The Sunrise

I went out through the window in the kitchen and left the alien to feed in the bedroom. My head hurt. I hoped the street will help me clean my mind. I was moving from rooftop to another. Stopped few small thefts. The evening was going to be calm. Not I have something against. I needed time to think. I couldn't ask anyone for an advice. Bruce would tell me that her business wasn't on Earth and I have to inform the lanterns. But could I destine someone to slavery? I remembered her terrified face. No! There wasn't a way that will happen. The orange chick was staying. I was going to figure it out… somehow. I sighed and leaned to one of the walls.

I came back around 4 a.m.. I rolled through the window in the kitchen. I couldn't see her in the living room where I expected to find her. "Hello? Orange chick?" I cried out. "Nice. She isn't here." I rubbed my temple when I heard slips from my bedroom.

The alien was in embryonic pose on the floor. Crying. "God! What happened?" I kneeled to her. She pointed the sky. "The night? I can't understand…" "The sun! It's gone!" She sounded terrified. "Of course." I still couldn't get it. "My kind dies without its rays." "God" I said again "Will you be okay for a few more hours?" "Yes… But…" "It will be back soon. After two hours." "How? On Tamaran the night lasts million of years." "Really? Here it lasts twelve hours." Her slips calmed down. "You know, you could be the first one from your planet to live through the night." I smiled in attempt to cheer her up. She returned the smile. "Funny. I suppose so." "The sunrise is after two hours. We can wait it together." "Really?" she asked. "Sure. By the way – what's your name?" "Koriand'r. On your language it would mean Star Fire. What is yours?" "Richard Grayson. Although everybody call me Dick. Address me as you wish. I will go to change my clothes."

We were sitting on the rooftop. The sunrise was about to begin. My guest was wearing a white t-shirt of mine and pair of gym pants. My clothes were too short for her. She easily was the tallest girl I've ever seen. Around 1.81-3. I made a mental note to buy her some clothes, considering she was staying with me (not I was against her going around naked but…).

The sky got orange. The sun started to come up. The alien next to me made a sound similar to hiccup. She looked full of happiness and impatience. The ends of her long and red hair ignited. It didn't look like it was bothering her, so I didn't mention it. Flaming strands were flying around us.

If someone had told me that I will be on a rooftop with an alien whose hair was on fair this morning… actually I may believe it. I have strange life. Anyways, that didn't make the situation less interesting. "X'hal! Beautiful!" she exclaimed. "Yeah…" I winced looking at her.

The only alien I've met before was Clark Kent. He is a close friend of mine. But I've never expected to be feel attraction to one. But Kori was magnificent. She was similar to human and so different in the same time. The orange skin which no person could have. Her bright emerald eyes. No pupils, no white around them. Only irises. The wine red hair, unrealistically long. Her perfect curves and figure. God, was it possible to have so beautiful girl on Earth? I doubted that.