R & R Please.
DISCLAIMER: Do I really have to say it?
Summary: AU. Things are a little different. There all still in Manticore. Ben is in Alec's unit and has never met Max or the others. This will be Max / Alec.
Always
Chapter #4
Oh Oh...
(Max POV)
"Am I interrupting?"
He pulled away from me so fast making me feel very cold all of the sudden.
This is just great. Here I am kissing the could be man of my dreams and Jondy just has to come along and ruin it.
"What the hell are you doing here?"
"I snuck in cause I was worried about you, little sister. But apparently you're just dandy."
"I'm fine. But you won't be if Renfro catches you in here."
"Speaking of catching things...."
"Jondy!"
"Fine" she walked closer and hugged me. "Be careful sis, were soldiers and nothing more. Don't forget that". She whispered even though she knew Alec could still hear us.
Then she left locking the door behind her.
A few hours later. (Jondy POV)
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!
Sleeping sounds like the greatest fairytale to me. I'll never get how they can just lay there for hours.
5:05 finally In about 7 seconds Max is going to come trough that door and as she so lovingly puts it kick my ass...
1 Mississippi, 2 Mississippi, 3 Mississippi, 4 Mississippi, 5 Mississippi, 6 Mississippi, 7 Missis-
"Jondy" Max came in, slamming the door on the guard's nose.
"Hi Maxie."
"Don't you dare hi Maxie me! How could you do that? I mean its one thing that you think that I'm so pathetic that I need you of all people to come to my rescue, but it's a whole other story to just barge in on me when I'm... when I'm."
"When you're what?" If looks could kill.
"When I was-"
"Making out with 494" Said another voice. We both turned to see the four other occupants of our cell. Jace was glaring, Brin was pretending to be asleep yet peaking from under her sheet, Syl bit her lip in a horrible attempt of not laughing and Tinga told us both in her Wasn't my fault voice...
"Well... its not like it was a huge secret or anything. Well it isn't, not with you two screaming like that."
"Would you please just stop it!" Jace said in her usual I'm the boss tone "Lydecker is going to be here any second."
"Relax Jace I've been waiting ages for them to fight it out". Syl said with a small grin.
"ATTENTION" the conversation was interrupted when the door opened again, revealing Lydecker and right behind him were Zack, Krit and Zane.
"Listen up soldiers. Your level is not needed therefore today you will be in recreation. You all deserve a little of time so we will resume regular training tomorrow".
"Sir, yes sir". He quickly left the room and signaled the guards to take us to the recreation hall.
As much as I love to sit around staring at the same people for hours, I might just have to pay 494 a visit.
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She ran carefully trough the small passages of the building. The units were devided in levels, mostly it was three groups a level but Lydecker had them labeled as his special project, which is why they were sheltered in various occasions from the other units. A fact that help her at all if she wanted to get to 494's billet in the next century.
Finally reaching the other side of the camp. She came across a tall dark man guarding the entrance to the X-5 barracks. He was about 22 or 23 years old. He had short brown hair that complimented his light brown eyes. He stood in front of the door with a rifle at hand.
Slowly she walked up to him making sure she was unnoticed.
"Boo." Jondy couldn't help but snigger when he jumped out of his position and aimed the gun at her.
"You scared the crap out of me Jondy!" he said lowering the gun.
"Sorry Vic, I just couldn't help myself."
"What are you doing here anyway?"
"I need a tiny little favor.'
"Oh no. Not again! Last time I did you a little favor I was this close from been coyote food."
"Hey! They aren't coyotes they're guard dogs".
"You say tomato."
"Victor please! I'm begging you" she gave him her best puppy dog eyes-hair twirl-pout combo.
"Aww don't do that! Okay okay, what do you want?"
"Oh thank you thank you thank you." she grab his arms and rapped him in a strong hug.
"That's from Jace" he blushed at the mention of her sister. "I need to have a little chat with 494"
"What for?"
"It's a long story".
"I've got time".
"Yeah, well I don't. I saw the rest of his unit out on the field and he wasn't there. If he's not in the barracks I have to go search the entire place."
"Whatever." he unlocked the door letting her in and quickly closed it behind her.
When she entered the room she saw him sorting out medication. Obviously stolen from the nurses. He knew that there was someone in the room, yet he wasn't looking up to see who. Annoyed at the fact that she was been ignored Jondy moved closer until they were eye to eye.
She started in a severe tone "Listen 494 I'm so not going to let you-"
"I'm 493." The look in his eyes made her shiver. You could read all of his emotions just by looking at his face. He wasn't mad, not even annoyed.
He was concerned. He was sad.
"Then where is he?" His gaze drifted to a bed in the end of the room. Where 494 laid sleeping.
He grabbed bandages, cotton and about five different bottles and went to sit by his brother. Jondy sat beside him not taking her eyes off of 494. His body was covered with fresh scars. His shirtless chest was covered with sharp injuries, as if someone had dragged a knife all trough his body.
"What happened to him?" Jondy said in a whisper not wanting him to wake up.
"Renfro happened." It was not easy to see the pain that crossed his face when he looked at his twin lying there, helpless. He started to cleaned the wounds and Jondy helped by putting on the bandages. When they were done she moved closer facing Ben.
"You look sad." Her voice came in another whisper.
"They could've killed him..."
"But they didn't." She strived to sound optimistic but it was heartbreaking to watch him like that. Jondy knew that if anything happened to her siblings she would be devastated. That's why she had gone to check on Max the other day.
"Who are you?" Ben had encounter two of the most secluded people in the facility in a matter of a day; he was starting to get wary.
"I'm Jondy." She told him as if it was the most logical thing in the world.
"Oh..." He found himself saying yet again. "I'm Ben."
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A/n: I just love cliffhangers!!!! Please review!!!