Roswell Fanatics

This part is mostly smut. Just a warning. Hehe


Part 49

Nikolas had managed to find the camp Khivar had instructed him to find. He was currently showing the copy of the picture of the woman to the camp’s director who was shaking his head.
“Ten years ago you say? That was before my time. I can’t say that I recognize her,” the man said.

“Her name is Mekaleh di Zuno. She was fifteen when she and her family were transported. They were a family of ten; eight children plus the parents. You have to have some record of such a large arrival.” Nikolas told him.

They walked towards the director’s office accompanied by guards. Beyond them, behind the iron fence, prisoners looked on in curiosity. It had been months since they had seen a Guard ship.

“Zuno, right?” The director asked before checking the computer files on the camp’s population. Nikolas rolled his eyes as he waited. “Ah, yes Mekaleh di Zuno along with her family. Special delivery. Rare thing to have an entire family brought in, and by such high an order.”

“Yes, yes. Very special. Is she still here?” Nikolas asked impatiently. The director continued to scan the screen and typed a couple of keys before looking up at Nikolas.
“It says here that last year Mekaleh di Zuno was allowed a permit that allowed her access to the surrounding ten miles outside of the camp. Her mother died two years ago and her father is currently residing in the camp’s medical facility. His mental capabilities began to diminish after the death of his wife. Mekaleh was appointed her family’s sole provider.”

“Where is she now?”
“The permit requires her to wear a tracking device at all times when outside of the camp. She must sign in and out of the camp and must obtain documentation from the preapproved destinations on the time she arrived and when she left,” the director typed in a few more codes and grinned. “Right now she is at her job in the food processing plant. I can tell you how to get there.”

Fifteen minutes later, Nikolas arrived at the plant with four guards. They asked the supervisor and showed him the picture of the young woman. After asking three other managers, they finally located Mekaleh at the rear of the plant.

“Mekaleh di Zuno?” Nikolas asked. She had been bent over struggling to lift a crate full of vegetables. She straightened up and looked at Nikolas questioningly.
“Yes,” she answered.

“I’m going to need you to come with me.”

~*~

They would be arriving in Earth in two days. They continued trading off in shifts which meant that half of the crew had little contact with the other half most of the time. Liz would climb in bed alone, something she had done for years, but now it felt so empty. It was silly really. She missed the heat of Max’s body. They’d only been able to be alone once during the trading off and then it had only been for ten minutes.

She pulled her hair out of the ponytail she had pulled it in that morning and felt it fall behind her. She stepped into the small bathroom of her room and turned on the shower. She was tired, but she really wanted a shower before going to bed. The water was pleasantly warm and the pressure was amazing. She slipped off her clothing and climbed into the stall.

She felt her muscles relax under the delicious water. She tried not to think about what going back to Earth could bring. She considered visiting her mother. Maybe visit her father’s grave.
Before she could continue her list she heard her room door slide open.

She peeked out of the stall and saw Max leaning against the entrance to the bathroom.
“What are you doing here?” She asked.
“Michael said he’d trade shifts.” Max explained before walking closer to her. “Would you like some company?”

Liz nodded and watched as Max began to strip. His shirt came off first, revealing his tanned muscular chest. Next, he pushed his pants down his hips. Liz grinned when she saw that he was not wearing any underwear. He saw her looking at his bare lower half and grinned.
“Like what you see?”

Liz reached out her hand and beckoned him to come into the shower with her. He stepped into the stall in front of her and reached out to her hips. They backed underneath the stream and let it fall over the both of them.

Their lips met and hands sought out skin, now wet from the shower. Max’s erection rubbed against her stomach and she reached between them to stroke him. Max moaned into her mouth as her small hand wrapped around him. He couldn’t help but thrust into her hand.

Liz grinned and continued to stroke him, feeling empowered by the sounds of pure pleasure coming from Max. Soon, however, Max pushed her hand away and had her up against the shower wall. He grabbed her ass and pulled her up, after which Liz wrapped her legs around his waist.

“I want you,” Max growled against her neck. All Liz could do was nod and hold on as Max positioned himself to enter her. In one smooth motion he buried himself all the way and stilled.
“You are amazing,” He said.

“Oh Max, oh don’t stop,” Liz pleaded and he began a steady pace. There would be no romance, they both knew that. There was too much urgency for any pleasantries. Max was soon thrusting into her quickly and hard. Liz felt him filling her completely and bit down on his shoulder to keep from screaming.

Their bond opened and they were able to slip into the other. Liz could feel how it felt to for Max to have her walls surrounding him. Max could feel how it felt for Liz to have him inside of her. The double stimulation was enough to send them both over the edge.
“Liz!” Max groaned as he came.
“M…Max!” Liz all but yelled.

Max helped Liz to get back on her feet and rested his forehead on hers.
“I’ve never wanted anyone the way I do you,” Max said as he gained his breath.
“Me either,” Liz agreed. The water was now cold, so she reached over to shut it off. “Let’s take this to the bed?”

Max reached for a towel for him and Liz and wrapped them both up before carrying Liz over to the bed. He laid her down and climbed over her to lie at her side. He pushed a strand of hair away from her face.
“Are you happy we are going to Earth?” he asked.
“Somewhat. I mean, it is my home. But I haven’t been there in so long. I really don’t know what to expect.”

“I’m sure it won’t be as bad as my return to Antar,” Max said. “At least, let’s hope it isn’t.”
“I know what you mean.”

~*~

Isabel was pulling back the sheets to her bed when she heard the knock at the door.
“Alex?” she said when the door opened. “Hi.”
“Uh, hi.” Alex said nervously.
“Anything I can help you with?” Isabel asked.

Alex walked in and let the door slide close behind him. He moved toward the bed and sat at the foot.
“Actually, there is.”

Isabel waited for him to say what he needed help with, but when he didn’t respond right away she walked back over to the bed and sat beside him.

“I just want to apologize again for before,” Alex said.
“I said there was no need to apologize. I shouldn’t have come on so strongly.” Isabel said.
“You did come on strong, but it’s a good thing. If you hadn’t I wouldn’t have been able to get the courage to do this.”

Alex launched himself on Isabel, pinning her to the bed. She gasped as his thin body covered hers, but after the initial shock she began to respond. She grabbed on to Alex’s shirt and pulled him tighter. Their mouths and tongues dueled, and their hands fought to feel up the other.

Alex grinned against her mouth as Isabel’s legs wrapped around his hips. He began to thrust against her, but stopped. He didn’t want to finish quickly this time.

He pulled away from her lips and kissed his way down her chin and neck. He sat up and struggled to pull off her top only to have Isabel pull it off for him. She was not wearing a bra and Alex closed his eyes in a small prayer of thanks. He bent over again and latched on to her left nipple, loving the feel of her hands in his hair.

“Oh Alex! Oh my!” Isabel arched off the bed as his tongue circled her nipple. She could not even remember when she had ever felt anything quite as good. His lips closed around it sucking and nipping. When he switched to the other one she brought her hand over her mouth to keep from screaming.

“Take off your pants. Now!” Isabel said and struggled to pull her own off from beneath him. Alex nodded and stood up to remove his pants. He managed to have them off while Isabel was still working on hers.

Alex helped her the rest of the way and climbed back on top of her. The head of his penis nudged at her core and she moaned at the contact.
“Ok, you’re gonna have to cut back on the sexy or I might not last,” Alex teased as he pushed into her.

Being completely sheathed inside of Isabel, Alex bit his lip to keep from shouting in pure, unadulterated joy. He looked down at the blonde beauty and could hear his inner child giggling in delight. This was by far better than anything he’d experience since puberty. Sure, he’d had sex before, but more often than not, it would end like his first encounter with Isabel.

He leaned down and kissed her swollen lips, feeling her breasts press against his chest. He could feel her hands touching the expanse of his back. Her nails occasionally racked his skin and he arched into her touch. He tried to recall the porn he’d seen all his life, and even some of the conversation he’d walked in on from Zan.

Alex began to thrust slowly. He focused on Isabel’s face, marking her expression for pleasure. He pulled almost all the way and slowly sank back in.
“Oooh,” Isabel moaned.
“You, you like that?” Alex asked.
“Mmm, yes. Only, can you pick up the pace some?”

Alex nodded and began to move faster over Isabel. On her part, Isabel pressed her feet down on the mattress and thrust against Alex as well. They moved together as sweat began to form on their bodies.

Isabel’s hands went from around his back to his neck, pulling him down from a kiss. Together they moved faster, each thrust getting harder. Alex pushed harder and deeper into Isabel and bit at her lips.

He felt himself getting closer and remembered something he’d heard Zan say.
“Just rub a chick’s clit and they’ll be screaming your name.”

He reached between them and found Isabel’s wet clit. He thrust faster and rubbed her clit, hearing her moans grow quicker and desperate.
“Oh Alex! Oh yeah, almost, almost!” Isabel moaned. Alex couldn’t help but grin.
“Go on, finish.” He said and rubbed her faster.

Isabel felt her body grow tense before feeling like her life was draining through her core. She felt her orgasm from her fingertips to her toes and back. Alex continued to thrust for another minute before his eyes closed his body shook.

When it was done he rested his forehead against hers, their breaths combining. Both were smiling in satisfaction.
“Alex, that was amazing,” Isabel said breathlessly.
“I know what you mean,” Alex replied. He placed a kiss on her lips before pulling out and settling beside her.

As their sweat began to cool they could feel the chill of the room. Alex sat up first and pulled Isabel further up the bed. He reached for the blanket at the foot of the bed and used it to cover them both.

TBC...

Heheh, ok so this has been my first week of teaching. It's been going great so far, and I'm finding that a lot of the planning you do for each period, almost always goes down the drain. lol. Ok so I managed to write this as students worked on their warm ups and vocabulary. So it may not be great, but hey, it's something.

Part 50


Liz smiled nostalgically as Earth came into view. The blue planet shone in space. Alex had told them they would be entering Earth’s atmosphere in an hour and had already received permission to enter.

Everyone held their breath when they reached Earth’s gravitational pull. The last time they entered a planet did not go so well, but after a few moments they saw that they would not be attacked. Alex and Tess took control of the ship’s navigation and steadily pushed through the atmosphere.

“We’re here,” Liz said with a sigh. She felt Max’s hand squeeze hers and looked over at him thankfully. He knew she was nervous.

“Looks pretty,” Eliza said from her seat. The others looked over at her. “What? It does. Tell me it doesn’t.”

“Yes, Eliza. The planet is very pretty,” Lonnie said with a smirk.

“You guys treat me like a kid,” Eliza pouted.
“Says the girl who hid her boy toy so mommy wouldn’t take it away,” Isabel teased from her seat.
“I don’t know if I like being referred to as your mother,” Liz said.
“Way I see it, a mom is a woman who tells you what you can and can’t do, and says you can’t date under her roof,” Tess teased.

Liz huffed and frowned at her laughing crew, but ultimately laughed along with them. The talk of mothers made her think about her own again. They would be landing in Texas and her mother still lived in New Mexico. It wouldn’t be too difficult to stop by for a visit.

“’Xactly how long we gonna be here?” Rath asked from his seat. He was not impressed with the blue planet.
“Have you ever been to Earth, Rath?” Serena asked.
“Nah,”
“Then how do you know you won’t like it?”
“Just do,” was Rath’s reply.

Zan shook his head beside his friend, but couldn’t help but grin. He looked over at Ava, who was looking at the landscape below them. She smiled excitedly and kept looking around at her crewmates.
“Ya look happy,” Zan whispered to her.
“I’s never been ta Earth,” Ava said. “We’s here ta visit. Never been anywhere as a tourist.”

“This is the first time we’ve been to a planet that had nothing to do with piracy,” Tess said from her seat.
“Same for us,” Michael replied. He looked over at Maria who was still pretending not to notice him. They had slept together the night before and she was pretending nothing had happened.

“So what exactly are we going to do here?” Alex asked.
“Well hopefully stock up on supplies,” Serena said. “The lab is pretty stocked but I would feel better if we could have more.”

“So we’ll stock up and think of what to do next,” Liz finally said. She looked over at Max and smiled. “Let’s consider this as a sort of vacation. We certainly need it.”

“Here, here!” Maria cheered making the crew laugh agreeably.

~*~

When they finally touched down in Austin, Texas’ docking center, Liz was the first to get up and rush for the latch. As the fresh hair hit her she immediately smiled. Earth. She was home.
“Good afternoon Miss,” Said one of the docking center’s workers. “Will you be staying in Texas?”

“Some of us might stay. I will be moving on to New Mexico as well,” She replied.
“Very well. Let me just say that you are welcome to store you ship here, of course there is a docking fee which you can pay upon departure. We can provide you with maps and brochures to some local hotels and tourist attractions. Will you be in need of anything at the facilities while you are here?”
“No, we’re fine. Thank you,” Liz replied and the young man nodded before walking away.

She stepped down the ships steps and onto the asphalt below. It wasn’t quite earth, but it was close enough. She looked over her shoulder to see Max descending the steps.

“So what’s going to happen?” David asked under a mass of protective clothing and sun glasses.
“Well, like I said. This is a vacation,” Liz said. “I think we can manage to stay about a few weeks. We’ll check out supplies, and then you guys can do whatever you want.”

“So we can split?” Rath asked.
“If you want. I think it’ll be best if we at least stay in small groups,” Max replied. He looked over at Liz then at Michael who simply nodded.
“So you, me and Liz?” Michael asked.
“Uh, I’m going with Liz,” Maria retorted whilst glaring at him.

“You can both come,” Liz said before anything else was said. “I’m just going to be visiting my mom. If you two want to come, it’s fine by me.”
“We’ll go,” Max said as he reached for her hand.

“So groups of four again?” Eliza asked.
“It’s up to you guys. I’m not saying you all have to go in groups, just stay in contact.” Liz said.

In the end, they decided that Lonnie and Rath would travel with Tess and David, Eliza and Chiron would go with Isabel and Alex, Serena and Kyle would go in search of supplies for the lab, Zan and Ava would travel together, and Max, Liz, Michael and Maria would head to New Mexico.

Lonnie, Rath, Tess and David opted on heading to Nevada. Rath had expressed his desire to check out Vegas.

Eliza, Chiron, Isabel and Alex decided to travel to California, while Serena and Kyle would be the only ones to remain in Texas.

Zan and Ava said they would go to New York. Zan had said, “I’s just wanna see what the big deal is,” while Ava said she wanted to check out the shows.

After everyone made up their itineraries, they decided to keep in touch once a week, and meet back in Texas after a month. The women hugged and wished each other luck, while the men merely waved each other off.

Ava and Zan would be spending the night in Texas with Serena and Kyle before flying out to New York the following day. Together, the four of them book a room and went out for dinner.

“So you guys just gonna stay in Texas the whole time?” Ava asked them in between bites of her chicken dinner.
“I don’t know,” Serena replied. “I want to look at the medical supplies available here and maybe meet up with fellow docs to see what’s new.” She stopped and looked at Kyle. “It’s going to be pretty boring, you sure you want to stay here with me?”

Kyle took a sip of his wine and nodded.
“What am I going to do?” He replied. “I won’t mind listening to you science mambo jumbo. Besides, you’re cute when you get into your scientist mode.”

Zan smiled at the two. He was glad Kyle finally had someone who wasn’t always trying to rape him. He thought back to Kyle’s biting remarks and lowered his head in shame.
“Hey, what’s with all the down vibes I’m getting?” Kyle asked him. Zan raised his head but would not look his friend in the eye.
“I’m just…” Zan began but could not finish. He felt Ava’s hand cover his own.
“Hey, no worries bro. It’s all in the past and we’re better for it, right?” Kyle said.

Zan felt himself washed over with a sense of warmth and looked up at his friend. He merely shrugged and reached his fist across the table for Kyle to bump with his own.

~*~

Meanwhile, Liz, Max, Michael and Maria had decided to at least drive out part of the way to Roswell. They rented a vehicle and started out.
“So how far is it to this Roswell place?” Michael asked from the back.
“Well it’s 555 miles from Austin, Texas,” Liz replied and smiled at the shared groan from the other three passengers.
“And why are we driving all the way there?” Maria asked.

“We’re not driving all the way. I just wanted to show you guys all the tourist traps along with way.”
“Tourist traps? Don’t you think we’ve fallen into enough traps already?”

Liz grinned and shrugged. She’d missed Earth, and any opportunity she could get to see more of it, she would take it.
“I understand,” Max said from beside her. “I only wish you could have gotten to see the better parts of Antar. Like the Green Gardens or the waterfall in Inshtal.” His teeth glimmered in his smile and Liz found she had to force herself to look away.

“This primitive little rock of mine may not be the best planet out there, but it’s my home,” Liz smiled as the warm summer breeze swept through her hair as they rode on.

~*~

Nikolas took pleasure in the suffering of others. Right now watching the woman scream as they sprayed her down with cold water was like enjoying a stiff drink at the end of a long day. They had taken Mekaleh from the factory she worked in and immediately taken her into Nikolas’ ships where she was now being cleansed for her meeting with Khivar.

When the hoses were finally shut off, she cowered on the wet floor and tried to her best to cover her nudity with shaking hands.
“Why are you doing this? Who are you?” She pleaded.

“Who I am is of no importance to you. I am merely delivering you to my master,” Nikolas replied with a malicious smile. He nodded at the men who came into the room now with fresh clothes for her to wear and told them to leave. Nikolas took the clothes and walked over to the young woman, careful not to get any of the filthy water on his clothes. “You will change into these more pleasant clothes and then you will be escorted to your room.”

She looked up and took the clothes he was offering her. They were clean and looked as though they were new. She had not worn anything clean or new in years.
“Why was I taken? I need to work. My brothers and sisters cannot leave the camp yet, they will have no food if I cannot support them.”

“Unfortunately, I know nothing of your fate after I deliver you to my master,” Nikolas said. He tried to wear a mask of sympathy, but found that he was not a very good actor. “Now, get dressed. And be a good girl about it.”

TBC...

Ok, here I come with a new part. Took me a while, but here it is. I figured I'd throw a little somethin' somethin' to the Candy lovers following along. Hope you enjoy it!!

Part 51

Liz, Max, Michael and Maria pulled into a motel at two o’clock in the morning. Michael and Maria had complained about wanting to sleep, and Liz finally gave up and looked for a place for them to stay. They had been on the road for four days, alternating drivers, and now was the best time to rest.

The motel was nothing exceptional. It was out of the way, mostly vacant, and cheap. Michael and Maria were just glad it had a bed.
“Wait a minute; we have to share a bed?” Maria asked after she was able to process the words of the manager.
“Yep. I’m quite sorry miss, but ya see, three of my rooms have busted bathroom, and the other three are being rented. So I got two rooms left, and both only got one bed each.”

Maria glared at the manager then glared over at Michael.
“Why are you giving me the evil eye?” Michael asked when he saw her.
“Well there’re two rooms and four of us. Guess who’s pairing with whom?” She said. She and Michael would be sharing a room. She looked over at Liz and Max who only smiled but did not offer to refute her statement.
“So we’ll see you two in the morning then,” Liz said and took the key to her room. Max only grinned and waved as he followed Liz.

“I don’t know why you complain so much,” Michael grumbled. He followed Maria across the parking lot to their room, trying not to stare as her hips swayed in front of him.
“I complain because I can. You want to infringe on my right to speak my mind, you go ahead and try. Otherwise, you just shut up!” She replied in a huff.
“So I can’t ‘infringe’ on you right to speak your mind, but you can infringe on mine?”

“Exactly, so glad your brain cells have finally managed to catch up.”

The room was tiny. It was stuffy and hot. There was a tiny, sad television set on a beat up dresser which Maria guessed probably didn’t even work.
“I call first shower,” Michael as he walked into the room behind Maria.
“Oh no, you do not just ‘call first shower.’ Ladies always go first,” she replied.

“Fine, show me the lady and she can go first,” Michael said.

Maria spun around to face him and could feel her face hot with indignant rage.
“Excuse me?”
“I said, show me the lady, and she can go shower first,” Michael replied. He crossed his arms over his chest and stared down at her. She was positively fuming. Her fair skin was inflamed in a bright flush and her chest was rising and falling rapidly. She was absolutely ravishing.

Before she could open her mouth to call him the various unfavorable names she had lined up in her mind, he grabbed her around the waist and pulled her to him before he managed to seal her lips with his own.

She gasped from the force of his kiss. She’d been about to let him have it when his lips were on hers. He was being aggressive. It made her angry. He insulted her and now he was assaulting her. She tried to push him away but he was unmovable.

Michael’s hands were bruising her hips where they dug deep and her mouth was wet and brutal as he kissed her. This was a side of him Maria had yet to witness. Her mind went blank when Michael’s hands slipped down to grab her ass.

Michael guided her to the bed and, with a gentle push, had her fall back onto it. Maria bounced and then sat up. She watched wordlessly as Michael began to take off his clothes.
“You gonna sit there and gawk, or are you gonna get out of those clothes?”

Maria nodded quickly and began to fumble with her clothing. She managed to pull her top over her head when Michael pushed her back until she was lying down. “You are way too slow,” he said and pulled off her pants with a quick yank.

She was in her bra and panties while Michael was completely naked. His cock was hard and jutted out from his pubic hair. He looked so serious and determined.

Michael climbed on the bed and hovered over her.
“But, I still have my…” Maria began to comment on her lack of complete undress, but Michael cut her off.
“Shh, you talk too damned much.”

Michael bypassed her lips and instead began to kiss her neck and shoulders. Maria practically purred as his lips and teeth grazed her sensitive skin. She tried to touch him but Michael pinned her hands to her sides.

Michael picked a spot between Maris neck and shoulder and sucked so hard Maria gasped. He was marking her; there was no doubt about it.
“Keep your arms at your side,” Michael growled into her ear. He reached behind her and unhooked her bra before pulling it off.

Maria’s hands bunched the sheets when Michael’s mouth found her breasts. His tongue scraped across one nipple, licking it completely before moving to the other one. Soon his mouth worked its way down between the valley of her breasts and to her stomach.

Michael inhaled her scent, rubbing his face across the smoothness of her stomach. He reached her navel and dipped his tongue inside, grinning at the noises that wrought from Maria. He nipped at her sides and ran his hand over her hips and thighs. He was straddling her legs, keeping them pressed tightly.

He moved down the bed even more until his face was level to her panties. He ran the tip of his nose over the top of her panties, feeling material as well as the skin right above it. Maria’s hands gripped the sheets tighter as Michael continued his gentle inspection.

Michael made sure she could not spread her legs apart. He used his own to pin them together. He could feel the goose bumps that formed on her skin and the small tremors that moved through her body.

“I’ve gotten a little tired of you pushing me around, calling me a sad puppy, making me feel like shit,” Michael said in a hushed tone. Maria struggled to listen as he spoke because his mouth was still hovering over her panties. “You only come to me when you want me, and push me away when you’re annoyed.

“Well Maria, tonight I’m going to make sure you can never ignore me again.”

With that he moved off of her and flipped her over so she lay on her stomach. The motion was so quick that Maria didn’t have time to react before he yanked her panties off of her and began to spank her.

“Hey,” Maria began to say but could not say anymore over the onslaught her ass was going through.
“I’m going to show you what it feels like to burn with shame,” Michael growled. His own hand was stinging from the blows, but he would not relent. “And trust me, Maria, you are going to burn.”

Maria felt a remark forming at the back of her mind, but it never made it to her mouth. Every smack on her rear burned through her, but all she could do was arch her back into each one. When Michael finally stopped his assault, she felt his lips grazing over her tortured flesh.

Michael took his time with her. He placed soft, gentle kisses all over her abused back side, feeling the hot skin against his moist lips.

He continued to kiss all around her ass, dipping his tongue into the dip where it met her legs. Maria wanted desperately to spread them, but he would not allow it. She was about to open her mouth when he brought his finger to it.
“Uh uh, no talking.” He said.

~*~

Liz smirked as she felt her friends in the next room. It was still a little strange to be able to feel people now, but she was getting used to it.
“They’re still at it?” Max asked as he stepped out of the bathroom.
“Yep,” she replied. Max came toward her, wearing just a white towel. His hair was mussed from rubbing it with said towel and Liz smiled. “You look cute.”

“Cute really wasn’t what I was going for, but it’ll do,” he replied and turned around to face the mirror. “Hmm, guess I do look cute.”

Liz came up behind him at look at his reflection. She wrapped her arms around his middle and let her hands rest on his defined stomach.
“I think I need a haircut,” he said and reached up to brush some of his hair back away from his forehead.

“My mom used to be a hairstylist,” Liz said. “Maybe when we get there she’ll offer to cut it for you.”

Max turned around in her arms and kissed the top of her head.
“You’re really nervous about seeing her aren’t you?” he asked.
“A little,” she said and laughed at his raised eyebrows. “Ok, a lot. Last time I saw her she told me I was throwing my life away like my father had. We didn’t exactly leave on good terms.”

“It’ll be fine, you’ll see. No one cannot be anything short of thrilled to see you.” Max assured her. He hugged her tight and pressed his lips to her forehead. “Everything will be fine.”

TBC...

Yep I'm back. I'm finally finished with my student teaching and trying to resolve some medical issues that have sprung up, but I come bringing a new part.
Hope you enjoy!



Part 52

Mekaleh felt guilty lying in bed. Her own bed was simply a small cot which her brother Milos had made for her. This bed was also hand carved but much better quality. The sheets alone were heavenly. She allowed herself the luxury of stretching lazily.

The door to her chamber slid open, revealing the same guard which had been bringing her meals. He looked young and always kept his eyes downcast. He’d yet to utter one word to her.

“Do you know why I am here?” She asked quietly. She was surprised to actually see him look up at her, but he merely shook his head and immediately left the room.

She sighed and got out of the bed to retrieve her meal. This was another guilty pleasure. She had grown used to eating the food at the camp, if one could truly call it food. Every meal they had given to her thus far was excellent. Looking down at the egg dish with fruits, and a biscuit, this meal would be no exception.

When she’d been presented to Khivar he’d apologize for the inconvenience of her departure. Her first impression of the man was not to trust him. The man who’d brought her, Nikolas, was far too pleased with himself as he presented her to his master.

The only thing they’d told her about being brought to their ship was a brief mention of Maxel.
She confessed that she had indeed known him when they were both much younger, but had not heard anything of him since. Their brief friendship was a thing of adolescence. She would not reveal that she had often dreamed of him the first years in the camp.

They would tell her nothing more.

~*~

Liz woke up with the weight of Max’s arm around her waist. She smiled as she gently turned around in his arms so she could snuggle against his chest.
“Mmm, morning,” he mumbled as he slowly woke up.

“Good morning, I didn’t mean to wake you,” she said and placed a kiss on his collar bone.
“I don’t mind. I can’t complain about waking up with a beautiful woman in my arms.”

They lay in bed a few more moments before reluctantly pulling away.
“I’m going to take a quick shower before we leave,” Liz said.
“Ok. I’ll go wake the love birds,” Max said with a grin. He waited until she was in the bathroom before pulling on his clothes.

He walked to the room next door and knocked on the door. He could hear movement from the room and waited for the door to open.
“What?” Michael asked as he peeked from behind the door.
“Wake up call,” Max grinned. “We’ll be leaving in half an hour, thought you’d want to know,” he said and tried to look into the room, but Michael was preventing it.

“Ok, we’ll be ready,” Michael said and quickly close the door. “Yo, wake that ass of yours up. We leave in thirty minutes,” Michael said to the still groggy Maria.
“Huh?”

“Max says we live in thirty, so get your ass in the shower so we can leave.” Michael said.

Maria picked her head up from the pillow and watched as Michael pulled his boxers up.
“Aren’t you going to shower too?” She asked.
“Already took one while you were still knocked out,” he replied as he continued to get dressed. “I’m going to get some coffee, be ready before I get back.”

Maria could only blink as he finished getting dressed and walked out the room. She wrapped the blanket tighter around as a cold gust of wind swept the room after Michael’s departure, and that wasn’t even as chilly as Michael’s casual attitude had been.

Yes, she had to admit that at some level she did feel like she deserved some of it, but another part of her cringed. She was used to the sad-eyed Michael who seemed to follow her around for no apparent reason but to be near her. It was strange, but she realized now that she had liked it.

Now, however, Michael had simply rolled away from her after they’d had sex and fell right to sleep. She remembered lying there a good hour later just trying to get what had just happened through her head.

She shook her head and ran to the restroom, trying to outrun the cold before she could jump into the shower. She managed to pick up her clothes along the way.

The minute the hot water hit her backside she flinched. The tender skin was still sore from Michael’s strikes last night. She could also feel the sting as the water slid over the crescent marks left by Michael’s nails digging into her hips.

She made quick work of the shower and just barely pat herself dry before slipping back into her clothes. She gathered her bag and walked out of the room. She had just set one foot on the walkway outside when the door to next to her opened.

“Good morning Maria,” Liz smiled.
“I guess it would be for you,” Maria mumbled.
“Oh don’t play coy with me,” Liz teased. “I couldn’t help but hear you two last night.”

“Eew, you were listening?” Maria cringed.
“When I said I couldn’t help but hear you two, I meant that you made it almost impossible not to.” Liz clarified. “So, why are you so grumpy? Couldn’t get enough?”

“Ok, I’m starting to really not like this sexed up side of you,” Maria said as they walked to the car. “I think I liked you better when you have that sex-deprived stick up your butt.”

“Ok, ok point taken. I’ll leave you alone,” Liz said and motioned that she was keeping her lips sealed.
“Oh shit!” Maria shrieked. “Where’d your lips go?”

Liz was about to laugh at what she believed was a joke, but then she discovered her lips had indeed disappeared. Her hands flew up to cover her mouthless face.

“What’s with the screaming?” Michael asked as he headed toward the two. When Liz moved her hands away he too shrieked. “What the fuck happened?”

Max quickly made his way over to the trio. He’d been paying at the small hotel café when he heard the commotion.
“What’s going on?”

By then, Liz was in tears. She had no idea what she had done, but she wanted it undone pronto.
“Liz made her mouth go bye bye,” Maria said. Her distress for her friend made her regress linguistically.

Max finally saw what they were talking about and rushed to Liz’s side.
“What happened?”

“She made a motion like she was going to keep her lips sealed,” Maria paused to demonstrate said motion, “and then her lips were gone.”

Max held Liz’s face in his hands and concentrated on fixing the mistake. He pinched his thumb and index finger together and ran them across the space where Liz’s lips should be. They all gasped when Liz’s mouth reappeared.
“What did I do?” She asked tearfully.

“Some basic biochemical manipulation,” Max said with a sigh. “Sometimes it develops as quite literal with young Antarians who are just coming into their powers.”

“So me pretending to keep my lips sealed cause my lips to disappear?” Liz asked. She was still a bit shaky.
“Pretty much. Looks like there were a few other abilities you seemed to have picked up,” Max said. He reached up to scratch the back of his head, which Liz thought looked adorable. “We’ll need to have a long sit down eventually to see what else you can do, and to help with control.”

Liz simply nodded and took a deep breath. First the sparks, then the Heat and the ability to sense others, and now the manipulation Max explained. She would need to see what else, but after she saw her mother.

“And with that, I say we head on our way,” Michael said. “I’ll take this driving shift.”
“Me and Liz got back seat,” Maria said as she took Liz’s hand and led her towards the car. Liz looked over her shoulder at Max and shrugged.

TBC...