Recently
by Meredith
Disclaimer: Roswell, the characters, and the situations are owned by the
WB, no infringement intended.
Summary: Many months after "Destiny", Michael reflects on finding
unexpected happiness with Isabel.
Category: Unconventional Couples
Rating: PG
Authors Note: Michael's POV. "Recently" lyrics by Dave Matthews Band.
It was there all the time, but I never noticed it before.
The way her eyes shine a little brighter when she says my name. The slight
inflection in her voice as the last syllable of my name escapes her lips.
I never thought I could be so wanted, so needed. I never thought I would
feel like this... with her.
Recently I've been
All of content and dreaming I have been
'Cause I've been lately seeing
Quite a bit of this woman live on my street
She's holding me in her arms again, and I swear I feel like home...like
nothing bad will ever come to me, simply because my rough skin is touching
hers... my fingers running in her hair, my hot breath in her ear, my lips on
her sweet skin.
Is this how Maxwell felt the first time he saw Liz? He told us all the
time that he looked into her eyes and he knew he was home.
I laughed at him then, but I regret it now.
Every time I look into Isabel's eyes, I feel like I'm seeing them for the
first time. Who knows why this is happening now... maybe because we
finally know who we are, what we're destined to become?
People stare and we just ignore everything
People stare and we just ignore them
And they go away, go away
Everyone thinks this is weird, this is unnatural. Max swears he will never
look at me the same way again. But to us, this is the only real thing
we've ever felt. I could give a damn about what any of the others have to
say about it...
She comes to me
I watch her drink
I watch her comb her hair
Both say that we never before have
Felt as recently
I will never deny Maria's impact on my life. Maria was the one who broke
down my wall, made me love, made me feel worthy... human. She will always
be in my heart.
But Isabel is the other half of my soul. I look at her and I see why I am
here.
She gives me purpose.
People stare and we just ignore
What's the use in hiding out
Sometimes it's so hard...no one believes in our love. No one but us. Max
and Liz have shied away from us, Maria and Alex are too angry with us to
be around us... not that we blame them. Tess isn't around to praise us
anymore. She left us the day Maxwell and Liz reunited. Sometimes I lie
awake at night, wondering if she's okay. Maybe someday she will find
happiness, but Max will never be able to give it to her.
Then Isabel breezes into my apartment, the moonlight dancing on her
smiling face, and I can sleep again.
She says all the time
Let their eyes do the worrying about it
Through whispers and glances of disdain... Isabel has always been the
strong one. She hasn't given me a chance to question the decision we made
together... not that I would want to. My only regret is fighting this for
so long.
"What about Maria?" She would always say.
"What about Alex?" I would reply.
We'd sit and stare at each other for hours, trying to find comfort in each
other. We'd try to make ourselves feel better for leaving them behind.
Then one night, I held her as she cried for her real mother. She looked so
beautiful pressed up against me, moving against me ever so slightly... I
felt a voice deep inside my soul crying out for her, aching to touch her.
So I did.
She and me go to places quiet
Where we are quite alone
Kiss and we hold together
We will be until we are done
Usually we go to my apartment, but sometimes we go to the cave where the
pod chamber rests, a steadfast reminder of the unbreakable bond between
Max, Isabel, Tess, and I. These nights are the most special. Those are the
nights when the night is clear and we're holding each other to keep
warm...looking up into the sky and seeing the V-constellation shining down
on us, the souls of those who came before us silently smiling.
We don't talk about the past... about a world we more than likely will
never see again.
We don't think about the dangers lying before us... about our uncertain
future and the enemies that seek to destroy us.
They'll never destroy this...they'll never destroy this perfect union
between me and Iz.
Both say that we never before,
Never before have felt as recently
People stare and we just ignore everything
People stare and we just ignore them..
..and they go away, go away
Her heartbeat lulls me into a gentle sleep. I dream of one day making love
to her, the last step to becoming one conjoined soul. The baby in our
dreams haunts my mind. I think of him everyday, and I know this is meant
to be. Isabel and I are meant to be.
...and they go away, go away...
I look at her glowing face as the beginnings of the morning sun stream in
through my blinds, waking us from our peaceful dream world and back into
the world of uncertainty.
I look into her eyes as our lips press together and a very selfish part of
me wants to take her by the hand and leave Roswell, New Mexico forever.
But we can't run away from who we are. I just thank whatever being created
us for bringing her to me. I couldn't do this without her.
She stirs softly in my arms, waking beside me where she belongs.
I quelch my fears about my strength, my powers, our future...
...for she is everything I'll ever need, all I'll ever be.
End
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