Inspired by: "Summer Magic" by katerpillar and "More than just a Summer Fling" by Jade-Tessier
Disclaimer: Dark Angel belongs to James Cameron and Charles Eglee but not me, unfortunately or else Max & Logan would've gotten together a long time ago.
Thanks to: all who reviewed...made my day. A special shout-out to ML fan for beta-ing this chapter for me.
It seems that M/A stories are dominating FF right now, and that just depresses me. Where are all the M/L shippers?? Where is the love? This chapter is for you guys...
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A/N : Lyrics are from "Where are you now?" by Michelle Branch from her latest CD, Hotel Paper.
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Chapter 3- Where are you now?
"What's wrong, Max? You seem distracted by something. You okay? Are your seizures starting? Need your meds?"
Alec's voice was filled with concern as he started bombarding his sister with questions. Max, on the other hand, paid no attention to her brother. Instead, her attention was fixated on someone else. Her heart practically skipped a beat as she noticed the guy for the second time that night. Not only was he dancing with a girl but he was holding her a little too close for Max's liking. Max now came to the conclusion that she had no chance with him; they were both different in more than one way and he had a girlfriend...and a pretty one at that. Still, she couldn't help but stare at him and wish that there were some way to get to know him better.
"Maybe I'd be better on my own
No one ever seems to understand me
It's easier for me to be alone
But there's still a piece of me that feels so empty"
"Oh Loogie, what's wrong? You seem distracted." Asha said in a whiny, childish voice.
Logan's eyes were fixated on a girl, a beautiful girl he knew nothing about yet he couldn't keep his eyes off of. Her pareo fell down to her hips as Logan tried to tear his gaze away from her tan body, which was covered by an oh-so-revealing bikini.
Max, on the other hand, admired how well toned the guy's body was as she gazed down at his sleeveless T-shirt, which failed to hide his well-defined abs.
"I've been all over the worldI've seen a million different places
But through the crowds and all the faces
I'm still out there looking for you."
Max and Logan's eyes met briefly and time stopped.
Nothing else mattered anymore; they were oblivious to everyone and everything except for the person staring back at them. Their eyes were filled with hope and possibly a longing for something they had been searching for.
"Where are you now?
I'm trying to get by with never knowing at all
What is the chance of finding you out there?
Or do I have to wait forever?"
Max and Logan lost sight of one another as another couple situated themselves between them, blocking their intensive stares. Logan pealed his hands off of Asha and quickly sidestepped the couple that had blocked his view. Unfortunately, to his disappointment, the girl was gone.
"Logan! What's gotten into you? I was just asking you a question before and you ignored me like I wasn't your girlfriend at all!" Asha's high-pitched cry echoed through the crowd as attention slowly became situated on her.
"Where are you going, honey?!" Asha grabbed Logan's hand. Logan shook off her hand and walked away obliviously. Asha held onto the hand Logan had pushed away and stood there in the middle of the dance floor gaping. Her expression was that of shock and anger. She looked as if she was about to burst out and cry her eyes out. The people whom witnessed the incident simply stared at her amazingly and went on with their party a few seconds later.
"I write about the things I'll never know
And I can't find a moment just to slow down
It makes me think I'll never have the chance
To figure out what it's all about
So tell me what it's all about."
At the loss of the eye contact, Max let go of her brother. She pushed the couple in front of her aside, but when she saw that the guy wasn't there, she enhanced her vision to locate him. Max pushed through couple after couple as Alec continued to follow her. Shouts and curses were made as Max pushed her way through drunk and hot-tempered teenagers. Alec, following her from behind, had to apologize for Max, often pulling out dollar bills from his pockets to shut them up.
"You sooo owe me for this, Maxie."
Max continued strolling.
"Who ARE you looking for anyway?"
"Where are you now?
I'm trying to get by with never ever knowing at all
And I still don't know"
Logan paced through the dance floor hastily, bumping into angry teenage couples along the way. As he approached the end of the crowd, he made a 180-degree turn and searched again.
"Where are you now?
I'm trying to get by with never ever knowing at all
What is the chance of finding you out there?"
Max halted her pacing momentarily and glanced around her to see if he was anywhere to be seen. Alec stood behind Max and gazed at her with amusement. After no luck finding him, Max paced through the enormous crowd again.
"Maybe if you tell me who this person is or what this person looks like, then maybe, just maybe, I could help find him or her for you, Max." Alec said with sarcasm as he continued to follow his sister. When she didn't reply, Alec merely rolled his eyes in surrender and continued trailing her.
"Or do I have to wait?"
Logan ran through the dance floor and stopped to lean down and catch his breath.
"Or do I have to wait?"
Max ran through the crowd and stopped, as the music was just about to fade.
"Or do I have to wait forever?"
The song ended with a guitar solo as the crowd cheered and hooted. Logan quickly leaned upwards after he was done catching his breath. Suddenly, something hard and pointy hit him on the top of his head and he cried out in pain.
"Ow!" Max and Logan screamed in unison. As Logan was getting up, his head had hit Max's chin.
They both held onto each other as they regained consciousness after the violent blow. A shiver immediately went through each of their bodies from the sudden skin-to-skin contact. After regaining consciousness, Logan looked down upon the girl he had stumbled into and smiled as he realized who it was. The pain on his head was forgotten at once.
"Hi." was all Logan could say. For once in his life, Logan was speechless. The beautiful girl he was holding onto took his breath away.
"Hi." Max said awkwardly as she smiled at the guy she had been looking for all night.
"You okay?" Logan leaned down, touched her chin and examined it for any bruises.
"I'm good." Max's skin tingled at the sudden contact.
"Sorry about this." Logan pointed at her chin and looked down at her apologetically.
"No big dealio." Max shrugged. She looked up to get a closer look at the guy's handsome features and once again, her eyes found Logan's green-blue eyes. Max's chocolate-colored eyes, which were filled with so much emotion and secrets, mesmerized Logan.
Both of them were fully aware of how close both of their faces and lips were. Neither one of them were willing to break the contact. For them, the world had just stopped and the universe was right on schedule, as Logan's mother
would've put it. They had found what they were looking for and were afraid to let go. Their chemistry was unmistakable as they continued to gaze upon one another. After a few long seconds, Logan reluctantly broke the gaze, afraid of what it'll lead into.
Unwillingly, Logan stepped back and held his right hand out for Max to shake.
"Logan Cale." Logan said in a husky voice.
Max smiled and put her small hand on his and to her surprise, it felt right, as if his hand was made to fit hers.
"Max Guevara."
Logan smiled his thousand-watt smile and shook hands with Max.
Finally found you. They both thought with relief.