A/N: So far so good. There are more chapters!

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Max came in a flopped graciously onto the bed and sighed. Her thoughts replying the afternoon, evening, or even the morning she had spent with Alec. She turned her head to her luminous clock reading 3:00am, when her eye caught sight of her homework that sat on her desk. She really thought about actually getting up and doing the work since X5's don't need sleep anyways, but her thoughts of Alec drowned out those of homework and she fell asleep with dreams of him.

Alec opened his door and stood to attention. Lydecker released him by saluting back and letting him 'stand at ease'. "X5-494" he wanted to shout it Alec could see the strain it took for him not to bellow. When Alec replied he continued: "Have you located your target?" Alec denied finding Max yet without any hesitation; it didn't take much effort after spending so much time with her. She had shared intimate details about her life and how much she liked the world. He knew that he couldn't let Manticore take her back. "Ok 494 when you do you'll know we have a full monitoring team at your back helping you out you know what that means." Alec did it meant that Lydecker didn't trust him and who could blame him he was screwing them over he'd done it once and he would do it again. The problem was the monitoring team would have bugged everything he had with him in the room and around the house. He had to warn Max. Lydecker looked suspicious but couldn't do anything else than what he'd already done so left, leaving Alec lost in thought.

Alec felt uneasy when Lydecker left. He could hear the buzzing of all the equipment on his stuff but there was so much he couldn't single each piece out to locate it. He eased onto the bed with the buzzing in his ears, his head full of worry and his dreams full of Max.

Alec woke up with a headache the buzzing was starting to pierce his scull, but still this didn't shake his thoughts of Max. He was trying to make up a plan while he went to shower.

When he came out he still couldn't think of a good enough plan than to warn Max and not see her ever again. Which sucked but it was the only possible solution until he could make Manticore screw up. He was careful to dress only in what he wore last night and to carry only what he had on him. This luckily included a very nice handgun that he slipped in the small of his back. He was still trying to come up with a better idea as he headed over to Max's.

Lydecker was shaken awake by one of the team monitoring Alec. "Sir" he reported "X5-494 has left the building, I don't know how sir but he hasn't got any equipment on him. No tracker or microphone, there's nothing." Lydecker was amazed but didn't believe 494 would risk lying to him, he was thinking of ways to make sure it didn't happen again while giving the order to get back-up and follow him. 494 was defiantly up to something.

Courtney opened the door for Alec in her nightwear as Max was in the shower. As soon as Courtney saw him the charm was switched on and the flirting began. She hadn't heard Max come in last night but that was usual, she couldn't imagine that they were together all that time so that must mean that something went wrong and that meant Alec must still be available. "Come in," she purred. Courtney was making coffee while flashing everything she could in an exaggerated sense. Not that Alec was looking, he was staring into space still trying to find a suitable plan but still nothing had come to mind.

Courtney had noticed Alec's distraction and was trying harder maybe even too hard to get his attention but still nothing worked. While Courtney was getting really flustered, Max entered the room. The moment she did Alec's face lit up and a sparkle entered his eyes. Courtney realised she was too late and crestfallen excused herself from the room. Not that they noticed looking into each others eyes the world had disappeared and they both felt a warm, fuzzy feeling growing from the inside of their chests.

Without losing eye contact Max joined Alec on the sofa. They cuddled up together with Max tucked under Alec's arm. Everything was fine until, "Alec you're so tense, what's wrong?" What could he tell her? She was in danger? He was going to get her killed? Anyway he said it; it was going to hurt both of them. So he told her the truth straight out. Manticore was here and they were watching him really closely and they couldn't be together anymore. Max was horrified and jumped up to look out of the window for inspiration or just because she couldn't look at him it hurt so badly. She knew what he was saying but she didn't want to believe it. Max had tears in her eyes and she didn't want to face the horrible truth in front of them. Max tried to plead with him that there was another way but he had his Manticore hidden emotions face on and he started to pick his coat up to leave. He faced away from her as the tears were starting to break his control and she came up from behind him and put a hand on his shoulder which he covered with his own while they both gained control over there faces.

It was at this exact moment that Manticore decided to break the door down and cover them from the front with little red laser lights attached to some very mean looking guns. Max with her eloquence and grace said the only thing that came to her mind. "Shit." What they had done outraged Alec and his whole face showed it. Lydecker made his way through the ranks of soldiers to face Alec and ordered "X5-494, Mission Complete, move aside" Alec ignored the orders and turned to face Max, the rage on his face scared her and she took a few steps backwards. This broke Alec's hold on his rage he hadn't meant to do that and his face was worried when he made up the few steps it took to reach her. He bent down whispered in her ear, kissed her on the forehead and promptly pushed her through the window now less than a foot away from where they were standing.

Max screamed in surprise but for Alec who watched her fall from the window before turning back to those in the room. From the ground she couldn't see inside the room and she screamed for Alec to jump, to come down, to join her. The only noises in response were of fighting and gunshots. When it went quiet she ran, and ran. She ran for her life so that Alec's wouldn't be a waste. If he didn't die in that room then it wouldn't be long until he was killed for treason to Manticore. So she ran and ran. When she stopped she found herself in the clearing that they spent so long in and she knelt down and wept.

Max left college and never went back not even for her stuff, she never knew what happened to Courtney after the Manticore attack. Lydecker got too close and personal this time so she had to find another life to live. She found one living with a girl called Kendra. She worked at Jam Pony as a messenger and cat burgled for real money. Every time she needed to really think she would make her way up to the space needle and watch the sun set and the stars come out. She forgot about Alec. She had to for her to survive in this life otherwise the urge to go back to the clearing came and she couldn't focus on the mission which was as it always was and what Alec died to achieve. To stay alive.
Season 1 happens.
A/N: There are more chapters!