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Title: Missing

Author: Linda

Summary: This chapter is something for all you stargazers...and that's all I'm gonna say...

Category: Everybody; M&M, M&L, K&T and A&I (in a way)

Disclaimer: I don't own anything

Authors note: This story takes place somewhere in season 2. Alex is dead, but Tess isn't evil, and she never got pregnant because Max and Liz are happily together. I apologise if my english sucks because I'm swedish.

Also...please rewiew!!!!!

Maria was pacing around in the small, white room. She couldn't believe that she was here. Well, actually she didn't know where here was, but she had realised that it wasn't a good place.

Especially since a man had brought her here with a knife in his hand.

And another man had then later told her that she was pregnant.

And that didn't make any sense, because the one and only time she had slept with someone, was like eight months ago. With Michael.

Just thinking about it made her whole body ace for him. That night had been soooo amazing.

The day after Michael had told her that it had been a mistake. And although that didn't surprise Maria, coming from Michael, she once again let him hurt her.

Later when they got back together again they hadn't talked about it. It was like a forbidden topic.

But that one-time eight months ago couldn't have made her pregnant. But she was.

But it was weird, because Maria hadn't gotten any signs of the fact that she was carrying a baby inside her. No morning sickness, no kicks from the baby. And even weirder was that she wasn't showing. And if Michael was the father she should be giving birth within a month. And he had to be the father. Anything else was biologically impossible.

Anyway, Maria´s biggest problem right now was to figure out a way to get out of this place.

And she would prefer to do it before they had time to make anymore tests.

They had already done enough to her to make her whole body hurt.

But before she figured out a way to escape, all she could do was wait and hope.

Hope that her friends would find her and save her.

Don't forget that there is someone else involved now too, she reminded herself. Don't forget about the baby...

Isabel tossed and turned in her bed.

As usual her thoughts went to Alex. But this night it was different somehow. She could really feel and sense Alex, as if he was right there with her. Maybe it was just because Maria was gone, she thought.

Isabel needed Alex more than ever right now. She needed him to hold her in his arms, and tell her that everything was going to work out.

That was probably why she could sense him so strongly tonight.

Isabel opened her eyes, and instead of seeing just darkness, she saw another person. A familiar person. It was Alex.

It's just a dream, she thought...it's just your imagination.

She closed her eyes...and then opened them again. Alex was still there.

"Can't make up your mind if you want to see me, or go back to sleep?" Alex joked.

"It's really you!" Isabel said in shock.

Oh my god! It was Alex. It was her Alex.

Isabel quickly got out of bed and threw herself in Alex's arms.

He was there...alive with her. It felt so good to be back in his arms, where she belonged.

This must be the best feeling in the world, Isabel thought.

"Actually...I'm only here permanently," Alex said. He grabbed both of Isabel´s hands gently, and sat them both down on her bed. "I was sent here on a mission"

"A mission?" Isabel said disappointed. "What kind of a mission?"

"I'm here to help you get Maria back".

"Really? That's great!" Isabel said and felt a little better.

At least she was going to get Maria back. And Alex too, if only for a while.

She rested her head on Alex's shoulder, and tried to get as close to him as possible.

She wanted to feel him as much as she could. She needed to make sure that it was really him.

"Everything is going to work out" Alex said and kissed Isabel on her forehead.

"How did you know that was exactly what I needed to hear?" Isabel asked amazed.

"Because I know you better than you think" Alex whispered in her ear.

"I guess that's true"...

They sat like that for a while.

Just in silence that spoke louder than any words ever could.

"So what do we do now?" Isabel asked, breaking the silence.

"We get Maria back...and I think I know how to do it" Alex answered.

"If anybody can help us do it, it's you" Isabel said.

And she really did believe it. Soon they were going to have their friend back. And their group would be complete.

Then she remembered that Alex wasn't there to stay, and she was filled with sadness.

We will find a way to make that right too, she thought.

Right now she had to focus on Maria.

"I'm not gonna give up until we find her" Isabel said.

"I'm not going to give up either"...

There they sat. The two people who had been ripped apart so sudden.

And now were reunited, just as unexpected.

And even if it was just for a moment in time, it was the best moment of their lives.