They waited for another half hour in the classroom.
"Where are they?," Alex said, as he paced around in the room.
"We can go look for them," Max said. He was getting worried, too.
"OK, let's go," Liz said and they all left the room. Michael was in the lead. He was worried to death about Maria.
"Maria, Kyle!" Isabel called out.
"Maria, Kyle where are you," Liz yelled.
They walked towards the gym and when they walked around the corner they saw Kyle hugging Maria. Michael wanted to go to them and rip Kyle's head of. Maria was his, no one else's. They all stood there silently listening to what Kyle and Maria were saying.
"Kyle how can they do this?" Maria said crying. She held on to Kyle like she was going to die if she let him go.
"I don't know," Kyle said back.
"I just want them back," Maria said and hugged Kyle as hard as possible.
"I know but we have each other at least" Kyle said to Maria and kissed her on the head. That was it, Michael stepped around the corner and walked up to them.
"Kyle get you hands of her!" Michael yelled. Tess, Liz, Isabel, Alex and Max were right behind Michael.
"Leave us alone," Kyle yelled.
"No, not until you explain," Michael said angry. Kyle was about to hit Michael again but Maria stepped in between.
"Kyle calm down. I'm OK," Maria said with a smile.
"OK," Kyle said and smiled back at her.
"Maria would you care to explain why you and Kyle are like that," Tess asked.
"Like what?" Maria asked.
"Like you were together," Michael said.
"Maria you got to hear this! He thought that you and I were sleeping together," Kyle said laughing.
"Were you jealous?" Maria asked Michael.
"No," Michael said angry. He wasn't angry at Maria no, he was angry at Kyle.
"OK, I think you should explain Maria," Kyle said.
"OK, here goes. You know that my dad left when I was a kid, and then "rebel without a clue" over here, left me" Maria said and pointed at Michael.
"Maria what has that to do with anything?" Isabel asked.
"Let me finish," Maria said to Isabel.
"Fine," Isabel said.
"I have had trouble handling it, so Kyle was there for me, and no! We didn't sleep together," Maria said towards Michael.
"Well, and then in July, my dad came back and I found out that he wasn't my dad," Maria said as a tear ran down her face. Michael wanted to go to her and hug her so badly, but Kyle took her in his arms and hugged her.
"Maria, why didn't you tell us," Liz asked sadly.
"There is more," Maria said to Liz. They all sat down on the bleachers.
"I know how my father is," Maria said and squeezed Kyle's hand.
"Who?" Max asked.
"Jim," Maria said and looked at Kyle.
"Jim who?" Alex asked.
"Jim Valenti," Kyle said and smiled at Maria.
"Kyle is my twin brother," Maria said towards Michael. Michael felt ashamed that he would think that Maria would sleep with Kyle.
"Maria." Michael said.
"Wait, there is more," Maria said.
"Amy and Jim left town about a month ago, they just left a note that said that they were leaving and they left us money and stuff. So Kyle moved in to my house and we have lived together ever since," Maria said and hugged Kyle. Everyone was quiet. No one knew what to say.
"OK," Isabel said. She was just blown away from all the information.
"OK, now that I have told you about my summer, at least tell me why you are in detention," Maria said with a grin on her face.
"I am in here for skipping class," Liz said and smiled.
"What? Liz Parker skipping class, you only did that when you were with Max. Wait a minute... you were with Max and they found you again, didn't they?" Maria said smiling at Max.
"Yea, how did you know?" Max asked
"Guessed)" Maria said.
"So Tess?" Maria asked.
"The same" Tess said and then she blushed.
"With who?" Maria asked.
"Not saying" Tess said and smiled.
"OK, I´ll guess," Maria said and looked around the room. Her eyes stopped at Kyle. He was blushing five different colours of red.
"Kyle," Maria said to Tess and her brother.
"How did you know?" Kyle asked.
"Well, your face is like five different shades of red! OK, Isabel and Alex?" Maria said and clapped her hands.
"We...we" Isabel said and smiled.
"The same as Max and Liz right?" Maria said.
"Yea," Alex said.
"That's why Alex wasn't mad at you," Maria said to Isabel.
"So, rebel-without-a-clue, what are you in here for?" Maria said to Michael.
"Hey, the name is Michael, blondie," Michael snapped back.
"So spaceboy, what you in here for," Maria asked and smiled.
"None, of your business," Michael said angrily. He was mad that all the others had gotten back together and he hadn't.
"Fine," Maria said and rose from her seat and started walking away.
"Maria, why are you in here?" Liz called out after her.
"Not telling," Maria yelled and started to run away.
"Get her!" Liz yelled and they all went after her with Michael in the lead.
TBC.