#369
Rating: M
Pairing: M/L, M/M, A/I, K/T, M/OC, L/OC
AU all Alien or you can change it up and make it all human
I have this image in my head but I am so busy lately that I don't have time to write another story let alone this challenge I am about to post! I should be doing my homework BUT I had to do this. This challenge is going to be a Max/Liz challenge surprise surprise LOL. I heard this song a while ago but only today when I really decided to listen to it did I really think about it.
Liz stays in Florida with her aunt instead of going back to Roswell for her Junior year of high school. Liz's parent's send her all her stuff and I mean all her stuff even pictures of Max and her that Maria helped her parent's pack. Liz looks in the boxes when she gets them and immediately puts all pictures that have to do with the pod squad away and throws all the boxes in the attic. Liz still keeps in touch with Maria and Alex from time to time all through high school. Liz get accepted to Yale but not Harvard. She visits her parents before she goes off to college learning that Max and Tess got into Harvard, Alex and Isabel are going to MIT and Boston College, and Maria, Michael, and Kyle are also Boston College bound. She only sees Max from afar having a conversation with Tess who is tossing her curls around. Liz leaves to college and starts dating a guy who is really nice named Ezra (yes I got it from pretty little liars!). Liz and Ezra become engaged. They live and sleep together after a year or two. Liz has lost touch with Maria and Alex along the way. Liz is about to graduate when she receives a call from her mother telling her that her Aunt Rachel was in a terrible crash and was killed. Liz flies down to Florida and attends the funeral. Ezra can't go for some reason but he is such a sweet guy so don't make him a dick! Liz's parent's had to fly back to Roswell after the funeral leaving Liz in the house by herself. Liz opens a bottle of wine and starts to drink and starts going through boxes in her old room at her aunt's. She finds old pictures from Roswell and begins to tear up and finally opens up the part of her mind that she had blocked off for years allowing herself to think about Max. Memories flood her and she reaches for the phone but puts it down when she realizes she no longer knows his number... she no longer knows anyone's number and that upsets her.
She calls Ezra the next day and tells him that she needs to stay in Florida for about a month to deal with her aunt's house and what not. Ezra is taken aback by how long she will be gone for and she assures him that a month apart will be good for them but he still isn't too keen on the idea. She reminds him of the trip he is supposed to take with his family during the time she will be in Florida and that she can no longer attend because of all that has happened with her aunt. He tells her that trip is only for 3 weeks and she tells him is he can come stay with her and help her for a week before he leaves. That gets him off her case and he fly's out there for a week. They spend time but he notices she's a bit distant. Liz assures him everything is fine. When she sends him off at the airport she makes a phone call to Amy DeLuca hoping that is still her number which it is and she is pleasantly surprised to hear from Liz. Amy gives her Maria's number and address. She goes to the Delta Airlines counter and asks for a one way ticket to Boston.
Max's Back story:
Max was heart broken but he moved on and not with Tess but with no one. He turned to school, his family, and friends. Let's say that they are done with their enemies like they defeated them all through high school and middle of Senior year they killed Khivar and Larek took over for Max on Antar. Max sometimes goes to the Crashdown but not as much as he used to. Tess gave up on Max and went for Kyle. Nasedo was never killed and put an end to the FBI special unit and anything to do with it so the kids are 100% safe. This story is more drama, angst, and romance than anything.
Max sees Liz from a far when he's talking to Tess about the surprise party she is throwing for Kyle, but Liz had already started walking away quickly. Max gets into Harvard hoping to see Liz there as well. He learns from Maria who was told by Liz's parent's that Liz is going to Yale. Max is disappointed. The whole pod squad except Liz is moving to Boston to attend college. They all coax Max to start dating after their first year of college and he says no, there is no one like Liz Parker.
In the library one day he accidentally drops a book on top of the head of a girl named Aria (I LIKE THAT NAME!!

pretty little liars what have you done to me!?) They start dating but he can never been open like with Liz. Aria NEVER gets a flash! Max closes off that part of himself.
Aria leaves on a vacation with her family to Greece for a month to visit family. Max is at Maria and Michael's apartment one day and thinks he sees Liz.
I would like to discuss the last pieces of information with whoever takes this challenge. This challenge is based on Need You Now by Lady Antebellum. Please listen to the song to get a feel for what I'm feeling with this story.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OfsZyYPLoI
Picture perfect memories scattered all around the floor
Reachin' for the phone 'cause I can't fight it anymore
And I wonder if I ever cross your mind
For me it happens all the time
It's a quarter after one, I'm all alone and I need you now
Said I wouldn't call but I lost all control and I need you now
And I don't know how I can do without
I just need you now
Another shot of whiskey can't stop looking at the door
Wishing you'd come sweeping in the way you did before
And I wonder if I ever cross your mind
For me it happens all the time
It's a quarter after one, I'm a little drunk and I need you now
Said I wouldn't call but I lost all control and I need you now
And I don't know how I can do without
I just need you now
woah woaaah.
Guess I'd rather hurt than feel nothin' at all
It's a quarter after one I'm all alone and I need you now
And I said I wouldn't call but I'm a little drunk and I need you now
And I don't know how I can do without
I just need you now
I just need you now (wait)
Ooo, baby, I need you now
MUST HAVES:
No EVIL Tess
Khivar dead!
Normal lives finally for the Pod Squad
Dreamer ending
The other CC couples must have a happy ending as well
This story has to be dramatic, angsty, and romantic LOL perfect blend
XOXO~Vanessa