a/n: I am soooooo sorry for not updating more, but I had tons of hw, and my
computer broke. Luckily it works again, so I can get my fanfic. Fix and not
go back into withdrawal. Read on.
Ch. 10
Michael's POV
"So, what do you want to do?" I asked.
I was actually looking forward to hanging out with her. She's completely different than Maria; there's no question about that. Maria and I only dated for about a week, but it felt like 10 years. She's nice and everything, but she's annoying as hell.
"Well." she looked unsure, as if she had no idea how to have fun.
~phone ringing~
"Damnit! I'm not picking it up. It's either Max or Izzy and I don't want to talk to either of them."
She giggled at that. Unfortunately, the damn phone would not quit ringing. So, I picked it up.
"What!?!"
"That's a nice way to say hello, Spaceboy."
"Maria. What do you want?"
I heard a sigh, and out of the corner of my eye I could tell Liz was not pleased. Well neither am I.
"Jose called in sick, we need you to cover for him."
"What! No way! This is my day off Maria."
"Duh, I know that. And I wouldn't call you if it wasn't important, but we're short-handed."
"Arrrrrggghhhh!"
"I love it when you speak in mono-syllabic grunts, Spaceboy. Makes you sound all manly."
"Shut up Maria. When do I have to be there?"
"Uh, now. Mr. Parker's frantic."
"Fine, give me a half hour."
"But Spaceboy."
"K, see you then."
With that I hung up.
Damn, Liz will not be happy.
"Um, Liz."
"It's ok Mike, I hoid it."
"I'm really sorry, but I need this job."
"Don't worry 'bout it. Ise'll find sumtin' tah do taday."
"Why don't you come with me? Food'll be on the house, and maybe we can do something after."
"Suwah."
"Ok, let's go."
Liz's POV
O well, I guess our day is ruined.
We pulled up to the Crashdown, and the place was half full. I took a seat in a corner booth, and waited for my extra large order of space fries, and my double Will Smith burger to get there. All the while, sipping my blood of alien smoothie. Once I got done eating I just sat there, watching Michael work. He really cares about his work, and doing a good job. Back in New York, if you wanted something, you stole it. It's weird to see honest people with good work ethics.
"Hey Agnes, I'm taking my break!"
I heard Maria shout from the back room. As she was walking through the doors her eyes landed on me. She paused, then changed her path directly to me. I admit it, I was scared. I mean I'd faced scarier, more evil beings in my life, but Maria was loud and obnoxious. Plus, I couldn't kill her.
"Hi I'm Maria, have we met before?"
she asked, then she sat down across from me and stole one of my French fries. Bitch!
"Yeah, yestahday. 'Member?"
"O yeah, that's right. You look different."
"Yup."
"Look, I'm sorry about yesterday. I was totally pmsing."
Wow, I certainly wasn't expecting that. I've never really been apologized to before. Now that I think about it she's not really annoying, just bubbly.
"Uh, no prob."
"So you're from New York huh?"
"How could ya tell?"
"Haha. Well I just love New York. I've never actually been there, but it's my dream to become a singer and move to Manhattan."
"Why, what's wrong wit heah?"
"Nothing, it's just I've lived here all my life. The farthest I've ever been away from home is Las Cruces and Santa Fe. I want change, excitement."
"Well New York is diff'rent than heah, but it can be real scary."
"I don't care. It sound like an adventure to me. Enough about me, what brings you to Roswell, New Mexico. You're not a crazed tourist are you. How long are you going to be here?"
"Hahdly. I'm visitin' some friends. And, I don' know how long I'll be heah foh."
"Really, who? I know everyone in this town."
"Well actually, a friend of a friend."
"Who?"
"Uhhhhh."
Just then Michael came over.
"Maria, your break's been over for 10 minutes, didn't you hear me calling your name?"
"Sorry, I was busy talking to my new friend here, uh."
"Liz" I supplied.
"Right, Liz. Chill Spaceboy. I'll be there in a sec."
I think he muttered something like incompetent ditz, but it could have been a grunt. Anyway, he left Maria and I alone.
"Look, this is going to sound kind of forward but, see I don't have many girlfriends or girls that are friends. Whatever. And I'd really like you to come to my house later, my best friend Alex will be there. You'll really like him, he's great."
"Huh?"
"Like a sleepover, just us girls."
"And Alex."
"O well he's an honorary girl."
"Umm, I don' know. I'd 'ave to ask Michael."
"Why would you have to ask him?"
"Well he's lettin' me stay wit him, and we sort a had plans."
"O come on, you don't have to ask his permission. Please, you're way easier to talk to than the girls around here. And anyone that can survive living with Spaceboy is heroic in my book. Please!!!!!"
"Alright, sure."
"Yeah! Thank you, thank you, thank you. It will be fun I promise. We'll rent movies, eat ice cream, and gossip. We can get to know each other's deepest secrets." Our secrets? Shit!
"Sounds like fun. Where do ya live?"
"O, Michael knows. Toodles, Michael looks like he's gonna kill me if I don't get back there soon. Later."
"Bye."
Wow, that was weird. She actually was nice to me. I've never had a real female friend before, or any friend. Except Michael, but. Nevermind, don't go there. Wait, did she call him Spaceboy? Does she know? This town is weird.
[Tune in next time for slumber party fun. Here's a little teaser below.]
Maria: So, who's bigger, Zan or Rath?
Alex: Maria!?! Don't ask that.
Maria: Why not, I'm curious.
Alex: Don't mind her, she doesn't believe in the tact fairy. You don't have to say anything you don't want to.
Maria: Of course she does. I need to know.
Alex: The only reason you want to know is because you want in Michael's pants.
Maria: Yeah, so?
Liz: Well, if you must know...
[Aren't I evil. Leaving it there. Well, to find out the answer to this burning question, read the next post by yours truly which will not appear till I see some reviews.]
Ch. 10
Michael's POV
"So, what do you want to do?" I asked.
I was actually looking forward to hanging out with her. She's completely different than Maria; there's no question about that. Maria and I only dated for about a week, but it felt like 10 years. She's nice and everything, but she's annoying as hell.
"Well." she looked unsure, as if she had no idea how to have fun.
~phone ringing~
"Damnit! I'm not picking it up. It's either Max or Izzy and I don't want to talk to either of them."
She giggled at that. Unfortunately, the damn phone would not quit ringing. So, I picked it up.
"What!?!"
"That's a nice way to say hello, Spaceboy."
"Maria. What do you want?"
I heard a sigh, and out of the corner of my eye I could tell Liz was not pleased. Well neither am I.
"Jose called in sick, we need you to cover for him."
"What! No way! This is my day off Maria."
"Duh, I know that. And I wouldn't call you if it wasn't important, but we're short-handed."
"Arrrrrggghhhh!"
"I love it when you speak in mono-syllabic grunts, Spaceboy. Makes you sound all manly."
"Shut up Maria. When do I have to be there?"
"Uh, now. Mr. Parker's frantic."
"Fine, give me a half hour."
"But Spaceboy."
"K, see you then."
With that I hung up.
Damn, Liz will not be happy.
"Um, Liz."
"It's ok Mike, I hoid it."
"I'm really sorry, but I need this job."
"Don't worry 'bout it. Ise'll find sumtin' tah do taday."
"Why don't you come with me? Food'll be on the house, and maybe we can do something after."
"Suwah."
"Ok, let's go."
Liz's POV
O well, I guess our day is ruined.
We pulled up to the Crashdown, and the place was half full. I took a seat in a corner booth, and waited for my extra large order of space fries, and my double Will Smith burger to get there. All the while, sipping my blood of alien smoothie. Once I got done eating I just sat there, watching Michael work. He really cares about his work, and doing a good job. Back in New York, if you wanted something, you stole it. It's weird to see honest people with good work ethics.
"Hey Agnes, I'm taking my break!"
I heard Maria shout from the back room. As she was walking through the doors her eyes landed on me. She paused, then changed her path directly to me. I admit it, I was scared. I mean I'd faced scarier, more evil beings in my life, but Maria was loud and obnoxious. Plus, I couldn't kill her.
"Hi I'm Maria, have we met before?"
she asked, then she sat down across from me and stole one of my French fries. Bitch!
"Yeah, yestahday. 'Member?"
"O yeah, that's right. You look different."
"Yup."
"Look, I'm sorry about yesterday. I was totally pmsing."
Wow, I certainly wasn't expecting that. I've never really been apologized to before. Now that I think about it she's not really annoying, just bubbly.
"Uh, no prob."
"So you're from New York huh?"
"How could ya tell?"
"Haha. Well I just love New York. I've never actually been there, but it's my dream to become a singer and move to Manhattan."
"Why, what's wrong wit heah?"
"Nothing, it's just I've lived here all my life. The farthest I've ever been away from home is Las Cruces and Santa Fe. I want change, excitement."
"Well New York is diff'rent than heah, but it can be real scary."
"I don't care. It sound like an adventure to me. Enough about me, what brings you to Roswell, New Mexico. You're not a crazed tourist are you. How long are you going to be here?"
"Hahdly. I'm visitin' some friends. And, I don' know how long I'll be heah foh."
"Really, who? I know everyone in this town."
"Well actually, a friend of a friend."
"Who?"
"Uhhhhh."
Just then Michael came over.
"Maria, your break's been over for 10 minutes, didn't you hear me calling your name?"
"Sorry, I was busy talking to my new friend here, uh."
"Liz" I supplied.
"Right, Liz. Chill Spaceboy. I'll be there in a sec."
I think he muttered something like incompetent ditz, but it could have been a grunt. Anyway, he left Maria and I alone.
"Look, this is going to sound kind of forward but, see I don't have many girlfriends or girls that are friends. Whatever. And I'd really like you to come to my house later, my best friend Alex will be there. You'll really like him, he's great."
"Huh?"
"Like a sleepover, just us girls."
"And Alex."
"O well he's an honorary girl."
"Umm, I don' know. I'd 'ave to ask Michael."
"Why would you have to ask him?"
"Well he's lettin' me stay wit him, and we sort a had plans."
"O come on, you don't have to ask his permission. Please, you're way easier to talk to than the girls around here. And anyone that can survive living with Spaceboy is heroic in my book. Please!!!!!"
"Alright, sure."
"Yeah! Thank you, thank you, thank you. It will be fun I promise. We'll rent movies, eat ice cream, and gossip. We can get to know each other's deepest secrets." Our secrets? Shit!
"Sounds like fun. Where do ya live?"
"O, Michael knows. Toodles, Michael looks like he's gonna kill me if I don't get back there soon. Later."
"Bye."
Wow, that was weird. She actually was nice to me. I've never had a real female friend before, or any friend. Except Michael, but. Nevermind, don't go there. Wait, did she call him Spaceboy? Does she know? This town is weird.
[Tune in next time for slumber party fun. Here's a little teaser below.]
Maria: So, who's bigger, Zan or Rath?
Alex: Maria!?! Don't ask that.
Maria: Why not, I'm curious.
Alex: Don't mind her, she doesn't believe in the tact fairy. You don't have to say anything you don't want to.
Maria: Of course she does. I need to know.
Alex: The only reason you want to know is because you want in Michael's pants.
Maria: Yeah, so?
Liz: Well, if you must know...
[Aren't I evil. Leaving it there. Well, to find out the answer to this burning question, read the next post by yours truly which will not appear till I see some reviews.]