Chapter Five

Pod People


Jam Pony:

"Okay if you don't stop smiling people are going to start to think you're on something" Original Cindy said putting her things into her locker.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Max said still grinning like the Cheshire Cat.

"Max, you've been late every morning, but you've gotten all your packages out in record time and you haven't snapped at Normal once. Seriously Sketch suggested you were a pod person. We're not even going to discuss the fact that I miss you."

"I'm sorry." That final comment seemed to make the smile fall off of Max's face, "I can stay home tonight if you want."

Original Cindy immediately felt horrible for making Max feel bad, "No girl, Original Cindy's just playin' with you. When are you going to make it official and just move your things in with him and I can have that beautiful mansion all to myself."

Max's joy returned as she laughed "A week Cindy, we've been together a week. I know, I know a week in one of your relationships you'd be moved in together and be making plans for your tenth anniversary."

"Umm girl I hate to burst your bubble, you and Logan just celebrated your first anniversary in a rather big way."

"That was the friendship part, this is the…" Max looked at Cindy stumped.

"This is the part leading up to you getting the ring, you've seen the way that boy looks at you."

"Logan and I are not getting married."

"Why not?"

"He's Logan Cale, which used to be one of the best families in the US and I'm…" Max didn't risk saying the words 'I'm genetically spliced human who was made to kill.'

"You're beautiful and perfect and the love of that boy's life anyway he's poor now, you don't have to suffer through anymore of those society weddings."

Max made a face, "You would think that right? Yet we have another one next month."

"We? You guys have another wedding?"

A grin spread across Max's face so wide that Cindy was lucky she wasn't blinded, "My name was on the invitation…Logan Cale and Max Guevara."

Cindy's mouth fell, "You've been together a week."

"Apparently after the first wedding everyone assumed we were together." Max tried to hide her smile, her excitement that threatened to bubble up at every moment. She wasn't supposed to feel like this, she was supposed to feel caged; she was supposed to want to run. Something had happened though, she felt like she'd almost lost everything last Thursday, she felt like she'd escaped death and she couldn't take this for granted. Tinga had given her life for this; she wasn't going to run away from this gift.

"Oh Sug, you are in. Your name on the invite means they accept you and they're waiting to get one for yours."

"So are you ladies planning on working at all today? Max why didn't you just come in a half hour late like normal, then maybe I'd at least be getting some work out of this one?"

Max just smiled as she took the package out of Normal's hand and walked away, "I'll talk to you later," she yelled over her shoulder.

"She's dying isn't she?" Normal said making a face

Original Cindy turned and shook her head, "Nope our little boo's just grown up." She sighed as she shut the locker door.

"Sector 6" Normal said handing her the package as she walked by.