Chapter 2

Liz looked up as her friends came into the room. "Hey guys, what's up?"

"Not much Chica, are you ready to go see our perspective mates in life?" Maria asked with a smile, "All except for poor Tess, she just has to see Kyle." Maria said pretending to be disgusted, but failing miserably.

"Ha ha." Tess said dryly, "So, shall we go see them or not."

"Yeah, let's get going." Iz said as she walked out of the bathroom. "Is it just me, or did we all dress to show off our tattoos?"

"We all dressed to show off our tattoos." The other three said at once, and the four off them started to giggle.

"Well, lets go, they're expecting us any minute." Liz said as she grabbed her purse and they headed downstairs to the Crashdown.

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Max lifted his head as a familiar laugh floated from the back of the Crashdown. He and the other guys were sitting in the Crashdown, thirty minutes after it closed. The girls were upstairs in Liz's room, and he was starting to wonder what in heaven's name was taking them so long. But, they were finally coming, if Maria's laughter was any indication.

"About time they got here." Michael muttered, "They are taking..." He trailed off with a chocking sound.

Max and the others looked at Michael who was turning an odd shade of red, then followed his gaze to where the girls stood.

"Oh my god, she actually did it" Alex said when he saw Maria, "Maria, you got a tattoo!"

"Looking good DeLuca." Kyle said with a smile.

"Thank you." Maria said twirling around. She was wearing white jeans and a lavender shirt that was split down the front just under her ribs, showing off her belly button to perfection, and the sun she had tattooed around it. "Do you guys like it?"

"Yeah, it looks great." Max said softly, while smacking Michael on the back to help him breath normally again.

"Michael, are you ok?" Maria asked softly.

"Maria, is that real?" He sputtered out.

"Yeah, why, do you not like it?" Maria asked indignantly.

"Yes, I mean No,... Yeah, I like it, but didn't it hurt?" he trailed off, utterly confused.

"Oh spaceboy." Maria said walking over to him, "Not really, just for a second, then it was nothing."

"Ok, then I love it."

"Good." Maria said with a smile, before sitting down on his lap.

"Ok, so are we ready?" Alex asked

"Actually, we have a few more surprises." Maria said mischievously.

"You do?" Kyle asked

"Yeah," Tess said walking over, followed by Isabel and Liz. "Maria wasn't the only one who got a tattoo.

"She wasn't?" Alex asked, his eyes lighting up, "Izzy?"

"Yeah, I got one too." Iz said as she turned around to reveal a small version of earth, and a five star 'V'.

"Oh, I like it." Alex said with a smile.

"Both worlds?" Max asked softly.

"Both homes, the past and the future." Iz said with a half smile.

"Neat Iz." Michael said shaking his head softly. "So Tess, what did you get?"

Tess turned around and showed them the tattoo on the small of her back. A fairy sitting on a mushroom. "I thought it was cute." She said with a small laugh.

"Very." Kyle agreed with a smile, and everyone laughed over how silly he sounded.

"So is that all? Michael asked as he and Maria stood up.

"Not yet Spaceboy."

"Maria, are you telling me that Liz got a tattoo." He said, not believing it for a second.

"Actually, I did."

The guys looked at Liz in shock, Alex and Kyle's mouths hung open, and Michael's eyes were as wide as saucers.

"You got a tattoo." Michael sputtered out.

"Can we see?" Max asked softly, a slight smile on his face.

"Sure." Liz said turning slightly and placing her left leg so the slit in her skirt opened around it.

"Oh my God Liz, how long did that take?" Alex asked when he saw the design that started at her ankle and ended just under her knee.

"Only three hours." She said with a smile, "Do you guys like it?"

"I love it." Max said with another smile, as he looked at the design. Her tattoo, consisted of a rose in full bloom half way up her calf with a stem to her ankle. Branching off the stem were two other rose buds, one on each side, of various lengths. Above the rose, just under her knee was a monarch butterfly in flight.

"Well, what do you say we go to the movies now, the show should be starting soon." Tess said, and they all got up.

"Well, this was definetly a night full of surprises." Kyle said with a smile as they walked out of the building.