Chapter Two: The Banter Wars
((Thanks for your reviews ? Just so you know, this is set just after the episode "Destiny" in Roswell. I hated the way they ruined everything in Roswell season 2 (Tess turning mega evil and Alex dying) so this is my own version of events. Max/Liz shippers beware, there will be angst! I haven't decided what I'm going to do with the SmallVille couples yet but I'm thinking that Chloe/Lex could hook up….maybe. Clark and Lana *probably* will. But who knows? I change my mind frequently. Oh…Maria and Michael *Are* Definitely together. Okay thanks. Keep reviewing guys. If I even get one review it is worth writing more. ))
"So your staying at my place tonight right?" Maria DeLuca called out to her best friend Liz Parker over the hustle and bustle of the busy Crashdown Café. Liz was busy serving meals but somehow managed to get out "Sure. I cant wait to see Chloe again" and still get a tip! 'It's the hair..' Maria thought with a sigh, with Liz's girl next door turned exotic princess looks, her best friend would definitely pass for a model. She went to the cooks window and rang the bell "C'mon Clint, the people want their food" Clint poked his head out "They'll get their food when I finish making the food" Maria sighed as Liz came over placing two more orders, it was later afternoon and their shift was almost over…thank god, Maria didn't know how much more of Clint she could take "So um, Lizzie your okay with me inviting Max to hang out with us tonight right? And Tess…" Liz did her best to keep her face neutral "Sure. Why should I care right? We're all *friends*" Maria nodded and then bit her lip "You hate me don't you?" Liz smiled and hugged Maria "I could never hate you Maria. You're my best friend and besides, I have to get used to the idea that me and Max…that we aren't meant to *be* together." Maria glanced at Liz hopefully "But you know…Michael's ignoring that whole destiny thing, Izzy too" Liz smiled sadly "That's because they grew up practically as brother and sister Maria. They don't have that whole attraction complexity thing" Maria raised an eyebrow "Liz what you just said doesn't even make sense! You and Max have the whole look into my eyes soul mates thing…Tess has nothing on you. Why do you think he's been trying so hard to win you back?" she asked her friend. Clint tapped the bell and Liz picked up the orders she'd been waiting on "I cant and refuse to get involved with them again Maria….It hurts…too much" her brown eyes glistened with unshed tears before she brushed them away and went back out into the crowd. Maria sighed, hopefully this visit would cheer them all up.
"So Maxwell, what do you think about this whole Smallville visit?" Michael asked his best friend as they walked towards the Crashdown café "I think that Maria is really excited about it" Max said with a shrug "She wants it to be good, for her cousin's sake" Michael stiffened at the mention of Chloe "She's a reporter you know" he said nervously. Max laughed "Yeah – a high school reporter Michael. We just have to be careful, that's all" Michael nodded "But…what if something happens, I mean ever since we sent out that signal there have been visitors dropping in here there and everywhere, not the good kind Max, what if Chloe or one of her friends see something?" Max met his friend's gaze "They wont" he paused "Besides, I think tonight will be good, give me a chance to talk to Liz. Show her there isn't anything between me and Tess" Michael shook his head "Max I don't think that's such a good idea, I think you need to let Liz go…" Max turned away from his friend "Max you need to listen to me. That girl has told you over and over again that she wants nothing from you. You need to just accept that" Max snorted "This coming from the guy who is still with his human" Michael frowned and Max immediately regretted saying it, it had taken a lot for Michael to admit that he was in love with Maria and fight for her over the summer, it wasn't his fault that Maria had agreed to take him back "I'm sorry Michael" Michael nodded "You should be" he replied darkly "Max, Maria and I aren't you and Liz, your relationship was deeper, more serious, more everything. I love Maria, Max. But we aren't soul mates. Liz isn't going to just get over this. She wanted what was best for you, she knew that you needed to be with Tess to fulfil your destiny, she accepted that, now you have to" he said simply before the boys walked through the Crashdown door.
Isabel leaned back against Alex's chest "Okay can you *not* do that please" Tess said groaning. Kyle nodded "Yeah it does tend to get to you after awhile" Alex just smiled and kissed Isabel's temple, completely oblivious to the unhappy pair opposite them in the Crashdown booth and Isabel snugged closer. Kyle exchanged a look with Tess, it had been her idea to come down here 'It'll be fun' she said 'Get us out of the house and our moping' she said. Instead they were sitting across from the happiest couple in Roswell feeling sorrier for themselves than they had when they were moping. "So tell me, Alex is this Chloe chick hot, because Maria happened to mention that she's single at the moment and….and this is hopeless" he said noticing the fact that Alex was too wrapped up in Isabel to give Chloe Sullivan a single thought. Alex looked up "What did you say?" he asked Kyle. Kyle groaned and Tess giggled "Buddha Boy wants to know if Maria's cousin is cute" Kyle rolled his eyes at her and she just grinned. Alex smiled "From what I remember, Chloe is a lot like Maria…she's pretty and petite, blonde, not half as gorgeous as Izzy but she holds her own" he kissed Isabel who laughed "She better not be, I'm the jealous type" she said as Alex held her closer "Hey guys" *saved by Max* "Hey Max" Kyle said with a smile as they moved over to let Max in. Max sat next to Tess "Hi" he said with a smile to her. Tess responded almost shyly "Hey" Kyle raised his eyebrows at her and she glared at him briefly. Michael squeezed in beside Isabel and Alex much to their disappointment. Maria bounded over "I just got a call from Chloe, they're in town and on their way here…Oooh I cannot wait" she sat down on Michael's lap "This week is going to be the best" she said kissing her boyfriend hello. Liz walked over hesitantly "Hey guys" she said with her usual friendly smile. Max held her gaze for a moment before she broke it "Hey Liz" Isabel said with a content smile. Maria jumped up again "You guys have to help me hang the banner" she said excitedly. The others groaned but helped her start decorating.
Lana Lang stared out the window as the shops passed by, it had been by far the longest day of her life. Chloe and Lex had argued sarcastically pretty much the entire way here, Clark had spent more then half of the trip keeping peace and Pete had been engrossed in his sporting magazine. Lana had added a few comments of her own but mostly kept to her book, she was reading "Annie" again. She related to her so well, it was almost like reading her life story. She gazed out the window again, she hoped the trip would go up hill from here.
Lex Luthor was such a pain in the ass. Chloe Sullivan could not believe how stubborn he was, spoilt little rich boy with too many luxuries. "Do you mind Luthor?" she asked as she hung up her phone "That music was so loud, I could barely hear Maria, and did you really have to gunn the engine all the way down a residential lane?" she glared at him. Lex smirked and turned up the music again much to Chloe's obvious annoyance. She was actually pretty cute when she was angry, and she didn't take crap from him, that was always a good thing. "Miss Sullivan, may I remind you that this is *my* car *I'm* driving and I will do as I please" Chloe rolled her eyes and stared out the window. Lex laughed to himself. Chloe was a mixture of things, passion and fury, cynic and wit, she could even keep up to the banter supplied by Lex Luthor so she must be good. He glanced in his rear-view mirror and saw Clark rolling his eyes looking defeated, he had already stopped numerous fights today between Lex and Chloe and probably given up. Lex screeched to a halt in a parking space opposite the Crashdown café. Chloe was out in a second and running, another blonde girl came running out of the café "Maria!" Chloe called. Maria grinned "Chloe!!" the two girls ran to each other and hugged. The Smallvillians had finally reached their destination, Roswell New Mexico
((Thanks for your reviews ? Just so you know, this is set just after the episode "Destiny" in Roswell. I hated the way they ruined everything in Roswell season 2 (Tess turning mega evil and Alex dying) so this is my own version of events. Max/Liz shippers beware, there will be angst! I haven't decided what I'm going to do with the SmallVille couples yet but I'm thinking that Chloe/Lex could hook up….maybe. Clark and Lana *probably* will. But who knows? I change my mind frequently. Oh…Maria and Michael *Are* Definitely together. Okay thanks. Keep reviewing guys. If I even get one review it is worth writing more. ))
"So your staying at my place tonight right?" Maria DeLuca called out to her best friend Liz Parker over the hustle and bustle of the busy Crashdown Café. Liz was busy serving meals but somehow managed to get out "Sure. I cant wait to see Chloe again" and still get a tip! 'It's the hair..' Maria thought with a sigh, with Liz's girl next door turned exotic princess looks, her best friend would definitely pass for a model. She went to the cooks window and rang the bell "C'mon Clint, the people want their food" Clint poked his head out "They'll get their food when I finish making the food" Maria sighed as Liz came over placing two more orders, it was later afternoon and their shift was almost over…thank god, Maria didn't know how much more of Clint she could take "So um, Lizzie your okay with me inviting Max to hang out with us tonight right? And Tess…" Liz did her best to keep her face neutral "Sure. Why should I care right? We're all *friends*" Maria nodded and then bit her lip "You hate me don't you?" Liz smiled and hugged Maria "I could never hate you Maria. You're my best friend and besides, I have to get used to the idea that me and Max…that we aren't meant to *be* together." Maria glanced at Liz hopefully "But you know…Michael's ignoring that whole destiny thing, Izzy too" Liz smiled sadly "That's because they grew up practically as brother and sister Maria. They don't have that whole attraction complexity thing" Maria raised an eyebrow "Liz what you just said doesn't even make sense! You and Max have the whole look into my eyes soul mates thing…Tess has nothing on you. Why do you think he's been trying so hard to win you back?" she asked her friend. Clint tapped the bell and Liz picked up the orders she'd been waiting on "I cant and refuse to get involved with them again Maria….It hurts…too much" her brown eyes glistened with unshed tears before she brushed them away and went back out into the crowd. Maria sighed, hopefully this visit would cheer them all up.
"So Maxwell, what do you think about this whole Smallville visit?" Michael asked his best friend as they walked towards the Crashdown café "I think that Maria is really excited about it" Max said with a shrug "She wants it to be good, for her cousin's sake" Michael stiffened at the mention of Chloe "She's a reporter you know" he said nervously. Max laughed "Yeah – a high school reporter Michael. We just have to be careful, that's all" Michael nodded "But…what if something happens, I mean ever since we sent out that signal there have been visitors dropping in here there and everywhere, not the good kind Max, what if Chloe or one of her friends see something?" Max met his friend's gaze "They wont" he paused "Besides, I think tonight will be good, give me a chance to talk to Liz. Show her there isn't anything between me and Tess" Michael shook his head "Max I don't think that's such a good idea, I think you need to let Liz go…" Max turned away from his friend "Max you need to listen to me. That girl has told you over and over again that she wants nothing from you. You need to just accept that" Max snorted "This coming from the guy who is still with his human" Michael frowned and Max immediately regretted saying it, it had taken a lot for Michael to admit that he was in love with Maria and fight for her over the summer, it wasn't his fault that Maria had agreed to take him back "I'm sorry Michael" Michael nodded "You should be" he replied darkly "Max, Maria and I aren't you and Liz, your relationship was deeper, more serious, more everything. I love Maria, Max. But we aren't soul mates. Liz isn't going to just get over this. She wanted what was best for you, she knew that you needed to be with Tess to fulfil your destiny, she accepted that, now you have to" he said simply before the boys walked through the Crashdown door.
Isabel leaned back against Alex's chest "Okay can you *not* do that please" Tess said groaning. Kyle nodded "Yeah it does tend to get to you after awhile" Alex just smiled and kissed Isabel's temple, completely oblivious to the unhappy pair opposite them in the Crashdown booth and Isabel snugged closer. Kyle exchanged a look with Tess, it had been her idea to come down here 'It'll be fun' she said 'Get us out of the house and our moping' she said. Instead they were sitting across from the happiest couple in Roswell feeling sorrier for themselves than they had when they were moping. "So tell me, Alex is this Chloe chick hot, because Maria happened to mention that she's single at the moment and….and this is hopeless" he said noticing the fact that Alex was too wrapped up in Isabel to give Chloe Sullivan a single thought. Alex looked up "What did you say?" he asked Kyle. Kyle groaned and Tess giggled "Buddha Boy wants to know if Maria's cousin is cute" Kyle rolled his eyes at her and she just grinned. Alex smiled "From what I remember, Chloe is a lot like Maria…she's pretty and petite, blonde, not half as gorgeous as Izzy but she holds her own" he kissed Isabel who laughed "She better not be, I'm the jealous type" she said as Alex held her closer "Hey guys" *saved by Max* "Hey Max" Kyle said with a smile as they moved over to let Max in. Max sat next to Tess "Hi" he said with a smile to her. Tess responded almost shyly "Hey" Kyle raised his eyebrows at her and she glared at him briefly. Michael squeezed in beside Isabel and Alex much to their disappointment. Maria bounded over "I just got a call from Chloe, they're in town and on their way here…Oooh I cannot wait" she sat down on Michael's lap "This week is going to be the best" she said kissing her boyfriend hello. Liz walked over hesitantly "Hey guys" she said with her usual friendly smile. Max held her gaze for a moment before she broke it "Hey Liz" Isabel said with a content smile. Maria jumped up again "You guys have to help me hang the banner" she said excitedly. The others groaned but helped her start decorating.
Lana Lang stared out the window as the shops passed by, it had been by far the longest day of her life. Chloe and Lex had argued sarcastically pretty much the entire way here, Clark had spent more then half of the trip keeping peace and Pete had been engrossed in his sporting magazine. Lana had added a few comments of her own but mostly kept to her book, she was reading "Annie" again. She related to her so well, it was almost like reading her life story. She gazed out the window again, she hoped the trip would go up hill from here.
Lex Luthor was such a pain in the ass. Chloe Sullivan could not believe how stubborn he was, spoilt little rich boy with too many luxuries. "Do you mind Luthor?" she asked as she hung up her phone "That music was so loud, I could barely hear Maria, and did you really have to gunn the engine all the way down a residential lane?" she glared at him. Lex smirked and turned up the music again much to Chloe's obvious annoyance. She was actually pretty cute when she was angry, and she didn't take crap from him, that was always a good thing. "Miss Sullivan, may I remind you that this is *my* car *I'm* driving and I will do as I please" Chloe rolled her eyes and stared out the window. Lex laughed to himself. Chloe was a mixture of things, passion and fury, cynic and wit, she could even keep up to the banter supplied by Lex Luthor so she must be good. He glanced in his rear-view mirror and saw Clark rolling his eyes looking defeated, he had already stopped numerous fights today between Lex and Chloe and probably given up. Lex screeched to a halt in a parking space opposite the Crashdown café. Chloe was out in a second and running, another blonde girl came running out of the café "Maria!" Chloe called. Maria grinned "Chloe!!" the two girls ran to each other and hugged. The Smallvillians had finally reached their destination, Roswell New Mexico