Others Like Me
Chapter 3
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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**Crashdown**
“What do you guys think of them?” Liz asked as she sat next to Max shyly smiling at him.
Isabel rolled her eyes at the two. “Well I think Alex is cute and Kyle said we can trust them so”
“Yeah they seem ok, a little weird but ok, I think that Maria chick hates it here though” Michael said as he popped some fries in his mouth.
“That Maria chick huh? I saw the way you were looking at her, you want her. Michael Guerin actually lusts after someone, what is the world coming to?” Tess feigned shock as the other laughed.
Michael glared at her. “So what if I do?” The others all stopped laughing, did Michael just admit that? Michael glanced at them all. “Yes I admitted it so what, she seems cool.”
Max grinned. “And the fact that she put you in your place within the first few seconds of meeting her”
Michael glared at him then looked up as the bell on the door rang. He saw Kyle walk in followed by Alex and Maria. Kyle shook Michael’s hand and nodded at the others. “Hey, ah dad wants us all you know to like get along or whatever.” He said motioning to Maria and Alex who were looking around the café in disgust.
Tess smiled, she kind of wanted to find out more about Maria, for some reason she felt a connection to her, as did Isabel. They had talked about it the night before. “Yeah of course um why don’t you all sit?” Kyle sat next to Tess, Alex walked over and sat next to a blushing Isabel while Maria just plopped herself in the last available seat, which happened to be next to Michael who was trying not to show how happy that made him.
“So why don’t you tell us about yourselves” Max started. Alex nodded.
“Not much to tell, grew up in New York, got older, got arrested then were sent here,” Alex explained. “But ah I guess you could say I’m into music, used to have my own band until our drummer died, Ria and I have a thing for tattoos as you can see and I am currently single” he finished with a wink towards Isabel who smiled.
Maria rolled her eyes. “Into music, singing mostly, like cars, tattoos and hate cheerleaders” she said with a smirk towards Tess and Isabel who averted there eyes. Alex smiled and shook his head.
Liz cleared her throat. “Ah can I ask you a question?” When Maria and Alex nodded she continued. “Why do you both have the same tattoo on your wrists?”
Maria looked down to hers and rubbed it. Alex did the same then looked up to Liz and explained. “We got these when we were 13, the symbols mean always bonded.”
Kyle stared at them. “13 isn’t that like illegal?”
Maria nodded. “Yeah but not when the tattooist is a close friend.” She smirked.
“Always bonded, that’s weird” Isabel said
Alex shook his head. “Not really, Ria and I are siblings and no matter what happens we’re always bonded. Nothing could tear us apart” Isabel smiled at him. That was sweet.
Michael was looking at Maria who seemed completely bored. He wondered what her problem was, Alex seemed to be fitting in but she had been quiet and only spoke when addressed. “So Maria, you single?” he asked
Maria raised her eyebrow at him. “That’s none of your business, Alex I’m going for a walk, see you back at the house,” she said as she left. Alex shook his head and sighed.
“She doesn’t want to be here does she?” Isabel asked softly.
“Nope, and believe me it’s gonna get worse.” Alex told them
“Worse?” Kyle asked. She seemed pretty bad now, what the hell was she like when she was worse?
Alex nodded. “Yeah, she hates everything about this place and nothing is going to change her mind. Trust me”
Michael stared at the door. Maybe the others couldn’t get her to change her mind but he was sure going to try.
**Outside**
“I can’t believe I have to live here,” Maria said as she kicked at a rock on the ground. All she wanted to do was to go back to New York, back to her parents. Her parents. Maria sighed at that. They had shipped her off here because they couldn’t stand her anymore, they didn’t want her, just like her real parents. Her real parents, now that was a thought. Who were they? Why did they leave her at the age of 6 to wonder alone in the desert? Were they like her? Or was it what she is that made them give her up? There are so many unanswered questions to her past. All she had to do was find them. If she didn’t have Alex she didn’t know what she’d do. He was her saviour, her brother. She’ll never forget the first time she saw the Whitman’s and saw Alex.
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FLASHBACK
“Honey stop the car” Gwen Whitman ordered her husband. He did as he was told and stopped the car. “Look, is that a child?”
Thomas Whitman nodded his head. “Yeah I think it is, who would leave a child out here alone like this?” he wondered aloud. They had been on their way out of Roswell, New Mexico from visiting his wife’s brother.
“What’s wrong momma?” Their son Alex called from the back. He stood on his seat and looked out in front. Standing on the road was a young girl about his age with blonde hair and looking scared.
“Alex son stay here” his father ordered him. Thomas and Gwen got out of the car and walked over to her.
Gwen knelt down next to her. “Hello sweetie, what’s your name?” the girl just looked at them strangely then started shaking. Gwen looked at her husband. “She’s scared”
Thomas nodded. “Ok, go get a blanket out of the back, she’s coming with us, we can’t leave her here” Gwen got up and went to the car. Thomas turned back to the girl. “Honey, do you know where your parents are?” he asked softly. The girl looked as though she was about to cry. Thomas’s heart hurt at the sight. Who would leave this beautiful child out alone in the desert?
Alex watched as the girl looked at his father then glanced at him. He didn’t know why but he got out of the car and walked over to where his father was. “Alex I told you to wait---“ Thomas stopped as he watched his son walk over to the girl and hold her hand. Gwen grabbed a blanket and joined them. She looked to her husband for an explanation but he just shrugged. They noticed Alex nodding his head. “Son?”
“She doesn’t have a name,” he simply said still staring at the girl. Thomas and Gwen just looked at each other. “She has no parents,” Alex continued. Gwen glanced at the girl and saw that she had started to cry. As she went to consol the girl Alex stopped his mother and hugged the girl himself. The girl looked at him and smiled.
Thomas watched his wife carefully; he knew what she was thinking. “Alex, does she want to come live with us?” he said as his wife smiled and held his hand.
Alex looked at the girl in front of him and then nodded. “Yes.”
Gwen put the blanket around the girl. “Sweetie, do you want us to give you a name?” The girl looked at her then Alex, still not quite sure of what to do. Should she talk to them?
Alex nodded and squeezed her hand. He didn’t know why his parents were asking him to ask her, she was talking just fine. But what he didn’t know was that she was talking to him in his head, just to him it seemed like it was aloud.
The girl looked at the woman in front of her and nodded. Gwen smiled. “How about, Maria? I always liked that name.” The girl nodded again then spoke.
“Maria.” She said then looked at Gwen and Thomas with big green innocent eyes. “Are you going to be my momma and daddy?” she asked so softly they almost missed it.
Thomas hugged his wife who was sobbing from happiness that the girl had spoken and asked that question. “Do you want us to be?” he asked. Maria looked at Alex then nodded. Gwen left her husbands arms and hugged the young girl to her.
She moved some hair out of Maria’s face then kissed her forehead tenderly. “Maria Rose Whitman, my beautiful baby girl”
END FLASHBACK
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They took her back with them to New York were thy legally adopted her, now they wanted to get rid of her. Maria shook her head from the thoughts then stopped as she noticed some men with suits going into the police office. She shrugged her shoulders then continued walking but stopped when she heard her name being called. She looked over her shoulder to find Michael jogging up to her.
“Maria wait up,” he breathed.
“Why?” she snapped.
“Hey, no need to be rude, just thought I’d walk with you is all” he explained. “So do you even know where you’re going?”
Maria shook her head; “Nope, but then again this place isn’t that big sooo” she trailed off.
Michael nodded. “I can show you around if you like?” he asked
Maria sighed, he had no idea how much she wanted to just walk around alone with him but she couldn’t. She couldn’t be attached to anyone. She shook her head. “No thanks, I just want to be alone” Michael just nodded but kept following her anyway. “Look, I said no thanks alright just leave” Maria yelled.
Michael shook his head. “What if I don’t want to?”
Maria eyed him. “Are you some stalker?”
Michael laughed. “No I’m not a stalker, what’s wrong with me wanting to get to know you?”
“You don’t want to know me, you just want in my pants” she smirked.
Michael grinned and wiggled his eyebrows. “Your point?”
Maria laughed and whacked him in the shoulder. “Not funny, I don’t just let anyone in my pants you know”
Michael nodded then smiled slyly. “Well maybe if I get to know you better?” he shrugged.
Maria started to walk away then turned her head his way. “Maybe” she smiled seductively then continued around the corner. Michael laughed. Yeah, he’d definitely get to know her better.
Maria continued walking until she found herself at the house. As she walked inside and took off her coat she heard Jim yelling at someone through the phone.
“Well did you stop them? Good the FBI can’t get them there of no concern to them. Yes I know there about aliens and the crash but the government covered it up so those files are mine. Did you lock the vault? Ok tell me the password when I get there, I’ll see you in a bit.”
Maria listened to his side of the conversation in wonderment. He had files on aliens and the crash? Well, she’ll just have to get them. Maria didn’t notice as Jim turned the corner and saw her.
“Maria, what are you doing here? I thought you were at the Crashdown”
Maria smiled. “Ah yeah I’m just feeling kinda tired, so are you going somewhere?”
“Yeah to the office, official business” Jim said hesitantly wondering why she was being nice.
“Oh well when do you finish work?” she asked.
Jim looked at her strangely but passed it off as her just being curious. “Well I’m usually the last at the office every night so I’m home about 10 pm.” Maria nodded then said bye as Jim left. She then went to her room to start planning her break in.