Disclaimer: Absolutely stupid is what you are if you think I own DA. But a girl can dream, right???????????????????????????

Dedication: To ya'll that reviewed, thank you very much, but this chapter pretty much goes to InkaCajo, thank you chika, did you study for that bio test? (LOL)

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Recap (I'm gonna start doing this to remind forgetful people like you and me!)

Cindy was immediately at Max's side, she believed Dr. Shankar to dead, she was a great doctor and a trusted friend, however Max's words on the 'he' kept circling her head . . . 'Who could have done such a thing without being noticed?' She kept wondering as she comforted Max.

A/N: If any of you are confused, here is a simplified version of chapter 3:

Max thinks that she's got a doctor that's a HE (A man). Cindy says Dr. Shankar is Max's doctor. Max was shown a file (by what she believes is a male doctor), which showed that she has blood cancer due to the runes leaving specs of things in her blood. Alec received a mysterious phone call from some guy named Jake; the conversation is not yet finished (i.e. he is still on the phone.)

That's about it for now, I counted all the people who wanted M/L over M/A, the stats are pretty close, this is the last chapter for you to vote. Then it's final, no going back. -Thank you. Sab

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'This is too weird' Cindy though, she had dropped Max home and was currently on the way back to her's. She knew for a fact that Max wouldn't be wrong when it came to something of this magnitude; she, however, also had to face the fact that Max was under heavy medication and could be hallucinating. The thought of having Max sick and delirious made Cindy's stomach turn.

"It just can't be!" Cindy exclaimed looking at the ground in dismay, 'how can this be happening to my boo?' Cindy kept thinking. The thing is, Cindy was so involved in thought, she didn't even see the figure talking on a cell phone and fast approaching, not until it was too late and they were both on a collision course.

"Watch it!" Cindy exclaimed as her rear connected with the hard grounds of terminal city.

"YOU watch it!" The guy said standing up, and to Cindy's surprise, walking away and talking on his phone without as much as a backward glance, never mind a helping hand!

"Come back here CREEP!" Cindy screamed, and for the second surprise, he actually shut his phone, walked over to her saying,

"WHAT????????????" he demanded crossing his hands across his chest and starting down at Cindy.

"When ya make a lady fall dawn, ya make sur she's aiight and say ya'r sorry. Not walk way JERK!" Cindy continued from the ground, it was almost as if she was far superior than this 'God-wannabe' walking around Terminal City talking on a phone. And then, it clicked in Cindy's head like a stone dropped in water, 'no transgenic walks around talking in a phone, no transgenic wears such expensive clothing, and NO transgenic is as pathetic as the bafoon in front of me' she thought.

"What do you want me to do?" the man asked impatiently.

"Say ya'r sorry, tell me yo' name, and we'll get acquainted, or wateva these folks say." She said getting up, her back was damn sore, but she wasn't letting on.

"I have more important things to do woman, if you'll excuse me I'll get going." He added dispassionately.

"You ain't goin nowhere u'til ya tell me what tha hell is yo' problem." Cindy said blocking his way.

"I told you, get out of my way and I won't interfere with yours." He said in a threateningly low voice.

"Let's see, you ain't transgenic, yo' got the guts to threatening me, boy, you look like a criminal and you in near my home girl's place." Cindy said ticking her fingers off one by one. "I think I got your game all figured out. YOU are the FREAK that threatened my boo with death when she was weak, YOU got her all sick and cookin' curry and yo' running 'round the place pretendin' to be the supreme god of the universe the second. Let me tell ya boy, I ain't no weak mamma, and I ain't afraid to put a smack down on yo' ass. Stay away from Max ya hear me?" Cindy screamed into the man's face. She knew that she was begging to be hit, they were in an abandoned part of Terminal City and not many transgenic would be within a 15-mile radius, so to speak.

The man watched her with interest, she knew too much and so she needed to be killed.

In the next five minutes, all that was heard was a single gunshot that rung in everybody's ear, and that was followed by the scream of a terrified woman.

************************************************************************ A/N: This chapter is main character less because I gotta figure out what happens next and I am kinda confused, i.e. after the pairing is confirmed, I'll go on from there. Tell me what YOU want to see happen next. Majority rules. I'll be looking forward to knowing so please review and tell me.

Another thing, there are a lot of sad bits coming up, I want to ask a stupid question;

Would you people mind if I have to very badly injure one of the main characters? Because if I do that, I'll really be going where I want to go with this story, and then there will be loads of sweet things and profound realizations regarding the little thing we all call 'life'.

I think my notes are longer that the story altogether, so I'll end it there but do tell me three things

Pairing Answer to the question Any questions or comments.

Enjoy your life! Live it for all it is worth, question everything, learn something and answer nothing.

Sab