Deceptive Appearences (MATURE/ADULT) *Kyle, Tess OPEN*

[KatnotKath]

~Liz~

Since I told dad I was tired and going to bed it’s not like I can go back out of the room and after a few moments I decide that I might just as well start to get ready for bed. Before getting changed into my nightdress I climb out onto the balcony briefly just to retrieve my journal. I don’t know whether I actually want to write anything, but for some reason I just want to look at it tonight. Quickly I remove the small book from its hiding place and climb back through my window, closing the curtains and getting undressed before curling up in bed with a pen in my hand and the book on my lap. It’s been a while since I last wrote…the incident when Michael obtained my diary made me doubly nervous about using it. I hide the diary now of course, but part of me is still worried that it might be found and get Max and the others, in addition to myself, into trouble. The thing is that writing in my diary can help me to make sense of things in a way that otherwise I would be unable to… It’s something that I’ve grown to need… Slowly I read through my last entry then add today’s date to the next blank line and start writing beneath. Most of my recent entries focus on perfectly normal things…my relationship with Max is something that’s featured prominently over the last few weeks in particular. There’s just so much going on…I just want to make sense of it… The flashes I received tonight complicate things still further. I wish I knew why I was getting them…and what they really meant… I don’t just get flashes for no reason, that’s not the way it works… I sigh and look down at the page which a few minutes earlier had been blank but is now covered in writing. Biting my lip I pause a moment before adding a last line. I don’t know what’s going on…but what I do know is that I’ve lied to Max for long enough… He trusted me, I should do the same and after I speak to Ainsling tomorrow, that’s exactly what I intend to do…

[liz_maria]

Isabel

Oh, girl stuff. Duh! How could I miss that. Any male (alien or human alike) has those kind of problems!

I smile back.

"You do that. I'll always be glad to help when it comes to those things."

[isabelle]

I think it's up to you, Fallen Magic. If you think you want to play out the Kyle/Tess encounter, you can do that. If you'd rather start the next day, then I think we're all ready for that.
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*MAX*

Isabel accepts my lame excuse and I feel really guilty. I don't like lying to her, but I really don't know what to say. I don't really think it is 'girl stuff,' but I don't really know what it is. Strange and confusing as it all seems, I don't really think her secret is alien related either, although I'm not entirely sure.

"Thanks, Izzy," I smile at her. She really is a good sister. If it does turn out to be something, I know she'll be a great help.

She smiles at me as I get to my feet. "No problem, Max."

As I turn to head to the door, I stop myself and turn around. "Actually, there was one thing. You know how we sometimes get impressions from stuff we touch, and how I can get flashes when I'm healing?" I ask her, quietly.

Isabel nods. "Sure," she replies. "You make that connection."

"Right," I say. "Well, I've been getting them when I kiss Liz. Like the connection is still there. And well, she's been getting flashes, too."

[liz_maria]

Isabel

I've always known about the fact that there were the flashes from time to time (maybe because of how we're different), but this time, things are a little weirder. I can feel it.

I frown a little bit. "What about those flashes? What's been happening in them?"

[isabelle]

*MAX*

Isabel had been concerned, I know, when she'd first found out that I'd been getting flashes from Liz when we kissed. And that she'd gotten flashes, too, occassionally. I would have been if she hadn't already known everything. Already seen it when I'd showed her in the reverse flashes.

That first time, I had been concerned too. Afraid that she'd see how much I loved her, when I didn't want her to know. But now that she does know and it's okay, I don't feel like I have any secrets from her anymore. I wasn't afraid of what she might see.

I don't know why she gets them when Maria doesn't. I wonder if it was the connection from the healing or from the reverse flashes that opened up a pathway, but I'm not sure we'll ever know.

Still, Isabel is right. These are different.

"They're different," I tell her. "She's not seeing my memories anymore, but stuff that I can't remember, from before we came out of the pods."

"What do you mean?" Isabel asked.

"Well, she's seeing a ship, traveling through space. And she saw the crash," I tell her.

[liz_maria]

Isabel

What can I say? The news surprised me. Because there it was, a clue.

"She saw the crash? Tell me what else she'd seen." I said.

"Anything about our parents?" I ask. "Can you give me some details?"

[isabelle]

*MAX*

“No, nothing about our parents,” I tell Isabel and I can see her hopeful expression fall a little, but she’s still avidly listening waiting for the rest. “It was like she was in the ship, but she didn’t see anything behind her. The first time she said she saw stars. And she was moving through them like in a ship. The second time, she saw the Earth coming up quick and she saw the crash. But there was nothing useful. Nothing about where we were from or who else was on board,” I explain, sadly.

“But I don’t understand where these memories are coming from. We weren’t even born yet. They can’t be my memories. Can they?” I shake my head, feeling quite confused.

[liz_maria]

Isabel

"You can never tell. Anything can happen." I say a little dejectedly. "Maybe if you try again, we might find more info." I suggest.

This was pretty upsetting. But at least it's a start. It's something, even if it's only a little something.

[isabelle]

*MAX*

Try again? I think I can handle that. I smile at Isabel and say, "Well, that's not exactly my primary goal, but it certainly won't hurt. I promise I'll let you know if she sees anything important."

"Good," Isabel says. "What about Michael?"

"I'll tell him tomorrow." I promise. "Good night, Isabel." I tell her, and head back to my room. Tomorrow is going to be an interesting day.

[KatnotKath]

OOC: well I guess it's me first

BIC

~Liz~

Ooh, I can’t believe that it’s morning already… Turning over in bed I switch off my alarm that’s just gone off and look over at my sister who’s still fast asleep it seems. There’s little point in waking her so that she can wait for me to finish in the bathroom, so instead I slip past her and get have a shower before coming back to wake her. “Serena..time to get up…” I tell her as I shake her shoulder gently. Once I’m sure she’s not going to go back to sleep, I walk over to the closet and start to look through my clothes to decide what to wear. Jeans - no…I’ve been wearing them for ages and I want to look nice for Max… It’s not that we’re going to be doing anything special…it’s just school afterall, but after last night…I don’t know, there’s something about our relationship that makes me feel so good… Of course today could be special…depending on what Ainsling says, today could be the day I tell Max the truth… This thought puts a little smile on my face and I pick out a denim skirt and red top to wear. I know that Max likes me in red, and although I don’t often wear skirts that much, I always feel comfortable in this one… I lay the clothes out on the bed and after drying myself fully start to get dressed. It doesn’t take me long and after I slip on some shoes I go over to the mirror, running a comb through my hair, thinking only a moment before deciding to leave it down. Now that I’m ready, I grab my bag and head out the door, calling out to Serena to say that I’m going downstairs and I’ll see her at school. Max is due to pick me up shortly and I can’t imagine my sister managing to get downstairs before he gets there given she’s still in the bathroom at the moment…