Disclaimer: Me no own. Actually that ain't true, Jake is mine. (To Cameron and Eglee - SUCKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

A/N: The votes have been counted and the president has been elected. Ha ha ha, silly me! Anyway, this chapter is probably gonna give away the pairing as well as a lot of my reviewers. I am really sorry to everybody looking forward to seeing what happens, but the majority has ruled. If I get enough requests though, I might do another story similar to this with an alternate pairing.

Dedication: To all my great reviewers. Thank you all so very much, I just keep staring at the number of reviews I have and start jumping around the place. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The pleasure is all mine. Enjoy now.

RPGirl17: Why missy thank you so much, a special present is coming your way my dear. Hope you like my story so far. The rune thing took me ages to come up with; I just didn't know how she could have blood cancer. Then it struck me. Ha ha ha, good to see you view the story from my perspective.

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(Recap)

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.

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Max awoke to the sound of gunshot and immediately started running out to see what all the commotion was about. As soon as she got downstairs she saw a large crowd gathering around the northern alleyway, the second of 3 exits from terminal city. All her senses told her that something really bad had happened. She pushed and shoved her way through the thick mob of transgenics all trying to see what was going on.

Then her eyes fell one a female body, her back facing Max, but the answer was obvious . . . that was Cindy on the floor.

"NO" Max screamed as she threw trangenics out of the way, trying desperately to get to her unmoving friend's body. 'She can't be dead' Max thought as she neared the motionless figure. 'Who could have done something like this?' Max pondered, she crouched down to the level of the person attending to her.

"What happened?" Max asked in a very dry voice.

"She was shot very badly below her clavicle, she's had serious blood loss, I don't think she'll make it, ma'am," the younger transgenic responded looked sadly at Max.

"Take her to the medical department NOW!" Max shouted, unable to look at all the blood covering her best friends body. Max turned to walk towards the medical wing but was stopped by a strong pair of hands that grabbed her shoulders.

"What happened?" Alec asked her in a low voice.

"Cindy . . . was shot," Max managed to get out, she looked at Alec and he could see the conflict taking place in her eyes. "Bullet went right through her right ribcage and out the back." Max said returning her voice to 'Soldier Mode'.

"Where is she now?" Alec asked her slowly, unsure as to how to handle the situation.

"Medical Wing 1 as far as I know." She answered, "We should go," she said taking up the lead.

"Let's go then" Alec said catching up with her.

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It had taken the pair 10 minutes to get to the Medical Wing, they had had to sort out the problems encountered during a food raid and give instructions as to what the transgenics should so next. When they finally got there, Max seemed extremely tired and dazed, Alec guessed it was due to her recent illness and let it slide when she'd replied telling him that she was always all right.

When they finally arrived to the room where Cindy was being treated, they saw a medical expert of TC step out of her room.

"How is she?" Max and Alec asked simultaneously.

"She's lost a lot of blood," the doctor informed them of something they already knew. "She needs a blood transfusion as qui . . ." the doctor's words were lost as Max quickly answered,

"I can give blood!" she said taking off her trademark leather jacket and throwing it at Alec, who could only follow. But this was suddenly put on pause as Max suddenly stopped in the middle of the path, leaving Alec to fall on the floor,

"Max, what the hell?" Alec said getting up and brushing off all the dirt from his newly washed jeans. She however didn't answer put proceeded to grab her jacket from Alec and walk to the door.

"MAX!" Alec shouted after her wondering what exactly she was thinking and concurrently screaming at himself for shouting out very loud in a hospital.

The doctor didn't seem to complain through all this, he seemed very calm and collected and watching as minor interest seemed to be filling his beady eyes.

"I CAN'T DO IT OKAY?!!" Max screamed back from the door.

"Why the hell not?" Alec asked, not understanding her sudden rise in attitude and temper.

"Why don't you do it?" Max questioned stepping away from the door and fast approaching Alec who could only wonder why she was acting this way. Then it hit him.

"I'm sorry Max, you're still recovering from your sickness," he stated to himself, really ashamed for not understanding faster that she too had a lack of blood in her system, and needed all that she had to keep her immunity strong from any harmful pathogens in TC.

"Really sorry Max," Alec continued looking at the ground, "I'll just get to Cindy for a while, come and wait with if you like," he said finally looking up at her. Her expression seemed to sober quite a lot and she finally walked up to Alec deciding it was a now or never situation.

"Alec, listen, I gotta tell you something, it's about the blood thing . . ."

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A/N: Ha ha ha, I think I've lived up to my reputation of being an evil author. Was this chapter short? I really don't know, but hey, you all should be grateful that I'm giving daily updates and yet my exams are comin' up (so I better get my party started on a Saturday night).

ANYWAYS, I'm ever grateful for the great reviews, keep 'em coming and keep this little girl happy!!!!! Tell me what you'd like to see happen next.

Hope to read all these soon, please review. Thanks

Sabrina

P.S. I was wondering if I should just drop my story I ain't no Dark Angel, I don't think people read that story. If any of you did (or would like to, click my name) tell me if I should bother continuing it. Cheers people, be happy!!!!!!!!!!