[Hi All! So I am still getting the hang of this whole chapter thing as you can tell from my first story. So I did not know how to add a little note to the top of my first chapter so I thought I would add one here.
So here it is! The second part of Amun's story. I have written the entire story out which is why it took so long, but I think it is a good one. I will add chapters as I finish their second edit and read through. The whole thing is about 60K words long. So strap in and enjoy! -William1350-]
Chapter 2: Answer to Your Question
It was not long before his attention was grabbed by Emilia who began to get up and moving. To his surprise he listened as she approached him and laid down beside him. In all the nights that they had spent together, she had never gotten this close to him to sleep before. Amun did not mind and knew that it was always nice to sleep in proximity to another body. So he stayed in place and let her curl up beside him to sleep. It was not exactly the term he would use for how he rested, it was more of a fuzzy mental state that was more like meditation than sleep.
He could hear and see everything that went on, but it almost felt like a dream. If there was any danger, he knew that he needed to act and would 'wake up'. If there was nothing, he could stay in this cryo state for quite some time. While he was resting and letting his mind go fuzzy, he felt something strange running along the ribs of his back. He thought nothing of it because it was probably just Emilia's tail getting comfortable. However, when he felt it continue to run along various party of his body, he knew something was strange.
He shook of the fuzzy feeling and shifted to look towards Emilia. She was laying down on her side, using her tail to play with Amun's body. Confused, he did nothing but tilt his head at her. That was when she surprised him with a mental wave of pleasure. If Amun had eyes, they would have shoot wide. She was in heat. The could of purple myst began to flow from her entire body.
"Emilia...what are you doing. I asked you to give me some time, please." He did not want to seem rude, but she was pushing down a road that he did not want to travel just yet. She didn't respond with words, she only let out a low purr from her throat. Something seemed off, as if some animal instinct had taken over and she could not think clearly. Usually she was very logical and thorough with her decisions, which she did not seem to be doing right now. She nudged his head with hers and continued to purr.
"Emilia, not tonight ok? Please just go to sleep, I promise that we will take about this again soon." He sent her some stern feelings to make sure his point was taken. He could tell that she understood when the purring stopped and she retreated a bit. Her posture told him that she was a bit saddened by the rejection. He wanted to soften the blow so he placed his hand upon her cheek. "Soon, I promise. If you would like, you are more than welcome to stay beside me to sleep." Her head perked up.
"I would like that...thank you." Amun laid back on the ground like a cat and Emilia moved in close beside him. He felt her tail drape over his and it made him smile, it was a cute gesture. As the two laid on the cold ground, Amun had to admit that Emilia's warmth was a rather nice change. His mind pictured the nights he had spend with Jolene and how wonderful it had felt to have someone who cared so deeply for you. He wondered if that was how Emilia was feeling, or if it truly was just a animalistic need to reproduce. He decided to just enjoy the moment. Letting his mind go to his meditative state he let the rest of the night slip away.
The next morning was a lazy one that came to a bit of a shocker to Amun. For when he woke he realized that Emilia had gotten rather cuddled and twisted up with him. He attempted to sneak away from her but every time he did, she would pull him closer and latch on tighter. Her second set of arms came forth from her chest and latched around Amun's chest. Her tail had wrapped around both of them and knotted them together. Amun sighed in defeat and just decided to cuddle in as well because he was not going anywhere. His thoughts went back to his first mate. A small amount of sadness took his mind as he remembered her face and the beautiful smile that it held. He sighed as he thought to himself.
"I miss you Jolene, God knows I do. I will find you when this is done and say a proper goodbye. But perhaps I need to move on...Perhaps I need to start this new chapter of my life. I lost you...and I hate myself for it. But I will remember you for the rest of my life, I promise I will come say good bye." He pulled Emilia closer and she tucked her large crowned head into his ribbed chest. They stayed like that for a bit longer before Amun felt her mental touch reach for his mind.
She retracted from their cuddle pile and gave a stretch towards the ceiling of the cave, her secondary arms stretched out as well. Amun watched as the smaller arms , with their three fingers, spread as far as they could. Emilia extended out her second mouth and as she tilted her head backwards. His gaze fell to her missing arm and he was reminded of how much pain she had been through. He could not even imagine what horrors she had faced while she had been locked to that machine in the labs. And to have them take a limb, he was sure that the true monsters were the ones in the labs coats. Emilia felt that something was wrong and looked to him, noticing that he was looking at her missing arm.
"I am free Amun, that is all that matters. Free and happy." She said as she placed her one hand on the side of his face. Amun watched as he stayed upon the ground, not wanting to get up just yet. Emilia got to her feet and looked down at him when he did rise with her.
"Now who's being lazy." She said with amusement. He sat up and stretched a bit himself before finding her gaze once again.
"Do you like to swim?" He asked and was meet with a confused feeling from her. "I saw a lake the other day from atop the mountain. I was thinking it would be nice to go swimming."
"But I don't have a swim suit!" Emilia said as she picked up and placed two small leaves over her rib cage to mimic a bikini top. The joke made Amun laugh mentally.
"I think it would take a bit more leaves then that Emilia. Plus we don't have any private parts that need covering. We are permanently nude ha ha." He felt Emilia's amusement at his joke as she got up and made her way to the resin barrier.
"Speak for yourself." She replied as she started tearing down the wall. There was a hint of playfulness in her voice that told Amun that he had missed something.
"What do you mean?" He really did not like knowing that he had missed something.
"Ha ha, never mind, let's go swimming." She began to make her way into the small tunnel that lead outside, leaving Amun in his confused state. He decided to figure out what she was talking about later and made his way to follow her. He crawled out of the tunnel and found the queen waiting for him.
"This way." He turned to the right and started the hike. It would take them a good hour or so to get to the lake if he estimated its distance correctly. He had only seen it from a distance upon the mountain that he had climbed. It should be easy enough to find, for it was strait down the valley. Emilia caught up to him and made her way to walk beside him as he slowly weave through the trees. She was the one to finally break the silence between them.
"So where do you think we will be in a few years?" He was a bit confused and shocked at her question. It was something that he had not really given much thought. He was usually stuck thinking how they would make it through the next month let alone the next year. Amun knew that she had felt his confusion and attempted to explain her question. " I mean...it's not like we are going to be able to walk into town anytime soon. What are we going to do?"
"I'm not one hundred percent sure on that to be honest." He told her. "I mean, the last time I showed the city my face they seemed to be rather scared which was a huge pain. But I cannot really say that we will never be able to integrate back into society."
"You think so?" He could tell that she had gotten a bit excited at the idea of living normal lives once again.
"I mean, it might be a bit hard to get a coffee mug our size, but one day people might accept us for who we are." He explained as the two walked.
"Ha ha! And what would that be Amun? Other that three story tall monsters?"
"Kind and caring." His response made the queen stop in her tracks. It had caused her to think a bit deeper than she ever had before. The idea that what was on her outside had nothing to do with what kind of a person she truly was. Emilia looked down at her missing arm. She knew better than most at Amun's kindness and love for someone that he never even met. She was alive and free because of him. Amun looked over his shoulder at the queen who meet his gaze.
He motioned for her to follow and continued on his way. The two chatted a bit more on their walk about small thing such as their favourite foods or old movies. Anything that they could still remember from their old lives. It was a short time later that Amun could see the lake in front of him. It was a strange sight to see, a vast moving surface of gray that rippled with the wind. It reminded him a lot of the sea of grass that had been near Jolene's farm. Amun wished he could see the clear blue waters that he knew lay before him. He knew that he never would again and signed.
"What's the matter?" Emilia asked noticing his discomfort.
"Sometimes I miss colours, it made life more beautiful." She looked out over the water from beside him, realizingwhat he was talking about.
"I do too. I miss the sun set most of all. I loved the orange colours that would mix into pink." Amun pictured a sunset as Emilia described it to him. He remembered the warmth of the rising sun from the other day and enjoyed the day dream. "It's not all bad thought, you get to be at the beach with a lovely lady after all!" Amun smiled.
"Is that so?" Emilia had no time to react as Amun scooped up the Xenomorph queen and proceeded to throw her into the water. With his strength, he was able to throw her far enough that she would not hit the bottom. Emilia screeched as she tumbled through the air, limbs and tail flailing in attempts to correct her posture. The large queen hit the water with a mighty splash that shot thirty feet into the air! Amun watched as huge waves formed on the lake and started to come towards him. Amun could not help but laugh! It had been quite the sight!
"Ha ha! O Emilia, you should have see yourself! I am sorry but it was too tempting!" He heard no response in his head. "Emilia?" He mentally reached out for the queen and found her slowly making her way back to the beach. "Emilia come now, I'm sorry, it was only meant as a joke...Emilia?" Amun began to worry that he may have injured his friend so he began to make his way into the water to check on her. Which is exactly what Emilia had hoped for.
When the large Xeno king was up to his knees in the lake, her tail shout out from the drop off she had been hiding at. It was Amun's turn to be taken by surprise as her tail wrapped around his ankle and ,with a mighty jerk, pulled him under the water! As Amun was pulled under, the water was shot in every direction, causing quite the wake as he disappeared under the surface of the lake. Realizing that he had been tricked, he crossed his arms in frustration and allowed himself to be dragged towards his waiting foe. He watched as Emilia's silhouette slowly appeared in front of him in the dark water as she pulled him closer. She stopped him only a few feet from herself and released his foot from her tail's grip.
"Got yea." She exclaimed in triumph as Amun slowly drifted in front of her, she giggled when she felt his feeling of defeat and defiance. As he floated in front of her he was shocked when she came close and kissed him on the cheek. His arms uncrossed and he looked back at her crowned head as she drew back her head from his. He had not seen that coming. However, it had not been an unwelcomed gesture. Amun could feel himself mentally blush and waves of pleasure filled his mind. He watched as she playfully turned and swam deeper into the blue water.
The two large aliens proceeded to play an interact game of tag under the still surface of the water. With one playfully catching the other, only to take off an instant later. The two seemed very much at home in the water, gliding with such grace and speed. Even though they were both not very aerodynamic, they made up for it in their own ways. Emilia with her more slender design and Amun with his pure power. Both were a close match for one another with the complicated water dance they were performing.
Rising to the surface and shooting down at speed, weaving back and forth, under and over one another. They were both lost in their dance that they were enjoying and both feel happy. As Amun chased her from below and caught her, she grabbed his arms and pulled him closer. They meet face to face and looked upon one another for a short while before Emilia pulled Amun into her embrace.
"Got you..." She gentle said.
"Yes you do." Amun responded and send her the warm feeling that he currently had. The two floated in the blue water for a short while before making their way to the surface. They indeed needed to breath, but could hold their breaths for an incredibly long time.
Amun had attempted to make himself pass-out a while ago from holding his breath only to get board after forty five minutes. So he truly did not know how long he could stay under water, but knew that he could have got for much longer. As the two broke the surface, they playfully splashed at one another for a while before slowly swimming to shore. Amun dried off by shaking his large body like a dog which seemed to work rather well. He looked to Emilia to see if she would follow suit and was meet with a judgmental stare.
"Ooo I don't think so, I'll just drip dry thank you." Amun laughed and keep his gaze towards her, noticing her natural beauty. He knew that his feeling towards her were quickly changing and he knew that he would never fully let Jolene go. However, it would not be good for him to grasp onto the past and he knew he would have to let go. As much as it scared him, he knew that Emilia was a great and loving person, someone that he would enjoy being with. Amun walked to sit with her as she looked out over their hidden oasis. He wanted to let he know that he was willing to make things work, but struggled to find the words.
Did he tell her bluntly or attempt to hint at his thoughts? He did not know the best way to approach this. With all his problem solving skills it was something like this that had him stumped. They sat in silence as Amun struggled to find the world to tell her how he was feeling.
It may have been his fidgeting or not keeping his mental guard up, but somehow Emilia knew that he was struggling. So she attempted to let Amun know that she knew what he wanted to say. Without moving her body, she proceeded to wrap her tail around his. Once, twice and a third time until she ran out of room. She then rested her crowned head upon the exoskeleton pads that covered his shoulder. He was not sure how it had happened, but her gesture caused him nerves to calm down.
"Emilia, I thought about what you said the other day and...and well, if we are going to do this, I won't do it without caring for you. I know you said I would not have to love you, but I don't work like that." He let out a mental sigh. "I know I lost Jolene, and I will never truly forget her. But I do need to move on, for my own sake. So I would be more than happy to try and start a hive with you, as more than just someone who fertilized your eggs but as someone that is yours." Emilia lifted her head to look face Amun, he could feel how happy she was and could tell that she was attempting to hid it.
"Thank you Amun, I know what you have been through so this means a lot to me. And I don't think I need to tell you how much you mean to me. You gave me my freedom and my soul back from that dark, cold place." She leaned in and placed her crow against his. "I have always felt deeply for you even since you emerged from your cocoon the first time. I don't know what it is, but I felt this connection towards you ever since. It was...it was why I could not let you get trapped in that lab with me." He could feel fear coming back to her mind from all the evil memories of the labs coming back to haunt her.
He never liked to see anyone in pain so he sent her warm feelings and wrapped her mind in happiness. He heard her begin to purr. Amun decided to lean into Emilia and enjoy the physical contact. They stayed like that for several minutes until Amun realized it was probably getting late, not that it really mattered. He shifted a small amount to relay his thinking to Emilia who was still pressed against him. Knowing what Amun was thinking, she slowly got up and stretched, Amun did the same. The two Xenomorph's then started their walk back home. Their home.