Disclaimer: I own nothing that pertains to the show, but if I did I'm sure season three would have been up a long time ago.
Claims: Basil belongs to me…
Summary: Max and Alec set out on a road trip to retrieve, a now fully recuperated, Zack. –M/A
Setting: A few weeks after 'Freak nation'
Ramblings: I know I've been going crazy lately with my stories, deleting, re-writing and so on, but I just haven't had my muse lately. Hopefully she's back and ready to write, because I am, but the only way in knowing is if I get reviews =)
Feedback: =) It's nice…
AN: This is going to be a simple fic (Barely any drama)
More Rambling: I love you guys, I'm sorry for not updating sooner. Hey, between my slight writers block and my other story, it's hard! I appreciate the reviews…Here goes chapter three.
This is the last chapter I'm putting up before I leave for vacation. Enjoy!
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Road Trip from hell
Parsley
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Alec glanced at the clock, which almost tauntingly read 12:30, and sighed.
"Max, can you hurry in there," he said, knocking on the bathroom door.
Silence
"Unless you want to take a shower together," he smiled playfully, "because if you do, I'm sorry but my services were only for a night."
She snorted from inside the bathroom, and Alec was sure that she was trying hard not to laugh. The aftermath of the night before was almost shocking to Alec, thinking he would wake up to a scowling Max and a black eye. But he was entirely wrong; in fact he was the one who awoke first as Max lay cuddled in his arms. This was a rather strange site to Alec, but he chose to ignore it and savor the moment. And when she did wake, she simply smiled and asked if he wanted to go get breakfast; she was hungry.
So here it was 12:30 and Max was still in the shower.
"Max," he cleared his throat, "that's it I'm coming in."
The bathroom door swung open, revealing a fully clothed Max.
"You're so annoying," she ridiculed almost playfully.
"Yeah, but you love me that way," he shot back, disappearing into the bathroom.
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"What is it you want?" Alec asked as they took a seat at one of the diner tables'.
"Um…" her eyes lit up, "everything."
He laughed.
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They chased each other for a while, down the big halls of the hotel. Alec gave in, defeated, but blaming it on his full stomach.
"You are such a lair," she rolled her eyes with a smile, "Can't you ever just admit that I'm better than you?"
He was about to make a comeback when he felt someone behind him. He quickly turned around, and locked eyes with the attendant from the other day.
"Mr. Cage, I'm sorry to have startled you," she pursed her lips together, hands on her hips.
Alec couldn't help but stare into her green eyes. "No, its okay," he ran his fingers through his hair.
Max cleared her throat behind him.
"Do I know you?" he asked the petite brunette.
She smiled brilliantly, but didn't respond.
The second time Max cleared her throat Alec whipped his head around and looked at her quizzically.
"It's dry," she lied, pointing to her throat.
After rolling his eyes, he turned his attention back to the attendant, narrowing his eyes. "269?"
She smirked, her deep dimples being revealed. "268," she shrugged, "but I prefer Basil."
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In the hotel room
"You dyed your hair," Alec stated.
"You don't like it?" Basil pouted playfully.
"No, I love it."
Max was feeling a little sick due to the sappy reunion.
"Alec," Max tugged at his arm, "Can we talk for a second?"
He nodded, and turned to Basil, "I'll be right back."
She flashed him a smile, "right."
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Once they got out of transgenic earshot, Max crossed her arms to her chest.
Alec shrugged innocently, "What?"
"Who is she Alec?" Max asked with a hint of anger dripping from her words.
"She's a friend."
She leered, and rolled her eyes. "Basil, what kind of name is Basil? Mine as well have named her parsley or herb!"
"If I didn't know any better Maxie," he pointed to her, "I'd say you were jealous."
Max frowned, "What?"
"Forget it," he chuckled, running his fingers through his hair.
"I was her commanding officer back at good old Manticore, at least I was," he paused. "She was quite the mischievous, always finding new ways to upset Lydecker, until he couldn't take it anymore. She was taken somewhere, and I haven't seen her since."
"How come something tells me there's more to it than that?" her voice softened as she searched his eyes.
"Not really," he shrugged.
"And I'm assuming 269 is her twin?" Max asked, unfolding her arms.
"Wow, aren't you perceptive," he chuckled sarcastically.
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"Took you long enough," Basil exhaled with a smile, darting her eyes from Alec to Max.
"I have to go make a phone call," Alec stated, "my battery in my phone died."
"Okay," Max said evenly.
"You two behave," he ordered.
Basil smirked, "No worries."
"Yeah," he said flatly, throwing a worried glance to Max.
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"So how long have you two been together?" Basil asked dryly.
Max furrowed her eyebrows, and twisted her face at the usually bubbly brunette. "Almost two years now," she responded.
"Oh," Basil bit her bottom lip, "I never thought of Alec as the type."
"What do you mean," Max asked, pretending to be dumbfounded.
"The type to settle down," she said while twisting a strand of her hair.
"Well, he has changed a lot since Manticore," Max smirked with prevail. She wasn't exactly lying, Alec had settled down, just not in the way that Basil implied.
"Yeah, I guess he has," she shrugged.
"Were you two?" Max asked, biting her lip.
"Together?"
Max gave a soft nod.
"You could say that," Basil replied, "he was just too cute… We were best friends, and I never expected him to have romantic feelings for me, but I had feelings for him. And slowly but surely our friendship developed into something more, but after a while Alec couldn't handle it. He said it didn't feel right," her expression saddened. "We remained friends until I got taken off to a new facility because of my behavior. Lydecker didn't think that he could do enough in Manticore so they shipped me off, and after everything I was sent back to Manticore. A few days later it was burnt to the ground…"
Awkward silence now clouded the room.
"So you're the rouge that tore the bitch down," Basil stated, more than asked.
"Yeah," Max shrugged.
"Very impressive," her smirk was undeniable, "I couldn't have done a better job my self."
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TBC
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I know it's not much, but there it is… I'll get into more details when I return.
And Zack will be appearing! =)
(Basil is Ginger- 269s'- win)
269 belongs to SmilinStar
Thank you!