A/N : First of all : my sincere apologies. This chapter is short. Not intended, but between class, work, and my nagging mother, i just didn't find the time yet to write more. But maybe, monday (or today it'll depend on my muse, she's on strike!), i'll finish the chapter i'm writing right now. I'll try real hard to update more often. I don't want this story to be too long and have umpteenth chapters. So i'll try to make the chapters longer. I hope that will please you all.
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One week had passed since the he'tra. And Max was the unquestioned leader of the transgenics and the familiars.
But things weren't that easy.
The transgenics weren't getting along with the familiars, and vice versa. The Priestess moved in TC with some of the familiars, to be near 'her' Deilina. She was like Max's shadow. Never let the raven haired X5 going anywhere without her. Everyone who wanted to talk to her couldn't do it without the Familiar women being there.
"You're the Deilina. It's not the way You should…"
"Shut up! Nao teny!"
The priestess did what she was told to and remained silent.
"You're here, because I let you be here. One word, and you and yours would be dead."
"I know."
"I haven't finished. I'm not only the Deilina, I'm also the leader of the transgenics…"
"Those ani…"
"If you say that word again, it'll be the last you'll pronounce," Max stated not even turning to face her new subject. Her voice was icy. Those days her voice was always icy, there wasn't the optimism you could always hear when she talked. It felt like she was dead. Like she wasn't herself anymore.
"How do you feel these days Fiona?" asked Max to the Priestess.
"I…what do you mean?" she replied.
As the Priestess finished her sentence, she collapsed on the ground.
"Don't ever try to poison me again," Max said menacingly.
"How…" the familiar croaked.
"One of my CO told me, keep your friends close, and your enemies closer. Sun Tzu. He really liked to quote people. Oh, that other one he told us : the enemy of my enemy is my friend."
Max looked at the female form on the ground.
"I won't kill you. I'll do much more than that. You'll face the Council. They'll decide of your own death. You won't die by my hand, but by the hand of your own people."
Max's figure was now pretty round from the baby, but her strength remained, she even was more stronger. And she reacted to things as if she already knew what would happen. Sam appeared at her side.
"Look at her in the eye. She's the new priestess," Max informed the aching form at her feet.
Sam was already wearing the traditional paintings for the priestess.
One look from her clone, and Sam knew what she wanted. It was so awkward to understand Max without even speaking. And she knew she was the only one to communicate with Max the way she did.
The first time she had heard her own 'voice' in her head was quite disturbing. Finding out that it was Max's voice was reassuring, and at the same time frightening. She was now bond to a woman, a powerful woman, but a woman she had learned to hate since her youth. And now, they both were the most powerful women on earth.
Sam nodded her head, and gave the order to take the former priestess out of the room.
"It's not working is it?" stated Max.
"No it's not."
"But it has to work. You know that. If we fail…" Max trailed off and resumed her position near the window looking outside, but not really looking.
There was always silences like this. Silence when she talked to herself. Mumbling non sense, even to Sam that was now the closest person to her. The first one she taught the familiar's language.
"Max. Why me?"
"Ah, you must think she didn't like me before. She didn't even trust me, but here she is, transforming me into some kind of sorcerer. But I didn't chose you. He choose you, not me. And I'm all alone. Leave now. Alec is coming."
"As you wish," complied her clone.
Meanwhile Syl and Krit entered a very silent Mess Hall. It was as if, the room was split into two parts : The transgenic side, and the familiar side.
The two clans were eyeing each other, trying to know what the other will do next, and how to react. Because without being enemies, there weren't allies, yet.
"Well, there's finally something worse than being an 09er!" commented Syl.
"Jon told me that last night there was another fight. One of the freaks got hold of the petite brune over there," said Krit as he nodded to a very bruised and long haired familiar. "I don't understand why Max insisted on this cohabitation? We are both trying to kill each other, each night."
"I know. Mole even started to make some bets."
"I won 20 bucks last night," said Krit.
As predicted, Alec showed up minutes later.
"Max…"
"I know. I know Alec. It's not working," she said repeating the conversation she already had with Sam.
"It's not working indeed."
"It must change. It must work or else we're all dead."
"Face it Max it'll never gonna happen…"
"Stop!" she cut in. "I don't want any complaints, I want you to find a solution. If you can't find one, forget it."
Alec looked at her. She was so feminine, with her round belly. She was even more beautiful now than ever. But yet, there was something off with her. A silence fell upon them.
"How is the baby?"
"Fine. Very strong. Like his father," she sighed. She seemed to hesitate, and a few days ago, he had decide to let her come to him, so he didn't encourage and started to head for the door.
"Alec wait."
She turned to face him.
"I…Nothing…"
"Ok. If you need anything you know where to find me."
"No wait. I'm sorry about all this situation. And us…I" she was stammering, searching for the right words to express her feelings. She hadn't done that in a long time. "The baby is due in a week. Would you like to be there?"
That was the Max he knew. That was the kind of reaction he knew she would have. She looked at him with hopeful eyes.
"I mean…if you don't want to…what am I doing?" she stuttered.
"I'll be there."
Her face lit up at his positive answer and she smiled. Her first smile in a long time. He smiled too in response.
"It's good to see you smile again." Alec continued.
"It's good to have you near me. Don't leave Alec."
They both knew she wasn't talking about the room. She wanted him to stay with her. Be with her.
"That is only up to you. How are you doing? Tired?"
"As you said tired. He keeps doing acrobatics within my womb."
"Looks like he's already choose his fighting style. Aerial like his mother."
A shadow passed on her face.
"I'm sorry. I didn't want to make you feel uncomfortable."
"It's okay." She remained silent and Alec began to think that he was dismissed but then she added "Oh, next time you see Mole, tell him I know about the bets and if he could put 50 bucks on Monty Cora for me tonight, it would be great."
She smiled, a warm smile and directed only to him. Then, she turned and faced the window again.
Alec was still grinning broadly when he went back to command.
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