Second Best Thing
Title: Cure for all the questions.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything, so don't sue me!!!
Summary: Alec, Max and OC are sent on a mission to a high school in order to find a cure for the virus, but what will Max find on this all new experience for her???
Pairing: M/A
Chapter 15.
After the dinner Alec and Max decided to go for a walk on the quiet streets. The only thing that surrounded them was darkness and silence, not odd silence but comfortable, suddenly Max stopped and faced Alec.
"Alec I have to tell you something…" Max said and looked into Alec's eyes.
"Sure, what is it?" He asked her.
There was some uncertainty in her eyes, she didn't exactly know if she should tell him.
"Well, you know the taxi that was waiting for me downstairs…" Max started
"Yeah…" Alec said not understanding what it was that she was trying to say.
"The driver… he parked in the quiet alley and locked me in. He said something about me making him money by that he probably meant prostituting. I made it look like I called the police, so he would open the car. He pulled the knife and threatened to kill me. That was when I donno I just lost it I guess, I wasn't myself…I killed that man." Max said, the last four words were barely a whisper.
Alec's facial expression changed to serious, concerned and a bit worried. (Picture his face when Max told him she killed Ben in Love among the runes"
"Maxie, it was self defence," Alec said before even thinking.
"Self Defence ?!" Max said and let out a bitter laugh.
"Alec, it was not self defence it was a murder, he was the ordinary and I am a soldier, I was trained to disarm people, I could have just beaten him up a little bit, but I butchered him and left him in the ally" Max sobbed quietly on Alec's shoulder.
They stood there like that. Alec wrapped his arms around Max because she started shivering.
"Maxie, lets just go home, will figure out what to do and what is going on. But for now you need some rest." Alec said, because he simply didn't know what else to do, other than try to comfort Max.
"Alec I am so sorry for ruining our date today." Max whispered softly in Alec's ear.
"You didn't ruin anything, besides there's always tomorrow… or tonight to make up for it…" Alec said with a small grin, which made Max smile a little bit.
That was one of the reasons why Max loved Alec so much, he could always make her smile, even when she felt like breaking down and crying.
Max woke up to the sound of her alarm clock which was set on 7.00 am, to give just enough time for her to get a shower get dressed and eat something.
But Max didn't feel like doing all those things, all she wanted was stay in this warm bed with Alec and not go to school.
After all what was the reason for going? She has made her choice
It's not like her and Logan were together, even though he didn't even have a clue about that. So why would she need to go??? No reason in particular, but still she knew it would be better if she got the cure in case she sneezed on the poor guy.
"Ok, I guess I'll go". Max thought as she threw the blanket off of her and Alec who was still asleep. He mumbled something in his sleep and tried to pull the blanket, but realised that he was grabbing the air, since the blanket was on the floor.
"Maxie, did you have to throw the blanket of?" He asked with his eyes closed.
"Wake up sleepy head." Max said and gave him a kiss just before she grabbed the dry towel and went to get a shower.
"Cindy Wakey-wakey" Max yelled from the kitchen.
About five minutes later Cindy walked out of the bedroom, her hair was a mess, and she probably couldn't be bothered taking the make up off, because the mascara or eyeliner was all smudged.
"Morning Cindy!" Max said cheerfully.
"Would you like a cup of coffee?" She asked her.
"I'd love one." Cindy said her eyes were half closed and it looked like she was going to drop on the floor asleep any second. But Max handed her the big cup, and as soon as Cindy smelled the aroma of the coffee her eyes were wide open only to see Max grinning.
"Boo what's got into you? You're grinning from ear to ear." Cindy said.
"Nothing…" Max answered innocently.
"I'm sure it's nothing, and that's why you were tossing and turning all night, that even I could hear and couldn't fall asleep." Cindy mumbled quietly as she took a sip of coffee. If Max was a human there would be no way that she heard what Cindy said, but she wasn't a regular human, and she heard what Cindy said loud and clear.
"What???" Max exclaimed and gave that 'I have no idea what you're talking about' look.
"Hon, just because I'm not a transgenic, it doesn't mean that I'm deaf. Oh and next time please don't scream his name out at three in the morning." Cindy simply said.
"Umm let's just change the subject, huh?" Max suggested.
"Sure, how about Logan and Asha are coming today."
"Cindy are you doing it on purpose?" Max asked because she was getting frustrated.
"Nah boo, I'm just really sleepy and you know that I'm not really talkative when I don't get my sleep, so what I'll do is go back to bed and get some sleep. Have a good day boo, and Good luck with Logan." Cindy said as she gave Max a hug and a kiss on the fore head. Then she dragged her feet to the bedroom.
The day wasn't going so good for Max first she tripped on the stairs and totally twisted her ankle because she was running late (as usual)
Then there was this girl with a milkshake who 'accidentally' spilled it all over Max's top, because she was so damn jealous of her being with Alec. And to top all that on lunch time her skirt went up because of the stupid wind, in front of well…. everyone.
This was the most embarrassing day Max had had, she was ready to blow up any minute just like a bomb waiting for someone to activate it.
But thankfully it was time to go home, but Max wasn't really looking forward to it, because she'd have to face Logan.
The apartment was about fifteen minute walk from school, but she wasn't in a hurry, especially today.
When she got home Logan and Asha were already there, she heard their voices, which were coming form the kitchen.
"Hey!" Max said with a genuine smile.
"Hey Max" Logan replied and Asha waived and mouthed 'hello'
"So…. How was your flight?" Max asked trying to start some sort of conversation.
"It was umm…. Long" Asha said as she searched for the word in Logan's eyes.
"Would you like a cup of tea? Coffee? Coke?" Max asked and with each question she raised her eyebrows waiting for an answer, but not getting a response.
She went over to the fridge and got herself a can of diet coke.
The room was silent, the only thing that Max could hear was breathing…
"Max me and Logan want to talk to you about something…." Asha started
"Yeah…" Logan added.
"You see, after you left, me and Asha discovered this connection between us, it's more like a bond…" Logan said with a sigh of relief.
Max couldn't believe she was hearing all that, for a moment she wondered if it was her imagination, but no it was totally real.
She was just standing there and blinking, suddenly realisation hit her, she was only gone for a week, but Logan already found himself a substitute for her.
Max just couldn't believe it, what if she was still head over hills in love with Logan, and he told her this.
"Oh he wouldn't live long enough to take another breath" The little voice said with a small laugh in her head.
But Logan was in for a surprise, because Max was gonna tell him about Alec.
"Logan I want to tell you something too." Max said in a very calm voice.
"Ok fine I admit that Logan and Asha is a shock, and it kinda hurt, but I don't care, anymore." Max thought. And then she noticed that Asha was trying really hard to keep a straight face, she was about to crack up laughing.
"What is so funny Asha?" Max almost yelled, but then remembered in time to keep her voice cool.
"Max we're just kidding." Asha barely said in between the laughs and then hi fived Logan, adding.
"Great idea Logan!"
"Wait a minute you two just played me!" Max yelled not caring about keeping cool anymore.
"Well, DUH" Asha said and laughed again. Max was about to slap the bitch, but Logan joined her, so now both of them were laughing like two idiots.
"You were testing my emotions!" Max spat out. Suddenly the laughing stopped, because angry max is bad, but when she's angry at you that's worse!
"But you passed the test! I never had a doubt, but I just wanted to make sure, that after almost a year of not being able to touch you feelings still were true." Logan said, with a smile.
"Well maybe you should have had a doubt, because me and you are history!" Max yelled and threw a can of coke at Logan.
"Max it was just a joke, get over it!" Logan said. Max couldn't believe what she was hearing, Logan was a jerk, but he probably always hid it from her, two years of knowing him and she had never seen or known that side of Logan.
"Then get this joke: Me and Alec are together"
"Yeah, I'm sure you are." Logan said sarcastically. But Max just raised her left eyebrow.
"Do you really expect me to believe that you're with that asshole, the jerk that you hate more than anything in this world?"
"Is it really that hard to believe? Oh and it's the jerk that I love more than anything in this world" Max said looking Logan straight in the eye, who couldn't handle the challenge and blinked after couple of seconds.
"If I didn't know better I'd say that you're either telling the truth or are a really good actress." Logan said still smiling, he was so confident that Max wouldn't do something like this to him. But he was wrong…very wrong.
Max didn't say anything, she just continued staring at Logan.
"Max you cant be serious!" Logan said, but it was more of a question then a statement.
"Actually I've never been more serious." Max replied coldly.
"This is just too much for me to deal with right now." Logan said after putting some thought into what he was going to say next.
"We could talk about this some other time, if you want to that is. But for now I suggest you make a hotel reservation." Max said as she handed him the cordless phone and left the room.
"Well this didn't go so well…" Asha said after she was sure that Max wasn't there.
"Not it didn't" Logan said with a heavy sigh.
"Do you really think that she was serious about her and Alec?"
"I don't know now… maybe, maybe not."
"Ok but if she was serious, we could still make that hotel reservation, and make that joke of ours a reality," Asha said with a cheeky smile.
"Sounds like a plan" Logan replied with a smile of his own.
"Gotcha!" Came a voice from the shadows.
"Max! You were listening the whole time?" Logan asked, his jaw dropped. He knew he was busted.
"I know that it wasn't a joke, you two just wanted to see what I would do, but if I didn't take it so well you could always say that it's a joke. Logan your just not man enough to say the truth to my face." Max said as she leaned on the doorframe.
"No Max that's not it…" Logan tried to get out of this situation.
"Then what is it, huh? Once I said I was seeing someone else you had to settle with the second best thing? Is that it?" Max questioned.
"No.." Logan tried to deny lamely.
"Whatever!" Max said not even willing to hear him out.
"Hey!" Logan exclaimed
"This is also about you too, I asked you to go on this mission, it was meant to be for us! For a chance to be together once again. But you went off and screwed the first guy in your sight!" Logan shouted
"For your information we weren't together before, oh… unless you mean dancing around each other for a year, like two dumb teenagers!" Max shouted back
"So all you care about is sex? Is that it?" Logan yelled no longer having control his voice or emotions.
"Well it's not ALL I care about, but yes, I'm a young woman and I have my needs!" Max replied.
"Then you're a whore." Logan yelled. Max blurred and she was ten inches away from him. She wanted to hit or spit on him, to see the pleasure of him dying in from of her, but she knew that once she calms down she'd regret it. So she took a deep breath trying to calm herself down.
Logan realised that he went OVER the line, but it was too late to take it all back, because the words settled in.
Max was controlling her anger, her eyes narrowed as she pointed at the door and said one word
"Out" Logan knew that he better leave now before things get out of hand for him. So he obeyed her order. But before he left he said
"Max I'm sorry it turned out like that, I've never meant to hurt you, I hope we can talk this through later."
"There's nothing left for us to talk about, Logan. And I've just realised that I was in love with a different Logan, the one that supported me, helped me and comforted me when I needed it, but this Logan-I have no idea who he is, but he's definitely not the same person that I fell in love with. Now I know that I've made the right choice, by being with Alec, and I hope that you and Asha can find happiness together." That was the last thing she said before she closed the door.
She sat down on the couch and hugged the cushion. She remained sited in that position until Alec, Dana OC and Lane got home. So she told everything that happened.
(Half and hour later)
Max put everything that happened today behind her and actually had fun just drinking beer and talking. She remembered that she wasn't alone, she had friends who were her family and a great boyfriend who cared about her. She felt loved, admired, happy and wanted that was all she could ask for.
It was fun until they ran out of beer so Lane and Dana decided to drive to the store to get some more. They were gone for about five minutes, when the doorbell rang.
"Well that was fast." Max said in a cheerful voice as she opened the door only to find Logan standing on the other side.
"Logan what are you doing here?" Max asked. She was sure that she told him that they had nothing to talk about.
"Oh I think Alec would know." Logan replied bitterly.
"What are you talking about Logan?" Max questioned but didn't let him in.
"Alec! Alec, come here you son of a bitch!" Logan yelled on top of his lungs, ignoring Max's shushing sounds.
"Just let me in, Max. I want an explanation." Logan pleaded, he was about to cry, and Max wondered what Alec could have done, that was so bad, well besides being with her.
Logan pushed his way through looking in every room for the young transgenic, he finally found him siting in the lounge room.
"You fucken murderer!" Logan shouted at the younger man. But Alec had no idea what he was talking about.
"You killed him, didn't you?" Logan questioned.
"Logan calm down, and explain what you're talking about." Alec said. But Logan didn't reply he just handed Alec videotape, so he just popped it into the VCR and pressed play.
It turned out to be a news report, about a man in his mid forties. He was murdered yesterday about seven blocks from their apartment. But Alec still didn't understand what that had to do with him or Logan. So just stared at Logan.
"You killed my uncle in cold blood, you son of a bitch." Logan spat out.
"Logan this is a miss understanding" Max stepped into the argument.
"No it's not Max, my uncles neck was snapped, the tests came back and the forensics say that it had to be someone extremely strong to do that kind of damage, and besides the killer left the DNA samples. Your blood, Alec."
"No, it's not, he's not a killer. He didn't do it." Max tried to convince Logan.
"Yes, Max believe it, your beloved boyfriend is a cold blooded murderer, well unless you know another person with feline DNA."
"Logan, I'm telling you this is a misunderstanding, Alec didn't kill anyone."
"Oh so you think that a panther ran all the way from the zoo to kill my uncle?" Logan laughed bitterly.
"No, I'm saying that Alec isn't the only transgenic here."
"Oh, so now you want to take the blame to save his ass like you always do? Sorry to disappoint you Max, but it's time that Alec faced theconsequencesof his actions." Logan said as he took a gun out of his jacket and fired two shots.
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Hey every1 thank u for ur reviews! I appreciate, so here's the nu chappie, hope u liked it, kinda a cliffhanger ending, but i'll try 2 update soon so u'll no wat happens next....if u review!!!!!!
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