I'm sorry I have not updated. My family shares a computer and my sister has needed it the past few nights. Plus with work and Christmas coming up its been busy. pls forgive me, I will be better I promise.
Chapter 13: Horses.
The sun was starting to peek over the horizon. The key word being peek. It was still very dark out but farmers are up before the Rooster.
A small frown crept onto her face, as she imagined the day ahead. Jessie had been up all night restless due to what had happened. Sure she had acted like a brat, but what other choice did she have. She wanted nothing to do with Aliens or their evil enemies and now she was going to be babysat by one.
"Just think of it as being protected by a strong, mysterious, handsome man." Bo had said with a wink as she had left this morning.
Yeah, right.
Before climbing into her bed Jessie had glanced out the window to see the strange space man doing a perimeter check of the house. She felt a little guilty after that.
She HAD thrown a tantrum about being watched over.
Here was this man, who had saved her, and even more, wanted to protect her and see her safe from harm.
Jessie tried to convince herself that he was doing nothing more than his job, but he had sounded genuinely concerned for her welfare when he had warned Woody about the possibility of her being killed.
Were Aliens going to start showing up looking for her? Just like that… what had he called it? Hornet Bot?
Imagine, Aliens looking for her!
"I guess you technically count as one." She said quietly to Buzz's sleeping form.
She sat cross legged in front of the couch watching the Space man lay there for a while, taking in his soft snores.
Eating her frootloop cereal she studied him. Although he was alien, he really was a handsome one. She remembered those striking sky blue eyes framed with strong thick eyebrows. His high prominent cheekbones and his masculine chin. It even had a dimple in it.
She sighed. Yes, she would try to be a little nicer today even though she hated being watched like a 5yr old, she was going to make a conscious effort to be polite. Even if it would kill her...or him.
She thought about waking him up, but decided that that would be rather cruel to wake the man who had saved her life last night.
Eventually though, 3 minutes later, her patience had wore thin. She couldn't take it any longer! Jessie crawled up to the couch on her hands and knees, and quietly leaned in to whisper into his ear.
"Wakey Wakey Eggs and Bakey!"
She delicately yelled.
Buzz screamed as he sat up and karate chopped the air.
"Halt Who goes there?! What the? AHHHHHH!" Even though he was fully dressed he pulled the sheets up to cover himself.
"W-what are you d-doing Miss. Pride!"
He stuttered as he blushed.
"Time to get up! Hurry up and get dressed!" She said as she shook his arm. "I've got farm chores to do. You have to get up."
He cleared his throat. "Yes um… " he rolled his legs off the couch. "Let me just get some things."
"Ok." She smiled at him leaning mere inches from his face and watched his skin turn a deeper shade of red.
"Theres coffee and biscuits on the table when you're ready." She turned and bounced away. "Im going to feed Buster. Hurry up and eat, so we can get going."
"Oh wait, Miss. Pride! I think I've come up with a solution to our problem."
"You can tell me later, I promised Woody that I would stay in the house until you woke up. I'm behind on my chores and losing daylight! " She disappeared out the door before the Spaceman could stop her. She heard him mutter as the screen door shut behind her. "What daylight?"
After feeding Buster she went about the farm and did her chores like she did every morning. It wasn't until she started feeding the horses did The Space man come and find her.
He watched her while she worked. He seemed nervous around horses." Never seen horses before?" She smiled.
He shook his head silently, his brows furrowed down ward.
"What is the purpose of this animal?"
"Well, people use horses for lots of things, like herding working cattle, check fences, plowing small plots of land and hauling logs.
Some farms have turned to tourist/recreational activities to help make money, and use their horses for guided trail rides, hay rides, and in winter for sleigh rides, those are my favorite."
She stroked Buttercups neck and gave the horse a peck on his nose. "Most people including me and Woody, keep them as pets. Of course we use them for other things like patrol and such, but we enjoy them for the company they give."
The space man watched her hand as she brushed her fingers through Buttercups mane. Jessie could have sworn she heard him gulp.
"This here is Buttercup, an that one next to you is Woodys horse Bullseye.
You can go ahead and pet him he won't bite." Pretending she was ignoring the space man She buried her face in Buttercups mane and peeked over the horse's neck to watch the alien interact with Bullseye.
He confidently walked up to Bullseye and reached out to pet him, but then wavered. He really was apprehensive about the animal. She thought astonished, yet to think he had not even blinked when she had pointed a gun at him, or when a giant yellow robot had charged at him making him crash through the barn wall. She glanced at the gaping hole in question, then to the pile of twisted metal smashed underneath the farming tool the space man had shot down.
She looked back to him and saw he was still frozen in place with his hand in the air. Bullseye happily wagged his tail back and forth and danced in place waiting for the space man to get closer. He tapped his hoof against the stall door impatiently wanting to be petted. The loud banging made him jump slightly.
Jessie didn't know how it happened but she was suddenly behind him. "Here," She trailed her fingers up his arm and placed her hand on top of his. She felt him go rigid as she pressed against his back. Jessie couldn't help but noticed how small and thin her fingers looked against his long thick ones. She also couldn't help but notice the little shivers that went up her arm at the contact.
She pushed their hands forward and placed them on Bullseyes nose. He turned to look at her, their faces mere inches apart. She smile encouragingly at him and felt his hot breath on her eyelashes. She marveled again, at how deep and sky blue his eyes were. She watched as his eyes dilated, growing like black holes consuming the blue.
The horse snorted happily and licked their fingers, breaking the spell.
He yanked his hand away in surprise and Jessie suddenly felt as if she had been ripped from a dream at the loss of the contact.
He didn't seem angry, just flustered and she ...she didn't know what she felt…
He cleared his throat, his face growing red.
"Miss Pride, these Horses, as you called them. Seem wonderful. But perhaps we should get going, I must gather my things from outside of town and take you somewhere so I can fully know the extent of your condition. I might know someone who could have the solution to your problem."
"Ok, but on one condition." She started to walk away to the entrance of the barn.
The space man raised his eyebrow. "And that is?"
She turned and looked over her shoulder flicking her braid with a yellow bow, as she got halfway out the door.
"Call me Jessie."
"Oh but Miss Pride-"
It was Jessie's turn to raise her brow.
"Alright then you must call me Buzz." He smirked.
She Beamed at him. "Alright Mr, you gotta deal."
She heard him jog after her as she stepped out of the barn to greet the early morning sun.
"So where are we going?" She said as soon as he caught up to her.
" Well to start I must go outside of town to gather my things from my makeshift camp."
"Makeshift? How long have you been here?"
"A few days, trying to track you down actually."
"Me?"
"Yes. You see my wrist Indicator had taken me to the coordinates of where Star Command believed the Po-z324 was located, but when I got there my indicator told me that all traces of the Po-z32 had been moved. "
Jessie and Buzz had walked back up to the house to get her car keys.
"When I couldn't get near where the Po-z324 was indicated on my locator. I overheard some of your local Law enforcement talking about a girl that had Been kidnapped I went looking for you hoping you might help me find some answers."
Climbing into her small red truck she pulled out of her driveway kicking up a dust trail.
"When I didn't find you. I gave up, and as a second option, I modified my communicator so that it would pick up the Po-z324 specific energy signature. It lead me straight to your House. It lit up Indicating you were the energy source.
When the Hornet bot said target acquired for retrieval, It was then I pieced together what had happened."
"Hmmmm." Was all she said. That was a lot to take in.
After diving down the road in silence for awhile, Jessie realized Buzz hadn't said a word about getting in the car. If he was an Alien would he know what a car was? He certainly didn't know what a horse was.
How could she ask him? She couldn't.
She could just imagine it now "Hey, Buzz how often have you been to earth? Do you like Beaming up cows? Or making crop circles?" She glanced sideways at him, he was looking out the window watching the scenery woosh by.
No she wouldn't say anything. But she could say this. "Uh Buzz I just realized I don't know where I'm going you're gonna have to direct me."
"You are going the right way. Just when you get to the town limit, I will let you know otherwise. I will have to get out and walk the rest of the way."
She nodded and turned the radio on. She always kept her station on the same channel That mixed country and R&B pop. She enjoyed watching Buzzs reaction to each of the songs. Jessie sang along to all of them, but when Katy perrys Song ET came on, she almost killed them, swerving the car to shut it off.
"What was that about?!" Buzz said as he clutched the sides of truck.
"Umm Nothing…" She laughed nervously. "You dont need to listen to that song." She couldn't look him in the eye.
He gave her a funny look but didn't push further.
"OH look the town limit! where do I go now?"