Chapter One- A Jealous Leader
There was a knock on the door. It rang in Tak's head like a hammer crushing rocks. She groaned wearily and sat up in bed. She looked over at the sleeping Tallest next to her. He was resting easy, like a little angel. Tak smiled a little, but cringed when the door was pounded on again. Tak begrudgingly threw the covers off herself and got up, slipping on a beautiful, elegant robe. She walked to the door slowly and placed her hand on the scanner to signify she wanted to open the door.
Waiting at the door was one of the officials, dressed in a clean cut uniform and standing at attention. Tak held her robe closed groggily and just looked at him. He was shorter than her, but it was to be expected since her extended company with Purple caused her to grow a few inches.
"My apologies, Lady Tak," he said in a deep commanding voice, "But the Tallest Red wishes to know if the Tallest Purple will be joining him on the bridge soon."
Tak rolled her eyes subtly and huffed. "You can tell the Tallest Red that the Tallest Purple will join him when he is good and ready," she stated roughly.
"Yes, Lady Tak," he said, raising his forearm and bowing his head to her. And with that, he turned and left.
Tak closed the door irritably and turned back around to find Purple getting up and putting on his robes.
"Red is right, I've overslept," he said, putting his arms through the sleeves.
"We both did. We were having so much fun last night we lost all track of time," she said, getting up on the bed. She put her arms around his neck from behind and kissed him lightly on the cheek.
He smiled and turned around without breaking her hold and wrapped his arms around her torso.
"I don't deserve you," he said, kissing her on the lips.
"That's for sure," she said playfully, "Now… to the shower!"
"Away," Purple announced in jest, lifting her up off the bed so she straddled his waist. "Let's just be sure not to take too long," he said, walking into the bathroom.
"Might be hard," Tak said as he closed the door behind them.
Red tapped his finger on the arm of his throne impatiently. Ever since Tak had come back, he became noticeably more irritable and short-tempered. There were many whispers among the crew as to why he was so up-in-arms about everything, and they all had to do with his notorious jealousy.
Red continued tapping until finally Purple entered the bridge. He glared at his fellow Tallest and was disgusted by the annoyingly cheerful smile on his face.
"A little late this morning, aren't we?"
Purple sighed and threw his arms behind his head as he sat down. "Sorry. I was up all night… performing my duties," he said with a giggle at the end.
"Your duties towards whom? That little strattler of yours," Red retorted angrily.
Purple glared over at Red, but knew to keep his cool. "Jealous much?"
"Jealous?! I am not jealous! I just think she is nothing but a filthy distraction! You've been shirking your responsibilities as a Tallest and I won't put up with it anymore," he said irately.
Purple sat upright and sneered at his fellow Tallest. "You are blowing it all out of proportion. I'll say it again… you're just jealous," Purple said, crossing his arms over his chest and looking away astutely.
Red huffed. "Face it Purple, you're p-whipped."
Purple looked at Red indignantly. "No I'm not!"
"She's got you wrapped around her finger," Red said tauntingly.
"You don't know what you are talking about," Purple said, pouting to himself.
"She's nothing but dead weight around here. What does she do that is of any use, besides pound your sorry ass into the bed sheets," Red asked.
Purple was about to say something, when suddenly Tak entered the bridge, dressed in a formal robe with a dazzling headpiece on her brow. The crew instantly stood up and saluted her. She glanced over at Red, as if she knew about the conversation they were having, and started approaching one of the officials. He bowed his head to her and grabbed something off his work station.
"Lady Tak, here are the reports on the Denorpthian Peace Treaty you asked for," he said, handing her a computerized information disk.
"Thank you," she said, nodding to him as permission for him to return to his duties.
She turned on the disk, and the holographic image of the Denorpthian leader appeared.
"We wish to extend our most sincere gratitude towards Lady Tak for making the much needed Irken/Denorpthian Peace Treaty a reality. In a show of appreciation, we have sent you a shipment of our finest cloth and jewels, both rare treasures on our planet. Please extend our gratitude to the Tallest."
The hologram disappeared and Tak turned off the disk.
"Well done, Lady Tak," one of the crew members said after hearing of the treaty.
"We invade them in a week," she said blandly, tossing the information disk aside and turning to leave.
Both Purple and Red watched her, their jaws nearly hitting the floor. Once she was gone, Purple looked at Red with a smug, matter-of-fact expression.
"That answer your question," he asked.
Red only grumbled to himself. With a newfound anger, he got up from his seat and stormed off.
"I'll be in the royal spa, no calls," he said, exiting the bridge.
Purple just smiled and leaned back in his throne. "That's my woman, right there."
This story is for my own enjoyment and anyone else that has followed my recent work. Yes, there will be smut, so don't worry.