Title: Possible possibilities
Author: Elcee
Pairings: Max/Alec
Rating: Pg-13
Disclaimer: Don't own nothing and if I did, Alec wouldn't be on the show but in my bedroom decidedly naked.ohhhhh, very graphic imagery! YAH!
Author's note2: Thank you to all those who have reviewed as it means lots and encourages me to write more, hence the reasonably quick updates. And a MASSIVE thank you to Amanda, the crazy Canadian for her betaingishness (cause cow girls rule)
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Her pulse quickened to a barely human pace.
Her eyes widen but then narrowed into slits as if she were truly a cat.
Her tongue poked out from her teeth as they quickly ran over her lips to wet them.
And her voice came out strangled as she scolded herself for not predicting this.
"I'm the leader of the transgenic Terminal City community yet I can't even look after something so simple" Max growled out as she continued to pace the top story of the command centre as though it were a cage "Pathetic! So pathetic!"
Alec couldn't help the smile that threatened to test Max's temper as she continued on the prowl.
"Not pathetic Max" he said and watched as her head snapped up, eyes narrowing to glare into his.
Max's eyes opened in surprise as her own thoughts were interrupted by a calm and almost sympathetic Alec.
The possibility of Alec being somewhat sympathetic was however short lived as his grin widened and he added "Just very female".
And then, like normal, Alec rested back on his heels as he waited for the standard rebuttal. It wasn't until her saw her reaction that he suddenly realised that he'd made a mistake, a big whopping mistake.
Her eyes narrowed again, her nostrils flared and her entire body tensed for the oncoming attack.
"Oh shi-" And those were the only words to escape Alec's lips as Max pounced, that damn cat DNA kicking in fully, as she used her weight and his own unpredicted shock to push him back until he stumbled and fell, hitting the floor and taking her weight on top.
Alec stared up at the proudly seated female on top of his chest and cocked his head to the side as he imagined her happily licking one paw whilst the other toyed with her prey. "Maaaaaaaax!" his whine only made her grin widen to that surpassing a Cheshire cat as she grinned back down at her live prey.
"Don't. Mess. With. Me. Alec." She ground out, a lone finger jabbing his shoulder, punctuating each word. While her words were stern, her dancing eyes gave away the secret that she appreciated the distraction.
Alec stared back up at her, his forehead creasing with concern. She'd been working herself into the ground as of late without a single thought for herself and was now beating herself up over one little thing she'd said she'd do and had run out of time for. And all he did was bum around and help surveillance and while it was a big and full on job, compared to what she did, it was just cleaning dishes in the mess hall.
"What's up Maxie?" he asked, actually sounding sympathetic this time.
Max's eyes met Alec's as she took a deep breath and hung her head, slightly ashamed at her violent overreaction to him. For starters, he was just being himself and she was pretty sure that without his gentle teasing she'd have pulled her hair out long ago. And the bald chunk look this season was so out.
She sighed, her shoulders slumping slightly as she attempted to think straight for the first time in hours.
"Sorry Alec, I just forgot to do something that I was meant to"
"What?" he gently prodded her.
"Oh, I told Gem I'd get the day care thingy for the children started and I just didn't get around to it" she paused, brushing her long hair from her face "I can't believe how slack I am!"
Alec's eyes widened as he reached up, catching both her wrists in order to force her to face him "No way Max! You're doing more than anyone around here and a damn fine job at that. I won't hear you pick on yourself anymore, okay?"
She stared back down at him as he gently let her wrists go and nodded, knowing that he was right, even if it was the first time in his entire life. The first and most likely last time. And despite that, she still took comfort in a friend telling her, no matter how bizarre a situation they were in.
"Thanks Alec" she muttered and pushed herself away from him before offering him her own hand to get up. He accepted and was hauled up by her. Alec gave her a kind smile before placing a reassuring hand on her shoulder.
Biting her lip, she shrugged "I just don't know where all the time goes-" she didn't even get a chance to finish when another voice rang out through the area.
"Max! Max! There you are! I've been looking everywhere for you! Do you have the chips?"
Alec fought the temptation to stab himself in the heart and twist the blade as Logan's voice echoed in the room. He fought the temptation to laugh loudly more as he saw the horror fill Max's eyes.
"Hey Max, how are you Max, gee Max you look tired, are you okay Max?" Alec retorted sarcastically, allowing Max a moment to once again compose herself.
"Logan," she turned to face the man in question, now that her mask was firmly back on, who stood there expectantly "about the chips."
"You did get them right?" he questioned intently, pushing up his glasses with a finger.
Max shrugged as innocently as she could manage "Um, no, I didn't get time, sorry."
Logan just stood there, frozen with his mouth slightly open as he absorbed the fact that she hadn't done something for him.
It had never happened before.
"Why not?" he demanded back and knew almost instantly that it wasn't a good move as Alec stepped beside Max protectively.
The expression on Max's face was almost priceless as the shock melted from it to leave a furious X5.
"What did you say?!" her eyes flashed dangerously as she stared him down, her fists punched at her sides "I didn't get time for your stupid job Logan because I was busy trying to ensure the survival of my own people, I'm sorry if that doesn't work for you but I have to have priorities".
Logan bristled, his hands fumbling to readjust his glasses in a nervous habit, pissing off Max was never a good move, especially a very stressed out and tired one. No one had ever lived long enough to tell.
But then what she'd said sunk in and he felt his own anger rise.
"Priorities? Are you saying that I'm not a main priority?" he snapped back.
Alec knew all of a sudden that this was big. Any little fights between these two in the past had been little misunderstanding and such and had been manageable but this, well this was big. This would change things. This was a turning point.
This was a 'me or them' kinda fight ending.
Max paused, considering her response as she stared at the only man she'd thought she could ever love. She'd proved herself wrong on that one for sure.
And then she made a decision she'd known was coming for a long time.
"Yes Logan, I'm saying you and your little missions aren't even in my top ten list of priorities".
Max simply met Logan's gaze, unashamed with her decision, only proud with herself for making a choice for once. And what she believed to be the right choice at that.
Alec felt his own eyes widen involuntarily at her response. She finally said what she'd been acting for so long; she'd finally broken away from her guilt over his unfortunate accident and was saying what she meant.
And Logan simply stared, shocking and dread filling his every nerve as he realised what this meant. He'd just lost his cat burglar.
Ohhhhhhh! Review pleaseeeeee! I live on those things (put them on the bbq marinated to be precise)
Author: Elcee
Pairings: Max/Alec
Rating: Pg-13
Disclaimer: Don't own nothing and if I did, Alec wouldn't be on the show but in my bedroom decidedly naked.ohhhhh, very graphic imagery! YAH!
Author's note2: Thank you to all those who have reviewed as it means lots and encourages me to write more, hence the reasonably quick updates. And a MASSIVE thank you to Amanda, the crazy Canadian for her betaingishness (cause cow girls rule)
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Her pulse quickened to a barely human pace.
Her eyes widen but then narrowed into slits as if she were truly a cat.
Her tongue poked out from her teeth as they quickly ran over her lips to wet them.
And her voice came out strangled as she scolded herself for not predicting this.
"I'm the leader of the transgenic Terminal City community yet I can't even look after something so simple" Max growled out as she continued to pace the top story of the command centre as though it were a cage "Pathetic! So pathetic!"
Alec couldn't help the smile that threatened to test Max's temper as she continued on the prowl.
"Not pathetic Max" he said and watched as her head snapped up, eyes narrowing to glare into his.
Max's eyes opened in surprise as her own thoughts were interrupted by a calm and almost sympathetic Alec.
The possibility of Alec being somewhat sympathetic was however short lived as his grin widened and he added "Just very female".
And then, like normal, Alec rested back on his heels as he waited for the standard rebuttal. It wasn't until her saw her reaction that he suddenly realised that he'd made a mistake, a big whopping mistake.
Her eyes narrowed again, her nostrils flared and her entire body tensed for the oncoming attack.
"Oh shi-" And those were the only words to escape Alec's lips as Max pounced, that damn cat DNA kicking in fully, as she used her weight and his own unpredicted shock to push him back until he stumbled and fell, hitting the floor and taking her weight on top.
Alec stared up at the proudly seated female on top of his chest and cocked his head to the side as he imagined her happily licking one paw whilst the other toyed with her prey. "Maaaaaaaax!" his whine only made her grin widen to that surpassing a Cheshire cat as she grinned back down at her live prey.
"Don't. Mess. With. Me. Alec." She ground out, a lone finger jabbing his shoulder, punctuating each word. While her words were stern, her dancing eyes gave away the secret that she appreciated the distraction.
Alec stared back up at her, his forehead creasing with concern. She'd been working herself into the ground as of late without a single thought for herself and was now beating herself up over one little thing she'd said she'd do and had run out of time for. And all he did was bum around and help surveillance and while it was a big and full on job, compared to what she did, it was just cleaning dishes in the mess hall.
"What's up Maxie?" he asked, actually sounding sympathetic this time.
Max's eyes met Alec's as she took a deep breath and hung her head, slightly ashamed at her violent overreaction to him. For starters, he was just being himself and she was pretty sure that without his gentle teasing she'd have pulled her hair out long ago. And the bald chunk look this season was so out.
She sighed, her shoulders slumping slightly as she attempted to think straight for the first time in hours.
"Sorry Alec, I just forgot to do something that I was meant to"
"What?" he gently prodded her.
"Oh, I told Gem I'd get the day care thingy for the children started and I just didn't get around to it" she paused, brushing her long hair from her face "I can't believe how slack I am!"
Alec's eyes widened as he reached up, catching both her wrists in order to force her to face him "No way Max! You're doing more than anyone around here and a damn fine job at that. I won't hear you pick on yourself anymore, okay?"
She stared back down at him as he gently let her wrists go and nodded, knowing that he was right, even if it was the first time in his entire life. The first and most likely last time. And despite that, she still took comfort in a friend telling her, no matter how bizarre a situation they were in.
"Thanks Alec" she muttered and pushed herself away from him before offering him her own hand to get up. He accepted and was hauled up by her. Alec gave her a kind smile before placing a reassuring hand on her shoulder.
Biting her lip, she shrugged "I just don't know where all the time goes-" she didn't even get a chance to finish when another voice rang out through the area.
"Max! Max! There you are! I've been looking everywhere for you! Do you have the chips?"
Alec fought the temptation to stab himself in the heart and twist the blade as Logan's voice echoed in the room. He fought the temptation to laugh loudly more as he saw the horror fill Max's eyes.
"Hey Max, how are you Max, gee Max you look tired, are you okay Max?" Alec retorted sarcastically, allowing Max a moment to once again compose herself.
"Logan," she turned to face the man in question, now that her mask was firmly back on, who stood there expectantly "about the chips."
"You did get them right?" he questioned intently, pushing up his glasses with a finger.
Max shrugged as innocently as she could manage "Um, no, I didn't get time, sorry."
Logan just stood there, frozen with his mouth slightly open as he absorbed the fact that she hadn't done something for him.
It had never happened before.
"Why not?" he demanded back and knew almost instantly that it wasn't a good move as Alec stepped beside Max protectively.
The expression on Max's face was almost priceless as the shock melted from it to leave a furious X5.
"What did you say?!" her eyes flashed dangerously as she stared him down, her fists punched at her sides "I didn't get time for your stupid job Logan because I was busy trying to ensure the survival of my own people, I'm sorry if that doesn't work for you but I have to have priorities".
Logan bristled, his hands fumbling to readjust his glasses in a nervous habit, pissing off Max was never a good move, especially a very stressed out and tired one. No one had ever lived long enough to tell.
But then what she'd said sunk in and he felt his own anger rise.
"Priorities? Are you saying that I'm not a main priority?" he snapped back.
Alec knew all of a sudden that this was big. Any little fights between these two in the past had been little misunderstanding and such and had been manageable but this, well this was big. This would change things. This was a turning point.
This was a 'me or them' kinda fight ending.
Max paused, considering her response as she stared at the only man she'd thought she could ever love. She'd proved herself wrong on that one for sure.
And then she made a decision she'd known was coming for a long time.
"Yes Logan, I'm saying you and your little missions aren't even in my top ten list of priorities".
Max simply met Logan's gaze, unashamed with her decision, only proud with herself for making a choice for once. And what she believed to be the right choice at that.
Alec felt his own eyes widen involuntarily at her response. She finally said what she'd been acting for so long; she'd finally broken away from her guilt over his unfortunate accident and was saying what she meant.
And Logan simply stared, shocking and dread filling his every nerve as he realised what this meant. He'd just lost his cat burglar.
Ohhhhhhh! Review pleaseeeeee! I live on those things (put them on the bbq marinated to be precise)