Author's Note: Sorry it's taken me so long to update, i've been concentrating on my originals more then my fanfic right now. Thanks to everyone who's reviewed and stuck with the story. There shouldn't be too much more to this one. Hope you like it!
Chapter Twelve
Michael knew that something was wrong with her, but he didn't know what. She'd just gone completely rigid, and she wasn't able to speak at all. He glanced around the plane and was only able to get Isabel's eye. He motioned for her to come over, which she did, quickly. Seeing the state that Liz was in, she tried to push into her mind, but she couldn't. Something was blocking her from entering to see what the matter was. She just hoped that she didn't start screaming or something, but after a few minutes, Liz jerked as if she was waking up. When everything came back into focus for her, she started searching the plane frantically for Alex, but he wasn't in his seat. Seeing Isabel standing next to her, she started asking her hysterically where he was.
" Isabel, where's Alex, is he okay?" Isabel nodded, not understanding what the problem was.
" He went to the bathroom, Liz, he's fine." Liz kept looking for him anyway, and then looked at Michael.
" Could you go and check to see if he's okay? Please, Michael, just do this?" He sighed and nodded his head. He got up from his seat and went towards the back where the bathrooms were. Just as he was about to knock on one of the doors, Alex emerged from the behind him.
" Hey Michael, what's up? Is Liz okay?" He just shook his head with a grim expression.
" She was freaking out about you. She kept looking around the plane and asking if you were okay. Could you go and sit with her or something?" Alex nodded, not fully understanding. When he got to her seat, she stood up and wrapped her arms around him as if she hadn't seen him in months. He chuckled and sat down in Michael's seat.
" Liz, what is the matter with you? I was just in the bathroom, do you think I'm going to disappear or something?" Liz began to cry quietly, and it was some time before she could answer Alex.
" Alex, I've been losing sleep for almost a month now. Every single time I lay down and doze off, I get these images in my head that you're being hurt. Only this time, I was awake when it happened. I was about to kiss Michael, and I had this picture in my head that wouldn't go away." Alex started to make a joke, but he could see that she wasn't kidding in any way.
" What did you see, Liz?" She sniffled and tried to calm down.
" I keep seeing you being hurt. Usually I see someone else with you before you get hurt, and I can never see what happens to you." Alex knew that she was leaving something out, so he pressed her.
" Liz, what do you mean when you say hurt?" She took a very shaky breath and looked him in the eyes.
" I see you dying, Alex. This last time, I saw a bright light and you were lying on the ground dead." Alex didn't know what to say. He now understood her distress, she was having a recurring nightmare. He sighed and grabbed her hand because he was touched that she was this upset about him.
" Liz, I'm fine, okay? I'm sitting right next to you, so nothing is wrong with me." Liz shook her head.
" I know that, you idiot! I don't know why I'm getting these pictures in my head, I just know that I see you dying." Alex didn't know what to say, he just held her throughout the rest of the trip. There was nothing romantic in their embrace, just one friend trying to comfort the other.
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After what seemed like forever, Alex was able to calm her down enough to let Isabel sit next to her. She'd been so frantic that she'd insisted he stay close to her. Isabel hugged Liz and sighed as she saw how distressed she was.
" Why didn't you say something about this earlier, Liz? We might have been able to help you or just given you a place to vent." Liz looked Isabel square in the face when she spoke next.
" You put the thought of Max coming to my apartment in my head, didn't you?" Isabel didn't know what to say. She looked around and saw the whole plane was looking at them funny.
" How do you know that, Liz?" Liz gave her a grave look.
" I think you did something to me, that's how. I can sense things before they happen, and this thing with Alex has me completely freaked." Isabel sighed and put her arm around her.
" I think Max had something to do with it too, when he saved you. Maybe I triggered something. When we get to the hotel, I'll dream walk you to see if I can't sort through your dream and see what's going on." Liz gave her a startled look.
" How could that help things?" Isabel just shrugged.
" I don't know, but it's better then you just wondering what the hell is happening to you." Liz relaxed and settled back into her seat. Isabel got up so Michael could sit back down with her. He'd no sooner sat down, when the flight attendant came up to them.
" Is everything okay? The passengers are saying you had an attack." Liz shook her head.
" I just had a bad dream is all. I'm sorry if I caused a disturbance." She seemed to accept that answer and went back to her duties. She looked over at Michael and gave him a weak smile.
" I'm sorry about that, I didn't mean to freak you out." He shook his head at her.
" You didn't freak me out, Liz, I was just worried is all. Isabel will find out what exactly it is that you're dreaming." She nodded and laid her head on his shoulder. She glanced over at Alex and he smiled at her. She knew that he was safe, but she didn't want to let him out of her sight. She hoped that Isabel would be able to help her sort through the madness. It did help that Michael had apologized to her. She'd missed him terribly. Even as she tried fight it, she felt herself dozing again, and she saw Isabel concentrating on her.
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Tess was in her room, absolutely fuming! Sherrif Valenti had gave her a surprised look when she'd gotten home from school. He'd asked her why she hadn't gone with the gang on their trip. She'd told him that she hadn't been invited to go along and he just gave her a funny look. She needed Alex's help to decode the rock she'd found. She'd already been using him a bit, but now he was gone! She went into her room and paced the room. What if her hold on him broke? She'd just have to work doubly hard when he returned, and nothing was going to get in the way of her task...not the pesky Liz, or the pesky Max. Nothing.
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When the plane landed, Liz was in high spirits. She hadn't had a bad dream, she hadn't dreamed at all. She'd woke up to find Michael holding her, which she'd thought was nice. They got off of the plane and went to the hotel to rent the suite. Isabel had fixed the ID's, but the desk clerk gave them a funny look, until Isabel gave him her famous smile.
" We've decided to take a break from college and head up here. The suite is available, is it?" He blushed and nodded.
" Yes, absolutely. Since we have a casino on the property, I will need to see everyone's license." They all forked over their ID's and the clerk seemed to accept them fin. When they got up to the room they all stopped from the shock. The room was actually bigger then the one they had the last time they'd gone. Alex forked over the rest of the money, which gave them all $1100 to play with for two days. Isabel walked towards the room that had been designated the "girls" room, but Michael stopped her before she could get there.
" I was wondering if you'd like to have dinner with me tonight. We're going to have a big celebration dinner tomorrow, but I was thinking we could do something by ourselves tonight." Liz smiled at him brightly.
" I'd like that a lot." He grinned and headed off to his own room. There were three rooms, so it was kind of cramped. There were three rooms, and one of them had three beds in them. The girls opted to take that one so there wouldn't be an odd person out. They all took off to change for their first day of fun.
