A/N: LONG CHAPTER ALERT! I repeat LONG CHAPTER ALERT!
Ch. 5
Flashes
Liz's POV
"Where are we going?" Maria said yawning from the passenger seat.
I sighed, "Because I'm tired and I don't want to drive anymore." I said, pulling on to the nearest exit and stopping at a light.
"Oh. Does Alex know?" Maria muttered.
"He will eventually." I said. Looking around, the only motel I see to my liking ironically it is a place called Lucky.
Funny name aint it?
I wonder how many people will be getting lucky tonight. I giggle and Maria looks at me in wonderment.
"What?" She says.
"Nothing." I say, all humor suddenly gone and replaced with bitterness.
"Hey, what's going on?" Alex yawns to me out his window.
"Exactly." I say nodding towards him, "We're all tired Alex. We need rest. We'll start up again by morning and get to them by tomorrow night." I explain.
"Are you sure that's a good idea?" He yawns again.
I smirk up at him.
"Okay." Alex parks and gets out.
I do the same and we all meet up in the lobby.
"How are we going to do this?" Maria says digging through her purse.
"I'll pay." I step up to the clerk and ask for three rooms.
"Connected." Maria adds, I give her a look, "No locking the door either." Maria says for only me to hear.
The clerk nods his head and I am given three sets of keys as I am returned my Visa Platinum. "Thank you." I manage to say before I hand Maria and Alex their keys and make my way to my room.
"Why all separate rooms?" Maria whines.
"Night. Thanks Liz" Alex says going inside his room.
At least someone's grateful.
"Why not?" I snap.
"We always stuck together." Maria said doe eyed.
"That was then, " I say opening my room door, "This is now." I say slamming the door shut in her face.
I sigh as I flop down on the plush white bed and am almost immediately asleep when I hear the slam of Maria's room door. I get up off my bed and rush over to lock our connecting doors.
***
Isabel's POV
"They're not going to make it tonight." I say to Max and Michael.
Okay, now I know what your thinking…
HOW THE HELL DID SHE KNOW THAT?!
Need I say that its yet ANOTHER one of the many advancements to our powers?
"Great. This is fuckin great." Michael grumbles.
Now I don't know about you but Michael's constant attitude is really starting to bug the shit out of me. I mean isn't it enough that I had to deal with him and my brother and god, even Tess! The whole ride home? I mean, give me a break sometime will ya?
"You know you just cease to amaze me with your attitude Michael." I break.
"You too, Ice Queen." He throws back.
Ice queen?
"Excuse me?" I shot.
"You heard me Isabel." Michael's eyes burned into me.
"I have no problem with kicking your ass right now Michael." I spat.
"Am I supposed to be scared? Isn't that what you said to Khivar before he bitch slapped you in front of everyone?"
I stiffen, "At least I'm not the one shitting bricks because I'm nervous to know if Maria's going to still want me." I smirk.
–Bingo–
His face falls in an instant. That's what that asshole gets.
"Stop it Isabel, you know that was uncalled for." Max says at my back, but to both of us.
I sigh, "I know. I'm sorry Michael." I apologized.
"Whatever." He says angry and changes the floor to a softer place to rest.
"You know what I'm NOT sorry then!"
"Knock it off Isabel! Geezus I'm sorry alright?!" Michael frowned infuriated.
"So I guess we sleep and wait again for them tomorrow." Max states as he looks out into the stars and sighs.
"Yeah, thanks to Isabel." Michael snorts.
What a dick!
"How is any of this MY fault?" I snap.
"Shut both of you! Michael it's not Isabel's fault that Liz and the rest chose to take their lives away from Roswell. Isabel was light years away." Max responded.
"I'm out." Michael walked away.
"Gee did you think that up all by yourself Sherlock?" I say.
Max scowls, "Good night Isabel." He mutters lying down on the floor.
Luckily it's a warm summer's night, so we sleep well. Physically we sleep well, but mentally we drift in and out of consciousness because of all the terrors from the wars permanently imbedded in our minds, and from the apprehension of seeing our lost lovers safe return to us.
***
Liz's POV
Fuck.
I can't sleep no matter how hard I try. No matter how tired I am.
Why??????
Cuz I can't get fucking Max Evans out of my head that's why.
Maria and Alex are fast asleep I can tell by the way they're constant snoring is not helping me sleep. I swear, for a small pixie of a girl like Maria she sure can snore like a caveman. Oh and Alex, can we say, "You need help!?" –I think we can. The boy has a tremendously bad habit of talking in his sleep. Why hadn't I remembered all these damn annoying characteristics in my dear supposed best friends?
I try to think about childhood memories when I couldn't sleep and my mother would sing me to sleep or read me a bedtime story. But instead I'm remembered of a time when I couldn't sleep and Kyle helped me out…
-
"Can't sleep?" Kyle chuckled from his side of our king sized bed.
"What gave it away?" I joked.
"Oh, I dunno, maybe it's the fact that you've been kicking me with your feet for the past hour and a half. Oh and your feet are tremendously cold for such a hottie like you." He laughed again. Kyle was always laughing at his own jokes, even when they're not funny.
But I humored him by giggling, "Sorry."
"Oh, not its quite alright, at least your freshly pedicured toes are not scratching me like last time. I'm glad my gift certificate came in handy."
"I can't sleep Kyle!" I whined.
"C'mere." I felt his hand pull me over to him.
I snuggled into his arms, "I love you Kyle Valenti." I smiled.
"Yea, I'm just a lovable kind of guy." He joked while his fingers ran through my hair, "I love you too Liz Parker." He added, his other hand caressing my back.
"You should do this every night before we go to bed." I said in his neck.
"I have no problem with that." He continued to make me happy by running fingers through my hair and caressing my back.
We remained this way until we both fell asleep. Waking up in each other's arms was the best feeling in the world…
-
Groaning I turn over in my sleep and look to the clock.
4:36 a.m.
I'm still not asleep damn it! Now I'm just sad with grief for Kyle. That and I'm starting to feel sick. Gross, I feel gross and faint now. I think I might even vomit –god knows I barf when I'm anxious.
I'm suddenly nauseated and sweating like a pig. Then vivid and lively flashes hit me, hard, and fast, like a rush of old emotions streaming through me again.
*FLASH*
"I've never seen the cards fall like this before? The boy, he's different." The psychic raised her eyebrows.
"Yea." Liz replied.
"He's very important, this boy. A leader." The lady stated.
"Yeah, he has this whole other destiny… one that doesn't include me." Liz looked away.
"No. He chooses love."
"What?"
"He chooses you."
"No, no, no, no, see, that's impossible." Liz shook her head no.
"The reading is clear. You marry your true love. You have happiness. The card here?" She pointed to a card and smiled, "Intimacy, sex. You will not be left wanting." The psychic said with pleasure.
*FLASH*
"So, um… you want me to help you and Tess get together?" Liz looked at the future Max like he was crazy.
"Yes." He replied serious.
"Why don't you just go to Tess?"
"It's you I trust. It's you I have faith in, and because it's not just about getting me close to Tess… I need you to help me, fall out of love with you."
Liz's heart stopped as the words came out of this man's mouth.
*FLASH*
"What?" Liz said.
"Nothing. It's just… Seeing you at 17 again is making it all come flooding back to me. How my stomach used to rumble every time I saw you." Future Max said gently to Liz.
"So, um… did we get married?" Liz muttered.
"Liz, you know I can't…" He said hurt.
"You… I know, you can't talk about it. I'm sorry. I know." Liz looked away.
"We eloped. We were 19."
"We were 19? Wow, that's so young. That is too young." Liz shook her head in disbelief.
"That's what I said, but you said that Romeo and Juliet were even younger than us, so we drove to Vegas. Got married at the Elvis Chapel. Congratulations, kids." He turned the side of his lip up like Elvis.
"So we didn't have a real wedding?"
"Oh, we had a great wedding. You called Maria, Michael, Isabel, and Alex, and had them meet us halfway. We spent the whole night singing and dancing in some dive outside Phoenix, and at the end of the night, "I Shall Believe" came on the radio."
"I love that song." Liz smiled.
"I know. Everyone else was exhausted, but not us. Oh, we danced… just the two of us. And ever since then, it's been our song." Future Max smiled back.
"If this works… I'm not gonna have that day." Liz cried.
"No, you won't." He looked in her eyes.
*FLASH*
"I need your help." Liz said at Kyle Valenti's door.
*END FLASHES*
I screamed loud. REALLY loud.
-
"LIZ! Open up! OH god! Please Liz!" I hear Maria screaming on the other side of our locked connecting door.
I somehow miraculously raise my fatigue body off the bed and slowly make my way towards the door. My wrist feels like it's gonna break as I twist the lock and turn the knob. I let a whoosh of breath out of my lungs. Had I been holding my breath?
"LIZ!" Maria rushes through the door just in time to catch me as I lose my balance.
"Maria, get Alex." I whisper. As Maria leads me back to the bed.
She nods her head vigorously and runs to get Alex.
Panting I turn over and rest my head on a soft white pillow. What the hell was happening? I hadn't had a flash since Max and me, nothing this intense since our last kiss. And Max wasn't even here. He was still a state and a half away!
"Lizzie?" I hear Alex's worried voice.
"Alex?" I say.
"Are you alright?" He takes me in his arms.
"Alex…" I began to sob.
Then the pain comes back and I have another flash.
*FLASH*
"You did this to me, you sent me to Las Cruces." Alex cried to Tess as he barged into her room.
"Okay, Alex, Alex let me fix your mind, you're not thinking straight." Tess cried out to him.
"You mind warped me for two months while I decoded that silly book for you and now there's nothing left for you to mind warp. You destroyed my mind! How could you do this to me?!" Alex sobbed.
Then Kyle entered the room confused.
"Kyle get out!" Tess screamed at him.
"What's going on?" Kyle asked.
"Kyle go!" Tess screamed again.
"I have nothing, I might as well be dead." Alex went on.
"Hey just calm down!" Kyle tried to gain control.
"He's right okay. Calm down! Just calm down!" Tess tried to persuade Alex. As she put her hands to his head.
"NO! You can't mind warp me. NOOO!!!!" Alex tried to fight against her, but he was too late and Tess mind warped Alex and he collapsed dead.
*FLASH*
"Your duffel's all loaded." Kyle smiled, struggling to pull a large duffel bag into Tess' car unknown that it was Alex's body he just loaded into the car.
"Thanks Kyle." Tess smiled.
"Want me to come along?" Kyle offered.
"No. Go in the house. I'll take care of everything from here." Tess motioned for him to go back inside.
*END FLASH*
I shuddered and cried into Alex shoulder.
He had no idea how close he was to death did he? I wonder what this all meant. Was this what was to happen? Was it what WAS going to happen but didn't? I was at a loss of words and thought. Everything was a blur and I felt fatigue all over again. What the HELL was happening? If for any reason another wave of flashes hit me, I didn't think I had the strength to handle it this time.
I held Alex tight as my body would let me without sharp pains. And I sobbed.
"I love you Alex. Please don't let my bitchy side let you think otherwise." I cried to him.
"I love you too… Liz. It's alright. It's all alright." He coed in my ear as he rocked me back and forth.
***
Isabel's POV
I awoke from a light sleep and gasped. New information from years ago flooding into my mind like an out of control river current, ready to suck me under.
I cried out again.
Flashes seemed to run through me like water through a drain.
"Stop!" I screamed to the flashes as if they could hear me.
"Iz?" Max grumbled a few feet away.
I started to hyperventilate. I couldn't even remember how to breathe! I panicked
"Isabel!" Max rushed by me in shock.
"ALEX!" I screamed to the sky. "ALEX!" I screamed again.
"ISABEL!" Max and now Michael shouted trying to hold me down and calm me.
I was screaming uncontrollably and I didn't know how to stop. I was heart broken and hurting bad. I didn't know where this was all coming from.
"Iz." Max used his powers to calm me.
I closed my eyes and let breath renter my screaming lungs. "She was going to kill him." I panted looking at Max.
"Who?" Michael said sitting by us, running soothing fingers through my hair, using blots of energy to calm my nerves.
"Tess, she was going to kill Alex if he told anyone about her sending him to Las Cruces to translate the book." I trembled. "I saw it all and felt it so vividly. Like I was watching something happen right in front of me. But the flashes weren't from me, they were from-from someone else." I breathed in deep.
"What? What are you talking about Isabel?" Michael grunted.
"TESS!" I yelled pushing away from them both. "She was going to hurt Alex! She was going to KILL him!!" I shouted angry and weak.
"Isabel, c'mon now. Bear with us. You wake up in the middle of the night screaming and you're telling us all this bogus shit. I mean Iz-"
"I believe you." Midea came into the conversation, interrupting Michael.
I looked over to her, "Thank you." I whispered.
"C'mere." Max rubbed the sleep from his eyes and reached out to me again.
A single tear falling, thank god Alex was still alive. And still in love with me. I went to my brother's open arms and hugged him back. Then I got another flash…
*FLASH*
"I always thought hen I graduated I would give you my ring." Max said handing Liz a pendant Isabel had found at Atherton's and gave to him, "It looks like I won't graduate, so this is something from where I'll be."
"I can't believe this is all I have of you. I can't believe that after everything…"
"Liz, you never slept with Kyle, did you?"
Liz shook her head no.
"I wish, I wish this could have all been different. I wish that so much."
Max kissed Liz.
"I guess this is our good bye. Just tell me one thing, do you love her?" Liz said, tears in her eyes.
"Not like I love you." He replied sadly.
*END FLASH*
I pushed away from Max. "Why didn't you tell me?" I said.
"Cuz you already knew." He turned away and stood up.
"The suns coming up." Michael stretched.
"My first sunset on earth." Midea smiled.
"Max. You knew that Liz lied about Kyle and you still left?" I whispered to him.
He only nodded, "What else could I have done?"
"What are we talking about here?" Michael asked confused.
"Nothing." Max and I said at the same time.
"Fine. Whatever. I'm going back to sleep." Michael lay back down on the floor.
I sighed and lay down as well.
"I'm going out for a walk." Max says.
"Max, later… When things aren't so hectic. We need to talk." I spoke up.
"Y-yea." He grabbed his stomach. "Ah." He complained.
"Max? Max what is it?" I asked worried.
Max grunted and cradled his head in his hands. "Oh, god!" He cried out, "Ahhhhhrrrrgghh!" He flew to the floor on his knees. "Ahhh!" He continued to scream.
"Max!?" Michael and I were on him in seconds.
"Max what is it!" I screamed panicked.
"It's Liz!" Max swung around to face us.
"You only see what your eyes want to see
How can life be what you want it to be
You're frozen
When your heart's not open
You're so consumed with how much you get
You waste your time with hate and regret
You're broken
When your heart's not open
Mmmmmm, if I could melt your heart
Mmmmmm, we'd never be apart
Mmmmmm, give yourself to me
Mmmmmm, you hold the key
Now there's no point in placing the blame
And you should know I suffer the same
If I lose you
My heart will be broken
Love is a bird, she needs to fly
Let all the hurt inside of you die
You're frozen
When your heart's not open
Mmmmmm, if I could melt your heart
Mmmmmm, we'd never be apart
Mmmmmm, give yourself to me
Mmmmmm, you hold… the key
You only see what your eyes want to see
How can life be what you want it to be
You're frozen
When your heart's not open
Mmmmmm, if I could melt your heart
Mmmmmm, we'd never be apart
Mmmmmm, give yourself to me
Mmmmmm, you hold the key
Mmmmmm, if I could melt your heart
Mmmmmm, we'd never be apart
Mmmmmm, give yourself to me
Mmmmmm, you hold the key
If I could melt your heart…"
(Frozen [#8] by, Madonna – Ray of Light)
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A/N: HOPE YOU GUYS LIKE THIS CH! Its my favorite one!!!!
¤Elena¤
Ch. 5
Flashes
Liz's POV
"Where are we going?" Maria said yawning from the passenger seat.
I sighed, "Because I'm tired and I don't want to drive anymore." I said, pulling on to the nearest exit and stopping at a light.
"Oh. Does Alex know?" Maria muttered.
"He will eventually." I said. Looking around, the only motel I see to my liking ironically it is a place called Lucky.
Funny name aint it?
I wonder how many people will be getting lucky tonight. I giggle and Maria looks at me in wonderment.
"What?" She says.
"Nothing." I say, all humor suddenly gone and replaced with bitterness.
"Hey, what's going on?" Alex yawns to me out his window.
"Exactly." I say nodding towards him, "We're all tired Alex. We need rest. We'll start up again by morning and get to them by tomorrow night." I explain.
"Are you sure that's a good idea?" He yawns again.
I smirk up at him.
"Okay." Alex parks and gets out.
I do the same and we all meet up in the lobby.
"How are we going to do this?" Maria says digging through her purse.
"I'll pay." I step up to the clerk and ask for three rooms.
"Connected." Maria adds, I give her a look, "No locking the door either." Maria says for only me to hear.
The clerk nods his head and I am given three sets of keys as I am returned my Visa Platinum. "Thank you." I manage to say before I hand Maria and Alex their keys and make my way to my room.
"Why all separate rooms?" Maria whines.
"Night. Thanks Liz" Alex says going inside his room.
At least someone's grateful.
"Why not?" I snap.
"We always stuck together." Maria said doe eyed.
"That was then, " I say opening my room door, "This is now." I say slamming the door shut in her face.
I sigh as I flop down on the plush white bed and am almost immediately asleep when I hear the slam of Maria's room door. I get up off my bed and rush over to lock our connecting doors.
***
Isabel's POV
"They're not going to make it tonight." I say to Max and Michael.
Okay, now I know what your thinking…
HOW THE HELL DID SHE KNOW THAT?!
Need I say that its yet ANOTHER one of the many advancements to our powers?
"Great. This is fuckin great." Michael grumbles.
Now I don't know about you but Michael's constant attitude is really starting to bug the shit out of me. I mean isn't it enough that I had to deal with him and my brother and god, even Tess! The whole ride home? I mean, give me a break sometime will ya?
"You know you just cease to amaze me with your attitude Michael." I break.
"You too, Ice Queen." He throws back.
Ice queen?
"Excuse me?" I shot.
"You heard me Isabel." Michael's eyes burned into me.
"I have no problem with kicking your ass right now Michael." I spat.
"Am I supposed to be scared? Isn't that what you said to Khivar before he bitch slapped you in front of everyone?"
I stiffen, "At least I'm not the one shitting bricks because I'm nervous to know if Maria's going to still want me." I smirk.
–Bingo–
His face falls in an instant. That's what that asshole gets.
"Stop it Isabel, you know that was uncalled for." Max says at my back, but to both of us.
I sigh, "I know. I'm sorry Michael." I apologized.
"Whatever." He says angry and changes the floor to a softer place to rest.
"You know what I'm NOT sorry then!"
"Knock it off Isabel! Geezus I'm sorry alright?!" Michael frowned infuriated.
"So I guess we sleep and wait again for them tomorrow." Max states as he looks out into the stars and sighs.
"Yeah, thanks to Isabel." Michael snorts.
What a dick!
"How is any of this MY fault?" I snap.
"Shut both of you! Michael it's not Isabel's fault that Liz and the rest chose to take their lives away from Roswell. Isabel was light years away." Max responded.
"I'm out." Michael walked away.
"Gee did you think that up all by yourself Sherlock?" I say.
Max scowls, "Good night Isabel." He mutters lying down on the floor.
Luckily it's a warm summer's night, so we sleep well. Physically we sleep well, but mentally we drift in and out of consciousness because of all the terrors from the wars permanently imbedded in our minds, and from the apprehension of seeing our lost lovers safe return to us.
***
Liz's POV
Fuck.
I can't sleep no matter how hard I try. No matter how tired I am.
Why??????
Cuz I can't get fucking Max Evans out of my head that's why.
Maria and Alex are fast asleep I can tell by the way they're constant snoring is not helping me sleep. I swear, for a small pixie of a girl like Maria she sure can snore like a caveman. Oh and Alex, can we say, "You need help!?" –I think we can. The boy has a tremendously bad habit of talking in his sleep. Why hadn't I remembered all these damn annoying characteristics in my dear supposed best friends?
I try to think about childhood memories when I couldn't sleep and my mother would sing me to sleep or read me a bedtime story. But instead I'm remembered of a time when I couldn't sleep and Kyle helped me out…
-
"Can't sleep?" Kyle chuckled from his side of our king sized bed.
"What gave it away?" I joked.
"Oh, I dunno, maybe it's the fact that you've been kicking me with your feet for the past hour and a half. Oh and your feet are tremendously cold for such a hottie like you." He laughed again. Kyle was always laughing at his own jokes, even when they're not funny.
But I humored him by giggling, "Sorry."
"Oh, not its quite alright, at least your freshly pedicured toes are not scratching me like last time. I'm glad my gift certificate came in handy."
"I can't sleep Kyle!" I whined.
"C'mere." I felt his hand pull me over to him.
I snuggled into his arms, "I love you Kyle Valenti." I smiled.
"Yea, I'm just a lovable kind of guy." He joked while his fingers ran through my hair, "I love you too Liz Parker." He added, his other hand caressing my back.
"You should do this every night before we go to bed." I said in his neck.
"I have no problem with that." He continued to make me happy by running fingers through my hair and caressing my back.
We remained this way until we both fell asleep. Waking up in each other's arms was the best feeling in the world…
-
Groaning I turn over in my sleep and look to the clock.
4:36 a.m.
I'm still not asleep damn it! Now I'm just sad with grief for Kyle. That and I'm starting to feel sick. Gross, I feel gross and faint now. I think I might even vomit –god knows I barf when I'm anxious.
I'm suddenly nauseated and sweating like a pig. Then vivid and lively flashes hit me, hard, and fast, like a rush of old emotions streaming through me again.
*FLASH*
"I've never seen the cards fall like this before? The boy, he's different." The psychic raised her eyebrows.
"Yea." Liz replied.
"He's very important, this boy. A leader." The lady stated.
"Yeah, he has this whole other destiny… one that doesn't include me." Liz looked away.
"No. He chooses love."
"What?"
"He chooses you."
"No, no, no, no, see, that's impossible." Liz shook her head no.
"The reading is clear. You marry your true love. You have happiness. The card here?" She pointed to a card and smiled, "Intimacy, sex. You will not be left wanting." The psychic said with pleasure.
*FLASH*
"So, um… you want me to help you and Tess get together?" Liz looked at the future Max like he was crazy.
"Yes." He replied serious.
"Why don't you just go to Tess?"
"It's you I trust. It's you I have faith in, and because it's not just about getting me close to Tess… I need you to help me, fall out of love with you."
Liz's heart stopped as the words came out of this man's mouth.
*FLASH*
"What?" Liz said.
"Nothing. It's just… Seeing you at 17 again is making it all come flooding back to me. How my stomach used to rumble every time I saw you." Future Max said gently to Liz.
"So, um… did we get married?" Liz muttered.
"Liz, you know I can't…" He said hurt.
"You… I know, you can't talk about it. I'm sorry. I know." Liz looked away.
"We eloped. We were 19."
"We were 19? Wow, that's so young. That is too young." Liz shook her head in disbelief.
"That's what I said, but you said that Romeo and Juliet were even younger than us, so we drove to Vegas. Got married at the Elvis Chapel. Congratulations, kids." He turned the side of his lip up like Elvis.
"So we didn't have a real wedding?"
"Oh, we had a great wedding. You called Maria, Michael, Isabel, and Alex, and had them meet us halfway. We spent the whole night singing and dancing in some dive outside Phoenix, and at the end of the night, "I Shall Believe" came on the radio."
"I love that song." Liz smiled.
"I know. Everyone else was exhausted, but not us. Oh, we danced… just the two of us. And ever since then, it's been our song." Future Max smiled back.
"If this works… I'm not gonna have that day." Liz cried.
"No, you won't." He looked in her eyes.
*FLASH*
"I need your help." Liz said at Kyle Valenti's door.
*END FLASHES*
I screamed loud. REALLY loud.
-
"LIZ! Open up! OH god! Please Liz!" I hear Maria screaming on the other side of our locked connecting door.
I somehow miraculously raise my fatigue body off the bed and slowly make my way towards the door. My wrist feels like it's gonna break as I twist the lock and turn the knob. I let a whoosh of breath out of my lungs. Had I been holding my breath?
"LIZ!" Maria rushes through the door just in time to catch me as I lose my balance.
"Maria, get Alex." I whisper. As Maria leads me back to the bed.
She nods her head vigorously and runs to get Alex.
Panting I turn over and rest my head on a soft white pillow. What the hell was happening? I hadn't had a flash since Max and me, nothing this intense since our last kiss. And Max wasn't even here. He was still a state and a half away!
"Lizzie?" I hear Alex's worried voice.
"Alex?" I say.
"Are you alright?" He takes me in his arms.
"Alex…" I began to sob.
Then the pain comes back and I have another flash.
*FLASH*
"You did this to me, you sent me to Las Cruces." Alex cried to Tess as he barged into her room.
"Okay, Alex, Alex let me fix your mind, you're not thinking straight." Tess cried out to him.
"You mind warped me for two months while I decoded that silly book for you and now there's nothing left for you to mind warp. You destroyed my mind! How could you do this to me?!" Alex sobbed.
Then Kyle entered the room confused.
"Kyle get out!" Tess screamed at him.
"What's going on?" Kyle asked.
"Kyle go!" Tess screamed again.
"I have nothing, I might as well be dead." Alex went on.
"Hey just calm down!" Kyle tried to gain control.
"He's right okay. Calm down! Just calm down!" Tess tried to persuade Alex. As she put her hands to his head.
"NO! You can't mind warp me. NOOO!!!!" Alex tried to fight against her, but he was too late and Tess mind warped Alex and he collapsed dead.
*FLASH*
"Your duffel's all loaded." Kyle smiled, struggling to pull a large duffel bag into Tess' car unknown that it was Alex's body he just loaded into the car.
"Thanks Kyle." Tess smiled.
"Want me to come along?" Kyle offered.
"No. Go in the house. I'll take care of everything from here." Tess motioned for him to go back inside.
*END FLASH*
I shuddered and cried into Alex shoulder.
He had no idea how close he was to death did he? I wonder what this all meant. Was this what was to happen? Was it what WAS going to happen but didn't? I was at a loss of words and thought. Everything was a blur and I felt fatigue all over again. What the HELL was happening? If for any reason another wave of flashes hit me, I didn't think I had the strength to handle it this time.
I held Alex tight as my body would let me without sharp pains. And I sobbed.
"I love you Alex. Please don't let my bitchy side let you think otherwise." I cried to him.
"I love you too… Liz. It's alright. It's all alright." He coed in my ear as he rocked me back and forth.
***
Isabel's POV
I awoke from a light sleep and gasped. New information from years ago flooding into my mind like an out of control river current, ready to suck me under.
I cried out again.
Flashes seemed to run through me like water through a drain.
"Stop!" I screamed to the flashes as if they could hear me.
"Iz?" Max grumbled a few feet away.
I started to hyperventilate. I couldn't even remember how to breathe! I panicked
"Isabel!" Max rushed by me in shock.
"ALEX!" I screamed to the sky. "ALEX!" I screamed again.
"ISABEL!" Max and now Michael shouted trying to hold me down and calm me.
I was screaming uncontrollably and I didn't know how to stop. I was heart broken and hurting bad. I didn't know where this was all coming from.
"Iz." Max used his powers to calm me.
I closed my eyes and let breath renter my screaming lungs. "She was going to kill him." I panted looking at Max.
"Who?" Michael said sitting by us, running soothing fingers through my hair, using blots of energy to calm my nerves.
"Tess, she was going to kill Alex if he told anyone about her sending him to Las Cruces to translate the book." I trembled. "I saw it all and felt it so vividly. Like I was watching something happen right in front of me. But the flashes weren't from me, they were from-from someone else." I breathed in deep.
"What? What are you talking about Isabel?" Michael grunted.
"TESS!" I yelled pushing away from them both. "She was going to hurt Alex! She was going to KILL him!!" I shouted angry and weak.
"Isabel, c'mon now. Bear with us. You wake up in the middle of the night screaming and you're telling us all this bogus shit. I mean Iz-"
"I believe you." Midea came into the conversation, interrupting Michael.
I looked over to her, "Thank you." I whispered.
"C'mere." Max rubbed the sleep from his eyes and reached out to me again.
A single tear falling, thank god Alex was still alive. And still in love with me. I went to my brother's open arms and hugged him back. Then I got another flash…
*FLASH*
"I always thought hen I graduated I would give you my ring." Max said handing Liz a pendant Isabel had found at Atherton's and gave to him, "It looks like I won't graduate, so this is something from where I'll be."
"I can't believe this is all I have of you. I can't believe that after everything…"
"Liz, you never slept with Kyle, did you?"
Liz shook her head no.
"I wish, I wish this could have all been different. I wish that so much."
Max kissed Liz.
"I guess this is our good bye. Just tell me one thing, do you love her?" Liz said, tears in her eyes.
"Not like I love you." He replied sadly.
*END FLASH*
I pushed away from Max. "Why didn't you tell me?" I said.
"Cuz you already knew." He turned away and stood up.
"The suns coming up." Michael stretched.
"My first sunset on earth." Midea smiled.
"Max. You knew that Liz lied about Kyle and you still left?" I whispered to him.
He only nodded, "What else could I have done?"
"What are we talking about here?" Michael asked confused.
"Nothing." Max and I said at the same time.
"Fine. Whatever. I'm going back to sleep." Michael lay back down on the floor.
I sighed and lay down as well.
"I'm going out for a walk." Max says.
"Max, later… When things aren't so hectic. We need to talk." I spoke up.
"Y-yea." He grabbed his stomach. "Ah." He complained.
"Max? Max what is it?" I asked worried.
Max grunted and cradled his head in his hands. "Oh, god!" He cried out, "Ahhhhhrrrrgghh!" He flew to the floor on his knees. "Ahhh!" He continued to scream.
"Max!?" Michael and I were on him in seconds.
"Max what is it!" I screamed panicked.
"It's Liz!" Max swung around to face us.
"You only see what your eyes want to see
How can life be what you want it to be
You're frozen
When your heart's not open
You're so consumed with how much you get
You waste your time with hate and regret
You're broken
When your heart's not open
Mmmmmm, if I could melt your heart
Mmmmmm, we'd never be apart
Mmmmmm, give yourself to me
Mmmmmm, you hold the key
Now there's no point in placing the blame
And you should know I suffer the same
If I lose you
My heart will be broken
Love is a bird, she needs to fly
Let all the hurt inside of you die
You're frozen
When your heart's not open
Mmmmmm, if I could melt your heart
Mmmmmm, we'd never be apart
Mmmmmm, give yourself to me
Mmmmmm, you hold… the key
You only see what your eyes want to see
How can life be what you want it to be
You're frozen
When your heart's not open
Mmmmmm, if I could melt your heart
Mmmmmm, we'd never be apart
Mmmmmm, give yourself to me
Mmmmmm, you hold the key
Mmmmmm, if I could melt your heart
Mmmmmm, we'd never be apart
Mmmmmm, give yourself to me
Mmmmmm, you hold the key
If I could melt your heart…"
(Frozen [#8] by, Madonna – Ray of Light)
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A/N: HOPE YOU GUYS LIKE THIS CH! Its my favorite one!!!!
¤Elena¤