Disclaimer: DA.not mine. Story...mine.
Author's Note: 6?! Definitely not what I had been hoping for. But alas, because of my kind heart I will continue writing in hopes that you will ALL review. I am aware this story starts out slow, just stay with it, it'll get better. And by the way, the last chapter wasn't meant to be funny. It was serious! Alec is hearing voices in his head..they're like his memories haunting him. Also would like to clarify that when Max sees "Alec" from now on it's Ben.
Dedication: To whoever deserves it.
8. New Beginnings? Christian nodded. "Alright, Alec. Are you from around here?" he asked as they walked down the alley and stepped over the unconscious men.
"I don't think so." Alec said truthfully.
"Oh. Do you know where you live?"
"Nope. I woke up and found myself floating in a body of water. A captain and his crew picked me up, dropped me off here. That's where you come into the story."
"Right. So you don't remember anything about your past except your name? Wow." Christian said as he thoughtfully rubbed his chin. "Want me to get a doctor to help you?"
"No!" Alec yelled. For some reason, he felt he didn't like doctors.
Christian held his hands up in surrender. "Ok, ok. Lighten up, I won't get you a doctor. So I take it you don't have a place to stay?"
"Negative, sir." Alec stated. He grabbed his head in pain.
Christian hadn't noticed and laughed at Alec's response. "What's with the formalities? Are you some sort of soldier?"
Alec stopped dead in his tracks and his eyes widened. He saw a small boy with brown eyes ordering other children around. They carried guns as they commando crawled through a forest. As quickly as the scene appeared, it changed. Now he saw the small boy saluting an older, blond haired man with a stern face. All of this seemed familiar. Why?
"Hello?" a voice questioned. Fingers snapped and a hand waved in front of his face.
Alec shook his head and focused on Christian's face. "What was that?"
"You tell me. You're the one who spaced after I suggested that maybe you were a soldier. Anyways, I don't care. I was actually wondering if you'd like to help me teach my martial arts class. I've been looking for a partner for a while and you seem to have all the qualifications. That is, if you want a job."
"Sure, uh--sounds great."
They walked up six flights of stairs before they reached Christian's apartment. He unlocked the door and opened it, gesturing for Alec to go in. "Welcome to your new home." ****
Max silently crept into Logan's apartment. She hadn't heard from him in days; she wasn't used to him ignoring her. She entered into the living room to find him sitting on the couch with Asha. She was holding an icepack to his lips and brushed some hair out of his eyes, never losing eye contact. She momentarily removed the icepack to gently kiss his lips. Max marched right up next to the couch.
"So this is what you've been doing, Logan? This is why you haven't called me?!" She shook her head in disgust. "You just made the biggest mistake of you life. Good-bye....friend." she declared, punctuating the last word. She had made it clear that they were through.
She ran out the door, not caring that the tears streamed freely, marring her perfect face. She turned a corner and bumped into something solid. She found herself looking up into Alec's concerned brown eyes.
"Hi." She breathed breathlessly.
"Hi." He whispered in response. She was even more beautiful than he'd remembered. "What's wrong?" he asked, desperately wanting to help his sister.
"Nothing." She murmured and turned away, embarrassed he had seen her tears.
"Nothing makes you cry?" he urged.
"It's Logan. I-I caught him with Asha."
"Oh.yeah, that...slut." he said, hoping he used the right words so as not to arouse suspicion that he wasn't Alec.
Max stepped closer to him and let out a shaky sigh. She needed to be comforted. For someone to tell her everything would be alright. Someone to joke with her in order to lighten the situation. She needed Alec. She looked up at him, her eyes pleading for him to console her. She threw her arms around him and continued to sob into his chest. Awkwardly Ben wrapped his arms around her, stroking her hair.
Had she always counted on Alec to comfort her when things went wrong in her life? He had never witnessed this when he was studying Alec. He'd never seen Max break down into tears. Never. Not knowing what to do he continued to hold her until the tears stopped.
She stepped back and wiped away her tears. She wondered why she'd never seen it before, why she was always so blind. He wasn't the screw up she professed him to be. He was the one who was always there for her, even if she made fun of him. He always was willing to help her out in any way he could. And he was the one she truly loved. She threw her arms around his neck and drew him in for a kiss.
Ben closed his eyes, waiting for her lips to press against his. He drew her closer to him, allowing passion to cloud his thoughts. He placed a hand around her waist, and one against her cheek, extending into her hair. She got up on her tiptoes to reach his lips. They were within millimeters of each others lips. Then a thought entered Ben's mind. This was wrong; this was his sister. He was supposed to make sure she didn't fall for Alec, not help her fall in love with him. He stepped back and turned away from her. "Sorry, Max. I can't."
Author's Note: 6?! Definitely not what I had been hoping for. But alas, because of my kind heart I will continue writing in hopes that you will ALL review. I am aware this story starts out slow, just stay with it, it'll get better. And by the way, the last chapter wasn't meant to be funny. It was serious! Alec is hearing voices in his head..they're like his memories haunting him. Also would like to clarify that when Max sees "Alec" from now on it's Ben.
Dedication: To whoever deserves it.
8. New Beginnings? Christian nodded. "Alright, Alec. Are you from around here?" he asked as they walked down the alley and stepped over the unconscious men.
"I don't think so." Alec said truthfully.
"Oh. Do you know where you live?"
"Nope. I woke up and found myself floating in a body of water. A captain and his crew picked me up, dropped me off here. That's where you come into the story."
"Right. So you don't remember anything about your past except your name? Wow." Christian said as he thoughtfully rubbed his chin. "Want me to get a doctor to help you?"
"No!" Alec yelled. For some reason, he felt he didn't like doctors.
Christian held his hands up in surrender. "Ok, ok. Lighten up, I won't get you a doctor. So I take it you don't have a place to stay?"
"Negative, sir." Alec stated. He grabbed his head in pain.
Christian hadn't noticed and laughed at Alec's response. "What's with the formalities? Are you some sort of soldier?"
Alec stopped dead in his tracks and his eyes widened. He saw a small boy with brown eyes ordering other children around. They carried guns as they commando crawled through a forest. As quickly as the scene appeared, it changed. Now he saw the small boy saluting an older, blond haired man with a stern face. All of this seemed familiar. Why?
"Hello?" a voice questioned. Fingers snapped and a hand waved in front of his face.
Alec shook his head and focused on Christian's face. "What was that?"
"You tell me. You're the one who spaced after I suggested that maybe you were a soldier. Anyways, I don't care. I was actually wondering if you'd like to help me teach my martial arts class. I've been looking for a partner for a while and you seem to have all the qualifications. That is, if you want a job."
"Sure, uh--sounds great."
They walked up six flights of stairs before they reached Christian's apartment. He unlocked the door and opened it, gesturing for Alec to go in. "Welcome to your new home." ****
Max silently crept into Logan's apartment. She hadn't heard from him in days; she wasn't used to him ignoring her. She entered into the living room to find him sitting on the couch with Asha. She was holding an icepack to his lips and brushed some hair out of his eyes, never losing eye contact. She momentarily removed the icepack to gently kiss his lips. Max marched right up next to the couch.
"So this is what you've been doing, Logan? This is why you haven't called me?!" She shook her head in disgust. "You just made the biggest mistake of you life. Good-bye....friend." she declared, punctuating the last word. She had made it clear that they were through.
She ran out the door, not caring that the tears streamed freely, marring her perfect face. She turned a corner and bumped into something solid. She found herself looking up into Alec's concerned brown eyes.
"Hi." She breathed breathlessly.
"Hi." He whispered in response. She was even more beautiful than he'd remembered. "What's wrong?" he asked, desperately wanting to help his sister.
"Nothing." She murmured and turned away, embarrassed he had seen her tears.
"Nothing makes you cry?" he urged.
"It's Logan. I-I caught him with Asha."
"Oh.yeah, that...slut." he said, hoping he used the right words so as not to arouse suspicion that he wasn't Alec.
Max stepped closer to him and let out a shaky sigh. She needed to be comforted. For someone to tell her everything would be alright. Someone to joke with her in order to lighten the situation. She needed Alec. She looked up at him, her eyes pleading for him to console her. She threw her arms around him and continued to sob into his chest. Awkwardly Ben wrapped his arms around her, stroking her hair.
Had she always counted on Alec to comfort her when things went wrong in her life? He had never witnessed this when he was studying Alec. He'd never seen Max break down into tears. Never. Not knowing what to do he continued to hold her until the tears stopped.
She stepped back and wiped away her tears. She wondered why she'd never seen it before, why she was always so blind. He wasn't the screw up she professed him to be. He was the one who was always there for her, even if she made fun of him. He always was willing to help her out in any way he could. And he was the one she truly loved. She threw her arms around his neck and drew him in for a kiss.
Ben closed his eyes, waiting for her lips to press against his. He drew her closer to him, allowing passion to cloud his thoughts. He placed a hand around her waist, and one against her cheek, extending into her hair. She got up on her tiptoes to reach his lips. They were within millimeters of each others lips. Then a thought entered Ben's mind. This was wrong; this was his sister. He was supposed to make sure she didn't fall for Alec, not help her fall in love with him. He stepped back and turned away from her. "Sorry, Max. I can't."