Disclaimer: I do not own Dark Angel or anything related to it. Dark Angel is owned by other people and they're stupid because they didn't give us more than two seasons. Of course they at least gave us those, which is good.

Disclaimer Part Two: I do however own Blaze, Heresy, Leo, Two, Blaze's pack/unit and other things that might seem unfamiliar. Luxie is owned by Monica

Pairings: Logan/Max, Alec/Heresy, Alec/Blaze, Alec/Luxie, Blaze/Two (faintly), Two/Luxie,…

Pack Instinct

12 – Can I Call You Ben?

Two had to be strapped the bed in the infirmary so that he would not start walking off or even worse leave Terminal City.

Max had given Luxie and Blaze a long speech telling them how stupid it was for them to leave Terminal City and go to the one place a wandering transgenic should not know. However, she also wanted them to tell her every single thing they did.

"So, Alec shot him?" Luxie nodded.

"White punched him in the face so his hand kinda hooked and the bullet decided to not to go through White's head," she explained. She looked at Blaze before she continued. "The shot in Two's shoulder has it's advantages, you know. He can't really do much to kill his sister with his right arm not being intact." Max sighed deeply and let them tell her how they got back.

Later Blaze and Luxie were outside the infirmary on the floor keeping guard.

"Blaze," they heard Joshua's voice and the tall dog-man bound towards them. "More wolf?"

"Two's my brother," Blaze explained. "But I don't think should meet him," she added at Joshua's smile. "He's… in a bit of a state."

"A bit of a?" Luxie repeated with raised eyebrows and doubt in her voice. Joshua nodded. "Maybe later, Joshua," Luxie said with a smile and Joshua grinned leaving the area. Luxie turned to Blaze with a stare, waiting for the wolf-girl to say something.

"What?" Blaze asked.

"Aren't you going to ask me about mine and Two's conversation?"

"Should I?" Luxie shrugged. She did want to know more about Blaze's pack, they seemed like an interesting bunch, but she didn't really want to force Blaze into talking about them. "Go ahead," Blaze said with a sigh.

"He's an asshole," Luxie began. Blaze tilted her head. "But he's a big fruitbowl," she said and sniggered. "Bananas, I tell ya."

"Why?"

"Well, he's really angry but also not. He's such a freak," Luxie said. He was hard to explain. Blaze smiled as Luxie ruffled her hair and then pulled her fingers through it to get it straight again.

"Did he say anything about the others?" Luxie shook her head.

"I said he could tell you, but I guess that might have been a mistake, huh?"

Two lay with open eyes watching the roof. It had remained unchanged for all the time he had been staring at it and he doubted it would change any time soon, but he didn't have much of a view from where he was.

It was kinda cold because the doctor had taken his shirt off so that it was easier to get to his shoulder.

"Benjamin Jensen," Alec said and Two turned his head to Blaze's accomplice. "Interesting choice of name. I have a brother called Ben, you know." Two just watched the other soldier in silence. "He was a serial killer, but I hear you're an assassin too, so I guess it makes sense, huh?"

"Shut up," Two muttered and stared back at the ceiling.

"So, you want to kill Blaze then," Alec said and Two felt a flicker of anger and protection come from the boy.

"She betrayed the mission. She has to be stopped."

"Why?"

"Why?" Two repeated and looked at Alec. "Why?" he repeated again.

"That's what I said."

"Because…" Two said. He had never really thought about it but as a Manticore soldier that wasn't very uncommon. It was do as your told, never do what you think. "Because they told me to…" he muttered quietly. Alec shifted his chair a bit closer.

"You can't kill her for no reason. I mean sure some people who are on assassination lists, they probably have a few good reasons to be meeting the guy downstairs, but not Blaze. What did she ever do to you?" Two could feel that this guy cared about his sister and it occurred to him that Alec only enjoyed only Blaze's appearance but knew nothing about what she felt inside.

"Did she ever tell you how it was back at Manticore?"

"Torture, constant training, pretty words flashing in your head, I've got a pretty good idea," Alec said waving his hand nonchalantly.

"I meant the times when the unit was together, when there was no one but the pack," Two said. Alec looked at him but said nothing. "Thought so," Two said and looked back at the roof. He didn't care about telling that boy about anything. He just wanted to know.

"So?" Alec said. Two turned his head back.

"Get someone to check on my shoulder," he demanded. The bandage he was wearing was already completely red from all the blood its carrier was losing. And it was slowly running onto Two's chest. Alec rolled his eyes and walked over to the wolf-boy. He took the bandage off negligently which made Two cringe in pain and then slapped another one on.

"I'll be your caretaker for the next few hours, while the doctor is busy not coming in thanks to my threats," Alec said with a fierce grin. He wanted this kid to tell him and he would be told.

"Violently," Two said. "I suspect this little playground has already gotten to meet the real Blaze," he added with a glance at Alec. He noticed Alec's jugular moving as he swallowed.

"We had a little chat," Alec responded as coolly as he could.

"She almost killed me once," Two said and watched Alec. "She threw me against a wall and broke three quarters of the larger breakable bones in my body. Most of my ribs were broken from her punches and all three bones in my left arm broke along with my right humerus and three of my leg bones. I think my skull was cracked slightly as well."

"I came off a bit lighter on our encounter," Alec said and wiped his mouth. "I think I bit my tongue at one point."

"I'm not sure you understand what kind of person she is," Two said with a faint growl.

"Look, Ben. Can I call you Ben? I will either way. I don't really care so much what she's capable off. This whole city is packed to the brim with ex-Manticore material that goes into heat occasionally, has learnt the art of ripping one's heart out just like that, could punch a hole through your stomach with two tries or even wants to rip someone's throat out every two months or so, so I think we can handle Blaze."

"We're her family," Two growled. He was completely pissed off with the way this ignorant cat-boy was handling the whole situation. "You don't understand."

"I'm a stubborn bastard," Alec said with a grin. "And you guys don't sound like a very good family to me." Two growled again and turned to the roof.

The two men sat in silence both angry with each other and had Alec not been given strict orders to keep Two alive, he'd have tried.

It was late night when Blaze came into the infirmary. She was supposed to have a transfusion with Luxie and Max to get Max's virus gone and more gone. Two and Alec had both fallen asleep so the four extra people in the room moved quietly as far away as possible.

"I like him better when he's asleep," Luxie said with a grin towards Blaze. Blaze smiled.

"I always did too."

"Also, he's topless, so that's not that bad either," Luxie said with a smirk.

The two girl sat down next to each other and Logan wiped the crook of Blaze's and Luxie's arms clean. Then he carefully pierced their skin with the needle. Luxie's heart pounded as she was reminded of Manticore and Max noticed the change of heart in the girl. She quickly pounced to hold her down and had quite a hard time doing so.

"Let me go!" Luxie yelled. "I'll kill you! Oh, and cherish you for always for sticking things in me!"

"Shhst!" Blaze hissed but the two boys had already awoken to the young girls howling.

"What's this then?" Alec asked while he noticed what was happening. He didn't receive an answer. After a few seconds Logan took the needle out of Luxie's arm and Max let her go. Luxie jumped up and backed into a corner, glaring angrily at everyone surrounded, especially Logan who had not only let some of Luxie's blood flow into Blaze's arm but also a test tube. She had had the needle in her arm for longer than was needed and that was not good.

"I just want to see what Manticore did with your blood," Logan said as he attached a little sticker with Luxie's name and designation on it to the tube. He placed it in the rack.

Meanwhile Blaze had gotten up and was clenching her fist to make the new blood flow faster and mix with hers. She felt its acidic quality and repressed tears by running images of spilt blood through her mind.

"How long is this going to take?" Max asked. She was anxious about her being able to touch Logan soon.

"A few minutes," Blaze muttered under her breath.

Luxie meanwhile had walked over to Two whom had been left alone by Alec. She really enjoyed the sight of his bare chest, even thought it was covered by a few scar and had blood smeared on it.

"How's your shoulder?"

"Broken."

"I make the stupid comments," Luxie said with a playful glare. Although he was an asshole he was quite the interesting person to be around.

"What's happening?" Two felt strange acting 'normal' around her but somehow she seemed the only person who wasn't afraid of him. All his usual growling would get him nowhere.

"Max has this virus and we're going to cure it so she can have sex with Logan," Luxie said.

"You don't like injections."

"Had a few bad experiences." Luxie glanced down at 'Ben's' passport that Alec had dropped on the floor out of disrespect. "Benjamin? I like Two better."

"It's not one of the most common names," Two said.

"Makes you special. We're all special despite what they tell you," Luxie told him. "Blaze isn't as bad as they let onto."

"She betrayed the mi…"

"Shut up about your stupid mission," Luxie whined. "Manticore is dead. Now the only person you listen to is me!"

"Good joke," Two said with a wide grin. "If I were to follow you, where would I end up?"

"Happy, maybe. But I have a feeling that's not what you want. You a bit of a masochist, huh?" Luxie asked with her patent sneer. Despite the fact that she found Two amusing, cute and annoying, she enjoyed teasing him.

"No," Two said with a snort. "I just have a mi…" Luxie poked Two's shoulder and he snarled at her.

"I'll do that every time you say the word mission," she said and got up. "Now, I've got to see what they've done with Max's lil' virus. See you later, kay?" She said and hopped off.

Two watched her. His first impression had been shattered, this girl was as normal as he was a sweet kid. She was, plainly put, a freak. She had a mind of her own and to the discord of many others she used it. Strangely enough he liked that about her. And as she walked away, he found that he actually liked her ass quite a bit too.

Luxie's such a little bitch I really enjoy the relationship her and Two share. Two is the perfect lil' soldier, ain't he? Does what he's told…

"I think I bit my tongue at one point…"

Next chapter, Luxie, Max and Logan make a terrible/great/confusing discovery…