Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters. However much I'd like to own Max Evans….mmmm… I don't so plz don't sue me! I'm just helping them along, a couple of them are made up so they belong to me( but I would like to say to the creators of Roswell 'WE BOW TO YOUR GENIUS! thank you (

(Ps, the words with " around them are song words from music in the back ground. The song is I shall Believe, the one from The end of the world.)



She was running, running so fast, her heart was bursting, but no matter how fast she ran the men in suits were gaining on her. She couldn't run any more; she had to stop. They were right behind her, one was reaching out. He was going to grab her… Suddenly there was a flash of green light…

Liz Parker jolted out of sleep covered in sweat. She flicked on her light and glanced around the room. Looking down at her clock she saw that it was 6:30, she sighed, her shift started in an hour but she wouldn't get any more sleep before then. Liz climbed out of bed, still in a daze and walked to the shower.

Her mind was still in shock, it had all seemed so real and then there was the flash, what could it all mean? The flash… Max…

Max sprang up in his bed with a start, Liz had been running and there was someone behind her. He could feel all of Liz' pain and fear… He couldn't see the men behind her but he could sense their malice. He'd raised his arm and a green flash came but then it all ended. He hadn't recognised where they were, it had felt like somewhere he had been before but couldn't quite remember.

He groaned as he rolled over, it had all seemed so indescribably real. Was Liz OK? His breathing shallowed as the vision of her hopped in front of his eyes. He still loved her so much, more than he could have ever imagined, but he had seen her with Kyle. Ever since then, when he actually got to sleep, he had been troubled with all kinds of strange dreams but none had been as real as this one. He sighed…

Somewhere deep down in his heart he knew something was wrong, but he just couldn't acknowledge that! If he did all the other thoughts hovering there would surface… His heart knew Liz could never hurt him! But his head thought he should be angry… He clamped his eyes shut trying to close out all the haunting thoughts and pictures of Liz. She had to care, she had saved his life in New York when he was with Tess…Tess, how could he ever be with her?

***

'Space fries, UFO burger and an Alien Soda,' Liz rattled off without feeling.

'Thanks'

"Come to me now

And lay your hands over me

Even if it's a lie

Say it will be all right

And I shall believe"

Liz sighed as she walked away, it had been a week and two days since she had had to lie to Max again about sleeping with Kyle, she could still see all the hurt in his face and it tore her up inside. Since that last lie she had lain awake at night just thinking about him. But last night she finally dropped off to sleep and then she had had the dream… Just the thought of it made her tremble in fear, everything had been so real, she could still feel the men's breath on the back of her neck…

"I'm broken in two

And I know you're on to me

That I only come home

When I'm so all alone

But I do believe

That not everything is gonna be the way

You think it ought to be

It seems like every time I try to make it right

It all comes down on me

Please say honestly you won't give up on me

And I shall believe

And I shall believe"

Liz' head jerked up at the sound of the door, she saw Max walking in. He was walking over to her! She felt her knees turn to jelly, all the terror of her dream just melting away at the sight of his face, but then she saw his strained face and forced smile and knew he could never love her again… Her smile disappeared and she began to turn away.

"Open the door

And show me your face tonight

I know it's true

No one heals me like you

And you hold the key"

Max focused on the door of the Crash Down, as he tried to pluck up the courage to go in, he pushed open the door and walked in. There she was, she was so beautiful… He saw her face fall and his heart sank back down to the pit of his boots… Maybe he was wrong; maybe she did love Kyle. So he kept walking, straight past Liz and to the bar to talk to Michael.

"Never again

would I turn away from you

I'm so heavy tonight

But your love is all right

And I do believe

That not everything is gonna be the way

You think it ought to be

It seems like every time I try to make it right

It all comes down on me

Please say honestly

You won't give up on me

And I shall believe

I shall believe

And I shall believe"

'Hey, what's up Max?'

'Nothing, don't worry…'

'Yeah,' scoffed Michael.

Max didn't even notice he was just trying to keep his eyes away from Liz.

'Just get over yourself Max! Just go and talk to her! Its obvious you want to!' said Michael intterupting his train of thought.

'Huh? Oh…' Max sighed, 'She doesn't love me! She loves Kyle…'

'You really think that?' Michael asked seriously, he saw the doubt flit across Max' face. 'And you're meant to be our great leader! We're doomed!' muttered Michael as he turned away.

Max sighed again; he had never asked to be leader or an alien at that! It might have been so much easier with Liz if it hadn't been for this alien thing, but then again if it hadn't been for that then he would have never had the courage to even speak to her…

'Yoo-hoo, earth to Liz!'

Liz snapped out of her daze to see Maria staring and waving at her.

'Huh? What?'

'Oh so you are there! I thought you had been abducted by little green men, what's up?' Maria's eyes swung in the direction that Liz had been looking and saw Max. 'Oh… so its that is it… look Lizzie you've either gotta let go and move on, or go back and tell him! You're not getting anywhere this way!'

'Yeah, I guess but I can never go back, future Max! Remember! But I don't wanna go forwards…'

'Look sweetie; give yourself a break, you look terrible! Just take time out, you need to come with me and do some serious shopping! We'll leave as soon as my shift finishes OK?'

'Yeah, sure.'

Liz' eyes flicked back to Max for just a second and saw he was looking at her, they both quickly looked away.

'Hopeless!' Murmured Maria, shaking her head, as she walked away.