EPISODE 4: ASHA CAN COOK

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Dark Angel, I just own my story.

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"You know there has to be more to you then the smart ass know it all who like's to get in everyone's way and cause trouble!" Asha called out to Alec ask she started to make dinner for herself and Alec.

"You know that really hurts, I mean I don't always cause trouble. I help too, I mean I haven't stuffed up for at least three weeks!" Alec pleaded his case while browsing Asha's CD collection, which included the titles by Bif Naked, Garbage and Avril Lavigne!

"Yeah, and that's rare so I guess we all have to be on guard so that you don't screw up again."

Asha and Alec had silently decided that they were not going to over analyse their situation and opted instead to start their relationship over. Reality was that Alec and Asha really didn't know that much about each other apart from their dangerous lives which included Manticore Transgenic on the run and S1W member trying to uncover corrupt sector cops respectively. Therefore seeing that Max was taking care of Jondy at his apartment, Alec decided he'd have dinner with Asha.

"So what exactly are you cooking cause I'm a growing boy and I don't think society could handle me getting poisoned?" Alec moved towards the bench in Asha's kitchen and looked inside a bowl, which had mincemeat inside.

"I'm Cooking Pasta Bolognaise with a side dish of garlic bread and salad. This might just be a bit to cultural for you, however I do promise not to poison you." Asha opened her refrigerator and pulled out a bottle of Italian dressing and handed the bottle to Alec. "Over that side of the bench there is some vegies which will be in our salad. Toss it won't you!"

"Toss the vegies, what do you mean?" Alec asked looking at the vegetables.

"They obviously didn't have home economics at Manticore did they!" Asha said, looking at Alec with a cheeky grin Alec hadn't seen before.

"So are you going to show me how to toss a salad or what?" Alec moved over to where the vegetables were and Asha turned down the pasta sauce so it would simmer.

"Well, I want you to first pull apart the lettuce and I'll start chopping the cucumber. Once you've pulled enough leave's of the lettuce, wash it and put it into the salad dish. Then you can cut the cheese, chop the tomato and the celery. There's some other vegies as well which I'll cut up and once everything is cut and washed, I want you to combine all of them using these salad tosses. Make the combination nice and even and then repeat the process while adding this salad dressing and then the salad is done." Asha finished chopping up the cucumber and then she handed the knife to Alec who washed the knife and began cutting the cheese.

"I think I can handle that."

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"Alright you really wanna know...Okay when I was in the 10th Grade, I was in the cafeteria with my best friend and we were having lunch and this guy who I really liked at the time was sitting a couple of tables away. So I get up and I start walking to the door and he follows me, almost all the way to my locker. Then one of his friends stopped me and the hall was really crowded, so anyway his mate stops him too and then he pushed us together and then it happened!" Asha and Alec were comparing embarrassing moments while eating their dinner, which Alec had to admit, was very delicious.

"So what happened?" Alec asked in anticipation, while circling pasta around his fork.

"I felt these two gigantic hands on my backside and then I was pushed forward, but it wasn't him who'd touched me, it was his mate. So I've fallen strait onto him and he's fallen to the floor with me on top of him and to say I was embarrassed. But it gets worse, cause I've fallen onto his face, breast's first mind you and his mate has called out to the entire hallway 'Sean, don't touch Asha's ass' and the entire hallway has just turned to us, on the floor, in that compromising position." Asha finished and tried to contain her laughter, which had been building since she began talking about her 'Ass Incident.'

Alec also tried to contain his laughter. "Thank God for Manticore."

"And here's the sealer. The Coordinator, Mr Harris comes running down the hall, pulls us of the floor and plants us both with detention for violating the 'hands of policy."

Alec couldn't hold it any longer. He put his fork down and started bursting with laughter. "Did you end up with the guy?"

"Nah, he and I were just way to traumatised to even say a word to each other. Plus I started getting involved in human rights pretty much after that." Asha and Alec finished the remainder of their dinner and Asha stood up and began collecting plates.

"How about I help you with that, cause remember I am the big strong Manticore Man." Asha smirked and allowed Alec to help her with the dishes, which had now grown, to quite a pile.

"Don't you sometime's wish you were in a TV show where you could just cut to the next scene and forget about the dishes. Of course there hasn't been any new one's of those for quite a while." Asha turned the water on and her basin started filling with water.

"I'll give you a hand with that!" Alec went and grabbed a tea towel, which was hanging from the oven and began drying the dishes Asha washed.

"You know it's only 6pm, so if you want we could go to Crash after this!" Asha proposed to Alec who looked into space.

"Nah, maybe another time. In fact I think I better go and relieve Max of her Jondy duties. Plus I should deliver that package I didn't send today." Alec dried one last plate and then put the tea towel down.

"I'll see you later!"

"Okay then, well thanks for...having dinner with me!" Asha finished the dishes and dried her hands.

"Yeah it was fun, and the dinner was great. Seeya!" Asha opened the door and Alec left, smiling to Asha as he left.