Amaranth
Chapter 01 - More Than Meets the Eye
by : Hajime Aikawa
I don't know since when I have
this feeling, but I never thought that even an alien like me can have that
feeling,
Yes, an alien. That's what they
usually called me, because I looked so physically different with them. At
first, I saw human as no more than just a host for my offspring. But until that
day, my opinion toward them had changed. Maybe it's because I also bear their
strain as well, I'm not sure.
It all started at that fateful
day, when I was badly wounded because of my battle against that warrior. He was
the one who found me unconscious near the complex of his Academy. I'm not sure
what is his reason of taking care of me, he must be afraid of me just like the
other humans did.
But he didn't.
I woke up in a large room that
dominated by the color grey. I saw some of my wounds were patched and bandaged
although most of them are almost torn. That time I don't know who did this and
who had bring me here.
"So you're already wake
up...how's your feeling?" a deep voice from the side of the room made me
took a glance to where the voice came.
I opened my mouth to speak, but
unfortunately I speak no human language at all even though I can understand it.
"Well I assume you had
feeling better, you got some nasty wounds on your body and it's hard dealing
with the acidic blood of yours, until I have to use my magic to neutralize it a
bit. I wonder what kind of person who can make something...or someone like you
wounded that badly..."
Then I remember that fight, my
battle with that warrior because I had killed his comrades on my way out of
their ship. Maybe it's just my luck that I survived and ended up here.
"Seems like you don't speak
our language, but let me introduce myself...my name is Mozart and this is Ignis
Academy of mine. I hope you can get better and you can decide what to do next
once you're okay...either you can go or stay with us and lend us your strength,
because I see some potentials in you. Until then, just rest so you can get
better quick...okay?"
Then he left the room. This left
me some mixed feeling, because no one ever did this to me. I feel like being
comforted and this give me such a nice feeling.
He took care of me until I get
better and somehow I felt like I have to repay his kindness. So I decided to
stay in Academy and lend my strength for them.
At first it was hard to adapt
myself there,especially since he forbid me to harvest from human, blame my
genetic habit, so I have to find the alternative with other creatures that live
surround there.
Time by time, I started to get
along with the others, even though my children often scare those whom kinda
unlucky if they met one of them lurking in the darkness. Fortunately even with
our genetic intelligence, I can train them so they won't harmful to humans.
Even though I can get along with
the others, my mind is still toward that guy. Seems like I can't get him out of
my mind. But this time the feeling is somewhat different, it's as if I desired
him.
Desired for him being a host for my child?
No,it's different...it's...unexplained...I can't even figure
out what kind of feeling is this. But I always wanna be near him. It strangely
made me feel calmer, maybe because he's the person who saved my life before.
Sometimes what I did makes him
scared,kinda upset and seems like there's nothing I can do about it. It's hard
for us to communicate each other for me being an alien, even though I can understand
what human said. But with no coherent language that I can speak of, it's hard
for me to say that I do care about him and wanna repay his kindness.
"Chet-kun, why you looked so
gloomy? Is there anything on your mind?" The pink-haired girl Marysa, Mozart's
sister approaches me with one of my child. She's the second person who have
enough courage to communicate with me and even not afraid to my child. Only to
her I can 'speak' my feeling even though not that perfect.
"Ahh so you wanna talk to my
brother but he always afraid of you and your xenos? Hmf...he's somewhat afraid
of bugs and he thought that your xenos are like giant bugs to him...but isn't
it supposedly he's getting used with it...it's been more than a month you live
here and he often saw them around...moreover he's the one who took care of you
and letting you live here...stupid brother..." Marysa pouted as she ended
her words. I always like her straightforward attitude and she seemed fearless
to anything, makes me more comfort to talk to.
"Chet-kun... You like my
brother, don't you? "
My eyes widened when Marysa asked it to me. I like Mozart?
What the term of 'like' here?
My head tilted to side as an answer.
"Ummm...like as in, you put
some attention to someone, you cared about him and you wanna be with him...
Stuff like that... Is an alien have that kind of feeling too?"
Like...huh? I'm not even sure if
I did, but what Marysa explained to me is sort of true, so maybe it's that
feeling that I hold to him so far.
Suddenly Marysa grabbed my hand
and said, "Chet-kun, you have my full support... After he lost his couple
some times ago, he seemed having no interest to have another and he somehow
looked sad if he remember his ex... I hope one day you two can be happy as a
couple, of course I'll help... Don't worry, even an alien can love too...love
have no boundaries, no? I'll teach you more about this, okay?"
I looked somewhat confused but
seems like Marysa really serious to what she said, well she is always serious
and will do anything to get what she want. I nodded and smiled a bit. I'm so
happy that I finally have someone that I can rely to help me with my feeling.
To be continued
