Not Supposed To

Summary: Max and Alec finally figure some stuff out.

Disclaimer: I don't own DA, never will. No characters are mine, but I think the plot is. Consider me disclaimed!!

WARNING: This is like anti-M/L shipper,ok? If you like it like that, now's a good time to leave.

AN: This is where we get kind of out-of-character. Logan , especially. This fic is going to start to take a weird turn, so be prepared for some strange stuff,ok? Thank you so much for the encouraging reviews!



There was a knock on the door. They broke apart, breathless. She was floating on cloud 9, and she flopped back on the couch, sighing.

"I'll get the door." Alec stood and made his way over to the door, looking back every couple of steps to look at her. They were both smiling like fools when Alec opened the door to reveal a determined-looking Logan Cale on the other side. Alec groaned inwardly, but stood in a ready stance, fully prepared to fight this particularly annoying Norm to protect his mate. His feline DNA was going crazy, like a tomcat that was prepared to kill to protect his territory. Max sat on the couch, gaping at Logan.

"Max, I can't let you be with Alec. He isn't the one for you. I am." He said this with all confidence, and Alec hated him for that. He was getting angry. Logan was pretending that he wasn't even there, and Alec wouldn't watch Max get hurt.

Logan was going on with his annoying speech about Fate and the crap, and Alec couldn't handle it anymore. He punched Logan in the stomach. Hard. Hard enough to knock a transgenic to the floor. Logan flew into the wall in the hallway, making a big hole in the plaster. Max jumped up and ran over to Alec and put her hands on his shoulders, holding him back from pouncing on Logan and probably killing him. He looked at her with a heat in his eyes, that reminded her of herself during heat. He was defending his mate. She recognized it right away. It made her feel secure, like someone loved her and could protect her, but she just had to make sure that Logan wasn't dead, or she'd probably feel guilty later in life. She walked over to Logan and leaned over him. She saw him blink.

"Um, are you okay?" She asked, almost shyly. She didn't really want to deal with this, but having found a real boyfriend strengthened her considerably for the challenge.

"Ah," Logan wheezed. He started to reach for her hand and she pulled away.

"Logan, you can't do that, the virus," Max stammered. What had Alec done to him? Had he forgotten about the virus?

"No, killed the virus," he said, trying to catch his breath as he picked himself up off the floor."That's why I came. We can be together now." He took her hand, and Max fully expected Alec to jump on Logan, and he did. He gently took her shoulder in one hand and her elbow in the other and pulled her out of the way. He was furious, but was extra careful not to injur her. He grabbed Logan roughly by the collar and forced him against the wall.

"Listen, buddy. She made her choice. Me. Not you. If you ever touch her again without her permission or mine, I will rip your toungue out and feed it to you. Do you understand me?" He growled with all the rage in him, and held the taller man above the floor while Max watched with a mix of horror and amusement.

"You'll never keep me away from her. She's mine, whether she realizes it or not. We were made for each other." Logan spat out at Alec.

"Correction. She and I were made for each other, remember? In a freaking lab. Her DNA was designed to compliment mine, her personality designed to bind with mine. We have a genetic fate, you understand? There's no way that you can break the bond between us, and what's more, we got together anyway, without being in Manticore. So I would suggest backing off, before I have to seriously kick your..." Alec looked back at Max, who was pleading with her eyes for him not to do anything too drastic. "...Norm butt." Alec let Logan go, and he rubbed his neck, walking away angrily.

"Sorry, Maxie. That couldn't be avoided. I didn't want to have to threaten him, but he was trying to take you from me...again. I couldn't let that happen." Alec said to her softly. She smiled at him.

"I'm flattered. That was the sweetest thing that I have seen you do. I knew there was a reason I am with you." He smiled too. He liked this arrangement.

"It's time for me to go home, Maxie. See you at work." And with a quick kiss, he left.