{Don't Ask, Don't Tell}
Disclaimer: I own nothin'. Though I wish I did, just
borrowed everything for a while. Promise to put them back when I am done. Don't
sue me. I'm only 15.
Author: Okoboji_chica
Email: Okoboji_chica@hotmail.com
Category: Dreamer (Max and Liz), could be
general I guess.
Rating: PG- 13
Summary: Based on spoilers for 'Cry Your
Name' and 'It's Too Late And It's Too Bad'. My version of what happens after
those eppys.
Author's Note: If you don't read spoilers, this story probably won't make much sense to you. Also…feedback. I seriously crave it. Good or bad. I also like any advice that would help me write better. THX!!
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Chapter
One
"So when is she coming back?" asked Max casually to Kyle as they all sat around a booth in the café. He began to fiddle with his fork anxiously waiting for an answer, trying to hide it through his desperate movements but failing miserably.
"When ever she gets here, I guess." Replied Kyle, eyeing Max warily. Ever since they had proved Liz right about Alex's death he had been acting extremely off. Granted they all were, but his were funny in a way. Regretful maybe, could be guilt. He answered truthfully, he hadn't heard from Liz since her last phone call to report her findings, which had gotten cut off in the middle of their conversation. He just believed that her battery on her cell had died. That is what everybody else thought to. 'Nothing could happen to Liz, she's human. None of them want her.' was Tess's reply. They all agreed.
"Oh." With that Max dropped the subject, but instead blocked everyone out. He needed to think. Something wasn't right. It hasn't been since her last phone call. Things seemed to get a tad bit better last night, but the sense that seemed to hang in his lungs was forcibly telling him something or someone within the group …somebody was harmed. Hurt. Maybe somebody cut their finger or burned their hand on the stove. Could be…no. He knew what was truly wrong. Deep in his heart he new it. Liz. Something has happened. It happened a while ago. He knew that for certain. She…his Liz was hurt. Probably because of him in the end.
"So, who wants pizza?" asked Tess, gazing at everyone in the group with their heads down, trying to lighten the mood. She hurt, a new feeling to her. Not physical pain, emotional. She couldn't place it. She missed Alex, the way he could always seemed to make her laugh. She missed him, mostly as a friend. They had grown closer before, during the summer. He was fun, trusting, and you could talk to him. She missed that. It didn't feel this way when Nasedo died.
"We should have let her leave." Burst Michael suddenly. He just voiced everyone's thoughts over the past two weeks. They should have never let her leave. Let alone on her own. Yet their she was, alone in Sweden. No one to look after her. Keep her safe from everything that threatened their lives everyday. They should have known better.
"Maybe she wouldn't have if Max didn't go all 'me- leader – you- follower' on her she would have waited long enough for one of us to go along." Retorted Kyle. He knew his buttons and he was going to push every single one he could get his words on. He was going to piss him off. It was working.
"She was screwing up. She was going to get us all killed. Acting on emotions." Answered Max angrily, standing up to face Kyle with everything he had. No way was he going to pin this on him. No…not going to happen.
"What gives you the right? You lead them. Not us. We just help. For once she was doing something for herself. She needed to know the truth. You wouldn't have it. Wasn't done your way." Said Kyle. He was winning. No doubt about it. He hurt Liz. He was going to face it.
"Right. But if she is putting us in danger, I will do something about it. The way I want to deal with it. What's it to you, Kyle?"
"What's it to me. I care about her. Probably more than you do right now. The only thing she wanted was for you to believe in her. For once, for you to have faith in her decisions like she has for you time after time, but you refused to do it." He got up in his face just as he was doing to him. Never backing down.
"What Kyle? You sleep with her once and you know everything about her?"
"God Max. Why don't you take that giant stick out of your ass? Nothing happened between her and me. She staged it. She knew you were coming. Don't ask me why. She refused to tell me anything." With that, Kyle sat back down, leaving Max stunned and speechless. Maria kicked him under the table. He looked up at her with eyes that told anyone he was seriously pissed off.
"Bastard, if Liz knew you told him she would be all over your-" she was cut short by Max and Kyle.
"You know why?" they both asked at once. They were going to find out one way or another. She had better not refuse the truth or it wouldn't be pretty.
"What if I did?" asked Maria carefully eyeing them both.
"Tell me." Calmly replied Max.
She was silent. He had the last straw. He grabbed a chair from a nearby table and sat it back against the table of the booth, feet facing him. He picked her up out of the booth and flopped her in the chair. After shoving Michael back into his chair he asked her again.
"Tell me."
She began to retell the story Liz had told her months earlier. Detail for detail. Never skipping a word. Liz was going to kill her.
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"You have to let me heal you." Said Rath as they drove towards Roswell. Liz was bleeding. It had stopped earlier on its own. She seemed fine on the plane. But now…she was slipping back into the state they had found her in. Nicholas and Kivar had done their toll on her. She was dying.
"No." she stated simply. She refused to let them see what had happened, everything that had happened to her in the past year. They couldn't know. She wouldn't let them.
"Who are you trying to protect? You or us? You realize that if you let yourself die you're not helping anyone. What are you trying to hide?" He stared at her for an answer. He got none. "At least let me stop the bleeding."
She nodded her head finally. She gave up. He was right. Her death wouldn't accomplish anything. This wasn't going to be easy.
"Hurry up! We're almost there." Hissed Ava from the driver's seat. They were gaining on Roswell and Liz just quit being stubborn.
They didn't hear her. The connection roared to life. Not a strong one, just powerful enough for him to stop the bleeding. Even if he wanted to heal her, he couldn't. Then the flashes came. That has never happened before to him. Seeing in someone else's mind. Their thoughts, feeling, experiences. Everything.
"Oh. God." Whispered Rath as he pulled away from her. He had seen everything. Everything. Dam. How could she do that? He looked down at her. She was asleep. She needed to be.
"What happened?" asked Serena from the passenger seat. She had watched everything. Something had happened. She wanted to know. She needed to know.
"Just hurry." Replied Rath. Ava sped up. They would reach the town in a few minutes.
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TBC…..