Author's notes: Hey guys, sorry it taken me so long to update this fic but I have been busy with life and today as been the first time in ages that I have had any time. Anyway I hope you like the update and remember to review.
Ruby
Part 2
"Oh my god I can not believe this place!" Maria said covering her mouth in horror as she and her brothers entered the Crashdown.
"If people back in LA could only see me now!" Zan muttered feeling the same horror as Maria
"Hey guys it can't be all that bad." Max said trying to sound cheerful when he was feeling the same as Zan and Maria.
"Who are you kidding?" asked Maria as they went to sit in one of the near by booths
"This place is a dump!" Max sighed
"I wish we were back home!" Zan said in a slight whiney tone
"I can't believe mom and dad sent us here!" Maria said leaning her chin on her right hand.
"What else do you expect from them? If things get too hard for them then the answer is to send us away!" Zan stated bitterly
"Yeah the only reason they didn't send us to grandma's is because she has had us the last four times!" said Max
"At least grandma's was in New York, New York was fun! I wish we were at Grandma's" Maria said wishfully
"Welcome to the Crashdown can I take your order please?" a girl with mousy brown hair asked
"We not ready to order any food yet I just take a cherry coke for now please!" Maria said with a small smile.
The waitress looked at Zan and Max expecting an answer on what they wanted to drink.
"You know just make that three cherry cokes please!" Maria said answering for her brothers who had lost the ability to talk for themselves
"Okay I be back with your drinks!" the girl said with a fleeting smile
"Mine!" Max and Zan said at the exact same time when the waitress was out of hearing range
"Oh boy!" Maria said rolling her eyes as Max and Zan glared at each other
"I saw her first!"
"No you never I did!"
"I think you will find that I did Maxwell!" Zan said glaring at Max
"I don't think so somehow Zander!" Max said glaring back at Zan
"This is so embarrassing!" Maria sighed slumping back in the seat
"Why do you always want the things I want?" Max asked looking angrily at Zan
"Excuse me! Don't you think you got that the wrong way round! You always want what I want!" Zan said the look on his face the identical to the one on Max's
"Look will you two idiots just shut up before someone hears you!" Maria hissed at them
"He started it!" Max said trying to pass the blame to Zan
"No I never you did!" Zan said pointing towards his younger double
"God why do you both have to act like such five year olds?" Maria sighed rolling her eyes
"And I guess that you are always acting your age!"
"Well duh!"
"I bet you twenty dollars that she picks me over you!" Max said to Zan
"You're on little brother. I just hope that you can pay up!" Zan said with a dangerous smirk that said let the fun begin.
"Hey here are your drinks!" Liz said putting three cherry cokes on the table. She smiled at the two guys and the girl sat there.
"Are you ready to order?" Liz asked and couldn't help but feel uncomfortable at the way the two guys were staring at her
"Yeah sure…Liz isn't it?" Zan asked sweetly
"Well duh Zan that's what's the nametag says. Excuse my brother he's not to quick!" Max said with a dashing smile towards the waitress
'Oh boy' Maria thought to herself as the waitress blushed and smiled at her brothers.
"Hey can I have some fries and a cheese burger!" Maria said kicking Zan under the table to make sure that he understood that he wasn't to say anything else to Max or the waitress
The waitress didn't seem to hear Maria because all her attention was focused on the twins in front of her.
"So you new to Roswell right?" Liz asked blushing slightly as she looked at the two boys
"Well duh. Hello can I get some service here?" Maria asked and felt like jumping up and down to get some attention
"Maria, don't be so rude!" Max ordered shooting Maria a look before looking back at Liz with a smile
"Sorry about her lack of manners she was raised by monkeys in a zoo!" Zan stated causing Liz to giggle
"Excuse me? Did you just say what I thought you said?" Maria eyes flashed with anger, there was no way she was going to let her brothers humiliate her just to get into a stupid waitress's pants.
"She also has a hearing problem!" Max stated causing Liz to blush again
"Not mention all the other problems she suffers from!" Zan said
"We could start to list them but it would take all day!" Max stated sadly shaking his head. Maria's eyes narrowed evilly as she looked at her brothers.
There was no need to embarrassing her in front of this mousy waitress just because they wanted in the mousy waitress's stupid pants.
Well they weren't the only ones who could be embarrassing. No she was going to embarrassing them so much that they wouldn't be able to look the waitress in the face ever again.
"Okay that's it I promised I wouldn't bring this up but I can't take this anymore!" Maria said and her brothers looked at her in confusing along with Liz
"Maria, what the hell are you doing?" Zan asked as Maria climbed over Max and stood in front of Liz
"I am sorry you two but I can't let you do this!" Maria said shaking her head sadly
"Huh?" the twins said together and watched in horror as Maria grinned at them. That grin sent a shiver down the boys' spines. They knew what it meant; Maria was about to do something she shouldn't.
"Maria…" Zan said hoping that he could stop her but it was too late.
Maria threw her arm across Liz's shoulders and started to lead the girl away from the booth
"Liz right?" Maria said trying to keep a straight face
"Um yeah" Liz said looking nervously at the girl.
"I just want you to know that I did this for your own good and I bet you are wondering what is going on aren't you honey!" Maria said
"Um yeah!" Liz stated nervously since the thought had been running through her mind! Why had this girl dragged her away from the most gorgeous guys Liz had ever set eyes on? Maybe she was dating one of them and wanted to warn her off them.
Maria patted Liz on the shoulder and shook her head
"This gets harder every time." Maria stated
"It does?" Liz said getting more confused by the second. What did she mean it gets harder every time, was she going to hit her harder then she hit the last girl that tried to get close which ever twin she was dating. Liz started to panic inside and started looking around the crashdown for a place to escape.
"Yep I really wish I didn't have to do this. I mean Liz you seem like a nice girl and everything…"
"If you don't want to do this then don't. Please don't hit me!" Liz begged
"Hit you? I am not going to hit you!" Maria said in disbelief. What in hell's name gave this girl the idea that she was going to hit her? If she was going to hit Liz she would have done it already, she wasn't a talk first then react sort of a girl she was more of a react first then talk sort of girl. Of course it meant she got into trouble a lot and quickly but that wasn't the point.
"You're not!" Liz said sighing in relief. She was safe. Liz's heart rate started to go back to normal.
"No" Maria assured Liz
"Okay then why…"
"I was just getting to that." Maria said cutting Liz off
"Okay."
"You know Liz you really don't want to get involved with guys like those two. I mean I know they may seem like the most charming guys in the whole world but let me tell you something. They are cold-hearted jerks."
Liz looked back toward the booth where the guys sat whispering about something
"They are?" Liz asked doubtful
"Yeah I am really sorry to tell you I just thought it was best said before you got into to deep!" Maria said
"Maybe they just haven't meant the right girl yet!" Liz stated knowing that she could be that girl for one of them.
Maria looked at the waitress in disbelief.
"Look I really didn't want to bring this up but you see the one with the one the left," Maria said pointing to Zan and Liz nodded "Well he's gay and in a fully committed relationship and the one to the right!" Maria said pointing to Max "Its hard to explain but let's just say you can never be sure what you might catch if you get to close him!" Maria said
"Really?" Liz asked not quite believing it
"Yep!" Maria lied nodding her head
"How do you know all this? How do you know them?" Liz asked
"Well they told me and I know them because I have to not because I want!" Maria said
"Oh right!" Liz said still feeling clueless
"Just know you're not alone"
"I am not!"
"I am sorry to say this but many girls have fallen under their spells"
"So I am not alone?"
"No you're not alone. I know what you are thinking; I know how you're feeling. Believe me you're not alone" Maria said and tried to keep the grin off her face
"Thanks so much Maria. I would of hated to become like those other girls!" Liz said smiling at her
Maria felt a pang of guilt but smiled back
"No worries!" Maria said
"Liz are you going to get to work or what?" a voice shouted and Liz quickly waved good-bye to Maria before rushing back to work.
Maria watched her go before she started to walk back to where her brothers were sat. She stopped suddenly when she heard a clapping and turned to look where it was coming from.
"Very impressive." The guy said to Maria
"Excuse me?" Maria asked looking at the geekish guy that had been clapping. Maria walked closer to where he was sitting
"Getting some of the words from 'You're not alone' by Home grown into your little speech. I was surprise you even knew who they were,"
"And why's that?" Maria asked raising an eyebrow
"No offence or anything you just look more of a NSYNC type of girl"
"Every little thing I do. Never seems enough for you. You don't wanna lose it again But I'm not like them Baby, when you finally, Get to love somebody Guess what, It's gonna be me!" Maria sang the words
"Not just a pretty face then!"
"Nope!" Maria said with a grin
"Alex Whitman" Alex said returning the grin
"Maria Deluca!" Maria shook Alex hand and could tell she was going to like him a lot.