(Monday - Night)

"Gran! I'm back!" Midorikawa shouted once he opened the door. He was surprised to find the other already on his way over to him. He could only guess the other had heard him having trouble with his keys at the door.

"Welcome home!" Gran smiles brightly upon seeing the other. "That is what earthlings say, correct?"

Midorikawa chuckles upon hearing that. It sounded so sweet and sincere coming from him. And it was so uplifting to be greeted by someone at home. Normally there would be nothing, only silence.

"Yes...Oh, right, I bought some stuff from the store for you." Midorikawa says, lifting up his hands, showing the other the bags he's carrying. "Well, I know they're more...human necessities, but if you could eat what I made then maybe this stuff would be okay for you to."

Midorikawa stepped in, heading over to the living room and placing the bags on the table. The curious alien followed, looking at the bags and watching as he brought out such odd things. One by one, he was told what they were and what they could be used for (most of it was food and how to be cooked, medical supplies in case if he ever needed it). It was a lot of explanation on Midorikawa's part, but he didn't mind.

"And I also got you some clothes!" He made sure to hand that bag over to Gran. "I had to guess on your size. I think you're maybe one or two bigger than me. I can always take them back, but they're all for you."

"Is this your way of telling me I should dispose of mine?"

"What? No, I mean, its ripped so I normally would toss ripped clothes, but if you don't want to since its probably from your home-"

"I was teasing."

"Teasing?"

"Yes. Hmm. I don't think I can make those...jokes to well." Gran sighed. "I had seen that no other human wears such clothes on your television set." He points to it, some program playing. Possibly a drama, he couldn't tell since he hardly watched television these days. "Thank you for the clothing. It'll be nice to have something new to wear."

"You're welcome..."

Gran begins to look through the clothes he was given. They were quite formal, button ups and dress pants. Some jeans and plain t-shirts given. They weren't the best choices, Midorikawa thought, but he had done what he could at such short notice.

After picking out a set to wear, a dark navy collared shirt and some white pants to go along with it, the alien had begun to step out of his suit. It was surprisingly easy for it to slide off his body. Although the alien stopped at his midriff once he heard an odd noise come from the human.

"Wh-Why are you undressing here?" Midorikawa asked, covering his face with his hands, peeking out through his fingers. He was surprised to see how calm and so unfazed Gran was by this action. He could never just undress in front of anyone without feeling so self conscious.

"Am I not supposed to?" Gran asked, confused by the other's sudden change in behavior. He thought it was perfectly normal to change right here and now. Isn't that what he had wanted after all?

"You're, umm, supposed to do that privately." He said, trying not to stare at his body. He felt so bad for being curious, to see just how human this alien resembled. And from what he could see, he really could pass off as a human. There weren't any funny markings or extra limbs sticking out as he imagined some aliens would have.

"Oh. I'm sorry. I will change...in the bathroom?" He guessed. It was either there or Midorikawa's room since thats where the human had gotten ready in the morning.

Midorikawa gave a nod, letting the alien go off (though he was still leaving his upper body exposed) to the bathroom. He let out a sigh once the other was out of his sight. I don't know why I just...panicked to seeing him like that. Maybe I was scared there'd be some weird...alien thing.

When Gran emerged from the bathroom, he looked completely human. With that odd jumpsuit off of him, he lost that alien touch. "It fits. You guessed right on the size." He replied quite happily. The alien was moving around, testing out how much he could move around in these clothes. They were loose compared to that skin tight suit but allowed for the same mobility.

"Thank goodness..." Midorikawa sighs in relief. "At least you have clothes for your stay here now." Saying that, it caused him to think. "How...long are you staying anyway, Gran?"

"Hm?" He tilts his head before realizing what he's asking. "As long as you let me stay. If you wish for me to leave, I can depart from here as soon as possible."

"No, that's not what I meant. I mean, how long are you staying on Earth? You're not from here and I...I would think you'd want to return home."

The alien goes silent for a moment, looking as if he were debating what to say. "I suppose...I could tell you now. After all, I'm feeling much better." Gran steps to the couch, sitting down and looking to the other, waiting for him to sit beside him.

"There is a lot to explain...I guess I should say I crashed here. Miscalculations were made on my part, especially with the landing. This was not my destination, but somehow I was being pulled into this orbit. There were many strange things that happened on my way here..." He lets out a sigh. "I can't even recall what happened once I was beginning to pass this planet. It was just a sudden descent and then I blacked out. I suppose thats when you found me."

"It sounds...terrible." He replied. "What about your ship? Is it still...stable?"

Gran shrugged. "I cannot say. Was it still intact when you found me?"

"I...I don't know." Midorikawa answered. He remembered seeing it there, but he wasn't worried about the aircraft. H had been more worried about the injured alien at the time. "I'm sorry, I didn't check the status of your ship."

"It's fine. Your concern was over me instead."

"It was." And still is. "May I ask...Where were you going originally?"

"I wonder if you know of that galaxy...I was heading to Andromeda."

"Oh! That's the galaxy neighboring ours, right?"

"You know of it?" His features seem to light up to the fact that the human knew of it.

"I'm not the expert in that field, I mostly hear talk about it from my friends, but I know somethings. Have you been there before?"

"No, I was going to investigate it, but that investigation is going to have to be on hold."

"Oh...Are you like...an alien detective?"

Gran laughs. "Oh no, it was just for personal business. Sightseeing."

"Sorry, my mistake. Anyway, if I may continue to ask, where are you from?"

"A planet known as Eclissus. It's quite far from here, but its not the first time my planet has met with yours."

"It isn't?"

"There are records of those from my home coming here. Although they don't return nor do they ever message back." He frowns for a moment. "Perhaps they all crashed like I did..."

"I'm...sure they're okay. Maybe they just couldn't get their, um, communications working again." Midorikawa reassured him with a smile. "You'll be okay to."

"I hope they met nice humans like I did."

"You're going to make me blush..." He replied, already feeling his face heat up. It was so strange how comfortable he felt around this alien. He was just like another human, someone he had known for such a long time. Talking to him was easy. Listening to him was fun. He felt like he didn't have to be afraid of him at all. Though he was certain Saginuma would argue otherwise.

"Anyway...since we don't know how long you'll be staying here, on Earth, I don't mind you staying with me."

"You don't?"

"No. You seem like a good person to me. That and you haven't tried to do anything...weird." At least not like what some aliens in movies do... "So, I want you to know that my home can be yours for the time being."

Gran looks...stunned to that offer. "You are so very kind, Ryuuji." He says softly. "I do not wish to impose, but...thank you."

"It's no problem. It'll be fun having a roommate. But, I think we're going to have to decide on a more...human name for you."

"To fit in with the other humans?" Gran asked, surprisingly not in an offended way. He actually looked intrigued to the thought of it.

"Yes, I don't know people might react to simply Gran. And- Ah!" Midorikawa suddenly jumped up from his seat, causing Gran to look a bit concerned for him.

"What's wrong?"

"Its getting late and I forgot to water my flowers!" He said, about to make a quick dash to his backyard door. But, he paused and turned to the alien. "Would you like to come and see them? They don't all bloom at night, but...its a pretty sight."

Gran nodded, standing up and waiting for the other to show him his garden. He found Midorikawa's sudden concern for his plant life amusing, considering he had put that as his top priority. Finding a human name could wait, couldn't it?

Midorikawa was admittedly nervous. Of course anyone could see his mini garden, but most were those he was familiar with, those who knew he had a green thumb and could simply gush about every single one for hours.

As he opened the backdoor, he quickly stepped to the side, grabbing his watering can and allowing Gran a full view of his flower beds. "Here they are. It's...not much. I hope to one day have a backyard full of flowers. And take care of them as much as I can." Midorikawa said, taking a step forward to begin watering the nearest one.

"You take care of these on your own?" Gran asked out of curiosity. Although his eyes were scanning practically everything out in the yard, he remained by Midorikawa's side. He was also interested on what he did to care for them.

"Mhmm! It's pretty easy when its not too much. Sometimes weeds get in the way and they're kind of hassle. Bugs to, but I've been pretty lucky with this batch." But it seemed he spoke to soon. As he was moving onto the next flower bed, he noticed one flower seemed...out of shape.

It was a moonflower, bent over, its white petals drooping downward. This flower was one of the few that bloomed at night, soaking up the moon's radiance. And it should have been doing so tonight.

"Oh no..." Midorikawa frowned, setting down his watering can and carefully looking at it. "I thought this one would live a while longer..." He sighed for a moment, sitting on his knees while just wanting to find a solution to keep this flower alive, but there wasn't much that could be done.

"Its still alive." Gran piped in, imitating the human's sitting posture while looking at the flower. "Just a little bit anyways."

"Even so, it doesn't have much time. I wanted it to keep growing a while longer..." Another sigh and a distraught look. "I should really make more time for this...then maybe it could have kept growing."

A hand was placed on his shoulder, causing Midorikawa to turn and look to Gran. He had a mischievous glint in his eye, complimented by a sweet smile.

"It's not time for it to go yet." He said in a hushed whisper. Gran removed his hand from the other's shoulder, reaching out with both hands to caress the wilting flower, fingers gently passing over the remaining petals. His eyes focusing on the flower before they shut.

The world had gone quiet and Midorikawa's eyes had gone wide to this sight. The wilting flower had begun to straighten up, the petals spread open to reveal its full bloom. It had even grown a centimeter taller to! (It looked like it did since it was standing up taller than it had before).

Gran slowly removed his hands from the flower, looking at the life that had just been breathed into it once more. He was content with what he done and looked to Midorikawa for approval. But, he was met with an awestruck expression.

"You...How did you...?"

"I gave it some life. Its...a gift of mine."

"Oh, Gran..." He could hardly believe it. Midorikawa reached out to gently touch the petals of the flower, surprised that this was real. Now it looked as if it did the first time it had come into full bloom.

A smile had danced upon his face, while he was still in awe over this, he was terribly happy that this was done for him. And he just couldn't help himself, the man pulled the other into a warm hug. "Thank you, thank you, thank you. You don't know how happy I am to see it like this again!"

Gran was surprised to the sudden embrace, but didn't bother to escape from it. It was comforting and felt nice after using a bit of his power. "You're welcome. I'm just glad I could see it bloom...and see you smile again to."

"Smile?" Midorikawa asked as he looked to Gran, slowly letting go of him.

"Yes, you looked so...sad. I wanted to change that."

"Oh..." His cheeks flushed and he didn't know how to respond to that. "You're, umm..." He tries to find something to say, his dark eyes looking over to the recovered flower. He finds himself staring at it for a moment, uttering a word quietly.

"What?" Gran asks, wanting to make sure he had picked up exactly on what he was saying.

"I thought of a name for you." Midorikawa turns to him with a smile. "I mean, you'll be named after someone, the one who I read a lot about as a child and his signature symbol was a moonflower to...I think it might actually be a fitting name for you." You remind me of him to.

"I want to hear it." Gran had a curious and attentive look, eager to hear the name.

"It was...Hiroto Kiyama."

Gran pauses to the name, letting it sink in for a moment before smiling. "I like the sound of it."

a/n: little notes about this chapter. Andromeda is the closest galaxy to ours (I learned that in an astronomy class and it actually stuck). Eclissus is the dub name for Kiel from GO Galaxy, but I have to say that Gran does not have pointy ears. I just wanted to think of a better planet name than Aliea but still reference to something in the series.