Isabel stopped trying to talk because her voice wasn't getting any
stronger with her crying, so she just stood there with Michael. In her
subconscious she realized that Michael was never good with a crying
female and look at him now.
Maria watched Michael and Isabel, and couldn't help the pang of
jealousy in her heart. She sighed and turned to Tess walking to her.
"So, you OK?" She asked. Tess nodded.
Liz smiled. "Yeah I guess it does. But it changes everything, you
know?" Liz asked.
"I guess." Max answered. What he was feeling was perfect. Liz, the
girl he loved above anything else, was right here in his arms. The
first person he was married to. He smiled at his next thought. His
true destiny.
Isabel lifted her head. It never took her long to shift moods and she
was thankful for that. At least she couldn't ruin Michael's shirt
anymore. "You'll have to get your shirt washed when we get back.
Michael chuckled softly. "Yeah, right. Looks like it."
Liz looked up at Max. "I think you should go talk with Isabel. I know
Michael is with her, but she's your sister." Liz told him. Who knew
exactly what Isabel was thinking right now and she didn't want her to
do anything rash that she couldn't recover from.
Max nodded. He reluctantly let go of Liz and walked over to where
Isabel and Michael where.
"Iz." He said softly. Michael decided to leave the two alone and
walked back to the others.
Isabel stepped back from Michael. She didn't want to have to face
herself and if facing Max was the answer, then so be it. "Max." She
acknowledged.
Liz walked over to Tess and Maria. "So, I guess you're my sister after
all. Are you ok? That whole memory thing really knocked all the energy
out of me." Liz said.
"Are you ok?" Max asked. "I mean...I..." He sighed. "OK, let
me try this again. Isabel, I know what you must be thinking, but it
wasn't you Iz. It was Vilandra. You're Isabel Evans. You didn't hurt
Liz."
Isabel shook her head. "But Max it was me. Just because I didn't kill
her on this planet doesn't mean I didn't there. It happened and I did
it. You saw it. Liz was pregnant. You were going to have a child and I
kill both of them. Don't you understand that?" Isabel asked, tears
threatening to come back.
Tess nodded softly. "I'm OK. It was just so weird."
Liz nodded. "But are you ok with the whole thing, not just that? I
mean, me, your sister. That's going to take some time getting used to
in itself." Liz said, for once finding it not too hard to be civil to
Tess.
Tess looked at Liz. "It'll get some getting used to." Tess smiled.
"I've never had a sister..in this life...before."
Liz smiled. "Yeah. Me either. Think that there would be any way
possible that we could ever get along like we apparently used to?" She
asked, not really expecting a positive answer.
Max pulled Isabel into a tight, comforting hug. "No, Isabel, Vilandra
and Isabel are two different people. You can't blame yourself for what
she did."
Isabel shook her head again. "Sorry, Max but the blame thing only works
in theory. It's humanly impossible for me not to blame myself. Only
thing you guys can do is be there." Isabel answered. Max didn't know
what to say to that, so he just held her.
Maria walked to Michael. "So, is she gonna be ok?" Maria asked,
referring to Isabel.
Michael stood next to Maria. "I think she will be, given time. It
really freaked her out, the fact that she killed Liz on Antar."
Michael answered. "And I wanted to tell you that I was sorry for
ignoring all your calls and everything." He said the last sentence
softly.
Maria looked at him quickly. "Excuse me, what was that?" Not believing
her ears.
Michael scowled a little bit. She wanted him to repeat himself. "I
said I was sorry for not returning your calls. It was wrong of me." He
said.
Maria bit back a smile. "OK." She said. "You're forgiven."
Tess looked at her. "I think that could be possible." She smiled
softly.
Liz looked amazed. "You mean we wouldn't fight anymore, well, not that
often or anything? And what about Max?" She asked, looking more amazed
by the second.
"Well, like he says, this proves he has always loved you. And we both
saw how you two where back then. You loved him more then air itself."
Tess said.
Liz's jaw was temped to drop, but she kept it in place. "So you're
saying that if he wants to date me, he can?" She asked calmly, though
feeling anything but.
Tess nodded. "Yeah, who am I to stand in the way of something that was
truly destined." She smiled softly. "Besides, there are other fish in
the sea for me." She said, her mind playing with the thought of Kyle.
Liz's smile widened and she rushed over to Tess and gave her a quick
hug and backed away quickly, obviously embarrassed. "Sorry." She said.
Michael looked a little bit more relieved. It definitely lifted a bit
of the tension. "So, how do you think this will all turn out?" He asked.
"I don't know." Maria said. "I hope all for the best."
Tess smiled and hugged Liz. Maria saw this. "Whoa, now that's
something I never thought I'd see. Those two hugging. I guess this did
change everything."
Michael nodded his head. "I know." He paused for a second. "Not to
sound romantic or anything, but what about us?" He asked.
Maria looked at him. "What about us?" She asked. Part of her wanted
to just run into his arms and kiss him like mad, but the other part
told her to hold back, play it cool.
Michael sighed. She always made him say everything. Didn't she get the
fact that he wasn't all that much of a romantic? "I mean like dating
and stuff." He said vaguely, not really sure of what she expected him
to say. "Let's face it, me and Isabel just aren't going to happen."
"So, you basically are begging me to consider taking you back?" She
joked with a grin.
Liz smiled. "This is different. Maria probably thinks the both of us
are crazy. But then it's like wow, I have a sister." She explained,
knowing that Tess understood.
Tess smiled. "Yeah."
Michael smiled. "I don't beg, but the rest of it's true." He paused,
waiting for Maria to say something. "Well..."
Maria pretended to think about her decision. "Hmm.....I dunno, I
mean, there are so many guys who have been begging me to grace them
with my company, I really don't think I should disappoint them."
Michael frowned. "You are kidding, right?" He asked.
Maria tried not to laugh. "Maybe." She smiled.
Isabel backed away from Max. "I think we should be getting home. Who
knows how long we've been gone." It was actually starting to get dark.
Max nodded. "OK."
Isabel walked with Max back to the group. They were greeted with an
interesting site. Tess and Liz were actually talking without arguing.
Michael and Maria were talking as well, having what passed for more
than a civil conversation.
"Did we just walk into the twilight zone?" Max asked his sister.
Isabel smiled. "There's quite a possibility of that. But hey, we're
all getting along. That has to be a good thing.
"True." Max said.
Liz turned to Isabel and walked over to her. "Are you ok?" She asked
her.
Isabel sighed. "I guess....OK as much as I could be, considering."
"You really shouldn't blame yourself. You aren't the same person you
were. The you that's here is totally different." Liz tried explaining,
but wasn't sure how well she was doing.
"I guess." Isabel said. "But I still can't help but feel.....
responsible...I guess."
"It will pass. I just want to let you know that I personally don't
blame you for anything." Liz told her. "At least I'm here and not
still dead."
Isabel gave a weak smile and nodded.
There was no way Michael was talking about his relationship in front
of the whole group, who had all generally gathered into a close circle.
He frowned at Maria and she only smirked.
Maria held back her laughter as she watched Michael.
"So, how is everything going to work from here on out?" Isabel asked
the rest of them. Michael's look at Maria wasn't lost on her, but it
on was everyone else.
"I guess, we just take things one step at a time, and see what
happens." Tess suggested.
Liz nodded, as did Isabel and Tess. "We should probably be getting
home. People are going to start missing us soon." Liz said, looking
at everyone in the group.
"Yeah. Mom and Dad are probably suffering heart attacks by now."
Isabel said.
"Who's riding with who?" Michael asked, hoping that he could ride with
Maria.
"Ummm.. Maria, if you don't mind..." Liz said, indicating that she
wanted to ride with the others.
"Well, whoever's riding with me, come on." Maria said.
Max looked at Liz, silently hopping she'd ride with him.
"Not at all." Maria grinned. Max smiled.
Michael looked at Liz. "You can have my seat. I'll ride with Ria." He
said, glancing over at her.
Maria smiled. Tess rolled her eyes at Maria and Michael and got in the
backseat of the jeep.
Liz followed after Isabel and Max walked to the jeep. Liz sat in the
back seat as well and Isabel sat in her usual seat.
Michael waited until Maria had started walking before he followed her.
They both got in the Jetta.
Max looked back, kinda hoping Liz had taken the front. He started up
the jeep and drove off.
Maria got in the car and drove off with Michael.
Michael sat in silence for a few seconds. "Would you go out with me
again?" He asked, her previous statements bothering him more than he'd
ever admit to anyone.
Maria smiled. Then looked over at him briefly. "Of course, Spaceboy."
She said.
Michael smiled, relaxing in the seat. "So if I asked you if you wanted
to go out to dinner, you wouldn't turn me down." He asked, though it
was more of a statement than question.
Liz couldn't think of anything to say. She didn't know anything that
would be appropriate in this situation.
"Right." She said. "Are you asking?"
"Yes. Would you like to go to dinner tomorrow night?" Michael asked
her.
"Yes." Maria smiled. "I'd love to."
Michael was happy with himself. "So 7 good?" He asked.
"How are you dealing with the 'I'm an alien.' deal?" Isabel asked.
"I dunno......It's kinda a thing you need to get used to or
something......I guess." Liz answered.
Tess looked over at Liz. It seemed so weird. One minute she hated Liz,
the next they were sisters. "It shouldn't take too long. There's
getting used to your powers and things like that, but it shouldn't be
too hard." Tess advised.
"I hadn't really thought of my powers. Do any of you even know what I
have?" Liz asked.
stronger with her crying, so she just stood there with Michael. In her
subconscious she realized that Michael was never good with a crying
female and look at him now.
Maria watched Michael and Isabel, and couldn't help the pang of
jealousy in her heart. She sighed and turned to Tess walking to her.
"So, you OK?" She asked. Tess nodded.
Liz smiled. "Yeah I guess it does. But it changes everything, you
know?" Liz asked.
"I guess." Max answered. What he was feeling was perfect. Liz, the
girl he loved above anything else, was right here in his arms. The
first person he was married to. He smiled at his next thought. His
true destiny.
Isabel lifted her head. It never took her long to shift moods and she
was thankful for that. At least she couldn't ruin Michael's shirt
anymore. "You'll have to get your shirt washed when we get back.
Michael chuckled softly. "Yeah, right. Looks like it."
Liz looked up at Max. "I think you should go talk with Isabel. I know
Michael is with her, but she's your sister." Liz told him. Who knew
exactly what Isabel was thinking right now and she didn't want her to
do anything rash that she couldn't recover from.
Max nodded. He reluctantly let go of Liz and walked over to where
Isabel and Michael where.
"Iz." He said softly. Michael decided to leave the two alone and
walked back to the others.
Isabel stepped back from Michael. She didn't want to have to face
herself and if facing Max was the answer, then so be it. "Max." She
acknowledged.
Liz walked over to Tess and Maria. "So, I guess you're my sister after
all. Are you ok? That whole memory thing really knocked all the energy
out of me." Liz said.
"Are you ok?" Max asked. "I mean...I..." He sighed. "OK, let
me try this again. Isabel, I know what you must be thinking, but it
wasn't you Iz. It was Vilandra. You're Isabel Evans. You didn't hurt
Liz."
Isabel shook her head. "But Max it was me. Just because I didn't kill
her on this planet doesn't mean I didn't there. It happened and I did
it. You saw it. Liz was pregnant. You were going to have a child and I
kill both of them. Don't you understand that?" Isabel asked, tears
threatening to come back.
Tess nodded softly. "I'm OK. It was just so weird."
Liz nodded. "But are you ok with the whole thing, not just that? I
mean, me, your sister. That's going to take some time getting used to
in itself." Liz said, for once finding it not too hard to be civil to
Tess.
Tess looked at Liz. "It'll get some getting used to." Tess smiled.
"I've never had a sister..in this life...before."
Liz smiled. "Yeah. Me either. Think that there would be any way
possible that we could ever get along like we apparently used to?" She
asked, not really expecting a positive answer.
Max pulled Isabel into a tight, comforting hug. "No, Isabel, Vilandra
and Isabel are two different people. You can't blame yourself for what
she did."
Isabel shook her head again. "Sorry, Max but the blame thing only works
in theory. It's humanly impossible for me not to blame myself. Only
thing you guys can do is be there." Isabel answered. Max didn't know
what to say to that, so he just held her.
Maria walked to Michael. "So, is she gonna be ok?" Maria asked,
referring to Isabel.
Michael stood next to Maria. "I think she will be, given time. It
really freaked her out, the fact that she killed Liz on Antar."
Michael answered. "And I wanted to tell you that I was sorry for
ignoring all your calls and everything." He said the last sentence
softly.
Maria looked at him quickly. "Excuse me, what was that?" Not believing
her ears.
Michael scowled a little bit. She wanted him to repeat himself. "I
said I was sorry for not returning your calls. It was wrong of me." He
said.
Maria bit back a smile. "OK." She said. "You're forgiven."
Tess looked at her. "I think that could be possible." She smiled
softly.
Liz looked amazed. "You mean we wouldn't fight anymore, well, not that
often or anything? And what about Max?" She asked, looking more amazed
by the second.
"Well, like he says, this proves he has always loved you. And we both
saw how you two where back then. You loved him more then air itself."
Tess said.
Liz's jaw was temped to drop, but she kept it in place. "So you're
saying that if he wants to date me, he can?" She asked calmly, though
feeling anything but.
Tess nodded. "Yeah, who am I to stand in the way of something that was
truly destined." She smiled softly. "Besides, there are other fish in
the sea for me." She said, her mind playing with the thought of Kyle.
Liz's smile widened and she rushed over to Tess and gave her a quick
hug and backed away quickly, obviously embarrassed. "Sorry." She said.
Michael looked a little bit more relieved. It definitely lifted a bit
of the tension. "So, how do you think this will all turn out?" He asked.
"I don't know." Maria said. "I hope all for the best."
Tess smiled and hugged Liz. Maria saw this. "Whoa, now that's
something I never thought I'd see. Those two hugging. I guess this did
change everything."
Michael nodded his head. "I know." He paused for a second. "Not to
sound romantic or anything, but what about us?" He asked.
Maria looked at him. "What about us?" She asked. Part of her wanted
to just run into his arms and kiss him like mad, but the other part
told her to hold back, play it cool.
Michael sighed. She always made him say everything. Didn't she get the
fact that he wasn't all that much of a romantic? "I mean like dating
and stuff." He said vaguely, not really sure of what she expected him
to say. "Let's face it, me and Isabel just aren't going to happen."
"So, you basically are begging me to consider taking you back?" She
joked with a grin.
Liz smiled. "This is different. Maria probably thinks the both of us
are crazy. But then it's like wow, I have a sister." She explained,
knowing that Tess understood.
Tess smiled. "Yeah."
Michael smiled. "I don't beg, but the rest of it's true." He paused,
waiting for Maria to say something. "Well..."
Maria pretended to think about her decision. "Hmm.....I dunno, I
mean, there are so many guys who have been begging me to grace them
with my company, I really don't think I should disappoint them."
Michael frowned. "You are kidding, right?" He asked.
Maria tried not to laugh. "Maybe." She smiled.
Isabel backed away from Max. "I think we should be getting home. Who
knows how long we've been gone." It was actually starting to get dark.
Max nodded. "OK."
Isabel walked with Max back to the group. They were greeted with an
interesting site. Tess and Liz were actually talking without arguing.
Michael and Maria were talking as well, having what passed for more
than a civil conversation.
"Did we just walk into the twilight zone?" Max asked his sister.
Isabel smiled. "There's quite a possibility of that. But hey, we're
all getting along. That has to be a good thing.
"True." Max said.
Liz turned to Isabel and walked over to her. "Are you ok?" She asked
her.
Isabel sighed. "I guess....OK as much as I could be, considering."
"You really shouldn't blame yourself. You aren't the same person you
were. The you that's here is totally different." Liz tried explaining,
but wasn't sure how well she was doing.
"I guess." Isabel said. "But I still can't help but feel.....
responsible...I guess."
"It will pass. I just want to let you know that I personally don't
blame you for anything." Liz told her. "At least I'm here and not
still dead."
Isabel gave a weak smile and nodded.
There was no way Michael was talking about his relationship in front
of the whole group, who had all generally gathered into a close circle.
He frowned at Maria and she only smirked.
Maria held back her laughter as she watched Michael.
"So, how is everything going to work from here on out?" Isabel asked
the rest of them. Michael's look at Maria wasn't lost on her, but it
on was everyone else.
"I guess, we just take things one step at a time, and see what
happens." Tess suggested.
Liz nodded, as did Isabel and Tess. "We should probably be getting
home. People are going to start missing us soon." Liz said, looking
at everyone in the group.
"Yeah. Mom and Dad are probably suffering heart attacks by now."
Isabel said.
"Who's riding with who?" Michael asked, hoping that he could ride with
Maria.
"Ummm.. Maria, if you don't mind..." Liz said, indicating that she
wanted to ride with the others.
"Well, whoever's riding with me, come on." Maria said.
Max looked at Liz, silently hopping she'd ride with him.
"Not at all." Maria grinned. Max smiled.
Michael looked at Liz. "You can have my seat. I'll ride with Ria." He
said, glancing over at her.
Maria smiled. Tess rolled her eyes at Maria and Michael and got in the
backseat of the jeep.
Liz followed after Isabel and Max walked to the jeep. Liz sat in the
back seat as well and Isabel sat in her usual seat.
Michael waited until Maria had started walking before he followed her.
They both got in the Jetta.
Max looked back, kinda hoping Liz had taken the front. He started up
the jeep and drove off.
Maria got in the car and drove off with Michael.
Michael sat in silence for a few seconds. "Would you go out with me
again?" He asked, her previous statements bothering him more than he'd
ever admit to anyone.
Maria smiled. Then looked over at him briefly. "Of course, Spaceboy."
She said.
Michael smiled, relaxing in the seat. "So if I asked you if you wanted
to go out to dinner, you wouldn't turn me down." He asked, though it
was more of a statement than question.
Liz couldn't think of anything to say. She didn't know anything that
would be appropriate in this situation.
"Right." She said. "Are you asking?"
"Yes. Would you like to go to dinner tomorrow night?" Michael asked
her.
"Yes." Maria smiled. "I'd love to."
Michael was happy with himself. "So 7 good?" He asked.
"How are you dealing with the 'I'm an alien.' deal?" Isabel asked.
"I dunno......It's kinda a thing you need to get used to or
something......I guess." Liz answered.
Tess looked over at Liz. It seemed so weird. One minute she hated Liz,
the next they were sisters. "It shouldn't take too long. There's
getting used to your powers and things like that, but it shouldn't be
too hard." Tess advised.
"I hadn't really thought of my powers. Do any of you even know what I
have?" Liz asked.