Pile of lies
Category- Max and
Liz (not yet, though) and some Max/Tess *making face* :P
Summary- Max and
Tess go out on a 'date', Isabel and Maria sleep over at Liz's
Disclaimer- don't
own it, don't sue, don't have anything you want
Rating- PG, PG-13
A/N- it's not very
long. Please review even if you think it sucks. J :D
"Ha! I got you guys! You were actually scared! I don't believe
it," Alex cried, gasping for breath after all his laughing. Kyle breathed a
deep sigh of relief, "Man, I thought you were serious! You're good at that."
Maria giggled nervously, "I thought you were serious, too! Pretty stupid, huh?"
Alex shook his head, "Of course not! It's just that I'm a great actor." Liz
smiled faintly at him, "You are, really, Alex. I thought you were being real. You
know, like really possessed."
"It sure seemed like it," Tess added,
peering suspiciously at Alex. He looked back, incredulous, "I was kidding. It
was a joke. A J-O-K-E." Max took Tess's hand and stood up. Liz cringed inwardly
at the sight, feeling sick to her stomach. "Well, don't joke like that anymore.
It's not funny," Max told Alex severely. "Sheesh," Alex muttered under his
breath to Maria, who nodded. "I'm leaving now, see you guys tomorrow," Max said
to everyone. Tess nudged him lightly, "Max, could you give me a ride?" she
flashed him a sickeningly bright smile. Liz now really needed to throw up. Why
can't she go with Kyle? They live together after all. Max wouldn't give her a ride;
he'd take her to… "Oh…yeah, sure," Max agreed a little reluctantly, he and
Tess started to walk out the door. Tess placed her head snugly on Max's
shoulder. He tensed visibly, but didn't jerk away. Maria made silent gagging
motions and Michael, Isabel, and Alex laughed appreciatively. (Kyle didn't seem
to think it was funny, and Liz didn't even notice.) "Um…hello? What about me,
Max?" Isabel called out after the retreating couple, "You know, your poor
sister, with no car? Who might possibly need a ride as well?" Tess waved her
hand dismissively, "Can't you just stay with Liz or something?" Max didn't even
bother answering his sister. Isabel clenched her fist as she watched Max and Tess
leave. "I can't stand that girl!" Michael exclaimed once she and Max were out
of hearing distance. Liz, Maria, and Isabel murmured their agreements. "You
know what I can't stand?"" Alex asked unexpectedly. All eyes were on him, he
continued, "I can't stand Max's high-and-mighty attitude. He thinks he's so
great and he's always right since he's the supposed 'King', he thinks he's
always right. Yeah, sure. Whatever. Maybe your planet's better off with Khivar
ruling it." Michael and Kyle started to cough loudly while the girls stood
gaping at him. "Alex? I've never heard you…um, express yourself about Max like
that," Liz eyed him worriedly. Alex snorted, "Yeah, well, it's what I think. I
don't understand how you guys always follow his every command. It's kind of
sad, really," with that, he left the Crash Down.
"OK. That wasn't Alex," Kyle announced to
the remaining people in the room. "You're right. Alex would never say something
like…what he just said!" Maria agreed readily. "I think there's something
really wrong," Isabel sighed. "Maybe he accidentally took some bitch-pills this
morning," Michael remarked. "Well, I gotta go. Dad's waiting for me. I'll
probably make it home before Tess does," Kyle grabbed his jacket and headed for
the door, "Wanna ride, Michael?"
"Sure," Michael left with him. Isabel
threw her hands up in despair, "Sure! Take Michael why don't you!"
"I don't understand why you didn't
want Isabel to come with us. All I'm going to do is take you home," Max told
Tess right when they got into the Jeep. "Actually…I was thinking we could go
somewhere…" Tess drawled out suggestively. "Oh, really? Like where?" Max asked
apprehensively, he didn't like where this was headed. "Oh, I don't know…we
could…go to the UFOnics and dance?" she ended her statement with a question
mark, like she was leaving him a choice. "Tess, by this time, UFOnics is pretty
much a bar. Everyone's drinking beer," Max tried reasoning with her, "Why would
you want to go there?"
"So? We could go have a drink. What's
wrong with that? You really do need to lighten up a bit," Tess argued. "Drinking
has a strange effect on us, we wouldn't be able to get drunk without attracting
attention," Why won't she just leave it alone? Max thought irritably. "Max,
come on. It'll be fun. I won't get drunk, so I'll stop you from doing anything,"
"Oh, that's nice," Max said sarcastically,
"I get drunk and you don't. How fun." Tess
shot him a hurt/pleading look and Max felt like slapping her, but the thought-
why not? It not like anything could happen… "Okay, fine Tess. We'll go, but
we won't be there long," he finally consented. "Don't worry, Max. We won't be
there long at all," Tess gave him a kiss, and Max knew she was expecting it to
be returned. He braced himself and tried unsuccessfully to push away thoughts
of how much he'd rather be kissing Liz. At least Tess could provide some sort
of distraction.
"How could they not give me a ride?"
Isabel whined to Maria and Liz as she paced the floor of the Crash Down. "I don't
know,' Liz answered distractedly, her mind was focusing on thoughts of Max and
Tess. Where were they now? Liz knew it was obvious he didn't take her home. What
could they possibly be doing right now? She didn't allow herself time to think
of the possibilities. And, of all people, did he have to be with Tess? "Isn't
that right, Liz?" Maria asked her. She suddenly realized Maria and Isabel were
in the middle of a conversation, which included her. "Liz?" her friend repeated
curiously, "Am I right or not?"
"Oh, um…yeah, of course," she tried to look
like she had the slightest idea of what they were talking about. "Definitely!" Isabel
laughed, "By now, my brother and Tess are probably at Buckley Point, arms wrapped
around each other, making-" she stopped herself when she felt Maria's foot in
the back of her leg. "Ow!" she cringed. "oh, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to kick
you," Maria apologized innocently. Isabel didn't understand why Maria purposely
kicked her, then apologized saying it was an accident. Liz was inspecting her
nails with a unique fascination. "Oh, Liz! I'm sorry! Excuse me while I take my
foot out of my mouth," Isabel covered her mouth in embarrassment. Here she was,
trying to make friends with Liz and Maria, and she had to blow it by bringing
up Max and Tess. "It's okay, don't worry about it," Liz smiled wanly at her.
"No, I should have realized you still-"
she earned a deadly warning look from Maria, "I mean, I should have realized
that you two wouldn't care to hear about Max and Tess. Who would anyway?" she
corrected herself. Liz and Maria both laughed. "Would it be OK if I stayed over,
Liz? I mean, I have no way of getting home, since my wonderful brother can't
take time out of his precious…" Isabel let her sentence trail off, just so she
wouldn't accidentally say anything involving Tess. "Of course you can, Isabel!"
Liz clapped her hands together, "Maria's staying, too. It'll be fun!" Maria's
eyes lit up, "We can do some major Hybrid/Human bonding…that doesn't involve
kissing of any sort," Isabel scrunched her nose up, "Ewww. I think could have
done perfectly well without that comment, thank you,"
"What? You don't want to kiss me?" Maria's
voice rose in fake shock. "I don't think either of us want to kiss you, Maria,"
Liz answered her kindly. "I'm so terribly hurt…" Maria whispered, trying not to
laugh. "OK. Let's stop," Isabel proceeded to take some things out of the
refrigerator. "What are you going to do?" Liz questioned. "First, I'm going to
make a special Hybrid concoction for all of us to drink!" Isabel informed them
as a matter-of-factly. Liz licked her lips, "Yum!"
"Actually, I don't like the sound of that…"
Maria made a face. Isabel smiled, "Don't worry. It's just a strawberry shake
made without milk. Tastes real good, too."
"Oh."
Max woke up, finding himself in his
bed with a terrible head and stomachache. What the hell…? He had no
recollection of what had happened to him. One second he was at UFOnics and Tess
was handing him a drink, and the next…Hey, where's Tess? He checked his
watch- 1:12 am. How did time fly by so quickly? He looked over to his side and
saw Tess sleeping. In his bed. With him. (I'm gagging as I write this) Oh,
my God. No. He had gotten drunk at UFOnics and somehow ended up in bed with
Tess. He was just praying nothing terrible had happened. Maybe she had just
fallen asleep. Tess stirred, "Max?" she whispered sleepily. "Uh, I'm here," Max
decided if he concentrated hard enough, Tess would magically turn into Liz. He
imitated Kyle and took long, strenuous, deop breaths. Inhale, exhale, inhale,
exhale... He visualized Liz's face in his mind, visualized talking with
her, laughing with her, kissing her…then he slowly opened his eyes and…Damn.
It didn't work. I knew Kyle's Buddhist stuff was a load of crap. "Um,
Tess?" he asked tentatively, "Why are we here?" Please don't say we… "You
don't remember, Max?" Tess replied sweetly. "No," Max held his breath. Please
don't let me be what I think it is! "We made love, Max,"