Triangle

Disclaimer: I don't own them coz if I did, then there would be a third season! Rating: PG Summary: Max, Logan and Alec – join the dots Pairing: M/L/A Author's note: I'm not particularly good at writing fanfics but I enjoy them, so why the heck not hey? This is my third DA fic but the first one I'm putting on the net, so please read and review!!!!

Chapter Three

"Mornin Boo" Max looked up from her breakfast to see Original Cindy walk into the kitchen, still in her night t-shirt complete with fluffy slippers.

"Morning," replied putting her spoon back down into her bowl.

"So what's your plans girl?" asked Cindy shutting a cupboard.

"I might go hang out with Josh, I was kinda brief with him yesterday."

Cindy turned round to look at Max, who was sitting cross legged on her chair at the breakfast table.

"What happened?" she asked suspiciously.

"Someone else was spending quality time with him," Max answered flatly.

Cindy raised her eyebrows.

Sighing Max answered Cindy's unspoken question, "Alec."

"So what's golden boy done now?"

"Can we please not talk about 'golden boy'!" Max snapped.

"Ooh okay," said Cindy taking the hint.

"Sorry," Max apologised.

"No sweat girl. I'm taking a shower. You can take yesterday's leftovers to the big guy if you want," Original Cindy said walking past Max out of the kitchen.

"Thanks," Max said getting up and not so graciously dumping her breakfast bowl into the kitchen sink.

"Nice," said Max taking a step forward to come in line with Joshua.

"Joshua no. 258."

"What is it?" Max asked.

"Logan, Max . . ." Max smiled, "and Alec."

The smile instantaneously fell from her mouth. She looked up at Joshua, "I don't get it."

Joshua got a clean paintbrush and started pointing at the various colours.

"Brown-black, Max," Joshua pointed to a splodge of colour at the top of the page. Max nodded. "Blue-black, Logan," Joshua pointed to another splodge of paint in the left hand corner. Max smiled realising the eye colour link.

"and the green-black's Alec," Max finished for Joshua. Joshua nodded slightly puzzled at Max's deduction.

"Carry on," Max said.

Turning back to his painting, Joshua pointed at the black, green and red streaks. "Black – mystery, secrets, dark and complicated. Green – jealousy and red – anger, hurt and love."

Max stood looking at the colours and now that she looked, the brush strokes had begun to merge together. Stepping back slightly, a stark three pointed shape filled her mind – triangle.

"Oooh that's a triangle."

Joshua and Max turned to the doorway. Alec was standing there with a purely innocent look on his face. Max met his eyes for a fraction of a second, before moving them back to the painting. Suddenly feeling inexplicably uncomfortable, she decided to leave.

"Sorry Big fella but I need to get going."

Joshua gave her his best pleading puppy dog eyes but to no avail. "Sorry Josh," she apologised again. Without looking at Alec, she sidestepped him and attempted to walk out the room.

"Max you don't . . . need to go," Alec finished more to himself as he watched Max walk out of the house. Joshua shrugged his shoulders at Alec. Running his fingers through his hair, Alec sighed, "so what's it called then?"

Joshua looked from Alec to the painting, "Max, Logan and Alec," he answered.

"Triangle," muttered Alec under his breath, realisation finally dawning on him.

"Max!" Alec ran across the street dodging the cars on the road, leaving behind a trail of angry drivers. He had left Joshua in a rush and had set out chasing after Max. Luckily she hadn't got too far as he closed in on the girl with the mass of dark brown curls hidden under a black woolly hat.

Max spun around at the sound of her name being called. The roads were fairly busy but it was not until her eyesight had been directed the honk of car horns on the main road, that Max realised who had called her. 'Great,' she inwardly groaned.

Alec noticing that Max had stopped and turned around, slowed his pace to a brisk walk. Even from afar he could sense the impatience in her and of course the ever unwelcoming vibes directed his way.

"Max," he breathed as he came to a halt in front of her.

Max found herself arguing with the two sides of her brain. One was saying 'be nice' the other was saying 'rip him apart' for confusing the heck out of her! The safer option was to say nothing. So that's what she did as she focussed on a point just above and beyond his right shoulder.

"Max," he started again, "Look, I did what you asked me."

"What just coz I asked you to," Max snapped, making it obvious which side of her brain had won the argument.

"Hang on, I thought you'd be happy?"

"Oh yeah, that you grew a brain of your own and finally did the right thing, without people telling you what to do? Yeah real proud."

Alec shook his head, "Never good enough for you, is it?"

Again Max said nothing.

"You know what? This is great for my ego but I'm sorry," he practically yelled, emphasising every syllable of the word 'sorry'.

"Sorry for being the screw up, sorry for you saving my ass, sorry for me even breathing, sorry for me even existing and sorry for even trying to apologise. How's that Maxie, better?" His voice was bitter but incredibly not at all wavering.

Finally forcing Max to look him straight in the face, Alec brought his in dangerously close proximity to hers. "But you know what?" his voice now dangerously calm. Max could feel his hot breath on her cheeks and the consonants rolling off his lips, "screw" he paused making sure he had her full attention, "you." Max watched Alec back away and without so much as a second glance, he started to walk back down the street.

'He really hated her,' Max realised, the bile rising in her throat, causing her to feel sick to the stomach. 'Well stuff him too!' she screamed at herself indignantly. She didn't give a shit. Never did.

Author's Note 2 - I'm not quite sure where this is heading but i'll get the next chapter up soon - that's if i'm not revising!

MirellaM - thank you for your review -my first one yipee!!!!