Whoops. Sorry I was a teensy bit longer than I said. I had some school problems with my schedule, and I have had a ton of projects due and homework assignments... Oook, well you probably don't need to know any of that lol. :o)
Thanks so much for all the wonderful feedback! It's what makes me keep writing! :o)
Now, we plunge further into the world of Roswell Beach. *g*
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Part Four
Maria stared blankly in shock at him. This was Michael Guerin? she thought, mentally shaking her head. Why hadn't I noticed before? He's a freaking man-god.
"You're Michael Guerin?" Maria squeaked out, still staring in shock at him.
He looked uncomfortable and raked a hand through his hair, before shoving them into the pockets of his faded Levi's. "Uh, yeah. Thanks for saving my life."
Still, Maria stared.
"Maria," Isabel muttered, shoving her elbow into Maria's side. "Say something."
"Oh, um, you're welcome," She responded lamely.
There was an uncomfortable lapse of silence, where no one really knew what to say. Maria was still staring at Michael and Isabel and Tess weren't sure what to say next. Luckily, Alex saved them from saying anything at all.
"What were you guys looking at in there?" He asked, walking over to the three guys. Miranda followed.
"We weren't looking at anything," one of the guys explained lamely, trailing off at the end.
"Yeah right, Kyle. There was something happening in there, and Maria saw it too. So you can't lie anymore," Miranda said, narrowing her eyes at the teen in front of her.
With the others occupied, Tess, Isabel and Maria huddled together in a circle again. "Maria, what did you see dad doing back there?" Tess asked, turning to her sister.
"Was it bad?" Isabel bit her bottom lip in anticipation.
Maria looked down at the ground. "I don't want to talk about it right now. When we get home okay?"
Isabel nodded and grabbed Maria's hand. Whatever it was, it had scared Maria really bad. And Maria was the toughest out of the three of them.
On the other side of the room, Alex and Miranda were unsuccessfully trying to get an explanation out of Max, Michael and Kyle. Liz was standing nearby, obviously confused, and looking sort of angry at being left out of things.
"Um, guys?" Tess said, trying to get the attention of everyone else. "We're going to go home now. See you tomorrow."
Maria, Isabel and Tess were almost out the door when Miranda turned around and noticed them leaving.
"Hey guys! Where are you going? We're just about to wear them down!" Miranda called.
Maria turned around and shook her head. This wasn't a freaking game. "We're going home. It's late and I'm dead on my feet, okay. We can meet here tomorrow if you guys want. Around 9:30, all right? See you later." And with that Maria pulled her sisters out the back door of the cafe.
"Let's get home as quick as we can," Isabel decided, remembering the not so nice people that had chased them from Wheeler's. Who knew where they were.
Tess suddenly grinned. "I've been working on something that could get us home really fast."
"What?" Isabel asked warily.
"Just watch and learn," Tess assured her and Maria.
i"Watch over me and my sisters three,
Do not let us get lost.
Bring us home as safe as can be,
And help us escape the morning frost."/i
And with that, a strong wind suddenly whipped up, and the three sister disappeared off the street corner with a small 'pop'.
*****
When they reappeared, Tess, after making sure that nobody noticed grinned triumphantly at Isabel and Tess. "Told you," She teased.
"Yeah, so what?" Isabel returned. "I could've done that if I wanted to."
"Uh, guys?" Maria asked timidly, glancing around.
Tess ignored her. "You could not have! I just perfected that spell yesterday!"
"Perfected?" Maria muttered in disbelief.
"Well, I perfected it last week!" Isabel yelled, digging herself deeper.
"Oh, you did not. You didn't even know what I was going to do," Tess said, narrowing her eyes at Isabel.
"Guys?" Maria said, louder this time.
"I knew!" Isabel insisted. "I could do it too!"
"Well, if you could do it so well, get us out of Portland and back to Roswell Beach!" Maria shouted, gaining her sister's attention.
"What?" Gasped Tess, finally glancing around. "Portland?" They were standing at the entrance of a dark alley, on a street near their old home.
"You must not have been thinking about Roswell Beach being home," Maria suggested. She moved her sisters backwards into the alley until they couldn't be seen from the street. "So, Iz, if you can do this spell so well why don't you get us back home safely."
Isabel looked slightly nervous. "Uh, yeah, okay."
Tess rolled her eyes. "This is never going to work," she muttered. Maria shushed her, as Isabel took a deep breath before she began to speak.
iWatch over me and my sisters three,
Take us home to Roswell Beach.
Make sure we get there fine,
And I'll watch over yours and mine./i
Tess snorted. "That's not going to wo-" But the sisters were sucked from the alley and again, disappeared with a quiet 'pop'.
*****
When they reappeared again, the first thing Isabel did was check where they were.
"Yes!" Maria exclaimed, seeing that they were standing in front of their new house. "Way to go Iz!"
Tess pouted, then turned and headed inside.
"Aw, come on Tess! Don't be like that!" Isabel called after her sister, as Tess stalked inside the house, slamming the screen door shut behind her. "Tess! Wait up!" Isabel ran inside after Tess, and Maria smiled to herself.
Her little plan had worked. She had messed up Tess's spell so they went to Portland, and then had made sure Isabel's worked, to get back home. She knew Tess would get angry, and Isabel would gloat about it. Now, her sisters had forgotten about Wheeler's for the time being, and Maria could think up something to tell them, besides the truth. Maybe I should be an actress, Maria thought. They never even suspected anything.
Maria headed inside, happy that she had knocked her sister's off course, but desperately hoping her dad wasn't home yet. She didn't think she could deal with him right now. Not after Wheeler's.
tbc...
Thanks so much for all the wonderful feedback! It's what makes me keep writing! :o)
Now, we plunge further into the world of Roswell Beach. *g*
*****
Part Four
Maria stared blankly in shock at him. This was Michael Guerin? she thought, mentally shaking her head. Why hadn't I noticed before? He's a freaking man-god.
"You're Michael Guerin?" Maria squeaked out, still staring in shock at him.
He looked uncomfortable and raked a hand through his hair, before shoving them into the pockets of his faded Levi's. "Uh, yeah. Thanks for saving my life."
Still, Maria stared.
"Maria," Isabel muttered, shoving her elbow into Maria's side. "Say something."
"Oh, um, you're welcome," She responded lamely.
There was an uncomfortable lapse of silence, where no one really knew what to say. Maria was still staring at Michael and Isabel and Tess weren't sure what to say next. Luckily, Alex saved them from saying anything at all.
"What were you guys looking at in there?" He asked, walking over to the three guys. Miranda followed.
"We weren't looking at anything," one of the guys explained lamely, trailing off at the end.
"Yeah right, Kyle. There was something happening in there, and Maria saw it too. So you can't lie anymore," Miranda said, narrowing her eyes at the teen in front of her.
With the others occupied, Tess, Isabel and Maria huddled together in a circle again. "Maria, what did you see dad doing back there?" Tess asked, turning to her sister.
"Was it bad?" Isabel bit her bottom lip in anticipation.
Maria looked down at the ground. "I don't want to talk about it right now. When we get home okay?"
Isabel nodded and grabbed Maria's hand. Whatever it was, it had scared Maria really bad. And Maria was the toughest out of the three of them.
On the other side of the room, Alex and Miranda were unsuccessfully trying to get an explanation out of Max, Michael and Kyle. Liz was standing nearby, obviously confused, and looking sort of angry at being left out of things.
"Um, guys?" Tess said, trying to get the attention of everyone else. "We're going to go home now. See you tomorrow."
Maria, Isabel and Tess were almost out the door when Miranda turned around and noticed them leaving.
"Hey guys! Where are you going? We're just about to wear them down!" Miranda called.
Maria turned around and shook her head. This wasn't a freaking game. "We're going home. It's late and I'm dead on my feet, okay. We can meet here tomorrow if you guys want. Around 9:30, all right? See you later." And with that Maria pulled her sisters out the back door of the cafe.
"Let's get home as quick as we can," Isabel decided, remembering the not so nice people that had chased them from Wheeler's. Who knew where they were.
Tess suddenly grinned. "I've been working on something that could get us home really fast."
"What?" Isabel asked warily.
"Just watch and learn," Tess assured her and Maria.
i"Watch over me and my sisters three,
Do not let us get lost.
Bring us home as safe as can be,
And help us escape the morning frost."/i
And with that, a strong wind suddenly whipped up, and the three sister disappeared off the street corner with a small 'pop'.
*****
When they reappeared, Tess, after making sure that nobody noticed grinned triumphantly at Isabel and Tess. "Told you," She teased.
"Yeah, so what?" Isabel returned. "I could've done that if I wanted to."
"Uh, guys?" Maria asked timidly, glancing around.
Tess ignored her. "You could not have! I just perfected that spell yesterday!"
"Perfected?" Maria muttered in disbelief.
"Well, I perfected it last week!" Isabel yelled, digging herself deeper.
"Oh, you did not. You didn't even know what I was going to do," Tess said, narrowing her eyes at Isabel.
"Guys?" Maria said, louder this time.
"I knew!" Isabel insisted. "I could do it too!"
"Well, if you could do it so well, get us out of Portland and back to Roswell Beach!" Maria shouted, gaining her sister's attention.
"What?" Gasped Tess, finally glancing around. "Portland?" They were standing at the entrance of a dark alley, on a street near their old home.
"You must not have been thinking about Roswell Beach being home," Maria suggested. She moved her sisters backwards into the alley until they couldn't be seen from the street. "So, Iz, if you can do this spell so well why don't you get us back home safely."
Isabel looked slightly nervous. "Uh, yeah, okay."
Tess rolled her eyes. "This is never going to work," she muttered. Maria shushed her, as Isabel took a deep breath before she began to speak.
iWatch over me and my sisters three,
Take us home to Roswell Beach.
Make sure we get there fine,
And I'll watch over yours and mine./i
Tess snorted. "That's not going to wo-" But the sisters were sucked from the alley and again, disappeared with a quiet 'pop'.
*****
When they reappeared again, the first thing Isabel did was check where they were.
"Yes!" Maria exclaimed, seeing that they were standing in front of their new house. "Way to go Iz!"
Tess pouted, then turned and headed inside.
"Aw, come on Tess! Don't be like that!" Isabel called after her sister, as Tess stalked inside the house, slamming the screen door shut behind her. "Tess! Wait up!" Isabel ran inside after Tess, and Maria smiled to herself.
Her little plan had worked. She had messed up Tess's spell so they went to Portland, and then had made sure Isabel's worked, to get back home. She knew Tess would get angry, and Isabel would gloat about it. Now, her sisters had forgotten about Wheeler's for the time being, and Maria could think up something to tell them, besides the truth. Maybe I should be an actress, Maria thought. They never even suspected anything.
Maria headed inside, happy that she had knocked her sister's off course, but desperately hoping her dad wasn't home yet. She didn't think she could deal with him right now. Not after Wheeler's.
tbc...
