A/N: Thanks to everyone who reviewed, I wont promise to update this often but I will try my best! I hope you enjoy this chapter and I really do hope you continue to review as you have! Thanks! Kuddos people!

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Chapter 3.

Max climbed up the stairs of her apartment building, her eyes constantly searching her surroundings until she reached her door, slipping the key into the lock. Slowly she opened the door and slid inside, Original Cindy smirked at her from the kitchen.

"Boo, you sure as hell caused a scene in Crash earlier!" OC said as she took a bowl of cereal off the counter.

Max twirled around looking outraged at OC. "Me?! He was the one who caused it! Who the hell does he thinks he is kissing me like that!" Unconsciously she touched her lips as the earlier events assaulted her mind again.

OC shook her head. "Boo , as far as I can tell, you super soldiers live in The Nile. I wonder if they slipped some crocodile DNA into you." She chuckled at her own joke as she walked from the kitchen.

OC laughed and Max scoffed.

"I am not like that!" Max said with a huff crossing her arms over her chest. Am I? She thought.

Max groaned and OC slipped back to her bedroom with her bowl of cereal. She heard through the door OC chuckle and she slipped to her own bedroom. As she slipped to her bed, the urge of screaming in annoyance ran through her body and she rolled over face first onto the pillow and screamed. The events of the day, running over and over again through her head, Zack going crazy and trying to kill Logan, the feeling of awareness that she felt in Harbor Lights, and Alec's kiss.

She yawned and rolled underneath the covers and surrendered herself to sleep.

-

Max entered Jam Pony in a pissed mood, her temper flaring and people simply got out of her way. She felt eyes on her and turned to the sources of the gazes with a glare. She growled at a blonde that was giving her a funny look.

She walked up to her locker and started to ruffle trough her things. She closed the locker door to find a redhead girl leaning against the lockers looking at her. Max jumped back startled and mentally kicking herself for not noticing the girl before.

"Jesus Christ!" Max screamed as she looked at the girl.

Andie raised an eyebrow at this. "You Max?" She asked.

"Who wants to know?" Max growled meeting the girl's gaze.

The girl raised her eyebrow and met the glare with one of her own. Both females stared back at each other for a while before looking both away at the same time.

"Whatever. Who are you and what you want?" Max mumbled as she raised her eyes again.

The girl smiled and opened her arms wide. "X5-231, also known as Andie."

Max raised an eyebrow. "You an X5?"

Andie looked down her own body. "Don't I look like one?" She said tilting her head to the side.

Max rolled her eyes and pinned the female with a hard stare.

Andie smirked at this. "Cece said you weren't in touch with your instincts."

Max growled. "That's none of your business." Max bit back.

Andie's smirk widened. "I say she is right."

Max stepped closer to the female. "I say my fist would look nice in your face."

Andie moved to the bench between the lockers and sat down straddling it. "You don't wanna get your ass kicked don't ya? Right?" She said with a smirk as she looked up to meet Max's gaze.

"Who said I am gonna get my ass kicked?" Max asked moving closer to the bench.

Andie shook her head with a smile. " Max, I won't deny it, I already like you. But ten years of training? That's enough for me to use your face as a mop on the floor." She said with a wide smile.

Max snorted as she crossed her arms over her chest. "And this conversation is going where? All I hear is talk, talk and no point. I'm getting close to thinking that I should really kick your ass."

Andie snorted. "Right, would like to see you try."

Max looked over to the edge of the lockers and blurred to Andie. The female blurred back and did a back flip on top of the bench to avoid Max's attack. Max growled and lunged again and suddenly found herself face first on the floor, her arm twisted behind her back.

Max let out a ragged breath and the grip on her arm tightened and she groaned when she felt pain running through her arm. She sensed the female lean close to her ear. " I think you need someone to teach you a thing or two about hand to hand combat and your instincts." She grinned at the last part before suddenly releasing her grip on Max and walk away from the lockers.

Max rolled onto her back and pulled herself to a seating position. "Am I supposed to think that you are gonna do this from the goodness in your heart? What's the catch?"

Andie laughed and looked at Max from over her shoulder as she walked away. "None, consider it that I'm doing a friend a favor by helping you out."

Max raised her head and looked at the departing back. "When and where?" She said.

"Meet me tonight at an abandoned ware house right next to the Needle." Came the reply somewhere after the lockers.

Max pulled herself back to her feet and walked from behind the lockers and to the counter to get a package. As she strolled outside she felt the hairs in the back of her neck stand to attention. Max turned around and scanned her surroundings, the uneasy feeling of being watched running down her spine.

Shaking her head, she glanced back to the back alley and rushed away on her bike.

-

Andie stepped out from the alley and looked at Max's retreating back as she pedaled away. From the corner of her eyes she caught a male figure walking up to her.

"Dot worry Alec, I'm on it." She said without turning around to face him.

"Thanks Andie, I owe you one." He said as he stepped out of the alley she had come out of.

"You owe me more than one." She replied with a smile as he threw his arm around her shoulders.

They both looked ahead to the slowly setting sun, night was on its way. And night was welcomed by all the transgenics all over Seattle.

-

Max rode her baby towards the warehouse that Andie told her about. Doing a quick sweep around the area she decided it was a secluded location. Moving close to a window listened intently for any sounds coming from inside. She made sure that Andie was the only one inside. Satisfied with the result she entered through a window quietly.

Moving swiftly she entered the room and found Andie with her back towards her standing in the middle of the room. Max smirked at this. Time to teach her a lesson. She thought as she blurred towards her. Max pounced at Andie but Andie had sensed her coming and she moved out of the way making Max fall to the ground.

Max flipped herself up and took a fighting stance.

"Wow! Someone has an awful lot of energy tonight." Andie said mockingly as she took a fighting stance of her own.

Max smirked and began circling Andie. "You have no idea."

Max struck Andie with a mean left hook to the jaw that sent her sprawling to the ground.

Andie grabbed her now sore jaw. Damn ! That's one hell of a left hook ! If she hadn't escaped…- Her train of thoughts broken as Max raised her leg to kick her in the head. Andie stopped the kick by hooking her hand around Max's ankle.

Andie twisted Max's leg and her whole body jerked with the strength of the move. Andie flipped herself up. "I take that you don't want this to be just training now?" She asked as she began to circle Max.

Max did a roundhouse kick that hit Andie in the temple, she stumbled backwards."What you think bitch?"

Andie shook her head and hit Max with a crescent kick that sent Max flying backwards. She used the momentum to try to sweep Andie's feet. Andie jumped as she dodged the blow.

Max flipped herself up, the move making both of her feet hit Andie in the chest. Andie stumbled backwards and touched her chest.

"Fuck! That's it!" Andie yelled as she did a double kick that sent Max to the ground.

Max pulled herself back up and spat blood to the ground. She quickly threw her legs to the side sending Andie to the ground.

Andie flipped herself up and struck Max in the head with the back of her fist. Max stumbled but raised her fist to punch Andie, the female dodged the blow and kicked Max's midsection with all her might.

"Are you going to tell me what's got you in a twist or do I have to continue kicking your ass?" Andie said as she dropped into another fighting stance.

Max rubbed her sore midsection and glared at the other female. "You smell like him." She said surprising herself.

"And who would that be?" Andie said as she closed in on Max from the side.

"Alec" Max said in a hiss.

"Someone is being possessive." Andie said as Max charged to her.

As Andie was about to sidestep the blow Max threw herself back and raised her leg delivering a well aimed kick to her head. Andie dodged the kick.

Max stood in front of Andie panting, her glare directed with all its might to the other female.

TBC.