Roswell Fanatics

Alex

"Thank you for being you, Alex." she says taking my hand. I shrug, not knowing what else to say. I'm...a freak. Someone with not of this world powers and she's thinking me for being me?

"Come on, I'll get you home and we'll talk." I saw with an ackward smile.

I lead her to my car and open the door for her before getting in behind the wheel. The drive I know is short, but we are still silent during the drive. It wasn't until I parked in her drive that I turn to her. She was looking out the window, lost in her own thoughts.

"Isabel?" I call gently to get her attention.

Michael

I drive toward my house knowing that it would be empty. I’m positive that the look I gave Trevor would keep him away for a time. If he knew better, he’d tread carefully for a while. In face, I’m sure we both will.

I turn my attention to the feel of Maria’s arms around me. With the roar of the engine and the wind whipping around us, a conversation was impossible. Her arms tighten around me as I round a corner. Her body pressed tighter to me as I sped up causing her to do so. I love feeling her touch and still can’t believe that she was here with me, knows all about me, and wants me around. Of course, she’s not the normal human that I thought she was, but I have no problem with that since I’m far from pure human.

My thoughts drift to the others and wonder if this was the way it’s supposed to be. I know Max has mooned over Liz most of our lives. Isabel, despite all the protests of getting involved with someone, has been hanging out with Alex more and more. Even my own brother Trevor has shown much interest toward Liz’s sister Teresa since we all got back together. Tess and Kyle have become friends but I don’t know if there’s anything further. I wonder if because of who we are, or they are, that we are drawn to each other. Could this be why we are here? To help the sons and daughters?

I park the motorcycle in the driveway and wait for Maria to get off. I feel the loss of her touch and feel a shiver in my body. It’s cold and the loneliness edges closer. I shake it off knowing that I’ll never be lonely again. Not as long as I have Maria’s love.

I take her hand, without a word, and lead her inside the dark and empty house. We go to my room and I’m feeling butterflies in my stomach as nervousness settles in.

“So…what do you want to know?” I ask knowing she’s curious of my powers. I know about hers, but I haven’t really explained to her about myself.

Teresa

I look around the room as the others start to depart. Alex leaves with Isabel, Maria takes off with Michael, and my sister Liz goes with Max. That leaves me, Tess, Kyle, and Trevor. My eyes go to Trevor. I can't help but gaze upon his handsome features. I've had it bad for him for years but he never notices me. He seems to always be wrapped up in flirting endlessly with Maria. Then there's the fact that he's telekenetic. From the looks of the others, no one knew it before tonight. Though with Max, I couldn't help but see that Tess, Michael, Trevor, and Isabel were not surprised at Max's admission. Something to think on.

Seeing as there is nothing more for me to do, I stand and start for the door. Our home is not far from here so I planned on walking home. The night air and silence would allow me to ponder the things Cameron and Mena told us.

I always knew Liz and I had a special connection, we're twins after all. We've always been about to communicate with each other but that's not unusual for twins. As for my powers...well, I just figured it had to do with the twin thing. I never dreamed we were...what were we? Reincarnations of others? Are we our own person?

As I reached for the front door I felt a hand wrap around my arm stopping me from continuing. I turn and find that the hand belongs to Trevor. Just one more surprise for this evening. So much so that my mouth opens but no sound comes out.

Tess

Sons...daughters...mix in us aliens and a telekenetic...wow, what a party. Who would have dreamed that Roswell was full of so many freaks. I sigh as the others slowly disperse but as I look around, I know that I'm not ready to leave yet. Maria left with Michael and our mother is out of town to a convention. I'd be going home to an empty house. Not want I want to do right now.

I think about Maria...my sister. Michael has been gaa gaa over her for so long and from the looks of it after they disappeared for a while, I knew that something has changed in their relationship. I wonder if he told her about who he was... about us? Is she mad at me for keeping it from her? But then again, she kept a secret from me. I guess we both had our secrets so how can I be mad? The more I think about it, I know now that she knows about Michael...and all of us. I knew that Michael would only get involved if she knew the truth. That was why he always kept a distance from her.

I see Kyle just sitting there. Max left with Liz and that bothers me. I've always had feelings for Max. He was like me, I feel drawn to him. Then there's Kyle. There 's something about him that I like but... I don't know...it doesn't feel quite right. Half the time I'm confused, my emotions driving me up the wall.

I get up and go over to Kyle. Sitting next to him, I put a hand on his.

"You ok?"

~Liz~

Max pulls off the road now and I can't help smiling as he responds to me by pointing out that he hadn't told me either, and voicing my own feelings regarding the ease of doing something like that. "Thanks..."

I have to wonder what else he has to tell me though, that he wanted us to come out like this... He mentioned there being more than the telekenesis when we were back at Mena's house, and Michael's attitude when he saw us stood up together would seem to back that up for me...

Looking around, I note the deserted location in which we've stopped and look over at Max, waiting now for him to start in his own time. I know this isn't easy for him, that much is obvious from the way he's bitting his, and I'm not going to hurry him... When he wants to talk, I'll be here to listen...

It seems like an age until he looks up again, although I'm sure it's only a matter of seconds and I offer him a smile, that's meant to be reassuring. He reaches out to take my hand, and I can't get over how 'right' his touch feels... Such little touches, causing such big feelings...

It's my turn to chew my lip now, listening as he begins to speak as I wait to see what this is all about. As he mentions being worried that I would be afraid of him, I shake my head, wanting to tell him I'd never be afraid of him. The look in his eyes is telling me to wait though, and I remain silent as he continues, although do go as far as to squeeze his hand gently to try and show him his fears are unfounded. I don't know what he is going to tell me, but what I do know is that he's Max, he's my friend, and that's not going to change...

"Go on..." I urge him softly as he confirms what I already know by saying there's more to this than the telekenesis. "Tell me Max, I won't be afraid of you, I promise..." I tell him softly, looking up into his eyes as I move closer and reach out to touch his other hand, rubbing up and down on the back with my thumb. "I promise Max, you don't need to be worried..."

*Max*

"All right," I say, and I mean it. I'm ready. Or at least I think I am. My pause becomes a bit too long and give Liz another trembling smile. "Well... You know all those nuts in town? The ones who think there was a real alien spaceship out here that crashed in 1947 and that aliens are real, too?"

I see Liz nodding slowly and I nod, too, bracing myself for the hard part, speaking slowly. "Well, they're not wrong. Aliens are real. It's why I'm teleknetic. I'm not really from Earth."

I search her eyes then, watching for the fear, for the disbelief, for anything. What is she going to say?

~Isabel~

"Come on, I'll get you home and we'll talk." Alex says with a smile and I nod, moving with him to the car I can't help but notice that he opens the door for me before he climbs in the drivers seat. He was still the same Alex I'd always cared for, the same Alex I was friends with.

On the short drive, I can't stop myself from staring out the window and thinking about everything that we'd heard and the things that Alex didn't know about me. How would he react if he knew that I wasn't completely human either? What would he think of me then?

"Isabel?" I hear Alex say and turn slowly, looking at him as I shake my head to try and clear my thoughts.

"Sorry, I was thinking." I tell him and sigh, "Come on, we'll go talk in my room for a while. My parents won't have a fit or anything." I smile as I reach for the door handle and climb out of his car. I'm nervous, trying desperately to hide it, but I have to hide it.

Once Alex is also out of the car, I lead the way into the house knowing Dad is away on a case and mom was probably sleeping. "This way." I tell him quietly as I let us into the house and guide the way into my room, knowing that this would be the first time I'd ever let Alex in my room.

~Maria ~

Michael drives toward his house and once we arrive leads me through the darkened interior until we're in his room. Okay, so maybe I shouldn't have felt nerved up, but the idea of being alone with him, the man I love, was sending all sorts of emotions through me at once. I didn't know which way was up. “So…what do you want to know?” Michael asks as we settle on his bed and I shrug at first.

Leaning against him, I wrap my arm around his waist as I look at him. What did I want to know? "Michael... I don't even know where to begin... there are so many questions burning inside me and I don't know which one to ask first... like... how did you learn that you weren't from around here? How did you know the others were like you? What can you do? Why are you here?"

I laugh, feeling my molecules shifting slightly and shake my head, "I'm babbling... so... I'll let you decide what to answer and what you want to tell me and I'll try to keep myself silent." I just knew that I couldn't get enough of the freedom I now had to touch him. "Just... know that no matter what, I'm not going anywhere. I'll always be here for you." I decide to add, unable to stop myself. I love him so much, I can't picture my life without him and after all the time that was wasted, I want to make up for it as much as I can.

~Trevor ~

As the others all prepare to leave, I can't help but smile at how Michael and Maria look as well as Isabel and Alex, Liz and Max. It's about time. "We'll talk later." Michael growls as he passes me and I simply nod, not worried in the least. I know they'll all have questions. My brother, Max, Tess and Isabel had no idea what I knew. I notice out of the corner of my eye when Tree looks my way and can't help but think that it's time she and I talked.

It's not so much a risk now that I know she's not merely human. Of course, before that I really didn't see it as a risk but I had been too busy helping Maria make my brother jealous because something had to get Michael moving. Too bad I hadn't known about Maria's secret sooner... maybe I could have made things happen quicker.

As I watch Tree stand and move for the door, I follow behind her quietly, stopping her before she can open the door, placing my hand on her arm. She looks at me and seems surprised, her mouth open yet nothing being said. "Tree, I'll take you home. We've got to talk." I tell her quietly and before she has the chance to respond, I open the door and guide her out of Cameron's house before stopping and looking at her.

"Time's are changing for all of us Tree." I tell her as I release her and simply hold out my hand, giving her the chance to refuse me. "So, up for a talk and a ride home from me?"

OOC: tell me if this needs changing Isabelle, I know it's not the best sorry...

~Liz~

I'm not really sure where Max is going with this at first, when he mentions the UFO nuts in town. Of course I know about the theories, I've lived here all my life, I work in an alien themed restaurant...

Nodding slowly, I study his face, trying to search for anything which might give a clue as to what this is all about. I can see he's nervous, his eyes, his posture, his mouth all tell me that, but they don't give me the answers...

I squeeze his hand, trying to provide some reassurance, and wait for him to continue.

When he begins, for a moment I think I must have heard wrong, or that he's joking, but then I look at his eyes again, seeing the trepidation there... He's serious...this is real...

As the realisation hits me, I don't really know what to say at first, and I simply take a few breaths, staying where I am and maintaining eye contact with him while I try to find the words.

I don't know... I'm not scared, that much I know... I'm just... I shake my head mentally. I guess it's more a case that this flies against everything I've always believed... "A-an alien...?"

I know, as first things to say goes, appalling, but I just don't know... After tonight, maybe nothing should surprise me, but this does... A real live alien...

As it continues to sink in, I look at Max and give a small smile. "Well, you know I always knew you were special..." I tell him softly. Deep down, it doesn't really matter what he is - he's my friend...he's the same guy I grew up with, the same guy I missed when we moved away. He's the same guy who helped to save our lives earlier tonight, and most importantly, he's the guy I fell in love with...

It's a serious expression I know to 'fall in love', but it's true... Maria knows it, Teresa knows it... I never wanted to admit it to myself, and I denied it, knowing that I couldn't 'be' with him, but after tonght, I know it's true...

Chewing my lip, run my thumb down the back of his hand once as I look back at him, understanding how hard that must have been to say. "I know that wasn't easy for you to tell me, so...thank you..."

There's so much more to say I know, things I want to ask, things I want to tell him, but right now I guess this is a start...