Title: Scenes from a shattered world Summery: Short Asha/Zack vignettes involves other ships as well later on Disclaimer: I own nothing they belong to James Cameron

I Have a small Z/A scene sorry it's so long and wordy but I wanted to have the suspense where ppl keep on interupting them

Zack and Asha sit at the bar at crash, they have developed a sort of kinship and both feel comfortable with each other, having a meaningful conversation on the corruption of goverment when Zack askes

Zack:" Are you seeing someone?"

Asha looks at him, where is he going with this?: No

Zack[pic]looks at the drink, figuring how to say what he wants to) I like this girl....."

Asha nods encouragingly, glad that her friend has found someone

Zack: "But I don't know"

Asha: "Zack, listen, this girl, whoever she is, she's gonna love you. Any sane person would"

Zack: "So I should tell her?"

They are interrupted by Max, coming over with an empty pitcher she gives Zack a significant look

Max: Everything cool?"

Zack and Asha nod. Max nods to, the silence is palpable. Max for all her X5 engineering doesn't understand the 'get lost' look Zack is throwing her. Max suddenly gets it together and leaves

Zack takes a deep breath

Zack: "Asha...."

Asha: "So who is this girl?" she looks around at the party where Max sits with Logan, O.C, Sketchy, Joshua, Syl, Krit, Zane, Jondy, Alec, Tinga and Charlie sit pretending not to listen in. Amazingly Logan and Charlie are the only ones managing it.

Zack suddenly looks Asha in the eye

Zack: You care about Logan don't you?"

Asha nods, not getting where Zack is coming from

Zack: "I love you"

Asha: (In a total friend way) "I love you to"

Back at the table Syl rolls her eyes

Syl: "Oh come on!"

Krit: Shhh

Zack takes Asha's hand in his own, staring into her eyes so she can't NOT know what he is saying

Zack:" I love you"

There is a silence, everyone at Max's party are leaning forward, forgetting to be inconspiciuos. Asha throws them a selfconcious look

and drags Zack a little ways further along the bar

Alec: Ten dollars says she says no

This gets him a chorus of 'shhhs'

Asha takes a sip of her beer, looking anywhere but at the X5, she sighs

Asha: "Zack I.....I can't" she gets up and starts for the door.

There is a collective gasp at the table Zack just slumps to the bar stool. Max, Logan and Alec get up

Max after Asha Logan and Alec after Zack..

TBC maybe