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It hadn’t been pleasant, he really hadn’t liked how that light-haired woman who sounded so sweet was just as vile and dangerous as Ian said things could be. He’d messed up and he still didn’t like how it had felt to have her heel digging into his back or her hand in his chest pulling at something inside. It was… like he’d been violated and it wasn’t something he wanted to happen again. Everything about it was awful and he still felt wrong even as Ian set him down on the floor back in their home.

Running his hand inside his hoodie he kept trying to feel at his chest around where he thought they’d been before deciding to just pull the thing off over his head. The action hurt though as he felt a sharp pain in his back where the woman’s heel had been. “Nasty woman…. Reached inside and…” He shuddered and held his hand over the center of his chest where he still had some scratches and bruises from the rocks that he’d been squashed into under the woman's weight.

“Sickly sweet flowers but then vile actions… wanted to keep me? Like the museum bugs….” Shaking his head he didn’t like the sound of it at all and wanted to stick here with Ian. Things were a bit better now that he’d gotten to go to his planet and set up that marker and memorial for Amel. It made it easier to have a physical place to differentiate things even if he couldn’t bring Ian there yet.

He hadn’t seen it since he’d been face down when she’d done it but it made sense even if he’d never experienced it before. Starseeds were known but it wasn’t something you could hold or touch… at least until that woman had touched his. His face paled more when they mentioned they could take the things, and he was about to ask what that would do but the answer came and he was glad they were holding him.

The attack, the uncomfortableness, that was something he could shake off in stride with enough time as he did with most things but… that meant he’d have to live through whatever happened. Apparently, he’d been lucky tonight and maybe… he should listen a bit more to the other about not going out alone. Earth was much more dangerous than he thought, even with the weird angry trees or shadowy monsters.

Nodding, the idea of lying down sounded good. Looking towards the door he tried to think if the sound of the lock had happened or not, a bit nervous of something or someone else dangerous showing up after the shake-up tonight. “Safe? And… glad too. Sorry… won’t go out alone.” He’d figure it out, maybe see if Hamal would keep an eye on him or maybe he’d talk with Julienne again about things.

It felt nice with their chin on his head, much safer than this night had gone. Honestly, he felt like maybe just sitting around the house for a few days might not be a bad idea even if sometimes he got stir crazy while the other slept. “Drained I think… tired..” So maybe that was why she hadn’t pulled his starseed, that or the yell he’d done to try and alert someone, anyone, of what was going on. It might not work every time but it had worked this time.

That was good because he’d feel terrible if something followed anyone out here. He liked it here, far enough away from all the other humans while still having a few people here to learn from without them being to bothered by him. It was someplace nice and quiet even if he did go a bit stir-crazy, though he was pretty sure that was just a hangover from being stuck asleep for as long as he had been.

Letting the other help and push him up the stairs he nodded again and started to shuffle off the rest of his layers of clothing, leaving a trail following up the stairs until he wiggled out of his boxers in the bathroom. By now he’d figured out how the shower worked and got in, starting it up and ruffling his hands through his hair to get the dirt out again. The scratches on his face and abdomen stung as the water ran over him but the one on his back from the woman’s heel throbbed and bothered him a lot more as he moved his arms and cleaned up. The heat helped and he looked over as Ian grabbed medical stuff from under the sink, it looked like they’d gotten more things and restocked it since he’d been going out and getting hurt more often. It made him feel bad in a way because he was always coming back in worse shape than he left and it bothered them.

“I’m okay, see, made it back?” Nodding sharply as he turned and let them look at him through the clear part of the shower curtain. Hopefully, they would be less worried if they saw that he was fine even if he still hurt a bit. It wasn’t like he wouldn’t heal, it wasn’t that bad. Not as bad as it could have been but he had to think about the positive bits so they wouldn’t worry.

“Safe here. I’ll be carefuller.”

Busy with the washing he nodded here and there in response to their questions before watching as they ran off before he responded one way or another to the question about a drink. Tilting his head for a moment he shook it and finished up, drying off carefully and pulling the towel over his hair and antennae carefully before wandering to the bedroom with another towel around his waist. They were always so big on him but he liked how fuzzy and warm they were.

Sniffing something he hummed happily and sat on the bed while he dried his hair, pulling the towel away to reveal a mess on his head as his hair stuck out in every direction and his antennae were all scraggly looking too from being wet. He always let them air dry and they fluffed back up just fine.

“What’s that?” Tilting his head to look at the mug on the nightstand, he was very interested in it since it smelled of fruit and honey. Focusing on it for a moment he blinked when he realized they asked him another question. “Oh, ok. Yes.” He’d handle one as best as he could even if he still struggled a bit with things. Worst case with Ian he could just pull out his phone to type since it always seemed to fix his speech pattern to be more understandable somehow. Earth technology was so interesting so far and Ian had not only shown him a lot of it but had gotten him some too to learn.

Picking up the cup he sipped at it carefully and smiled. It tasted amazing! Sipping at it more eagerly he hummed happily until they mentioned moving and he looked at them a bit worried. “No… I like it here.” He liked Xander and the smaller humans, this was Ian’s home and he didn’t want them to have to leave because he kept getting into trouble or hurt.

“Can be careful… Please….” He really didn’t want to leave even if they were mentioning that he could do what he wanted in an area. It was nice having a solid place because he never had that on Erinome as he had to keep moving and wandering to handle all the duties. Sleeping in trees or among bushes had been the way he’d dealt with things and he didn’t want to have to move after getting used to it in this place.

Flinching a bit at the stinging medicine he felt even worse and frowned more. “Want to stay… stay here with you. Not someplace else.”

“Oh…” He didn’t quite understand since they did live on their own, aside from him here now as well. Hie fiddled with the cup in his hands as they kept cleaning the cuts and putting more of the stinging liquid on each one before putting something over them. “Like it here… quiet.” That and he didn’t quite like the idea of moving as much. It was nice getting to stay put in a way, having a place to come back to and someone to see. The trip to his home made that more apparent, those dead and lonely trees felt suffocating compared to the lush foliage and plants that grew on the property here which Xander apparently owned.

“Only us here?” Confusion laced his voice as he spoke, it was the two of them here even if there was another house nearby. It wasn’t like people just walked in and said hello. “Not sure… like it here.” The idea of planting things sounded nice but he’d already been doing that in the little window box that Ian had set up, the little cuttings sprouting a bit now as he tended to them. It was nice, but if they wanted to leave here then what about his plants? What if it was loud and busy like the places he wandered and got lost in before getting beat up by that wicked woman? Shaking his head, he didn’t like that idea. “Won’t get hurt again, please can we stay?”

Blinking in surprise as they kissed him, he froze up and looked at them as they moved back. “Oh…” Touching his forehead for a moment he nodded. “Own…” It was that sort of thing that Julienne and Ian had brought up that he still didn’t quite understand but it was growing on him. The fact that something or someplace was owned by someone and not everyone’s.

“Not on own though? I’m here?” Nodding for a moment he settled back down and sipped more at the cup, yawning as the warm milk and fruit made him feel comfy. Doing one’s part, that he knew and could understand. It was how things had been on his homeworld and now he guess he’d gotten Ian to go and look around Chaldene to try and fix it up as well. “You do help.” Another nod as he figured that them working for Xander did help them even if they didn’t pay rent whatever that was.

“Help me, help Xander, help Chaldene.” Looking up from the cup again he poked them in the chest. “Good and helpful… and cute.” Smiling softly he yawned again and stretched, feeling a but better after how horrible this night had started. Thinking for a moment he did want them to feel better since it seemed that it bothered them staying.

“Maybe… somewhere close.” Mumbling a bit he thought more about what he wanted if they had to move. “Quiet with wis… fireflies.” Correcting himself, he nodded again and finished up his drink before setting the empty cup back on the nightstand. He felt all warm inside and much better even if the medicine stung and he was still sore.