Part 6

Sorry I haven't written in like…forever! School really sucked away my motivation, not to mention my "Lappy" (laptop) died a slow and painful death! No worries now, I'm back! (hopefully)

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This means WAR!

Top Secret Information?

Akari chucked the little leather bound book to the other side of the room. Chihaya ducked just in time, narrowly missing a book to the face. His eyes were wide as he watched the petite girl fall to the floor in defeat.

"I don't get it!" she spat bitterly. "There is nothing in that diary! NOTHING! I've read it twenty times and still there isn't a bit of juicy information we could use to torture that blasted ogre! It's just useless blabber! It doesn't even make sense!" she ran her fingers through her hair with a sigh.

"I wonder…" she mumbled, her eyes drifting off.

Chihaya strode the length of the bar and squatted down next to her, hugging his knees to his chest. "What does he write in there then?" he asked.

"Here, I'll show you." she said, getting to her feet and picking up the diary before plopping down on the floor next to her partner in crime.

She flipped open to a random page and began reading.

"Dear Diary; Today I woke up at six thirty. I had tomato juice for breakfast and left for work at seven. Elli was late to work again. At twelve I ate my lunch. It was a tomato sandwich. I went home late. Father says I'm antisocial. I had tomato soup for dinner and plan on going to bed at ten."

Akari looked up at Chihaya. His face plainly read that he was confused.

"That's it?" he asked, looking over her shoulder to see if she was leaving something out.

"That's it!" she exclaimed, throwing her hands in the air. "And all the other entries are just like it!" She flipped madly through the little book before stopping on a certain page. "This one here," she said pointing at the date, "is the day I first met Gill!"

"The day you punched him in the gut?"

"Yep! I'll read it to you. 'Dear Diary; today I woke up at six twenty three. I had tomato juice for breakfast. I went to work at six forty five. I finished the book I was reading. I had a tomato sandwich for lunch at twelve thirty. I found my watch. I had tomato salad for dinner. Father fell asleep under the table again. I plan on doing to bed at ten.'"

"Sheesh…" Chihaya breathed, "you'd think that guy's skin tone would be red after all those tomatoes he eats…"

Akari cocked her head to the side. "Well I suppose…but why didn't he write about me hitting him? He didn't even vent his anger at being punched by a girl or write how much he hated me! I don't get it!"

Chihaya shrugged. "Beats me. He sure is weird though, this diary isn't much of a diary, its more of log. He just writes the times he wakes up and when he eats…strange… I've heard of crazy people doing that… (long pause)…do you think Gill is insane!?"

Akari laughed, "Well, yes. But that's beside the point. Look at the bottom corners of every page." She pointed to the funny little letter at the corner and then flipped through the book showing that only some pages had a letter. "I'm not sure what their purpose is…"

"I wonder…." Chihaya mumbled, running his fingers through his wild peach locks, "I wonder…if Gill is…AN ALIEN!"

"A-A WHAT!?" Akari choked out before bursting into laughter.

"Come on! Think of it!" Chihaya exclaimed grabbing her arms to steady her. "He is here to observe the way we earthlings live so that once he gets back to the mother ship he can organize the invasion! He writes the times in which he wakes and when he eats because those are the degrees on a map for an attack point! It explains why he doesn't have any friends, he doesn't know how to behave around humans! And the tomatoes! Maybe tomatoes are the only earth food that he likes!"

Akari was crying with laughter now. Holding her sides desperately while the tantalizing image of Gill with green antennae danced in her mind. "The funniest part of that, is that it could be true!" she gasped.

"I know, right!" Chihaya said with a grin.

"But what about his father, the mayor. How do you explain him!?"

Chihaya tipped his head to the side in deep thought. "He was abducted years ago and was implanted with a high tech chip that causes him to act like a complete idiot and be oblivious to everything…That's why when his real son was abducted and replaced with an alien baby he couldn't tell the difference! The chip did give him the information that his son was an alien , subconsciously, and programmed him to make sure that he doesn't stand out too much." Realization suddenly dawned on his face.

"That's also why he want you to marry his son! Subconsciously the chip is telling him that you are on to his son's disguise, and the only way to stop you is to make you marry him and force you into secrecy!"

Mock fear filled his eyes. "Don't marry him Akari! I'm afraid they would abduct you and make you an alien too!"

Akari chuckled, "You don't need to worry about that!" She reassured him with a disgusted face. "And although there are some flaws in your theory… it is a wonderful idea…" A wicked grin slowly claimed her face.

Chihaya raised his eyebrows. "I know that look…" He said, his eyes glimmering mischievously. "What's the plan?"

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Gill still had the warm content feeling in his stomach from the delicious tomato soup he had practically inhaled at dinner. His father had finally stopped raising his eyebrows every time Gill made himself something to eat where the sole ingredient was tomatoes. But he still wouldn't let up about that girl…that Akari.

"I like her." His father declared for what felt like the hundredth time that evening. "She is so spunky! So energetic! So cute!!"

Gill rolled his eyes behind the book he was reading.

"If I were you…" the mayor continued, "I wouldn't let a girl like her out of my sight! It's only a matter of time before one of the other young men in town realize what a find she really is and swipes her up from under your nose!"

Under my nose…? Gill thought with a sneer.

"I'd keep my eye on that cook, Chihaya." (Hamilton's monologue continues) "He has a thing for her, I can tell. But if you hurry up and start your wooing I'm sure you will sweep her off her feet in no time!--"

I didn't think people still used the word 'wooing'…

"--After all you are so darn cute I don't know how any girl could refuse you!! You get that on my side of the family, by the way!"

I'm so sure…

"Not to mention you two are sooooooo compatible! I mean you complement each other so well!! Not only in looks, but hey, those grandbabies would be so adorable! They could have your blond hair and her brown eyes, or her brown hair and your blue eyes! Or better yet, they could look like me!!!"

Gill's eye twitched.

"And you know how excited I am for grandbabies!!--"

Gill had had enough.

"Father. Your ridiculous notions of having grandchildren are wasting your time. Not only is the possibility of me having children in the far distant future, but the idea of Akari being my wife is absolutely ridiculous." He snapped the book shut coldly and gave his father a blank stare.

"I cant stand the girl." he hissed.

The mayor reeled back slightly in his chair. "Cant stand her, you say?" he said rubbing his chin thoughtfully and examining his stiff son. "I get it!" he exclaimed hitting his fist to his palm, "Your in denial!"

Gill gave up the fight with a sigh, got up from his chair and started up the stairs to his room.

"It's okay son!" Hamilton called behind him. "You don't need to worry about my accepting her! I already consider her part of the family!!" He smiled at his son's departing figure then winced when he heard him slam the door of his room.

"I sure hope those grandbabies inherit their mother's personality…" he mumbled happily to himself.

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Gill quickly changed into his pajamas. It was hot that night so he only wore the bottoms, a pair of soft plaid shorts. Turning the light off in his room, he collapsed on the bed and curled himself into a ball. His hair and skin looked white in the moonlight that filtered in through his window and poured onto his bed. His eyes were heavy, the lids willing them to close. Sleep soon had him.

Suddenly a blinding white light flooded his room.

Gill's eyes snapped open just in time to watch the light seep back out the window it had come from.

Gill leapt/fell off his bed and flew to the open window. His eyes were wide as he saw a glint of light vanishing into the woods. Then a beam of green light hit him right in the face. He ducked down beneath the window sill quickly, snatched the sheet from off his bed and wrapped it over his head until only his eyes were visible before peaking up over the sill again. The green light swung around crazily and was soon joined by a red beam of light then two white bursts of light.

Gill watched in fascination.

What is that…? he thought.

Red and green lights suddenly appeared in a circular formation that he could see in a clearing straight ahead. And then there was the rustling of bushes.

Gill snapped the window closed and sprang back to his bed with the idea that, I'm dreaming! I'm dreaming! I will fall asleep and everything will be all right again in the morning!

But it wasn't a dream.

He could still hear the rustling of the bushes and then the trees as whatever it was came closer. He peaked his eyes open for only a second and in the moment a crooked black figure passed by his window. He nearly wet his pants.

He closed his eyes tightly again and pretended he was a little kid again with a wild imagination.

"This isn't real." he tried to convince himself. "I don't believe in aliens anymore!"

He opened his eyes slowly.

That's right. He didn't believe in aliens anymore because aliens were not real.

A horrible transformation took place on his face, twisting it into an expression of complete rage.

"AKARI!" He bellowed, flying from his bed to the window. He pried it open then stuck his head out and yelled, "Show your faces you pests or I'm going to--"

Something swung down from the roof, and met Gill face to face. It was a dark twisting creature that shocked Gill so much he couldn't breathe. Bright red and green lights wound around its body as it hung in the air in front of him. It made a strange tooting noise in the back of its throat then reached one twisting claw out to stroke his face. Before it could touch him a blood chilling scream escaped his lips, a blindingly bright flash of light disabled him, and he passed out.

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The next morning Gill woke up on his back on the floor of his room. Sweat clung to his neck and lower back and he felt a goose egg on the back of his head. He pulled himself into a sitting position, causing a piece of paper to slide off his chest.

It was a Polaroid picture of his screaming face and on the back it read…

Gotcha!!!!

End!

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