TITLE: Over Coming Fear

SEASON SET IN: 2

SUMMARY: Max is too afraid to admit to himself and too 99 of his deep and everlasting love for her. Fear that her life would be in even more danger because of him. He's afraid that KAOS would use her to bate him. So he denies his feelings for her.

99 is upset and not fully understanding his reasoning for denying himself and her his heart. She tries to toughen up and realize that he was just trying to protect her. But, she was one tough cookie – meaning she was a damn agent for CONTROL after all. She could take care of herself.

Until an group of four KAOS agents kidnap her. 99 goes through life altering pain. Due to the beatings, raping, and mind tearing apart torture that they put her through. Will she manage to recover and get herself back – or will she crawl deep inside her never to be healthy again?

CATEGORY: Friendship/ Romance/ Drama/ Family/ Crime/ Angst/ Tragedy/ Suspense/ Spiritual

RATING: K+ = M + The chapters will be rating according.

PRELUDE

RATING K

HEART BREAK

[This is set in the year 1966. So the outfits, cars, gadgets, slang are due to effort.]

"99?" He looked over at the pretty and young agent sitting next to him. Closer than what is proper. But he wasn't complaining. But he didn't let his true emotions show. He couldn't allow that. Because if he did, than she would be in danger. More so than what being a agent for CONTROL was. No, if he allowed his true love show for her than her life would be in danger, all because of him. He couldn't allow it. He wouldn't allow it. So he locked up his love deep inside.

She turned and smiled into his eyes. Her eyes just begging him – as always – to open up and to be true to her – and himself. "Yes Max?" Her right eye brow rose.

Licking his lips. "Why are you so afraid to share your name?" He had wondered that ever since her first day at CONTROL. Of course he didn't know the rest of the agents by their names, just their numbers. The chief also – but the chief, was just the chief. But 99 was different. She was special. It brothered him that she wouldn't share her name with him – after all, she knew his.

"I just don't feel the need too." She shrugged her shoulders.

He could feel her tighten up. His right hand slightly moved and he intertwined her fingers with his own. "KAOS all ready knows about your family – 99, so if you think that you are protecting them. " He silently shrugged. He knew that she understood his meaning.

She sighed. "My name doesn't matter, Max, never had. Never will." She broke the eye contact that always drew her in. She stared out at the park. Watching the kids play, couples snuggle, and families just enjoying the spring day. She knew deep down that she would never have that. A husband, children at her side. She had a family of course, her mom and dad, her siblings, her relatives. But, no family of her own. No love of her life to come home too, no baby in her arms.

Max didn't like how she was distancing herself from him. Granted he did the same thing with her – he had too, too keep her safe. But, he hated that she was withdrawing herself from him. He couldn't bare it. He reached over with his free hand and gently cupped the bottom of her chin, turning it gently to him. "It does matter." He said.

She slowly shook her head.

"Too me it matters." He whispered.

She smiled softly. Leaning forward she captured his lips with her own. She knew that she was just going to kiss him gently and quickly, because he would just pull away. But, she felt that this time was different from the other rare times that she kissed him, this time she felt his mouth open willing. She quickly slipped her tongue into his mouth and just explored – her arms lifted up and wrapped around his neck, drawing herself even closer to him.

Max lost all conscious thoughts as 99's lips met his. When she was leaning forward, he knew she was going to kiss him. It would be like the other rare kisses that she had given him in the past – soft, gentle, warm and all over with quickly. So he didn't stop her from kissing him. But, this time when her lips met his, he gave into his deepest longing and opened his mouth. He wanted – no he demanded her to deepen the kiss.

He had let go of her hand, when he felt her struggling out of his grasp. He willing did so – because he fully knew she wanted to wrap her arms around him and get them much closer. He wrapped his arms around her waist and slightly lifted her and crushed her into him, he felt her bum slightly on his legs.

99 moaned into his mouth as she felt his need for her. She tugged at the back of his hair, and lightly tickled his neck. He moaned into her mouth and just leaned in for a deeper connection – she realized that she had just discovered his sensitive spot. She never wanted to end this kiss. Because she knew if she did than he would put the stop to them finally being together.

Max could feel himself began to lag due to lack of oxygen and he could tell that she was feeling the same way. He for one wouldn't mind dying here in her arms – but he would forever blame himself if she died because of him. He pulled his tongue out of her mouth and started to pull from the kiss.

99 quickly leaned forward and tried to kiss his mouth once more, but he gently shook his head as he tried to get his breath. She wasn't going to give up easily. She stared to kiss his neck, working down to the nap of his right collar bone.

"99 – we need to stop." Max said in a breathless but firm voice as he gripped her shoulders. He managed to pull her away from him. But the desire was still fully in her eyes. He didn't want to hurt her anymore than he had too, he leaned forward and was about to met her most delicious and waiting lips – but he forced himself to turn his head so that he kissed the top of her forehead – just above her right eye.

99 breathed in deeply, "Max, take me to bed. Now." She whispered as her arms tighten even more on his shoulders. They had moved from the back of his neck when he broke the kiss. Licking her lips.

"I can't, 99." He whispered as he moved back slightly so he could look into her eyes. "I'm sorry."

"Max." She whispered leaning forward. Her right hand reached up to his neck and brought him closer to him once more. Before their lips could meet he lifted his head. Her head bowed in disappointment and loss.

His forehead met hers. "99, I can't allow you get hurt."

"How can you hurt me?" She whispered her eyes locking with his.

"KAOS will use you to bate me. They will go to unthinkable ends to hurt you." Sighing deeply, "I can't allow that to happen to you. Never to you."

99's hand left his neck and slightly traced his neck as it made it way around to his Adam's apple. She could feel how chocked up he was. "I can take care of myself, Max." Licking her lips. "My life is in danger by being an agent at CONTROL." Her hand rand down to his chest. "Please Max, believe in us. Let us happen."

"I can't." He whispered.

"You mean you won't." She said in a steel voice. Overriding his voice before his last sentence completely left him.

"I won't." He said pulling away from her and away from them. He moved slightly to give her more room on the bench, he kept the same distance between them before the kiss. He wanted her to know that he would always be there as her friend – but that was where it had to end.

99 looked Max straight in the eyes silently for the longest time. Than she forcefully moved herself from him – across the bench. There was twenty good inches between them. It felt like a gulf had suddenly separated them.

"99 ..." Max reached out trying to touch her.

"I understand 86." She said holding her head high and her voice a tight rein in itself.

"Max." Max said. "You never call me 86, 99, you always call me Max."

"It's not proper for agents to call one another by their names. It's not safe, 86, you fully know this. Remember what they taught us at spy school."

"Yes, but 99, you and Chief have always called Max. I don't see why that has to change." Max said in a desperate worried voice. He moved sideways but than stopped at her cold look. "Please don't do this, 99."

She stood to her feet and smoothed down her pants suit. "It time we got back to headquarters, 86, I'm sure the Chief is wondering where we are." Without a backward glance she took purposeful steps and walked away from the bench. From him.

Max stood to his feet and just watched as his best friend, and soul mate walk away from him. He had to try to make this up to her. Get them back to where they had been since the day they first met one another – her first day at CONTROL and them learning they were new partners.

He walked behind her. He wasn't going to walk with her – because he fully knew that wasn't what she needed at this moment. But, he would make sure she got back to headquarters safely.

He never noticed the pairs of eyes watching his every move. He never noticed the thin smiles on the four different mouths. He never noticed the evil glint from the eyes that weren't wearing sunglasses.

END PRELUDE