A/N: second chapter :) This chapter is AFTER THE SWITCH HAS BEEN MADE, AND IT WILL ALL BE EXPLAINED IN CHAP 3. This story takes place way before terminal city ever happened, no body knows they're transgenics except for OC and Logan, you get the picture.

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"Oh my god. How am I ever gonna take a shower? Unless I'm blindfolded..."

Max just laughed. Max's usual expressionless face was transformed into a cocky grin, the look was quite eerie on her face.

"I, on the other hand," Max began, "Am looking forward to taking a shower tonight."

Alec's eyes widened and with a yelp, he smacked her on top of her head.

"Don't you dare...I will kill you!" He fumed, frantic.

"Hey Maxie, calm down. You know, these ARE your brain cells you're killing, so just watch the head alright?"

"You will not, and I repeat NOT, be taking any showers or doing any kind of activity where items of clothing are removed while we are in this situation!" Alec yelled at the smirking Max.

Alec stopped yelling and heard the door of her apartment shut.

"Oh shit," He murmured, "OC's home."

He turned to Max, who was also slightly panicking.

"We'll just have to pretend for now, okay?" She said, running her hands through her hair but forgetting it wasn't short and getting her hand stuck in the long tangles in the process.

"Boo? You home already?" Cindy's voice came from the kitchen as she stepped into Max's room.

"Uh, hey OC." Max said, to some extent nervous.

"Hey yourself...how'd the mission go you two?"

"Fine...fine." The two transgenics stuttered.

"Well uh," OC began, raising an eyebrow, "shouldn't you be going home now Alec? Double shift tomorrow remember boo? ...Unless of course you forgot your keys and need to bunk here for the night?"

At the mention of the word 'keys', Max patted her left jacket pocket. Alec just nodded in response.

OC got the feeling something happened tonight but she couldn't quite place her manicured finger on it.

"So, uh, I'll be seeing you tomorrow...early...at Logan's, right?" Alec frowned at Max, her lack of concern quite unnerving to him.

"For what?" Max cocked her head.

Alec looked downright exasperated.

"Oh, oh yeah. THAT...right, Logan's tomorrow. Got it." Max finished, noting that OC was watching this exchange quite puzzled.

After licking his lips, Alec left, nearly asking OC if she remembered to buy milk but deciding against it. The door slammed shut with a bang.

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OC watched as Max looked at her surroundings as if she didn't recognise it very well.

Her expression was hard to read, it didn't seem an expression max would use and Alec seemed much less self-assured tonight, but then again, who knew what was up with those two?

"So what was that all about?" OC asked, curious despite herself.

Max shook herself out of a daze. "What are you talking about?"

"That...that little conversation with the ever 'supposedly' annoying smart Alec."

Max seemed a bit confused but than something dawned on her. Maybe she could use this body-swapping thing to her advantage.

"Do I always complain about him?" Max asked, genuinely interested.

"Do you hear yourself boo? I think you could write a book about the art of Alec's bad habits." OC sat down on top of Max's bed with a 'thump' and crossed her legs.

Max frowned...this wasn't going the way she had hoped.

"But you know, I think I may have misjudged him. He's unbelievably nice, and very hot." Max said, also sitting down on the bed, facing OC.

OC kind of jumped and shook her head, acting like she just hallucinated.

"Uh, um...did I just hear you correctly boo? That you think Alec is hot?" OC's eyebrows were so high they were in danger of disappearing into her hair.

"Why don't you think I- that he's pretty damn yummy?" Max tried hard not to grin.

"Well sure suga. But I don't bat for that team...unfortunately. And what about Logan?"

"He's old." Max was blunt.

Again, OC's eyes widened.

"I'm sorry, is this a dream? Oh, I get it. I'm still drunk at crash ain't I? No seriously, you thought of all this in a single night?"

"Yep. I just hope Alec doesn't kill me in the morning for telling you this."

Max gave a somewhat cocky grin that reminded of OC of...well, it reminded her of Alec...no doubt about it.

Alec swung open the door to his apartment. It smelled musty and he wrinkled his nose in disgust.

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*Thank god Alec keeps alcohol here.lots of it, this is an emergency. I can't believe I'm stuck in his body. This sucks. Just my luck if he has girls calling every hour of the freaking -*

The doorbell rang and Alec nearly jumped out of his skin. He gulped and prayed they would just go away but the doorbell kept ringing and so he was forced to open the door.

A leggy brunette stood in front of him. She was gorgeous, but Alec was still disgusted with.well himself.

*If you get what I mean.*

The brunette gazed at him and smiled, biting her blood-red lips. Her lashes swept mysteries before her green eyes.

Flipping her hair over one bare shoulder, she purred, "Aren't you gonna invite me in Alec?"

Alec stood there momentarily speechless.

*What the hell am I meant to do? Oh shit. Shit. Double shit. I am gonna kill him.*

Before he had time to answer, the brunette strode past him and plopped down onto his couch, her eyes giving him an once-over.

Alec felt self-conscious and looked at the ground, trying not to make eye- contact.

"Alec, c'mon, make yourself comfortable."

"Listen...uh..." He looked to the brunette for help.

"Karen." She said, her tone hardening slightly.

"Yeah, listen Karen..."

*What the hell, I might as well act this out. It's not actually ME making a fool out of myself. *

"I don't think this is a good idea. I mean, we're past tense, right?" He tried to act nonchalant,

"And anyway, I'm not really up for...this."

She flared and her eyes flashed with what seemed like... lost hope?

"What the hell was two nights ago than Alec? You said you liked me!"

"Well... Uh," Alec was a loss for words. She didn't wait for him to finish.

"Asshole." And with that, she stomped out. Slamming the door louder than he thought possible. Alec winced, at Karen's anger, at her sadness and at himself.

*Imagine having to do that every day...don't know how he puts up with it...wait a minute. Why am I feeling sorry for him? He deserves it. Asshole. *

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Max strolled around her room, quite wary of the fact that 'her' ninja just sat outside, and if she say, wanted to go for a ride, what could Alec do?

OC was already asleep, and unfortunately, without shark DNA, Max needed sleep too.

Resisting the sudden urge to take a shower, she snuggled into the covers of the warm bed, surprised by how much it smelt of, well...'her'.

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Alec sat on the bar stool, with many empty liquor bottles in front of him. He sighed, knowing that it would be nearly impossible to get himself drunk. So with that, and trying to decide how to explain this to everyone tomorrow, he grabbed his jacket and ...distinctly remembered that his bike wasn't in fact, HIS, anymore. Growling, he prepared to go to the space needle.

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Max opened her eyes to the blurry figure of someone in her room. As the figure became recognisable, she realised it was a very impatient someone. Seeing Max awake, Alec sat down on the bed and poked Max on the shoulder. She grinned up at him while he just glanced sideways.

"Could you hurry up Al-Max?" Alec whispered.

"Okay, but I need to change first..." Max whispered back, mockingly.

"What? No way!"

"You expect me to walk around for, god knows how long in the same clothes? You may not have standards max but I do!"

Alec looked torn, biting his lip, he agreed.

"But you better keep your eyes CLOSED." He warned.

"Don't tell me that you haven't snuck a look Maxie..."

Alec rolled his eyes.

"Whatever you want to tell yourself. And don't call me Max... Okay, from now on, you're Max and I'm Alec. Got it?"

"Yup," Max mumbled while flipping through her wardrobe, occasionally whistling,

"Why don't I ever see you wear some of this stuff?"

Refusing to answer, Alec exhaled slowly, trying to contain his temper.

Smirking, Max coughed.

"Erm, could you leave while I'm changing? A girl's gotta have her privacy."

Max nearly went into fits of laughter at the slowly purpling Alec, but she managed to contain herself.

He stomped out.

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