Title: Destined to be Forever
Author: Phoebe James
Distribution: Please ask first, but otherwise, sure!
Disclaimer: I don't own Roswell or any of the
characters...if I did, boy would I be lucky!!
Category: Max and Liz
Rating: PG13 (I guess)
Feedback: please send feedback, this is my first fic
and I really want to know what you all think!!!

PART 5

Tess decided it was pointless to try and deliberately
get Max back for what he did. Now Tess had Kyle, she
didn't need to depend on Max. Besides, Tess knew that
if Max had something coming to him, it would come. She
had had experience with that. Tess was also satisfied
that she had once again succeeded in destructing Max's
relationship with Liz. All in all, Tess was very
pleased with herself. *Job well done. And now I'm
finally through with that jerk. If he won't accept our
destiny, why should I?* Tess thought. *I'm perfectly
content with my darling Buddha Boy.*
AT SCHOOL THE DAY AFTER THE BIG FIGHT
Tess was impatiently waiting by her locker for
Kyle. *Why is he always late?* She thought, annoyed.
*Who's that?* Tess asked herself when she saw a girl
walking down the hallway. The girl looked to be the
same age as Tess. The girl was obviously looking for
something. Tess decided to see if she could help. She
was in a good mood that day, and besides, there was
nothing better to do while waiting for Kyle.
"Hi. My name's Tess. Are you new here?" Tess asked
the girl.
"Yeah, is it really that obvious?"
"Sorry. Do you need help with something?"
"Ummmmm, well now that you ask, could you help me
find locker #..." The girl shuffled through her book
bag. Then she triumphantly pulled out a piece of
paper.
"314?" She asked.
"Sure, that's right by mine." Tess showed her to
her locker.
"My name is Maggie. Did I tell you that?"
"No, no you didn't. So where did you move here
from? Was there any particular reason you picked
Roswell?"
"Ummmmmm, no not really. I was having problems with
my parents so I moved out. They gave me some money to
start out with, and here I am."
"Oh. I'm sorry."
"About what?"
"You and your parents."
"Don't be. They don't give a damn about me."
"Anyways, do you like it here in Roswell so far?"
"Yeah it's really nice."
"I'm glad you think so."

"Hey babe."
Tess startled.
"OMG Kyle! Don't do that! You scared me!"
"Sorry, I didn't mean to."
"It's fine, don't worry about it. Kyle, I want you
to meet my new friend Maggie. Maggie, this is my
boyfriend Kyle."
"Hi Kyle. Nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you too. (To Tess:) Are you ready to
go?"
"Yeah. (To Maggie:)Bye Maggie!"
"Bye Tess!"
*Well, I didn't know the Royal Four were so
friendly. This could be easier than I thought.*
(A/N: Maggie is a shape shifter. She is working for
Nicholas. Together they are trying to find the
granilith.)
"So now I'm your boyfriend huh?" Kyle asked Tess
when they were out of Maggie's hearing range.
"Well what was I supposed to say? Yeah this is a
friend of mine who I sleep with occasionally?"
"No, I'm just getting used to the idea of being
your boyfriend, that's all. The last time I was a
boyfriend, it was with...well, you know."
"Yeah I know. But it's different now. Now you're MY
boyfriend, and I won't hurt you like she did." Tess
said cheerily. Then she reached up and kissed Kyle.
He loved that she was so aggressive. He liked that
quality in a girl. He couldn't believe he finally had
the girl of his dreams.

Max walked down the hall towards Liz's locker. He
needed to try and explain his actions. He was pretty
sure she'd tell him to leave her alone, but he had to
at least try.
"Hi Liz. Can we talk?"
"Max, I don't really think we have anything to
discuss."
"But Liz I..."
"Maybe I should make myself more clear. Go away,
leave me alone. I'm not speaking to you!"
Max had realized it was going to be difficult to
get Liz to hear him out, but he hadn't expected to
hear such anger in her voice. *God Liz, why do you
have to be so damn stubborn?* Max wondered. However,
he respected her wishes, he always had, and he left.

*Where's Maria? I have to find Maria! I can't keep
doing this to myself! I feel horrible about what I
said to Max, but I had to say it. I need to stay away
from Max for a while. I need to figure things out. I
need Maria! Where is that girl?* Liz felt like
screaming. She needed to let her feelings out. And the
best way to do that was to vent to your best friend.
Finally Liz spotted Maria in a crowd of people.
"Maria! Maria, over here!" Liz waved.
"Sorry Liz, I didn't see you."
"I've been looking for you everywhere. I need to
talk. It's about Max."
*Of course it's about Max. When is it not about
Max?*
"Talk to me chica."
"Well, you remember last night? When I called you?"
"mmmmmmmhhhmmmmmm."
"Well, I took your advice. I got together a
wonderful picnic. I snuck over to Max's house. All I
had to do was apologize for being so stupid about our
anniversary, and then I imagined it would be this
stupendous night. I got up to Max's window, and I
heard voices. So I peeked through the curtains. Maria,
Max was sitting on his bed with Tess. They were
holding hands and Tess was giggling. I didn't know
what to do. I felt so betrayed. So I ran. I ran out of
there as fast as I could. I probably made a lot more
noise than I intended to because Max saw me running.
He called me back, but I didn't stop. I can't bear to
hear anymore excuses Maria. I feel like maybe Future
Max is getting ready to come back. He wants to warn
me. It's like everything that has been going on with
me and Max lately has been some sort of sign. You're
not meant for each other, destiny rules over all. What
should I do Maria? I can't take many more of these
guessing games."
"WOW. That sure is a lot to take in. You definatly
need to talk girl. I think we should go to the
library. It'll be easier to talk there."
"What about English?"
"Liz, honey, we're already late. We totally missed
homeroom. We are on the absentee list. Let's just go
to the library and stay there till we sort all this
out. Then we can write each other notes and go to the
office. Don't worry about it."
"Well, I know you're right about me needing to
talk. I've needed to talk since last night. Let's go."
"Speaking of last night, why didn't you call me?
You know I would have been over there in a second."
"I know. But I also know what a pain I've been to
you lately. Me and all my problems. Maria, you've been
the greatest friend to me. I feel like I owe it to you
not to trouble you so much. You and Michael finally
have some alone time, and then I call and screw it all
up again. I couldn't do that to you. You deserve the
perfect guy just as much as I do. I don't want to
stand in the way of that."
"Wow Liz. That's so sweet of you." Maria leaned
over and hugged her friend. By this time the two were
seated comfortably on their secret couch that nobody,
not even the librarian knew about. They talked for
what seemed like hours. Liz went first. She told Maria
all her feelings about Max. She told her all her
secrets everything she had been holding back from the
others. Then Maria went. She told Liz about her and
Michael. How she was afraid Michael didn't want to
make a commitment to her, how she really was getting
sick of Liz's problems. The girls finally felt like
they were on the same level again. They had always
been best friends. They had no secrets. Everything one
knew, the other knew too. Now the girls felt like they
had that back. It was a good feeling. They both knew
they could count on each other in a time of need. That
was always a good thing to know.
The girls finished chatting and wrote their notes.
Maria headed out the back way and went around to the
front. Liz took the shortcut and waited for Maria to
finish. Ten minutes later Liz walked into the office
and gave in her note. *It worked!* Liz thought,
relieved. But then again, it always had.
MAX AND TESS'S GEOMETRY CLASS
THE NEW GIRL WALKS IN
"Maggie! Over here!"
"Who's that?" Max asked Tess.
"Oh, just the new girl. She's a friend of mine. We
met this morning."
"I wouldn't get too close Tess. You don't know who
this girl really is. We have rules about this sort of
stuff you know."
"Geez Max. Don't get so uptight. You can't choose
my friends for me. Maggie isn't an alien, she doesn't
know I am. I just want to have a normal friend, ok?"
"Just be careful. Don't let her catch on. She could
be an FBI spy, or a secret agent, or a skin, possibly
a shape shifter. We can't trust everyone as if we were
human Tess!"
"Shut up Max! You're not my boyfriend! Why don't
you go and protect Liz? She needs your help more than
me! I've got Kyle now."
"When did that happen?"
"Just last night. After you rejected your destiny
again, I decided to give up on you. There is no point
in us being together if one of us doesn't want it
right? And now neither of us wants it. So leave me
alone!"
Today obviously wasn't his best day with women.
"Tess, I'm warning you, I don't like the idea of
you becoming friends with that girl. The rest of us
won't either."
"Well that's just too bad isn't it Max? (To
Maggie:) Hi. This is Max, Max this is my new friend
Maggie." With that, Tess shot Max a look that seemed
to say, and there's nothing you can do about it.
"So Tess, you certainly seem to be very popular,
seeing as you were new just a few months ago."
"Yeah well, I have connections here. Hey, how did
you know I was new..."
"Oh, Mr. Banks told me. He said I could sit next to
you because you were pretty good in geometry."
"Well that was nice of him."
"So what's up with you and that guy?"
"Oh, you mean Max? Well, me and him sort of used to
go out and our parents set us up, you know. Well he
couldn't accept his destiny, I mean that his parents
wanted him with me because he says he loves this other
girl. Sometimes I think he'd do anything for her. I
mean, he'd give his life for Liz Parker. I can't
understand it sometimes. God, I must be babbling. I'm
sorry. You wouldn't understand."
*Oh but I understand perfectly Queen Ava. Your
destiny with the king has been broken by this girl.
You say he'd do anything for her...I wonder...*
"Sorry, I daydream a lot. What did you say?"
"Oh, nothing important."
"Miss Harding, Miss Boyle, please quiet down.
Class, we have a new student. This is Magdalene Boyle.
Stand up Miss Boyle."
Maggie stood. "Please, call me Maggie."
"As you wish--Maggie."
Maggie sat.
"If you please Miss Harding, no more talking while
I'm attempting to teach."
"Yes Sir, sorry Sir."
"No that we are interruption free, let's begin..."
*I can't wait to tell Nicholas what I've found out.
This Liz could be the answer to all our problems!!*
Maggie thought evilly. *And Queen Ava will lead me
right to her.*
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I really hope you liked this part. It is basically
setting the scene for what is going to happen next.
The climax is coming soon! I think I'll be sad to see
this fic end! Anyways, please give me feedback! Is it
too much to ask to hit the reply button and type a few
short sentences on what you thought? I think not!
Luv,
Phoebe