Hidden Past, Bright Future
Disclaimer: I do not own Dark Angel. There are you happy now?
Rated: PG-PG13
Pairing: M/A
A/N: I mixed up and altered the events in the show slightly.
Description: When Alec finds an abandoned infant he tries to help her out. Soon he finds that its a lot harder then it seems but when he asks Max for help she refuses. When she finally agrees the past catches up with her and secrets come out.
Chapter One: Amelia
Alec walked down the darkened and damp streets on his way to his apartment from Crash. He scuffed his toe into the garbage littered sidewalk as he reminisced about Manticore and everything that had happened since. Sirens wailed somewhere in the distance breaking Alec of his reverie. He ran a hand through his tousled hair and exhaled deeply. As he walked past an alleyway he heard a small noise. If it weren't for his enhanced hearing capabilities he wouldn't have heard a thing.
Curiosity got the better of him After all he thought I should have a few extra lives since I'm part cat. Maybe not the best reasoning but he went forward into the stank alley. Alec carefully crept forward looking for any signs of danger. Then he saw it. A yellow fuzzy blanket behind some boxes. The whimper came again but he urged himself to look and see what the blanket held.
The form squirmed some and when Alec poked it a gurgle was heard. He yanked his hand back as if it pained him to touch it. He looked around then back at it. He pulled back the blanket to come face to face with... a baby? Alec's face became one of confusion and when he looked around this time he was searching for the possible mother or father of this little baby. Finding no support he looked down to find her looking up at him with bluish brown eyes. She had a pink bow stuck into short fine dark curls. Alec let out a nervous laugh and the baby smiled up at him a toothless smile.
"Um hello." He gently talked not knowing what to do. Alec sighed and scratched his head. He had come to a decision. He moved forward and reached down to clasp the baby into his strong arms. The small form didn't protest which he was thankful for. When he was back on the sidewalk he looked back hoping that he would all of a sudden see a woman stand up and say 'Oh yeah that one's mine'. He hugged her closer and set his course back to his home.
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Alec entered his dark and hopefully empty apartment. He flipped on the light and then just stood there. He knew he needed to do something but what? He noticed the stench and decided first thing to do was clean her somehow. He laid her on the floor and unwrapped the blanket. She was wearing a pink poke-a- dot outfit. "Okay so far so good kid."
Once he got through the layers of clothing he found the root of the problem. "Oh good lord." Alec closed the smell off and looked up to her face where she was smiling at him again. "What am I gonna do?" He muttered then picked up his phone. He dialed a number quickly and waited for someone to pick up.
"Speak."
Alec rolled his eyes. "Sheesh really friendly Max."
"Alec what the heck do you want?" She asked him in her 'I'm already ready to kill you, just give me an excuse' voice.
"I need a favor Max. Come over here like right now." Alec waited a second then added, "Please?"
"Fine Alec. Give me ten minutes." Then the line went dead. He shrugged and looked down at the little bundle.
"Did you hear? Your sweet and ultra friendly Auntie Max is coming." Alec's nose scrunched up at the thought of being related to Max. "So just hang in there. She'll know what to do." He said confidently. After a few more minutes the door was knocked on briskly then opened.
Max looked from Alec to the small baby looking at her with her head cocked slightly. Max said nothing at first then when her gaze fell upon Alec again she spoke. "Good God what did you do?" She asked shocked then her voice took some anger into it. "One of your slut girls get knocked up then decided to dump it on you?"
Alec got mad then, not liking being accused. "Look Max she's not mine. I found her. So don't bite my head off." Max looked skeptical so he rushed on before she could oppose. "I don't know what to do. I couldn't leave her in the alley so I took her here. And now I don't have any diapers or ya know the other stuff that babies need. So I figured 'call Max she's been out longer she's got to know what to do'. So do you?"
Max opened her mouth getting ready to talk then shut it again. She peered at the baby who hadn't stopped staring at her. Alec looked at Max's face but she didn't show any hint of what she was thinking. She whipped her head to him. "You need to feed it—"
Alec cut her off. "Her Max. Not it her."
"Whatever. You need to feed her and get her changed." She smelt the air. "In fact give her a bath when you're at it."
Alec nodded. "Hey I don't have anything that she can eat or change into."
Max gave an exasperated sigh. "Then get some. Later." She turned around and was heading out the door.
"Oh come one Max I can't go steal the stuff with her. Just watch her and I will be back as soon as possible please." Alec's words made her halt. She turned to him and she had a look of complete horror.
"No. No, no, no. Absolutely not. I'm not watching her. I'll steal the stuff you stay. Then I'm going home."
Alec was confused by Max's actions but decided not to push it by asking about them. So all he said was "Okay sounds good."
Max nodded and took off. Alec heard the faint sound of her motorcycle rev as she got ready to go. The zooming sound of the motor told him that she was now gone.
He turned back to the baby to find her staring at the door. "Yeah the Queen B will be back. For now its just you and me."
Max lowered herself into one of the only baby stores left in town. She kept quietly muttering about the baby and Alec. She landed nimbly on her feet and looked around. No immediate threat she thought. She looked at the half- stocked shelves. She quirked an eyebrow at all the different types of diapers. Then shrugged and grabbed numerous types and sizes. She moved over to the food and took cases of different baby food and milk.
"Clothes." She said under her breath just now remembering it. After stuffing some in her bag she stopped and grabs a few toys and baby shampoo.
The door of Alec's apartment opened as he was holding the little girl. He froze believing it was Max but not completely sure. Then he could smell her scent and relaxed some. She walked in and put all of her loot at his feet. He looked at her and grinned. He turned to the little one. "See Maxie can be a friend not always a foe." He said in a gentle and slightly higher voice then what he normally did. She smiled at him when he gave her attention. Max had a ghost of a smile on her own face watching the exchange. Then the little one turned to Max and just stared at her. Max cleared her throat. "Okay I'm gonna jet." She started to turn around then turned back. "What are you gonna name 'her'?" Max asked forming quotation marks in the air.
Alec looked at her with a slight smile on his face. "Amelia".
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A/N this is my first fanfic so any review would be appreciated. Be as blunt as you'd like to be =)
Disclaimer: I do not own Dark Angel. There are you happy now?
Rated: PG-PG13
Pairing: M/A
A/N: I mixed up and altered the events in the show slightly.
Description: When Alec finds an abandoned infant he tries to help her out. Soon he finds that its a lot harder then it seems but when he asks Max for help she refuses. When she finally agrees the past catches up with her and secrets come out.
Chapter One: Amelia
Alec walked down the darkened and damp streets on his way to his apartment from Crash. He scuffed his toe into the garbage littered sidewalk as he reminisced about Manticore and everything that had happened since. Sirens wailed somewhere in the distance breaking Alec of his reverie. He ran a hand through his tousled hair and exhaled deeply. As he walked past an alleyway he heard a small noise. If it weren't for his enhanced hearing capabilities he wouldn't have heard a thing.
Curiosity got the better of him After all he thought I should have a few extra lives since I'm part cat. Maybe not the best reasoning but he went forward into the stank alley. Alec carefully crept forward looking for any signs of danger. Then he saw it. A yellow fuzzy blanket behind some boxes. The whimper came again but he urged himself to look and see what the blanket held.
The form squirmed some and when Alec poked it a gurgle was heard. He yanked his hand back as if it pained him to touch it. He looked around then back at it. He pulled back the blanket to come face to face with... a baby? Alec's face became one of confusion and when he looked around this time he was searching for the possible mother or father of this little baby. Finding no support he looked down to find her looking up at him with bluish brown eyes. She had a pink bow stuck into short fine dark curls. Alec let out a nervous laugh and the baby smiled up at him a toothless smile.
"Um hello." He gently talked not knowing what to do. Alec sighed and scratched his head. He had come to a decision. He moved forward and reached down to clasp the baby into his strong arms. The small form didn't protest which he was thankful for. When he was back on the sidewalk he looked back hoping that he would all of a sudden see a woman stand up and say 'Oh yeah that one's mine'. He hugged her closer and set his course back to his home.
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Alec entered his dark and hopefully empty apartment. He flipped on the light and then just stood there. He knew he needed to do something but what? He noticed the stench and decided first thing to do was clean her somehow. He laid her on the floor and unwrapped the blanket. She was wearing a pink poke-a- dot outfit. "Okay so far so good kid."
Once he got through the layers of clothing he found the root of the problem. "Oh good lord." Alec closed the smell off and looked up to her face where she was smiling at him again. "What am I gonna do?" He muttered then picked up his phone. He dialed a number quickly and waited for someone to pick up.
"Speak."
Alec rolled his eyes. "Sheesh really friendly Max."
"Alec what the heck do you want?" She asked him in her 'I'm already ready to kill you, just give me an excuse' voice.
"I need a favor Max. Come over here like right now." Alec waited a second then added, "Please?"
"Fine Alec. Give me ten minutes." Then the line went dead. He shrugged and looked down at the little bundle.
"Did you hear? Your sweet and ultra friendly Auntie Max is coming." Alec's nose scrunched up at the thought of being related to Max. "So just hang in there. She'll know what to do." He said confidently. After a few more minutes the door was knocked on briskly then opened.
Max looked from Alec to the small baby looking at her with her head cocked slightly. Max said nothing at first then when her gaze fell upon Alec again she spoke. "Good God what did you do?" She asked shocked then her voice took some anger into it. "One of your slut girls get knocked up then decided to dump it on you?"
Alec got mad then, not liking being accused. "Look Max she's not mine. I found her. So don't bite my head off." Max looked skeptical so he rushed on before she could oppose. "I don't know what to do. I couldn't leave her in the alley so I took her here. And now I don't have any diapers or ya know the other stuff that babies need. So I figured 'call Max she's been out longer she's got to know what to do'. So do you?"
Max opened her mouth getting ready to talk then shut it again. She peered at the baby who hadn't stopped staring at her. Alec looked at Max's face but she didn't show any hint of what she was thinking. She whipped her head to him. "You need to feed it—"
Alec cut her off. "Her Max. Not it her."
"Whatever. You need to feed her and get her changed." She smelt the air. "In fact give her a bath when you're at it."
Alec nodded. "Hey I don't have anything that she can eat or change into."
Max gave an exasperated sigh. "Then get some. Later." She turned around and was heading out the door.
"Oh come one Max I can't go steal the stuff with her. Just watch her and I will be back as soon as possible please." Alec's words made her halt. She turned to him and she had a look of complete horror.
"No. No, no, no. Absolutely not. I'm not watching her. I'll steal the stuff you stay. Then I'm going home."
Alec was confused by Max's actions but decided not to push it by asking about them. So all he said was "Okay sounds good."
Max nodded and took off. Alec heard the faint sound of her motorcycle rev as she got ready to go. The zooming sound of the motor told him that she was now gone.
He turned back to the baby to find her staring at the door. "Yeah the Queen B will be back. For now its just you and me."
Max lowered herself into one of the only baby stores left in town. She kept quietly muttering about the baby and Alec. She landed nimbly on her feet and looked around. No immediate threat she thought. She looked at the half- stocked shelves. She quirked an eyebrow at all the different types of diapers. Then shrugged and grabbed numerous types and sizes. She moved over to the food and took cases of different baby food and milk.
"Clothes." She said under her breath just now remembering it. After stuffing some in her bag she stopped and grabs a few toys and baby shampoo.
The door of Alec's apartment opened as he was holding the little girl. He froze believing it was Max but not completely sure. Then he could smell her scent and relaxed some. She walked in and put all of her loot at his feet. He looked at her and grinned. He turned to the little one. "See Maxie can be a friend not always a foe." He said in a gentle and slightly higher voice then what he normally did. She smiled at him when he gave her attention. Max had a ghost of a smile on her own face watching the exchange. Then the little one turned to Max and just stared at her. Max cleared her throat. "Okay I'm gonna jet." She started to turn around then turned back. "What are you gonna name 'her'?" Max asked forming quotation marks in the air.
Alec looked at her with a slight smile on his face. "Amelia".
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A/N this is my first fanfic so any review would be appreciated. Be as blunt as you'd like to be =)