This story is AU but it is not completely AU...its still Dark Angel, just different ages for the characters. There'll still be Manticore, Eyes Only and stuff that just makes Dark Angel the best show on this planet. :p
Thank you, all my reviewers. And ML fan for beta-ing!
Idlehands452 – Here's the fight you kept requesting for. I've always wanted to see Max and Asha fight too. He HE.
The Shadower – Thanks a bunch for the wonderful review. It meant a lot to me as a writer...put a smile on my face. It's nice to see people like you appreciating this story.
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A/N: sentences in italics are the thoughts of the characters.
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Chapter 5: Jealousy...
implied.
Asha, hot and furious, strolled up towards the girl, whose hands were on her
Logan's hands. Asha stood two inches away from the girl's face, looking down at
her threateningly. Their eyes met. It was hate at first sight. Asha's eyes were
pointing daggers down at the girl, intimidating her. Making her feel unwanted.
Making her feel as awful about themselves as would every other girl that would
dare get near her Logan. But Asha's objective was failing miserably. This one
just wouldn't let go. This one wasn't going to back down. This one wasn't
leaving.
Asha cracked her knuckles. You better get your hands off of my man this
instant, you skinny little tramp.
The skinny girl, instead, forced a thoughtful smile. Max's intent was to put on
an innocent facade, which was also failing miserably.
Not what I expected from Logan. Max mentally shook her head as she
observed every inch of the girl in front of her. Max's eyes looked Logan's
girlfriend up and down. From her oh-so-fake hair color to her skimpy attire. Tsk
Tsk. Someone here needs an extreme makeover.
Invading the girl's personal space, Asha stared down at her sternly, making
sure her spit would get on the skinny girl's face once she starts speaking.
"Who...the...HELL...do...you think you are?!" Asha cried, but to her
surprise, the girl didn't even finch. Little miss chicky here wants to
fight, doesn't she?
"I'm Max. Nice to meet you too!" Max replied with her usual sarcasm.
She held out a hand to offer Logan's girlfriend a nice, friendly... and tight,
very tight handshake.
"...Barlow...Asha Barlow." She scoffed. Instead of shaking Max's
hand, Asha's hand went up to slap Max on the face. To her surprise, the girl
called "Max" grabbed her hand, disabling her from slapping her face.
Max grinned. Oh no, I don't
think so, blondie.
"My My. Such temper coming from a society girl. I should've known
better." Her grip on Asha became tighter, threatening to twist her arm if
she dared to do or say anything more.
Asha's other hand went up to slap Max's other cheek. "Arrgg!" Asha
screamed with frustration as Max grabbed her other hand before she could hit
her.
Max looked into Asha's eyes, which were boiling with hatred. "Don't you
ever learn?" Asha's knee went up to hit Max on the stomach. Max let go one
of Asha's hands and easily dodged her knee.
Logan, do something! Logan berated himself as he watched Max and Asha
fight over him. I didn't think they'd start a catfight. Do something,
Cale! Logan detangled his hands from Max's waist and abruptly stood up from
behind Max. Man, I feel like such a wimp now.
Logan went between the two girls and pushed back both of their shoulders.
"Max, Asha, stop this!" Max briefly glanced over at Logan, who had a
concerned yet nervous expression on his face.
Asha, sensing Max's loss of concentration, used it to her advantage. Without
any hesitation, she pushed Logan aside forcefully and used her left knee to
plunge into Max's stomach.
"Ow!" Max let go of Asha's hand. Both of her hands went to her
stomach as she leaned over in pain. Luckily, because of her X5 DNA, the pain
went away just as quickly as she had gotten hit. For once, I'm glad to be a
transgenic.
"Max!" Logan shouted in shock. What have I gotten Max into? She
doesn't deserve this. This is all my fault!
Before Logan could run to help her, Asha grabbed Max's hair and pulled her head
up so that she could look at her. "Three years of martial arts, chicky.
Training for the S1W's. You don't stand a chance against me." Asha said
proudly.
Conceited bitch! Max grabbed Asha's dirty hand off of her hair and
gently twisted it, not wanting to hurt her too much in front of Logan.
She let go of Asha's hand and forcefully pushed her so that she'd land, back
first, onto the table in back of her. From the sudden force, the legs of the
wooden table collapsed as it toppled over with Asha's body. Hearing the noises,
the crowd around them quickly turned their attention to the fight and
surrounded the two girls in a circle, anticipating their next move.
"Think again, bitch. I've excelled in martial arts long before you could
say 'mommy'." Max quipped. Asha hand went behind her throbbing back and
stared angrily back at Max.
Damn, you've said too much, Max. Max rolled her eyes at Asha and turned
her back to her. She slowly walked away as the crowd made a path for her to
retrieve, shocked by her attitude and display of strength.
"It's not over yet, Max!" Asha shouted.
Max continued walking, ignoring Asha. She was fed up with the girl. Any longer
with her and she would've drown her on the Pacific Ocean.
A drunk Sketchy, held up his beer bottle, cheered and hooted for his friend,
breaking the silence amongst the crowd. "Whoo...Go Max! Girl Power!"
Whisperings rapidly filled the crowd as everyone quickly scattered about and
went on to whatever it was they were doing before the fight.
Logan remained standing where he was, still enthralled by Max's strength. He
watched her leave, with questions forming in his mind. Bye Max.
It's now or never. He
thought. Logan shoved a hand through his sweaty hair and ran over to his
injured girlfriend, or soon-to-be ex-girlfriend.
"You okay, Asha?" Logan knelt down beside Asha and helped her up.
After she stood up, Asha stared angrily back at him. "Does it look like
I'm okay? That skinny whore was taking advantage of you! Are you blind or
something?" she slapped him. Hard. Making sure it'll leave a mark the next
day.
Logan put a hand on his now red cheek. "You're right, I did deserve that
for walking out on you tonight. But you have no right to treat and speak of Max
like that! She's a very nice person... and she's my friend!" Logan
shouted.
"Oh, so now you're defending her!" She crossed her arms.
"Asha, you don't even know her!" Logan retorted, frustrated by Asha's
jealousy.
"Just keep away from her." She said simply.
Logan gazed down at her furiously. "You know what, Asha? I've had it up to
here with you. I'm sick of this. You wanna know the truth? These past four
months I've been with you was the worse relationship I've ever been in. It's
always been about YOU! It's never been about US! Max is right, you ARE a bitch."
He purposely said the last word cogently to ephasize his intent. Maybe I've
gone a little too far by calling her a "bitch". But whatever, she
deserves it.
Asha gaped at him, unmoving, shocked by this sudden revelation. Suddenly, she
felt cold and alone. The breeze hit her hard and she shivered with fear. The
one man she had ever loved was calling her a bitch. The one man she had done
everything to impress was breaking up with her.
As if it wouldn't get any worse for her, Logan said, "It's over, Asha. We're
done. Get used to it." Logan looked down at her one last time and walked
away, leaving her to ponder what she had ever done wrong.
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