| “No” “Come on Maria” “No!” “You’re on earth and you’re just 17, you have to” “No way” “Why are you being so stubborn?” “Because I already said no ten times” “Please Maria?” “Let me think…NO!” “Look Maria, people are getting suspicious. What are you gonna tell them if the authority comes? You have no birth certificate, no place of birth, and no records whatsoever to prove that you exist her on earth. Before you ask, no, you can’t kill everyone that’s close to figuring you out either” Maria crossed her arms across her chest and gave the group of seven teenagers a glare. Max, Michael, Isabel, Tess, Liz, Alex and Kyle had been trying to persuade her to go to school for more than an hour. “Fine” Maria muttered and the glare she gave them sent cold chills down their spines. “And Maria, no weapons” Isabel added before walking out the apartment door. Next day, Roswell High “Hey guys, you ready for…uh…school?” Kyle asked his mouth falling wide open. Michael’s eyes grew wide. “Dammit Tess, did you have to lend her a top that was so short?” Maria was wearing her brown boots, black tight pants and one of Tess’s short baby blue tank tops. “She’s going to pass as my cousin, remember? We might as well dress somewhat alike” Tess giggled and gave the other blond a devilish look. Tess was dressed in a short black skirt and a low cut red top and she knew they would both get most of the eyes on them today. Which had been her main goal all along. “Stop gawking like I’m a piece of meat, I could kick your ass back to where it came from” Maria said, amusement painting her voice. “I see Tess has helped you get dressed” Isabel chuckled as she and Alex came up to the group standing on the parking lot. “Nice, you’ll really make a first impression, that’s for sure. Oh for crying out loud Michael, close your mouth” Michael shot the tall blond a deadly glare. “So, is there anything I should know?” Maria asked the others. “Other than I’m Tess’s cousin” Alex nodded. “You’re Maria DeLuca, Tess’s cousin from New York” he said and handed her a paper with names on former schools and grades. “Wow, I’m impressed…looks real” Maria said and scanned through the paper. “Yeah, well I’m a real pro” Alex grinned proudly. Isabel eyed Maria from top ‘til toe. “I see you left your sword at home” Tess chuckled and shook her head. “Actually, it’s in the car. Michael and I had to force her to leave it there” “Why am I not surprised?” Isabel said with a roll of her eyes. “So we gonna go into school or just stand here?” “I’d be happy with just standing here” Kyle muttered and shoved his hands down his pockets. Maria pointed at Kyle. “See, I’m not the only one that doesn’t wanna be here” “Didn’t you go to school in your world?” Alex asked. “No” Maria answered and sighed. “Let’s just get this over with so I can get out of here quicker *********** “Who’s the hottie?” a football player named Mark asked Michael and Kyle as they sat down beside each other in the history class room. “Tess’s cousin and keep your hands off her” Michael said. Mark chuckled and gave Michael a curious look. “What? She’s your girlfriend?” “No” Michael answered with a glare “But she’ll probably chop your hands off if you try anything” Kyle grinned and then turned his back on Mark. Maria slumped down on the empty chair beside Michael and sighed. “Is school always this boring?” Kyle nodded with a groan. “You haven’t seen anything yet; wait until we have math with Mrs. Johnson” “Great” Maria sighed and crossed her arms across her chest with a small pout. A pout that Michael found very, very, very cute. “What good will this do me? Earth school subjects aren’t required for slaying hordes of demons, something I would much rather do” “Got an extra seat in the slaying department?” Kyle asked with a grin. “Make that two extra seats” Michael added. Maria looked at them and rolled her eyes. Roswell High, lunch Maria closed the locker she’d received earlier the same morning and turned around to see a tall muscular blond haired guy standing in front of her. “So you’re the new girl Maria” “Yeah” she answered, knowing that practically everything she did would turn him on even further. School was boring so why not play a little? “And who are you?” “Simon” he answered and boldly eyed her. “I’m a friend of Kyle’s” “Another football player, ey?” she grinned. He chuckled and nodded. “Yepp, where are you from? I heard you were from New York, where exactly?” She stepped closer, her green eyes sparkling. “You don’t really wanna play a thousand questions with me, now do you?” “We have this room called the Eraser room” he began with a daring grin. “I’ve heard about it” Maria said seductively. “But I’ve never been in there, wanna show me?” He gulped and nodded eagerly, his cool surface miles away. “Hell yeah” “I think not” Maria and Simon turned around to see Isabel and Tess standing there. Maria rolled her eyes and sighed. “Great timing” “Bye Simon” Isabel said and gave him her Ice Queen look. Simon nodded and gave Maria a desire filled look before hurrying away. “Having fun, aren’t we?” “What? He was asking me about my past and I was just replacing his attention” Maria answered innocently. Tess arched an eyebrow. “And doing a damn good job at it” “I was only planning on having some fun, that’s all” Maria said and pulled her fingers through her long hair. “He was a good candidate for some fun though” “I bet” Isabel chuckled. “Come on, the others are waiting for us at the cafeteria” Isabel, Tess and Maria joined Max, Michael, Liz, Alex and Kyle around one of the tables in the back. “So how’s school so far?” Liz asked. “Totally useless. Do all human males only think about sex?” The guys coughed a bit and looked down uncomfortably. “They’re teenage guys, which means they’re driven by raging hormones” Isabel laughed. “Aren’t the men in Amarylon like that?” Maria shook her head. “No, not all the time…we focus on our duties and when we have some time over, then we play. But of course there’s the over sexual freaks, I just don’t get what the big deal’s about. Sex is totally overrated most of the time” “The more I get to know you, the stranger you get” Kyle said with a grin. “Hi Michael” Courtney smiled brightly as she and two other girls came up to the table. Michael groaned out loud and rolled his eyes. “Hey” Tess who’d never liked Courtney much glared at the tall blond. “Can we help you *Courtney*?” “Who’s the new girl?” she asked and eyed Maria. “That’s Maria, Tess’s cousin” Alex answered since Maria was too busy studying her soda can. He elbowed her quickly in the ribs so she dropped the can and looked up. “Oh…yeah…I’m Tess’s cousin” Maria nodded not even bothering to smile. “Yeah, I can see that. Attitude issues much?” Courtney asked and the two other girls behind her laughed. Maria leaned closer to Liz who was sitting beside her. “What did she mean?” she whispered. “She meant that she thought you had some serious attitude issues” Liz answered quietly. “Oh” Maria said and then her eyes grew wide. “Hey! You stupid little…” Max silenced her by holding his hand over her mouth and thankfully Courtney had been too lost in ‘Michael land’ to even hear Maria in the first place. “Are you going to the prom?” Courtney asked him. “I don’t think so” Michael muttered. “And it’s several weeks left” “That’s too bad” she smiled seductively. “If you change your mind, come and find me” Tess mimicked Courtney’s words behind her back with a grimace. “Bye Courtney” she said as the three girls walked off. “God, I hate that chick. Can’t she just, I don’t know, jump off a cliff or something?” Maria sat in silence glaring evilly at Courtney’s retreating back and then glared at Max instead. Max inched closer to Michael, staring wide eyed at Maria. “Sorry” he said. “But I didn’t know what you were planning on doing” “Well, let’s see” Maria said and drummed her fingers to her forehead. “Oh, that’s right; I was planning on beating her up for insulting me” “Max, why didn’t you just let her?” Tess asked with a sigh. “Then I wouldn’t have to see her stupid face anymore” “Tess” Michael warned. “She’s not that bad” “No, she’s worse” Isabel said. “For God’s sake Michael, she’s a brain-dead bimbo who’s only good for one thing and if you’re even considering screwing her I’ll make you wish you were never born” Alex stared at Isabel. “Whoa, someone’s feisty today” “Bite me” Isabel retorted and crossed her arms across her chest. Kyle mouthed ‘PMS’ behind her back to Alex but Isabel saw and hit Kyle hard over his shoulder. TBC |
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