Title: Can You Hit Yo Sista Back?
Author: Lakeia/ jess843
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Max/Alec Michelle/Alec
Disclaimer: I don't own them.
Summary: What if Sam wasn't Max's only clone? She sexy, she parties, and she's Michelle, who has come to Seattle to spend sometime with her dear sister and have a little fun in the process.
[AU:] It's got some season two in it because Michelle's not going to stay there so... and she's Max's 3rd clone so her designation is 454. Sam hasn't come yet so it's before 'She Ain't Heavy.' It's before all the stuff with the transgenics got serious. So read and enjoy.
A/N: Hey people!!! I know, you haven't seen me in a while I know but I'm here now and I got a new installment for you. Hope you like it. Peace.
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Alec frowned. "What did you just say?" He asked looking up at "Max."
Michelle's mouth was slightly a jarred as she seem to be in thought. She shook her head "Come with me." She instructed.
Alec didn't have a chance to think before Michelle grabbed a hold of his arm. She turned to her two very confused friends. "One. Minute. Ladies." She breathed before dragging Alec through the crowd towards the bar.
Megan and Nicole watched as the two disappeared into the crowd.
Halfway to the bar Michelle let go of Alec's arm allowing him to follow her as she took a seat in one of the vacant stools. "Can I get a beer?" She requested to the bartender before her eyes settled back on Alec who took a seat beside her.
"Get me one too." He added, before looking over at Michelle.
"I take it you aren't Max." He concluded.
"You would be correct." She nodded.
"Hm." Alec shrugged. *Another one of Manticore's beloved clones or twins as we X5s like to call them.* Alec thought humorously.
The bartender sat two bottled beers on the counter, one in front of the Alec, the other in front of Michelle.
"Thanks." Michelle smiled passing him a few bills.
Alec took a sip of his beer before placing it back down. "So." He started, trying to spark up a conversation. "I'm assuming that you've talked to Max already?" He wondered looking over at her.
Michelle nodded. " I meet her today." She answered. "We talked a little." She informed taking a sip of the bitter liquid. Letting out a sigh she turned to face him allowing her eyes to take in his chiseled upper body, his beautiful blue-green eyes and his coy but oh-so-sexy smile
"So." Michelle started, smiling a smile of her own. "You're Alec?" She stated more than asked, a certain gleam in her eyes.
A grin appeared on Alec's lips. "The one and only." He said cockily before drowning down some more of his beer.
"I take it sister dearest has filled you in on my wayward ways?" He inquired his brow rose.
Michelle shrugged. " I've heard some stuff." She said, an innocent smile playing on her lips.
Alec nodded waiting for her to continue, when she didn't he asked. "Care to share?"
Michelle shook her head. "Not Really." She grinned, taking another drink.
Alec had his mouth ready to say something but went against it, instead he said. " I hope you didn't believe everything bad she said about me?" He argued.
Michelle shrugged once more. " Not everything." She admitted.
Alec nodded. "That's good to know." He smiled.
Michelle stared at him taking in his eyes. Even though they had a certain light in them, they also had a certain sadness as well; no matter how hard he tired to hide it. Something was missing.
There were rumors about 494 back at Manticore when he failed one of his solo missions, which lead to his reindocunation. Everyone had their own theories as to what could have caused a true blue, Manticore alum; the top of his class, to screw up on a mission. Some say he tired to go AWOL. Others say he couldn't cut it. But few others say... He fell in love. With his target's daughter no less. Michelle never really conducted in that sort of behavior, but she had to admit, she was a little curious to know what happened that ruined his good soldier reputation.
"Okay that's it." Nicole declared standing behind the pair.
Michelle snapped out of her thoughts before looking back to her best friends.
"What's going on?" Nicole asked, her arms crossed over her breast.
"I'd like to know too." Megan piped, her hands resting on her curvy hips.
Alec watched the display between the three friends with much interest before his eyes settled mainly on Michelle, who was now sighing tiredly at her friends. She looked like Max, sounded like Max, but she was defiantly not Max. Alec felt that Michelle's attitude seemed light- hearted, which meant that their conversations would not lead to parts of his anatomy needing ice. He hoped.
Michelle looked at Alec before turning her attention back to her friends. "Guys this is Alec." She introduced, pointing from one to the other.
"Alec this is Megan." Michelle introduced, watching as the two exchanged handshakes.
"Nice to me you." Megan smiled seductively. Her hand lingered in his a little long than necessary.
"You too." Alec winked, a charming smile on his handsome lips
Michelle cleared her throat. "And I believe you've already meet Nicole." Michelle continued looked over her fiery red headed friend.
"I've had the pleasure." Alec smiled but Nicole wasn't havin' it.
"I'm still waitin' for an explanation." Nicole prompted her brow rose as she tapped impatiently on the hardwood floor beneath them.
Michelle sighed. "Alec and I took the same classes in school." She said disguising the truth.
Megan and Nicole frowned. *What the hell is she talking about?* They wondered.
Nicole was about to speak but Megan beat her to it. "Mick, what are you talking about?" She asked. "You're from--" She glanced over to Alec. "Nova Scotia." She added pointly narrowing her eyes. "You didn't go to school." She shrugged. " The only way you could know him is..." Megan's sentence trailed on as the truth dawned on her. She looked between the two X5s for confirmation.
Michelle and Alec nodded their heads in union.
Megan's lips formed an "O" before she took an appreciative look Alec, taking in his broad shoulders and rippling abs through his black muscle shirt. " Damn, no wonder you fine." She smiled in awe.
Alec laughed at her statement. Okay, he did have that effect on women.
"What's going on?" Nicole frowned at a lost.
"Nick." Megan started nudging her friend lightly with her elbow. "He's from Manticore." She hissed, her voice low.
Nicole's eyes widen slightly. "He's from Manticore." She repeated.
Megan nodded.
"Damn, no wonder you fine." Nicole repeated, her smile matching Megan's
Michelle smiled. " You know what ladies?" She started, hopping down from her stool. " I think that we need to take Alec out and show him a good time." She suggested.
Alec looked between the three girls a mischievous smile slowly spreading across him face, a noticeable gleam appeared in his eyes.
Michelle recognized this. "Eww!" She exclaimed hitting him upside the head.
"Ow!" Alec said, rubbing his wound.
"That's just nasty." Nicole said shaking her head in disapproval.
"It was just a thought." He said checking his hand for signs of blood. "You're defiantly related to Max." He sighed.
Michelle smiled at the statement. It was nice to know that she had something in common with Max. It felt...good.
"I don't know." Megan shrugged. "Sounds like fun." She argued a playful smile on her lips.
"I like her." Alec grinned pointing at Megan.
Michelle shook her head. "She's your friend." She told Nick as they made their way through the crowd.
"Not tonight, she isn't." Nicole replied, placing her arm around Alec's. Megan taking the other side.
"You know Alec, I hope you're not a sleeper." Megan started looking up at him.
Alec looked between the ladies under his arms. " And why is that?" He asked.
"Because when you party with this one." Megan continued, pointing to Michelle's back.
"Prepare to party until you faint." Nicole breathed dramatically.
"Oh, come on." Michelle exclaimed. "I'm not that bad." She argued looking back at them.
They shoot her a look.
"Fine, fine." Michelle admitted, her hands in the air to surrender as they arrived in the parking lot.
They waited for what seem like a minute or two. Alec was about to ask what for before a white stretch limousine pulled up in for of them, stopping at the last door.
Nicole was the first to climb in followed by Megan.
Michelle crawled into the limo sitting next to the door, she looked up to Alec who stood planted to the ground a dazed look on his face. She brow rose. "You coming or what?" She asked.
Alec slipped out of his trance, climbing into the limo; her took a seat beside Michelle Meg and Nick across from them.
He narrowed his eyes. "What exactly do you guys do?" He asked curiously, glancing between the three.
"Oh." Michelle said. "I didn't tell you?" She asked.
"No you didn't." Alec answered smiling a little nervously.
"We're models." Nicole answered matter-of-factly.
"Oh-kay." Alec said slightly caught off guard. He hadn't expected that. He could never picture Max as a model. *She'd probably ` kick the photographer in the balls for looking at her with any kind of interest.* He thought humorously, sliding back into the comfortable leather seats.
Nicole knocked on the small tinted window leading to the driver's seat.
"Yes, madam?" The elderly driver answered, his voice drawling with an English accent.
"We need to make another stop." She informed him.
"Yes Madam." He replied. "Where to?"
"What do we got?" Nicole asked, nodding her head to the palm pilot in Megan's hand.
Megan whistled as she observed the device. "Let's see." She commented, checking the events. "Party at the 'Red Xone', drinks at Jake's, appearance at Liberty View, and a house party in down town Seattle." Megan read aloud. "All in the next..." She checked her watch. "Four hours." She winked.
"Where do you want to go?" Nick asked Michelle. "The 'Red Xone?" She suggested.
"Sounds good." Nicoled nodded. "You?" She asked looking over to Megan.
"I'm in." Megan smiled.
"What about you?" Michelle asked looking over at Alec. "RX cool with you?"
Alec nodded. " Yeah." Then he frowned. "Isn't the Red Xone like the most exclusive club in Seattle?" He asked.
"Duh." Nicole grinned. "James we're going to the Red Xone." She informed the driver.
"Yes, Madam." James replied, before closing the small tinted window.
"So this is what you girls do all day?" Alec asked curiously, pushing the buttons to the sunroof. "Modeling during the day, partying at night?" He questioned, sticking his head out the roof to see the view.
"Pretty much." The answered in union, nodding their heads.
Alec laughed, closing the top. "Well ladies." He started, rubbing his hands together. "Let's party." He grinned, excited.
Michelle smiled. "Alright." She nodded as Alec, Megan, Nicole, and herself got ready for a night of dancing, drinks and an all out good time.
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Max walked into the living room dressed in her usual navy blue denim jeans and black top, her messenger bag in hand.
"Hey." She smiled to her best friend who was in the kitchen area making coffee.
"Hey Boo." Original Cindy greeted, picking up the silver pot on the stove. "You want?" She offered.
"Yeah." Max answered, placing a bag on the side of the stool, she took a seat.
Cindy poured the dark liquid into an extra coffee mug, putting in milk and sugar. She passed it to her raven-haired friend.
"Thanks." Max said as the cup settled in her hands. Blowing the hot liquid, she took a sip before placing it on the counter. A thoughtful look appearing on her face as she began to think.
Max couldn't get any sleep last night after Michelle left her apartment. Her mind kept reeling form what had happened. One minute it was just her, only her. Then some girl breaks into her apartment and it turns out, she's her Manticore twin. Even though Max knew how she found her, she wasn't fully convinced why.* Did she want to form some kind of relationship with me?* She wondered. *Or does she have another agenda.* Max shook the thoughts out of her head. Truth was, even though she had her suspicions, she wanted to know more about her. Stuff like *Her favorite food.* * What are her hobbies?* * Where does she like to go to relax?" Things like that.
"What's the matter boo?" O.C asked, her voice etched with concern.
Max looked over at her, her head cocked slightly to the side as if dejected. "You wouldn't believe me if I told." She argued, shaking her head.
"Try me." Cindy prompted, waiting comfortably in her seat for her friend to confess.
"Okay." Max started, taking in a breath. "My Manticore clone broke into the apartment last night."
O.C's eyes widen slightly. "Damn." She said, speechless, letting the information settle in.
Max shrugged. "That was mostly my reaction." She stated.
"Well." O.C started, intrigued. "What did she want?" She asked taking a drink of her coffee.
Max frowned. "That's the weird part." She started. "She wants to... get to know me." Max answered as if in disbelief.
"What's so weird about that?"
"Well, it wasn't as if Manticore was really big on family." Max argued. "To her I could have been just another soldier."
"So what you worrin' about is if are intentions are on the straight and narrow." O.C concluded.
"Pretty much." Max admitted.
"Look Boo." Cindy started, walking over to face her. "Manticore already been kicked to the curb, so she can't be working for them. And if this girl came all this way to meet you like you said, then maybe you should give sista a chance." O.C suggested.
"I am." Max nodded. "In fact." She smiled. "I invited her to hang out with us at Crash tonight." She announced. "Oh, and her friends." Max remembered.
"Good." O.C smiled. "I can't wait to meet her." She said. "What's are name, suga?"
"Michelle." Max answered.
O.C shrugged. "It's pretty." She commented.
"Yeah." Max agreed, nodding her head. "You know, I think you two are gonna get along great." She smiled.
"I'm sho we will." Cindy concluded.
A low beeping noise evaded the room as Max took a hold of the small device attached to her jeans.
"It's Logan." She announced, looking at her pager before placing it back onto the brimmed pocket of her pants. "I'll catch you later at work okay." Max said as she stood from the stool.
"Aiight." O.C said.
Grabbing her bag off the floor Max made her way to the door. "See you." She smiled before exiting the apartment.
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"Alec are you sure you don't have to work today?" Michelle asked, lying on her stomach wrapped in only a towel. She let out a satisfied moan. "God that feels good."
Alec lay on his stomach, his eyes closed as he enjoyed the feel of her hands gripping the muscles of his bare back. "Oh, it's cool." He argued. "Taking a sick day will be a piece of cake." He commented. "The boss loves me." He grinned. "Down a little." Alec instructed, as the masseur Aphrodite's slender fingers glided down his golden muscles, stopping at the small of his back.
"Oh." Alec moaned in satisfaction. "Yeah right there." He laughed. This was the life.
All four of them lay on their stomachs, lined up on a message table as employees; Apollo, Zeus, Aphrodite, and Aries of the Olympus Masseur Company worked the tension out of their bodies.
"You know Alec." Nicole started before letting out a moan. "While Michelle goes to her photo shoot today, we thought you could hang out with us." She suggested.
"Yeah, it would be sweet!" Megan encouraged, as Zeus worked the knots out her shoulders. "We could have brunch." She suggested. Then do a little shopping for that thing tonight."
"I'd love to hang with you lovely ladies." Alec smiled, before frowning. "What thing tonight?" He asked.
"Mick said her sister invited us all to some place to hang out with you guys." Nicole explained. "I think the name was... Burn?" She guessed.
"Crash." Megan corrected, rolling her eyes.
Michelle nodded. "Yeah." She confirmed. "We planned on hookin' up there after you guys got off of work." She informed.
"That's perfect." Alec scoffed.
"What's the matter?" Michelle asked, her brow rose.
"Well, if I go to Crash tonight, Max will know I wasn't sick." Alec explained. "Which means she's gonna kick my ass because they had to do double shifts today.
"I see your problem." Michelle nodded before making a thoughtful face. "I wouldn't worry about it." She shrugged.
"And why would you say that?" He asked curiously noticing that certain gleam in Michelle's eyes. The more time Alec spent with Michelle the more he liked her. She was funny, she liked to have a good time, and she had the beauty of a certain transgenic he knew.
"Just leave it to me." Michelle assured. "I got yo back." She winked.
Alec shook his head in disbelief. " You've been here for what... a couple of hour? And already I think I love you." He grinned.
Michelle looked up in awe, shaking her head. "It's a gift." She marveled in her own genius.
"Yeah." Megan agreed, jumping into the conversation. "Michelle's really good at presuding people."
"Either you agree to what she says or being the revved up female chick she is, she'll break your leg in three places." Nicole grinned.
Alec looked at Michelle with wide eyes, a humorously smile on his lips.
"What?" She declared. "I warned him not to grab my ass." Michelle explained. "Some guys just need to get the meaning of the word no."
"So Alec." Megan started. "What are Max's friends like?" She asked.
"Yeah." Michelle agreed. "I've been meaning to ask you that, especially about Original Cindy." She said.
Alec made a thoughtful face. He shrugged. "She loves Max alot." He explained. "If ever a person she cared about were in trouble she'd do anything she could to help them."
Michelle nodded, letting the information sink in. She knew Max had said O.C was like a sister to her, but it was good to have it confirmed by another person close to her.
"There's also Sketchy." Alec continued. "The one you saw at the club with me." He clarified before frowning. "Eh... Sketchy's not too bright, but he's a good guy." He explained.
Everyone nodded.
"Then there's Logan." Alec started.
"Wait." Michelle interrupted. "Logan?" She questioned. "I didn't hear his name last night." She informed.
"What?" Alec asked, confused.
"When I went to see Max last night." Michelle clarified. "I asked her to tell me about her life, her friends." She said. "Max told me about you." She said explained, pointing to Alec. "O.C, Sketchy, even her boss from Hell, Normal." Michelle declared. "But I never heard this guy's name."
"Well, he's her boyfriend." Alec explained, rolling his eyes in annoyance.
This did not go unnoticed to Michelle but she decided not to say anything. For now.
"But according to her, they're not even like that." He mimicked.
"You mean they like each other, but they're not together?" Megan asked curiously.
"I mean Manticore infected Max with a retrovirus that genetically targeted to her DNA." Alec explained. "She touches him, he dies."
"That's pretty harsh." Nicole commented.
Alec shrugged. "Yeah, well, what are ya gonna do? He commented, taking in that it's just the ways of the world.
Michelle looked down at her watch, taking in the time. She had a little over an hour before her photo shoot. "I gotta bounce." Michelle announced grabbing a hold of the towel around her half-naked form. She sat up causing 'Apollo' to come to a halt. "I gotta shower and get dressed now if I'm gonna be on time for the shoot." He explained to her friends.
"Vince!" Mick called to her loyal friend/stylist.
The middle aged man arrived in the doorframe moments later. "You yelled Madam." Vince joked, his voice mimicking that of Alfred, the butler.
"Yeah." Michelle laughed. "I'm finished with Apollo over here." She said, nodding in his direction. "How bout you pay the man." She instructed, hopping off the table. Michelle made her way towards Vince giving him a great pat on the shoulder, making him nearly lost his balance. "Sorry." She quickly apologized. "And give him a big tip." She added, heading the bathroom to take a quick shower.
Alec lay still as Aphrodite massaged his shoulders using his Manticore senses; he became aware of a pair of eyes on him. Looking back he caught a glance of Vince staring at him from behind before he quickly turned back to Apollo.
Alec frowned, turning his head back around.
Nicole caught his look. "What's up?"
"Ever since I got here." Alec started, his voice a hiss whisper. "Vince's been starring at me funny." He stated.
Nick giggled. "I think his feelin' you." She suggested.
"Feelin' me?" He frowned.
"It means he probably likes you." Megan informed seeing her way into the conversation.
Alec's eyes widen slightly. "You mean Vince is...?" He trailed looking between the two women for conformation.
"Gay?" Megan supplied. "Yeah." She nodded.
"No wonder I thought I say him checking out my ass." Alec whispered matter factly.
Nick smiled. "You don't have a problem with that, do you?" She asked, her voice becoming serious. Nicole felt or more like knew Alec wasn't one of those people. He knew probably more than anybody what it was like to be discriminated for who you were or more like what you are.
Alec turned his head to look at her. "Vince checking out my ass?" He shrugged. "A little." He answered. "Vince being gay. It's cool with me." He answered truthfully. "I believe people should live their lives the way they want, so whatever moves their furniture is their business." He said.
Megan nodded, as did Nicole.
Vince escorted Apollo out the door before placing a selection of bills in his hands. "And here's a little something extra." He smiled; placing some folded bills in the breast pocket of his uniform.
"Thank you Sir." Apollo smiled before exiting the apartment.
About 45 minutes later Michelle walked back into the living room. "Well, I'm off." She announced, shrugging on her denim jacket. She was wearing a black sleeveless blouse with ruffles in the front, a pair of black ankle boots. Her hair pulled back into a ponytail.
"You cool?" She asked, referring to Alec who lay right in front of her.
Alec nodded. "Michelle, I'm fine." He answered. "Plus I'm sure I'm in the best hands." He smiled glancing at Megan to the left and Nicole to his right.
"Yeah right." She snorted sarcastically before looking between her two best friends.
"You ladies behave." Mick said her voice stern.
Megan rolled her eyes. "Yes mom." She mocked.
Michelle smiled. "When I get back here I want him in tacked and---
"Michelle." Vince interrupted.
Mick looked back at him
"We must leave now my dear if we're going to be on time for the photo shoot." He instructed.
She nodded. "Okay." She said before turning back to her friends. "Have fun ladies." She smiled. "And man." Mick added.
"You too." Nicole replied as Michelle made her way to the door. "Bye." Mick waved before walking out the door.
A wicked smile spread on Nick's face at the click of the door. Megan's lips mimicking her own. Holding out her hand Alec watched as Nicole hand slide into her own, both snapping their fingers in union. "Let the fun begin." Nicole announced.
As the words escaped her lips. Michelle stuck her head inside the room causing all her friends to look up in surprise. "Not too much fun I hope." She spoke, her tone that of a 'smart aleck'.
Megan and Nicole looked at her with wide eyes.
"Especially when I'm not there to enjoy it." She laughed, before closing the door behind her.
Megan turned her head to look at Nick.
"How does she do that?" She asked in disbelief.
Nick shrugged. "I don't know." She answered.
Alec grinned, shaking his head. "Sorry to break it to you ladies," He started. "But it's all in the genes." He laughed. Michelle was defiantly growing on him.
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Max walked into the penthouse apartment her boots hitting the hard wood floor.
"Hey." She greeted, walking over to the computer where Logan 'lived'."
Logan looked over to her. "Hey." He smiled.
She stopped a few steps away from the desk careful because of the virus.
"You paged." She stated, her brow rose.
"Yeah." Logan said turning in his chair to face her. "You haven't been by for a couple of days." He acknowledged.
Max shrugged. "Been busy." She said shortly. "I've had some family stuff to take care of." She explained. Max knew that Michelle had just gotten here yesterday but he didn't need to know that. Truth was Max felt that she needed to think about a few things, her feelings in general, but mostly about her life. Between the government suits and the virus, things were changing. She was changing.
Logan frowned. "Family stuff?" He questioned. "You saw one of your siblings? One of the twelve that escaped with you?" He asked, the questions spilling out one after the other.
"Sort of." Max shrugged. "What did you page me for?" She asked, quickly changing the subject.
"Well." He smiled. " I thought we could have dinner tonight." He said. "A little pasta, some pre-pulse red wine, candlelight?" He suggested.
Max's shoulders slumped in defeat. "I'm sorry I can't?" She apolizaged. "I got this thing tonight."
Logan's face fell a little but he quickly recovered. "Oh." He stated. "Well, maybe tomorrow night then." He suggested. "I have some Eyes-Only stuff I need to take care of anyway." He explained.
"That sounds great." She smiled, before looking up at his clock. "I gotta bounce." She spoke. "Work."
Logan nodded.
"See ya." She breathed, before heading to the door.
"Yeah." Logan said now looking at the vacant apartment. "Later."
Logan had had enough. This virus was not going to push Max and him any further apart from each other than they already were. *Things were going to change.* He declared typing rapidly on his keyboard.
"WORLD-RENOWNED GENETICS EXPERT ATTENDING CONFERENCE IN SEATTLE." The computer read.
Logan smiled. *It won't be long.* He thought imaging the feel of Max in his arm.
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Max strolled into the warehouse known as Jampony crossing paths with Original Cindy on her way to her locker.
"Hey." Cindy greeted.
"Hey." Max smiled.
"So what did Logan want?" O.C asked, as they arrived at the rest area. Max pulled open the door to her locker.
"He wanted to have dinner." Max answered pulling out her messenger pack, she shut the door. "I told him I had plans." She spoke sullen taking a seat on the bench behind her.
O.C frowned. "What's up Boo?" She asked, sympathy in her voice.
"What do you mean?" Max shrugged before putting on her bike gloves.
"I mean what's going on with you and Logan." She clarified. "He been blowing up yo pager for the last week and you don't make no attempt to hit the brother back." O.C. stated. "Just got a sista thinkin' is all." She shrugged.
Max abruptly standing on her feet, she let out a tired sigh. "Don't." She suggested grabbing her bag off the floor. Max looked at her friend who had a somewhat bewildered expression on her face.
"I just need some time." Max spoke calmly before walking away leaving Cindy behind to come to her own conclusion.
"Got something for me?" She asked leaning against the counter at the dispatch area. Normal looked up at her before bombarding her with package after package.
Max frowned in distaste as she tired to see past the mountain of packs blocking her view.
"What the hell is all this?" She asked looking at her boss.
"Those." Normal started, pointing to her deliveres. "Are your deliveres for today." He informed. "We're shorthanded, which means overtime for the lot of you." He explained.
"Not my problem." Max scoffed. "I have plans tonight." She exclaimed.
"I care." Normal said umsimpathicly.
Max sighed in defeat, stuffing package after package into her bag. "And may I ask who the good-for-nothing slacker is that left us short handed?"
"Alec." Normal answered. "He called in sick."
Max's eyes narrowed. "Typical." She said shoving the last package into her bag. Max began walking away, grabbing the handles on her bike, before making her way through the crowd.
"And there's more where that came form." Normal yelled through the warehouse, his voice evading Max's sensitive ears.
She rolled her eyes as she mounted her bike. *Today is gonna be a long.* She thought before paddling away.
********
"Hello?" Megan called cautiously sticking her head through the crack she made by opening the front door to the apartment. She walked in a little, glancing every which way. "Vince?" She called. "Mick?" After knowing the coast was clear Megan turned around signaling that it was safe to enter.
Nick walked inside the empty apartment, shopping bags hanging from both her arms. When entering the living, she let out an exasperated breath, collapsing on the leather sofa. Megan soon joined her, DNKY, Parda, and Ralph Lauren shopping bags dropping on the carpet floor. They both sat there, allowing their feet to rest.
Nicole frowned. "Where's Alec?" She asked looking around the room.
"He's coming." Meg answered, taking off her heels. "He's getting the rest of the stuff out of the limo." She said.
Nicole nodded.
Sure enough Alec soon entered the apartment, his arms filled with goodies Nick and Meg had brought from the store. He stumbled slight due to the momentum but quickly recovered due to his genetic abilities.
Alec gently sat the bags on the floor, letting out a sigh.
"Ladies." He addressed
Megan and Nick looked up at him.
"Next time." He started. "Less shoes." He commented, collapsing on the Lazy-Boy near by.
"Alec, you did great for your first time shoe shopping." Nicole smiled.
"Yeah." Megan agreed. "With your super strength, we defiantly need to hit Macy's before we head back to Cali."
"When do you guys go back?" Alec asked curiously, his head resting on the headrest.
"Well, Mick says in two weeks." Nicole answered. "But you never know." She shrugged. "It could be longer if she does the whole bonding thing with her sista."
Megan stood up before walking into the kitchen. She grabbed a glass out of the cabinet. Opening the fridge door she grabbed a jug of orange juice and poured herself a drink. As she drank, an idea popped into her head, making her nearly spit out her juice. Finishing her drink, she quickly made her way back to the living room.
"Nick." She called walking back into the room.
Nicole and Alec looked in her direction.
"What?" She asking, frowning at the goofy expression on her best friend's face.
"When are Vince and Michelle getting back?" Megan asked as if a matter of grave importance.
Okay, now she was beginning to scare her. "Sometime this afternoon." She answered. "I don't know. She shrugged. "What are you thinking?" She asked knowing Megan oh too well.
"Well, you know all the vegetable and tofu junk Vince makes us choke down?" Megan started.
"Yeah." Nick answered duhly. "Your point." She urged.
Megan's smile widens. "Well, I don't see Vince here ,do you?" She asked.
Nicole inhaled a breath. Finally understanding, she too began to smile.
Megan ran over to the phone. "I'm thinking Chinese, Italian--"
"Greek." Nicole quickly added. She loved Greek food.
Megan nodded. "Of course, Greek." She looked over to Alec who had somewhat a confused face. "What do you want?" She asked.
Alec looked between his two new friends. He just couldn't get as excited about food as they were considering for the past months he could eat whatever his choose, but he didn't forget that it wasn't always that way. Manticore made sure their soldiers were fit by feeding them that healthy junk. Alec could still remember going from cheeseburgers on solo mission to vegetables and rice back on the base.
* What the hell!* He thought. "I could eat some pizza." He included, shrugging off his jacket.
"Pizza it is." Megan replied, dialing the phone to her heart's content.
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Michelle let out an exasperated breath after her long day of work. Turning the key to the apartment, she walked inside. Vince had hooked up with some blonde haired hunk at the photo shoot and they decided to go out for a cup of coffee, leaving Michelle all by her lonesome. As the door swung open, her sense of smell was completely invaded with, *Pizza?* She guessed sniffing the air. *Greek.* She smiled walking closer to the aroma. *Chinese.* She laughed looking at the sight before her. Megan, Alec, Nicole lay sprawled out on the floor with take out boxes and platter surround them.
"Oh. My. God." Mick breathed, her hand over her mouth to suppress the laughter.
Alec was the first to look up followed by Nicole, then Megan.
Michelle walked slowly toward their little circle in the middle of the room.
"You guys ate all of this?" Michelle asked in disbelief, her eyes circling the room.
Megan stood up slowly. " Is Vince with you?" She asked cautiously.
This only made Michelle laugh harder. "No." She answered. "Which is probably a good thing considering---" She trailed, picking up a disguarded take out box. She examined it. "This would probably give him a heart attack." She spoke dropping the container, before placing her hands in her pockets.
"How was your 'shoot'?" Alec asked curiously.
"The shoot was great." Michelle nodded. "Vince hooked up with some hottie and they went out for coffee." She explained.
Nicole let out a sigh of relief, rising to her feet, followed by Alec.
Michelle looked up at the clock on the wall. " Guys, it's 6 o'clock, remember we're meeting Max at 7:15." She stated. "And you know how long it takes you two to get ready." She accused.
"Chill Mick." Nicole exclaimed. "Everything's under control, we can easily clean this up before we leave."
"I'll clean this up." Michelle said. "You guys get ready." She instructed.
"You sure?" Megan asked. "I mean this is our mess. We should clean it up." She declared.
"Yes, I'm sure." She argued, shrugging off her coat. "You know Vince been gone for a while now; you never know when he could be coming back." She started draping her coat over a chair. "I mean he could be coming up the elevator right now...." She trailed, an innocent look on her face.
Megan and Nicole's eyes widen at the thought of getting caught. "You can clean." They exclaimed in union, running to get ready.
Michelle laughed at their retreating forms before shaking her head. Her eye then settled on the living room or more importantly Alec
"Um, sorry about the mess." He offered with a soft smile.
"I cool." Michelle assured. "It not like this is the first time Meg and Nick have done this. We do it all the time when we travel together." She commented, squatting down to pick up some of the trash.
Alec followed her lead taking some of the trash in his hands, before placing it in a trash bag nearby.
"So." Michelle smiled. "I take it you had a good time."
"Oh, yeah." Alec shrugged. picking up more containers. "We had fun." He informed. "We went shopping, had brunch, and then went shoe shopping."
Michelle laughed. "In other words, they worked you, feed you, then worked you some more." She deducted.
"Pretty much." Alec grinned.
"You know what." Michelle started. "I'm really looking forward to tonight." She confessed. "You know I really want her and her friends to like me."
Alec looked at her.
"I mean I've never wanted to fit into a crowd." She clarified. "After Manticore it was just." She mused. " You liked me or you didn't. I didn't really care, either way I was all good, but I really want her to like me Alec." She said.
"Hey." Alec started, placing an arm around her. " I like you." He declared. " And I'm sure Max is gonna love you." He assured. "I mean come on she's your sister, so what choose does she have." He joked.
Michelle laughed, hitting him lightly on the shoulder. "Thanks." She said dryly.
"I got yo back." He mocked, causing her to let out a soft grin.
"Are we interrupting something?"
Alec and Michelle looked back to see Megan and Nicole watching them, with much interest. "How do we look?" Megan asked, before both striking a pose.
"Beautiful." Michelle answered.
"Stunning." Alec complimented.
The ladies bowed slightly. "Thank you, kind people." Nicole said.
Megan wore chocolate brown leather pants, a black stretch shirt, and brown boots. Her hair pulled back in a sensual side part ponytail. Long silver earrings hanging from her ears.
Nicole wore a red sleeveless shirt with dark blue, low ride, hip hugger jeans. Red boots on her feet. Her ears adorned with golden hoop earrings and her hair full of tight curls.
"Well, I guess, I better go get ready." Michelle said, walking toward her room.
"Yeah, I'm gonna head out." Alec announced, heading for the door.
"Where are you going?" Michelle asked.
"I was thinking my apartment." Alec smiled. "I took a shower here last night but I still need a change of clothes." He explained. "And another shower."
Megan and Nicole's face let up. "That's why when you were putting the bags in the car, we got you this." Nicole explained, walking behind the couch, she retreived a shopping bag. "Here you go." She said giving it to him.
Alec gave them a confusing look before opening the bag, which revealed silk red boxers, black leather pants, a pair of black shoes, and a black Gucci shirt. Also a new black leather jacket.
Alec looked in awe at the gifts he had received. "I.. I can't take this." He exclaimed, trying to give back the bag.
Megan rolled her eyes. "What are you talking about?" She argued. "Why can't you?" She asked.
"This is too expensive." He replied. "I can't."
"Boy please." Nicole scoffed. "This." She pointed to the bag. "Is chump change." She exclaimed. "We spend money like this all the time." She explained. "It's not like we can't afford it."
"She right, Alec." Michelle piped. "Plus you're our, friend. We like to do nice things for our friends."
Alec smiled. "Thank you." He said accepting the gifts. "They're great."
"I knew you'd like it." Megan said.
"I picked out the silk boxers." Nicole smiled. "Figured you for a boxer man."
Alec gave her one of his sexy trademark smiles. "Well, you would be correct."
Megan moaned. "Oh this guy is just too sexy for words." She grinned.
"I try." He joked.
"Okay, okay." Nicole started. "Love to flirt as much as the next girl, but you guys need to get dressed."
"Right." Michelle nodded, retreating to her room.
"You know where the bathroom is, right?" Nick asked. " We have like three." She commented.
He nodded, walking into the nearest bathroom.
Michelle flipped through the outfits in her closet before coming to a conclusion. Burgundy one shoulder shirt, tight black skirt, and burgundy steelitos heels. Taking a quick shower she got dress. Her hair flowing freely in loose curls. She was ready, for a night of fun and a little nervous.
*****
"Max!" O.C said causing Max to turn her head sharply. "Could ya stop fidgeting gurl, ya makin' me nervous?" She declared taking a sip of her beer." It was 7:20 and Michelle and friends hadn't arrived at Crash yet.
"I was ?" Max question before looking down at her leg which was shaking at a high speed. "Oh, O.C what the hell is wrong with me?" She asked. "I mean why the hell am I so nervous?"
"You're not nervous." Cindy clarified. "Just a little anxious, excited even." She stated. "Come on, I mean she's your baby sister, your twin."
"Yeah but I have sisters and brothers, they only stop by when they need saving or help, but I have them." Max stated. "What makes her so different?" She wondered.
"Because she's blood." Cindy answered. "Zack and the rest of them were your family but their weren't your blood suga. That girl has your blood running through her vein, as do you." She smiled. "You're connected."
"I guess." She said. "I just never wanted anyone to like me so much." She commented. "Kinda scary."
"Well, I don't think ya'll have anythang to worry about." Cindy encouraged. "You the bomb gurl."
Max grinned before taking a drink of her beer. She glanced at the entrance, spotting Michelle in the doorway, followed by her friends.
"They're here." She announced nodding towards the door.
O.C looked. "Damn." She swore, looking at Michelle and party as they walked towards the table. "Ladies are fine." She smiled. Her eyes then settled on the male following close. *Is that..?* "Alec?" She asked.
"Hey O.C." He greeted now standing in front of them.
"Damn." She swore once more, giving his a once over. "You clean up nice." She complimented.
He smiled. "Thanks." He turned his eyes to Max who rolled her own.
This did not go unnoticed to Michelle. "Hey Max." She greeted. "So we were late." She apolizigied. "Traffic was a bitch." She ginned.
"It's okay. I'm just glad you could make it." Max said.
"Uh-um" Cindy cleared her throat.
"Oh, my bad." Max said. "This is my best friend Original Cindy." She introduced. "Original Cindy this is my.. Michelle." She quickly corrected.
"Nice to me you" Michelle smiled shaking her hand. "I heard so much about you."
"All good I hope." O.C joked.
"Nothing but." Mick assured. "And these two lovely ladies beside me are my best friends, my sisters." She explained. "This is Megan." She introduced. "And Nicole."
"This is my sister Max." Michelle with eased.
"Hey, how you doing." Nicole said shaking her hand, then on to O.C's.
"Nice to finally meet you." Megan said following Nick's lead.
"You two." Max smiled. Although new thoughts were now forming in her head. *Why could Michelle easily say I was her sister, and I can't?* She wondered.
"Okay now that that's all done." O.C started. "Why don't you people pull up a chair?"
They all nodded grabbing a chair. Max watched as Alec began to see down.
"You know what, I'm gonna get another pitcher of beer." She announced grabbed the pitcher. "Alec, wanna help?" She smiled, grabbing a hold of his arm; she didn't wait for an answer as she used him to the bar.
"Can I get another beer?" She said placing the pitcher on the bar.
Alec shrugged his arm out of her hands. * Here comes the bitching.*
"Look who finally decided to show up." Max started hissing at him. "Only you're a couple hours late for work." She accused. "What are you doing here anyway? With them?" She asked.
"Maxie, Maxie." He smiled, leaning against the bar. "Be nice, I was invited."
"Yeah right." Max scoffed, looking him up and down. "And what's with the GQ look?" She wondered. "We both know you can't afford those clothes." She sneered.
"They were a gift." Alec explained. "What's with the twenty questions?" He frowned. "Because I gotta tell ya, this game is gettin' old really fast." He said taking the offensive. "You know what?" He continued, letting all the cards fall where they may. " I think the reason you hate me so much is because you wanna be me." He accused.
"That's rich." She laughed shortly. "Dyin' to hear this one." She nodded glaring up at him.
"All this time you've spent, pulling yourself down, that you never just... lived." He breathed. "Every bad thing that's ever happened to you. You blamed it on Manitcore, because you couldn't deal. Then there's your "relationship'' with Logan, in which, if you touch the guy he drops dead. But that doesn't matter because you keep going back for more." He smiled bitterly.
"Don't even..." She warned through clenched teeth. "Don't even think about bringing him into this."
"You know what?" He asked, not really waiting for an answer. "I'm even gonna have this conversation." He declared, walking away.
Max scoffed, looking at his back, disbelieving. * What just happened?* She asked herself before her subconscious answered. * He snubbed you.* She grabbed the pitcher off the counter, heading back to her table.
Nicole, Megan, and Cindy were engulfed in a conversation while Michelle let her mind wonder on what she had just witnessed. Max and Alec seemed so different, yet they were friends. From the moment she'd arrived she could see the tension rise off of Max after seeing Alec with them. But what was really going on? They both seem so... alone. Like both are just living out this life because it's all they can do. Alec puts on show that he's fine, but his not. And Max tries to be on top of things, but he looks as if she could break at any moment. She shook it off as Max returned, placing the beer on the table.
Megan looked around. frowning, "Where's Alec?"
Max held a tight smile. " He had to jet." She nodded, pouring herself more beer.
"That's weird." Nick commented. "I thought he was going to hang with us."
Max shrugged. "Well, it Alec." She professed. "Places to go girls to do."
O.C frowned at her friend's change of behavior. "Suga, you feeling okay?" She asked, concerned.
"Never better." Max stated, taking a drink.
Michelle cleared her throat. "Um, Max if you're upset about Alec not coming to work, That was kinda our fault." She confessed, looking at Nick and Meg.
"Yeah." Nick continued. "We had him out all night last night, then we begged him to stay with us this morning."
"He told us you'd be a little upset." Megan said. "But we still wanted him to stay."
"It's okay." Max said. "It's not my business." Suddenly she was feeling like an idiot.
After getting that off her chest, Michelle started a civil conversation with her sister, all that's been happening and her and so on until it was time to leave.
"Um, here's my number." Max said awkwardly, handing it to her twin. "If you ever want talk." She shrugged.
"I'd like that." Michelle smiled. "Here's mine, I'm staying at apartment 362 on Morning Land Ave.
"I know where it is." Max nodded. "Fancy neighborhood." She commented.
"Something like that." Michelle shrugged. "It was nice meeting you." She said looking at O.C.
"You too suga." Cindy smiled. "See ya ladies." She said addressing Nick and Megan.
"Thanks for inviting us." Megan smiled. "Bye." She waved as they made their way to the car.
"Bye." Max smiled, before walking back to her motorcycle.
*******
"Guys I have a plan."
Megan and Nicole stared at their best friend. All of them were dressed in bathrobes, relaxing on the couch from their activities earlier tonight.
"What?" Nicole frowned, staring at Michelle.
"How would you ladies like to play a game of matchmaker?" She asked, smiling a them.
"It has potential." Nicole smiled.
"Who is it?" Megan wondered.
"Max and Alec." She confessed.
"Uh, I don't know." Nicole said. "They kinda seem like they don't like each other too much."
"Gotta agree with Nick." Megan nodded. "I'm definitely feeling the negative energy from those two."
"Me too." Michelle stated. "But I think there's something there and I want both of them to be happy, and maybe them getting together will make them happy." She said.
"I thought Alec said that Max was seeing someone?" Megan asked. " I mean how can we hook her up when she already is?" She asked.
Nicole scoffed. "Yeah Megan, someone she can't touch, what a relationship to be in." She said sarcastically.
"Yeah." Michelle agreed. "That's what's I was thinking, so are you in?" She asked.
"Of course!" Megan exclaimed. "I love a good matchmaking as much as the next girl."
"I'm in." Nicole agreed. "You know what they say; one good transgenic deserves another." She laughed.
Michelle nodded. " So tomorrow, we start operation Max and Alec hook up." She exclaimed, bringing her two index fingers together.
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A/Ns: Took me long enough right? LOL!!! I hope someone was looking forward to this update. I've been busy with school and everything so updating was hard to do but now that I'm on vacation I plan on doing alot of updating. How do you like my new twist on this sorry. I hope you enjoy reading because I enjoy writing this. So Review, please review and tell me what you think so I continue, or should I just leave it?
Lakeia.
