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BTW…for those who said that I'm getting Dark Angel and Supernatural confused because of Alec's car…I'm not, Alec did drive a Red Impala in 'BAG 'EM' ;)
Chapter 7
Ben walked into the kitchen and noticed Alec sitting on his own staring down at a untouched cup of coffee, Ben arched a rocky eyebrow, now he didn't exactly know Alec properly but he knew that something was bothering him. Ben sat down on the reinforced stool next to Alec "What's up boy? What's eating at 'cha?"Ben's gentle voice startled Alec and if it weren't for his genetically enhanced reflexes he would have ended up on his butt, on the floor. He sheepishly smiled at Ben "I'm fine Ben…just fine" Ben rolled his eyes, this young lad is beginning to remind him of someone 'maybe if he acts like him…maybe I can get him talking the way I do Johnny?' Ben studied Alec and knew that Alec was getting wary because of his facial expressions, his eyebrows were slightly creased together and his jaw was tense. "Ben, could you just stop staring at me like that!" Ben chuckled. "Boy what's wrong with you? You acting like someone took your T.V time away from you!" Alec raised an eyebrow "Hey no one takes my boob tube away from me, NO ONE! Get it? I'm in control" Ben was looking slightly confused by this but then he noticed something "Um…Alec? Where are Johnny and Max? They with, umm…Reed or something?" Alec looked at Ben, he looked like he was thinking "I think they went for a walk or something…maybe…" Alec trailed off and Ben saw and heard him sniff the air, all of a sudden Alec growled loud enough for Sue and Ty to hear.
Ty and Sue ran into the kitchen from the balcony and Ben noticed Ty stand slightly in front of Sue in a protective manner "Alec? What the hell is wrong?"Ben said still worried but as he looked at Ty he saw him act the same way as Alec did earlier only Ty didn't growl. "Ben…where is MAX?" Ty snarled. Sue laid a hand on Ty's back and felt how tense he was, he was ready to bolt as soon as he could, but something else happened, Ty relaxed into Sue's touch startling her. Ty took a dish towel of the table top and soaked it with water, he threw it at Alec and commanded him to put it over his nose and mouth, he took a second and did the same. Ben told Ty what he told Alec. "We have to get to them…right now!" Sue looked extremely worried "Why? What's wrong Ty?"
Ty motioned for Sue to sit down
"You know all about Max's DNA…right?...about the half cat thing?...well she goes into heat…like a cat….three times a year she goes looking…"
Alec butted into his explanation
"For some random guy to grind and ride her like she rides her baby…rough…ha-ha"
Ty cuffed Alec round the head, hard
"Alec!...well yeah but I thought that when she got captured again that they stopped that as well as her seizures but…I guess I was wrong..."
"We can't get near Max 'cuz we won't be able to resist her…It'd just end up the same…but with either one of us"Alec was angry and had a slight murderous look in his eyes 'if that Johnny character even touches one hair on her body I'll kill him'
"But she's with Johnny…she won't want that…it'd kill her" Sue stood up next to Ty and placed her hands on his shoulders
"We'll go with you…from what I can gather your gonna need the extra muscle"
And with that they left the Baxter after telling Reed…Alec started to track Max using her Pheromones…after around 10 minutes he found a abandoned building and ran into it…everyone followed knowing exactly what was happening…Ty ran all the way to the top floor in transgenic speed knocking Ben out of the way…he knew Max was here with Johnny…halfway up the stairs he smelt it….them, they were having sex…he could smell it and it made him angry…he burst through the door to find Max and Johnny together on the floor of the old apartment…Max on her back and Johnny grinding into her with abandon…Ty didn't think, he just grabbed Johnny by his shoulders and yanked him off Max…Sue and Ben just managed to get up in time for Ben to catch Johnny flying through the air naked…No matter how much Sue loved her brother Johnny, she slapped him hard and made him get his clothes on…Ben noticed Max looking at Ty in a way that if it was possible for a rock man to blush he thought he should hide his face…Sue saw this and put a force field around Max to stop anyone from touching her.
Sue asked Ben to take Max home knowing that Ben can make sure that's she alright.
When Sue, Ty, Alec and Johnny got home they saw Ben sitting in front of the bathroom door.
"Ben…why are you sitting there?" Sue asked, puzzled
Ben looked up from his position to look at the four in front ofhim
"Max asked me to sit there to stop her from jumping Reed bones…her words" Johnny visibly shuddered and glanced at the door before turning around and walking towards his room "Okay…well I'm gonna go and DIE…right" Ben let a small smile glance his face, he saw the hand mark on Johnny's face
"Don't be so tough on him Susie…he can't help it that he finds Max hot…not his fault" Alec nodded, the pheromones were still affecting him but not has much as before "Well it's gotta be kinda weird for him…I mean Max looks like you Sue…and he likes Max in a sexual way…so it's gotta fudge with his head a bit"
Sue grimaced and shook her head "But still he should know better"
Sue and Ty went to talk on the balcony while Ben started to talk to Alec. Sue sat down on the bench and placed her head in her hands. Ty frowned, seeing Max like that and now seeing Sue like this made him angry but he would vent his anger later, all that mattered now was Max and Sue
"Sue are you alright?...I know it must be a shock and all…we've only been here for a few days" Ty took a seat next to Sue and gently began to rub her back
Sue lifted her head to look at Ty, she saw the apprehension in his eyes, she cringed inside "No it's not that…I just didn't like the fact that Max was like that"
The apprehension left Ty's eyes and was replaced with understanding.
"What with Johnny or the whole heat thing?" Sue looked at the floor then back into the Baxter to see Alec walking around the living room, agitated
"The heat thing…and the Johnny thing was just really weird" Ty sighed
"It's not the weirdest thing to happen…but I understand how it must be"
Sue stood and looked at Ty then into the Baxter, then at Ty
"But its strange…I feel like I should protect Max from everything…like a mother would" Ty stood and walked to Sue, he wrapped her in his arms and kissed the top of her head "It's understandable Sue, Max has that type of hold on people, it's not her fault, it's just her" Sue buried her head into Ty's chest and sighed "But there's gotta be something else there!" Ty pulled back and looked into Sue's eyes "a test…DNA test, it'll be the only thing that would rest the thoughts that are running around that cute little head of yours!" Sue smiled and kissed Ty's cheek, she pulled away from Ty, wiped her eyes and laughed. "I'll talk to Max about the Test, but I'm gonna see Alec first though, check up on him, then I'll talk to Reed" Sue smiled at him
"Well I'm gonna go talk to Max"
Sue went to the bathroom to talk to Max
Sue knocked lightly on the door "Max…can I come in?" it wasn't long until she got an answer "Sue?...okay"
Max opened the door to let Sue in…Sue's jaw dropped when she saw Max…she looked dreadful, Max was wet from a cold shower, her skin was red raw from constant scrubbing, she was crying and she looked drawn. Sue went instinctive and grabbed Max in a hug…and Max broke down and hugged back.
"Max…everything will be alright…okay?" Sue used a force field to shut the bathroom door
"Sue…you don't understand…I try my hardest to get away from Manticore but this…this brings me right back…I feel dirty…I grab a random guy and it happens sometimes" Max managed to get the word's out between sobs
"Don't you have a boyfriend or something Max?" Sue managed to manoeuvre Max towards the bathtub and sit her down
"That's complicated…" Sue sat on her haunches in front of Max "How so?"
Max looked at Sue then to the door, she leaned forward and whispered to Sue
"Well even if we were together we wouldn't be able to touch…and he also called me a whore…he thought I was sleeping with Ty and Alec" Sue fell over backwards at that
"What together?"
Max leant back and shook her head
"No…not together…it's just that Logan turned up at my apartment one morning and saw me and Alec hugging…I let Alec stop the night because of the thing with Ben, his twin…Logan jumped to conclusions and decided to follow me…he saw both Alec and Ty leaving my apartment at separate times…"
Sue was still sitting on the floor, looking kinda angry
"But there must be something more…like you getting close to either one of them in front of Logan?"
"There was only once with Alec and a few times with Ty"
"What was the one with Alec?"
"I told Logan that I was with Alec…to push him away…I almost killed him so many times because of accidentally touching him"
"Okay…and what about Ty?"
"Well I needed a hug and someone to calm me down…Logan couldn't touch me so I asked Ty…Logan saw us as I kissed Ty on the cheek in a thankful gesture…guess he didn't see or hear the thank you part"
"Does any one know that Logan called you a whore?"
Ty decided to walk in the bathroom because he couldn't hold it any more but he walked in on Sue asking Max if any one knew "Hey don't mind me but I really need tha to..."
Sue jumped up off the floor and stood in front of him with her hands on her hips
"TY…you could try knocking…Ty?" Ty was looking intently at Max
"Max…is that what the collapsing on the stairs was about?" Sue moved out of the way when she noticed Max stand and walk towards Ty
"Ty…I'm sorry I didn't tell you…" Ty shook his head and pulled Max into a hug
"No don't be sorry Max…you don't have to tell me anything you don't want to…" Max gripped on to him harder "I told Sue and I hardly know her!"
Ty looked at Sue, Sue nodded at him
"Max there's a deeper bond between you two than you know, we have a feeling"
Reed popped his head into the room, his head only
"Can I get a blood sample?"
That surprised everyone there
"What!?...why in the blue hell do you need a sample?" Max was really cagey about tests and doctors so Reed wasn't her favourite person but Reed was oblivious about it "Well we got better equipment here than at terminal city so…we can find out more about your DNA" Max looked at Ty and Sue who both nodded "Sue would you help me? You know more about genetics than me" Reed asked his wife
"Okay…" Sue left with Reed to get everything sorted "Max…umm, Sue and Reed are gonna run a little test, about your blood, they're curious about you, Sue, because of you two looking alike, Reed, because he's Reed" Max nodded her head and walked out of the bathroom
"You feel any better Max?" Ben walked over to her and placed a huge hand gently on her shoulder
"Yeah better than earlier anyway…how's Johnny?" She looked around, Ben pointed towards his room "Hasn't come out of his room yet"
Max went into her make shift room to get changed while Ty walked towards the balcony. Ty walked up towards the ledge and leaned over looking out at New York, he started to think'I really can't believe Logan, I thought he loved her, I guess not, well I know someone that would, just gotta try and get 'em together now, easier said than done' Ty didn't hear Max walk up to him so when she wrapped her arms around his side she took him by surprise, he fell over the edge, but thankfully Max still had a hold on him and that meant he could get a grip on the side, Ty made it back on the balcony with Max's help, they both lie on the floor beside each other for a while, neither speaking. Max decided to break the silence
"Ty…I'm really sorry for not telling you"
Ty shuffled to his side to look at Max, who was staring at the stars above them
"Max…I've already told you that you don't have to be"
She shook her head
"I know but I should have…you said I could tell you anything…" Ty placed his hand on top of one of Max's
"And you can Max…but only if you want to"
Max graced Ty with a gentle smile but then she grimaced
"What do you think about Logan's reaction?"
Ty huffed and sat up
"What as to saying you're a whore?...well I'm just surprised as to the fact that I'm here and not back in Seattle making sure he'd never loose that exoskeleton, cause I feel like shoving it so far up his ass…but I think I'd better stay here and keep you company Maxie" he laid back down and grabbed Max in a one armed hug
"You're so sensitive…thanks" Max pushed him off and rolled away
"Sarcasm…nice one…WE HAVE MAX BACK…ALERT THE AUTHOROTIES"
Max and Ty started to collapse into giggles until they heard Ben…
"Johnny what in the hell do you think you're doing?"
"Back off pebbles…and leave me alone"
"Johnny…you can't lock yourself in there all day"
"The hell I can"
Ty and Max walked into the hallway
"Johnny, Ben, is everything alright?"
Johnny sighed and looked at everyone there
"Everything's fine Ty"
Johnny span round and slammed his bedroom door shut
"Maybe Sue had better talk to him" Ben grumbled and started to walk towards the lab, Max shot an arm out to stop him
"no…I'll talk to him"
Ben looked at Max and saw the determination in the eyes, he really does like that girl
"Max are you sure?"
Max nodded in the affirmative
"Yeah…It'll be better coming from me"
Max entered Johnny room after a minute to compose her self, leaving Ben and Ty together.
"Ben?"
"Yeah?"
"Where's Alec?" Ben spun around looking, finally giving up he scratched his head, "Erm…don't know"
Ty pulled in a lungful of air
"ALEC"
"Yeah?" Alec voice flittered from above them
"What in the hell are you doing up there?" Ty and Ben looked up at him, Ty with an annoyed look and Ben with an amused one
"Watching"
"Watching what?"
"Everything"
"From the rafters?"
"Yeah…I can see the elevator, Reed's lab, the bedroom doors and the balcony…great peeping tom advantage as well"
"Get you ass down from there!"
"Fine"
Alec dropped to the floor with grace that Ben admired…being a giant moving rock was never going to be graceful…
Please read and Review, I would like to know if I should continue, next I'm planning to have the FANTASTIC FOUR helping the TRANSGENICS against the FAMILIARS