One Love

(Alex never died, was in the car accident but Max saved him, and is still with Isabel. conventional characters.) Maria realizes Alex and Michael are hiding something from the rest of the group. While Maria spies on Michael, Isabel is forced by Max to watch Alex.

Adam Brodys Girl - Glad you're not confused anymore! I cried when Alex was killed. It was a sad day, but he's alive and kickin' in my story! lol best part about it!

Trude - Alex's insecurities.. I remember that from the first season. Yeah I feel/felt bad for him. To tell you the truth... Katelyn scares me too.. lol ;)

Chapter Eight

Kyle rolled from his back to his stomach, and faced a sleeping Katelyn. The quilt was pushed down towards her feet, while the white sheet was tucked and her snuggly. Kyle took a deep breath through his nose, and silently let it out. He gently pushed Katelyn's hair back from her eyes, and watched her sleep. She rolled over on her otherside, and fell back asleep. He sat still for a few seconds long enough to realize the knocking on the front door. He carefully lifted himself from the bed, not to disturb Katelyn from her sleep, and walked to open the door. With nothing but his boxers on he swung open the door to reveal Michael, Max, and Liz.

"Hey," Liz smiled, as Kyle pulled his jeans from the couch, and slipped them on. "Uhm, Katelyn never came home last night. Have you seen her? We thought maybe she came here."

"Uh, why would you think that?" Kyle asked defensively.

"Because we've checked everywhere else," Michael replied.

"No, but she did come by last night. Something about Alex being a jerk," Kyle lied, and Max and Michael gave eachother one glance and took off for Max's jeep. Liz smiled a thank you, and followed after them. Kyle shut the door and smiled, looking at Katelyn in the doorway.

"I'm mad at Alex?"

"No, but I had to get them to leave somehow right?"

"Mmmhmm, quick thinker," Katelyn grinned, and wrapped her arms around Kyle. "I like that."

Katelyn pulled her hair up into a pony tail as she entered the Crash Down. She smiled, finding Alex and Isabel sitting silently at a table. "Hey, guys."

Max and Liz came in behind her, and Michael leaned out from the kitchen, "Is anyone going to open?"

Liz flipped the 'closed' sign over so the 'open' faced up, "Happy?" Michael just shook his head, and ducked back into the kitchen.

"Where's Maria?" Isabel asked Liz and Max.

"I don't know. Her mom said she had left really early for school," Liz replied, and Alex finally looked up.

"That's strange," Alex pipped in his comment, and everyone stared at him.

"Yeah, Alex is right, it's really weird," Max agreed.

Michael dialed his apartment number and tapped his hand against the wall, "Come on, come on Maria..."

"Hello?" Maria answered the phone after three rings, sounding like she just woke up.

"Hey, everyone here is wondering where you're at. That 'you're at school story' isn't holding up."

"Who's there?" Maria asked, changing her clothes while on the phone.

"Everyone but you and Tess. Who cares where Tess is, but everyone is suspicious," Michael finished, and Liz came back into the kitchen. "Get down here." Michael hung up the phone and faced Liz.

"Have you heard from Maria?" Liz asked.

"No, didn't she go to the school early?" Michael shrugged.

"Where were you this morning?" Liz asked Maria, when they were walking to lunch.

"Oh, I was here. I had this big project that I had to finish," Maria replied, lying.

"What big project?" Liz asked, confused. They had half of the classes together.

"Uhm, something due in shop. It was due along time ago," Maria shrugged her shoulders, and they finally caught up with Max and Michael. Isabel was sitting with Alex and Tess already at a round table. Alex was still quiet. Katelyn, surprisingly to the others, had decided to sit with Kyle.

"What is up with Kyle and Katelyn?" Max asked, and Michael dropped his fork, looking at the two.

"Hopefully.. nothing," Michael replied, and finished eating. At the end of the day the gang waited outside for Katelyn. She came out of the building with Kyle and a few of his friends. Before she left she gave Kyle a hug, and waved at his friends.

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