AN1: Reminder, this is my first Fanfic ever so i am learning as i go.
This was for the Halloween Dark Angel Fic-a-thon. I am sooooo sorry this is late buy my muse is having way too much fun.
Prompt: 20. Alec decides to throw a halloween party in... an old, abandoned (supposedly haunted) mansion. Wackiness insues.
Disclaimer: I keep asking for Alec as a present but he's still not here. I DO NOT OWN DARK ANGEL or anything affiliated with it. I am just playing in the toxic sandbox and having a grand old time. (partially quoted from

dreamlittleyo .
Beta thanks to nght_wlkr
(These are their Live Journal names, i do not know if they have accounts)

Prologue:

The ongoing siege in Terminal City was driving the transgenics and transhumans alike insane. They felt like caged animals, again. During a supply run, Alec saw something that gave him an ingenious idea. Granted Max just thought he had lost it again.

"No way Alec, this is insane!" Max stood behind her desk, in what Alec affectionately called Max Pose number three; left hand planted firmly on that hip, which was cocked out slightly, the other hanging loosely to gesture with or to use to smack him. Granted even he would admit was happening less than usual. "How are we going to sneak everyone out of TC? And who is going to stay behind for security?"

"Max, we sneak out everyday and no one notices; besides everyone will be extra busy on Halloween to even pay attention. The house is in a vacated part of the sector and the only people who will be there wont care about us," Alec stated with a smirk, his eyes dancing wildly at the though of a party and the fact Max must like the idea if she's even questioning it; instead of flat out refusing and throwing him out on his ass. He was lounging in one of the chairs with his feet propped up on her desk. Which in itself proof that she was considering it since she had yet to make a comment on his feet or hit him even once. "And Joshua is already all excited over the party." He added with a twitch in his smirk that looked like he was trying hard not to laugh. "Come on Maxie, lets have a little fun," he said waggling his eyebrows. Max just rolled her eyes at his antics.

"Is that all you think about?" she asked him raising an eyebrow.

"No of course not, it just happens to be one of my favorite subjects." Alec answered with a smirk and a twinkle in his eyes. His smirk softened to a smile as he regarded his other favorite subject standing in front of him. Max's eyebrow fell with the rest of her face at seeing his real smile. Alec's smile faltered at the look on her face. "Maxie what's wrong?" he asked as he got up and was in front of her faster than an ordinary could follow. His chair made a thunk as it finished falling backwards causing Max to jump. Alec put his hands on her shoulders, "Maxie?"

Max shook her head as she struggled to hold in her laugh. "Nothing's wrong, it's just," she let out a sigh that was part a laugh. She leaned against him and as she did, Alec's arms instinctively wrapped protectively around her. Before Alec could get more perplexed she went on, "you would think I'd be used to this," she slightly gestured at them, "to us." She looked up at his face with a smiled and at his befuddled expression she let out a giggle. "You never used to smile at me like that."

Alec laughed and hugged her closer to him. "Get used to it. I plan on smiling at you a lot." He smiled again and hugged her again. Knowing this conversation wouldn't go much further, as Max was still nervous at this whole relationship thing, heck he wasn't that great either. His last so called relationship ended with a explosion. He decided to change the subject. "Especially when you agree to have this party; Or else you're telling Josh no." He smirked at that.

Max groaned. "That's not fair and you know it," she sighed and rested her head against his chest. "You can have the party, on three conditions." She refused to look up and see the victory smile that was plastered on his face. "One, security here and there has to be perfect of its over before it started. Two, Mole is not in charge of drinks or party favors. And three," She said the last with a wicked grin as she looked up at him now. Alec was looking down at her and his eyes widen a bit at the look on her face. "I get to pick out your costume." Alec's expression went from wary to comical in three seconds flat. Max started laughing pressing the side of her face against his chest again.

Alec shook his head to keep from joining Max in her laughter. "Okay, okay, I'll agree on your terms with one of my own." He said as she lifted her face to look at his again. He tightened his hold on her with his left arm while using his right to point his index finger at her. "Absolutely No tights; No matter how much you want to stare at my ass." he said keeping his face completely serious.

Max playfully swatted him on the shoulder, "Contrary to your and Mole's belief I do not have an obsession with your ass." She said with a giggle.

Alec smirk, "Give it up Max we all know you do. And it is a fine specimen if I do say so myself." Max rolled her eyes at him. At that Alec's smirk got even more mischievous. He started to tickler her with his free hand, trying to hold her still with the other. At her constant squirming she managed to get free but he tackled her to the floor and continued to tickle her until she finally conceded with a shriek.

"Okay okay you win… just stop… tickling me…" she got out between bouts of laughter. Alec stopped tickling her to pin her arms and kiss her. The kiss was sweet and somewhat chaste. Knowing that it was the middle of the day and that they were do at a meeting it had to be. The kiss ended too soon for either as Alec swiftly and languidly got off her and helped her to her feet. He pulled her into a kiss for a second time as he pushed her back towards the door. Max reluctantly broke the kiss and sighed.

Alec smiled and hugged her close nuzzling her neck. "Tonight," he whispered in her ear which caused her to shiver and be stuck only nodding as words were lost on her. Alec chuckled at the response and pulled back. Grabbing her hand he led her out of her office towards the meeting.

TBC

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