously injured he saw in her face she would have killed then, the perfect soldier. He admired that, he was proud of his skill and genetic superiority and liked that she was too.
Becca: "I love it! Lets watch something, Alec want a drink, we have you favorite, beer, water, coffee, or soda." Alec: "I will take the scotch" Biggs (laughing): "What about me, do I have to get my own?" Becca: "I got you, chill."
Alec: "so you two are not together?" Biggs: "What, interested?" Alec: "Hey, she is hot, and you say you're not together, I am just thinking....." Biggs Laughs Becca: "What's so funny?" Alec interrupts Biggs: "nothing, let watch the tube, can't let it go to waste" Biggs continues laughing and Becca hits him on shoulder and hands Alec his drink, "I agree, nothing you guys say could be that interesting anyway"
They watched TV and joked around; the three of them were comfortable together and had a good time. When Biggs got up to get the third round Alec turned to Becca.
Alec: I don't remember seeing you around much, at Manticore. Were you on missions a lot?" Becca: "I was deployed for the first time at 15, I babysat for this family, the Mother was a reporter and had been snooping into Manticores cover, I had to find out how close she was, kid was a pain but he ran all over the house, so I could get anywhere. Eventually I found out she was really close to discovering Manticore, took her out." Alec: "but when Manticore consolidated I don't remember seeing you?" Becca (Pauses, looks confused, then blankly looks away from him) "Psy-op, I was in Psy-op" she said monotone. Biggs returns hands her a beer, Alec his scotch and plops down between them, then notices her face. She stared at her drink quietly then downed the whole beer.
"You ok?" he asks with a concerned face "Yeah" She answered, but clearly preoccupied "I am wiped, I am going to crash out, night guys" gets up and heads to the bedroom. Biggs watches her go then turns to Alec, "did I miss something?" Alec looks over his shoulder at her retreating figure then back at Biggs, "I just asked her why I didn't see her much at Manticore. She told be she had been in psy-ops, I think that upset her, no one liked psy-ops." Biggs is quiet for a second then puts on a big smile "well, lets see what else is on" he says changing the subject but Alec can see he is putting up a front and is concerned. He plays along wondering what the deal is.
About 10 minutes later Biggs gets up, "want another?" he asks Alec, Alec declines and watches Biggs head to the kitchen then detour to the bedroom, he enters the room and Alec watches him enter then poke his head back out. "Hey Alec, I have to take care of something, can you hang for a minute?"
"Sure" Alec replied, "I'm good."
"Cool, be out in a minute" Biggs said, and then went back inside.
What is the deal Alec thought, did I ask the wrong question?
Meanwhile in the bedroom Biggs looks down at the bed to Becca, she lay her back to him. "You ok, 481? "He asks softly, though he knows she is not asleep She didn't turn over but replied "I am fine, I am just tired". He walks over to the bed and lies down next to her, putting his arm around her waist, knowing she is fighting emotions and memories, "I never told him about any of it," he tells her quietly, "So he didn't know asking would hurt you" "I know" she said "I am not blaming him; I just want to go to sleep and forget." "I'll lay with you for a bit, until you're asleep" he said, knowing that if they talked about it she wouldn't be able to sleep. She leaned against him a little and .he felt her relax against him, this was the only way she could sleep, and every night they slept in the same bed, they were not lovers but their connection was deeper than that. When she fell asleep he untangled himself and went slipped out the door. Alec was still on the couch and when Biggs sat down Alec looked at him.
"Did I say something?" He asked he was genuinely concerned and had waited for Biggs for 20 minutes and normally would have just let himself out but he took his friendship with Biggs seriously and wanted to know if he had done something.
Biggs looked at Alec, debating, 494 was his friend and he knew that Alec was not going to be fooled. The truth was hard to talk about, and he knew telling Alec would hurt her; she would never want anyone to know. Biggs knew Alec had had hard times and had been to Psy-ops too; maybe him knowing the truth wasn't a bad idea.
Biggs reached over and took his drink, and looked at Alec "Can we talk?" he asks. "What is up" Alec asks, concerned, he had never seen Biggs so serious, and he wondered if it was his fault.
Biggs finished his beer off, and then turned to Alec.
OK, This is the end of Chapter 1, its just setting things up, please let me know if you read it, and I am open to suggestion, and reviews, good and bad. Thanks- Jaded
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Dark Angel characters and the ones I put in are open to anyone.
Genre-Angst
This is just the Start up Chapter to give something to build on.
Max turn from her locker as Alec walked in with his new pal Biggs, the two had been doing every thing together and Max was seeing a different side to Alec. Before the two guys made it to Max they were called by Normal,
"I've got a hot run over to sector 3, Bip, Bip!!"
Biggs: I got this see you at Crash? I can't hang all night though, cool?" Alex: "Yeah, cool" Max: "What is the matter with you, it's not like you wanted that run? Alec: "It's nothing Max, what are you up to?
-Max could tell Alec was not coming clean, she decided not to push, and it was probably girl problems anyway. She figured she knew enough about Alec to tell if it was important anyway. After the whole situation with the Barrisford thing they had become friends, but were not the share your every emotion kind, Alec was still very closed, and Max was not sure how open she wanted to be as well. Manticore had made them what they were, Physically perfect made with looks that were designed to get favor, bodies that were superior fighting machines, and mind that were always at work, even when they were not, but Manticore had made them emotionally stunted, Alex more so than Max, because she had been free for 10 years were as Alec had been turned into a killing machine. Alec fit in well, smiled, joked, flirted, manipulated with ease, but his emotions were hidden, you could never tell if he really was having a good day, or if it was an act. Max knew he had feelings and hoped if he was in a jam he would talk to her.
-Alex meanwhile was thinking of Biggs, he enjoyed having him around, while he had fun with Sketchy and the girls who flirted with him, it was nice to have someone like him around. Max was always busting his chops, messing with him and while she tried there were things she would never really understand. Biggs was like Alec, but unlike Alec he was still living out some Manticore elements. Biggs still worked out 3 hours every day, and he constantly practice his fighting skill with his house mate, another X5 with whom he had been paired up with on several missions at Manticore. It was the other X5 that made Alec wonder what the deal was with Biggs. The other X5 was a girl named Rebecca but her and Biggs still used their designations in between them. Alec didn't understand their relationship; Biggs was very closed about Becca, (as Alec called her). Alec had been to their place numerous times and they acted like brother and sister, and the three of them got along great. Alec thought Becca was sexy and Biggs had made it clear he and Becca were not an item but had gotten edgy when Alec asked what the deal was between them. Manticore forbid relationships and any soldiers even suspected of fraternization were disciplined, Max was sure they were a couple and just down low about it because of their Manticore training but Alec was sure that wasn't it. There were the absences for days Biggs would take, he'd show back up tired and with some excuse that Alec never quite believed. Also there was the weird behavior, Biggs constantly was calling Becca, or vice versa, but they seemed to be checking in with each other. It was weird but Alec never really pushed it, it really didn't effect him and he wasn't in to babying people like Max did, he respected her for it, but it wasn't him. All of a sudden Normals voice broke into his thoughts
Normal: "Hey you and princess here take this over to Harbor Lights, its important, Bip!"
Max: "Normal, why does it take two of us to take this, can't Alec go alone, or is he too much of a baby?"
Normal: "It's got important documents, just go; you're not paid to debate."
Alec: "Let's go Max, sooner we go sooner we will be back."
Max: "Fine."
Alec: "Besides this time you get to spend time with your favorite person, Me."
Max (rolls here eyes): "Great, now I can enact all those plots in my head I have to end your life!"
Max grabs her bike and head out, Alex follows suit
Alec (grins, and puts his hand over his heart) "That hurts Max, it really does. After all that time we spent in closets and sewers I felt we were
getting closer"
Max: "After we can go visit Joshua at TC, he painted the inside of his room and wanted us to check it out." Alec: "Joshua, I miss the big guy" --
That evening at crash Alec was at the Bar when Biggs came in. He was all excited and Alec watched interested, drink in hand, and Biggs hurried over.
Alec: What's up man? Biggs: "I scored a plasma TV, its huge, you have got to check it out!" Alec: "Sweet where did you score that?" Biggs: "Not telling but you can see it as you help me get it home" Alec (Laughing): "Sure but it will cost you"
Max watched as the two men continued to talk, she thought about going over but Original Cindy was still bummed about the girl that got away and Max knew the boys could take care of themselves. OC looked at Max then over at Alex.
OC: "So I guess you're all relieved that you got Alec off your back, since he made a new buddy." Max: "Yeah, but I do sometimes miss his annoying chattering. It's weird." OC: "Boo, Alex is your boy, you don't want to admit it but he is important to you, and now he is always busy" Max: "I guess. Who would this that anyone would miss Alec?"
The two guys were leaving and Max watched them go. She did miss Alec, but she was glad to see him hanging around with others. He was such a loner and when he turned away Asha that left him with no one but her. She knew Biggs was living with Rebecca the X5, maybe seeing his friend settled would settle him. Max made a mental note to see if everyone wanted to hang out together, a family gathering of sorts. She didn't know Becca (as Alec called her) well and she considered the two X5s just as important as Alec, they were all family. --
Biggs Apartment
Alec looked around the 2 X5s apartment it was in an affluent area, a high- rise like Logan's, an old operations base they had used before while on a mission at Manticore , the view was amazing and the living room area was divided by a shutter wall Biggs and Becca had made. They had the best workout equipment and the place had everything including hot water. The décor was in silver and black very sparse with just a black Couch, a small coffee table and the new plasma TV. Biggs and her had stolen all the other stuff in there, and he found he enjoyed being there with them, plus, Becca was not hard on the eyes. At the moment Becca was Freaking out over the TV she loved, Alec lightly smiled as he watched her. She was 5'6 with dark red hair, it hung straight to a little past her shoulders, her figure was Manticore perfect and her eyes were a shade of hazel that made even Alec interested in her. She looked delicate but Alec knew she was made to kill and had been an assassin, he had seen her skill at work once when she had helped Max steal some stuff for Logan, there had had only supposed to be 5 guards but when 4 more came Becca had been the one to take them out and if Max hadn't said that no one was supposed to be seriously injured he saw in her face she would have killed then, the perfect soldier. He admired that, he was proud of his skill and genetic superiority and liked that she was too.
Becca: "I love it! Lets watch something, Alec want a drink, we have you favorite, beer, water, coffee, or soda." Alec: "I will take the scotch" Biggs (laughing): "What about me, do I have to get my own?" Becca: "I got you, chill."
Alec: "so you two are not together?" Biggs: "What, interested?" Alec: "Hey, she is hot, and you say you're not together, I am just thinking....." Biggs Laughs Becca: "What's so funny?" Alec interrupts Biggs: "nothing, let watch the tube, can't let it go to waste" Biggs continues laughing and Becca hits him on shoulder and hands Alec his drink, "I agree, nothing you guys say could be that interesting anyway"
They watched TV and joked around; the three of them were comfortable together and had a good time. When Biggs got up to get the third round Alec turned to Becca.
Alec: I don't remember seeing you around much, at Manticore. Were you on missions a lot?" Becca: "I was deployed for the first time at 15, I babysat for this family, the Mother was a reporter and had been snooping into Manticores cover, I had to find out how close she was, kid was a pain but he ran all over the house, so I could get anywhere. Eventually I found out she was really close to discovering Manticore, took her out." Alec: "but when Manticore consolidated I don't remember seeing you?" Becca (Pauses, looks confused, then blankly looks away from him) "Psy-op, I was in Psy-op" she said monotone. Biggs returns hands her a beer, Alec his scotch and plops down between them, then notices her face. She stared at her drink quietly then downed the whole beer.
"You ok?" he asks with a concerned face "Yeah" She answered, but clearly preoccupied "I am wiped, I am going to crash out, night guys" gets up and heads to the bedroom. Biggs watches her go then turns to Alec, "did I miss something?" Alec looks over his shoulder at her retreating figure then back at Biggs, "I just asked her why I didn't see her much at Manticore. She told be she had been in psy-ops, I think that upset her, no one liked psy-ops." Biggs is quiet for a second then puts on a big smile "well, lets see what else is on" he says changing the subject but Alec can see he is putting up a front and is concerned. He plays along wondering what the deal is.
About 10 minutes later Biggs gets up, "want another?" he asks Alec, Alec declines and watches Biggs head to the kitchen then detour to the bedroom, he enters the room and Alec watches him enter then poke his head back out. "Hey Alec, I have to take care of something, can you hang for a minute?"
"Sure" Alec replied, "I'm good."
"Cool, be out in a minute" Biggs said, and then went back inside.
What is the deal Alec thought, did I ask the wrong question?
Meanwhile in the bedroom Biggs looks down at the bed to Becca, she lay her back to him. "You ok, 481? "He asks softly, though he knows she is not asleep She didn't turn over but replied "I am fine, I am just tired". He walks over to the bed and lies down next to her, putting his arm around her waist, knowing she is fighting emotions and memories, "I never told him about any of it," he tells her quietly, "So he didn't know asking would hurt you" "I know" she said "I am not blaming him; I just want to go to sleep and forget." "I'll lay with you for a bit, until you're asleep" he said, knowing that if they talked about it she wouldn't be able to sleep. She leaned against him a little and .he felt her relax against him, this was the only way she could sleep, and every night they slept in the same bed, they were not lovers but their connection was deeper than that. When she fell asleep he untangled himself and went slipped out the door. Alec was still on the couch and when Biggs sat down Alec looked at him.
"Did I say something?" He asked he was genuinely concerned and had waited for Biggs for 20 minutes and normally would have just let himself out but he took his friendship with Biggs seriously and wanted to know if he had done something.
Biggs looked at Alec, debating, 494 was his friend and he knew that Alec was not going to be fooled. The truth was hard to talk about, and he knew telling Alec would hurt her; she would never want anyone to know. Biggs knew Alec had had hard times and had been to Psy-ops too; maybe him knowing the truth wasn't a bad idea.
Biggs reached over and took his drink, and looked at Alec "Can we talk?" he asks. "What is up" Alec asks, concerned, he had never seen Biggs so serious, and he wondered if it was his fault.
Biggs finished his beer off, and then turned to Alec.
OK, This is the end of Chapter 1, its just setting things up, please let me know if you read it, and I am open to suggestion, and reviews, good and bad. Thanks- Jaded