Title: The Secret Switch

Rating: PG-13 (may turned into R)

Summary: Max and Alec what more do I have to say. More okay, Well, Logan gets this phone call from somebody wanting help; Max is the only one who can do it so she does. And guess who she meets.

Disclaimer: They're not mine blah x2 woof x2.

A/N: This was a challenge at NWP's which I gladly took up, but don't shout at me if it doesn't get updated too often because I've just started my AS levels.

Chapter 2: The First Meeting

'What have I got myself into?' Max thought as she walked around the mansion that she was supposed to call home.

Max had been pretending to be Rachel Berrisford for three days now and Max had seen no sign of any attackers, or hit men or any out of the ordinary. Max shook her head; today she was meeting her new piano teacher. Apparently he was supposed to be really good, Max had only agreed to go along with this to keep up appearances.

Max walked back into the kitchen, 'I suppose it could be fun to learn an instrument' Max thought.

Just then Max heard the doorbell go and she heard one of the maids rushing to open it. 'They were always rushing from one place to another' Max thought as she watched the young maid (who's name was Kelly) almost run to answer the door.

Max walked through into one of the huge lounges that also had a grand piano in it, ready for meeting her new piano teacher.

It was painted cream with cream leather furniture and cream carpet, the two sofas that were set at 90 degree angles to each other in one corner of the room they had brown leather throw cushions placed on them and there was a brown rug in the middle of the floor.

The piano was painted jet black, it looked almost brand new, it's white and blacks gleamed in the afternoon sun and.

Max was snapped out of her thoughts by the sound of two people entering the room. Max turned around to see who it was, it was Mr Berrisford, Max mentally scolded herself; he was supposed to be 'dad' now.

'Dad' and another man walked in, Max stopped when she saw the new piano teacher. He was really good looking, Max thought. He had brownie blond hair that was cut short, like a crew cut they had back at Manticore, Max thought. He had lovely hazel eyes that were covered with thin-rimmed grey metal glasses and a lovely tanned complexion. He was wearing a grey suit over an off white shirt and a purple tie and carried a black briefcase with him.

"And this is my lovely daughter Rachel" Max heard her 'dad' say.

The piano teacher looked away from the man standing next to him and over to her, when he looked at her Max felt like he could see into her very soul.

He walked slowly over to her, like he was assessing everything about the room and her. It was really unnerving thought Max. She put out her hand; the new piano teacher took it and kissed it.

"A pleasure to meet you Rachel, my name is Simon Lehane and I'll be your new piano teacher." He told her.

"And you Mr Lehane." Max told him.

"Oh please, don't call me Mr Lehane, it makes me feel to old." He said jokily and looked over to Mr Berrisford, "Call me Simon." The new piano teacher told her.

"Okay Simon." Max told him.

"Right, I'll leave you two alone, I'm sure you two would like to get started." Mr Berrisford told them.

"See you later daddy." Max told him with a voice that was coated in so much sugar Max felt that she would die from overdoes but didn't show any of it on the outside. She turned back to her new piano teacher, Simon, 'maybe this wasn't going to be so bad after all' Max thought as she walked around the piano so Simon could give her her first lesson.

A/N2: Sorry it was such a short chapter, but I needed to put a break in here because it's going to jump a couple of hours. Please review and tell me what you thought of it.