A/N: I need a Beta Reader...If anyone wants to do it for me email me....You'd get first dibs at reading anything i write....But this part was a little harder to write....one again we have the same "yeah right" -ness as Jane Eyre...

Chapter Two - Max's POV

I resisted everything, all for him. While out there, in the world, I almost forgot what it felt like to be just a number. I remember now. I no longer have a name, I'm not a person, I'm nothing but a number. They treat me exactly that way, too. It hurts to have everyone here not know that I am a human being, not just a soldier.

Max is in Logan's apartment; she's finally made it. Slowly and cautiously she walks around, touching everything as if to see if it's real. She turns around to see Logan standing there smiling at her.

"Hey" Logan mouths the word; she knows what it means. He walks toward her, not breaking their stare. When they're standing right in front of each other is when she breaks down. He's so close, she can't seem to resist and her arms are around him pulling him into the most meaningful embrace ever. He quickly holds her back. And the two are just content to be in the other's arms again. They look up at each other, after what feels like not long enough for Max, and slowly but gently lean in, preparing for the kiss.

"Up, now soldier!" Fuck! I was having such a great dream. I was with Logan again. I sleep more now, because every time I close my eyes I see his beautiful smile, and every time I feel myself dropping off to sleep I can feel his arms wrapped around me. It doesn't matter that I don't NEED to sleep it's that I want to.

I stand up quickly at attention. And bark out, "Sir, yes sir! I'm sorry, sir! Sir, I beg for you to forgive me, sir!" I think I'll play the good little soldier only a little while longer.

"And what are you sorry for soldier!!!!" He screams at me, spit flying from his mouth. I have to fight the urge to just knock him out. One quick punch, that's all it would take.

"Sir, I am sorry for sleeping, sir! I was being lazy and it will never happen again, sir!" God, I don't ever remembering having to say so many "sirs" as a kid. They have changed a lot.

"All right, soldier. It better not. Now let's go!" I quickly fall in line with the remaining x-5's. Brin is standing directly in front of me. Since I escaped as a kid my rank has fallen. I am no longer Second in commanding but a simple foot soldier.

As I carry out each task and each course they set in front of me my mind wanders. I jump over every obstacle and I run through every course hoping that maybe Logan will be on there at the end. It's a bad thing to do because each time I finish it breaks my heart all over again to not have him there, but it's the only thing that stops me from just stopping and maybe shooting myself. I know I wasn't made to kill myself, that it was instilled upon me that suicide wasn't an option. But I also wasn't designed to fall in love.

Suddenly I look around to see that I've jumped the fence. I turn around and see the obstacle course I was supposed to be running and I smiled at myself. But then I see the soldiers and they're all running toward me. As I begin to run the only thing I can think of is, "This time he will be at the end."

I've been running for almost 2 days now. I haven't stopped for anything. I guess all that sleep I was getting stored all my energy. I'm not sure if I'm going the right way but I think I am. I feel him getting closer and closer with each step I take.

Manticore made some major mistake. One: They trained me to be better than i was before. Making me stronger, faster, and more able than ever. Two: Telling me that, that meant I was better than the other X's

I can't wait to feel him in my arms. To be able to look up into his eyes and feel his lips against mine. I yearn to hear his voice and smell him and to just be able to be near him. And so I keep running, as if this were one of my courses. Jump here, run till there, avoid people here. I ran for two days and become sure I lost all of them. I have never run that fast and that long in my entire life and I've been pushed pretty hard.

I stop and take in my surroundings. To the left is a road and some trees and to the right is a town. I zoom into it and see a big green sign. It reads, "Welcome to the State of Washington." I breathe a sigh of relief; I'm almost there. I'm almost home.

End Note: well there it is....another shitty part of my story....please review! flame me if you want! i just wanna know that SOMEONE is reading this other than the people i make read it ( ha ha )..... so im a on my knees beggin! just review!!!! oh yea and he escape thing wasn't to good i know...in fact it was really stupid but i just wanted to get to the good part....