Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Dark Angel characters and plot but this story and its new characters are all mine!

A/N: People, I have been expecting a few more reviews than I've been getting but it's okay 'cos I'm really enjoying writing this story.

I need to clear up something from last chapter first before continuing with the story:

When Alec and Hazel were together, Max did not see them. Okay, MAX DID NOT SEE THEM. In my TC, Alec's apartment is so far from Max's that she can't even see though the window.

Also, you know that drama I promised.......yeah well it's not the Alec/Hazel storyline. It's still yet to come! And I'm really trying to push it along. So I'm sorry for the wait.

Well, I would love for you to review and give me a bit of a push.

Hope you Enjoy!

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Moments.

Quiet moments are something to be treasured.

Especially if they occurred at TC.

Mole woke the next morning and went straight to HQ. His stroll was pleasant as the morning was fresh, compared to the norm, and the skies were riddled with bands of orange, pink and yellow. Noise was non-existent, no other life around. All in all, Mole appreciated these quiet moments. Moments he used to think about the future and reminisce about the past. Moments that often brought him to tears.

To many, Mole was a hard, rough and emotionally stunted individual. Someone who could not understand the delicate and complex thing, that is love.

But it wasn't true.

He knew it.

It's just no one else did.

Mole had loved. He had loved and lost just like the rest. The thing was, he knew he would never love again. How could he? He had already found the one 'person' who understood and saw the real him. And now she was gone; taken away by the fool, that is White.

Love. What is it really?

It's pain. Pain when you worry and pain when you lose.

That's what Mole thought anyway.

Each day, he saw his fellow transgenics falling in love and revelling in its supposed joys. And his heart broke as he thought about how they were going to cope when their lovers fell, as they undoubtedly would. He saw them deluding themselves that their lives would forever be better, having fallen in love. But he knew better. He knew how life hurt after having fallen love. Because life was so cruel that it fooled you into caring for someone and then takes that person away.

It was the way of life and he just wished everyone would learn from it.

But, alas, it seemed they didn't and wouldn't.

He hadn't loved again since...........

But he did care for those few. Alec, Joshua, Luke and the little ones. He cared for them to the extent he would die to ensure their safety but, of course, he wasn't about to tell them that.

As he entered HQ, he was surrounded by the mess that several repairs, surveys and plans caused. Tower after tower of paperwork stood, leaning next to bits and pieces of bike engines, wood shelves and other random necessities. Walking over to his desk, he saw the training session paperwork that Hazel had left the day before. At heart, he felt like some sort of freak paternal figure to her; and could not stand and watch as she worked to exhaustion, so he had forced her to go eat and rest.

Taking the papers in his hand, he set back out to his favourite 'kid's' apartment.

At reaching the front door, he stood contemplating whether he should wake the poor girl up but soon decided to knock.

Light streamed through the small window. Alec turned and found next to him, a very vulnerable looking, Hazel sleeping soundly. A smile found his face but dulled slightly as he thought of what was going to happen next. It was then he heard a knock.

Alec looked at his friend, best friend, and then got up to answer the door.

Mole stood patiently, hearing the advancing footsteps but stood confused at the person before him.

"Hey Mole." Alec whispered as he partially closed the door behind him.

Mole didn't speak but took in his friend's appearance, which consisted of boxers, and just handed him the papers. Whilst doing this he said in his usual gruff manner, "Morning. Make sure Hazel gets these."

Alec nodded, his mind still blurred by sleep and said absentmindedly, "Will do."

Mole nodded and walked off, leaving Alec to head back in and face the, extremely awkward, music.

Hazel had awoken when Alec went to open the door. She stood, wrapping the thin blanket around her body, and walked to the aforementioned window. When Alec entered her back was to him.

"It's a beautiful day today." She spoke softly, turning to face him. Her body was framed in the early morning sunlight, giving her a wiser persona.

He answered, giving her a reassuring smile and nod, "It is."

Pain.

That's what love was.

Mole knew it.

Hazel knew it.

Alec knew it.

But it was beyond Mole, as to why his friends were now adding to the explosive mix by complicating matters far further.

Alec was playing a dangerous game, that could potentially do irreparable damage to, not only, Hazel's heart but his own too.

For so long, Alec had ached as he waded through this deep love that he held for Max. Mole had watched on for months as Alec fought tears when she had verbally attacked him with more fervour than before. But he had respected that in his X5 friend; respected the fact that he kept his love hidden but still did the duties. But now? Now everything was upside down and inside out.

Stupid.

Stupid love.

Stupid lovers.

Shaking his head in sad annoyance; he sat at his desk, cigar firmly in place. Taking his favourite Glock pistol in one and a ragged cloth in another, he began to polish.

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A/N: So what did you think? Please tell me in a review.

I know it was a short chapter but the next ones are going to be really long.

I'll give you a bit of insight into the next chapter:

Emotions are high Alec and Hazel have a chat They won't be staying together One of Alec's old unit adds to the mix Mole and Joshua handle the situation

I think the next chapter will be the beginning of this major drama and I think that within the next ten chapters (at the most) the story is going to be ended. They're going to be long chapters though. I'll be spending a lot more time on them, so the time between uploads is going to be a while. Sorry 'bout that!

Until next time..................

unspoken-beauty