Not Possible
Max just stood there. Tears streaming down her face. The single tone filled the room. He was gone.
She watched his chest, willing it to rise and fall. It didn't.
She sobbed as she realised she would never hear his voice of look into his eyes again, the beautiful green depths that she fell for.
"I'm sorry Max." said Hope as she went to turn the monitor off.
"No. Leave it. I'll do it."
Hope knew why Max was doing this and it broke her heart. She started to remove the ventilator tube.
Max started to register what was happening as the constant flatline sound filled her head. Alec's heart wasn't beating. He wasn't breathing. He was dead and she was the one who had caused it. Alec was dead because she had given up all hope on him recovering.
Guilt washed over her like a crimson wave as she felt like Alec's blood was on her hands.
"I killed him."
"Max it's for the best."
Max could only stare at the pallid figure in the bed in front of her. Alec's unnaturally still form would haunt her for the rest of her life.
Beep…
Max jumped at the sudden new sound.
Beep…
"He's alive!"
His heart was beating. It was weak but it was beating.
Hope stood in shock but then realised Alec was struggling to breath. She put a nasal cannula on him and left Max to brood over the miracle of Alec's sudden resurrection.
*
Logan had heard about Max's decision and had come along to give her support. But all he could do was stand outside listen to the beep of the heart monitor. Then he heard Max tell Hope to do it.
The single tone soon followed and hit his ears with devastated clarity. It was over. He turned around and left. A single tear formed and rolled down his stubbled cheek.
Alec was gone and he knew Max would never recover.
*
Max sat at Alec's side. His heart was getting stronger but it was still dangerously weak. Max had faith though; she knew he could fight this. He would come back to her.
"Alec… I love you."
His heart rate spiked.
"Alec?" she paused "can you hear me?'
Alec's eyes fluttered open, revealing his unique gold-green irises.
"Max?" Alec said weakly.
Max sobbed with joy at seeing him awake.
"Did you mean what you said?" he asked
"Yeah," she paused "yeah I did." She replied as she stroked his stubbled cheek.
She had come and shaven him in the hope that he would appreciate not having a full on beard when he woke up.
"How long have I been out?" he said as he looked at her with a weakened expression.
"Six weeks, two days, three hours and forty-five minutes."
He gave her a bemused look.
'You have no idea how much I wanted you to wake up." She looked to her hands "You were in a coma for so long I told Hope to pull the plug. I didn't think you were going to get through this. You were dead for like two minutes afterwards and then your heart just started again. It was a miracle and I swear. Who ever is up there really wanted you alive."
"I know that I died. Its kinda weird really."
"What… I mean… what did you see?" Max asked, amazed that he wasn't angry.
"Ben," he paused "I saw Ben."
Max sat in shock for a moment.
"What did he say?"
"Thank you," Max pulled a confused face
"For not letting them take him and for freeing him of his inner demons. He isn't confused anymore. He said he was at peace and that he was happy."
"What else did he say?" Max said, Alec's word filling her heart with joy and sorrow at the same time.
"He said that it wasn't my time to go. He said that I have a great path ahead of me and you are meant to be at my side. He said that a war is coming and that when it comes; it will be the end of me and the beginning of you."
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?"
"How am I supposed to know? I spent the whole time shocked that my twin brother was in front me."
"Fare enough." Replied Max.
"So I guess we have a war to prepare for." Said Alec as he took Max his hand.
She was shocked at how much that weak gesture sent her heart beating a mile a minute.
"Not if I can help it. You brother said you are going to die in this war. But I'm not going to let you."
*
"Logan?" Dix said as he saw the human enter the control centre "What's wrong?'
"There's something you all should know." He paused "Alec is dead."
*
There it is, the next chapter. Sorry it took so long. I got the job and it has been a bit hectic. Next chapter should be up sooner. Please review.