Others Like Me
Chapter 1
Author: Sezza
Disclaimer: I own nothing but this fic
Rating: Strong PG
Couple: M&M
Summary: Alex and Maria have to move to Roswell and live with their cousin Kyle.
What are Maria and Alex hiding? How do the pod squad feel about there arrival?
Spoilers: None this is AU
Authors notes: This was a new idea of mine I thought was interesting. Tell me
what you think. Oh and with Alex’s character, think Zan’s look in
meet the dupes with the longish hair and facial hair.
Email: sezza43@hotmail.com
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“It’s for your own good, if we don’t send you there then they’ll
send you to a detention centre.”
Alex and Maria looked at their mother. They could not believe there parents were sending them to Roswell, New Mexico to live with their uncle Jim, a sheriff. Maria glared at her then stormed off to her room to begin packing. Alex just looked to his father.
“Look we won’t do it again, we’ll try harder at school, anything” he pleaded. His father just shook his head.
“Sorry son, but we warned you last time you were arrested, this was the last straw, I don’t know where we went wrong with the two of you but we just can’t handle it anymore. You obviously need the discipline that we can’t provide.”
Alex rolled his eyes. Yeah like sending them to live with the Sheriff of Roswell was going to stop them from doing what they did. He got up and went to his sister’s room and sat on her bed. “Ria, it won’t be that bad, and think about it, where are we going? Roswell, alien capital of the world, and where mom and dad found you, maybe we have a better chance of finding something there?”
Maria just threw her pocketknife in her bag angrily. “I don’t care Alex, New York is where we were brought up, I don’t want to leave.”
Alex walked over to her and pulled her down on the bed next to him. “Maria, it’s either that or a detention centre. I don’t know about you but I’d go for Roswell any day. Ria, please just just go for me ok. If not for you then for me, I don’t want to be separated from you”
Maria nodded. “Me either. Fine I’ll go, but don’t for one second think I’ll be all nice or anything, if they can’t handle me the way I am then that’s too bad, you get what you see.”
Alex put up his hands in mock surrender. “Hey I’m right there with you. Hey wonder how our dear cousin Kyle is gonna react when he sees us”
Maria laughed. “I know, when was the last time? We must have been what? 10? God he’s gonna freak.” She said, as she looked herself in the mirror. She had certainly changed from the 10 year old she used to be. Her straight dirty blonde hair was now long and curly, golden with black tips. Her body was more developed, curvier, she wore tight leather pants with a black Singlet top, dark makeup and a tattoo on her wrist, her lower back and around her belly button that was also pierced. She had piercing green eyes and pouty lips that she always saw as being to big. She was gorgeous.
Alex too stood by the full-length mirror. He had changed also. His hair was longer and spiked all over with blue tips his eyebrow was pierced; he had tattoos on his upper arm, shoulder blade and wrist. He was wearing black baggy jeans, a black button up shirt and a leather jacket. He had gone from geek to badass, just like his sister.
“Hey isn’t Jim like married now or something?” Alex asked
Maria shrugged. “Don’t know, I think I heard mom say something about a chick named Amy but…” she trailed off
Alex smiled. “Great listening skills Ria.” Maria poked her tongue out at him and rolled her eyes. “Wonder if there’ll be any hot chicks”
“Or hot guys” Maria continued
Alex stood up and crossed his arms. “Hey, no guy will be dating my sister”
“What? Oh come on Alex it’s not like I haven’t dated before” Maria said shaking her head
“Yeah that was until I found out about them and beat them up” Alex said proudly.
“Yeah, you’re gonna have to stop doing that” Maria laughed. “So, who takes the bike and who takes the car?”
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**In Roswell**
“Kyle, your cousins look like geeks,” Michael observed from the photo Kyle Valenti had showed them.
“Yeah and I bet they still are” Kyle laughed. He, Michael Guerin and Max Evans were out the front of his house playing basketball waiting the arrival of his cousin’s.
“Kyle, that photo has to be like 7 years old, they are bound to have changed” Tess Harding said to him as she, Isabel Evans and Liz Parker walked through the front door and into the chairs they had on the lawn.
Kyle laughed and shook his head. “I don’t think so, get this, they used to go to band camp, and they probably still do”
Michael stopped laughing and stood up straight. “This one time at band camp” Even the girls laughed at that. “So Kyle you haven’t told us what there even doing here, I mean they are ok aren’t they? They aren’t like FBI undercover or anything?”
Michael, Isabel, Max and Tess were all aliens and Kyle and Liz had found out when they were 9 after Max healed Liz when she fell from a tree that Michael pushed her out of and broke her back. Since then all 6 had been inseparable. Kyle was dating Tess, Max and Liz were in a ‘I want to date you but don’t have the guts to ask’ phase, Isabel dated any cute guy she saw worthy of her while Michael chose to stray away from the whole dating thing. He never saw a girl that was even close to being what he wanted of a girl.
Kyle shook his head. “Nah there fine, just geeky teenagers, and as far as to why there here, well I have no idea, dad wouldn’t tell me.” Michael nodded. He had been best friends with Kyle since they had been 9 years old and he trusted him. If Kyle said they were ok then they were.
Jim, Kyle’s father had also known about them. He saw Michael change one of Kyle’s shirts a different colour when they were 10 but had vowed to protect them. They were just normal teenagers trying to fit in.
“So when are they getting here anyway?” Liz asked from her seat on the lawn chair.
“Anytime now” Amy Valenti said as she and Jim walked out of the house. “I just called Gwen and she said they left a while ago so…” she trailed off.
Jim was about to speak when a black convertible pulled up on the curb playing very loud music. All eight of them watched as a tall guy with black hair, piercing and tattoos get out of the car. Kyle stood there gaping. “Alex?” he called
Alex turned to the voice and noticed it was his cousin. Yep still the same football jock he always was. He took off his sunnies and walked up onto the lawn. “Yeah” he answered gruffly.
Jim came out of his initial shock and went up to him. “Alex, welcome son, ah where’s Maria?”
Alex shrugged and looked over to where the girls were. He saw one of them with long light brown hair smiling at him. Nice, very nice.
Just then a motorcycle roared up the street then turned sharply to face the convertible that Alex got out of. Michael whistled at the site of the bike. He had always wanted a bike like that. They watched as the person got off the bike and unzipped their jacket. Alex started to walk over to them.
Kyle shook his head. “No way that can’t be…” he trailed off as they saw the person take off their helmet revealing a cascade of curly blond hair. She put her helmet on the bike, hugged Alex then headed towards them.
Michael stood wide-eyed as the girl approached them. She was beautiful. He may just have found the girl of his dreams.
Jim walked over to the approaching teens. “Maria?”
Maria nodded. “Yeah” she then glanced over at the boys on the driveway and noticed Michael’s staring. “Take a picture it’ll last longer”
Michael glared at her then walked over to the girls to get a bottle of water. Kyle snapped out of his shock and went to greet his cousins. “Hey guys long time no see huh?”
Maria rolled her eyes and Alex just put his sunglasses back on. Jim decided to introduce them to everyone. “Well ah let me introduce you to everyone, you’ll probably see them all a lot as they are always here” he laughed then motioned to Amy, “This is my wife Amy,” Amy smiled and nodded her head.
Jim walked over towards the girls. “This blonde one here is Tess, then we have Liz, her parents own the Crashdown, and next to her is Isabel.” All of the girls waved and Isabel walked over to them.
“You guys are lucky you came during summer, no school,” she told them. Alex smiled making her blush but Maria just raised her eyebrow and looked the girl up and down. Definitely cheerleader.
Jim walked over to the driveway. “The one with the basketball is Max, Isabel’s brother, then there’s Michael.” Maria turned to look at Michael, he was cute, and his hair was longer than Alex’s and he had it down, it kind of shaped his face and he had a body full of muscles.
Alex motioned to Maria. “Maria” he then pointed at himself. “Alex”
“I can’t believe we have to live here,” Maria mumbled under her breath. Alex bent his head down to her ear.
“Just watch out, next thing you know you’re a cheerleader” Maria whacked him in the stomach then followed Jim inside. Alex laughed and went over to the car. Michael, Max and Kyle walked over to him.
“Hey cuz, sooo, ah this yours?” Kyle asked not really knowing what to say. This guy was no geek, Kyle was somewhat afraid, Alex looked like the type of guy who would beat you up if you looked at him the wrong way.
Alex noticed Kyle’s nervousness and decided to play on it. “Nope, I stole it” he said seriously as he got a bag out and went inside the house.
Kyle turned to his two friends. Max smirked. “Geeks huh?”