Chapter 3- The Question
Chapter 3- The Question
Author: Sezza
Disclaimer: I own nothing but this story and any unknown characters in Roswell.
Couple: M&M
Spoilers: Anything up to season 3 may be mentioned at some point
Rating: PG-13 but could get higher
Summary: The aliens left instead of staying. Alex didn’t die and Tess
wasn’t evil. When they return Michael learns something that will forever
change his life.
Author’s note: Ok here I am with another fic. There are something’s
that you should know before reading and that will be brought to your attention
in a Background info section I release before chapter 1 so I hope none of you
get too confused.
Email: sezza43@hotmail.com
Distribution: If you want it, all you have to do is ask.
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Michael turned around and came face to face with the person belonging to the
voice. "Maria." He whispered.
Maria looked at Michael and then at the rest of them. She stood at the door with a hand on her hip and a scowl on her face. "What the hell are you doing here?"
Isabel and Tess gasped not expecting this kind of response upon their arrival. Max was just plain shocked. He thought that she would have been happy to see them but by the look on her face she was anything but.
The others weren't surprised by her reaction. They had actually expected more. Maria tapped her foot waiting for an answer. "Well?"
Max decided to speak up. "W-Well we decided to return back to all of you." he stuttered
Maria just laughed. "You returned for US? No nu ah. You aliens have done nothing but screw up our lives and all for what? Help to find your home? Well you found it so why come back?" Maria tapped on her chin thinking. "Wait I know. Something up there happened so you decided to come back and use us for help. Because you know what? That's all you ever did. You all used us for your own selfish reasons and your back to do it again. Well you know what? I sure as hell ain't gonna stand for it so you might as well go back to your planet and find someone else to use." Maria looked pointedly at Michael.
Kyle smiled, 'There's the Maria I was expecting.'
Before Max could say anything else two screaming toddlers ran into the arms of their mother.
"Momma back see I towd you."
"Did not."
"Did too."
"Joshy, Matty." Maria said in a stern voice. "What did I tell you about fighting?"
"Dat we better not?" Matty replied looking innocently at his mother.
Maria smiled then kneeled onto the ground. "That's right, now give momma a hug."
Both boys fell into their mother's arms and hugged her tightly. "Did not," Joshy whispered to Matty who glared at his twin brother. Maria smiled and hugged them tighter. They may be terrors but they were her terrors.
All of the pod squad stood there with looks of utter surprise etched on their faces. It was beyond any of them how someone could change their attitude so fast. Michael still couldn't grasp the concept of these being her children.
"They’re yours?" Michael choked out.
Maria stood and faced him. "Yeah you got a problem with that?"
"No it's just---,"
Maria interrupted him "Just what?" she asked angrily.
Before Michael could reply Liz cut in sensing that her friend needed to calm down or she was going to start blowing up things. "Ok, look guys let's just all sit down ok? We'll all just sit and have a nice long talk." She looked hopefully at Maria who shook her head.
"No. I have to get these two home. I've said all I need to say. And quite frankly there is nothing that I want to hear from them." Maria held both of her sons' hands and turned towards the door.
"Maria, please?" Liz pleaded
Maria stopped but didn't turn. "I'm not stopping any of you from having a pow wow. By all means go a head. I just don't intend on being part of it." With that she walked out of the café and into her car. Everyone stood there in silence until they heard the motor grow fainter in the distance.
Kyle looked at each of them, his eyes resting on Michael. "You shouldn't have come back." he sighed as he left the café to go calm down his sister. "You coming Alex?" Alex looked at the aliens apologetically but decided to leave also. He knew why Maria was so angry and if he had to choose sides than he'd always be on hers, because he also on some level blamed them for what happened.
Liz just looked helplessly at the four. "I'm sorry."
"Maria is who Kyle was talking about isn't she. The one we need forgiveness from." Isabel stated more than asked already knowing the answer.
"Yeah." Liz sighed. She also understands Maria's reaction. It just hurt her to see her friend in so much pain and to have all that anger bottled up. 'Maybe them coming back wasn't the best idea.' She thought to herself. "Look, I'll ring them tomorrow morning and try and convince them to come here and talk. I'm sorry but that's the best I can do for now." Liz told them
"Yeah that's fine Liz. Just do what you can. But it would sure be great if you managed to convince them all." Tess said hoping that she could. She wanted to talk to Kyle alone.
"Alex I'll have no trouble with. Kyle it may take a bit, but don't count on Maria coming." Liz said
"Why? Why is Maria so mad at us?" Michael asked.
Liz turned to him with a look of sheer anger ready to yell at him for being so self centred not to realise but then she had to remind herself that they still have yet to know everything, that they hadn't been here. For a split second she forgot that they had ever left and therefore was so angry with Michael for his ignorance. But she did remember and calmed herself down.
"That's not for me to say. You really need to talk to her." Liz said then thought, 'You REALLY need to.'
Liz locked the Crashdown after the four had left. They decided to stay in a hotel until they could find a more permanent place. As Michael lay down in his bed the only thought running through his head was 'who's the father?’