Disclaimer: I do not own Until Dawn, its characters or plot. I DO however own my OC, changes to the plot (that obviously aren't part of the game since there are technically diff. plot choices).

Below responses are for reviews on chapter 9.

Guest: Yeah I know, I could've added more Max interaction with everything else during that chapter but I was so focused on getting it out.

DimensionTraveller &Aplin: Yep yep the 'I love you' scene was cheesy but I was going for a thing where Hannah 1) recognized Josh (she never met Max) and 2) since she understood when Josh called out "Hannah" I figured she'd understand anything else anyone said. She empathizes with Max for loving Josh since Hannah liked/loved Mike. I know it was a stupid way to deal with the situation but if you were about to die and you hadn't told the person you love that you loved them you would tell them wouldn't you? It just so happened that in this case it saved them. (That's also why Hannah screamed in Josh's face after Max told him it was her way of saying 'you better respond to that'.)

I mean in the game if Hannah and Josh recognize each other she takes him away and I always thought it was because she wanted him with her (otherwise she would've let him go since he's her brother) but in this case she couldn't take Josh away from Max… it worked in my head I'm really sorry it was so bad v.v I hope you guys like the original chapters though.

Note about the Alt. Ending Max is not actually dead in the story just the alternate ending.

After everyone was questioned at the police station they were all sent to a local hospital where their families were notified. Per request everyone was placed in rooms close to each other. It was two to a room, Sam and Ashley, Matt and Chris, Emily and Maxine, Josh was by himself in his own room as was Mike who refused to share a room with him. Jessica, who was in the most critical condition, was in the ICU.

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Maxine's body felt hot like her skin was burning. Her eyes stung and her throat felt like it was closing, what little of her air way was open felt like it was lined with cotton and needles.

Maxine woke with a gasp to a steady beeping that began to pick up the pace as she realized she was in a hospital bed. She pushed off the thin blanket covering her and looked down to see herself in a hospital gown. Her clothes were folded on a nearby chair. They were dry, maybe even washed. A few bandages covered her knees and legs where she had gotten scrapes and her arms were wrapped up as well. She reached up and touched the bandage on her forehead.

"You're awake." Maxine looked over to see Emily in similar dress in the other bed. There was a bandage on her right temple and her right shoulder.

"What happened?" Maxine asked as she slowly sat up. "When did we…"

"A few hours ago…" Emily said.

"The… lodge exploded…"

"Yeah… you kinda went into shock…" Emily said. Maxine nodded.

"Yeah… I don't really like… fire." She said. Emily scoffed.

"No kidding."

"Are you okay?" Maxine asked. Emily nodded. "The bite?"

"Doesn't hurt…" Emily said putting a hand over the bandage. "it's going to scar though…" she added with a frown. "How do you feel?"

"Tired…Where's Josh?"

"Everyone's in a room in this hall. The names should be on the clipboard on the door. Josh is in his own room though. Mike didn't wanna room with him."

"Oh… everyone's okay? They found Jess and Matt?"

"Yeah…" Emily said. Max adjusted the top of her gown and her eyes widened.

"Where-" She put a hand on her neck. "Where's my locket?!" she gasped as she looked around frantically.

"Calm down. It's probably with the rest of your stuff." Emily said. "Max!" Emily gasped as Maxine pulled out her IV and breathing tube and got up. The heart monitor flat lined as Maxine went over to her things. She let out a sigh of relief as she found her locket. The door to the room opened as she put it on.

"Miss, please get back in bed." A nurse said.

"I just needed my locket." Maxine said. The nurse nodded as Maxine returned to the bed. "I'm sorry." The nurse came over and replaced the IV. "Can I see Josh?" Maxine asked in a small voice.

"Dr. Hill drove up and is currently with Mr. Washington. He's actually coming to talk to you after." The nurse said.

"Oh… alright…" Maxine said looking down. Another nurse entered the room.

"Miss Lynch, Dr. Hill would like you to join him in Mr. Washington's room." She said. Maxine went to get off the bed.

"Hold it." The other nurse said. She took out the IV and placed a cotton ball against her wrist before putting tape on it then she disconnected the heart monitor. "You can't walk around like this either, wait here I'll be right back." The two nurses left the room.

"So you're last name is Lynch?" Emily said. Maxine nodded.

"Yeah… my dad was Irish…" she said. After a few minutes the nurse came back with a white T-shirt, a pair of white pants and socks.

"Put these on then I'll bring you to Dr. Hill." She said as she handed them to her. Maxine nodded and the nurse pulled the curtain closed.

The nurse knocked on a door and a moment later Dr. Hill called for them to come in. Dr. Hill was sitting on the side of one bed while Josh sat on the side of the other. The second Josh saw Maxine he stood up.

"Max!" he gasped with a large smile.

"Josh!" Maxine ran to him and threw her arms around him. He caught her and held her tightly. Dr. Hill nodded to the nurse who then left, closing the door behind her.

"Maxine." Dr. Hill said. The two pulled away slightly but stay in each other's arms. "If you had told me about this trip I would have strongly advised against it." Maxine looked down. "And you Josh, if you had told me that you were planning to bring Maxine with you…" He shook his head.

"It's my fault." Maxine said. Josh frowned and shook his head. "I didn't tell him…"

"No he's right…" Josh said. "I should've told him. I had no idea that… that you…"

"You never did ask why I was seeing Dr. Hill." Maxine said.

"It wasn't my business…"Josh said as he gently stroked her hair. He smiled softly. "Never seen you without your hat." He said as he brushed her hair out of her face and behind her ear. She smiled up at him with a slightly blush.

"You two have grown quiet close." Dr. Hill said.

"Yeah…" Josh said as kept eye contact with Maxine.

"Is this a recent development or-…?"

"I told him last night... thought we were going to die." Maxine said as the two sat down on Josh's bed. Josh took her hand and rubbed his thumb on the back of it.

"So he's the 'mystery man' you met last summer." Dr. Hill said. Josh blinked and looked at him. "She told me about you. Never a name. Just that she met you last June and you talked regularly. She didn't mention any developing feelings until last September." Josh looked down at Maxine.

"You've liked me since September?" he asked. She nodded and avoided looking at him.

"I never told you cause… the way you would talk about Sam…" Maxine trailed off. Josh lifted her chin with his other hand.

"Was always just a friend talking about another friend." He said. "She… she was Hannah's best friend… she was the only one I felt I could talk to… until I met you." He added with a smile. Maxine tried to hide a smile as she looked down. Josh lifted her chin again and gave her a quick peck on the lips. Dr. Hill cleared his throat.

"Maxine. Would you say you went along with Josh's plan more so because you have feelings for him or because of the fact that he was getting his 'revenge' for a… prank gone wrong."

"If I'm being honest… I think subconsciously it was because of the prank but… I just wanted to spend more time with him."

"Did you feel like this would bring you and Josh closer together?" Dr. Hill asked.

"I liked her since before then." Josh said. "I wouldn't have invited her otherwise."

"If she did not want to go along with your idea, what would you have done?" Dr. Hill asked.

"Well…" Josh frowned. "I-I don't know… I still would've wanted her with me… but I would've told her about everything so I wouldn't scare her." Dr. Hill nodded.

"Now… what you all believe to have seen down there-"

"It was Hannah…" Josh said.

"Maxine, I would like to hear your side of this." Dr. Hill said.

"It was Hannah." She said. "When I was with Mike and Sam looking for Josh we found notes Hannah had written. Emily found Beth's…h-head-" Josh's hand that was holding Maxine's twitched. "In the notes… to sum it up we could figure out what had happened to her and how she became a …"

"Wendigo." Dr. Hill said. "That's what your friends are saying." Maxine nodded.

"You talked to them?" Maxine asked. Dr. Hill nodded. "Then you know. You know what we saw down in those mines. What Mike saw in the sanatorium… the sanatorium… the evidence is there… I wouldn't go to the mines unless you have a death wish."

"Your friend Samantha said to check the mines."

"Did you talk to Mike?" Maxine asked.

"Yes. Michael told me about what he thinks he found in the sanatorium." Dr. Hill said with a nod.

"Why don't you believe any of us?" Maxine asked. "I know- I know you think that we're all just… delusional from our-… our traumatic experience but all of us with the same hallucination?!"

"Max…" Josh said giving her hand a squeeze. Maxine shook her head. "Can she move to this room?" Josh asked. Dr. Hill raised his eyebrows. "P-Please? I…I feel better when she's near." Maxine nodded in agreement. Dr. Hill sighed before he nodded.

"Thank you." Maxine said.

"We'll continue our talk later. I expect to see both of you this coming Friday."

"Together?" Josh asked.

"I would like to have a separate session with Maxine before I speak to you both again." Dr. Hill said. Josh frowned but nodded. Dr. Hill stood. "Now if you'll excuse me I need to go have a word with your friends. Get some rest." He said before he left the room, closing the door behind him. Josh immediately pulled Maxine into his arms again.

"I'm so glad you're okay." He said.

"Are you alright?" Maxine asked as she pulled back slightly. She put a hand on his cheek as she looked at his bandages. Josh nodded.

"I have… I have to start taking my meds again." He said. "What about you? Are you alright? You don't know how scared I was… you wouldn't respond to anything…"

"I'm fine now." Maxine said. She moved her hand from his cheek up to stroke his hair gently. Josh cupped her chin and leaned down to capture her lips. Her fingers went from stroking his hair to running through it. He let go of her hand to wrap an arm around her as her hand reached up to hold his face. He lowered her down onto the bed and as his other hand went from cupping her chin to holding the back of her head. He pulled back a bit to look down at her.

"I-I meant it." He said. "What I said back…" he swallowed. "Back in the caves…" Maxine nodded.

"I know… I did too." She said with a smile. Josh smiled and kissed her cheek. He moved to the side and pulled her to him before he stroked her head gently.

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When the nurse came in to bring Maxine's stuff the two were asleep in Josh's bed. Josh's arms wrapped protectively around Maxine as her head rested on his chest and her arm around his stomach.

Very short I know but I said they were gunna be shorter. So this is rated M. You guys want a sex scene at some point? If so how soon, like how many chapters before it? (I'm gunna be honest I've already written half of it, I just need to know when you guys want it)

Hey what hobby would you think Matt and Mike have? (I'm trying to think of what they would do for fun, it's for a future chapter.)