Pile of lies
Category-
Max and Liz! (I'm such a Dreamer), but it won't get into the two of them
together for a while. I'll try adding in Maria and Michael, too.
Summary- it's hard
to explain, this chapter is mainly Liz thinking about Max, and Alex being
slightly strange.
Disclaimer- don't
own it, don't sue, don't have anything you want.
Rating- I don't
know, PG? PG-13? I'm not good at these things.
A/N- these
chapters aren't very long cuz of the way I'm doing this (shorter chapters help
me come up with more stuff). Max and Tess are together in the beginning- and
for, like, the first…5 or 6 chapters (I'm planning ahead J) I just thought this fic up in my Science class, and decided to
write it down (we're learning about Hybrids right now, so Science always
inspires me) It's probably not that good, but oh well. Hope u enjoy! Oh, and
please review- even if you think it's cr*p. I like communication : D
Liz shivered. It was so cold in her apartment, even with the
heater turned on. She could faintly hear the commotion coming from downstairs,
in the Crash Down, the restaurant her parents owned, which they lived above.
All of her friends were down there, having a meeting. She wanted to go, but she
knew Max and Tess were there. Together. There was no way she would be going if
they were there. Tess would be cuddling with Max, and he would look lovingly
into her eyes, then he would put his arm around her, and they would start
kissing. All they while Maria would be making faces, and Liz would be
controlling the urge to spew. It was just too much for her to bear. Every time
she saw them together, she was reminded of how she and Max used to be. It
should have been her sitting next to Max, not Tess. It would have been
if she had told him the truth from the beginning, if she hadn't lied and broken
his heart, betrayed his trust. If she had told him everything while they were
dancing in Vegas, before it was too late. It had felt so good to be near him
like that again. Why hadn't she told him then? Nothing was stopping her. She
had just lost her nerve when Maria stopped singing. If she had told him, she
would have been downstairs at this time, kissing and cuddling with Max. Stop
it, Liz, she ordered herself, Stop beating yourself up about this. You
did the right thing. Had she really? Everything could have still worked out
if she had told Max right away. All he had to do was be nice to Tess. Liz had
been using a lot of ifs lately. If this, and if that…she needed to stop.
What's done is done, you can't change that. Immediately after she
thought that, she corrected herself. Of course it could be changed. Hadn't that
been what Future Max did when he came to warn her? Liz sighed and leaned back
against her pillows. Her life was such a soap opera, the kind with no ending.
Next thing you know, Tess would fake being pregnant because Max decided he
truly loved Pam Troy and Kyle would realize he was gay. At the thought, Liz
made a disgusted face. Yeah, right. Like that would ever happen. "Lizzie!
Get your butt down here!" Maria's voice broke through her thoughts. Her best
friend was standing in the doorway expectantly, "Well, Liz? Are you coming or
not?" Liz groaned, "Coming where?"
"Downstairs, duh!" Maria said giddily, Liz
stiffened a little, "Maria, you know I don't wanna go…Max and Tess…" she looked
at the floor, not wanting to continue. "Max and Tess? Oh, please! That's
exactly why I'm dragging you with me! You can't stay cooped up in your room all
the time just because you don't want to see them together," she gestured around
the room, "You need a life outside these walls. Besides, Max keeps inching away
from her and she keeps trying to get closer to him. It's actually pretty
pathetic," Maria cracked up and Liz started to giggle. "Please, Lizzie?" Liz
was about to consent, when she was then interrupted by Alex, "Ladies! You two
are keeping us waiting! We're hungry. We want food and we want it now!" he
grinned at his friends good-naturedly. "Alright! Alright, we're coming!" Maria
cried in mock exasperation. "Yeah, but don't think for a minute that we're
cooking for any of you," Liz warned him. "That's what Michael's for," Maria
added, grabbing Liz's hand and pulling her along.
Max looked up from his Cherry-coke and saw
Alex, Maria, and Liz walking into the Crash Down from the back room. Liz was
wearing a cute little baby-tee with very short shorts. Max had to physically
stop himself from jumping up and kissing her. "So you finally decided to come
out of hiding and join us, huh, Liz," Michael smirked at her. "Oh, shut up and
leave her alone," Maria went over to Michael and playfully slapped him. He
returned the slap with a quick kiss, and she sat on his lap. Isabel rolled her
eyes at all the mushiness. They had been doing this all night; she just
couldn't take anymore, "Guys, please stop. I'm begging you. You're starting to
act just like Max and Li-" she broke her sentence off abruptly, realizing what
she was saying. An extremely uncomfortable silence fell over the room. Maria
stood up and slowly walked over to the counter, checking to see if it needed to
be cleaned. Kyle twiddled his thumbs, beating himself at his own Thumb War
game. Alex found that from the front view, his middle knuckle looked bigger,
but from the back, his index knuckle did. Liz suddenly decided that her shoes
were much more interesting to look at than anything else in the room. Tess's
face was growing darker (and redder) by the second, with either embarrassment
or fury. Max was staring intently at Liz, while trying to be very discreet about
it. Sorry brother, not working. Isabel thought, smiling to herself, maybe
that's why Tess is all red. "Anyway," Michael cleared his throat, "We were
just discussing Nicholas," he informed Liz. She just nodded. "Yeah, we haven't
seen him for a while and were wondering if he might be planning something,"
Isabel explained, bringing everyone back into focus. "Right," max looked around
the room, "I want all of you to be very careful," his eyes lingered on Liz for
a few extra seconds, "you never know where he might be. And also, be on the
look out for Khivar, he could be anyone," he turned to Kyle. Kyle panicked, What
did I do? I didn't do anything! Oh, wait…he can't still be mad about that. That
was forever ago! He tried to laugh it off, "In fact, he could be any one of
us right now! Like, for example, Alex. Is that you buddy?" Alex winked then
gave Kyle a solemn expression, "No, I'm Khivar. I possessed Alex right before
he went to Sweden," he said in a voice much deeper than his own. Everyone
laughed. "That's a really good impression of an evil alien, Alex. How'd you
make your voice go that low?" Tess inquired. "I'm serious. I really am Khivar,"
his face was set in an evil, stony glare, "Doesn't it sound like me, Vilandra?"
he directed his gaze towards Isabel, "Or do you not even remember your old
lover anymore?" Isabel let out a surprised gasp. Max, Michael, and Tess stared
at him in utter shock. Maria took Liz's hand and they both took a few cautious
steps back, while Kyle breathed in slowly, muttering Buddhist chants to
himself. Then, out of nowhere, Alex fell into a fit of hysterical laughter.