ME: Yay, I have many, many reviews! Thank you, nice people! Oh, and I
apologise for the shortness of the last chapter, but it was late and I was
tired!
NO, I DON'T OWN ROSWELL, AND I DON'T OWN 'FROM THE EGDE OF THE DEEP GREEN SEA' EITHER. IT BELONGS TO THE CURE.
ME: Alrighty then! Chapter 4.
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"You followed her? What do you mean 'you followed her'?" Michael's loud, incredulous voice echoed all the way along the hotel corridors. Max cringed.
"Keep it down, Michael!" He said quietly. "I don't want everyone in the building thinking I'm some kind of crazy stalker."
"But you are."
"No, I'm not!
"Cut it out, guys!" Maria glared at then both, then turned to Max. "Alright, Max. What happened after you stalked her..."
"I did not stalk her!" She rolled her eyes.
"Fine. What happened after you 'followed' her?"
"I've already told you, Maria. She went back to her house."
"With the kid?"
"Yeah." Max smiled. "He looks just like me, y'know." The others all looked at him. Then, Kyle said,
"He?"
"Yeah, it's a boy. His name is Adam." Max stared at Kyle, who looked suspiciously smug. Kyle turned to Isabel.
"Alright Isabel, pay up! One hundred bones." Isabel frowned and reached for her purse. Max was confused.
"You were taking bets on the sex of my child?" His voice took a slightly higher pitch. "I can't believe you!"
"Oh, come on Max. It was just harmless fun!" Kyle replied.
"Yeah, speak for yourself, Kyle." Isabel grumbled. "I'm a hundred dollars down!" Kyle snickered, but stopped abruptly when he saw the look Max was sending his way. He coughed nervously.
"Uhh, anyway. What are you gonna do now, Max?" Max stood up and put one hand over his face in frustration.
"I don't know Kyle. I just...don't know."
"Well, now that you know where she lives, why don't you go talk to her?"
"Do you think I should?" Michael put a reassuring hand on his shoulder.
"Yeah. I think you should go for it, man." He grinned. "I bet she'll be really glad to see you!"
"Really?"
"Yes, really. Why wouldn't she be?"
"Uhh, I don't know Michael. Maybe it's something to do with your being off the planet for eight years." Maria snapped from where she was standing next to Kyle. Michael glared at her.
"Wow, Maria! I can't believe how supportive you're being!" He said sarcastically, his eyebrows creasing into a deep frown. "I mean, Liz is so lucky to have a friend like you!" He glared at her again, and was startled to see angry tears welling in her eyes.
"You bastard!" She half-screamed at him. "Why don't you just fuck off back to Antar?!" She turned on her heel and ran out of the room. Kyle looked over at Michael.
"Well." He demanded. "Go after her!"
"No." Michael's voice was quiet, it was almost as if he was speaking to himself. The others stared him. Kyle was furious.
"No?"
"No." Michael repeated, firmer this time. Kyle stood up.
"Well if you won't, I will." He walked out, leaving the three aliens alone in the room. Max looked at what remained of his friends.
"Look at us, we're falling apart. I have to go see Liz." And then he, like the others, picked up his coat and walked out.
Outside, on the 'balcony':
Maria wept. The tears streaming freely down her face and onto the tiny window box the hotel manager had called a 'balcony'. Damn, how she hated that man. What exactly did he want from her anyway? She heard footsteps behind her and spun around, half expecting to see Michael standing there, but found only Kyle.
"Hi, Kyle."
"Hey." He stood next to her, overlooking the now darkening city of Seattle. "It looks really pretty at night, doesn't it?"
"Hmm?" She wasn't listening. Kyle sighed.
"Doesn't matter." He glanced across at her for a second then returned his gaze to the city. "How are you holding up?" She turned to look at him.
"Look Kyle, as much as I appreciate this, I just want to be by myself right now."
"Right. I understand." He made for the door, but paused halfway. "Remember, Maria, I'm here for you. I'll always be here."
"I know." He smiled.
"Just making sure." He whirled on his heels and walked off the balcony. Maria sighed heavily and put her head in her hands, her hands on the barrier. Almost automatically, her thoughts returned to Michael. In fact, she was so deep into thinking about Michael she didn't notice him hovering in the doorway of the balcony like a shadow. He stood like a statue, watching her start to cry again, his heart slowly breaking into a million, tiny pieces. Yeah he loved her, there was no denying that. Loved her more than anything else in the world, hell, the universe. But he just couldn't shake the feeling he had that it wasn't right. He didn't deserve her, he just brought her more pain. 'We should never have come back here.' He thought sadly, running his fingers through his hair slowly. He turned to leave, but the figure at the rail caught his eyes again and he...couldn't. It was like a physical force, holding him back, not letting him leave her. And as he watched her, it all came rushing back to him. What it was, he couldn't say, but it was definitely a feeling. A feeling stronger than love, stronger than anything he had ever felt before. In one fluid motion he walked across the balcony, swung Maria round and kissed her. The feelings spun round in his head, making him dizzy. He needed to pull away, but didn't. Nothing could stop it now, and he knew in that instant, that he could never leave her again.
Across the street, someone turned on a radio and the first keys of a new song played.
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I fall for her
Wave after wave after wave
It's all for her
I know this can't be wrong I say
(And I'll lie to keep her happy)
As long as I know that you know
That today I belong
Right here with you
Right here with you...
And so we watch the sun come up
From the edge of the deep green sea
And she listens like her head's on fire
Like she wants to believe in me
So I try
Put your hands in the sky
Surrender
Remember
We'll be here forever
And we'll never say goodbye...
I've never been so
Colourfully-see-through-head before
I've never been so
Wonderfully-me-you-want-some-more
And all I want is to keep it like this
You and me alone
A secret kiss
And don't go home
Don't go away Don't let this end
Please stay
Not just for today
Never never never never never let me go she says
Hold me like this for a hundred thousand million days
But suddenly she slows
And looks down at my breaking face
Why do you cry? What did I say?
But its just rain I smile
Brushing my tears away...
I wish I could just stop
I know another moment will break my heart
Too many tears
Too many times
Too many years I've cried over you
How much more can we use it up?
Drink it dry?
Take this drug?
Looking for something forever gone
But something
We will always want?
Why why why are you letting me go? She says
I feel you pulling back
I feel you changing shape...
And just as I'm breaking free
She hangs herself in front of me
Slips her dress like a flag to the floor
And hands in the sky
Surrenders it all...
I wish I could just stop
I know another moment will break my heart
Too many tears
Too many times
Too many years I've cried for you
It's always the same
Wake up in the rain
Head in pain
Hung in shame
A different name
Same old game
Love in vain
Land miles and miles and miles and miles and miles
Away from home again.
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NO, I DON'T OWN ROSWELL, AND I DON'T OWN 'FROM THE EGDE OF THE DEEP GREEN SEA' EITHER. IT BELONGS TO THE CURE.
ME: Alrighty then! Chapter 4.
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"You followed her? What do you mean 'you followed her'?" Michael's loud, incredulous voice echoed all the way along the hotel corridors. Max cringed.
"Keep it down, Michael!" He said quietly. "I don't want everyone in the building thinking I'm some kind of crazy stalker."
"But you are."
"No, I'm not!
"Cut it out, guys!" Maria glared at then both, then turned to Max. "Alright, Max. What happened after you stalked her..."
"I did not stalk her!" She rolled her eyes.
"Fine. What happened after you 'followed' her?"
"I've already told you, Maria. She went back to her house."
"With the kid?"
"Yeah." Max smiled. "He looks just like me, y'know." The others all looked at him. Then, Kyle said,
"He?"
"Yeah, it's a boy. His name is Adam." Max stared at Kyle, who looked suspiciously smug. Kyle turned to Isabel.
"Alright Isabel, pay up! One hundred bones." Isabel frowned and reached for her purse. Max was confused.
"You were taking bets on the sex of my child?" His voice took a slightly higher pitch. "I can't believe you!"
"Oh, come on Max. It was just harmless fun!" Kyle replied.
"Yeah, speak for yourself, Kyle." Isabel grumbled. "I'm a hundred dollars down!" Kyle snickered, but stopped abruptly when he saw the look Max was sending his way. He coughed nervously.
"Uhh, anyway. What are you gonna do now, Max?" Max stood up and put one hand over his face in frustration.
"I don't know Kyle. I just...don't know."
"Well, now that you know where she lives, why don't you go talk to her?"
"Do you think I should?" Michael put a reassuring hand on his shoulder.
"Yeah. I think you should go for it, man." He grinned. "I bet she'll be really glad to see you!"
"Really?"
"Yes, really. Why wouldn't she be?"
"Uhh, I don't know Michael. Maybe it's something to do with your being off the planet for eight years." Maria snapped from where she was standing next to Kyle. Michael glared at her.
"Wow, Maria! I can't believe how supportive you're being!" He said sarcastically, his eyebrows creasing into a deep frown. "I mean, Liz is so lucky to have a friend like you!" He glared at her again, and was startled to see angry tears welling in her eyes.
"You bastard!" She half-screamed at him. "Why don't you just fuck off back to Antar?!" She turned on her heel and ran out of the room. Kyle looked over at Michael.
"Well." He demanded. "Go after her!"
"No." Michael's voice was quiet, it was almost as if he was speaking to himself. The others stared him. Kyle was furious.
"No?"
"No." Michael repeated, firmer this time. Kyle stood up.
"Well if you won't, I will." He walked out, leaving the three aliens alone in the room. Max looked at what remained of his friends.
"Look at us, we're falling apart. I have to go see Liz." And then he, like the others, picked up his coat and walked out.
Outside, on the 'balcony':
Maria wept. The tears streaming freely down her face and onto the tiny window box the hotel manager had called a 'balcony'. Damn, how she hated that man. What exactly did he want from her anyway? She heard footsteps behind her and spun around, half expecting to see Michael standing there, but found only Kyle.
"Hi, Kyle."
"Hey." He stood next to her, overlooking the now darkening city of Seattle. "It looks really pretty at night, doesn't it?"
"Hmm?" She wasn't listening. Kyle sighed.
"Doesn't matter." He glanced across at her for a second then returned his gaze to the city. "How are you holding up?" She turned to look at him.
"Look Kyle, as much as I appreciate this, I just want to be by myself right now."
"Right. I understand." He made for the door, but paused halfway. "Remember, Maria, I'm here for you. I'll always be here."
"I know." He smiled.
"Just making sure." He whirled on his heels and walked off the balcony. Maria sighed heavily and put her head in her hands, her hands on the barrier. Almost automatically, her thoughts returned to Michael. In fact, she was so deep into thinking about Michael she didn't notice him hovering in the doorway of the balcony like a shadow. He stood like a statue, watching her start to cry again, his heart slowly breaking into a million, tiny pieces. Yeah he loved her, there was no denying that. Loved her more than anything else in the world, hell, the universe. But he just couldn't shake the feeling he had that it wasn't right. He didn't deserve her, he just brought her more pain. 'We should never have come back here.' He thought sadly, running his fingers through his hair slowly. He turned to leave, but the figure at the rail caught his eyes again and he...couldn't. It was like a physical force, holding him back, not letting him leave her. And as he watched her, it all came rushing back to him. What it was, he couldn't say, but it was definitely a feeling. A feeling stronger than love, stronger than anything he had ever felt before. In one fluid motion he walked across the balcony, swung Maria round and kissed her. The feelings spun round in his head, making him dizzy. He needed to pull away, but didn't. Nothing could stop it now, and he knew in that instant, that he could never leave her again.
Across the street, someone turned on a radio and the first keys of a new song played.
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I fall for her
Wave after wave after wave
It's all for her
I know this can't be wrong I say
(And I'll lie to keep her happy)
As long as I know that you know
That today I belong
Right here with you
Right here with you...
And so we watch the sun come up
From the edge of the deep green sea
And she listens like her head's on fire
Like she wants to believe in me
So I try
Put your hands in the sky
Surrender
Remember
We'll be here forever
And we'll never say goodbye...
I've never been so
Colourfully-see-through-head before
I've never been so
Wonderfully-me-you-want-some-more
And all I want is to keep it like this
You and me alone
A secret kiss
And don't go home
Don't go away Don't let this end
Please stay
Not just for today
Never never never never never let me go she says
Hold me like this for a hundred thousand million days
But suddenly she slows
And looks down at my breaking face
Why do you cry? What did I say?
But its just rain I smile
Brushing my tears away...
I wish I could just stop
I know another moment will break my heart
Too many tears
Too many times
Too many years I've cried over you
How much more can we use it up?
Drink it dry?
Take this drug?
Looking for something forever gone
But something
We will always want?
Why why why are you letting me go? She says
I feel you pulling back
I feel you changing shape...
And just as I'm breaking free
She hangs herself in front of me
Slips her dress like a flag to the floor
And hands in the sky
Surrenders it all...
I wish I could just stop
I know another moment will break my heart
Too many tears
Too many times
Too many years I've cried for you
It's always the same
Wake up in the rain
Head in pain
Hung in shame
A different name
Same old game
Love in vain
Land miles and miles and miles and miles and miles
Away from home again.
# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ME: Well, there you go, my M/M chapter. And I do apologise if it was too slushy for anyone, but I quite like it. Anyway, review! Next chapter, Max and Liz meet again after eight years apart!