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A/N: First attempt! Sorry for spelling mistakes! Enjoy!
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calistra: I'm really happy that you like it! Read on to find out who interrupted them... ;) Thanks for reviewing!
Alana84: More Max and Alec opening up in this one! Thanks for reviewing!
A/N: Sorry it took me a while, but here it is, chapter 10 finally... :)
Chapter 10 – Letting In
He was an inch away from her mouth when suddenly the door opened.
At the door 999 and 986 were standing. They snuck in a hurry so they won't get caught, but instead they caught something. 986 closed the door behind her and turned to see 999 standing still and not moving. She didn't understand why he was petrified.
"999? Are you o.k? Why are you standing like that?" 986 asked him
She didn't get any reply from him, so she looked in the direction he was looking at, and was surprised from what she saw.
"687? 666?" asked 986
They were very close to give each other a kiss, and apparently they weren't ready for her and 999 to enter and disturbed them. 687 just got up from on top of 666 and she got up from the floor.
"It's about time…" 986 mumled to herself. And out loud "hm… hey?" this situation was really awkward.
"Yeah... Hm… what are you guys doing here?" asked 666
"I saw you when you left our room, and followed you. And I met 999 outside, he followed you guys too…" 986 was cut up in the middle of her sentence by 999
"Yeah, I noticed you all acted really strange today, so I wanted to check it out. And I met 986 near the kitchen. We thought, maybe you just took some food and went to eat it somewhere. So we returned to our dorms. When we saw that 249 came back but you didn't we decided to find you." Said 999
"Hey!"shouted 986
"What?" asked 999
"You didn't have to interrupt me in the middle of my sentence!" 986 said
"Sorry, why are you so touchy about it?" asked 999
"It just annoys me that you have no respect to me, thats all" said 986 in an annoyed voice
"I respect you! I just really wanted to tell them what happened..." said 999 he didn't intend to hurt 986 feelings
"Just kidding! Man you really fell for it!" said 986 in laugher
"Hey...! I can't believe it! you do it every time!" said 999 he was a bit annoyed that again she did it to him...
"Yeah well, you just don't learn from mistakes now do you?" said 986 and to 666 "You still didn't tell us why you guys are here and where were you before"
"Hm…. Out" said Jess, they couldn't tell them where they were…
"Uh-huh…" said 999 he was disappointed, he thought that 687 and 666could tell him everything, they were friends.
David noticed that they were upset, so he tried to tell them at least some of what happened to them tonight.
"Listen, we took food, and then we named ourselves!" said David
"Yeah!" Jess thought it couldn't hurt to tell them that, and then they won't be so sad, and maybe they won't ask any more questions about how they found them... "I'm Jessica, but you can call me Jess!"
"And I'm David, and 249 is Ben. Hey, you want names too?" David asked 999 and 986
"Sure! It's really cool!" said 999 "so what will be 986 and mine's name?" He was happy that 687 and 666, that are David and Jess told them about their secret, although he thought that something else happened besides their names…
"I think you should be named Jet because you are so fast!" said Jess
"Jet… I like it! its cool! Cool, so what about you 986?" 999, now Jet, asked 986
"I know!" said David, "you should be called Kelly because you can kill someone in a second!"
"You think? Kelly…hm… what do you think Jet?" 986 asked Jet
"I think he is right, and Kelly is a really nice name!" Jet told her
"Just nice?" 986 teased him
"The best! The coolest, awesome!" said Jet
"Awesome? Where did you learn the word 'awesome'?" asked Jess, she was happy that their attention was distracted, so they didn't ask any question about her and David before…
"At one of my missions…" said Jet
"I like it" said 986
"Awesome?" asked Jet, now he was confused
"No, I like the name Kelly!" said 986, now Kelly.
"Cool! So… what are you doing here?" Jet asked Jess and David, "I mean why didn't you came back like 249, I mean Ben, did?"
"Oh… hm… we figured that since we both have shark DNA David could help me practice in a fight combat kick I can't do yet." Said Jess 'this isn't good…'
"Cool, so how did you end up…Hey! What was that for!" said Jet because Kelly hit him in the side.
"Nothing, come on lets go, it's late and not all of us have shark DNA." Said Kelly and winked to Jess
"Yeah, if we go now we can still have a few sleeping hours" said David, and headed to the door. "We should go in pairs so we won't be noticed"
"Good idea! I will come with you" said Jet but before he left with David Kelly approched him.
"Don't ask him about what happened, not now, we will figure it out tomorrow!" she said, she was curios, but she didn't want to hurt her friend's feelings. After all, they caught them almost kissing, and they haven't talked directly to each other since they were caught red handed. She will find out soon exactly what happened.
"If you say so…" Jet said, he trusted 986, now Kelly that she knew what she was doing. And he was sure that she wouldn't let it slide, she was the most curios one in the whole unit, but she was also a clever one, so when she says to shut up - you shut up. And with that he left the gym with David
"Thanks a lot!" Jess told Kelly, sighing in relief, it could have been really strange if Jet had finished his question
"No problem, but I expect all the details you know." Said Kelly, she was glad to help her friend, but still, she wanted to know what was going on between her CO and her friend.
"I don't know either…one second we were fighting, and at the other we were lying on the mattress and… I don't know…"said Jess
"I think something that should have happened before a long time happened!" said Kelly
"What are you talking about?" asked Jess
"You and David, you always dance around each other, it's about time something like this happened!" said Kelly
"Maybe you're right, I don't know… its just, he so… so sensitive and kind, and always helps me and he is good looking" said Jess, and when she realized what she had just said" I can't believe I just said that!"
"Be amazed to what people say when they are in love!" said Kelly
"What! In love! Are you crazy? I don't love him, I just… just…"
"Love him?" it was funny to see Jess straggling with her emotions, Kelly was one of the younger X6s, but she was clever and she noticed everything, and Jess was in love!
"Whatever, come on lets go" said Jess and with that their conversation about David ended.
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"Alec!" Max tried to call him, she didn't know if he wasn't answering her because he was mad at her, or because he was just asleep. "Alec!"
"What do you want Max?" he asked he was trying to sleep and she was calling his name out loud!
"I just wanted to know…"
"What? I'm trying to sleep"
"Oh, never mind then"
"Come on Max! you can't call my name and then not tell me what you want from me."
"I just wanted to know…"
"What?" he asked, not annoyed, but tired
"If you are mad at me… I know its stupid, but we are stuck here, and after what you said before, I just wanted to know if we are cool…"
"Max, we are cool. You should relax a bit, you are way too uptight. you think that it's all yout fault. So here's a news flash - its not"
"What? Why do you think like that?"
"Well, you always blame yourself and always say that's it's all your fault, and I have to say, its a litlle annoying."
"Sorry you're annoyed but I can't help it, it is my fault you know!"
"What exactly is your fault?" asked Alec, he really wanted to know what was Max thinking about
"All of this! Us stuck here, not to mention all the stuff you told me before..."
"What I told you before has nothing to do with you. I mean, sure you were connected, but it wasn't your fault, it was Manticore's so stop act like its your fault all the time! It's driving me crazy!" Alec said. Maybe she will understand eventually that it is not her fault.
"Maybe, but it is my fault that you and Joshua are here!"
"No it's not!"
"Yes it is!"
"Max! Listen to me! we all make our own decisions, I chose to help you and that's it! So did Joshua. We could have said no if we wanted, don't think you have that much affect on me, so just stop. My head hurts enough without you saying sorry every other minute..." Alec said, she was getting on his nerves a bit. All he wanted to do was sleep and she was trying to talk to him all the time. Not that he complained - isolation can be very boring, but she doesn't talk, she just apologizes all the time and it's really annoying!
"Oh.. Sorry..."
"Max? Can't you not say 'sorry'?"
"Hell I can! Dont think I'm like this all the time, I guess this place does affect me..."
"Listen, I guess you are really bored, with you having shark DNA and all, so why don't you tell me about your life outside Manticore? Who knows, maybe it will be interesting..."
"Why? I mean, you were outside before, you know how it is"
"Yeah, but you actually lived there for half your life, how is it like?" Alec asked, he was really curios to know how it is to live a real life, and maybe like this she won't be sorry all the time...
"It's really cool! I mean, my roomate, OC - "
"OC? what kind of name is OC?"There are strange people out there...
"OC as for Original Cindy. Anyway, she is the coolest person ever. She always have my back. I don't think that I could have survived the life out there without her.There is also Jam Pony, thats where I work, delivering packages. Lame, I know, but the people there are the best! OC works there with me, Sketchy is there too, he is a bit silly, but he is cool. Normal is our boss, and he isn't that normal that's all I can say... but he is o.k I guess... we usually hang out at Crash after work, it's a bar, a really nice one. And of course there is Logan. Logan, I always help him out, he has this 'save the world' attitude and since I'm a transgenic, I guess I have some special qualities... but we are more than that, I mean... Alec? Alec are you listening to me?" she asked when suddenly it was really quiet down there. But she didn't hear a response from him. "Huh, thats strange..." she concentrated and heard him breathe in a slow rhythm "He fell asleep, I guess I was a little annoying, especially if he is weak, tiredand doesn't have shark DNA, although I am kind of tired my self, I should get some sleep too."
And with that Max went to sleep. And finally after 6 long months she had her first good sleep, so did Alec.
A/N: No cliffhangers in this one! Please review and let me know what you think:)