Title: Changes and Discoveries
Author: secrets_of_the_sky@hotmail.com
Disclaimer: I don't own anything of Roswell, except Claire, Chris, Josh, and Linda.
Category: Liz/Max
Rating: PG-13
Summary: It takes after Destiny, it's mostly centered around Liz, and instead of going to Florida for the summer she went to New York. Now read and find out the rest.
Distribution: Just ask.
Author's note: I want to thank Julie for giving me the names (Josh, and Chris) and Rainydayinapril for correcting this fic.
Feedback: Depending on the feedback, I'll decide if I'll continue this. Please tell me what you think!
Changes and Discoveries 6
Max was intimidated by the serious look Josh seemed to get once he saw him, but he continued to ask what he came for. "Can I speak with Liz?"
Josh instead of answering opened the door wider. "I'll go, and get Liz." Josh left leaving Max standing in the doorway.
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Claire saw Chris heading outside the kitchen in the living room's direction. "Chris, where do you think you are going?"
"I'm going to talk to Max," Chris simply answered.
Claire grabbed Chris by the arm and roughly pulled him aside. "No, you are not. I'm the one that's going to have a little chat with him."
Chris, who could practically see the fire in her eyes nodded.
Claire smiled with satisfaction and stride towards Max. "Hi, why don't you take a seat? Make yourself comfortable."
Max nervously took a seat. Max knew something was wrong, her voice was too sweet for his liking. "Will Liz be out soon?"
Claire sat next to him and answered, "I don't know. I think this is a great opportunity for us to talk a little while, to get to know each other. Don't you agree?"
Max squeaked out a yes and slide further away from Claire's side, and every time he tried to get away from her she seem to get closer, invading his personal space.
Claire saw how uncomfortable he was, and silently laughed. 'Oh, how I love for men to be at my mercy.' "Max, I'm going to go direct to the point. Do you love Liz?"
Max swallowed and said, "I don't see how's that any of your business."
Claire abruptly stood up. "Well, it's just not my business it's everyone's business in this house." Claire took a deep breath and continued, "Look if you are just playing with Liz's feelings then you better think about it twice, because I won't be so gentle…this time. You hurt Liz--you die. You better think what you are going to do about that walking troll, and she better not hurt Liz, or I won't be responsible for my actions, nor will Josh or Chris."
Max was going to reply, but Liz stepped in. "Claire, what's going on?" Liz asked.
Claire kept her cool, and answered, "Nothing, Liz. We were just getting acquainted. Isn't that right, Max?"
Max was still thinking about Claire's earlier words. 'What did she mean by I won't be so gentle this time.'
Liz noticed Max wasn't paying attention to them, so she touched his arm. "Max, Max, are you okay?"
Max looked at Liz. "What? What's wrong?" Max felt Liz's hand on his arm and couldn't help, but stare.
Liz followed Max' gaze, when she saw her hand was still on his arm she quickly took it out of it's place. "You didn't answer Claire's question."
Max shook his head as if trying to clear it. "Liz, is there some place where we can talk…privately?"
Liz instead of answering went to the door and opened it wider when she saw Max was heading towards her, she went downstairs and went into the manager's office. Liz saw a picture of herself with the Parkers and grew nostalgic. Wistfully, she picked up the picture and stared at it. She hadn't had time to put away their stuff, and she suddenly regretted not taking the time to do so. She never thought it would hurt her so much.
Max stood by the door watching Liz. He didn't know what to expect from her, he felt as though he didn't know her, as she was a completely different person. He saw Liz was staring at the picture without even blinking. Worried, he asked, "Liz are you okay?"
Liz dropped the frame startled by the sound of Max' voice. "Yeah, I'm okay."
Irritated, Max grabbed Liz by the shoulders and turned her towards him. "Liz, will you just be honest? I know you are lying."
"I'm not lying, Max," Liz said as she tried to get away from his grip.
Max tightened his grip on Liz. "Liz, would you just look me in the eye and tell me every thing is okay? Why can't you just stop hiding! This isn't you! Can't you understand you are my destiny?"
Liz stood rigid and looked him directly in the eye. "I'm fine." More quietly but still looking directly into his eyes said, "I'm not your destiny, Tess is. I thought you were finally accepting that, since you took off after her." Liz felt her heart was being ripped in two. Her mind screamed, 'It's not true! I'm your destiny!' Liz wanted to say it out loud, but she knew she couldn't a part of her mind reminded her that it wasn't time for them to know the truth.
Max looked dejected, but he wouldn't stop, he needed to break that wall she had built around herself. When he heard those words again, it was like a direct blow to his stomach again. "Would you just stop pretending you don't care! I know losing your parent hurts you, but you need to let me in, you need to let us in. We can help. Dressing like this isn't going to help or make better our problems."
"Max, I do care! They were my parents, and I know they are gone forever, so I'm dealing with it! And what do you care about how I dress? Or do you just like the wrapping?" Liz accused.
They heard a creek like the door was been open, stopping their argument, they turned to see who it was, they saw Linda standing besides the door.
"Liz, you better get ready for the funeral," Linda said, never taking her eyes off Max.
With one last glance in Max' direction, Liz nodded and left. She didn't want to leave Max alone with Linda, but she knew she had no other choice.
Max was watching Linda's movements; he felt that she should be the first to speak. He felt she was dangerous, yet he could tell she would never hurt Liz. Max took in her appearance, she had black hair, blue eyes, and light white skin, she seemed to be around 5'6," and no older than 36 years, yet he couldn't help but feel there was something not right about her.
"You're Max, right?" Seeing Max nod, she continued, "I'm Linda, Liz's aunt. "
"So you are Claire's mother?"
"Yes, and Liz's new guardian. Could you do me a favor?"
"Of course. What do I need to do?"
"Can you bring your friends to the funeral? It would mean a lot to Liz even if she doesn't say it."
"You didn't even need to ask."
Linda grabbed Max by the arm gently and began to guide him outside. "Good. Now I have another thing to say. Don't hurt Liz. You know to make the best decision you need to think things thoroughly, but sometimes the best decisions are taken when you let the heart act and not the mind." Linda patted him on the shoulder and added, "The service will be around 2:00 p.m. " As an after thought Linda said, "Think about what I told you, about making decisions." When she saw Max was out of sight she closed the Crashdown.
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Claire was immediately in Liz's room. "So what did he want?"
Liz was doing her last finishing touches on her make up. "He wanted to talk."
"About what?" Claire probed.
"That's none of your business," Liz answered, sweetly.
Liz was stepping out of her room when she bumped into someone. "Ugh! Can't you guys just give me some space!?"
Liz stormed out of their sight. "Was it something we said?" Chris asked.
"No, you dummy. It's all Max' fault she is like that," Claire said.
"Claire, when are you going to break the habit of accusing Max for every thing that goes wrong in Liz's life?"
"Josh, what are you doing defending him!? You know that what I say is true! Liz was always happy before she met him! All that's gone wrong in our life is his fault! Our planet was destroyed because of him!"
Chris held his breath, they usually didn't talk about that and when they did it was like rubbing salt in a wound. "Claire, take a deep breath and calm down. I know what you mean, but we can't blame Max for everything. Remember how happy Liz was when she was with him? Can you really take that away from her?"
Sadly, Claire sighed, "I know."
Josh changed the subject. "I was thinking that we should begin with Liz's training."
Chris almost choked with his own tongue. "Are you sure she is ready?"
"No, but she will be."
Linda made her presence known. "That's a wise choice, Josh. Time is running out, and Liz needs to be ready for the fights that lay ahead."
"But isn't it too soon? I mean, this has been dropped on Liz all at once." Chris butted in, hoping they would change their minds.
Claire looked at Chris incredulity. "Weren't you just telling us how strong Liz is?"
"That's different. Liz was dealing with a few things, but know you guys want to train her. You remember how draining that was and how it nearly drove us to the point of exhaustion, we nearly went mad."
Claire looked at Josh waiting for an explanation.
Josh sighed, but continued anyway. "Chris, I guess this is why you were in charge of the peace treaties and I of the field. This will be a great way to test her. This will tell us if she's ready or not. We have to believe in her."
Linda spoke gaining their attention. "Liz will be tested here, as will you. Liz is your leader, but she needs to dominate her powers before she can take that responsibility."
They heard Liz scream, and they immediately were running in the direction of the scream. When they got there they saw Liz was floating and was covered in a white light.
Liz saw them and in a panic asked, "Guys, can you get me down? I would really appreciate it."
Linda could only stare for even she was speechless, the only words she could get out were, "It has begun."
In that moment, they heard Max calling out Liz's name and his foots step nearing them. They were trying every thing they could to get Liz down, but all efforts were in vain. Just then, they heard the door opening.
To be continued…
Author: secrets_of_the_sky@hotmail.com
Disclaimer: I don't own anything of Roswell, except Claire, Chris, Josh, and Linda.
Category: Liz/Max
Rating: PG-13
Summary: It takes after Destiny, it's mostly centered around Liz, and instead of going to Florida for the summer she went to New York. Now read and find out the rest.
Distribution: Just ask.
Author's note: I want to thank Julie for giving me the names (Josh, and Chris) and Rainydayinapril for correcting this fic.
Feedback: Depending on the feedback, I'll decide if I'll continue this. Please tell me what you think!
Changes and Discoveries 6
Max was intimidated by the serious look Josh seemed to get once he saw him, but he continued to ask what he came for. "Can I speak with Liz?"
Josh instead of answering opened the door wider. "I'll go, and get Liz." Josh left leaving Max standing in the doorway.
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Claire saw Chris heading outside the kitchen in the living room's direction. "Chris, where do you think you are going?"
"I'm going to talk to Max," Chris simply answered.
Claire grabbed Chris by the arm and roughly pulled him aside. "No, you are not. I'm the one that's going to have a little chat with him."
Chris, who could practically see the fire in her eyes nodded.
Claire smiled with satisfaction and stride towards Max. "Hi, why don't you take a seat? Make yourself comfortable."
Max nervously took a seat. Max knew something was wrong, her voice was too sweet for his liking. "Will Liz be out soon?"
Claire sat next to him and answered, "I don't know. I think this is a great opportunity for us to talk a little while, to get to know each other. Don't you agree?"
Max squeaked out a yes and slide further away from Claire's side, and every time he tried to get away from her she seem to get closer, invading his personal space.
Claire saw how uncomfortable he was, and silently laughed. 'Oh, how I love for men to be at my mercy.' "Max, I'm going to go direct to the point. Do you love Liz?"
Max swallowed and said, "I don't see how's that any of your business."
Claire abruptly stood up. "Well, it's just not my business it's everyone's business in this house." Claire took a deep breath and continued, "Look if you are just playing with Liz's feelings then you better think about it twice, because I won't be so gentle…this time. You hurt Liz--you die. You better think what you are going to do about that walking troll, and she better not hurt Liz, or I won't be responsible for my actions, nor will Josh or Chris."
Max was going to reply, but Liz stepped in. "Claire, what's going on?" Liz asked.
Claire kept her cool, and answered, "Nothing, Liz. We were just getting acquainted. Isn't that right, Max?"
Max was still thinking about Claire's earlier words. 'What did she mean by I won't be so gentle this time.'
Liz noticed Max wasn't paying attention to them, so she touched his arm. "Max, Max, are you okay?"
Max looked at Liz. "What? What's wrong?" Max felt Liz's hand on his arm and couldn't help, but stare.
Liz followed Max' gaze, when she saw her hand was still on his arm she quickly took it out of it's place. "You didn't answer Claire's question."
Max shook his head as if trying to clear it. "Liz, is there some place where we can talk…privately?"
Liz instead of answering went to the door and opened it wider when she saw Max was heading towards her, she went downstairs and went into the manager's office. Liz saw a picture of herself with the Parkers and grew nostalgic. Wistfully, she picked up the picture and stared at it. She hadn't had time to put away their stuff, and she suddenly regretted not taking the time to do so. She never thought it would hurt her so much.
Max stood by the door watching Liz. He didn't know what to expect from her, he felt as though he didn't know her, as she was a completely different person. He saw Liz was staring at the picture without even blinking. Worried, he asked, "Liz are you okay?"
Liz dropped the frame startled by the sound of Max' voice. "Yeah, I'm okay."
Irritated, Max grabbed Liz by the shoulders and turned her towards him. "Liz, will you just be honest? I know you are lying."
"I'm not lying, Max," Liz said as she tried to get away from his grip.
Max tightened his grip on Liz. "Liz, would you just look me in the eye and tell me every thing is okay? Why can't you just stop hiding! This isn't you! Can't you understand you are my destiny?"
Liz stood rigid and looked him directly in the eye. "I'm fine." More quietly but still looking directly into his eyes said, "I'm not your destiny, Tess is. I thought you were finally accepting that, since you took off after her." Liz felt her heart was being ripped in two. Her mind screamed, 'It's not true! I'm your destiny!' Liz wanted to say it out loud, but she knew she couldn't a part of her mind reminded her that it wasn't time for them to know the truth.
Max looked dejected, but he wouldn't stop, he needed to break that wall she had built around herself. When he heard those words again, it was like a direct blow to his stomach again. "Would you just stop pretending you don't care! I know losing your parent hurts you, but you need to let me in, you need to let us in. We can help. Dressing like this isn't going to help or make better our problems."
"Max, I do care! They were my parents, and I know they are gone forever, so I'm dealing with it! And what do you care about how I dress? Or do you just like the wrapping?" Liz accused.
They heard a creek like the door was been open, stopping their argument, they turned to see who it was, they saw Linda standing besides the door.
"Liz, you better get ready for the funeral," Linda said, never taking her eyes off Max.
With one last glance in Max' direction, Liz nodded and left. She didn't want to leave Max alone with Linda, but she knew she had no other choice.
Max was watching Linda's movements; he felt that she should be the first to speak. He felt she was dangerous, yet he could tell she would never hurt Liz. Max took in her appearance, she had black hair, blue eyes, and light white skin, she seemed to be around 5'6," and no older than 36 years, yet he couldn't help but feel there was something not right about her.
"You're Max, right?" Seeing Max nod, she continued, "I'm Linda, Liz's aunt. "
"So you are Claire's mother?"
"Yes, and Liz's new guardian. Could you do me a favor?"
"Of course. What do I need to do?"
"Can you bring your friends to the funeral? It would mean a lot to Liz even if she doesn't say it."
"You didn't even need to ask."
Linda grabbed Max by the arm gently and began to guide him outside. "Good. Now I have another thing to say. Don't hurt Liz. You know to make the best decision you need to think things thoroughly, but sometimes the best decisions are taken when you let the heart act and not the mind." Linda patted him on the shoulder and added, "The service will be around 2:00 p.m. " As an after thought Linda said, "Think about what I told you, about making decisions." When she saw Max was out of sight she closed the Crashdown.
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Claire was immediately in Liz's room. "So what did he want?"
Liz was doing her last finishing touches on her make up. "He wanted to talk."
"About what?" Claire probed.
"That's none of your business," Liz answered, sweetly.
Liz was stepping out of her room when she bumped into someone. "Ugh! Can't you guys just give me some space!?"
Liz stormed out of their sight. "Was it something we said?" Chris asked.
"No, you dummy. It's all Max' fault she is like that," Claire said.
"Claire, when are you going to break the habit of accusing Max for every thing that goes wrong in Liz's life?"
"Josh, what are you doing defending him!? You know that what I say is true! Liz was always happy before she met him! All that's gone wrong in our life is his fault! Our planet was destroyed because of him!"
Chris held his breath, they usually didn't talk about that and when they did it was like rubbing salt in a wound. "Claire, take a deep breath and calm down. I know what you mean, but we can't blame Max for everything. Remember how happy Liz was when she was with him? Can you really take that away from her?"
Sadly, Claire sighed, "I know."
Josh changed the subject. "I was thinking that we should begin with Liz's training."
Chris almost choked with his own tongue. "Are you sure she is ready?"
"No, but she will be."
Linda made her presence known. "That's a wise choice, Josh. Time is running out, and Liz needs to be ready for the fights that lay ahead."
"But isn't it too soon? I mean, this has been dropped on Liz all at once." Chris butted in, hoping they would change their minds.
Claire looked at Chris incredulity. "Weren't you just telling us how strong Liz is?"
"That's different. Liz was dealing with a few things, but know you guys want to train her. You remember how draining that was and how it nearly drove us to the point of exhaustion, we nearly went mad."
Claire looked at Josh waiting for an explanation.
Josh sighed, but continued anyway. "Chris, I guess this is why you were in charge of the peace treaties and I of the field. This will be a great way to test her. This will tell us if she's ready or not. We have to believe in her."
Linda spoke gaining their attention. "Liz will be tested here, as will you. Liz is your leader, but she needs to dominate her powers before she can take that responsibility."
They heard Liz scream, and they immediately were running in the direction of the scream. When they got there they saw Liz was floating and was covered in a white light.
Liz saw them and in a panic asked, "Guys, can you get me down? I would really appreciate it."
Linda could only stare for even she was speechless, the only words she could get out were, "It has begun."
In that moment, they heard Max calling out Liz's name and his foots step nearing them. They were trying every thing they could to get Liz down, but all efforts were in vain. Just then, they heard the door opening.
To be continued…