Tarnished Armor
burningchaos
Rated M for spousal abuse and language.
Disclaimer: I own nothing, not even my house.
There are aliens but, Michael left Roswell before graduating, Alex died accidentally, Tess is evil but not the way you think. Maria is living out her dream in NYC, Isabelle is there too, a fashion designer, Kyle is Liz’s only friend.
Prologue
It was always the same, he wanted to have sex again, but I was so sick of his touch. It was making me ill, nauseous, not that he cared any more just as long as he got his rocks off.
Once again I wonder why I ever married Max Evans. Two years of marriage had eroded my patience and was starting to chip away at my self confidence, but there was no way out, there was no escape. I had tried that, I ran away once, I paid dearly for it too.
It was the first time he ever hit me, so I made sure not to give him anymore reasons, but I can’t take it anymore. The pawing, the grabbing, the marks he leaves from yanking me around.
I want out and I told Kyle the only person I am still aloud to talk to. He is going to look for Michael, maybe he can help, if he is willing, if we can find him. Max has changed he isn’t the boy I fell in love with any more, now he is a scary alien king and I am his slave.
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Tarnished Armor chapter 1
Title: Tarnished Armor
Author: Burningchaos
Category: Au
There are aliens but, Michael left Roswell before graduating, Alex died accidentally, Tess is evil but not the way you think. Maria is living out her dream in NYC, Isabelle is there too, a fashion designer, Kyle is Liz’s only friend.
Polar stories
Rated R, Marital violence
Disclaimer: I own nothing, not even my house.
Chapter One
Kyle hated his computer it was driving him nuts. If it said he preformed an error one more time he was going to shoot it. Right now at this moment he would have given his left testicle for Alex to be alive and he was very, very attached to those.
He would have quit hours ago but he promised Liz, and right now she never needed his help more. Max was going to far this time, making her quit work, trying to get her to sell The CrashDown, her parents hadn’t even been dead a month.
There was the fact that he was fucking that whore, Tess, but the worst part was they were caught in the restroom at the funeral home. He didn’t want Liz but he wouldn’t let her go, ah is that what I think it is? Yes Michael’s current address, Kyle wrote down the phone number and turned off the computer. Now to talk him into helping, with the current situation, that was going to be even harder than finding him.
Michael was tired he had been up painting all night, not that that was unusual he was just more tired than normal. So when his phone rang he was already in a bad mood. Damn I should have turned the ringer off he thought as he walked to pick it up.
“This had better be good Marshall I was trying to sleep.” Michael said with an attitude.
“Yo! man I am not Marshall, but I hope you are glad to hear form me.” Kyle said in a falsely cheerful tone. It took Michael a moment to register who’s voice it was, it had been so long since he had talked to anyone from Roswell. He had thought that was all behind him, apparently not.
“Kyle, how did you get this number? It is unlisted and only my agent has it.” Michael was more than slightly agitated. Kyle winced on the other end this was going very badly.
“Ah.. I am on the force now, you know how it is.” Kyle tried to sound nonchalant but was failing miserably.
“Kyle I haven’t heard from any of you in eight years what the hell do you want? Just get to the point.” Michael was wishing this conversation was over and was already planning on changing his phone number.
“Well did you know the Parkers died last month? Or that Alex died last year? I know you haven’t been around or if you even care but Liz needs your help.”
“Wait The Parkers and Alex die and I just find out now!”
“Well it was kind of hard to find you.” Kyle’s tone was filled with remorse “Plus you obviously didn’t want to be found?”
“So why does Liz need my help, doesn’t she have Maxie boy for that?”
“Well Max is the problem. Lately he has been hurting Liz and he has been changing, he is more controlling and won’t let her work. Not to mention he is forcing her to sell The CrashDown.
Then last month at her parent’s funeral Max and Tess were caught fucking in the bathroom, when Liz said something about it he hit her and dragged her off while yelling at her. He is always mumbling about how he is the king and how she should listen to him,
“That is some wild shit, that is bad for you guys.”
“Kyle why is this my problem? Liz chose to marry Max right? So it is her deal not mine.” And with that parting comment Michael hung up and went to get some desperately needed sleep.
Author: Burningchaos
Category: Au
There are aliens but, Michael left Roswell before graduating, Alex died accidentally, Tess is evil but not the way you think. Maria is living out her dream in NYC, Isabelle is there too, a fashion designer, Kyle is Liz’s only friend.
Polar stories
Rated R, Marital violence
Disclaimer: I own nothing, not even my house.
Chapter One
Kyle hated his computer it was driving him nuts. If it said he preformed an error one more time he was going to shoot it. Right now at this moment he would have given his left testicle for Alex to be alive and he was very, very attached to those.
He would have quit hours ago but he promised Liz, and right now she never needed his help more. Max was going to far this time, making her quit work, trying to get her to sell The CrashDown, her parents hadn’t even been dead a month.
There was the fact that he was fucking that whore, Tess, but the worst part was they were caught in the restroom at the funeral home. He didn’t want Liz but he wouldn’t let her go, ah is that what I think it is? Yes Michael’s current address, Kyle wrote down the phone number and turned off the computer. Now to talk him into helping, with the current situation, that was going to be even harder than finding him.
Michael was tired he had been up painting all night, not that that was unusual he was just more tired than normal. So when his phone rang he was already in a bad mood. Damn I should have turned the ringer off he thought as he walked to pick it up.
“This had better be good Marshall I was trying to sleep.” Michael said with an attitude.
“Yo! man I am not Marshall, but I hope you are glad to hear form me.” Kyle said in a falsely cheerful tone. It took Michael a moment to register who’s voice it was, it had been so long since he had talked to anyone from Roswell. He had thought that was all behind him, apparently not.
“Kyle, how did you get this number? It is unlisted and only my agent has it.” Michael was more than slightly agitated. Kyle winced on the other end this was going very badly.
“Ah.. I am on the force now, you know how it is.” Kyle tried to sound nonchalant but was failing miserably.
“Kyle I haven’t heard from any of you in eight years what the hell do you want? Just get to the point.” Michael was wishing this conversation was over and was already planning on changing his phone number.
“Well did you know the Parkers died last month? Or that Alex died last year? I know you haven’t been around or if you even care but Liz needs your help.”
“Wait The Parkers and Alex die and I just find out now!”
“Well it was kind of hard to find you.” Kyle’s tone was filled with remorse “Plus you obviously didn’t want to be found?”
“So why does Liz need my help, doesn’t she have Maxie boy for that?”
“Well Max is the problem. Lately he has been hurting Liz and he has been changing, he is more controlling and won’t let her work. Not to mention he is forcing her to sell The CrashDown.
Then last month at her parent’s funeral Max and Tess were caught fucking in the bathroom, when Liz said something about it he hit her and dragged her off while yelling at her. He is always mumbling about how he is the king and how she should listen to him,
“That is some wild shit, that is bad for you guys.”
“Kyle why is this my problem? Liz chose to marry Max right? So it is her deal not mine.” And with that parting comment Michael hung up and went to get some desperately needed sleep.
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Tarnished Armor Chapter 2
Title: Tarnished Armor
Author: Burningchaos
Category: Au
There are aliens but, Michael left Roswell before graduating, Alex died accidentally, Tess is evil but not the way you think. Maria is living out her dream in NYC, Isabelle is there too, a fashion designer, Kyle is Liz’s only friend. Also there was no FBI and Kyle was never shot.
Polar stories
Rated R, Marital violence
Disclaimer: I own nothing, not even my house.
Chapter 2
Michael tossed and turned in his oversized bed, the sleep he desired was not forth coming, as Kyle’s conversation kept playing in his head. Liz needed him, she needed his help. She was the reason he left in the first place, he turned over pounding his fist into his pillow. He didn’t want to think about this, not about any of it, Roswell was his past and so was Liz. He left them all behind, buried the past and all his feelings with it. He groaned in frustration,. He could see the life he built for himself fading away right before his eyes, he liked his life, he was comfortable here. But apparently it was time to go home.
Max was in a particularly bad mood, he had just lost a case he should have won and he knew it was Liz’s fault. She had him so worked up and worried about everything that he couldn’t concentrate. It just wasn’t fair to him, why wouldn’t she just do what he told her too? He didn’t know what was wrong with her lately; she fought him at every turn. Max slammed his briefcase down; his train of thought was making him lose control.
Lately everything about Liz did that. He grabbed The Parkers will and tried to find a way to sell it without Liz’s permission, he was not about to let his wife run a restaurant like a common whore. Hell as far as he was concerned she didn’t even need to work, he liked it better when he knew right where she was. Picking up his phone he decided it was time to check in on her.
Liz was frantic she was supposed to be home an hour ago and she had forgotten her cell phone again. She rushed through the door just as the phone rang, dropping her bags, taking a deep breath calming breath she picked it up.
“Hello Evan’s residence”
“Liz you are home I was beginning to wonder. The phone only rang ten times.” He said with anger in his voice.
Liz’s mind raced for an excuse “I was in the tub Max, and I had the radio on with the door closed, I am so sorry.”
“Likely story Liz you need to do better than that, but that is neither here nor there. I wanted to tell you Tess will be joining us for dinner tonight.” Max’s tone left no room for protest and Liz knew it was no use.
Almost choking on her words she replied “That will be lovely.”She slammed the phone down.
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Tess was coming over, Tess was coming over, those four words played over and over in her mind. He was bringing his whore home for dinner. What made him think he could just walk in here with her, then she realized he could, he could do what ever he wanted, a tremor of fear ran threw her body as she ran to the kitchen to decide what to make. Franticly running around the kitchen Liz started to prepare a meal that would please Max.
Several hours later Liz sighed as she was getting dressed, she was mentally going over her check list of what needed to be done. So far she was good the linens were out, the table set, the wine breathing, everything was under control. She had just finished putting in her earrings when the front door opened.
“We’re here Liz” She heard him say as she was rushing out to the living room. Once again a fleeting thought ran through her brain, why did she let him do this to her? The thought fled from her brain as she remember what he was capable of, what he was willing to do. She knew all to well he had shown her, and she knew without hesitation he would do it. Plastering a smile on her face she walks to the door and greets the husband she no longer loves and the woman she hates.
Tess was feeling wonderful; she loved rubbing her relationship with Max in Liz's face. Here she was being forced to serve Tess diner in her own home, how that must burn her Tess thought as she suppressed a spiteful chuckle. She handed Liz her coat and walked into the house like she owned it, knowing there was nothing Liz could say or do.
Tess sniffed the air and daintily asked “What’s for dinner? I’m starving.” She looks at Max hungrily as she says this, not bothering to hide the desire she feels.
Disgusted by her; Liz answered tartly “Lasagna and garlic toast.” Liz looks at Max seeking his approval. He nods and she lets out a relived breath.
Max leans over to her to kiss her and she flinches without thinking. Liz knew she made a mistake; she looks up at Max and sees his face has turned red and she knew she was in trouble.
Max looked at her with suddenly cold black eyes, “That was a mistake my love, you know I’ll have to punish you for that don’t you?” Liz could see the look of triumph on Tess’ face as Max dragged Liz to a chair and pushed her in to it.
A cruel look covered his face as he used his powers to trap her there “This won’t hurt a bit, ok maybe a little.” He placed his hand under her chin and forced her to look at him and her world fell away…
Pain surrounded her, it engulfed her, and fire lived in her veins. She mentally screamed as she saw the broken bodies lying around her. Kyle, her parents, Maria everyone who mattered to her. There was Michael’s body burned almost beyond recondition, her stomach clenched, her last hope had been ripped away from her. She was standing in a field of blood, she was alone and she was next. She looked up as the blast hit her in the chest and screamed in pain…
And suddenly she was gasping for breath, feeling the pain of her death through out her body. She knew it wasn’t real, that it was all a trick, , her parent had been dead a month and she was with Kyle this morning. Max released her and she slumped to the floor wracked with tears.
“Come my Queen, lets go out to eat I don’t feel like seeing this” and with that Tess and Max left Liz laying on the floor.
Author: Burningchaos
Category: Au
There are aliens but, Michael left Roswell before graduating, Alex died accidentally, Tess is evil but not the way you think. Maria is living out her dream in NYC, Isabelle is there too, a fashion designer, Kyle is Liz’s only friend. Also there was no FBI and Kyle was never shot.
Polar stories
Rated R, Marital violence
Disclaimer: I own nothing, not even my house.
Chapter 2
Michael tossed and turned in his oversized bed, the sleep he desired was not forth coming, as Kyle’s conversation kept playing in his head. Liz needed him, she needed his help. She was the reason he left in the first place, he turned over pounding his fist into his pillow. He didn’t want to think about this, not about any of it, Roswell was his past and so was Liz. He left them all behind, buried the past and all his feelings with it. He groaned in frustration,. He could see the life he built for himself fading away right before his eyes, he liked his life, he was comfortable here. But apparently it was time to go home.
Max was in a particularly bad mood, he had just lost a case he should have won and he knew it was Liz’s fault. She had him so worked up and worried about everything that he couldn’t concentrate. It just wasn’t fair to him, why wouldn’t she just do what he told her too? He didn’t know what was wrong with her lately; she fought him at every turn. Max slammed his briefcase down; his train of thought was making him lose control.
Lately everything about Liz did that. He grabbed The Parkers will and tried to find a way to sell it without Liz’s permission, he was not about to let his wife run a restaurant like a common whore. Hell as far as he was concerned she didn’t even need to work, he liked it better when he knew right where she was. Picking up his phone he decided it was time to check in on her.
Liz was frantic she was supposed to be home an hour ago and she had forgotten her cell phone again. She rushed through the door just as the phone rang, dropping her bags, taking a deep breath calming breath she picked it up.
“Hello Evan’s residence”
“Liz you are home I was beginning to wonder. The phone only rang ten times.” He said with anger in his voice.
Liz’s mind raced for an excuse “I was in the tub Max, and I had the radio on with the door closed, I am so sorry.”
“Likely story Liz you need to do better than that, but that is neither here nor there. I wanted to tell you Tess will be joining us for dinner tonight.” Max’s tone left no room for protest and Liz knew it was no use.
Almost choking on her words she replied “That will be lovely.”She slammed the phone down.
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Tess was coming over, Tess was coming over, those four words played over and over in her mind. He was bringing his whore home for dinner. What made him think he could just walk in here with her, then she realized he could, he could do what ever he wanted, a tremor of fear ran threw her body as she ran to the kitchen to decide what to make. Franticly running around the kitchen Liz started to prepare a meal that would please Max.
Several hours later Liz sighed as she was getting dressed, she was mentally going over her check list of what needed to be done. So far she was good the linens were out, the table set, the wine breathing, everything was under control. She had just finished putting in her earrings when the front door opened.
“We’re here Liz” She heard him say as she was rushing out to the living room. Once again a fleeting thought ran through her brain, why did she let him do this to her? The thought fled from her brain as she remember what he was capable of, what he was willing to do. She knew all to well he had shown her, and she knew without hesitation he would do it. Plastering a smile on her face she walks to the door and greets the husband she no longer loves and the woman she hates.
Tess was feeling wonderful; she loved rubbing her relationship with Max in Liz's face. Here she was being forced to serve Tess diner in her own home, how that must burn her Tess thought as she suppressed a spiteful chuckle. She handed Liz her coat and walked into the house like she owned it, knowing there was nothing Liz could say or do.
Tess sniffed the air and daintily asked “What’s for dinner? I’m starving.” She looks at Max hungrily as she says this, not bothering to hide the desire she feels.
Disgusted by her; Liz answered tartly “Lasagna and garlic toast.” Liz looks at Max seeking his approval. He nods and she lets out a relived breath.
Max leans over to her to kiss her and she flinches without thinking. Liz knew she made a mistake; she looks up at Max and sees his face has turned red and she knew she was in trouble.
Max looked at her with suddenly cold black eyes, “That was a mistake my love, you know I’ll have to punish you for that don’t you?” Liz could see the look of triumph on Tess’ face as Max dragged Liz to a chair and pushed her in to it.
A cruel look covered his face as he used his powers to trap her there “This won’t hurt a bit, ok maybe a little.” He placed his hand under her chin and forced her to look at him and her world fell away…
Pain surrounded her, it engulfed her, and fire lived in her veins. She mentally screamed as she saw the broken bodies lying around her. Kyle, her parents, Maria everyone who mattered to her. There was Michael’s body burned almost beyond recondition, her stomach clenched, her last hope had been ripped away from her. She was standing in a field of blood, she was alone and she was next. She looked up as the blast hit her in the chest and screamed in pain…
And suddenly she was gasping for breath, feeling the pain of her death through out her body. She knew it wasn’t real, that it was all a trick, , her parent had been dead a month and she was with Kyle this morning. Max released her and she slumped to the floor wracked with tears.
“Come my Queen, lets go out to eat I don’t feel like seeing this” and with that Tess and Max left Liz laying on the floor.
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Chapter 3
Title : Tarnished Armor
Author: burningchaos
Category: Au
There are aliens but, Michael left Roswell before graduating, Alex died accidentally, Tess is evil but not the way you think. Maria is living out her dream in NYC, Isabelle is there too, a fashion designer, Kyle is Liz’s only friend.
Polar stories
Rated R, Marital violence
Disclaimer: I own nothing, not even my house.
Chapter 3
Michael looked around his home for the last time and wondered once again if he was doing the right thing. He left Roswell to get away from it all, to escape the travesty that was Max and Liz. He sighed as he shut the door a final time and climbed into his truck for the long drive to his former home, boy was Max in for a big surprise.
Max had spent the night at Tess’ house not wanting to go home, to deal with Liz’s whining and with the papers he had in front of him his good mood was sealed.
He had just sold The CrashDown, granted he forged Liz’s signature, but who really cared it looked just like hers and no one could prove other wise. He just wished he knew who the buyer was, all the paperwork said was M.G.Inc. For a brief moment he thought about Michael, and then shook it off. After all Michael was a coward, he never even graduated how would he have his own cooperation?
Kyle knocked on Liz’s door for the fifth time, he getting worried. He looked at the window and noticed the curtains were still drawn. That was it he was going to open the door he knew where Liz hid a key to the back door. Walking around he saw that all was way to quite; he hurried to the hiding spot, retrieved the key and rushed into the house.
As he walked in he heard a low soft keening sound, a wounded sound, he hurried to the dinning room where he found Liz laying on the floor rocking back and forth in front of a chair. He was momentarily stunned, she had never looked so bad, not after Alex, or even her parents died.
He rushed to her side picked her up and carried her to her bedroom. Laying her down he sat on the bed beside her and tried to get her to see him, to notice him, it was like she wasn’t home. He shook her and patted her face till the dazed look left her eyes and she started to focus on him. She looked at him gasped, sat up and threw herself into his arms. She started to cry and Kyle was unsure what to do, he didn’t even know what was wrong with her.
Finally Liz spoke her face still pressed against his chest “Oh god Kyle it was horrible, even with you right here I still see it, it feels so real” her voice was filled with terror.
Kyle had never seen Liz so scared before, he knew the instant he saw her Max had done something, and now he was almost afraid to know.
“Liz what happened?” his voice filled with tender concern.
“Everyone was dead, you, Maria, even Michael. Everyone was there; so much blood and I was there alone.” Her voice broke and tears started running down her face again.
“Then I felt it, I felt an energy blast rip through my body, it was on fire but it was all in my head cause just as it happened he let me go.” Her whole body was shaking and Kyle was at a loss he had know idea what to do. So he just held her and rocked her until her sobs subsided and she fell asleep. He gently tucked her in to bed, and went out to the living room.
Pacing back and forth he felt helpless there was nothing he could do to Max, he was out of control and he seemed to be getting stronger everyday, but that was just impossible. He hated to admit it but he was a little afraid himself.
He knew he could take Max physically, there was no question there but Max wouldn’t keep it physical. Kyle was human how was he supposed to fight against alien powers, damn Michael. They needed the asshole, and he was going to call him again and if he had to he was going to drag him here.
Author: burningchaos
Category: Au
There are aliens but, Michael left Roswell before graduating, Alex died accidentally, Tess is evil but not the way you think. Maria is living out her dream in NYC, Isabelle is there too, a fashion designer, Kyle is Liz’s only friend.
Polar stories
Rated R, Marital violence
Disclaimer: I own nothing, not even my house.
Chapter 3
Michael looked around his home for the last time and wondered once again if he was doing the right thing. He left Roswell to get away from it all, to escape the travesty that was Max and Liz. He sighed as he shut the door a final time and climbed into his truck for the long drive to his former home, boy was Max in for a big surprise.
Max had spent the night at Tess’ house not wanting to go home, to deal with Liz’s whining and with the papers he had in front of him his good mood was sealed.
He had just sold The CrashDown, granted he forged Liz’s signature, but who really cared it looked just like hers and no one could prove other wise. He just wished he knew who the buyer was, all the paperwork said was M.G.Inc. For a brief moment he thought about Michael, and then shook it off. After all Michael was a coward, he never even graduated how would he have his own cooperation?
Kyle knocked on Liz’s door for the fifth time, he getting worried. He looked at the window and noticed the curtains were still drawn. That was it he was going to open the door he knew where Liz hid a key to the back door. Walking around he saw that all was way to quite; he hurried to the hiding spot, retrieved the key and rushed into the house.
As he walked in he heard a low soft keening sound, a wounded sound, he hurried to the dinning room where he found Liz laying on the floor rocking back and forth in front of a chair. He was momentarily stunned, she had never looked so bad, not after Alex, or even her parents died.
He rushed to her side picked her up and carried her to her bedroom. Laying her down he sat on the bed beside her and tried to get her to see him, to notice him, it was like she wasn’t home. He shook her and patted her face till the dazed look left her eyes and she started to focus on him. She looked at him gasped, sat up and threw herself into his arms. She started to cry and Kyle was unsure what to do, he didn’t even know what was wrong with her.
Finally Liz spoke her face still pressed against his chest “Oh god Kyle it was horrible, even with you right here I still see it, it feels so real” her voice was filled with terror.
Kyle had never seen Liz so scared before, he knew the instant he saw her Max had done something, and now he was almost afraid to know.
“Liz what happened?” his voice filled with tender concern.
“Everyone was dead, you, Maria, even Michael. Everyone was there; so much blood and I was there alone.” Her voice broke and tears started running down her face again.
“Then I felt it, I felt an energy blast rip through my body, it was on fire but it was all in my head cause just as it happened he let me go.” Her whole body was shaking and Kyle was at a loss he had know idea what to do. So he just held her and rocked her until her sobs subsided and she fell asleep. He gently tucked her in to bed, and went out to the living room.
Pacing back and forth he felt helpless there was nothing he could do to Max, he was out of control and he seemed to be getting stronger everyday, but that was just impossible. He hated to admit it but he was a little afraid himself.
He knew he could take Max physically, there was no question there but Max wouldn’t keep it physical. Kyle was human how was he supposed to fight against alien powers, damn Michael. They needed the asshole, and he was going to call him again and if he had to he was going to drag him here.
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Tarnished Armor chapter 4
Title : Tarnished Armor
Author: burningchaos
Category: Au
There are aliens but, Michael left Roswell before graduating,also he and Maria never really dated. Alex died accidentally, Tess is evil but not the way you think. Maria is living out her dream in NYC, Isabelle is there too, a fashion designer. Kyle is Liz’s only friend.
Polar stories
Rated R, Marital violence
Disclaimer: I own nothing, not even my house.
It was dark by the time Michael pulled into Roswell; he had been driving all day and was beat. He dragged himself out of his truck and pulled out the keys he had picked up from the realtor. He walked into the familiar building and felt the memories wash over him. He could see himself at the grill working, Liz and Maria waiting on tables, even Max sitting in his favorite booth; lurking in the corner.
These were the things he had run from for so long, all these images. He could hear Mr. Parker talking to him about his schedule, and felt a pang of loss. The man had never treated Michael with anything but respect, he would miss him. He walked to the stairs and into the apartment, it was a place he had only been inside of once or twice, but he could always feel the comforts of home, now there was just emptiness.
The room he remembered the most was Liz’s; sneaking in to talk to her or just climbing her balcony to check on her at night. Michael was beginning to wonder if this place would be too much for him. Right now though he was too tired, he walked to the master bedroom and saw the moving company they had already put his bed in there. He threw his bag on the floor and just crashed, he would worry about the rest in the morning.
Kyle had left Liz alone as it started to get dark he knew Max would return home soon and if he was there all hell would break loose. He was sitting in his chair wondering what he could say to Guerin to make him get his ass back here. He was still in shock over the images Liz had described to him, if this kept up her sanity would soon be at stake.
When he was there earlier she whimpered and moaned in her sleep for hours. Kyle knew there had to be something seriously wrong with Max to do what he did, he didn’t know and it was killing him not to be able to help Liz; she was without a doubt his best friend. She never even put him down. She never once questioned his love and devotion for Tess. It never mattered to her how awful Tess was, all that mattered was that he still loved her and Liz being the friend she was never ever made him feel like less of a man for still feeling that way.
He knew it was pathetic but he loved her and just knew that she was incapable of being that cruel. He shook off his thoughts of Tess, right now he need to help Liz and that meant calling Michael again.
Kyle sat there listening to the phone ring and then heard “We are sorry this number has been disconnected, we have no other information at this time.” Kyle threw the phone against the wall as he screamed “Fuck”
Liz had been thankful for Kyle’s presence all day; it had helped to reassure her that everything Max had showed her was a lie. Of course she had already known that her parents were dead, but that was not how they died; they like Alex had died in a car accident. Liz was twisting her hands in her lap as she sat on the couch, she had no idea what kind of mood Max would come home in and she hadn’t seen him since last night. Liz tensed as she heard the door open and knew that she needed to put her fake smile on and tried not to think about all the horrible things Max had made her see. It was time to play the part of the loving wife again.
Max walked into his house happy and looking forward to seeing his wife, after all she should have calmed down by now. He couldn’t wait to tell her the good news he was sure now that it was all done she should be happy, granted they had rushed the deal through, the buyer was as eager to take possession as he was to sell. But it was final now and that was all that mattered.
“Liz I have the most wonderful news! You will never believe it.” Max said happily as he walked into kiss his wife.
Liz carefully stood still, not wanting a repeat of yesterday’s punishment and replied “What Max?”
“I sold The CrashDown we started the paper work last night and the buyer wanted to take possession right away, so the deal is already done.” Max said in an overly happy voice as he searched his wife’s face for a reaction.
Liz was careful not to let her turmoil show as she spoke “That’s wonderful Max, I am glad that it went so quickly.” She desperately hoped she sounded convincing.
“I knew you would be happy.” As Max said this he walked over to hug her wrapping her in his arms. Kissing her forehead, and cheeks.
“What do you say we skip dinner tonight?” he asks as he leads her to the bed room.
Liz follows knowing there is nothing she can do.
Author: burningchaos
Category: Au
There are aliens but, Michael left Roswell before graduating,also he and Maria never really dated. Alex died accidentally, Tess is evil but not the way you think. Maria is living out her dream in NYC, Isabelle is there too, a fashion designer. Kyle is Liz’s only friend.
Polar stories
Rated R, Marital violence
Disclaimer: I own nothing, not even my house.
It was dark by the time Michael pulled into Roswell; he had been driving all day and was beat. He dragged himself out of his truck and pulled out the keys he had picked up from the realtor. He walked into the familiar building and felt the memories wash over him. He could see himself at the grill working, Liz and Maria waiting on tables, even Max sitting in his favorite booth; lurking in the corner.
These were the things he had run from for so long, all these images. He could hear Mr. Parker talking to him about his schedule, and felt a pang of loss. The man had never treated Michael with anything but respect, he would miss him. He walked to the stairs and into the apartment, it was a place he had only been inside of once or twice, but he could always feel the comforts of home, now there was just emptiness.
The room he remembered the most was Liz’s; sneaking in to talk to her or just climbing her balcony to check on her at night. Michael was beginning to wonder if this place would be too much for him. Right now though he was too tired, he walked to the master bedroom and saw the moving company they had already put his bed in there. He threw his bag on the floor and just crashed, he would worry about the rest in the morning.
Kyle had left Liz alone as it started to get dark he knew Max would return home soon and if he was there all hell would break loose. He was sitting in his chair wondering what he could say to Guerin to make him get his ass back here. He was still in shock over the images Liz had described to him, if this kept up her sanity would soon be at stake.
When he was there earlier she whimpered and moaned in her sleep for hours. Kyle knew there had to be something seriously wrong with Max to do what he did, he didn’t know and it was killing him not to be able to help Liz; she was without a doubt his best friend. She never even put him down. She never once questioned his love and devotion for Tess. It never mattered to her how awful Tess was, all that mattered was that he still loved her and Liz being the friend she was never ever made him feel like less of a man for still feeling that way.
He knew it was pathetic but he loved her and just knew that she was incapable of being that cruel. He shook off his thoughts of Tess, right now he need to help Liz and that meant calling Michael again.
Kyle sat there listening to the phone ring and then heard “We are sorry this number has been disconnected, we have no other information at this time.” Kyle threw the phone against the wall as he screamed “Fuck”
Liz had been thankful for Kyle’s presence all day; it had helped to reassure her that everything Max had showed her was a lie. Of course she had already known that her parents were dead, but that was not how they died; they like Alex had died in a car accident. Liz was twisting her hands in her lap as she sat on the couch, she had no idea what kind of mood Max would come home in and she hadn’t seen him since last night. Liz tensed as she heard the door open and knew that she needed to put her fake smile on and tried not to think about all the horrible things Max had made her see. It was time to play the part of the loving wife again.
Max walked into his house happy and looking forward to seeing his wife, after all she should have calmed down by now. He couldn’t wait to tell her the good news he was sure now that it was all done she should be happy, granted they had rushed the deal through, the buyer was as eager to take possession as he was to sell. But it was final now and that was all that mattered.
“Liz I have the most wonderful news! You will never believe it.” Max said happily as he walked into kiss his wife.
Liz carefully stood still, not wanting a repeat of yesterday’s punishment and replied “What Max?”
“I sold The CrashDown we started the paper work last night and the buyer wanted to take possession right away, so the deal is already done.” Max said in an overly happy voice as he searched his wife’s face for a reaction.
Liz was careful not to let her turmoil show as she spoke “That’s wonderful Max, I am glad that it went so quickly.” She desperately hoped she sounded convincing.
“I knew you would be happy.” As Max said this he walked over to hug her wrapping her in his arms. Kissing her forehead, and cheeks.
“What do you say we skip dinner tonight?” he asks as he leads her to the bed room.
Liz follows knowing there is nothing she can do.
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Tarnished Armor chapter 5
Title : Tarnished Armor
Author: burningchaos
Category: Au
There are aliens but, Michael left Roswell before graduating,also he and Maria never really dated. Alex died accidentally, Tess is evil but not the way you think. Maria is living out her dream in NYC, Isabelle is there too, a fashion designer. Kyle is Liz’s only friend.
Polar stories
Rated R, Marital violence
Disclaimer: I own nothing, not even my house.
Tess woke up feeling a little dazed; she was having a hard time remembering what she had done for the last few days. She shook it off and figured it was just exhaustion, because she was really tired. She finished getting ready for work and decided to get there early to finish up some paper work.
Arriving there she unlocked the building and made coffee. Sitting at her desk when she got to work. As she was sitting there she felt her head clearing and wondered why she hadn’t talked to Kyle in so long. She missed him and cared about him quite a bit, in fact she was wondering why she had gone out with Max the other night at all. She picked up the phone to call Kyle just as Max walked in.
“Tess what are you doing?” he asked in a commanding tone.
“Um I thought I would call Kyle, I hadn’t talked to him in a few days.” Tess replied he tone slightly puzzled.
Max walked over to Tess and put his hand under her chin and looked her in the eye. She dropped the phone and stood up and kissed Max passionately, running her hands up and down his back.
Max pulled away and looked at her “Tess I missed you last night.”
“Max I missed you too, you were all I thought about this morning, I couldn’t wait for you to get here so I could get my hands on you.” As she said this she was caressing him.
“Why don’t we go into my office and discuss how much you missed me?” Max says as he leads Tess away.
~*~
Michael groaned and rolled over, he wished that he had a cup of coffee, but he had left that and most of his other stuff in the truck last night. He slowly climbed out of bed dragging on yesterday’s clothes, being too lazy to dig out clean ones. He went down to his truck and started carrying his boxes upstairs; setting them down, his first agenda was finding the coffee maker. He imminently set about brewing it, and then continued to bring the rest of his boxes upstairs. Climbing up and down the stairs he made a mental list of the things he had to get done. One was finding the old staff and rehiring them, he assumed that they were competent, then he had to dig up the supply list and stock the restaurant. It was going to be a long day, he poured himself a cup of coffee, leaned against the counter and sighed. It was going to be a long day.
~*~
Kyle went to see Liz again, he found himself at her house more and more. Knocking on the door Liz quickly opened it and let him in. Kyle looked at her and noticed the dark circles under her eyes.
“Liz what’s wrong, are you alright? Did have trouble sleeping still?” concern infused his every word.
“No that’s not what’s wrong, it is just I need to find a way out of here and soon. This is becoming unbearable.” Her voice broke as she spoke and Kyle moved to hug her.
“What did he do this time? Are you okay?”
“I am fine Kyle it is just everything,” Liz shook her head “I can’t talk about it.”
“I tried to call Michael, but his number was disconnected. I am going to look for his new one today.” His voice was agitated.
“Kyle, Max sold the CrashDown, and I was wondering if you could find out who bought it?” Liz sounded broken.
“What? He sold it already?” Kyle was shocked “I’ll look into it right away and see what I can find out for you.”
“Thanks Kyle you are the best” Liz said as she hugged him again.
~*~
Michael had finished unpacking, showered, changed his clothes and had decided to look Kyle up. He knew he should get the restaurant business finished first, but he figured he owed it to Kyle to let him know he was here. The way he saw it Kyle had probably tried to call him again already and found the number disconnected. Which he needed to get his phone turned on too. Walking out to his truck he yanked out his cell phone and called the phone company while on the way to the police station to see Kyle. Driving through town he noticed that once again not much had changed and he felt unsure of the emotions that brought to the surface.
Escaping Roswell had been the best thing for him; he knew that his life would have stagnated if he had stayed here. Pulling in front of the station he walked up feeling more than a little trepidation at the thought of entering that building, he had very unhappy memories of police stations. Shaking it off he went in to look for Kyle.
Author: burningchaos
Category: Au
There are aliens but, Michael left Roswell before graduating,also he and Maria never really dated. Alex died accidentally, Tess is evil but not the way you think. Maria is living out her dream in NYC, Isabelle is there too, a fashion designer. Kyle is Liz’s only friend.
Polar stories
Rated R, Marital violence
Disclaimer: I own nothing, not even my house.
Tess woke up feeling a little dazed; she was having a hard time remembering what she had done for the last few days. She shook it off and figured it was just exhaustion, because she was really tired. She finished getting ready for work and decided to get there early to finish up some paper work.
Arriving there she unlocked the building and made coffee. Sitting at her desk when she got to work. As she was sitting there she felt her head clearing and wondered why she hadn’t talked to Kyle in so long. She missed him and cared about him quite a bit, in fact she was wondering why she had gone out with Max the other night at all. She picked up the phone to call Kyle just as Max walked in.
“Tess what are you doing?” he asked in a commanding tone.
“Um I thought I would call Kyle, I hadn’t talked to him in a few days.” Tess replied he tone slightly puzzled.
Max walked over to Tess and put his hand under her chin and looked her in the eye. She dropped the phone and stood up and kissed Max passionately, running her hands up and down his back.
Max pulled away and looked at her “Tess I missed you last night.”
“Max I missed you too, you were all I thought about this morning, I couldn’t wait for you to get here so I could get my hands on you.” As she said this she was caressing him.
“Why don’t we go into my office and discuss how much you missed me?” Max says as he leads Tess away.
~*~
Michael groaned and rolled over, he wished that he had a cup of coffee, but he had left that and most of his other stuff in the truck last night. He slowly climbed out of bed dragging on yesterday’s clothes, being too lazy to dig out clean ones. He went down to his truck and started carrying his boxes upstairs; setting them down, his first agenda was finding the coffee maker. He imminently set about brewing it, and then continued to bring the rest of his boxes upstairs. Climbing up and down the stairs he made a mental list of the things he had to get done. One was finding the old staff and rehiring them, he assumed that they were competent, then he had to dig up the supply list and stock the restaurant. It was going to be a long day, he poured himself a cup of coffee, leaned against the counter and sighed. It was going to be a long day.
~*~
Kyle went to see Liz again, he found himself at her house more and more. Knocking on the door Liz quickly opened it and let him in. Kyle looked at her and noticed the dark circles under her eyes.
“Liz what’s wrong, are you alright? Did have trouble sleeping still?” concern infused his every word.
“No that’s not what’s wrong, it is just I need to find a way out of here and soon. This is becoming unbearable.” Her voice broke as she spoke and Kyle moved to hug her.
“What did he do this time? Are you okay?”
“I am fine Kyle it is just everything,” Liz shook her head “I can’t talk about it.”
“I tried to call Michael, but his number was disconnected. I am going to look for his new one today.” His voice was agitated.
“Kyle, Max sold the CrashDown, and I was wondering if you could find out who bought it?” Liz sounded broken.
“What? He sold it already?” Kyle was shocked “I’ll look into it right away and see what I can find out for you.”
“Thanks Kyle you are the best” Liz said as she hugged him again.
~*~
Michael had finished unpacking, showered, changed his clothes and had decided to look Kyle up. He knew he should get the restaurant business finished first, but he figured he owed it to Kyle to let him know he was here. The way he saw it Kyle had probably tried to call him again already and found the number disconnected. Which he needed to get his phone turned on too. Walking out to his truck he yanked out his cell phone and called the phone company while on the way to the police station to see Kyle. Driving through town he noticed that once again not much had changed and he felt unsure of the emotions that brought to the surface.
Escaping Roswell had been the best thing for him; he knew that his life would have stagnated if he had stayed here. Pulling in front of the station he walked up feeling more than a little trepidation at the thought of entering that building, he had very unhappy memories of police stations. Shaking it off he went in to look for Kyle.
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Tarnished Armor chapter 6
Tarnished Armor chapter 6
Author: burningchaos
Category: Au
There are aliens but, Michael left Roswell before graduating, also he and Maria never really dated. Alex died accidentally, Tess is evil but not the way you think. Maria is living out her dream in NYC, Isabelle is there too, a fashion designer. Kyle is Liz’s only friend.
Polar stories
Rated R, Marital violence
Disclaimer: I own nothing, not even my house.
Kyle looked up from his desk when he heard the footsteps break the silence in the room; he was shocked when he saw Michael. He stood up and walked toward him surprise and anger took over all at the same time, he hadn’t seen Michael in over eight years. It was amazing to see how little he had changed, except his hair; it was longer reaching to his shoulders.
“Hey man I thought I should let you know I got into town last night.” Michael said feeling a little awkward.
“You mean your living here? Where? Why didn’t you call?” Kyle was a irritated and anxious.
“I got in last night, I bought The CrashDown, which Max doesn’t know about yet, and I got in late which is why I didn’t call ‘mom’. Does that satisfy you?” Michael smirked remembering why he always liked Kyle
Kyle suddenly smiled as he realized what Michael just said “You bought The CrashDown? That is going to burn Max’s ass.” Kyle started laughing “It is good to have you back, but you really need to go see Liz. She is in bad shape and Max has been really fucking with her.” Kyle moved closer to Michael as he spoke “He is mind warping her and shit man, it is real bad.”
Michael looked shocked he almost couldn’t believe it “He wouldn’t?” Michael was rocked to the core he knew that Max had a mean streak but to go that far. “Why didn’t you say that before?”
“We couldn’t find you, and well you left, so we couldn’t even be sure you would help.”
Michael shook his head in disbelief “I’ll go see Liz and find out what I can do to help.” Michael put his hand on Kyle’s shoulder to reassure him before he turned to leave.
~*~
Tess came out of Max’s office more than a little disheveled, and feeling quite content with herself. As she walked to the bathroom to repair her make up she couldn’t help but think about what Max said, and how soon they would be together. Liz would be there but she didn’t matter, after all she was mostly human. Tess thought she would make a lovely slave, and of course she couldn’t always fulfill Max’s needs, and who better than that whinny little bitch that he married. Tess snickered at the thought of Max being married to Liz, when she was his Queen. He treated her better then he treated Liz, and why? Because Liz was worthless and easily manipulated, you wouldn’t see her falling for those tricks, oh no she was smarter than that. Tess ran her hand over her face and she looked as fresh as she did when she left the house, never realizing how wrong she really was.
~*~
Michael pulled up to a perfect suburban looking house; it was the kind that screamed normal. All the houses on the block looked similar in fact, Michael hadn’t even gotten out of his truck and he was already suffocating. He walked up to the house feeling more than a little anxious, in fact he felt almost nauseous. He was going to see Liz, the one person he really didn’t want to see, the real reason he left Roswell. He shook his head as he thought to himself that this day couldn’t get much worse. He rang the bell and waited. Seconds later the door opened and a woman looked at him for a moment.
“Michael?” her tone shocked
It took Michael a moment to realize this was Liz, she looked horrible, and she was all skin and bone. Her face had an unhealthy pallor to it, and there were bags under her eyes that showed a serious lack of sleep. Her beautiful hair was hanging down her back limp and lifeless. This was a woman he didn’t know, and this was certainly not what he had expected. She looked haunted and scared.
“Yeah Liz it’s me” he said softly trying not to let his distress show
Liz put her hand up to her mouth and tears were running down her face, Michael never very good in these situations lead her into the house closed the door and just gathered her in his arms and hugged her. Liz clung to him sobbing, hanging onto him as if she never wanted to let go.
Author: burningchaos
Category: Au
There are aliens but, Michael left Roswell before graduating, also he and Maria never really dated. Alex died accidentally, Tess is evil but not the way you think. Maria is living out her dream in NYC, Isabelle is there too, a fashion designer. Kyle is Liz’s only friend.
Polar stories
Rated R, Marital violence
Disclaimer: I own nothing, not even my house.
Kyle looked up from his desk when he heard the footsteps break the silence in the room; he was shocked when he saw Michael. He stood up and walked toward him surprise and anger took over all at the same time, he hadn’t seen Michael in over eight years. It was amazing to see how little he had changed, except his hair; it was longer reaching to his shoulders.
“Hey man I thought I should let you know I got into town last night.” Michael said feeling a little awkward.
“You mean your living here? Where? Why didn’t you call?” Kyle was a irritated and anxious.
“I got in last night, I bought The CrashDown, which Max doesn’t know about yet, and I got in late which is why I didn’t call ‘mom’. Does that satisfy you?” Michael smirked remembering why he always liked Kyle
Kyle suddenly smiled as he realized what Michael just said “You bought The CrashDown? That is going to burn Max’s ass.” Kyle started laughing “It is good to have you back, but you really need to go see Liz. She is in bad shape and Max has been really fucking with her.” Kyle moved closer to Michael as he spoke “He is mind warping her and shit man, it is real bad.”
Michael looked shocked he almost couldn’t believe it “He wouldn’t?” Michael was rocked to the core he knew that Max had a mean streak but to go that far. “Why didn’t you say that before?”
“We couldn’t find you, and well you left, so we couldn’t even be sure you would help.”
Michael shook his head in disbelief “I’ll go see Liz and find out what I can do to help.” Michael put his hand on Kyle’s shoulder to reassure him before he turned to leave.
~*~
Tess came out of Max’s office more than a little disheveled, and feeling quite content with herself. As she walked to the bathroom to repair her make up she couldn’t help but think about what Max said, and how soon they would be together. Liz would be there but she didn’t matter, after all she was mostly human. Tess thought she would make a lovely slave, and of course she couldn’t always fulfill Max’s needs, and who better than that whinny little bitch that he married. Tess snickered at the thought of Max being married to Liz, when she was his Queen. He treated her better then he treated Liz, and why? Because Liz was worthless and easily manipulated, you wouldn’t see her falling for those tricks, oh no she was smarter than that. Tess ran her hand over her face and she looked as fresh as she did when she left the house, never realizing how wrong she really was.
~*~
Michael pulled up to a perfect suburban looking house; it was the kind that screamed normal. All the houses on the block looked similar in fact, Michael hadn’t even gotten out of his truck and he was already suffocating. He walked up to the house feeling more than a little anxious, in fact he felt almost nauseous. He was going to see Liz, the one person he really didn’t want to see, the real reason he left Roswell. He shook his head as he thought to himself that this day couldn’t get much worse. He rang the bell and waited. Seconds later the door opened and a woman looked at him for a moment.
“Michael?” her tone shocked
It took Michael a moment to realize this was Liz, she looked horrible, and she was all skin and bone. Her face had an unhealthy pallor to it, and there were bags under her eyes that showed a serious lack of sleep. Her beautiful hair was hanging down her back limp and lifeless. This was a woman he didn’t know, and this was certainly not what he had expected. She looked haunted and scared.
“Yeah Liz it’s me” he said softly trying not to let his distress show
Liz put her hand up to her mouth and tears were running down her face, Michael never very good in these situations lead her into the house closed the door and just gathered her in his arms and hugged her. Liz clung to him sobbing, hanging onto him as if she never wanted to let go.
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Chapter 7
Tarnished Armor Chapter 7
Author: burningchaos
Category: Au
There are aliens but, Michael left Roswell before graduating, also he and Maria never really dated. Alex died accidentally, Tess is evil but not the way you think. Maria is living out her dream in NYC, Isabelle is there too, a fashion designer. Kyle is Liz’s only friend.
Polar stories
Rated R, Marital violence
Disclaimer: I own nothing, not even my house.
Thanks to my wonderful friend and Beta Andi04 without whose help this story would not be possible.
Max was looking over some paper work but he couldn’t get rid of the nagging sensation about the new owner of The CrashDown, it was really bugging him. He set the document he was working on down and grabbed the file to go over again, he wanted to make sure he hadn’t missed anything. Any small clue would help, he would find out who the owner was today, and he would stop at nothing to make it happen. Some how he knew this was important and he didn’t know how yet, but nothing was going to disturb the happy little world he was building.
~*~
Michael held Liz as she clung to him sobbing, he was more than a little shocked by her actions, although he had feelings for her when he left they hadn’t really been on the best of terms. In the back of his mind he thought she might have even celebrated a little bit, he had been such an ass toward the end. He pushed those thoughts aside, and looked down at the surprisingly frail woman, who had always been so strong and fought for the words to say that would reassure her that he would help.
“Liz it’s alright I’m here now and I promise I won’t leave again, I’ll do what ever I can to help, alright.” His voice was so soft and tender he almost didn’t recognize it.
Liz let out a small hiccup and sighed “I am so glad you are here, I didn’t know who else to ask, or where to go. Max is just, he has lost it Michael.” Her tone was so desperate, it was unlike anything he had ever heard come from her. She was still wrapped in his arms, and was still clinging to him, unwilling to let him go as if he would disappear if she did.
Michael stroked her hair, feeling how dry and almost brittle it was “Liz, have you been eating? Cause you are dangerously thin.”
“I try but, well it is just so hard.” She shuddered “All these images… there is so much blood and death. I can smell it. I just can’t eat some days, most days.”
“Kyle told me what Max has been doing.” Michael started leading her to what he thought looked like the living room “You need to trust me Liz, I am going to see what I can do to help. Alright?” He looked her in the eyes and could see the fear there.
Liz could feel the overwhelming terror building up inside her, but this was Michael and he was here to help her. She trusted him; she always had, in some strange way.
“Alright” Her voice shook as she spoke “Do what ever you have to.”
~*~
Kyle missed Tess; it was a constant, persistent ache. It was an endless void shaped like her, he knew without a doubt that Max was hurting her like he was hurting Liz and that she was unaware of it. That knowledge was slowly destroying him, it made him feel helpless and that was an unfamiliar feeling, that he was becoming all too friendly with lately.
Kyle had left work after Michael had stopped by, his shift thankfully over, he felt restless and at this point useless. He knew there was nothing more he could do to help Liz, and he had no idea where to start with Tess, which is why he found himself sitting outside her apartment like some kind of freaky stalker waiting for her to come home. It felt like weeks since he had seen her.
He sighed at how pathetic he had become, at how lost he felt, they had only just really started out when everything went crazy. They had just stopped dancing around each other and finally talked about how they felt instead of trading sarcastic and snotty comments all the time. They only had a three dates and more than a few really hot kisses under their belts relationship wise, but that was enough. God he missed her, he missed everything about her. He only hoped that Michael could help all of them.
Author: burningchaos
Category: Au
There are aliens but, Michael left Roswell before graduating, also he and Maria never really dated. Alex died accidentally, Tess is evil but not the way you think. Maria is living out her dream in NYC, Isabelle is there too, a fashion designer. Kyle is Liz’s only friend.
Polar stories
Rated R, Marital violence
Disclaimer: I own nothing, not even my house.
Thanks to my wonderful friend and Beta Andi04 without whose help this story would not be possible.
Max was looking over some paper work but he couldn’t get rid of the nagging sensation about the new owner of The CrashDown, it was really bugging him. He set the document he was working on down and grabbed the file to go over again, he wanted to make sure he hadn’t missed anything. Any small clue would help, he would find out who the owner was today, and he would stop at nothing to make it happen. Some how he knew this was important and he didn’t know how yet, but nothing was going to disturb the happy little world he was building.
~*~
Michael held Liz as she clung to him sobbing, he was more than a little shocked by her actions, although he had feelings for her when he left they hadn’t really been on the best of terms. In the back of his mind he thought she might have even celebrated a little bit, he had been such an ass toward the end. He pushed those thoughts aside, and looked down at the surprisingly frail woman, who had always been so strong and fought for the words to say that would reassure her that he would help.
“Liz it’s alright I’m here now and I promise I won’t leave again, I’ll do what ever I can to help, alright.” His voice was so soft and tender he almost didn’t recognize it.
Liz let out a small hiccup and sighed “I am so glad you are here, I didn’t know who else to ask, or where to go. Max is just, he has lost it Michael.” Her tone was so desperate, it was unlike anything he had ever heard come from her. She was still wrapped in his arms, and was still clinging to him, unwilling to let him go as if he would disappear if she did.
Michael stroked her hair, feeling how dry and almost brittle it was “Liz, have you been eating? Cause you are dangerously thin.”
“I try but, well it is just so hard.” She shuddered “All these images… there is so much blood and death. I can smell it. I just can’t eat some days, most days.”
“Kyle told me what Max has been doing.” Michael started leading her to what he thought looked like the living room “You need to trust me Liz, I am going to see what I can do to help. Alright?” He looked her in the eyes and could see the fear there.
Liz could feel the overwhelming terror building up inside her, but this was Michael and he was here to help her. She trusted him; she always had, in some strange way.
“Alright” Her voice shook as she spoke “Do what ever you have to.”
~*~
Kyle missed Tess; it was a constant, persistent ache. It was an endless void shaped like her, he knew without a doubt that Max was hurting her like he was hurting Liz and that she was unaware of it. That knowledge was slowly destroying him, it made him feel helpless and that was an unfamiliar feeling, that he was becoming all too friendly with lately.
Kyle had left work after Michael had stopped by, his shift thankfully over, he felt restless and at this point useless. He knew there was nothing more he could do to help Liz, and he had no idea where to start with Tess, which is why he found himself sitting outside her apartment like some kind of freaky stalker waiting for her to come home. It felt like weeks since he had seen her.
He sighed at how pathetic he had become, at how lost he felt, they had only just really started out when everything went crazy. They had just stopped dancing around each other and finally talked about how they felt instead of trading sarcastic and snotty comments all the time. They only had a three dates and more than a few really hot kisses under their belts relationship wise, but that was enough. God he missed her, he missed everything about her. He only hoped that Michael could help all of them.
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Chapter 8
Tarnished Armor
Chapter 8
Author: burningchaos
Category: Au
There are aliens but, Michael left Roswell before graduating, also he and Maria never really dated. Alex died accidentally, Tess is evil but not the way you think. Maria is living out her dream in NYC, Isabelle is there too, a fashion designer. Kyle is Liz’s only friend.
Polar stories
Rated R, Marital violence
Disclaimer: I own nothing, not even my house.
*Thanks to my wonderful friend and Beta Andi*
Michael wipes his hands on his pants, and then took a deep breath. He didn’t want to let Liz know how nervous he was, that he was almost as scared as she was. He looked straight into her eyes, and hoped she wouldn’t see how he felt about her.
He placed his hands on either side of her head and said “Liz remember to breathe” and smiled as best he could. He sunk into her; it was nothing he had ever felt, he could see so much of “her” all around him. Moving forward he went to look for the areas that Max had manipulated, her mind was so ordered and the areas where there were chaos were the ones touched by Max.
He wasn’t sure how he knew that but he did. Max had his hands everywhere, there was so much that Michael wasn’t sure of, should he even touch anything. So he left most of it alone and nudged at the depression haunting her. Balance the hormone levels out some so she would at least take better care of herself, then eased out. He stared at Liz for a moment, to see if she seemed different. But he knew it was too soon to tell.
Liz stared at Michael, trying to process some of the things she saw, it had all came so fast and was to jumbled up to comprehend right now. She decided to just work it out later.
“Liz I couldn’t really fix it, it is just to much for me. I need help.” Michael reached out to hold her hand “I’m sorry I couldn’t do more right now. Maybe we can get Tess to help.” Michael saw Liz’s face go white and he remembered that Tess was sleeping with Max. “Aw shit Liz I forgot, I’m sorry.” Anguish seeped into his voice.
Liz shook her head as she answered “No Michael it is alright, I have been thinking about Tess for awhile and I think Max is controlling her too. She and Kyle were starting to get close and well, she wasn’t into Max that way. Then all of a sudden she couldn’t get enough of him.”
“That sounds like something I should check out, Liz do you know what started all this? Why max is doing this?” Michael stood up and started to pace, his agitation now evident.
“It was little things at first” Liz’s voice seemed small, “He would complain how he used to command an entire world, why couldn’t he get a judge to listen, or why didn’t I see it his way.” Liz had started to wring her hands together as Michael watched her. “Sometimes he would get angry that he couldn’t use his powers in public, and he started to practice them obsessively. He started to change more then, it was like them more he explored he powers the more alien he became.”
“Liz I spent a lot of time working on my powers too, and I didn’t change. There has to be more to it than that.” He kneeled in front of her, confused. “There has to be something, Max was always, but this...”
“I know Michael, I watched it happen, he isn’t the man I fell in love with. He isn’t the boy you used to know, he is something else now and he scares me.” Michael hugged her offering her what comfort he could, knowing that soon he was going to have to deal with Max.
~*~
Max was know closer to finding out the new owner at the end of the day, than he had been at lunch time, which put him in an extremely bad mood. He couldn’t understand why no one seemed to know who the owner was, it was ridiculous. Max slammed down the phone again and decided to give up for the day. He had to clear his mind, and that meant getting out of here. He drummed his fingers on the desk as he thought; grabbing his keys he decided to go to the pod chamber he hadn’t been there in a few weeks, it always made him feel better.
~*~
Kyle saw Tess get out of her car and wondered if he should talk to her. He watched her as she paused and talked to a little boy who was ridding his bike. She was so wonderful with children, it stunned him. In that moment he made his choice and got out of the car. Tess looked up when she heard the door shut; she seemed undecided about how she felt, neither smiling nor frowning. Kyle watched the little boy bike away and tried to think of what to say. He hadn’t felt this awkward since his first date.
“Hey Tess” He smiled at her “How have you been?” he tried to sound causal
She finally smiled at him “Good, you?”
“Well ok” he decided to just come out and say it “I’ve missed you, Tess, seeing you, calling you. Knowing that your thinking about me the way I’m thinking about you.” He took a chance and reached out to her, putting his hand in her hair, he knew that causal was long gone.
She looked slightly puzzled, then seemed to shake it off “Kyle I ... I don’t know what you’re saying.” She pulled away from him, but didn’t walk away; she just kept staring at him for a moment longer. Like she was looking for something and wasn’t sure what. “You must be mistaken Kyle, I love Max” Her voice sounded hollow as she ran to her building.
Kyle stood there for a second his heart more shattered then before, he had hoped, well maybe there was no hope. He slowly walked back to his car unaware Tess was watching him from her window.
~*~
Max pulled up to the pod chamber and as he did he noticed an unfamiliar truck. He was already pissed off and now here was somebody violating his private space, he got out of his car and decided to go take care of the problem. As he walked out toward the cropping he saw a figure walking down, the sun was in his eyes so he couldn’t see clearly, but the person seemed familiar, suddenly the man moved and blocked the sun. It was Michael, he was seeing Michael. Damn!
~*~
Michael wasn’t sure why he went to the pod chamber after he left Liz, he guessed he hoped there might be some answers there, He had lucked out though. He heard a car pulling up as he walked out of the chamber and wondered if Kyle had got his message. As he looked down he saw it was Max, damn he wasn’t sure he wanted to do this right now. It seemed once again his choices were not up to him; he walked down and noticed that Max couldn’t tell it was him because of the sun. So he moved and watched as Max’s face changed.
“Now why do I get the impression that you aren’t happy to see me after all these years Max?”
Chapter 8
Author: burningchaos
Category: Au
There are aliens but, Michael left Roswell before graduating, also he and Maria never really dated. Alex died accidentally, Tess is evil but not the way you think. Maria is living out her dream in NYC, Isabelle is there too, a fashion designer. Kyle is Liz’s only friend.
Polar stories
Rated R, Marital violence
Disclaimer: I own nothing, not even my house.
*Thanks to my wonderful friend and Beta Andi*
Michael wipes his hands on his pants, and then took a deep breath. He didn’t want to let Liz know how nervous he was, that he was almost as scared as she was. He looked straight into her eyes, and hoped she wouldn’t see how he felt about her.
He placed his hands on either side of her head and said “Liz remember to breathe” and smiled as best he could. He sunk into her; it was nothing he had ever felt, he could see so much of “her” all around him. Moving forward he went to look for the areas that Max had manipulated, her mind was so ordered and the areas where there were chaos were the ones touched by Max.
He wasn’t sure how he knew that but he did. Max had his hands everywhere, there was so much that Michael wasn’t sure of, should he even touch anything. So he left most of it alone and nudged at the depression haunting her. Balance the hormone levels out some so she would at least take better care of herself, then eased out. He stared at Liz for a moment, to see if she seemed different. But he knew it was too soon to tell.
Liz stared at Michael, trying to process some of the things she saw, it had all came so fast and was to jumbled up to comprehend right now. She decided to just work it out later.
“Liz I couldn’t really fix it, it is just to much for me. I need help.” Michael reached out to hold her hand “I’m sorry I couldn’t do more right now. Maybe we can get Tess to help.” Michael saw Liz’s face go white and he remembered that Tess was sleeping with Max. “Aw shit Liz I forgot, I’m sorry.” Anguish seeped into his voice.
Liz shook her head as she answered “No Michael it is alright, I have been thinking about Tess for awhile and I think Max is controlling her too. She and Kyle were starting to get close and well, she wasn’t into Max that way. Then all of a sudden she couldn’t get enough of him.”
“That sounds like something I should check out, Liz do you know what started all this? Why max is doing this?” Michael stood up and started to pace, his agitation now evident.
“It was little things at first” Liz’s voice seemed small, “He would complain how he used to command an entire world, why couldn’t he get a judge to listen, or why didn’t I see it his way.” Liz had started to wring her hands together as Michael watched her. “Sometimes he would get angry that he couldn’t use his powers in public, and he started to practice them obsessively. He started to change more then, it was like them more he explored he powers the more alien he became.”
“Liz I spent a lot of time working on my powers too, and I didn’t change. There has to be more to it than that.” He kneeled in front of her, confused. “There has to be something, Max was always, but this...”
“I know Michael, I watched it happen, he isn’t the man I fell in love with. He isn’t the boy you used to know, he is something else now and he scares me.” Michael hugged her offering her what comfort he could, knowing that soon he was going to have to deal with Max.
~*~
Max was know closer to finding out the new owner at the end of the day, than he had been at lunch time, which put him in an extremely bad mood. He couldn’t understand why no one seemed to know who the owner was, it was ridiculous. Max slammed down the phone again and decided to give up for the day. He had to clear his mind, and that meant getting out of here. He drummed his fingers on the desk as he thought; grabbing his keys he decided to go to the pod chamber he hadn’t been there in a few weeks, it always made him feel better.
~*~
Kyle saw Tess get out of her car and wondered if he should talk to her. He watched her as she paused and talked to a little boy who was ridding his bike. She was so wonderful with children, it stunned him. In that moment he made his choice and got out of the car. Tess looked up when she heard the door shut; she seemed undecided about how she felt, neither smiling nor frowning. Kyle watched the little boy bike away and tried to think of what to say. He hadn’t felt this awkward since his first date.
“Hey Tess” He smiled at her “How have you been?” he tried to sound causal
She finally smiled at him “Good, you?”
“Well ok” he decided to just come out and say it “I’ve missed you, Tess, seeing you, calling you. Knowing that your thinking about me the way I’m thinking about you.” He took a chance and reached out to her, putting his hand in her hair, he knew that causal was long gone.
She looked slightly puzzled, then seemed to shake it off “Kyle I ... I don’t know what you’re saying.” She pulled away from him, but didn’t walk away; she just kept staring at him for a moment longer. Like she was looking for something and wasn’t sure what. “You must be mistaken Kyle, I love Max” Her voice sounded hollow as she ran to her building.
Kyle stood there for a second his heart more shattered then before, he had hoped, well maybe there was no hope. He slowly walked back to his car unaware Tess was watching him from her window.
~*~
Max pulled up to the pod chamber and as he did he noticed an unfamiliar truck. He was already pissed off and now here was somebody violating his private space, he got out of his car and decided to go take care of the problem. As he walked out toward the cropping he saw a figure walking down, the sun was in his eyes so he couldn’t see clearly, but the person seemed familiar, suddenly the man moved and blocked the sun. It was Michael, he was seeing Michael. Damn!
~*~
Michael wasn’t sure why he went to the pod chamber after he left Liz, he guessed he hoped there might be some answers there, He had lucked out though. He heard a car pulling up as he walked out of the chamber and wondered if Kyle had got his message. As he looked down he saw it was Max, damn he wasn’t sure he wanted to do this right now. It seemed once again his choices were not up to him; he walked down and noticed that Max couldn’t tell it was him because of the sun. So he moved and watched as Max’s face changed.
“Now why do I get the impression that you aren’t happy to see me after all these years Max?”
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Chapter 9
Tarnished Armor 9
Author: burningchaos
Category: Au
There are aliens but, Michael left Roswell before graduating, also he and Maria never really dated. Alex died accidentally, Tess is evil but not the way you think. Maria is living out her dream in NYC, Isabelle is there too, a fashion designer. Kyle is Liz’s only friend.
Polar stories
Rated R, Marital violence
Disclaimer: I own nothing, not even my house.
Thanks to my wonderful friend and Beta Andi04 without whose help this story would not be possible.
Kyle drove slowly not even sure where he was going, he was numb. It was amazing how fast you could go from being destroyed to being numb. It took only moments. Where before he had had hope, now there was just a void. He should have stayed away, not knowing was better than this, ignorance is bliss. He never believed it till now; he never wished he could have stayed ignorant until now. Kyle turned his car toward home, to his empty house, to this chaotic life he never wanted , he always wished for bliss but that never seemed to happen to him.
~*~
After Michael left her; she felt hungry for what seemed like the first time in ages, she went to the kitchen and made herself a sandwich. As she was eating it, she tasted it, really tasted it. Food hadn’t appealed to her in weeks; it felt so good to eat. After she finished Liz felt energized, she wasn’t exactly happy, but for the first time in months she had hope, real hope.
She went to her room and gathered up her things, she hadn’t indulged in a long relaxing bubble bath in quite sometime, and she was going to do that right now. She went in and started to draw the bathwater, as she did her mind began to wander to the flashes she revived from Michael when he was trying to heal her. They had puzzled her; they were so jumbled and powerful. More powerful than any flash she had ever received from Max.
Turning the water off she slid into the tub, and continued to ponder on what she received. She was trying to separate the images and the emotions. What was so strange was she had always thought Michael disliked her, even hatred her, but the feelings she had gotten from him and the way he was treating her said other wise. Liz leaned her head back against the tub and sighed; Michael had never been this nice to anyone. Suddenly as she had stopped focusing the images cleared, and played out before her like scenes from a movie.
Michael watching her and Max at school, she was sitting on his lap in the court yard, Michael was feeling jealous and angry. So he made a snide comment and stalked off.
Michael watching her scrub down the tables after work at closing time, wishing he had the courage to tell her how he felt, to just walk up to her and kiss her.
Michael arguing with Max over how badly he treated her just days before he left, fed up with all the drama.
Michael sick to his stomach the day he left, wishing he didn’t have to leave but knowing he couldn’t stay and watch her take any more of Max’s shit.
The pain he felt as he left town, knowing he would never see her again, wishing just once he would have said or done something different to show her how he felt so it hadn’t gone this far.
Liz gasped and pulled herself up straight in the tub, her heart pounding in her chest, overwhelmed by all the emotions she had felt, by what she had seen. Confusion reined as she fought for control, she wasn’t sure what she felt. She knew that she liked Michael, and had secretly been attracted to him. It had hurt her so much when he treated her so viciously. And she knew that she was devastated when he left town, but she didn’t know why, they weren’t even friends. Liz put her hands on her head it was pounding like mad, she felt out of control. She climbed out of the tub and wrapped a towel around her just as the door bell rang. She quickly put a robe on and rushed to the door, opening it to find the last person she ever expected standing there.
~*~
Max stood there staring at Michael for a moment trying to regain his balance, he hadn’t expected this, and he hated the unexpected. Plastering a fake smile on his face Max closed the distance between them.
“Michael that’s not it at all I was just shocked it’s been years.” Max extended his hand; Michael took it and smiled back.
“It is good to see you to Max. It’s been along time” Michael could play this game too, using a falsely happy tone and an equally fake smile.
They walked toward the cars, never mentioning the pod chamber, or why they were both there. Silence crakled between them as they examined each other.
“So Max want to go grab a beer, I am parched. We could catch up, what do you say?”
Max studied him for a moment looking for hidden reasons then shook off the paranoia “Sounds great, follow me.” Thinking to himself that he could pump Michael for information, because there was no way the Michael was suddenly just here after all this time.
Author: burningchaos
Category: Au
There are aliens but, Michael left Roswell before graduating, also he and Maria never really dated. Alex died accidentally, Tess is evil but not the way you think. Maria is living out her dream in NYC, Isabelle is there too, a fashion designer. Kyle is Liz’s only friend.
Polar stories
Rated R, Marital violence
Disclaimer: I own nothing, not even my house.
Thanks to my wonderful friend and Beta Andi04 without whose help this story would not be possible.
Kyle drove slowly not even sure where he was going, he was numb. It was amazing how fast you could go from being destroyed to being numb. It took only moments. Where before he had had hope, now there was just a void. He should have stayed away, not knowing was better than this, ignorance is bliss. He never believed it till now; he never wished he could have stayed ignorant until now. Kyle turned his car toward home, to his empty house, to this chaotic life he never wanted , he always wished for bliss but that never seemed to happen to him.
~*~
After Michael left her; she felt hungry for what seemed like the first time in ages, she went to the kitchen and made herself a sandwich. As she was eating it, she tasted it, really tasted it. Food hadn’t appealed to her in weeks; it felt so good to eat. After she finished Liz felt energized, she wasn’t exactly happy, but for the first time in months she had hope, real hope.
She went to her room and gathered up her things, she hadn’t indulged in a long relaxing bubble bath in quite sometime, and she was going to do that right now. She went in and started to draw the bathwater, as she did her mind began to wander to the flashes she revived from Michael when he was trying to heal her. They had puzzled her; they were so jumbled and powerful. More powerful than any flash she had ever received from Max.
Turning the water off she slid into the tub, and continued to ponder on what she received. She was trying to separate the images and the emotions. What was so strange was she had always thought Michael disliked her, even hatred her, but the feelings she had gotten from him and the way he was treating her said other wise. Liz leaned her head back against the tub and sighed; Michael had never been this nice to anyone. Suddenly as she had stopped focusing the images cleared, and played out before her like scenes from a movie.
Michael watching her and Max at school, she was sitting on his lap in the court yard, Michael was feeling jealous and angry. So he made a snide comment and stalked off.
Michael watching her scrub down the tables after work at closing time, wishing he had the courage to tell her how he felt, to just walk up to her and kiss her.
Michael arguing with Max over how badly he treated her just days before he left, fed up with all the drama.
Michael sick to his stomach the day he left, wishing he didn’t have to leave but knowing he couldn’t stay and watch her take any more of Max’s shit.
The pain he felt as he left town, knowing he would never see her again, wishing just once he would have said or done something different to show her how he felt so it hadn’t gone this far.
Liz gasped and pulled herself up straight in the tub, her heart pounding in her chest, overwhelmed by all the emotions she had felt, by what she had seen. Confusion reined as she fought for control, she wasn’t sure what she felt. She knew that she liked Michael, and had secretly been attracted to him. It had hurt her so much when he treated her so viciously. And she knew that she was devastated when he left town, but she didn’t know why, they weren’t even friends. Liz put her hands on her head it was pounding like mad, she felt out of control. She climbed out of the tub and wrapped a towel around her just as the door bell rang. She quickly put a robe on and rushed to the door, opening it to find the last person she ever expected standing there.
~*~
Max stood there staring at Michael for a moment trying to regain his balance, he hadn’t expected this, and he hated the unexpected. Plastering a fake smile on his face Max closed the distance between them.
“Michael that’s not it at all I was just shocked it’s been years.” Max extended his hand; Michael took it and smiled back.
“It is good to see you to Max. It’s been along time” Michael could play this game too, using a falsely happy tone and an equally fake smile.
They walked toward the cars, never mentioning the pod chamber, or why they were both there. Silence crakled between them as they examined each other.
“So Max want to go grab a beer, I am parched. We could catch up, what do you say?”
Max studied him for a moment looking for hidden reasons then shook off the paranoia “Sounds great, follow me.” Thinking to himself that he could pump Michael for information, because there was no way the Michael was suddenly just here after all this time.