They stared up into the sky. The stars seemed too shine more tonight.
Michael had his arm protectively around Maria, who in turn had her arm
around Liz. Liz was cuddling her legs. They were all huddled onto Liz's
balcony. They were having a girlie sleepover (with the exception of
Michael!) and conversation had eventually dwindled off as they looked into
space. They all got a shock when Max stuck his head over the top of the
fire escape.
"Jesus, Max. What the hell are you doing?" Michael had pulled Maria behind him who was now struggling to see the intruder.
"Oh, uh...I came to see Liz. What are you all doing out here?"
"Michael and Maria are staying over the night. What do you want Max?"
Liz looked at Max, hoping he wasn't going to say what she thought he wanted to ask. She walked over to him slowly. He looked into her eyes and she had to look away in case the secrets she held were given away. Maria and Michael had slipped inside the room to give them privacy, and Liz didn't know whether to scream at them to come back or get this over with.
"Well...we, I think..."
"What Max..."
"I guess I just thought that with, with Tess gone, maybe things would go back to the way they were... before her...I guess...."
Liz was desperately trying to think of something to say, when a scream came from inside her room. She turned and ran with Max in close pursuit. She climbed inside to see the sight of Michael squirming on the floor, pain etched onto his features. Maria was trying to get him to look at her with no success. Suddenly his eyes opened, and he tried standing.
"Oh my god..Max....I saw....I, the dream..." He collapsed. They dragged him onto the bed, and watched confused as he slept peacefully.
A few minutes earlier....
Michael was looking into Maria's eyes. He could do this for decades. Centuries even. They expressed everything, which was what he liked. He had just been about to kiss her when a sharp pain ripped through his head. Not his pain, someone else's. He could sense it. Sense it? Cool! Then images flew at him before he could even figure out was going on.
**FLASH**
A smooth landing in a forest. Getting out and looking around. Cursing because you're not where you meant to be. Getting back into a really hi- tech ship. Collecting a bag. Standing back from the ship, and turning it to ash to get rid of evidence. A perfectly normal forest clearing.
What I choose to do, is of no concern to you and your friends
Where I lay my hat may not be my home, but I will last on my own
Cause its me, and my life, its my life, its my life
Oh the world has sat in the palm of my hand not that you'd see
And I'm tired and bored of waiting for you and all those things you never do
Cause its me, and my life, its my life, its my life
Liz's soft voice floated out onto the balcony, awaking Max and comforting the already awake Kyle and Isabel. Maria was fast asleep on Michael who was still flat out. Isabel had dream walked him to see if he was ok, but had only come out saying everything seemed to be normal with the whole "hormonal dream thing going on" with pointed looks at Maria. Liz didn't know anyone was awake as she sang to herself while sitting at her desk writing in her journal. She had had another dream about Max. It was a common occurrence recently. The thing was that it wasn't heart braking or anything. It was actually kinda saucy! Things she would never tell her mother anyway. However, she was most definitely NOT telling Max and the others! No way! They'd deal with Michael's dreams first. With that, she looked over at Michael and Maria but Isabel blocked her view.
"Saucy huh?!"
"Isabel.....hi, um....that was private, it's my journal. What did you read?"
"Enough to know that you still care about my brother."
Isabel whispered, not wanting to embarrass Liz or anything. Plus, if she loved him so goddamn much, she must have a reason for staying away right?
Liz had panic lights going off inside her head, when Michael and Maria started to wake up. Phew, luck is seriously on my side thought Liz as she remembered the other time Michael and Maria decided to interrupt.
Kyle and Max climbed in the window, and Michael sat up, looking about him groggily. A fierce hug from Maria and another from Liz startled him. Max looked on, and couldn't help the pang of jealously as Liz hugged Michael. Isabel decided to join, as she pulled him into a quick embrace.
"Jesus, Why don't I just faint and not wake up for a couple of hours. Would I get this reception?" Kyle stepped forward "So, what happened?"
Maria glared at him for being so blunt.
"What, I was dragged out of bed in the middle of the night, and not expected to want to know why?"
"Michael freaked out and everything was bad and-"
"Maria....." Liz knew exactly what had happened, "You saw the dreams didn't you? Except they were flashes?"
Michael nodded, and everyone looked at Liz.
"How did you know?" Max was curious.
"Well, Michael, I remember you telling me that recently the dreams have been more frequent up until you're having them practically every night. It would make sense that you're now having them when you're conscious. Maybe they're trying to tell you something."
"Or someone...." Everyone looked at Kyle. "Well, someone could be trying to give him a clue, and cos he's slightly brain dead, they had to up the dream giving scale. Plus pain to tell him to hurry the hell up."
"Well...they couldn't be more specific?!"
"Jesus, Max. What the hell are you doing?" Michael had pulled Maria behind him who was now struggling to see the intruder.
"Oh, uh...I came to see Liz. What are you all doing out here?"
"Michael and Maria are staying over the night. What do you want Max?"
Liz looked at Max, hoping he wasn't going to say what she thought he wanted to ask. She walked over to him slowly. He looked into her eyes and she had to look away in case the secrets she held were given away. Maria and Michael had slipped inside the room to give them privacy, and Liz didn't know whether to scream at them to come back or get this over with.
"Well...we, I think..."
"What Max..."
"I guess I just thought that with, with Tess gone, maybe things would go back to the way they were... before her...I guess...."
Liz was desperately trying to think of something to say, when a scream came from inside her room. She turned and ran with Max in close pursuit. She climbed inside to see the sight of Michael squirming on the floor, pain etched onto his features. Maria was trying to get him to look at her with no success. Suddenly his eyes opened, and he tried standing.
"Oh my god..Max....I saw....I, the dream..." He collapsed. They dragged him onto the bed, and watched confused as he slept peacefully.
A few minutes earlier....
Michael was looking into Maria's eyes. He could do this for decades. Centuries even. They expressed everything, which was what he liked. He had just been about to kiss her when a sharp pain ripped through his head. Not his pain, someone else's. He could sense it. Sense it? Cool! Then images flew at him before he could even figure out was going on.
**FLASH**
A smooth landing in a forest. Getting out and looking around. Cursing because you're not where you meant to be. Getting back into a really hi- tech ship. Collecting a bag. Standing back from the ship, and turning it to ash to get rid of evidence. A perfectly normal forest clearing.
What I choose to do, is of no concern to you and your friends
Where I lay my hat may not be my home, but I will last on my own
Cause its me, and my life, its my life, its my life
Oh the world has sat in the palm of my hand not that you'd see
And I'm tired and bored of waiting for you and all those things you never do
Cause its me, and my life, its my life, its my life
Liz's soft voice floated out onto the balcony, awaking Max and comforting the already awake Kyle and Isabel. Maria was fast asleep on Michael who was still flat out. Isabel had dream walked him to see if he was ok, but had only come out saying everything seemed to be normal with the whole "hormonal dream thing going on" with pointed looks at Maria. Liz didn't know anyone was awake as she sang to herself while sitting at her desk writing in her journal. She had had another dream about Max. It was a common occurrence recently. The thing was that it wasn't heart braking or anything. It was actually kinda saucy! Things she would never tell her mother anyway. However, she was most definitely NOT telling Max and the others! No way! They'd deal with Michael's dreams first. With that, she looked over at Michael and Maria but Isabel blocked her view.
"Saucy huh?!"
"Isabel.....hi, um....that was private, it's my journal. What did you read?"
"Enough to know that you still care about my brother."
Isabel whispered, not wanting to embarrass Liz or anything. Plus, if she loved him so goddamn much, she must have a reason for staying away right?
Liz had panic lights going off inside her head, when Michael and Maria started to wake up. Phew, luck is seriously on my side thought Liz as she remembered the other time Michael and Maria decided to interrupt.
Kyle and Max climbed in the window, and Michael sat up, looking about him groggily. A fierce hug from Maria and another from Liz startled him. Max looked on, and couldn't help the pang of jealously as Liz hugged Michael. Isabel decided to join, as she pulled him into a quick embrace.
"Jesus, Why don't I just faint and not wake up for a couple of hours. Would I get this reception?" Kyle stepped forward "So, what happened?"
Maria glared at him for being so blunt.
"What, I was dragged out of bed in the middle of the night, and not expected to want to know why?"
"Michael freaked out and everything was bad and-"
"Maria....." Liz knew exactly what had happened, "You saw the dreams didn't you? Except they were flashes?"
Michael nodded, and everyone looked at Liz.
"How did you know?" Max was curious.
"Well, Michael, I remember you telling me that recently the dreams have been more frequent up until you're having them practically every night. It would make sense that you're now having them when you're conscious. Maybe they're trying to tell you something."
"Or someone...." Everyone looked at Kyle. "Well, someone could be trying to give him a clue, and cos he's slightly brain dead, they had to up the dream giving scale. Plus pain to tell him to hurry the hell up."
"Well...they couldn't be more specific?!"