Chapter 13
Chapter 13 - The Quiet Time After the packing had all been done I let myself be relieved of my stress by sitting on a bench in the outside balcony. This planet, Lyonasei, had lush vegetation compared to the harsh desert atmosphere of Vegetasei. With a blue sky above, reminding me of Earth, it was a peaceful scene to relax to. DJ came out to join me, tired from unpacking all of Renkon�s things. He had his small smile on; making him look even younger then he already appeared. I just smiled back but looked outwards across the planet�s terrain. Besides, I�m just glad that I can go outside without that infernal gravity harness on, let me enjoy it. Renkon came in around nighttime; it must have been real late because even DJ was asleep. I had been laying in the new bed when he came stomping in. I wonder what made him so upset. Does he truly hate negogating that much? How hard can it be? I negogated with my parents all the time. Yes ma�am, no sir, is that really hard? Without so much as a word he set to work on getting his boots off. I tried to ignore him by turning on my other side and tried to find sleep. Yet that was a difficult task when he draped that tail over my head, tickling my nose when it twitched in his frustration. �Must you lay this thing on my head?� I asked, mocking his usual annoyed tone. �Must you complain about everything?� he snarled back, obviously not in a good mood. Sitting up, I looked at him through the dim light in the room. �Well excuse me! Didn�t think I complained about �everything�!� I snapped back at him. He just looked at me, I couldn�t if it was in anger or in surprise for there wasn�t enough light to see his expression. I then lowered my head and turned my back to him, sitting off the edge of the right side of the bed. Why did I just do that? Why did I snap? Usually such comments like that were brushed off and ignored. He didn�t say anything, just sat there and stared at me. I could feel his eyes on my back, so I knew that he was still looking at me. I guess he was wondering what he should do next, yell at me or comfort. I wasn�t sure how long we sat there like that. Time seems to stop in awkward situations like this. Suddenly it was my turn to be surprised. He suddenly wrapped his arms around me, I sat there silently. I didn�t know what to think at that moment but tried to figure out what he was thinking. Why was he having the fast mood change and not me? He laid his chin on my left shoulder and wrapped that tail of his around my waist and started to rock me sideways. He didn�t say a word, I couldn�t say a word because of utter confusion, but instead he had a tiny purr that sounded like he was humming. I didn�t say anything, afraid that words would only break this rare moment. His chest was warm and vibrated from his humming; his armor had already been taken off so there was just that spandex body suit of his. For no reason at all, tears started to weld up in my eyes. �What�s been with you lately? He finally asked, breaking the silence. �You�ve been snappy and mistempered ever since we left Vegetasei. Do you miss it or something?� I shook my head, not wanting to hear myself choke on the coming tears. He just sighed and nuzzled closer, the tip of his nose rubbing over the tiny bite marks he had given me on our first night. The little marks scarred my pale neck almost making me look like a vampire victim; at least they weren�t too noticeable. �I guess,� I said softly, being able to sound firm enough. �I�m lonely.� �Lonely?� he asked, confused. He had a right to be, at that moment I wasn�t really sure why I called myself lonely. I had Renkon right? And DJ has been with me like a buddy, right? But that�s probably the problem, its� only them. I haven�t seen any of my friends or my parents. But if I had desired my old friends� company, then why had I pushed Mary and Carissa away? I guess that I didn�t want to put my hopes up and have it turn into the same situation that happen with Elexia. �Just leave it at that, Renkon,� I said, leaning against him, not feeling the need to tell him my inner thoughts. �I don�t want to talk about it right now. I just want to sit�� So we sat there, almost the entire night. Almost�>:} Morning came early for me; the sunlight peeking through the window into my face was enough to get me awake. I moved to get out of the bed but found myself trapped under a strong arm. I turned my head to see Renkon behind me, still asleep. He must not have anything to do today or, by some chance, decided to stay in today. I couldn�t be sure but I didn�t waste this small moment and snuggled closer for his warmth and managed to move myself around to where I was able to face him. I couldn�t help but smile. At times he can be mean and annoying as hell yet other times, which is rare, he is sweet as he can be. It�s kind of fun to watch his mood swings. Like when he�s mad he has his arms crossed over his chest and stomps all over the place with his tail all poofed and swinging around. During the times when he�s excited or being mischievous, he would grin very smug-like with his tail bouncing all around like a dog�s would. He never smiles though; a grin and a smirk are not the same as smiling. Yet I do wish I could see more of his gentle side, just like he was last night. I managed to sneak out of bed and Renkon�s arms without waking him. He just slept soundly, his light snoring not even missing a beat. He must have been pretty tired for a warrior like him to sleep through my simple motions of escape. Awkward as they were, it would have been embarrassing if he had woken up with me half off the bed with my head still stuck under his arm. After dressing quickly and quietly I left into the main room where DJ was sitting with someone. My first impression of this person was that he must have been a Lyonajin; he was too neat and clean to be a Saiyajin. His hair was a curly red, similarly kept like DJ�s but better kept. When he saw me, his blue eyes smiled back from underneath his bangs. �Hello, miss. My name is Rubius, Prince of the Lyonajin,� he said with a gentle smile. Well a nice hello like that proves that the Lyonajin not like Saiyajin.
