Friday December 8th 2000 2pm West Roswell High.

Sam waits outside of room 230 in the hallway, waiting for Maria. Mr. Carver the History teacher smiles as he passes Sam; suddenly he stops and turns to her.

"Ms. Simmons I just want to commend you on your accomplishments this semester, two students Michael Guerin and Mario Deluca have informed me that you're tutoring them this semester."

Sam nodded and tucked a loose strand of hair from her ponytail behind her ear.

"Well, just to let you know they're going into the final with grades that just shadow yours."

"That's great Mr. Carver."

Mr. Carver nodded and shifted his glasses as he walked on into the teacher's lounge.

Sam decided to look through her book bag one more time to make sure she had everything she needed. Just as she bent down to look through her bag Scott strolled by with some of his friends he waved them away as Sam rolled her eyes not wanting to deal with Scotts advances.

"Hey Samantha, how's it going?"

Sam shrugged and flashed Scott a smile while she grabbed her planner and riffled through it.

Scott smiled trying to hold her attention.

"So I was just talking to the guys about the new movie Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, it came out today."

Sam smiled she had heard about the movie and it looked really good, romantic though that was a problem.

"I heard that was supposed to be really good Scott…"

"What was supposed to be good?"

Scott turned to see Isabelle and Alex strolling over Isabelle slightly ahead of Alex smiling seductively. Sam breathed a sigh of relief hoping to lure others in on going to the movies.

"Oh Scott was just telling me about the movies that came out today, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon to be specific."

Alex nodded, "Yeah I bought it on eBay this summer from China, it's great."

Isabelle nodded at Alex.

"So are we going tonight then?"

Scott looked taken aback and looked to Sam just as Max and Liz made there way down the hall.

"Where are we going tonight?"

5pm Later in the day.

By the time I got out of school I think everyone was invited to come to the movies tonight. When Maria got wind of it I'm surprised there weren't posters around. I think it's the normal gang plus half the football team.

Meanwhile in Michael's apartment:

"Michael, you can't sit home all day and watch Saved by the Bell reruns."

"Evans, it's my day off."

Max nods as he moves in front of the TV.

"We're going to the movies tonight, come out with us."

Michael moving the TV to the left of Max with his powers shakes his head.

"What be the third wheel with you and Liz no way."

"It's more like everyone including Sam and Scott."

Michael looks up, "What time are we going?"

5:35pm Outside of Regal theatres of Roswell

Sam's talks to Maria and Sandie as the boys that have gathered talk of the latest sports news. Scott trying to smile at Sam keeps missing her gaze as Max and Michael approach finally completing the group.

Scott looks from Michael to Sam and whispers to his buddy "What's Michael doing here, I thought they broke up?"

His friend shrugs as Sam rolls her eyes and leads everyone to the ticket counter. Isabelle looks to Michael and then to Sam falling back to talk to Michael.

"Michael, are you going to talk to her or what?"

Michael shrugs while averting his gaze.

"Listen if you don't, there are plenty of boys who'll pick up the slack, I don't know if you've noticed but they're very aware of the rift between you two." Isabelle motions to the boys who are all gazing at Sam.

Sam fully aware of all the eyes following her makes a beeline for the snack counter after being the first to receive her ticket. As everyone files through Sam looks over to see Max and Liz frowning at the ticket lady. Michael annoyed is staring out the window. Sam makes her way over to see what's up.

"I don't understand it's sold out already?"

Sam looks to Liz who has her ticket, she looks back at Max and shrugs.

"Here, Max take mine."

Max looking stunned smiles at Sam and takes the ticket, Sam's now left with Michael and a bucket of spicy popcorn. She walks over to one of the cushiony benches and sits down eating her popcorn while Michael stands in the corner ignoring everyone and everything.

Max and Liz who smile at one another follow everyone into the theatre.

"Hey where are Sam and Michael?" Maria asks Max.

"They sold out Sam gave me her ticket."

Scott who overhears goes to leave, but his friends pull him back down as the lights dim and the packed house shhs him from yelling at them.

Meanwhile Sam and Michael are stuck in the lobby with awkward silence, Michael sick of feeling so weird around Sam approaches her casually.

"Do you wanna sneak in?"

Sam looks up at Michael with a gruff expression.

"He speaks?"

Michael rolls his eyes and folds his arms around his chest as he looks at the security they have at the theatre.

"All we have to do is leave and find the right theatre, we can unlock the door from the back."

Sam shrugs as Michael sighs heavily and looks around at the movie posters around the lobby.

"What woman want, hmm ya think it'll be an educational movie?"

Sam shrugs and laughs. And points to some other posters.

"Miss Congeniality and Chocolat what a pair."

Michael nods and laughs to himself, "How about Traffic, and Dude where's my car."

Sam smiles, and looks to the two last posters, "Or Cast away and Finding Forrester."

She looks up at Michael who is gazing at her smiling.

"So let's see if we can sneak into this movie shall we?"

They leave the theatre together and head to the back lot. As they approach the back they can hear the workers laughing on their cigarette break.

"Damn, we'll have to wait them out."

Sam nods and leans on the side of the building playing with the chords of her jacket. Michael shakes his head and scratches his left eyebrow trying to fill the silence.

"So I guess your date's ruined with Scott then?"

Sam looks at Michael and shrugs.

"It's not a date, just a lot of people going to the movies."

"Right, but he wanted it to be a date, I mean that's the whole reason why we're here right?"

"I guess."

Michael looks at the setting sun and sighs.

"Well, I came cause I didn't want it to be a date."

Sam looks over at Michael. "You care Michael?"

Michael looks at some large rocks and breaks them with his powers.

He answers Sam through gritted teeth.

"Of course I care, I still love you, and I just…"

"Wanted to know what I was thinking?"

Michael turned to Sam and nodded. Sam nodded back with a shrug.

"I'm scared, scared of my visions, scared of what I did as Macaria that if we find out what really happened things between us will never be the same."

Michael now completely turned to Sam nods and scratches his eyebrow again filling the lapse with James Dean bruiting silence that only Michael can do so well.

"Look I know that we used to live as someone else, and maybe when we find out what happened it'll take us a while to process things. But I care about you Sam, I'm not in love with Macaria and I'm not Rath. So whatever happened between them shouldn't really affect us."

"Wow, you've been hanging out with Max way too much."

Michael nodded running his hand through his hair making it more spiky then before, "and watching Save by the Bell."

Sam smiled and looked over the corner at the back of the theatre, "They're gone." When she turns back Michael is right in front of her with both his hands at her shoulders pinning her to the wall. He moves in and kisses her.

Flash Macaria is dying with Rath at her side a glow from her stomach takes Rath's breath away as he puts his hand and calms the light down. He smiles and kisses Macaria as both their life drains away. Flash

Sam pulls away from Michael breathing hard and looking into his eyes he smiles at her their hearts beating heavily near one another.

"Did you?" Michael nods he kisses Sam again gentler.

"You still interested in the movie?" Sam shakes her head as the doors burst open with chattering people including the gang from West Roswell.

"Looks like we missed it anyways." Sam looks at her watch; she can't believe it's been almost two hours.

All the couples are hugging and kissing, Lucas is wiping tears from Maria's eyes and Max is kissing Liz's eyes as they make their way out of the theatre. As Scott comes out of the theatre Michael holds Sam's hand and turns to talk to Max.

"So was there a lot of kick-ass action Max?"

"Michael you should of seen it, it was about love and honor and…"

"So it was crap?"

Maria grabbing Liz and Sam falls back and squeals into Sam's ear.

"I knew you two were going to get together that's why Max and Liz had lied about there not being any tickets left."

Sam looked to Liz who blushed. "You guys set that up?"

Liz nodded, "Wow I'm impressed, So are we heading to the Crashdown for cokes?"

The guys group that was surrounding Scott shrugged, "We have early practice in the morning so I think we're gonna head home."

Sam nodded at the boys and looked at the rest of her friends.

"I'm in."

The group split heading to the Crashdown all the girls pilled into Tess's jeep while the boys split in two between Max's jeep and Lucas's car. Sam welcomed the girlish talk and the laughter when a particular song came on the radio. It seemed normal for that fifteen-minute ride to the Crashdown.

The girls upon arriving at the Crashdown piled out of the jeep while Isabelle and Sam talked about Christmas preparations Isabelle finally glad someone liked to perfect holidays like her. As they put a few tables together everyone listened to Sam and Isabelle planning Christmas. Michael looked to Max and rolled his eyes.

"Christmas Nazi has found a friend?"

Isabelle looks at Michael with a death stare, "What was that?"

Michael looks back at her clueless, "What I didn't say anything."

Everyone laughs as an older waitress takes their orders while Maria, Sam and Liz jump up at the chance to help fill them. Sam and Maria head for the glasses while Liz scoops out ice-cream for the shakes. With a nudge Maria gets Sam's attention.

"Okay so I see Space boy and you are back in orbit together."

Sam rolls her eyes and shrugs, Maria scoffs.

"Jeez no wonder you two are together, you react the same sometimes."

"I guess we just needed to be left alone and work some kinks out."

Maria nods and smiles to herself.

"What?"

Maria shrugs and giggles some more.

"Nothing, it's just…. Nothing."

"Maria Deluca what are you giggling about?"

"Nothing I'll tell you later."

"Tell us what later?"

Liz approaches the two who are filling the soda orders with two milkshakes. Maria winks and walks with her drinks leaving Sam and Liz behind.

"Something tells me Maria's itching to tell us something."

Liz nods, "She's been eluding to something all day."

Sam shakes her head and lifts the tray of drinks over to her friends' table.

About an hour later the gang is ready to head home, soon it's only Michael and Sam left with Liz and Max talking about the movie.

"Hey Maxwell we're gonna head out okay, I'll take Sam home."

Max nods and they say goodbye while Sam gets her jacket and follows Michael out to his bike.

"You left your bike here Michael?"

Michael laughs and nods as he hands Sam his extra helmet.

"So where do you wanna go now?"

Sam shrugs, "Surprise me."

She hops on his bike while Michael smiles to himself and gets on in front of her revving the engine. As they drive in the night Sam holds Michael close and closes her eyes, she can't believe that she's driving beside him again. After all that happened today her eyes are barely closed when she feels them slowing to a stop and the engine cut. Sam opens her eyes to see they're in the middle of the desert in front of the rock formation that hides the Granolith and pod chamber.

"What are we doing here Michael?"

Michael shrugs as he leads Sam off the bike and up the beaten path to the entrance.

As he waves he opens the secret door Michael finally speaks very low and quiet.

"A couple nights ago, after well after I said we should step back from one another I came here. I didn't know why but I drove without thinking and next thing I know I'm in front of this…"

Michael touches the Granolith it pulsates slightly changing from dark purple to a lighter shade and then back again.

"The Granolith…"

Michael nods, "You knew about it?"

"Yeah, we've known about it."

"I've come here every night since, and what I kept coming back to is that we're here for this thing. I don't know how I know that but I know that it's important, and what happened before was a mistake. We've been given another chance, and I don't want to mess that up."

Michael looks to Sam. "Does that make any sense?"

Sam nods as Michael holds smiles and leans down to kiss her. Soon their kissing becomes intense a quick jolt separates them for a moment. Instinctively they look to the Granolith which is now pulsating and swirling pink and purple. Michael touches it an electric pulse spits inside the Granolith where he put his hand.

"What's going on?"

Sam shakes her head. "I don't know."

Michael looks back at Sam, "It's us isn't whenever we touch it.."

He stares into Sam's eyes they're all black he blinks and shakes his head when he looks into her eyes again they're back to normal brown.

"Michael what is it?"

Michael reaches out and touches Sam he gets when he does he gets a flash

When Michael wakes up Sam's on the floor and he's propping himself up with the Granolith. He kneels down to Sam and tries to shake her awake. She seems really warm and won't wake up, scared Michael grabs her cell phone and searches for Maria's phone number.

To Be continued………