Chapter: Curiosity is Bitch.
A/N: For those of you who can't remember, Reagan is Normal's real name.
As the week progressed Ben's presence was becoming natural. Everyone forgot about the incident at Crash. Normal had actually gotten him to call him by his real name.
" I don't believe this, I ordered my shredder since last week Friday and I still haven't received it," Normal complained to Ben.
" Don't you get a discount if it's late?"
" Yeah but I was looking forward to it."
" It will get here soon." Exactly why he would need a paper shredder was beyond him.
" Sure hope so."
Normal went in the back mumbling and Ben went to Max who had just finished a run. " Reagan is still ranting about his shredder."
She hated that Ben was so close to Normal. He once tried to get Alec to call him by his real name but he never did. However Ben did manage to get to the dispatch counter, and worked for more than the rest of them already. " I don't know why you even listen to his bragging."
" Because he's the boss." It was a simple reason. " You know I could put in a word for you and get you to work dispatch."
" Thanks but the idea of being there with Normal all day is scary. Why don't you put in a word for Stacy, I'm sure she won't mind," Max teased. She noticed that she was eyeing her brother. Everyone seemed to like Ben more than Alec, mainly because Ben was always trying to please everyone, while Alec just loved to piss everyone off.
" What are you taking about?" He himself had noticed that. She was literally throwing herself at him. She in various occasions pretended to fall and mysteriously end up in his arms.
" Don't play that with me." She punched him on his shoulder. " I think she's a nice girl, you should take her Crash sometime."
" I don't think I should be dating just yet."
" Stop punishing yourself and just live, after all you only have one life to live. Well you had two but you may not get another one, so live this one to the fullest."
Max was right, it was time that he started living. He liked her and she liked him so why shouldn't he. " Maybe I would."
" Good," she said with a smile.
" So are you going to ask Alec out?"
Max face went blank. Where was he getting this? " Why would I ask Alec out?"
" Because you like him, and you only have one life to live an you should live it to the fullest."
If she knew that he would have used that line on her, she would have kept it to herself. " Alec and I are friends."
Why did they always say that? " Max, I know you like him, OC knows, Sketchy knows, and even Reagan knows. The only problem is he doesn't know. So let him know."
If only it was that easy. She couldn't just walk up to Alec and tell him that she was falling in love with him. She didn't know what he would say. What if he laughed at her? " I gotta go."
***************************************************************** Logan opened an envelope he had received form Matt. He pulled out the pictures and examined each one carefully. They were pictures of Ben's victims. He asked his detective friend Matt to get them for him.
He pulled out his drawer and took out a red maker. On the back of each picture he wrote, "Ben's Work." He put them back in the envelope and rested it on his desk. He was going to give them to OC and Sketchy. Maybe they could convince Max that Ben needed help.
He took up his jacket and took the envelope and walked out the door.
When he arrived at Jam Pony Sketchy was about to leave for a next run. He walked up to him. " Hey Sketchy."
" What's up man?"
" Not much."
" Max isn't here you know, she left about half an hour ago."
Logan shook his head. " I didn't come to see Max I was actually hoping to find you."
" Me." He and Logan never had much to talk about.
" Yeah, I wanted to give you something to look at." Logan took the envelope from behind his back and gives it to Sketchy. He eyed it suspiciously.
" What is it?"
" It, the reason why Ben shouldn't be here."
Sketchy looked at the envelope and back to Logan. " What's in it?"
" Pictures of what he did."
He didn't want to see them. He liked his ignorant state, he knew if he saw them he would immediately start to think twice about Ben and he didn't want to that because he was Ben's friend. He gave the envelop back to Logan. " I don't want to see your pictures."
" I'm just saying you should look at them and tell me if you still think he doesn't need to see someone." He tried to give Sketchy back the envelope but he didn't take it.
" Listen, why do you want to stir things up. He's good now, just leave him in peace."
" Yes I know he's good now, but it's only a matter of time before he snaps again. You don't need to look at it now, just take them and if you still don't want to see them you can throw it away."
Sketchy took the envelope and put it in his bag. He was curious about it but doubted that he would look at them. He got on his bike and peddled away.
Logan smiled at himself; he knew curiosity would eventually get the best of Sketchy.
***************************************************************** It was nearing six o'clock and most of Jam Pony workers had gone home. Normal had to send Ben on a run because all the messengers had left. He kept looking to see when he would come back because the delivery was in sector four and Sketchy got in fight there once. He walked to the door and saw a delivery guy there.
" Package for a Reagan--"
Normal didn't let him finished what he was saying. " Is it my shredder?"
" I believe it is."
Logan took the form from the man and quickly filled it out. As soon as the guy left he ripped open the box and saw his masterpiece. " My baby has come home." He lifted it up and set it on his counter. He went in the back and began to look for something to shred. He looked at the files in the drawer. He realized he couldn't shred those so he looked for something else.
After looking all over he realized there was nothing to shred. Max was right she didn't need a shredder. He wasn't about to let her know that so he went to the trashcan to get some paper. He saw an envelope and he picked it up.
He ripped it open and saw some pictures of dead people. There were four of them. Three had some people who had blood dripping from their mouths and one had the back of someone's neck with a barcode on it. He put his hand over his mouth in shock. Why someone leave those pictures in a bin. It seemed out of place. He tuned one of them over and saw something written in red marker. They all had the same message. " Ben's Work."
Note: I know it was short but I hope you like it.
A/N: For those of you who can't remember, Reagan is Normal's real name.
As the week progressed Ben's presence was becoming natural. Everyone forgot about the incident at Crash. Normal had actually gotten him to call him by his real name.
" I don't believe this, I ordered my shredder since last week Friday and I still haven't received it," Normal complained to Ben.
" Don't you get a discount if it's late?"
" Yeah but I was looking forward to it."
" It will get here soon." Exactly why he would need a paper shredder was beyond him.
" Sure hope so."
Normal went in the back mumbling and Ben went to Max who had just finished a run. " Reagan is still ranting about his shredder."
She hated that Ben was so close to Normal. He once tried to get Alec to call him by his real name but he never did. However Ben did manage to get to the dispatch counter, and worked for more than the rest of them already. " I don't know why you even listen to his bragging."
" Because he's the boss." It was a simple reason. " You know I could put in a word for you and get you to work dispatch."
" Thanks but the idea of being there with Normal all day is scary. Why don't you put in a word for Stacy, I'm sure she won't mind," Max teased. She noticed that she was eyeing her brother. Everyone seemed to like Ben more than Alec, mainly because Ben was always trying to please everyone, while Alec just loved to piss everyone off.
" What are you taking about?" He himself had noticed that. She was literally throwing herself at him. She in various occasions pretended to fall and mysteriously end up in his arms.
" Don't play that with me." She punched him on his shoulder. " I think she's a nice girl, you should take her Crash sometime."
" I don't think I should be dating just yet."
" Stop punishing yourself and just live, after all you only have one life to live. Well you had two but you may not get another one, so live this one to the fullest."
Max was right, it was time that he started living. He liked her and she liked him so why shouldn't he. " Maybe I would."
" Good," she said with a smile.
" So are you going to ask Alec out?"
Max face went blank. Where was he getting this? " Why would I ask Alec out?"
" Because you like him, and you only have one life to live an you should live it to the fullest."
If she knew that he would have used that line on her, she would have kept it to herself. " Alec and I are friends."
Why did they always say that? " Max, I know you like him, OC knows, Sketchy knows, and even Reagan knows. The only problem is he doesn't know. So let him know."
If only it was that easy. She couldn't just walk up to Alec and tell him that she was falling in love with him. She didn't know what he would say. What if he laughed at her? " I gotta go."
***************************************************************** Logan opened an envelope he had received form Matt. He pulled out the pictures and examined each one carefully. They were pictures of Ben's victims. He asked his detective friend Matt to get them for him.
He pulled out his drawer and took out a red maker. On the back of each picture he wrote, "Ben's Work." He put them back in the envelope and rested it on his desk. He was going to give them to OC and Sketchy. Maybe they could convince Max that Ben needed help.
He took up his jacket and took the envelope and walked out the door.
When he arrived at Jam Pony Sketchy was about to leave for a next run. He walked up to him. " Hey Sketchy."
" What's up man?"
" Not much."
" Max isn't here you know, she left about half an hour ago."
Logan shook his head. " I didn't come to see Max I was actually hoping to find you."
" Me." He and Logan never had much to talk about.
" Yeah, I wanted to give you something to look at." Logan took the envelope from behind his back and gives it to Sketchy. He eyed it suspiciously.
" What is it?"
" It, the reason why Ben shouldn't be here."
Sketchy looked at the envelope and back to Logan. " What's in it?"
" Pictures of what he did."
He didn't want to see them. He liked his ignorant state, he knew if he saw them he would immediately start to think twice about Ben and he didn't want to that because he was Ben's friend. He gave the envelop back to Logan. " I don't want to see your pictures."
" I'm just saying you should look at them and tell me if you still think he doesn't need to see someone." He tried to give Sketchy back the envelope but he didn't take it.
" Listen, why do you want to stir things up. He's good now, just leave him in peace."
" Yes I know he's good now, but it's only a matter of time before he snaps again. You don't need to look at it now, just take them and if you still don't want to see them you can throw it away."
Sketchy took the envelope and put it in his bag. He was curious about it but doubted that he would look at them. He got on his bike and peddled away.
Logan smiled at himself; he knew curiosity would eventually get the best of Sketchy.
***************************************************************** It was nearing six o'clock and most of Jam Pony workers had gone home. Normal had to send Ben on a run because all the messengers had left. He kept looking to see when he would come back because the delivery was in sector four and Sketchy got in fight there once. He walked to the door and saw a delivery guy there.
" Package for a Reagan--"
Normal didn't let him finished what he was saying. " Is it my shredder?"
" I believe it is."
Logan took the form from the man and quickly filled it out. As soon as the guy left he ripped open the box and saw his masterpiece. " My baby has come home." He lifted it up and set it on his counter. He went in the back and began to look for something to shred. He looked at the files in the drawer. He realized he couldn't shred those so he looked for something else.
After looking all over he realized there was nothing to shred. Max was right she didn't need a shredder. He wasn't about to let her know that so he went to the trashcan to get some paper. He saw an envelope and he picked it up.
He ripped it open and saw some pictures of dead people. There were four of them. Three had some people who had blood dripping from their mouths and one had the back of someone's neck with a barcode on it. He put his hand over his mouth in shock. Why someone leave those pictures in a bin. It seemed out of place. He tuned one of them over and saw something written in red marker. They all had the same message. " Ben's Work."
Note: I know it was short but I hope you like it.