Next day, the boys picked them up from Max's and the whole group headed for Logan's once more. They sat around, discussing the situation, and Jez told the others she had called circle Daybreak the night before asking for anything that might shed some light on the true motives of the Familiars. After a couple of hours, Max stretched luxuriously, stiff from sitting the same way for so long. God she's hot Alec thought before he could help himself, ok, now where the hell did that come from? Obviously Alec had always thought Max was fine, but he usually managed to put it out of his head, because they weren't and if Max had her way, never would be, together. Problem was, once Alec had let that one thought slip, he found himself unable to draw his eyes from her. Every time she moved he had to suppress the groan he felt build inside him, Damn! He thought.
[Alec?] he started at the voice in his head, and looked around, finding that no one was looking at him.
[It's Morgead, brainiac. Vampire- telepathic.]
Oh. Alec thought, bewildered.
[You can't really speak back to me inside your head cos you aren't a vampire, but I can hear your thoughts loud and clear. A bit of advice? Learn to shield your thoughts, cos Jez is very nosy, and seems to be getting quiet friendly with Max. Get me?]
Oh god! Alec thought, having a very hard time hiding his shock. Morgead grinned.
"You ok, Alec?" Max asked.
"Huh? Yeah. Fine, why?"
"No reason." She replied with a frown, "Just… you're all jumpy."
"No I'm not. I'm not jumpy." He said looking round quickly in a paranoid manner.
"Ok, then… Logan, you were saying?"
[Morgead?]
[Jez]
[Nice of you to warn him, but you were way too late.]
[Jez! Leave the guy alone.]
[I'm not doing any harm… just having a bit of match making fun…]
[What are you guys talking about?] Max asked Jez, trying not to let anyone else see she wasn't concentrating on the discussion.
[Nothing] Jez said. [You couldn't hear us, could you?]
[No.] Max said, unable to help a smile. [Just felt it again… hey, did you talk to Alec? Is that why he's so freaked?]
[I didn't. Morgead did.]
Max frowned, why would Morgead want to talk to Alec?
[Jez, are you talking to Quinn?] Morgead had jumped to this conclusion because he could tell she was talking to someone, and Quinn was the only other vampire in the room.
[No.]
[Then who?]
[You]
[Jez, stop pissing around.]
[Have any of you paid the slightest bit of attention to this coversation?] Quinn cut in, seeing the expressions on several faces that indicated their involvement in another conversation.
[Yes!] Morgead retorted. [And what do you mean any of us. It's just me an' Jez, and I said something to Alec, but…]
[Well, look at Max] Quinn said, as Max slapped a hand over her mouth to stop herself laughing. Jez had a grin on her face too.
"Ok. I'm getting the feeling I'm missing something here." Rashel snapped, annoyed.
"Me too." Logan agreed. "Although I really don't understand what."
"Jez, Morgead and Quinn, are talking telepathically, and I think they're saying stuff to Max and Alec too." Rashel informed him.
"They can do that?" Logan said, eyes wide.
[Yep.] Jez answered in his mind. The look on his face then made her and Max crack up again.
"What is with you two?" Rashel asked, a smile creeping onto her face involuntarily.
"Sorry." Max said, trying desperately to keep a straight face. "Jez keeps saying things, like you said." Jez made a mockingly hurt,
"Uh!"
and Rashel just rolled her eyes, saying
"Ok children. Could you just try to focus for two seconds? This is important." Jez finally sobered.
"I know, I'm sorry. It's just, Alec has very interesting thoughts." She grinned.
"Hey!" Alec exclaimed. Max raised her eyebrows,
[You read his thoughts?] Jez smiled. Max continued [Come on- tell.]
[Uh-uh]
Max frowned.
"I need some air." Alec said, practically leaping towards the door.
"Alec…" Max called after him. She sighed, "I'll go." And followed him out side.
"Alec? You ok?" Max asked, coming up behind him.
"I'm fine. It's just weird, y'know?"
"Yeah." She smiled. "But it's not like Jez told anyone what you were thinking! But… are you thinking about something you shouldn't?" She asked mockingly.
"No." he laughed. "Not exactly."
Max frowned,
"Not exactly?"
Alec laughed shortly,
"You're almost as nosy as her."
"Almost." Suddenly, Max began running through all her memories of Alec, and had the strangest thought: Other than when they'd been fighting, had they ever had skin-to-skin contact? Max couldn't think of a single time, and all at once, she felt she had to touch him. She needed to know. As usual, Max went straight to the point. "Gimme your hand." She said, holding out her own.
"What?" he asked. She raised her eyebrows, and he frowned, holding up his right hand. Tentatively, Max reached for it with her left, and both of them found themselves holding their breaths as they waited for contact. When their hands met, Max felt as though a pulse of energy had shot through her body, a tingling sensation flowing from the place where they touched, and the two X5's felt their knees give way as they sank to the ground, clinging to each other.
[It's you.] Max thought to him, without considering the fact she'd never been able to talk that way with anyone but Jez.
[I know you] He thought back, amazed. Max closed her eyes as they fell towards each other, and it didn't stop once they touched. Max felt herself falling into him, her soul merging with his.
[I know you!] He repeated as if it was some outstanding revelation, but Max knew what he meant. She felt it too: every fibre of her being knew every fibre of his. The word Jez had used echoed through her, as they faced each other within their own minds.
[Soulmates?] The mind Alec asked, not even realising he was reading her thoughts.
[I think so.] Max said, holding him in her mind as they were in the real world.
[You're beautiful.] He said, not capable of holding anything back in this place. She could see everything that had happened to him… all the pain, all the loss, and he could see the same from her.
[I'm so sorry.] Max gasped, clinging to him,
[Don't be. None of that matters now, because I found you…]
Max wasn't even able to think how lame she would have claimed it to be if she'd heard someone else say all this, because the actual words didn't matter, she could feel what he meant… feel what she meant to him… Slowly, Max opened her eyes, finding herself gazing right into his.
[I love you.] He said in her mind, even though they weren't inside each other anymore, just the skin contact made the connection. She touched his cheek, and still in a dream like state, their lips met.
"Oh. My. God…ess." Morgead said, looking out of the window. "I don't believe it." The others looked too, to see what he meant, and saw Max and Alec, sitting on the ground outside, locked in a passionate embrace. Jez squeaked,
"I knew it!!"
"Just me or did that all happened in like a minute?" Rashel pointed out.
"Uh-huh." Logan said, otherwise speechless.
"Ten minutes ago he was terrified of Jez telling Max how he felt. I thought she didn't like him!?" Morgead gasped.
"Sometimes you just can't resist." Jez smiled, taking Morgead's hand. He smiled, and his eyes widened,
"You mean they're…?"
" I think so." Jez grinned.
Hee hee, fluff. If you don't like M/A stories then I'm sorry, but I had too. But don't give up on me cos of it, cos I'm not sure where the story is going, but this shudn't be too major in the plot. : ) reviews wud be cool, even if they're telling me off for being a total M/A-er!!