Hungry Eyes
By Guardian Angel (eyes_only1@yahoo.com)
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I don't own Logan or Max, or anything related to Dark Angel…and "Hungry Eyes" was written by Frankie Previte and John DeNicola, and performed by Eric Carmen, not me!
Author's Notes: This is written in reply to Mandy's fanfic challenge…though I found out after she read it that this is actually a variation, cause the challenge was supposed to be to have the characters actually speak the words…Oh well, I guess I just go with the inspiration, right? Anyway, when I first received her challenge I was like, "No way, I can't do a song fic!" Then a week or two later, there I was, driving to the airport to pick up a friend, and I hear this song, and inspiration struck… ;-) I've never tried doing a song fic before, so please bear with me, it's not very good!
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Logan
watched as Max paced around the room, obviously full of energy and rarin' to
go. She had arrived a few minutes ago
in answer to his page, and was now trying to digest the information he'd just
given her, as slight as it was.
He
was very glad that she was too preoccupied to notice the way he was staring at
her, it was becoming harder and harder for him to pretend that he felt nothing
other than friendship for the stunning young woman.
Now,
his eyes followed her every move as she stalked around his computer room, lost
in thought. As he watched, all of the
feelings he tried to repress welled up inside him, and he had to bite down on
his lower lip *hard* to keep the words from spilling out of his mouth, clouding
up the air between them. Instead, the
words from a song he'd heard that morning reverberated through his head,
tormenting him with their truth.
I've been meaning to tell you
I've got this feelin' that won't subside
Oblivious to her friend's thoughts, Max stopped in front of the wide window, looking down on the city below. Logan couldn't help but admire the graceful curve of her back, the snug fit of her jeans.
I look at you and I fantasize
You're mine tonight
Now I've got you in my sights
With these hungry eyes
His thoughts continued to torment him, and he was grateful that she still hadn't noticed his hungry stare.
One took at you and I can't disguise
I've got hungry eyes
I feel the magic between you and I
He couldn't help but wonder how much longer he could keep this charade up, some days he did OK at repressing his feelings and pretending like nothing was wrong, and some days were pure hell. Today seemed to be one of the latter days.
I want to hold you so hear me out
I want to show you what love's all about
Darlin' tonight
Suddenly Max whirled around, startling Logan out of his reverie. "You're awfully quiet today, everythin' OK?" There was a small, puzzled smile on her face as she gazed at him.
Now I've got you in my sights
He forced his thoughts out of the way for a moment, before he said or did something he'd regret, and royally screw up their friendship. He shook his head. "No, just tired, I was up pretty late last night." He returned her smile with one of his own.
With these hungry eyes
One took at you and I can't disguise
I've got hungry eyes
He couldn't seem to ignore the lyrics from the song,
they chased through his head, one after another, refusing to leave him
alone. The symbolism haunted him. After all, in essence that's all he really
was at this point, a pair of eyes sentenced to a life of watching, at least
until he could get out of this damn wheelchair. Eyes Only. How could he
have known when he'd dreamed up his hacker alias how appropriate the name would
soon be?
I feel the magic between you
And I've got hungry eyes
Now I've got you in my sights
With these hungry eyes
Now did I take you by surprise
With another slight smile and a shrug, Max turned to go, grabbing her jacket off the chair. He avidly watched the lithe play of muscles in her arms and back as she tossed the coat over her shoulder before turning back to face him.
"'K, well then, don't work yourself too
hard! I'll go check this out a little
later, once it's dark, and get back to ya. Piece a' cake." She
absently tucked a wayward strand of hair behind her ear, never noticing how his
gaze was drawn to the simple, feminine gesture. "I'll stop by later tonight? Or do you want me to just wait until tomorrow, so you can go to
bed early and get some sleep?"
"No, tonight's fine, if I'm asleep when you get here, just wake me up." He shrugged…and tried *not* to think of the prospect of being woken up by Max.
I need you to see
This love was meant to be
How long would it take for her to realize how things stood between them? How much longer could this period of limbo go on, before one of them cracked?
I've got hungry eyes
One took at you and I can't disguise
I've got hungry eyes
I feel the magic between you
And I've got hungry eyes
Now I've got you in my sights
With those hungry eyes
Did I take you by surprise
He laughed silently, without any real humor, to himself as he watched her wave and walk out the door, a jaunty swing to her hips. Probably indefinitely, if Max had any say in it, she was a master at avoiding her emotions if she thought they might cause a problem.
With my hungry eyes
So for now he was stuck here, doomed to continue living the life of his alias, Eyes Only.
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Please,
let me know whatcha think, as I said, I've never tried doing a song fic
before! I'm curious as to how well I
pulled it off.