Intense


Disclaimer: I now state I do not own any of the people mentioned in this fan fic (though I'm welcome to offers Brendan and Jason!) This is purely for entertainment.

Rating: If you're old enough to watch the show you can read this.

Author's note: Ask Not my way. Isabel reflects.

I wish he'd just go back to her. He's only hurting everyone involved. Maria because she misses him, Liz and Max because its hurting them to see their best friends so miserable, Tess because she can't stand the constant pretending not to care but really doing so, Alex because all he wants to do is punch Michael's lights out for what he's doing and me because I know they want to be together and I want to be with Alex but can't so I don't them. Aggggggh! This is so infuriating!
First of all our link to the past is gone. Now we only have Tess's memory to help us. I was never really attached to him. I didn't know him and didn't much like him. He was the reason Max was kidnapped. He should have known Max would go after Liz. But I feel sorry for Tess. She's lost the only person who's stayed with her all her life. She must be so scared. I know Maria and Liz hate her. Alex tries to be fair and I like her. Max is uncomfortable around her and Michael is pretty indifferent. She's one of us so she stays. That's his philosophy.
Second, the Brody mystery has been solved. Apparently he was abducted. But he's not evil and he wasn't purposely trying to kill Michael. But its unsettlingly knowing we have yet more people on our back.
Thirdly, the skins are "among us". Max and Michael have both found bits of them lying around and Nasedo was killed by them. My life has so disintegrated. This time last year I was still reeling from the fact that two people knew who we were. Two people whom we never spoke too. Max mooned after Liz and Maria always seemed intrigued by Michael. She didn't moon over him but she was just…curious as to who he was. I don't know why though. He glared at her and if by chance she was waiting our table instead of Liz and if she committed the crime of interrupting us while we were talking about alien stuff he would do things to annoy her. Like stare at her (or more often specific parts of her body) or shut up and look away to make sure she got the message she wasn't appreciated. Max probably saved Michael getting a piece of Men In Blackberry Pie on the head on more than one occasion. He was always polite and asked her how she was doing. I was too afraid. She seemed like the kinda girl who likes too know everything about you. I couldn't take that risk. My superficial friends were just about as much as I could take.

We all saw him checking her out. It was beyond obvious. Michael tries but the whole rebel without a cause thing doesn't work any more.
But you know what really hurts? Maria. She barely speaks to me any more. We were never best buddies but we talked and occasionally we shopped together. And now she can barely stand to look at me. All because of some image from our mother told us that Michael and I are made for each other. Literally.
I don't want Michael. It's like saying that I should be with Max. A major ewwwwww factor. Yeah, he is cute. Max is too. But in an annoying brother way. Now Alex…he's a cutie. I'm sure Maria thinks I'm using him. It's convenient. Max and Liz were a non couple until Michael and Maria spiced things up a bit. But they were so meant for each other. Both science dorks through and through. Then it was me and Alex left who weren't attached. But that's not it. I really like him. We weren't together long enough for us to LOVE but we'd have go there in the end. Not anymore. Until everyone gets a little closer to his or her respective other it would be wrong for me to chase Alex.

It shouldn't take too long now. Liz is desperate to be with Max and he would have her back in a second. Michael is already weakening and Maria is ready to welcome him back with open arms. And then all we have to do is match Tess up with someone and we're all set. There's only one option: Kyle. I think some dreamwalking's in order.