Commander Nykon Reev
I could not stop thinking about the human after I saw her. I found myself waiting on the stairs that lead to the human living quarters area of the village. I knew that I should not be doing it, but I just wanted to get another glimpse of her. I wanted to prove myself wrong. I wanted to show myself that there was no reason for me to be thinking about her. I wanted to see her just so I could know that my mind had played a trick on me. I needed to satisfy that craving of seeing her so that I could get over it and move on. So I waited.
But when I saw her, there was nothing different. I still thought she was extraordinary, and my desire for her was still strong. She was struggling to carry heavy bags, and I couldn't allow her to. I had to help. But once I did, I regretted it because she opened the invitation to a friendship.
She had invited me to eat with her. It was strange that I had the same invitation offered to me earlier that same day by Jessica. But I had turned her down. Now, this human had played it smart. She left the offer open to me. She was playing a mind game; she had to be. How else would she know that I would go back to my living quarters and pace back and forth until I convinced myself that it was simply a meal with a human female, and I could have a meal?
So I found myself walking back to her living quarters. I must have lost my mind as a Zenkian soldier because this was dangerous territory. Yet I could not stop myself.
“Please, come in. You are just in time,” she said as she stepped away from the door. I followed her inside. There was another human female standing there. It was the same human female that I had seen her with in the hallway.
“Hello, Gina,” I said. I did not know that there would be more company, but I suddenly felt relieved that we wouldn't be alone. I couldn't trust myself to be alone with her.
“Yes, nice to meet you. I was just leaving. I just came by to give Amber something,” Gina said as she looked at Amber with a big smile.
“Thank you for that, Gina. I will see you tomorrow,” Amber said. They exchanged looks, and Amber walked Gina to the door. They were whispering intensely to each other as they did so. I could not hear what they were saying.
“Have a nice meal,” Gina said with a big smile as she opened the door and then looked at both of us. Then she walked out, closing the door behind her.
“She did not have to leave. Would she not join us for the meal?” I asked.
“No. I asked her to join, and she mentioned that she already ate and was very tired. She was retiring to her living quarters to sleep,” Amber said as she walked toward the table.
“Oh, thank you. This is perfect for the meal,” she said as she grabbed it and put it on the table. When she grabbed it, our hands touched. I felt heat shoot throughout my entire body. I had never felt that sort of instant heat with any female before. She must've felt it too because she looked at me for a second, then she quickly looked away as though she was embarrassed.
“Please, sit down. I made plenty of food, and I hope that you were hungry.”
“I am famished,” I said. I sat down across the table from her. She took the covers off of several dishes. It smelled absolutely amazing. I was glad that I was not eating in the communal kitchens. This looked so much better than what they were offering that evening.
We both served ourselves portions from each dish. I took the liberty to pour the Inta into our cups. We were quiet as we did this, and the only sound was the sound of plates and utensils clattering together as we served ourselves. It was unusual for me. I wasn't the quiet type. I was confident around the female sex. But for some reason she made me nervous; I realized this, and I wasn't having it.
“All right. I am from a place known as Charlotte, North Carolina. I live along the sea,” she said.
“The way I speak? Oh, I think you mean my Southern accent. Sometimes I forget that I have it. Yes, it is a regional dialect. It goes back hundreds of years,” she said.
“It is very different than the other human females I have encountered. I find it charming,” I said.
“I must tell you, Amber. This meal is exceptional. I did not know the human females knew how to cook our foods,” I said as I moaned while eating.
“Thank you. We do not know how to cook your foods, but I have taken it upon myself to learn in the kitchens while I have been here. I love cooking on Earth, and so I wanted to learn here because I missed it. I find a good amount of quiet and thinking time while I am cooking. It is good for me,” she said.
“What about you, Commander? What exactly does a commander do?” she asked as she pushed a spoonful of food into her mouth.
“That is a good question. I guess I could best sum it up by saying that I am in charge of missions. I am a mission commander. Anything that needs to be done away from the village, and it's dangerous, I am usually in charge of it,” I said.
She laughed. We talked while we finished the meal. I learned more about her home on Earth, and why she was looking forward to getting back to Earth. We made light conversation, nothing too heavy. It was just what I needed. After dealing with the end of my last relationship, I didn't want to deal with anything too heavy.
We drank the entire vessel of Inta. It was more than I had wanted to drink. The conversation had distracted me from how much I was drinking, and how much she was drinking. The Inta was stronger than what humans were used to. She’d had a lot.
“Allow me to help you with this,” I said as I helped her bring the plates and dishes to the kitchen area.
“Thank you. Thank you for coming over for the meal. It is interesting to have company for dinner when that company is an alien,” she said.
“I agree, but when the company is a human. I have had very little contact with humans. In fact, I try to stay away from them when I can,” I said.
“I have thought of your kind as nothing but trouble,” I said looking at her.
“It is not like we chose to come here, you know. I could say the same about the Zenkian. Nothing but trouble. Why couldn't you just leave Earth alone?” she asked, and she put a few inches between us. She stuck her finger against my chest poking at me as though she was scolding me.
“Hey, we are not the ones that went to Earth first. That would be the Waysaw, not us,” I said grabbing her finger and holding onto it.
"Waysaw, Grantsions, whatever: both of you are Zenkian. You are aliens that decided to invade my home planet,” she said. I realized that she slurred those last words. She had had too much to drink.
“If that is the way you want to think of it, human. But it is not how I see it. Besides, if it wasn't for us Grantsions, Earth would have been taken over and conquered right now. You wouldn't have an Earth to go back to,” I said leaning over her.
“Yeah well… If Earth was conquered already, you rebels would be squashed as well. So there,” she said sticking her chin up in the air at me. Her small pink lips trembled as she stared at me.
I could not help myself. I wanted to believe that it was the Inta, but I knew that it was not. It was her heated argument with me. The way her brown eyes narrowed at me in anger. Her mouth was aimed up at me, and I took it as an invitation.
I leaned down and pressed my lips to hers. She squealed in surprise, but that squeal was followed by a moan. Her hands pressed against the uniform on my chest. They slid up higher and higher until they were on top of my shoulders. I could feel her body move up as she pushed herself on her tiptoes and pressed her small body against mine. I kissed her with hunger. It was my first time kissing a human and it was not what I expected. Her small body in my hands felt delicate and fragile. Her lips were soft and full, and her scent was different than a female Zenkian. I was lost in all of this. Her tongue moved around mine.
Then all of a sudden, she pulled away from me. She pushed herself back by pressing against my chest with her hands. She looked at me with big eyes.
I said nothing. I walked to the door and walked out. I should not have done what I did. If it were found out, I could be banished from the village forever. Fuck.