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Summary: Alec's interest on another girl drives Max crazy. Can she accept the reason for her jealousy?.
A/N: I want to dedicate this chapter to my new beta, secretly beautiful. Thanks for agreeing to help me, I'm sure you are going to make this story better.
Natasqui: Thanks for your reviews, this one and the one about Face the Sun. I loved that poem, I'm glad you liked it also. Here is more games for you.
Lakergirl: The ass kicking is coming, although not literally (I think =) ).
Athena 80: Well, she is not one of Manticore's favorites for nothing. And she still has more things up her sleeve.
Martha: Here is the update, please let me know if you were right.
RG07: I'm glad I lived up to your expectations. And I'm happy you had such faith in me. Here is the next one, enjoy!.
Rose: Here is more for you to enjoy. Wicked doesn't even cut it, I love that girl.
Eden: More mind games, and next chapter, also some action.
Moka: Thanks for the review. I hope you like this one too.
CHAPTER 6: GUESSING GAMES
With a very fast move, Alec had her pinned to the wall outside Crash, away from view. Normally, he would have released her in a second, when he reached his destination. It was hard to be so close to her, she was so beautiful. But this wasn't a normal situation. For some reason what she had just told him was messing with his head. He couldn't control or understand the mixture of feelings he was experiencing at the moment. He couldn't even pinpoint them. He didn't know what he was feeling, he just knew something was out of control inside of him. The worst part, he didn't know why.
For some reason she had a soft smile in her features. Another thing Alec couldn't understand. First because he saw no reason why she would be smiling, she should be pissed at him for the way he had just treated her, pushing her outside with him, pinning her to the wall. But what send him deeper into his actual confused state were her eyes. She was smiling and her eyes were smiling, but deep down you could see....... What was that? Could it be pain? No, it couldn't. Why would she feel hurt. She never felt that way. She was always all right, like he was. She hide it quickly when she realized he was staring so deep into her soul. That hurt him. She didn't trust him enough to share with him whatever it was she was feeling. She didn't trust him enough to tell him what it was it was hurting her. But it was her choice to make. He knew that better than anyone. He had been there, still was. It wasn't easy letting go. So he decided to give her time, she had to come to him whenever she was ready. He would be there to listen.
Ok. That was settled. Now he needed to find out what the hell was going on inside him. But first, what the hell was wrong with Biggs.
"What do you mean he likes her. He likes Max?. You have to be kidding me."
Her voice was calm when she answered, with a slight tone of amusement. It was a big contrast to the tone of the other transgenic. He was closing to desperation, although trying to regain control by the second.
"I mean he likes Max, what else could I've meant?". She had an innocent look on her face, like she had no idea why this was something to freak out about. Yeah, right. She was having the time of her life. The results of her little test were just as she had expected, even better. He had totally freaked out when he heard her little lie. Her plan was working just fine. She allowed herself to grin inwardly, she loved being right.
"You know what I'm talking about. Where did you come up with this?". He was loosing his patience.
"Let just say I know, ok?"
"So this is just you guessing, the same way you guessed with me?. Let me remind you how that went, you failed. You were wrong."
`Yeah, I can see that´. She didn't say that out loud but she could barely stop from laughing. Instead her answer was:
"I'm not guessing, ok. I have a reliable source."
"I don't think so. That source must be guessing also. If Biggs felt that way about Max, I would be the first to know. I'm his best friend, he wouldn't tell anyone before me. Who is your source?". He couldn't understand why he was acting this way, he just knew he couldn't for the life of him make himself stop.
"Biggs". That pained him. His friend hadn't trusted him enough to tell him the truth.
Danielle realized his thoughts and saw his pain but discarded it. After all, this was for a good cause. And sooner or later he would find out the truth and he would realize Biggs hadn't hidden this from him. That he trusted him more than anyone. So she let it go, although it hurt her to have to do this to him.
"Why didn't he tell me himself?". His voice was merely a whisper now.
"Well, I can't tell for sure. I mean, look how well you received the news". Her grin more than her words were what angered him. She seemed to be in complete control, knowing absolutely everything about everyone's feelings, when he himself didn't even know what he felt.
"Excuse me for being a little freaked out about this news. I mean, for starters you are talking about my best friend and the girl that hates my guts. The girl that blames me for everything. The girl that would gladly rip this gorgeous smirk out of my face with her bare hands. Excuse me if I don't feel like it is the best news ever. I mean, we are getting along better now, but having her as my sister in law....". He shivered. "I.... I ..... I don't know. How am I supposed to feel?. Happy for Biggs?. I should be there helping him escape. Not to mention Logan. I mean, Biggs is going to suffer a lot. She has this obsession with this guy I can't even understand. I mean, what the hell does she see in him?........"
He continued ranting and ranting about Logan, Biggs, the fact that he himself was cursed to have that girl in his life forever, among a million things more about why Biggs should be saved from her. Meanwhile, Danielle was staring at him, unable to understand why a perfect engineered soldier with the highest IQ Manticore was able to give them, could be so stupid. How could he not realize he was giving excuses why he himself couldn't be in love with Max?. He was trying to convince himself he couldn't feel the way he felt about her, and he didn't even acknowledge that fact. Yes, this was going to be harder than she thought.
"Ok, ok, I got it. Now, can we come back inside, I'm freezing here."
"Oh, yeah. Sorry D. I got a little distracted here."
"Yeah, no problem. Plus, we do have a game to finish. If I remember correctly someone send the ball flying away, so I guess it's my turn now."
"Ha, ha. Very funny. If I didn't knew better, I'd say you did that on purpose. Wait, I don't know better, you did. You waited to give me the news so I would loose my concentration in the exact second I was about to play. I can't believe it. This is low even for you".
"What can I say, I couldn't pass the opportunity. And don't talk to me about getting advantage, what about your games with Sketchy?. Like that's fair."
He couldn't help but laugh at that one. She was right. However, the laugh was cut short when he saw Max and Biggs sitting together at the table. He felt like someone had stabbed him right in the heart for a second. But he discarded it, or ran from it, who could tell?. He should be happy for his friend, right?. Yes. And him, he was always all right.
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When she lost sight of the two, Max made her way to the back, where she thought they had gone to. Leaving behind a very pleased Biggs at the bar. From Biggs's point of view, the sooner the plan was over, the better. He couldn't help but think it wasn't the safest plan for him. There was no doubt he would end up physically hurt, he always did. So a smirk crossed his lips when he saw Max heading for the back door of Crash. Yeah, things were working just fine.
However, the smirk did change quickly into a frown when he saw Max's features. She returned too quickly and seemed like she was about to start crying right there, in the middle of the dance floor. But suddenly, her eyes changed, a determined look replaced the last one and she headed directly to him. She took the drinks she had bought earlier from his side and headed for the table. He followed her. When they reached the table, she was speaking to him like nothing had happened. They spoke for what seemed like hours, till he saw Alec and Danielle entering Crash and heading to the pool table again. He felt Max's body tense beside him and before he could say a word, she stood up and headed to the pool table, taking him with her by graving his wrist hard.
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When Max lost sight of them she just lost it. She couldn't think anymore, all her planning and self control were lost into oblivion. The only thought in her mind was getting them both apart and if possible, hurting her a lot. But when she reached her destination and saw them, all her strength was lost. There they were, her pinned to the wall, with Alec mere inches from her. She was so stunned, she didn't even hear their conversation. She headed back inside, lost. But then she remembered, she came back to her senses and remembered her promise. She wasn't prepared to call it a night, to loose to her. She was going to fight, fight the way she knew. She was going to fight dirty. That girl would never know what hit her. Yeah, the old Max was back and ready for some action. She headed to the bar, got the drinks and waited. Her training taught her to be patient. She would wait for her opportunity, and then bye bye Danielle.
--------------------------------- A/N: Next chapter, Max fights back.
Summary: Alec's interest on another girl drives Max crazy. Can she accept the reason for her jealousy?.
A/N: I want to dedicate this chapter to my new beta, secretly beautiful. Thanks for agreeing to help me, I'm sure you are going to make this story better.
Natasqui: Thanks for your reviews, this one and the one about Face the Sun. I loved that poem, I'm glad you liked it also. Here is more games for you.
Lakergirl: The ass kicking is coming, although not literally (I think =) ).
Athena 80: Well, she is not one of Manticore's favorites for nothing. And she still has more things up her sleeve.
Martha: Here is the update, please let me know if you were right.
RG07: I'm glad I lived up to your expectations. And I'm happy you had such faith in me. Here is the next one, enjoy!.
Rose: Here is more for you to enjoy. Wicked doesn't even cut it, I love that girl.
Eden: More mind games, and next chapter, also some action.
Moka: Thanks for the review. I hope you like this one too.
CHAPTER 6: GUESSING GAMES
With a very fast move, Alec had her pinned to the wall outside Crash, away from view. Normally, he would have released her in a second, when he reached his destination. It was hard to be so close to her, she was so beautiful. But this wasn't a normal situation. For some reason what she had just told him was messing with his head. He couldn't control or understand the mixture of feelings he was experiencing at the moment. He couldn't even pinpoint them. He didn't know what he was feeling, he just knew something was out of control inside of him. The worst part, he didn't know why.
For some reason she had a soft smile in her features. Another thing Alec couldn't understand. First because he saw no reason why she would be smiling, she should be pissed at him for the way he had just treated her, pushing her outside with him, pinning her to the wall. But what send him deeper into his actual confused state were her eyes. She was smiling and her eyes were smiling, but deep down you could see....... What was that? Could it be pain? No, it couldn't. Why would she feel hurt. She never felt that way. She was always all right, like he was. She hide it quickly when she realized he was staring so deep into her soul. That hurt him. She didn't trust him enough to share with him whatever it was she was feeling. She didn't trust him enough to tell him what it was it was hurting her. But it was her choice to make. He knew that better than anyone. He had been there, still was. It wasn't easy letting go. So he decided to give her time, she had to come to him whenever she was ready. He would be there to listen.
Ok. That was settled. Now he needed to find out what the hell was going on inside him. But first, what the hell was wrong with Biggs.
"What do you mean he likes her. He likes Max?. You have to be kidding me."
Her voice was calm when she answered, with a slight tone of amusement. It was a big contrast to the tone of the other transgenic. He was closing to desperation, although trying to regain control by the second.
"I mean he likes Max, what else could I've meant?". She had an innocent look on her face, like she had no idea why this was something to freak out about. Yeah, right. She was having the time of her life. The results of her little test were just as she had expected, even better. He had totally freaked out when he heard her little lie. Her plan was working just fine. She allowed herself to grin inwardly, she loved being right.
"You know what I'm talking about. Where did you come up with this?". He was loosing his patience.
"Let just say I know, ok?"
"So this is just you guessing, the same way you guessed with me?. Let me remind you how that went, you failed. You were wrong."
`Yeah, I can see that´. She didn't say that out loud but she could barely stop from laughing. Instead her answer was:
"I'm not guessing, ok. I have a reliable source."
"I don't think so. That source must be guessing also. If Biggs felt that way about Max, I would be the first to know. I'm his best friend, he wouldn't tell anyone before me. Who is your source?". He couldn't understand why he was acting this way, he just knew he couldn't for the life of him make himself stop.
"Biggs". That pained him. His friend hadn't trusted him enough to tell him the truth.
Danielle realized his thoughts and saw his pain but discarded it. After all, this was for a good cause. And sooner or later he would find out the truth and he would realize Biggs hadn't hidden this from him. That he trusted him more than anyone. So she let it go, although it hurt her to have to do this to him.
"Why didn't he tell me himself?". His voice was merely a whisper now.
"Well, I can't tell for sure. I mean, look how well you received the news". Her grin more than her words were what angered him. She seemed to be in complete control, knowing absolutely everything about everyone's feelings, when he himself didn't even know what he felt.
"Excuse me for being a little freaked out about this news. I mean, for starters you are talking about my best friend and the girl that hates my guts. The girl that blames me for everything. The girl that would gladly rip this gorgeous smirk out of my face with her bare hands. Excuse me if I don't feel like it is the best news ever. I mean, we are getting along better now, but having her as my sister in law....". He shivered. "I.... I ..... I don't know. How am I supposed to feel?. Happy for Biggs?. I should be there helping him escape. Not to mention Logan. I mean, Biggs is going to suffer a lot. She has this obsession with this guy I can't even understand. I mean, what the hell does she see in him?........"
He continued ranting and ranting about Logan, Biggs, the fact that he himself was cursed to have that girl in his life forever, among a million things more about why Biggs should be saved from her. Meanwhile, Danielle was staring at him, unable to understand why a perfect engineered soldier with the highest IQ Manticore was able to give them, could be so stupid. How could he not realize he was giving excuses why he himself couldn't be in love with Max?. He was trying to convince himself he couldn't feel the way he felt about her, and he didn't even acknowledge that fact. Yes, this was going to be harder than she thought.
"Ok, ok, I got it. Now, can we come back inside, I'm freezing here."
"Oh, yeah. Sorry D. I got a little distracted here."
"Yeah, no problem. Plus, we do have a game to finish. If I remember correctly someone send the ball flying away, so I guess it's my turn now."
"Ha, ha. Very funny. If I didn't knew better, I'd say you did that on purpose. Wait, I don't know better, you did. You waited to give me the news so I would loose my concentration in the exact second I was about to play. I can't believe it. This is low even for you".
"What can I say, I couldn't pass the opportunity. And don't talk to me about getting advantage, what about your games with Sketchy?. Like that's fair."
He couldn't help but laugh at that one. She was right. However, the laugh was cut short when he saw Max and Biggs sitting together at the table. He felt like someone had stabbed him right in the heart for a second. But he discarded it, or ran from it, who could tell?. He should be happy for his friend, right?. Yes. And him, he was always all right.
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When she lost sight of the two, Max made her way to the back, where she thought they had gone to. Leaving behind a very pleased Biggs at the bar. From Biggs's point of view, the sooner the plan was over, the better. He couldn't help but think it wasn't the safest plan for him. There was no doubt he would end up physically hurt, he always did. So a smirk crossed his lips when he saw Max heading for the back door of Crash. Yeah, things were working just fine.
However, the smirk did change quickly into a frown when he saw Max's features. She returned too quickly and seemed like she was about to start crying right there, in the middle of the dance floor. But suddenly, her eyes changed, a determined look replaced the last one and she headed directly to him. She took the drinks she had bought earlier from his side and headed for the table. He followed her. When they reached the table, she was speaking to him like nothing had happened. They spoke for what seemed like hours, till he saw Alec and Danielle entering Crash and heading to the pool table again. He felt Max's body tense beside him and before he could say a word, she stood up and headed to the pool table, taking him with her by graving his wrist hard.
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When Max lost sight of them she just lost it. She couldn't think anymore, all her planning and self control were lost into oblivion. The only thought in her mind was getting them both apart and if possible, hurting her a lot. But when she reached her destination and saw them, all her strength was lost. There they were, her pinned to the wall, with Alec mere inches from her. She was so stunned, she didn't even hear their conversation. She headed back inside, lost. But then she remembered, she came back to her senses and remembered her promise. She wasn't prepared to call it a night, to loose to her. She was going to fight, fight the way she knew. She was going to fight dirty. That girl would never know what hit her. Yeah, the old Max was back and ready for some action. She headed to the bar, got the drinks and waited. Her training taught her to be patient. She would wait for her opportunity, and then bye bye Danielle.
--------------------------------- A/N: Next chapter, Max fights back.