Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters. Dark Angel belongs to Fox and James Cameron, not me. So don't sue, okay?
A/N: I haven't written anything for awhile, so I just wanted to put something out there. For those who are waiting for updates on my other stories, I'm really sorry that it's been taking me so long, but I'm not very well right now so I haven't been able to write.
Max's POV
Liar.
From the moment I saw you, I knew you were going to cause me trouble. Maybe it was because of the way you sauntered into my cell as if you owned it, or maybe it was because you reminded me so much of Ben. Maybe it was because I was secretly so enthralled by your lips that I knew it would be hard for me to detect the words, the lies, coming out of your mouth.
Whichever reason why, I was right.
You
You know, I never thought I would care if I ever saw you again after Manticore burned down. As far as I was concerned, you were a smart aleck who was a constant and unwanted reminder of the past. You weren't needed in my life. You would only ruin it. I never knew how much you would come to mean to me. I never knew that I would miss hearing you jabber on about nonsense. I never knew that I would miss you.
Never
Back at Manticore, they trained us to lie without blinking. It became second nature to us; a defense mechanism so that no one could figure out what we were really thinking. During all those lessons, I never believed that the ability to do it so well would come back to bite me in the ass. And yet that night when I asked you where you were going, I didn't pick up on anything wrong when you answered. And by then it was too late.
Came
I'll never forget the way my heart stopped beating when I saw you lying on the concrete, eyes open, chest gasping for air. I'll never forget the pain I felt when I realized I was losing you. I'll never forget the way you clutched that vial filled with clear liquid in your hand like it was your lifeline, urging me silently to take it. And I'll never forget what you rasped into my ear right before the life went out of you and you slumbered peacefully in my arms.
Back
I remember what you told me when I asked where you were going. It was a piece of cake, you said. Lie. In and out in 5 minutes. Lie. It was just to steal some weapons from the arms dealers in Koreatown. Lie. You'd come back. Lie. Then those words you whispered to me… You told me you loved me.
Did you lie about that too?
A/N: I don't know if I'm totally satisfied with this, but I guess it'll do. It sounded better and made more sense in my head, but then again, I guess most things do. :p Drop me a review to let me know what you think!