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Maenae busily played on the floor with a new toy that Riley had picked up on the way back to the room. It whirled about the floor making such a racket that both Stealth and Zeta had retreated to the safety of the study closet. She was only a little girl, but to dice who spent all their time with Lexx, she was an unpredictable and overly active creature who thought of them as pets. The flowers had been laid aside on a table in the living room to be put in water.
Chel had been amazed by the set of rooms, as Lexx referred to them. The walls were a beautiful shade of lavender with several sections decorated with lavish designs in black. Strange animals and scenes played out before her eyes. If she had not been so moody, she would've really enjoyed looking at them, but she was still stuck on wanting to be alone.
There were actually three large bedrooms in the 'set of rooms', a study filled with books, a kitchen and a dining area, all arranged around a central living area. Along the far wall of the living area, a huge window opened up into the outside of the station itself. From here, there was nothing but space and the occasional passing of a ship. Lexx took Chel to one of the bedrooms, watching as she walked inside and then stopped.
It was like she was so stunned she didn't know what to do. Lexx just stood there. This was his room. He had ulterior motives for giving her this one, but she didn't need to know that. Chel had looked around in a quick glance, resisting the urge to fixate on any object in the room.
There were several ornate clear shelves along one wall with plates and disks stacked neatly on them along with what appeared to be small trophies and medals. The row that really caught Chel's eye was a series of images, set into identical frames. Several Kourwine, Rishan, Sairah and Littans were visible, male and female. That seemed odd to Chel,… considering how Lexx acted around others.
It dawned on her that this probably was Lexx's personal room, and that what she was seeing, was not what he normally let anyone view. Lexx cleared his throat to remind Chel that he was there. He felt weird about standing in the bedroom with her. An urge to move toward her was barely restrained. In her present mood, following the sudden thoughts that entered his mind would probably not be a good idea.
Still, he visualized walking behind her and wrapping his arms around her. That was what he wanted to do. He could comfort her in that way, holding the shorter human against him and resting his chin atop her head. The result of doing that is what kept him away. She would either lean against him or tense up in rejection. Both were frightening possibilities.
"We'll be outside." Lexx forced an awkward smile, stepping back toward the door. "Whenever you want to join us."
"Ok." Chel shrugged in response.
Lexx frowned and found himself hitting the side of the door with his wings, almost knocking him off balance. He had to leave the room immediately, before he tried to say something else that might anger Chel.
By the time Chel looked behind her, the door was closing. She sighed and walked to the bed, sitting down and finding it to be incredibly soft. Strange. Chel fell back onto the bed, staring at the ceiling. "Lexx…" she whispered. "You're so confusing. What's your next face going to be?"
Several hours later, Riley arrived. The door's sensors were keyed to his security codes and opened automatically. Maenae was immediately at the door, bouncing up and down around Riley. He laughed and lifted the packages in his hand up high enough that she wouldn't accidentally knock them out of his hands.
"Who's hungry?!" He called out cheerfully.
"Uncle Riley!" Maenae giggled in greeting.
"… uncle?" Riley gave her a surprised look.
"Zeta hungry!" The mention of food was all it took for Zeta to emerge from the study and come bounding into the living area. "Feed Zeta! Uncle Riley! Feed Zeta!"
"I see a trend." Said Riley, stepping aside so that someone else could come inside. Maelinn was accompanying him. Maenae blinked and looked around Riley at the new person. "Hey, Lexx, a hand?" The littan looked around for Lexx and spied him across the room, staring out the window.
"Sssh,…" Lexx didn't turn around. "Chel is sleeping."
"I was wondering where she was." Riley nodded, lowering his voice politely.
4 thoughts on “June 10, 2003”
Nicki
You have a gift for comedy. 🙂 Zeta is a wonderfully comedic character, and his comments always make me giggle.
Refugnic
Shame on me, I didn’t even notice Maelinn also being in the picture…did she dye her hair AGAIN?
And yeah…’Uncle Riley’, huh? Well, I still wonder who it was, who told Maenae, that she should be calling Lexx ‘Daddy’…but then again, it COULD only be one, can it? And that someone is getting the receipt right now 🙂
Storel
Wait, how can that be “Lexx’s personal room” when this is just a hotel room on the station? All his personal stuff should still be back on the ship.
Tiffany Ross
It’s his space that he rents on the station, because he comes here to see Maenae. 😀 He has stuff here too, just spends most of his time on his ship.
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