Disclaimer: basically everything is not mine; the characters, the setting, the main plot, the history, and some of the lines are not mine; and I have just the actual story line. Sob.

Bling walked up to Logan a few hours later. Logan was oblivious, totally involved in the program in front of him. Bling reached over Logan and placed his hand in front of the screen. Logan wheeled around. "What?"

Bling smiled. "Max and Alec left, said something about hanging at Crash. Man, you need to sleep. Nothin is gonna happen that can't wait till tomorrow."

Logan turned back to the computer. "Bling," he began tiredly. "This cannot wait. I won't be able to sleep."

Bling shook his head. "Logan, nothing is that important." Logan pointed at the letters filling the screen. Bling glanced at it. "Very nice. I've seen- your hacks-" Blink trailed off and blinked. "Logan, what the hell is that, man?"

Logan grinned. "Bling, my friend, that is a copy the virus."

"Logan?" a feminine voice rang out from the hall. Logan winced as Asha waltzed into the room. "Sorry to barge in at four in the morning, but I need you to let me stash some junk here, ok?" Asha turned to the tall man by Logan, feigning surprise at seeing him. "Oh, hey Bling."

Bling nodded to her. "Hey Asha." He turned to Logan. "I have to go, I'll be back tomorrow. REST!" He walked out, Asha watching him go, Logan making a face at his back. Asha looked at Logan.

"Um… I couldn't help overhearing. So, you almost have a cure?" Asha asked, sounding less than thrilled.

"No, I have a way to GET the cure. You know, feel free to be happy for me any time now." Logan said, his voice sharp and annoyed. Asha frowned.

"Logan, are you sure you want to do this? Are you ready to close the last barrier between you are her? She likes you too much, and I think she is too dangerous to be near. I don't like her—she's a walking bomb, hell, she's not even human."

Logan rolled away from Asha. "Asha, I don't care if you like Max or not—especially with that reason—because she is my friend, and always will be."

Asha walked over to Logan , cornering him against a wall. "Logan, I'm your friend too… I want to be more."

Logan reached out to push Asha away, but she tumbled into his lap. As she recovered and went to stand up, Logan saw a dark figure rushing out of the apartment. "MAX!" he cried, trying to get to her, but she was too fast. He turned to Asha angrily, and she just held up her hands.

"Logan, I'm going. I'm sorry… but it's for the best. Really." As she walked out, he heard her gunning her baby and turned to see her disappearing into the dark.

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