Stefan Learns of Aliens

Stefan went to his locker. It was close to Ms. deLauro's class. He waited to see which way Max went. Max came out of the boys' bathroom a few moments later. Stefan could tell that he has splashed water on his face. He walked away from him. Stefan started to follow him. But he heard someone call Max's name.

"Max! Max! Excuse me, excuse me." said Liz she was the girl that was Max's lab partner "Max, I have to talk to you."

Stefan saw her grab his arm and pull him into a room. He used his vampire hearing to listen in. He could tell someone else was in the room with them. Whoever it was, was beating on some drums.

"Kyle!" he heard Liz exclaimed.

So, he is the one beating on the drums thought Stefan.

"Hey!" Stefan heard Kyle say in the same tone.

"Hey," Liz said again. This time with some nervousness in her voice.

"Hey Max," said Kyle.

'So, Max was still there.' thought Stefan.

"Hey," said Max.

"So, did you get my message?" asked Kyle.

"Oh yeah, I did. I was uh, just a little..." Stefan heard Liz stammer.

"Shaken up," said Kyle.

"That's what it was," said Liz. But Stefan could tell that she was not telling the truth by the inflections in her voice.

"I know, my dad told me about the gun going off," said Kyle. "You okay?'

A gun going off. Guns were not necessarily lethal to a vampire. They hurt like hell to be shot by one. Stefan was wondering what Liz had to do with a gun. Did she accidentally shoot herself?

"Oh, yea I am, it was just a bang and then it was over," said Liz.

"So, you guys are...?" asked Kyle.

"Um, we're looking for a place... to study, for our Bio midterm," said Liz. Stefan could tell that was another lie.

"Oh right. Right okay, Biology. All right, I was leaving anyway." said Kyle.

"Great, um, that's good." Stefan heard Liz say.

"Right. See ya, Max," said Kyle.

Stefan looked towards the door. He saw a boy with brown hair wearing a letterman jacket. Stefan could tell that he was a jock and played on the football team. He paused for a moment and then shook his head and walked away. Stefan could tell by the look on his face. He was not sure what was going on with Liz and Max. Stefan suspected that there was something between Liz and Kyle.

"So... you're going out with the Sheriff's son?" he heard Max say.

Liz and Kyle had a history together and Kyle was the sheriff's son. That was valuable information to know. Stefan closed his locker and headed towards the bulletin board was across the door that Kyle just came out of.

"Um, yea. Well, it's kind of like this, this casual...okay." Stefan heard Liz stammer. "Max. Can we just focus here for one minute please?"

Stefan could see Liz through the slit between the doors. She had pulled up her shirt. There was a silver painted hand on it. The slit was not wide enough for him to see the whole thing.

"Wow," said Max

"Um, I-I looked at your blood that Ms. deLauro gave me. This is really hard to say, I'm trying to keep from blacking out here," said Liz. "Um, the cells weren't normal. So, Max, what I'm going to suggest to you is that we just go back to the bio lab now, so that I can take a sample so that I can see what I'm thinking is wrong, you know? That I got the wrong cells..."

What did she mean? "The cells weren't normal." thought Stefan to himself.

"You didn't," said Max.

"Hi." said a blonde girl walking up to Stefan.

Stefan just looked at her for a moment. Still trying to hear what Liz was saying.

"I'm sorry but I need to get to my locker." said the blonde girl trying to walk around Stefan.

"Sorry," said Stefan and moved closer to the band room's door.

"Okay, um. So, help me out here Max. I mean, what are you? he heard Liz say.

"Well I'm not from around here." he heard Max's response.

"Where you from?" asked Liz. "Up north?"

Stefan moved toward the other angle of the door so he could see Max. He saw Max standing there with his hand raise pointing a finger in the air.

"You're not an, an alien, I mean. Are you?" asked Liz.

"Well, I prefer the term, not of this earth. Sorry, it's not a good time to joke," said Max. "Yea, I am. Wow, it's weird to actually say it."

"Did he just actually say that he was an alien?" thought Stefan. That might explain why his blood was so enticing. Stefan was not sure he believed him. There were strange supernatural beings out there. Maybe Max did not know what he was.

"Liz..." he heard Max say. He could not see Max anymore through the slit.

"Um, Max, you know, I have, I'm gonna be late for my US Government class, so I'm just gonna..." said Liz

Stefan could tell that Liz was heading towards the door. Stefan turned to walk away. He saw the blonde girl looking at him with a weird look on her face. She turned back to her locker when she realized that Stefan was looking back at her. Stefan walked to his next class. Still listening to what was said by Max and Liz.

"Liz, listen to me. You can't talk to anyone about this. Not your parents, not Maria. No one." said Max pleadingly. "You don't understand what'll happen if you do. Liz, please? Now my life is in your hands."

Stefan turned the corner in the hallway. He looked over his shoulder just in time to see Liz leaving the band room. When he turned back, he ran into Elena coming out of the boys' bathroom. All thoughts of Max and aliens went completely out of his mind once he saw her. His heart swelled with love and passion for her.

"Uh, Pardon me. Um... Is this the men's room?" asked Stefan looking at the sign that said Boys Restroom.

"Yes. Um, I was just, Um... I was just ... It's a long story..." stated Elena sounding flustered.

Elena tries to go around him while he tries to go around her. They do this awkward dance for a moment. Stefan finally stops and steps aside for her. She passes beside him.

"Thank you," said Elena then heads towards her next class.