Disclaimer: I wish I owned anything important, but unfortunately
I don't and I'm afraid the show is still in the canceled section. =(
Claim: Basil belongs to me…
Rambling: Thanks to those of you who reviewed, I really appreciate it.
Special thanks to my loyal readers (you know who you are)
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AN: On to chapter ten…
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Road Trip from hell
Mr. Hot shot
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A couple hours into the drive was fairly silent: fairly meaning that Basil occasionally ranted or made jokes that no one responded to or laughed at for that matter. Max found her to be highly annoying, and wanted nothing more than to rip out her vocal cord, but she shook this thought off, knowing Basil didn't need a voice to get under her skin.
And then there was Alec…
He had occasionally held her hand or blew her a kiss, and Max was really starting to get angry. It wasn't so much that he was purposely trying to get revenge, but that his teasing was affecting her, and that had to stop!
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Alec glanced at Max, who was currently thinking of the many ways she could murder him, and grinned. "You okay baby?"
"Huh?" Max looked up into his deep green eyes, "oh. Yeah, I'm fine."
Basil shifted in the back seat and let a heavy sigh escape her lips, "are we almost there?"
"Almost," Alec answered calmly.
Zack yawned, and unconsciously plopped his head down on Basil's shoulder. "Tired," he muttered before drifting off.
Basil had to objection to his action, and simply smiled at the blonde beauty. She stroked the back of his neck, telling her self it was to help him sleep. Yeah right.
Alec raised an eyebrow to the puzzling site in the back seat. He ignored it and caught Max in his view again, fighting the urge to lean over and kiss her. He decided against it though, even if he could (due to present circumstances) it just wouldn't feel right. He stiffened for a moment as he felt Max running her fingers across his palm, but then relaxed into her touch.
She hadn't even noticed she was doing it- until she felt him stiffen- but for some reason she couldn't bring her fingers to a stop.
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"I have to take a very long piss," Zack almost whined, and scrunched up his face.
"Yes, you said that already," Alec chuckled, and continued to drive.
"Alec, stop the car," he ordered, his face tight.
"Look, we'll be there in a matter of an hour, maybe less," Alec sighed, "so could you please hold it soldier?"
"Alec, just stop the damn car," Max rolled her eyes, and smacked him on the back of the head.
"Fine," Alec muttered, and pulled over.
"Thanks baby," Max grinned, and kissed him on the check.
Alec glared, "yeah, whatever."
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"It's so nice out here," Basil opened her arms and let the cool breeze run through her.
"I agree," Zack said, coming back from his 'very long piss.'
She beamed brilliantly and closed her eyes, "I hate small places, it reminds me of our little cells back at Manticore."
"Or solitary," he offered, understanding.
She winced, and frowned, "I hated solitary."
"Alec told me," he chuckled, "something about your very short attention span."
"Yeah, well that and very mild claustrophobia," she shrugged, "Lydecker must have told me a thousand times that I'm defected because of it."
"Well he had no idea about the rest of us," Zack frowned, and then looked around. "Where did Max and Alec go?"
"I don't know," she supplied, "probably catching up on their 'pre- honeymoon'.
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"Are we lost?" Max spun around, and gaped at the many trees.
"We're genetically enhanced soldiers," Alec smirked, "there is no way we could be lost."
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10 minutes later…
"Okay, were lost," Alec sighed in defeat, and plopped down on a rock.
"What happened to 'we're genetically enhanced soldiers," Max mimicked, plummeting down beside him.
"Did I say that?" Alec asked, faking innocent, "surely you misheard me."
"No," Max shook her head, "but you were right at the time, exactly how did we get lost."
"You're the one that dragged me down here, wanting to talk about our situation- far away from Basil and Zack, I might add," he offered in sarcasm, and received a healthy smack upside the head, "ouch."
"Get over it," she hissed, and looked around one more time. "Okay, I have an idea."
"I never like your ideas," he pouted, and stood up, "your ideas are dangerous and involve falling off of a police station with nothing but a pipe to be our guide."
"We did not fall," she corrected, "we simply flew."
"Right and I'm Bill Clinton," he rolled his eyes.
"Whatever," she scoffed, and looked around again, "now are you with me or are you going to run off to find Monica?"
"I'm with you," he said following her, "your ass is way cuter than Monica's."
WHACK
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"This way your brilliant plan?" Alec said, climbing a high tree. "Max, did I ever tell you how afraid of heights I am?"
"Alec, you are such a baby," she frowned in disgust, "what the hell did Manticore mix you with?"
He ignored her comment, and pulled himself up the last stable branch. He looked down at the ground, and inhaled deeply. "This is higher than the space needle, I swear it is."
"No its not," she pit back, "it's your imagination."
"No, maybe it's just because we're up so high on a very unstable tree, looking down at the bottom," he was talking to himself, sarcastically, "yeah, that has to be it."
"You take that side and I'll take this side," Max ignored him and shifted on her branch.
"Can you try not to move so much? The tree is already …"
"Alec," she growled.
"Alright, alright," he sulked.
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"Okay, that's it," Zack moved away from the car, and glanced at Basil, "I'm going after them; something's wrong."
"Maybe they lost track of time too busy with their tongues down each others throat," Basil offered, with a shrug.
Zack cringed at the throat and shook his head, "No, it's too unlike Max."
"Yeah," she hopped off of the trunk of the car, and sighed, "well, I'm going with you."
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"There they are," Alec pointed happily.
Max's face lit up, and she moved on the branch.
"Uh-oh," was all Alec said before his branch collapsed, leaving him hanging from Max's branch. "Max, I'm so going to kill you if I survive this," he growled.
She fought the urge to giggle, and tried helping Alec up. "Damn, you are heavy."
"Your comments aren't helping Max," he yelled, looking down at the ground that was so far away.
"Stop whining and help me," she hissed.
Alec reached up to grab her hand, but missed and was sent down to the next branch. It broke, and he was sent to the next branch: this cycle continued until there were no branches left. Gathering all of his strength, he positioned to land on his feet.
"Ugh," he fell to the floor in defeat.
"Alec!" Max's voice rang through the woods, causing Zack and Basil to whip their heads around.
"This way," Zack led, gesturing Basil to follow.
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Max raced frantically down the tree, before ultimately jumping down and landing beside Alec. She bent down, worried, and touched the side of his face. "Alec… Alec you moron answer me! Please? Come on, just wake up and say something stupid so I can hit you!"
"Max," he groaned, and opened his eyes.
"Alec? Speak to me, are you okay?"
He groaned again, "you're on my leg."
"Oh," Max moved off quickly, and kneeled down beside him, "I'm sorry."
"Well, I know a few ways you can make it up to me," his eyebrows shot up suggestively, and he huffed pushing himself into a sitting position.
"Asshole," she chuckled, and punched his arm.
"Ouch," he moaned, and closed his eyes.
"I'm sorry," she pleaded, and bit her lip.
"Just playing," he opened his eyes and laughed.
She glared at him, but didn't take any chance hitting him. "That was a pretty nasty fall, you okay?"
"I'm a soldier," he rolled his eyes; "a little fall can't beat me."
"Your ankle is broken," she clasped her hands together, "so don't go running around trying to be Mr. hot shot."
"Max…"
"What?"
"I'm already Mr. hot shot."
"You're so conceited," she grinned, and brought him into an embrace.
And that's how Zack and Basil found the transgenic's…
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"Turn right Max," Alec sighed, and fixed his eyes on the road.
Max whipped her head around and hissed, "Alec stop being a back seat driver, I know where I'm going."
He sulked, "I don't know why I can't drive."
Zack turned around in the passenger seat, and let a small grin settle on his lips, "maybe because your ankle is broken."
"Are you being sarcastic?" Alec hissed, "Because I don't find this the least bit funny."
"Aw," Basil mocked, and fixed the icepack on his ankle, "Alec feels helpless."
He scoffed, and closed his eyes.
Max smiled weakly, and fixed her eyes on Alec through the rearview mirror.
Alec could feel her hot stare, and opened his eyes. He was going to make a inane comment, but thought against it. "Max…"
Max shifted when he caught her staring, "huh?"
"Do we really have to stop by Logan's on the way?"
Max furrowed her eyebrows; she honestly forgot Logan existed for a couple days. "Well, we have to get the supplies, don't we? It's better than making two trips."
"Right," Alec groaned, closing his eyes.
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TBC
Rambling: Um… well this chapter was kind of senseless, and rather useless to the bigger picture, but oh well.
Just to let you all know that this story will soon be coming to an end. I don't want to end it, not soon anyway, but I'm afraid I have to. I am going back to Rhode Island for school in a week, and won't be able to use the computer up there. So… Until I get back with my schedule I won't be on
- I don't have to end it, but If I don't then I'm afraid updates will be scarce… I guess it's up to many of you… Tell me what you think!
3 lotZ Noi!