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 7
The first thing Max noticed when she entered Alec's apartment was the lack of furniture, besides one chair and a small side table. "I guess you don't spend much time at home." She commented but Alec ignored her.
They stood in the middle of the apartment, Max looking at Alec and Alec looking everywhere but at Max. He seemed to be internally debating what he was going to say and then he finally spoke. "We have to leave Seattle." He commanded.
Max looked at him confused. "What? Are you insane? Why would I go with you anywhere?"
"Because it isn't safe here anymore. For either one of us." Alec reasoned.
"You know what, cut the cryptic bullshit and tell me why you seem to know so much about me?" Max said placing one hand on her hip expectantly. He just stood there unable to answer. "You brought me here to talk, so talk already otherwise I'm out of here."
Alec looked at her directly in the eyes and scratched the back of his neck before answering. "I'm an X5. I was sent here on an assignment to retrieve the rogue X5-452. You. My designation is X5-494. It was my job to find you and bring you back. Lydecker was tired of the continuous failed attempts at your capture and decided the best way to get you back was to send someone like you. Someone you would connect with even if you didn't know it. I've been following you since the first time I saw you two weeks ago. All I had to do was get close enough to complete the mission." He stared at her face for any sign as to what she was thinking but he couldn't read her. After a few moments silence and without warning she exploded.
"You bastard. So what, you just decided to get a piece before handing me over to the man I've run from for half my life, because somehow I doubt fucking me was in the mission requirements." She yelled in disgust.
"No, it wasn't like that. I didn't expect myself to feel the way I do about you. I didn't even know that I could feel like this. I didn't plan what happened and you need to know that it meant more to me than just sex."
"Then why were you so quick to disappear this morning?" She argued.
"I was scared okay. I didn't know what to do. I saw you lying there, you looked so peaceful, so beautiful and then I thought about what I was sent here for and I couldn't look at you anymore. I had to leave. I had to think about what I was going to do. I thought about what I was ordered to do, but I knew what I had to do, and it wasn't turning you in. I haven't reported in and they're going to be looking for me soon. We need to- DAMN!" He exclaimed scratching the back of his neck again. He ran into the bathroom, turning on the shower he stuck the back of his head underneath the cold water. Max followed him in and that's when she saw it. His barcode had begun to appear on the back of his neck and by the looks of things, very painfully. "Damn it! They said there would be minor irritation. Assholes."
After a couple of minutes the barcode had fully come through and Alec removed his head to find Max staring at him intently. "Did you mean what you said before?" She asked him as he picked up the one towel he had and dried the back of his head.
He just stared at her for a while, not able to answer her question right away. "We weren't built for this Max. I don't know how to describe what it is that I feel but I know I need to protect you. I can't let them take you back, I won't let them."
"How do I know that you're not lying to me now? How can I trust you?" She questioned.
"I can't answer that. That's up to you." He then left her to her thoughts, walked back into the living room and sat down on the chair. He put his head in his hands and berated himself for being so weak. 'I can't believe I'm doing this. I'm defying orders and if Lydecker gets a hold of me it won't be pretty. What is wrong with me? I must be defected.' His contemplation was cut short as he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned around to find Max staring down at him. He stood up and she looked up at him, a small smile passing her features. "How do you know you can trust me?"
"I just do. I can feel it in the way you look at me, the way you talk to me. The way you touch me." She explained. "Besides, if you were still interested in bringing me in you would have done it by now. You've had every opportunity to."
He reached up and gently stroked her face and she stepped closer to him in response. She encircled her arms around his waist and his arms came around her too, pulling her against him and nuzzling her hair. He was overwhelmed by her smell which was sweet. "I knew it was you the first time I saw you. I can't explain how but I just knew it was you. I was drawn to you."
"I didn't know who you were but I was drawn to you too. It unnerved me actually because I was never drawn like that to anyone. I didn't even recognize Zack the first time I saw him." She added.
"X5-599. AKA Zack. I was told to watch out for him in case I ran into him. Apparently a very hostile man, especially protective of you." Alec recounted.
"Yeah, he likes playing big brother. I don't think he'd be very happy if he saw me right now. 'He's the enemy' he'd say and try to drag me out of Seattle." Max reflected.
"We do have to leave Seattle, Max." Alec reminded her.
"I can't Alec. There are people here who need me. I can't just leave them."
"You mean like Angie?" He asked.
"Yeah. Especially Angie. But everyone else also. Cindy, Kendra, Herbal, Sketchy."
"A lot of people care about you Max and I know how much you care for them but-"
"But nothing. You just told me why I can't leave. It's the same reason why you disobeyed Lydecker. You care about me too." She explained.
"Yeah, I think I do. And now I think I understand. It's going to be dangerous for us here though. We have to be careful. They're going to comb the city looking for us." Alec said brushing a curl from her face.
"I know. But I'm willing to risk it if you are." She said intertwining their fingers.
"I willing to risk my life for you." He said as his lips moved to hers, kissing her deeply.
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 7
The first thing Max noticed when she entered Alec's apartment was the lack of furniture, besides one chair and a small side table. "I guess you don't spend much time at home." She commented but Alec ignored her.
They stood in the middle of the apartment, Max looking at Alec and Alec looking everywhere but at Max. He seemed to be internally debating what he was going to say and then he finally spoke. "We have to leave Seattle." He commanded.
Max looked at him confused. "What? Are you insane? Why would I go with you anywhere?"
"Because it isn't safe here anymore. For either one of us." Alec reasoned.
"You know what, cut the cryptic bullshit and tell me why you seem to know so much about me?" Max said placing one hand on her hip expectantly. He just stood there unable to answer. "You brought me here to talk, so talk already otherwise I'm out of here."
Alec looked at her directly in the eyes and scratched the back of his neck before answering. "I'm an X5. I was sent here on an assignment to retrieve the rogue X5-452. You. My designation is X5-494. It was my job to find you and bring you back. Lydecker was tired of the continuous failed attempts at your capture and decided the best way to get you back was to send someone like you. Someone you would connect with even if you didn't know it. I've been following you since the first time I saw you two weeks ago. All I had to do was get close enough to complete the mission." He stared at her face for any sign as to what she was thinking but he couldn't read her. After a few moments silence and without warning she exploded.
"You bastard. So what, you just decided to get a piece before handing me over to the man I've run from for half my life, because somehow I doubt fucking me was in the mission requirements." She yelled in disgust.
"No, it wasn't like that. I didn't expect myself to feel the way I do about you. I didn't even know that I could feel like this. I didn't plan what happened and you need to know that it meant more to me than just sex."
"Then why were you so quick to disappear this morning?" She argued.
"I was scared okay. I didn't know what to do. I saw you lying there, you looked so peaceful, so beautiful and then I thought about what I was sent here for and I couldn't look at you anymore. I had to leave. I had to think about what I was going to do. I thought about what I was ordered to do, but I knew what I had to do, and it wasn't turning you in. I haven't reported in and they're going to be looking for me soon. We need to- DAMN!" He exclaimed scratching the back of his neck again. He ran into the bathroom, turning on the shower he stuck the back of his head underneath the cold water. Max followed him in and that's when she saw it. His barcode had begun to appear on the back of his neck and by the looks of things, very painfully. "Damn it! They said there would be minor irritation. Assholes."
After a couple of minutes the barcode had fully come through and Alec removed his head to find Max staring at him intently. "Did you mean what you said before?" She asked him as he picked up the one towel he had and dried the back of his head.
He just stared at her for a while, not able to answer her question right away. "We weren't built for this Max. I don't know how to describe what it is that I feel but I know I need to protect you. I can't let them take you back, I won't let them."
"How do I know that you're not lying to me now? How can I trust you?" She questioned.
"I can't answer that. That's up to you." He then left her to her thoughts, walked back into the living room and sat down on the chair. He put his head in his hands and berated himself for being so weak. 'I can't believe I'm doing this. I'm defying orders and if Lydecker gets a hold of me it won't be pretty. What is wrong with me? I must be defected.' His contemplation was cut short as he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned around to find Max staring down at him. He stood up and she looked up at him, a small smile passing her features. "How do you know you can trust me?"
"I just do. I can feel it in the way you look at me, the way you talk to me. The way you touch me." She explained. "Besides, if you were still interested in bringing me in you would have done it by now. You've had every opportunity to."
He reached up and gently stroked her face and she stepped closer to him in response. She encircled her arms around his waist and his arms came around her too, pulling her against him and nuzzling her hair. He was overwhelmed by her smell which was sweet. "I knew it was you the first time I saw you. I can't explain how but I just knew it was you. I was drawn to you."
"I didn't know who you were but I was drawn to you too. It unnerved me actually because I was never drawn like that to anyone. I didn't even recognize Zack the first time I saw him." She added.
"X5-599. AKA Zack. I was told to watch out for him in case I ran into him. Apparently a very hostile man, especially protective of you." Alec recounted.
"Yeah, he likes playing big brother. I don't think he'd be very happy if he saw me right now. 'He's the enemy' he'd say and try to drag me out of Seattle." Max reflected.
"We do have to leave Seattle, Max." Alec reminded her.
"I can't Alec. There are people here who need me. I can't just leave them."
"You mean like Angie?" He asked.
"Yeah. Especially Angie. But everyone else also. Cindy, Kendra, Herbal, Sketchy."
"A lot of people care about you Max and I know how much you care for them but-"
"But nothing. You just told me why I can't leave. It's the same reason why you disobeyed Lydecker. You care about me too." She explained.
"Yeah, I think I do. And now I think I understand. It's going to be dangerous for us here though. We have to be careful. They're going to comb the city looking for us." Alec said brushing a curl from her face.
"I know. But I'm willing to risk it if you are." She said intertwining their fingers.
"I willing to risk my life for you." He said as his lips moved to hers, kissing her deeply.