Author's Notes: This is due by request. Someone wanted to see Lori's reaction to Mac being Immortal so here it is. So, once again: Mac/OFC pairing. It's going to be a multicoated. This also features that girl Michelle from the eppy Rite of Passage. I'm making her a baddie so she's probably going to be a little OOC but not really since she was never a good girl to begin with. Still a work in progress. Updates will depend on the plot bunnies.

Immortality Bites:
By: LOSTrocker

Chapter One: Warning From A Thief:

"It looks like we got here just in time." Mac said to Lori as the two entered Joe's.

Joe was on the stage playing his guitar, something Lori always enjoyed. "He's a good musician." she complimented.

"There's a table up front. Come on." Mac said as he led her to the table. He pulled out the chair for her.

"Aren't we a gentlemen." she said.

"I try my best." Mac said. He then sat down next to her.

"Hey guys," one of Joe's barmaids came up to them. "Do you want your usual tonight?"

"That would be great." Lori said. "Mac?"

"Sounds fine to me." he agreed.

"All right, I'll be back." she told them and went back behind the bar. Joe finished playing and place applauded his musical efforts. He smiled and came down to talk to two of his favorite costumers.

"Lori, you work here, pretty soon you're going to get sick of this place if Mac keeps bringing you here." he teased her.

Lori laughed. "Sorry Joe, it's a good place."

"Well, the service could be a little better." Mac teased Lori.

Lori hit him playfully. "Don't go there."

"Hey, I wasn't the one who spilt a mug of beer on me." Mac reminded her of the first time they met. "Tell me is that always how you met a man?"

"Joe you really got to work on throwing people out of here." joked Lori.

"Trust me, I've tried. He just keeps coming around. I don't know what to do with him." Joe joined in on Lori's fun.

"Wait, whose side are you on?" Mac asked Joe. "Here you go folks." their barmaid came back with their drinks.

"Thanks." Lori replied.

"Hey Lori, do you think you can cover for me tomorrow?" the barmaid asked her. "I've got other plans."

"Sure, no problem." Lori told her.

"Thanks Lori you're a life savor." the girl said to her and walked off.

"Are you sure you don't mind working tomorrow?" Joe asked her.

"It's okay Joe, trust Me." she assured him. "Okay, keep this up and you just might get a raise." Joe told her.

She always worked. She hardly asked for a day off. "I'm going to hold you to that." Lori said to him with a grin. "So, does that mean tonight's its on the house?"

Joe laughed. "Don't push it," he teased her. "I better get back there and get to work. I'll talk to guys in a bit."

Joe left the two alone. The two started talking about the day and how it went. Then he felt it. The Buzz of another Immortal hit him like a ton of breaks. By the look on his face, Lori could see something was wrong. "Mac, what is it?"

"Nothing, nothing." he lied as he continued to look around. Mac expected it to be Methos but it wasn't. It was someone else.

"MacLeod!" A familiar female voice called out to him.

"Oh no," Mac said when he saw it was Amanda.

"Who's that?" Lori asked.

"Hide me." he replied.

"Why?"

"There you are!" Amanda walked over to their table. "Oh," she saw Lori. "You're not alone."

Mac sighed. "Lori this is an old friend of mine, Amanda. Amanda this is my girlfriend Lori."

"Nice to meet you." Lori stuck out her hand.

Amanda took it and smiled at the Highlander. "Well, Mac you always did have good taste when ladies are concerned."

"Thank you, I think." Lori said as the two women parted.

"Excuse me one minute," Mac got up, exchanged a small kiss with Lori before he grabbed Amanda towards the bar where Joe was.

"Hey Amanda, welcome back." Joe greeted her.

"Its nice to see that someone is actually glad to see me." Amanda replied.

"What are you doing here?" Mac demanded.

"Aren't you suppose to be in Paris helping Michelle with her training?"

"I just came to see an old friend. It's been ages since we last saw each other." Amanda lied, which Mac knew. They saw each other last month.

"What did you do?" he asked. Mac knew all too well that trouble wasn't too far behind when Amanda came lurking around.

"Honestly, why do you always think something is wrong?" she asked him. Then she added quickly. "Don't answer that."

"Are you going to share with the class or not?" Mac demanded.

"Well... remember our friend Michelle?" she questioned.

"Yeah..." answered Mac. Michelle was the daughter of a friend of his. She was very troubled. Her father and her faught, and she dashed over in her car. She crashed and according to the police she died on impact, but Mac knew better. She'd been an Immortal all this time. He thought he could train her but he couldn't. She was too much like Amanda, and there was only room for one Amanda in this world. With Amanda in mind, he called her up and asked to train the troubled girl. He thought they would get a long but he was wrong.

"She ran off." Amanda finally answered him.

"WHAT?!" he asked.

"I tried to help her out Mac, I tried I really did but she wouldn't listen to a thing I said." Amanda explained.

"And?" Mac knew there was more.

"She's kind of pissed off at you."

"Why? What did I do? I thought she liked me."

"She did, then she started to blame the whole Immortality thing you, and well, I just came back to warn you."

"Great. Just great." Mac shook his head. Just when things were starting to calm down, he thought.

Over at their table, Lori watched the two. Mac looked pretty angry. She wondered what was going on but didn't want to be rude and butt in. Mac would tell when he wanted to. "Um, Mac." Joe said.

"Yeah?" Joe pointed over in Lori's direction. Mac could tell she looked worried. He turned back to Amanda. "Look, go back to your hotel room or wherever you're staying and come talk to me later."

"Oh, I hope I didn't ruin your evening." Amanda said innocently.

"Goodbye Amanda." Mac didn't say another word and walked back to Lori.

"Is everything okay?" Lori asked once he sat down.

"Fine." he lied.

"Are you sure?" Lori asked him, still not convinced.

"Yes." he told her.

"Can we just forget about her and go on to enjoy the evening?" Mac pleaded with her as he took her hand into his.

Lori smiled. "That I can do."

The two leaned in so their lips could meet. Mac thought he would enjoy this as much as he could. He knew the shit would hit the fan soon enough.

TBC...