Rachel laid back in the passenger seat as Max drove, smoking a blunt. The two girls were cruising down I-5, windows down, and blasting their music as loud as possible, which for an old truck was surprisingly loud. Rachel smirked a little, before flicking the blunt out the window.
"I wasn't completely done with it. Free weed."
Max giggled a little, kissing Rachel. The traffic was great, and they'd be in Washington sooner or later. Max stalled a little, grabbed a blunt, and lit it, taking a nice long drive as she drove along the highway. She flicked the blunt out when she was done. Rachel kissed her on the neck, and Max smiled.
"I wish I could take my eyes off the road for a second just to kiss you."
"I know babe. Soon."
"Soon as in, me raping you, or soon we can kiss."
"Max, do you understand? It's not rape if I like it."
"Yes so you liked it when Mr. Jefferson raped you? You so totally had sex with him."
"Actually, no. He did not put his dick near me. In fact he never stripped. I bet it's a micropenis."
Max giggled, and nods. Rachel touched her small chest, and Max felt a tingle in her breasts. The electric touch of Rachel's soft fingers. Max smiled.
"Your breasts are cute."
"So you like my small chest, huh."
"Large boobs just don't work for you babe. These make you cuter."
"Awww, thanks. Maybe I won't be too bad tonight."
Rachel giggled, and kissed her.
"Okay babe."
She grabbed another blunt, and took a nice long drag, letting the gas fill her entire lungs. Max smiled as she breathed out.
"We gotta make them last you know."
"Trust me babe, I have a lot of packs on me right now. We won't run out."
"Okay babe."
The girls crossed the bridge into Washington, and Rachel flicked the blunt into the beautiful Columbia River down below.
"Nature needs to smoke too."
Max nods, and smiles, driving into Vancouver, and filling up on gas. Rachel and Max kissed a little. Ever since Rachel had become a big part of her life, she was starting to… Actually become happy again. It was like Rachel was the source of her happiness. She didn't know what she'd do without her.
Rachel seemed to be thinking the same thing too, as she looked down and sighed.
"Max, please don't leave me."
"I can't, I'm nothing without you. I'm not sure if it's because of all the flirting, but, I know you care, and that makes me happy. I don't want to die… But then that makes me a hypocrite, because I took someone's life. I'm a god damn murderer Rachel."
"It's fate Max."
"So if you're supposed to die you'll die and leave me alone?"
"..."
"That's what I thought."
"Max, that's a hard question. I believe we should follow our destiny, but… I don't want to leave you, I want to prevent you from harming yourself. I don't want you to end up in the hospital from depression. I don't want you to be sad… But… Fate does get in the way."
"Yes and this 'fate' is what killed Chloe, huh? Fate is not a thing for me. I can do whatever the fuck I want with fate, and I fucking killed Chloe with it." Max's eyes were tearing up.
"Max, fate bites one way or another, Nathan killed her, I was freed. You still have me right?"
"But you're saying I should follow fate and let you die if you're supposed to."
"… If you think that, then yes, I am."
Max looked away, tears dripping from her eyes.
"You don't really love me, don't you."
"Don't say that Max! The last few days have been amazing for me, because I'm with you. Seeing you like this hurts me. I don't want you to cry, you know that." Rachel passed her a blunt, and lit it for her. Max sighed, taking a drag on it, nice and slow, and sighed, breathing through her nose.
"Rachel, I'm sorry."
"Don't be. I miss Chloe too. Please, you choose my fate, not let fate choose."
"No. Let fate choose. When I choose, I murder."
"Back to this again… Max, I think you need rest, let me drive."
"You don't know the way."
"Hand me your phone, I'm sure I can find out."
Max sighed, and handed her phone to Rachel. She smiled, and punched in the address Max gave her.
"Trust me, I can drive this thing, Chloe showed me how. Though I may be a little rusty."
Max didn't answer, and sighed.
"Go ahead, sleep in the god damn trunk as far as I care."
Max would go ahead and do as told, and sighed. It was comfortable back there. She fell asleep in no time. Rachel sighed in relief, reached back and kissed the sleeping girl.
"I love you no matter what. I do not hold anything against you, even Chloe's death."
LINE BREAK
Rachel sighed. It was lonely without Max in the front, but, it was hard for her. In the back of her mind, she knew she was right. Max had caused Chloe's death, and that hurt. But, at the same time, she knew Chloe would get caught into something knowing her rebellious nature. Even so, thinking was enough to take her off an exit ramp and into a parking lot, where she just cried. It hurt to know her best friend was gone. The music was loud, there was no way anyone would hear her. She sighed. Max had been asleep for a few hours now. She hoped she was okay. She sighed, continuing her drive.
LINE BREAK
Max felt herself in another… Vision? No, it wasn't a vision, she was back in Arcadia, sitting on a bench. She sighed, it was a perfect day, not too hot, not too cold. Max rose from the bench, and sighed, walking around a little, hoping to just… Find someone. Warren perhaps. She leaned against a wall, and sighed. Not many people were around. In fact, she was the only one out. A tear dripped from her eyes as she remembered the memories she had with Chloe. She looked down, more tears dripping. A hand grabbed her shoulder, and she could hear a familiar voice.
"Don't cry Max."
She looked up to see a girl she hadn't seen before. Faded blue hair, but the same young girl she had killed…
"Chloe… But you're dead."
"I am. But Max, Rachel is right, you can't fuck with fate."
"I have the power. I could have saved you! Why are you here? You shouldn't care about me anymore."
"You did the right thing."
"You're justifying murder?"
"It's not murder. It's fate. A girl with powers over time should realize this."
Chloe stroked her hair, and smiled a little.
"I always knew you'd grow into a punk rock star. Damn, if I could have you now."
Max sighed. It hurt to look her old friend in the eye.
"Max, I'm protecting you. An angel in a sense, because I don't want you getting hurt. You're my best friend, and in fact, if the other universes hadn't been disconnected, I'm sure we'd be banging at this moment. But you gotta save your virginity, huh."
Max looked down and sighed.
"You should be the one taking it, not Rachel."
"Rachel is the only bit of remorse I have. She was mine damn it. But, no bother. You two are excellent for each other."
"Chloe the shipper."
"No, I just know that she's good for you."
"Hey, what about the universes I made disconnecting?"
"When I died in this universe, the others disconnected, in the sense I was no longer alive, and therefore no longer necessary. That's why you couldn't travel back. Fate had finally made its mark Max. I'm meant to be dead. You need to accept that."
"No Chloe. I won't accept that."
"You're still in denial, huh. No bother. But you need to make the choice. Are you going to keep Rachel alive? Or… Is she going to die. Max, I'm sorry. I've seen you cry everyday, because you've been missing me. You vowed to never use the time powers again, and only used them that once to show Rachel. But, I fear you need to use them again. You did get my vision?"
"That was you?"
"Of course. I worry for you Max. I needed to warn you. Please, do what you think correct, but please, don't kill Rachel. She doesn't deserve it. It's not her fate."
"But me murdering you was?"
"It's not murder Max! Stop saying that! Rachel loves you, I still love you. The fact that you didn't save me is okay Max. You saved Rachel. That's more than I can thank you for."
Max felt her eyes water.
"I should be with you..."
"No you shouldn't. I'm sorry. We aren't meant to be together Max." Chloe looked down, a tear dripping from her face.
"Chloe..."
"Max, I should go… I'm watching out for you, okay?'
"Okay."
"Now, wake up." The last two words were said in… Rachel's voice?
She jolted awake, sweating.
"You were whimpering, I thought you were having a nightmare."
"No… It was different." She felt guilty, not saying she had seen Chloe, but, she felt better not saying that. Maybe later…
Max sighed and climbed into the front seat, grabbed a blunt, and took a long drag on it. She sighed and breathed out, a tear dripping from her eyes.
"It's okay Max. It's not your fault."
She simply would nod.
"We're almost there. I just heard you and was concerned. That's all. But hey, you did promise me something for when we got to your house."
"I'd prefer it if we reversed it."
"Aww, fine."
She smiled and kissed Rachel on the cheek. Rachel would kiss back, and Max cranked the engine. The two girls kissed again, and they drove off, headed to Max's parent's house.
