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[thenewnormal]

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[angrycowboy]

[ Michael hadn't thought there was any good reason why he might be in this position. Still, hearing it like that isn't easy. He doesn't balk at resurrection the way most people would. That's happened in his own world.

But the story as a whole. Vampires, witches. Someone he loved, who killed him. That's his takeaway.

His eyes lock on Alex's face, full of worry. ]

I'm sorry. Alex...

[ He'd died. He'd died and Alex was left here, and if that position were reversed, Michael doesn't know how he would cope. ]

My god, I'm so sorry I did that to you. How are you not...yelling at me, how are you so calm?

[thenewnormal]

First of all because you don't know anything about it. Not yet. I have questions, but I'm not going to be able to get answers until you remember. And until you can answer them, it's not fair to be upset at you for something you don't remember doing. Plus, I'm just really glad you're okay.

[ That flash of guilt, the one he couldn't help, hit again. Because Kyle and Nick wouldn't get this. Not really. Out of all of them, he suspects that he might have been closest to Kyle over the last couple of years. And maybe things are starting to change, but only just. ]

Come on. We should get you back. I'm not the only one who missed you.

[angrycowboy]

[ Michael nods. It makes sense, it's not like he can explain himself when he can't understand why he would've done this yet. Hell, he just almost died back home. Why would he put himself in the same position here?

He touches Alex's arm, familiar and a little possessive. ]

Okay, I think Valenti will understand me spending a minute with my boyfriend before we head back.

[ Alex may not be the only one who missed him, but he's the important one. Michael knows that already. ]

[thenewnormal]

[ There was a pause as Alex looked at Michael. So many things he didn't know. Didn't remember. And, Alex knew, so much he'd regret when he did remember, even if this part wasn't his fault. ]

Maybe not, but I'd feel guilty. We were all worried. And hearing you're back isn't the same as seeing you.

[ If he could try to ease the future guilt of basically snubbing Kyle and Nick, he'd do it. ]

[angrycowboy]

[ That look on his face. There's something he's not saying, and Michael knows it. He frowns at him a little, but he falls in step with him all the same. ]

Okay, if you insist.

You gonna tell me what it is I don't know?

[ Or is it gonna be a happy surprise when they get there? ]

[thenewnormal]

Not my thing to tell.

[ A pause and a sigh. ]

Things with me and Kyle were complicated for a while. And you stepped in when he needed someone. Kind of like when he went missing and you tried to come to his rescue. You two have been friends, good friends, for a while now. But specifics are for him to tell you.

[angrycowboy]

[ He had wanted to save Kyle. He'd felt strongly because he'd designated himself as his protector, and he'd failed.

Had something similar happened here? Maybe something more.

It's weird to think about, and he's frowning, now. His hands settle in his pockets while he follows Alex. ]

Okay. I guess, let's go talk to him.

Why were you complicated?

[thenewnormal]

[ Alex winced. That felt like something that happened ages ago. But also too recently. ]

We'd gotten closer because, for a while, we were the only ones from Roswell here. And then he hurt a friend of mine out of nowhere and what seemed to be deliberately. I tried to talk to him, but he... Let's just say there were things going on that I didn't understand at the time and I let myself be hurt instead of asking why he was acting like that. We drifted apart for a few months and you stepped in when he needed someone.

[angrycowboy]

[ Michael thinks about that, about being the one to step in for someone who was otherwise alone. It's a strange thought. He feels like his and Alex's positions should've been reversed, and apparently they weren't.

It also seems to imply that he did the right thing, which. Is heartening, he guesses. ]

I'll ask him about it. I gotta say I never would've thought something like this would be between me and Kyle.

Are the two of you good now?

[thenewnormal]

I have to admit that I was a little surprised. But then I lived through the last few years of life in Roswell. And had you telepathically slamming doors in my face because of him. And I'm not surprised anymore. He and I worked out our issues back home - and yeah, here, too - so I can't imagine it would have taken you that long to actually admit that you were friends with him.