Field med
By Sinful Starlet
Disclaimer: once more for the record - not mine, never will be, yada yada yada! You get the idea!
Rating: probably PG-13, nothing really worse than the show, I don't think anyway
Summary: When Max gets injured in the line of duty - who will be the one to save her? Max gets the chance to re-evaluate the relationships in her life, and come to some decisions once and for all. (M/A)
Author's note: Okay, yet another Max/Alec fic. Sorry to all you Max/Logan shippers, but this will forever be my favourite pairing so I'm sticking with it. I should also point out that my medical knowledge is based on nothing more than a couple of years of watching ER, so if it's completely ridiculous in that respect - sorry! I'm using the situation for dramatic impact, not medical accuracy. Think that's about it. This takes place right after 'Hello, Goodbye', but basically everything after that never existed in my world.
Extra note: Okay, chapter three up, still with the doom and gloom, but we're going with the 'building the tension' bit so I hope that's ok! Also, thank you to everyone who has reviewed, I promise it's all very much appreciated! Think that's about it for now, so enjoy and I'll try and post more soon.
Hope ya like it anyway! SS
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Field med
By Sinful Starlet
PART #2
Logan turned a corner and sped up again, steering with one hand while he punched a number into his cell-phone. It rang half a dozen times before the call was answered, but eventually the reply came through, "Logan, everything ok?" "It's Max," Logan said simply, forcing down the wave of emotion that threatened to surface as he remembered just how badly she had been hurt because of him, "she's hurt, I really need your help". "You're bringing her in?" Sam asked, seeing a frustrated looking med student heading towards him and quickly turning and walking away, "Logan, are you sure that--" But Logan interrupted before he could finish, "I'm...she won't risk it, got someone else handling the practicalities, but we're gonna need some supplies".
"Sure, what do you need?" Sam replied instantly. Logan trapped his phone between his ear and shoulder and reached for the scribbled note Alec had given him, casting his eyes down the lengthy list on its surface, "You got a pen?" Sam took down the list, confirming that he had got all of it as Logan reached the end. "I'll be with you in about fifteen minutes," Logan said, "can you have all that ready by then?" "Come up to Lincoln ward," Sam said, "I'll be there". Logan mumbled a few words of thanks and hung up, dropping the phone onto his seat as he returned all his focus to the road ahead, turning one more corner and coming to a rather abrupt halt as he caught sight of what he was looking for.
He pulled into the kerb, switching the engine off and running for the front door of the house he had stopped in front of. He knocked heavily, realising that the guy had probably gone to sleep already. He knocked increasingly frantically for about two minutes before he finally heard a voice. "What do you want?" called the voice, not opening the door. "Joshua!" Logan called, "Open the door!" The door was immediately flung back to reveal Joshua standing there, obviously still a little sleepy, "Logan?" "You've gotta come with me, Josh," Logan said quickly, already walking back towards the car, "Max needs you". That was all Joshua needed to hear, pulling the hood of his sweatshirt up over his head and pulling the door closed behind him, he hurried after Logan, climbing into the passenger's seat as the car screeched back out onto the road.
"Joshua?" Logan asked, somewhat incredulously, "What do you--" but Alec cut him off before he could finish. "She needs blood, Logan," he said, obviously straining to keep his voice level, "a lot more than I can give her, and frankly using yours would be like giving her tap water instead of vodka". "She needs transgenic blood," he went on, a little more calmly, but Logan was already nodding by this point, having gotten the message. "Good," Alec said, "so this should be everything I need," he continued, handing Logan a sheet of paper covered with a rapid scrawly handwriting, "just get back here fast". Logan nodded, folding the paper and tucking it into his jacket, casting one last look at Max before he headed for the door.
As soon as the door was closed, Alec headed for the kitchen, filling a glass with water and carrying it back to the couch. He put it down on the coffee table and shrugged off his jacket, sitting down on the table and taking Max's hand in his again. "Max?" he said gently, forcing her to focus on his voice. Her eyes fluttered open and she saw the glass of water in his other hand. She automatically tried to move to sit herself up, but as soon as she shifted position she felt the pain rip through her again and sank back against the couch. "Ssh.." Alec said as she hissed, letting go of her hand to raise her head a little so she could manage to take a few sips from the glass.
Once she'd had her fill, Alec helped her to lie back down, absent-mindedly stroking a few strands of hair off her forehead. "Cavalry's coming," he said, trying to smile in spite of the mess of emotions flooding through him at that moment, "you just need to hang on a little longer, ok?" Max nodded, seemingly about to say something, but coughing again before she could say whatever it was. Alec tried to quiet her again, but she just shook her head, "Alec..." she said at last, her voice still sounding pale and a little shaky, "...thank you, for..." "Ssh," Alec said again, "don't worry about it, you'll be alright, Maxie, I got your back".
Max managed a smile at this, her eyes drifting closed again as her breathing started to slow. "Hey, Max!" Alec said, a little alarmed, "Come on, stay with me, open your eyes". Her eyes opened again, although clearly with some effort on Max's part. "You've gotta stay awake here," Alec said, taking her hand again, "talk about something, anything". Max frowned a little, and Alec cast about for something to keep her mind focussed, "Um...oh, ok, why don't you tell me all the stupid things I've done since you met me?" She smiled again and even laughed a little at this, but the action only brought the pain back, so Alec tried something else. "Ok, thought that would have been an easy place to start...alright, pledge of Allegiance?...No?...Ok, try listing every excuse you've ever given Normal for being late for work". Max rolled her eyes a little but she could tell what Alec was trying to do so she forced herself to focus, her lips slowly moving as she started what was going to be a very long list.
Logan pulled into the hospital garage, finding an empty bay and stopping the car. "You better stay here," he said to Joshua, "I'll be back soon". "Ok," Joshua said quickly nodding, "Joshua stay in car". Logan nodded in reply, getting out of the car and heading for the elevator. He paced the hallways quickly, looking here and there for a glimpse of his friend, at last sighting him at the end of a hallway. Sam quickly ushered him into a private room with only one occupant who appeared to be in a coma. "This is everything on your list," Sam said, handing him a plastic bag marked 'hospital waste', "you need me to come with you?" Logan shook his head, taking the bag, but this apparently wasn't enough to satisfy Sam.
"Logan, this is some fairly serious equipment here, I mean what are we talking about? You're not gonna try and help her while she talks you through it are you?" Logan shook his head, realising what had been bothering Sam, "Alec's gonna take care of her, he..." he hesitated slightly on the words, emotion getting the better of him for a second, "...he knows what he's doing". "Logan--" Sam cut in again, but Logan interrupted. "He's Manticore, Sam - like her". Sam nodded, understanding, "Well you better get out of here - call me if you need anything else". Logan smiled in gratitude and headed for the door, striding quickly back towards the parking lot and Joshua.
In fact, it was less than forty minutes from the time that he left that Logan and Joshua were stepping off the elevator in Logan's building and stepping inside the apartment. Logan immediately looked for Max, seeing her eyes still open and her lips moving, though he couldn't hear what she was saying. She was looking straight at Alec, while he held her hand, clearly encouraging her to keep talking. The sound of the newcomers interrupted the two X-5s though and they both looked round to see who was there. "Joshua?" Max said, surprised to see him. "Here, Little Fella," Josh said, walking quickly over to the couch to sit down next to Alec, taking her other hand, "Joshua help you get better". Alec gently released Max's hand, standing up to meet Logan.
"This is everything you asked for," Logan said, handing over the bag, struggling not to focus on Max's unnaturally pale face or the blood-soaked cloths on her chest. "Right," Alec said, taking the bag and checking quickly through the contents, "let's do this". He moved over to the coffee table starting to set out the various surgical tools and implements in the bag. "What can I do?" Logan asked quietly, stopping Alec in his tracks. Alec stood up to face the other man, lowering his voice so Max would be less likely to overhear, "You've done what you can, ok? Best thing you can do now is keep out of my way and let me help her". Though the words may have stung a little, Logan could tell that all the harshness in Alec's voice had gone, the only thing colouring his expression now was his obvious concern for Max.
Right, well that was fun, wasn't it?! Maybe a little more of an insight into Logan and Alec's minds at this point though. Hope you liked it anyway! SS