Eclipse of the protector
By MoonSwirl
Part three of my Destiny series
Part 1
"So you'll come pick me up after my shift's over, right?" Liz asked Kyle as they walked out of class together.
"Right." She still couldn't believe it had now been three months since Kyle and her had started going out together. It still seemed like yesterday to her.
The summer had been great. It really surprised both of them just how well they got along. It was practically perfect. Sure, they had little fights sometimes, but it never lasted long.
"Is your dad gonna be there?" asked Kyle innocently. Liz laughed shortly. Kyle never liked running into Mr. Parker when he picked up or dropped off Liz, because he kept on lecturing him every time.
"Don't worry. I plan to tell him a shipment got stalled somewhere. He'll run off immediately. The coast will be clear," she said, whispering the last sentence.
"Very funny," said Kyle, the relief evident in his voice.
"Although my mom might be there..." she added, hiding her grin as Kyle nearly stumbled to the ground. "I'm kidding," she reassured with a laugh.
"Stop," he said with a small smile as she took his hand into her own. "Excited about tonight?" he asked.
"Of course! I'd be even more excited if I knew what we're doing," she said, "But that's okay... your surprises are always nice." They stopped briefly as he gave her a short kiss. She smiled as he pulled away and they resumed their walk to their next class.
"Did you understand ANYTHING that substitute was mumbling about in class?" he asked her, referring to their previous class. She smiled.
"I'll explain it all to you later, alright?"
"Deal." They saw Alex and Maria walking their way and walked to intercept them.
"Hey, how are you two?" asked Liz as they walked past them.
"Good, you?" said Maria.
"Good. Later!" said Liz.
"Is your mom insisting I come up to the door and everything tonight?" Alex asked Maria.
"Yes. I tried to talk her out of it, but..."
"Oh well... shouldn't be so bad..." Maria shook her head with a grin. It sort of made her laugh to know that Alex (and Kyle, as Liz had informed her) was still afraid to face her mom when he came over. But she found it a bit sweet, so she didn't say anything.
"You're coming to see me perform next weekend, right?" she asked.
"I wouldn't miss it for the world," he said, taking a 'refined' tone and putting his arms around her shoulders and drawing her closer to himself. She smiled.
"Excellent," she said, "Maybe I'll have a special something for you in my performance..."
"A dedication? Now I HAVE to come," he said smiling.
"Well good."
"I wish I didn't have to go to classes today," said Alex, "I feel like celebrating, not studying."
"Yeah, I know, me too..." said Maria.
"We'll just have to make tonight extra special, throw caution to the wind and have more fun than we've had in a long time!"
"Slow down there," said Maria with a laugh, "We still have classes in the morning, remember?"
"Right," he said with a sigh. Maria snickered.
"Relax already! It's fine. We'll have fun. It'll be just you and me, how could it NOT be great?"
"Right!" he said, his tone much happier. Maria couldn't understand exactly why Alex was so... insecure... about their relationship. He always tried to keep her happy. When would he see she was already happy when he was with her?
"Hey, guys," said Alex, waving to Max and Tess as they walked by them.
"Hey! Biology?" asked Tess.
"Yep. Later!" said Maria.
"What did Nasedo say exactly?" Max asked Tess. Nasedo had surprisingly changed ever since Max and Tess and Michael and Isabel had started dating. He was a lot more pleasant and Tess wasn't feeling trapped anymore. Of course, that didn't mean he always left them alone.
"I don't know. He just said he wanted to take us someplace. He wouldn't say where."
"When?" Max asked.
"Tomorrow afternoon."
"Okay," said Max with a nod.
"I can't believe how great he's being to me, to all of us..." said Tess smiling.
"I guess that now that we're together, he can, well for a lack of a better term right now... 'let his hair down'..." said Max, feeling ridiculous all of a sudden. Tess didn't try to hold back her laughter, not even a little. She threw her head back and laughed for about ten seconds, until finally she regained some control.
"We could just 'manipulate' his hair to grow and then..." said Max, making Tess laugh harder.
"Stop... it... too... much," she managed to say. Eventually, she calmed down, leaving her cheeks bright red.
"That's a good look for you, keep it," said Max with a smile. Tess smiled as well. She'd never known him to be funny this way, but she sure wasn't complaining.
"You know what, Max?" she said, putting her arms around his neck as he circled her waist with his own, "You're very different from what I thought at first."
"Is that good?" he asked, getting closer.
"It's fabulous," she said, closing the gap between them as they kissed.
When they separated, grabbing one of the other's hands, Max said, "Come on, we'll be late for class."
"Right," she said as they walked again.
"Are you getting redder, or is it just me?" asked Max with a grin.
"Shut up," she said, looking away.
"You're the queen," he said, "I shall then shut up."
"Hey you two," they heard. It was Isabel, walking with Michael.
"Hey! Have fun tonight," said Tess.
"You too," said Isabel.
"So as I was saying..." said Michael.
"Yes?" she said.
"I was running to the kitchen, and I knocked over a tub of ketchup," he said.
"No way," said Isabel, laughing lightly.
"The floor was covered... all red... It was a total mess."
"Oh..."
"Of course, someone HAD to walk in and slip..."
"Who?" she asked anxiously.
"Mr. Parker," he answered slowly.
"No!" she said, laughing harder.
"Right across the kitchen," he said, showing the motion with his hand.
"How... awful," she said, attempting to be sympathetic and failing miserably.
"At least he didn't fire me," said Michael.
"Yes, very good," she said with a large smile. He gave a smaller smile, but that was fine to her. She held on to his arm as they walked. "I still can't believe it's been three months... time just flew by," she said softly.
"Like Mr. Parker in ketchup," Michael said, mimicking her tone. She nearly tripped, laughing once more and falling on a bench beside her. "You okay?" Michael asked.
"Ow..." she said still laughing, "That's gonna hurt for a while... but it's okay."
"Good," he said as he sat by her, "We have to... get to class."
"I know, just gimme a minute," she said.
"Oh, take your time, really..."
"Don't even try to skip your classes." Michael looked up at her.
"Yes, mom," he said mockingly.
"You know what I mean," she said smiling.
"I'm not sure, you might have to explain it to me." She looked at him for a few seconds, then got up.
"Nope."
"Why not?"
"Get up and get moving. Or else I'm never talking to you again," she said with a wink.
"That's not fair," he said as he got up.
"Are you complaining?"
"Absolutely not... Let's go," he said, taking her hand. She smiled and they headed off to their second class of the day together.
By MoonSwirl
Part three of my Destiny series
Part 1
"So you'll come pick me up after my shift's over, right?" Liz asked Kyle as they walked out of class together.
"Right." She still couldn't believe it had now been three months since Kyle and her had started going out together. It still seemed like yesterday to her.
The summer had been great. It really surprised both of them just how well they got along. It was practically perfect. Sure, they had little fights sometimes, but it never lasted long.
"Is your dad gonna be there?" asked Kyle innocently. Liz laughed shortly. Kyle never liked running into Mr. Parker when he picked up or dropped off Liz, because he kept on lecturing him every time.
"Don't worry. I plan to tell him a shipment got stalled somewhere. He'll run off immediately. The coast will be clear," she said, whispering the last sentence.
"Very funny," said Kyle, the relief evident in his voice.
"Although my mom might be there..." she added, hiding her grin as Kyle nearly stumbled to the ground. "I'm kidding," she reassured with a laugh.
"Stop," he said with a small smile as she took his hand into her own. "Excited about tonight?" he asked.
"Of course! I'd be even more excited if I knew what we're doing," she said, "But that's okay... your surprises are always nice." They stopped briefly as he gave her a short kiss. She smiled as he pulled away and they resumed their walk to their next class.
"Did you understand ANYTHING that substitute was mumbling about in class?" he asked her, referring to their previous class. She smiled.
"I'll explain it all to you later, alright?"
"Deal." They saw Alex and Maria walking their way and walked to intercept them.
"Hey, how are you two?" asked Liz as they walked past them.
"Good, you?" said Maria.
"Good. Later!" said Liz.
"Is your mom insisting I come up to the door and everything tonight?" Alex asked Maria.
"Yes. I tried to talk her out of it, but..."
"Oh well... shouldn't be so bad..." Maria shook her head with a grin. It sort of made her laugh to know that Alex (and Kyle, as Liz had informed her) was still afraid to face her mom when he came over. But she found it a bit sweet, so she didn't say anything.
"You're coming to see me perform next weekend, right?" she asked.
"I wouldn't miss it for the world," he said, taking a 'refined' tone and putting his arms around her shoulders and drawing her closer to himself. She smiled.
"Excellent," she said, "Maybe I'll have a special something for you in my performance..."
"A dedication? Now I HAVE to come," he said smiling.
"Well good."
"I wish I didn't have to go to classes today," said Alex, "I feel like celebrating, not studying."
"Yeah, I know, me too..." said Maria.
"We'll just have to make tonight extra special, throw caution to the wind and have more fun than we've had in a long time!"
"Slow down there," said Maria with a laugh, "We still have classes in the morning, remember?"
"Right," he said with a sigh. Maria snickered.
"Relax already! It's fine. We'll have fun. It'll be just you and me, how could it NOT be great?"
"Right!" he said, his tone much happier. Maria couldn't understand exactly why Alex was so... insecure... about their relationship. He always tried to keep her happy. When would he see she was already happy when he was with her?
"Hey, guys," said Alex, waving to Max and Tess as they walked by them.
"Hey! Biology?" asked Tess.
"Yep. Later!" said Maria.
"What did Nasedo say exactly?" Max asked Tess. Nasedo had surprisingly changed ever since Max and Tess and Michael and Isabel had started dating. He was a lot more pleasant and Tess wasn't feeling trapped anymore. Of course, that didn't mean he always left them alone.
"I don't know. He just said he wanted to take us someplace. He wouldn't say where."
"When?" Max asked.
"Tomorrow afternoon."
"Okay," said Max with a nod.
"I can't believe how great he's being to me, to all of us..." said Tess smiling.
"I guess that now that we're together, he can, well for a lack of a better term right now... 'let his hair down'..." said Max, feeling ridiculous all of a sudden. Tess didn't try to hold back her laughter, not even a little. She threw her head back and laughed for about ten seconds, until finally she regained some control.
"We could just 'manipulate' his hair to grow and then..." said Max, making Tess laugh harder.
"Stop... it... too... much," she managed to say. Eventually, she calmed down, leaving her cheeks bright red.
"That's a good look for you, keep it," said Max with a smile. Tess smiled as well. She'd never known him to be funny this way, but she sure wasn't complaining.
"You know what, Max?" she said, putting her arms around his neck as he circled her waist with his own, "You're very different from what I thought at first."
"Is that good?" he asked, getting closer.
"It's fabulous," she said, closing the gap between them as they kissed.
When they separated, grabbing one of the other's hands, Max said, "Come on, we'll be late for class."
"Right," she said as they walked again.
"Are you getting redder, or is it just me?" asked Max with a grin.
"Shut up," she said, looking away.
"You're the queen," he said, "I shall then shut up."
"Hey you two," they heard. It was Isabel, walking with Michael.
"Hey! Have fun tonight," said Tess.
"You too," said Isabel.
"So as I was saying..." said Michael.
"Yes?" she said.
"I was running to the kitchen, and I knocked over a tub of ketchup," he said.
"No way," said Isabel, laughing lightly.
"The floor was covered... all red... It was a total mess."
"Oh..."
"Of course, someone HAD to walk in and slip..."
"Who?" she asked anxiously.
"Mr. Parker," he answered slowly.
"No!" she said, laughing harder.
"Right across the kitchen," he said, showing the motion with his hand.
"How... awful," she said, attempting to be sympathetic and failing miserably.
"At least he didn't fire me," said Michael.
"Yes, very good," she said with a large smile. He gave a smaller smile, but that was fine to her. She held on to his arm as they walked. "I still can't believe it's been three months... time just flew by," she said softly.
"Like Mr. Parker in ketchup," Michael said, mimicking her tone. She nearly tripped, laughing once more and falling on a bench beside her. "You okay?" Michael asked.
"Ow..." she said still laughing, "That's gonna hurt for a while... but it's okay."
"Good," he said as he sat by her, "We have to... get to class."
"I know, just gimme a minute," she said.
"Oh, take your time, really..."
"Don't even try to skip your classes." Michael looked up at her.
"Yes, mom," he said mockingly.
"You know what I mean," she said smiling.
"I'm not sure, you might have to explain it to me." She looked at him for a few seconds, then got up.
"Nope."
"Why not?"
"Get up and get moving. Or else I'm never talking to you again," she said with a wink.
"That's not fair," he said as he got up.
"Are you complaining?"
"Absolutely not... Let's go," he said, taking her hand. She smiled and they headed off to their second class of the day together.