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Michael's POV
"Would ya mind puttin' ya hand away, you could poke someone's eye out wid dat thing!" Liz said with a hint of amusement. "I will, if you will." "That's a deal Mike." We both lowered our hands, but I still didn't trust her. *I mean, geez, who the hell does she think she is? She just waltzes in here with her accent, and her weird clothes and starts talking to us about alien stuff! In a public place no less, though we were the only ones there. But still.* "Dere, dats betta."
"What are you?" Max asked. For the first time I was actually glad Max took charge and spoke for the rest of us. I had no idea what to say. "Ya mean am I an alien? Nah, Ise human." "Then how did you do that? Humans don't have powers like that." "Normally they don't, but I'm a special case." "Care to elaborate?" "Not really. I jus had a long trip. I'd really like tuh get some sleep, if ya don't mind. We can finish this conversation tamarraw." "Actually, we do mind. How do we know you won't leave town during the night?" "Maxwell, she came all the way here from New York just to see us, I don't think she'll leave just yet. Besides, where is she gonna go?" She smiled at me then, not a smirk, but a smile. As if, she really didn't expect someone to speak in her defense. Least of all me. "Nah, I ain't goin' nowheres. But I 'spect you got homes to go to, families that are wonderin' where you are." "Well." "Max, Mom and Dad will be really upset if we're home late tonight, it's family togetherness night, remember? We promised them we'd be home early, and help Mom make her frittata." "Yeah, I guess so." "I have to get home too, Kyle wanted me to play a round of basketball with him. And, I have tons of homework." [A/N: my dog just threw up all over my bedspread, it was really gross. I know, I know T.M.I. Haha, continue w/ the story.]
Everyone left, and I trudged out the door slowly. I didn't really have any place to be, or anything better to do. I had no family waiting up for me, just an empty apartment. Besides, this girl named Liz was far too interesting. *Maybe I could watch her, just to see what she does. There's no harm in making sure she won't kill us in our sleep.* I went across the street on the opposite side of the Crashdown, and hid myself in the shadows waiting for her to come out of the restaurant. She never did. I waited for thirty minutes, waiting for her to emerge so that I could follow her and see what she's really up to. *Where is she? This is the only way out of the Crashdown isn't it? Maybe she knew one of us would follow her so she snuck out the back way. That sneaky little bitch! Who knows how far she's gotten now. Damnit Michael, how could you be so stupid!?!* I ran around back, hoping to find a clue as to where she went. I went through the alley behind the Crashdown amidst all the garbage. I didn't expect to find anything, but I wasn't about to leave without trying. I took another step forward, and my foot collided with something. I heard a moan which made me think it wasn't a stray cat. I looked down, and Liz was there. "Leave me alone! Can't ya see I'm tryin' tuh sleep?" She obviously didn't recognize me, either that or she didn't care who I was. "Liz, it's me Michael." "I know who ya are. Don't worry, I ain't doin' nothin', 'cept tryin' tuh sleep." Well, apparently she did know it was me. "You're going to sleep out here? It's smelly, cold, and probably uncomfortable." "Yeah well, I'd take a cab to the Ritz, but I lost the key to my room." She said this sarcastically, which didn't surprise me given her stoic attitude towards most things. Maybe I should have just left her there, it wasn't my business what happened to her. But, she seemed so small, and she reminded me of me. She probably didn't have anywhere to go, and no one really wanted her. That sounded awfully similar to my lot in life. *Yeah, but Michael, she could be dangerous. You don't even know her.* Well, if she wanted to kill us she could have done it by now. Her powers are more controlled than ours, and she had the element of surprise that she could have used against us, but she didn't. In fact, she didn't even hurt us, she just protected herself. For all these reasons, the following words popped out of my mouth: "Would you like to stay at my place?"
Right after I said it, I realized how it must sound. She must think I was trying to take advantage of her situation. Tit for tat, literally. "No, no what I meant was." "Ya got Cinnamon Toast Crunch?" "Huh?" "Ya got any Cinnamon Toast Crunch, ya know the cereal. I'm starved." "Uh, no, I don't have any Cinnamon Toast Crunch, but I have Cocoa Puffs." She cut me off by saying "Ok, thanx Michael." Well, that was easy. She picked up her bag of stuff and dusted herself off. She didn't move, but she raised her eyebrows and looked at me funny. I didn't realize I was staring at her, but I really wanted to know what she looked like. "Hey Michael, you just gonna stare at me all night, or are ya gonna show me the way tuh your place? Youse gonna have tuh lead the way 'cuz I ain't no mind reader." I shook myself out of my daze and led the way, keeping my eyes forward, never looking back. She walked only a few steps behind me, I could tell because of the odor coming off of her in waves. "When we get to my place, you can take a shower." I waited for her to get offended, but she never did. But, out no where she started laughing, hysterically. She couldn't stop. I couldn't help it, I smiled. My normally lonely night was about to get very abnormally unlonely.
Michael's POV
"Would ya mind puttin' ya hand away, you could poke someone's eye out wid dat thing!" Liz said with a hint of amusement. "I will, if you will." "That's a deal Mike." We both lowered our hands, but I still didn't trust her. *I mean, geez, who the hell does she think she is? She just waltzes in here with her accent, and her weird clothes and starts talking to us about alien stuff! In a public place no less, though we were the only ones there. But still.* "Dere, dats betta."
"What are you?" Max asked. For the first time I was actually glad Max took charge and spoke for the rest of us. I had no idea what to say. "Ya mean am I an alien? Nah, Ise human." "Then how did you do that? Humans don't have powers like that." "Normally they don't, but I'm a special case." "Care to elaborate?" "Not really. I jus had a long trip. I'd really like tuh get some sleep, if ya don't mind. We can finish this conversation tamarraw." "Actually, we do mind. How do we know you won't leave town during the night?" "Maxwell, she came all the way here from New York just to see us, I don't think she'll leave just yet. Besides, where is she gonna go?" She smiled at me then, not a smirk, but a smile. As if, she really didn't expect someone to speak in her defense. Least of all me. "Nah, I ain't goin' nowheres. But I 'spect you got homes to go to, families that are wonderin' where you are." "Well." "Max, Mom and Dad will be really upset if we're home late tonight, it's family togetherness night, remember? We promised them we'd be home early, and help Mom make her frittata." "Yeah, I guess so." "I have to get home too, Kyle wanted me to play a round of basketball with him. And, I have tons of homework." [A/N: my dog just threw up all over my bedspread, it was really gross. I know, I know T.M.I. Haha, continue w/ the story.]
Everyone left, and I trudged out the door slowly. I didn't really have any place to be, or anything better to do. I had no family waiting up for me, just an empty apartment. Besides, this girl named Liz was far too interesting. *Maybe I could watch her, just to see what she does. There's no harm in making sure she won't kill us in our sleep.* I went across the street on the opposite side of the Crashdown, and hid myself in the shadows waiting for her to come out of the restaurant. She never did. I waited for thirty minutes, waiting for her to emerge so that I could follow her and see what she's really up to. *Where is she? This is the only way out of the Crashdown isn't it? Maybe she knew one of us would follow her so she snuck out the back way. That sneaky little bitch! Who knows how far she's gotten now. Damnit Michael, how could you be so stupid!?!* I ran around back, hoping to find a clue as to where she went. I went through the alley behind the Crashdown amidst all the garbage. I didn't expect to find anything, but I wasn't about to leave without trying. I took another step forward, and my foot collided with something. I heard a moan which made me think it wasn't a stray cat. I looked down, and Liz was there. "Leave me alone! Can't ya see I'm tryin' tuh sleep?" She obviously didn't recognize me, either that or she didn't care who I was. "Liz, it's me Michael." "I know who ya are. Don't worry, I ain't doin' nothin', 'cept tryin' tuh sleep." Well, apparently she did know it was me. "You're going to sleep out here? It's smelly, cold, and probably uncomfortable." "Yeah well, I'd take a cab to the Ritz, but I lost the key to my room." She said this sarcastically, which didn't surprise me given her stoic attitude towards most things. Maybe I should have just left her there, it wasn't my business what happened to her. But, she seemed so small, and she reminded me of me. She probably didn't have anywhere to go, and no one really wanted her. That sounded awfully similar to my lot in life. *Yeah, but Michael, she could be dangerous. You don't even know her.* Well, if she wanted to kill us she could have done it by now. Her powers are more controlled than ours, and she had the element of surprise that she could have used against us, but she didn't. In fact, she didn't even hurt us, she just protected herself. For all these reasons, the following words popped out of my mouth: "Would you like to stay at my place?"
Right after I said it, I realized how it must sound. She must think I was trying to take advantage of her situation. Tit for tat, literally. "No, no what I meant was." "Ya got Cinnamon Toast Crunch?" "Huh?" "Ya got any Cinnamon Toast Crunch, ya know the cereal. I'm starved." "Uh, no, I don't have any Cinnamon Toast Crunch, but I have Cocoa Puffs." She cut me off by saying "Ok, thanx Michael." Well, that was easy. She picked up her bag of stuff and dusted herself off. She didn't move, but she raised her eyebrows and looked at me funny. I didn't realize I was staring at her, but I really wanted to know what she looked like. "Hey Michael, you just gonna stare at me all night, or are ya gonna show me the way tuh your place? Youse gonna have tuh lead the way 'cuz I ain't no mind reader." I shook myself out of my daze and led the way, keeping my eyes forward, never looking back. She walked only a few steps behind me, I could tell because of the odor coming off of her in waves. "When we get to my place, you can take a shower." I waited for her to get offended, but she never did. But, out no where she started laughing, hysterically. She couldn't stop. I couldn't help it, I smiled. My normally lonely night was about to get very abnormally unlonely.