Character/Pairing: Original Cindy, Alec, Alec/Max.
Rating: G
Spoilers: AU. Character death.
Word Count: 170
Prompt: Eyes

Written for the drabbles challenge at http://community-livejournal-com/prettystickers/ (replace - with . to enable link)

The lines on the bench are from Berrisford Agenda (s2, e11), but not spoilery.


She sits next to him in silence. She wants to say that she loved her too, but knows better. This man isn't Alec, he's a soldier fighting a losing battle with himself. Finally, she speaks.

"Boo, this isn't how she would want you to be."

"Cindy, if Maxie--"

He stops, his breath hitching in his throat, the words stuck somewhere in between his throat and his tongue. She turns to him, and she doesn't see what she expects.

Something else lurks behind his mask that she hadn't noticed before. His eyes aren't blank anymore, and the warmth has returned to them. The green is less brown, and truer. She knows he's overcome his guilt, and is on the way to finding himself again. They smile.

"I loved her."

They're both quiet as Original Cindy stands up.

"I miss her, too, Alec." He takes her outstretched hand and they walk towards a fresh start. Behind them, the bench reads:

Max Guevara (2000-2022)
A unique creature unlike any other

Love, Alec.

fin.


A/N: Let me know what you thought by reviewing! I wrote this for a drabble challenge in about 15 minutes, so I'm guessing it will probably show in the writing. Hope it's not too bad :)