I Cry – chapter 2
Max, Cindy, Sketchy and Herbal are enjoying a busy night at crash but something is annoying Max. Alec and Herbal are playing pool, Sketchy is rather drunk and had fallen asleep on the table. While Cindy is watching Max as she stares into her glass of beer burried in her thoughts.
"Aiight, boo what's up?" Cindy asked Max
"Nothing, Why would anything be up?" Max answered not moving her gaze from the glass.
"Sure. Now Original Cindy knows something is buggin her girl" Cindy replied
"It's just... i miss Zack, so much" Max told her finally looking up at her best friend.
"Aaww come here boo" Cindy pulled Max into a hug, Max let out a much needed sigh.
"It just doesn't seem like he's gone, ya know?" Max said
"Yeah boo" Cindy agreed
"I'm gonna bounce, catch ya later" Max commented as she picked up her jacket and put it on.
"Where ya going boo?" Cindy asked
"To clear my head" Max answered smiling slightly.
"Aiight, be careful up there boo" Cindy understoon Max was going to the space needle.
"See ya" Max said bye to Alec and Herbal as she walked past them.
"Cherrio sistah" Herbal replied
"Bye Maxie" Alec answered.
Max arrived at the space needle, ran up the stairs, pulled the protective cover off the hidden keyboard and slipped down onto the chair and began to play what she was feeling and softly sang.
"I miss you,
Miss you so bad,
I don't forget you,
Oh it's so sad"
"I hope you can hear me,
Cause i remember it clearly. The day,
you slipped away,
Was the day i found it out be the same"
"I didn't get around to kiss you,
Goodbye on the hand,
I wish i could see you again,
i know that i can't"
"I've had my wake up,
Won't you wake up,
I keep asking why"
"I happened you passed by,
And now you gone,
Now you gone,
There you go,
There you go,
Somewhere i can't bring you back,
I miss you"
"I miss you too, Maxie" Zack softly said as he walked in the space needle window behind Max.
"Zack...No he's dead, your a clone" Max voice started as a whisper then shouted with anger and hatred.
"No, Max it really is me" Zack took a few steps closer to her.
"I'm not going back, you can't make" Max shouted and took up a fighting stance.
"I'm not here to take you back" Zack replied in a calm voice as he cotinued to walk slowly towards Max.
"Don't come any closer or i'll kick your ass" Max warned
"Maxie... it's me Zack" he tried to tell her but was given a punch to the chest then a kick and he winced in pain.
"No. your a clone. I saw Zack die in my arms you can't be him" Max retorted.
"If i was a clone how would i know that when we were kids at Manticore i climbed up a tree to get you a red balloon that was stuck at the top and i gave it to you. Or that some how after i had died i was able to talk to you" Zack camly told her as he walked out the window and lay down on the cold surface of the space needle and rubbed his chest where Max had kicked him while looking up at the stars.
After a few minutes Max slowly walked outside and sat down next to Zack.
"Are you hurt?" she asked looking down at him.
"A bit...do you believe me now?" Zack answered as he sat up and Max helped him.
"Can i see your bar code?" Max asked Zack smiled and nodded. He turned his head to the side, Max leaned over and moved the collar of his jacket to show a barcode on his neck.
"Zack" Max recognised it right away, A tear fell. Zack turned around to look at her.
"Zack it really is you...i don't understand" Max whispered as she threw her arms around his neck, he winced in pain as Max hugged him.
Max sensed she had hurt him and pulled away "Oh am sorry"
"It's alright... Max about what i said to you back in the woods i ment it" Zack spoke looking deep into Maxs eyes.
"So did i" Max replied smiling at him as Zack began to close the space between them as their lips met for a slow and passionate kiss.
"What do ya say we go to mine and have a coffee?" Max asked as they broke apart.
"That's a great idea and some much needed sleep" Zack agreed as he and Max stood up and headed down the stairs of the space needle hand in hand.
"And you can tell me all about what happened?" Max added and Zack nodded.
Later on that night at Maxs apartment. They both had coffee and Zack got a changed of clothes from Alec and burned the Manticore blue and white uniform.
"So you really saw Tinga, Ben and Eva huh?" Max asked as she lay next to Zack.
"Yah, Tinga and Ben haven't changed a bit and Eva is a lot like Syl" Zack answered smiling.
"Two Syls, that could be troublesome" Max laughed and Zack joined in.
"Next question maxie" Zack stated
"How come your here?" Max asked wondering
"Well you know how we heard the soldiers in the forest then you ran off..." Zack started
"Yeah" Max remembered
"...The soldiers thought you would be long gone, so they didn't follow you. Lydecker arrived not far behind them in a car. Then i was taken back to home sweet home where i think i had a heart transplant... see the lovely scar" Zack finnished and showed Max the scar on his chest.
"Oh that looks sore" Max commented as she screwed her face up.
"When did you escape?" Max asked
"Last week sometime they were taking me to phy-ops and i took that as a chance to escape" Zack answered
"Zack i'm sorry" Max apologised
"You have nothing to be sorry for.." he was cut off by Max
"But if i had just gotten myself caught i could have helped you escape" Max butted in.
"No..No Max don't start with the but if routine. I'm okay, your okay and now we are together again" Zack told her.
"Your right...you should get some sleep, you look like crap" Max smiled
"Thanks Maxie, i love you too" Zack replied smiling and gently kissed her.
"Right back at ya" Max answered.
Hiya readers. I hope you enjoyed it. It would mean a lot to me if ya let me know. Hint hint lol. All reviewers get a reply honest. Kelly x.