Disclaimer: I don't own anything Roswell, except for a few episodes that I've taped from TV. Please don't sue!

Summary: When Maria DeLuca and Michael Guerin find each other, will they hit it off? And will they be able to overcome the one thing that he can't change?

Includes: All Roswell characters are included in this story: Alex, Isabel, Max, Michael, Liz, and Maria. Maybe others too, but I'm not sure as of yet. It's mostly a M/M fiction, but it will contains others as well.

Authors Note: Here is yet another chapter for your enjoyment. I'm still asking for more feedback from my readers. I really do want to know what all of you think.

Unbroken

Chapter 10

Michael found himself gazing inside at her through the window, not paying any attention to Max as he continued to ramble. He was just walking along with Alex and Max when he saw her and stopped suddenly. He didn't know exactly what made him do it and he didn't know exactly what to make out about last night. Were they officially a couple now or should they sit down together and verbally declare it?

"Michael? Were you listening to me?" Max waved his hand in front of his friends face, forcing Michael's attention back on him. He looked at Max, rolling his eyes before continuing on his way, partially thankful that Max had made him realize that he was actually staring.

"Sorry, Maxwell. What were you saying?"

Max let out an exhausted sigh, his laugh a little bitter. Figures. He should have known. When did Michael ever listen to him when he had something important to say? The last twenty minutes had all been for nothing and now, he felt compelled not to tell Michael what he had said earlier. If he didn't listen the first time, why should it be repeated for him?

"Look, never mind." Max's memory suddenly came back to him. "So what happened last night? Why were you supposed to go over to Maria's anyway?"

When her name hit his ears, her face flashed in his head and he visibly smiled. Max and Alex both exchanged a look of surprise. Michael never smiled over anything, let alone a girl. But Maria. She must really be getting to him. "Well, you know that assignment Mrs. Andrews gave us last week? The one over Romeo and Juliet?" Both Alex and Max nodded, remaining silent, prodding their friend to continue. "Maria offered to help me rewrite it for a better grade. I wasn't about to pass up the opportunity to pass so I agreed and things kind of escalated from there."

"When you say escalated. What exactly to you mean?" Alex wondered, his curiosity getting the best of him. Something inside of him told him that last night was more than just a study date.

"I mean we kissed." Max burst out laughing and Michael glared at him in offense. Sure, Michael hadn't been with too many girls, but it didn't mean he was incapable of getting one to like him. "I'm glad to see that you are amused by all of this."

Max opened his mouth to respond, but was cut off by Alex. "Speaking of Romeo and Juliet. I guess you and Maria have your own little star-crossed love thing now, right? You know, with the whole alien thing." Alex lowered his voice to keep anyone else from hearing his words. The last thing he needed were alien obsessed quacks thinking that aliens truly did live in Roswell. It would have started a whole new round of problems for all of them.

Michael and Max gazed over at Alex, trying to hold in their laughter. "Since when do alien romances have anything to do with star-crossed love, Alex? My parent's aren't forbidding me to see her. Remember? I don't have any." Michael chuckled and again Max and Alex exchanged a look of surprise. Michael never laughed either. Mr. Stonewall didn't seem as hard a concrete anymore. Could Maria actually have gotten to him in one night?

"So how are things now?" Max asked as the continued walking, his hands waving as he tried to express what he meant non-verbally. When he received nothing but confusion from Michael, he decided that he should probably clarify. "What I mean is, where do you and Maria stand now? Are you dating or what?"

Michael could have answered honestly, confiding to his best friends that Maria was perfect in every way for him, but that just wasn't Michael. Michael was not supposed to be affected this easily. If he had let on that Maria had changed him so quickly, he would have never been able to live that down. "What, Maxwell? You think that because of one night I'm going to start writing poetry and love songs? Don't think so. It was just a kiss, and that's all it will ever be. A moment of weakness really."

Max rolled his eyes as Alex laughed. They both knew better. Michael wasn't fooling them in the least bit, but they decided to humor him anyway. Maybe he wasn't ready to face the fact that a girl could hold power over him. For so long Michael was the one that controlled his every move. He had to have been in denial or something of that sort. Both Alex and Max knew, however, just how much power the girl had in the relationship. They knew that Michael would see that eventually.

"But say that that kiss did mean something. Would it be so bad if Maria and I did get together?" Michael spoke quietly, his eyes darting around nervously, scanning everything in sight. He did everything he could to keep his gaze from Alex and Max. If they saw into his eyes, they'd know for sure.

Max laughed, placing a friendly hand on Michael's shoulder. It was only a matter of time before Michael began declaring his undying love for Maria. Looks like Liz had been right all along. Michael and Maria were perfect for each other. "Of course not, Michael. You deserve to be happy too. Isabel and I are." he stole a quick glance at Alex before fixing his gaze back on Michael. Alex was standing taller now, a goofy smile giving him away. His head was slowly beginning to swell because of Max's comment. He truly was the source of Isabel's happiness.

"We don't have to tell her about us, you know. She doesn't really need to know anything. I kind of like her thinking I'm normal. It almost makes me feel that way." Michael spoke quickly, almost like he had thought that Max's last comment had been negative. Almost like he was trying to prove to Max that they wouldn't be in danger if he and Maria did get together. Max didn't disapprove of them, though. That fact slowly came to register in Michael's mind.

"I think that you are right, Michael. She definitely doesn't need to know anything about us. I trust your judgment in people, but we still don't know her that well. Maybe we should wait before we even consider letting her in on us. You know, just to get to know her better."

Both Alex and Michael nodded in agreement. Both knew that Maria wasn't there to harm them, but when dealing with the topic of them being aliens, they needed to be safe. No one knew her inside and out, and although there wasn't a person that would be willing to admit it, they all were just a little bit suspicious of her. They didn't trust her completely. Not yet.