The lab tech creep found a cure. Not that she had expected anything
less. People tended to be pretty cooperative after you threatened to cut
off their balls. Max and Logan went back to "sucking face" and being
disgustingly cute while she went back to her normal life. Well, what was
normal for her, anyway.
The Ben-lookalike? Turned out to be twinned from the same DNA. His name was Alec, and according to Max, he was the most irritating human being in the world. Except for maybe Sketchy. "He'll drive you crazy with his laughing and his talking and his breathing," Max said, looking disgusted.
She smiled. "I'll take your word for it."
"So what's up with you? What brings you back to Seattle?"
She shrugged. "Other than the fact that Canada is boring as hell, nothing really."
"That bad?"
"Well, let's just say that when you and Logan get married, don't go to Canada for your honeymoon," she answered dryly.
"I'll keep that in mind," Max said, laughing. Her laughter stopped abruptly when she saw a certain someone walk into Crash.
She twisted around in her seat to see what Max was staring at. The Ben-lookalike -- Alec -- had just walked through the door. Now that she thought about it, she wondered how she could have ever mistaken him for Ben. Sure, they had the exact same physical characteristics, but this guy was way more cocky. She could tell that much just from the ever-present smirk on his face.
"Hello, ladies."
//Ladies? I don't see any ladies.//
He invited himself to sit down at their table. Max looked away, her annoyance written clear on her face as if to say 'This is so typical.'
"I don't believe we've met," Alec said to her friend, leaning a little too close to her for comfort. Apparently he was trying to be charming. It wasn't working.
"Okay, first of all, you're invading my personal space."
His grin wavered just a little.
"Second of all, you still remind me way too much of Ben for me to be comfortable with you hitting on me. So back off."
He obeyed, muttering, "This whole tough chick act is really getting on my nerves." He was rewarded with Max kicking him under the table. "Ow!"
Max's "friend" hid a smile. He was sorta cute in a pretty boy kind of way. Once again, she was struck by the differences between Alec and her brother, even though they shared the exact same DNA. She was thinking about Alec in ways she had never thought about Ben. Not like *that*. Just…differently. Oh, forget it.
"So what did you say your name was?" he asked again.
"I didn't," she replied. "But it's Syl."
"You're one of the rogue X-5s that escaped in '09?"
"Yup. Live and in color," she answered wryly. "Scared yet?"
If he wasn't, he should have been.
~~~
Owl's Notes: Be honest, who thought it was Jondy? Actually, it was going to be, but then I changed it, lol. So you weren't completely off-base. But I figured, since I was making it AU, I might as well go all the way. Anyone want me to bring Krit into to make it *really* interesting? *g*
The Ben-lookalike? Turned out to be twinned from the same DNA. His name was Alec, and according to Max, he was the most irritating human being in the world. Except for maybe Sketchy. "He'll drive you crazy with his laughing and his talking and his breathing," Max said, looking disgusted.
She smiled. "I'll take your word for it."
"So what's up with you? What brings you back to Seattle?"
She shrugged. "Other than the fact that Canada is boring as hell, nothing really."
"That bad?"
"Well, let's just say that when you and Logan get married, don't go to Canada for your honeymoon," she answered dryly.
"I'll keep that in mind," Max said, laughing. Her laughter stopped abruptly when she saw a certain someone walk into Crash.
She twisted around in her seat to see what Max was staring at. The Ben-lookalike -- Alec -- had just walked through the door. Now that she thought about it, she wondered how she could have ever mistaken him for Ben. Sure, they had the exact same physical characteristics, but this guy was way more cocky. She could tell that much just from the ever-present smirk on his face.
"Hello, ladies."
//Ladies? I don't see any ladies.//
He invited himself to sit down at their table. Max looked away, her annoyance written clear on her face as if to say 'This is so typical.'
"I don't believe we've met," Alec said to her friend, leaning a little too close to her for comfort. Apparently he was trying to be charming. It wasn't working.
"Okay, first of all, you're invading my personal space."
His grin wavered just a little.
"Second of all, you still remind me way too much of Ben for me to be comfortable with you hitting on me. So back off."
He obeyed, muttering, "This whole tough chick act is really getting on my nerves." He was rewarded with Max kicking him under the table. "Ow!"
Max's "friend" hid a smile. He was sorta cute in a pretty boy kind of way. Once again, she was struck by the differences between Alec and her brother, even though they shared the exact same DNA. She was thinking about Alec in ways she had never thought about Ben. Not like *that*. Just…differently. Oh, forget it.
"So what did you say your name was?" he asked again.
"I didn't," she replied. "But it's Syl."
"You're one of the rogue X-5s that escaped in '09?"
"Yup. Live and in color," she answered wryly. "Scared yet?"
If he wasn't, he should have been.
~~~
Owl's Notes: Be honest, who thought it was Jondy? Actually, it was going to be, but then I changed it, lol. So you weren't completely off-base. But I figured, since I was making it AU, I might as well go all the way. Anyone want me to bring Krit into to make it *really* interesting? *g*