Ok this entire chapter is one hell of a giant flash back. (Just so you understand he he.) Peace out.

~Chapter two~

"I have to save my son." The words kept repeating over and over again in her mind, she could still see the image of Max and Tess together at the prom, and she felt so betrayed when Max had told her what was really going on.

Liz laid her head against the head board of her bed and gently closed her eyes.

"Knock, Knock!" Liz's Mom creaks open the door.

Liz sits up and tries to smile "Hey."

"You ready to go sweetheart?"

"Ya." Liz picks up her bags and follows her Mom out to the car.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Her Mom asks while starting the car.

"I'm sure Mom, I just need to get away from him."

"Max?"

"Ya." Liz leans her head on the window and stares silently
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"Kyle! Kyle! get back here!." Jim runs out of the house after his son.

Kyle turns to look at his father. "Dad, I can't stay here anymore."

"Son, I know T-"

"It hurts to much I can't stay here." He interrupts

"Kyle Just liste-"

"No Dad you listen, Tess was like my sister, she lived in our house. God she killed Alex...I see her kill him over and over again every time I walk into that room."

Jim lowers his head. "Kyle, don't do this please."

"I'm sorry Dad, I have to." Kyle puts his things in his car and drives off.
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"No Michael, we all chose a side." Maria says while packing her bags

"Look, I'm on your side here Maria." He starts to pull her clothes out of the bag

She turns looking at him. "No, your not on my side you'll never be on my side Michael. You will always be on Max and Isabel's side, and you know that's the truth." She finishes packing and walks out to her car.

He follows her "Maria, just wait a minute."

She puts her stuff in the car "Get over it Michael. I'm not your destiny I never was."

"I-"

"Look, Max moved on... and you should too." She gets in her car

He watches her leave with this horrible look of hurt on his face
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Max wakes up to someone knocking on his window, he opens it to find...

"Michael?" he looks a little surprised

Michael pushes his way into his room "Maxwell, do you realize what you've done?"

"What are you talking about?"

"You ruined my life!"

"Mic-"

"She left Maxwell."

"Who left?"

"Maria, she left me because of you!"

"Look M-"

Michael punches him in the face knocking him onto the floor "I hate you."
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Isabel hears a thud and runs upstairs to Max's room. "Max what happened?" She bends down next to him.

"Michael..." he says while pointing to the window

Isabel looks at the open window and crawls out it to find Michael walking toward the street "Michael."

He stops but doesn't turn "What?"

"What happened back there?"

He turns and takes a few steps closer to her "How can you be on his side Iz?"

"I-I'm not on anyone's side Michael."

"Then Choose a side!" He says harshly

"I can't Michael, I love you both."

"Fine, but just remember Isabel, Max slept with the enemy...and the enemy killed Alex." He walks off leaving her alone outside the house.

Isabel begins to cry softly
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Flight 382 to Florida boarding now...

Liz stands up "That's my flight."

"I'm going to miss you so much." Her mom's eyes begin to fill with tears

"It's the best thing Mom I promise." She hugs her "I love you."

"I love you too honey." She releases her tight grip "Call me as soon as you get there ok?"

"I will, don't worry." Liz heads for the door to board the plane

"Oh and tell your Aunt Meg I said hi." She yells

Liz boards the plane, sits down in her seat and stares out the window as it flies out of Roswell New Mexico.
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"10 dollars on pump..." Kyle looks out side then back at the young cashier "3, and this." He says while putting a map up on the counter along with a fountain drink and a candy bar.

"Ok." She smiles while ringing up his order. "That's 14 dollars and 56 cents."

He hands her 15 dollars "Here, and uh keep the change." He grabs his stuff then walks out to his car, once he gets in he unfolds the map looking it up and down then finally making a decision on where to go. "Watch out New Jersey... here I come." He smiles to himself then starts up the car.
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Ring... Ring... Ring...

Maria looks over at her cell phone laying in the passenger seat of the car, she picks it up and begins to speak "Michael, I told you not to call-"

"It's me."

She pauses for a moment "Look Max, I'm pissed off at you enough as it is without you making my phone bill higher." She says harshly

"Maria, That's not even why I'm calling, I just thought you might know where Liz is."

"Max, even if I did know I wouldn't tell you."

"Please, it's important."

"Get over yourself Max. She's not going to help you find your damn son, no one is." She shakes her head then hangs up.

Ring... Ring... Ring...

She picks up the phone again "Hello?"

"Where are you going Maria?"

"Max, Stop calling!." She hangs up on him yet again.

Ring... Ring... Ring...

"Danmit!" She picks up the phone "Look Max I'm going to change my number and file harassment if you don't stop calling me!"

"Maria..." She laughs "It's me, Liz."

"Oh, thank God Liz I thought you where Max."

"Why would Max be calling you?" Liz asks with a little bit of jealousy in her voice.

"He's been calling me asking if I know were you are."

"You didn't tell him anything did you?"

"Of course not, your secrets safe with me." She smiles.

"Look I have to go my bus is here, but call me as soon as you get to New York ok?"

"Ya, I should get there sometime tomorrow."

"Ok, bye."

"Bye." She tosses her phone back into the passenger seat.

Ring... Ring... Ring...

"Ugh!"
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"Were sorry your call could not be completed as dialed."

"Danmitt!" Michael hangs up the phone and throws it across the room. "Why would Maria change her number?" he begins to think out loud "I'm going to kill Max!" he sighs. "I can't take it anymore, I'm outta here." He packs a small bag and heads out the door, to find Isabel walking towards him.

"Where ya going?" She asks

"Anywhere but here." He replies.

"Michael, don't leave."

He turns looking at her "Look Isabel you can stay here and help Max on his little parade but I'm through with it, he really pissed me off back there. He made me loose every thing, he made us all loose everything. How can you not see that?" he yells sharply

She looks up at him not knowing exactly what to say.

He gets on his motorcycle strapping the small bag over his shoulder "Some where deep down Isabel you know I'm right." He starts his bike and drives off.

Isabel watches him and then heads home.
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"Max?"

"It's open." Max says while reading the printout of the alien book.

Isabel walks into his room and gently pushes the door shut "I thought you should know, everyone's gone... they all left." She says sounding heartbroken.

He doesn't even lift his head up "I know."

She begins to cry "I'm sorry Max."

"About what?" His voice sounding sour

"I have to leave, I can't stand it anymore. I don't want to leave you Max but what you did... it really hurt me."

He stands up facing her. "Look Isabel I don't have time for this, I have to find out how to save my son!" He yells.
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"Liz!"

"Hey!" She says extending her arms.

"How was your flight?" She asks while hugging Liz tight

She ends the hug "It was great, I can't wait to sleep in a bed though." She laughs.

"Ya, Ok lets take you home then." Her aunt smiles
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"Oh, this one's nice." Maria says while looking around.

"It has two bedrooms, one bath, a kitchen, and a living room." A short slightly bald man says.

"I'll take it."

"But I haven't even told you how much it cost." He says with an unusual accent.

"Ya, don't worry about it. My Mom and I have this whole money deal, she pays the first few months untill I have a good paying job."

"O-ok." He smiles "It's pretty expensive though."

"Ya like I said, It's covered."

"Are you sure this apartment is right for you though?" He asks

"I'm positive, and that answer's not going to change no matter how many times you ask." She responds totally sure of her self.

"How long you say you been in New York?" He asks while smiling

"A day, now can you please give me this place?"

"Ok." He sighs "I guess it's yours." He hands her a few papers and a pen. " But you have to sign these"
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"What did you say your name was again?" A young man covered in oil asks.

"Kyle, Kyle Valenti."

"Kyle Valenti... Hum don't I know you from somewhere?"

"No, this is my first time in New Jersey."

"Where are you from then?"

"Roswell."

"Roswell, New Mexico? The place where the aliens crashed?"

"Well, Ya."

"Have you ever met one of those aliens?" He asks while chewing on a piece of straw

"Ya, right." He says sarcastically. "Is this part of the job interview or what?"

"Your hired, young sir." He laughs.

"Ya, Thanks." Kyle says while backing up then walking off
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Max gathers up all his alien artifacts, and some clothes. He stuffs them in a bag and heads out to his car. He then throws the stuff in the back, gets in and starts the car.

Isabel watches from inside the house. "Max." She whispers to her self. "Don't go, please don't leave me."

He pulls out of the drive.

She lowers her head and walks back into her room grabbing the bag she already had packed. "I guess this is it, I'm really going." She whispers.
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"There's not going to be any stripping involved right?" Maria asks while swallowing hard.

"Stripping?" A tall thin man turns looking at her with a funny look on his face "Of course not, this is just a regular ol' night club." He smiles then looks up at the sign hanging over the door witch reads 'Regular Ol' Night Club'.

"Ya, ok I'll do it then." She smiles then shakes his hand.

"Friday night ok with you little lady?" He asks while pulling out a little black book and jotting something down.

"Ya sure but um how much money would be involved?" She asks

"One hundred, a night." He replies simply.

"Dollars?" She asks while almost choking

"Well, yes but you see that's only if your good." He smirks.

"Oh I'm good." She smiles "You want me to uh..." She looks up at the stage then back at him.

"Be my guest." He winks.
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"Ok, so does that mean you have an opening?"

"Of course!"

Isabel smiles "That's great, I could be in town in a little under a day."

"Oh dear." An elderly voice says sounding unsure

"What's wrong?"

"It might get sold before then dear."

"Oh." Isabel's smile turns into a frown

"Oh wait just a second dear, maybe I could hold it for you."

"Ya ok that would be great."

A few seconds later...

"Well, I talked to the manager and he said I could do just that."

"Really?" She smiles "It's New Jersey right?"

"Uh huh, could you be here by noon dear?"

"Sure, I'll see you then." Isabel smiles then hangs up the phone.
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"I'll work for any amount of money."

"Any amount eh?"

"Well, enough to pay my bills of course." Michael sighs

"Of course." A short bald man with glasses responds. "So are you willing to work full time or just part time?"

"Full time, I guess." Michael says while leaning over the counter

"Ok, then you start tomorrow, I guess." He says while mocking Michael. He then smiles and hands him one of those annoying Mcdonalds hats.

"I don't have to wear that do I?" He asks while twirling it on his finger like a basket ball.

"Oh yes, you do." He smiles then walks into the back room.

"Great." He says sarcastically then walks out.
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"Hello, what's your name?"

"Liz Parker." She smiles

"Ok, your doom room is 38B. It's a few halls over hun." A woman with fiery red hair and very thick glasses replies.

"Thanks." Liz smiles then walks down the very long halls untill she finds her room. When she opens her door she sees a young girl hanging boy band posters up all over the walls. "Um excuse me, this is my room."

The girl steps down holding a poster in her hand and turns looking at Liz "Hey! You must me Elisabeth." She extends her hand "I'm Jamie." She smiles.

Liz sits her bags down inside and shuts the door "Ya, you can just call me Liz if you'd like." She smiles then shakes hands with Jamie. "So big on the pop scene I see."

"Ya, I could take them down if-"

"No, there fine."
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"Hey! Excuse you!" Maria yells when a guy bumps into her while walking on the street "Geeze people don't even care anymore." She turns the corner hearing music getting louder... "That voice..." She sees a young man playing a guitar "No, way!" She smiles excitedly. "Billy?!"

He turns looking at her "Maria?" He sets his guitar down and hugs her "What are you doing here, I mean in New York?"

"Wait, I have a better question. What are you doing?" She looks down at his guitar case filled with money.

"Well, a guy's gotta make a living." He smiles
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"Ugh, I hate malls." Kyle sighs, then looks at the store straight ahead the sign reading 'Isabel Evans'. "No, Way." He says with a stunned look on his face. He walks into the store to find Isabel trying to work the cash register.

"Uh! How does this thing work!?" She yells sounding very frustrated.

"Here, let me help you with that." He smiles big looking at her.

Isabel hears a familiar voice and looks up. "Kyle!" She says while running over towards him.

He reaches his arms out hugging her "So, uh what's the problem with the uh... thing?"

"Oh." She says while rolling her eyes at him playfully "My help quit yesterday and I can't figure out how to work the dang thing, and I need the receipt paper changed." She snorts while laughing.

He smiles at her "I'll help you out."

"Thanks, your such a life saver!" She smiles
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"How could you do this to me?" Max yells furiously "I gave up everything for you, I threw away my whole life just to find you and save you."

"They told me how you are father, you betrayed us all." He grabs Tess's hand. "You did this to yourself."

"Who's they?" Max asks while circling them.

Tess looks at her son then at Max with a look of fear in her eyes. "Just leave us alone Max."

He moves in closer to Tess "I came here for a reason, to save my son and I'm not leaving without him."

"Can't you tell he doesn't want to go with you?" She yells back

"I'm taking him!" He puts his hand up next to her head "Even if I have to kill you."

"You can't kill me Max, can you imagine what that would do to our son?"

The little boy raises his hand and throws Max "Leave before I kill you myself."

Max walks back over toward them and raises his hand to kill them both the lowers it. 'I can't do it.' He thinks to himself.
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"So how long have you been here?" Billy asks while sipping on a starbucks coffee.

"Hum... about a year." She says while scrunching up her nose.

He smiles "And we haven't met up till now? How exactly is that possible?"

"I don't know."

"So you gotten any gigs yet?"

"Oh ya I play at the regular ol' club every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday." She smiles.

"No! I've been there. Do you know how hard that place is to get into?"

"Ya, I'm what they call a regular. Its my uh job." She smirks.

"Really, huh I've been trying to get a gig there for nearly two years!"

"Well, I could talk to Joe about it, maybe he could get you a gig or two."

"Wow, that would be awesome"
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"Ok its my turn, How long have you lived in here?

"A little over a year, I moved in with my aunt afte-" She smiles "Never mind."

"After what?" Jamie scoots closer "Tell me." She says in a really whiny voice.

"Ok, see I was dating someone."

"Oh this is getting juicy, so tell me was this guy hot or what?"

"Well, Ya." Liz replies shyly "But he um got this girl pregnant." Her expression changes to a frown.

"No, was this when you guys where dating or-"

"Well, not really but, we both always knew we where in love you know?"

"That sucks."

"Ya, so I got upset and came here just to get away."

"Wow, what a jerk!"

"Ya." Liz sighs
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"So what are you doing in New Jersey?" Kyle asks

"Well, I just needed to get away like you said before. The whole Max and- well anyway after college I heard they had a great shop opening here so I just came and opened it up." She smiles.

"You went to college?" Kyle asks in a confused tone since its only been one year since the last time they spoke.

"Well, not really I just like to say that sometimes." She giggles.

"Oh, right." He smiles. "Anyway um are you dating anyone?"

"No, I haven't been able to since Alex-" She begins to choke on her words "I know it's been a year but I just don't know if I can do it any more."

"What, dating?"

"Ya." She sighs.

"Ya, my dating life has pretty much gone down hill since I left." He laughs at himself.
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Ding Dong... Ding Dong... Ding Dong... Din-

"Geeze think you rang it enough?" Valenti opens the door fast. "Oh, Max." A giant smile covers his face. "What are you doing here?"

"I was in the neighborhood so I thought I'd stop by." He laughs.

"Ya, right. Why are you really here?"

"I need a place to crash." He says while adjusting the bag strapped across his shoulder.

"Ya, come-on in." He sighs.
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"So kid, you've been working here a long time."

"Ya, so?" Michael turns looking at his boss with an odd look on his face.

"So, I mean what's your story? You've never really said why you wanted to work here, or where you came from for that matter." He crosses his arms staring up at Michael.

Michael sighs takes off his hat and sits it down on the counter. "Well, I moved from this dumb little town over in New Mexico just to get away and I needed a job... so here I am."

"Ah ha girl friend trouble I see."

"What are you talking about?" He scrunches up his forehead "I don't even have a girlfriend."

"No, I mean that's why you left isn't it? Girlfriend trouble?"

"Well." Michael thinks for a minute "Ya, something like that."

"Ya I figured as much."

"How'd you know that?"

"Hum just a lucky guess." He smiles "So tell me more about this dumb little town."

"Roswell, New Mexi-"

"No way! You mean Roswell as in Roswell New Mexico?!" He yelps sounding exited "I've always wanted to go there! I heard aliens live in that town. So is it true?"

"What about the aliens? Of course not the towns actually quite boring." Michael laughs
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A few years later...

"Look Liz this is our last year of collage we need to get out, meet some hunky guys. I just can't take it anymore being stuck in this little room. We need to have some fun!"

"All right, just let me finish this chapter." Liz says while peaking her head out from behind a very thick book.

"But Liz..." She whines.

"Ok, ok." She closes the book saving her spot with a book mark then sits up on the bed. "Where do you want to go?"

"That's more like it." She smiles.
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"Kyle look, I want Chinese food and you want hamburgers. Lets make a deal we eat my food today and your food..." She smiles then mumbles under her breath. "Some uh other time." She laughs.

"Isabel you always do this to me, but no way its happening again this time it is my turn to pick the restaurant" He smiles.

"Kyle..." She whines

"Look last time we ate your food you promised that the next time it would be my turn."

A few minutes later after they have decided what to eat they reach the restaurant.

Kyle sits down at a table "Tomorrow we have hamburgers." He looks over at Isabel.

She smiles "Fine, but just shut up and eat your Chinese ok?" She says trying to rub it in.

"Ok you mention that one more time and your dead meat Evans." He laughs
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Ring... Ring... Ring...

"Hello?"

"Hey, Liz it's me!"

"Maria?" Liz asks

"Ya, hey look I know it's been a long time since we last talked but I just wanted to see how everything was going down there. You know with collage and everything." She sticks one finger in her ear so she can hear over the loud music that's playing in the club.

"Oh it's um going great, where are you at? It sounds pretty loud."

"Ya, I'm just getting ready to go on stage-"

"Your going to sing?" Liz interrupts.

"Well ya I have been ever since I left."

"Wow, I really miss that. I always loved to hear you sing." She smiles.

"Ya than-"

"Maria, your next so get your ass off the phone and up on stage." A young man says.

"Hey look Liz I haffta go but do me a favor watch some tv tonight I'm sure you'll find something very interesting on around midnight. And maybe I'll call again in a few months ok?"

"Sure, bye." She hangs up

Maria hangs up the phone then whispers "Ya, bye." She sighs then walks up on stage to perform.
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"Amy!" Jim yells while looking out the window. He quickly tucks his shirt in and cleans up before she manages to get to the door.

Ding Dong...

He swings open the door smiling "Amy, hey."

"Hello Jim." She says while walking in "I wanted to see how everything was going."

"Oh, everything's fine... great." He smiles nervously

"Ya, so I got the strangest call from Maria today."

"Really?"

"Ya, she hasn't called me in years and then all the sudden she just calls up to tell me she's going to be on one of those small late night shows." She smiles

"Wow, really? I'll have to watch it."

"Ya I thought you might. I know you guys where kinda close, anyway it comes on tonight at 11 I think." She smiles.
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"Crap, Crap, Crap." Michael says while flipping through the channels. "Hum guess I'll just have to watch this crap." He says while stopping it on the exact show Maria is on.

The tv glares and a picture of Maria covers the screen. Maria DeLuca A New York local who's on the verge of becoming famous. Up next

"Wha?" Michael says looking stunned "Wow." He stares at the tv and turns it up full blast.
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"Liz, it's not even late yet."

"I'm sorry I have to find out what she was talking about. It's driving me insane." She says while flipping through the channels. "We can always go tomorrow I promise." She sees Maria on the tv and quickly flips back. "Wow, she really made it..." She smiles.

"Who?"

"That's my best friend." She says while pointing at the tv.

"Oh, wow."
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"But she never told me that!"

"No, see we are going to miss it because of you, actually we have probably already missed it." Isabel smirks.

"Hey, I just forgot about it that's all, and how do you know if we've even missed it yet? He smirks back

"Look, Kyle just turn on the damn tv." She demands.

"Ya, ya whatever." He turns the tv on just in time to see Maria walking off stage.

"Well folks that was Maria DeLuca, she just put her first album out a few months ago and I think she's good... did you think she was good?" The whole audience yells - "Ya!"

"Danmitt." Kyle sighs knowing Isabel will be blaming this on him for weeks.

"Told ya so." She says playfully

"How is it that your always right?" He laughs.
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"She's good." Jim says while turning the tv off.

"Ya, she was really great." Amy looks down at her watch. "Oh geeze I haffta get home."

"Ya, I'll see ya later." He smiles. "I'll walk you to your car."

"Ok." She smiles

Jim walks her to her car. "Bye." Watches her leave then walks back to his house stepping on a very long nail that was on the sidewalk. "@#%$!" He limps back into his house on one foot sits down and removes the nail. "That's just perfect, now I need a tetness shot." He picks up the phone to call the doctors office. "Ya hey this is Jim Valenti, I just stepped on a nail I need to make an appointment for a tetness shot. Ya ok tomorrow then? Ok ya bye."
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"So she lives in New York now, I just watched her on the tube last night."

"Man, that's gotta suck so she's what famous now?"

"Ya I guess." Michael crosses his arms "You know your really cool to talk to."

"Well thank you." His boss says while adjusting his glasses "So tell me is this girl, pretty?"

"Very, I thought we where in love you know? But this whole big thing happened an-"

"What big thing?" He interrupts.

"Well, her best friend was dating my best friend, and well my best friend slept with the uh lets say 'enemy' of her best friend and so she ended up pregnant. It kinda broke all of us up."

"Wow, so you guys haven't talked since huh?"

"Exactly." He sighs.
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"So when did you get your last tetness shot Jim?" Ida asks

"Um 10, 15... 20 years ago." He laughs.

"This isn't a laughing matter, you should get one every five to ten years."

"Right sorry." He says while sitting as straight as possible

"Le me go get the needle dear, I'll be right back." She exits the room

"Needle?" He whispers and gulps after she leaves
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"Look Nicholas, I have one." Ida states

"Who is it?" He asks

"The ex Sheriff." She smiles

"Great, take this needle I already but the virus in it."

"It won't take too long before every human in this stupid town is infected." She laughs.

"And then the whole world, and then eventually it will infect the royal four... well three." Nicholas says sounding a little more then peeved.

"Oh don't worry dear, momma's gonna make it all better." She smiles then kisses his head and walks out.

"Gross." He whips off his forehead
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"Ok, you'll feel just a little pinch and then it will be over."

"Ah Geeze." Jims body starts getting tense and his face red. "I hate needles." He says almost crying.

"Oh don't worry dear." She sticks him then pulls the needle out "It's all over now."

"Really." He looks at his arm. "Wow, it wasn't as bad as I thought."
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Knock... Knock...

Jim walks over to the door and opens it slowly "Hey Max." He says sounding awkwardly sick and coughing about every other second.

"I tired the door bell but it seemed broken... What's wrong?"

"Oh, I heard the flu was going around. Guess I caught it."

Max walks in shutting the door behind him. "Want me to help?" He follows Jim over to the couch and sits down next to him.

"Na, I'm--" Coughs a lot "Ya maybe you should." He laughs.

"Ok." Max shrugs and puts his hand on Valenti. His hand begins to glow healing him.

"Max!" Jim yells before falling off the couch onto the ground.

Max bends down next to him "Hey are you ok?" He begins to shake him. "Wake up... Wake up?!" He runs over to the phone and dials 911.
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"Look Liz, its nearly 9 o'clock we should get going."

"Fine." She lays her book down on the bed. "I'm ready lets go." She smiles.

"Your going like that?"

"Well, ya why wouldn't' t I?"

"Ok, give me 10 minutes and I'll be ready." Jamie says while running to the bathroom to fix her face and hair.
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"Your on in 5 minutes."

"I know."

"Well act alive sweet pea."

"Sweet pea?" She turns looking at him "Since when do you call me sweet pea?"

"Since now." He smiles "Now get up on that stage and sing your little heart out."

"Ya ya." Maria walks out onto the stage "How is everyone felling tonight?" "Fine." The audience yells back "Ok well I'm gonna sing the first single off my new album, here it goes." She begins to sing a soft mellow song.
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"Come-on Isabel, It's my turn and you know it." Kyle smirks

"But we had pizza just last week." She bats her eyes at him trying to get her way.

"No way your going to win this, I say pizza and that's finale."

"But Ky-" She begins...

Ring... Ring.. Ring..

"I'll get that." He laughs "But that doesn't mean this argument is over." He picks up the phone. "Hello?"

"Kyle, Its me Max. We need to talk."

"Max? How in the hell did you get my number?"

"I looked it up, but that doesn't matter just listen to me for a minute."

"You have 10 seconds, then I'm hanging up... 1...2...3..-"

"Your dad's in the hospital." He interrupts.

"What?" Kyle asks stunned

"Look something happened to him, I don't know what but you need to get down here quick."

"Ya, ok." He hangs up. "We aren't eating out, we have to go."

"Why'd Max ca-"

"Something happened to my dad Isabel."

"Oh my God." She gasps
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"I'm outta here."

"Later Guerin." His boss calls to him.

"Ya later." He walks home and plops down on his bed and slowly falls asleep.
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(From chapter one)

"Come on we have to go!" Liz called from across the hall

"All right, All right I'm coming!" Jamie yelled while putting a jacket on and heading out the door to meet Liz in the hallway outside their dorm room.

"Look, If we don't leave now w-" Liz gets interrupted by the telephone

"I'll get that, Its probably for me anyway." Jamie rushes back into their room and picks up the phone "Hello?" she turns looking at Liz "Ya, here she is."

Liz takes the phone and speaks into it "Hello?" she hears a voice, it sounds so familiar...

"Who is it Liz?.. Your boyfriend?." Jamie laughs

Tears start to form in Liz's eyes "Ya, I'm on my way." She hangs up to look at Jamie

"Liz what's wrong?" sounding deeply concerned
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Kyle walks in the door of the night club to see Maria up on stage singing her heart out...

"You know I'm better breathing on my own." Maria looks out into the crowd after finishing her song to see Kyle standing near the door way of the club. She rushes off stage to meet him "Kyle!"

"Hey." He says plainly

She hugs him "Kyle It's been like forever." She smiles

He doesn't smile "Ya, Hey Look we have to talk."

She frowns "Kyle Is something wrong?"

He leans in close to her whispering something into her ear looking visibly upset

She puts her hand over her mouth and gasps "No..." Her eyes fill with tears

Kyle grabs Maria into the form of a hug as she cries on his shoulder

Isabel who looks like she's been crying for well over an hour walks in the club "Kyle." She says softly

He releases his hug on Maria and turns looking at Isabel

She lowers her head "We should go."

"Right." He replies "Maria please say you'll c-"

"Of course, I'll uh follow you guys up." She interrupts

Michael's phone rings waking him up

He rolls off his bed onto the floor hitting his head "Dammit!, Who's calling at this hour?" He picks up the phone "Hello?"

He hears a familiar voice...

"Michael there's someth-"

"Maxwell." Michael interrupts

"Look, I know we haven't talked since t-"

"Save it Maxwell." He interrupts again "I don't want an apology from you."

"Michael will you just shut up and listen?" Max begins "That's not why I'm calling."

"Fine then, Just get to the point."

"Something happened..."

Dont' worry this is the last chapter and it's short I swear.

~Chapter four~

"Max?" Liz gently lays her arm on his shoulder causing him to turn around looking at her big brown eyes.

"Hey." He says in a soft voice.

"Look Max, I just wanted to thank you before I went back..."

"For what?"

"Not only did you save Valenti's life but, you saved all of our lives." She smiles.

He sighs heavily. "But it's my fault he was sick in the first place."

"Max, just be glad it's over."

"I knew something was wrong, and I just... I had to do something."

She reaches out and takes his hand. "I'm glad you did something." She smiles.
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"Ok, tell me the part about the morgue again." Valenti says while cracking up.

"Can't you ever take anything seriously?" Kyle asks.

"I'm sorry son, It's just... you really thought I was dead all that time?"

"Well, ya."

Isabel walks back in from outside. "Car's all loaded."

Kyle stands up and looks at his father. "Dad..." He begins.

Valenti stands next to him. "Look, I know you've made a life for you and Isabel. I understand, go." He smiles.

"Are you sure?"

"Just make sure you call this time... or write... and if your crazy maybe you could visit once or twice."He laughs

"I will, I promise." He hugs him then walks out side with Isabel.
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"So, I guess you should be getting back to Cali." Maria says.

"Na, it was never really home for me..." Michael says with a blank expression on his face.

"But you've been living there like the past few years, how can you say it's not 'home'."

"I've never felt like... I had a home before you... and them after... I just..."

"Where are you gonna go?"

He turns looking at her. "Look Maria are we... can't we just try to work things out?"

She stands up. "I'm sorry..." She turns to walk away but he grabs her arm. "Michael look, I want to really, I do but how do you know things would work out?"

"Maria, just give it a chance. Please."

"How could this possibly work, I live in New York and you live..."

"In New York., I'll move there so we can finally be together."

Isabel, Kyle, Max, and Liz walk over to Michael and Maria.

"So you guys are leaving now?" Maria asks.

"Ya, but at least we are all saying goodbye this time." Kyle smiles.

"Max..." Isabel pulls her brother into a hug. "I love you."

"I love you too Iz." He smiles with a tiny tear in his eye.

Maria looks at Max and Liz holding hands. "Liz, I'm so sorry I never visited you or even called."

Liz drops Max's hand and hugs Maria."It's ok."

Maria smiles. "Call me as soon as you get to Florida ok?"

"I will."

Max hugs Michael, Kyle, and Maria then takes Liz's hand as they walk off.

Kyle smiles at Maria. "I'll come by the club sometime to watch you play." He hugs her.

"That would be great." She then hugs Isabel. "I guess I'll see you two around then."

"Ya." Isabel sighs.

"Bye."

Isabel hugs Michael, then Kyle hugs him leaving him pretty weirded out by the fact that everyone is actually getting along. Michael takes Maria's hand as they walk to her car. Just then Amy shows up.

"Maria!" She grabs her daughter into a hug.

"Mom!"

"You leaving already?" She glances at Michael in the car then back to her daughter.

"Ya."

"Oh well I just came by to give Jim this nice cherry pie I baked for him this morning." She smiles. "I know he's been sick and I just wanted to..."

Maria laughs at the fact that her mother and Kyle's father are together now.

"Bye Mom." Maria gets into her car and follows Isabel and Kyle who's driving behind Liz and Max.

"Amy!" Jim walks out of the house to great her, then he sniffs in the air. "Is that a pie I smell?"

She blushes. "Why yes it is."

"For me?" He smiles as they walk into the house.

The end he he... Feed back please!

Wow, I'm glad you like it. I posted another one of my story's it's called Disaster Zone if you want to check it out.

Peace-