Roswell Next Generation (Thread 2) (ADULT/UC/CC)

[magikhands]

*Erik*

“Hmm, maybe. But my Dad is a pussycat compared to Uncle Michael.” She smirks at me and I have to agree especially from the look he gave me eariler. “I would be more worried about what he is going to do to you when Aunt Maria turns her back. He’s probably going to hurt you pretty bad for holding her hand.”

My own smirk drops from my lips.

"Ahh, but mom won't let him out of her sight, so Erik has nothing to worry about," Christina says.

"Uh, I hope so...because here they come." I say looking to the door where Michael and Maria are walking through.

[StormWolfstone]

ooc: sorry for taking so long here... working on my others for this rp as well. So, I should be caught up soon.

~Maria~

"I'm all for that plan," Michael agrees, his voice a near whisper. I knew he’d like my idea and I was glad I had thought of it. Together we made our way to the car, but neither of us spoke as we drove back to the Crash. I haven’t been back in so long, I’ve actually missed the place. When we pull into the parking lot, I glance over at my husband. Looking at him, I can still remember the day I first fell for him, but then I would never have admitted it right at that time.

"What are we going to tell the kids?" Michael asks me and I smile, reaching for his hand and giving it a light squeeze.

“What we should have told them a long time ago, Michael. The truth. It’s time that we stop trying to protect them without their knowing about it. They need to know what they could face and they need to know that they can come to certain members of our group to help learn how to harness the powers they have.” I answer, giving my husband a light smile before climbing out of the car and waiting for him to get out as well.

Before we can walk in, I cross the distance between us and wrap my arms around him. “And, you need to be calm when we walk in there. If our children are already here with Izzy and Alex’s kids… we need to let them be. No more babying our children. They have to learn from their own mistakes and path.” I tell him this before leaning up and pressing my lips against his. “I love you, Michael.”

As much as I would rather get back in the car and drag my husband back home, waiting on the revelations, I know that I can’t and ever so slowly, I step slightly back from him as I say, “Now, let’s get in there and face what’s coming.

[StormWolfstone]

ooc: more coming....



~Sabrina~


We head back towards the car and I don’t really say much as we prepare to climb in. As my brother gets around the car to hold the door for Christina I glance over and see Tyler already holding the door for me and can’t help but smile. As I get in, I catch the impression of approval from Erik and glance over smirking at him.

Erik gets into drive and once Tyler is settled and Christina is situated I notice him taking Christina’s hand. I can’t help but grin at the look. I pretty much remain silent, having seen the different looks that were being given but also feeling a little drained still from doing something I hadn’t even known I’d be able to do. Using my gift to actually locate Kyle was amazing to me.

We pull up into the parking lot of the Crash and I find myself sighing, suddenly feeling overwhelmed by all sorts of emotions and having to force myself to close my connection with Erik so that he didn’t get concerned. "You guys ready for some answers?" I hear my brother ask and simply remain silent as we all get out of the car, Tyler being a gentleman again.

"Yeah." Christina responds, "C'mon," she says before heading toward the entrance of the Crash, I follow glad that Tyler’s hand is holding my own. "It's now or never."

Tyler gives me a smile and I can tell he’s trying to assure me but I can feel his uncertainty clearly.

Erik glances back at me and I give him a slight smile, showing that he’s not alone. We’ve always been close, he’s always been important to me and sometimes it was hard not to share something with him. Like now, even after closing my side of the connection we shared, I hated feeling that I couldn’t let him in. Yet, with the timult of emotions I was feeling, I knew it was best.

As we walk inside, I glance around. Mom’s not there yet with Dad and that worries my a bit. They had left a little bit before us, I thought. Uncle Max and Aunt Liz are there, Kyle and his wife also there. I’d seen Maria and Michael out in the other parking lot. Where were mom and dad?

"Are you ok Uncle Max?" Erik asks and I look at our Uncle.

Uncle Max replies with a sigh and a nod, "I just wish people would quit asking me that." I’m tempted to say something but instead I simply look at my uncle a moment and then with Tyler, follow Erik and Christina to a booth. It’s not just any booth, I realize quietly. It’s the same booth I’d seen Tyler and James sitting at earlier in the day.

I watch my brother with Christina as I sit there contemplating what we might be learning and glance up, hearing my brother, 'I wish the others would get here and get this over with. There are so many questions.' I nod, understanding that I would like the same. A small sense of calm suddenly flowed over me but instead of completely doing what I would have loved for it to do, it simply caused me to feel a bit confused.

"So, this waiting is a little stressful, isn't it," Christina says and her nervousness is apparent in her giggle, and I feel it radiating from her as well. "Where is everyone?"

"They are coming. See, here comes some more." My brother says and looks over toward the door. I look and mom and dad come in from one way, mom going straight over to Uncle Max after giving us a small wave and smile. Then from another direction came Lily, James, and Marie.



~James~


Driving my sister and Lily to the Crash didn’t take as long as I had wanted it to. I would much rather have had all the time in the world to spend with Lily. When we reached the Crash, I moved to open the door for Lily as well as Marie, not even thinking about the action. Instead, I was more concerned with getting this over with so I could spend some time with Lily, alone.

As we walk inside, I make certain that Lily’s hand is held in mine and feel her tighten her hold knowing that she has got to be a bit nervous.

“Christina Guerin, are you leading my cousin astray?” Lily grins as she ruffles Erik’s hair with her free hand.

"I could ask you the same question." Christina comments and I can’t help but laugh at my cousin. Christina and Tyler both look happy and to me that’s simply fantastic. It’s about time Tyler got out of his shell and took hold of Sabrina after having pined for her for what seemed like forever.

I couldn’t care less then my girl’s dad is in the room. I’m not going to walk on egg shells when I am hooked on Lily Evans and have no intention of hiding it either.

“Gasp, I would never lead my cousin astray.” Lily ends up commenting as she looks back toward Christina and Erik. “Guerin, you’re intentions towards my cousin better be damn right sinful otherwise I’m going to be very disappointed in you.”

Her words simply cause me to grin as I lean over and whisper, “Sinful is one word for what I am thinking.” With a teasing tone I add, “Too bad we have to listen to what the ‘rental units have to say.” I give a light nibble on her ear and kiss her neck before looking at my cousins. Tyler is my cousin in a way but he’s always been my best friend.

"Becareful what you say Cuz..." I hear Erik suddenly warn and look to see his smirk, "I don't think your father will like hearing words like that out of your mouth."

“Hmm, maybe. But my Dad is a pussycat compared to Uncle Michael.” Lily comments and I can’t help but agree, “I would be more worried about what he is going to do to you when Aunt Maria turns her back. He’s probably going to hurt you pretty bad for holding her hand.”

"Ahh, but mom won't let him out of her sight, so Erik has nothing to worry about," Christina interjects and I silently have to agree.
"Uh, I hope so...because here they come." Erik ends up commenting and I look up to see Aunt Maria and Uncle Michael entering.

Sabrina speaks up softly, “Don’t worry, their minds are on something else entirely.” How she knows that is beyond me, but then again she did help Max and Uncle Michael find Kyle somehow earlier. Maybe that’s because of something she can do…

[StormWolfstone]

ooc: Marcus later hopefully.....
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~Danni~

“I won’t say anything to them if you promise to tell me next time you feel strange, and as for the kiss… I don’t know… partly, it was to distract you, and partly it was… something else.” I watch as Talan looks down and I know he’s got to be thinking the same way about our friendship. We’ve been friends for what seems like forever. Yet, there had always been a part of me that had wondered.

Looking at him for a moment, I reach out, placing my hand on his arm. “Talan… we’ve known each other for a very long time…” I hope he looks up at me because I want to see his expression when I continue. Closing my eyes a moment, I nibble at the inside of my lower lips before drawing in a deep breath and releasing it. “I know that no matter what, I don’t want to lose that.”

Opening my eyes, I look at him as I allow myself to admit aloud, “But I wanted that kiss, I have thought about kissing you often over the last few years and have wondered what it would be like, wondered if you would ever see me as more then a friend, more then your best-friends sister.” I don’t speak of love, because I know that it’s not love that I feel. Whether it could grow into that sort of love, I don’t know but I know that I refuse to let myself confuse feelings like that.

“Talan… will you kiss me again only if you want to?” I held my breath, waiting and wondering, shocked at myself for even considering it. What was I thinking?


~Isabel~

Once everyone is loading up into cars, I follow Alex back to ours and get into the driver’s seat. I’m so worn about thinking what could happen once we reveal things to our kids that I don’t know how well I’m going to handle any of this. Pulling out shortly after my brother, I follow them back toward the Crash but as we’re driving I realize my gas tank is low and there’s no way I’ll have enough to get to the Crash and back home if I don’t stop now.

“We’ll have to get gas and then meet the others.” I tell my husband with a smile. Now that everyone is safe, my main concern is that our children are going to end up hating us for keeping such a huge secret for so long.

As I pull into the station, I step out of the car and set the pump before heading in with a $1 and quickly changing it to a ten. It’s nothing new and Alex hasn’t caught on just yet to the fact that there are still times when I do that. You know, it’s simply a habit that I can’t completely get rid of. With a sigh, I think of how many times I looked at the faces of my angels when they were little and hoped they would never have to go through the things I’d gone through.

Now, here I was getting ready to sit down and tell them that I’m not human. That the people they had called grandparents on my side weren’t their real grandparents. Heading back out to the car after paying I sat still in the driver’s seat. “We’re about to rock the fabric of our children’s lives…” I comment as I glance over at my husband. “I just hope they can forgive us and understand our reasons.”

Starting to drive, I reach for one of Alex’s hands and take the drive a bit slower back to the Crash, but when we arrive I note that Tess and Laura haven’t yet arrived. I can see Michael and Maria sitting in their car but rather then bother then since I know she just got back in tonight, I go around and park a bit away. Climbing out of the car once it’s parked, I wait for Alex and then make my way in, waving and smiling at Sabrina and Erik before I make my way over to sit down with my brother.

“Max,” I say when I notice where he’s looking, “Let them be. I’ll tell Michael the same thing.” I look at Kyle as well, including him in what I was saying, “We can’t coddle them anymore. Look at what coddling them could have cost us tonight. We already know that Laura almost lost her life tonight. If not for some stranger that helped her, she would have been dead. A stranger! If we had told them sooner, we might have been able to learn about them receiving their powers and been able to train them. If that had been the case, things might not have gotten out of hand.” I find myself growing more emotional then I had planned and lean back, throwing myself into my husbands arms even as I hear my daughter suddenly call out.

“Mom, no need to get all upset. We’re all alive and well. No need to be so sad about whatever it is you are sad about.”

I look at my brother, his wife, Kyle and my husband, “See, this is what I mean…”


~Eileen~

Once we’re back at the Crash, I make certain my husband and Max are seated before moving to stand behind the counter, starting to get drinks ready for everyone after turning the grille on. The Crash has been closed for only a few hours but I knew that my friends and I would be here a while and our kids might be hungry or thirsty and we had to make certain that they were alright.

I still couldn’t get over how close I’d come to losing my husband tonight and as much as I wanted to make certain he was alright, I knew it would have to wait. I couldn’t tend him as much as I wanted because it would distract me from the purpose of being in the Evans’ restaurant. When the kids began arriving I was more then glad to see them safe and sound, found myself wondering about everything.

As far as I was concerned, once I got all the drinks poured, realizing just how many of the people that would be in this room liked the exact same type of soda, I couldn’t help but smirk as I handed the drinks around. Watching as Michael and Maria came in and then knowing that all we needed now was for Tess, Marcus and Laura to show, then the entire gang would be ready.

[~Ruby~]

MARIE

I listen silently to the interaction between Lily, my brother, Erik and Christina. And all the while my heart is aching as the final tiny piece of hope dies a slow and painful death. Secretly, I had always hoped that Erik saw me the way that I saw him. It was stupid and foolish really. I mean, who would ever look twice at me when Christina there.

In this moment, even after everything that has happened tonight, Erik and Christina look so happy and so together. Apart of me is happy that they found each other. Christina is one of my closest friends and I’m glad that she has found happiness. Of course, that doesn’t mean that I’m not a little bit jealous because I am. And I really don’t want to have watch them (along with everyone else) play happy couples.

“I’m going to go and help my mom,” I murmur although I’m not sure if anyone even heard me.

Walking over to my mom, I take one of the drinks she offers me and try to smile, “Hey Mom, is everything okay?”

[~Ruby~]

TESS

As I park the car outside of The Crashdown, I feel a sense of dread take over my body. I’ve always know that this day will come, I just didn’t think it would happen like this. I’m so scared about how the kids are going to feel and react when they find out the truth. There’s going to be so many questions and probably a lot of anger.

As we walk towards the front entrance, I reach over and I squeeze Laura’s hand. I really don’t think I could take it if my children hated me. “Laura, whatever happens tonight, whatever might be said just remember that I love you, okay?”

[magikhands]

*Erik*

“Don’t worry, their minds are on something else entirely.” My sister says as I watch Michael and Maria walk in.

"I hope you are right sis." I mutter still unsure if I would live through the night. I know from my connection with Bre that he blasted through the wall to save Kyle. I just hope he doesn't have the power to read my mind.



*Max*

Isabel walks in with Alex and comes straight to me. I know she's worried. Everytime I use this much energy she becomes like a mother-hen to me. I guess I gave her too many scares when we were teenagers.

“Max,” she says getting my attention when she sees where my eyes are locked at. “Let them be. I’ll tell Michael the same thing.” She looks over her shoulder at Kyle. “We can’t coddle them anymore. Look at what coddling them could have cost us tonight. We already know that Laura almost lost her life tonight. If not for some stranger that helped her, she would have been dead. A stranger! If we had told them sooner, we might have been able to learn about them receiving their powers and been able to train them. If that had been the case, things might not have gotten out of hand.”

Isabel is right. If we'd just told them from the start, this probably may not have happened and we wouldn't be having this conversation. But we only wanted them to have a normal life. Something we all had wanted when we were growing up.

Tears gather in Isabel's eyes and she wraps her arms around Alex. I feel bad that she's getting upset. I opened my mouth to comfort her but Sabrina speaks up.

“Mom, no need to get all upset. We’re all alive and well. No need to be so sad about whatever it is you are sad about.”

Isabel turns and looks to all of us. “See, this is what I mean…”

I sigh. "All right." I look around. "When Tess, Marcus, and Laura get here we'll get this started."

[maxandliz4ever1357]

<center> Laura </center>

As we pulled up the Crashdown, my mom had the strangest look on her face; terrified and wistful and sad, all at the same time. I looked at her, concerned, and she suddenly glanced up to meet my eyes. Then she looks away again, but not before I see the wealth of emotions in the bright blue depths. She hopped out of the car, and I trailed along behind her.

“Laura," She said suddenly, turning to look at me, "Whatever happens tonight, whatever might be said, just remember that I love you, okay?”

I started to feel the beginnings on panic at her words. What was it they had to tell us? Were we some kind of... mutants of something? It worked for the X-men, but I very much doubted that we could band together and form a gang of crime fighting superheroes. It would be more along the lines of having to hide who you were your entire life. We would never be normal.

I looked back at my mom, realizing she was waiting for an answer. "Of course I know that mom," I said past the lump in my throat. "I'll always love you, too." I gave her a small hug, and then followed her inside.

[maxandliz4ever1357]

OOC: Not sure what to do with Liz and Oliver.

[magikhands]

Now that Laura and Tess are there (and apparently Marcus) let's move this along...

*Max*

The door opened one last time bring Tess, Marcus, and Laura in. I waited until Tess closed the door and made sure it was locked. The three took thier seats and waited. I could see that Kyle and Eileen were passing out the drinks to everyone. It was now or never....

Reaching a hand toward the windows, I used my powers to close all the blinds assuring that we'd not be looked in upon. Doing this brought about the stares of eight young faces.

I felt Liz's hand tighten on mine as I gathered the strength and courage to do what should have been done long ago.

Letting out a loud sigh I begin to speak. "I'm sure you all have a lot of questions. Some, if not all of you, have found that you can do... some extraordinary things." I paused a second and looked at each child, lingering on my own daughters. I can't help but feel like I disappointed them by not telling them who they really are, for making them feel different, like a freak even.

"You may feel that you are alone in this, but you are not. There are six others here that can do things that seem different to those outside of our family. I know we should have done this a long time ago, but as a unit we decided to wait, not knowing if any of you would develop these abilites."

ooc...Ok kids...let it roll