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 Instinct14 – Basic Instinct
"How long are you going to be here?" Luxie asked. Two shrugged as much as he could.
"Could you tell someone I need to pee," he asked blankly. Luxie stuck her tongue out at him.
"I didn't need to know that," she said. "But I'll let someone know." Two waited, but Luxie didn't move. He knew she was going to talk to her. He could sense it and he wasn't sure if he'd enjoy the conversation. It would be about Alec, and he didn't like Alec.
"Get it over with," he said after a few minutes of waiting. Luxie sighed deeply and looked down at him. His chest was still bare and occasionally he shivered but he had gotten used to the cold. His bandage was soaked again and she carefully peeled the adhesive strips off. She grabbed a piece of cotton and poured some alcohol onto it. Gently she cleaned the excess blood away. It got hard very quickly which made it easier to clean. Then she put on another bandage.
All the while Two was watching her face. It was expressionless but he could see that she was sad. Something was bothering her and of course Two knew that it was Alec's fault. But somehow the black-haired girl was also happy, and to Two's disgust it was also Alec's doing.
"Will you get it of your chest already," Two ordered her. He couldn't stand the smell of her sadness. Luxie grinned at him. He seemed to love taking change and coming out on top. She could see that he didn't like being strapped to a bed and having people he didn't know cleaning his wounds.
"What?" she asked innocently.
"Why are you so depressed about Alec being your brother?"
"I'm not depressed. And he's not my brother."
"You like him, don't you?" Two said with a hint of disgust in his voice. How could anyone like someone so arrogant and self-centred? Luxie didn't answer. It wasn't her fault she'd kissed Alec. She was in heat and he'd looked so good. "Shouldn't be a big deal. He seems to be an all-round hero in this hellhole."
"It's worse than that," Luxie muttered. She felt a tear creeping out of her right eye. "But that's none of your business."
"Sure. Whatever. Listen, could you tell someone I need to stretch. I can't feel my arms," Two said discontinuing the subject of Alec. "I won't do anything, I just need to move."
Luxie was still with Two because she had refused to leave and search for Alec. She said she'd make sure that wolf-boy wouldn't leave while the doctor went and got herself some coffee. She'd checked Two's shoulder and said he was healing fast enough and that he should be able to leave in a few days. Two sat up carefully and winced at the pain in his arm. He had it in a sling.
"I hate slings," he muttered.
"They're so annoying," Luxie agreed. She watched him get up and crack his neck. He crouched and the muscles in his legs cracked after having rested for almost a day.
"I heard you guys have seizures," Two said and got up. He took the sling off carefully and threw it to the floor. Luxie watched with interest. Luxie shook her head.
"I don't. The X5-cats have major seizures," Luxie explained. "They get all spastic," she said and tried to imitate the movement. Two grinned and watched her neck as she moved.
Blaze sat up and stretched her arms above her head. She yawned and at first wondered where she was. Then she remembered that she no longer lived in a small flat in Portland but in a run down city part of Seattle along with most of the other Manticore material. She licked her lips and then turned her head to find Heresy grinning at her.
"What?" Blaze asked annoyed but the other girls presence.
"Did you have a nice sleep?" Heresy asked. Blaze didn't like the way she sounded. Somehow… patronizing.
"Why?"
"No reason. Just want to make sure our new puppies are doing good," she said. "Talking about puppies, I haven't seen your brother yet, care to show him to me?"
"Not now," Blaze said and got up. She pulled on her camouflage pants and jacket and then looked Heresy who was waiting for an explanation. "He's in rage."
"Oh," Heresy said taking in the information. "Well, that's not good."
"Why?" Blaze asked fiercely. She really did dislike Heresy and her tempting ways. She seemed to enjoy making fun of people and messing with their minds.
"I kinda liked Luxie's throat where it was," she added with a grin. Blaze's eyes widened in fear and she took off. "People don't seem to be taking news around here very well," Heresy muttered as she slandered out of the room and slowly followed the running Blaze.
Two pushed Luxie against the wall, holding her hands above her head and using his body to keep hers in check. Finally he sensed fear in her but it was so faint he wondered if this girl was scared of anything.
"Well, I guess this is the end of me," Luxie said sarcastically. Two growled and gripped her wrists tighter. He felt she was in pain but still no fear. This was not the way it was supposed to be. Prey was scared, not annoying. It feared him, it wanted out, it squealed, it whined, it did not give off cynical comments.
"What is the matter with you?" he growled at her grinning face. Luxie shrugged. Two's face softened and he took a step back examining her body. He saw her raise her leg to knee him in the groin but he moved aside swiftly. He let go of her hands for a moment and just them she turned and slapped him. Two stopped and looked at her in confusion.
"You slapped me?"
"You were going to eat me," Luxie defended herself.
"You slapped me?" Two repeated. "Can't you think of any better way to defend yourself? Like punching me or kicking me or trying to break my arms."
"Well, I thought you were being a bit rude and usually that's when I slap people," Luxie informed him. "When I punch and kick people, that's when I don't care how they end up."
"What?" Two asked. Unlike Blaze he could keep his cool when in this phase. Luxie was, however, wearing a low-cut shirt and her flesh was quite inviting. He pounced again and Luxie ducked. Two turned and used the wall to spring back at her. They rolled over and Two was sitting on her pelvis holding her arms down again.
"I thought you wanted to kill me," Luxie asked seductively. Had Two not been angry, he might have blushed, but he was. This pathetic excuse for a Manticore soldier was not scared off him. He'd have to kill her.
"I will," he growled and went at her throat. He stopped and sniffed. She smelled nice, like apples. I sat up and looked down at her. "You smell different."
"I wash my hair with other shampoo," Luxie said with a grin. If asked later she would have admitted being afraid, but cynicism was just so much more fun. And for some reason she liked him when he was angry.
"You don't smell like a soldier," he noticed. He sniffed. He'd thought she was just different because of her weird freak-like personality but now, she didn't even smell like anything made in Manticore.
"Thank God, I smell like a waiter, right?" Luxie said with another wide grin. Two growled and went for a throat again. Luxie had seen the rage in his eyes and her fear flickered brightly.
She was, however, completely wrong in her decision to be afraid because when Two bit her, he did it softly and she quivered as her whole body tingled at the touch. Then he kissed her. He moved the position of his face and kissed her cheek, and finally he kissed her mouth. She kissed him back and when his tongue slipped into her mouth she made no attempt to bite it off (as she'd done on previous occasions with some guys she didn't really like that much).
"The door's locked," Blaze said and shook it. It was strong because a transgenic in a hospital was most often not something you would want to keep behind a flimsy door. She banged on it and heard shuffling. Heresy was standing next to her watching the wolf-girl.
"I'm sure he didn't rip her throat out. You didn't rip that bastard Alec's out," Heresy reminded her.
"That was because…" Blaze stopped and banged on the door again. "Luxie!" The door opened and before them was Luxie, throat in tact and no blood present. "Are you alright?"
"Sure," Luxie said confused about what Blaze was worried about. Blaze looked inside.
"Hey, little sister," Two said with a sneer. He tried to shift but from his strapped position there wasn't really anywhere he could go. "Finally come to visit me? Who's that?" Heresy pushed past the two other girls and strode into the room.
"Name's Heresy," she said. "Must suck being strapped down there, when all you really want to do is rip peoples throats out," she said held hers out towards him. Two snarled. "Aww, puppy want a snack?"
"Heresy!" Blaze yelled. "Leave him alone. If you taunt him too much, he'll rip out of the straps."
"That's right. I'm a strong little bastard and I don't care what your blood might have been tainted by back at Manticore, I just want it," Two said with a glare towards Heresy.
"Feisty little vampire," she said with a smile. "Just wanted to meet the all-famous second wolf-kid here. You're not as great as I thought you'd be."
"Well, I am strapped to a bed," Two complained.
"I kinda like that about a man," Heresy said and licked her lips. "Anyway, I'll be seeing you around." Heresy gave him a little wave and left. She pulled the door closed behind her trapping Blaze and Luxie in the room with Two.
"Didn't know you remembered my time," he said sarcastically and grinned. Blaze looked at from him to Luxie.
"What happened?"
"Nothing," Luxie said quickly. Two snorted and sat up. The straps had only been lying on his wrists.
"I drank her blood and now she's a vampire like me," he said laughing. "Still kinda hungry though." Blaze went into an defensive position. Because now that he knew he could move and possible fight, she was in trouble.
"Eh," Luxie said carefully. "Is this gonna be sibling rivalry?" Two got up and cracked his fingers.
"Stand back, kitten. You ain't seen nothing yet," Two said and went into a fighting stance. "Ready, sis?"
I love Luxie's cynical comments while Two is trying to rip out her throat!
Next chapter, we get to see some serious sibling rivalry… also it's the last one
