Title: Blast from the Past chapter 7: I Care 4 u
By Alecsgrl
Rating: PG
Genre: Mystery/Romance
Dedication: To the amazing talents we have lost in presence but never in memory and spirit; Glenn Quinn, Grand Master Jay, Lisa Lopes, and the beautiful and talented Aaliyah RIP; she may be gone but her music lives on and will never be forgotten. Same goes for Lisa, Jay and Glenn, we will never forget you.
Disclaimer: I do not own Dark Angel or any of its characters; nor do I own rights to any of Aaliyah's songs, featured here are the songs "More than a Woman" by Static for Playa and "I Care 4 U" by Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliot that can be found both of her self-titled LP along with the LP "I Care 4 U". As well as I don't own any rights to VH1 or its series Where are they Now.
Summary: This is yet another chapter in my Blast from the Past series, a story in the world of Dark Angel where Max and Alec find a girl who has come from 2002, and her past is a mystery as she has amnesia. Please read the other chapters if you haven't first or you will probably be lost.
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Alec's apt
Evening
Logan and Max left, Alec closing the door behind them. Hannah looked disappointed.
"You okay?" Alec asked.
"Yeah, I'm cool-just sleepy. Catch you in the morning Alec," she said, forcing herself to smile.
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A day later
Saturday morning
For Seattle it's a pretty nice day, Alec thought as he woke up and looked out his window at 12pm. Today; he, Hannah, and Max were going to hang out. First; the park for lunch. There was actually a really nice park four blocks away, even what with it being post-pulse and all.
He was still sleepy but he was happy about today- He'd get up for this. Only some part of Alec wished Max wasn't coming; that it would be just him and Hannah, though he wouldn't admit it to himself. He got dressed in black baggy pants and a blue shirt.
Out in the living room he saw Hannah watching tv-a VH1 special on one of the local channels it looked like. She was laughing out loud.
"You ok Han?"
"Yeah it's just," Hannah said between giggles, "Britney's still around-I remember this chick, but now she's a Where are they now? girl!"
"She was big in your day, eh?"
"Unfortunately," she giggled.
"Hey-Han-you remembered something!"
"Yeah I did-a skanky singer!" The two broke out in laughter.
Hannah from Alec's recliner car wearing a pink flowery skirt and a white tank, with her hair half pulled back with a butterfly clip, and black sandals.
"You look really beautiful Hannah-not that you...ah…don't always," he winced at his word fumble.
Hannah blushed. "Thank you." She put a hand to her head, touching the butterfly clip. "I remember these too-never thought these clips would still be around," she said, turning around so Alec could see.
"How times-don't change," Alec chuckled.
"It's comforting actually, ya know?"
"Yeah…hey you're memory's really coming back as you see things from your time."
"Just little things."
"It's a start. Maybe today will help you remember even more stuff."
"I guess. Should we get going then?"
"Gimme five minutes," Alec replied. "Call Max and tell her we'll be there in 20, okay?"
"What's her number?"
Alec got his cell. "Auto 5-just press call 5."
"Okay…so who's 1-4?" Hannah teased.
Alec grinned mischievously. "That's for me to know and you to find out."
Hannah laughed. "Alright then."
A few minutes later Alec and Hannah were outside his apartment.
"We'll take my bike, okay?"
"Sure."
"Hold on tight, okay?"
"Sure," Hannah said as she awkwardly sat behind Alec on his bike and gingerly put her arms around Alec's waist.
"This okay?"
"Yeah," he said turning around to smile at her, wherein their eyes locked, Hannah smiling in return. Alec coughed to refocus himself. "Um, we should go, okay?"
"Sure."
Alec turned around and started the motorcycle, and the two were off.
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20 minutes or so later
Mona Lisa Park
Hannah and Alec sat on an old tattered sheet near an old oak in Mona Lisa Park, so named for the mural on a wall to the left of the park. The oak, stretching to the sun, thriving with life, out of place in this new, yet tired, world.
Max approached the duo wearing tight black hip huggers, a black stretch tank and her black leather jacket; long raven black hair flapping back and forth in the Seattle afternoon wind.
"Sorry I'm late you too," Max said as she approached Hannah and Alec.
"It's okay Max," Alec said. "Have a seat."
"Hey Hannah," Max said sitting down, with a lunch bag filled with sandwiches. (What you actually think Alec would prepare the food?)
Hannah was preoccupied, seemingly simultaneously in awe and taken aback by her surroundings.
"Hannah," Max repeated, bringing the girl out of her reverie.
"Max-I-I remember..."
Max and Alec exchanged happy looks at this announcement.
"Vaguely, I remember…walking through a park-but it was, I dunno, different-brighter; the sky, the grass, everything…this just isn't….I don't know…right.
"Hey," Alec smiled. "At least you remember something."
"Yeah," Hannah half smiled, trying to be cheerful.
"Hey, be happy," Max said. "We're gonna have a great day. We'll walk around the city, maybe catch a movie, and there's a pre-pulse museum near here that's supposedly nice. Logan told me about it-" she seemed to inhale sharply as she said his name. "Anyway," Max said, bringing herself back to the here and now, "the museum might bring back memories."
Hannah seemed distraught. "Max…I…"
Max cut in. "Hannah, I know what you're thinking-do I really want to remember when I was stabbed?"
Alec added, "But Hannah, you won't be alone-and it will be worse not knowing, you may even imagine it worse than it is. Plus I'm sure there are good memories from your life you deserve back; like the park."
"Yeah," Hannah smiled. "I guess you're right."
"I hate to say it Han," Max added, "but we need to know if whoever stabbed you time traveled too."
"Oh God," Hannah said in a small voice. "I never thought of that."
"Hey, don't get her all upset Max! Hannah," he said, turning to her and putting a hand on her shoulder, "We're here. And I promise I won't let anything happen to you," he said, looking at Hannah with no doubt in his eyes."
Hannah and Alec locked eyes until Max cleared his throat, causing them both to jump a little and Alec to remove his hand.
"Yes, we will be here for you," Max said, arching her eyebrow at Alec, who ignored her. "We're genetically engineered soldiers," she said looking to Hannah. "We're like top notch bodyguards," Max said with a smile.
Hannah laughed. "True."
"Plus," Max said smiling, "after we do that stuff there's a mini carnival in town. It doesn't have much; mostly games and like two rides, but I thought it might be nice-I never been," Max said as she seemed to look sad, thinking on her horrible childhood, which was seriously lacking.
"Me neither," Alec said. "We had such deprived childhoods," Alec said with a mock sniffle.
"That suxs you guys-that you never did fun stuff…I mean, I don't remember much, but when you said carnival, I vaguely remember going to one."
"Great!" Max smiled. "Don't worry about us though, we're tough."
"I've noticed," Hannah smiled.
And so the trio ate lunch and chatted for about half an hour; when Max's pager went off.
"Logan?" Alec asked.
"Yeah," Max said rolling her eyes. "I'd ignore it but he might have found stuff on you," she said to Hannah.
Hannah nodded.
"Can I borrow your phone?" she asked Alec.
"Sure," he said, handing Max his phone.
Max walked a few feet away so she could talk to Logan, although with Alec's extra sensitive hearing he still could hear her. Max returned a few minutes later.
Logan wants me to break into a gov't office to get info on you Hannah. Sorry guys, gotta blaze."
"Do you need help?" Alec asked.
"S'ok."
"You sure?" Hannah added. "It is me getting you into this."
"Hannah don't worry. I'm tough, remember? You and Alec have fun."
"Alright...oh...um...Max?"
"Yeah," she said turning back to Hannah.
"The party is tomorrow, you and Alec will be there too right?"
"Definitely, to make sure you're safe."
"You sure it's okay, me going with Logan, you seemed upset-"
"Hannah, I'm not upset. I'll see you than," Max said, keeping her feelings in check. After all she was peeved at Logan, not Hannah...besides...Logan still thought she was with Alec, so she had to just let it go.
Max went off on her Ninja motorcycle.
"So, Hannah, it's just us than," Alec said to Hannah after Max left.
"Yup," Hannah replied looking nervously at the grass.
"So, there's this flick, Dogma, playing at Aaliyah Memorial Multiplex. It doesn't show until four, so we can go to the museum first.
"Okay. Both the movie and the name Aaliyah sound so familiar."
"Well, once you see the movie, maybe you'll remember. The multiplex named after this famous singer Aaliyah who passed away during your time. She was really talented and gorgeous too. Her music still gets a lot of airplay. They always play her music in the theatre, so I'm sure you'll remember her music. Plus it's the only non-run down multiplex in town."
"Sounds great."
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15 minutes later
Lisa Lopez Pre-Pulse Memories Museum
The two got off Alec's bike.
"Another singer from your time. One of her relatives created this museum in her memory. It's a bit run down, but its supposedly nice."
The museum had some graffiti on its walls but it still stood out as a beauty in the trash filled streets. Its name set on a plaque of royal purple and three steps leading up to a doorway between two roman columns.
The two walked through the museum for a few hours passing pictures of buildings now decrepit after the pulse and pop culture exhibits. Such as the one of recently the decade earlier disbanded TLC, Christina Aguilera's sexual phase and her later journey into the convent, TV shows like Roswell, Buffy, Dawson's Creek, X-Files, Friends, and The Cosby Show.
"I remember these shows! These artists!"
Hannah lit up as she passed the pop culture memorabilia.
Hannah's face fell.
"You okay Han?"
"Yeah, its just…" She pointed to three pictures in the exhibit. "Aaliyah…Left Eye…Glenn Quinn, they were so talented, I remember hearing they died. I couldn't believe each death. They were all so young; all were crashes...except, um, Glenn, he ODed right?"
"That suxs."
"Yup."
"Hannah and Alec continued walking past exhibits from cities pre-pulse when Hannah stopped in the NYC, in awe."
"I know this place," she said with nostalgia as she closed her eyes. I can remember riding the subway, smells of fresh pizza, rides on the ferry, the skyline at night..."
She opened her eyes. "I must be from here…"
"Yeah, I think it said NY on your license. Of course, you could be from the suburbs."
"But I feel connected here-tell me," she looked with anxiety at Alec, "..is it-still.." she paused as she seemed to brace herself. "…still there?"
"Oh yeah! Its supposedly one of the less run down cities, I think some of the big companies went down though, I'm sure its different-we can look online later-I've never been."
"Okay."
"Listen, it's almost 3:20…the movie theatre is like a half an hour at least. Wanna go or skip it?"
"No, I want to go-I'd love to hear some Aaliyah tunes," she smiled. "Plus I gotta see what this Dogma is all about."
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High Scale Apt
A man sat at his kitchen table reading the newspaper, he hadn't had the chance to do that in days. He read something about a murder attempt in Seattle saved by two kind young people, Lacey Smith and Grant Smith. Do-gooders, he thought. He started to turn the page when he saw the name. No-it couldn't be, he thought. He was so startled he spilled his coffee. She's alive! His shock turned into a smirk. Well, I guess I'll have to fix that.
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Aaliyah Memorial Theatre
The pair arrived on time to the theatre. The theatre was bright red with the letters Aaliyah Memorial Theatre on top with a metal figure of Aaliyah's face.
"More than a Woman" was pumping out from the lobby.
"Wow, this is gorgeous," Hannah said, getting off the bike.
"Yeah, it is," he said looking more at Hannah than the theatre though she didn't see.
She closed her eyes. "I remember…"and she began to hum the lyrics to "More than a Woman" along with the song.
She opened her eyes and looked at Alec. "You're right. It's good to remember. Now let's go catch this flick!"
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2 hours and 15 minutes later
Outskirts of the theatre
Aaliyah Memorial theatre Park
They could both still hear the music from the theatre, "I Care 4 U" in the distance.
"How could I forget that movie?" Hannah asked as they strolled through a nearby park that overlooked a moonlit river.
"I don't know," Alec laughed. "But it was one of the best movies I've seen; though I mainly go for the ones with scantily clad women," Alec teased.
"I'm sure you do," Hannah teased back with a smile. "Wow, its gorgeous out tonight," she said, looking at the moon casting its ethereal reflection on the river. "Alec?" she said still looking at the river.
"Hmm?"
" I had a great time with you today. Being with you...seems so natural," she said, forcing herself to look at Alec and face her feelings.
"I know. I love spending time with you too." Alec looked at Hannah. She looks even more radiant with the moon hitting her face and illuminating it just right, he thought to himself. And there's something in her eyes...could it be? Tenderness, caring, even though she knows who I am, she's still looking at me with that beautiful gaze… I can't believe I didn't see it before. She's so wonderful...but I can't...it's just so hard not too…
Alec was afraid of falling for her, but he was finding it even harder to resist-this pull he felt to her.
"Hannah, has anyone ever told you how beautiful you are?" He asked trailing a finger through her silky hair.
"Who knows-you think I'm beautiful?"
"Uh huh. Not just on the outside, you have this warm inner glow," he laughed as he fumbled on the words. Then he said quietly, "I just thought you should know…"
"What?" she drew close and whispered.
"I-I try not to, but Hannah, I…"
"Try not to like me? I'm scared too, but this feels so right. I won't hurt you, I promise."
She took his hands in hers gently.
Alec smiled. "You're amazing," he said and he bent his head to kiss her, which she returned passionately.
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Oh hope that wasn't too corny. I know it took forever for a new chapter, sorry. And I never realized how confusing amnesia is, I hope I'm getting it right, I really have no idea how much she would remember. Oh well, its fiction, so I have a writer's right to mess up medical facts lol! Hope you enjoyed, things will get real interesting next chapter when they go to that dance! Will Hannah still go with Logan?? Will Max be jealous? Plus whets with that guy recognizing Hannah?? You'll just have to give me some feedback and come back when the new chapters up! Thanks for reading!