Roswell Fanatics

Title: Satellite
Author: Elf
Email: uc_elf@hotmail.com
Disclaimer: You guys all know who Roswell belongs to (Not me)and Satellite is a song by One Dollar Short
Summary: This has been a favourite song of mine for a few years and I thought it could be well used in a fic. Do tell what you think. Will only be a two parter
Rating: YTEEN a little dark but quite mild
Pairing: Michael/Liz

Part 1

“Well we have a few new students today” The English teacher began as four kids who looked like they belonged at a Metallica Concert stood at the front of the class.

Max, Isabel and Tess all sat in silence watching the new students. The girls each had short hair in a messy style that stuck out in all directions. The brunette had bright red and blue streaks through her hair while the blonde had gone for pink streaks.

They each had a pair of baggy pants sitting low on their hips, the blonde sporting a very fashionable midriff halter top. Obviously she liked to mix her ‘bad ass’ style with what was popular. Meanwhile the brunette was simply wearing a tight and very short Metallica t-shirt, the kind her grandma would say doesn’t fit.

Each girl was also adorned in spiky wristbands, belts, and the odd piercing. The brunette with her eyebrow and chin pierced and the blonde with her nose and left upper lip pierced. Each wearing dark eye make up and a similar bored expression.

Then there were the guys, each supporting a pierced eyebrow. The shorter one was obviously muscly, probably would have made a good football player. The other one was taller yet his body was defined.

“Now then how about each of you tell us a bit about yourselves” The teacher said. Isabel watched as the brunette made a ‘Pfft’ sound, obviously having been through this before.

“My name is Kyle valenti and all of us used to live LA where I played drums with these guys. My dad is the new sheriff that’s why we moved here. I was the quarterback at my old school but ended up getting kicked off the team because I knocked someone out”

“You tackled someone and they hit their head big deal” A burly guy at the back said

“Who said it was on the field?” Kyle asked before sitting in his seat

“Uh Alex Whitman” He began “I play the bass guitar and am good with computers” He stated before shrugging his shoulders and sitting next to Kyle

“I’m Liz. I sing, play guitar, skateboard and have a black belt in jujitsu” Liz stated sounding beyond bored, before walking over and sitting between Alex and Kyle.

“Well obviously I am left to actually tell everyone about us. My name is Maria, the four of us are in a band together, we mostly do covers and we got a lot of gigs back home in LA. Liz, Alex and I live together and Kyle lives with his dad. We all love skateboarding and-”

“Shit Maria sit down already, they wanted some information to categorize us by in pathetic social standings, not our fuckin life story” Liz groaned not bothering to contain her swearing

“Charming Miss Parker, charming” The teacher stated

“I get that a lot” Liz said with a smile

About ten minutes into the lesson Liz felt her phone vibrating in her pocket “Uh sir, gotta go to the bathroom, thanks” Liz stated as she walked out of the door straight away.

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“What a rude little slut” Tess stated at lunch time

“I don’t like them at all” Isabel pointed out

Michael remained quit as Max turned to him and said “That brunettes a bit of alright”

“Do you think we should keep and eye on them?” Tess asked

“Yeah, we should definitely keep an eye on them Max stated seedily

“I didn’t see them but they don’t sound that bad” Michael pointed out

“No I say we keep an eye on them that’s what we do” Max ordered

At that moment Liz came skateboarding past them she took a cigarette out of her back pocket and lit it while moving the board so she wouldn’t slow down.

It was then they noticed she had a tattoo. What appeared to be a snake wrapping around her spine.

“My god talk about street trash” Tess muttered as they all stared after Liz who was exhaling a thin cloud of grey smoke at the time

~

“Yeah so I say we get there about 6 get set up and everything, cause they wont have anything done” Liz explained to Kyle as she stood by her locker.

“Sounds good we doing the usual set list?” she asked

“Yeah, but we’re at a god damn UFO centre so I don’t know what the crowd will be like. Doubtful this town has ever heard the word mosh before” She muttered before they were approached by a guy from their English class

“Hi I’m Max” He said offering his hand to be shaken, neither girl took it “and ah this is Tess”

“Great” Kyle muttered

“So we were wondering if you wanted someone to show you around town or”

“Thanks Matt but we have a gig tonight damn shame” Liz finished sarcastically

“His name is Max, god didn’t your parents teach you any manners” Tess snapped

“What did you say?” Liz demanded

“Liz, don’t” Kyle warned

But Liz grabbed Tess and swung her up against the lockers and pressed her forearm against Tess’s throat “My parents are dead, so keep your mouth shut ya little blonde bimbo” Liz hissed

Liz opened her locker and began arranging her books so they would all fit inside, Max and Tess were still standing on the other side of her door

“Jesus Christ, are you insane?” Max demanded

“Blonde ho should have kept her snobby mouth shut” Liz calmly pointed out

“Ho?....Snobby? Listen you tart”

“If you wanna go me I’ll gladly take you on bitch, but know now you’ll loose” Liz stated not even glancing around her door

“Hey Max Tess, ha, ha what happened to your throat” Liz heard a familiar sounding voice chuckle “So what are you doing?” and that moment her world shattered. She turned to Kyle who was grinding his teeth

Kyle wanted to hit him but new this was between him and Liz

“This bitch is threatening to hit me cause I said something about her parents, it was probably her that killed em” Tess stated

Liz slammed her locker closed

“Liz” Michael breathed “Tess your gone”

“What?” Tess asked

“This” Liz said before punching Tess in eye as hard as she could

“OWE!” Tess yelled before running off screaming

“Well I see you haven’t changed much, still kicking ass” Michael said “How ya been?”

“What do you care?” Liz spat

“You’re still pissed? God Liz you need to get over that”

“Wait a minute, you two know each other?” Max asked shocked

“We dated, were supposedly in love. Mikey here was caught in a sticky situation involving a friend of mine-”

“You and Courtney became friends?” Michael asked

Liz ignored Michael and kept talking to Max “When I saw them I left and went home I mean it sucked for all I know they could have been about to fuck. A few hours later Courtney comes over and explains everything that happens in detail, bawling her eyes out thinking she did something wrong”

“So what's the problem” Max asked suddenly intrigued

“Mikey here doesn’t call, visit, write…. No he moves I didn’t hear from him since I fled his apartment” Liz said aggravated

“I had to moved here, I was in foster care” He reasoned

“What and at no point in time you could call, come over, Jesus fucking Christ a postcard that said ‘hey I moved bye’ would have been an improvement” She yelled

“I’m sorry” He stated sincerely

“I spent three months trying to find your ‘sorry’ ass. For all I know they could’ve gotten to you, you could’ve been dead!” Liz screamed, she was furious and even given her anger a single tear managed to slide down her face

“Shit Michael you ass” Max chuckled

“Hey!” Michael replied punching him in the arm. The next second however Michael was punched was in the eye

“You remember Maria” Liz stated

“Fuck!” Michael winced

“You are an asshole Michael” Maria spat before turning to Liz “Come on girl, we gotta get ready for the gig”

“I gotta go hit the bags” Liz said before skateboarding off not being able to hold in her tears any longer
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Elf

Sorry this took so long guys between lack of sleep parties and work i didn't have time. Then about a week ago my connection was being a fucktard (Fucking retard for those playing at home) thanks heaps for the feedback elf angel glad you're liking it


Part 2

Liz skateboarded straight to the gym and got changed into a pair of sweat shorts before heading to the nearest punching bag and beginning to punch and kick it. Furiously Liz punched at the bag with clenched fists every now and then pausing to kick.

An hour later all she had achieved was bruising her knuckles, then Michael turned up.

“Thought I might find you here” He said walking up behind her

“What do you want?” she demanded beginning to hit the bag harder

“We need to talk Liz”

“There’s nothing to talk about. I’ve got a gig to get ready for” She said walking away

“Liz” Michael pleaded grabbing her arm when he was instantly hit with a flash

The flash was of Liz looking around his empty apartment realising that he had left. In the flash she dropped to her knees and began sobbing uncontrollably and drinking a lot of vodka and taking some pain killers. That’s how the flash ended

“Liz I….” Michael began his voice barely audible, the pain Liz had felt replaying in his mind

“Got my heart shattered and my stomach pumped all in one night” Liz mumbled backing away before turning and walking away

Michael sat down and threaded his fingers through her hair. Given that it was a flash he could feel how much pain he had caused with his disappearing act.

But Liz also received a flash from Michael, how he actually felt in his new home, much how she had felt when he left. This only served to confuse Liz and upset her more.

If he missed her so much why didn’t call her?

Liz headed to her apartment to get changed before going to the UFO centre. She was now dressed in a tight pair of black leather pants, black skate shoes and a small red singlet top which showed off the tattoo on her lower back. It was a picture of a snake intertwined around a Metallica symbol of four m’s in a square. Michael had designed it for her.

Liz left her home and tried to put herself in a better mood, which was difficult. But when she arrived at the UFO centre her mood lifted immediately. It was looking very full and their band was opening.

Heading backstage Liz was greeted with a very excited Alex and Kyle

“Hey Liz, did you see the crowd?” Alex asked

“It’s pretty good” she replied

“You okay?”

“Yeah Maria told us about Michael” Kyle explained

Liz sighed “I got a flash…He was hurting just as much as I was so I am confused as to why he didn’t call or anything….But lets focus on playing some music” Liz said before walking to the mirror and gelling her hair into a mo hawk.

“Chica how is it that your hair does that perfectly and mine doesn’t do as it’s told? I mean we both have the same length curly hair” Maria pointed out

“I don’t know Ria, you know I don’t think about that stuff” Liz said shrugging her shoulders as there was a knock on the door

“Hello?”

“Uh hi, Isabel” A tall blonde introduced her self “Um two things I wanna say, I heard what happened with Michael and, I could be wasting my time, but I thought you should know he has never showed any interest in any girl since he has been here. We actually thought he was gay until one night he woke up screaming your name”

Liz took a deep breath and willed herself not to think about it “And secondly”

“Well there is certain reasons I get stuck hanging around with Tess Harding and ‘we’re friends’, isn’t one of them. Uh thank you and if ever the opportunity arrises, hit her again”

“Consider it done” Liz stated with a smirk

Isabel wished them good luck before they all tuned their instruments and headed out on stage. After playing a set that got the whole crowd moshing along they were doing their last song.

“Guys, can we do Satellite?” Liz asked

Maria sighed “You’re still hung up on him huh chica?” Maria asked

“Of course I am” Liz stated in a whisper “So you guys good to do satellite?” When Kyle and Alex gave her a thumbs up Liz turned back to the crowd

“Okay, this last song is by an Australian punk band called ‘one dollar short.’ It’s for all those people who have lost a love, and I hope you found it again unlike me but hey don’t forget to check behind the couch” she joked “This is called Satellite”

“They all started playing the music while Liz punched her hands in the air in time with the beats, for this song she had put down her guitar

I found a photo of us today
the memories they came flooding back ,
blowing out birthday candles
I was dressed as superman you were a starting star
we must’ve only been in fourth grade
my sweet blue eyed child hood valentine
all these years and I miss you so much
first star I see tonight
I’ll make a wish I hope comes true
I’d even search the stars for you

I’d even send a satellite
to find a piece of kryptonite
to have you right here by my side
I miss you
I wish you were right here
I need you right here by my side

Everyday after class I’d carry on
hoped you would hold my hand and say to me
that when we grow up we’d get married
time has a habit of bringing with it change
we’ve moved away grown up and grown apart
sometimes I lay awake and wonder
if your thinking about me
like I think about you
first star I see tonight
I’ll make a wish I hope comes true
I’d even search the stars for you

I’d even send a satellite
to find a piece of kryptonite
to have you right here by my side
I miss you
I wish you were right here
I need you right here by my side

will I ever see you again
will I ever see you again
will I ever see you again
will I ever see you again

I need you right here by my side

During the song Liz was jumping around on stage to the beat banging her head around to the beat. The whole crowd went wild when they finished Liz leaving the stage as soon as possible.

Liz hung out with her friends for about half an hour before she decided to go to the skate park. She wasn’t on the half pipe for long before Michael turned up.

“Following me Edwards?”

“It’s uh Guerin now” Michael quietly stated

Liz came to a halt “You changed your name?”

“I had to. Liz Courtney was a skin” Michael stated

“I know” she replied “She didn’t know I knew but I did”

“They were going to kill her if she didn’t get some results so we faked my death, I moved here changed my name and left my world behind wondering what happened to me” Michael stated sombrely

“What?”

“Liz you meant everything to me” Michael pointed out his eyes watering slightly “I have never even thought about another girl because I have been to busy wondering…hoping you were alright. Shit Isabel thought I was gay” Michael sighed before looking up at a weeping Liz “You are so amazing to even know I…I loved you with all of my heart Liz, I still do”

Liz leapt forward and threw her arms around him and pulled him into a hug, crying on his shoulder “I love you too” She mumbled

Michael looked her in the eyes and thumbed away her tears “I promise I will never disappear again. Hell I’m never gonna leave you alone”

“That’s a promise I’m gonna make you keep” Liz said before Michael’s lips gently pressed against her own and for the first time in a long time, she felt home.

THE END
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Elf