Chapter 1
~Jives~
Seeing Remi leave like that made me both excited and a bit worried. He was young, a bit stupid, and honestly I felt as if things might not go well for him if he didn’t have the protection he desires. But the girl was a good one. I trust that she’ll keep him on a tight leash. She seemed to be a decent person, but I guess the results would show later on.
I had to get back to my own life. Now that Remi was gone, I was left leading the men here, helping them work with the people of Earth to rebuild everything after our invasion. I have to admit, I did feel bad about it. Remi is kind of a fool for what he did. He was childish, but the only thing I could do right now was clean up the mess so that it didn’t happen again.
I left the chapel after they left the ceremony, feeling almost free in a sense. I’d always been Remi’s guardian, but now that we’re on two different planets, working to better the relationship in two different worlds, it feels almost… liberating. I didn’t want to deal with anything else beside the affairs here, and I knew that it’ll keep me busy.
I walked over to the small hovercraft I had sitting in the parking lot. While I was there, I noticed some girl looking at me. She seemed different, way different from Remi’s wife. His wife seemed determined and in control, but this woman looked lost, like she was missing something. A part of me wanted to ask her what was wrong.
She was quite a cute human girl. But I was not getting involved. I had work to do. I had a group of people to help out, and I must rebuild. The city looked drab, and I must work to save it. Plus, I was in command of a group of soldiers that will be here to protect the people. I didn’t have time for women. Humans are quite a lot of work, as I saw from Remi’s little fling. I thought it’s best that I kept to myself for now, that I kept to my lane, and work on improving my life.
But, she was quite pretty. She had long, black hair, blue eyes that seemed to beg to be explored, and a lithe frame. I mean, I didn’t want to deal with human girls, but if I had a type, I felt she would be it. I shrugged though. I was too busy with work and with fixing this place up to get involved in the mess of humans. That’s been my rule, and that’s always been my rule.
I never wanted a partner. I know this might seem bizarre, but it’s just never been my goal. Sure, I did lead Remi to finding one but, for me, I’m fine with just being alone. I’d always been alone, ever since I was younger. I never cared to show vulnerability, emotions, any of that crap to anyone, and that’s the way I was keeping it. I was not worrying about that, but rather, I was working for the greater good of the planet.
I walked over to the craft, turning it on and heading over to the office the president left for me. When I got there, I already saw the pile of paperwork there, causing me to sigh.
“Great. More to do,” I said to myself. Paperwork was my middle name. Even with Remi here, that’s pretty much all I did in life. I never bothered with anything else really, and that’s the way I would keep it. I buckled down, working through it, signing various documents, and crossing out and amending other ones that would need to be sent back to the respective terminals.
I finally got to the demands the president had left for me. I read them, sighing in frustration. These were already troublesome. He was asking for everything, and we would have to give it to them since Remi did screw up most of this. He was a good ruler, just immature, but I thought Audrey will help with that. I signed off on it, finishing up the chunk that I had on the table, before finally taking a break.
There were a few calls that came in, mostly from a few people on Klanden that wanted to ensure everything was running smoothly. I sent the papers that needed fixing via the telefaxer, a fax machine that could exchange documents from one planet to another, and then, I sighed again. It was only nine pm. I was done with everything for the day. So, what did I do now?
Up until now I played babysitter for Remi when I finished my duties. But now that it’s not my job anymore I felt like I’m missing something. What is it though? I didn’t know. I felt like there was something there, but I couldn’t put my finger on it. Maybe I’m just overthinking as usual. I decided to take a walk, heading out towards the downtown area. I observed a few humans there, and when I saw them, they did pique my interest, but nothing more than mild curiosity.
I didn’t want to get involved. Humans were far too much work, and frankly, I didn’t have the time for that. I had a planet to watch over, duties that were important to my life, other plans that are more important in the grand scheme of things. I felt like humans were far too much work, too much maintenance, and way too much for me.
I went over to one of the bars, sitting there and sighing. I did what I felt was right in life, working towards the position that I was in today, and maintaining it. So why did I feel unhappy? Why did I feel so bothered by these feelings, this annoyance that ate away at me? I couldn’t say for sure, but maybe, just maybe, an answer will come soon.