Title: Come Together
Author: Lux
Email: vivien_rosebud@hotmail.com
Rating: Mmmmm… better say R to be on the safe side, I don't know where this will lead ;)
Disclaimer: Don't own Dark Angel… just influenced heavily by it, damn those cool fight scenes and possibilities…
Summary: A twist on the Max-in-heat notion.

Spoilers: Up to episode Brainiac.
Category: Max and Alec

Author's Notes: This story came to me after reading far to many Max-in-heat fics and listening to John Lennon sing Come Together… Set: After episode Gill Girl. Dedication: Jensen Ackles… an inspirational boy *g*

Part 1

Alec needed something - he wasn't sure what, he had never felt this way before… but his flesh crawled and his agitation went up another notch with this sudden… urge.

This urge for… more heat.

It had started last night… after the blonde; Asha had left, after her daily visit since the shooting. His arm wasn't even a concern anymore, but he worried that this was a reaction against the painkillers that she had given him.

Alec shook his head that couldn't be right. Heat and Asha?

She had been really nice, careful, like a sister… not like Max would have been, she would have been brutal…

Warmth flared up in his stomach again and he hurried to information. To Logan's place.

Original had said Max was there, she would be able to help him, which is what she does, help… and he desperately needed help with this yearning…

*****

When Alec came through the door Max could tell something was up. She felt his eyes darting, consuming everything in sight.

"We have a situation…" he began his body on edge to match his usual arrogance.

Logan grinned at Alec, I could tell what he was thinking, and I couldn't help but be smug as well. Alec's heart wasn't as well hidden as Alec assumed, Logan and I knew it… and Alec was, much to his chagrin working it out as well.

"I think I'm getting sick." Typical selfish bastar-

"We don't get sick." I interrupted sitting down. Introducing Mr. Exaggeration.

Sure he hadn't complained about being shot a couple of weeks ago, but he had left with Asha, and she had seemed to shown him more than was necessary concern. If he had sparked her interested Max thought that she was barking up the wrong tree, Alec would never really like anyone. They would all be temporary - like that blonde in the club, fleeting… a momentary glance, never a focus. However Max had to acknowledge that she didn't know much about Alec's past… had there been someone? Had Alec ever absorbed anyone? Absorbed was the right word for Alec, and Max grinned at her choice.

"What's happening Alec?" Logan.

"I'm jumpy, my temperature is haywire and I keep seeing things move in slow motion…" He trailed off, making me uncomfortable being the object of his temporary gaze.

Logan grinned then glanced nervously at me with a sudden thought. "Wait here - Max I need to talk to you in the kitchen I -"

"No way information boy." Alec intervened following us into the kitchen.

"Alec you can't be around Max." Logan said firmly turning around on his bionic legs to face Alec.

"Why the hell not?" Alec's stance was threatening; he seemed to be hurt…

"BECAUSE YOU'RE IN HEAT!" Logan barked for the first time in his life. Alec's eyes darted around the room, I knew that look - he wanted escape.

"Alec wait-" I shouted on deaf ears as he fled the room, smashing through the window. I looked out the window after him, the power and speed was something I had never witnessed before, the dynamics of his body seemed fluid, perfect… and he was gone.

Logan and I looked out the window, both in awe. "He didn't believe your diagnosis…"

"No… he didn't want to hurt anyone…" Logan replied. "He understood immediately."

We had moved closer unconsciously… I backed away quickly with Logan registering it at the same time, also moving away.

"What can we do for him?"

"What did you do?" Logan countered his stare firm.

"I dealt." I said softly remembering how hard it was, concern and solidarity for Alec forming in my soul.

"He must have feline DNA, just like you…" Logan put things together far to quickly.

That would explain why we were breeding partners at Manticore, I'm not to bad at putting things together myself, but I don't think Logan needs to know the breeding-partners thing though…

"I better call Asha.." Logan's mind was working way to fast, it was what was so good about him, but also what was wrong, he didn't make mistakes. Alec and I had stuffed up with the mate of the manticore-mermaid and Logan had smoothed it out… Alec had been grumpy at himself for jumping the gun; I had felt Alec's grouchiness because I had felt the same way.

"Why call her?"

"Because she wouldn't be able to defend herself against him."

"Why do you assume Alec will go after her?"

"Max…" Logan spoke tiredly, that tone annoyed me much more this time, he always did this, assume the worst from manticore 'products'.

"You do what you feel you need to Logan, I'm going after Alec, he's not 100% in this state and White might get him."

"That's the least of your problems Max…"