Hey all! This is my first fanfic, so please take it easy...

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Chapter 2

Original Cindy looked around the Jam Pony area in disgust. Normal had been yelling at her for an hour to deliver a package, when she had clearly been brushing up her manicure. Herbal, the good man, had taken his last run and had bailed for a while. Sketchy, also ignoring Normal's orders, had decided one particular corner was rather comfortable and had taken the effortless task of snoozing there. Cindy sighed, waiting not so patiently for Max to come back from her run. She looked at the clock. An hour and twenty-three minutes. What the hell was taking her so long to deliver a damn package?

Max walked leisurely into Jam Pony with a small smile on her face. She walked down the ramp, and so preoccupied with her thoughts, she passed the yelling of Normal, the small, drowsy wave of Sketchy and the "Hey, Boo," from Cindy. With her little smile and glazed over look, she headed straight to her locker, unlocked it, and started randomly rifling through her things. She paused for a moment, struck by some thought, smiled even more, and continued digging for nothing.

Cindy, noticing Max's rather absent behaviour looked at Normal, who raised his eyebrows and resumed his organising and yelling. Sketchy had resumed his nap, not seeming to care that Max had flat out ignored him.

Cindy walked over to Max, hands on hips, and glared at her for a few moments. Realising Max hadn't even noticed she was there, Cindy tapped her on the shoulder.

"What you lookin' for, Boo?" Finally, and rather startled, Max turned and looked at Cindy, her smile still hovering about her lips. "It must be pretty important considering you've been searching in there non-stop for over five minutes."

Max looked at her watch, into her locker and then at Cindy.

"Sorry," she said lightly, her cheeks slightly reddening. She smiled at Cindy and returned to her rummaging.

"You didn't answer my question!" Cindy saw the smile hadn't faded and the glazed look had returned. "What's up, Boo? You're acting strange." Again, there was no answer. In complete annoyance, Cindy burst out, "MAX!"

Max jumped slightly and turned again. With her small outburst, Cindy had drawn the attention of everyone else in Jam Pony. Max turned around and glared at everyone.

"Since when did everyone have the name of 'Max'?" Everyone continued with what they had been doing.

"Max, what is wrong with you? You've been ignoring everyone here? What's up?" Cindy asked in genuine concern.

"Nothing, OK? I'm just thinking about things. You make it sound like a crime to think!" She turned back to her locker to start looking again, but looked puzzled. "Do you know what I was looking for, anyway?" At the question, Cindy laughed.

"Original Cindy can break it down now. The 'things' you're thinking about are Logan, Logan, Logan, right? Damn girl," as Max started to shake her head, "you cannot lie or deny that's why you have that cute little smile on your face and that off-into-space look in your eyes. What did he do to you or say to you to make you look like that?"

"He didn't do anything. He just said something on the phone-something I'm thinking about, that's all." Cindy's eyes had gone up suggestively. Max made a face.

"Ok, then, what did her say exactly? C'mon, Boo. Tell Original Cindy." She put her arm around Max's shoulders.

"Well, he said he 'might have a surprise' or me. Tonight. Dinner. I'm trying to figure out what it might be."

"I can think of a few things-"

"No! I mean, other than that!"

"Sorry, Boo, but could be a possibility-"

"No! It could not!" Max snapped.

"Fine. Then what could it be? Now you've got me puzzled." For a moment, they both thought about it.

"The thing is," Max started, "if this 'surprise' is a gift, how the hell did he get the money for it? It just doesn't make any sense."

"Sure it does. The man loves you and would do anything to make you smile-Oops." Cindy accidentally blurted out. The look on Max's face was utter disbelief. "I-uh-didn't mean to say that out loud." Max stared at Cindy for another moment, shut her locker and ran out of Jam Pony.

"Damn. That girl's been bitten bad."


Thanks for reading my story. I'm kind of like the DA writers, so I'm trying to take things a little bit slow. I don't want everything to end all at once... Please R&R! Thank you!!!