Fleeing Roswell (AU, CC, TEEN)

[Bordersinsanity]

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Jen

[KatnotKath]

OOC: don't know if this is any good, tell me if it needs changing?

~Liz~

Max letting Michael just decide...? If it weren't for the fact I saw the cuts on his chest earlier, I might find watching Michael's astonishment right now rather amusing... As it is, I take Max's docile attitude as a sign that he's still far from being well, and I only wish there was more I could do to help. I feel so helpless, just sitting here with him, I want to DO something, but then the question is what....? What can I do...? I just wish he would let me in, stop pretending he's fine, because I know inside he's not, and he doesn't have to hide that from me...

I made a choice when I said I was coming with him - I haven't come because I'm scared of the FBI, I've come because I love him and I want to be with him... I've come because without him, roswell would be nothing more than a town, and if I stayed behind, I know I would never have known the happiness of home and love again...

The waitress arrives then, distracting me for a moment as she distributes the food. Michael goes off at Kyle for what he's ordered, but I can't find it in me to laugh, and my own egg and toast tastes something like cardboard as I begin to eat, still watching Max all the while as chatter continues around me...

[magikhands]

Alex

I sit quietly beside Isabel in the resturant watching in awe at Michael and Max's compatability. I don't think I"ve ever seen them...get along so well before. I wonder silently if Max is still not quite right. He's not as pale as he was back at the mine but...to have him agree with Michael so much. I must be in the Twilight Zone.

When our food is brought to us I pick at the meger meal I'd ordered not really hungry but I know that I need to eat something to keep up my strength.

"I'll take some time driving when we are done here." I volunteer once Michael and finished berating Kyle for what he ordered.

[StormWolfstone]

~Maria~


I managed to locate a veggie burger on the menu and ordered that and some fries. Of course, I had to contend with the fact that they weren't going to be cooked in the oil I prefer, but I didn't want to complain and I was feeling very hungry. When our food came, I focused on eating, not really paying attention to everything else.

I can't believe how much has happened in such a short time. How much my life has changed since Michael ended up becoming more to me then someone who always seemed cold... I wouldn't trade any of the time I've had with Michael. I wouldn't ever want to be with a 'normal' guy.

I smiled as I pictured the time when Michael had come to my house and stood outside in the rain looking in. He'd come to me with a need for comfort and I'd given it. I'd never thought he would show he needed me for anything, but it was at that moment I realized just how much I loved him. I would never forget how it had felt to hold him and be there for him.

Nor, would I miss the chance to do both those things again and again during the future. I reach out a hand and place it on his lap beneath the table, simply wanting to show him that I'm here and not going anywhere.

I know that at one point they'd asked about places, but I don't really have anything to say. Other then my mother and cousin, I don't really know whether I have other family elsewhere. My family wasn't all that big as far as I've known anyway.

"You trying to make us broke already, Valenti?" Michael's voice brings me back to the present and I look at Kyle, wondering what my boyfriend has a problem with. Seeing the food, I sigh and shake my head. Why doesn't this surprise me.

"Huh?" Kyle looks up at Michael and protests, "I'm an athlete. I always eat this way."

I shake my head and look over at Liz, giving my best-friend a smile. I'm glad that no matter what happens, I'll have Liz, Alex and Michael with me.

[StormWolfstone]

~Isabel~

I drown out the conversation, ordering out of habit but not really paying attention to anything. I'm scared. I hate the feeling. I've been scared all my life, worrying about the time when we'd have something like this happen. But, I hadn't felt this strength in my fear. What did my brother go through that we didn't know? I couldn't help but worry about that.

Yet, a part of me felt at peace when I glanced over at Alex. His being here with us was something I was more pleased about then I had originally thought I'd be. More even then I was willing to admit. This was not the time to let things get out of hand. Besides, it could simply just be gratitude causing me to feel this way and the last thing I want to do is hurt him.

"I'll take some time driving when we are done here." I look at Alex as he makes his offer. I can't let myself hurt him.

I sigh as I lean back, not able to eat. I had taken a few bites, but I just wasn't in the mood for food. "How are we going to ride?" I ask as I sip from my cherry coke, which I've already added tobasco to.

[StormWolfstone]

~Tess~


They begin talking about where to go and the only thing I can think of is that if anything happened to cause me not to be a part of the group anymore, I'd have no one at all. Nacedo wasn't coming back. As much as I kept hoping I'd wake up and things would be different, it wasn't going to be. Yet, this was what Nacedo had trained me for. This was why I had learned everything I had.

I was trained for keeping a step ahead of the FBI. Trained to fight whenever necessary. I knew only one thing, how to evade them as much as possible. Only thing was, what would I do when now I had the others? Humans and hybrids alike. Max, Michael and Isabel weren't about to let the humans stay behind and I felt they were more of a threat to us.

"Whatever we decide to do, we also need to make time for everyone to practice and improve on your powers." I commented before I heard Alex.

"I'll take some time driving when we are done here." He offers and I duck my head to keep from letting my ire be known.

"How are we going to ride?" Isabel asks then and I try to think about that.

"I suggest that Michael, Max, Liz and Maria ride in one vehicle and the rest of us in the other." I decided to input my say despite having been quiet for so long. If Kyle was going to be along, I wanted to have him under my watchful gaze.[/i]

[StormWolfstone]

Bumping this

[isabelle]

*Michael*

I'm glad to hear Alex's offer to drive. It doesn't really matter but it's nice to hear him throwing himself into the situation. Tess was arguing about practicing our powers, which I'm sure is also important, but Max needs a bit more rest, I think.

But I'm really surprised at Tess's suggestion for riding groups. She's put Liz and Max in the same car and herself somewhere else? I'd have thought she'd be angling to get those two apart and herself next to Max. Looking up, I see the significant look she levels at Kyle and I realize what she's thinking. She's keeping up the lookout on our new-comer. If anyone knows how to keep him in line, it'll probably be Tess. She's the one who knows her powers best. She can definately scare the shit out of him, if she wanted to. And she'd have Isabel and Alex to play 'good cop' for her. Liz would be closer to Kyle, but I do think I need her to be with Max -- at least until he starts fighting with me a bit more.

"Sounds fine," I say as I finish up my meal. I count out the counterfeit twenties and put them on the table next to my plate to pay for everyone's food. I'd been trying to figure out which way to go, what to be looking for. It wasn't so easy. So many choices. So many ways to go wrong...

Looking at Max, I ask him. "When you're done, I'll show you where we can buy you a shower and then we'll be back on the road."

[magikhands]

Max

I listen to the others talk as I push the food around on my plate. I know I need to build my strength so I force myself to eat several bites. By my fifth bite, my stomach was threatening to heave and I had to force the burning bile back down my throat. Instead I sip at my soda, its cold soothing my raw throat and giving me enough sugar to give me some energy.

Alex offers to drive and I can't help but feel guilty that he's been drawn into all of this. Him, Kyle, Maria, and Liz were living perfectly normal lives until I came along. Until that fateful day Liz was shot. But like her, Maria is here of her own free will. I know of her feelings for Michael. But Alex and now Kyle has no ties to us. Ok, Alex has a huge crush on my sister...but does that really compare to Liz or Maria's feelings?

My head starts to ache again from all the thinking. I could kick myself for doing it. There will be plenty of time later to wallow in guilt. Once I get more rest.

I'm quite shocked at Tess's statement about riding arrangements. I look at her but she's paying little attention to me...for once. Usually she's forcing her way on me, trying to make me believe that she's the one for me. I try to be patient with her knowing how she was raised by Nasedo...but sometimes...

"When you're done, I'll show you where we can buy you a shower and then we'll be back on the road."Michael says breaking me from my thoughts.

I push my plate away. "I'm done. And a shower sounds really good to me." I give him a weak smile and feel a slight tingle in my chest. I resist the urge to raise my hand to it...to the spot Pierce had me cut. With the tingling, I can't help but wonder if it's healing or just calling attention to itself since I'll have to face it when I remove my shirt. "Anyone joining me?" I try to be funny but I don't think it went over well with this stressed group.

[isabelle]

OOC: Sorry for the delay... where did everybody-else go?


*Michael*

I hear Max's joke, but it falls flat. Everyone is too keyed up over what we're doing and Max's fragile condition doesn't help. I shove my plate away and get to my feet. "Come on, pal," I tell him, wrapping my arm around his shoulders. "We'll get you cleaned up."

Turning back, I give Maria a thin smile. "I'll be back soon." I glance at Tess, thinking to ask her to keep an eye on Kyle, but I decide to leave that unspoken. I think she and I are already on the same wave-length when it comes to this outsider now thrust into our midst.

After a few paces, I pat Max on the shoulder and drop my arm. He's not really that bad off right now, although he's certainly seen better days. Not counting earlier today, I've never seen him look this bad, but I am sure he'll recover soon.



*Kyle*

Max and Michael go off and I slump in my chair. I'm done with my burger, but this whole situation is so far beyond normal, I don't know what to think. My father is gone and I'm here with a bunch of aliens.

With a sigh, I glance around, looking to Liz first, but she seems to only have eyes for Max. I turn and lock eyes with Alex, instead. I don't have any idea what to say to him, I just need to make some sort of connection to someone who's at least partly 'normal.'

"These guys sure are a barrel of laughs, aren't they?" I ask him. I'm glad he and Isabel apparently will be riding with me when we leave here. Isabel is one of 'them' sure, but Tess was way too tense for me. Alex might make it something slightly less weird...

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