Author: Kathryn
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Maria and Liz walked back into the hotel room not long after. Alex and Isabel were already back, and the smell of deep fried food filled the air.
"There's cheeseburgers in the bag for both of you," Alex said, motioning towards the McDonalds paper bag, her mouth full of fries.
Maria wasn't too big on hamburgers, but she was starving. It took nearly a full 20 seconds to scarf the burger down. Tess was sitting on her bed taking dainty little bites.
"We thought we'd try to use the communicator stones again tomorrow," Max said to the the two girls. "There has to be more to them than that single use."
"So you'll just have to find some way to amuse yourselves," Tess said pointedly to Maria, glad there was something they legitimately couldn't help with.
"I for one wouldn't mind staying while you tried," Alex said to Isabel, missing the tone in Tess's voice. "I mean, we never saw this before, and I would like to. I know I can't help, but it would be interesting to see someone of your species."
"If it works," Isabel said gloomily.
"You'll find a way," Alex said encouragingly, smiling at her.
"I'm tired," Michael said grumpily.
"So, go to sleep," Maria replied, "We're not forcing you to stay up."
"How am I supposed to sleep with the bunch of you talking?" he snapped.
"It's only 10:00 Michael. If you want to go to bed this early, fine, but the rest of us don't have to." she retorted.
"I'm actually tired too," Isabel confessed. "We didn't exactly get a lot of sleep last night."
"Whatever," Maria said. "If everyone's tired, we'll go to bed. I call use of the bathroom first."
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It took Maria 3 seconds before she came back out of the bathroom. "Okay," she said fustratedly, "I just remembered, I have no clothes, pajamas or personal hygiene equipment."
"She's not getting any of my stuff," Tess said firmly.
"Here Maria, you can use some of my stuff for now," Isabel said, tossing her an extra pair of her silk pajamas.
"Thanks Isabel," Maria said. "I'll go find a Wal-Mart tomorrow or something, and get myself some cheap clothes."
As Maria went back into the little bathroom, Liz turned to Isabel. "I don't suppose you have another pair in their?" she asked.
Isabel shook her head sympathetically. "Sorry, I don't Liz. I could lend you some of my extra clothes to sleep in if you wanted."
"No need," Liz said, "I'll just sleep in my own clothes. I'll do what Maria is doing and buy some crap at Wal-Mart."
"I have some extra stuff," Max offered, "It's not silk, but if you...."
"It's not neccessary," Liz said, cutting him off, refusing to look at him. It was as if she felt accepting clothes from him would mean accepting a whole lot more. "I'll just sleep in my own stuff."
Maria walked out of the bathroom, and Michael who had been already half-asleep woke up instantly. She was dressed in a pair of Isabel's red silk pajamas. Even though it wasn't revealing at all, he still thought she looked incredibly sexy in them. Trying to erase the picture of her from his mind, he rolled onto his other side so he couldn't see her.
It was a full half hour later before they all lay in their respective beds. Maria was getting frustrated because Isabel kept trying to hog all the blankets. Despite the fact she didn't feel all that tired, she was asleep within minutes.
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The clock on the bedside read 3 AM when Maria opened her eyes again. She had to go to the bathroom. She was about to sit up when she saw something that made her freeze.
Isabel and Michael were over on the other side of the room, together. They were kissing intently, and one of Michael's hands was sliding under Isabel's shirt. For a painful moment, Maria watched in horrid fascination as the guy who supposedly loved her so much made out with a girl who was like a sister to him.
Maria felt her heart splitting in two. This hurt worse than anything he had ever put her through, anything. He was supposed to love her, not Isabel.
She quickly squeezed her eyes shut, trying to block out the image, and keep the tears in. This wasn't happening, it couldn't be.
In the bed across from her, Tess had to cover her mouth with her hand to keep from laughing out loud. This was so perfect. Why hadn't she done this before. If Maria would just open her eyes again she would realize that Isabel was still in the bed with her, and Michael was fast asleep on the other side of the room. But of course, after what she saw, she wouldn't open her eyes until morning.
For a moment she felt a pang of regret, then it was gone. This humans deserved what they got. Maria, Liz and Alex weren't one of them. They were outsiders and had to stay that way.
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