Title: Just an Assignment?

Summary: AU. Max has to work with Alec on a school project will it lead to a new relationship or the total opposite? MA

A/N: I am so sorry for everyone who's been reading this, that I haven't updated in so long. I've had MAJOR writers block, I haven't wrote anything for a long time. Sorry.

Chapter 5 – I don't wanna' leave again.

Max sat on the cold hard concrete floor that lead up to the Space Needle, it was where they'd planned it; her timing was a bit off. She wanted to be there ready she figured that if she got there early, and thought about how nice and good it would be to see him, she get the nervous feeling out of her and the doubts that were gnawing in the back of her mind.

It didn't really help. The nervous feeling was stronger than ever and the doubts were no different. She was still thinking all that happened four years ago was a huge set up for now. Zack coming back and Alec finding out that same week, it just seemed so unreal. Like the whole thing was a film script.

Alec was walking slowly trying to stretch out the journey giving him some time to think; was he doing the right thing? Or was he just pulling her into a trap Manticore had made? His thoughts consumed him so much he didn't realize he'd walked straight passed the Space Needle until he heard her voice call out.

"Alec!" he turned around swiftly looking where the voice had come from he didn't need to look any further when he turned around he was looking straight in her eyes. He didn't know what to do now. Should he go hug her? Say hey? He didn't need to be thinking about that as she was in his arms in seconds of their eyes meeting.

"God, calm down. I knew you wanted me, but I didn't think it was this much!" he joked, she slapped him, "She hasn't changed much." he though as did she, "He hasn't changed much." He pouted and held his arm where she'd hit,

"Maxie, that really hurt…you, should try acting more femin--" he was cut short with a blow to the head, nothing serious, just Max's angry hand.

"Shit! I was just joking, God women!" she laughed, she obviously caught him off guard a bit there, she could tell because he was starting to ramble. And now he was rubbing two "sore" spots.

"So…where are we going to go?" he asked her, now acting what was "normal" for him.

"I don't know…I figured you'd have something planned for us." She stated.

"Well that was oh, so wrong of you, wasn't it?"

"Shut up." She snapped.

"You're just like I remember you know…I thought you'd have changed…but you're still the same 'ol Maxie I knew and loved back then." She looked at him,

"Loved?" she questioned.

"It's a saying, duh." He said covering it up. He scratched the back of his head he was growing nervous. He liked to keep things on a playful level with him and Max. Never let the conversations grow too serious. He was uncomfortable now, it was too serious. She grabbed his hand and pulled him up the stairs.

"Wow. You can see everything…" he whispered almost as if he were scared he would disturb something if he didn't.

"Yeah, it's really pretty up here…" she lay down and Alec followed resting his head on her stomach and closing his eyes, he'd missed this, human contact. It was a need he'd been deprived of for four whole years now, ever since he "failed" the mission. He was confirmed one of them. A nomilie. Only, he knew he wasn't because he let her go.

"Where did you go after we split?" he asked sleepily. And he soon fell asleep up there on the Space Needle with Max's soothing voice covering his senses. He felt somewhat safe with her. As she did with him. Right before he nodded of into a peaceful slumber he whispered something.

"I don't even wanna' leave again."

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