Disclaimer: - I do not own Dark Angel or the Characters with in it to please…. I'm begging you don't sue me! plus I mean it would be kinda pointless I've got like .55 cents in my account so really just don't bother!

A/N this leaves off from where Jealous of the rain left off, it was originally a one shot but I've takin it a bit further! Hope you enjoy.

Chapter 1

Alec leapt over the hill and descended down into the docks, Max had to physically hit herself in the back of her head to shake the past events out of her mind. She had no time to be distracted, especially not by him.

She followed him, her mind transforming into military mode and she leapt over the dock's fences. They had a plan, and as she recalled she was on surveillance, making sure no one entered the container in which Alec was stealing from. There was a lot of food, so this mission was going to take awhile; they estimated they would have to make about twenty trips to the truck in back, loading up their stolen vehicle with enough food to feed the Transgenic's for a week.

It probably wasn't one of their best plans, actually correction it was probably their worst plan, but they were desperate, food was running low and they were forced to make rather rash decisions. Fill three bags up with food, blur to the truck and blur back in and repeat the process.

Alec was the one to suggest the mission and at that stage she was absolutely too tired to care, quite frankly she hadn't really been listening to him because her eyes had drooped and she could only vaguely remember murmuring something along the lines of a coherent 'yes' just before her head hit the solid wood of her office's desk.

She knew he took advantage of the situation, but once he briefed her the next day she decided… why not? So here she was watching out for his sorry arse.

CLANK

Max's head snapped around to the noise, her enhanced hearing picking up the sound that was about fifty meters west of where she stood. She narrowed her eyes instantly focusing on a security guard in the distance, absently hitting his torch against containers as he walked.

She sighed slightly relieved, he was walking away from them, she wouldn't have to hurt anyone tonight.

"YO MAX!"

Max tensed at the sound of Alec's yell. Correction, she would have to hurt someone tonight. She looked over to where the security guard was and he had stopped, listening for another sound.

She blurred over to the container, slipping inside silently, closing the door firmly behind. "What are you…?"

Max rolled her eyes and grabbed Alec by the shoulder, forcing a hand over his mouth. "Shhh." she hissed, just as a pair of footsteps could be heard outside the container door. They stopped, and she felt her breathing catch in her throat. She wasn't scared, she just didn't want anyone to know that two Transgenic's had been stealing, no need for any more bad press.

Twenty tense seconds later the guard continued on his way and Max let out the air she had been unconsciously holding. Promptly, she hit Alec on the back of the head. "You moron!" she hissed.

Alec simply grinned, glancing down at his shoulder which she still had a hand on. She quickly removed it, slightly flushed and Alec's smile grew. "Here." he said, chucking her a bag full of food. "That's the last of it."

About a minute later they were in the fully loaded truck, Alec slipping to the driver's seat, as Max reluctantly slipped into the passengers. She ran a hand through her soaked hair and sighed. They'd made it, another mission successful, yet she still didn't feel any sense of accomplishment. She had so much to do; Terminal City was so undernourished it wasn't funny. The last three months had been spent constructing a suitable meeting area, a gym, a mess hall and of course a proper communications centre. They'd had just over 500 people seek safety there now, but there were so many more out there, in danger.

It was hard for her to not feel responsible, after all she was the one the let them out, that forced them into this life. She couldn't help but feel guilty. Alec had taken over SIC, Mole being his and a few more took up leadership roles in different areas. It just wasn't enough, the police still patrolled the fence line, and a swat team stationed outside their barrier, making sure no one got in or out. They used the sewers of course, but it was only a matter of time before they were discovered.

"Take it one day at a time Maxie."

She smiled slightly, looking over at Alec, his expression serious for a change. She would never tell him this, but she was glad he was her second in command, she trusted him more than he'd think. He could always sense when something was wrong, when she was worrying or down right frustrated. The thing was he always seemed to lighten the mood, which she would be eternally grateful for; he brought light to their situation, a small glimmer of hope.

"Mole, you in position?" she heard Alec say over their coms.

A gruff yes was heard on the other end, his voice horse and crackly, belonging to only one man. "Sure am, you tell Max she's got a visitor, a persistent male who doesn't seem to know he's not a freak." he said annoyed.

Max rolled her eyes, than reality set it. Damn it… Logan.