Chapter three
Awkwardness
After only a few hours sleep, Al awoke to the sounds of birds singing outside. He always liked that about living away from the rest of the world. Out in the wilds it was peaceful, calm and quiet, well it was untill last night, when the ship carrying Zara crashed right in front of him.
Al sat up in bed and grabbed his pack of smokes off of the night stand. He lit one and breathed out. His mind kept wandering back to the metal bikini clad alien woman sleeping in his front room. She was so unlike any woman he had met before. Her skin, her body...but most of all her eyes, he couldn't stop thinking about her beautiful eyes. He lay there for a few minutes, just smoking and thinking.
Finally he got out of bed, threw on his dressing gown and headed to the front room. As he opened the door Al could hear the gently purring sounds of Zara, still fast asleep. Al looked at her for a moment, she looked so cute sleeping the way she was. He decided not to wake her untill after he had a shower. He entered the bathroom and turned the shower on, letting it warm up first. After a few minutes Al stripped-down and got in the shower, pulling the shower curtain over.
Zara sleepily opened her eyes, she could hear the sound of running water. She looked down at her chest to see that while she slept, she had picked up the picture of Al and was holding it to her chest. She quickly put it back on the mantle above the fire and stretched. She looked round the room and trilled softly "Ali'star...are you up?". She slowly walked towards his room to check, but the sounds of water told her he was in the bathroom.
Al was standing under the running water, his mind still on Zara. He was thinking about her body. She was built like an athlete, sleek and muscular but oh so feminine. He thought about that metal bikini and how it bearly contained her chest. Al had to admit it, she was one hot alien babe. He was so lost in his thoughts of her that he didn't hear the bathroom door open.
Zara slowly opened the bathroom door and saw that Al was in the shower, she could make out the shape of him behind the curtain. Slowly she stepped towards the curtain and reached her hand out. Zara trilled softly and pulled back the curtain and said "You are up Al?".
Al nearly jumped out of his skin when Zara pulled the shower curtain back "FUCKING HELL!" he said, trying his best to hide his naked body. Zara stepped back and trilled "Sorry if I scared you." Al sighed and shook his head "Its ok...I just thought you were sleeping...that's all." Zara nodded "Sei-i I was, but I heard water running...it woke me." Al was still trying to keep himself covered as he said "Yeah I was just having a shower...got covered in mud saving you last night...I'll be out in like five minutes." He quickly pulled the shower curtain back over and continued washing himself, now a little red faced.
Zara tilted her head and trilled "You shower to clean Sei-i..." She looked at her self in the mirror, she was covered in mud and dry blood. She began to take her armour off "I must shower to." For a moment Al thought she was about to jump in with him untill she said "I will wait for you to finish first sei-i?"
Al sighed with relief as she said that "Umm yeah...I'll be out in a minute". Al quickly finished washing and grabbed a towel. He wrapped it around his waist and pulled back the curtain...a new shock waiting for him.
Al's mouth fell open as he pulled back the curtain and was faced with the sight of a now naked Zara. He really didn't know what to say or do, apart from look her up and down and then quickly covered his eyes. He took a deep breath and said "Ummm Zara...why are you naked?". Zara trilled softly and looked down at herself and then back at Al "To shower...you are naked to...what is wrong, why do you cover your eyes?" Al gulped "Well...you see...humans only really see each other naked if their like a couple..." Zara tilted her head and trilled "You mean if they are mates...a pair?" Al quickly nodded "Yeah...ummm...I'll let you shower now...ok!" he quickly left the bathroom and headed for his bedroom. As he left Zara sighed "Oomans are strange...has he not seen a nude female before", but what she didn't know was that she was the first woman he had seen like that in a very long time.
Al sat in his bedroom for a while, he couldn't believe he had just seen Zara naked. He was shocked, but something about it had his pulse racing, she looked even better out of her armour than she did in it. Al threw his towel on the floor and got dressed. He grabbed another smoke and head for the front room. He put on some music and sat and smoked for a few minutes. As he heard the shower stop running he jumped to his feet and headed to the kitchen, just in case Zara walked out naked.
Zara stepped out of the bathroom, fully dressed this time. She could hear Al in the kitchen, as she went to see what he was doing she softly said "I am clean and dressed now Al." he looked over from where he was standing, making himself a cup of tea "That's good then...uuummm do you mind if i check your wounds?". Zara shook her head "You can check me."
Al dropped a tea bag into his cup and walked over to her. First he checked her arm "How's your arm feeling...any better?" Zara trilled softly "Still hurts...a little." he then moved on to her shoulder "What about here...any pain?" Zara just shook her head. Al stepped in front of her and gently ran his hand down her side, the wound was already healing. Al looked her in the eyes, those big, beautiful purple eyes, as he gently rubbed his hand over the stiches "And here...how does that feel?". Zara's eyes began to flutter slightly as his hand rubbed her side, she softly purred and said in a gently tone "It feels...good...so good." Al noticed the look on her face and the way she spoke, she was enjoying it, the feeling of his hands on her. Al smiled at her and was about to say something when the kettle began to boil. Its whistle sounding off behind them. Al took a breath in and said "Saved by the whistle!"
Zara trilled and snapped out of her daze "Oh uumm what is that...what are you making?" Al poured the hot water into his cup "Oh this...its a cup of tea, a little something to remind me of home." Zara tilted her head again, still looking cute "What is tea...is it drink?" he added some milk and sugar "Yeah...its been around for...well a long time. Where I come from, we drink it all the time."
Al picked up his cup and headed to the front room, Zara following close behind him. Al sat on the sofa and Zara sat next to him. For a few minutes they just sat in silence, Zara just watching Al drink his tea. Finally he turned to her and said "So how come you can speak my language?" Zara looked down at the floor "My...clan...had ooman servant...they taught me when I was young." Al was a little shocked by what she said. Her clan had taken a human as a servant, he really didn't want to know how or why they would have done, so he simply said "Ok...so is this your first time on earth?" She clicked slightly "Sei-i...I...like it here...it is very difficult from my world...the white that falls from the sky...it looks nice" Al laughed a little "You mean the snow...I guess it is kinda nice...what else do you like?"
Zara trilled and looked out of the window. The snow was falling heavily, as to be expected for the time of year, she slowly looked back at him and purred softly "Why do you live alone...from what I have been told...oomans do not like to be alone". Al set his cup down and sighed. After all this time no one had asked that question, it was the one question he hoped no one would ask, but Zara did. Al stood up and walked over to the fire place. He looked at the pictures and sighed again "You've probably seen that I used to be in the army?" Zara gave a slight nod "Well...I saw things in that war that no one should have to see. I saw the absolute worst of humanity...not just the way we treat our world...but each other. After the end of the war...I couldn't stand to be around people, so I came out here. I wanted to be alone...no one to bother me...no one to depend on me...no one untill you came into my life."
Zara slowly stood up and walked over to him. She was purring softly as she placed her clawed hand on his shoulder "I am sorry...for...making you...not alone Al." Al gently tapped her hand with his "Its not your fault...besides...I wanted to get away from other humans...your not human...so I...like being around you." Zara trilled "I like...being with you Al."
Al turned to face her "I've uumm got to head into town, I've got to pick up some stuff to last me...I mean us...seeing as we don't know how long your gonna be here." She slowly moved her hand away "Sei-i I will wait here..." Al nodded "Yeah... You can listen to some music if you want...or help yourself to food...I promise I won't be long."
Al headed for the front door, picking his jacket and keys up on the way. He looked back at Zara and smiled "Maybe when I get back...we could...talk some more?" Zara trilled softly "Sei-i I would like that." with a smile Al headed for his truck. He got in, started it up and drove off.
Zara looked around the cabin. She checked the fridge for something to, but was unsure what would taste nice, so she shut it again. Next she checked Al's bedroom. The room was heavy with his scent...and she liked it. Her head was full of thoughts about him. She couldn't denied it, she was drawn to him. He may not have been one of her own kind, but did that really matter. She took one last deep breath of his scent and headed back to the front room. She looked at his stereo, but had never seen anything like it before. She pressed one of the buttons and a song began to play. She had never heard something like that before...but she liked it. It was soft and gently, all of the words seemed to be full of meaning. Zara sat on the floor by the fire, just listening to the music playing in the back ground.
Al was only about half way to town when he pulled over. He reached into his top pocket and pulled out his smokes. He lit one and sighed. He rested his head on the steering wheel "What the fuck are you doing Al...Having thoughts about an alien woman...she probably thinks your but ass ugly!" He took a drag on his smoke and started the truck up again "Just don't let yourself fall for her...she's way out of your league!" Al was talking to himself again...
