Dying Roses: A Foolish infatuation

A/N: Sorry it took so long! please R and R... please.... can i have 8 before i post my next chapter? at least? it would so make me feel better....

"WE can't all be the hero," Max thought bitterly as the rain pounded harder onto her already wet figure. Her tears blended easily with the raindrops mercilessly landing on her face. The road blurred beneath her and her internal war raged on.

True love was always supposed to work out, she told herself. What she had with Logan wasn't love, only a foolish infatuation. Even as she said the words aloud she knew it was just a lie. This was Logan she was talking about; of course she loved Logan. It was slowly getting harder and harder to lie about it.

The rain let up and Max searched the sky for a rainbow, some sort of clue that she needed to turn around and go back to Logan. The sky remained gray and gloomy and she focused on the yellow dashed line on the road. Her hair was damp, matted to her face and her clothes were soaked making her skin crawl.

There was a voice in the back of her head screaming at her, demanding for her to return to him. Muffling it she pushed down on the gas harder, trying to go faster than she already was. The road was deserted and she hadn't seen another car since she left Seattle. As she heard one approach it startled her that anyone would be driving after such a hard downpour. A silver Aztec approached and Max's heart stopped. Unable to control her bike she pulled over and watched as it passed. The tears inundated her eyes, as she knew she had to go back.

Making a U-turn with her bike she headed back to Seattle. It felt as little by little a huge weight was being lifted off of her as she got closer and closer to home. The tears seemed as if they stopped permanently and a small smile began to form on her face.

Max silently hoped that he would take her back as her heart fluttered in anticipation. She was hurt by his relationship with Asha but that didn't stop her from loving Logan. And Max finally understood that no matter how hard she tried she would always love him, no matter what he did. She knew she would hate herself later for not taking the chance, for not giving him a chance.

Emotion clouded her mind and she quickly zoomed by a red light. Senses dulled from suck an extreme lack of sleep and preoccupied by thoughts of what she would say to him, she misjudged her time. Thinking she would pass the intersection before the other car did she took no notice of it approaching at full speed. Then the realization that she was wrong hit her, it hit her hard. So hard that she went flying into the air landing with an ungraceful thump. Time seemed to stop as the blue car pulled over and a petite blonde cautiously stepped out.

Max breathed heavily trying to stand. Pain washed through her in waves and she quickly fell. The blonde's eyes grew wide as she recognized the unconscious form.

Asha gasped. Max was back.

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sorry it wasn't the happy ending we all know we want... but talk about a cliff hanger huh? please dont forget to review...