Dark Angel - Chapter 5 - Flushed
Title: Dark Angel
Pairing: Alec/Logan, one sided Max/Logan
Chapter: 5
Rating: Will be heavy R/NC-17 in future
Summary: An AU to the show, in which Alec arrives in Seattle three years before Max graces the scene.
Chapter five
Flushed
Alec cringed as he convulsed violently. He felt Logan press a cold cloth against his forehead. The Tryptophan that Logan supplied him on a regular basis was usually enough to keep the convulsions at bay, but there were times when the chemical imbalance in his brain became so bad that not even the medication would help.
When that happened Logan was always there to take care of him until the convulsions subsided again. Something that Alec would always be grateful for; the convulsions were not the nicest of things to experience and more often than not, they hurt like Hell and Logan’s presence made them somewhat bearable.
“You okay?” Logan asked quietly as the convulsions faded away.
Alec panted, slightly out of breath, and nodded his head, swallowing thickly. “Thank you,” he whispered.
Logan smiled and kissed Alec gently, “No problem.” He helped Alec move himself into a sitting position. “Here,” he handed Alec a glass and a couple of Tryptophan tablets.
“Thanks,” Alec said gratefully, swallowing the tablets with a couple of gulps of water. “I hate those.”
“Me too,” Logan commented, putting the cloth down on the coffee table. “You scared me half to death the first time it happened.”
Alec looked guilty. “Yeah, sorry about that. I forgot to mention that Manticore screwed up my brain a little. They didn’t do it with everyone but I think they cocked up when they were mixing me up or something. The same thing happened with Ben and Max as well.”
“I know Max has them,” Logan told him. “That’s how I persuaded her to help me out. I found her tablets. Amazing how she reacted when she found out that I knew.”
“Logan Cale,” Alec said, sounding shocked. “You blackmailed someone?” He grinned. “I’m impressed!”
Logan grinned as well and kissed Alec gently on the lips. “Well I learnt from the best.”
“Too right you did,” Alec smirked.
~
“Urgh!” Alec exclaimed in annoyance as the lights went out. “I hate it when that happens.”
“When what happens?” Jack’s voice asked through the darkness.
“Open your eyes and you’ll find out,” Alec rolled his eyes.
“Oh,” Jack said, opening his eyes. “A brownout. We got any candles?” he asked, not moving from where he was lying on the couch.
“We used them all the last time there was one,” Alec replied. “I meant to steal some from Logan but I couldn’t find any he wouldn’t miss.”
“Why don’t you just ask him if we can have some?” Jack asked, sitting up and looking through the darkness at Alec. “I’m pretty sure that he’ll give us some considering they'd be for you.”
“I might ask him the next time we go over,” Alec said. “Besides, it’s not like we need candles to see when it’s dark.”
“So? It’s still nice to have actual light every once in a while,” Jack retorted. “Do you want to play hide and go seek?” he blurted out a few moments later.
Alec stared at him in surprise before bursting out laughing. “How old are you again?” he laughed.
“What?” Jack asked innocently as if what he asked was perfectly normal.
“I’m not playing hide and go seek,” Alec stated firmly.
Jack pouted, “Spoil sport,” he muttered, closing his eyes again and ignoring Alec’s presence.
~
“They bad for you as well?” Alec asked quietly under his breath when Normal had finished moaning at Max.
“Yeah,” Max replied, opening her locker. “Worse than normal. Had to borrow some money off of my roommate to buy some tablets.”
“You should have asked Logan if he could get you some,” Alec said, leaning against the lockers. “He’s where I’ve been getting mine from since I arrived in Seattle.”
“Really?” Max asked in surprise. She didn’t know that Logan knew about Alec’s seizures as well as his transgenic DNA. Alec nodded his head. “Thanks,” she said, sounding genuinely grateful for the first time that Alec could remember. “I’ll remember that in future. See you later, I need to ask OC a favour.”
~
“Hey, it’s me. I need your help,” Logan said when the ringing phone was answered.
“Why? What’s wrong?” Alec asked, thinking that something was wrong with Logan.
“Max is in trouble,” Logan told him. “Her pills have been flushed.”
“Shit,” Alec swore. “Where is she?”
“I don’t know,” Logan replied.
“You want me to see if I find her?” Alec offered.
“Please. Thank you.” Logan put the phone down and turned back to OC. “I hope that nothing happens to her, for everyone’s sake.”
Half an hour later Logan’s cell rang. “Hey, it’s me,” Alec’s voice greeted.
“You find her?” Logan asked urgently.
“No,” Alec said, sounding regretful. “She wasn’t at work and she’s not at her apartment.”
“If she doesn’t get some pills soon, you know what’ll happen to her.”
“I know,” Alec sighed. “I’ll keep trying to find her. Jack’s helping too.”
“Thanks, Al,” Logan said gratefully putting the phone down and looking at OC.
"Who was that?” the dark skinned woman asked, glaring at Logan.
“A friend of mine,” Logan told her just as his phone rang again. “Hey, Matt,” he greeted.
~
“Did you manage to get her out in the end?” Jack asked later on as he crashed on Logan’s couch.
“Yeah,” Logan replied, handing Jack a cup of hot soup. The transgenic grinned and practically breathed in the soup. “Me and Matt pulled some strings and got Original Cindy arrested as well. Luckily she was put in the same cell as Max. It was good of the two of you to offer to find her,” Logan added, looking gratefully at Jack before turning his gaze to Alec who was slouching low in the nearby armchair.
“Don’t remind me,” Alec scowled.
“Yeah, Al,” Jack commented, setting the cup aside and sitting up. “You did something good for someone else.”
“I always do things for other people,” Alec argued, folding his arms across his chest.
“But this was for Max,” Jack smirked. “The bane of your existence.”
“Right now the bane of my existence is you,” Alec glared at Jack.
“He’s right, Alec,” Logan grinned, “you did help Max. You must be kicking yourself now.”
“You’re not getting laid if you’re not careful, Cale,” Alec threatened, turning his glare to Logan.
“Ew, gross,” Jack pulled a face. “Too much information, Al,” he shuddered. Logan and Alec laughed at the expression on Jack’s face. “Why does everyone keep laughing at me?” Jack glowered at the pair of them.
“Because you’re so stupid sometimes, Jack,” Alec chuckled at his best friend.
“Alec,” Logan chastised, “stop being so mean.”
“But he is,” Alec argued. “You weren’t there when the brownout happened,” he told Logan. “This idiot asked me if I wanted to play hide and go seek in the dark.”
Logan chuckled and stopped laughing at the glare on Jack’s face. “Why did you want to play that?” he asked.
“I was bored,” Jack shrugged. “It seemed like a good idea at the time. It’s not like we got to play it when we were younger. So what if I was trying to make up for lost time?” he said defensively.
Alec and Logan were silent, exchanging guilty expressions. “Jack, I,” Alec started to say but Jack, knowing what Alec was going to say, interrupted him.
“Do you have any chocolate?” he asked Logan.
Logan nodded his head. “I think so,” he answered. “You want me to see if I have enough to make a chocolate cake?” he offered.
Jack’s eyes lit up and he bit his lip, nodding his head eagerly. “I love you, Logan,” he whispered, a grin on his face; their previous conversation was obviously forgotten in favour of chocolate.
Logan laughed and shook his head, wheeling himself into the kitchen to prepare the cake
TBC
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