Yeah, I know things have been off to kind of a slow start, but they will start to pick up soon! Now, in order to make it work, I plan to have a timelapse forward by a couple of years. It might seems drastic, but I feel it's the only way that will make the story work. It won't happen in this chapter, though, and won't for a few chapters. Anyways, enjoy the next chapter!
Kira awoke in the bedroom. She looked at the clock to see that it was already afternoon. She could feel, by shifting around under the bed covers, that she was naked, and happened to notice her clothing set on top of the dresser in front of the mirror. She sat up, rubbing her head.
"...Ahh... what happened...?" Kira asked, disoriented and slightly dizzy.
She sat rubbing her eyes and trying to shake the sleep out of her system. Then, she remembered...
"Oh... Aster." Kira said, standing to put her clothing back on.
Once she did, she went downstairs to find Aster trying to figure out how to use a tablet Kira had in the living room. He noticed her after she walked in.
"...Did you really use telepathic mind control on me again?" Kira asked.
"Um..." Aster began, twittling his thumbs. "...yes?"
Kira sighed. "Aster... you really gotta stop doing that." she said.
Aster made a hisslike laugh. "I'm sorry, Kira. I just can't help it; it's just so much fun to see you pinged!" he said.
"Still... think about what could happen if Star walked in!" Kira said. "Speaking of which, is she still taking a nap?"
"No, she woke up a little while later. She's in the basement watched television right now." Aster said.
"Hm." Kira said, nodded. "Speaking of which, I find it amazing how she's already a pretween after just a year!"
"Why's that?" Aster asked. "I remember being roughly her size at that age."
Kira smiled. "Still... where has the time gone...? It seems like she was born only yesterday..." she said.
"And, it's good that you can communicate with her... because I don't think anyone else would've been able to." Aster said. "When she's old enough, she would need more than just me to talk to."
"You're right." Kira said.
Kira was one of a small number of humans capable of receiving telepathic transmissions from Xenomorphs. This is because her brain naturally produces the same wavelengths as a Xenomorph. The small group of people who also have this characteristic have likely never been able to use it to communicate with Xenos, because they do not have human language as their native language.
And, being a mere carrier of this gift, Kira found her way to Aster by pure luck. Both of them knew that it had to be fate that brought them together. There was a force in the universe that knew they were meant to be.
"Well... I'm just gonna go and check on her." Kira said.
Kira found Star in the basement; she was laying on the couch, watching an old cartoon called My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic via the free on-demand function of Kira's TV service. She loved the show (and always had a hard time deciding if Rainbow Dash or Pinkie Pie was her favorite pony).
"YEAH! SONIC RAINBOOM!" Star cheered after watching a scene. "DASHIE DID A SONIC RAINBOOM!"
Kira smiled at her daughter enjoying herself, and watched her for a moment before returning upstairs.
"Well, she's doing quite well... as usual." Kira said.
"Yeah, she's always excited like that when you're not around, and for every little thing..." Aster said. "...she may have my color... but she definitely inherited your energy and enthusiasm."
Kira nodded. "Yep. She does remind me of myself quite a bit..." she said.
At that moment, the doorbell rang.
"Who's that?" Aster asked.
"I'm not sure..." Kira said, narrowing her eyes as she walked to the door. "...I'm not expecting any visitors."
She saw someone standing through the frosted glass window of the door, and upon opening it... saw that it was a young man about her age, but a bit taller than her. He had light skin, broad shoulders, and dark, straight hair that fell to the base of his neck.
"Well, I figured I'd find you here!" he said.
Kira gasped upon realizing who he was. "KAI!" she said.
She immediately leaped at Kai and hugged him. He returned the hug to her.
"Hey, Kira." he said.
After a moment, Kira separated from him.
"It's so good to see you again, Kai!" Kira said. "Why'd you come back to Earth?"
Kai smiled. "I have my reasons. Actually, we've been back for a while. After meeting my brother and in-laws on the moon, me and Sugarcube spent about sixty sols on Mars before coming back. Really, Mars just wasn't for us..."
"Where's Sugarcube?" Kira asked. "Did she come with you?"
"No." Kai said. "I mean, she's here on Earth, but I just left her at home. I feel like I just need to give her some space; she's been kinda moody lately."
"Why?" Kira asked.
"Well..." Kai trailed off, his face flushing. "...kinda embarrassing. But, it has to do with her... libido..."
"She's in heat?" Kira said, chuckling. "Sounds like you're making her pretty restless, Kai... why are you keeping her waiting? Me and Aster have protected sex quite often!"
"Honestly... I can't handle how energetic she can be when it comes to things like that... and I'm too tired by the end of the day." Kai said.
"And... she hasn't tried telepathic hypnosis on you?" Kira asked.
"No, why...?" Kai asked.
Kira raised her eyebrows. Kai was able to quickly catch on...
"Kira, NO." Kai said. "Don't you dare give her any ideas... I'm not her personal sex slave!"
"...Well..." Kira began. "...you are now, lover boy!"
Kai was completely stunned, his face locked in a deep blush.
"Think of Chase!" he said.
"Oh, yeah! Almost forgot..." Kira said. "...how's Chase doing?"
"Oh, he's doing just fine." Kai said. "But wow, does he love his video games..."
Kira giggled a bit as she imagined a Xenomorph that could actually play video games well. She remembered Aster trying it out one time, and he was terrible, because the controller were too awkward for him.
"Oh, Kai!" Aster suddenly said as he came up behind Kira. "Well, it's been a while, hasn't it?"
"Hello, Aster." Kai said. "And... is Star around?"
"Yep!" Kira said. "She's in the basement."
"May I see her?" Kai asked.
"Totally!" Kira responded.
With that, she took Kai into the basement, where they found Star still laying on the sofa. Upon seeing him, Star paused the television.
"Well..." Kai said. "...you've gotten pretty big yourself, Star!"
Star tilted her head. "Uh, Mom... who is this person?"
"Star, this is Kai Ripley." Kira said. "He's a friend of mine. You probably don't remember him, since you were a newborn when he last saw you."
Kai nodded. "It was a year ago... around the same time my son was born." he said.
"Your son?" Star asked.
"Yeah. See..." Kai began. "...my mate is a female Xenomorph, kind of like you, but older. She and I had a son together at the same time you were born. He's a lot like you, Star, but he's male. His name's Chase."
"Chase..." Star said, pondering.
"Again, you probably wouldn't remember him." Kira said.
"Well..." Kai said. "...I suppose it would be alright for them to meet. Give them a chance to get to know each other?"
"Then maybe we could arrange a little get-together with the families..." Kira asked.
"Yeah! I would be nice to see Sugarcube again." Aster said.
"I would love to see more of our kind!" Star said.
Kira happened to recall that she had tomorrow off as well. She knew her weekly schedule off the back of her hand.
"Okay, then it's settled!" Kira said. "I'll bring Aster and Star over to your house later tonight. How does that sound?"
"Perfect!" Kai said. "Glad I don't need to work tomorrow..."
"Oh, I've also been wondering..." Kira began. "...have you made it into the field you want to be in for WY?"
Kai shrugged. "Took a bit of effort, having been expelled and whatnot... but I managed to make it all work out. Second chances really pay off!" he said.
"Okay, so..." Kira spoke. "...I'll have the everyone ready to come over later this evening!"
"And I'll have everything prepared at my flat for all of us!" Kai said.
Kira walked with Kai back up the stairs, and stood at the door as he walked back out to his car.
"See ya real soon!" Kai said, waving.
"Yeah, later!" Kira responded, also waving.
After he drove off, Kira began to feel excited. She was glad that they would all have a chance to meet with each other again... and especially since Star would have the chance to meet with her old friends.
I have a feeling this will be a great night! She thought.
Starting off kinda slow, I know. But, if you think about it, that's kinda how the original was, too. Anyways, hope the buildup is good enough for all you guys. For now, though, I'll have to focus on school for the remainder of the week before I work on the next chapter. Keep holding on...