A/N-Okay, I feel the need to dedicate this chapter to the writers of dark
Angel, for finally acknowledging Ben's existence. It's about time, and they
did it in such a lovely way. That scene with Alec, oh no, now I'm gonna cry
again.
Chapter 8.........Going home
Home. To some home is where there's always a fire in the fire place. Where there's always a pie in the oven. Always a plate for you on the dinner table. To some home is where the heart is. Well, if that was the case, then to Max home was inside of her. Because to Max home was not a building, home was not a plate, or a fire or any other little embroidered clichés. Home was a man. A brother. One who she desperately needed to be with at the moment. She had Ben, but she still needed Zack. And Zack was who she was going to see.
She missed him so terribly. She remembered her twisted child hood more and more since Ben. When she had been little, and didn't sleep. Ben would make shadow puppets on the ceiling to amuse her. And sometimes, not all the time, but sometimes, she would climb in bed with Zack, and he would slowly rub her back until she fell asleep, he himself half asleep at the time. She had to have her brother, she had to.
She knew where he was, Logan had told her when he left. He was staying at a farm right outside of the city. She speeded up on her motorcycle. Something inside of her just told her that he would solve everything. She would rekindle his memories, tell him about Ben, about her pregnancy, and everything would be right again. Ben rested his cheek on her shoulder, "Are we there yet?" he asked. Max laughed at his impatience, he never could wait for things. Soldiers were supposed to have certain qualities, but Ben lacked in a few.
She ignored him and chose not to answer him. Twenty minutes latter they were there. It was an interesting place. Homely. A barn shaped mail box stood at the end of a long dirt driveway. Hanging from it was a welcome sign. At the other end of the long drive way she could see a nice little house. It was blue but the paint was chipping, this in no way made the house look ratty. To the side of the house, there was a nice old fashion red barn. There was many acres of land, with a few horses roaming.
Max drove down the long path until she reached the end at with the house. There were a few chickens roaming around, pecking at the ground. Max turned of her bike and hopped off, Ben right behind her. She went up to the door and knocked. She was taken slightly off guard when Zack himself answered the door.
Max had been expecting him to look at her with a blank stare, wondering who the stranger was, maybe slight distant recognition. But the minute he laid his eyes on her, they were full of Zackness. He reached out and hugged, showing emotion that he didn't often show. "Max" he said, burring his face in her neck.
Max was so taken by shock at his recognition of her that she just stood there, trying not to cry. "Zack, how.. how do you remember?" she asked when she could form a thought. She wrapped her arms around him in return.
He pulled back from her and reached into his pocket, grabbing out a small picture. Max was surprised to see that it was a picture of herself. "I must of put it in my pocket before, you know" he explained, "Over time, it just came back, everything" he said.
Max nodded. If it all came back, then why didn't you come to find me, or one of our other brothers or sisters?" she asked.
"Well, I didn't come see you, mostly from embarrassment" he admitted shyly, "As I said, over time I remembered it all, and well. I don't know why I didn't contact anyone else. It's just, it's nice here, ya know? I've kind of been putting it off" he said. Max nodded understandingly. "Why are you here?" he asked after a moment. Her scent was intoxicating to him. He still loved her more then ever, and having her here, though pleasant, was also difficult.
"Oh Zack" she said. She clutched at him, sobbing wildly. "Zack I'm pregnant" she said.
"Shhhh, it's okay Max" he said, he clenched his jaw tightly, and rubbed her back slowly, "Is Logan the father" he asked rather coldly.
"No" she said quietly, her voice squeaky. "He doesn't even know I'm-" she couldn't even finish the sentence. "We, we still can't touch" she explained.
"If Logan's not the father, then who is?" Zack asked. He was a little taken aback by the fact that Logan wasn't the father.
"Alec" she said quietly.
Zack looked in his mind for the face of Alec. He couldn't quite remember it. But then a face he did know popped out in his mind. Ben. No, not Ben, Ben's twin. Alec. "You slept with Bens twin?" he asked shocked. She nodded into his shoulder. Zack stepped back from her, "Max, behind the house, there's another little house, that's where I live. Go there and wait for me" he directed her.
Max nodded and went behind the house. There was a tiny little building, like a little cottage from a fairy tale. She entered the small home. It was a comfortable place. Small but cozy. It was basically one room. His bed was in a corner, with a blue blanket over it. It was neatly made up. Always the good solider Max thought to herself. In another corner there was a small kitchenette. There was a door off to the side that Max assumed was either a bathroom, or a closet.
She sat down on the bed and waited for Zack. This little 'house' was nice. It didn't really scream Zack, but it did have the feel, a scent of Zack. She could understand why Zack liked it here. "So this is where our brother lives" Ben said sitting next to her.
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Zack closed the door as he left the house, After explaining to buddy the situation. It couldn't believe it. This is why he had always looked out for his brothers and sisters. So they didn't screw up their life's, or get killed. He's away for a couple of months and boom. Now his favorite, the on he loved above all other, more then he should, was in trouble.
He opened the door but she didn't notice him. She appeared to be talking to herself. "Everything will be okay now" she was saying, "Zack will make everything better, you'll see" Zack was thinking that maybe Max was a little bit insane. He felt horribly guilty. He should of been there for Max. "Yes, I know Ben" she was saying.
Wait a minute, Ben?
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Chapter 8.........Going home
Home. To some home is where there's always a fire in the fire place. Where there's always a pie in the oven. Always a plate for you on the dinner table. To some home is where the heart is. Well, if that was the case, then to Max home was inside of her. Because to Max home was not a building, home was not a plate, or a fire or any other little embroidered clichés. Home was a man. A brother. One who she desperately needed to be with at the moment. She had Ben, but she still needed Zack. And Zack was who she was going to see.
She missed him so terribly. She remembered her twisted child hood more and more since Ben. When she had been little, and didn't sleep. Ben would make shadow puppets on the ceiling to amuse her. And sometimes, not all the time, but sometimes, she would climb in bed with Zack, and he would slowly rub her back until she fell asleep, he himself half asleep at the time. She had to have her brother, she had to.
She knew where he was, Logan had told her when he left. He was staying at a farm right outside of the city. She speeded up on her motorcycle. Something inside of her just told her that he would solve everything. She would rekindle his memories, tell him about Ben, about her pregnancy, and everything would be right again. Ben rested his cheek on her shoulder, "Are we there yet?" he asked. Max laughed at his impatience, he never could wait for things. Soldiers were supposed to have certain qualities, but Ben lacked in a few.
She ignored him and chose not to answer him. Twenty minutes latter they were there. It was an interesting place. Homely. A barn shaped mail box stood at the end of a long dirt driveway. Hanging from it was a welcome sign. At the other end of the long drive way she could see a nice little house. It was blue but the paint was chipping, this in no way made the house look ratty. To the side of the house, there was a nice old fashion red barn. There was many acres of land, with a few horses roaming.
Max drove down the long path until she reached the end at with the house. There were a few chickens roaming around, pecking at the ground. Max turned of her bike and hopped off, Ben right behind her. She went up to the door and knocked. She was taken slightly off guard when Zack himself answered the door.
Max had been expecting him to look at her with a blank stare, wondering who the stranger was, maybe slight distant recognition. But the minute he laid his eyes on her, they were full of Zackness. He reached out and hugged, showing emotion that he didn't often show. "Max" he said, burring his face in her neck.
Max was so taken by shock at his recognition of her that she just stood there, trying not to cry. "Zack, how.. how do you remember?" she asked when she could form a thought. She wrapped her arms around him in return.
He pulled back from her and reached into his pocket, grabbing out a small picture. Max was surprised to see that it was a picture of herself. "I must of put it in my pocket before, you know" he explained, "Over time, it just came back, everything" he said.
Max nodded. If it all came back, then why didn't you come to find me, or one of our other brothers or sisters?" she asked.
"Well, I didn't come see you, mostly from embarrassment" he admitted shyly, "As I said, over time I remembered it all, and well. I don't know why I didn't contact anyone else. It's just, it's nice here, ya know? I've kind of been putting it off" he said. Max nodded understandingly. "Why are you here?" he asked after a moment. Her scent was intoxicating to him. He still loved her more then ever, and having her here, though pleasant, was also difficult.
"Oh Zack" she said. She clutched at him, sobbing wildly. "Zack I'm pregnant" she said.
"Shhhh, it's okay Max" he said, he clenched his jaw tightly, and rubbed her back slowly, "Is Logan the father" he asked rather coldly.
"No" she said quietly, her voice squeaky. "He doesn't even know I'm-" she couldn't even finish the sentence. "We, we still can't touch" she explained.
"If Logan's not the father, then who is?" Zack asked. He was a little taken aback by the fact that Logan wasn't the father.
"Alec" she said quietly.
Zack looked in his mind for the face of Alec. He couldn't quite remember it. But then a face he did know popped out in his mind. Ben. No, not Ben, Ben's twin. Alec. "You slept with Bens twin?" he asked shocked. She nodded into his shoulder. Zack stepped back from her, "Max, behind the house, there's another little house, that's where I live. Go there and wait for me" he directed her.
Max nodded and went behind the house. There was a tiny little building, like a little cottage from a fairy tale. She entered the small home. It was a comfortable place. Small but cozy. It was basically one room. His bed was in a corner, with a blue blanket over it. It was neatly made up. Always the good solider Max thought to herself. In another corner there was a small kitchenette. There was a door off to the side that Max assumed was either a bathroom, or a closet.
She sat down on the bed and waited for Zack. This little 'house' was nice. It didn't really scream Zack, but it did have the feel, a scent of Zack. She could understand why Zack liked it here. "So this is where our brother lives" Ben said sitting next to her.
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Zack closed the door as he left the house, After explaining to buddy the situation. It couldn't believe it. This is why he had always looked out for his brothers and sisters. So they didn't screw up their life's, or get killed. He's away for a couple of months and boom. Now his favorite, the on he loved above all other, more then he should, was in trouble.
He opened the door but she didn't notice him. She appeared to be talking to herself. "Everything will be okay now" she was saying, "Zack will make everything better, you'll see" Zack was thinking that maybe Max was a little bit insane. He felt horribly guilty. He should of been there for Max. "Yes, I know Ben" she was saying.
Wait a minute, Ben?
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