by Trude
e-mail:
marti_ms@hotmail.com
Disclaimer:
Oh please, as if I could own something
Rating:
PG-13
Spoilers:
CYN
Summary:
How the real script for CYN was (at least in my head).
Category:
A/I
AN:
Inspired by Brian’s “Staying Home”
Liz
was going through the bills while Maria was carrying the dirty dishes to the
backroom. Max and Michael were currently involved in an important discussion
about “Tiger & Dragon” and “The Matrix”. Isabel, Kyle and Tess were
looking through the prom pictures, constantly breaking into a fit of giggles.
Well, Kyle and Tess were, Isabel was more preoccupied with looking at the
pictures, then the Crashdown door and the watch. Again and again. Pictures,
door, watch.
After
sharing an amused look with her ‘brother’ (unknowing that some members of
the group were already betting money on how long that sister-brother thing would
last), Tess asked innocently, “Uh, Isabel. .... Isabel!” Jerking away from
her daydream, Isabel looked at Tess, trying to appear calm and collected. “Yes
Tess?”, Isabel asked and looked at her watch again. “Are you waiting for
someone?”, Kyle asked now, not hiding his amusement anymore. “No! What makes
you think that?”, Isabel asked distracted and while looking to the door.
“Oh, just the fact that since we came here two hours ago, you constantly were
looking at your watch and the door. As if you either really want to leave or are
waiting for someone.” Tess explained casually. “Yeah”, Kyle piped up,
“and since Alex is the only one missing from the group ... well, we thought
that maybe you are waiting for ...him!” The ‘siblings’ both looked
expectantly at the tall, now squirming, alien.
“Well,
I ... I was just thinking that if he came tonight ... than uh, he ... would
maybe ... want to uh”, Isabel thought for a moment, “... see the pictures to
before we leave again.”, she finished in a rush. Kyle nodded calmly, “So,
you are just waiting for Alex so you can show him these pictures?” Next to
him, Tess tried to stifle a giggle. After shooting the shorter alien a death
glare, Isabel said in her ‘Ice Princess’ tone, “No, not really. I am
waiting also for Alex so we can ...”, Kyle could have sworn that Isabel was
blushing and he was sure that this never happened before, “ .... so we can
hang out and talk about prom. We, or at least I, had fun there.” Isabel
smiled, yeah, that was a good response.
“I
bet.” Kyle grinned – and stopped quickly after receiving an icy death glare
himself. “What do you mean with that Kyle?” Isabel asked seriously.
“Well,” Tess said smiling, “maybe the fact that since prom Kyle and I
heard from seven different sources that Alex Whitman and Isabel Evans were
spotted sucking faces during prom on the dance floor AND in the Eraser Room.”
Seeing Isabel blushing further (now he was sure that it was a blush), Kyle
quickly added, “Relax Evans! You two looked really cute together when you
tried to sneak out of the gym after that dance.”
Isabel
just stared at them for a moment. “Seven sources?”, she asked after a silent
minute. “Yeah, seven who told us about both locations, then there were about
nine who just said something about the Eraser Room and a few dozen who saw the
dance.” Kyle told her, enjoying this a little too much he thought in fear of
his Karma. “Do the others already know?” Isabel asked beyond hope. “Mhm,
Michael and Maria are one of the seven sources while Max and Liz belong to the
few dozens.” Isabel just closed her eyes in embarrassment and let her head
fall back.
Maria
was in the back, humming softly to herself, then she looked up, “Oh My
God!”, she stared at the person in front of her in shock. “Don’t you ever
dare scaring me like this again Alexander Charles Whitman! You just cost me five
years of my precious life!” “Sorry Maria. I didn’t want to, but the front
door was already closed so I decided to use the back one.” Alex grinned
sheepishly at one of his best friends. “You okay now?” He asked, already
moving towards the door, knowing that Isabel was in the other room. “Yeah,
yeah, I am fine,” Maria said distracted before looking at Alex again. “Oh
no! You don’t go in there!” Jumping in his way, she opened the door
slightly. “Liz! Could you come here for minute, I really need your help!”
Liz
looked up in surprise. ‘What’s wrong? With what would she need my help?’
Seeing who was standing behind Maria she already knew what was wrong. Quickly
standing up, she walked to the duo. Seeing Liz coming their way, Alex couldn’t
help but whine a bit, “Oh come on girls! Please, let me out there!” Shaking
her head sternly, Liz replied, “No Alex! We need to talk with you before!”
Isabel’s
head shot up from her seat when she heard Alex’s name. Ignoring Kyle and Tess’
giggles at that, she turned to where Liz was closing the door – but not before
Isabel could catch a small glimpse of Alex. Smiling, without realizing it, she
turned back to Kyle and Tess who were both grinning at her. “What?”, Isabel
asked confused and still smiling. “Nothing!” both Kyle and Tess answered and
looked back down to the pictures again. Smiling, Isabel shook her head at those
two. ‘They are sometimes really strange.’, she thought to herself and looked
over to the door where Liz disappeared a minute ago.
“...
and just this afternoon we thought that you got it! You need to be strong Alex!
You need to show her that you won’t follow here anywhere and ...” Maria had
been ranting for almost ten minutes now, only stopping so that Liz could add
something about “her running after him” and “showing strength”. Both
girls were pacing in front of Alex, both flexing their arms from time to time
and pointing at their ... well, ... non existing biceps as if to tell him what
they meant with strength.
Luckily
for Alex neither girl noticed that he had zoomed out after a minute. He would
probably have listened to them and said more than his occasional “mhmm” or
“yeah, but ...”. He would have. Really. But since he had caught Isabel’s
gaze before the door was shut - well
slammed into his face, he was totally focused on her again. ‘I hope she is
still out when this is finished’, he thought hopefully and nodded distractedly
at Maria who was, together with Liz, looking at him sternly. ‘Hm, maybe Isabel
wants to go stargazing tomorrow or something else?’ His thoughts were
interrupted by Maria who was grabbing him by the shoulders.
“Well
Alex, what do you say?” Alex looked uncertainly from Maria to Liz who was
towering behind Maria. Alex got the strange feeling that a wrong answer could be
very bad for him. “Well, Maria, ... Liz ...” he looked at both girls for a
moment in an attempt to steal some time. ‘Oh god, what were they talking
about? They will kill me when they notice that I didn’t listen to them.
Especially since they are just *worried* about me. Ha! Worried, my ass!’ He
opened his mouth slowly and was about to say something, when a voice behind them
asked, “Uh, am I interrupting something?”
All
three spun around and Alex heaved a sigh of relief when he saw who it was.
“No!”, he said a bit too fast and too loud. Three pairs of eyes settled on
him. Trying to ignore the two pairs
next to him, he turned to the third, “Do you wanna go for a walk Iz?” “Of
course!”, Isabel answered quickly, a bit too quickly for Liz and Maria’s
liking. Doing a happy dance in his
mind, Alex quickly maneuvered himself away from Liz and Maria, grinning – he
hopped apologetically – at them, “Well, it was ... uh, nice to talk to you
ladies, but if you would excuse me now. See you tomorrow!” With that he took
Isabel’s hand and walked them out of the back door.
“I
have the feeling that something went very wrong here Liz!” Maria told her best
friend seriously. “I know what you mean, but I have no idea what.” Liz
confirmed. They both scolded at the door through which Alex and Isabel vanished
seconds ago. They jumped when they heard glass shattering from the cafe and Kyle
shouting, “Don’t worry – I am fine!” Sighing Liz walked to the others,
“Okay, can’t I even leave you alone for ten minutes?” Shrugging Maria
turned back to the empty dishes. “God, those are really dirty! I don’t even
want to touch them!” A smile formed on her face as an idea came to her.
Walking to the door she shouted, “Michael, get your lazy butt in here! I need
you!”
“What
was that about?” Isabel asked when she and Alex walked across the parking lot,
ignoring the hair that stood up on the arm which Alex held. “Uh, you don’t
want to know. *I* wish I wouldn’t know.” When the teens reached the jeep
they stopped. “Max will come soon to get home.” Isabel sad sadly and leaned
against the jeep. Standing in front of her, Alex nodded a bit uncomfortable. ‘Should
I just kiss her now? Or should I wait a bit?’
“So,
how was your day?”, he asked her, bringing his arms around her waist. Smiling,
Isabel put hers around his neck, “Lonely.” she just said, enjoying their
closeness. Alex had trouble with breathing for a few seconds after what she said
and, so he thought, the fact that he could smell her shampoo was also a reason
for that. “How was your learning going?”, Isabel asked and nibbled softly on
his neck. “Learning?” Alex echoed. ‘What learning? What’s she talking
about? God, this feels good!’ He sighed and pulled her closer when her
lips caressed a very sensible part of his throat.
“Mhm,
learning. You said you needed to learn for a test.” She explained against his
skin, enjoying what she was doing to him. “Well, I .. mhm, I couldn’t
concentrate anymore after you called. So it ... didn’t go good.” With that
said, he pulled her head up and finally kissed her on the lips. It started
softly but quickly grew into something more. The two grabbed each other tighter
and tried to get even closer. Considering the fact that they were both at the
parking lot in front of the Crashdown where everybody could see them and their
activities, it was a good thing that they were interrupted. Well, maybe not.
“Hey
Iz! Glad that you are already waiting at the jeep.” Alex and Isabel jumped
apart in surprise. Looking around, they saw Max coming towards them. He didn’t
look very amused, especially not when looking at Alex. “Oh, Max. I didn’t
hear you coming.” Isabel said, smoothing her hair with one hand and holding
Alex’s with the other. “I bet.” Max said, looking at Alex challenging.
“Oh please! Don’t even dare to act pissed Max.!” Isabel said in her Ice
Princess mode, giving Alex’s hand a little squeeze. “After all, you are the
one who started this mooning over humans." Seeing Max’ look, she wished
that she hadn’t said that – even though he denied it, he was still head over
heels in love with Liz Parker. “Yeah, well, sorry guys. But I really want to
get home, before I start arguing with Michael again.” Max explained while
walking to the other side of the jeep. “Alex?”; he called to the other boy,
“what do you think is better – Matrix or Tiger & Dragon?” Alex
answered automatically, “Tiger & Dragon, of course.” Grinning in
satisfaction Max got into the jeep.
Turning
around, Isabel flashed Alex a sad smile. “I guess that’s my clue to leave
then.”, she told him regretfully. “Yeah, I guess so.” Alex said smiling at
her. Looking past her at Max, who was looking into the opposite direction, he
took a step closer to her. “I am gonna miss you.” he said earnestly. Isabel
felt her pulse speed up at his words. “Well, I could visit you tonight. Make
sure that you have sweet dreams.” She smiled when he raised his eyebrows in
surprise. Alex lifted the hand he was holding up to his lips and pressed a soft
kiss on her knuckles. “You do that Iz. I’ll be waiting for you.”, he told
her quietly, turning her hand over he kissed her palm, never breaking eye
contact. “I’ll better let you go before Max loses his patience. Till
later.” He kissed her quickly on the lips and wanted to turn away, when Isabel
pulled him back and kissed him deeper. “See you.”, she whispered before also
getting into the jeep.
Waving
at her one more time, Alex turned back and walked into the Crashdown again,
ready to face another lecture from Maria and Liz. At least he hoped that he was
ready to pretend to listen to another one while his thoughts where on Isabel
once more.
“You
had a good time?” Max asked his sister who was gazing out the window. “Yes I
had. The best ever.”, Isabel replied while gazing up at the stars.