THE REALM OF
Alternative Universe Roswell fic.
Rated R

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters in Roswell.

Character Summery:

MATTHEW: Prince of Zantar, living in Jezzeron. (Max's alternate)

KALINDRA: Matthew's sweetheart and princess of Orvainea. (Kyle's alternate)

LORA: Matthew's former lover. (Liz's alternate)

IRIS: Sister to Matthew; wife of Aaron. (Isabel's alternate)

AARON: Husband of Iris. (Alex's alternate)

MIRANDA: Sister to Iris and Matthew. Fiancee of Marcus.Kilindra's best friend. (Maria's alternate)

MARCUS: Matthew's friend and personal guardian. Fiancee of Miranda. (Michael's alternate)

TERRANCE: Friend and former boyfriend of Kalindra. (Tess's alternate)

PROLOGUE
Two figures struggle in the dark, the light of the moon falling on the the shiny jeweled dagger, as it plunges into its victim's chest. The victim staggers back from total shock. "You?!!" , "Why have you done this?" The victim slowly falls to the ground. Eyes of deep ocean blue stare down into amber eyes terrified with fear. The attacker smiles and replies "I did it for love."

Tess walks into the house after her daily jog around the block. She heads for the refrigerator and searches for anything that could pass off as a decent breakfast.

"What will it be today....nope, not that." She spotted a leftover cheese danish, one of her favorites. She's about to eat it but then hesitates, saying to herself, I didn't just jog two miles for nothing. She continues rummaging through the frig, and finds a carton of yogurt. She decides to make herself a fruit smoothie. She tosses the ingredients in a nearby blender. She pours herself a glass and dips her finger into the mixture. Bring it up to her lips, she take a taste. "It's not quite right yet." she thinks to herself. She goes back into the frig and finds a bottle of hot sauce in the doorway. She tosses a few shots in her smoothee. "Perfect." she smiles to herself after taking another taste.

Tess takes a sip and then calls out from the kitchen.

"Are you up yet Kyle?" No one answers. She strolls into the bedroom and finds Kyle still sleeping. Creeping toward the bed, she quickly snatches the covers off him.

"Wake up sleepy head!" "It's such a beautiful day; why are you still in bed?" Kyle opens his eyes and smiles at her. "I thought I'd enjoy the day by staying in late. Besides, it's only Saturday and I don't have any plans."

"If you think I'm going to allow my fiance to waste the day in bed, your crazy." she remarks giggling. She jumps in the bed and starts a pillow fight. Kyle quickly grabs her by the arms and rolls her under him. He looks at her longingly and slowly leans in to kiss her. Their lips touch; "Mmm...." Tess responded in soft moans. Rolling to his side, he reaches out with one hand and caresses her face.

"Tess do you have doubts about marrying me?" "No I don't have any." she reasured him. "I once thought it was my destiny to marry Max, but my feelings toward him have change since then. I wish the two of them all the happiness in the world, but first I'd like to concentrate on just the two of us." Smiling she wraps her arms around his neck and pulls him in for a long passonate kiss.

Meanwhile at the Crashdown, Liz goes about busily serving breakfast to the customers. Maria walks in. " Sorry I'm late Liz. Michael and I stayed up late last night." Must have been some night." Liz smirks." "Why would you say that?" Maria asks looking at her questioningly. "Take a look in the mirror." Maria takes out her compact and takes a glance. She gasps in horror. In her haste to get to work, she had half her makeup done and only one earring dangling from her ear. She quickly darted for the ladies room. After a few minor ajustments, she comes out presentable for work.

Maria takes her waitress pad out and begins to jot down orders from the customers. Max enters the Crashdown and walks up to Liz. She smiles at him, and gives him a kiss. "Are you on your way to work Max?" "Yea" max replied. "I just wanted to see you before I left." Max hesitated for a moment, then he looked up at Liz and asked her, "The discussion we had yesterday, you know, about Kyle and Tess,...Liz are you O'kay with all of this?" "Like I told you yesterday Max, I'm happy for Kyle and Tess." She pauses for a moment. "I'll admit, I didn't trust her intension toward Kyle at first, but she has proven to me that she really does love him."

She then looked at Max, and reminds him he'd better go or he'd be late for work. With that in mind; Max gives Liz a quick kiss and heads for the U.F.O. Center.

Later that evening, Liz is lying down in her couch, about to fall asleep, when the phone rings.

"Hi Liz" says Isabel. "Hey Isabel" Liz replies, "what's up?"

"Tess and I want to get together today with you and Maria to discuss Tess's wedding plans." Isabel remarks. "Where do you want us to meet you?" ask Liz. "Well...I think we should first meet at Kyle's house and then go from there to some of the bridal shops." Isabel states.

"Alright" replies Liz "I'll call Maria and tell her the message."

"Thanks Liz."

Liz hangs up the phone, and then start punching in Maria's number.

Kyle is sitting at the bar of Jake's Bar and Grill nursing a wine cooler, The sounds of country ballards fill the air. Max and Alex walk in. Seeing the other two, he smiles and invites them to sit with him. "Don't tell me." says Alex, "Your old lady finally kicked you out."

"No" laughs Kyles, " But she did express a need to be out with just the girls." " They want to discuss wedding plans, and I 'm happy not to be involved." states Kyle.

Max orders a non-alcoholic daquiri. He turns toward Kyle and says, " I heard from Isabel, that Tess made her maid of honor. " "That's right. " Kyle replies. "Sorry to tell you this Kyle, but if my sister has anything to do with this wedding, believe me, you're going to be involved." The group orders three stake sandwiches , and two more wine coolers. "Why isn't Michael here?" ask Alex. "Michael and his co-workers are bowling this evening. " Max replied, "He wanted to come, but he had already made plans with them."

"Have you and Tess set a date for your wedding?" inquired Alex. "We're both leaning toward September." says Kyle. "Don't you think that's cutting it pretty close?" ask Max " I thought you and Tess had plans to go to college." "We still intend to " replied Kyle. "We've made plans to go back next spring."

The trio continue eating their sandwiches. Kyle takes another sip of his cooler, looks Max square in the eyes and asks him, "Will there by any chance, be two weddings this year?" Max hesitates for a moment. "I don't know ; I love Liz, but I don't think she's ready to hear the sound of wedding bell." "Don't worry" remarks Kyle, " I'm sure the two of you will eventually tie the knot." Max simles, and the three of them continue to laugh and carry on into late evening.

Pulling up into Valenti's driveway, Maria and Liz step out of the Jetta. Maria rings the door bell.

"Ding Dong"

"Hi replies Tess I'm glad the two of you could make it. Come on in." Liz steps aside for Maria. Entering the room they took their jackets off and made themselves comfortable on Valenti's old couch. "Have you heard from Isabel?" inquired Maria. "Yes" replied Tess , she should be pulling in soon. No sooner had she made the remark, when the trio heard a knock on the door.

"Hi " exclaimed Isabel. "Sorry I wasn't here sooner. Max took the jeep, so I had to borrow mom's car. Okay girls, says Isabel . "Our first stop will be Jane's Bridal Shop. Then we'll go to David Florist followed by Sara's Bakery. "Let's get going."

As they walk out, Maria turns toward Tess and asks, "I thought this was your wedding plans?" "It is, " replied Tess, but I've learned that it's best to let things go when Isabel's in her nazi mood. "I heard that!" remarked Isabel in a smugged tone.

After going to two other bridal shops, they enter the doors of the last bridal shop on the list.While browsing through the gowns on the rakes and admiring the bridal wear on the maniquins, and assistant approaches them. "Can I help you?" asked the assistant. "Yes" replies Tess . "I've been looking through these wedding gowns, but I just don't see anything that appeals to me.

"We do have a catalog of bridal wear. " says the assistant, "Maybe you would like to take a look at it." She hands it to Tess. The four of them sat down together and slowly glanced through the pages.

"Here's a nice one " states Isabel, " Yea" repliesTess, " but I think that the train on it is too long. "What type of material do you want your gown to be made of?" asked Isabel. " I'm leaning toward something with a satin brocade in it. "

They continue looking through the book. "Here's one you might like. " remarks Liz "It has a nice brocade pattern in the bodice area." Liz suddenly drifts off in thought "I wonder if Max and I will ever get married. He hasn't given me any indecation that he wants to take our relationship further....."

"You alright Liz ?" asked Isabel. "yea I'm fine "says Liz. But that was far from the truth, for she felt uneasy about her relationship with the alien that she had come to love and care about. The four of them continue on until Tess finds at least two different gowns that that appeal to her. She makes her final choice among them.

"Now we have to find perfect bride's maid dresses." states Isabel. Tess looks at the many different styles of bride's maid dresses. She finds one to her liking and shows it to the others. They thank the assistant for her help and left the shop. David's Florist was next on the list. Tess gets into the jeep with Isabel . They back out of the parking area and were follow by Maria and Liz in their own transportation.

It's late in the afternoon, Isabel drops off Tess, and drives home. Tess is about to use her keys, when Kyle opens the door.

"How did your day go?" inquired Kyle. "I think it went really well." she said smiling to herself. "You're not going to give me even a little hint?" he asked sheepishly. "Well.... replies Tess. I think surprises are best, and the only time I want you to lay eyes on my wedding gown is when I walk toward you down that isle." She takes him by the hand and pulls him into the bedroom, closing the door behind her.

TBC...