Lightning bolts

By: vballfanatic

Disclaimer: I do not own Dark Angel or any of it's contents. There. I wish I did cuz then there'd be a season 3 and I would do a better job...Just kidding! Please don't sue me! I am nothing but a poor fisherman living off scraps of bread and the occasional lobster...

Alrighty here's chapter 1:

Pit, pat, pit, pat… I watched in fascination as the little droplets of water made their way down the windowsill. Suddenly, I had this innate urge to go out in the rain and dance. Crazy, huh? The smart thing to have done was go over to H.Q and talk to Alec about T.C's inhabitants. Well, I wasn't exactly feeling very smart today and that was why fifteen minutes later, I found myself standing out in the rain, wet down to my undies and doing the Macarena.

That was how Alec saw me. To say he was shocked was an understatement. His eyes seemed to bulge out of his head and he was clutching his stomach to refrain from full-out laughing. I glared at him, or at least tried to. You try being mad when water rejuvenates your body like a cool and refreshing blanket. By nature, cats hate water and I'm usually the same way but now... I don't now. It's weird. I've changed in more ways than one...

For example; I'm way more perceptive and friendly now. It's kind of creepy. I'm still a bitch but for some reason, people like me for it. That's it. Maybe it's everybody else that's changed.

'Or maybe, my inner voice taunted, 'having Logan gone just had you a little happier and less tense.' Heck, I've even started to like Alec's company. I shuddered involuntarily. Way too creepy; I'd better stop this train of thought. Besides, Alec is starting to look at me funny. I slapped him upside the head.

"Ow! What the hell was that for?" He rubbed the spot on his head and glanced at me irritably. I smirked, "That was for looking at me funny." To my surprise, he blushed. Yes, the great Casanova actually blushed. But I let it go; I wasn't evil. Instead I continued, "And this," I smacked playfully again on the shoulder, "is for questioning my judgment."

"Jeez, Max. I come out here to make sure your okay and this is how you thank me?" He pouted adorably.

Whoa. Did I just call Alec adorable? I mean, we've gotten extremely close and all, running Terminal City together but affection? That's something I've never regarded him of.

Brushing that disturbing thought aside, I started to climb up my T.C apartment. Immediately, Alec started talking again. "Ummmm, Max? What'd you think you're going? Isn't that kind of I don't know...dangerous."

I didn't answer, opting instead to glare at him from my vantage point on a 4th story windowsill. Realizing he wasn't getting through to me, Alec hoisted him up a fire escape ladder instead, following me to the roof. With one last pull, I went over the ledge to land solidly on a discarded piece metal. Hmmm. Dix could probably use this for one of his electronic gadgets. Behind me, Alec let out a low whistle. He was looking around as well, probably thinking the same thing as me.

"Dix could probably use this for one of his electronic gadgets," he said offhandedly.

The similarity of our thoughts unnerved me. Alec had gotten close to me by now and I started to move away but his hand caught my elbow. I looked up at him and instantly, all thought disappeared. All I could see were his intense green eyes boring into mine. Distantly, I noted the golden flecks dotted across his eyes. Like magnets, our two bodies started to drift even closer together...Then, Alec shook his head and water rained over my face, excuse the pun, to wake me up from my reverie.

Instantly, I jumped backwards about twenty feet away (we are transgenic after all), to land ungracefully on my behind (we're part human, too). The cold, wet rain started to seep into my jeans. I groaned inwardly. Meanwhile, Alec stood a safe distance away, laughing his butt off. I made a move to stand up but suddenly a cold fear gripped me and I looked up to see a huge bolt of light coming to me full force. I'm a transgenic not a God and, therefore, what happened next was inevitable. A piercing pain registered in my pain and then all was black...

A/N: Will Max die? Will Alec get a new honey? It's up to you guys. Give me suggestions. You decide whether this'll be a stand alone or not... Reviews mean love people. Love means a happy me and a happy me means a second chapter : )