Where You Lie

Authors Note – *Ducks out from where I've been hiding in social oblivion* Okay so good new, I found my password for this account. Bad news, when I couldn't find it I stopped writing this. So that's right ladies and gentlemen, I'm back. Who missed me? Updates may not come very quickly seeing as how I am insanely busy with school but they will come. I promise.

Fandom – Crossover between Roswell and 10 Things I Hate About You

Disclaimer – I do not own anything.

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Chapter Six
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Isabel flipped through this year's yearbook, she needed to find out if the people that they had to readily let into their lives were willing to keep their secret. She's already slipped inside of Maria and Liz's dreams. Maria's was obvious, they scared her but she wouldn't tell anyone. Liz's was more illuminating and Isabel had only stayed a few seconds after seeing Liz and Michael ahem....together. Now all she had to do was slip inside of one Kat Stratford's dreams and check her reliability, even if she was the one Isabel could see herself being friends with the most.

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Dream
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Kat's walking down the road, headphones blasting in her ears. Isabel is watching this from where she is sitting on the hood of a car. To her eyes Kat looks younger, maybe fourteen here, must have been a memory. Isabel as this is not helping her at all when she spots someone walking out behind Kat, interesting. The figure grabs Kat's shoulder and slams her against the wall beside her. It was times like this that Isabel really wished that she could intervene. She doesn't recognise the boy, he has jet black hair with green streaks and is decked out like a punk.

"The hell do you think you're doing Stratford?" The guy hissed, looking down at the ground where Kat fell.

Down but not out Kat climbs to her feet and levels a glare that even make Isabel frightened at the boy. "I could ask you the same thing. Or are you really stupid enough to pursue this?"

The boy growls – yes literally growls – and moves forward so that he is blocking Kats exit and has her pined to the wall. "Know this Kitty-Kat," Kat winces at the nickname. "I will have Bianca and no matter what you or your pathetic father do is gonna change that. She's mine."

A scoff comes from the younger version of Kat. "Please Matt. Know that every time you even get near Bianca I will be there to ruin your day and make sure that you never lay a hand on her." Matts lips roll back in a grimace, right before his fist collides with the side of Kat's face. As she's lying on the ground his foot comes into contact with Kats ribs and Isabel sees this as her time to leave. She so didn't want to see this.

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End Dream
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Jumping up out of bed with a start Isabel placed a hand over her racing heart. Definitely not what she had expected to be seeing. The next day she would talk to Max, Michael and Patrick about what she had seen. It took her a few seconds but she recognized the guy from this afternoon and if he was in Roswell then badness was bound to follow.

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"You don't go out without someone with you. You call every hour on the hour, baring class time. You do not go out without asking me first and you must be home before ten o'clock. Am I understood?" Walter Stratford asked his two daughters sitting before him. Bianca nodded her head in compliance to his demands while Kat sat there, an irritated look on her face.

Not known for her tact Kat immediately jumped into a tirade. "Dad. I know that we should be worried about Matt and all but you can't expect us to have someone with us all day. I know how dangerous Matt can be, believe me I know, but we can't just halt our lives because this asshole decides to roll into town." Walter shot her a firm glare at her colourful language. "I'll agree to not going out before asking your permission and I'll be home by eleven." She bargained the time upwards. "But if you expect me to be chauffeured around like a child you are out of your mind."

Walter rubbed the bridge between his eyes at Kats outburst. "Why do you always have to be so stubborn? After what happened last time – " His voice hitched for a second before he continued on. "I just want you to be safe. Can't you see that?"

"I do see that Dad. But I cannot let Matt dictate the rest of our lives. That would be letting him win." She stared imploringly up at her father to understand.

This was hard for the widowed father of two. Sheriff Valenti had not been able to locate Matt anywhere but he had it on good authority that he was staying in the abandoned warehouses just outside of town, he and his men would be going out there the following day to search it out. "Maybe, until all of this is sorted out you and Bianca should stay somewhere else. Just until they catch him. I don't like him knowing where the two of you are at any given moment."

"I could stay at Maria's." Bianca piped in from where she sat on the couch. The two blonds had hit it off rather well and Kat was glad to see that Bianca was making friends that she herself could stand to talk to.

"I'll call Liz and ask her if I can stay with her." At their fathers nod the Stratford sister headed upstairs to call the two aforementioned girls.

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Hanging up the phone Liz walked into the kitchen to explain what was happening to her parents. As she had expected they were horrified and more than happy to let Kat stay for however long it took for Matt to be found and tried for his actions. From downstairs a knock could be heard at the entrance to the diner. Flying down the stairs she saw Walter and Kat standing there, glancing down the street anxiously as if Matt would jump out at them at any given moment. Quickly she spun the lock and ushered them inside. "Come in, come in."

From behind her she heard her parent's footsteps on the stairs and knew that they were coming to greet the harassed looking family. "Walter." Liz's father, Jeff, greeted solemnly. "Would you like to come upstairs for a cup of coffee?" Taking a closer look at the balding man he reconsidered. "Or perhaps something stronger?"

Walter shook his head, a fatigued smile crossing his face. "No. I need to get home. The Sheriff said he would call me there if he got any new information." Turning to Kat he quickly pulled her into a hug. "Be safe honey." He whispered and dropped a kiss on her forehead before leaving.

Turning to face the Parker family Kat shot them a grateful smile. "Thanks for letting me crash here. Dad's been so strung out over the last two days and looking after me would have just been one more thing to worry about."

Nancy Parker walked over to Kat and wrapped a comforting arm around her shoulder. "Think nothing of it. Our home is your home whenever you wish to stay." It had been so long since Kat had experienced motherly affection and she laid her head on Nancy's shoulder, but not before letting out a yawn. "Come on upstairs and we'll get you into bed."

Jeff grabbed Kat's bags and brought them upstairs after the woman. Setting them down in their living room he turned to Liz, a serious expression adorning his face. "How serious is this Lizzie? Should I be worried?"

Liz worried her bottom lip between her teeth and sat down on the couch. "I don't know all the details Dad. I do know that while they were still living back in Ohio Matt attacked Kat. From the way she was recalling it I could tell that it was pretty bad. I think this guy is crazy Daddy." Her worry shined through in her words. "I mean really crazy, like put him in an asylum crazy."

Jeff sat down next to his little girl and pulled her into his embrace. "I promise you Lizzie that this boy will not come near you or any of your friends. Sheriff Valenti will catch this guy and bring him to justice." He reassured. The only problem was, he didn't know if he could believe the words coming from his mouth.

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Kat was eternally grateful for weekends. If she'd had to go to school today then there was a very likely chance that she would have hit the first person to ask if she was alright after what had happened at school with Matt. She was even grateful that she was working today. Liz had of course attempted to give her the day off but Kat had not listened to a word she had said and was currently standing in front of a mirror attempting to tame a stray piece of hair that was falling in hair face. With a weary sigh she simply used her antennae headband to push it back so that it was at least out of the way.

In true Maria fashion said girl burst into the room, earning a glare from Kat. "Knock much?" Sleep deprivation and a crazy guy stalking her little sister did not make for a happy Kat. Not to mention her lack of coffee.

"Chill out chica, Liz just told me that her Grandma Claudia is coming." At Kat's questioning expression Maria elaborated. "Grandma Claudia is amazing. I love Grandma Claudia and I know that you and her are gonna get on so well." A perky smile was bubbling over the petite blonde's face as she considered next Friday when the woman was due to arrive.

"Cool, Liz's family is great so I can't wait to meet her." A genuine smile touched Kat's lips as she and Maria headed downstairs to the waiting masses. Pushing open the door that lead from the back room to the dining area Kat gazed around at the packed tables. "Another convention?" She questioned, already knowing the answer.

"Yeah orthodontists. Why on Earth would orthodontists wanna convene in Roswell?" Kat shot her friend a smile that said she had absolutely no idea before walking over to the cash register to pick up her order book. "Oh by the way. Trailer boy is waiting in your section." Not really liking the nickname that Maria had gone with Kat shot yet another glare to her friend. She was on a role today. Looking over to one of the booths she saw that it was not Patrick as she had hoped – though if questioned in a court of law on that fact she would no doubt lie her ass off about that fact – but Michael instead who was browsing the menu despite the fact that he could probably resite it off by heart.

Walking over she glanced down at him curiously. "Branching out and trying something new? Just so you know that Alien Platter and the Will Smith are the same only one has pickles." She could almost swear that she saw a small twitch in his lip that could have been a smile.

"I'll keep that in mind. Just fries for now, I'm meeting the others here." Kat should have know, where there was one the rest were soon to follow.

Jotting his request down she muttered a phrase that she had become all too common with since taking this just. "And to drink?"

"Just a coke." Michael placed the menu back in the stand where it was supposed to be and leaned back in the seat. Kat nodded, scribbling it down on her order pad before headed back over to the kitchen and hanging the order up for Jose to see.

Kat called for Agnes – who had surprisingly showed up to work today – to cover for her as she was going to take her break. Walking into the back room she collapsed onto the couch next to were Liz was catching up on her homework. "Rough day at work sweetie?" Liz asked teasingly.

Playing along Kat said, "Oh you have to no idea. The boss is really coming down on us. I'm considering asking for a raise." A laugh bubbled from Liz's lips.

"I don't see that happening anytime soon."

Kat clicked her fingers in mock-defeat. "Damn, oh well." Looking at what work Liz was doing a frown marred her face. "I thought you already finished the Bio homework."

A guilty look spread over Liz's face. "I did. But you know I just wanted to go over it again and make sure it's right and everything."

"This is a sickness." Kat shook her head and rolled her eyes. An idea formed in her mind. "Get up, time for you to go to work. You can start my serving my tables."

Liz protested. "What? My shift doesn't start for another twenty minutes." She complained after looking at the clock.

Kat just shook her head and pushed Liz into the restaurant. "Orders Up!" Jose called from behind the grill and Kat grinned.

"Oh will you look at that, perfect timing." She picked up the plate and handed it to Liz. "This goes to table five. Have fun." Kat said quickly before rushing to the back room.

Liz just stood there in shock, wondering what the hell had just happened. Turning to table five she Michael Guerin staring at her with a mixture between an amused and confused look, obviously he had seen Kat's little disappearing act. Squaring her shoulders she walked over and placed the plate down in front of Michael. "Here you go, enjoy your meal." She turned to leave but stopped when Michael said her name. "Yes?"

"I just wanted to thank you again for the other day. With Topolsky, you really came through." Anyone could see how hard it was for Mr Antisocial himself to thank her so just smiled and told him it was nothing before walking away. "Yes it was." Michael muttered to himself before popping a fry into his mouth.

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Kat was the last one working that night, Liz had finished about an hour ago and Agnes had disappeared around lunchtime. The only customers left were Patrick and Isabel who were talking in hushed whispers about something or other. The sound of The Clash's 'Guns Of Brixton' went off in Kat's pocket and she flicked it open to read her new text.

Don't think you can get away that easily from me. – Matt

Hesitantly Kat opened the photo attachment that came with the text and as she did she almost lost her lunch all over the counter she had been cleaning. It was a picture of her from that night, her eyes was swollen and bruised and blood was gushing from her mouth, her shoulder was also lying at an odd angle. The sick freak had taken a picture of her broken body after he had completely destroyed her, if must have been before the police had shown up. Anger filling her she snapped the phone shut and hurled it at the wall, watching as it shattered on the impact. This caught the attention of the two aliens sitting in the booth. "Kat? What's wrong?" Isabel asked, somehow already knowing the answer. They didn't receive a reply and were both shocked when Kat collapsed onto the floor, tears falling down her face. Not knowing what else to do the blonde alien rushed over to the fallen girl and wrapped her arms around her, she turned to Patrick. "Go upstairs and get Liz. Tell her that it's Kat."

As much as Patrick wanted to stay and find out what the hell was wrong her rushed up the stairs and pounded on the Parkers door. It was Nancy, Liz's mother, who opened the door. Needless to say she was shocked when she saw none other than Patrick Verona standing on her doorstop. "Where's Liz?" He asked, his deep voice filled with worry.

Before Nancy could reply Liz stepped out of her room. "Patrick? What's wrong?"

"It's Kat." At that the two teens rushed back down the stairs to the diner where Kat still sat in Isabel's arms. Her tears had stopped but she had begun to rock backwards and forwards, mumbling something under her breath.

Moving over to her friend Liz took over from Isabel and wrapped her arms around Kat. "Kat? Kat what's wrong? What is it?" Kat just shook her head, squeezing her eyes shut tightly.

"I think it's something to do with that guy, Matt." Isabel said and at the mention of his name Liz felt Kat stiffen in her arms.

Looking up at the two aliens Liz decided to take charge. "Isabel, I want you to call Max and Michael and get them over here right now, tell Max to pick up Maria and Bianca as well. If they don't wanna come tell him to tell them that it's about Kat. Don't let them leave Bianca alone for a second." Isabel nodded and pulled her cell phone out of her pocket to make the calls. Liz turned to Patrick and she could see the fury building up in his eyes. She had no sympathy for Matt when he would run into Patrick. "Patrick I want you to take Kat over to the booth there and try and get her to calm down a bit." She passed the girl over to the boy and stood up, walking to the kitchen so that she could get Kat a glass of water before heading upstairs and grabbing the quilt her grandmother had knitted when she was six or so. Walking back into the diner she saw Kat curled up on Patrick's lap as he tried to calm her. On any other day Kat wouldn't have been caught dead being seen like this but after everything no one could really blame her. There was only so much one person could deal with and frankly Liz was surprised that Kat hadn't cracked sooner. Wrapping the quilt around her trembling friend she placed the water on the table were Kat could see it and took a step back, not knowing what else to do.

Isabel came up behind her, phone still clutched in her hand. "The others will be here in about five minutes. Liz can I talk to you for a second?" When Liz nodded the two moved into the back room where they wouldn't be heard. "You know how we each have our own gifts. Patrick, Michael, Max and I?" At Liz's nod she continued. "Well I can do something called dreamwalking and I was looking at Kat's dream the other night, only I don't think it was a dream I think it was a memory." Seeing Liz's confused look Isabel let out a frustrated sigh. "Liz I think I saw that night. And it wasn't pretty, the bit of it I saw anyway. This Matt guy is serious trouble. If he doesn't want to be found I don't think Valenti will be able to."

Liz started pacing, her hand running through her tangled hair. "So what do we do? Do we try and catch him ourselves or what?"

"I don't think we're gonna have a choice. When the time comes and this creep makes his move I think we're gonna need to stop him by any means necessary." Liz understood what that meant. She was about to reply when they heard a loud knocking from the diner door. They moved back out and stopped Patrick from getting up since Kat was still clutching tightly at his t-shirt.

"Liz let us in!" Came the tiny voice of Bianca Stratford, she was obviously worried about her sister. Turning the lock Liz opened the door with flourish and Bianca barrelled past her towards her sister. Kat slipped out of Patrick's hold and threw her arms around her sister, the both of them breaking down into tears. Everyone watched sadly, the Stratford sisters had wormed their way into their lives and hearts and hell would freeze over before they let anything happen to the two of them.

Patrick walked over to where the rest of the group was assembled, cracking his fists as he did so. "I seriously wanna kill this guy." It disturbed them how serious he sounded, if given the chance Patrick would actually kill Matt.

"Patrick." Max reprimanded. "We don't even know exactly what's going on. We'll talk to Kat and get the full story from her."

Maria turned heated eyes to him. "Are kidding me?" She angrily hissed. "Look at her. There's no way that she's up to telling you and there's no way that you're getting to her through me." Her arms crossed stubbornly across her chest, Max glaring at the girl who'd dared to contradict him.

"She's right Max. Kat's not up to it and I'm not letting you upset her any more than she already is." Isabel backed up Maria and Max was shocked, even his own sister was disagreeing with him.

"Fine. What do you propose we do?"

Liz was the one to pipe up this time. "Well first of all I think Bianca and Maria should stay over here tonight, safety in numbers and everything." They all nodded in agreement, plus there was no way that the sisters were going to be separated at the moment. "Also I think we should come up with a plan to help Valenti catch Matt."

"Why should we help Valenti when we could dish out our own brand of justice?" Michael spat out, Patrick in full agreement.

Liz let out a frustrated sigh. "Because. If we do it your way then Valenti would be back on your trail and then we would just be back to square one. I know Kat wouldn't want that. No. We're going to let Valenti catch him and then he'll be taken back to juvy were he belongs."

Patrick took an angry step closer to Liz. "And what's to stop him from just hounding the two of them when he gets out again?"

Liz stared at him defiantly. "Us."

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Bianca and Kat had fallen asleep as the others had talked. Nancy and Jeff had come down after the disappearance of their daughter and had been informed that Matt was harassing Kat again. Their first instinct had been to call the Sheriff but Maria and Liz had managed to talk them out of it. Michael and Patrick carried the two sleeping girl up to Liz's room while Maria and Liz said goodbye to the Evans siblings, Isabel made them promise to call if anything happened.

With a sigh the blonde and brunette shared a look before walking upstairs with equal sighs of exhaustion. On the stairs they met Patrick and Michael who were coming back down. Liz turned to Maria. "I'll meet you up there in a second okay?" Maria looked between Liz and the boys before nodding and heading back upstairs. Following them back down and through the front door Liz pulled Patrick into a surprising hug. "Thanks for looking out for her."

Awkwardly Patrick patted Liz on the back, not use to being hugging by tiny girls, especially ones like Liz. "It's no problem. Look I gotta go or my Mom'll just hassle me for being late." He slipped quickly out the door and headed towards the trailer park, not bothering to wait for Michael.

"You too. Thanks for coming." Liz smiled up at Michael.

With a nonchalant shrug Michael replied, "It's no problem. Kat's cool and I don't wanna see her hurt or anything." Liz just smiled again leaned up to quickly peck Michael on the cheek.

"Thanks anyway." With that Michael headed out – a stupid grin on his face – and Liz locked the door before heading upstairs.

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Can you say OOC? Did I mention that I am insanely sorry for being away so long? I missed writing this story so much but I figured, what was the point? When I couldn't find my password. I wanna send out a huge thank you for everyone who has ever reviewed or hell even taken the time to read this story. If it weren't for you guys I probably wouldn't have bothered coming back to this story. So everyone be sure to review and tell me what they think of this chapter. (:

Oh and please tell me which of the following you would like to happen in the next chapter.

Patrick and Matt finally run into each other and let's just say it won't end pretty?

Bianca finally finds out about the aliens – how will she react?

Kat wants to thank Patrick for taking care of her in this chapter – with surprising results.

Kyle and Liz break up but Kyle has his eyes set on someone else – can you guess who?

A surprising visitor from Bianca and Kat's past comes to take Matt away?

Remember I'll probably only pick one of these to happen in the next chapter so be sure to tell me your favourite one out of them. ;)