Forgive Me, My Love
Part 1-3
By Linda
Rating: PG-13 for now
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em, just borrowing them.Will return 'em the way I found 'em
Catagory: M/L (of course! <G> )
Spoilers: Perhaps if you don't know who Tess is.
Summary: This is in regards to a challenge by Sara (Crazy12687@aol.com)
Challenge
1. Must be M/L with some Tess.
2. Tess embarasses Liz.
3. Liz slaps Tess in front of Max after Tess said," Max was really good in bed."
4. Tess get a hold of Liz's journal and reads it over the P.A. at school.
5. Max and Liz get in a major fight. ( Has to have tons of yelling )
6. Tess takes Liz's clothes while she is in the girls locker room showering. And Max comes in to help her out. ( Has to be lots of sexual tension )
7. Liz gets even with Tess by making out with Max in front of her.
8. Max and Liz get really hot and heavy in the eraser room
9. Max and Liz have sex ( Have to be VERY DESCRIPTIVE !!!! )
10. Must be Nc-17 !!!!!
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Liz ran down the hall and into the girl’s room. She closed herself in one of the stalls and took deep breaths, gasping, and just let the tears flow freely. She leaned back against one of the walls and put a fist to her mouth to keep from making any noise.
No. No. No. No. No! She kept repeating in her head. He had promised her he was not interested in that 'viper'! Max had never lied to her before! They had an honest open relationship, or so she had always thought.
But when she had walked into the band room to get some sheet music for Alex, she had been stunned and had just stood there for a minute. She had even blinked, thinking she was seeing things. But she hadn't been, it had been Max with Tess, and they had been kissing! Liz had backed out in stunned disbelief and they hadn't even heard her. Then she had run to the bathroom.
She felt like she was going to be sick. She took deep breaths to try to calm her stomach, which was in upheaval.
What should she do? Confront Max? Go home? Kill Tess? Her thoughts were wild as she tried to calm down. No! She would not leave school! Tess would win then. She was going to confront Max though, and she just might kill Tess.
As she calmed down she left the stall. Liz leaned against the sink and looked at her red-rimmed puffy eyes, and tear streaked cheeks. She took a paper towel, wet it under cold water and held it over her eyes, trying to repair the damage her crying had done.
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Max pulled back from the kiss and looked at Tess in confusion and almost revulsion.
Tess narrowed her eyes and concentrated harder, connecting with Max again. This was tougher than she had thought. She had thought that if she gave him the urge and idea to kiss her that would be enough, and then things would just happen naturally from there. But instead, Max was still fighting the thoughts she was giving him.
Suddenly the revulsion passed and Max looked at Tess and felt a jolt of lust once more.
Tess smiled and leaned closer to Max again. But still, Max fought his "feelings" and pulled back. He backed away from Tess and grabbing his backpack from where Tess had thrown it when she had grabbed him earlier, he shook his head to clear it. Where the hell had these feelings come from!? He loved Liz! He loved Liz with every fiber of his being. Had always loved Liz.
He thanked God that Liz had not witnessed whatever had driven him to give in to Tess' aggressive seduction. He had agreed to meet with Tess in the Band room to discuss what was going on with them. Since Max had started having strange thoughts about Tess, he had agreed, to see if he could get some answers. But he was even more confused now.
"I've...I've got to get to class. I'm sorry; I don't know why I did that. I...I'm in love with Liz." Max said and turned and literally ran from the room.
Tess frowned as she watched his retreating figure. He was going to take more mind control than she had realized. But then she smiled; remembering the exact instant she had felt and known Liz had entered the room.
That should help her get Max even if the mind control power couldn't completely control him. Liz would end it for them after this.
And then she would have Max all to herself. Those luscious lips and sexy body! She had wanted to just melt into him and drown in his harsh kisses, but had to keep concentrating on mind controlling Max and then waiting for Liz to come in and witness her staged drama.
Max Evans. Just the name made Tess shiver. She was so drawn to him she wanted to touch him constantly. She ached to have him want her as much as she wanted him. And the only thing she saw standing in her way was that bitch, Liz Parker. But that wouldn't be for much longer...Tess smiled evilly. Then she got an excited sparkle in her eye as she headed to her next class, biology. She couldn't wait to see the rest of the drama played out. She was heading to biology where Liz and Max would now be.
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Max paused in the doorway of the biology room and took a deep breath. He knew he had to try to hide his thoughts from Liz, and his feelings of guilt. He couldn't understand what had made him kiss Tess. He had been feeling some kind of pull toward her, but had fought it till now. What was going on? He wanted to apologize to Liz, but thought it would be better if he just didn't tell her, and just made sure it never happened again between him and Tess.
Max came in and sat down next to Liz. He looked at her bent head over her notebook as she scribbled some notes, and he smiled at how cute his Liz looked when she was being studious. "Hey." Max said softly, all the love he felt when he just looked at her filling his voice.
Liz had sensed the minute Max had come into the room, but had held her breath, willing herself not to look up at him. She didn't know how to confront him about what had happened earlier, but she knew she couldn't do it now. She would have to wait until after class.
"Oh, hey." Liz said only quickly glancing at Max before pretending to write in her notebook again.
Max frowned at the distracted greeting Liz gave him. Was she upset with him? Did she know what he had done?! No, he was just being paranoid; it was his own guilt that was making him think that.
But he was used to their sweet loving looks and the light touching they usually did when they first saw each other in Biology. But as he started to reach out to her, he hesitated. It felt like a large barrier was between them. As if Liz had put it up.
He felt fingernails slide across his back and jumped. He frowned at Tess as she passed by and threw him a kiss. He quickly glanced at Liz but she still had her head down in her notes. He sighed. He had to talk to Tess and explain that there could be nothing between them.
Liz froze when she saw Tess pass by Max out of the corner of her eye, and touch him. She bit her lip to keep from growling at Tess to keep her hands off of Max. But Max obviously didn't mind, so who was Liz to complain. No one obviously.
"Hey, you okay, Liz?" Max finally leaned closer to her when she still didn't look up.
"Yeah, just trying to get this essay done for next hour." she quickly said, hoping Max wouldn't stay so close to her. She could smell Max, and she loved him so much her stomach clenched. If he took her in his arms right now, she would probably forgive him everything, and kiss him back. She cursed herself for her weakness when it came to Max. Obviously he had the same weakness now for Tess, Liz thought, and then pushed that out of her mind if she wanted to make it through class.
"All right class, today we are going to start those projects we talked about yesterday." Ms. Hardy said as she entered the room.
Tess frowned at the back of Liz. She had to be upset. Why wasn't she screaming at Max or running out of the room in tears after accusing him of kissing Tess? She waited but only saw how concerned Max was over Liz's silence. Tess wanted Liz to tell Max off and break up with him. She did not want Max to try to comfort a hurt Liz. That wouldn't do. Tess frowned, thinking of what else she could do to drive them apart.
Liz was writing in her notebook, but had to put it away when they started working on their lab assignment. She put it to the side, and took the lab assignment sheet that Ms. Hardy had passed out.
She still refused to look at Max. She knew he was watching her and wondering what was wrong with her. But she couldn't meet his eyes. Not if she wanted to keep up the pretense that nothing was wrong, until the end of class at least.
Suddenly Liz's notepaper that she had been writing on earlier, slid to the floor. Liz frowned, she had put inside her notebook.
Ms Hardy came by and picked up the paper. Tess switched her concentration from making the paper slide out of Liz's notebook, to making Ms. Hardy read it aloud.
Ms Hardy was about to return it to Liz when something made her start to read it aloud.
"I am so totally in love with Max Evans. I drool over him whenever I see him." Ms Hardy began.
Liz and Max both turned to stone, and the rest of the class was either staring in shock, or snickering quietly.
" But he is using me. Today he was kissing Tess madly in the band room. He lied to me and told me he didn't like Tess. Boy was I stupid to believe that." Ms Hardy finished reading and put it back on Liz's desk.
The class snickered. Liz turned bright red. She had NOT written that! What was going on? But she could hear everyone laughing or talking about her, and could feel Max's eyes on her as well. She felt like a fool. Too embarrassed to do anything else, she ran out of the room.
Max, at first stunned beyond belief had frozen in place at what he had heard. Then when Liz bolted out of the room, it had shaken Max out of his shock, and he started to get up to go after her.
Tess used her mind control as hard as she could, and it kept Max from leaving the room. She sighed, since that was the best she could do right now.
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Liz walked into her history class with her eyes everywhere but at the seat she knew Max was sitting in in the back of the room. She could feel his stare, as if he was trying to get her attention, but she kept looking straight ahead as she sat in her own seat a few chairs up and one isle over.
She heard Maria whisper to her, and heard the concern in her friend’s voice, but again, she didn't turn around. She was humiliated but wouldn't go home. Ever since Biology, the word had gotten around at school, and she had had to put up with kids staring at her and either looking at her with pity, or laughing and looking away. She bit her lip and just prayed for the end of the day. Just three more periods. She could do it she kept telling herself.
Max didn't know why, but he couldn't leave his seat to go to Liz and try to talk to her. To explain what had happened earlier, even though he wasn't really sure what had happened. Just like earlier, when he had started to go after her when she'd left biology, he couldn't. Something had stopped him and he didn't know what it was. Maybe his mind knew it was not a good time to try to confront Liz? He would definitely talk to her after school though, and explain things.
Then Tess walked in. The room became silent as they all waited for the drama they were all hoping for.
Most of the class had gotten there earlier than the teacher, hoping to catch a scene between the trio since this was the only other class the three had together. Their efforts were not wasted.
Tess stopped in front of Liz's desk, and Liz finally looked up to meet Tess' viper -like, smiling eyes. She saw the look of satisfaction on Tess' face and resolved she wouldn't let Tess get the best of her again today.
"Poor Liz. I'm sooo sorry you had to find out about Max and I like that. We didn't realize anyone had seen us in the band room. It's a good thing you didn't come in earlier and see us doing more than kissing. And as you must know, or maybe not, Max is a great lover! Such a stud and can really please a woman." Tess sighed.
Max turned to stone in shock and stood up. But he stopped when Liz stood up as well. The whole class waited with baited breath for what would happen next.
Liz looked into Tess' smug face and did the only thing she could do. She brought her hand back and slapped Tess across the cheek hard.
The class gasped, and even Tess looked shocked as she held her cheek. Then Liz picked up her books and with her back stiff and her head up, she walked out of class.
Again, Max couldn't move. Damn! What was going on! With every fiber of his being he wanted to go after Liz! He wanted to tell her it was a lie. He had never made love to anyone. That the only woman he would ever make love to was Liz. That he had waited all these years just for her. So why couldn't he move?!
Then Tess came slowly down the isle toward him and he panicked. Tess was smiling at him like nothing had just happened, and Max felt sick. Why couldn't he move!? He was frozen in place and couldn't react when Tess came up to him, leaned up and kissed him on his lips and then slid into the seat next to him.
Tess frowned hard in concentration. She had kept Max from going after Liz again, but he was still fighting her. For she couldn't get him to sit down, and he was frowning as he tried to get himself to go after Liz.
Tess concentrated harder and Max finally sat down. Tess sighed with relief and felt a headache coming on. She had never had to concentrate so hard before in her life. This Max was a stubborn one! His sister had been so easy to win over.
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Max tossed and turned in his bed that night. He had tried everything to get Liz to see him or talk to him.
After school, his body was suddenly able to move again, and he did what he had been dying to do all day. He went to find Liz. But when he got to the Crashdown, he found out that Liz had taken the day off, and when he had gone up stairs to talk to her, Maria and Alex, who had answered the door wouldn't let him in. And the looks of death they gave him told him they would not listen to him.
Then he had tried calling her on the phone for hours, but she didn't answer and her parents kept telling him she didn't want to come to the phone. So he had gone back out and tried to go to her by way of her window. He had climbed up onto her balcony, and had tried the window, only to find it locked.
By now he had been desperate enough to force the lock open and he had climbed into the dark room. He had called out to her, only to find, when he had flipped her light on, she was not there. He could hear her parents in the outside room, and knew he wouldn't be able to talk to Liz tonight. He had admitted defeat this night and thought if he gave her time to cool down, that he would be able to explain things in the morning.
So he tossed and turned all night, trying to figure out what was happening to him. He had no control over his actions at times. It was like something or someone else was telling him what to do. But tomorrow he vowed NOTHING would stop him from talking to Liz.
TBC...
Forgive Me, My Love 2/?
Author: Linda
E-Mail: Crazy4Roswell@aol.com
Rating: PG-13 for now
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em, just borrowing them. Will return 'em the way I found 'em
Category: M/L (of course! <G>)
Spoilers: Perhaps if you don't know whom Tess is.
Summary: This is in regards to a challenge by Sara (Crazy12687@aol.com)
Challenge
1. Must be M/L with some Tess.
2. Tess embarrasses Liz.
3. Liz slaps Tess in front of Max after Tess said," Max was really good in bed."
4. Tess gets a hold of Liz's journal and reads it over the P.A. at school.
5. Max and Liz get in a major fight. (Has to have tons of yelling)
6. Tess takes Liz's clothes while she is in the girl’s locker room showering. And Max comes in to help her out. (Has to be lots of sexual tension)
7. Liz gets even with Tess by making out with Max in front of her.
8. Max and Liz get really hot and heavy in the eraser room
9. Max and Liz have sex (Have to be VERY DESCRIPTIVE!!!!)
10. Must be Nc-17!!!!!
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“Come on Chica, head up.” Maria said softly as she and Liz entered the school the next morning. Maria had been with Liz most of yesterday afternoon and last night. Maria and Alex had been taking turns trying to cheer Liz up, but mostly all Maria wanted to do was kill Max and that Tess girl!
Liz made sure her head was high, and sent Maria a thankful smile for making sure Liz didn’t let anyone see her looking pathetic.
“You can do it Liz. You sure you want to go to your biology class later? If you want, we can go off campus and get something to eat?” Maria offered.
Liz shook her head. She knew she had to face what was going on or she’d never be able to live with herself. “I’ll be fine Maria. I will not let that viper win. She will not make me run and hide.”
Maria sighed and nodded. “Good for you Liz. Just let me know if you need me okay?”
Liz nodded and headed toward her first class. She couldn’t believe after all Max and she had been through, that he could turn from her and all of a sudden be hot for this new girl. Liz didn’t trust her and planned on finding out what was going on. If Max wanted to be with her instead of Liz, then Liz would have to live with that. And although inside it would kill her, no one would know, she promised herself.
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Tess walked into the office with her announcements and a smile for the secretary and Principal. She had gotten the Principal to let her do the announcements today, and she couldn’t wait. She walked up to the microphone and when the Principal finished with his morning speech, the secretary nodded for Tess to take her turn at the microphone.
Tess made sure that the Secretary and Principal and all the other office personnel would only hear what she was supposed to have announced, while she read what she really wanted to read.
“Hello fellow students. I thought this would be really fun to share. I found it yesterday in the schoolyard and just died laughing. I knew all of you would want to hear it too. Here goes…
‘I'm Liz parker and I will never look at the starts in the sky the same way again. I'll never look at anything the same way again. What did Max Evans mean when he said, "I'll see you in school?" Was it, ‘I won't be able to breathe until we meet again?’ Or was it just something someone says to like fill space? And what is he thinking right now? Is he also obsessed, tortured, going through one sleepless night to the next wondering what's going to happen between us?’
Isn’t that pathetic. I found that and just had to share Ms goody goodie’s personal thoughts.” Tess finished and smiling, she nodded to the secretary and Principal who had heard a different announcement, and then she walked out of the office.
Tess could feel the excitement building inside of her. She knew that would teach the little bitch a lesson. The little sweet, sappy, goodie-goodie was going to have everyone laughing at her and feeling sorry for her before she was through.
Tess could hear the buzz in the classrooms she passed and knew they were all in a feeding frenzy over what they had just heard. She couldn’t wait to see her results on Liz.
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Liz, for the second day in a row sat in stunned disbelief as she listened to her personal thoughts being read, this time over the loud speaker to the whole school. This couldn’t be happening to her! How had Tess gotten a hold of her journal!? And how come no one had stopped her from reading it aloud?
She ignored the buzz around her as classmates either tried to talk to her in pity, or laugh behind her back at her situation.
Liz was so angry that she flew out of the room in her search for Tess. My God! She has my journal, was all Liz could think. Had she read it all!? Did she now know about Max, Michael and Isabel?
She strode down the nearly deserted halls with one purpose in mind. To find Tess and get her diary back.
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Isabel, Michael and Alex exchanged shocked looks as the announcement began. Isabel turned pale and Michael furious. Alex was worried and angry. Worried that the trio had been found out, and angry for the pain and embarrassment this must be causing Liz.
The three of them bolted out of their classroom, not caring that the teacher was calling out to them to come back.
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Maria turned pale and then red as she too ran out of her classroom to find Liz. She couldn’t believe the nerve that that viper had. What was she trying to do! She already had Max. What more did she want from Liz?!
Maria stalked down the hall. She was going to find Liz and Tess. And when she found Tess she was going to pull all her hair out, before and after she got Liz’s journal back.
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Max too had stiffened in his chair in stunned shock as Tess read a portion of what could only be Liz’s journal, aloud to the school. Her words were still echoing in the hallway when Max bolted out of his classroom and started searching for Tess. He was going to kill her! How could she read something so personal out loud to everyone? How could anyone be that cruel? He wasn’t even thinking of what it meant for him that Tess had Liz’s journal, he only wanted to get to Tess to stop her from hurting Liz anymore.
When he saw Tess casually walking down the hall toward him he frowned and walked forcefully toward her. Max’s control right now was low because he was so angry. His whole focus was on making Tess pay for what she had done to Liz.
Tess knew she could control Max through his anger, and she focused all her energy on Max’s thoughts as he approached. Tess shivered as she watched the anger in Max’s eyes. He turned her on when he was angry.
“What the HELL….” Max started, but was stopped by what felt like a brick wall. He saw Tess, and he felt an incredible urge to kiss her. His anger all refocused on passion as he looked at Tess and saw her smile at him sweetly.
Tess smiled and led Max toward her locker, knowing exactly where Liz would head when she got out of class.
Tess leaned up against her locker and held open her arms to Max. He was so easy to control right now, with his own control at a low because his anger was so high.
Max took Tess into his arms and roughly began kissing her and shoving her against her locker.
This was how Liz found the two as she rounded the corner to Tess’ locker. Hurt, shock, pain and anger went through Liz, but this time anger won out.
“Give me my Journal back you Viper!” Liz spat as she came right up to Max and Tess. She was beyond hurt right now. Something wasn’t right. Even if Max did feel things for Tess, he wouldn’t be kissing her after she’d read the journal out loud and could endanger Isabel and Michael. This just wasn’t right. But she pushed that to the back of her mind as she met Tess’ smug smile.
Max had backed away from Tess when he’d heard Liz’s voice. Now he looked again at Tess with anger and hatred. What the hell had he just done that for!? He shook his head in confusion. What was going on? He turned to Liz to comfort her, but flinched at the hatred that blazed in her eyes for the both of them.
Michael, Isabel, Maria and Alex rounded the corner just in time to hear Liz’s words and Max pull away from what could only be a very passionate make out session with Tess. “What the hell is going on?” Michael asked torn between shock and anger at seeing Max and Tess. What the hell was going on with Max? He wondered.
Isabel and Maria’s eyes narrowed in on Tess and they headed toward her. But Michael and Alex beat the girls to Tess and Michael held Tess harshly against the lockers and looked deep into her eyes. “ Where’s the Journal?” he said between gritted teeth.
Max could only look at Liz. He didn’t care about the journal. Only what Tess had done to her. He stepped closer to Liz.
“Liz…” he said and held out a hand. This time he just looked hurt and defeated when Liz slapped him.
“How could you?! Has your uncontrollable lust for this… this thing totally turned your brain to mush! That you could be disgustingly making out with her in the hall only minutes after knowing that she could have endangered you and Isabel and Michael with her announcement?!” Liz was shouting, she was so furious. The picture of Max pushing Tess up against the lockers as if he couldn’t get close enough, made her want to be sick.
“Liz, please, let me explain. I don’t understand what…” Max tried to say only to have Liz slap him again.
“You don’t understand why we are all upset? Is that what you want to tell us? Huh Max? Have all of your brains gone straight down to your lower anatomy? Is she that hot that you don’t care about how she can endanger Michael and Isabel!?” Liz shouted more, and then threw her hands up in the air and stalked off when she could see that Max was just looking at her in confusion. He was clueless and she was through. The tears started falling once she turned her back on the group, and she ran down the hall and out of the building. She heard Maria calling out to her, and Alex trying to catch up to her but she shook her head. “Leave me alone guys! I just want to be alone!” Liz shouted again without looking back, but guessed they agreed, because she no longer heard Alex running after her.
Liz ran around the corner of the building and saw the girl’s locker room. She would calm herself down in there, wash her face, and get a hold of herself. Then she would go back to class. She was NOT going to let Max and Tess ruin her grades. She had worked too long and hard to get where she was. She would keep on with her life, going to school and working and acting like she didn’t care that Max had torn her heart out. She would die a little more each day at the thought of Max’s betrayal, but he wouldn’t know it. None of them would. Especially that disgusting viper! She would not know that she had gotten the best of Liz.
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When Liz had stormed off, all eyes went back on Tess furiously. “Who are you and how did you get Liz’s Journal?” Michael demanded and shoved her harder against the lockers.
Tess didn’t feel any pain; she just tried to think of a way out of this. She knew she could control Max and Isabel as she had been, but with the three others there as well, she wasn’t sure she could control them all.
Suddenly Michael’s grip on Tess loosened and Tess turned to Max who had removed Michael’s hand. Tess smiled up at Max in relief. They belonged together; maybe he finally saw that on his own.
But the hatred and disgust that she saw in Max’s eyes made her cringe and whisper in a hoarse voice her denial. No… he couldn’t look at her this way. She concentrated on him and was frightened when she couldn’t get through to him. Not at all.
She knew the only thing left to do was to tell them the truth and throw them off. “Wait…I’m one of you. I’ve come from Nasedo.”
TBC…
Forgive Me, My Love 3/?
Author: Linda
E-Mail:
Crazy4Roswell@aol.com
Rating:
PG-13 for now
Disclaimer:
Don't own 'em, just borrowing them. Will return 'em the way I found 'em
Category:
M/L (of course! <G>)
Spoilers:
Perhaps if you don't know whom Tess is.
Summary:
This is in regards to a challenge by Sara (Crazy12687@aol.com)
Challenge
1.
Must be M/L with some Tess.
2.
Tess embarrasses Liz.
3.
Liz slaps Tess in front of Max after Tess said," Max was really good in
bed."
4.
Tess gets a hold of Liz's journal and reads it over the P.A. at school.
5.
Max and Liz get in a major fight. (Has to have tons of yelling)
6.
Tess takes Liz's clothes while she is in the girl’s locker room showering. And
Max comes in to help her out. (Has to be lots of sexual tension)
7.
Liz gets even with Tess by making out with Max in front of her.
8.
Max and Liz get really hot and heavy in the eraser room
9.
Max and Liz have sex (Have to be VERY DESCRIPTIVE!!!!)
10.
Must be Nc-17!!!!!
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“I
don’t give a damn! You Bit…” Maria started toward Tess again only to be
stopped by Michael putting his hand on her arm and holding her back. When Maria
looked back at Michael to give him a dirty look, she noticed that Michael was
frowning intently at Tess.
“Explain.”
He said harshly to the girl. He still didn’t like her or trust her, but if she
was telling the truth, Nasedo could be trying to help them.
Tess
saw all of them just staring at her, and even Max had stopped looking at her
with hatred. Now he just looked suspicious and almost relieved. Maybe he was
realizing that they did belong together she thought. She smiled at Max and
reached out a hand to slide it down his chest.
Max
backed up and frowned more. “This is not the place or the time to talk about
this.” Max said with a clenched jaw, and glanced around at the hall that was
now starting to fill up with students leaving their classrooms as the bell rang.
“Max’s
right.” Isabel said still just staring at the new girl. She was torn. She knew
Max didn’t trust Nasedo, and that this new girl could be dangerous to them if
she was with Nasedo, but on the other hand, if Nasedo was here to help
them…and this girl could give them the answers they needed…
Michael
must have been thinking the same thing, Isabel thought, for he suggested they
all meet at his place after school.
“What
about Liz’s Journal!” Maria asked, furious with the three who seemed to have
forgotten the whole reason they were confronting this viper.
Alex
stepped forward. “Where is Liz’s Journal.” He demanded since the others
weren’t.
Tess
smiled and looked Alex over. “ I never took it. I just saw it in my head when
I connected with her in a dream, and used it.”
“I
can’t believe you guys! She’s still a bitch! Look what she’s done to
Liz!” Maria said and when no one answered her she stormed off. Alex looked
Isabel over and saw that Isabel didn’t know what to think, but she too was
taken in by the new girl. He frowned and followed Maria. They had to find Liz.
“My
place after school.” Michael said to the new girl and after she nodded he
left. Isabel following.
“Max…I
was going to tell you first.” Tess smiled and leaned against Max putting her
arms around him.
Max
pushed her away. “Now it makes sense.” He said and gave her a look of hatred
again.
“Max?”
Tess flinched at his look.
“It
was your powers that made me have to kiss you. You manipulated me and hurt Liz.
Why? What is Nasedo up to? What are you both up to?” Max asked with clenched
fists and jaw.
“No
Max…it’s not that…we are meant to be together…Nasedo told me we
were…you are my destiny.” Tess tried again, and fell back as Max pushed her
away again.
“NO.
Liz is my destiny. And if you don’t stay away from her…” Max warned and
then he stalked off, knowing he had to find Liz.
He
was halfway down the hall when he felt the pull. He turned back around and felt
the feeling of passion starting to build up.
Max
stared her down and the pull stopped. “Give it up Tess. You lose.” Max said
between clenched teeth and turned around and walked away.
He
sighed. Now that he knew what had been causing that pull toward Tess, he could
fight it. If he could only find Liz….
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Tess
swore and stamped her foot, then screeched in anger. This was all Liz’s fault!
Nasedo had told her that Liz was trouble, that Liz would try to come between her
and Max and their destiny. She was going to have to get Liz out of the way. Then
Max would realize that he loved Tess, and that they were meant to be.
She
knew just where to find Liz. Liz was so easy to home in on. Her pain was so easy
to feel. Tess smiled. She loved knowing and feeling Liz’s pain. It made her
feel a little better herself.
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Liz
had splashed cold water on her face and on the back of her neck, but it didn’t
seem to help. She knew if she took a really hot relaxing shower, she might be
able to stop shaking and get back to her classes.
Liz
turned on the shower closest to her and adjusted the water. When it was more hot
than cold, she undressed, put her clothes neatly on the bench by her locker and
taking her towel, she went into the open stall.
Liz
sighed as the hot water pounded down on her shoulders and back, loosening her
tightness and easing the headache that was building. She closed her eyes and
tried to let the hot water wash away all the pain of the day as well.
But
suddenly the images of Max and the viper in the band room in a passionate kiss
flashed in her mind. Then the flash of the viper telling her how good Max was in
bed. Then another flash of Max pushing the viper against the lockers and
attacking her.
Liz
cried out at the pain the images caused and opened her eyes. She should have
known that closing her eyes would only cause those images again. They had all
last night, which was why Liz hadn’t been able to sleep.
Liz
turned off the water, realizing she wasn’t going to relax anymore, and
wrapping the towel around her, she stepped out of the open shower stall and went
around the short corner to her locker. She stopped short when she saw that her
clothes were not where she’d left them. Liz frowned and then rolled her eyes
and went to her locker. She wasn’t surprised that she didn’t remember
putting them in her locker, since her mind was filled with so many other things
right now.
Liz
opened her locker and just stood there when she saw that it too was empty. She
felt a chill run up her spine and turned around to see the viper standing in the
doorway smiling an evil smile.
“You
can’t have him. He’s mine. We were meant to be. We are destiny. Stay away
from him bitch, or I will have to get rid of you permanently!” Tess hissed and
then she was gone.
Liz
shivered and then hugged the towel closer to her. Now what was she going to do?
Wait until someone came along and then she would get them to find Maria and have
Maria run home and get her clothes? How long was she supposed to just wait in
here?
Just
as she thought that, the door to the locker room opened again.
Liz
gasped when she saw Max standing in the doorway, and she felt the de-ja vous
from the last time he had stood in that doorway. Only then, things had been
different. Wonderful.
“What
are you doing here?” Liz asked sharply and then winched as she realized that
was the same question she had asked once before.
Max
came slowly into the room and looked around. When he realized they were alone,
he relaxed and came closer. “Liz…”
Liz
held her hand out. “No. Just stay where you are Max. In fact, get out. I
don’t want to see you.” Liz turned away.
“Liz.
I’m not leaving. I need to explain…I now know…”
Liz
spun back around. “If you won’t
leave, then will you at least find out what your girlfriend did with my
clothes?” Liz spat out.
Max
finally seemed to realize that Liz was only in a towel. “My…she’s not my
girlfriend Liz. You are!” Max started to explain again.
“Save
it! If this is how you treat your girlfriends, I’d rather not have that
privilege. Just get me my clothes back so I can get out of here!”
Max
swore when he realized Liz’s predicament and started unbuttoning his shirt as
he came up to her.
“What
do you think you are doing!?” Liz sputtered.
Max
removed his shirt and she saw he had a t-shirt under it. “Here.” He said
gently, and was relieved when she let him come close enough to put it around
her.
Then
Liz backed up, hugging both the shirt closed over her, and the towel she refused
to give up.
“Thank
you. Now can you please leave?” she said stiffly.
Max
looked Liz over and caught a whiff of her scent. Her strawberry shampoo and soap
that she always used did things to his libido. Max took a deep breath to clear
his mind but realized how useless that was when he just breathed more of her in.
Max’s
body reacted to Liz as it always did. His jaw hardened as he fought back real
passion. This was real. Not the mind control he had been under before. He wanted
to hold Liz. To take the pain and anger out of her eyes.
“Liz…”
Max said softly, stepping forward. His body drawn towards hers helplessly.
Liz
swallowed as she met his eyes. His eyes were drawing her in again. She stepped
closer to him as well.
Max
sucked in his breath when their bodies came in contact, and his arms came around
her.
Liz
whimpered as she felt the heat of Max against her. She felt the familiar
throbbing bulge against her almost bare body and bit her lip to keep from crying
out with need. It was always like this between them.
Max
felt Liz suck in and she unknowingly caressed his hardness, causing him to moan
and pull her closer. Then he began to lower his head dying to capture her lips.
He slipped a knee between her legs and let her heat cup him to her.
Liz’s
head fell back and her lips parted waiting for Max’s mouth. She closed her
eyes and then saw Max passionately kissing Tess only an hour ago. Liz’s eyes
flew open and she cried out in anger and pushed Max away.
Max
released her immediately, and stumbled back. His mind was fogged with an aching
need for her. He shook his head to clear it and then saw her anger was back.
“Liz
let me explain please… I…”
Again
Liz interrupted him, now angry with herself as well as him. “Damn you! Is this
some new Czechoslovakian ritual? You need more than one woman so you can mate
every hour?” she gritted her teeth holding her towel and his shirt closer.
Max
was tired of Liz not letting him finish what he’d come here to say.
“Liz! Tess is one of us. She was using mind control on me.” He said
in a rush.
Liz
stared at him as his words sunk in. “Wh…what?” she whispered.
“Liz,
after you left us all in the hall she admitted she was one of us sent by Nasedo.
That’s when I realized that the unusual pull I had toward her, the unnatural
bursts of…passion, were all her doing. She was trying to control my
thoughts.” Max finally got it all out, and waited.
“Mind
control?” she repeated, still trying to take in what he had said.
“Yes.
Liz it makes sense. I love you. I’ve always loved you. Why would I suddenly
feel a need to kiss her, and then feel sick right afterwards.”
Liz
smiled lightly. “You did?”
“Yeah.”
Max said softly again, coming up to her and taking her back into his arms.
“Max…I
thought…” Liz bit her lip to keep from letting out a sob.
“Shhh…
I know Liz, I’m sorry. So sorry. But now that I know what she’s trying to
do, I can stop it. She tried again in the hall when I was walking away from her,
and it didn’t work.” He smiled pleased with himself.
“No
wonder she came in here took my clothes and threatened to kill me.” Liz said
almost to herself.
Max
swore and held her tighter. “Liz! My being in your life has caused you nothing
but danger and pain.” He started.
Liz
covered his lips with one finger, and looked up at him with warmth in her eyes.
“You being in my life is the only reason I’m alive today.” She reminded
him.
Then
Liz’s eyes grew sad again and she looked down. Max still held her, but he felt
her move away from him a little emotionally. “Liz?” he whispered feeling her
pain again.
“I’m
sorry, it’s stupid, I mean… You couldn’t help what you did. She was
brainwashing you…but…she…you…she said you were a good lover.” Liz was
whispering now.
Max
smiled and cupping her chin gently, he raised her head till he could meet her
eyes.
“She
also lied about that. I know she could never have gotten that far. I’ve waited
all my life for you Liz. You are going to be the first, the only one.” He
admitted hoarsely.
Liz’s
eyes filled and the tears spilled over as she realized that Max was telling the
truth. Max started to wipe a tear away and leaned down to take her trembling
lips.
Then
they both heard the bell ring and Max looked around. “Come on, we’ve got to
get you out of here.” He said and looked down at how far his shirt covered
her. At least it went down to her knees he thought with a sigh.
“Like
this?”
“Lose
the towel and let’s button you up.” Max said quickly trying to get them out
of there before a bunch of girls piled into the room. Max didn’t want to have
to explain what was or rather wasn’t going on.
Liz
dropped the towel and heard Max suck in his breath. She had his shirt over her,
but she knew he knew she was completely naked under his shirt.
Liz
buttoned the shirt and smiled as she smelled Max all around her. She snuggled
into it and then smiled up at him.
Max
grinned and then took her arm gently. “Come on. We’ll get you to some place
where no one will come around, and then I’ll go get Maria to get you some
clothes.”
Liz
nodded, and they left the locker room.
Max
knew the only place to take her, and it was also right around the corner. He
steered her toward the eraser room.
TBC…