Logan awoke with his face stuck to the keyboard. He groaned, as he smelled
a vile smell. He sat up slowly and realised that the smell was coming from
him. Logan rose gingerly to his feet and waddled to the bathroom. He looked
in the mirror. His glasses were askew, he had the imprint of his keyboard
on the left side of his face and his stubble was becoming a full-fledged
beard. Logan however wasn't noticing any of these things. He was noticing
the little clock that sat in his bathroom. It read 10:30. 10:30 meant that
he had been out for over 8 hours. 8 hours in which Max could have done
anything. He sprinted frantically to his computer screen. He could see Max
and Alec sitting. He couldn't tell where exactly but they appeared to be
outside. They were peering at something far below them. He pushed the
earpiece further into his ear. All he got was static. He must have broken
something inside of it. He would fix it later. Now he would page Max.
"What is it that he has on his computer screen?" Max asked as she sat with Alec on the roof of the building opposite Logan's apartment.
"I don't know…"Alec replied leaning closer. "It almost looks like us."
When Logan had rushed back to the computer terminal it had piqued their interest.
" Raise your hand Max." Alec said softly. Max raised her hand, as did the person on the computer screen. Max went cold. *Was Logan spying on her? *
"He's dialling." Max got her cell phone ready. Her beeper beeped and she flashed a picture.
Logan felt like he had been hit by a truck. He fizzed and popped softly as the electricity coursed through his body. He dropped the phone and the sensation stopped. *What was happening? * After a moment he picked up the phone and called Max again.
"I don't think this is working." Max whispered to Alec. Logan had paged her 12 times in a row. The electricity while obviously affecting him was not slowing him down.
"How can his body take that kind of torture?" Alec said in awe.
"Maybe he's Manticore or something like it and just doesn't know it." Max suggested
"He's too old to be Manticore Max."
"Logan's not old! He's…mature and caring and…"
"A complete psycho." Alec finished for her. "Max, spying on you and paging you 12 times in 20 minutes is not normal boyfriend behaviour. Even when the phone isn't rigged with an electrical shocking system."
"He's not my boyfriend." Max said defensively.
"Don't even start with that again! He may not be your boyfriend but you are certainly not over him and with someone else. Max you have to choose. You either stay with him completely or let go completely. I'm sick of this hanging in the middle business."
"Why do you care anyway?" Max said bitterly. " You don't know anything about relationships or the real world."
"I care Max because you are my best friend and I want you to be happy." Alec exploded. " You're right I don't know anything about the real world but I do know that love isn't supposed to suffocate you. And that" he said pointing to Logan's window "is killing you inside."
Max was silent for a moment. "I'm your best friend?" She said after a moment.
"Of course you are Max. Why else do you think I stayed in Seattle?" He said softly.
"Don't tell OC but I think you're mine too. You're the only person I know that truly understands me."
"Max I don't understand you at all." Alec answered.
"You understand enough." Max leaned forward slowly, gently placed her lips on top of his. It was the sweetest kiss she had ever experienced. They pulled away after a moment. Alec grinned. "Did OC get this kind of best friend perks?" He leaned in to kiss her again. He paused inches from her mouth. He was staring intently at something behind Max.
"Max I think you'd better turn around."
Logan watched Max kiss Alec. *God* He thought. *They make every kiss look like the very first one. * Logan thought for a moment of letting Max go and moving on with his life. The moment passed and Logan began scheming once again. Then he picked up the phone and dialled.
A/n Ok that's the end of this chapter. One that I had to completely drag out of myself and I'm still not to sure of. Sorry it's so short.
A/n2 ok here's the deal I have two different ways that I could go here and I want people to choose.
Option #1
Max turned and found herself faced with an entire army of squirrels. The squirrels began inching forward.
"Alec?" Max asked. " Do you have a plan?"
"Nope." Alec replied. They put their backs to each other and began to circle desperately. The squirrels formed a ring around them and began to press inwards. Max lashed out and the first squirrels went flying. Then Alec did the same. Wave after wave of squirrels assaulted them but Max and Alec held their ground. The carnage around them grew. Still none of the squirrels could gain purchase. It was like Max and Alec were untouchable while they fought together. Then Max bumped into Alec and there was a blinding flash. When they could see again the entire squirrel army was bowing to them.
Then one of the squirrels came forward.
"I am Hekeziah. Leader of the Squeak nation. My people bow to you."
Max and Alec looked at each other in shock.
Option #2
Max turned and found her self nose to nose with a pot belly pig.
"What the hell is a pig doing on the roof of an apartment building in downtown Seattle?" Max pondered out loud. The pig picked up Max's cell phone, which was lying on the ground and swallowed it. Max and Alec watched in shock as the pig wandered off.
"That pig stole my phone!" Max gasped.
"What is it that he has on his computer screen?" Max asked as she sat with Alec on the roof of the building opposite Logan's apartment.
"I don't know…"Alec replied leaning closer. "It almost looks like us."
When Logan had rushed back to the computer terminal it had piqued their interest.
" Raise your hand Max." Alec said softly. Max raised her hand, as did the person on the computer screen. Max went cold. *Was Logan spying on her? *
"He's dialling." Max got her cell phone ready. Her beeper beeped and she flashed a picture.
Logan felt like he had been hit by a truck. He fizzed and popped softly as the electricity coursed through his body. He dropped the phone and the sensation stopped. *What was happening? * After a moment he picked up the phone and called Max again.
"I don't think this is working." Max whispered to Alec. Logan had paged her 12 times in a row. The electricity while obviously affecting him was not slowing him down.
"How can his body take that kind of torture?" Alec said in awe.
"Maybe he's Manticore or something like it and just doesn't know it." Max suggested
"He's too old to be Manticore Max."
"Logan's not old! He's…mature and caring and…"
"A complete psycho." Alec finished for her. "Max, spying on you and paging you 12 times in 20 minutes is not normal boyfriend behaviour. Even when the phone isn't rigged with an electrical shocking system."
"He's not my boyfriend." Max said defensively.
"Don't even start with that again! He may not be your boyfriend but you are certainly not over him and with someone else. Max you have to choose. You either stay with him completely or let go completely. I'm sick of this hanging in the middle business."
"Why do you care anyway?" Max said bitterly. " You don't know anything about relationships or the real world."
"I care Max because you are my best friend and I want you to be happy." Alec exploded. " You're right I don't know anything about the real world but I do know that love isn't supposed to suffocate you. And that" he said pointing to Logan's window "is killing you inside."
Max was silent for a moment. "I'm your best friend?" She said after a moment.
"Of course you are Max. Why else do you think I stayed in Seattle?" He said softly.
"Don't tell OC but I think you're mine too. You're the only person I know that truly understands me."
"Max I don't understand you at all." Alec answered.
"You understand enough." Max leaned forward slowly, gently placed her lips on top of his. It was the sweetest kiss she had ever experienced. They pulled away after a moment. Alec grinned. "Did OC get this kind of best friend perks?" He leaned in to kiss her again. He paused inches from her mouth. He was staring intently at something behind Max.
"Max I think you'd better turn around."
Logan watched Max kiss Alec. *God* He thought. *They make every kiss look like the very first one. * Logan thought for a moment of letting Max go and moving on with his life. The moment passed and Logan began scheming once again. Then he picked up the phone and dialled.
A/n Ok that's the end of this chapter. One that I had to completely drag out of myself and I'm still not to sure of. Sorry it's so short.
A/n2 ok here's the deal I have two different ways that I could go here and I want people to choose.
Option #1
Max turned and found herself faced with an entire army of squirrels. The squirrels began inching forward.
"Alec?" Max asked. " Do you have a plan?"
"Nope." Alec replied. They put their backs to each other and began to circle desperately. The squirrels formed a ring around them and began to press inwards. Max lashed out and the first squirrels went flying. Then Alec did the same. Wave after wave of squirrels assaulted them but Max and Alec held their ground. The carnage around them grew. Still none of the squirrels could gain purchase. It was like Max and Alec were untouchable while they fought together. Then Max bumped into Alec and there was a blinding flash. When they could see again the entire squirrel army was bowing to them.
Then one of the squirrels came forward.
"I am Hekeziah. Leader of the Squeak nation. My people bow to you."
Max and Alec looked at each other in shock.
Option #2
Max turned and found her self nose to nose with a pot belly pig.
"What the hell is a pig doing on the roof of an apartment building in downtown Seattle?" Max pondered out loud. The pig picked up Max's cell phone, which was lying on the ground and swallowed it. Max and Alec watched in shock as the pig wandered off.
"That pig stole my phone!" Max gasped.