Chapter 11
Bridget Thomas
He was being cold, and I didn’t know why I expected anything else. Of course he was cold; he was an alien! Did I forget? Why was I trying to give him human qualities? He wasn’t human. He had been a jerk from the beginning, and he was only mildly nice and sensitive for a moment, and what did I do at that moment? I aggressively attacked him. I was so stupid. Now I waited cooped up in the room of the tavern while he was downstairs. I had eaten a delicious soup and bread and drank a good strong cup of the wine. But I stopped at one cup, remembering that when I drank too much of it the night before it led me to have sex with him. I wasn’t going to make that same mistake again. I was done. I would never let him touch me again.
I paced back and forth in the room looking around. I couldn't believe that Vicki wasn’t on this damn planet anymore. That’s if the yellow-haired human the alien spoke of was her? I knew that there had to be other blondes on that yoga retreat, but I couldn’t remember who exactly. I wished that knew for sure. But I wasn’t allowed to leave the room. It was because Vnor was worried that I was going to be noticed. I had to admit that it wasn’t smart of me to have an outburst in the market. I didn’t want the cyborgs to know that I was in the market, but I had made sure that everyone saw me when I shouted at Vnor. He was pissed about it, and that was why he locked me up in the room.
“Screw it,” I said pouring another cup of the wine. I needed it. I needed to calm my nerves. I slammed back the strong drink. Then I sat down on the bed. I took off my boots and laid down. I didn’t get much sleep the night before because of having sex and getting up at dawn, and now after a big meal and wine, it was starting to hit me. I didn’t know when I nodded off to sleep, but I woke up hours later. It was dark.
I sat up and looked in the corner to see Vnor sitting at the table with a drink and what looked like a map. I rubbed my eyes and walked over to him.
“Why didn’t you wake me when you got in?” I asked pouring some water in my cup.
“You are tired. You should rest,” he said without looking at me.
“Yes but… never mind,” I sat at the table making myself wake up.
“We are leaving tomorrow,” he said.
“We are? Where?” I asked looking at the map laid out in front of him. I didn’t understand the writing on it.
“We are leaving the village. We are going to an outpost far from here where no one will see us. It will be safer there. In the morning we will go see if my transmission went through and if there is a response. If there is not, then we will go to the outpost,” he said.
“Outpost? But didn’t you hear the other alien guy? He said your captain left us. We should be looking for the others since your captain abandoned them and us, not hiding out somewhere,” I said standing up. He looked at me. He looked me straight in the eyes for the first time in a long time. His icy blue eyes caught my attention. I forgot how beautiful they were. His silver strands of long hair fell forward over his forehead in contrast to his blue skin. Damn, he was still sexy.
“Must you always argue with me, human? That is what we are doing. I don’t know why I bothered to tell you. I should have known that you would just argue with me,” he said.
“Well, I have a right to say my opinion. What if your captain never comes back?” I said louder.
“Don’t say that. Never say that. He will come back,” he said standing up. He poured some wine drink and chugged it. I was pissing him off. I took a deep breath.
“I need to wash my face,” I said excusing myself to the washroom. I hated that watching him move turned me on. I splashed cold water on my face.
Later that night we slept together side by side but did not touch. It was torture. Since I had taken a long nap during the day, I had a hard time falling asleep. Having his masculine scent next to me was hard not to respond too. I wanted to touch him. I wanted to kiss him. I wanted to feel his alien cock inside of me again, but I didn’t do anything. It was the longest night.
The next morning I woke up to an empty bed. I sat up. “Vnor…?” Had he left me in the room again? I got up and stretched. I noticed a fresh tray of food on the table. It smelled good. Then I heard the shower running in the washroom. He was taking a shower. I imagined for a second the alien’s wet blue skin, six-pack abs, and hard cock drenched in water.
“Stop it, Bridget. Remember: he is a jerk,” I said to myself as I poured some water in a cup and walked over to the window. The warm, dry air filled my lungs. It felt good. Then I sat down for a light breakfast. I didn’t know how fast this alien would want to move.
“Good. You are awake. We are leaving in half an hour to the transmission station,” he said. I turned to see him walking out of the washroom. There was a cloth wrapped around his waist, and his silver hair was wet and dripping. Droplets of water were beading off his blue skin and hard muscular form. I didn’t say anything. I couldn't. All I could do was stare.
“It’s all yours if you want to jump in,” he said.
“Thanks,” I said realizing he thought I was staring at him because I wanted to use the shower. I quickly finished eating and jumped in the shower. I didn’t know where we were going or how long it would be until I had another, so I took advantage of it.
Forty-five minutes later we were standing in the transmission station with Nippara.
“It’s all ready,” he said.
“Good,” Vnor said to him.
“No transmissions received for you, and your transmission did not connect with the destination,” the station attendant said to Vnor.
“Thank you,” Vnor said.
“Aagh!” someone in the distance screamed.
“Cyborgs!”
My eyes grew big. Suddenly there was chaos everywhere. I could hear the laser shots from blasters.
“Get the ship ready!” Vnor shouted to Nippara.
“Dock twenty-nine!” Nippara shouted to Vnor before running off very, very fast.
Vnor grabbed my arm and pulled me hard. I ran behind him through the station and out into the chaos of the streets. We were running so hard my hood fell off my head.
Boom! Suddenly Vnor was hit on the head, and he fell down. Before I could respond, I was picked up by a cyborg.
“A human. I have a human,” its computer voice said.
“Is it the one that K8L seeks?” the other one said.
“Vnor!” I shouted.
“I don’t know. The other had yellow hair, did it not?”
“Maybe they can change hair color at will. Take her to the docks anyway,” the other one said.
I was kicking and screaming, but it only hurt my hands and feet to hit the chrome of the cyborg machines. “Vnor! Vnor!” I shouted. I could barely see him on the ground through the chaos of aliens and cyborgs running around.
He got up holding his head. There was blood streaming down his temple. I was shocked. I thought he was unable to get hurt. He was just so strong and big.
“Vnor! Vnor!” I shouted again. He turned to follow my voice. He saw me. A dark look came over his face, and he began to run toward me. He was jumping over aliens and market tables.
“That one is mine,” I head a familiar voice say. Chills came up my back. I turned my head to see K6R standing in front of the cyborgs.
“We are under the orders of K8L,” the cyborg that held me said.
“My brother cannot claim this one. This one is mine,” K6R said.
I was in a panic. I didn’t know what to do. I did not want to be with this cyborg again.
“Call it in to K8L,” one of the cyborgs said to the other, but it was no use.
“Enough of your chatter,” K6R said as he pulled a knife and buried it into the side of cyborg’s neck. The cyborg fell instantly with me in his arms. I screamed over and over. K6R fought with the other cyborg until it too was on the ground. I was struggling to set myself free from the cyborg’s clutches that had me. Even though it was dead, its chrome hands were wrapped around my waist.
“Did you think I wouldn’t find you, human?” I turned to see K6R hovering above me. I screamed and squirmed as he pulled out the arms of the cyborg that had me. Then he picked me up and threw me over his shoulder. I looked around for Vnor, but I could not see him. Where had he gone? Please don’t abandon me now, I pleaded in my head. I need you, Vnor.