I'm glad you are liking the story so far.

This time the chapter is a bit shorter. I'm going to Germany by the end of this week to visit the Christmas markets and I think I won't update again till next week, so I did want to leave you hanging until then.


Kurt

A man. He was rescued from a group of vicious baboons by a man. He had been carried through trees over this man's shoulder like he weighed nothing.
But that was the least of Kurt's concerns right now. It wasn't the strength or his looks (gorgeous!) that surprised him, it was the fact that the man was naked. Well, almost naked.

(Hello abs! Is that a loincloth? Maybe he's from some native tribe?) Kurt shook his head to get rid of the millions of inappropriate thoughts that were making their way into his mind.

(Where are my manners?! The guy just saved my life and I'm gaping at him like a fish!) Kurt berated himself. Giving the man his most pleasant smile, he stuck out his arm.

"Thank you so much for saving me. My name is Kurt, it's nice to meet you."

The man jumped back in what surprise from Kurt's extended arm and eyed Kurt wearily.

(Maybe he doesn't understand English.. But isn't handshaking universal?)

Kurt took a step towards the man and tried again. This time he spoke more slowly.

"You saved me. Thank you. I am Kurt." He tried, slowly extending his hand once again.

This time the man didn't even look at him but instead stared at his hand. The look on his face turned into something Kurt could only describe as awe. It was as if the man had never seen a hand before.

(Don't be ridiculous. He obviously has two of those himself…)

The man slowly reached for his hand (see! he understands it now.) and took a hold of his wrist, pulling Kurt's hand up towards his face. With his other hand the man started touching his fingers one by one, studying them up-close.

There was a war of feelings stirring inside of Kurt. The man had his wrist in a tight grip and he was acting so strange. He should find this creepy but he didn't. He was slightly intrigued by the man's behaviour. He had never seen such wonder before, not even on a kid's face when they saw Disneyland for the first time.

His thoughts were cut short by a loud gasp. The men had pressed his palm against Kurt's.
Without really thinking about his actions Kurt intertwined his fingers with the men's.
The men looked up at Kurt, his eyes as big as saucers.

Kurt looked back and smiled, "Hi".


Blaine

He had never seen a creature like this before, but somehow it seemed familiar.

It's skin is so pale and it's eyes are of a colour I've never seen before. And look at its fur, growing on its head only… just like mine was in the beginning!

Blaine jumped back in surprise when it suddenly made a movement and started making strange sounds like the ones he heard him make near the stream.
He wasn't sure what the creature wanted, but it neither sounded hostile or scared.

It moved closer once more and extended its arm again while speaking in its language again.

This time Blaine looked at its hand and he couldn't stop himself from reaching for it.
He pulled the hand up and, when meeting no resistance he carefully examined the fingers.

It was while doing this that he noticed how his own hand looked remarkably similar.
Slowly he pressed his palm against the palm of the creatures hand and he gasped for air.

It is the same! WE are the same!

The creature, gorilla?, moved its fingers between Blaine's and closed them around his hand.

Blaine looked up at the creatures face feeling as if a hole in his life had been filled.
There was always a part of him missing, and he had finally found it.

There is another gorilla just like me.

The gorilla smiled and made a sound again. This time just a single one and Blaine looking back at the other, imitated the sound.

"Hi"

TBC

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