Our 'Space'ious love ♥1x1 with choco♥

[Soul Of Space]

(She's on the front page, under Arthen)

Arthen grinned down at Ryda as she peeked up at him. Yes, you do make me happy. he told her, his blue eyes twinkling faintly. He looked at Pecaz as she held her arms up toward him, in a gesture that said, 'Pick me up'. So, he did, with one arm. She reached across the space between her and Ryda, to place her small palm on Ryda's face, her other hand on Arthen's neck. Arthen stiffened, ever so slightly, and gave Pecaz a hard look, and she returned it with a bright grin. With a sigh, Arthen spoke aloud, " Pecaz, don't be spying on our thoughts. " he told her, and rolled his eyes slightly as she removed her hand from his neck, keeping her hand on Ryda's face. She would be able to hear both of their thoughts, but Arthen wouldn't be able to hear her; only Ryda would be. Arthen sighed softly, then answered the question that Ruda had posed to him, I started the colony here. Everyone here respects me. he said.

Ginry smiled slightly, to himself. Ah, but that's the point of the deal, love. I will be spared, and because of our connection, as will you. Though, as the other thought came to the front of her mind, he fell silent, both mentally and physically. He wasn't sure how to respond to that thought...

Sthen smirked slightly as Luchia kissed his forehead, then raised his lips to hers briefly, before standing straight once more, looking down at her. " Where to now? " he asked.

[Choco]

(Aww, she's cute!)

Ryda nodded and smiled faintly when the young girl placed her palm on Ryda's cheek. Makes sense. But why would humans live here? She asked Arthen, moving a bit closer to Pecaz so she wouldn't have to lean as far. She looked over at the girl, then asked, "Shouldn't you be going to school?" She wasn't sure how this place worked, but Pecaz looked to be around five or six, and some children started going to school when they were four.

Tamsin sighed as she started up her motorcycle. The male started to drive away, moving swiftly. Tamsin waited a few minutes before following after him, hoping that she wouldn't lose Ginry. I still think you should've ran when you had the chance. She thought stubbornly, shaking her head.

Luchia smiled as she directed him to the male change rooms. "Try them on now, see if you like them." She said with a smile, leaving him to his devices as she went and looked through the shirts.

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Pecaz laughed softly, the sound like wind chimes being blown by a light breeze. " In all honestly, I should be at a high school, from what my parents tell me. I'm about sixteen in Arthen's years, although my intellectual makeup is that of a college student. " She said, sounding somewhat sheepish. Of course, she was listening to them through her touch-connection, but she wasn't making any commentary on their thoughts. Arthen sighed softly, but answered, They stay here, because we can protect them better than any other human can. And, most are all being searched for by authorities. So, they all dropped off the radar, by living here, in the forest. He looked at Pecaz, watching her expression as she calculated his words, but, again, she thought nothing. He looked back at Ryda, If you ever need a place to go, call for Rendex or Firon, they'll come find you if I can't get to you. he told her in his thoughts, then looked over at the two adult aliens who stood across from them, their black gazes on the bronze-haired child in Arthen's arms. " Firon, Rendex, this is Ryda. " He introduced, " Ryda, these are Firon and Rendex. " The woman, Rendex, gave a small smile as her black eyes lightened to a gray, and the male, obviously Firon, gave a small nod of acknowledgement, his eyes remaining black. However, now Pecaz reacted to the thought. " And what about me? I'm just as capable of finding her as they are, and I can find her aura if I tried hard enough. " She said, sounding upset that her name hadn't been mentioned in Arthen's thought.

Ginry gave a soft sigh, I would have had to have stopped to get you, Tamsin. He would have either shot me again, or shot you either way. This way, we're both safe... sort of.

Sthen rolled his eyes slightly, entering the dressing room to try the jeans on.

[Choco]

Ryda smiled back faintly at the woman, looking over at the male. It took a fair bit of self control not to flinch away from his black eyes, and she turned to look at Pecaz, smiling at her words. She frowned at the thought of murderers living out here, especially if they were wanted by the police. They were probably wanted for a reason.. She thought, taking in the sight of all the tree houses. She was surprised that they hadn't rotted, since it rained daily here and the wood looked like the type that would rot. Then again, she was probably wrong. She had never been that good with science or biology. Or any of those health related subjects, to be honest.

Tamsin ignored that thought, deciding that it would be better not to speak to him and perhaps he would start to listen to her. The man suddenly swerved into an old road that was hidden by bushes and caused Tamsin to frown, since the girl didn't really want to go in there. Please, escape from that place. She thought to Ginry, giving up on her previous idea.

Luchia smiled as she found a shirt that would probably look good on Sthen. She put it back, however, waiting for him to come out of the dressing rooms.

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Arthen gave a light shrug, If it were for a bad reason, then they wouldn't be here. I've started a small colony here, as you see, and I can't risk the safety of these people... He trailed off, looking to Firon, who was now watching him intently. Arthen met the male's gaze, watching as he gave a small nod, turned on his heel, then disappeared up a tree to where a small group of people were, peeking out of the window of a tree house. Arthen heard Firon tell the people it was safe to come down, before he jumped to the next tree house, repeating the same thing to each group of people, or person, in each tree house, until everyone was coming down, but keeping their distance, or staying in the house.

Pecaz gave a grin, thinking to Ryda through the touch-connection, The reason they haven't rotted yet is because of me. I found a natural oil that I lathered the wood on the houses with to keep them from rotting, and we use a high pitched frequency machine to keep bugs like mosquitoes and termites away. The bronze-haired, silver-eyed girl seemed proud of herself. She was actually quite glad that she wasn't touching Arthen, otherwise he would have heard her, too.

Ginry gave a small, almost unnoticeable nod, thinking, I'll try. to her quietly.

Sthen finished trying on jeans, pleased to find that they all fit. Exiting the room with his pants on, and the pairs of pants folded over his arm, he moved toward Luchia.

[Choco]

Ryda nodded and smiled at Pecaz. "Smart girl." She said with a wink, reaching out and gently ruffling the girl's soft hair. "I bet I wouldn't have thought of that." She said with an easy smile, nodding to the younger girl. She looked back at the people, slightly surprised that they'd come back. She automatically took a step back, closer to Arthen, her pale gaze flickering over the new additions. She was slightly relieved that they weren't too close to her, since she didn't really trust people she didn't know.

Tamsin let out a quiet sigh of relief, biting her lip as she continued to follow the van. She didn't like the road the van was using, because it was tough, with plenty of bumps along the way. She frowned everytime the motorcycle hit a bump and she hit the seat after being hoisted up. The van took a sudden turn and she was even more confused as she followed.

Luchia smiled at him, glancing down at his arm. "I thought you were going to show me, but whatever. Let's get you some shirts!" She chirped, motioning to the racks.

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Pecaz gave a bright grin, and pulled her hand from Ryda's face, breaking the touch-connection. Then, she placed her hand on Arthen's throat, demanding through her thoughts, Put me down now. Of course, Arthen complied, setting the bronze-haired girl down, who basically skipped back to her mother, being pulled up into the woman's arms, who then spoke directly to Ryda, his deep gray eyes on the human girl, " It was rude of me not to introduce myself earlier. My husband and I are weary of strangers. We've been being searched for by your human authorities for many years. When Arthen found us about three years ago, we were weary of him, but knew he meant what he said. He had told us he could give us a safe place to hide, and a place to live, and that is what he gave us. He saved us and our child, and we owe him our lives. You are very lucky to have him. " She smiled, stepped forward, and carefully pat the girl's shoulder, Pecaz flashing Ryda grin, her perfectly straight teeth a milky white.

Ginry opened his eyes and stiffened in the seat, bracing himself as the male took a sharp turn. He let out a low hiss. " You can't take turns more carefully? " he snapped, his brown eyes flashing black briefly, before turning back to brown again. He was stiff, bracing himself against the door, just in case the male took another sharp turn. " Damaged goods are worth nearly nothing. " he muttered under his breath, so low that his ears could barely pick up on the sound.

Sthen rolled his eyes slightly, raising a brow at her. " Fine, fine. " He muttered softly, looking to the racks. He blinked slightly. " You pick. I honestly haven't a clue what it is I'm looking for. "

[Choco]

Ryda nodded and smiled faintly, taking in the woman's looks before she looked over her shoulder at Arthen, her gaze then sliding back to the trees. "I understand. My family is also a tad.. Paranoid." She said with another small smile, freezing when she heard a twig snap very close to them and the low murmur of voices. She looked around, confused as to where the noise was coming from. "Your people?" She questioned Arthen softly.

The man ignored him and rolled his eyes. "What did you say?" He growled, taking another sharp turn when he almost missed it. He didn't care about Ginry, and his mind was more focused on the girl. "Traitor." He muttered to himself, shaking his head as he suddenly stopped and got out, talking to somebody there.

Luchia smiled happily and took out a black shirt with fire on the bottom, showing it to him. "Do you like it?" She asked him hopefully, raising her eyes to him.

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Arthen's gaze snapped to where the sound came from, and his lips twitched down into a frown, muttering something in a definitely not human-language. He glanced at Pecaz, who dropped down from her mother's grip, and disappeared into the bushes, shoving two teenagers out into the open, her silver eyes a dark golden, and her expression was clearly displeased. " What in Deyhum's name are you doing here? " Arthen growled at them. The teens faces flushed, turning a bright scarlet. They stared at the small, pale, bronze-haired, golden-eyed, angry-looking girl who glared up at them. Obviously, when Pecaz was angry or upset, her eyes turned golden rather than black, like her parents' would have. " Uhh. " One of the boys muttered, his voice silky. One of the boys muttered to him in a foreign language -- French, Pecaz realized -- and the boy nodded, turning his deep scarlet eyes up to Arthen's face, but he spoke quietly, as though Arthen were a wild animal who he hadn't meant to frighten, " Isn't it considered rude to use that sort of language in front of a young child? " Again, his voice, like the first time, was silky.
(Deyhum is pronounced Day-hoo-mm. Deyhum is the godly figure back on Ginry's, Arthen's, and Sthen's planet.)

Ginry growled softly, swearing under his breath as the man took another sharp turn. Annoyed, Ginry glared at the man as he stopped the van and got out, speaking to the other person who stood there. His eyes, though he was angry and annoyed, stayed dark brown. " I said nothing that is of importance. " He retorted quietly, mainly to himself, scowling at the seat in front of him, bouncing his foot impatiently.

Sthen looked at the shirt, giving a smile. " It is nice... Yes, I do like it, love. "

[Choco]

Ryda frowned at them, recognising the boy who had spoken. He was in her Science class, which was odd. She had never taken much notice of him, considering she didn't find him interesting. She couldn't remember what his name was, but it was something like Luke.. Or was that one of his friends? She shrugged and said, "Aren't you called Luke?" Not that she cared much either way, since she didn't find either boys important. What were they doing here anyway? They didn't look like they belonged to Arthen's lot.

The male then went back and yanked the door open, reaching in and grabbing Ginry's arm. He basically threw him out and closed the van door, locking it. "Come on." He said in a cold tone, giving him a push to get him walking. He didn't care whether Ginry was hurt or not.

Luchia beamed happily, giving it to him. "That's great." She chirped, in a very good mood as she kept looking for shirts that would fit Sthen.