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Later that night Nick and Michael had snuck out of Michaels house, and were now sitting in an old abaned building that Michael went to, because the view was great and there were many things he could draw.
Nick blew on his uninjured hand. "Damn. Its cold in here." He said, looking over to where Michael was leaned up against the wall. He raised his eyebrow. "Maybe you could use your alien powers and like, i don't know. Patch up the Ozone." He smiled goofily.
Michael rolled his eyes and slid down the wall. "Nick. Ok, I'm going to tell you one more time. I can't do stuff like that!" Nick plopped down in front of him. "Sorry, ok, but I've never meet a real live alien before."
Michael frowned and looked down. "Oh. Sensitive huh?" Michael smiled and looked up at him. "Careful." He warned. "I have a tendency to blow things up." Nick pushed him self up and went the window again.
"Ok, so. Like what can you do?"
"Well. I can erase paint and stuff. And.. um, blow things up and pick locks. Some times some other stuff. Depends on what kind of mood I'm in, or what type of situation."
Nick nodded thoughtfully. "Like when you saved me?" Michael nodded. "Very. Very tense situation. And I can't believe your not freaked out by this."
"Oh, I was, believe you me. But then hey, I now know a alien. Plus hey. He's my best friend. Now, you can let me in on all your weird secrets. Hey, why don't you show me some of the things you can do?"
Michael shrugged and stood up, "Sure. Like what?"
"Um, I don't know. Change the color of the window pane."
"I don't think I can."
"But you fixed your alarm clock." Nick paused and made a mental note to ask what Tim's deal was later.
"Yeah, but you were really pissing me off then."
"Ok, so. Think about something you love, or that you miss, like that Max, or Isabel." He nodded. "Worth a try." He walked over to the window, and placed his hand on the pain. Closing his eyes he tried to bring up memories that he cherished.
~~~*Flash*A young Michael reached over the Evens table in which he, and Izzy, and Max all sit around. "Its too cold!" Isabel shouted again, right before Michael placed his hand over her Tabasco covered pizza. His hand glowed a soft red color. When suddenly the pizza exploded, splattering pizza all over Izzy, the roof and Michael's out stretched hand. Every one was quite until a pepperoni fell from the roof and landed on Max's head. And with a scream of giggles a food fight had erupted.
*Flash*As Mr. Lee walked out of the room a paper ball fight between Maria, Kyle and him broke out.
*Flash*The dream he had, had with Maria and her lips that very night.
*Flash*Maria bopped him on the head, and then ran her hand though his hair. She growled. "That's impossible! It's cant be that soft, and spiky at the same time!" He pushed her and stuck his tong out.~~~
He opened his eyes and moved his hand. The old, black pain was now a bright flaming red. He fet a little dizzy, like he had maxed himself out. but that disappeared fast. "Wow!" Nick said. "Is that the only word in your vocabulary?" Michael asked. Nick ignored him.
"What did you think of?" Michael smiled. "Nope. My secret."
"Fine then, but i have to get home. My mom sees that I'm gone and she's going to freak on me." As they walked to the door Nick stopped.
"Michael, what's up with Tim?"
"What do you mean?" Michael asked as he started walking again. Nick followed him.
"I mean. He was such an ass tonight. And why was that bottle really in your clock?" Michael waited until they reached the door and had walked out before he answered.
"Nothing really, he's always like that. And the bottle... well he always drinks allot. I just didn't get up and shut the clock off soon enough for him this morning." Nick wasn't sure what to say.
"oh, i um didn't know it was that bad." Michael nodded. "It's ok."
"What was your other foster home like?"
"Ok, i really think that, that is enough touchy-feely junk for tonight."
"Thank god!" Nick shouted as he smiled and looked up at the sky.
"So." Nick said. "You probation was up 2 days ago. Are you going to run when Lee comes into town? Which is acutely tomorrow because it's like two in the morning." Nick asked looking down at his watch.
Michael nodded. "Yeah, even though Max might not be to happy that i let you in on our secret," Michael frowned. "It doesn't really matter. I probley won't even make it to Roswell. I mean, if i miss it this time I'm going to be headed to jail."
"Doubtful." Nick said slowly. "More like juvenal."
As they reached Michael's place Nick asked, "Why don't you just call them?" Michael frowned.
"Because A) i can even remember the numbers. And B) i don't want to-"
"To reunite with your long lost family over the Telly?"
"Something like that."
"But if you miss them so much-"
"Ok, Nick. This is the part where you drop it." Nick held his hands up.
"Ok, ok, don't blow a fuse. Talk to you later." Nick headed off down the street to his own house as Michael felt a pang of thankfulness that Nick wasn't treating him like a freak. With that Michael squeezed in to his window, to try and find something to do. He looked around a few times finding nothing. Finally he diced to head off to the tiny lake they had here. He would have to break in to it, but it would give him something to do.
He smiled. And a rush of excitement ran though him. He hadn't been to that lake in a while.
~'~'~
Isabel set up in bed. Her eyes closed. She set like that for a moment and then she opened them and looked at her alarm clock. It was late. Way late. She didn't care.
She flipped the covers off of her and ran to Max's room. She barley even taped on the door before she charged to her brothers side and dropped to her knees.
"Max!" She shook him.
"What?" He asked as he rubbed his eyes. Blinked two times and set up. "Did you feel that?" She asked. He shook his head.
"I felt him! He was excited! But only for a second, and then it was gone. But it was there! Max. And i have this feeling! Like something big is going to happen! I mean with Maria's dream and everything what if it's a good omen?" Isabel asked in a blur of words.
Max ruffled his hair. "Ok, Iz. I caught Michael, and omen and that's about it." She jumped up and sit on the bed beside him.
"Michael. While I was asleep I felt this rush of excitement from him. It lasted for like ten seconds but the point is that i felt it. And I have this feeling like something is going to happen. And with Maria's dream. What if its all a good omen?" She repeated.
Max smiled. He remembered feeling Michael. "But Iz. What if it's a bad omen?" He asked. And as she frowned he wished that he had keep his mouth shut.
"Sorry Iz." She smiled at him. "Well. The point is that if i felt him a little now, maybe he'll let his stone wall drop, and i can dream walk him."
Max smiled with her. "Hopefully." He said as she floated back to her room. Max laid back down and it was a while before he fell back asleep.
~'~'~
It was late the next morning when Michael snuck back in to the house. He was a little wet from where he had, had to jump in the lake to keep from getting caught.
He had purposely waited till Tim had been gone from home. He just didn't fell like getting in to a fight with him. After he had changed clothes and grabbed some water (with 3 drops of Tabasco, his secret ingredient) out of the kitchen he headed back to his room, and flopped down on his bed. Ready for a little time on the DL.
He was drinking the last of the water when he heard something, he quickly set up, setting the glass down. He closed his eyes and concentrated. He heard it again.
A sort of buzzing sound, along with some words he couldn't understand. Michael sighed and limply fell back to the bed, and then rolling off and going over to his closet.
It was Lee. On the CB radio, a privet channel, that they used. He opened the door and pulled it out, and sitting on the floor with it right in front of him.
"Space boy. Come in, Space boy. This is Road Runner, come on and hit me back." Michael pressed the button in.
"Hey Road Runner, this is Space boy." Michael smiled. 'Space boy.' Maria's name for him.
"Well hello Space boy, took you long enough. I got a message for ya."
"Go ahead Road Runner."
"Time change, I'll be coming through your home 20 sooner then expected. Come on back." Michael smiled, heart leaping.
~'~'~
Isabel, Max, Maria, and Alex all set in a booth at Crashdown. Isabel and Max both looked up and smiled at the same time. Alex and Maria looked at each other.
"Iz?" Alex asked, when she didn't answer Maria looked at Max,
"Max. Max!" He looked at her, still a small smile on his face.
"What?"
"Are you guys Ok?" Alex asked. Isabel snapped out of it. "Yeah, its just, well, I don't know, i felt happy all of a sudden." Max nodded, and agreed with her.
Maria raised an eyebrow at Alex, who only shrugged in return as Max and Isabel went back to eating, and Alex went back to staring at Isabel.
Maria rolled her eyes and stuffed some more toast in to her mouth.
~'~'~
"Space Boy, com on back."
"How soon?"
"Should I take that as a sign that you'll still be needn' that ride?"
"Take it anyway you want." Michael said, not missing a beat. Lee laughed.
"Alright Space boy, I will. I'll be coming through your home 20 today, in about four hours." Michael pumped his fist in the air and gave a silent 'yes!'
"Alright Road Runner. I'll be waiting on you at our usual meeting place."
"10-4 little buddy."
"10-4 friend, goodbye." Michael slowly let his hand drop. Releasing the CB.
"Yes!" he jumped up and started pacing.
"Yes, yes, yes!" He jumped on to his bed. "Yes!" He shouted on more time.
He had a feeling, a feeling that this time he wouldn't get caught, this time he would make it home........
To Be Continued.
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