Maria "Are you kidding me!?" Yelling at the top of her lungs. "Were you planning on telling me you are going to a rave? I thought Eric just had a bad boy look not that he really is bad." Nina was justing there not really doing anything but smiling at me. That made me even more pissed, "What are you smiling about?" My voice was almost gone but I managed to ask this. "I'm smiling because you think I that he bad because he wants me to go to a rave with him… I must be a monster because I have gone to 15+ raves." Stopping dead in her track "15+…"
"Yes! It is great music and sure people do drugs but people to drugs anywhere they can. So I am going to the rave to night with Eric and you are going to calm down and tell me to enjoy myself because I am someone who can handle them self. A knock on the door came soon after word
Nina opened it up with Eric standing there with a big grin on his face and hands in his pockets. "Nina… Nice." Was all he could say. No mistaking him for male, that would be about the same
as what Michael would tell me. Max was the one who told Liz beautiful words that sounded like poems written only for her. At first I was angry that Michael never did this or tried to say those
things to me. But then it hit me, Michael showed me in his own way that he cared and sure he was never going to be a poet but he loved me and made sure I knew it. Shacking my head Nina was almost out the door when I grab it to keep the door open. "Rules for Eric." My eyes were
glaring at him but he looked like he was tring not to laugh. "You will not do drug, you will give Nina any drugs and you will keep her safe. If I find out you do not do any of this, Michael my
boyfriend will break your legs." His face became more serious when Michaels name came into the mix. "Maria, You know I would never force Nina to do anything she didn't want to do, also I
just wanted to hang out with her beforehand and then see about the music out in the desert."Well that does explain why he is here so early. "Even if you hadn't threated my legs, I still would have made sure she was safe." I felt so bad in that moment, yeah he was a boy that I didn't really talk
to that much but he was the same Eric who always looked after Nina when they played as children and when the boys from around her would pick on her Eric was there. "Ok…" Michael comes right up behind Eric putting his hand on his shoulder "It's good thing she didn't need to
tell you that." Eric was the only one in town besides our group that wasn't afraid of Michael but you could tell he respected him. "Michael, I haven't seen you since last year's auto class." "You
didn't sign up for advance auto or else you would have." Michael said with a smirk "I tried but I couldn't since it was taken by up by the time I got to pick my classes." Michael "A couple
people haven't come to class I could ask th teacher if you could be put in?" Eric "That would be awesome." Michael "Great you bring Nina back with all the rules not broken and you have your self a deal." He was half grinning, just giving him a hard time but Eric didn't mind. Eric "Deal. Ready to go to the crash down and eat?" Nina "All this talk about cars and rules about my safety
has made me hungry for a burger and fries." They left drving off in Eric's car he was restoring. Michael "Eric is a good guy Maria she will be fine." Micheal always did have a since about guys
being good or bad so that did make any other part of me that was worried go away. "What movie to you feel like watching?" I asked him while shutting the door behind us. "The one where
I kiss you for a couple hours and then we fight about what kind of movie we want to see, theres that part where we have make up in all the nice ways." Kissing him just so I couls stop him from saying anything else. I couldn't help but laugh.
After talking for hours Eric and I went out into the desert to the party/ rave. You could see the lights welcoming us in. The sound of the base, the DJ's were surprisingly good for such a little town, and Eric… Wow he is perfect, I never once felt scared around him, only safe.
We danced for two hours, but stopped to get water out of the car. "The stars look breathtaking in the desert." Looking up at the sky the whole time I spoke. Eric "What to lay on my jacket over there and take a breather before we go back in?" That made me look at him with a smile,
He knew I liked that plan, taking my hand into his we walked out not to far away but far enough to see the stars without the lights getting in the way.
Laying on his jacket, I couldn't help but study his face. But it was only for a moment when he felt me looking at him and met my gaze. It was always like this with us, we were drawn to
Eachother and it only got stronger as we grew. Now staring into his eyes and holding his hand I felt sparks between us, putting his forehead onto mine, he slowly went into to kiss me and this kiss was explosive. I depend the kiss Eric matching the intensity, a loud noise came from behind us.
We both broke away catching our breath when we saw the boulder that was hiding us from lights and people walking their way into the desert themselves. We saw it light up with symbols that was nothing I had ever seen before. Standing up we slowly tried walking around but two lights shot at us both of them going through our bodies and then Darkness.
My head was pounding and I felt hot too hot, was the AC not working? Opening my eyes I saw that I was laying on the desert floor, turning the other way Eric was passed out next to me. "Eric, Eric wakes up." Opening his eyes he shot up "Are you ok?" Placing his hand on my check all I
Wanted was to bring his head down and start kissing him but like a dummy I said "Maria!" He looked panicked "I am dead, you cousin is going to have me killed." "Lets get going maybe I can sneak in without her knowing?" Getting back I opend the door and because I have luck was not
on my side not only was Maria there but Michael both of their arms folded not looking happy. Have fun last night? Cause you will never go out like that again." Maria was levied. "What
Happened?" Michael asked "I… I don't remember." Maria "Oh God, she was drugged." Rolling my eyes "I was not drugged… That would be possible, we left our water in the locked car and
went and drank it when we got thirsty.' Michael looked impressed "Smart." "So how do you not remember last night?" Maria would never let this go. "I remember it was just a lot happened we
chatted at the crash down, we went and danced for hours and then he lent me his jacket as we watched the stars… Then we fell asleep." I remembered well kind of. "You fell asleep?" Maria
looked at me as if I was lying. "Yes, that's what happened." Michael put his arm around her and gave her a kiss "See you thought that something else happened." "You really think they didn't do
anything else?" "Hello I'm right in front of you and are you implying I'm someone who likes to get around?" That shut her up "I'm going to get ready and we are not talking about any of this ever again."
I usually was thankful about being in a place that had sun, but my head was still not liking the light. "EJ!" Freddy screamed from across the hallway. He ran up to me, "Why are you wearing sunglass inside?" "I have a migraine. "That's tuff man sorry, you should go to the nurse and see if she has anything." "Yeah
I'll do that if it gets any worse." Raising his eyebrow and me but not saying what he was thinking, all Freddy did was nod his head and wave good bye. What he didn't know was pain killers never really helped me. I have tried almost everything but still they never worked. "Eric." I trend around and there was Liz looking like she wanted to deck me. "Maria called me this morning because you
Had not brought Nina home yet." For a split second I thought about maybe letting her hit me and knocking me out… It would hurt like hell later but I would at least get this pounding out of my head now… No it would hurt worse than this. "We fell asleep and woke up I drove her home and I tried walking her to the door to explain but she wouldn't let me." Liz face soften "Well don't let it happen again." "I won't." She sifted her weight onto her other foot "Why are you wearing sunglasses in school?" "I woke up with my head ponding… And No we didn't drink or do anything." "Maybe you didn't get enough water last night?"
Why hadn't I thought of that reason… A sharp pain stung the right side of my head. That's why…
"You know I think I may just end up going home and resting the entire day. I'm going to see Nina frist to see how she is." Liz waved to me as I walked past going to my frist class with Nina. Walking in I saw she was the only one in the room. She looked well like she did every time I saw her breathtaking. "You look good." I sat next her. "Are you ok Eric?" "No, I think I am going to cut out now and go home and sleep." "Good idea." Before I got up I leaned in and kissed her on the lips and that left good. Breaking away I smile at her as she does the same and I head home. I get into my house head to my room and crash onto my bed and fall asleep all at once. I drift off into a dream that I have never had before.
"Xander, I love you." The young woman's voice breaks from out of the darkness. "You can't leave me phoebe. I was the one who was supposed to die not you. I told them to kill me not you."
The dream went on but that was all I could remember… until I woke up but I was not alone. The voice inside my head greeted me "Hello Eric, My name is Xander." Oh no I am going nuts. "No you are not going nuts or crazy, you really are hearing me. Last night I was placed inside your head to show you things that must be show." Maybe you just need to take a deep breath and go back to sleep yes… This is a dream a bad dream that you will wake up from. "You need to get a message to the royal four." I got up and started pacing hitting my head, what if I hit my head last night and now I will always hear voices. I started walking back and forth, but before I could go on for too much longer I blacked out.
Opening my eyes or should I say his eyes, I got up and looked into the mirror he has, He looked a bit like I did before I was killed. Going through hid memory I found the court, I need to tell them the truth. Eric knew how to drive but and he himself was very good at driving anything with wheels but I hit a couple of curves before l looked like I knew what I was doing. Walking into school I found Michael one of the four. "Hey Eric, I thought I heard you weren't feeling well. You ok?" "I am feeling much better thank you. But I am not Eric, I am Xander someone you knew in your other life." Michaels face went pale taking my arm he started sending messages to the others. Good this would be easier then I thought. It was lunch time when everyone gathered in the band room. Well almost everyone but that would change in time. Liz "Now you really can't be mad at Eric for not coming home." Alex "Yeah he was just getting someone's voice out in his head." Maria "Shut up Alex." Max stepped forward I bowed. "Your highness." "No, I am Max Evans and you shouldn't be here in this guy's body." "If it were not for the lies you have been told I would not be here now." Everyone stood still Isabel "What lies are you talking about?" Looking at Tess "I will not speak until that thing is out of this room." Pointing to Tess, Max looked shocked "That thing is Tess and was queen in the other life." "No she was not your queen, that was a lie. Your queen is here on earth but it is not Tess." Michael "Max's mother told us that it was Tess." "That was a program that the enemy had made, They had tuned trusted people from you court that helped put this lie in motion so that they could get her on the throne. She was the second in life if you hadn't wanted the first girl they had chosen for you to marry. There were groups that were outraged you picked a queen from a different planet then your own."
Isabel "So you are channeling Eric to tell us this from our home planet?" "No, I am dead. I was the last killed with your court." Max "If your dead how are you doing… What your doing?" "My memories where kept in the second space ship that landed here along with your queen and her court that she brought and combined to make it whole." Alex raised his hand "Question from the dumb human but umm… So you were brought to his court by the queen?" "I was brought to the king's court when I was very young by my mother; I fell in love with the queen's youngest sister we wanted to get married but because of who I was related to that made it difficult." Max "Who were you related to?" "Kivar, the one who killed you was my half-brother from my father's side." Isabel "Did you help kill us?" "NO! I would never kill any of you. I thought of you as my family."
"Where is Phoebe?" I asked I wanted to see her to tell her I loved her. Max "Who is Phoebe?" "The queen's sister, the one I love." Maria "Are you saying that the queen and her sister are walking around here without anyone else knowing?" "Yes, the queen and her two sisters, their cousin and me." Liz "What do you mean you?" "This body I am in is the other version of me… I guess you would say." Max "You mean Eric is an alien like us?" "In a way yes but in other ways no. Your family wanted you to marry the queen's family because they were an older people with much more advancement then anyone could ever dream. When you all were killed the queens family took all of them and mine to become reborn so we could blend in more with humans then you could." Michael "What?" Max "The queen and her court has what looks like human DNA." "It was not that hard to match them considering that humans and the queens people have similar looking DNA set up." Walking into the room the girl they call Nina stopped seeing Erics body in school but I couldn't help m self "Phoebe." I walked to her and hugged her. "I thought I would never get to hold like this again." "Eric are you ok?" "I know you're in there, inside Nina. Please just come out and talk to me even if it's for a second. Putting my hand on her head she went limp and then woke up suddenly. Maria "What did you do to her?" "I am having Phoebe wake up so she can talk to you a well." Waking up she looked into my eyes "Xander." Throwing her arms around my neck "I missed you so much." She said and we kissed. "Ok, break it up we need to know what is going on here." Michael said. "Hello I am Princess Phoebe the sister to Queen Rhea." I felt her wanting to giving people hugs but I stopped her. "I want to show you the other ship so you can trust us and then we can tell you the whole story."
Looking at Eric/ Xander and Nina/ Phoebe. Sitting there holding each other the whole way from the band room to the rock that was hiding the ship. All I could think was why was I here? "Liz you ok?" Max asked me as I stared at this tragic couple, that reminded me of max and I… Well Kind. "Yes I'm fine just thinking to myself that's all. We had three cars in total heading to my next melt down. The rock was not that far from the other ship. Xander putting up his hand mad the rock move a open to the craft inside. Walking into the ship. You would never think we in the desert. But in one of those high budget comic book movies with glass all around almost like little rooms that where pitch black. "I am going to turn on the lights in the rooms please stand here so you can view the replacement bodies of the queen and her court if anything were to happen to them of course." All at once the lights came on in the little rooms and all fo us were taken back by what we saw. I saw Alex, Maria, Nina, Eric and ME. Bodies that looked like us in these little rooms. Xander came to the window that had the body that looked like me. "This is Queen Reha, Your queen your highness." Max and I looked at each other, I know I should be freaking out but that will come later all I could feel was happiness because I was his wife in the lest life, I am his soul mate and he is mine. Going to the next window was Maria's body double "This is Princess Callisto the second sister and wife to you Michael in your other life." Alex was next "This general Kale cousin to the sisters and engaged to Isabel in her other life." He went to The other Eric's body "This is me Prince Xander, of a smaller planet who came to the court and was in the army defending you."
