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Unnatural Bonds

Mathias sighed gustily and tossed the last of his paperwork into the floating bin near his desk. With a high pitched buzz, the floating bin ignited the paper, instantly vaporizing it before hovering away. Mathias leaned on his elbows on the table, placed his fingertips together then fanned them out, tapping his thumbs with his lips in deep thought. From the moment he had entered the door of the World Embassy, he had endured torturous meeting after meeting of people from around the world chewing out another for some reason or another. Some days he couldn't help but wonder if they did it just to irritate him.

"Mr. Berenger?" A voice called from the doorway, dragging his attention upward.

A thin, serene looking woman standing regally in the archway, her high heels adding to her six foot height. Her blond hair was swept back in a loose bun that seemed to hold her thin glasses on her nose. She looked at him was surprised eyes as a warm smile graced her lips.

"Yes, Misty?" Mathias inquired, leaning back in his large chair.

"Will you be staying late, sir?" Misty asked curiously; Mathias shook his head.

"Not tonight, Misty. I am going home in a moment to spend some time with my sister." Mathias explained, standing.

"Very well, sir. I will let the other delegates know." The secratary announced sweetly. "Have a great night, sir." With a final head bob that Mathias took as a bow, Misty turned and strode away.

"Good night, Misty." He called after her, but she disappeared down the hallway.

The Pink hover car sped down the outlined flyway. The driver glanced at the glowing clock digits. Twelve hours, I have been driving for twelve hours this move better be worth it Alian glared out of her windshield. Images of the house and friends she was leaving behind continually interrupted her concentration. I need to concentrate on the good things, I get a new house The landlord said I could decorate anyway I want. Maybe there will be a cute boy next door. . . Her concentration was again broken, this time by her beautiful new house that she had only seen pictures of. Alian Jumped out of he craft, "AGH!!!" she squealed. "Look. . . its. . . Gah, so totally worth twelve hours!" Her joy burst out and expressed itself in movement, which in the past had been come to be known as The Public Sun Dance. A cat stopped to watch and Alian continued her wiggle.

Alian heard a voice, she turned and found a girl floating on skates and a man in a suit walking behind her.
"...here? Is something wrong?"
"Um... no, I mean yes... gah sorry... nothing is wrong," Alian looked at the cat and whispered "Thanks for the warning, just let them sneak up on me like that."
The cat meowed and started rubbing up against Alian's legs.
"Now you are trying to make up. Well, it is too late" Alian looked up from the cat and suddenly remembered the two people.
"Oh, I am sorry. I am Alian. Spelled like Alien with an A not an E. I think I am your new neighbor!"Alian pumped her arms in the air to emphasize her excitement and automatically approached the floating girl with hugging intentions.

"That would be wonderful! I haven't had a chance to go shopping yet; I just got here. Literally like two minutes ago." Alian Chimed. This new neighbor was intriguing, she was also very fast. Turning to Mathias, whom she had determined was quite a hansom man, she said, "I would appreciate your help, also. If it is not to much trouble." Without waiting for the answer, Alian opened up her car trunk. Jezza and Mathias the first two names for me to remember, I have never been good with names. Alian thought as she pulled out her favorite gothic chandelier, Black crystal and tainted copper. Alian turned to Mathias, "Here you go, this goes in the living room. Oh, and do you perchance happen to know where I can buy velvet, lots of velvet."

{{Did we establish how Rob and Jezza were going to meet?}}

Mathias gave Alian a charming smile but shot Jezza a warning look once Alian turned towards her car. Jezza smiled back with her usual, disarming smile. Mathias let out a surrendering breath, yanked at his tie until it slid from his neck and slipped out of his expensive suit jacket to place it in his unnaturally cheerful twin's arms.

With one shove of her foot, Jezza glided away while delivering a wink to her brother. Fate, now the reins are yours, she whispered to the heavens as a bubbly feeling brimmed from within her. Humming a soft tune to herself, Jezza slid gracefully to the door to the small house that had grown to be called home. A small twinge of remorse filled her chest for a moment as a memory of her parents welled up in her mind before she dashed it away with a chirpy smile. Quietly she disappeared into the house with fabulous ideas for dinner dancing in her mind.

Once Jezza disappeared into their house, Mathias felt a small smirk itch at the corner of his lips. No matter how many things his sister could get him into, he always seemed to find himself loving her at the end despite her quirky ways. Letting out one more sigh, Mathias rolled up his sleeves, unbuttoned the top buttons of his shirt and turned to aid Alian with her gothic chandelier, trying his best to strike up a conversation with the girl that reminded him so much of his sister.

It would no doubt take several hours for Mathias to finish unloading Alian's things, but Jezza used the time wisely. When she was done, food covered the table. A salad, chicken cordon blue and rock lobster sat steaming among a couple small desserts. For the first time in a long time, she even brought out her mother's glass dishes and metal silverware instead of having destructible eating utensils provided by their Food Materializer. Satisfied that she had made a good meal, Jezza walked, in her sneakers, next door and stepped into Alian's house without knocking.

"Hey, peeps!" She yelled into the house. "Enough work. Dinner is ready!"

His world had gotten darker as he watched a large globe of light disappear. his legs tightened and burned, he hadn't stopped walking since the garbage man woke him up. HIs brain burned with the images and sounds he had encountered through out his walk. The little boy sitting in the ally, that one was the strongest. A feeling had come with the image, a sense of understanding. He had felt a need to communicate the feeling. But his sounds did not match the boy's sounds. He sat against the ally wall next to a large metal box, the smell was the same as where he had awoken, it brought a relief, a small sense of familiarity. With this thought he fell asleep.

Alian was starving, the house smelt so good. She almost didn't notice Mathias staring at her, almost. She had to admit to herself that he was an interesting man; he didn't double take when she pulled out the stuffed cougar out of her trunk. Most people at least asked her about it, but her house was in order and she could not complain about Mathias' company, or his sister's cooking.

Who knew Jezza was such an amazing cook. Alian was not looking forward to cooking for herself, even with the processors she managed to turn everything grey and tasteless. But for now she enjoyed the lobster and the company.
"How long have you two been living here? What do you do for a living? NO! Wait, how old are you two?" Alian could not help but question the two of them, her inquiries slipped out between the bites of chicken and salad.