Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Dark Angel characters or plot. However,
this story and the new characters within it are my own.
A/N: I'm back again with another instalment.
Erm.....well it's a bit short and has no real relevance except this is the end of the 'goodbye Hazel' saga I've got going on. After this it's more about Alec and Max's relationship as well as the 'Coming' so I don't know if you're pleased with that or not but....oh well.
I'd appreciate it if you give me a bit of feedback on the way I wrote it, 'cos I'm not too sure.
Well, anywayz, I leave you to enjoy........
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The morning was a dawn much like the others with the added wonder of smog dissolved rain. From the air, a half circle of creatures stood with one lone one facing them. From the ground, shed and unshed tears could be seen on the faces of each of these creatures and agitated hands were comforted in the depths of trouser pockets. No noise, apart from the steady beat of rainfall on the ground and roofs of surrounding buildings, could be heard as well as the odd sniff sniffing.
"My bike's just over there." As she moved her rain curled hair into a swift bun, her words were blurred by the fluid stones which launched themselves from the unforgiving firmament.
They all watched her, their faces masked but eyes holding a wild sea of emotions.
Ready to begin her goodbyes, she walked firstly to the most unexpected of the group and embraced her hand gently but with a silent confidence.
Shocked by the younger's actions, she opened her mouth to speak but was swiftly beat by the one who held her hand, "Max." the girl smiled, "Thank you for sharing your friends with me. I know I haven't made it easy but.......thank you." She could only watch the sincerity in the girl's eyes which forced her own to fall in guilty regret. "Tell Cindy and Sketch bye for me and sorry for not being able to say it in person." She nodded and managed a heartfelt smile and earnest, "Take care."
The rain fell with greater fervour making the undertaking of simple goodbyes into the task of wearisome yelling.
The group stood waiting for their turn, not knowing what they were going to say; whether to make it profound or funny. But there was no need for the worry as she walked to them, her usually cheery face sporting an unusually cheeky grin. "Never seen you lot look so sombre before." She laughed but stopped when she saw their frightened stares, "'Cos there's really no need." One step forward, "You'll see me in few months....." Another step forward, "You can even move up when I get everything sorted....." A reassuring smile, "And you got a wicked teacher." She ruffled his dark hair and jumped away whilst laughing as he tried to retaliate. A pause let her take a mental picture of her 'kids' and she whispered just loud enough for them to hear, "Just......look after each other."
Puddles formed beneath their feet as they stood undeterred by Mother Nature's tears.
"We did the goodbye thing yesterday so let's not do it again." Sadness was masked behind encouraging looks. "But we have to keep contact."
Her sister replied, "Every week."
Her brother argued, "Everyday."
She only smiled and nodded.
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What was he going to do?
He couldn't do it.
FLASHBACK
"No Ember, you're not coming." She said as she meticulously folded her clothes and placed them in her duffel bag.
"Hazel, come on. We could travel together. It'll be fun." He persisted, his talk earlier weighing heavy on his mind.
She stopped and faced him, a pair of knickers in one hand and a pair of balled up socks in the other, "Ember, for the love of all things good and tasty, will you just stop pushing this. We've already had this conversation. No, you're not coming with me. I'm doing this on my own."
END OF FLASHBACK
Or should he.
FLASHBACK
"Alec, what are you doing here?" he said as he got up from his position of sitting upside down on Hazel's couch, "Are you looking for Hazel, 'cos she's in the other room, packing."
"No." Alec replied shaking his head. "I came to talk to you."
"Sounds serious." He said as he and Alec took a seat.
"Not really, 'cept....." Alec sat back.
"'Cept what?" he asked curiously.
"I know you and I haven't been close for a while." Alec began unsurely.
He shook his head. "No, man. We're tight. I've got your back, whatever."
Alec smiled, "I'm not thrilled that Haze is leaving."
"Is anyone?"
"And it makes it worse that she's travelling alone."
"I've tried to convince her to let me tag along but she insists she can do this by herself."
"I have no doubt that she can."
"So that's not why you're all twitchy 'bout it?"
"You're an ass."
"Thanks."
"The reason I'm TWITCHY 'bout it is 'cos.......well.........she'll be alone."
"I know."
"I mean if she's by herself then I'll have you and Kat and Trig whilst she's got no one. But if you go, we'll all have family with us."
"You really do care about her, don't you?"
"Well of course I do!"
"Like I said, man, she's not cool with the idea."
"I would go, if wasn't for the fact my girlfriend was the goddamn leader of this nation. I mean, I've wanted to do this whole moving to Canada thing for a while but........"
"And I'm the next best thing."
"I didn't mean it like that, Ember."
"I know, Alec."
"Just.......I don't know.......go with her. I know for a fact that she won't say 'no'."
"I'll try but...."
"Alec, what are you doing here?" a new voice asked.
"Well, Haze, I came to drag you away to grab some breakfast before you go."
"Good, 'cos I'm starved."
He sent him a nod.
END OF FLASHBACK
Shit.
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She waited for him to say something but he stood silent staring at her before he suddenly blurred away from her towards his apartment. Kat assured her that he would be fine and so she carried on with her rounds with a heavy heart.
She looked at the man who towered above her and smiled a lopsided grin.
"So, green man......."
"Yeah, sweets.........."
"Be happy."
"Only if you are."
They bumped fists.
"Ohhh, babes!"
"Chlo.....I'll see you soon."
She stepped forward and was swept in the taller blue one's arms.
"You have to tell him." She whispered.
"No, Chlo. It's not the time to tell him or anyone right now." She whispered back.
They broke apart but Chloe held her face with both hands and brought her close, whispering, "Then look after yourself."
A swift nod led her to........him.
"Call."
"I will."
"Be safe."
"I'll try."
"Don't be a stranger."
"Never."
"Come here!"
They hugged.
"Look after my 'kids'."
"I will."
"Be good."
He laughed, his hands delving into her pockets again, "I'll try."
"Don't give up."
"Never."
She walked towards her bike. Straddling it she revved its engine and heard it growl excitedly. They sped to the gates when she turned and stopped. With a last wave she was ready to go when she saw a blur coming towards her. It stopped at the group for a second and, after zooming her sight in, she could see Alec saying goodbye to this thing.
"What the......?" were her only words when she heard the bike roar. Her eyes blazed red as she shouted, "Ember, you ass!"
"Seems to be a popular conception." He yelled back as he rode towards her.
"I told you already........" she said threateningly.
"I know but I have it on higher authority to go with you." He replied nonchalantly.
"Who?"
He looked at her knowingly.
"Alec." The growl was deep.
"You know what he said?"
"I don't want to know."
"He said that he couldn't stand the idea of you being by yourself when he had me, Kat and Trig, when he had family with him and you had no one."
She stayed quiet.
"So he said that he didn't care how, but that I was to go with you so that everyone had family with them."
She was still quiet.
"Are you going to turn me away now?"
She shook her head 'no'.
"C'mon then, let's go."
"Wait!"
"What?"
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"What's she signin'?" asked Mole.
Kat and Trigger burst out laughing.
Max zoomed her sight in to see what Hazel was signing but she couldn't understand the hand actions.
"What she saying?"
She saw Alec's eyes glow more green than it had ever before with a sensational joy but also a deep sadness which she realised she only saw when Hazel was around.
"Babe, what did she say?"
"She called Alec a sentimental dick and told him that she would send him a cute little bow for his pretty hair." Said Kat as she watched Alec fume and start touching his hair self-consciously.
"I have very manly hair."
"You keep telling yourself that, man." Said 'Night patting him on the back comfortingly.
"I do!"
They could see Hazel laugh and then both sides stopped and watched each other for a moment.
She and Ember waved for the final time before going through the TC sewers, fighting the crashing downpour and leaving the transgenics of terminal city behind.
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A/N: So what did you guys think? Tell me a review (as always)!
Hope you liked it.
until next time........
unspoken-beauty.
A/N: I'm back again with another instalment.
Erm.....well it's a bit short and has no real relevance except this is the end of the 'goodbye Hazel' saga I've got going on. After this it's more about Alec and Max's relationship as well as the 'Coming' so I don't know if you're pleased with that or not but....oh well.
I'd appreciate it if you give me a bit of feedback on the way I wrote it, 'cos I'm not too sure.
Well, anywayz, I leave you to enjoy........
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The morning was a dawn much like the others with the added wonder of smog dissolved rain. From the air, a half circle of creatures stood with one lone one facing them. From the ground, shed and unshed tears could be seen on the faces of each of these creatures and agitated hands were comforted in the depths of trouser pockets. No noise, apart from the steady beat of rainfall on the ground and roofs of surrounding buildings, could be heard as well as the odd sniff sniffing.
"My bike's just over there." As she moved her rain curled hair into a swift bun, her words were blurred by the fluid stones which launched themselves from the unforgiving firmament.
They all watched her, their faces masked but eyes holding a wild sea of emotions.
Ready to begin her goodbyes, she walked firstly to the most unexpected of the group and embraced her hand gently but with a silent confidence.
Shocked by the younger's actions, she opened her mouth to speak but was swiftly beat by the one who held her hand, "Max." the girl smiled, "Thank you for sharing your friends with me. I know I haven't made it easy but.......thank you." She could only watch the sincerity in the girl's eyes which forced her own to fall in guilty regret. "Tell Cindy and Sketch bye for me and sorry for not being able to say it in person." She nodded and managed a heartfelt smile and earnest, "Take care."
The rain fell with greater fervour making the undertaking of simple goodbyes into the task of wearisome yelling.
The group stood waiting for their turn, not knowing what they were going to say; whether to make it profound or funny. But there was no need for the worry as she walked to them, her usually cheery face sporting an unusually cheeky grin. "Never seen you lot look so sombre before." She laughed but stopped when she saw their frightened stares, "'Cos there's really no need." One step forward, "You'll see me in few months....." Another step forward, "You can even move up when I get everything sorted....." A reassuring smile, "And you got a wicked teacher." She ruffled his dark hair and jumped away whilst laughing as he tried to retaliate. A pause let her take a mental picture of her 'kids' and she whispered just loud enough for them to hear, "Just......look after each other."
Puddles formed beneath their feet as they stood undeterred by Mother Nature's tears.
"We did the goodbye thing yesterday so let's not do it again." Sadness was masked behind encouraging looks. "But we have to keep contact."
Her sister replied, "Every week."
Her brother argued, "Everyday."
She only smiled and nodded.
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What was he going to do?
He couldn't do it.
FLASHBACK
"No Ember, you're not coming." She said as she meticulously folded her clothes and placed them in her duffel bag.
"Hazel, come on. We could travel together. It'll be fun." He persisted, his talk earlier weighing heavy on his mind.
She stopped and faced him, a pair of knickers in one hand and a pair of balled up socks in the other, "Ember, for the love of all things good and tasty, will you just stop pushing this. We've already had this conversation. No, you're not coming with me. I'm doing this on my own."
END OF FLASHBACK
Or should he.
FLASHBACK
"Alec, what are you doing here?" he said as he got up from his position of sitting upside down on Hazel's couch, "Are you looking for Hazel, 'cos she's in the other room, packing."
"No." Alec replied shaking his head. "I came to talk to you."
"Sounds serious." He said as he and Alec took a seat.
"Not really, 'cept....." Alec sat back.
"'Cept what?" he asked curiously.
"I know you and I haven't been close for a while." Alec began unsurely.
He shook his head. "No, man. We're tight. I've got your back, whatever."
Alec smiled, "I'm not thrilled that Haze is leaving."
"Is anyone?"
"And it makes it worse that she's travelling alone."
"I've tried to convince her to let me tag along but she insists she can do this by herself."
"I have no doubt that she can."
"So that's not why you're all twitchy 'bout it?"
"You're an ass."
"Thanks."
"The reason I'm TWITCHY 'bout it is 'cos.......well.........she'll be alone."
"I know."
"I mean if she's by herself then I'll have you and Kat and Trig whilst she's got no one. But if you go, we'll all have family with us."
"You really do care about her, don't you?"
"Well of course I do!"
"Like I said, man, she's not cool with the idea."
"I would go, if wasn't for the fact my girlfriend was the goddamn leader of this nation. I mean, I've wanted to do this whole moving to Canada thing for a while but........"
"And I'm the next best thing."
"I didn't mean it like that, Ember."
"I know, Alec."
"Just.......I don't know.......go with her. I know for a fact that she won't say 'no'."
"I'll try but...."
"Alec, what are you doing here?" a new voice asked.
"Well, Haze, I came to drag you away to grab some breakfast before you go."
"Good, 'cos I'm starved."
He sent him a nod.
END OF FLASHBACK
Shit.
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She waited for him to say something but he stood silent staring at her before he suddenly blurred away from her towards his apartment. Kat assured her that he would be fine and so she carried on with her rounds with a heavy heart.
She looked at the man who towered above her and smiled a lopsided grin.
"So, green man......."
"Yeah, sweets.........."
"Be happy."
"Only if you are."
They bumped fists.
"Ohhh, babes!"
"Chlo.....I'll see you soon."
She stepped forward and was swept in the taller blue one's arms.
"You have to tell him." She whispered.
"No, Chlo. It's not the time to tell him or anyone right now." She whispered back.
They broke apart but Chloe held her face with both hands and brought her close, whispering, "Then look after yourself."
A swift nod led her to........him.
"Call."
"I will."
"Be safe."
"I'll try."
"Don't be a stranger."
"Never."
"Come here!"
They hugged.
"Look after my 'kids'."
"I will."
"Be good."
He laughed, his hands delving into her pockets again, "I'll try."
"Don't give up."
"Never."
She walked towards her bike. Straddling it she revved its engine and heard it growl excitedly. They sped to the gates when she turned and stopped. With a last wave she was ready to go when she saw a blur coming towards her. It stopped at the group for a second and, after zooming her sight in, she could see Alec saying goodbye to this thing.
"What the......?" were her only words when she heard the bike roar. Her eyes blazed red as she shouted, "Ember, you ass!"
"Seems to be a popular conception." He yelled back as he rode towards her.
"I told you already........" she said threateningly.
"I know but I have it on higher authority to go with you." He replied nonchalantly.
"Who?"
He looked at her knowingly.
"Alec." The growl was deep.
"You know what he said?"
"I don't want to know."
"He said that he couldn't stand the idea of you being by yourself when he had me, Kat and Trig, when he had family with him and you had no one."
She stayed quiet.
"So he said that he didn't care how, but that I was to go with you so that everyone had family with them."
She was still quiet.
"Are you going to turn me away now?"
She shook her head 'no'.
"C'mon then, let's go."
"Wait!"
"What?"
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"What's she signin'?" asked Mole.
Kat and Trigger burst out laughing.
Max zoomed her sight in to see what Hazel was signing but she couldn't understand the hand actions.
"What she saying?"
She saw Alec's eyes glow more green than it had ever before with a sensational joy but also a deep sadness which she realised she only saw when Hazel was around.
"Babe, what did she say?"
"She called Alec a sentimental dick and told him that she would send him a cute little bow for his pretty hair." Said Kat as she watched Alec fume and start touching his hair self-consciously.
"I have very manly hair."
"You keep telling yourself that, man." Said 'Night patting him on the back comfortingly.
"I do!"
They could see Hazel laugh and then both sides stopped and watched each other for a moment.
She and Ember waved for the final time before going through the TC sewers, fighting the crashing downpour and leaving the transgenics of terminal city behind.
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A/N: So what did you guys think? Tell me a review (as always)!
Hope you liked it.
until next time........
unspoken-beauty.