- Name: The Realization That You're In love.
- Author: merykey X-5 495
- E-Mail: merykey_x5283@yahoo.com
- Summary: Alec realizes that he loves someone, but she has a boyfriend. M/A. After HG & DDA and before SAH & LATR.
- Disclaimer: The characters of Dark Angel do not belong to me. They belong to a guy named James and I think the other's one name is something like Eglee or something like that.
- Author's Note I: Ok, I know that in the books Gem's baby is called Eva, but I decided to call her Reagan, like Normal, and it was Gem's decision to call her that. Changing the subject, I saw the final episode of 24... The President is really going to die?? Oh, and Jack has a new girlfriend ;0P Jack and Katie sitting in a tree, K I S S I N G!!!! Anyway, good ending!
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Chapter 24
"All right, people, we have a lot of work to do, so listen up," Max told everyone who was in the HQ, transgenics that wanted to help. Everyone wanted to help, but for the moment a few X-5s, X-4s and anomalies where in the Center of Terminal City. "Safety is our priority. I already send Mole and Fry to check on the gate we broke on our way in. We have to close the city. Nobody gets in unless we let them. We need cameras all over the gates. And most importantly, we need maps. Luke, I need ya to find maps of the place. We need some safe ways out. We can't live of air. We need food." Max took a big breath. This was hard, it looked easy but she was really nervous. She? A leader? I don't know why suddenly everyone does what I say, is not like I have leader material... Thank God Alec's here.
"Ok," Alec continued with Max's nod, "We are going to do a Terminal City data-base, with the help of... Logan... here, so we'll have to organize ourselves. A lot of new X-series are going to respond to yesterdays events so what we're going to ask you is to find a place to live. An apartment... whatever. In..." then he looked at a calendar, and said, "...three days we'll do some kind of a census. We need to know how many we are. We'll have your designation, name, specialty and stuff."
The meeting went on. To tell the truth they were quite organized, though the supplies subject was the hardest of all issues they had discussed in the first morning meeting at Freak Town.
Alec had been acting strange all morning Max thought. He had indeed been acting weird for the last two days. I wish I could see his goofy smile again... at least for a second, so I would now everything's alright.
"Hey, Alec, wanna share my apartment? I mean, it's not a 5 stars hotel, or that big, but I think we can both live there" Biggs told his old friend.
"No, thanks" he simply answered as he checked out some maps Luke had found, not even looking at him, which Biggs found strange.
"Hey, man, are you ok?"
This question made Alec stare at the X-5 with anger, hate and frustration. But he hid it.
"I'm fine. I'm staying with Josh anyway."
"Oh... Ok, well..." Biggs sighed, and then said, realizing that Alec obviously had a problem with him, and obviously didn't want to discuss it, "Alec, could you come outside for a moment?"
"What? I can't, I gotta--"
"Alec come outside now" Biggs finally ordered Alec, so they could talk ´bout it and stop acting like a stupid brat. He was sick of the guy's shit.
Alec did as he was told and walked outside. Biggs was behind him, but when Alec reached the outside of the HQ Biggs made the blonde guy follow him to an alley in front of the building they had just left, where they could talk without worrying if someone heard it.
"Ok, what the fuck is goin' on with ya?" Biggs asked him with a concerned-friend tone.
"I already told you there's--"
"What? Are you nervous ´bout this whole shit?"
"What? Wha--"
"Is it Max? Logan? Is it me?" And then he saw his friend reaction when he named Max. "What? Something happened between Max and Logan?"
Alec couldn't believe it. For how long was Biggs going to keep pretending nothing happened between him and Max? "I can't believe you..." Alec said almost in a whisper with a demonic, but sad at the same time, smile.
"What?"
"You are unbelievable."
Biggs was understanding NOTHING. "Me? What--? Wait, what are you taking about?"
Alec laughed. "You know very well what I'm talking ´bout."
"No, I have no fuckin´ clue, man."
"You... Max... in your apartment, is enough clue for you?"
What? Me and Max in my apartment? When...? Oooohhhh. Alec had seen when he and Max went to his apartment to talk and she had ended up confessing she was in love with Alec. Except Alec thought he and Max had been... well... having sex... "What??"
Alec totally lost it, he couldn't take this anymore.
He had trained his entire life to be the perfect soldier he was supposed to be, the killing machine he was supposed to be; he had been trained with discipline, he had been taught to be patient, technically to not lose it; all that lost in one friggin´ year in the outside, the real world. Two years ago he wouldn't have cared at all, he wouldn't had been so mad, so angry, he wouldn't had felt so betrayed; two years ago he wouldn't have even believed in love... one lousy year and all that had been left behind along with Manticore. Now, Alec cared, he was mad, angry, he felt betrayed, but most of all, he had believed in love, he believed in love. He believed that someone like him, a transgenic, something made in a lab, a clone without a soul could fall in love just like in the movies... just like everyone else.
He pushed Biggs against a wall and threw himself to 472, yelling, "You knew!! You knew what I felt ´bout her!! And still--!! You SON OF A BITCH!!!"
Biggs was surprised at first but then the soldier inside took control and grabbed Alec by the arms and pushed him with all his strength. "Alec, take it easy--"
"AAAARRGGHHH!!!!!!" Alec punched Biggs in the face. Alec's face was all red and his eyes showed madness... but after the punch he cooled down. Biggs was breathing hard on the floor, touching his face. Alec fell to the ground. He couldn't believe what he had just done, couldn't believe he had lost his control like that.
Then Biggs started laughing. "What the fuck are you laughing at?" Alec asked annoyed.
Biggs kept laughing and then said, "I knew it... I just knew it, man. You never told me though, but I knew it."
"You knew what?"
"Uhm, duh! You're totally head over heals in love with Max, dude."
Alec sighed, and banged the back of his head against the floor.
"Alec," Biggs continued, "I didn't sleep with Max. Nothing happened."
"No? Then, what? She just wanted to see your new couch?" he asked sarcastically.
"No, you moron," Biggs said now, standing up and sitting down next to Alec, "She wanted to talk... ´bout you." He hesitated a second but then decided to tell him. What was the point of keeping this secret? He loved her, she loved him; the only problem was they were too stupid, too stubborn to tell each other, so Biggs thought they could use some outsider help. Sort of like a transgenic Cupid... but with clothe instead of a diaper, and a bunch of tricks instead of the arch and arrow.
"What tha hell are ya talking about?" Alec asked sitting up straight.
"Well, I kind of promised her not to tell ya anything."
"I don't care! Talk! Now!"
"Well... in short words: She´s into you; and when I mean into you I mean she totally likes you... a lot."
"She-- She really--? What--? What did she say?"
Biggs laughed. Alec was... happy, truly happy. He could see it in his eyes. The spark was back, though it was a different kind of spark. A true love spark.
"I got sunshine
on a cloudy day.
When it's cold outside
I've got the month of May.
I guess you'd say
what can make me feel this way.
My girl."
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"Max! Look what I found!" Luke yelled as he entered the HQ. He placed some old maps on a table and showed them to Max.
"It's a map" Max said the obvious, after glancing the first one.
"Yes, but look, this one it's an almost 12 year old map. It's not like the ones Logan found in the net. It's different. They all are."
Max took a closer look at it. "The sewers. In the map Logan showed us there're only two tunnels that go through and under Terminal City."
"In this one there are 4 more" Luke continued with a satisfactory smile.
"I bet they closed them for fear the contamination would spread to the rest of Seattle through the water of the sewers. You think the police knows ´bout them?" Max said.
"I don't know, maybe. We don't even know if they're still there. Maybe they destroyed the tunnels" Dix said.
"Hey Logan," she said to the man sitting in front of a computer going through the police computers, "Could you look something up?"
"Sure Max, what is it?"
"Luke" she said to the bald little guy. He went up there and explained Logan the map situation.
Just then Alec and Biggs re-entered the HQ and walked towards Luke, Dix and Max.
"Hey" Alec said.
Max said "Hi," and saw that Alec's smile was back. That was weird. Not that she wasn't happy because Alec was back, apparently, but ten minutes ago he was all grumpy and now, he was all Alec-like again.
"So, what did ya guys find?" Alec asked.
"Well, Luke found this really old maps that are quiet different to the one Logan scored from the net" Max answered.
"Different?" Biggs asked.
"Yeah, apparently after TC became a contaminated city, Seattle authorities closed all the four tunnels that were connected to TC. The two tunnels shown in Logan's map were made after the pulse. So maybe we're lucky and they forgot ´bout those tunnels" Max answered again.
"Ok, so what do we do?" Alec asked.
"We need to make sure what the authorities did to the tunnels. Whether they closed them or destroyed them. Just prey they're just close" Luke answered.
"Hey, you guys," Logan said from the computer, "I found a file here, it basically says the tunnels were just closed, and by the new maps I think they were just forgotten. That's until militaries realize there's no sewers in TC and search for older maps."
"Ok, so we gain ground. Make the sewers entrances ours. We put cameras in all the entrances. And we get Cindy and Sketchy the hell out of here before they start getting sick" Alec suggested.
"Good idea. Groups of two in each tunnel. Biggs, you come with me. Alec take Mike, your going to this tunnel. Kay and Dalton to this one; and Josh and Tom to this one" Max ordered.
Mike was a tall dark-haired 16 year old X-6; Kay was a young blonde X-5 girl just like Tom, a young blond X-5 boy; they were probably twins. They looked much alike.
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In the sewers
Max and Biggs were walking through the water-less sewers of Terminal City. It was quite a long way, considering they started from the center of the city.
"So... how's Gem?" Max asked Biggs as they walked.
"She´s ok, I think. A little tired."
"So, what're you gonna do ´bout her and Reagan?"
"Well, as Alec's gonna share place with Josh and she doesn't have a very nice apartment, I think I'm gonna ask her to move with me. Just for the baby, you know?" Max read that last line, and smiled. He was indeed worried ´bout Gem too. It wasn't just ´bout the baby. It was actually kind of cute.
"Yeah, I think is a great idea, just, you know what this means right?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, with Gem and the baby there, you won't be able to bring any girl to your place."
"I know that" Biggs answered her with a hurt _expression on his face. Like Alec, he usually did those sarcastic expressions but Biggs was truly hurt. Of course he had thought ´bout that, and unlike anyone's thought ´bout his person, he wanted to take care of the little person Gem had brought to this world. Reagan. His daughter... Wow, that sounded strange... Daughters, babies, love, mates were all part of what they called Normal Life, something they had never known and never will, but apparently transgenic could have some normal things among so much wackiness.
Max smiled at his reaction.
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Back in HQ
"So, we basically have three close tunnels and one which goes into the ocean" Alec said, summing up.
"Yeah" Josh said, as the last tunnel, the one that lead to the ocean, was the tunnel he had gone to.
"Ok, we take Cindy, Sketchy and Logan through--"
"What? I'm not leaving" Logan argued.
"Logan, you can't stay here. I know you still have Josh's blood on you and you can walk and also walk around here without having any symptoms, but sooner or later" Sooner I prey, "you'll feel it, the blood will loose its effect and you'll get sick, so you have to go" Alec said.
Logan looked around searching for Max. But she wasn't anywhere to be seen.
"Where's Max?" he asked.
"Uhm... She´s at Cece's. With Gem and Reagan" Biggs answered.
And Logan left to search for Max. Who was in charge of Terminal City? Max or Alec? I mean who the hell does he think he is?! Yes, I'm not her boyfriend anymore, not that I ever was, but we had a relation-ship and since he appeared She´s been different. Always looking at him, watching what he's doing... It's not normal to complain ´bout someone that much. I mean if you want to hate someone, go ahead hate him, but she hates him too much. But then everything changed, like a month ago, when we found the cure. She said she wasn't with him, she just didn't love me anymore... Yeah, like if that's possible... Wait, what am I saying? Are they together? That would make sense. She always agrees with him, and they don't hate each other that much anymore, and... Oh God! They are together! He suddenly stopped his track. It suddenly hit him. Max wasn't in love with him anymore. I mean, really.
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"She's sooo beautiful!" Max said looking at Reagan, who was in her arms, playing with a stray of Max's hair. "You are so cute Reagan, yes you are baby. Look at those cute tiny fingers" Max said with a goofy voice. She handed Reagan to Gem after a while and sat next to Cindy to drink a coffee.
"So, Max, how's everything going at TC?" Gem asked.
"Uhm, ok.. I think," she sighed, "I don't know, I'm just tired. I haven't slept in 3 days."
"I thought you didn't need to sleep" Cindy said.
"I don't, at least not that much, 2 or 3 hours tops, but I hadn't had a single minute to rest" Max explained.
"Then why don't you go to sleep? That's if you want of course" Gem suggested.
"Nah, I wanted to see how you and Reagan were."
Gem smiled, "You wanna hold her again?"
"Yes, please!" Max answered like a little girl who's been offered a candy.
Max was holding the baby and just switched off. She stared at her lovely little eyes, her cute little nose, her adorable little mouth, and thought, This cutey could be mine. And it was truth. Max could be pregnant right now, and some how it made all feel unreal. She wasn't there in TC carrying Gem's daughter; she wasn't there leading a group of transgenics to freedom; she wasn't--
"Max! Are you there? I need to talk to you!"
Damn it! And he entered... (sighing) Oh boy!
"Max I gotta talk to you about--" Logan said.
"Logan, get outta here!" Max said in a you're-annoying-go-to-hell tone.
"But Max--" he said surprised before being interrupted again.
"Logan..." she said now in a warning voice.
"Max! I'm tire of receiving Alec's commands! YOU are the leader here!"
She now stood up, "Look Logan, I haven't slept in three friggin´ days, there are at least a couple of hundred transgenics in TC right now, the fucking militaries are outside our doors, there's no food, nor medicine nor anything, and I have to take care of everything because everybody thought that I wanted, or at least knew how to be a fucking leader! And all I want in return is fifteen fucking minutes to relax and pretend I'm back home with my girl here talking ´bout how Normal believed every lame excuse I used to give him when I was late for work!! So get the fuck out of here!! When I'm back in the HQ we'll deal with what ever problem you have with Alec, but now... LEAVE." And she breathed.
Logan couldn't believed that had been Max. She had never treated him like that before. Cindy couldn't believe it either, and Gem, well she didn't know Max that much but she was sure Max didn't usually act like she just did.
After Logan left, Max sighed and looked at the other two females. "I guess my break's over."
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"Alec, what's going on with Logan?" Max asked tiredly to the blonde X-5 as she entered the HQ.
"I just said that tonight we should get him, Sketchy and Cindy out of TC, that's all. And then he freaked out" Alec answered.
Logan wasn't there. "Look, we might need him, Alec--"
"Max, he could die."
"He still has the immunity of Joshua's blood."
"Look, all I'm saying is that it would be better for him to get the hell out of here. Maybe we could place him in an apartment near TC in case White decides to come after him."
"Talking ´bout White, what did you guys find?"
"Well, after we kicked his ass in Jam Pony he lost jurisdiction, so now... I think Clemente is in charge. Though not for long, I bet the militaries want to take care of the transgenic situation."
"Well, at least it's not White" Max said.
"Going back to the Logan issue... what do we do?"
"He stays as long as he can, then we'll see" Max answered.
"Ok" Alec answered, containing the rolling eyes, the sighs and the 'whatever's'.
"Where's Sketchy, anyway?" Max asked.
Alec shrugged, "No idea."
"He's talking to one of the X-5s outside" answered Luke.
"Thanks Luke" Max answered.
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OUTSIDE HQ
"Sketchy what tha hell are you doing?" said Max staring at him, as he talked to a really hot X-5 chick. Blonde, 5.5 feet tall, blue eyes... you get my point.
"Hey, Max, I was just--"
"Whatever, get inside... NOW!"
"Hey, Max," the X-5 said after Sketchy got inside.
"Yeah? What's your name?"
"Dixie."
"Right, Dixie."
"I was just wondering, do you know if your friend Sketch here has a girlfriend or anything?"
Max couldn't believe it. A totally hot honey was after regular Sketchy... incredible.
"Uhm... I don't... I don't think so. No. Why?"
"Well, he's cute... you think he'll go out with me? I mean after all of this ends... if it ends."
Max was blinking a lot, "You're an X-6 aren't you?"
"Yeah, why?"
She wasn't a really hot X-5 chick, she was a really hot X-6 chick. The girl didn't know anything ´bout... well, anything. I mean, Sketchy? She could have any man she wants, and still she wants Sketchy?? If you think it better is kinda cute, right? It would be sort of like Beauty and the Dork...
"No reason. I think Sketchy would definitely go out with you."
"Really? Cool."
"Well, I gotta go, see ya Dixie."
"Bye."
That was so Twilight Zone.
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It was still an hour left before the sun rose. They were all on the top of the HQ. Joshua had convinced her to do this. Gem was here beside Biggs who was holding Reagan; Logan had insisted in being here too. Joshua, Mole, Dix, Luke, and a bunch of X-5s and X-6s and Anomalies. The rest was watching from the streets.
Their flag was on the sky.
Logan was on one side of her, while Alec was on the other.
"Now, look what you've done" Logan said to her. She smiled at him almost mechanically... her mind and soul were somewhere else.
They weren't holding hands, their fingers were barely touching but they felt each others support.
"Thank you" she said in a whisper looking at Alec.
"You did this Max, not me" he answered back, again in a whisper. Their fingers were almost intertwined.
"No, we all did this" she said and returned her eyes to the flag.
"As dawn breaks on this, the third day of the siege at Terminal City, the situation is tense but unchanged. While several hundred transgenics remain barricaded inside the restricted area, police and National Guard stand an uneasy watch at the perimeter--each side seemingly waiting to see what the other will do next."
THE END
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Author's Note II: Ok, this is it with The Realization That You're In love. I'll come back soon with a sequel, though I aren't have a name for it yet. If you have any suggestion, please leave a review. It's gonna be basically ´bout Max and Alec, that's all you need to know. There'll be some special appearances. Some siblings, people we forgot about, new bad guys, and the revelation of many things...
