Ok here it is, the final instalment. I can't promise a sequel exactly but I will keep writing. Right now I'm working another Dark Angel story that started out as a challenge, it's called "Don't Tell Me No!"
Thank you to everyone who has reviewed my story. It would have taken me a lot longer to write without all your encouragement. (ACB, Be Boring, White Kittie, Margaret, kristi2o5, jen, zeke, Angel452, Avelyn Lauren, jenx, RagingConfusion, mel, ME, 4J5A2. Sorry if I missed anyone, and thanx to all those who review after this final posting.)
As for you JoJo *grins at you* we'll just have to agree to disagree on what White is capable of.
Thanx so much everyone.
Chapter 10
Max walked quickly, not running but hurrying, she wanted backup, safety in numbers and all that. She could feel White's eyes burning into the back of her skull as she went. She didn't know what his problem was but she hoped he got over it, fast.
She could hear footsteps up ahead, and voices. Joshua was there, so was Logan and Alec. She wondered briefly what Alec was doing there Normal would NOT be impressed.
'Hey guy's what's up?' She said leaning against a wall as if nothing were amiss.
'Hey little fella.' Joshua beamed.
'Max what happened?' Logan demanded, he marched up to her but was careful to stop far enough away that they wouldn't touch accidentally.
'Man is Normal gonna kill you!' Alec grinned.
'I'm fine by the way Alec thanks for asking.' She put as much sarcasm in her voice as she could so that not even he could escape her meaning.
'What happened?' Logan repeated.
'I'll explain later, we'd better get going, White's around here somewhere. How did you guys find me and what is Joshua doing here?' She demanded.
'Well we figured we had a better chance of finding you if we used Dog Boys nose here.' Alec gestured towards Joshua.
Joshua growled low in his throat, he disliked the name "Dog Boy".
'Down boy.' Alec commanded but took a step back away from Joshua just in case.
'Did he hurt you?' Logan asked.
'What?' Max was confused for a moment.
'White. Did he hurt you?'
'Oh, no.' She shook her head. 'I got away.' She shrugged. She didn't want to tell Logan and the others that White had let her go. It was all kinda freaky.
She shivered a little when she remembered White's breath on the back of her neck. A part of her had actually liked it. She could still feel the lingering effects of last night, in truth she didn't want to think about it. Probably not a good idea to be around any guy right now.
White was a monster out to kill her and hers. That was all there was to their relationship. Period.
'We should blaze.' Max headed back the way the guys had come. She stopped and thought for a moment. 'What about Joshua? We can't take him up in daylight.' She pointed out.
'All taken care of.' Alec assured her and held out a motorbike helmet to Joshua that would cover all but his eyes.
'So you two actually managed to work together and not get on each other nerves?' Max looked at Alec and Logan.
'I wouldn't go that far.' Logan glanced at Alec as if he knew what Logan was talking about.
'Sounds like you two had a more eventful day than I did.' She grinned.
'I think it's time we got out of here.' Logan smiled.
It was clear that Logan wasn't going to tell her what had happened, and she couldn't rely on Alec not to embellish, she would have to rely on Joshua, other wise it looked like she would never find out what had happened.
Joshua put his helmet on and they went up emerging in the middle of a street, an abandoned one luckily.
She started heading back towards the old building.
'Where are you going?' Logan asked.
'Get my bike.' Max explained.
Epilogue
Ames leant against one of the more stable walls in the old derelict building and watched 452 retrieve her bike from where she thought it was hidden.
He could have captured her then and there, she didn't know he was there and his men were in the area, he could hear Otto's voice giving orders.
452 looked round as she left the building but she didn't see him. He let her go.
He stood there a few moments before his search team arrived, better late than never right?
'Sir, are you alright?' Otto asked nervously.
'Fine.' Ames answered.
'What happened?' His second inquired.
'Nothing.' Ames gave his second a look that told him to drop it. He did. Smart man.
'Yes sir. Your car's this way.' Otto pointed to where Ames had left his car.
He didn't need to be told where he had parked his car but he let it go. It wouldn't do any good to jump all over his second. Besides he was suddenly tired, dealing with 452 did that to him sometimes, he had to be more careful, more watchful when she was around.
One day she wouldn't have her friends to back her up, she'd be alone and she'd make a mistake and that would be when he would be there.
452 would be his soon enough, he could afford to let her go this time.
~The End~
Again thank you all.
Love, nevermore.
