Author: Qualen
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters.
Rating: PG
Category: General
The Longest Night
Max swung by his house to grab his microscope for Alex, as well as a change of clothes for tomorrow. Isabel and he had decided to go to the Valenti's to do their experiment, well that's what Iz had told their mother when she had come home earlier to pack her overnight bag.
"Max....Max is that you?" Diane Evans called out towards Max's room.
"Yeah mom it me, I'm getting some stuff to take over to the Valenti's" Max answered her from inside his room.
He suddenly popped his head out his doorway "Hey mom, is dad back from his business trip yet?"
"No dear, he's not due back for at least another hour" she replied "why is that?"
"Umm....I was wondering if you two would like to meet us at the Crash Down tomorrow morning for breakfast." he asked her.
Diane Evans gave her son a funny look, I wonder if the kids have been feeling the same as Phillip and myself, she wondered, recently they had felt like they were slowly losing their children and not in your average 'losing your children because they are growing up' kind of way but like really losing them.
"I would really love that and I'm sure your father will as well" she replied, she was smiling now "lately we haven't spent much time together as a family and it will be nice to catch up with what's going on in your lives"
"Great mom, well I better get going" Max slung his backpack over his shoulder "Izzy and Tess will start to wonder where I've got too"
"Well you guys have fun with your homework and I'll see you tomorrow" she replied
"Okay mom, only you could put 'fun and homework' in the same sentence and think there was nothing wrong with it" Max laughed "Night mom, don't forget about the Crash"
"I won't dear, goodnight Max" Diane Evans said giving her son a quick hug before he left.
Max was smiling to himself as he closed the door of his house, thinking how lucky he and Isabel had been when they were found by the Evans's all those years ago. His smiled suddenly disappeared when he remembered the real reason why they wanted to have breakfast with their parents; he hoped they were going to be as understanding as they've always been, well once they got over the shock that is, he had a funny feeling there wasn't going to be much 'eating of breakfast' tomorrow morning. Max couldn't believe how un-nervous he felt considering everything that was happening or that was going to happen, he started up the jeep and headed towards the Crash, which inevitably brought his thoughts back to Liz. Flashes of the moment they had shared in Brody's office earlier entered his mind and he suddenly realized why he felt so calm, it was her, she had this way of making him feel like everything would turn out alright and he knew right then and there that if he had Liz at his side even if it was just as friends, he would always feel this way.
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At the Crash Liz and Alex were up in her room, her parents were still cleaning up the cafe downstairs normally she would offer to help but she had to admit to herself that things were far from normal. Liz was actually glad they hadn't finished yet she needed some time to get her head around everything that had happened this week from Isabel's dream walking nightmares, finding and saving Laurie and tonight's message from Larek, as if reading her mind Alex sighed then continued eating his burger and fries that her parents had made for him.
Liz looked over at Alex sitting on her bed thinking to herself at least some things haven't changed "How can you stuff your face at a time like this" she asked him.
"Nans gof ta eat" he mumbled through a mouth full of burger before swallowing and reaching for his drink on Liz's nightstand.
"Yuck Whitman, that's just gross" Liz said laughing aloud, she was so glad he was back from Sweden she had missed him so much, he was right though she should have tried eating some dinner as well but she just couldn't stomach anything at the moment.
"Let's just say I'm in shock and just going through the motions" protested Alex interrupting her thoughts "anyway I thought we would need the energy, we've got a long night ahead of us" Alex looked over to her pacing the room and eyeing the cup of coffee in her hand.
"I know, I don't mean to hassle you anyway we have bigger problem's then your appetite and my lack of one, at the moment" she answered "but don't worry I'll go get me a snack later" he grinned at her "you happy now" Alex nodded his head, satisfied.
"So how are you feeling anyway?" Liz asked him "You haven't had to deal with any 'Czechoslovakian' dramas for awhile, your back less than a week and then there's this...this situation!"
"I know" he agreed "I can honestly say I didn't miss it but that's not to say I didn't miss all of you" he was still grinning at her but Liz could see the sincerity in his eyes.
"I know you did, we missed you too....hey what was that!" Liz jumped at the sound that came from outside, she walk over to her window just as Max's pulled back her curtain and entered her room smiling shyly, he knew he had interrupted a moment between the two best friends.
"Hey you two" Max looked at Liz and then to Alex on the bed, his eyes lingered on Liz's bed and a flicker of pain came over his face as the vision of Kyle and her together came rushing back to him. Liz followed his line of sight and then realized what must have been going through Max's mind; she was blushing now staring at the cup in her hand like it was the most fascinating object in the world she didn't dare look at him, she hated seeing him suffer this way, she reminded herself that it was for the best and she had to stay strong but just then she had an 'epiphany'. Liz needed an excuse to leave the room she needed time alone to sort through her thoughts and a little glimmer of hope was now bouncing around in her mind, she soon had one, thanks to Alex.
Alex just stared from one to the other; he could fell the tension rise ten-fold, 'Wow' he thought 'note to self remember to probe Liz for info later' but for now he decided to break the uncomfortable silence that had settled on the room.
"Hi Max, did you grab your microscope for me" he asked "Liz and I want to get started on saving the world"
'Oh my god' Liz thought 'Is this my lot in life, forever saving the world' she could barely contain herself from breaking down and laughing, she needed out of here and fast.
"What...oh right...yeah, I have it here in my bag" Max stammered reaching into his backpack and pulling it out "I've also got you a piece of gandarium as well" Max pulled a small plastic container out of his jacket pocket and passed both of them to Alex.
"Thanks a lot" said Alex "so shouldn't you be heading over to the Valenti's now".
Alex hadn't meant to sound so rude well maybe he did, he had always hated the way Max treated Liz I mean most couples have their up's and down's but this was bordering on ridiculous and he also couldn't help notice one of his best friends was looking more and more uncomfortable and he wanted to save her from this strange new turn of events 'funny though' he thought 'they had seemed really together at the centre'.
"I suppose I better" Max muttered and although he wanted to stay and talk to Liz he knew that Isabel's patience meter had probably peaked right about now.
"I'll go phone Isabel on the landline and let her know you're on the way" Liz offered turning and making her way towards the door quickly, jumping at the opportunity to leave.
"Liz wait" Liz stopped and slowly faced him her hand still resting on the handle of the door 'she can't wait to get away from me' Max thought "Thanks a lot for everything, you know, your help and all" he said then adding, as if an afterthought "both of you", although he was still just looking at Liz.
Before she could answer him Liz's cell phone rung, it was on her nightstand so Alex answered it "Liz's phone" he said "well speak of the devil...yes Iz he's still here...no, he was just leaving...no, we haven't started yet....yes, we will ring you if we find anything....of course I have....burger and fries....no she hasn't....I was going to do that...no I won't forget...'sigh'...."
"Well I better go then" Max said to Liz "I'll see you in the morning then"
"Ok" agreed Liz as Max made his way out her window "Good Luck"
Max turn around giving her a quick smile "You too" he replied before leaving.
"Yes Iz....okay than I better go so we can get started....no, it might be better if we ring you....ok then, we will see you in morning if you don't hear from us before then....byeee" Alex ended the call "My god I forgot how bossy that woman is!"
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Isabel hung up the phone "God dammit he's just leaving Liz's now!" she ranted to Tess "I knew I should have stayed with him, its just like Max to be making goo goo eyes at his girlfriend when life as we know it could come to an end...." Isabel suddenly stopped realising her mistake and looked at Tess "I'm sorry Tess I don't know why I said that, their not back together you know, that was just force of habit....I'll shut up now" Isabel pulled out a chair at the table and sat down.
"It's alright Isabel; I know they still have strong feelings for each other" began Tess joining Isabel at the table "but I do think Max and I have been getting closer lately, well were becoming friends anyway and I think it could develop into something more"
"Oh Tess, I hope your not getting your hopes up" exclaimed Isabel "but I don't think Max is just going to fall out of love with Liz and they've always had this on again off again thing, although I think that's only because their both so intense and they need like a 'time out'"
"I know that but lately things have felt different between them" said Tess she paused a moment before deciding to continue "I think something happen a few weeks ago although I don't know what exactly. You see I found Max sitting on the bench at the park one night and he was really broken up but he wouldn't tell me why"
"I knew it" snapped Isabel "I've felt it too but as you already know getting Max to open up is like opening a can without an can opener, extremely difficult, well only if you haven't got mysterious alien powers that is but I'm straying from the point".
Just then Isabel had decided what she was going do; as soon as her brother got there she was going to confront him about it, he needed a clear mind if they were going to get through this. She was going to get to the bottom of this even if it was the last thing she did, 'oops' she thought 'clearly the wrong choice of words'.
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A/N: Waffling...Waffling...Waffling
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters.
Rating: PG
Category: General
The Longest Night
Max swung by his house to grab his microscope for Alex, as well as a change of clothes for tomorrow. Isabel and he had decided to go to the Valenti's to do their experiment, well that's what Iz had told their mother when she had come home earlier to pack her overnight bag.
"Max....Max is that you?" Diane Evans called out towards Max's room.
"Yeah mom it me, I'm getting some stuff to take over to the Valenti's" Max answered her from inside his room.
He suddenly popped his head out his doorway "Hey mom, is dad back from his business trip yet?"
"No dear, he's not due back for at least another hour" she replied "why is that?"
"Umm....I was wondering if you two would like to meet us at the Crash Down tomorrow morning for breakfast." he asked her.
Diane Evans gave her son a funny look, I wonder if the kids have been feeling the same as Phillip and myself, she wondered, recently they had felt like they were slowly losing their children and not in your average 'losing your children because they are growing up' kind of way but like really losing them.
"I would really love that and I'm sure your father will as well" she replied, she was smiling now "lately we haven't spent much time together as a family and it will be nice to catch up with what's going on in your lives"
"Great mom, well I better get going" Max slung his backpack over his shoulder "Izzy and Tess will start to wonder where I've got too"
"Well you guys have fun with your homework and I'll see you tomorrow" she replied
"Okay mom, only you could put 'fun and homework' in the same sentence and think there was nothing wrong with it" Max laughed "Night mom, don't forget about the Crash"
"I won't dear, goodnight Max" Diane Evans said giving her son a quick hug before he left.
Max was smiling to himself as he closed the door of his house, thinking how lucky he and Isabel had been when they were found by the Evans's all those years ago. His smiled suddenly disappeared when he remembered the real reason why they wanted to have breakfast with their parents; he hoped they were going to be as understanding as they've always been, well once they got over the shock that is, he had a funny feeling there wasn't going to be much 'eating of breakfast' tomorrow morning. Max couldn't believe how un-nervous he felt considering everything that was happening or that was going to happen, he started up the jeep and headed towards the Crash, which inevitably brought his thoughts back to Liz. Flashes of the moment they had shared in Brody's office earlier entered his mind and he suddenly realized why he felt so calm, it was her, she had this way of making him feel like everything would turn out alright and he knew right then and there that if he had Liz at his side even if it was just as friends, he would always feel this way.
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At the Crash Liz and Alex were up in her room, her parents were still cleaning up the cafe downstairs normally she would offer to help but she had to admit to herself that things were far from normal. Liz was actually glad they hadn't finished yet she needed some time to get her head around everything that had happened this week from Isabel's dream walking nightmares, finding and saving Laurie and tonight's message from Larek, as if reading her mind Alex sighed then continued eating his burger and fries that her parents had made for him.
Liz looked over at Alex sitting on her bed thinking to herself at least some things haven't changed "How can you stuff your face at a time like this" she asked him.
"Nans gof ta eat" he mumbled through a mouth full of burger before swallowing and reaching for his drink on Liz's nightstand.
"Yuck Whitman, that's just gross" Liz said laughing aloud, she was so glad he was back from Sweden she had missed him so much, he was right though she should have tried eating some dinner as well but she just couldn't stomach anything at the moment.
"Let's just say I'm in shock and just going through the motions" protested Alex interrupting her thoughts "anyway I thought we would need the energy, we've got a long night ahead of us" Alex looked over to her pacing the room and eyeing the cup of coffee in her hand.
"I know, I don't mean to hassle you anyway we have bigger problem's then your appetite and my lack of one, at the moment" she answered "but don't worry I'll go get me a snack later" he grinned at her "you happy now" Alex nodded his head, satisfied.
"So how are you feeling anyway?" Liz asked him "You haven't had to deal with any 'Czechoslovakian' dramas for awhile, your back less than a week and then there's this...this situation!"
"I know" he agreed "I can honestly say I didn't miss it but that's not to say I didn't miss all of you" he was still grinning at her but Liz could see the sincerity in his eyes.
"I know you did, we missed you too....hey what was that!" Liz jumped at the sound that came from outside, she walk over to her window just as Max's pulled back her curtain and entered her room smiling shyly, he knew he had interrupted a moment between the two best friends.
"Hey you two" Max looked at Liz and then to Alex on the bed, his eyes lingered on Liz's bed and a flicker of pain came over his face as the vision of Kyle and her together came rushing back to him. Liz followed his line of sight and then realized what must have been going through Max's mind; she was blushing now staring at the cup in her hand like it was the most fascinating object in the world she didn't dare look at him, she hated seeing him suffer this way, she reminded herself that it was for the best and she had to stay strong but just then she had an 'epiphany'. Liz needed an excuse to leave the room she needed time alone to sort through her thoughts and a little glimmer of hope was now bouncing around in her mind, she soon had one, thanks to Alex.
Alex just stared from one to the other; he could fell the tension rise ten-fold, 'Wow' he thought 'note to self remember to probe Liz for info later' but for now he decided to break the uncomfortable silence that had settled on the room.
"Hi Max, did you grab your microscope for me" he asked "Liz and I want to get started on saving the world"
'Oh my god' Liz thought 'Is this my lot in life, forever saving the world' she could barely contain herself from breaking down and laughing, she needed out of here and fast.
"What...oh right...yeah, I have it here in my bag" Max stammered reaching into his backpack and pulling it out "I've also got you a piece of gandarium as well" Max pulled a small plastic container out of his jacket pocket and passed both of them to Alex.
"Thanks a lot" said Alex "so shouldn't you be heading over to the Valenti's now".
Alex hadn't meant to sound so rude well maybe he did, he had always hated the way Max treated Liz I mean most couples have their up's and down's but this was bordering on ridiculous and he also couldn't help notice one of his best friends was looking more and more uncomfortable and he wanted to save her from this strange new turn of events 'funny though' he thought 'they had seemed really together at the centre'.
"I suppose I better" Max muttered and although he wanted to stay and talk to Liz he knew that Isabel's patience meter had probably peaked right about now.
"I'll go phone Isabel on the landline and let her know you're on the way" Liz offered turning and making her way towards the door quickly, jumping at the opportunity to leave.
"Liz wait" Liz stopped and slowly faced him her hand still resting on the handle of the door 'she can't wait to get away from me' Max thought "Thanks a lot for everything, you know, your help and all" he said then adding, as if an afterthought "both of you", although he was still just looking at Liz.
Before she could answer him Liz's cell phone rung, it was on her nightstand so Alex answered it "Liz's phone" he said "well speak of the devil...yes Iz he's still here...no, he was just leaving...no, we haven't started yet....yes, we will ring you if we find anything....of course I have....burger and fries....no she hasn't....I was going to do that...no I won't forget...'sigh'...."
"Well I better go then" Max said to Liz "I'll see you in the morning then"
"Ok" agreed Liz as Max made his way out her window "Good Luck"
Max turn around giving her a quick smile "You too" he replied before leaving.
"Yes Iz....okay than I better go so we can get started....no, it might be better if we ring you....ok then, we will see you in morning if you don't hear from us before then....byeee" Alex ended the call "My god I forgot how bossy that woman is!"
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Isabel hung up the phone "God dammit he's just leaving Liz's now!" she ranted to Tess "I knew I should have stayed with him, its just like Max to be making goo goo eyes at his girlfriend when life as we know it could come to an end...." Isabel suddenly stopped realising her mistake and looked at Tess "I'm sorry Tess I don't know why I said that, their not back together you know, that was just force of habit....I'll shut up now" Isabel pulled out a chair at the table and sat down.
"It's alright Isabel; I know they still have strong feelings for each other" began Tess joining Isabel at the table "but I do think Max and I have been getting closer lately, well were becoming friends anyway and I think it could develop into something more"
"Oh Tess, I hope your not getting your hopes up" exclaimed Isabel "but I don't think Max is just going to fall out of love with Liz and they've always had this on again off again thing, although I think that's only because their both so intense and they need like a 'time out'"
"I know that but lately things have felt different between them" said Tess she paused a moment before deciding to continue "I think something happen a few weeks ago although I don't know what exactly. You see I found Max sitting on the bench at the park one night and he was really broken up but he wouldn't tell me why"
"I knew it" snapped Isabel "I've felt it too but as you already know getting Max to open up is like opening a can without an can opener, extremely difficult, well only if you haven't got mysterious alien powers that is but I'm straying from the point".
Just then Isabel had decided what she was going do; as soon as her brother got there she was going to confront him about it, he needed a clear mind if they were going to get through this. She was going to get to the bottom of this even if it was the last thing she did, 'oops' she thought 'clearly the wrong choice of words'.
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A/N: Waffling...Waffling...Waffling