Chapter Nine
"What was that for?" Max asked, holding his cheek. That was not something that he'd been expecting, for his sister to slap him out of nowhere.
Isabel glared at him, "You…you…" she let out a frustrated groan, she couldn't put into words how much she was hating her brother right now. "You could have helped her!"
"What?" Max asked, shaking his head, "I tried, Is, you know that, she didn't open her eyes and…"
"Not all connections are formed through the eyes," she replied cryptically, repeating what Tess had told her moments before.
And now, she knew what Tess had meant. That flash…she'd seen what Tess had been trying to tell her.
"What are you talking about Is?" Michael asked, putting a calming hand on her shoulder.
Isabel sighed, walking back into her room and lying down on her bed, "I had a flash," she said, "Just before I woke up…"
"And?" Max asked, wondering what sort of flash would get her to slap him.
"And…it was of your wedding Max," she answered, "Your wedding to Tess on Antar. I saw it…you have a connection with Tess already, you're just not tapping into it."
"What?" he asked, utterly confused. Yes, he knew he was married to Tess on Antar, but they were on Earth now…
She sighed again, "On Antar, there's a ritual that you can do during a wedding ceremony, that unites the souls." She rubbed her head, the information was so new, "You…Zan…had that done for him and Ava. Their souls were connected."
Max stared at her. He didn't want to believe what she was saying. No, it…it couldn't be true…Liz was his soul mate. They had seen into each other's eyes, into their souls…not him and Tess.
"You're trying to deny it, aren't you Maxwell?" Michael asked, starting to realize what Isabel was talking about. Max had a connection to Tess, one that would allow him to heal her without having to 'look into her eyes', and because he was refusing his alien side, he was refusing the connection, ignoring it and stopping him from healing Tess.
"No…I…" he bowed his head, "Yeah…I am…"
"And that's why I slapped you Max," Isabel replied, "Max, you have to accept being an alien, accept Tess, or else she's going to die. Max, do you understand that? She's going to die!"
Max looked away…his heart ached at the mention of Tess dieing and he felt fear. True, unadulterated fear. He'd never been this scared for someone…ever…he wasn't even this scared when Liz had been shot, and that was probably what was shaking him up so bad. The fact that he wanted to accept his alien side if it meant helping Tess, saving her…having her back.
He had to admit, this entire week, Tess had consumed his thoughts. Liz hadn't even crossed his mind when she'd been standing right next to him. When had that happened? A week ago, the only thing he'd be thinking about was where he could take Liz for their next date, and now it was how quickly he could get to Tess' side and save her.
He sighed, he knew that his choice was going to make one relationship stronger, while completely shattering another one. "Let's go…"
A/N – Yay! Max wants to save her! I know that this chapter is short…really short…it's really just a filler for the next chapter. The next one is probably going to be the last one. I know! It ended so soon!