Title: Kiss The Rain
Author: Brittthedreamer
Couples: M/L, M/M, I/?, K/?, CC
Rating: Adult eventually
Disclaimer: I own nothing except the plot line. Any characters, places, etc. that you recognize belong to someone other than me!
Summary: 5 years ago (Departure), Max, Michael, Isabel and Tess left Earth, so that Tess and Max's child could be born. They left behind their true loves, best friends, and a secret that they didn't know about. Now they're back 5 years later, never thinking so much time had passed. Liz, Maria and Kyle are in college, starting their senior year, and never realizing their life is going to change…again.
Author's Note: I run a crossover RPG site that has been open and active since 2010. We recently did a major overhaul and added Roswell to it. Right now we only have Liz, Max, and Michael being played on the Roswell section of things. We are desperately seeking a Maria, Kyle, Isabel, Jim, Tess, Ava, etc. So if anyone is interested check out the link in my profile or PM me for more details!


No one knew who to look at first. Okay, so that wasn't really true. Everyone seemed to specifically not be looking at those who they wanted to look at. Maria seemed to deftly be avoiding Michael's eyes, Kyle just sort of glanced over at everyone before his eyes met his father's. Max's eyes refused to leave Liz, though hers were suspiciously burning a hole in the carpet. Silence stretched on for what seemed like forever until finally Jim cleared his throat and motioned for everyone to make their way into the living room. The room had never seemed so small to the elder man but he knew that was because of the tension filling it, not because of the amount of people within.

Maria grabbed onto Liz's hand again, having let it go in shock when she had seen the man that she had loved for years directly in front of her. Dragging her into the living room she sat down on the floor, her back against the wall and forcing the brunette to sit next to her. They were as far away from the three hybrids as physically possible without removing themselves from the room entirely. Liz pulled her hand away from Maria's gently and shook her head, moving her long sleeve shirt up so Maria could catch a glimpse of the green energy that spiked on her hand before covering it back up.

Liz had come to be fairly useful with her powers over the years, but that didn't mean she had complete control. If there was anything that caused her emotions to seize, especially those in the anger or hurt category, her powers tended to go a bit nuts. Luckily they weren't killing her like they had essentially been attempting to do when she had first came into them, but that didn't mean it was a pleasant experience for anyone involved. She had a feeling that people around the college thought she was a cutter or something being that she constantly wore long sleeves. She let them think what she wanted but it was really to keep the green energy from showing should she have an 'episode' as Maria liked to call it.

Liz's head shot up when she heard Kyle start to chuckle. What the hell could possibly be funny about this situation? Apparently everyone was giving him similar looks because he waved his hand, trying to calm down. Two or three minutes later he finally did and shook his head. "Do you guys not see how ridiculous this is? We have been here for almost an hour and no one has said a damn word. Hell at this rate we should have probably just stayed at school." He stated casually, throwing Maria and Liz a look that clearly said they needed to start talking or he was dragging them back to school and would let everyone else deal with the situation.

[i]We should have probably just stayed at school.[/i] This statement rung clear in Max's head and yet for a reason he couldn't figure out why. Why did this statement seem so odd to him? There was nothing within its context that he didn't understand, no words that he didn't know…so why was this so odd? He would have probably figured it out but his mind was too focused on Liz. He wished to god she would look at him so he could see her face, but it seemed as if she was doing whatever she could to keep her gaze away from him. From what he could tell she, like everyone else, looked older, though that didn't mean she looked any less beautiful. In fact, he didn't think she had ever looked more beautiful than she did now. In jeans, a casual black long sleeve t-shirt, her hair, which used to be pin straight, now had a slight curl to it. Her body seemed to have filled out a bit more and for some reason he felt like he was staring at a years older version of Liz…and not only someone that he hadn't seen in a few weeks.

A gasp let out from next to him and he turned to stare at Isabel. "Wait, what do you mean you should have stayed at school? It's like four in the morning. School doesn't start for another four hours." She stated, looking like she was trying to do the same thing that he was and put the pieces together of a puzzle that it almost seemed like others were afraid that they would finally see the bigger picture of.

Jim cleared his throat again, motioning to Kyle to go stand by the girls. He knew that it seemed as if there were different sides in the room at the moment, and really there sort of were. What was once a group of people that bonded to keep a secret was now a group that were torn apart by lies, deceptions, hurt, betrayal, love and loss. He didn't really know where to begin but he knew that he had to start somewhere as it didn't seem like anyone else was going to say anything anytime soon. Figuring the best course of action was to answer Isabel's question he shot a fond smile at the girl, having always had a soft spot for her even before he had known their secret. "What Kyle meant by school was that they should have stayed where they lived…which is at school." He stated, realizing after he said it that it sounded fairly odd.

"Michael, Max, Isabel…it's not been only a couple weeks that you've been gone like you thought…" He started, ignoring the gasp from behind him that sounded like it came from more than one person…he guessed Liz and Maria but you never knew. "You've been gone over five years." He told them softly, waiting for the reaction that he knew was coming. The lamp next to him burst into several large chunks and he jumped, as did those behind him. He turned his gaze to Michael, knowing out of all of them his powers had always been the most out of control…however Michael's gaze was focused on Max so Jim shifted his gaze as well…and when he did he was surprised at what he found.

Max's gaze stared at the man who had protected their secret to his own determent more than once. His gaze was angry, furious, and above all, hopelessly defeated. "What?" He asked quietly, not even being able to grasp what that meant…

What had they done?


TBC! Again, I am so sorry that this took me so long! Also I know that it seems as if I'm dragging the reunion out and maybe I am...but there is a reason for it. All good things will be known in time...so just wait ever so patiently