a/n
Sorry that it took so long, but I was stuck. Anyway, I hope you still like it. Enjoy!
1 CHAPTER 4
Max and Liz went back to the living room just in time to witness the arrival of Alex, Kyle and Maria. Their plane had arrived around seven and they immediately drove to Alex's house. "Hey Liz, we're here. Now tell us what this is all about." Alex yelled as soon as he was inside. He walked into the living room and the first person he saw was Isabel. He stopped at the door and starred at her like he would see a ghost. Kyle, who was right behind him, bummed into Alex. He was about to be mad at him, when he too saw Isabel. But instead of Alex, who couldn't take his gaze off Isabel he looked around the living room and also saw Michael, Liz and Max (who were holding hands), and Tess. He looked at Tess for a long time, admiring her beauty.
Since both of them were blocking the door there was no way for Maria to get in the living room. Also nobody had said a word since Alex had screamed through the whole house, so Maria was still clueless for what was going on. However being the restless person she had always been she lost her patience rather soon. Realizing that talking wouldn't move her two petrified friends she took a run and pushed them as hard as she could. The boys hadn't expected this, paying attention only to the people inside the living room, and were caught unprepared. Pushed by Maria they both fall to the floor freeing the way for her. Resolutely she walked through the door to discover herself what has been the reason for all the confusion.
Her reaction to what she saw was priceless, even though it was the total opposite to the reaction (or lack of reaction) of the other humans. As soon as she saw Michael she screamed and run into his arms. Both were soon caught in an endless kiss, oblivious to the fact that now everybody was starring at them. After about three minutes the others realized that Michael and Maria wouldn't stop anytime soon and retired once more to the office.
Michael and Maria didn't even notice that their friends' left, all they know was that they were together again.
Back in the office Isabel looked at Alex, unbelieving of what she saw. He was the same Alex she had gone out with, yet he was different. For one thing his taste for clothes had improved. Isabel may have been on another planet for a couple of years, but that didn't mean she couldn't recognize designer clothes. And on Alex they looked extremely good. Besides his whole appearance had changed. He looked more confident now, not like the boy he once had been.
"You're back?"
Kyle broke the silence and interrupted Isabel from examining Alex.
"You noticed that?" Max said in a cheerful ton.
The next minutes where spent with welcoming. After all they hadn't seen each other for years.
"So what happened on Antar?" Alex asked enthusiastically. But again none of the aliens seemed to be willing to tell. They looked at the floor and didn't say a word at all. Puzzled Kyle and Alex looked at Liz but she only shrugged her shoulders. Then she changed the subject.
"So do you wanna stay in this office forever, or what? What about we look if Maria and Michael still ignore us and then go out for some dinner?"
Everybody thought this was a great idea and together they went back to the living room. Michael and Maria were still standing at the same spot, looking deep in each other's eyes. Liz needed to clear her throat more than once to make them listen. When Michael and Maria finally realized they were indeed not alone in the universe, they agreed to go with them for dinner.
They went to the Crashdown, for old times sakes. As they walked through the door the aliens were amazed to see how little had changed in this restaurant. There were the same tables, the same booths, and the waitresses were wearing the same green outfits with the antennas that Liz and Maria had worn as they had worked here. "It is like we have never been gone." Isabel thought happy. Although she had to admit that some things had changed dramatically when three teenage girls came over to ask Alex for his autograph. Somehow it seemed a little bit weird, like things were turned upside down. Suddenly Alex was the popular one, loved and idolized by everybody. Not that Isabel was jealous. In fact she was proud of him. But still she couldn't stop being a little disappointed. "Get a grip girl." She told herself. "Did you really expect he would wait for you after you pushed him away numerous of times." So Isabel tried to stop thinking about her former boyfriend and listened instead to Maria, who was just about to tell how she got the nightclub.
While Maria was talking, Liz leaned back in Max arms and watched her friends. She knew already how Maria fooled the former owner in order to get the club cheaper. Liz was a little surprised to see Michaels face. For once it was easily to read. He was looking at Maria and the love in his eyes was unmistakable. Liz was happy for Maria and Michael. She knew they loved each other deeply.
With the others it was different. Although Liz knew Alex for years, she couldn't tell if he still loved Isabel. His reaction hadn't shown it. Alex had been glad to see all of them equally and Liz couldn't help but wondering what he was thinking about Isabel. Did he miss her as much as she had missed Max?
Isabel's thoughts on the other hand were obvious. She maybe was good in hiding her feelings, but Liz had seen her face when Alex's fans came over and she saw her glancing at Alex once in a while. Isabel definitely still loved Alex.
Then Liz attention went to Kyle and Tess. The behavior of the two was the weirdest. They hadn't even looked in each other's eyes when they had said hello and now they seemed to avoid each other. Shaking her head slightly Liz remembered the day before the departure of the aliens. Kyle and Tess had been gone for a couple of hours. This wasn't unusual since the both had been best friends for a long time; they had been like siblings. So the others just assumed they were saying good-bye to each other. But when they came back, they ignored each other and Tess didn't even say good-bye to Kyle when she finally left. The whole six years she had been gone, Kyle hadn't spoken a word about Tess. Nobody knew what had happen between them, but it must have been important. Big enough to be still mad after six years.
Liz sighted. Why couldn't everybody be as happy as she and Max? "Is everything alright?" Max whispered in her ear. Liz motioned to Kyle and Tess and he understood. "They'll work through this eventually." He assured her. Max gave Liz a light kiss and then both listened to Maria again, who was just telling how Jim and Amy got married.
For all of them it was a happy evening, filled with lots of laughter. It got pretty late until they finally returned to Alex's.
Sorry that it took so long, but I was stuck. Anyway, I hope you still like it. Enjoy!
1 CHAPTER 4
Max and Liz went back to the living room just in time to witness the arrival of Alex, Kyle and Maria. Their plane had arrived around seven and they immediately drove to Alex's house. "Hey Liz, we're here. Now tell us what this is all about." Alex yelled as soon as he was inside. He walked into the living room and the first person he saw was Isabel. He stopped at the door and starred at her like he would see a ghost. Kyle, who was right behind him, bummed into Alex. He was about to be mad at him, when he too saw Isabel. But instead of Alex, who couldn't take his gaze off Isabel he looked around the living room and also saw Michael, Liz and Max (who were holding hands), and Tess. He looked at Tess for a long time, admiring her beauty.
Since both of them were blocking the door there was no way for Maria to get in the living room. Also nobody had said a word since Alex had screamed through the whole house, so Maria was still clueless for what was going on. However being the restless person she had always been she lost her patience rather soon. Realizing that talking wouldn't move her two petrified friends she took a run and pushed them as hard as she could. The boys hadn't expected this, paying attention only to the people inside the living room, and were caught unprepared. Pushed by Maria they both fall to the floor freeing the way for her. Resolutely she walked through the door to discover herself what has been the reason for all the confusion.
Her reaction to what she saw was priceless, even though it was the total opposite to the reaction (or lack of reaction) of the other humans. As soon as she saw Michael she screamed and run into his arms. Both were soon caught in an endless kiss, oblivious to the fact that now everybody was starring at them. After about three minutes the others realized that Michael and Maria wouldn't stop anytime soon and retired once more to the office.
Michael and Maria didn't even notice that their friends' left, all they know was that they were together again.
Back in the office Isabel looked at Alex, unbelieving of what she saw. He was the same Alex she had gone out with, yet he was different. For one thing his taste for clothes had improved. Isabel may have been on another planet for a couple of years, but that didn't mean she couldn't recognize designer clothes. And on Alex they looked extremely good. Besides his whole appearance had changed. He looked more confident now, not like the boy he once had been.
"You're back?"
Kyle broke the silence and interrupted Isabel from examining Alex.
"You noticed that?" Max said in a cheerful ton.
The next minutes where spent with welcoming. After all they hadn't seen each other for years.
"So what happened on Antar?" Alex asked enthusiastically. But again none of the aliens seemed to be willing to tell. They looked at the floor and didn't say a word at all. Puzzled Kyle and Alex looked at Liz but she only shrugged her shoulders. Then she changed the subject.
"So do you wanna stay in this office forever, or what? What about we look if Maria and Michael still ignore us and then go out for some dinner?"
Everybody thought this was a great idea and together they went back to the living room. Michael and Maria were still standing at the same spot, looking deep in each other's eyes. Liz needed to clear her throat more than once to make them listen. When Michael and Maria finally realized they were indeed not alone in the universe, they agreed to go with them for dinner.
They went to the Crashdown, for old times sakes. As they walked through the door the aliens were amazed to see how little had changed in this restaurant. There were the same tables, the same booths, and the waitresses were wearing the same green outfits with the antennas that Liz and Maria had worn as they had worked here. "It is like we have never been gone." Isabel thought happy. Although she had to admit that some things had changed dramatically when three teenage girls came over to ask Alex for his autograph. Somehow it seemed a little bit weird, like things were turned upside down. Suddenly Alex was the popular one, loved and idolized by everybody. Not that Isabel was jealous. In fact she was proud of him. But still she couldn't stop being a little disappointed. "Get a grip girl." She told herself. "Did you really expect he would wait for you after you pushed him away numerous of times." So Isabel tried to stop thinking about her former boyfriend and listened instead to Maria, who was just about to tell how she got the nightclub.
While Maria was talking, Liz leaned back in Max arms and watched her friends. She knew already how Maria fooled the former owner in order to get the club cheaper. Liz was a little surprised to see Michaels face. For once it was easily to read. He was looking at Maria and the love in his eyes was unmistakable. Liz was happy for Maria and Michael. She knew they loved each other deeply.
With the others it was different. Although Liz knew Alex for years, she couldn't tell if he still loved Isabel. His reaction hadn't shown it. Alex had been glad to see all of them equally and Liz couldn't help but wondering what he was thinking about Isabel. Did he miss her as much as she had missed Max?
Isabel's thoughts on the other hand were obvious. She maybe was good in hiding her feelings, but Liz had seen her face when Alex's fans came over and she saw her glancing at Alex once in a while. Isabel definitely still loved Alex.
Then Liz attention went to Kyle and Tess. The behavior of the two was the weirdest. They hadn't even looked in each other's eyes when they had said hello and now they seemed to avoid each other. Shaking her head slightly Liz remembered the day before the departure of the aliens. Kyle and Tess had been gone for a couple of hours. This wasn't unusual since the both had been best friends for a long time; they had been like siblings. So the others just assumed they were saying good-bye to each other. But when they came back, they ignored each other and Tess didn't even say good-bye to Kyle when she finally left. The whole six years she had been gone, Kyle hadn't spoken a word about Tess. Nobody knew what had happen between them, but it must have been important. Big enough to be still mad after six years.
Liz sighted. Why couldn't everybody be as happy as she and Max? "Is everything alright?" Max whispered in her ear. Liz motioned to Kyle and Tess and he understood. "They'll work through this eventually." He assured her. Max gave Liz a light kiss and then both listened to Maria again, who was just telling how Jim and Amy got married.
For all of them it was a happy evening, filled with lots of laughter. It got pretty late until they finally returned to Alex's.
