Four Square from the Start
Chapter 2
Quote of the Day:
"At the airport they tell you to get on the plane, get on the plane. I say fuck you I'm getting IN the plane!"
George Carlin
A/N: In response to a question I got in a private message, I haven't decided on pairings so we'll see. Also, Tess is nowhere near as powerful as she was on the show, at least not yet. This coming as a result of growing up without Nasedo. On the plus side, she isn't obsessed with Max and destiny and will not be betray the gang or kill Alex.
'It's September 27th. I'm Liz Parker and I will never look at the stars in the sky the same way again. What did Max Evans mean when he said that he would see me in school? Was it the kind of thing where he won't be able to breathe until we meet again or was it just something someone says to, like, fill space? And what is he thinking right now? Is he also obsessed, tortured, going through one sleepless night to the next, wondering what's going to happen between us?'
Max's Room
Max is sprawled out on his bed, sleeping peacefully. He doesn't seem to be tortured or obsessed over the thought of what is going to happen between him and Liz as he snores.
Tess's Room
Tess is in her room, holding a shirt in her left hand. She looks at it for a few moments and then waves her free hand over it and it goes from being red to a reddish-golden. She looks at it with a satisfied smile.
"There, that looks better." Tess says smoothly. She doesn't see the person hiding in the tree outside her house, watching her.
West Roswell High School- The Next Day
Max, Isabel and Tess walk into the school, and are immediately spotted by Liz who hurries over to them. She looks worried.
"What's wrong Liz?" Max asks, slightly concerned.
"It's Alex. He's been asking me and Maria a lot of questions since Maria and Isabel staged the accident at the crash festival. I think he might know about you." Liz says.
"That's impossible. He wouldn't know unless someone told him directly." Tess says.
"How much do you think he knows?" Isabel asks.
"Before Maria knew what was up with you guys, she told Alex that she found blood on my order pad, and he was there when Valenti sent his deputy to bring me in so that he could ask me questions about the shooting and Max." Liz answers sullenly. "We should just tell him the truth."
"Absolutely not!" Tess objects, shaking her head. "We've already broken the rules enough this month."
"Tess is right. We can't bring anyone else in unless it's absolutely necessary." Max agrees.
"Okay…." Liz says, and walks off. Max watches her go and heads off the other way. Tess and Isabel look at the two of them, then at eachother.
"Ten bucks says they hook up by January." Tess bets and Isabel laughs.
"Yeah, I'll take that bet." Isabel answers with a nod, and the two of them head off for history class.
Roswell Police Station
Valenti walks in and over to the front desk, spotting an African-American man in an expensive suit sitting on a chair on the other end of the room. Jim gives a small smile when the man nods over to him in greeting. Jim turns to the deputy standing behind the counter.
"What is he doing?" Valenti asks.
"Um, it would appear that he's sitting, Sheriff." The deputy replies dully.
"I know that, who is he and why is he here?"
"Oh. He's agent Rolfe from the FBI. He says he's here on assignment and that we should just go about business as usual."
"And you just let him?" Valenti asks incredulously.
The deputy looks away in embarrassment. Valenti shakes his head and walks over to the deputy.
"Morning." Valenti greets. "May I ask what you're doing sitting in my station house?"
"I was told to stay here until another relieves me from my duty." The agent answers.
"May I see some identification?" Valenti requests, and the agent nods. He pulls out his wallet and shows Valenti his id.
"You should all just go about business as usual." The agent says.
"Yeah, I heard. Listen the problem is that it's difficult to go about business as usual with an FBI agennt sitting smack-dab in the middle of my station." Valenti says. "The FBI has no juridiction in Roswell, so I'm going to have to ask you to leave."
Downtown Roswell
Michael is standing on the sidewalk across the street from the Roswell Police Department. He is looking at the building with a pair of binoculars. He's so wrapped up in his work, he doesn't notice Kyle walk up to him.
"Guerin, What the hell are you doing?" Kyle asks, causing Michael to drop the binoculars in surprise.
"Nothing." Michael covers quickly, but Kyle isn't convinced.
"Right. You're just standing on a street corner spying on the police station for no reason, please." Kyle says mockingly. "Get out of here or I'll report you to my father."
Michael glares at Kyle, but picks up the binoculars off the ground, and walks off down the street. Kyle watches him go, then turns and heads over to the station. Kyle passes the agent who Valenti was talking to earlier as he leaves the building, folding chair in hand.
Roswell High Cafeteria
Tess and Isabel are sitting at a table, their lunch spread out in front of them.
"So what's your take on Liz and Maria knowing about us?" Tess asks.
"I was pissed at first, but now it's actually kind of comforting to have someone to confide in." Isabel says.
"Uhh Humph." Tess snorts, pretending to be offended.
"I mean someone who can make me think that I was Katherine Heigl by turning my mind inside out on a whim." Isabel corrects, and Tess laughs.
"I have no regrets on that, it was outright hysterical." Tess giggles for a moment, then sobers. "Oh great, here comes little boy blue."
Isabel looks over to see Alex walking towards them. He reaches their table and sits down.
"I want to know exactly what happened with Maria at the Crash Festival the other day, and I know that the two of you are involved in it somehow so I figured I'd ask you." Alex says.
"Okay, first of all, we have no idea what you're talking about Alex." Tess snaps, and she and Isabel get their stuff together and start to leave.
"I know what you are, Tess." Alex says and both of the girls stop.
"What are you talking about?" Tess asks worridly.
"I saw what you did last night with the shirt. You're an alien." Alex accuses.
Tess launches herself at Alex in anger. "You were spying on me from outside my bedroom window? You son of a bitch!"
Alex manages to hold Tess at bay until Isabel can get her friend under control, whispering into her ear. Tess is too angry to form the words to yell at Alex. After a moment Isabel lets Tess go and Tess throws one last angry glare at Alex before storming off.
"What the hell, Whitman?" Isabel demands. "Why the hell were you spying on my best friend last night?"
"Because I know that Max was at the Crashdown the day of the shooting and that he did something to Liz. I got that much from Maria before she suddenly goes all hush hush about the whole deal. I also knew that you and Tess were with Maria the night of the Festival and that she was supposedly hit by a car and then she was fine." Alex explains. "I wanted to find out was going on and I thought that I would talk to Tess because she lives closest to me. So I went to her house. I was going to let her know that I was there but I saw her in the window and she was holding a shirt, which she then changed the color of just by waving her hand over it. I freaked out and left."
"Alex, you can't tell anyone about what you saw." Isabel says stiffly.
Alex looks at her for a long moment. "It's not just her, is it?" He asks.
Isabel shakes her head after a moment in the negative. "No, it's me too." Isabel reveals with a sigh.
Alex is silent for a moment, then speaks again. "It's Max and Michael too, isn't it?"
"You can't tell anyone Alex. This is a matter of life and death for us." Isabel pleads.
"I won't say anything." Alex says honestly after a moment. Isabel nods in a silent appreciation.
"Thank you." Isabel says, gracefully.
English Class
Tess is sitting at her desk, doodling on a piece of paper. She looks up as Max and Michael enter the room and walk over to their desks, which are in front of and to the right of Tess'. Max looks at the furious expression on Tess's face.
"What did I do now?" Max asks her innocently. She glares at him.
"If you have to ask then you probably did something that I'll get pissed off about later, but for right now, it's Alex. He was spying on me last night and he knows about me and what I can do." Tess complains, angrily. She wipes a couple of tears away from her face and looks at Max. "I'm really scared here Max. If Alex can spy on me without me catching him, then what about the FBI or alien hunters or people looking to hurt us?"
"Shhhhh, Tess. It'll be alright." Max says, pulling her into a brotherly hug and kissing the top of her head. Liz walks in and sees the trio. She grins and walks over. She sees Tess' angry expression and frowns. "What's wrong?"
"Alex was spying on Tess last night and saw her using her powers." Michael says, frustrated. "At this point, we might as well just put up a bulletin and let everyone know about the fact that we're aliens."
"Be quiet Michael, there are other people who can hear us." Tess says, sniffing back the rest of her tears. A tall blonde woman walks into the room and over to the teacher's desk. She puts her bag onto the desk and face the class as they all take their seats.
"That is definantly not Mr. Phelps." One of the male students sitting behind Max says.
"Hello, I'm Kathleen Topolsky and I'll be substituting this class for Mr. Phelps who is out sick for a few days." The woman informs the class.
"I hope he's seriously ill." The same student whispers over to Michael, who chuckles.
"So this is the infamous Roswell, New Mexico." Ms. Topolsky says genially. "I just have one question. Does anyone here actually believe in aliens?"
TO BE CONTINUED……