Kirstills, krista, cordychase
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Chapter 9
"What the hell do you mean she's dying?" Maria exploaded "You're freaking Max Evens king of a whole nation, and you are telling me that she's dying!" Maria continued as she lunged at him, her hands wrapping around his throat.
"Maria let go of him." Liz said watching as Maria banged Max's head against the chair once for every word she had just said.
Maria growled but let him go and stepped back from his chair shaking her head in disgust. The others looked at her realizing that they definatly did not want to be on the other side of her anger again. Even Michael gulped.
Max sat in the chair rubbing his neck and scowling at Maria.
"Oh stop it Max." Iz said from where she sat on Alex's lap. "Be glad the rest of us didn't help. Incase you haven't noticed, you haven't exactly been on any of our good lists for awhile."
"Everyone stop. Alright, let's not dig up the past. Nothing can change it. As to why I'm dying. I have hepatitis C."
"Oh my..." Maria said trailing off in shock.
"Liz, why don't you start at the beginning." Tess said slowly, still trying to grasp what was going on.
Taking a breath Liz closed her eyes and began. "It all started after we went to Boston. I wasn't feeling well occasionally but I wrote it off. I think I didn't experience anything right away because I was different after Max changed me. After everything happened in Boston I was even more leery of telling Max about it with the way he had been acting so I stayed quiet. I even managed to keep him from seeing any of it in my mind." she smiled softly as if remembering.
"No easy task let me tell you. Anyways after I moved to California I finally went to see a doctor. She was shocked when she saw me and we figured out what it was. Even more shocked that I had had the disease for so long and had not kelled over without the proper medication. Immediatly I was put on medication, and have been doing as well as I could considering I've had the disease so long."
"Why didn't you tell us?" Maria asked softly.
Liz opened her eyes and shrugged softly.
"So why can't Max do anything. I would try, but I was never as good at it as him." Tess said softly.
"And how did you get it?" Alex asked quickly
Liz smirked, "The tattoo."
"Oh lord, could the rest of us..." Maria trailed off.
"No, I already checked."
"Oh, ok." Maria replied relieved but still worried for her friend.
"You never did explain how he knew to be here, or what happened in there." Kyle said softly nodding towards what had been the birth room.
"Oh, well Iz stopped breathing, then her heart stopped too."
Alex's eyes grew three times there normal size and he pulled Iz closer.
"What happened, I don't even remember that." Tess said softly, trying to remember.
"You weren't awake very long after Iz stopped breathing. There's something I kinda haven't told you guys..." Liz said sheepishly.
"What?" Michael asked
"Well, after Iz stopped breathing Tess tried to revive her with her powers, but she wasn't strong enough so I helped."
"Ummm chica, what do you mean 'you helped'?" Maria asked.
"I ummm, I grabbed Tess and Isabel's hands and connected to them. Then I just... well, restarted her heart." she trailed off
"Oh dear lord. You have powers." Tess said in shock.
Liz smiled sheepishly, "Yeah, I found out around the time I found out I was dying. I was pissed and accidently blew up the chicken I was eating. I didn't know what you guys would think."
"Oh Liz, you know we would have been ok with it." Isabel said softly
"Umm Liz, I have a question." Alex began drawing everyone's attention. He was looking at the ground and by the tone in his voice it was something he didn't want to ask. "Hep C is tranferable via blood.You just delievered Iz's baby..."
"Oh Alex don't worry." Liz said quickly immediatly realizing what he was worried about. "One of my, well gifts, is a shield like Max use to do, I created one around me before anything started. If I had lost any blood in any way, it would never have reached either of them. I made sure of that."
Alex relaxed visably. "Thanks Liz." he said with a smile. Everyone looked at her with new eyes as they realized what she had to go through everyday.
"You also never answered why Max can't help you."
"I can answer that." Max said from his chair and everyone looked towards him, finding him glaring at Liz. "She won't let me."
"I told you once Max, " Liz said standing up her voice dangerously low. The others looked at her to find her glaring at him as well, her eyes flashing in anger. "I will never let you connect with me again. And if you so much as try so help me you'll be waiting for me on the other side."
Everyone looked at her in shock. She meant it, whe would really kill him to keep him out of her mind. Not that any of them blamed her after the hell Max put her through.
"Dammit Liz. You are so stubborn, do you really want to die just to keep me out of your mind." he yelled, standing up as well.
"Yes." she replied before turning and walking out the front door. They all stared after her in shock listening as a car started and drove away.
Then Maria started to cry.