Title: Discovering Her Destiny : A Dance with Death. A Date with
Destiny.
Disclaimer: If I owned Alec, do you think that I'd give him to Max?
Summary: Part 1 of the "Discovering Her Destiny" Trilogy. The prequel to "Tempting the Fates". Max realises that she's not meant to be with Logan, but there's somebody who's just what she needs. M/A
Pairings: Max and Alec. If any two people were destined/designed to be together, it would be them.
Setting: 2021-2022
Spoilers: Anything and Everything from both the show's seasons can pop up somewhere. I have only just begun to watch Season 2 myself - Designate This aired on the 22 March, so if I'm not totally accurate; just know it's because I must've read the transcript wrong or something, and TELL me that it's wrong!
A/N I'm just making this story up as I go along. There's no master plan at all. Let's just say that I'm putting this story in Fate's hands.
Chapter 2: Wheel of Fortune
Max and Alec laughed as they stepped out from the 'Rollercoaster of Death'. All the other passengers had stumbled and staggered their way to the exit, but they weren't affected.
"What a way to end off the year!"
"You're kidding! I forgot! Is New Year's really tonight?
"Yep, in about an hour! Why do you think it's so packed? So, Max, what do you want to go on now?"
"Lets give it a break. I want some ice-cream."
"I'll also get Cokes for both of us. I heard that chocolate can cheer up any depressed female, so you're having a chocolate sundae."
"Am I? Good thing for you, because that just happens to be my favorite."
"What can I say? I just know you so well."
"No...you just saw that the chocolate sundae was the cheapest of the lot!"
"Are you calling me cheap?"
"No, I'm calling you a male."
"Whatever. I paid for the tickets, and believe me, they weren't cheap. While you're eating that, I'm gonna go hunting."
"Huh?"
Alec pointed to his left.
"There's a shooting booth. I'm gonna try it out."
"Men and their guns!"
"Oh, I forgot. You don't do guns. I always kinda wondered why."
"You wouldn't understand." Max mumbled.
Alec hated to spoil her good mood, so he dropped it. He handed her his can of Coke and picked up the rifle, aimed at the target and shot it bull's-eye - thrice. The crowd applauded as the booth attendant handed him a really large white teddy bear with a red heart for a tummy. Alec looked at it in disgust.
"What am I supposed to do with this? Can't I just get cash?"
"Sorry Sir. No cash prizes. Perhaps you can give it to the lovely lady next to you?"
"Who, her? Max, you want this? Here!" He shoved it into her arms. She was ecstatic.
"Thanks!"
"No problem. By the way, Max - there's ice-cream on your chin."
"Darn! Is it off?" as she frantically tried to wipe it off, only making her face stickier.
He took out a handkerchief and gently wiped it off for her.
"Well, Messy Max, what do you want to do now?"
"Oh look! There's a Wheel of Fortune!"
"A what?"
"You spin the wheel, and it gives you a little slip of paper that supposedly foretells your future...sort of the modern version of the gypsy fortune teller."
"Why don't I just get you a fortune cookie? At least you can enjoy the biscuit while believing absolute rubbish."
"Oh, come on! They're actually pretty accurate!"
Max slipped the money into the slot and turned the wheel. She picked up her slip of paper.
"Your True Love is Nigh."
"Yeah, right."
"Your turn, Alec." He rolled his eyes and turned the wheel. He picked up his fortune and read it amd put the slip into his jacket pocket.
"Hey, aren't you gonna tell me?"
"Nope. Come on. I want to see the new year in with the sights of Seattle."
"What are you talking about?"
"Look up."
Max looked up and smiled.
"The Ferris Wheel?"
"You game?"
"Why not?"
They got into a cart, with the teddy between them, and they began to ascend.
"This is the life, Max! I could do this forever. Laying back, looking at the sites from above...to be high up."
"Yeah, the High Place."
"What?"
Max looked like a deer in the headlights.
"Nothing. Just...my brothers and sisters always loved places high up. Especially Ben."
He glanced at her, noticed the sadness in her eyes and changed the subject.
"How is it that this country is starving poor, but there's enough money to maintain a fairground?"
"That's our government for you, Alec."
"But what about the people? They can barely afford the roofs over their heads, but they're dishing out their earnings on an adrenaline rush. Then they complain that they're broke!"
"People might be starving in the Depression, but they're not depressed. They just want a little happiness in their lives. Isn't that why you brought me here?"
"Well, I was just willing to pay hard cash to get you to shut your whining, but whatever makes you feel better..." Max swatted him.
Below them, the crowd began to count down the seconds to the new year.
"10!"
"9!"
"8!"
"7!"
"6!"
"5!"
"4!"
"3!"
"2!"
"1!"
"Happy New Year Alec."
"Happy New Year. Here's to 2022!" and they snapped open their cans of Coke.
The cart came down to the ground and the two stepped out - Max still hugging the teddy bear - which she'd named Kismet.
"I guess we better get home."
They got into the car.
"Alec, you never told me what your fortune read."
"I'll tell you later."
"Any New Year's resolutions?"
"Yeah."
"Well...what?"
"I'm going to go after what I want."
"You already do that!"
"There's still something that I'm missing, but by the end of the year, I'll have it. What's yours?"
Max was quiet for a moment, and then she spoke quietly.
"I'm going to fix my life."
"That might take more than the year. Can this New Year's Resolution thing have an indefinite contract?"
"Shut up!"
They reached Max's apartment, and he surprised her by walking her to her door.
"Ok, Alec, now you've got to tell me!"
"What?"
"Your fortune. You still haven't told me what it read!"
He took out his slip of paper from his pocket and handed it to her. She looked at it and then froze.
"Your True Love is Nigh."
"Bye Max."
"Alec!"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks for tonight. I really needed some fun."
"No sweat. 'Night Max."
And then he was gone.
A/N Sorry that this took longer than it should have...I was almost finished, when my family took a weekend vacation to Knysna (South Africa). But I'm back, and I've got a bundle of ideas just swirling in my head. If I get lots of nice reviews, maybe I'll be motivated enough to do something with those ideas. It's really up to you. Oh, if you're wondering what's the significance of the name Kismet...it's Hindi for Destiny. Go figure.
Disclaimer: If I owned Alec, do you think that I'd give him to Max?
Summary: Part 1 of the "Discovering Her Destiny" Trilogy. The prequel to "Tempting the Fates". Max realises that she's not meant to be with Logan, but there's somebody who's just what she needs. M/A
Pairings: Max and Alec. If any two people were destined/designed to be together, it would be them.
Setting: 2021-2022
Spoilers: Anything and Everything from both the show's seasons can pop up somewhere. I have only just begun to watch Season 2 myself - Designate This aired on the 22 March, so if I'm not totally accurate; just know it's because I must've read the transcript wrong or something, and TELL me that it's wrong!
A/N I'm just making this story up as I go along. There's no master plan at all. Let's just say that I'm putting this story in Fate's hands.
Chapter 2: Wheel of Fortune
Max and Alec laughed as they stepped out from the 'Rollercoaster of Death'. All the other passengers had stumbled and staggered their way to the exit, but they weren't affected.
"What a way to end off the year!"
"You're kidding! I forgot! Is New Year's really tonight?
"Yep, in about an hour! Why do you think it's so packed? So, Max, what do you want to go on now?"
"Lets give it a break. I want some ice-cream."
"I'll also get Cokes for both of us. I heard that chocolate can cheer up any depressed female, so you're having a chocolate sundae."
"Am I? Good thing for you, because that just happens to be my favorite."
"What can I say? I just know you so well."
"No...you just saw that the chocolate sundae was the cheapest of the lot!"
"Are you calling me cheap?"
"No, I'm calling you a male."
"Whatever. I paid for the tickets, and believe me, they weren't cheap. While you're eating that, I'm gonna go hunting."
"Huh?"
Alec pointed to his left.
"There's a shooting booth. I'm gonna try it out."
"Men and their guns!"
"Oh, I forgot. You don't do guns. I always kinda wondered why."
"You wouldn't understand." Max mumbled.
Alec hated to spoil her good mood, so he dropped it. He handed her his can of Coke and picked up the rifle, aimed at the target and shot it bull's-eye - thrice. The crowd applauded as the booth attendant handed him a really large white teddy bear with a red heart for a tummy. Alec looked at it in disgust.
"What am I supposed to do with this? Can't I just get cash?"
"Sorry Sir. No cash prizes. Perhaps you can give it to the lovely lady next to you?"
"Who, her? Max, you want this? Here!" He shoved it into her arms. She was ecstatic.
"Thanks!"
"No problem. By the way, Max - there's ice-cream on your chin."
"Darn! Is it off?" as she frantically tried to wipe it off, only making her face stickier.
He took out a handkerchief and gently wiped it off for her.
"Well, Messy Max, what do you want to do now?"
"Oh look! There's a Wheel of Fortune!"
"A what?"
"You spin the wheel, and it gives you a little slip of paper that supposedly foretells your future...sort of the modern version of the gypsy fortune teller."
"Why don't I just get you a fortune cookie? At least you can enjoy the biscuit while believing absolute rubbish."
"Oh, come on! They're actually pretty accurate!"
Max slipped the money into the slot and turned the wheel. She picked up her slip of paper.
"Your True Love is Nigh."
"Yeah, right."
"Your turn, Alec." He rolled his eyes and turned the wheel. He picked up his fortune and read it amd put the slip into his jacket pocket.
"Hey, aren't you gonna tell me?"
"Nope. Come on. I want to see the new year in with the sights of Seattle."
"What are you talking about?"
"Look up."
Max looked up and smiled.
"The Ferris Wheel?"
"You game?"
"Why not?"
They got into a cart, with the teddy between them, and they began to ascend.
"This is the life, Max! I could do this forever. Laying back, looking at the sites from above...to be high up."
"Yeah, the High Place."
"What?"
Max looked like a deer in the headlights.
"Nothing. Just...my brothers and sisters always loved places high up. Especially Ben."
He glanced at her, noticed the sadness in her eyes and changed the subject.
"How is it that this country is starving poor, but there's enough money to maintain a fairground?"
"That's our government for you, Alec."
"But what about the people? They can barely afford the roofs over their heads, but they're dishing out their earnings on an adrenaline rush. Then they complain that they're broke!"
"People might be starving in the Depression, but they're not depressed. They just want a little happiness in their lives. Isn't that why you brought me here?"
"Well, I was just willing to pay hard cash to get you to shut your whining, but whatever makes you feel better..." Max swatted him.
Below them, the crowd began to count down the seconds to the new year.
"10!"
"9!"
"8!"
"7!"
"6!"
"5!"
"4!"
"3!"
"2!"
"1!"
"Happy New Year Alec."
"Happy New Year. Here's to 2022!" and they snapped open their cans of Coke.
The cart came down to the ground and the two stepped out - Max still hugging the teddy bear - which she'd named Kismet.
"I guess we better get home."
They got into the car.
"Alec, you never told me what your fortune read."
"I'll tell you later."
"Any New Year's resolutions?"
"Yeah."
"Well...what?"
"I'm going to go after what I want."
"You already do that!"
"There's still something that I'm missing, but by the end of the year, I'll have it. What's yours?"
Max was quiet for a moment, and then she spoke quietly.
"I'm going to fix my life."
"That might take more than the year. Can this New Year's Resolution thing have an indefinite contract?"
"Shut up!"
They reached Max's apartment, and he surprised her by walking her to her door.
"Ok, Alec, now you've got to tell me!"
"What?"
"Your fortune. You still haven't told me what it read!"
He took out his slip of paper from his pocket and handed it to her. She looked at it and then froze.
"Your True Love is Nigh."
"Bye Max."
"Alec!"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks for tonight. I really needed some fun."
"No sweat. 'Night Max."
And then he was gone.
A/N Sorry that this took longer than it should have...I was almost finished, when my family took a weekend vacation to Knysna (South Africa). But I'm back, and I've got a bundle of ideas just swirling in my head. If I get lots of nice reviews, maybe I'll be motivated enough to do something with those ideas. It's really up to you. Oh, if you're wondering what's the significance of the name Kismet...it's Hindi for Destiny. Go figure.