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Kairos & Maxine:

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Lydecker had been up with the sun and had quickly made his way to Kairos' apartment. There had to be something there identifying a place of work or Max's address.

He began to look for any place that she might have placed such information. He was skeptical that he'd find anything, as his crew had already been through the apartment twice.

Sabina walked in at that moment, and noticing the man spoke, "You don't have to worry about Kai you know. Max won't let anything happen to her."

Lydecker nodded. He knew that Max would take care of Kairos. Somewhere along the line, they'd developed a bond and grown to love each other – and he knew he hadn't taught them that. After all – bonds make one think twice in the field.

"You wouldn't happen to know where Max lives, would you?

"No."

"Do you know where they work?"

"No. They never tell me that kind of stuff. They don't want some bad guy to know it."

Lydecker sighed, "Thank you, anyway." He should have known better.

As Sabina left the room, she passed a black light and he suddenly knew what to look for.

Kai looked at Max, as she felt a sudden wave of uneasiness hit her, "Please tell me you took my black light."

"No. Was I supposed to?" Max replied.

"Shit damn fuck crap!" She yelled, and tried to stand up on uneasy legs. Max pushed her back to the couch, and waited for Kai to regain herself.

"What's the matter with the black light?"

"Do you remember when I'd disappear from training for like an hour each day?"

"Yeah."
"Lyfucker would take me into another room, and teach me things for missions. Like use black light paint to write things on walls…" She raised her eyebrows to her.

Max looked at her, "Why? We weren't trained for spy missions."

"Well, I was trained partially. I still haven't figured it out, since we were supposed to be infantrymen."

"Are you sure he'll look for that?"

Kai looked at her incredously, "This is Lydecker we're talking about, Maxine!"

Max got up, and made a dash for the door – Kai was calling him Lydecker and she was calling her Maxine, Kai never said that. Not since they were in the field. "Tell Logan I'll be back!" She yelled, and slammed the door.

Kai sat back, and sighed. Of all the escapees, why did Lyfucker keep coming after them?

Max smiled at herself. The thought alone was enough that she couldn't help having a moment of weakness. She was the eldest. Not Zack as all had believed. She was the eldest out of thirty-six.

"Maxie?" Kai spoke softly from her bed.

"What, Kai?"

"You're my oldest sister, right?"

"Yeah."
"Then why does Zack lead us?"

"I don't know."

"You should be in charge."

"Maybe one day she will." Zack butted in, "Now at least act like you're sleeping."

Max just smiled again, closed her eyes, and tried to sleep even though she wasn't tired.

Max drove up to the apartment building cautiously. It was broad daylight, and she could get herself captured. She could see the cars in front of the building. She knew Lydecker was there.

Sabina flew out the door at that moment, "Max!"
"Shh! Sabina, they can't know I'm here, okay?"

"Okay." The girl began to follow her.

Max began to quietly walk to the door. She couldn't afford to go into that way. She looked around and saw some rope. She threw it to the top of the roof and began to climb up the side of the building. Sabina sat on the ground watching the woman, careful to be silent.

"Sir, we're ready."

Lydecker smiled. Finally, he was going to find the oldest and the youngest.

"Hold it, Lyfucker!" Max yelled. It was now or never. She began to knock down the guards – kicking one in the face, knocking another unconscious. Finally, proving they were cowards, they ran. Lydecker, his main security guard, and Max were all that were left.

"I thought they were better trained then to be cowards." She said.

"Max." Lydecker murmured.

"That's my name, don't wear it out." She teased, picking up a can of spray paint.

"I wonder where you picked up that sass mouth."

"Not from you." She noticed the guard advancing toward her, "I recommend you stay where you are or have you forgotten that I can kill you without breaking a sweat?"

He stopped, "Sir?"

"You know that's enough talk. Say goodnight boys." She said, before spraying the paint in their faces. She then pushed them out the door. She shoved a chair against the door, and began busily spraying the paint all over the apartment, which took less then a minute or so. After she finished, she flipped on the black lights. It showed no numbers or names.

By the time she finished, Lydecker started pounding on the door. She just smiled, grabbed something that she saw out of the corner of her eye, and jumped out the window.

She landed in front of Sabina.

"Are you okay?" Sabina asked, amazed that Max had just jumped from a forth floor window.

"Fine. I gotta go, Sabina. I talk to you later, okay?"

"Okay."

Max jumped onto her bike and headed back to Logan's.

Kai hugged her sister as soon as she walked into the apartment, "Logan got a tap on a camera feed. I saw you beat up the guards."

"Hey, I'm alright." Max said, smiling, "I couldn't let them get away without an ass kicking after what they did to your apartment."

"Max? Could I ask you something?"
"You know you can."

"Why did they come after you? I mean there are twelve of us. Lyfucker could go after Landen or Joel or Hughes. Or Zack for that matter."

"Do you remember one night about two weeks before the escape when we were talking about the oldest?"

"No."

"You sure?"

Kai looked at Max, trying to remember, "Is that the night I asked why you weren't the leader and Zack was?"

"Yep." Max paused, "I'm the oldest. I'm the oldest of all of us. You're the youngest."

"Kinda strange how that works out. You realize that if Lydeck…"

"Lyfucker."

"Right. If Lyfucker took us, he'd have me and you and between us, you know he could perfect the whole superior human thing."

"I would never let that happen." Kai shook her head, "I would NEVER put little child through that hell. I'd never let him butcher me for that. I'd rather die first."

"I know you would." Logan said, wheeling into the room, "And neither would you." He looked at Max. He put his finger on her pocket where the part of a necklace chain was, "What's this?"

"Oh, I grabbed something that Kendra and I left behind."

"What is it?" The teen asked. She sat back against the couch.

Max pulled out a necklace from her pocket.

"My necklace." Kai said, softly. She took the piece of jewelry, and put it around her neck. She smiled, and touched the charm. It was a small flat silver heart. Engraved on the front was Maxine and Kairos and hidden in the back, was L + M + K – Logan, Maxine, and Kairos.

"By the way, I was looking at that thing. Why's that LMK on the back?"

Kai smiled, "L for Logan, M for Maxine, K for Kairos."

"I got that part."

"My family. You, Logan, and I. I thought about putting an K and an OC for Kendra and Original, but I don't love them the way I love you and him."

"Love you, too, Kai."

Kai grinned. She sighed, "Could I have my meds?"

Life is somewhat back to 'normal'. I'm back at my apartment, and spent a night out with Original. Sketch, luckily, gets to keep his life – Kai still has her job. Normal's actually been pretty nice about it when I told him she was sick and I'd do her deliveries if he just let her keep her job.

Kai and Logan are sharing his apartment. She's been acting pretty good, must say I'm amazed. She can't wait to get a new apartment though. There's an apartment for rent down the hall from mine, but if she decides to move in there, Kendra swears that she'll make Kai move in with us (like I'd object). Sabina made her promise that she and Nikolai could come by one day.

Max's pager went off.

One day, I'm going to get Logan a life. Maybe he'll let me get off with having my own for a few hours. Ahh, the joys of men.

The End.

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