Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Dark Angel characters or plot. All the
new characters are mine though!
Pairing: MA eventually, CA friendship
Alec laid Hazel down on the couch gently when Joshua came rushing out of Alec's room with some blankets. After they got her settled, Alec sat on the floor next to her, his hand rubbing his head. Joshua joined him.
"How you holding up, Medium Fella?" asked Joshua softly.
"I'm okay Big fella. Don't worry about me." Alec replied whilst looking down at his hands, where the traces of Hazel's tears could still be seen, "I'm always alright." Joshua nodded, knowing that Alec wasn't going to say anything else. Just then there was a knock on the door. Alec carried on looking at his hands as if he hadn't heard. So Joshua got up.
"Hello, little fella." Said Joshua quietly, opening the door so that Max could come in.
"Hey, Big Fella. Is Alec in? I need a word with him." asked Max softly. She was feeling a bit weird, not knowing how either of her reformed family members were going to react.
"Well, Alec's very tired, I don't know whether he wants to speak." Replied Joshua but was interrupted by Alec who said, "It's okay, Josh. I'll talk to Max." Joshua left them to it and went into his own room.
"So, what do you want, Maxie?" asked Alec. He was trying to lighten the mood, as the tension was quickly fogging up the place.
"Nothing really. I, uh, I spoke to OC couple of hours ago and she said she wanted to speak to you as well." Said Max hesitantly.
"Why?" asked Alec confused.
"I don't know. I guess she just wants to see how you are. She's your friend as well." Replied Max repeating what OC had said earlier on.
"I don't know Max. Hazel's a bit out of it. She probably needs to talk after she wakes up. I should really be here." Said Alec as he looked over to Hazel. Max followed his line of sight, and could see the young X5 looking much younger than she actually was.
"I'll stay if you want." Offered Max but Alec shook his head no and smiled slightly.
He then said, "I don't think that's a good idea Max. You're not exactly her favourite person right now. And I think if I wasn't here, she would gladly kick your ass."
Max looked at him as if he was joking, "That little thing? She cannot kick my ass."
"Didn't you here how her CO taught her? She is a lot more powerful than you think. But maybe I will go and talk to Cindy. It's been a while. Joshua will look after Hazel." Alec said, "Do you know when she'll be free?"
"At midnight. And FYI, if I can whoop your ass, I can sure as hell take her out." Replied Max while walking out the door. She meant it to sound light hearted but it came out angry. She knew Alec wouldn't take her change of mood seriously so left without an explanation.
Alec left the apartment an hour after Max left, leaving Hazel in the capable hands of Joshua who was glad to help. The young X5 still hadn't woken up, so Alec left her to get enough rest. He made his way to Max's apartment to talk to OC. As he strolled across TC, the sky had gotten dark, leaving the moon being the only source of light apart from a few fires lit by the transgenics. He knocked on the door when he got there and stood relaxed, until he saw who had opened it, when he tensed up so quickly that his muscles ached slightly afterwards. Logan was standing at the door awkwardly. He looked paler and weaker.
"Logan. I'm coming for a call from Cindy." Said Alec formally. Him and Logan had never seen eye to eye, but since everyone moved into TC it had gotten worse. Even though Max told Logan that her relationship with Alec was a lie, he still thought that the two transgenics were closer than friends so butt in at the most impromptu times, which bugged Alec to no end.
"Yeah, she's on now." Logan replied whilst moving further into the apartment, leaving Alec to enter alone.
"Max is in the room speaking to her." Logan added as Alec stood their uncomfortable.
"I'll go in then." The transgenic replied whilst opening the door.
"Oh, hi Alec." Max said whilst quickly standing up, "I'll leave you to it." Alec nodded.
"See ya OC." She added in the direction of the computer.
"Night, boo." OC replied. Alec only sat down when Max left the room. He looked at the screen and saw OC looking pensively at him.
"Hi Cindy." He said putting on a nervous smile. He couldn't tell whether she was going to shout at him or be friendly.
"Hey, baby boo. How you been? Haven't seen you round in ages." She said smiling.
At that he visibly relaxed, and smiled one of his dazzling smiles before saying, "I'm good Cindy, a bit tired but otherwise good. How are you and Sketch? I missed you guys."
"I'm good sugah. I got a bit of a surprise for you." His beautiful friend replied.
"Really? What?" he asked confused.
"Hey, man." Said Sketchy who jumped up beside OC, "I am good, dude. Watcha been up to?"
"Sketch? It's great to see you. You picked up any ladies since I've been gone?" asked Alec.
"I have as a matter of fact. Nothin' serious but I have. How 'bout you?" replied Sketchy smiling whilst OC rolled her eyes.
"Nah, been too busy. I don't usually get enough time to sleep, let alone pick up any ladies." Said Alec sullenly.
"Yeah, that's what OC said." Said Sketchy.
"Look, honey. I wanted to speak to ya, 'cos I need to give ya a little advice. Original Cindy knows my boo is givin' ya a hard time, but don't listen to her." Said OC sighing after. Alec sat there shocked slightly at what she was saying.
"Say what?" He said.
"Look we know what Max is like, man. Just ignore whatever she says to put you down. You are doing a great job at TC." Replied Sketchy.
"What?" Alec said again in shock.
"Will ya close your mouth boy. Max maybe my home girl, but she's wrong in da way she's been treatin' ya. Don't listen to da crap she gives you, but don't leave her either. Whether she likes it or not, she needs you. No don't interrupt." OC said and carried on speaking before Alec could say anything, "She thinks she loves Roller Boy, but Cindy knows she don't. She just feels responsible for him and anywayz he can't look after her. You, sugah, are the only one who can look after her. So don't leave her, but definitely don't take no crap from her either. You understand?" Alec nodded slightly gob smacked.
"Look bro, we love Max an' all, but she's just really angry and she likes to vent it on you, which we don't like. All we're sayin' is be there for her but make sure you take care of yourself." Added Sketchy to make sure he understood.
"I just wish we can come and help you out a bit, baby boo. You think you can sneak us in?" asked OC smiling.
"I think I can manage that." Said Alec grinning mischievously. And with that they made the plans for Alec to get OC and Sketchy into TC.
After he finished speaking to his two friends, Alec came out of the room smiling brilliantly. Max hadn't seen Alec smile so sincerely in a long time, but as soon as he saw her his smile faded slightly.
"You look happy. Did you have a good talk with OC?" asked Max getting up from her place opposite Logan.
"Yeah, I spoke to Cindy and Sketchy. It was great to hear from them again." He replied smiling remembering their support.
"You spoke to Sketchy?" asked Max frowning.
"Yeah. Cindy brought him along as a surprise. Why? I thought you spoke to him too." He said looking at her, smile fading again.
"No." she replied putting on a fake smile for reassurance.
"Oh." He said not knowing what else to say. The tension had returned again, so he decided to leave quickly.
"I've gotta go. So...see ya." Alec said whilst walking to the door not waiting for a reply.
Max watched him walking back to his apartment and said quietly, "Yeah, see ya."
Pairing: MA eventually, CA friendship
Alec laid Hazel down on the couch gently when Joshua came rushing out of Alec's room with some blankets. After they got her settled, Alec sat on the floor next to her, his hand rubbing his head. Joshua joined him.
"How you holding up, Medium Fella?" asked Joshua softly.
"I'm okay Big fella. Don't worry about me." Alec replied whilst looking down at his hands, where the traces of Hazel's tears could still be seen, "I'm always alright." Joshua nodded, knowing that Alec wasn't going to say anything else. Just then there was a knock on the door. Alec carried on looking at his hands as if he hadn't heard. So Joshua got up.
"Hello, little fella." Said Joshua quietly, opening the door so that Max could come in.
"Hey, Big Fella. Is Alec in? I need a word with him." asked Max softly. She was feeling a bit weird, not knowing how either of her reformed family members were going to react.
"Well, Alec's very tired, I don't know whether he wants to speak." Replied Joshua but was interrupted by Alec who said, "It's okay, Josh. I'll talk to Max." Joshua left them to it and went into his own room.
"So, what do you want, Maxie?" asked Alec. He was trying to lighten the mood, as the tension was quickly fogging up the place.
"Nothing really. I, uh, I spoke to OC couple of hours ago and she said she wanted to speak to you as well." Said Max hesitantly.
"Why?" asked Alec confused.
"I don't know. I guess she just wants to see how you are. She's your friend as well." Replied Max repeating what OC had said earlier on.
"I don't know Max. Hazel's a bit out of it. She probably needs to talk after she wakes up. I should really be here." Said Alec as he looked over to Hazel. Max followed his line of sight, and could see the young X5 looking much younger than she actually was.
"I'll stay if you want." Offered Max but Alec shook his head no and smiled slightly.
He then said, "I don't think that's a good idea Max. You're not exactly her favourite person right now. And I think if I wasn't here, she would gladly kick your ass."
Max looked at him as if he was joking, "That little thing? She cannot kick my ass."
"Didn't you here how her CO taught her? She is a lot more powerful than you think. But maybe I will go and talk to Cindy. It's been a while. Joshua will look after Hazel." Alec said, "Do you know when she'll be free?"
"At midnight. And FYI, if I can whoop your ass, I can sure as hell take her out." Replied Max while walking out the door. She meant it to sound light hearted but it came out angry. She knew Alec wouldn't take her change of mood seriously so left without an explanation.
Alec left the apartment an hour after Max left, leaving Hazel in the capable hands of Joshua who was glad to help. The young X5 still hadn't woken up, so Alec left her to get enough rest. He made his way to Max's apartment to talk to OC. As he strolled across TC, the sky had gotten dark, leaving the moon being the only source of light apart from a few fires lit by the transgenics. He knocked on the door when he got there and stood relaxed, until he saw who had opened it, when he tensed up so quickly that his muscles ached slightly afterwards. Logan was standing at the door awkwardly. He looked paler and weaker.
"Logan. I'm coming for a call from Cindy." Said Alec formally. Him and Logan had never seen eye to eye, but since everyone moved into TC it had gotten worse. Even though Max told Logan that her relationship with Alec was a lie, he still thought that the two transgenics were closer than friends so butt in at the most impromptu times, which bugged Alec to no end.
"Yeah, she's on now." Logan replied whilst moving further into the apartment, leaving Alec to enter alone.
"Max is in the room speaking to her." Logan added as Alec stood their uncomfortable.
"I'll go in then." The transgenic replied whilst opening the door.
"Oh, hi Alec." Max said whilst quickly standing up, "I'll leave you to it." Alec nodded.
"See ya OC." She added in the direction of the computer.
"Night, boo." OC replied. Alec only sat down when Max left the room. He looked at the screen and saw OC looking pensively at him.
"Hi Cindy." He said putting on a nervous smile. He couldn't tell whether she was going to shout at him or be friendly.
"Hey, baby boo. How you been? Haven't seen you round in ages." She said smiling.
At that he visibly relaxed, and smiled one of his dazzling smiles before saying, "I'm good Cindy, a bit tired but otherwise good. How are you and Sketch? I missed you guys."
"I'm good sugah. I got a bit of a surprise for you." His beautiful friend replied.
"Really? What?" he asked confused.
"Hey, man." Said Sketchy who jumped up beside OC, "I am good, dude. Watcha been up to?"
"Sketch? It's great to see you. You picked up any ladies since I've been gone?" asked Alec.
"I have as a matter of fact. Nothin' serious but I have. How 'bout you?" replied Sketchy smiling whilst OC rolled her eyes.
"Nah, been too busy. I don't usually get enough time to sleep, let alone pick up any ladies." Said Alec sullenly.
"Yeah, that's what OC said." Said Sketchy.
"Look, honey. I wanted to speak to ya, 'cos I need to give ya a little advice. Original Cindy knows my boo is givin' ya a hard time, but don't listen to her." Said OC sighing after. Alec sat there shocked slightly at what she was saying.
"Say what?" He said.
"Look we know what Max is like, man. Just ignore whatever she says to put you down. You are doing a great job at TC." Replied Sketchy.
"What?" Alec said again in shock.
"Will ya close your mouth boy. Max maybe my home girl, but she's wrong in da way she's been treatin' ya. Don't listen to da crap she gives you, but don't leave her either. Whether she likes it or not, she needs you. No don't interrupt." OC said and carried on speaking before Alec could say anything, "She thinks she loves Roller Boy, but Cindy knows she don't. She just feels responsible for him and anywayz he can't look after her. You, sugah, are the only one who can look after her. So don't leave her, but definitely don't take no crap from her either. You understand?" Alec nodded slightly gob smacked.
"Look bro, we love Max an' all, but she's just really angry and she likes to vent it on you, which we don't like. All we're sayin' is be there for her but make sure you take care of yourself." Added Sketchy to make sure he understood.
"I just wish we can come and help you out a bit, baby boo. You think you can sneak us in?" asked OC smiling.
"I think I can manage that." Said Alec grinning mischievously. And with that they made the plans for Alec to get OC and Sketchy into TC.
After he finished speaking to his two friends, Alec came out of the room smiling brilliantly. Max hadn't seen Alec smile so sincerely in a long time, but as soon as he saw her his smile faded slightly.
"You look happy. Did you have a good talk with OC?" asked Max getting up from her place opposite Logan.
"Yeah, I spoke to Cindy and Sketchy. It was great to hear from them again." He replied smiling remembering their support.
"You spoke to Sketchy?" asked Max frowning.
"Yeah. Cindy brought him along as a surprise. Why? I thought you spoke to him too." He said looking at her, smile fading again.
"No." she replied putting on a fake smile for reassurance.
"Oh." He said not knowing what else to say. The tension had returned again, so he decided to leave quickly.
"I've gotta go. So...see ya." Alec said whilst walking to the door not waiting for a reply.
Max watched him walking back to his apartment and said quietly, "Yeah, see ya."