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Anyhow enjoy and see what'll happen between Toh and Max.

Chapter 3 – Nanobots

The drive into the town was long and not all that eventful; all Max could think about was the last words of George before she had killed him. "You couldn't just let it go, needed to push and that is why he wants your head. He can't use someone who can't follow orders." Max frowned; her boss had send them to kill her. He would be surprised when she dropped off a message and she couldn't wait to see his face by that time.

She pulled inside an abandoned alley; wanting to surprise him, she started to climb the stairs to his office. No one was there except for the fat man. She hadn't known he had been a member of the mafia before a week before her little face to face with George, but she didn't care now. She could hold her own, and who would expect her. The little sweet archaeologist who used all her time with her work and nothing else? Sneaking inside she walked up behind him.

"Hallo boss." She said barely a whisper.

The man stopped with his reading, snapped his head behind him, but no one was there. Max had moved so he wouldn't be able to see her; again she moved up behind him.

"You wanted me dead!" She hissed in his ear and again she was gone by the time he turned around.

"H… He… Hello? Is anybody here?" He asked standing up trying his best to scout the whole room for intruders, but found none. What he didn't see was the young woman hanging from the ceiling. When she saw he was calming down again, she made the finale move. The man screamed as she dropped right in front of him with such grace that you should have thought she was part cat.

"M. M. Maxine?" He stuttered looking at her like she was a ghost.

"What is the matter Boss, you don't look pleased to see me." She said with a smirk.

He tried to smile but only managed to perform a grimace of fright. "Of course am I glad to see you."

"Liar." She found it funny that he in a million years thought he could get away with trying to kill her and then lie about it in her face.

"I. I. I don't…"

"Oh I think you know what I'm talking about. You know, I received a really funny call that my team had found something very exciding and needed my translations skills. Stupid as I am, I listening to them; they are my friends after all. But when I arrive to the scene they were nowhere near to be found until one of them tried to kill me. Funny right? Then after killing them all; one… By… One… George was the last and right before he took the last breath he told me everything." She said with a fake voice of humor but ended with disgust as if she had tasted something really awful.

"I. I. Don't." He muttered but stopped as she drove a hand around his windpipe.

"Don't insult me bad blood." She had heard Toh call the now dead creature for that and by her judgment he liked the alien bad blood just as less as she liked this scum.

His eyes widened. "You have met one of them?!" He whispered through his chocking. She loosed her grip a little but not enough for him to get away.

"What do you know about them?" She asked with narrowed eyes.

He laughed. "They are evil; demons."

This was it. She didn't know much about Toh, but evil was on thing he wasn't and only for the fearful and weak minded would call him a demon. With little effort she squished his neck tighter until it crushed under the force. The man struggled for a minute but eventually fell to the ground; dead. Going through the dead mans files she found what she was looking for, it said; alien encounters.

-

Toh saw the sky turning from light blue to grey to pink to violet. He couldn't believe how many colors this earthen sky could have during a cycle of a day. He saw the sky but his thoughts swirled around something completely different; or rather someone. Max. She had been on his mind all day and he just couldn't figure out why. Every time he tried to think about something else it always reminded him of the little ooman who's dwelling he now resident along with her. It would be dark soon and he was starting to get worried for her. Not that she didn't have the abilities to protect herself; he just didn't like that she was away for so long without him knowing where she was or what she was doing.

In that moment the sound of the front door open reached his ears and with a loud sigh he saw Max standing in the living room with two large bags of groceries. Plopping from the couch, he hurried to help her with the bags; she gladly let go of one of them and let him carry it out to the kitchen.

"Thanks." She said with a little hint of extortion. He helped her with putting the newly bought food to where they belonged, neither spoke. She doesn't look too well. Toh though for himself seeing the lack of energy and small talk she usually did when they were together.

The evening was spent in silence, Max not having the same amount of energy she normally had and Toh pounding on what was wrong; if he had done something wrong. First after he had returned to bed he knew. The small house didn't have a second bedroom or even a second bed. Every morning he had woken she had been sleeping in the chair in front of him. That was what was wrong, she was lacking sleep and it was his entire fault. Not compelling to sleep on the couch he decided to take matters in his own hands, taking the sleeping form from the chair and carried her to the bed. It was big enough for the both of them so he lay beside her, watching how she started to relax at the coziness of her bed he smiled and soon drifted off to sleep himself.

The next morning Max woke surprisingly well rested and without the aching she normally had when she had had the last week. Then it hit her, she was lying down; she had a cover over her and an all familiar sound of Toh's steady breath was all too near. She was in her bed?! Opening her eyes she found her statement correct, but how? She tried to crawl out of bed without wakening up the sleeping man, who was facing away from her, but as she was lying between him and the wall she found that very difficult as she tried to crawl over Toh.

Almost there. She thought, then something unexpected happed, he turned around sweeping her legs away under her and she landed right on top of him. Toh woke up imminently and found the extra weight on top of him he instinctively took a hold of her waist to support her. Wait; her? He focused his eyes on the smaller form which straddled him and found two very big violet eyes looking back at him. If he had been shocked before, he was now suddenly aware of their position and became very aware of his starting arouse. He opened his mouth to say something but nothing came out; he was lost into those beautiful violet eyes.

"I'm sorry, I…" Max mumbled as she tried to get off the bigger male but his grip held her where she was. "Toh?" This must have taking him back to the real world course he suddenly let go and she quickly slipped off and with out any other word closed the bathroom door behind her.

-

"Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!" She scolded herself as she took off her cloth and started the shower. Thankful for the little piece of invention that could turn water warm without power; she let the hot water hit her front as she stepped in, then the back. It was southing and helped her relax. Not fully sure of what had happen only few minutes ago she tried to figure out how she had ended in the bed in the first place. And when she had landed on Toh why hadn't she just let him know that she wanted off, she could have forced him; it wasn't like she lacked the ability to do so and those amber eyes they had almost swallowed her. She had even enjoyed the touch of his hands even for a brief second wished they were placed a little further down on her body. No you won't. You remember what happens to those who come to close to you; it isn't pretty. You're better of alone. Get in get out, remember? Hermind was pulled in two different directions and she was starting to loose to both sides. Deciding that it all had been an accident and she would let time tell her what to do about the newly discovered feelings; finding out what the feelings exactly was.

-

When Toh heard Max's outburst from the other room he couldn't stop a sad smile appear. He had really enjoyed the feeling of her body resting on his, he had been swallowed by her eyes and only her voice had brought him back. That was why he decided a time away from her would be for the best. He had almost drawn her to him, letting himself loose control by her scent. Paya that scent was divine and by the look at himself he recalled what she had done to him. Clothing himself he left the house after have written a note to Max. If she would be able to read it he didn't know, but it was better than leaving nothing. He cloaked himself and with help from his wrist device he headed for his ship or rather what was left of it.

-

Max stepped out of the bathroom ready to apologize for the rather rude way she disappeared but he was no where near to be found. Only a note left on the bed caught her eyes. It war written in his language and not all like the one she knew from her own work. She tried to read:

I leave … … on … …. I don't know … I … … back. ….

"Well that made sense." Max said to herself as she once more tried to read the note, but when she even with her notes couldn't figure it out she just let it be. He would be back she knew it; yes the note could indicate both things but she knew he wouldn't leave her like this not even after their little accident this morning. With that thought she started to go through the file she had 'borrowed' the previous day.

Subject: Name unknown

First encounter: First register of subject stats to 1904, first eyewitness encounter states to 2004. No survivors; aliens or humans.

Physical states: They are very massive build; all encounters had been between 7'6 to 9 feet tall. They have mandibles and an inner mouth with exposed sharp teeth. They have all dreadlock looking hair (need a specimen to complete theory) they have all been very strong and very fast. Subjects have even healed on an extraordinary fast rate (need specimen for testing). All encounters have been males of what eyewitnesses have been able to tell; theory, none sex specimen. (Max frowned)

Mental stats: The subjects have all have an unknown drive to kill, or hunt, as several eyewitnesses have called it. They, though in position of technologies far superior to our own, seems primal and my theory is they have lack of further intelligent but are mere animals that steel from others to evolve.

Further notes: From first encounter to this date there have been 10 encounters in total. The subjects have been seen all over the globe and therefore yet can't tell were the next will be located. The subjects have all been encountered during killing civilian, police and military personal. All victims had been carried a weapon or had been acting aggressive toward the subjects before the killing.

There have been authorized a very interesting experiment; during investigations through the former World Alliance, there have been encountered a group of gene enchanted soldiers who I have the honor of find and use to what pleases me. I have yet to locate the 5 soldiers however when I do, they will be the elite of my force to track and kill those vile aliens and bring the specimens to me.

"What the…" Max couldn't believe what she had read. She knew most of it in the first place but they had discovered her and her siblings. They were in danger, her siblings, she needed to warn them, needed them to hide or they would be force into killers just like they all had been trained and bread to do. And Toh, what would happen to him if he was discovered. They would kill him; drag him along to one of their fancy facilities and experimented on. Just the thought made her sick.

First thing first; she needed to warn her brothers and sister. Tell them what was waiting for them and make them disappear. It would be hard, one already had a family and make them leave would almost be against her own judgment, but it was necessary at least for now.

Forgetting all about breakfast and everything else she ran to her bike and hurried to find her family.

-

Cursing himself that he had blown the bad blood's ship, he now looked at the miserably rubbles that was left of his ship. Toh dug through the remains and found a couple of things he could save. His communications device was busted but with some luck he would be able to fix it that was the same with some of his clothing, medicine and what he was very glad was intact. It was a needle with nanobots who was programmed to attach themselves to that part of the brain that handled sounds and made the user able to understand a dozen of languages well known along the universe. After using this on Max he would be able to get some questions answered and he had a lot of them. However, he decided it would be best to do it when she was asleep as he knew oomans wasn't that thrilled about needles and he wouldn't want this one to be frightened of him.

Digging further the smile he had had earlier vanished as he saw his entire trophy collection had been transformed to a bunch of pieces and dust. This had been his pride to show when meeting others. He would have been able to tell all the stories of how every skull had ended on his prized wall and along he could show them the scars that belonged to the tale. And now they all were demolished to nothing of use.

Anger started to rise inside of him, but he kept it under control and kept telling himself that it was not her fault that she didn't mean to blow it all up and let it all burn while she saved his life.

Gathering what he had found and hiding the debris from both his and the bad bloods ships he cloaked and started to walk back to the small house. It would take a while with the added weight; the thought of Max entered his mind for the thousands time that day and the thought came back to where he had her in his arms, on top of him. He could so easily have done so many things with her that she would have begged him for more. Yes a long walk was just what I need. He thought as he felt a tingling feeling between his legs.

-

Taking a deep breath Max knocked on Tanya's front door. It was a little more than a year since they last spoke and coming here could be considered dangerous but she needed to do this. An unknown man opened the door only in a pair of boxes looking rather annoyed. Well she has at least not changed. Max thought.

"I need to speak with Tanya."

"And who's asking?" He asked rather rude. I don't need this.

"Listen pall, get Tanya now or I'll get her myself." She stated staring into the guy's eyes, telling him she meant business.

"I don't think so. Now leave before I make you." He said angry and was about to slam the door in her face when she grabbed it and forced it open with one hand.

"You don't want to mess with me, now move!" Max didn't let him get the change to move himself but just forced him out of her way and into the apartment. It was rather dirty and everything looked like it was rotten and could collapse any second.

"I don't know who you think you are but you can't come here and bust in like this…" Max didn't let the man finish as he laid a hand on her shoulder. Faster than he ever had seen anyone be, she took a hold of his wrist turned at with a sickening braking sound it she forced him onto the floor.

"Don't you ever again touch me!" She hissed then left him lying on the floor with a broken wrist and a couple of fingers if her judgment was right.

Walking inside the dark bedroom, the first thing she noticed was the thick smell of sex, it racked her whole being and then she saw her. Tanya lying on the bed sobbing her eyes out.

Sitting on the edge of the bed she scooped the crying girl to her. "Oh, Tanya." Max sighed knowing that though they all had been blessed with strength far superior than normal humans, this girl always ended up in these bad relationships. That was why they had the big fight a year previously; Max had tried to make Tanya see what was going on, that she just couldn't let the first and the best asshole say he loved her and then beat the shit out of her.

"Maxine?" The sobbing girl said soft.

"Yes I'm here Tanya. Come let us find your things and get out of here." Max said and without any arguments, Tanya just nodded and together they packed her cloth and a few of her personal belongings; then headed for the front door. The man still sat on the floor looking at the two women as they came from the bedroom.

"Bitches!" He said with hate in his voice.

The only thing Max needed was to look at the man and he crumbled as if she had threatened to hurt him.

When they were outside Max flopped her cell-phone open and dialed Terry's' number.

"Hallo?" sounded a man's voice in the other end.

"Terry, it's Max; listen, Tanya and I are coming over in about 30 minutes, Gather the others, I have something that you all need to hear." Max said swift.

"Okay but why the rush?"

"I'll tell you when I'll arrive, now round up the others." She didn't even give him time to ask any other questions before she hanged up.

"Now, can you ride?" She asked the still scared girl. She nodded not able to form any words yet.

(A half an hour later)

"Now tell me what is that urgent that I needed to send my girl home?" Terry asked annoyed but still eager for the news, then saw his sister he went quiet. It had been a quiet a while since they all had a 'family' meeting and he wanted to know why she wanted one now so suddenly.

"We have been discovered." Max stated out in the room where all her remaining brothers sat.

"What? That can't be." Ian said rising from the chair.

"Impossible, you said it yourself. World Alliance had cleaned there tracks." Paul said accusing.

"I know what I said but that was 5 years ago, this is now, I have proves and not have they discovered that we exist but they want to use us. I don't know if they know about the chip but if they do they can make us their slaves. I hate the idea of leaving but that is the only thing that makes sense right now." She tried to reason, solely looking at Ian. He had a child, soon turning 4 and making him leave would be very hard, but she had to try.

"What kind of proves are you talking about?" Terry asked looking more worried. It had taken them over 5 years to get comfortable and now they were forced to move again.

"A file that I found; it's not good guys they are at our ass and coming close."

"How do we know this file is the real deal?" Paul asked not so polite.

"Respect lieutenant!" Terry hissed at the slightly older man man.

"Because I don't know any other group of 5 gene enchanted soldiers on the former World Alliance payroll." Max said crossing her arms.

"Colonel, where should we go?" Terry asked worried.

"I don't know yet. In the moment sit put but be ready to go within an hours notice.

"Why don't we meet you tomorrow at your place to..?"

"No!" Max cut Ian off. "The next meeting will be in two days, here; if that's alright with you major?" Terry nodded to his commander.

"If that's all." Paul said with no interest in the small talk that had started between Ian and Terry. Max nodded and he bid them goodbye; walking out of the house.

With that, Ian decided he also needed to go and with a farewell and a promise of giving his daughter a big hug from them all, he left.

"How are you feeling? Sorry to drag you along like this but I think you'll understand." Tanya looked up from her trance and saw her bigger sister standing with a hot cup of tea ready for her. Thanking and seized the cup she let out a sigh.

"No I'm sorry big sis and thank you. For everything." She smiled and received an even bigger smile from Max.

"Hey what's family for?" She hugged her little sister then turned her attention toward Terry. "Do you mind letting your sister stay here for a couple of days?" She asked.

"No of course not, you can use the guest room, Tanya." He answered showing the girl to a nearby room. Only minutes later he returned alone. "What happened, it's a long time since I have seen her like this?" He asked worried.

Max sighed. "You have 3 guesses. I found her crying on the bed with some asshole in her apartment. I don't think he will be there by tomorrow but I'll go check anyway. She just let herself love too easily and attracts the wrong kind of men in the hope of being loved back."

"Poor girl; first thing she did was fall asleep on the bed. Nothing else, not even thinking about changing or going under the covers."

"I know. Well I must be going too, I have a lot to do this evening, keep an eye on her will you?"

With a promise and a hug, Max stepped out of the building and let the engine roar through the early evening. Her thoughts slowly changing from her siblings to her secret guest and wondered why she didn't tell them about Toh, but something in her mind told her not to and that was good enough for her; for now anyway.

-

Toh had at last reached the small house, his leg throbbed and shoulder ached by the many hours work. He longed for the relaxation of the couch and luxuries of Max's cooking. He found a dim light through out one of the windows so therefore knew that Max had to be home as well. Had she waited for him the whole day? No she wasn't like that; she must have seen the note then done her own things until he returned. Coming through the front door he could smell the wonderful smell of food cooking in the kitchen and as it had enchanted him he dumped his newly received things and headed to see what kind of meal the ooman would make this time.

Then he saw her and the sight made him forget all about the previous thoughts. She sat in her chair with her legs up under her as she usually did, working on her laptop. She had only a candle and the light from the screen to shine for her and in the light, her well shaped body glowed. Her dark blond hair cradled her face like a frame and sitting there only in a small top, he had the urge to touch her perfect skin; wanting to feel how she felt under that thin piece of cloth.

"Are you going to come in and say hallo or are you just going to stand there the rest of the evening?" Max said with a not so serious voice, without looking up.

Toh just smiled, yes that was also one of the many things he admired her for. She always knew that he was watching, even when he was clocked. He stepped inside their bedroom looking over her shoulder to see what she was doing and if he could, and was not too proud to do it, he would have dropped his jaw. She was reading his language and not all by that but it was the ancient tongue only few knew. Now he really wanted her to understand him as he now was so full of questions that he might burst if that was possible.

Noticing Toh's change of behavior she looked at him with concerned eyes. "Are you alright Toh?" He just looked at her, then the screen. Seeing this she let a small smile cross her lips. "Yes it is your language however since this is over a thousand years old, yours a bit more developed than this is." She explained. "Sorry but it is a lot more different than yours so I have a lot more trouble with the recent language. I couldn't even read your note completely." She almost apologized. Max felt a little bad that she couldn't understand him or at least read his words but it was as hard as for someone who only knew English to start read Latin just a lot harder.

Toh heard her explaining but couldn't completely understand the words meaning. "You read?" He asked pointing at the screen.

"Yes that's what I just said."

"How?" He wanted to know; he needed to know.

"I found a tablet a couple of years ago and it led me to the temple where we met a couple of months ago. I have used the last two years to learn the language so I could understand the people who once used it better." She answered looking up into his eyes not sure if what she told him was a good thing or a bad.

Two years. She has only used two years to learn to read our most prized language. The language that only the most skilled elders can apprehend and only fully mastered by 9 through out our whole race; How? Toh thought forgetting that he was looking at her like she just had grown an extra arm. Snapping out of his trance he quickly looked away, not wanting her to feel bad.

"Toh what's wrong?" She was now sitting on her knees facing him, cupping his face in her hand. Unconscious, he leaned into the touch catching her eyes with his.

"Not many read like you, how?" He explained and her newly found concerned disappeared along with the hand from his face. Instantly he missed the soft and warm touch from her delicate hand, but resisted his desire to take her hand in his.

"I have always been a fast learner it's in my blood." She said. "Now are you hungry? I have made something I think you would like." She smiled her exquisite smile that he craved so much.

They both headed for the kitchen when he saw her frown and seeing his things scattered all over the living room he couldn't blame her.

"You have been busy I can see." She smirked. Rumbling a form for apology she didn't understand anyway, Toh started to gather his things together. "If you don't know where to put those," She pointed to the bag. "I have a shack out in the yard you could use. It a little occupied but together we could clear that out of the way." She offered.

Toh liked that, having a place he could use and possible start his new collection of trophies would be good. Nodding to let her know he liked the idea they started to eat and she was right he liked the food.

-

Later that evening, Max had cleaned after diner with Toh's dislike as according to him it was only etas and servants that did that, and decided that she needed some serous sleep. After she had changed, she spoke still behind a closed door of her bathroom. "Toh, now that you have healed I want you to sleep on the couch, do you understand?"

Toh looked at her insulted, sleep on something that small. "Mo." He said shocking his head though she couldn't see it.

"Come on Toh, I'm not going to abandoning my own bed just because you are picky." She stated; entering the bedroom once more. She crossed her arms and shot him a glare.

Seeing her standing there only lighten by the dim light of a candle she looked astonishing. She had changed into a long cream colored silk dress which was only held up by a couple of thin straps around her shoulders. Her hair hanged loose and waved down along her covered back.

"Mo." He repeated.

"What do you mean by no, I…" She started but he cut her off by sweeping her up in his strong arms. "Toh what are you doing, put me down?" She part giggled part scolded as the rush of adrenalin started to kick in. He didn't though, he carried her to her bed and gentle laid her on the furthest side of it, then after blowing out the flame from the candle he laid beside her.

"Oh no, we can't Toh. This isn't right, we could… I mean this is…" Max started to babble and a smell he hadn't smell before started to radiate from her; fear. But why? He thought studying her as she started to scoop so far away from him that she could; not carrying that she that way would be without any cover to keep her warm.

Reaching over, Toh placed the cover over her lying body, snuggled a little closer so they both could fit under it he closed his eyes only waiting for her to calm down and hopefully soon fall asleep. He really wanted to give her the injection and didn't know how long he could keep himself awake.

An hour later and Max had finally fallen asleep. Toh let out a barely noticeable sigh before contracting the needle from his cloth that lay on the floor. "Just be still and tomorrow you'll be able to understand me and then we can have our chat." He whispered clearing her neck from a lock of hair. The needle pressed lightly on her skin and it broke through and into the vein however he barely succeeded injecting the 'bots as Max with a jolts sat up which broke the needle.

Looking confused and hurt at Toh she clustered the needle in her hand. "What are you doing?" She yelled angry at the creature that had taken advantages of her sleeping being. He tried to explain but she cut him off before he even could say a word. "I don't want to hear it, just get out." She shouted, ready to kick him out of the bed and only a moment later she threw the broken needle after him in hope that it would force him out of the bed but he just sat there waiting for her to calm down. However she didn't; more like boiling over and seeing him not do what se had told him proved to be too much for her. "Get out now or else." She said in a deep voice.

Toh narrowed his eyes. "Or you do what?" He asked, closing the space between them so she was forced to look up to be able to look at him.

"You really don't want to know. One more chance or I'll throw you out!" She replied

"I will not leave and neither will you. We will both calm down Max." He said, relaxing a bit when he saw her confusion started to show.

"What..? Wait a minute, either you just received a crash course in English or something is way off… Is this a dream?" She asked, confusing herself not sure what to believe as even with her fast learning skills this was way too fast for her to even start to understand what he was saying.

Toh smiled by her new doubts, not that it suited her, but now she would at least hold her anger until he gave her some answers.

"I injected nanobots into your system which is currently translating for you. I'm sorry for startling you, I just didn't know how else to give it to you." He explained still smiling.

"You could have asked." She mumbled looking down.

Toh tilted her head up so he could see her eyes. "And how would you understand my question woman?"

"Don't call me woman and you're right I would properly kick your ass when you've showed me the needle." She said with a smirk.

"You wouldn't be able to win in a fight, last time was only luck and I'll call you woman if I wish." He said playful. They were close enough for him to feel her breath upon his skin and the smell of fear she had racked of had changed to something so more sweetly. She must be in heat, he thought really liked the idea of that.

"It was not luck and you know it, I kicked your ass fair and square."

"You want a rematch to see who's the strongest, woman?" He continued, enjoying where the conversation headed.

She smiled with a fire in her eyes he never had seen before. "Love to, but right now I want to get some rest." She said yawning to amplify her need. "What about tomorrow then?"

"That would be my pleasure; I will try not to hurt you too much." Toh smiled overconfident at his skills and that it would be an easy victory; completely forgetting how strong she had been the last time he had fought her.

"Keep dreaming alien-boy." She laughed; laying down she looked up at Toh. "Why will you not sleep on the couch?"

He cocked his head to the side. This made her giggle a little once more. "Why should I, there is enough space for both of us in this bed and I don't like sleeping on something smaller than I am." He answered. Paya she is beautiful lying there. It's almost like she is only waiting for me to claim her.

"I still don't like it, but let us sleep, okay?" She placed a hand on his and dragged him down to a lying position beside her. By this he could smell her scent once more and it was almost driving him mad. Turning, he tried to focus on something else than her heavenly scent, her deep breathing and slight touch they joined under the cover. It took him a long time before he fell asleep.

There you have it, the third chapter. Hope you liked it. Please leave a nice review before you leave, it'll make me write faster and that means faster updates to you guys…