A/N: Are you guys still enjoying this? I hope so. Plz review everyone. 5 reviews to get me to update. (Looks around evasively and whistles, pretending it's not blackmail.) LOL Just kidding guys. But I really would appreciate it if you'd review.

Logan sat in his room, looking proudly at the records of problems Eyes Only had accomplished to fix. Eyes Only had done the world so much good, people really loved him. Logan closed his eyes and sighed, imagining himself in a skin tight suit with a cape and standing on top of a building, with Max looking as beautiful as she always did standing beside him as his sidekick, the crowd below chanting his name. Logan, Logan, Logan…

"Well hello there Logan," someone said. "Looks like you're having a bit of a moment there."

Logan's eyes snapped open and jerked with surprise, the action causing his chair to tip back. He crashed to the floor and landed in an undignified heap at the bottom of someone's feet. He looked up and had to stifle a groan as he saw Spike's grinning face staring down at him.

"Well, it's so nice that you feel the need to bow in my presence," Spike said. "Although it's not required, it does add a nice touch. It takes a point off of your save-the-world-wannabee-egotistical-moronic-stupid-self-righteous-annoying self."

Logan glared at him then pushed himself off the floor. "What do you want Spike?"

Spike walked over to his couch and relaxed comfortably. "Well, I was bored and Buffy's busy, so I figured I'd visit my good 'ol pal Logan. We get along so well, I love spending time with you," he said with a smirk.

'I'm surrounded by a bunch of psychopaths,' Logan thought. 'Zack, Spike, Mole…'

"I'm sort of busy Spike," Logan said.

Spike grinned. "So I saw."

"Could you kind of… go?" Logan asked. He couldn't keep the impatience out of his voice.

Spike stood up. "Well, I hope to see you around soon, mate." He walked out of the room happily. Logan did a good job of lifting his spirits. He was fun to torment. Spike walked slowly to his room, thinking about other fun ways to terrify Logan.

Faith sat in the common room, looking out the window at the pouring rain. All her brothers and sisters loved being in high places and watching the rain, although they hated actually being in it because of their feline DNA.

Faith had her hand up against the glass, listening to the steady drum of the soft pitter patter of the rain. The sky was dark, and Faith felt a sense of foreboding.

"Seattle sucks, doesn't it? All we get is rain, rain, rain," Alec said, coming to sit down beside her.

Faith just shrugged.

Alec looked at her with a concerned expression on her face.

"Hey. Are you okay?" he asked.

"I'm fine. I just get the sense that something's going to happen. Not anytime soon, mind you, but when it does come, it's gonna be big."

She stayed quiet after that and Alec didn't break the silence, feeling that it was needed.

Max emerged from her bathroom, her hair soaking wet and her teeth chattering. She had just taken a very long, cold, shower. Right now Zack and his perfect body was the farthest thing from her mind. She needed to put on her clothes and get warm first.

She discarded her towel and dressed quickly, putting on her clothes before she went to bed so that if there was an emergency she could zoom right out of there, and then she slipped under her covers, intending to have a nice long nap. She stretched as she yawned, her back arching, her feline DNA showing through a little more. Then she closed her eyes…

And heard a knock.

Frustrated, she let out an irritated yell, and flung the door open. As soon as she saw who it was though, her anger dissolved into nervousness. For outside her door stood a very hot-looking, Zack.

She could smell him. It was a scent of leather, spice and man.

'Crap, I need another cold shower. Now.'

She tried her best to act casual, but it wasn't working.

"Is this a bad time?" he asked.

"Uh, no it's okay," she said. "Come in."

She opened the door and he walked in, sitting on her bed. She stared at him.

'Zack. Zack on my bed. Zack's on my bed. Oh fuck, no. Can't get dirty, bad thoughts.'

She averted her gaze. "So, what did you want to talk to me about?"

"The Gems have found a secret opening in one of the tunnels under T.C.," Zack explained. "It's pretty lavish by how they described it. Fur rugs, chandeliers, marble tables… not something you'd find in a place like this."

"So someone's hiding out there or using it for something," Max said, suddenly right down to business. "We need to post a camera there, hide it somewhere. I don't want to risk putting actual transgenics on guard because if these people are Familiars or someone equally strong, they could be killed. At least with hiding a camera, we can monitor who's using that place and their comings and goings."

"Already done that," Zack said. "I thought exactly what you did so I sent a team to carefully hide a few cameras there."

She smiled at him. "Thanks." Her eyes fluttered closed for a moment, but she forced them open again.

He looked at her with worry. "You look tired Maxie. You should get some rest. Especially with all that's gone on recently."

She shook her head. "I'm fine."

"No way," he said sternly. He stood up, took her arm and made her lie down on the bed. "You are going to get some sleep, even if I have to knock you out to get it. Shark DNA or not, you need to rest like everyone else."

Max was already halfway asleep, the soft pillow making her feel lightheaded. Satisfied that she wasn't going to try to work, Zack started to leave.

"No, don't leave me," she mumbled. "Stay here with me. Like you used to."

Zack froze and he looked back at her. He was surprised by her request, but also pleased that she had asked him to. He looked at Max, at the door, then back at Max again. He bit his lip. If he lay down with her, he might not be able to stop himself from doing something not so brotherly, like kissing her or something. If he left though, he'd be refusing her request and besides, it's not like he didn't want to.

He walked over to her bed, and motioned for her to move over. He slipped under the covers beside her and pulled her to him. She fell asleep instantly, safe like she was all those years ago, in his arms.

Michael found Willow in the garden, studying a flower. A yellow carnation.

"I'm surprised they even have flowers that are alive here in a toxic waste dump," Michael said. "What are you doing?"

"Looking at the flower," Willow said. "It's got so much to live for, yet at the same time nothing at all."

Michael looked at her with a bemused expression. "Care to elaborate?"

She looked at him. "The flower's life seems simple. It just has to look pretty. But it's not that easy. The flower is in a toxic waste dump, and for a long time it hasn't been cared for. But finally someone comes along and the simple flower can make someone feel so good, happy inside. Just a small, little flower. Maybe it reminds them of something, I don't know."

"I still don't get your point," Michael said.

"I'm saying that life's not so easy. Sometimes we feel like giving up, but we shouldn't, because we could be doing something good. I mean, sometimes we feel like we would be better off dead, but on the off chance that we make someone happy, then we shouldn't. The flower makes that person happy, so it should keep on living. That's what we have t do, no matter what. Keep on living and fighting," Willow said.

Michael was blown away. "Whoa. That's deep. But a good analogy. Where did this come from?"

Willow looked at the sky, where the rain was letting up. "All the wars, the fights. All the pain and love. It's life. I feel like something big is coming, but we can't give up. We just have to keep on fighting."

A/N: I hope you liked this. Don't ask me where the whole flower thing came from. It's completely random, and it came to me as I was typing this, but I think that somehow it fits. Let me know what you think.

Humongous thanks to –

meri24 – I don't know if Willow is gay in the show or not, but she's not in this fic. (Looks from side to side then whispers, "Can you keep a secret? I've rarely watched any BTVS so I don't know much about the show.") LOL I know a little bit, but not too much on the characters' personalities. I'd really appreciate it if you could help me out if you have the time. Anyways, thanks for reviewing!

shygirl1 – I'll make Logan's reaction good when Max and Zack get together. But they won't for at least another few chapters. I sort of want to build the relationship with them, let them flirt or whatever for awhile. But don't worry, they'll get together soon. I can't let Max stay with that leech for long, it's killing me. :) Thanks for reviewing!

Doza – I hope you liked the Spike/Logan interaction. I tried to make it funny for you. Thanks for the advice on the chapters.

Kelly – It's great to have a new reviewer!

HoneyX5-452 – The biggest amount of thanks to you. You updated so many times, it just made me happy. :) Thanks so so so so much.

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