Roswell Fanatics

*MICHAEL*

Maria says she doesn't want another drink, which is probably a good thing. She looks like I feel. A little more than buzzed, but not drunk. Or at least, not what I would call drunk. I'm not really sure what a breathalyser would say.

"Wanna go home then?" I ask. This day has been such a total waste.

"Sure, whatever," she says, lurching to her feet. "Let's go."

I go to take her arm to steady her, but she pulls it back, glaring at me. Hey, I was only trying to help, you know? Liz says I'm supposed to try to be more of a friend. She didn't say it was gonna be so hard.

"Fine," I say, and follow her out of the club.

Isabel

I struggle to get my shoes off, there's no way I can up those stairs fast enough in these heels without breaking my neck or worst breaking the heel on one of the shoes.

Once the shoes are off and placed on the floor, I take the steps two at a time, which is quite the achievement considering what I'm wearing.

"Don't you walk away from me!" I call out as Alex walks into his room. How dare he? I power walk down the hall and burst into the room without knocking, "Alex Whitman, I said I wasn't done with you!" I state to what seems to be an empty room, I narrow my eyes and look around the room carefully, surely he can't be stupid enough to try hiding from me when I saw him go in here.

As I move closer to the bathroom, I hear the sound of running water so he thinks he can hide in the shower from me does he well he can't. I reach for the doorknob turning but damn if the thing isn't locked. I bang on the door "Don't think you can stay locked in there forever Whitman, you're going to have to come out sooner or later!"

I yawn slightly as I sit down on the closest bed and wait for Whitless Whitman to show his face.

Alex

"Don't think you can stay locked in there forever Whitman, you're going to have to come out sooner or later!"

Well, it will surely be later than sooner, Isabel! I think to myself as I let the hot water calm down my nerves. Thank God I locked the door, having her walk in on me while I'm naked would have been horrible.

Stepping out of the shower and drying myself, I take my time brushing my teeth, hoping Isabel would be gone.

Carefully opening the door, I half expect her to jump into my face and continue insulting me ... God, did no one teach the girl manners?

Not seeing her, I sigh in relief and step into the room with a smile and stop in shock.

She is still here, looking so beautiful, so like an angel, so asleep and so lying on my bed!
Cursing silently, I try to get rid of the thoughts my mind comes up with and carefully walk over to her.

"Isabel! Isabel!" I carefully shake her shoulder a bit, not wanting to startle her ... God knows, what she might do if she thinks I want to harm her!

"Mmh, what? What's wrong?" she sighs, barely opening her eyes. I can't help but stare at her for a moment. 'God, do you even know how beautiful you are?' I think.

"Since you fell asleep on my bed, I think we are even in that departement." I say softly, taking a step back as she sits upright, looking around the room a bit confused.

Taking her hand, I pull her up, "I think you should go to bed, you are tired and we have to get up in a few hours again. We can finish this ... uh, talk tomorrow, can't we?" I ask with a tentative smile, hoping she won't get angry again.

Maria

I'm not drunk, nope I'm not, of course I can't explain why I'm so light headed all of the sudden. But I suppose I should have eaten more before drinking, but whatever its too late to live in the past now, so why bother thinking about it?

I don't know what to think about Michael, it's like he's this whore, totally flirty, not serious about anything insensitive jerk one minute. And the next he's like this nice, caring, sincere person. I'm starting to think the boys got multiple personalitys! I mean it'd sure explain a lot right?

We arrive at my car, only moments laters and I climb in. I sure hope we don't get stopped, because it'd be all I need, another DUI on my record. Not that I'm drunk or anything. "Are you always like this?" I ask, turning to Michael as I start the car.

*MAX*

Tess and I finally get back and find the place still lit up. Tess pauses outside the door and looks up at me with a small smile on her face. I guess she expects a kiss goodnight. I wish she were Liz. Liz is the one I've been interested in from the start. But she's not interested in me. Kyle and Alex are the ones who have caught her eye. And as far as second choices go, well, Tess is mighty fine.

"I had a really nice time tonight," she says.

"Yeah. Me, too." I smile back at her. I did have a great time. And if it doesn't feel like I'm in love yet, is that such a big deal? Maybe this could be a good way to find out if there's anything there. What could it hurt?, really?

I pull her close, as she tips her chin up and closes her eyes. I lean down and kiss her gently, not asking for anything more. It's just a first date and there are cameras on us, afterall.

I pull back and she opens her eyes. "A real nice time," she adds, as the smile comes flooding back across her face. I smile back at her. Maybe something can come of this, afterall.

"Let's go inside," I suggest, opening the door.

We walk inside and call out, "Anybody here?" But nobody answers. Shrugging, I check the parlor and the livingroom, and find Liz and Kyle sleeping in front of the TV. I frown at that, but don't say anything.

"Well, Tess, I guess this is it," I tell her as we stand at the bottom of the stairs.

"Aren't you coming up?" Tess asks.

"In a minute," I say. Tess nods and gives me one more smile before turning to go up the stairs. I stand there at the bottom watching her. Just allowing myself to enjoy the moment before I start to think about what's gonna happen next.

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*MICHAEL*

"Are you always like this?" Maria asks, and I truly have no idea what she's talking about. What exactly is it about me that's caught her attention? There are so many possibilities. My smile, my charm, my great looks. Man, I've got it all.

"You got it, babe. This is me," I tell her with a big grin. I wiggle my eyebrows to show my interest. That always gets them.

Maria just rolls her eyes. What is the matter with this girl? She's completely cute, to be sure, but she just doesn't seem to get it. I decide to go on. "You got the looks, the charm, the life-saving hero, all in one amazing package."

Maria

I almost can't believe how annoyingly arrognant he is! I mean honestly who does he think he is? Brendan Fehr? I don't think so, maybe he should take a reality pill or something, because by the facial expressions he's making, he looks like wants to marry himself.

I roll my eyes, before deciding to play sweet, "You know..."I start, glancing over at him quickly as I lick my lips, "You're right about that," I finish giving him a once over, before adding, "Only you've forgotten the part about your being an arrogant jerk."

Isabel

I yawn and rub my eyes. This isn’t my room and this isn’t my bed that’s the first things that hits me. I look up and see Alex towering over me, he’s saying something but I just can’t seem to get my mind to force on the words instead I just stare, watching his lips form the words, I never notice this before but Alex has really nice lips. They look very kissable not that I’m going to be doing any kissing with a weirdo like Whitman.

He reaches for my hand and I allow him to pull me to my feet

"I think you should go to bed, you are tired and we have to get up in a few hours again. We can finish this ... uh, talk tomorrow, can't we?" he says, I try and remember what we were talking about but my head is still fuzzy from sleep and the amazing dream I had been having. I frown and try and remember all the details of the dream before I forget and lost it forever. There had been a guy, I couldn’t make out his face but I know that he was special, that he was the one. I wonder if it was Jake.

“Isabel?” Alex says “Are you okay?”

“Yeah, I should go before anyone sees me in here and thinks that something funny has been going on!” I state pushing his hands away from me.

“And that of course would be a bad thing!” Alex says following me to the door

“For me, yes. For you I very much doubt it I mean hello I’m Isabel Anderson!”

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Sorry, that it took me so long to post, I've been slacking sorry!

*MICHAEL*

An arrogant jerk? What is she blind? Damn. Maybe I need to talk to Liz again, 'cause I just don't understand why I'm not getting anywhere with anybody in this state. Maria seemed to be okay that one time last night, but then, we were talking about her dancing with Max, weren't we? Damn.

Earlier today she seemed to be a little normal, when Max told her how I saved her life from drowning. You'd think that would win some points, but when I mention it, I'm an arrogant jerk.

Man, there just aint no way to win with this crowd.

"You don't know a good thing when you're looking at it," I tell her, 'cause it's so obviously true. I look out the window, hoping that we'll be back at the house soon. Suddenly being alone with Maria doesn't seem like that much fun anymore.


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*MAX*

After watching Tess go upstairs, I walk into the livingroom and stand over the couch for a moment. Liz looks so wonderful, even asleep. Her hair falls so smoothly over the cushions. Her mouth is so sweet and full, curled in a partial smile. I wonder what she's dreaming about.

The only thing marring the picture is Kyle, slumped next to her. His hand nearly brushing her thigh. I frown at that.

I turn my attention back to Liz. I shake her gently. "Hey, Liz. Liz," I whisper, trying to rouse her. She squeezes her eyes shut and grumbles a complaint.

"Liz. Liz," I try again. She turns, blinking at me and I smile at her. "You slept on the rug last night. Maybe you'd like to try to bed today. Hmm?"

"What? Yeah, I guess so," Liz says, rubbing her eyes.

"That's a girl," I smile at her. "Go on up to bed, now."

"Kyle..." she says. Not what I wanted to hear, but she has a point. Without turning, I reach beside her and give Kyle a shove to wake him, too.

"Hey Valenti. Time for bed," I tell him. If he's the one who Liz has chosen, I may have to re-think this plan about being his room-mate instead of Alex's. I'm not sure which would be harder, watching him get cozy with Liz, or having psycho Whitman punching me.

With a groan of complaint, Kyle gets up too. I help Liz to her feet and walk her to the stair. "Sweet dreams," I add in a whisper that she probably doesn't even hear, but I just couldn't resist.

Alex

“For me, yes. For you I very much doubt it I mean hello I’m Isabel Anderson!”

Here we go again! How can someone looking like an angel be such a bitch. Leading her out of my room, I see Tess walking into hers and nod a small greeting at her, “Night.” Then turning to Isabel, “Whatever you say, Miss. Goodnight.” I’m so not in the mood for her bitching now.

Max should be here too if Tess is ... where is he hiding?

"At least you know that I'm way out of your league!" Isabel says satisfied.

God why does she think that I ... WAIT! Does she know that I actually like her? damn damn damn ... but no, she can't know, half an hour ago, she still thought I like Maria .. or Max

"Why is that so important for you?" I ask. "Considering the fact that you so absolutely don't like me, you talk a lot about me and you not working out as a couple. Why do you stress that so much? Did I give you any intention that I want to date you? Or do I ... like stalk you or something?"

God, I hope I didn't do any of those.

Maria


Maybe I'm being a bit unfair, but then maybe not. Okay I know Michael did save my life, for which I am truly grateful. But the fact alone that he would even tell me something like 'You don't know a good thing when you're looking at it,' well doesn't that tell you something, about how arrogant he really is?

So, maybe I'm not giving him enough credit here. Because I suppose Lilly thinks she is all that, and only god knows what else. But that doesn't make her arrogant does it? Okay maybe it does, but I still love her anyhow. "Sorry," I say.