by Morin, Clara
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1:
Chapter 2:
Chapter 3:
Chapter 4:
Chapter 5:
Chapter 6:
Chapter 7:
Chapter 8:
Chapter 1:
“You are what? Are you an alien? Like for real?” I asked, unable to believe what I had just heard.
He just smiled and looked at me with his light brown eyes. As he smiled and intensified his look, I saw how his eye cooler changed from brown to hazel then to blue and a tinge of green and back to brown again.
It was hypnotizing and I knew that I may fall for his charm.
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I had known Xavier since a long time. It was the year I turned 16 when he had shifted to the house next door. We had bonded instantly and even then I knew that Xavier was different.
He was a little uptight and a little weird and maybe, I had been someone who never belonged too. I had always been a little different and I didn’t want to fit it. It wasn’t like I had never tried, but most of the times it had always been a wrong attempt.
I was ridiculed, mocked and bullied. This had become a pattern in my life. It wasn’t like I looked gross or hugely unattractive. But, I was 16 and I didn't have a boyfriend.
I was quite old school when it came to love and I always wanted my first love to be special. I didn’t want my first love to be someone who just wanted to be in my pants or someone who would be with me just because he needed to chill.
I had grown up reading the classical romantic tales and I wanted to believe that there would be a guy on a white horse who would come for me and who would have the eyes for me. I wanted to believe that sometimes first love is meant to stay, not just for a season or a few years but till death does us apart.
Of course, my dream had shattered as there was no one who came even remotely close to being my first love. I became an object of mockery as all my classmates knew that not only was I a virgin, but I was someone who never had a date.
When the prom had come, it had been truly a nightmare for me in every sense of the word. I dreaded the time as I knew while the rest of the girls would be talking and giggling, I didn’t have a date.
In the end, Dexter had asked me out and that too because he was one of my only friends and he had explained to his girlfriend that he didn’t want me to look lonely. Of course, I wasn’t such a jerk and I asked him to go with his girlfriend and he had happily obliged.
Life had started to suck and so when Xavier came in my life, it was such a respite. I could feel the positive change in my life and he wasn’t the one who made fun of me. He was a misfit and I was one too and if felt like we two were part of the same book and we happily cruised along.
Ever since I met Xavier, I centered my world around him. He was one of the best guys I had met and I knew that something was definitely wrong with him. He didn’t know some of the basic things and I thought that it was cute.
We spoke a lot of mundane things and every time I asked him why he lacked such basic sense, he told me that he had never been much around people. I knew he had a story, but I didn’t pay much because I wanted him to open up to me.
I knew that the day he would trust me completely would be the day he would let me know his story. However, little did I know that I would be left so awestruck at knowing his full story!
Chapter 2:
“Emily, why is it called a pinky promise?” Xavier asked.
I looked at him and wondered what to tell.
“Well, Xavier I think it is because girls don’t break promises.”
“So?”
“So, um, pink is the favorite color for girls.”
“But, you like lilac and you are a girl.”
I looked at him and smiled. Xavier knew every single thing about me, every tiny detail. I closed my eyes and absorbed the moment. I had always looked for someone who would observe the tiniest parts of me and would remember them. You know every girl thinks she would meet a guy who would be interested to know even the most boring parts of her and this is exactly what happened to me when it came to Xavier.
When I had met him, he was another average boy who was turning into a man. However, over the years, his facial features had grown to be really impressive. He got some amazing biceps and the slight stubble on his face did wonder to his appeal. He exuded raw sex vibe and having known him for long, I had wanted to take our friendship a notch higher, but I still didn’t feel love.
As we had spent quite a lot of time, he became well versed with the tits and bits of details he certainly lacked. I wanted to tell him that maybe I had some feelings for him, but I was scared of jeopardizing the little friendship I had. Moreover, I myself wasn’t very clear of what I felt.
The fact that Xavier would forever be my friend was once again confirmed when I was lying on the grass in my backyard with Xavier.
“So, Emily I had a question for you. I am not sure if I am supposed to ask this, but I figure there are no rules of restrictions between the two of us, isn’t it?” Xavier said.
It was the first time since I have met Xavier that he had a topic which he was little apprehensive of while talking to me. Obviously, it increased my curiosity and I wanted to know what the matter was.
“Xavier, please go ahead. You know this. We are best buddies, you can tell me anything.”
“So, I heard Susie say that you are a virgin and you then cried the whole day at school.”
He waited and so did I because I wanted him to finish his sentence. When he didn’t add anything, I gave him a look because I didn’t know what he wanted me to ask. Was Xavier too going to rub the fact that I was a virgin? I couldn’t believe after years of friendship, we had come to this.
As tears began to well up in my eyes and I told him, I never expected that Xavier you too would mock me for my virginity. It isn’t like I have a disease. It is just that no one likes me enough to fuck me! What is so hard to believe?
“Ah, no Emily you got me all wrong. My question here is why didn’t you tell this to me ever? From what I know, all you need to lose your virginity is a guy and his tools. I have got the tools. I could help you lose your virginity. I even read a couple of books and I am sure I can do this. Why didn’t you trust me enough for this? I m
ean, I am your best friend. Of course, I owe you a favor,” Xavier said.
If any other guy would have told this, I would have been offended as it would have felt bad. But, I knew Xavier and I knew that he had grown up in an environment devoid of people and this is why he didn’t even have a lot of basic sense but, most of all I knew he had a heart of gold and would never ever hurt me.
“It is not like that,” I said and I didn’t even know how to explain him best without getting flustered. To be honest, I had fantasized of Xavier a lot of times. I often woke up in bed, feeling weary and messed as I found my hands in my pants and I smiled knowing I had fantasized about Xavier having sex with me.
“No, I mean I was so baffled. You could always ask me for anything. You are the best friend I have and I would do anything for you. I read that women absolutely love long and thick cock. I checked mine with the average measurement of regular human and you know what? Mine is really longer and a whole lot thicker. See here, let me demonstrate it to you,” Xavier said.
I was mortified but at the same time, I couldn’t stop giggling. I wanted to see his enormous cock, but then again I knew this wasn't the right time.
“Xavier, listen to me. This happens when –”
I hadn’t even completed my sentence when Xavier stripped him and got rid of his pants and he exposed his mountain of a cock that was enormous. I stood awestruck and my mouth was formed in the perfect O.
“Holy mother of god!” I said and for the love of my life, I couldn’t wait to cradle it. Of course, I wanted that massive thing and I knew that it was worth saving my virginity but as much as I was desperate for it, I knew this wasn’t the right way.
“Zip your pants, Xavier. Let me tell you how this is to be done,” I said.
“Hey smart pants, I know the drill. I know how I am supposed to penetrate you and make you climax. I know everything darling,” Xavier said and closed the gap between us.
“Friends don’t do this, Xavier. It is lovers. When you are in love with me, I can fuck you and you can fuck me. But, this is not something you do with someone you are just friends with,” I said.
In the very next instant, Xavier zipped his pants and had a very funny expression on his face.
“Oh damn! I am so sorry Em. We are friends right. I didn’t know this,” he smiled cheekily and I knew that a part of me may fall for him. The irony of the statement was that he had just affirmed the fact that he wanted to be friends with me and that would be the end of the story. Anyways, love looked too complex a feeling!
Chapter 3:
It’s been seven years since I had known Xavier and it took him such a long time to finally unveil the detail of who he was.
“Really, do you think I am such a fool? Aliens don’t exist!”
He looked at me with a frustrated kind of look on his face!
“Emily, do I look like I am kidding? It is one of the biggest truths of my life and I am trusting you when I am telling you this. This is a serious matter. I want you to understand me,” he said and I was clearly puzzled because I didn’t know what to say.
There was a part of me that knew that Xavier would never pull such a joke, but aliens? They didn’t just pop out of anywhere. There were so many people out there who were looking to get a trace of the existence of aliens and I was just an ordinary girl! Why would an alien come and befriend me? There were a million reasons not to believe him, but when I looked in his eyes and the way he changed his eye color and yet the sincerity into the same eye called out to me, I knew he was speaking the truth.
I knew Xavier would never lie, not to me and as much as it was impossible for me to believe, I still wanted to trust him because he was Xavier, the only guy why had ever made me feel something.
“So, you are really an alien? Is this the reason you did not know even the most basic of human stuff?” I asked, of course, curious to know more about him. There were so many things that I wanted to know and every part of him was something I would like to explore.
Of course, this changed everything between us and it even put forth a layer of unpredictability, but then, in the end, I knew that no matter if Xavier was an alien or a complete monster, he had been with me during my lowest lows and there was no way I was going to let him go, and that too right when he needed me.
It took me some time to be thoroughly convinced that my best friend who I secretly fantasized about was an alien. He showed me some of his tricks and his amazing power and when I was finally convinced that he was an alien, I hugged him.
“Wow man, you are so cool. I don’t know how to react. This changes everything. You took so long to open up to me, for real?” I said still finding it hard to wrap my mind around the fact.
After joking for an hour or two, I realized that Xavier had some important things to discuss. I could understand he was going through some kind of a turmoil and I knew that he needed my help.
“Xavier, is there something that is bothering you?” I asked and I knew that the situation was surely grave. I had never once seen Xavier so grim and sad and I was sure that he needed some kind of help.
“I am in need of some help, but I am not sure how much of this can be figured out. I know you are my best friend Em and I don’t want to lose you. Remember, whatever will be your decision, I am going to respect it and nothing will change anything between us,” Xavier said and I could see how fidgety he was.
I wanted Xavier to feel comfortable and I wanted to be sure that he could share his deepest secret with me.
“Xavier, we have known each other for so long. You know that you can trust me. Ask me anything and if it is something which I can give to you, I would not even think again. What do you need, Xavier?” I asked as I really wanted to help him out.
“Your virginity,” Xavier said and there was an awkward silence in the room.
“What?”
“I knew it won’t be something you would be able to give me. I don’t think I should have asked this. I am sorry. I know all you think of me is that I am a friend, but then again, I researched again. Sometimes friends sleep with their friends but yes, if you have been saving up your virginity, it should be with the one you love. I am not really selfish, but my options here are very limited”
“Whoa! Hold on Xavier! I never said no to you. Who told you are just a friend to me? I have had too many wild fantasies of you and I have dreamt of fucking you and being fucked. God knows how much I have craved you, but I never knew you wanted to be with me, more than a friend. The fear of losing you made me hide my lust and now I think it was such a bad idea. But, before we do anything, I want to know your full story. What has happened? Where do you come from, what makes you come to Earth? Tell me everything, right from the very start.”
Chapter 4:
Xavier looked in my blue eyes and I knew he was about to bare his deepest secrets and spill everything that had been going on in his heart.
“I come from Anerasa, the brown planet. It is one of the hidden planets that have not been discovered by humans yet. But, we have very similar features like that of earth. We look anatomically similar and it is really easy for us to adapt to the human life here. But, then there are customs and traditions which are quite different.”
“When did you come here and why didn’t you stay at Anerasa?” I asked as curiosity got the better of me.
“My dad fell in love with a human at earth. He was one of the researchers at our planet and had come here to study. In fact, it had all been a part of the accident, he didn’t intend to stay here but as his ship crashed and he had no other way to go back, he was forced to stay here.
During his time on earth, he fell in love with a human and dad had no idea what this would lead to.”
“Is your mom a human?”
“No.”
“Did the lady your dad fell for know he dad was an alien?”
“She didn’t know and dad was not sure how to tell her. By the time dad realized that he should have told her, he was too deep in love and he was
scared to break the news to her.”
“What happened after that?”
“One day when dad was out in the garden by himself, he could see the spaceship looking over his head. He had no time to think or react and he was immediately taken by the ship and he never got to bid a goodbye to his lover.
He had regrets and even though he was back at Anerasa, he left his heart here.”
“That is just so sad to hear. It is like being forced to live a life you do not want. If your dad didn’t want to go back to you planet, they should have simply let him be. They should never have forced this on him. That is wrong on so many levels.” I said and I believed in what I said.
“Yes, but at that time, the planet needed dad. We were going through a new energy crisis and it was dad and his team that could help us out of the mess. There was a huge operation that needed to be carried out and only dad knew the basics as he was the head in the sector.
If Anerasa didn’t get the right energy, we could have collided and our existence would come to an end. As dad understood the situation, he agreed to work on the project immediately and he gave up his live life for the betterment of the planet.”
“What happened after that?”
“When he was working on the project, dad met Amy, my mom. They had a beautiful time together. Dad was very lonely at Anerasa and mom felt like a great distraction.
Mom made dad open up about what was eating into him and it was one of those nights when they were vulnerable that they ended up being together and dad fell in love with mom. It is difficult to explain as dad said that he loved both of them together and yet it was pure in its own way. It was like he could segment his heart and each one of the halves belonged to one of the women.”
“Love is twisted, isn’t it? There are so many people who try and quantify it, but no one truly succeeded in doing it. For every individual out there, love has its different meaning. Some of us love silently while others are very expressive of their feelings. Some of us love even when our heart has been shredded into a million pieces, while others never love even when they want to. Some of us have our heart shattered so many times that they don’t even know what love feels like while some of us learn to love with each of those shattered pieces and slowly it all becomes whole.”