I've gotten requests to combine sections since I've already written to part 9 on another site. I may start doing that but I just finished a 7 hour pizza delivery shift, it's two in the morning, I have to get up at 7 and I still haven't done my homework. It ain't happenin tonight. ;p tomorrow I'm going to try and focus on part 9b so you may only get part five then too but I will try for more I promise. -puppy p.s. you won't be disappointed when I get to 7 8 and 9 I guarantee.



Carina
Part 4

Carina looked back up at Max with tears in her eyes.

"Max I hurt her,." Carina said in a guilty voice. Max recognized the look in Carina's eyes. She had it whenever her past hurt someone she was close too. Their training kept them a step away from the human race. They looked normal and for the most part acted normal but something would always separate them. "I didn't mean to." Carina said desperately taking hold of Max's hands. "I just lost control and she tried to help. She was lying so still. I didn't know what to do." She lowered her head and began to sob. Max removed her hands from Carina's and put her arms around her. Logan sat there for a moment not knowing what to do watched the two and then went to turn the stove off. Carina pulled away from Max dried her tears. "I'm sorry Logan." Carina said looking up at him. "You've made such a wonderful breakfast and I'm ruining it." She smiled at him apologetically.

"You're not." He said gently. "I just forgot how emotional pancakes were. I should learn to just stick to cereal." He said trying to keep her smiling. It worked and she laughed quietly. She didn't really get his humor but being around the two of them made her happy. Max sat in the chair next to Carina and picked up her silverware.

"So you're going to have to teach me how to eat these things because I'm kind of at a loss here." She said smiling at Carina.

"Okay." Carina said pulling on a smile. "So you gotta decide if you want fruit or syrup. Some people like to have both but then again some people like Zack...The world is random." Max shook her as Carina laughed at her own joke. They finished breakfast a while later, Logan in complete awe of how much they ate. Even as a kid, he couldn't eat that many sugary sweet concoctions.

He left them in the living room giggling at childhood stories. He was curious about the program she had made and deep down worried about what else she had done to his baby. He opened a file that logged the history of file commands. He scrolled down through her search and programming when he came to a file created called LoganandMax. Fits of laughter from the other room interrupted his curiosity. He could have sworn he heard his name mentioned. He turned back to his computer and opened the file. He scrolled down a 5-page analysis of their 3-minute meeting last night. Incredibly curious he began to read the analysis of Max's behavior. Carina noticed every thing from the slight temperature increase in Max's body when she walked into the office and saw him to the jealousy she showed by berating him. Logan smiled to himself at Max's form of affection. He read through her analysis of his actions and scoffed indignantly.

"I did not," he said unexpectedly. Surprised by himself he listened to the girls in the other room to see if they noticed. They didn't and he moved on to the conclusion.

"Max seems to guard herself against her feelings for Logan though it is shown through her protectiveness and teasing that she cares about him. Logan, on the other hand, appears to be capable of showing his love. Despite this, it would seem that because of his extremely gentle nature her would never force her to expose herself. He is correct to assume that Max might run if he did so. Although both show love and concern for each other unless some event forces them together, they will remain friends. The conclusion is that I must intercede. Chance of this plan being successful, 99.9%. Reason for possible failure, some one could always get themselves killed."

"Well that's morbid," Logan said out loud.

"Yes but it's always possible. One must consider all possibilities. " Logan turned to find Carina watching him.

"That's why you wrote it didn't you?" He smiled smugly. "You wrote this for me to find." He gave her a searching look but she just smiled back not revealing anything. She didn't show it in her expression but she didn't think that he would connect the dots. "Were just friends." He told her

"Logan you can't lie to someone who can read your heartbeat."

"I don't care what you think. Were just friends." He repeated sounding stubborn and a little haughty. He turned and wheeled out of the room. "Hey Max." He said as he passed her.

"What's with him?" Max asked Carina.

"Maybe it was the pancakes. They made him emotional." Carina said walking past Max out of the room. Max looked thoughtfully after the two of them then turned to the computer. She scrolled down the page reading it at super speed.

"Carina!" Max yelled. Carina only smiled and started putting away the dishes.