The 411 on the…effects (chapter 8)

The 411 on the…effects (chapter 8)

The next fours hours were spent talking about Manticore and all the training Zach was put through.

" You know Max, I will have to teach you some of the training I learned , it will help you learn more about yourself and your limits, and also teach you how to protect yourself if the inevitable does happen."

" But that's the problem, I don't Have any of the abilities that you said I would." Logan who remained quite for this whole time finally spoke

" That's not true Max, like you said before you sensed that I was watching you, I think you abilities are starting to take effect on you."

" Yeah, I guess they are, it is just that I did not even realize."

" Oh, Max don't worry, these things come slowly, but you will soon know. Trust me not all the effects go unnoticeable." With that Zach got up and smiled at me, and headed for the door.

"Well, I got to go. I will see you soon, Max. And in case I need to reach you, I have Logan's number. And your cell phone number." With that he walked out the door. Before I could even stop him, he was gone. I turned to Logan

" Why did he just get up and leave?, and what the hell was he talking about, ' the effects won't go unnoticed'."

" Max, he has a tendency of just getting up and walking out sometimes, it is probably just that he is not use to spending so much time around people. And as for the effects, all my files show are increased ability in vision, hearing and movement. That's it, so it could mean anything. But like Zach said it will take some time."

" I know, It is just that I don't want to wake up and find my self flying or something, you know, I would like to know everything now, so it does not come as a shock to me." .

" Well, I'm afraid, you have to get that information from 'his rudeness' himself. Sorry I can't help you out there" I detected a slight dislike for Zach in Logan's voice.

" You don't really like him, do you?"

" It is not the case of me not liking him, but him not liking me. You heard him, he lied to me. I mean I don't expect the guy to trust me, after only knowing me for a month, but he could have at least given me a little credit. You heard him, it's like he his treating me as the enemy" All of a sudden Logan looked so….vulnerable and lost. He was actually hurt when Zach accused him of not being able to trust him.

" Logan, think about where Zack is coming, he has spent his WHOLE life in some sort of boot camp only worse. And the only people who he trusted were others like himself. And then all of a sudden he finds himself in the big wide, world where he is free. He does not know who to trust because before this, everyone who was 'normal' WAS the enemy to him, and now he in a world surround by thousand of them, he finds it hard to trust them. Because in the back of his head, he thinks your just like the rest of them, the ones that did this to us." He looked up at me

" Do YOU feel that way?. Do you think I cannot be trusted?. When you look at me, do you see the people who did this to you?." He stared into my eyes with this strong intensity, I wanted to shift my gaze but I couldn't, it was like my eyes were set on his. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, I looked on to the floor. I did not know how or what I felt. This whole day…. Week was one complete blur to me. I felt like the whole world stopped and everything was at a standstill. I did not know how to answer his question, the funny part was that when I looked at him I did not see a stranger, I saw someone who I felt I knew and trusted. But that was weird for me, cause I never got to close to anyone, not even my family. Yes I loved them , but I never let them too close. Suddenly I never felt more 'genetically engineered' in my life before, here, Zack spent his whole life in Manticore and still felt it was his duty to protect us, his family, even though he did not even know who we were. And there I was, living a 'normal' life with a family who loved me and cared, and I never really ever felt THAT close to them, I wondered if it was something to do with me or if it was something in my DNA that made me feel this way. But whatever it was, I could not explain what I felt towards Logan. It was….. complicated….different.

I could not stand it, even though I was not looking at him, I could feel him staring at me with those eyes. I got up and walked to the door.

" I got to go Logan, My parents will be worried if I don't show up" It was a lie, I knew it, and he probably did too. I did not dare look him in the face again I just walked out the door and didn't turn back, but I still felt his eyes on my back like fire.

A/N : OK SO WHAT DID YA THINK? I NEED YA HELP AGAIN GUYS! DO YOU THINK MAX SHOULD MEET ONE OF HER FELLOW X5'S? AND WHO DO YOU THINK IT SHOULD BE? I WANTED TO ADD IN ANOTHER CHARACTER IN A COUPLE OF CHAPTERS TIME, AS I HAVE JUST FININSHED CHAPTER 11 AND I THINK IT IS TIME I ADD SOMEONE NEW IN TO THE STORY.

PS:I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU GUYS KNEW WHAT HAPPENED TO JONDY? THERE WAS A JONDY RIGHT?. I KNOW THERE WERE 7, ZACH, MAX, BRIN, TINGA, BEN, KRIT, SYL. AND EVA WAS THE ONE LYDECKER SHOT WHEN MAX WAS IN MANTICORE, AND JACE WAS THE ONE WHO DID NOT LEAVE BUT MAX SAVED HER+ HER BABY'S ASS IN FEMALE TROUBLE. BUT WHAT HAPPENED TO JONDY?. HELP! *just to let ya know that I have not seen AJBAC, yet. I will in another 5 days!!!!no I ain't some wacked up girl who did not see it two weeks ago, but where I live they are kinda behind with DA, I know it SUCKS* SO IF THAT'S WHY YOU KNOW WHERE JONDY IS AND YOU ARE WONDERING WHY I DON'T KNOW, THERE! THAT'S MY REASON.

And for Marie and all the others that reviewd, BIG SHOUT OUT!!, thanx, this is a M/L romance I hate Zack as much as the next guy ( if the next guy was Logan)J . Although I have to give him credit for giving up his,life for Max at the end!