Song for this episode:

Want you bad/Offspring

Chapter 4 Heated

"Alec! Don't make me go in and kick your ass out!" Max shouted knocking harder and harder on the door.

"Take it easy. I'm almost done."

Max discovered and still couldn't believe that this four-bedroom house had only one bathroom.

"Are you a girl or something? You've been in there an hour easy. I want you out of this bathroom NOW!"

Alec came out of the bathroom with only a towel around his waist (I know, this happened already but I can't get tired of it lol), his hair and skin wet. Max kicked him out of her way and she thundered into the bathroom.

Alec dried himself as fast as he could and got dressed. I'm gonna have to run for my life.

In the bathroom, Max started the water. In less than one minute, the water became as cold as ice. "Aleeeeeeeec ! I'm gonna kill you!" she screamed into the hallway.

But Alec was gone, he knew better than stay near a female without heated water.

...

Logan had been trying to contact Max since the incident but she wasn't returning his calls. Alec should know where she is, Logan thought, and dialled his cell. When Alec answered, he could hear Max screaming in the background.

"Why the hell do you need to take a shower for one hour? You knew that there wasn't enough heated water left for me. You won't EVER do that again! I 'm the first to take a shower in the morning from NOW ON!"

Alec looked at is phone to know who was calling him. When he saw Logan's name, he grinned at Max.

Logan laughed. At least he didn't have to worry about being in Alec's shoes.

She was still screaming. "And you're proud of it! I'm gonna..."

"Hey Logan, what's up man?"

Max stopped talking immediately.

"Yeah, she's here...as you heard, don't hang up." He turned to Max. "It's for you Maxie."

Max mouthed silently "...kick your ass". "Hi Logan," she said.

"Max, I've been thinking about what happened and it really doesn't..."

"I'm sorry, I have to work, could we speak about this another time?"

Logan smiled disappeared. She was really trying to keep him away. "Sure."

"Bye," she hung up and tried to ignore Alec's chuckles.

"Is Loggie okay?" he asked with a fake worried voice.

"Shut up!" she said, wanting to rip his smile off his face. She finished getting ready for work and they were off.

....

Max took her brand new bike and Alec followed. Normal was really making them work together. Hope he change his mind about that soon They left Jam Pony for Sector 3 to deliver their package. All was normal when Max began to be really hot. She stopped and Alec, who had been riding seconds behind, almost hit her.

"Want you bad"

Max looked at him from head to toe and smiled widely. He's so cute, so hot Wait a minute, cute? Hot? Alec?

The look in her eyes made him swallow hard, he knew exactly what it was.

"I'm in heat!"

"You're in heat!" They said exactly at the same time. Alec was about to go away when she stopped him.

"Wait, Logan told me he had found pills that could stop the effects, and it's not bad enough yet to make me do stupid things. Let me use your phone."

"Okay." He handed her his phone without hesitation.

He handed her his phone. She called Logan and he understood immediately that she needed those pills right away. She knew she had a couple of hours before it gets really bad and makes her lose control. She was still in the first stage of it. He promised to find some of those pills and to call her back soon. She didn't expect to be in heat so soon; Manticore must had screwed up her cycle. Anyway she needed those pills, now that a male X5 was there, they were indispensable. Max hadn't stay in Manticore very long this summer, but she knew that if she was near Alec during the middle of her heat, desire would drives them crazy and make them do something really unwanted. She shook her head to get rid of the pictures that came to her mind at this thought.

"We should stay away from each other anyway." They said in synch again. They approved the other and went different ways. Max kept Alec's phone and returned to Jam Pony to tell Normal she was taking the rest of the day off, in case Logan couldn't find the pills. I'll have to take the rest off the week to fight against that. It was beginning to be pretty bad, she could still keep control of herself but she was feeling like she could burn from the inside. Alec's cell phone rang. She answered fast.

"Do you have them?!" She said, almost screaming.

"Yes."

"I'm coming..."

She stopped as she saw Alec entered Jam Pony. He stopped right next to her and she couldn't resist giving him a seductive look.

"Alec, what are you doing here? We agreed..." Max said, flirting with him. She walked closer to him. Logan was wondering what was going on, Alec wasn't supposed to be there, it was too...risky.

"Max, a transgenic is being hunted by the police in sector 4. I need to borrow your motorcycle, I didn't bring mine."

Oh my god. She thought to herself, they had to rescue him.

"Wait, I'm coming with you, bye Logan."

She hung up and followed Alec. He was already on her motorcycle so she had to be the passenger. He started so fast it forced Max to put her arms around his waist. She had to hold him tight because he was increasing the speed every second. Heated thoughts were crossing her mind; she wanted to forget about his powerful body, his muscles that were so tense because he concentrated to avoid every obstacle as he was driving. It was nearly driving her insane.

"Alec, slow down!"

"You're afraid, Maxie?" He said as he accelerated again. She had to hold him tighter and she decided to speak to stop thinking.

"What kind of transgenic?"

"One of us, Max, an X5."

How could that be possible? X5's were smart enough to avoid White's men. Why the hell the police was after him? How could they possibly know? Her anxieties forced her to concentrate and swept away her dirty thoughts. They stopped at the sector barrier.

"Alec, they won't let us in."

"Shut up and learn."

He said cockily. She hit him to blow away his sexy smile. I hate being like this. She thought with a sigh.

"You can't pass, there's a problem in Sector 4, you'll have to wait."

Alec looked behind him, acting like he didn't want anyone to hear. He whispered low to the policeman.

"It's an emergency, we're delivering something very important."

Max kept her serious and showed a little package that was in her coat. It was one she hadn't delivered earlier. The policeman looked at them, not sure what to do but the hero side of him won and he let them pass. Max was always amazed to see how easy it was for Alec to lie to those people. They wanted so bad to be heroes that they would take all chances and he knew it. He impressed her; he knew how to lie for sure.

"Wow, you did it!"

"You had doubts?"

He's really good; it's making him even more attractive...damn feline D.N.A.! She thought.

They arrived in sight of the police cars and, instead of stopping like every other cars, Alec accelerated.

"Hold on stronger, Maxie!"

She obeyed and they passed the police cars. She could hear the first gunshots behind them.

"Are you ready?"

He didn't wait for her answer.

"I want you bad, bad, bad, bad... BAD"

White was exulting an X5. He was testing a prototype of "X series detector" who would be perfect to catch transgenics and an X5 that had the bad luck to be in his way. He had jumped on the occasion to call the police; bad exposure of these transgenics was good to his people. Familiars hadn't given him the right to use this thing but it would come and they would hunt them all until total extermination. Sitting in his black car, he was watching the scene. He could see the poor transgenic trying to get away but he was losing ground every second. He would be in his hands before 5 o'clock. Suddenly, White heard tire's rustling. A motorcycle appears from nowhere beside the runaway X5. The transgenic hesitated a moment but soon jumped behind a girl and, within seconds, they had disappeared. White hit the passenger seat with anger. He took his laptop and break into the city's video-camera security system to watch the scene again. He recognized immediately the two X5's who were on the motorcycle.

"452 and 494. I thought I got rid of him, but she still has him to help."

At least, now he knew who the guy with her the night she had broke in this facility was. She would be in his hands sooner or later.

...

Max was now stuck between two male X5 and that wasn't helping her problem but she was so happy to have saved one of her kind that it didn't really matter.

Alec had recognized the X5 they had saved. It was 746, one of his old mission friends back at Manticore. He couldn't believe in his luck, he had found a friend.

"Alec, I have to get my pills at Logan's."

"You can have everything you want, Maxie, even me."

He winked at her, teasing her. He knew it was hard for her. He could sense her heat becoming more and more powerful. Her scent was intoxicating him, making him think about things he could do with her...Stop it Alec, you're dreaming man. Even in heat, I don't think she would want to do these things with you, calm down. He ordered himself. It seemed like hours to Max before they were finally to Logan's. Alec couldn't wait anymore to talk to 746 who was the first to get off the motorcycle.

"Thanks to you both."

"Pleasure." Max said, smiling at him like a teenager.

"My god, is it you 494?"

"Who else?"

"You know each other?" Max said, surprised.

"Yes, we were best friends until they removed him from undercover missions. What happened, 494?" 746 said, now smiling at Max and looking at her with interest.

"Another time 746."

Max looked at them almost hugging, talking about the old times for a minute then she came back to reality.

"Alec, I remind you that it is MY baby so if you want a ride home, you'll have to wait here." She said as she walked towards Logan's apartment.

"Alec?"

"She names everyone. I think it's perfect, it's cool, and it's like me."

746 chuckled and looked at Max entering the building. He sighed.

"Your girlfriend is in heat; lucky guy."

"Max isn't my girlfriend."

"Anyway, she's soooo hot."

"Also freakishly strong, freakishly stubborn and high tempered. Don't even try."

"09 escapee?"

"Yeah."

Max came back and looked at 746 closely. He was blond, with green eyes, he was cute. The pills were starting to affect her. It wasn't bad anymore. Of course, Logan had told her that it wasn't 100 , she would be attracted to them, she would think a lot of things but she wouldn't lose control, she would stay herself.

"So, what's your name?"

"I haven't got one, but I heard you're the ones who gives the names...and that you're good at it."

Alec grinned.

"You'll be... Eric."

Both guys approved. It's was perfect for him.

"Max, you think Eric could live with us and Josh?"

"Do you spend hours in the shower for nothing, using all the heated water?"

"No."

"Alec, you think Eric could take your place?" She said laughing. Alec gave her a little-puppy look and laughed along.

So ? Let me know what you think.