CHAPTER 2 (Trusting others)
Isabel's eyes went wide when she saw who had just entered the Crashdown. Sure it was ok when Liz was just talking about them but to actually be near them and have to take their order was not something she was prepared to do. They might try to probe her or something. But Alex looked good. She still couldn't believe that her crush of two years was an alien; Alex hasn't even given her the time of day. In fact he never gives any girl but Maria any form of attention whatsoever.
She snapped out of her Alex induced thoughts and rushed over to Liz. "Liz, there here, oh god what do I do?"
Liz sighed, Isabel had a tendency to overdramatise situations. "Izzy babe, calm down there not going to hurt you ok. Just act normal and go and take their order."
"Me?" Isabel squeaked. "I can't do that Liz"
"Sure you can, you have to there in your section" with that Liz went to take another customers order.
Isabel sighed and straightened out her uniform.
"Max we shouldn't be here"
"Maria look it's fine, stop worrying" Max ordered his sister as they sat in there usual booth.
"Stop worrying? For Christ sakes Max, what if Valenti shows up huh? He's already suspicious and he's already threatened you, remember the festival?" Maria pointed out. She looked over to the counter and saw Michael Guerin and Kyle Valenti staring at her but when they noticed her looking they turned away. Maria shook her head and turned back to Max.
"I know but as long as we act normal things should be ok"
"Hi, um welcome to the Crashdown, how may I probe you? No help, how may I help you?" Isabel asked nervously.
Maria looked at the girl strangely. "I'll have a will smith burger and some Saturn rings, oh and a cherry coke"
"Same" both Max and Alex said at the same time.
Isabel nodded. "Ok, I'll get José to zap them right out, no I mean bring them, I'll just go and get your drinks" she said walking away.
Maria followed her movements with worry; she glanced back to the counter where once again Guerin and Valenti were staring at her. Maria started to panic.
"Max she told them"
Max looked up at his sister and noticed her state of panic. Worry was starting to set in. He looked over at Michael and Kyle who were looking at them strangely. Maria was right Liz told them. "Ok, Maria and Alex, go and get the jeep and start it, be ready to drive when I come out ok." He ordered.
"Max, I'm not leaving you in here" Maria said
"She's right Max, we can't leave you here" Alex told him.
Max shook his head. "I'm just going to cancel our orders and I'll be out ok. You were right we need to leave. Go and get the jeep."
Maria reluctantly got up behind Alex; she didn't want to leave her brother. "Come on Ria, he'll be fine, let's just get the jeep." Alex said. Maria nodded and followed him. She cast one more glance at Max who was flagging down Isabel.
"Michael dude there leavin" Kyle motioned to Maria and Alex. "Liz"
Liz walked over to Kyle, as did Isabel. "Max just cancelled there order" she told them
Liz turned to the door. "They know I told you, oh god there gonna try and leave I know it, we have to try and stop them"
"Let's go then," Michael ordered already walking out of the café.
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In the jeep
"We told you Max but you wouldn't listen" Maria yelled.
"I know that Maria, I know that it's all my fault but can we just try and think about where the hell we are going to go and what are we going to tell the Whitman's" Max yelled back.
"I'll just write them a note saying that I was sick of Roswell or something," Alex piped in from the back.
"Yeah that'll do, so where are we going to go?" Maria asked as they all ran up to her and Max's apartment.
"How about New York? I always wanted to go there," Alex said sitting down.
"You just want to go there to be 'discovered'" Maria yelled from her room meaning Alex's music.
"Like you don't" he called back. He knew that Maria wanted to sing but being who they are always seemed to stop her.
"Not while were on the run" she threw back making him smirk.
Max walked out of his room bag in hand. Before he was about to speak there was a knock at the door. Max and Alex grew very silent and Maria slowly walked out of her room and into the living room. Whoever was at the door knocked again.
"Should we get it?" Max asked
"No leave it, maybe they'll go away," Alex whispered.
"Max it's Liz, let us in" Liz yelled from outside.
Maria sighed and shook her head. "Great just fucking great. What the hell are they doing here?" she whispered harshly. Max shrugged and opened the door. "No Max, don't you---"
It was to late, Max had opened the door and Liz, Isabel, Kyle and Michael all entered the apartment. "What the hell do you want?" Maria growled
Isabel and Liz took a step back. "We don't want you to leave" Liz stated.
"How could you Liz? I trusted you" Max said hurt.
Liz looked to the ground. "I'm sorry Max, but you can trust them, they won't say anything" Michael, Isabel and Kyle all nodded.
"We can trust them? Like Max trusted you? Yeah like that'll happen. It doesn't matter anyway cause we're leaving so get out of the way," Maria said walking to the door.
"No, Maria" Max said standing in front of her.
"What?" she screeched. "Oh my god Max, she told them our secret putting our lives at risk and you want me to trust them? I can't fucking believe you." With that she stalked to her room and slammed the door. Max moved to follow her but Alex stopped him.
"Let me" Max nodded.
Alex walked past them and headed towards her room. He knocked and entered at her soft come in. "Ria"
"Can you believe him Alex?" Maria asked
"Look Maria, I don't agree with what he did but I do trust that they won't say anything" Alex told her.
"What? Alex of course they will" Maria said going over to her window.
Alex walked over and hugged her from behind. "What's wrong Ria? I know that this isn't the only thing bothering you, so what is it?" he asked softly.
"It's just, we made a pact Alex, and now they all know, they'll just want to include themselves in our lives and I just, I just don't want them taking you two away from me, I already lost mom and dad." she told him, a tear sliding down her face. Alex is the only one Maria has ever cried in front of, not even Max, Maria couldn't explain it but she and Alex have a bond that goes deeper than anything she shared with Max.
Alex turned her in his arms and wiped away her tear with his thumbs. "Ria, baby they're not going to take us away from you, no matter what I'll always be here for you ok. And so will Max, we're not going anywhere, but I do trust them, even if we don't know them, just give them a chance ok, for me?"
Maria sighed and looked up into his eyes. She nodded and Alex hugged her tightly. When she had composed herself her and Alex walked back out into the room hand in hand making both Isabel and Michael jealous. "Ok, we won't leave but I swear to god if any of you say a single word to anyone I will kill you" Maria said calmly scaring all of them including both Alex and Max because they know she wasn't lying.
"We won't, you can trust us" Michael said. "But we do have some questions"
They all took a sat in various places around the room. "Like what?" Max asked
Kyle motioned to Michael to ask the first question, but Isabel cut in. "Why are you here? I mean do you want to hurt us?"
Maria rolled her eyes at the stupidity of the question. Alex answered her. "We don't know why we're here, all we know is that we crashed here in 1947 and came out of these pods at the age of 6 in 1989. And no we aren't here to hurt you."
"Speak for yourself," Maria muttered under her breath making Isabel move away from her a little.
Alex glared at her. "Look, we're just 3 normal teenagers trying to live normal lives"
"What can you do? I mean what kind of powers do you have?" Kyle asked
Max took this question when it was apparent Maria wasn't going to answer. "Well, I can heal and we can all change the molecular structure of things, Alex can Dream walk"
Isabel cut in. "Dream walk?"
Max continued. "Yeah he can go into other people's dreams, he can also plant a thought into your head."
"What about you, what can you do?" Michael addressed Maria.
Maria shrugged. "I don't exactly know what I can do." She said as she got up and walked over to the window. Max and Alex turned their gaze to their friend and sister. Michael noted that they looked sad for some reason.
"What do you mean you don't know" Michael asked
"I don't know ok," Maria yelled getting frustrated. All of a sudden a lamp burst.
"Maria calm down" Alex told her.
"That's what I do, I blow up things, I can't control my powers therefore I have no special talent, I'm the screw up, there, are all of your questions answered," she yelled. She stopped and took a breath. "I'm sorry," she whispered before she walked out the door. Alex got up to go to her but this time Michael stopped him.
"Can I talk to her?" he asked
Alex looked sceptical but nodded. "Don't hurt her"
Michael shook his head. "I won't" with that he walked out of the apartment and down the stairs. He ran out onto the street when he noticed her walking in the direction of the park that was across the road from their place.
"Maria"
