What the-? I'm sure I updated this a long time ago! Hmm. Oh well. You've been very patient, and I thank you. So here it is: the final chapter.
"Screen seewee sree yit yeegra!" A Taxxon swears at us, scuttling away from us and down the street. We managed to land discretely- actually, no-one cared much about us or what we were. As long as we had Credits (Found in emergency pods in the ship.) they'd 'help' us even if we were, um… Jumba. After we'd paid to park, we went down the street, looking for work and a place to stay.
"Well, same to you!" 550 growls, flipping it 'the bird'.
"Aw, forget him; he's just a bloated parasite." 014 comforts, putting her hand on his other one.
We turn down a side-street named (Um… I can't even read it, so never mind.) glancing up at the smaller buildings between the skyscrapers, just in case there's a 'Help Wanted' sign. (Fat chance, in my opinion.) We pass a cruiser rental shop, a place with a buzzing neon sign spelling the word 'Species', a sport-shop with a boarded up window selling Bazunki-bats and Bazunki-balls and so on. When we got back onto another main street, I think we regretted going down there.
"Oh-! This is getting us no-where!" Lucky growls, folding her arms angrily, side-stepping to get out of an Araz-k'pall's way. (A kind-of-a dog-slime mould mix.)
"What do you think?" I ask, stepping around the litter on the street. "We're just gonna find something out of the blue? I know. Howabout we rest up for the night in a hotel/motel?"
"Okay, but somewhere other than round here." 014 says, pulling a face at a beggar on the side of the street, his scaly tails covered with dirt and fast asleep.
We turn and head north, the sun setting behind us. (Hey, it's a different planet.) It looks like this area's full of apartment skyscrapers. And, lucky us, they're either too expensive or aren't available for vacancy…
Four hours later, the sun has officially set, and most places are closing up for the night. There is still a stream of cruisers 100ft up, but there's fewer than before. I casually glance round and spy the words: 'Uougye-mve', translated, means: 'Vacancy'.
"Hey, we got somewhere." I say, nodding too it.
"Naw, it's probably too expensive." 550 says dejectedly, but we go in anyway.
The receptionist looks up, blinking horizontally at us. He's about 6ft tall, so he'd tower above us if he stood up. His scales are a dark grey, with 2 sharp horns jutting out above his eyes. His shabby suit is a little strained because of its tightness, except around the wrists of his 3 fingered hands.
"Yes?" He says, his voice unusually high; I thought it would be more gravely.
"Um, four rooms please?" I ask, craning my head back to see his face. He checks through the reception book, shaking his head.
"We haven't got 4 singles, but two doubles are available." He says, his eyes flicking up to us. 550 and 014 smile slyly, holding hands, while me and Lucky blush, glancing at each other.
"That'll do fine." 550 says, giving me and Lucky a little smirk. "(I couldn't possibly kill you now, but this works just as well for payback…)" He whispers to me, winking slightly. What? He's still holding that against me?
"Alright." He says, scribbling in his book. "Species?" We pause, glancing at each other… We didn't think of that. We can't exactly say we're experiments…
"We're…" I say, trying to think up a name. "We're… Merumbarian." I say quickly. 014, 550 and Lucky stare at me. "(Mercy and Jumba…?)" I explain.
"Never heard of it, but… okay then…" He growls, writing it down. "That'll be 24 credits for all of you for 2 nights." Three credits apiece per day? Hmm… that doesn't seem so bad…
After we pay him, he hands us two keys with key rings showing the number of the rooms. 550 and 014 have got room 143 and Me and Lucky have got- I don't believe this- 135. What're the chances of that?
After a climb of 2 storeys, we reach the 100's corridor. We walk down together till we reach room 135.
"What're the chances?" I laugh to the others, nodding at the number. They laugh, even though it's not really that funny.
"So…" Lucky says, clasping her hands together. "What's the plan?"
"We rest up for tonight, then try and get jobs tomorrow." I say, yawning slightly. "Then…" I pause mid-yawn. I blink slowly, looking between them all. "Then… I don't know. I don't know what's going to happen…"
"I guess it's up to all of us, after that." 550 says. "But let's wait till tomorrow for that, ok?"
"Right."
"Right."
"Right."
"Well…" Lucky says, taking the key from me and unlocking the door. She turns to 550 and 014. "Goodnight, then…"
"Goodnight." They nod; a happy smile on both their faces. They turn and walk down the corridor, hands clasped in each others. I see them briefly touch antler/antennae before they reach their room. I look back to Lucky and blush slightly.
"Ladies first…" I say, nodding at the door. She gently blushes, opening the door.
The room's about 5ft by 7ft, so it isn't that bad. There's a slightly-out-of-date TV, a window with a decent view, an en-suite bathroom (Not that clean.) a sofa, a table and a few chairs, and- and- and-
"Um… Lucky?" I say, blushing heavily. "Th-There's only one bed…" She blushes heavily back, a slight smile on her face.
"Don't worry; I'll sleep on the sofa." I say, nodding at it. She looks back at me, smiles shyly and says;
"Did you hear me complaining…?"
O.O
She walks over to the bed and sits down on the edge of it. She smiles at me, then pats at a place next to her.
I gulp and walk over to her. I hop up, turn around and sit next to her. There's a few second's silence.
"Lucky?" I say, glancing at her.
"Yes… Odd…?" She asks, putting her hand on my paw, a gentle smile on her face. I wait a few seconds, looking her up and down.
…God, she's beautiful… I'm getting a kind of hollow feeling in my stomach and chest as I stare into her eyes. I don't know what's up with me, but I don't care. I'm next to the most beautiful thing in the universe, and I wouldn't want to be anywhere else. I smile gently.
"I…" I hesitate. This is it. The turning point. I want to say it, but my mouth doesn't. But my feelings for her override my mouth's lack of movement.
"Lucky… I… (I love you.)"
She doesn't move. She continues to stare at me, blinking once.
"I… I… (Love you too…)"
… … …wow.
I slowly tilt my antennae forward, still staring in her eyes. She does the same, giving me a little smile. There's a few seconds, of nothing, then our antennae touch, the fur just brushing against each other. I breathe in sharply, a tingle of electricity shooting along my antennae and down my spine. We lean forward more, the antennae rubbing slowly against each other, wrapping around each other. Lucky starts making a noise in her throat, her eyes showing nothing but love. It's been so long since I heard it, I hadn't recognised it. Lucky's purring…
I shift forward, so I'm sat right next to her. She slides her hand up my arms to the back of my neck, gently placing her other hand there as well. I slide my hands round her waist, gently holding her in my arms… My… My Bushibu…
Then the ends of my antennae reach the top of her head, and hers mine. We close our eyes, lost in this new feeling. A tiny smile sides onto my face.
…
Damn… I'm Lucky…
There we go… It's finished… I've been working on this for over a year… and it's done… Thank you everybody for reading this far, and for putting up with the delays in updating. I hoped you enjoyed reading as much as I enjoyed writing it. Thank you very much, and please put in a final review. Collapses