By SpoiledLilAmy
Disclaimer: Dark Angel and its characters belong to Fox, Cameron, and Eglee
Summary: Max uses Alec to make Logan jealous but is it just pretend?
Rating: PG
Chapter 1
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Heartbreaker you got the best of me
But I just keep on coming back incessantly
Oh why did you have to run your game on me
I should have known right from the start
You'd go and break my heart
~Mariah Carey~Heartbreaker~
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Max trugged down the streets holding a old black umbrella that looked one breeze away from destruction over her head. She hated the rain. Hated the wet, hated the cold, hated the boredom. She was bored out of her mind and the umbrella was providing very little protection against the torential rain. She had opted to walk instead of dragging her motorcycle out into this hellish weather but was quickly coming to regret her decision.
A figure ran up and fell in step next to her for the little shelter the umbrella offered. His hair was soaking wet and clumps flopped down to obscure his eyes.
"I hate the rain," he muttered, "So where are we going?"
"Logan's," Max replied eyeing her companion uneasily, "You're wet." she said with distaste.
"Quite the perseptive one aren't we Maxie?" he shot turning to look at her. Max's eyes locked with the blue one's of her umbrella-mate and she laughed.
"You're such a loser Alec," she said through her laughter, "What the hell are you doing out in this weather?"
Alec smiled, "I was bored. Needed some action and figuered you're the one to deliver it to me." He winced as a gust of wind sent a cold colum of rain slamming into his face. "Do you have to be so friggin stingy with the umbrella?" he wined.
"Uh yeah it's mine isn't it?" Max replied pealing Alec's fingers off of the handel as he attempted to obtain more of the covering for himself.
"Just a little!" he pleaded, "I ran through the rain for blocks and now your denying me this little comfort?"
"I'm cold, I'm wet, and I'm not in the mood for this Alec," she warned, once more moving his hand away from the silver rod to which the umbrella was attached.
"So am I!" he shouted, finally managing to pry the umbreall from her hands. Max screwed up her face as the rain soaked her entire person in the few seconds she was in the open. The contraption had obviously been doing a better job than she thought.
"Give it back!" she demanded, punching Alec in the stomach, hoping he'd loosen his grip. He doubled over but failed to surrender the umbrella.
"It's mine!" Max shouted in reminder as he sped off towards Logan's at a jog.
"And you're wet already so what good's it gonna do you?" he called back.
"You're as wet if not wetter than me!" Max wailed. She quickly caught up to him and tackled him to the ground. Alec thrashed wildly trying to keep his balence but when he relized that wasn't going to happen he latched hold of Max's jacket, determined to take her down with him. Max wobbeled on the curb for several seconds before splashing down in a particularly large and dirty puddle. Her fall was cushioned slightly by Alec who had already fallen and was soaking up the nasty water of the puddle.
Max turned to see Alec's face contorted in devilish glee, "That was great!" he crowed, "A Kodak moment to rival all others!"
"Oh really?" Max asked, false sweetness cloaking her voice, "I think I got one to give it a run for it's money." She threw herself at him causing him to fall back onto his back. She cupped some of the water in her hands, figuring that she was already waterlogged enough to make her look like a prune for days and this would be so worth it. She let the dirty water trickle onto his face but stopped before she had used it all. Alec sputtered and wiped his eyes and the second he opened his mouth to say something she let the rest of the water pour down into his open mouth.
Alec lept up coughing and spitting frantically, "You bitch!" he shouted wiping his mouth on his soaking sleve.
"Picture perfect," Max drawled, her voice high and sing-song in quality. Alec glared and lunged for her. Max let out a loud burst of laughter and ran all the way to Logan's, Alec close on her heels. She opened the door quickly and slid inside locking it behinde her.
She sqeezed some of the excess water out of her hair and slipped off her boots in a vain attempt to keep the floor dry. She padded into the main room and stopped dead in her tracks.
Logan stood in the center of the room engaged in a serious looking lip-lock with a blonde girl. Max watched the couple for several seconds, her eyes pain filled orbs. She let out a strangeled sob at the betrayal and turned feeling blindly for the door.
"Max?" Logan asked, breaking away from his companion, dread filling him. He hadn't heard her come in. He saw wet footprints leading to the front door of the apartment and stopped when he saw Max's boots leaning against the door.
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Alec raised his hand to bang on the door when it flew open. Max stummbeled out of the apartment, shoeless and hysterical. She brushed past him heading off to who knows where. Sad sounds of loss came from her in the form of whimpers.
Alec stood confused in the hallway watching her retreating back, deciding whether to give chase when the door flew open once again. This time Logan ran out. Alec extended one arm and successfully ahlted the older man's progress. "Max!" the man called, his eyes wild.
"What the fuck did you do now old man?" Alec demanded but his answer came when Asha appeared by Logan's shoulder. "You bastard," Alec spat before turning and running after Max.
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Max had no idea where she was going. She was just running. Running somewhere away from here. Rain pelted her and her thin socks were torn to shreds by rocks and bits of broken glass and her feet were taking quite a beating as well but she refused to stop and asess the damage. Her sadness and disappointment had long since given way to pure unadulterated rage, before she had shed a single tear.
She reconized Joshua's house off to her left and she ran for it stummbeling on her way there and loosing her footing.
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Alec had guessed this would be her destination and felt a slight surge of relief when he caught sight of her. Unfortunatly she was sprawled on the ground. Alec ran up to her slipping his arm around her shoulder's and helping her to her feet and into the house.
He let her go, relizing that she could stand on her own and pushed the door closed against the howling wind. Max stripped off her ruind gloves and threw them at the wall, then unsatisfied by the wet thump they made rather than the loud bang she wanted she threw herself at the wall kicking it violently.
"That asshole!" She shouted, punctuating each word with a kick, "That. Fucking. Asshole."
Once she had sufficiently beaten up the wall she rested her head against it. Alec took a few cautious steps towards her but halted when she spun around to face him.
"I thought he loved me! I thought I loved him! I tohught..... I thought that I could trust him! He insisted he didn't need anyone else! I was his one and only. His one and fucking only!" she yelled. Her voice died off and she stood alone, breathing heavily. Alec's eyes probed hers and he saw the volumes of pain this event had caused. He watched as she approached him and began beating her fists on his cheast. Her shouting strated up again but was quickly replaced by loud hiccupping sobs. Her punches grew weak and half hearted as she cried. Alec grabbed her wrists and she lowered them to her sides. He then extended his arms, inviting not demanding. Max stepped into his embrace thankfully, burying her tear stained face in the crook of his neck as her shoulders heaved with heart-wrenching sobs. whispered comforting nothings into her hair and rocked her back and forth.
The pair remained in this position for several minutes until Max's tears died off and finally came to a stop. Alec looked at her with her puffy red eyes and wet face and hair and smiled. Max nodded and stepped out of his arms, her breathing returning to normal and the adrenilin quickly flowing from her body.
Joshua, who had been watching the entire scene, approached them. He was obviously confused and scared for his friends. Max laughed and pulled him in for a hug. Alec watched them a smirk on his face.
"The two of you make quite the couple," he taunted. Max released Joshua and casually flicked Alec off.
"Now if you two'll excuse me I need a shower," she said, "You got some extra clothes here don't you?" she asked Alec. He nodded and gestured towards a cabinet in the corner. Max grabbed a pair of his boxers and a grey tee before waltzing off into the bathroom.
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Max, Alec, and Joshua sat huddled in front of Joshua's T.V. watching an old B-rated horror movie and munching on various snacks they had been able to scavage from the pantry. Max and Alec had both showered and were wearing identical shirts and boxers. Max got up from her seat and winced slightly as her feet touched the floor. Alec shot her a concerned glance and got up to steady her. He looked down and noticed the sorry condition her feet were in.
"You could've mentioned this you know," he repremanded as he dragged out a first aide kit he had thought to put together a couple months ago. He forced her to sit once more and took her foot into his lap. He used an antiseptic to clean the multiple cuts and bruises which moteled her feet and wrapped them in white bandages.
"You make a good nurse," Max said, amking no move to take her foot out of his lap. Alec smiled and used his thumb to trace small circles on her ankle. Max inhaled sharply and Alec felt a surge of pleasure. He had caused that. He looked up to meet her gaze and froze. She was lonley and hurt. She didn't really want him and he wasn't going to take advantage of her. He wasn't that big of a jerk.
"So we've cried, showered, watched T.V, and played doctor..... what's next?" he asked shakily. An evil smile lit up Max's face.
"Revenge of course!" she said, "I want him to know that I'm not hurt by what he did. I want him to hurt. Worse."
"And what exactly do you have in mind?" he asked suspisiously, not likeing the way she was eyeing him.
"You're going to pretend to be my boyfriend. Like we were together for a while going behind his back just like he was going behind mine." she replied.
"And why would I go along with this?" Alec asked, still debating whether to stick to the role of a loyal friend who knew this was wrong or go along with it. He had already made his dicision really but he kept going for appearance's sake. This was going to be fun.
"You get to see Logan squirm," she suggested hopefully. Alec smiled inwardly at this thought but kept his face stoic.
"Now you see I dunno if I'm cool with the whole using me to make Logan jealous idea. Cause I'm the better man here and I should be the one girls want to make jealous." he drawled.
"I'll pay you," Max offered. Bingo! Alec thought happily and stuck out his hand.
"You got a deal!" he said and they shook on it.
"Paybacks a bitch Logan," Max said with a grin, "And her name's Max."