CHAPTER 2 : Lessons
It was a warm summer night in Roswell, NM. The kind of night where everything is dry and everything stays still and every time you breathe in, you breathe out. It isn't sticky; it's just dry. And more often than not, you're thirsty. Scientists say that when you absorb a lot of heat into your body it can cause unusual things to happen, make you lose inhibitions, lose balance, lose logic, see thing that aren't there, feel things you never let yourself experience. The moon was about as big as ever. It glowed deep into Michael's eyes. Liz was having fun. Yes, having fun. No one was really around and she just let it all go. But there was tension and she couldn't realize what would happen. Not every human gets told fate. And not every Alien listens to it.
It was 10 PM when they arrived. You could hear the buzz of electricity that worked the lights. You could listen to Liz get tangled in the keys until she found the one to open the gate. Michael went to go park his stellar bike. He walked up behind Liz. She could feel him even though they weren't touching. He put his hand on her hip. Butterflies exploded within her. She never knew such a powerful touch. Not even Max. Forget Max. Liz's mind wondered.. *He isn't meant for me. Isabelle and Michael can do whatever they want. I'm here with him now. And I don't know what is coming over me. But I am not doing one thing to stop it.*
Liz leaned into Michael and opened the gate.
*RING RING* The Mexican Hat Dance Played. It was Liz's cell phone. *RING RING*
"Uhhh. It's Maria!!" Liz said in a low voice. ~click. ~ "Hello?"
"Hey Chicka, where are you?"
"Outta the house, what about you?"
"Isabelle invited a bunch of people over tonight and I noticed you didn't show up. No one can seem to find you or Michael, Have you seen my Spaceboy?"
"Yeah Michael was at the Crashdown, but I think he left. Isabelle didn't invite me over. Who is there Maria?"
"Well Max and Tess went to the dessert. and its me, Kyle, Izzy and Alex. Come over! We're watching 'The Faculty'. Mrs. Evans makes the best popcorn, please. besides what are you busy doing? And you're not home? It's late!"
"What am I doing? Oh yeah, Lifeguard stuff. You know gotta practice saving lives. The librarian let me stay late. MMmmm.. Save me some popcorn."
"Okay then. I guess I'll call you tomorrow since you seem to be tied up?"
"Sounds good. I gotta finish this, sorry. Bye Ria."
"Later Liz."
~click.~
"Michael, she wants to know where you are. And I didn't tell her." Liz gasped.
"Oh yeah she wanted me to go to Isabelle's. Whatever. Too many people. Plus she picks out the weirdest chick flix."
Liz laughed. There was definitely a full moon. A blue one at that. She didn't feel like she had done something wrong, she felt like there was a reason in the back of her head that Maria didn't need to know about this.
They both walked in the gate. Liz took off her clothes to reveal her fuchsia bikini. She could feel Michael staring at her. It was nice. It wasn't Max. It was Michael. It was dangerous. She plopped in the Jacuzzi. Michael striped down to his blue boxers. Liz bit her tougne so she wouldn't moan. Why did he hide his body? She knew how Venus felt when seeing Adonis. She forgot to breath. He slowly got down into the Jacuzzi.
"Liz. I want you to know something."
"Kay."
".Well. I can't swim. I never have."
"That's nothing to be ashamed of Michael."
"It isn't?" Michael looks down.
"No. Do you want me to teach you?"
"I'd like that."
Liz leads him to the larger pool. She shows him how to kick and breath under water. They get very close and she shows him the stroke. He can feel her breathing on him. Michael learns quickly. He is a natural. Liz is impressed.
"Want to learn breast stroke?" She asks unknowingly seductive.
"Yes." Michael smirks.
They stand together and she tries to show him the rhythm you should use. He tries it and inhales the water. He starts coughing. It was a good effort but he looks so cute and she laughs. He is breathing again.
"Michael! You aren't supposed to drink the water!"
"But what if I want to?" Michael leans in and kisses Elizabeth Parker on the lips. They are frozen in their embrace. Just stuck feeling the moment. It is perfectly silent. Their eyes are closed; Michael wraps his arm around to Liz's back. She crashes further into him. They smell the chlorine evaporating off their bodies. Her wet skin slides across his. She pulls away.
"I'm sorry." She whined.
"Me too."
"But I have to." Liz pulled him back to her. He slipped his tongue into her mouth and they both received flashed of Antar. Then they saw the flashes that shocked them apart. They flew off each other.
It was completely silent as the both rubbed their eyes. They got pool water in them. They just couldn't believe it.
"Did you see that?"
"I think so. Was it Tess?" Liz asked out of breath.
"Yea, but then Max and Maria, on the rocks, Kissing. It was somewhere out in the desert."
"Then Tess ran to Kyle. And that V shaped thing, I saw it too. Only this time. it didn't have 5 dots, there were 14."
"Formed in a semi circle??" Michael hoped not. He hoped this was just Isabelle being a brat and dream walking. But he had to know, he couldn't just hope.
"Yes. What does it mean?"
"I know it's late, but I think we should do see River Dog. Look at the moon? 14 stars around it. No one is supposed to be able to see that. This is part of a prophecy I remember. And I think we are all in danger. "
"Michael? Why am I glowing?" Liz had grown a blue vortex around her. She screamed.
It was a warm summer night in Roswell, NM. The kind of night where everything is dry and everything stays still and every time you breathe in, you breathe out. It isn't sticky; it's just dry. And more often than not, you're thirsty. Scientists say that when you absorb a lot of heat into your body it can cause unusual things to happen, make you lose inhibitions, lose balance, lose logic, see thing that aren't there, feel things you never let yourself experience. The moon was about as big as ever. It glowed deep into Michael's eyes. Liz was having fun. Yes, having fun. No one was really around and she just let it all go. But there was tension and she couldn't realize what would happen. Not every human gets told fate. And not every Alien listens to it.
It was 10 PM when they arrived. You could hear the buzz of electricity that worked the lights. You could listen to Liz get tangled in the keys until she found the one to open the gate. Michael went to go park his stellar bike. He walked up behind Liz. She could feel him even though they weren't touching. He put his hand on her hip. Butterflies exploded within her. She never knew such a powerful touch. Not even Max. Forget Max. Liz's mind wondered.. *He isn't meant for me. Isabelle and Michael can do whatever they want. I'm here with him now. And I don't know what is coming over me. But I am not doing one thing to stop it.*
Liz leaned into Michael and opened the gate.
*RING RING* The Mexican Hat Dance Played. It was Liz's cell phone. *RING RING*
"Uhhh. It's Maria!!" Liz said in a low voice. ~click. ~ "Hello?"
"Hey Chicka, where are you?"
"Outta the house, what about you?"
"Isabelle invited a bunch of people over tonight and I noticed you didn't show up. No one can seem to find you or Michael, Have you seen my Spaceboy?"
"Yeah Michael was at the Crashdown, but I think he left. Isabelle didn't invite me over. Who is there Maria?"
"Well Max and Tess went to the dessert. and its me, Kyle, Izzy and Alex. Come over! We're watching 'The Faculty'. Mrs. Evans makes the best popcorn, please. besides what are you busy doing? And you're not home? It's late!"
"What am I doing? Oh yeah, Lifeguard stuff. You know gotta practice saving lives. The librarian let me stay late. MMmmm.. Save me some popcorn."
"Okay then. I guess I'll call you tomorrow since you seem to be tied up?"
"Sounds good. I gotta finish this, sorry. Bye Ria."
"Later Liz."
~click.~
"Michael, she wants to know where you are. And I didn't tell her." Liz gasped.
"Oh yeah she wanted me to go to Isabelle's. Whatever. Too many people. Plus she picks out the weirdest chick flix."
Liz laughed. There was definitely a full moon. A blue one at that. She didn't feel like she had done something wrong, she felt like there was a reason in the back of her head that Maria didn't need to know about this.
They both walked in the gate. Liz took off her clothes to reveal her fuchsia bikini. She could feel Michael staring at her. It was nice. It wasn't Max. It was Michael. It was dangerous. She plopped in the Jacuzzi. Michael striped down to his blue boxers. Liz bit her tougne so she wouldn't moan. Why did he hide his body? She knew how Venus felt when seeing Adonis. She forgot to breath. He slowly got down into the Jacuzzi.
"Liz. I want you to know something."
"Kay."
".Well. I can't swim. I never have."
"That's nothing to be ashamed of Michael."
"It isn't?" Michael looks down.
"No. Do you want me to teach you?"
"I'd like that."
Liz leads him to the larger pool. She shows him how to kick and breath under water. They get very close and she shows him the stroke. He can feel her breathing on him. Michael learns quickly. He is a natural. Liz is impressed.
"Want to learn breast stroke?" She asks unknowingly seductive.
"Yes." Michael smirks.
They stand together and she tries to show him the rhythm you should use. He tries it and inhales the water. He starts coughing. It was a good effort but he looks so cute and she laughs. He is breathing again.
"Michael! You aren't supposed to drink the water!"
"But what if I want to?" Michael leans in and kisses Elizabeth Parker on the lips. They are frozen in their embrace. Just stuck feeling the moment. It is perfectly silent. Their eyes are closed; Michael wraps his arm around to Liz's back. She crashes further into him. They smell the chlorine evaporating off their bodies. Her wet skin slides across his. She pulls away.
"I'm sorry." She whined.
"Me too."
"But I have to." Liz pulled him back to her. He slipped his tongue into her mouth and they both received flashed of Antar. Then they saw the flashes that shocked them apart. They flew off each other.
It was completely silent as the both rubbed their eyes. They got pool water in them. They just couldn't believe it.
"Did you see that?"
"I think so. Was it Tess?" Liz asked out of breath.
"Yea, but then Max and Maria, on the rocks, Kissing. It was somewhere out in the desert."
"Then Tess ran to Kyle. And that V shaped thing, I saw it too. Only this time. it didn't have 5 dots, there were 14."
"Formed in a semi circle??" Michael hoped not. He hoped this was just Isabelle being a brat and dream walking. But he had to know, he couldn't just hope.
"Yes. What does it mean?"
"I know it's late, but I think we should do see River Dog. Look at the moon? 14 stars around it. No one is supposed to be able to see that. This is part of a prophecy I remember. And I think we are all in danger. "
"Michael? Why am I glowing?" Liz had grown a blue vortex around her. She screamed.