Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters except for Angie. They belong to James Cameron and that Egg guy.
Authors Note: Hey people. I'm back at uni but I'll try not to fall behind in the following chapters. As always, read and review!
A Different World
Chapter 6
Max entered Jam Pony close behind Angie who had ignored Max's attempt to talk since they left. Max approached her locker as Angie went in the opposite direction to talk to Herbal.
"Hey Herbal, you holding brotha?" Angie asked the dark, handsome man. Without a word he handed her a joint. Smiling wickedly she began to make her way out the back. "You coming brotha?" She called after Herbal.
"I'll be there in a moment my sistah." He replied gathering his things and following her out.
Original Cindy watched as the two left and then turned her attention to Max. "Hey boo. How'd it go with Mr. Tall Dark and Sexy last night?" Max eyed her suspiciously. "What? You think just coz I play for the other team I don't know a gorgeous man when I see one?"
"He may be gorgeous but he's also a jerk." Max answered her friend who was looking at her questioningly. Instead of giving her an answer she changed the topic. "Did you see where Angie went?"
"Yeah. She and Herbal went out the back to get high. She aiight? And don't think I didn't notice you avoiding my question." She said expectantly, placing her hands on her hips for emphasis.
"Can we talk about this later, I have to talk to Angie."
"Whatever boo. I aint gonna forget though. I'll check ya later." Cindy said with a wave and went to get a package from Normal.
Max made her way out back where she saw Angie and Herbal sitting and talking, joints in hand. She approached them quietly and sat down with a wave from Herbal and not even an acknowledgment from Angie. This did not go unnoticed by Herbal who looked back and forth between the two girls. Max just sat there while Angie finished her joint and lit up a cigarette. "I thought you quit this shit." Max announced.
"Old habits die hard. Please don't tell me you followed me out here just to bitch and moan about every little fucking thing that I do. I had enough of that this morning." Angie retaliated and taking a drag from the cigarette she blew the smoke directly in Max's face.
"You know what, when you decide to stop acting like a kid maybe I'll try to hold a normal adult conversation with you. Later." With that Max got up and turned, stalking away. She didn't get too far as Angie shot up throwing her cigarette at Max's feet.
"You know what Max, don't bother trying to hold a normal adult conversation with me, or any kind of conversation for that matter, cos I'm sick of your bullshit anyway. All you do is trip on everything I do, and I already know I'm fucked up, okay. I don't need a constant reminder of how fucked up I am. I live with that everyday." Herbal was holding Angie back now as she yelled. She struggled free and stood next to Max, nose to nose. Chocolate brown eyes locked together as they both glared at each for a long moment before Max finally spoke.
"Angie, I'm not in the mood for this today. I was worried about you this morning. That's all. I wasn't trying to piss you off and I'm not now. I'm not fighting you anymore. When you wanna talk you know where to find me." Max walked away without a second glance.
"Yeah, up a donkey's ass." Angie sulked to herself.
The day passed quickly and Max kept herself busy delivering packages to avoid another confrontation with Angie. She had given Original Cindy the details of the previous nights events as well as this mornings with Alec and Angie. Original Cindy had been supportive and comforting and Max found herself feeling better than she had been that morning. Max glanced at the time and realised that she was two minutes away from finishing up for the day. She glanced around looking for Angie. Angie had avoided her as well and Max hadn't caught sight of her since lunch time, where they didn't speak or eat together like they usually did. Max was feeling bad for the way they had argued but she figured that if Angie was in the mood to fight then nothing was going to be accomplished. She'd just have to come around herself. As her eyes fell at Normal's desk she almost fell over at what she saw. There was Alec talking to Normal and just as she was about to turn around and walk away Normal pointed directly at her and Alec's head whipped around. Their eyes locking on to one another, Max's initial thought to run flew out the window. He started to make his way toward her and Max noticed all the women in the room stop to look at the man who only seemed interested in her. He didn't even notice the "hey baby's" and other words being thrown at him by some of the girls.
"What are you doing here? And how the Hell did you know where I work?" Max asked trying to sound as pissed off as she could but it was getting really hard with him looking at her the way he was.
"We need to talk. Come on." He yanked at her arm trying to pull her outside but she shrugged him off and pushed him away.
"Who the fuck do you think you are grabbing me like that? I'm not going with you anywhere." She declared, crossing her arms across her chest. People stopped to stare at the two, intrigued as to what was happening.
"It's important, Max. We need to talk and we need to talk now. Are you coming?" He asked becoming annoyed by her stubbornness and change of demeanor since the night before. As he stalked outside Max hesitated before deciding to at least see what he had to say.
"What is it?"
"Not here. You can come back to my apartment, we can talk there." He said turning away.
"I don't think so. Anything you have to say you can say right here and now. I'm not going anywhere with you."
"Max, we can't talk about it here." Alec pleaded.
"Well, obviously you got a lot more on mind than talking, so no. Say it here or don't say anything at all."
Becoming frustrated he went into soldier mode. "Lydecker is looking for you, all I have to do is call it in and your ass will be hauled out of here before you can say Manticore."
Max's face fell but returned to normal, not wanting to show him the fear she felt. "Who are you?"
"Not here. Follow me." He said scratching the back of his neck irritably.
Not understanding why she was complying Max followed him to his car and they made their way to his apartment, neither one speaking a word the entire time.
Authors Note: Hey people. I'm back at uni but I'll try not to fall behind in the following chapters. As always, read and review!
A Different World
Chapter 6
Max entered Jam Pony close behind Angie who had ignored Max's attempt to talk since they left. Max approached her locker as Angie went in the opposite direction to talk to Herbal.
"Hey Herbal, you holding brotha?" Angie asked the dark, handsome man. Without a word he handed her a joint. Smiling wickedly she began to make her way out the back. "You coming brotha?" She called after Herbal.
"I'll be there in a moment my sistah." He replied gathering his things and following her out.
Original Cindy watched as the two left and then turned her attention to Max. "Hey boo. How'd it go with Mr. Tall Dark and Sexy last night?" Max eyed her suspiciously. "What? You think just coz I play for the other team I don't know a gorgeous man when I see one?"
"He may be gorgeous but he's also a jerk." Max answered her friend who was looking at her questioningly. Instead of giving her an answer she changed the topic. "Did you see where Angie went?"
"Yeah. She and Herbal went out the back to get high. She aiight? And don't think I didn't notice you avoiding my question." She said expectantly, placing her hands on her hips for emphasis.
"Can we talk about this later, I have to talk to Angie."
"Whatever boo. I aint gonna forget though. I'll check ya later." Cindy said with a wave and went to get a package from Normal.
Max made her way out back where she saw Angie and Herbal sitting and talking, joints in hand. She approached them quietly and sat down with a wave from Herbal and not even an acknowledgment from Angie. This did not go unnoticed by Herbal who looked back and forth between the two girls. Max just sat there while Angie finished her joint and lit up a cigarette. "I thought you quit this shit." Max announced.
"Old habits die hard. Please don't tell me you followed me out here just to bitch and moan about every little fucking thing that I do. I had enough of that this morning." Angie retaliated and taking a drag from the cigarette she blew the smoke directly in Max's face.
"You know what, when you decide to stop acting like a kid maybe I'll try to hold a normal adult conversation with you. Later." With that Max got up and turned, stalking away. She didn't get too far as Angie shot up throwing her cigarette at Max's feet.
"You know what Max, don't bother trying to hold a normal adult conversation with me, or any kind of conversation for that matter, cos I'm sick of your bullshit anyway. All you do is trip on everything I do, and I already know I'm fucked up, okay. I don't need a constant reminder of how fucked up I am. I live with that everyday." Herbal was holding Angie back now as she yelled. She struggled free and stood next to Max, nose to nose. Chocolate brown eyes locked together as they both glared at each for a long moment before Max finally spoke.
"Angie, I'm not in the mood for this today. I was worried about you this morning. That's all. I wasn't trying to piss you off and I'm not now. I'm not fighting you anymore. When you wanna talk you know where to find me." Max walked away without a second glance.
"Yeah, up a donkey's ass." Angie sulked to herself.
The day passed quickly and Max kept herself busy delivering packages to avoid another confrontation with Angie. She had given Original Cindy the details of the previous nights events as well as this mornings with Alec and Angie. Original Cindy had been supportive and comforting and Max found herself feeling better than she had been that morning. Max glanced at the time and realised that she was two minutes away from finishing up for the day. She glanced around looking for Angie. Angie had avoided her as well and Max hadn't caught sight of her since lunch time, where they didn't speak or eat together like they usually did. Max was feeling bad for the way they had argued but she figured that if Angie was in the mood to fight then nothing was going to be accomplished. She'd just have to come around herself. As her eyes fell at Normal's desk she almost fell over at what she saw. There was Alec talking to Normal and just as she was about to turn around and walk away Normal pointed directly at her and Alec's head whipped around. Their eyes locking on to one another, Max's initial thought to run flew out the window. He started to make his way toward her and Max noticed all the women in the room stop to look at the man who only seemed interested in her. He didn't even notice the "hey baby's" and other words being thrown at him by some of the girls.
"What are you doing here? And how the Hell did you know where I work?" Max asked trying to sound as pissed off as she could but it was getting really hard with him looking at her the way he was.
"We need to talk. Come on." He yanked at her arm trying to pull her outside but she shrugged him off and pushed him away.
"Who the fuck do you think you are grabbing me like that? I'm not going with you anywhere." She declared, crossing her arms across her chest. People stopped to stare at the two, intrigued as to what was happening.
"It's important, Max. We need to talk and we need to talk now. Are you coming?" He asked becoming annoyed by her stubbornness and change of demeanor since the night before. As he stalked outside Max hesitated before deciding to at least see what he had to say.
"What is it?"
"Not here. You can come back to my apartment, we can talk there." He said turning away.
"I don't think so. Anything you have to say you can say right here and now. I'm not going anywhere with you."
"Max, we can't talk about it here." Alec pleaded.
"Well, obviously you got a lot more on mind than talking, so no. Say it here or don't say anything at all."
Becoming frustrated he went into soldier mode. "Lydecker is looking for you, all I have to do is call it in and your ass will be hauled out of here before you can say Manticore."
Max's face fell but returned to normal, not wanting to show him the fear she felt. "Who are you?"
"Not here. Follow me." He said scratching the back of his neck irritably.
Not understanding why she was complying Max followed him to his car and they made their way to his apartment, neither one speaking a word the entire time.