Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Dark Angel characters. They belong to James Cameron, and Fox. But I do own Mackenzie, and any other character you're not familiar with.
AN: Thank you sassycanuck, Katherine, Newly Human, cazza, and arwen-amy for your reviews. Katherine the idea you had for a title was great. And as soon as I'm done this chapter I will change it. Sassycanuck I will try to make longer chapters, it just depends on how much time I have to write, I'm hoping to update once a week, and sometimes I might only have time to write short chapter. But we shall see. Anyway here's chapter three, hope you enjoy it.
"How long have you been standing there?" Mackenzie questioned, the figure that stood before her. "Hell, how long have you been in TC?"
"Hello to you too Kenzie."
"What are you doing here?"
"I came to help you. 'Cause it was decided that just sending one person here wasn't a good idea. And who better to send to help but your best friend."
"Benji I missed you." Mackenzie whispered walking towards him.
"I missed you to Kenzie." He replied, pulling Mackenzie into a hug. "So what are you doing here?"
"Babysitting you. Well the younger you. And I should ask you the same thing. Well I already know you're here to help me with this mission of mine, but what are you doing in this building?"
"Came to find you. I asked around someone said you were here."
"Oh."
"So you're babysitting me?"
"Yes I am." Mackenzie laughed. "But you see, the younger you, is much cuter, and much more pleasant to be around."
"Aw, you don't mean that."
"How do you know?"
"'Cause I know you."
"Whatever Benji."
"So what is little me doing?"
"Sleeping."
"Really? If I remember correctly, I don't sleep."
"You do sleep Benji, just not as much as everyone else does." Mackenzie sighed sitting down on the couch. "So I guess you heard my little speech. If you could call it that."
"Yea. So who were you talking to, me, little me, or yourself?"Benjamin asked, as he sat down beside Mackenzie.
"How about all of the above?"
"Why don't you just tell him?"
"Are you kidding me? He wouldn't believe me, he'd think I'm some insane freak."
"No he wouldn't. Ok well he might, but he'd soon realize that you're telling him the truth."
"What after I get rid of Terminal City's main supplier? Or before?"
"Half way in between?"
"This is going to suck. Why can't we just tell them to keep an eye on him, and not trust him? It would make this a whole lot easier."
"Because once we go back to our time, they aren't going to remember us coming here. And, well, we're not going to remember coming here."
"What?"
"Weren't you told that?"
"I don't think so."
"Oh and before I forget I brought the bag you forgot to bring with you."
"Where is it?"
"The apartment you're staying in."
"And how would you know where I'm staying?"
"Same person who told me you were here, told me where your place was."
"Oh... I see. So where are you going to be staying?"
"I was hoping I could stay with you."
"If you're fine with sleeping on the couch then go ahead."
"That should be fine, but it's not like I'll need that much sleep. Speaking of sleep, you look tired."
"I'm not tired." Mackenzie stated yawning at the same time. "Ok, maybe just a little tired."
"Why don't you sleep then?"
"I'm babysitting, I can't sleep here."
"Sure you can. I'll watch little me."
"But... what if Max and Logan get here before I wake up?"
"I'll just tell them that I'm a friend of yours that showed up in Terminal City looking for you and someone directed me here. And that you were kinda tired and I told you to go to sleep."
"But isn't that what happened?"
"Yes."
"What are you gonna tell them your name is?"
"Um... B.J."
"Ok, but I thought you hated that little nick name."
"Guess I'm gonna have to live with it."
"Guess you are."
"You gonna sleep now?"
"I don't know if I'll be able to fall asleep."
"Just try, 'cause I know if you don't sleep your gonna be all grouchy."
"Whatever." Mackenzie laughed. "But, I guess I could try."
Mackenzie closed her eyes, and rested her head on Benjamin's shoulder. She pulled her feet up onto the couch, and unconsciously cuddled into Benjamin's side finding comfort, warmth, and safety. As she drifted off to sleep, Benjamin wrapped an arm around her, and kissed her on the top of the head, whispering, "Goodnight Kenzie."
Mackenzie woke up the warmth gone. She opened her eyes and looked around. A child's laughter filled her ears, and she smiled. Slowly she got off the couch, and walked over to Benjamin's room. Looking in, she smiled at the site before her, Benjamin playing with his younger self. Mackenzie knew Benjamin's one wish was for a younger sibling. She knew that was all he ever wanted, and that was how he looked at her. A younger sibling, someone he was to protect, someone he had to make sure never got hurt. "Hey what are you guys up to?" Mackenzie questioned walking into the room.
"Building." little Benjamin replied, smiling up at Mackenzie. "When mommy and daddy coming home?"
"Soon. I think."
"You didn't sleep very long." Benjamin said, as he helped little Benjamin build with the blocks before them.
"I know. My body has decided it doesn't want me to sleep."
Mackenzie didn't say anything else. She just stood there and watched them build with the blocks. After a few minutes Mackenzie heard the apartment door open and Max's voice fill the apartment, "We're home!"
"In here!" Mackenzie yelled. Max and Logan walked into the room looking at Mackenzie and Benjamin. Max leaned down and picked up little Benjamin, as Mackenzie said, "This is my good friend B.J. He just got into Terminal City, went looking for me and someone directed him here."
"Nice to meet you B.J." Logan said, as Benjamin stood up.
"You too. So Kenzie we gonna go?"
"Uh...yea. I'll see you guys around. Night Max, Logan. Bye Benjamin."
"Bye." Benjamin replied from his mothers arms.
"I'll talk to you tomorrow." Max said, as Mackenzie and Benjamin headed towards the apartment door.
"Bye Mackenzie!" Logan yelled after them.
Mackenzie and Benjamin left the apartment building, heading back into Terminal City. "That was kinda awkward." Benjamin laughed.
Mackenzie shook her head, "Of course it was. You saw someone you haven't seen in ten years."
"I wasn't talking about my mom..." Benjamin trailed off.
"Oh, your talking about your dad."
"Yes I was talking about my dad. It was hard to be in the same room as him."
"Being in the same room as your mom wasn't weird though?"
"It was weird. Just with my dad it was weirder."
Mackenzie nodded as they continued their walk. They were soon at Mackenzie's apartment, when they walked into it, they both could sense something was wrong. Mackenzie scanned the room and saw a figure lying on the couch She was soon able to make out the figure. "Alec what the hell are you doing lying on my couch?" She questioned.
Alec jumped at the sound of her voice. "Finally your back."
"What are you doing here Alec."
"I came to talk."
"Now is not the time. It's late and I'm tired. Plus I've got someone staying with me now. Can we talk later?"
"No. Now. You've been avoiding me and I want to know why."
"My god not this avoiding crap again. Alec I'm getting a headache, lets just drop it. Now go, I'll talk to you tomorrow whenever I see you."
"I don't think so you're just going to try avoiding me the best you can."
"Alec I don't avoid you. I'll see you tomorrow. I promise I'll talk to you tomorrow. I'll even meet you somewhere if you want me to."
"Fine. I'll see you at the mess hall tomorrow morning."
"Fine with me. See you Alec." Mackenzie said as Alec got up and walked past her and Benjamin, closing the door behind him.
Mackenzie sighed and sat down on the couch, with her head in her hands. She felt Benjamin sit down beside her. She looked up at him and asked, "So where'd you put my stuff?"
"In your room."
"Kay. Thanks. I think I'm gonna go try to sleep. I'm sure you can find something to do if you get bored."
"Actually I'm kinda tired."
"Then try to sleep."
"But I don't wanna."
"Ok... be stubborn then."
"I'm not being stubborn.
"Sure you aren't. Well I'm heading to bed. Night Benji." Mackenzie stood up heading towards the bedroom door, but was stopped by Benjamin's hand on her arm. "What Benji?"
"Why were you so hard on him?"
"I wasn't hard on him at all."
"Bull."
"Benji just leave me alone." Mackenzie mumbled pulling her arm away from him, and walking into her room, closing the door behind her. Glancing around the room, she saw her bag on the bed, and sat down going through it. There were clothes inside as well as a few pictures. Mackenzie pulled out the pictures and smiled, as memories from her childhood filled her head. She soon fell asleep beside her bag.
"Mackenzie get up. It's already one in the afternoon." Mackenzie heard Benjamin say from the other side of the bedroom door. "I don't remember you ever sleeping this long."
"I'll be out in a couple minutes." Mackenzie mumbled. She slipped off the bed, and threw on a pair of jeans and a tank top, glancing once again at the pictures on the bed. Looking away she reached for the door, and opened it to see Benjamin standing there talking to Alec. "It's great to see you Alec, but I thought I was meeting you at the mess hall."
"I got tired of waiting."
"Sorry didn't mean to sleep in." Mackenzie replied walking over to the couch and sitting down. "So what do you want to talk about? And I really didn't need to ask that, 'cause I already know the answer."
Benjamin sat beside Mackenzie on the couch, while Alec decided to stand off to the side. "So why are you avoiding me?"
"I wouldn't call it avoiding you."
"Oh really? What would you call it?"
"I don't know but I wouldn't call it avoiding."
"Ok then why won' t you talk to me then?"
"I am talking to you though. See right now words coming out of my mouth directed to you."
"Why do you leave a room, whenever I enter it?"
"Because... I ... want to." Mackenzie said looking up at Alec.
"That's called avoiding me. Now, why?"
"Fine I'm avoiding you. And I am because I have to."
"Why do you have to?" Alec questioned Mackenzie.
"'Cause I just have to. Ok?" Mackenzie replied looking away. Her eyes falling to her lap.
"Just tell him." Benjamin spoke up beside her.
"I can't tell him." She said through her teeth.
"Tell me what?" Alec questioned.
"Nothing." Mackenzie replied, elbowing Benjamin in the side.
"Ow." Benjamin mumbled rubbing his side. He then looked at Mackenzie and said, " Just tell him. It's not like it can do to much damage."
"It can do a lot of damage Benji. It could change everything back home."
"Wait I thought his name was B.J. And what do you mean back home?" Alec said, looking from Mackenzie to Benjamin.
"Now you have to tell him Mackenzie. You just ruined my cover."
Mackenzie looked up at Alec. "You want me to tell you what's going on?"
"Of course I do."
"Fine sit down, and when I'm done telling you everything, please don't look at me like I'm crazy."
Alec sat down on the coffee table in front of Mackenzie. "I promise I won't look at you like you're crazy."
"And you promise not to tell any one else?"
"Promise."
Mackenzie looked at Benjamin, "If this backfires on us. It's your fault you understand that Benjamin?"
"Yes Kenzie I understand that."
"Good. Now where am I suppose to start?"
"The beginning is always a good place to start."
"But I don't know how I'm gonna start this. All the ways I could are running through my head, but they all sound awfully weird."
"You want me to start it?" Benjamin offered.
"No. I gotta start it." Mackenzie took a deep breath. "I haven't been telling you the truth. Actually the only thing that I've told you about myself that was true was my name."
"You mean you're not an X6?"
"No I'm not."
"Then what are you? Who are you?"
Mackenzie closed her eyes trying to think of the best way to tell him everything.
AN: Ha. I'm gonna end it there. Sorry, I'm really busy with relatives in town and all. So you're gonna have to wait till the next chapter to find out who sent her, and about her past or a bit of it anyway.