CHAPTER9
Sen awoke to lights and the sound of multiple heart monitors. When his eyes adjusted he recognized that he was in the infirmary. The white and light greens as he sat up "Easy there" Kaman pushed him back down "How'd?" he frowned confused, he could've sworn that he was dying in a cave and… she was crying for him… "You were pretty bad when the rescue team brought you in. If it weren't for Kira's strange remedies for your wounds you would've died long before." he stared at Kaman as he continued "It took a while but the Commander managed to hone in on your signal, Lord Gorrath formed a team and left no sooner" he rubbed his neck "And the scientist?" Kaman nodded "She's black and has minor injuries, three claw marks no different from yours on her back. If she was warm blooded she would've had a bad infection." Sen's gaze passed Kaman and his eyes widened as he saw in the bed behind him was Dren. "He's alive?" Kaman turned to face his friend and nodded "Does she know?" Kaman sighed and shook his head "No, Lord Gorrath said that unless he pulls through that it's best to not get her hopes up." He left then, leaving Sen to his thoughts. His hand went over his wound where that thing had stabbed him as he remembered how cold he was to her…and she saved him despite it.
Gorrath was in the holding cells and now that Kira was back he could relax and properly interrogate the hunters. "Who sent you?" one laughed "Guzan the guun" Gorrath glared at the man who stepped forward. "And why is he after my scientist?" the man laughed "Scientist?" he laughed some more along with his men "and why is that so humorous?" the man cleared his throat as he slid a device towards Gorrath's feet "That device lead me to you. That escape pod held an important slave." Gorrath picked it up "look through that device. Has all the info you need" the Commander frowned "Why are you so willing to speak?" he chuckled "I'm a hunter. I was paid to fetch the girl. Not to keep my trap shut" he smirked "Also, we would be able to help rebuild the ship, considering our bombs is what sent us all plundering down" Gorrath handed the device to the Commander "Do you have any other useful information?" the man smirked "Won't know if you kill me and my men now will you" Gorrath narrowed his eyes as he left "Kill these arrogant bastards" his men lined up with their guns "Wait! The Princess's father will pay big if you bring her to him!" the men lowered their guns and looked among each other as Gorrath turned to face him "Princess?" the man breathed in relief "Yes, that important slave is a princess. See, we were planning on double crossing Guzan and handing her over to her pops to get a far larger reward" the men just stared just as surprised and shocked as Gorrath. The Commander pointed at the device "All the information is here."
A week had passed and Kira was sitting on the floor as she poked her skin, in a week or two she'd have new light skin. Lord Gorrath had been busy and she heard that Sen was well. His right arm was in a sling though.
When she woke and saw Lord Gorrath as he was carrying her out, she felt so relieved. After the Doctor had patched up her wound; she didn't even realise that she had been wounded she was so cold. She told Lord Gorrath what had happened and he appeared to be even more relieved than when he had found her. She didn't know why.
(Lord Gorrath was afraid that Sen would get sexual with her to remain warm- so when she told him what happened. You can imagine his relief)
Sen's roommate Ryuuk told him about the rumours that had gone about. Ryuuk was one of the shorter Glorft, meant to be doctors or a scientists, he sadly lacked both skills so he ended up being one of the chiefs. "Some men have been saying that the scientist you've been protecting" Sen scoffed at that "Is a Princess" Sen just stared at him "A Princess? She was born in slavery, how is she a Princess?" Ryuuk shrugged "Apparently her father had two wives" he sat down on the lower bunk. Sen sighed he would have died if it weren't for her. And now she's apparently a princess… Agh
Lord Gorrath went to go see Kira and had her sit down. "Did you ever wonder why you were sold at such a high price?" she frowned "I was sold at a high price?" he rubbed his brow "Apparently I was right about you not having the air of a slave" he mumbled "What does that mean My Liege?" he leaned back "You're a Princess" her expression didn't change "I was a slave. Where does this royal stuff come from?" Gorrath looked at the information "Your father's race had invaded and abducted a few hundred of your mother's people. Your father the King took a woman as a wife and another as a mistress. They were both with child when they were abducted, your mother was sold before your father could rescue her." She blinked in thought "His wife died in childbirth and the son was born still. Your mother was the mistress" She didn't look impressed "Great so I'm not just a bastard. I'm a royal bastard" she smiled sarcastically at him "Great" he narrowed his eyes and he sighed "The point of this is that your father is looking for you" she looked at him surprised and he sighed "Look Kira, if you want, once we're off this planet I'll take you to your father" she shook her head "I'm your scientist. And last I checked I was helping you save your people. Princess or not, I was born a slave not a royal. I won't be able to live the life he probably want's for me. He's a King he can just get a new wife and a new kid." She looked away "besides having a father now would just be awkward" he took hold of her hand "It's your choice. But he is your family… even if you just see him" she shook her head "I have a feeling my 'dad' wouldn't let me go" she sighed "I think I'll just avoid that. I appreciate your concern on it though" he grinned tiredly "At least I won't be losing my scientist" he leaned back "Are you okay my Liege?" he nodded "Just tired" she lowered her head "Sorry, if those hunter guys weren't after me this wouldn't have happened" he squeezed her hand "It was unavoidable Kira. Don't blame yourself" she lowered her head "Dren died because of this, because of me" Gorrath looked at her and thought about telling her that he was alive and thought against it… "Don't think of it that way. War and battle isn't pretty. Clearly since you did quite a bit of carnage yourself" she covered her face with her hands "I just snapped okay. I don't know why. It just happens" he smirked "Whatever causes that saved you. And I guess that's where you get the eating hearts threat" she groaned "It just happens" he touched her arm and she looked at him "How long till your green again?" he asked "A few weeks" he leaned back "When was the last time you slept Lord Gorrath?" he looked at her "I haven't rested since you were pulled from the ship" she frowned "that was three weeks ago" he sighed "I'll rest once we're off this planet. Relax and heal" he got up then and left…
The Commander had gone through the information thoroughly and it held all the previous slavers and masters that she was either sold or captured from. There was a picture of each time she was sold and or captured. She always wore a scowl or a look of boredom like "here we go again". There was a large gap from when she was 13 till 19 and the difference was frightening, she was covered in scars and looked extremely pissed and as he looked closer he realised that they were surgical scars. "What did these Grigorns do to her?" he filed through to find what else he could about what went on during those five years and couldn't find anything, all it said was that she had escaped and killed four scientists who all had missing hearts… "Yesh" Gorrath had gone through it and a similar reaction and Commander looked at the War Master as he slept at his desk. He hadn't rested properly since the crash. He could only imagine his stress and how much his body must've been suffering from all this chaos.
Sen woke to Ryuuk "Why did you wake me up?" he asked sourly, Ryuuk crossed his arms "What did she do to you?" Sen sat up from his bunk "What are you talking about?" Sen was glaring at the smaller Glorft and despite the size difference Ryuuk wasn't deterred "You were saying her name in your sleep, was enough to wake me up and I'm a heavy sleeper" Sen looked away "I'm kind of envious of her right now" Sen looked at him "Why?" Ryuuk went and leant against the wall away from Sen "I've been your roommate for years and I haven't even been able to make you feel anything or do anything. You're like a giant emotionless log. Hell a chameleon worm has more personality than you do and now after 2 weeks of having nothing but alone time suddenly your speaking her name in your sleep and look more annoyed and agitated" Sen glared and his fist clenched at his side "What the hell did that woman do to you?" Sen grumbled beneath his breath "She saved my life" Ryuuk scoffed "Obviously. She also gave you a good image in front of Lord Gorrath when she told him what had happened" Sen looked at him "How do you know?" he shrugged "Your my roommate, when I heard that you were sucked out the ships haul with the scientist I had a panic attack. And when I heard that you were brought in and you were injured I went to see you. But you were still in the ER so I went to her room and over-heard the story." Sen felt a sense of anxiety as he watched Ryuuk's expression "She left out the part about you being a jackass however" Ryuuk smirked and Sen looked away guilty "Despite my sour behaviour towards her she still saved my life" Ryuuk scoffed "Also, she asked to have you reassigned" Sen's head snapped towards Ryuuk "She did what?" Ryuuk could see the panic as Sen's breathing increased "She said that it was for your best interest as you healed. He agreed" Sen sat down and Ryuuk shook his head "Who replaced me?" Ryuuk felt irritated "Kaman. He's the only one that would be able to handle her as she is now." Sen's expression moved to concern "Why? What happened while I was unconscious?" Ryuuk shook his head "This is exactly what I mean, she changed you! You were never this emotional!" Sen growled "I think you're falling for her and I think I'm beginning to hate her" Sen narrowed his eyes "Every other man aboard this ship has become buddies with their roommate and I get stuck with an emotionless beefcake." He shook his head as Sen continued to glare and Ryuuk waved his hand "Whatever" He grabbed his apron and chief hat and left. Sen glared after him "His gay" he frowned "great"
Kaman opened the door to Kira's room and saw her sitting on the floor in the dark. He put her lunch down as he looked at her "Hey, how are you feeling?" she looked at him "Guilty… sad… And you? He was your friend for a long time" her voice was soft and coarse, he felt guilty from keeping Dren's being alive from her but knew that unless he pulled through, he couldn't speak about it. "Mind if I join you?" she shook her head and patted the floor beside her and he went and sat down and rested his back against the bed "It's difficult" he started "I'm sorry" he patted her shoulder "It's not your fault Kira. Really" she shook her head "Please don't give me 'he's a soldier and was prepared to die' speech. I've heard it from Sen the Commander and Lord Gorrath" he shook his head "I'm not…" he sighed "Dren had changed over the years… in the beginning when he passed all Lord Gorrath's tests and became the top assassin. He was so serious. 'I'll never betray Lord Gorrath' or 'I'll protect our king till my last breath!'" Kaman laughed softly "he really loosened up" she looked at him "If he's younger self saw who he turned out to be and who he died for, I think he'd throw a fit" she looked away sadly "Kira, he loved you, truly… I know that he'd never regretted it and if he had to do it again, he would" he could hear her sniff and he felt the depression within him as well… "I miss him too Kira… I'm not used to his absence…" he gave her shoulder a reassuring squeeze "I know he's alive where we're going but that doesn't mean he's the same Glorft…" he nodded "I know, I feel the same about it. I don't think I'll be able to handle captain assassin again" she looked at him "He was that bad" he scoffed "He was a big pain" he rubbed his brow "Don't beat yourself up. War is unpredictable. I know from what Lord Gorrath has told us that we all get a second chance. All except you. So even if we die. We still live and it's a chance many of us will make. Lord Gorrath will do whatever he can to keep you safe when the war starts" she looked at him "Did he tell you to lecture me on this matter" she said tiredly "No… but I know it's something we all need to accept. And because of your past I know you'll need to accept it too" she shook her head and her hands formed fists "If I can save every Glorft on this ship I will. I won't let anyone die" he touched her shoulder "This is why you need to accept this. It's fact of war. Both sides suffer casualties and loss." Her tail began tapping in irritation "I know that both sides lose." She said painfully "We will all mourn but it'll be a victory in the end. Stay strong. You're a tough woman. Clearly, you kicked ass" he attempted humour "Agh" he chuckled "Now, you must eat and I must leave. If you need me you know how to contact me" she nodded as he got up and left. The time drive could be used but the risk of causing a multidimensional collapse was too great of a risk. Who knows who'd die if she saved him?
The Commander received complaints that because of the planets icy weather that repairing the damage was near impossible. "Each storm forms more new layer of ice and every attempt to repair has proved futile." The Commander listened to him "Pause all repairs of the exterior haul. I'll ask our scientist if there's a way to around these storms" the man stepped back "Shouldn't you speak with the War Master?" The Commander shook his head "No, the War Master will appreciate his privacy while I solve this… he needn't be concerned" he bowed his head "She's brilliant I'm sure the scientist will be able to make something useful"
Kira listened to the Commander as he walked her to the laboratory "But with the storms and the power being unstable. A proper source to shield the entire warship is near impossible" she nodded and as they entered the lab her eyes landed on her stone, as it glowed prettily on the corner of her desk "Power may not be a problem after all Commander…" he followed her gaze "I don't read minds…" she was about to pick up the stone when her hand neared it and a black mass of shadow begun to form and she pulled her hand away with a frown. "The shard within the time-drive is its power source. I can build an extra component and add it to the time-drive" he breathed a sigh of relief "Will you require assistance?" she shook her head "I have all I need here. I'll build a powerful shield. It'll block out the storm and protect the ship from any hostile foreign anomalies, kind of like the planetary shields, but smaller" he nodded "I'll have your dinner brought here"
Kaman leaned on the door frame "So this would be easier than the planetary shielding?" she nodded "The ship is smaller than a planet." It was odd looking at her while she was completely black "So ah, what happened when you were trapped with Sen?" she paused in her tinkering to look at him "Nothing of significance. I only realized that he has better things to do than waste time guarding me" Kaman frowned "Really? I thought it was the perfect job for him. Him being lazy and such and only having to worry every now and then" she went back to her tinkering "He had been more than sour towards me long since before the ship had crashed. I think it became more tedious for him" Kaman shook his head "Dren would have loved so much alone time with you" she didn't reply "So he really is asexual then no interest in anything" she momentarily glanced up at him "He didn't try to do anything with you while you two were stuck together?" she shook her head "Nothing? Really?" she looked at him "Why is that so hard to believe? I guess that counts as using his body heat to keep me warm" he looked at her "Did he try to do anything else?" she shook her head with a scoff "He hated every second of it. He couldn't wait to get away from me" she continued to tinker "He didn't try to…?" she put down her tool and looked at him "Must I be blunt with you Kaman" he straightened up "No. I get it. His completely asexual" she rolled her eyes "Men"
a few days passed and Gorrath had learned what Kira was building. He watched as she added the component to the time-drive. And as she stepped away a pulse was sent through the ship and Gorrath watched as the icy winds that hit the windows were propelled backward "How large will the shield be?" she looked at him "A complete sphere around the warship. Over and under" he grinned and she started to leave and when a few men bowed their head as she passed she rolled her eyes "The sooner we're off this shit-pile waste land the better"
She was having a hot bath when she felt the soothing feel of the dead over laid skin begin to slip off. The skin tore around her wounds. This had to be one of the smoothest shedding she had ever had. No itching. The hot water made it so much easier. Her skin was a light olive green and her scales were soft, she stepped out of her dark skin and emptied the bath water. She stuffed her dead skin into a disposable bag before she shoved into the rubbish shoot. She waited in the steamed air for her scales to harden and dry.
Sen was tired of the guilt over his behaviour and his mind wondering on questions. He had to see her and ask for himself. He opened the door and walked in just to stop and freeze where he stood, the door closed behind him. She had pants on but her back was bare to him, the three claw marks moving from her right shoulder to her left hip were still black, her hair was still wet as she used the towel to dry it in front of her. He felt himself unable to move or announce his presence as his heart began to palpitate. His face beginning to burn with heat as he blushed uncontrollably… She turned and stared at him, her hair just covering her breasts. She pulled the towel to cover herself. "Sen" she started and he didn't reply "Hello, Mr grumpy, you there?" and when he still didn't reply she rolled her eyes and grabbed the remaining cloths and went into the bathroom. She came out completely dressed and saw him still standing like a statue. "Sen?" she snapped her fingers in front of his face when he fell backward she withdrew her hand and stepped back "What just happened?" she went and placed a hand on his face and felt the heat "He has a fever" she looked at the panic button the table beside her bed, the Commander…
"What happened?" she shrugged "he walked in and then he fainted. I don't think he should have been out of bed" he shook his head as the medics took him away "Here, it's the information the hunters had" she took it "What happened to them?" he scratched his neck "their alive in the holding cells. Lord Gorrath is thinking about leaving them to fend for themselves when we leave" she chuckled "Good, they'd be popsicles for another unfortunate race to stumble on" the Commander frowned "You're rather violent" she sighed "I just want to go back to being a scientist again. This icy wasteland has me on edge" he nodded "After what you've been through. I cannot blame you. How are your wounds" she rubbed her left shoulder "It's going to take a year for these scars to disappear. Doesn't hurt if that's what you meant" he nodded "Lord Gorrath will be pleased to hear that"
The ships repairs were going far smoother and a few men were concerned by some strange claw marks going into the lower ships haul. "Lord Gorrath will have our jaw blocks if we don't close these out" he grunted "No jesting about that" he started to mould the exterior breech closed "He's too concerned over the scientist to bother us though" he chuckled "You mean the princess" they laughed for a while when they heard a scream. They passed glances to the other before they grabbed their guns and went towards it. There were claw marks and they eyed the area "You go in" he shook his head "No" the darkness was thick when they heard the sound of gasps and running. Their guns were primed and ready when a man came running out screaming. They watched him run and they noticed that he's armour was gone. "You don't think that…?" the other man nodded "We have an infestation. Best to inform Lord Gorrath of it now" he was about to contact him when the other man stopped him "No, why bother Lord Gorrath with an infestation when we can handle it ourselves?" he eyed his friend "Even if we deal with it. He won't award us for our effort" he shrugged "It's better than telling him and losing my jaw block for not doing it" he shook his head "Don't be foolish! That creature sent that guy running! These things eat metal!" he readied his blaster and turned his flash light on "Common. It'll be fun to kill something" his friend stopped him "No. you'll get killed! Let's rather play it safe" he shook his head "You're such a woman" he glared at him "If staying alive is better than a quick thrill count me as a woman, then yes. I'll be a woman like the scientist. She brutalised those hunters. Let's go and warn the Commander and the War master that there are pests in the ship. I know that guy is planning on doing so" he sighed and stepped back "fine. You win."
"What" lord Gorrath spat "Yes War master. We are unsure of how many there are within the ships lower haul" Gorrath grabbed them by their face "Where"
They showed Lord Gorrath where the man was sent running; that poor man was staying in the infirmary. "It's just one bad thing after another" Gorrath mumbled as he studied the claw marks and the deep indents as the metal was bent inside "What should we do my liege?" He shook he's head, pissed off "these things are no bigger than us, but I want no casualties. Put the ship on high alert. I want anyone to report strange sounds or if anyone is missing" he snapped glow sticks and threw it in. "I want these creatures gone before the ships outer haul is closed."
Sen woke up and stared at the ceiling as he tried to figure out what had happened. "Look who is finally awake" He turned to the voice and saw a glaring Ryuuk "That woman really messed you up" Sen rolled his eyes "What's wrong with you Ryuuk?" He folded his arms "the fact that I hear that you passed out in her room is disturbing" Sen shut his eyes as the memory returned, she was dressing when he walked in, he felt himself blush and forced himself to sit up and to forget about it. "You have a problem with me Ryuuk. Not her" he scoffed "yeah, you're the big problem." Sen shot a glare at him "Instead of beating around the bush just spit it out" Ryuuk closed the door "You're obviously not into women" Sen Shook his head in irritation "So why aren't you into me?" Sen looked at him as he stood at the end of the bed "I'm not into whiny creatures and you have been doing a hell of a lot of whining since I returned to the ship" Ryuuk wrinkled his nose "I'm just annoyed that out of all these years you change because of a woman" Sen eyed him "And out of all these years I've had a gay roommate and never knew about it until he got jealous" Ryuuk puffed "I'm not jealous!" Sen rubbed his brow "Yes you are. Why else are you acting up like this? You're jealous because of the stupid rumours going on in the ship" he groaned "Well did you?" Sen narrowed his eyes "No, it's not true. I didn't lay her to keep her warm. I actually couldn't wait to get away from her" Ryuuk leaned against the railing "Then why were you in her room?" Sen rolled his eyes "She said somethings that peeked my curiosity and I just wanted to put my curiosity to an end" Ryuuk narrowed his eyes "Then why are you blushing?" Sen's face straightened "I'm not blushing, I just have a fever" Ryuuk scoffed "You're blushing" his smirk failed and turned sour "That's it. I hate her. The witch has you blushing." Sen shook his head "If you had such powerful feelings for me, then why didn't you say anything before?" Ryuuk turned his back to him "I wasn't about to run after an emotionless log like you" Sen sighed "If I haven't seen you naked before I would be second guessing your gender right now" Ryuuk turned and he was blushing "I'm surprised someone like you hasn't bothered to get some relief!" Sen gave him a steady glare before he sighed "My body doesn't react like everyone else" Ryuuk scoffed "Obviously, it's like you've never been hard before" Sen rolled his eyes "Get out" Ryuuk shook his head "No." Sen laid back down "Fine. Be bored. But continue whining and I'll force you out" Ryuuk sat down "You dream about her don't you" Sen groaned
Kira woke up with a gasp and she stared at the cold floor in front of her. "not again" she whispered in the darkness and her heart pounded "I really hate that" she stood up and went into the bathroom and splashed warm water on her face. She knew that something was wrong with her, even the stone knew. And they both hated it. But there was nothing she could do till this darkness within her faded again. "Kira?" she looked to the door and saw Kaman "Are you okay?" she nodded "Just a headache" he frowned "The ship has an infestation. They eat metal so Lord Gorrath will speak with you about this… I can tell him that you need your rest" she shook her head as she dried her face "I can't help, I had snapped when I killed the beast that attack Sen. I don't remember much of it" he held her shoulders "Maybe I should get a doctor in here to check on you. You don't look well" she shook her head again "No. I just need"-"Rest" they turned to the door and Lord Gorrath was there, he gave Kaman a single gesture and he left, when the door closed Gorrath approached her "My liege" she gave him a short bow and he touched her face lightly "You need rest" she scoffed "You look worse for wear too my Lord" he shook his head "This planet is taking its toll on both of us" she walked out of his touch and sat down on the bed "I'll say. I'll gladly go back to be in a holding cell then be on this planet" he could see that something was amiss with in her eyes "Allow yourself to grieve Kira" she looked at him "It makes me want to hack the Time-drive and stop all this from happening" she shook her head as she chuckled pitifully "Don't be so grim. This is temporary" She rubbed her temples "feels like forever" he sat down beside her "How are your wounds treating you" she shrugged "They itch" he chuckled "Not what I expected to hear" she looked at him "I didn't even know that I was injured. That part kind of scares me" he smiled at her "You are strong. More so than my men. You attack the creatures, they flee from it. Makes me wonder how I'll be able to lead these idiots to war again" she patted his arm "they'll get up. I hear that a few men had hacked the system and watched my massacre of those hunters. Show them that and I'm sure many of them will try to top it" he chuckled "You cease to amaze" she looked at him "You really look terrible. Miss a couple more days of rest and I'm sure fatigue will scare the men" he chuckled lightly "You're on the same path. Those scales just make your fatigue unnoticeable" she chuckled "Yeah. That's true" she looked at him as he rubbed his neck "You need another massage?" he looked at her with a grin "Perhaps when we're off this world, yes. Gladly" she shook her head "You need to sleep my liege. It's not healthy for King to go on for a month without rest" he sighed "Lecturing me on rest is hypocritical of you" she sighed "It is, isn't it?" she leaned back. "So this infestation? How many does the ship have" he sat back "No idea. They clawed through the ships haul" he spoke tiredly "One attack and ate one of my men's armour. He refuses to leave the infirmary. It's infuriating" she rubbed her brow "I can't say I blame him, these creatures eat metal. As scientist I'm both appalled yet intrigued" he chuckled "If my men can kill one. You can gut it" she laughed "I know very little about the body. Your doctors can do more than I could" he looked at her "It's good to see you smile and laugh again" she breathed lightly "Please don't bring that princess title up" he laughed lightly "I won't trouble you with that" she grinned softly and her eyes were closed. There was a knock on the door before it opened and Kaman came in with tray of breakfast before he left. "What's that on your plate?" he stood up "This isn't on the menu" she sat up, "It's soup Lord Gorrath" he looked at her "How long have you been having soup?" she seemed to shrink under his angry gaze as she pointed to her horn and his frown deepened "You have been having soup since your horn broke" he looked at the regrown horn and he rubbed his brow "Have you been sleeping on the floor too then?" she gawked at him "how'd you?" he looked at her "It's habit. A slave habit" He sighed "When I first was chosen as King I couldn't sleep in the bed and I couldn't eat the food the chiefs made me. I had to force myself to get used to the treatment" she rubbed her neck sheepishly "Honestly soup is a lot easier for me to eat." He nodded as he eyed something on his plate as he glanced at her with a smirk, he picked it up and handed it to her as he sat down "What's this?" he leaned back "eat it" She eyed him before she poked it with the fork "It wobbles" he chuckled "Just eat it" she eyed him as she sliced off an edge of the delight, Gorrath noted the hand movements, she may have been raised a slave but the way she used the fork said otherwise. He watched her face as she put it in her mouth. Her eyes widened along with her pupils. She pulled the fork back and attempted to hide the smile that filled her face, her tail's tip moved up and down quickly. He could see that she could hardly contain herself "Is this what good tastes like?" she giggled and he chuckled "You could say that". She took another bite and he watched her savour the flavour of the sweet delicacy "You can expect real food starting tomorrow, I'll have this desert placed with it" she shook her head "As delicious as this is, I'd rather have this once a month. So that I'll never get bored of it" she smiled warmly and he nodded "Once a month then." he leaned his back against the wall and she placed the plate down as she calmed down "Do we know what type of creatures are in the ship?" he looked at her and shook his head "No. Only that their intrusion is delaying the repairs" she leaned back as she looked at him "Are you hiding here?" he looked at her as she grinned and he returned the grin "Partly" she shook her head "Need a break from being a leader" he chuckled "In part" she handed him the plate "Not going to finish it?" she shook her head "I've never had something so sweet before" he chuckled "It's a start" he looked at the food on the table "Go drink your soup" she just smirked "No, I'm good for now. Still feel that sweetness" he finished the desert "Feeling better?" she nodded "Thank you My Lord" he nodded with a grin, her calling him that eased him and made him feel warm "That's good" he rubbed his neck again "You really need another massage" he eyed her with a grin "Don't start. I said once we're off this planet" she waved at him as she looked to the side "Okay, fine" she smiled as he eyed her "You really are different from the other war lords" he leaned back "How so?" she looked to the side before returning her gaze "The previous two weren't serious about wanting a time drive, they were more of mocking me and my intelligence" she waved them off like a puff of fowl air and Gorrath thought in silence for a moment "It isn't everyday a species finds a woman with a higher IQ then the male side." He started "I was more desperate than they were and was open to any new idea" he looked at her as he confessed and she nodded shortly after "I can understand your reasons. You are not only a War master but a King. You have more responsibility than the others." Her eyes visibly softened "It makes you a better leader and a stronger ally" he grinned warmly at her thoughts of him and she adverted her eyes "Also, like I said before. Admirable" if he weren't used to women's admiration of him he might have become slightly awkward pone seeing her in an almost bashful state. But as the red flags in his head waved he sighed, he was getting far too comfortable with her and she him. He got up and made his way to the door "I don't want to hear that you have been napping on the floor" he grinned back at her and she chuckled lightly "I'll sleep in the bed, don't worry about me" the door opened and Kaman quickly straightened out as he bowed and Gorrath eyed him before he left. After Kaman made sure Gorrath wasn't close he opened the door and Kira gave him a knowing look "were you ease dropping?" he chuckled sheepishly "Didn't hurt anyone" he said softly "What did you manage to hear?" he looked at her "What did he do that he had you giggling like that?" she attempted to supress her smile "I've never had anything like sweets before so when he gave me his desert…" she trailed off as she saw him gawk "he gave you his desert?" she leaned back "is that a bad thing?" he thought for a bit "well.. No… Just that they are made especially for him. Seeing that it's his favourite snack food it's just sort of a surprise that he let you have it" he looked at her "Well I had a bit of it, he had the rest. It was just too much flavour. I'm not used to it" he gawked again "You shared the desert!" she blanched backward at his yell "Why is this so shocking to hear?" he shook himself out the shock "It… ah… no. Never mind. It's not important…" he closed the door leaving her in the confusion.
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Please tell me what you think and I'll post more as soon as I have internet access again and I'd love to hear your thoughts. If you feel like this needs anything, let me know and it'll help me with my writing. Good bad, weird. or secret pleasure. haha
