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Title: Twisted Angel
Author: Mc Ice
Rating: R, NC-17
Show: Dark Angel
Genre: Romance/Action/Adventure
Type: WIP
Pairing: M/A
Summary: Wonder what would happen if someone took away any
of your values, morality and conscious? Where a world in which the leader of a
nation gets turned on them and is the sole carrier for salvation gets turned
into their own damnation. Witness Max as the revved up being she was told she
would be but fighting for the wrong side. Familiar and transgenics are both on
opposing sides against the once loved leader.

�Hon,
c�mon I gotta change the sheets so you and I can leave for Joshua�s� she rips
the sheet off the bed causing Ray to tumble slightly with it. He wrapped his
arms around her knees as he got pushed towards her.

�But
I�m not hungry; can�t we just stay here and watch the boob tube?�

She
looks down at him hands still on the sheet next to her and gives him a look she
picked up once she got used to him calling her mum.

�One,
you need to eat dinner no buts to it and two no more calling the T.V �boob
tube�. I aint raising you to be ungentlemanly� She then drops the sheet and
picks Ray up to stand him on his feet, before turning him around and shoving
him gently towards the door. �Go on, get cleaned up, wash your hands and face
and change your clothes�

Sighing
in defeat and rolling his eyes he goes to the bathroom to do her bidding, he
stands on the little step chair that Max bought him in order for him to see in
the mirror because it was up too high then went about to wash his hands and
face humming while he was at it.

After
he was done and toweled his wet hands and face he went to his own room across
the hall and scowled as he saw it was now tidy and clean, he stomped to his
closet and got a change of clothes and stripped what he was currently wearing
to put them on. After that he went on to try and make his room what it was
before Max had come home. Ray walked around the room taking out various toys
and stuffed animals tossing them about while again humming; he tossed a stuffed
tiger over his shoulder a bit too roughly and heard a distinct �Ow!� when it
collided with something.

Tensing
Ray turned around real slow, leaning on the door jam Max stood there with
disapproval shining in her eyes.

�Ray...�
she started �what are you doing?�

Gulping
at Max�s calm exterior �umm, I don�t like my room being neat mum� he said a bit
sheepishly.

Raising
an eyebrow at him she just stood there and stared at him calmly making sure she
showed how much she disapproved of his behavior. Looking up he locked eyes with
her and struggled to tear his eyes away, sighing to himself he proceeded to
pick up his toys from around the room �fine� he mumbled.

Smiling
triumphantly she turned around and went to change into some clothes. Deciding
on a pair of flare black pants and a simple white tank she walked and placed
them on the bed while she disrobed and put some body moisturizer on, she did
this as quickly as possible starting from her neck down. Max noticed her
breathing once again speed up as she lingered on her breasts but decided to
once again brush it off and just quickly finish the job. She put another dollop
of vanilla scented moisturizer in her hand and rubbed it into her legs waiting
a moment before slipping on her white silky underwear and matching bra.
Standing in front of her body length mirror she posed and thought about how
hard it would be if she were an ordinary trying to keep this figure. Smirking
she shook her head and went to put on the rest of her outfit.

As
she finished she took out her beeper and COM link and switched them both on.
Almost immediately her beeper went off and Max struggled to not roll her eyes.
She realized that maybe she should go talk to Logan
in person rather than calling him but was torn on whether to do it now or
later.

�Mum?�
Ray said tentively outside her door.

�Yea
baby?�

�uh...can I come in? Or are you still getting ready?� He
responded, a hint of shyness in his voice.

Max
smiled at how polite Ray was. �nah I�m good� opening
the door she let him in and watched as he jumped on the neatly done bed.

�So
when are we goin? Oh and what are we having? This is great I missed havin dinner with Uncle Josh�

Smiling
and lifting him from the bed she ruffled his hair and watched in amusment as he scowled and tried to fix it. �Mummm!� he said annoyed.

�C�mon,
lets head over�

Following
her out of the apartment and down the hall, Ray�s extra sensitive smell picked
up on the delicious aroma coming from Josh and Alec�s apartment.

�Yum! What ever Josh is cooking it smells great huh mum?�
Turning to look at her he caught her checking out her beeper with an almost
annoyed look on her face.

Catching
the tail end of Ray�s sentence and snapping back into focus she smelt around
her and her stomach growled in response.

Chuckling
Ray just looked at her knowingly until he saw her disappointed look. �What?�
Ray asked cautiously.

Grimacing
at Rays look �baby I have to go do something, I can�t stay for dinner with you
tonight. I�m sorry�

Clenching
his jaw, he stared at her in anger but defiantly didn�t let on how much it hurt
him to know she was going to go again.

�It�s okay� He said in the most controlled voice.

Max
knew it wasn�t and couldn�t help resent Logan
at that very moment for taking her away from her family. *He doesn�t control
you, there is such a thing as the word �No�* She heard her conscious but
chose to ignore it.

Nodding
her head at Ray she stepped forward and placed a tender kiss to his forehead.
She felt him stiffen and felt a sharp pain in her chest.

Ray
wanted nothing more than to throw his arms around her and tell her to stay and
not go to Roller Boy, but as he promised earlier he would no longer make her
feel bad or guilty for leaving him.

�Tell
Josh that I�m sorry and tell Alec that I went over to Logan�s
and I�ll call him if I need him ok? You be good� And with that she forced her
self to turn around �I�ll be back later� she said with no hint of a promise in
her voice because they both knew she was likely to break it.

Feeling
empty again as he watched his mum leave, he growled and focused on the way he
admired his mum for having such high morals and high tolerance of a stupid
ordinary. He wasn�t about to be upset about this because he himself knew how
difficult it was for her to say �no� to someone.

Sighing
dejectedly he turned back to Josh�s apartment door and barged in.

�Hey
Buddy� Alec said from his place on the sofa, not bothered by his entrance.
Looking behind him expectantly he waited for Max to enter.

�She�s
not coming, roller boy paged her and she said she had to deal with something.
If she needs you she�ll call you.� Ray said in a voice devoid of emotion and
Alec couldn�t help but think that he was catching some traits off the other
soldiers around here. He couldn�t help but feel a bit of tension rise within
him at the fact Max was no longer near, but he brushed it off and told himself
she would call if she needed him.

Ray
had turned from the disappointed Alec and headed over to Joshua.

�Hey
Uncle Josh, what�s cooking? Mum said she�s sorry but she won�t be coming
tonight, she got something to do�

Josh
just showed his disappointment with the sag of his shoulders. �That�s okay, I
still have medium fella and baby boo�

Smiling
a genuine smile at Josh�s use of his nick name he sat down on the stool and
watched him cook.

Max
was walking casually through TC towards the North sector so she could make a
quick stop at the apartment so she could tell OC that she planned on staying at
TC. As she approached the fence Max scanned the area and felt something was
off.

Quickly
hiding in the shadows she extended her senses, she knew someone was out there.
Max considered calling for back up but instead felt it was unnecessary. Just as
she was about to start walking again she felt that prickling sensation at the
back of her neck. *Familiars* was the thought that skirted through her thoughts
and Max knew she had to call for back up. The North side was the least used
area of TC due to the lack of living area. The buildings were mostly abandoned
business and warehouses, she was alone out here.

Max
looked about her and tried to focus on the source of her uneasiness but
couldn�t locate anything. Her superior sight and hearing couldn�t find anything
out of the ordinary either and although Max didn�t want to ignore her instincts
she didn�t want to be give in to her paranoia either. Taking a deep breath Max
stepped out of the shadows and kept walking.

Three
steps down she finally heard something and reacted.
Dropping and rolling on her left shoulder Max dodged the first bullet that
soared her way, but couldn�t escape the second. She grunted as it entered her
shoulder, but refused to make any more sound than that. She felt another hit
her thigh and gritted her teeth, moving as quickly as possible she moved behind
the abandoned car and heard the windows and car frame endure a few more
bullets.

Breathing
deeply Max went for her COM link to call for back up and regretted not focusing
on her surroundings because the next thing she knew she was screaming out from
the bolts of electricity shocking throughout her body. Max felt as if her body
was on fire, she had two gun shot wounds and had experienced a high velocity of
electric shocks course through her body in less than 2 minutes. As she laid
there slumped over she pressed the alert button on her link and prayed they
could find her in time.

Back
at HQ Dix was jarred from his research with the screech of alarms being
sounded. The surrounding transgenics milling about near by all became alert and
hurried over to the security feed.

Each
transgenic was fitted with a panic button that allowed for constant contact
with base if ever they were in trouble. Max had ordered this through near the
beginning of the siege, and no-one disagreed thinking it would make her feel
better knowing there was a way to be reached. The transgenics never realized
how effective this could be though, for transgenics had used it many times
since it was issued.

Max
knew they had every reason to be over confident in their skills and didn�t
order for them to have a link because she doubted them, and initially she was
scared that would be the message she sent out when she told the crew but she
was surprised at their immediate compliance. She knew that as being a leader
they really didn�t have a choice but to follow orders but she hoped it was
because they agreed with her.

The
day she motioned for them to be issued she had told them all in another
national speech that �despite being extremely competent in their skills the
reason that makes us better is that on our own we kick ass but as a whole we
put definition to the phrase�.

So
Dix went to work on creating these panic buttons for the nation without
complaint. He made Max and Alec�s slightly different though, they were linked
to produce a more different sounding alarm to notify that their leader or CO
was in trouble. Alec requested that his be linked with Max�s so if ever she
used it he would be alerted at the same time HQ was.

The
room was a buzz with activity a couple minutes later Alec blurred in with his
face blank and alert. He started issuing orders about the room and made for the
security cameras scanning them quickly and assessing them trying to find
something that the others didn�t. This was 494. He was made to be the perfect
soldier, he was created to do exactly what it took to get the job done, and he
was a man that had his mate in trouble.

Max�s
breathing was becoming ragged and she could now clearly hear the footsteps
approaching. How could she miss them they weren�t Familiars they were just
ordinaries. She could hear them gloating that they got a trannie and felt her
blood run cold when she realized how many of them there were. She could hear
and feel that there were at least 20 different ordinaries and again didn�t know
why she couldn�t pick up on it earlier.

She
felt herself being roughly picked up and thrown into the middle of the street,
she groaned as her shot shoulder was the one that got the brunt of the impact.
She felt her left side burn from the searing pain and saw stars.

�Wow,
they really know how to make them� she heard one gruff voice say.

�Fuck
yeah!� another chimed in.

Max
felt rather than saw someone roughly pin her down and again felt a soaring pain
in her shoulder as they disregarded her injury. Blinded by the pain and weak
from the shocks she felt a tiny pin prick in her arm. She struggled to get away
from it but it only caused to remind her of her gun shot wound.

She
lay there panting and tried to open her eyes, a little blurry at first she
finally gained focus and noticed she was surrounded by the men and they were
all leering down at her. Her skin crawled from their heated gazes and
couldn�t help drudge up her attitude.

�Take
a picture, it�ll last longer� she wheezed out in contempt.

They
all chuckled and the leader she determined was the one who spoke up. He had
dark brown hair and a military build. �Nah sweet cheeks, I think my boys and I
would rather take you for a test drive than just admire�

�Always
with the comparison of cars and chicks. Sorry to disappoint but I�m out of
service� She said up to him from her position on the ground. She was sprawled
out and had to focus on blocking out the pain but the electric shock had caused
her to weaken.

Max
saw him kneel down beside her and swiftly applied pressure on her shoulder. Max
squeezed her eyes closed and grit her teeth from
letting the scream lodged in her throat out.

�And
here I thought you were made to do just that. You are a fucking whore created
to serve us and were here to make the most of it� She heard the others in the
background cheer and agree.

And felt a faint stirring of something primal begin in her stomach.
She felt herself become angry as she let their words fuel her rage.

�Your
nothing but property, made in a lab, created to look the way you do so
you appeal to us normal people. Fucking transgenic slut!� she felt him
grab at her jacket and roughly took it off her. Again she had to bite down the
scream that wanted to be released. She felt the impact of a fist to her face
and cased her to jerk and the strain in her shoulder started to throb to the
point were even if she wanted to she couldn�t ignore it.

�You
had to shoot me, twice, and electrocute me to have your way with me. Yea...real
fuckin manly� another sharp blow to her face and she felt a sharp sting in her
right cheek.

She
felt other hands on her now tearing away her clothing and calling her names.

�Whore!�

�Slut!�

�Bitch!�

�I
bet you the trannie will actually enjoy it!� they chortled and agreed with
eagerness.

�Filthy piece of shit!�

Groping
at her flesh Max felt the rise of her rage and suddenly she gave into it,
letting it consume her.

�Oh
shit! Look at the ice she got. Looks mighty expensive for a
trannie. Bitch probably stole it!�

She
felt them reach out to it and reacted. She felt as if she were in a trance not
really hearing or seeing just reacting. She grabbed the guy�s wrist and snapped
it with ease and detachment that would have made Manticore proud. She heard his
howl of pain and a feral smile appeared on her face.

Flipping
herself up, she noticed that she couldn�t feel the pain anymore, she looked at
the stunned men and felt her adrenalin soar at how many there were. Flashing
her teeth in a predatory smile she shifted and awaited the first wave of
attack.

John
Jacobs just stared at the trannie in front of him in shock at the turn about in
the once fallen girl. He wondered how she could still be up when she had two
gun shot wounds. The men stared at the trannie in fear as they were met with
the cold hard look of eyes black as coal. She stood before them in a calm and
silent way and watched them under her dark hooded eyes.

�Well
fuck! There�s 20 of us and 1 of her, do the math! Get her!� John screamed out
resuming his leader status. He watched as she smiled wickedly and directed her
gaze his way.

�Bring
it� came the simple reply from the stunning beauty.

He
watched in amazement as his men threw punches and kicks her way only to be
thrown or deflected away from her with ease.

Max
let herself go and reacted on instinct she dodged and
deflected punches and kicks not really taking an offense on the fight. She
zoned in and immediately got tired of the routine. Turning about she caught the
fist heading her way and flipped over him kicking out and catching two men in
the chin forcing them back and crashing them into the men behind. Standing
behind the guy she flipped over she kicked out her foot and cuffed the back of
his knee. She ducked again and kicked behind her catching another guy in the
stomach sending him flying back. Letting go of the guy kneeling in front of her
she brought down a sharp blow to the back of his head rendering him
unconscious.

Turning
to the side she dodged another hit and deflected the blows aimed at her body,
she grabbed the guy using a bat and latched onto his arm using the bat to
deflect the blade that swung down on her. She then gave a sharp blow to the guy
holding the bat and he was unconscious before he hit the ground a few feet away
from her. she was in her element and knew that her
blows were to disarm rather than kill, she was fast and effective not for a
second playing around with them. Blurring she snapped the wrist of the guy
holding the blade and immediately turned in towards him bringing an open palmed
hand to his chest and watched him crash into the wall on the other side of the
street from the force.

Turning
to the rest of the men she allowed herself to get lost in her rage and
frustration and focused on getting rid of the threat she felt coming off them.
Punching and kicking to fast for the eyes to see she felt everything slowing
around her and just heard the grunts and gasps coming from her victims. Blood
sprayed on her as she broke a guys nose but she barely
blinked and kept attacking, she however did still know that she couldn�t do
anything fatal to them and held her punches but still was quick, efficient and
precise in her blows.

Watching
the last of the men slip down in front of her she slowly turned to the man who
had instigated the whole thing. She gave him a calculated and calm look and
tilted her head to the side.

John
watched in horror as one by one his men were taken down by the lithe girl. He
swallowed as he felt her eyes on him nonplussed by the fact she was half naked
and covered in blood; her own and his men. He watched as she tilted her head to
the side and sniffed the air as if curious of something, he saw her eyes
twinkle in delight and she gave him a smile. The smile made dread rise up
within himself and he felt his heart rate escalate.

All of a sudden he she standing right in front of him.

�Normally
this is the part where I kick your ass or watch you beg for me not to hurt you
but I really cant be bothered by you� she gave him a cold stare �run� was all
she said and he stood there in shock before he turned and bolted.

Max
watched him flee and saw him get near the fence bending down she saw the taser
and smiled. Throwing it at him she watched in a face devoid of emotions as he
faltered before he could exit and scream out in agony before hitting the ground
unconscious by the shocks.

�You
forgot that� she called out to him sarcastically.

That�s
when she felt the shakes and pain return in full force her body now reacting to
the over exertion she put it through she knew she had lost a lot of blood and
the unfamiliar serum in her system had a slight chance that it could affect her
without her blood level and natural defenses to wade them away.

�Shit�
she whispered as her vision was becoming blotchy and she stumbled forward along
the street towards HQ, her knees buckled under her and she felt so weak.

�Alec�
she whispered silently begging for him to hear her from wherever he was and
come to her.

Groaning
she knew she had to get up, but the adrenalin that allowed her to fight in the
first place was now drained and she felt like throwing up at the feeling it
left in her body. She could smell the rancid smell of the ordinaries and their
blood on her made her feel dirty. She put a lot of effort into standing but the
throbbing in her thigh wouldn�t let her. She could feel the darkness try to
envelop her and closed her eyes to hold back the tears of fear and frustration.

�Argh!�
she growled weakly, scared that she would die out here.

She
heard the faint and calculated oncoming footsteps. She struggled with her
consciousness to assess whether she was in danger or not but was too weak. Fear
consumed her and her struggle doubled.

Then
she felt it through her panic and fear, the welcomed feeling of safety as she
felt the strong arms envelop her.

�Maxie�
she heard his voice whisper to her unsure.

She
was able to open her eyes and look up into his eyes and give him a ghost of a
smile.
�Alec...�
she whispered before she allowed her world to black out on her.

Alec
was beside himself, he had gathered the troops as soon as he realized where she
was and they all blurred over, slowing down once they were close enough so they
could approach more carefully. He motioned for them to split; two to his left
and two to his right. Alec and Mole would be taking the center; he scanned the
surrounding area and assessed all possible dangers. As commander his first
priority is the safety of his men and himself.

Alec
couldn�t allow his feelings to interfere with proper protocol so he remained
soldier like focusing on what needed to be done to attain the target. When they
reached there though they were too late, they scanned the area for any threat
and all they saw were the men lying around the street unconscious and bloody
not at all affected by it. Their mission was to search and locate their leader.

It
seemed as if Mole spotted her at the exact moment he did because he allowed for
a gasp to be released as she came into his view. Alec felt as if someone
punched him in the gut and winded him. He blurred to her and gently put his arm
around her. He smelled the fear off her and felt a bolt of pain in his chest.
*those Fuckin Bastards!* his mind screamed.

�Maxie�
he whispered to her, wanting and needing to be reassured.

He
looked down on her bloodied face and saw her eyes open to reveal her dark orbs
staring at him showing her fear, relief, pain and anger.

�Alec�
She breathed out in pain and gave him a faint smile before her eyes rolled back
in her head finally giving into the struggle of unconsciousness.

Alec
sat there for a moment before he brought up his walls and allowed himself to
become 494. He needed to get her to the infirmary.
He
looked over at Mole �Call for back up I want these fuckers in lockdown so we
can question them� he ordered and he immediately took off toward the infirmary
with her gently cradled in his arms.

Soldiers
don�t handle emotion well and all the X�s were on a tight rope of emotion at
the state Max was in. He saw how Mole had reacted to the state and no doubt
their will be a tidal wave of transgenics in the city demanding they avenge
her. Alec had to focus and try to damage control for he knew he had to assume
lead while she was indisposed.

Barking
into his COM link that he needed meds available at the hospital ASAP he gently
shifted Max and blurred her to the infirmary chanting along the way that she
would be fine.

He
could hear her breath coming in short, the slowing down of her heart beat and
ignored it all. His mission now was to get her to the infirmary as quickly as
possible. 494 would not let his mission fail, he was the best, he moved quicker
and stealthier than anyone, he was born for this, but in the back of his mind
he couldn�t shake the fact that he had already failed. He failed his top priority;
Max.

As
he sat beside her a couple hours later he was overcome with relief. He wasn�t
able to allow himself to become emotional in the peak of the moment, stating
the details of the immediate injuries on her body as the medics asked
questions. He answered in a detached way and told them that she had two gun
shot wounds, one to her left shoulder and the other to her right thigh.

He
had paced outside as they went to work on her they had needed to transfuse her immediately and he had volunteered but they said that it
was okay they had blood ready for her. He felt useless as he waited with baited
breath for her to come out of surgery. Alec had been able to distract himself
with taking charge of TC and issuing orders for the ordinaries and transgenics.
He wanted them in lockdown and assigned 3 alpha X�s od
guard duty. He told them they weren�t allowed to cross the threshold in the
room where they stood but was sure they would find a way around that order and
a part of Alec hoped the would. He could see from the outcome of bruises and
cuts on Max what they had done to her and felt a rage he hadn�t experienced
before. It choked him up that they had violated her perfect and flawless skin.
They were already fading but that didn�t mean the mental scars left him.

He
never felt happier with Manticore than at the moment they said she was going to
be okay. Looking down at her peaceful face he stroked her face and brushed the
hair away to reassure himself she was still here.

Max
came into consciousness and quickly assessed her surroundings to see if she
were safe. She tried to pry her eyes open but found that they were too heavy.
Tapping into her other senses she made a quick assessment from that. She lay on
a bed that was unfamiliar to her, heard the buzz of electrical equipment, she
smelt the bland stale air around her that had a faint hint of blood and then
she noticed that all of it didn�t matter. She had picked up on Alec�s smell
next to her and she was content. She knew she was safe as long as Alec was
beside her. She could hear his even breathing as he slept beside her. She
reached out to him and rubbed her fingers along his head softly.

She
went to open her mouth but immediately shut it as she gained the feeling in the
rest of her body the sharp pain in her shoulder and thigh were a minor problem
compared to the churning in her stomach. Max gained the strength to lean over
on her right side and hurl.

That
got Alec awake. He quickly reacted and held Max�s hair back as she spilled what
little she had in her stomach. Rubbing her back and saying soothing words he
tried to calm her. She was trembling when she finally stopped and a slight
sheen of sweat appeared on her.

�its okay Maxie, shhhh, it�s okay. Just let it out�

�Oh
god� she groaned out again when she again leaned over and started throwing up.

�Luke!�
Alec called out after she stopped again.

Luke
rushed in a saw what had Alec all panicked. Max was now basically dry heaving
over the edge of her bed, her body trembled and she looked pale.

�What
the fuck is happening!� Alec snapped at Luke.

Alec
put his walls up but he felt so scared and panicked about Max. X5�s don�t get
sick. Not even after intensive surgery. We had accelerated healing and the most
capable immune system. We were perfect physically. Alec realized he was getting
a tad hysterical and forced him self to calm his thoughts.

Max
had lost consciousness again and Alec automatically held her hand while he
motioned for the other transgenic to softly wipe and clean her face. Luke just
assessed Max and shook his head.

Alec
caught it and immediately felt protectiveness rise. �What? What�s wrong with
her?�

�Alec...�
Luke started unsure; Alec was after all a legend at Manticore. The best
soldier, but he knew Alec�s weakness was Max and didn�t know if he would be
able to take it on.

Alec
narrowed his eyes dangerously �What. Is. Wrong. With. Her� he said stressing each word.

Luke
sighed and tensed �The ordinaries injected her with something and her body is
reacting to it. I don�t know if the effects will go or not because the test
results from her blood weren�t able to go thru because she couldn�t afford to
lose anymore. The loss of blood and� pointing to a bruise on her chest �that
indicates that she was also shocked with those new tasers. She was shocked as
well as shot Alec and her body and immune system was abused. Not to mention she
single handedly took care of 20 ordinaries in her condition. I don�t know what
serum they injected into her system and her symptoms don�t look good, its just
time that will tell whether or not she�ll be able to pull through. Although we
really don�t have much to worry about her recovery level is one of the highest
I�ve seen�

Alec
put up his blank mask as he allowed himself to process this. Luke watched him
retreat into his soldier mode and breathed a sigh at his stupidity for ever
doubting Alec and his capability to handle things. He wasn�t the best for
nothing.

�Those FUCKERS!� Alec roared as soon as he arrived in the
empty alleyway. He punched a hole through the wall and barely flinched. He
escaped from the room as soon as he knew Max was going to be okay and taken
care of.

Breathing
deeply he felt himself calm down. He may have been the
best at Manticore but that was when he had nothing to fear; nothing to care
about. Yes he was selfish, arrogant and overly confident but that all changed
the moment he was assigned the Berrisford assignment after that everything was
a front for him, he played the roll of the perfect obedient soldier as if an
Oscar award were at stake, and then she happened, he got assigned as 452�s
breeding partner and it all changed. How could it not with her attitude and
bossiness he was hooked from the beginning. When she just went straight ahead
and gave him a name gave him an identity not just a number that was the
beginning, he should have known but then she reeled him in, hook, line and
sinker. It all changed when she gave the indication she might need him. He had
felt a stirring in his heart that was forced to the back of his mind.

Taking
his hand out of the wall he flexed it a couple times before he made his way
back inside the infirmary finally over his little outburst. He slapped on his
confident mask and strolled over to her bed side.

Alec
had ordered for the ordinaries to be placed on hold in an abandoned warehouse
close to HQ so they could question them when they awoke. He had told the leader
to notify him as soon as they woke up and he was still waiting upon the report.

Looking
down at Max�s bruises he flinched and shut off his emotions getting tired of
feeling that sharp pain. He had been notified that they found the security feed
and were now reviewing it, he looked down at his Max
proud of the way she had taken them on. He knew that many of the occupants of
TC had never seen Max in action and to some watching the feed would be the
first time they glimpsed her in action.

Alec
hadn�t been able to see it himself because he refused to leave her side but
from the response he got from Dix he figured Max had definitely stepped up to
it. He knew Max when she fought, she was graceful but deadly. The perfect Manticore outcome despite her 10 years away from the
hell hole.

Dix
relayed the events to him and he looked at Max again softly stroking the hair
from her face and couldn�t decide whether he should be angry at her stupidity
or awed by her defiance. She had been shot twice, electrocuted, thrown about,
Alec grit his teeth as he recalled Dix mention the way they violated her, but
despite all that she came up on top and was able to pummel them.

The
feed was fast becoming the highlight around Terminal City, transgenics proud
all around of their leader and spreading the word, but as Alec sat next to the
wounded women he lost all sense of happiness of her defeating those ordinaries
attack to infiltrate TC�s walls single handedly.

An
irrational part of him blamed Logan but he knew that was wrong of him so he
resigned to blame himself. He should have been with her. He felt the sting of
tears and squeezed his eyes shut and forced himself to stop caring, he�d be
able to do that when he was alone, he needed to be strong right now.

Max
woke a while later and felt immensely better; she opened her eyes and found
they were automatically drawn to the man with his head resting on her bed fast
asleep. A soft smile curved her face and she gently ran her fingers through his
hair. She could tell he was uncomfortable and wanted to wake him up.

�Alec�
she said softly while gently shaking him.

�hmm� he mumbled before snapping awake and looking at her. he immediately sat up and took her hand giving her the most
concerned look. �Are you ok, do you feel sick?�

Max
paused and gave thought to his question before slightly shaking her head �I
feel a little queasy and have a light pounding in my head but I�m fine other
than that� nodding his head he gave a soft sigh of relief finally releasing a
little tension from his body at her reassurance.

�I�ve
got the ordinaries on lock down in building 3� he reported to her trying to
maintain his soldier facade even as his body was reacting to her fully awaken
body. she gave him a slight come here motion and he
quickly decided he allowed for his emotions to be kept away long enough.
Taking his shoes off and climbing into bed beside her he softly and careful of
her injured shoulder wrapped his arms around her trying to ease the pain from
her body. She snuggled into him and Alec felt content, his emotional walls
finally coming down at last as he had her in his arms.

�I
almost lost you� he whispered hoarsely.

Not
really all that surprised at his heartfelt admission she responded with a
flippant �But you found me so it�s okay� she whispered back to him lightly
caressing his arm around her middle.

Alec
shook his head �no I should have been there earlier� he berated himself rather
than actually telling her. �Those pricks shouldn�t have been given the chance
to touch you! I should have been there to protect you� he grit his teeth, he
had finally let go of his emotions �they hurt you! Fuckin bastards�

Max
shifted so she could sit up and face him finnallt
comprehending the depth her injuries had effected him. He resisted a bit from
letting her go but complied. �Alec...� she soothed �I�m not made of glass, I
know how to handle myself, and yea I got shot and beat on but I�m still here,
and my heart is still beating. You found me when you were meant to find me, I
left to go to OC and I got jumped� shrugging her good shoulder and not wavering
her eyes away from him she continued � you may want to keep me safe Alec, I
know how you feel I get that way when ever your in danger, but me just being
alive is putting me in danger, you cant constantly blame yourself for something
you had no control over� she gave him a pointed look � I mean c�mon� Max
adopted a cheeky smile � I know you idolize me, but no need to carry on my bad
traits as well�

�Max�
Alec said in warning still wallowing in self pity.

Rolling
her eyes Max just leaned back down into his arms feeling a little winded �I
attract danger, it just sneaks up on me. You more than
anyone knows that. But I refuse to hide and I know you know that. I can�t stop
you from doing things as much as you can stop me. So suck it up soldier!� she
said playfully. �We were born in a world where we are hated and feared. Those ordinaries
just did what any other norm didn�t have the guts to do. They breeched TC and
took down a trannie. Unfortunately it was me, but that�s my fault for not being
alert. We learn Alec although our security around TC is good we have to tighten
it up� looking at him she brought a hand up to his face and caressed it softly,
smiling faintly as she watched him close his eyes and lean into her touch. �I�m
sorry I scared you�

Nodding
his head he just gazed at her with his heart in his eyes. He caught her wrist
and placed a small kiss in her palm. He didn�t know what possessed him to do so
but it had felt right at the time.

Max
froze, the intimate touch of his lips to her palm sent explosive tingles down
her spine and she had to take a quick intake of air. She looked at his eyes and
saw the complete adoration there and didn�t know how to respond, this was
territory she didn�t know or think they should be in, but couldn�t help respond
to the way he was looking at her. Taking his hand in hers she copied his action
and placed a feather light kiss there. She heard him gasp and immediately
looked up at him.

He
was shocked and slightly aroused at the same time. Max had ducked her head down
in embarrassment and Alec�s smile lit up the room at how shy she suddenly got.

Then
again turning serious he lightly turned her face towards his �I�m scared of
losing you Max� he finally admitted.

She
looked at him and gave him a gentle smile �Alec...� but she didn�t know what to
say to that. She couldn�t give him any false promises and she wasn�t prepared
to face what was shining in his eyes so she settled for sarcasm.

�A
blind man couldn�t lose me. I�m perfection in its peak� she scoffed mock
arrogantly, before settling back into his arms �can you just hold me?� she whispered
to him afraid of his rejection and growing weary.

�Wouldn�t
want to be anywhere else Maxie� he felt her yawn and a tender smile lit his
face.

Max
had been close to dying today and Alec realized not for the first time how
important Max was to him. How could one woman possess him to the brink of
madness with just a simple smile, touch or comment. He
didn�t own her heart, he wasn�t her mate, and he was just her friend. Alec laid
there with his arms around Max and contemplated his position in her life.

How
could he ever be good enough for her, she may not
treat him all that good but she allowed him to see her in a light no else has.
She trusts him and that meant the world to Alec. Only he wanted more from her
besides her friendship, he wanted to be her everything like she was his. He
couldn�t actually pin point reasons as to why he felt the way he did for her;
he knew other females that would be able to give him the love and care
instantly if he asked it off them. It just wouldn�t be the love or care from
the woman he desired.

He
looked down and smiled at how she was still fiddling idly with her bracelet
tiredly. She was his angel, his piece of heaven and he would be damned if he
ever let anyone hurt her. It scared him sometimes the depth of which his
emotions ran for her he figured out awhile ago that love is madness, if it
doesn�t drive you crazy, if you don�t endure emotional turmoil your never truly
in love, and God only knows Max has the power to drive him insane, the only one
to ever touch his soul.

He
shook himself when he realized how corny he started sounding and Max gave him a
quizzical look. He just placed a gentle kiss to her forehead and her demeanor
relaxed she smiled at him and let him look after her, content in not having to
be the tough chick. She knew her limits and her body and been pushed to the
brink, even for an X5.

Just
then an X6 came into the room and waited to be addressed. Alec tensed and Max
tried to sooth him by slowly and gently trailing her fingers along his arm.

�What
is it?�

�Ma�am,
the ordinaries are fully awake and requesting to meet with you ma�am�

Max
raised her eyebrow �Why?�

�They
requested to meet with who was in charge ma�am�

Understanding,
Max made a move to get up, but Alec held her down. She turned to tell him t let
her go and caught his cold and emotionless face. It caused a shiver to run down
her body, and although she felt in the way he was still softly but firmlt touching her he was no threat to her she couldn�t
help be a little intimidated by the unwavering look he bored into her.

She
had heard off other X5�s that Alec was Manticore�s pride and joy
transgenic and she never doubted them realizing that Alec was probably still
hiding his skills away from her. At first it hurt her to think he didn�t trust
her but then she thought about it and came to the realization that he really
wasn�t the show off she once accused him of. She had
caught glimpses of his skill throughout their stay in TC and knew that he was
again trying to protect her. Of course in the most round about way she rolled
her eyes mentally, how could he think that hiding away his skills could be
protecting her, yea okay so she wasn�t as acquainted with many of his skills
and understood he didn�t want to shove it in her face but for fuck sake she
wasn�t a baby!

�You
need to rest� He said in a commanding voice.

�Alec...�

�You. Need. Rest.� He repeated and got off the bed quickly
and smoothly. His whole demeanor was tense and he shot the X6 a look to dismiss
him.

As
soon as he was gone Max ripped into him. �What the hell
Alec?! Don�t fuckin order me around!� she tried to sit up but decided
against it as she felt the searing pain in her shoulder. She tried to hide it
from him but he caught it.

Softening her tone when she saw the rage, pain, fear and contempt
in his eyes when he looked at her �Alec they asked to see me. Not you�

�Your
not going anywhere near those assholes! I�ll be the
one to address them� he gave her a cold stare and his gaze clearly said not to
challenge him. He had clenched his jaw and you could see the muscle pumping.

Max
really wasn�t in the mood to fight, especially with him so she just shrugged
and said whatever.

Alec
was fully expecting her to argue with him but then noticed how truly tired she
was and became even angrier. He felt his body relax when she looked at him with
a pleading look.

�What?�
he asked her softly stepping closer to her finally letting go of his anger I
the face of her worried and weary gaze.

�Don�t
take too long okay� she requested softly and a slight blush could be seen on
her cheeks. �I don�t like hospitals...even if it�s a make shift one in TC�

Alec
felt his heart melt and stepped up to her intertwining their hands. �I�ll be as
quick with them as possible� he said softly to her but with an edge indicating
he had plans for them.

�we have to let them go Alec, it was wrong to even have them
in lock down in TC. They�re ordinaries and they can�t handle the toxin� Max
said to him as she gripped his hand so he would listen to her.

�Yeah
well they should have thought of that before they
fuckin touched you!� he mumbled bitterly �all of TC is itching to get rid of
them for the state they left you in Max�

Sighing
Max felt her irritation grow she was being as patient and complient
as possible but she was Max not a fuckin saint. �Alec I may be leader, but I do
not want special treatment. Were all equals here and I just can�t deal if we
had to explain to the world why 20 norms died inside TC walls. Think
strategically Mr. Second in command, I need a leader not an emotional nutcase.
So....just don�t argue with me, I understand that you all care but I need you
to understand I�m still Max and before the siege everyone hated me. I don�t
want to be outcasted again because you all suddenly think I�m holier than thou�

Smirking
�Never actually said you were a goddess Max�

Max
smiled �Funny, never even mentioned the word goddess Alec�

Turning
serious he sat on the edge of her bed next to her. Softly reaching a hand out
to caress her face he bent down and kissed her temple, his actions speaking for
him his agreement with her.

�I�ll
be right back Maxie� he whispered and felt her nod.

As
he left he could have sworn he heard her whimper. Forcing himself to switch
into soldier mode he made his way down to the hostages; a cold malicious glint
in his eye. No-one got away with hurting her; No-one.
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